"The Sasan Empire has a vast territory and rich products. Thirty years ago, the Sasan Empire claimed to have nearly four million registered people, and now there are probably five million. As for the non-registered refugee population, it is impossible to count it.

The number of refugees in Bronzehalberd City is three times the number of registered residents. Considering that it is a trading city where refugees gather, I speculate that the total population of the Sasanian Empire will not be less than 13 million."

"The land in the central and eastern parts of the empire is extremely fertile. The black soil turns iron red after drying. It is this soil that can grow high-yielding green wheat. The hills in the west of the empire are connected to the vast Endless Forest. In the north is the Teutonic Principality.

, the Moon Bear family raised millions of reindeer on that tundra. Therefore, the agriculture, animal husbandry, handicraft industry, and woolen textile industry of the Sasan Empire were very developed. They had no shortage of wood, stone, grain, leather, meat, and salt.

Only minerals are lacking.”

"The City of Bronzehalberd got its name precisely because the garrison soldiers used copper halberds. In that city, an ordinary iron sword could be exchanged for a fine war horse, or 8 short-horned oxen." Abel smiled.

He smiled and said: "Sir, it is said that the Sasan Empire will collect obsidian weapons from orcs. I have personally seen Sasan craftsmen making obsidian arrows and obsidian spears."

"The Sasan Empire has abundant meat and a huge population. Therefore, the carefully selected Sasan soldiers are extremely strong and well-trained. Limited by poor mineral resources, only the most elite vassal soldiers are qualified to equip them.

Steel ring armor and fine iron weapons. The Sasan Empire has 150,000 elite cavalry, and the rest are militia..."

"Wait!" Victor asked in surprise: "All the regular armies of the Sasan Empire are cavalry?"

"They are all cavalry. One person and two horses."

Victor shook his head and sighed: "This is the benefit of taking over the Holy City on the Grassland. You will never be short of war horses."

"The political structure of the Sasanian Empire is complicated, but it can basically be divided into four major forces. The Moon Bear family of the Teutonic Principality dominates the northern tundra, relying on the power of the barbarians to maintain a neutral position. The lord group headed by the royal family occupies the eastern part of the empire

and the west. The lord group headed by the Basilius family occupies the western part of the empire. The central and northern lords of the empire are divided into several bloodlines. They have no leading families and belong to the middle faction of the empire."

"The Basileus family? Is it the Gryphon family?" Victor raised his head and asked.

Lord Abel solemnly said: "Yes, they are the blood of Queen Verotika Basellius and Prince Delavan Wimbledon, the royal descendants of the Iron Mountain Empire. There are 5 His Royal Highnesses in the Sasan Empire holding high eagles

The banner of a lion-headed beast. There are also rumors that Duke Usain Basileus is likely to enter the realm of legend."

"The descendants of the divine knights and sword masters were actually pushed out to the west where there is no green wheat? The water in the Sasan Empire is not that deep!" Victor secretly sighed in his heart and asked: "Teacher Abel, Sasan's

What’s the price of green wheat? What’s the price of war horses?”

Abel replied: "In Holy Armor City, 1 copper sole can buy 3 pounds of green wheat. In Bronzehalberd City, 1 copper sole can buy 20 pounds of green wheat. The war horse and leather armor trade are both controlled, and only

Only caravans selling minerals can purchase these two supplies." Victor nodded and asked: "So... Dodo people can also buy green wheat in the Holy City?"

"Caravans from any force can buy green wheat in the Holy City without paying taxes."

After talking to this point, Victor basically understood the strategy of the Sasan Empire.

There are many factors that lead to war. If you look at the war between Sasan and the Three Kingdoms from the perspective of trade, it is not difficult to find that it was a Qingmai War.

The Sasanians gained control of the Twelve Holy Cities. Not only did they gain strategic depth, they also obtained excellent war horses, thereby forming a highly mobile cavalry regiment. The Sasanian cavalry entered the territory of the Dodo Kingdom, and they burned down farms.

