75 – Pioneering Blueport (1)

Upon arriving at the Blue Fort, what I did, as I had done before, was to come out in the name of a civil government temple and observe the lives of commoners or serfs.

The sea breeze brushing your ears, seagulls flying in the sky looking for something to eat, and the quiet but impressive sound of the waves.

Under the clear blue sky, the endless blue sea and the pier where many ships could dock were lined with ships as big as small mountains.

Also, on the pier next to me, many sailors took out the goods from their ships and loaded them onto carts or wagons.

“If I work another four hours, the work for this month will be over. Everyone has a lot of trouble!”

“Captain, then can I play with a girl?!”

“Tell the shipowner that I will definitely get the money! Get down as fast as you can, men of the sea! Women who long for your passion and manliness are waiting for you!!”

“Long live the captain!!”

The merchants continued the war without taking out only swords in order to thoroughly expand their profits.

“Sir, this is the finest fur from the Northern Union. It’s only 2 gold coins per sheet…”

“No, then you want me to give you three copies?”

“How about two and a half gold coins per piece? Instead, we will only supply fur to the alt top.”

“May I offer wheat or grain? The market price is based on that standard.”

“of course.”

After listening to these two, I approached them like a reserve cadre who did not know about this place and asked them.

“What kind of deal did you do?”

One of the merchants who heard the words answered me as if it was bland.

“I don’t know how long I’ve been here, but I don’t know much. Bartering of hides and food.”

“Barter trading, isn’t it a savage way that primitive people used to do? If food or leather rots or no one buys it, it’s all over, so why is it necessary to go through bartering to bring it in…”

“It may not be the case anywhere else, but it is different here. The bears in the north over there are filial children who buy all the food they sell because they don’t have enough to eat, and it takes a little while for the skins made in the Northern Alliance to be completely sold… but even if you sell only half of the skins you just received, you’ll make a big profit.”

“Okay, then, I have one more question, can I ask you?”

Upon hearing this, the merchant waved his hand and said.

“The reason I answered you just now was because, like you, I had a time when I didn’t know anything… but I don’t feel the need to answer any more questions. Time is gold, haven’t you already wasted it?”

So I said to the man who had finished saying that, handing over a bag of silver coins I was wearing around my waist in order to get as much honest information as possible.

“Elders, please give me a little more time.”

The merchant who said I was an elderly man heard that, checked the inside of his pocket, and smiled.

“Okay, the deal is already done and I can’t leave here until I finish unloading the hides from the other ship… so I’ll spare some time for you.”

“Thank you, old man.”

After that, I continued my conversation with the merchant I called the old man.

In the meantime, the merchant continued to show condescension about giving me information that he thought was ‘high-quality information’. …

I had to pay for every time that man was silenced, and as a result, I had to spend about three gold coins to secure information from this man.

But again, I was able to get information worth more than the money I invested.

**

To put it in conclusion, this city was a transportation hub connecting the Northern Union, Brittany, and Elaine, and it was a port specialized in the trade of Croytel’s food, salt, and sugar, taking advantage of its location.

So the merchant I talked to yesterday saw this blue port and said:

“Blueport is richer and more powerful than the Baronies with a population of 40,000.”

But the merchant also said so.

“Nevertheless, usually the really big deals are done while staying in the ‘trade hub’, and there is no food, drink or entertainment for such people, so they are not developing.”

So, in order to solve this problem, as soon as I returned home, I ordered the gathering of the influential people here and stayed up all night devising countermeasures.

After staying up all night and entering the meeting room where influential figures gathered, all of them showed the image of a port city specialized in commerce.

Their aged arms showed more fat than muscle, wore black silk clothes symbolizing merchants, and each wore rings with gold and various jewels on each hand.

As I entered, the old man who sat closest to me greeted them on their behalf.

“This is the golden port that represents the Blue Port District 1. It is an honor to be able to meet Your Highness as a merchant.”

“Thank you for answering my call.”

“If His Excellency calls, I will come running anytime.”

“Fuck off such an obvious flattery, but in return for coming as soon as I called, I prepared a small gift for you, so take it.”

