The city of Villo is the important border town in the southern border of Provence, and the largest fortress city in southeastern Provence.

Thanks to the national war that lasted for more than two years, the vineyards near Velno have not yet returned to its former prosperity. Except for a few roads, most of the military fortresses and village manors around the city are ruins. It only takes less than a month to destroy a castle, but building a castle may have the hard work and sweat of generations.

Except for the people who crossed the border, there was no better place to settle down. The tax collector at the outpost on the border repeatedly warned everyone that the bandits and rebels were rampant in the border area recently, so they did not intend to take the risk of sleeping in the wild.

So I didn't care about my horse's strength and everyone could only urge the horse to gallop. Before the sky was over, the city gates closed. When I entered Velno, I naturally had a lot of tax on entering the city, but the price was mostly cheap.

The sky is dark and the city is about to be curfew, so when everyone enters the city, there are no more pedestrians and business trips in the city, and even those shops close their doors and close their business.

When you come to Velno, Yat naturally doesn’t have to go to a boarding hotel. The Continental Store just established a shop in Velno in September last year. The name of the shop is the Continental Store. All the points under the Continental Store, whether they are transit stations or shops, have the function of providing food and accommodation for their own caravans.

The group walked on the north-south main road in the center of Velno City. They soon arrived at a second-floor shop with a three-row shop on the loft. An iron frame stretched out from the roof of the attic. Under the iron frame was a long and wide sign with a bright and eye-catching general text of "Continental Shopping Company". There was also a wolf pattern on the top of the sign.

On the front of the shop, there are also a striking sign on the door beam. There are several rows of slightly smaller words outside the words "European Trading Company" - buy southern goods at a high price and sell northern goods at a low price.

Next to the three-row door shop is an alleyway, which is enough to pass through a carriage. There is a side-opening gate inside the alleyway, which is thought to be the backyard of the shop.

Two shop guys were buckled the last shop door to the door bar, and Ron jumped off his horse and stepped forward to stop him.

A shopman wearing a thick linen long gown and freckled face was first shocked by the terrifying scar on Ron's face, and then after confirming that the man was not a robber who hit the door and robbed, he said impatiently: "Dear guest, it's closed today. Please come back tomorrow morning when buying and selling goods!"

Ron had no chance to work, so he pushed open the door and walked in, "Tell Cercho, Lord Yat has come in person and let him greet him."

"Are you?" Another shop guy couldn't help asking.

"My name is Ron, hurry up and find Seljo. The lord is still waiting outside the door." Ron's tone had no room for negotiation. The freckled guy walked quickly into the shop while responding.

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a pointed, soft hat, a short wool shawl, and a long cotton wool gown, and a full of suspicion on his face hurriedly out. An old man with the middle-aged man appeared with a clerk.

The middle-aged man calmed down by the candlelight that had not yet been blown out in the shop and quickly took off the soft hat on his head, "Mr. Ron, it's really you!"

Cercho, born in the south of Provence, was invaded by Lombardy four years ago. The owner of this grocery store took his wife and daughter to flee north to Burgundy. When he passed through the wastelands in southern Tignes, he was recruited by the then patrol officer Yat. Because he had worked as a grocery store owner, he was transferred to the caravan to be an official.

With the formal establishment of the European Commercial Bank, the earliest caravan officials were also promoted step by step. Last September, the south of Provence was basically stable, and Sergei was also sent by Salte, the general manager of the European Commercial Bank, to the south of Provence, where he was familiar with, to establish the European Commercial Bank Vilno.

Cercho was also a qualified primitive genius in the valley, so he was familiar with Ron.

Ron stepped forward and nodded in greetings, "Master Seerjo, the lord is waiting outside the door."

Before Sercho could greet Ron, he quickly tidied up his clothes and ran to the outside of the store...

"Sir, the shop in front was originally the largest pub in Villno. After the war, the pub went bankrupt and closed. We rented the shop from the Lord's Hall last September. Lord Berion gave us support. The shop only needs to pay five thousand Finney's rent every year."

The shop in front has three rows of shops, and there are two-story rooms and lofts. The rent is cheap enough, and Berryon does support the European Continental Store enough.

Seercho pointed to the place where everyone stood, "The courtyard behind was originally a goods store. The original owner is now living in the north. We spent 50,000 Finney to buy it from him and connect it with the shop in front, as the goods store of the European trading company."

This square courtyard is not very large in size, but the carport, stable, well and warehouse are all complete. There are several low houses on the inner side of the courtyard. It can be used to park and park horses, collect and store goods, and provide temporary residence for cargo members to and from the caravan. It is already quite good.

"The courtyard house can be used for entourage, and the caravan managers who come and go can stay in the room on the second floor of the shop in front."