Trampling fertile fields, plundering supplies, driving away the people, and annihilating vassal farmers. Facing the harassment of Sasan cavalry, the Dodo Kingdom adopted a strategy of fortifying its walls and clearing the country. As a result, the grain-producing areas in northern Dodo became barren, and farmers

He had no choice but to leave his home and migrate south, eventually entering the territory of Cambis as a refugee.

Dodo's grain-producing area was destroyed, Nahuel itself lacked arable land, and Gambis accepted so many refugees at once, and there was no way to provide food to meet the needs of Dodo and Nahuel. As the population grew,

The food gap in the Three Kingdoms is getting bigger and bigger, and imported green wheat has become their only choice.

The biggest threat to the Sasan Empire comes from the eastern wilderness, not the three southern kingdoms. Although the empire is densely populated and rich in food, it is full of internal contradictions. Coupled with the lack of armaments, the main force of the empire can only be deployed on the eastern border, and there is no spare power.

Annexed the Kingdom of Dodo.

Under this situation, the Sasan people started trade with the merchant guild of Cambys, exchanging agricultural products and war horses for the minerals they urgently needed. Green wheat was grown every year, and it was available every year. Even if it was stored in the warehouse, it would still get moldy, while iron tools could

It has been used for many years. As long as the green wheat trade continues, the Sasan Empire's army will continue to grow, and the Sasan Emperor will also need time to slowly sort out the domestic conflicts. When the time is right, the Sasan Empire's army will go south, and the northern lords of Dodo will join the army.

With one surrender, the Three Kingdoms Alliance will fall apart.

On the surface, the Gambis Chamber of Commerce has made huge profits from the green wheat trade. In fact, this played into the hands of the Sasanian Empire. There is no limit to the amount of green wheat purchased in Gambis, and the purchase price of 20 pounds per copper sole is higher than

The price of the Dodo Kingdom was more than 6 times lower, and the Nahuel Kingdom's caravans were not exempted from transit tax at all. They could only wait for the merchants of Cambis to come to sell green wheat. Cambis made a lot of money from the green wheat trade.

, how can Dodo and Neville not be jealous or resentful? Uneven distribution of interests will inevitably lead to internal conflicts within the alliance.

The Sasan people played a trick of boiling frogs in warm water and killing three people with one peach. Unfortunately, God is not as good as man, and Victor's introduction of the share plow and new farming and animal husbandry will definitely make their plans fail. As for

It is difficult for Victor to predict how the structure of the human kingdom will change. He is now more concerned about whether his free people's caravan can enter the territory of the Sasanian Empire.

"Teacher Abel, does the secret trade route Sophia holds lead to the Sasan Empire?"

Abel was silent for a moment and said: "I don't know the specific situation, but you must have seen the saber-toothed tiger head specimen in the Marquis's study, right?" Victor nodded. In his memory, it was the first time the young baron saw that.

When he picked up the specimen, he was really shocked. Abel continued: "That was the saber-toothed tiger that Lady Sophia hunted in the Nahuel Mountains. She was only 19 years old at the time and was the guardian knight of a small caravan. That caravan

She suddenly lost contact with us in Na'ville, and we all thought she had encountered something unexpected. Unexpectedly, a year later, Lady Sophia's caravan came back, and they not only brought back the head of the saber-toothed tiger, but also brought back Ari

The specialties of the Te Mountains, as well as the friendship between the Na'vi and the Sasanians. Since then, the Sasanian Empire has allowed us to set foot in the Teutonic Principality and participate in the barbarian fair. It was also that year that Lady Sophia became a Marquis.

Madam, and formed the Sabretooth Tiger Merchant Group."

The scene of Nicole killing the ogre in anger appeared in Victor's mind, and he exhaled, "Trial of life and death!"