Hearing this, the local dignitaries sat down with puzzled expressions on their faces.

I drank the tea in front of me while watching them leisurely, and soon after, the door opened and a cart full of snacks came in.

After that, the maid who pulled the cart started with me and left the ice cream in front of all the officials and quietly went out.

They didn’t even think to put a spoon, probably embarrassed by the snack they saw for the first time.

For them, I set an example by first lifting a spoon and eating ice cream.

Then, the elders saw what I was eating and thought that there was no poison, so they trembled and shook their spoons and put the ice cream into their mouths.

And the retainers all said in unison.

“I can’t believe that such sweet and delicious food exists!! Sweeter than sugar, softer than a woman’s skin!”

“Besides, look. this color! It is whiter than a sweater made of milk or the finest wool. I’ve lived for 60 years, but I’ve never experienced such luxury. No, not even His Majesty the Emperor would have eaten something like this.”

“Yes, District 3 Commander. No way, as soon as it touches your tongue, it cools down and melts while cooling down… It tastes like a dream.”

Seeing them like that, I laughed and said.

“I’m glad you enjoyed your meal. Even though it costs about 5 silver coins to make a cup of ice cream, I can’t afford this for you who will work for me. If you want more, ring the bell and we’ll give you more. And I will ask you guys.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Is this suitable for aristocratic food?”

After hearing that, the nobles looked at each other’s expressions blankly, as if they didn’t understand the meaning of what I said, and didn’t reply.

So I opened my mouth to stimulate their inferiority complex towards nobles.

“Change your words. Do you think this can go up to a noble banquet?”

“You can go high enough. A new dessert that can satisfy their extravagant mouths and eyes. dismissal.”

“Then imagine it now. Watching you listen to the music of the orchestra playing for the nobles, enjoying the luxury of eating the luxurious food and ice cream that the nobles eat. Furthermore, the expression of resentment of a lower nobleman who is poorer than you and cannot enjoy the luxury…”

When those words were over, local dignitaries added a little bit of exaggeration and began to smile big enough to bite their lips like a ‘soldier intuition for an idol group at a military concert hall’.

Already in their heads, they were enjoying elegant music and culture while eating ice cream that even nobles with titles could not eat in this city, Blue Fort.

The lower nobles, who normally ignore them for being ‘merchants’, must be thinking of how they can’t enter even if they want to, and grind their teeth.

And I clapped and said

“I will be honest. If you do not intend to live with a sense of inferiority for the rest of your life, enjoy a culture full of dignity in a place where you can openly photograph them. There, through this opportunity, you will be able to meet high-ranking nobles who are the subjects of the Northern Alliance or Britannia, sometimes hard to even look at in the village, and with that, you will be able to make larger-scale transactions. Not only that, but if you hang out with the nobles who live high in the clouds, you too will someday be able to acquire ‘the same dignity as them’.”

One of the retainers who heard that slammed the desk as soon as I finished talking.

“Seeing that we have acquired such dignity, the Northern Alliance’s ‘nobles of low blood but rich wealth’ and ‘mercenaries’ will naturally come to us, the origin of beautiful culture… If they do not know the fashion, they That means you won’t be able to survive. If so, you’ll be able to make deals that are much bigger and better than now! You can also make the people over there stay as long as possible, waiting to see if the other side gives you better terms. Sometimes you can cut the price by making them sick of the deal.”

“Yes. So, I want to make this city, together with you, a ‘cultural city’ and a ‘tourist city’ that will become the object of admiration for many people. And if you follow me, I’ll make all of you here not envious of the subject. So follow me.”

After hearing that, the high-ranking people looked at me with fervent eyes and said in unison:

“Is it possible? As long as His Excellency does not abandon us, we will follow until the end. Only Kreutel…!!”

However, the speaker stopped talking, and a messenger entered the meeting room, looked at me, knelt down and said:

“I will report you! About two kilometers from here, the sea suddenly turns white and the residents are terrified!”

….. The sea is white, what on earth do you do to make it that way?

With that thought in mind, I ran my horse to the scene of the problem as quickly as possible.