"Where are the guards? How many guards are there?"

"Sir, there are three guards in total. There are two guards with short swords in the shop in front of the day. After closing at night, a guard patrolled the shop and the warehouse. The three guards took turns to take care of them. With the care of Lord Berion, there has not been any abnormal movement yet."

"Does there be underground secret rooms in the shop?" Yat is more concerned about whether there are secret rooms, because spices such as black pepper are more expensive than gold, so there are definitely people who are ignorant to peek at them.

"Some, some, the import and export of the secret room is in the shop. The precious southern goods such as raw silk satin and spices we have purchased in the past few months are stored in the secret room. The keys of the secret room are only carried by me and the clerk. At present, due to the poor sales channels in the north, Salter has only purchased spices for the time being, and the rest of the southern goods will not be purchased for the time being."

Yawei nodded. The specific operation of the European Commercial Bank is owned by the executives of Salter and other commercial banks. He is only responsible for formulating directions and will not interfere too much in specific details.

However, he still planned to hand over the fixed business with the local guild in Ravati in Lombardy to Sercho. "I negotiated a deal with the local guild in Ravati in Ravati. From next month, they will ship a batch of low-priced spices to Bogdan every month, and you can go and connect in person at that time." Yat handed over the contract to Sercho.

"The tariffs in Lombardy are very low now, but the entry commercial tax in Provence is very heavy. As for how to avoid the tariffs, I still need to go to Viscount Berryon in person to discuss it."

Cercho ended up agreeing to the contract.

Accompanied by Sercho, Yat visited the shop and the warehouse and was very satisfied. He praised the people from the Velno Continental Trading Company and rewarded Celcho and the clerk with a discount of fifty Finny on the spot. The other guards also gave rewards ranging from ten to fifty Finny.

Everyone thanked me very much.

Yat rejected Sercho's request to check the account book, saying, "I'll be assured when you do things", which made Sercho's tears and moved.

That night, Yat and his party were settled in the guest room of the Continental Store and had nothing to say all night.

The next morning, Att sent Ron to the Hall of Lords of Vilno in person to invite Viscount Berion to the most luxurious tavern in the city for a banquet. Ron rushed back soon.

"Virilleon went to hunt? Where did you go?"

Ron wiped sweat from his forehead, "In the hilly area at the foot of Mount Lameer in the southeast of Vilno, Viscount Berion sent two hundred troops into the mountain to chase and suppress the remnants of the rebels down the mountain for half a month. Now he has mobilized 300 soldiers near Vilno to surround the rebels in a hill. Just last night, Lord Berion personally went out of the city to command the encirclement and suppression."

"Now the city of Vilno is guarded by Nadord, the inner knight of Viscount Berryon. This news was also told by Sir Nadord." After Ron said that, he picked up the wine glass on the wooden table and drank it.

Yat touched his chin, "I happened to miss it~ This eradication of the remnants of bandits cannot be over in one or two days. We can't wait for it~"

Att had to meet Berryon, which was one of his main purposes for going south. Berryon is not only a new noble in the Provence court, but also a reliance on Aite in Provence, but more importantly, he became the lord and army commander of Provence on the southeastern border of Verno. The overall development of the European Continental Trading Company must rely on Viscount Berryon to help.

Salter has visited Berion many times, and the European Continental Trading Bank's forces in Provence are all relying on Berion's multiple sources to manage. However, Salter is only a subordinate of Yat after all, and it is necessary for Aite to be in person to be properly done for such matters of reason.

"Ron, take Matthew and the others to find Sir Nadord, ask him to send us a soldier who is familiar with the road, and then lend us five war horses and armor and military equipment." Yat decided to venture outside the city to find Berion himself.

"Master, isn't it too dangerous?" Although Ron said "dangerous", his tone was full of expectations. Now the greatest pleasure for him is fighting in battle.

"Are you afraid of danger? Don't worry, I won't take risks easily. My main purpose is to find Viscount Berryon. If you have the chance, just chop a few broken bandit heads as a gift." Yat said as he began to remove the weapons hanging on the wooden rack.

"Go, remember to borrow a hard bow for me."

Berion and Yat have a good relationship, and Nadord also had a strong personal relationship with Ron. After learning that Yat was going out of the city to find Berion, Nadord, the commander who stayed behind, specially dispatched two elite cavalry to lead the way for Yat, and personally took Ron and others to the arsenal stable to select five sets of weapons, armor and five young and strong war horses.

At noon, after being invited to have a sumptuous lunch in the Lord's Hall, the five Yat and two guided cavalrymen left Vilno and rushed towards the southeast hilly mountain area...

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