The saber-toothed tiger is a silver-level beast. Sophia can kill it as a knight, which must be a life-and-death trial. However, the life-and-death trial is a life of death. Knights will not joke with their own lives unless they have to, and the saber-toothed tiger is only in

Mountain activities, these all show that Sophia happened to encounter the beast when she entered the mountains. Then, the reason why she ventured into the mountains could only be to find a trade route to the Sasan Empire. Obviously she succeeded.

This trade road avoids the Dodo Kingdom and the prairie, and connects Navel and Sasan. Although the narrow mountain road cannot transport bulk materials, the Sasan people will be overjoyed even if they transport a small amount of iron. In order to maintain this trade road

, the Sasan people did not hesitate to use rare medicinal materials from Mount Arreat in exchange to ensure that the Nahuel Kingdom continued to deliver iron. Sophia was playing the role of a middleman.

"This woman is actually thinking of me, and she's not afraid of playing to death!" Victor muttered in his heart, and he had to admit that Sophia's fierceness was beyond his reach.

Victor shook off his incomprehensible thoughts and said to Abel: "Teacher Abel, the information you provided is very useful to me. I can increase the 3 million pounds of jaggery share of the Bucks Business Group. However, I still have a little

requirements.”

Abel stood up and bowed: "Sir, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy you."

"I won't embarrass you." Victor smiled and said, "The carriage made by our Randall collar is both light and strong, and its load capacity is 40% higher than that of ordinary carriages. I hope the Bucks Business Group will purchase a large number of us.

carriage, you should have this power, right?"

Abel hesitated and said: "Sir, I saw your freight carriage in Yehliu City. It is indeed good... but those carriages have no roof! How can they prevent rain and snow?"

Lilia pursed her lips and smiled and said: "We have produced a kind of oil canvas, which is very waterproof and cheap. And those carriages can also be equipped with roofs. You can go to Yehliu City and ask about it."

"Then can I purchase directly in Pinghu Town?" Abel asked tentatively.

"cannot!"

Victor's voice was not high-pitched, but it was full of non-negotiable meaning. Abel nodded and said: "Okay! I will set off right now. If it is true as Lady Lilia said, I will definitely purchase a large number of new carriages."

"Teacher Abel, I was planning to invite you to the Randall family's dinner party..." Victor stood up and tried to persuade him to stay. Abel bowed and saluted: "Sir, thank you for your kind invitation. But the weather waits for no one.

, I must transport the jaggery to the Minsk Fortress before the rainy season comes."

"I understand." Victor nodded and said to Lilia: "Dear, please give one to Teacher Abel for me."

"Your Excellency, please come with me." Abel bowed and left the study, led by Lilia.

After a while, Lilia returned to the study. She sat directly on Victor's lap, hugged his neck, and asked softly: "Just let him go like this? I thought you would try to subdue him."

"Conquer? Why conquer? Large chambers of commerce are our opponents and can only be defeated by us." Victor said with a chuckle.

"But there is no way for the smuggling caravan to cross the Wharton Grassland." Lilia bit her lip and frowned her beautiful eyebrows. Victor sighed: "So, we have to parasitize the Bucks Caravan and let them lead them.

Lead our people over."

Lilia's eyes lit up and she asked with a smile: "How to be parasitic?"

Victor thought for a while and said: "The Bucks Merchant Group is strong and luxuriant. I'm afraid tens of thousands of people rely on it for a living. There must be a mercenary group serving the Bucks Merchant Group. Let Mercury find out those

The mercenary group, infiltrate, bribe, and if it doesn't work, destroy them. In short, let our mercenary group become the periphery of the Bucks. As long as Mercury and the mercenary group cross the Wharton Grassland, we can develop our own in the Sasan Empire

the power of."

"And then completely defeat the Bucks Business Group?" Lilia said with a smile: "Those tens of thousands of people will have no food to eat."

"Anyone with talent can find a job there. They just changed their boss. At that time, Abel will also have to work for me, so there is no need to subdue him." Victor paused and said, "Dear

Yes, the family's population has expanded too fast, and it will take some time to digest and absorb it. From today on, we will strictly control the population inflow until the family is internally stable."
Chapter completed!