Chapter 110: 111. A Pleasant Cooperation

More than an hour later, Luoning and the others returned to Wushan Fortress.

Lulansi and the others, who had been discussing something, all looked at the unpacked curved plow that had been carried back; the design of this plow was completely different from the plows used in every manor, and at first glance, it seemed lighter and more flexible.

At this moment, there was still soil on the plowshare, clearly having just been used.

Lulansi looked at Albert, who had seemed to have something to say ever since entering the fortress.

"Speak, Administrator."

Albert was somewhat excited, "Marquis, the Baron who invented the curved plow is truly a genius; I never imagined that a single plow could bring such a great change to the farmers' plowing!"

This Administrator excitedly held up three fingers.

"First, it is light and flexible; it only takes one person and one ox to operate perfectly!"

"Second, it can also adjust the depth of the plowing to adapt to various terrains; my god, this ability is miraculously astonishing!"

Albert had an exaggerated expression on his face, "Most importantly, it can plow deeply, turning the soil over completely, which is very helpful for increasing grain yields!"

"Marquis, Sir Tolu, our territory and manors need such a plow!"

"With it, the difficulty of our land reclamation will decrease, grain yields will increase, and the value it brings will be immense!"

The group looked at each other, wondering if this Administrator was overacting. Although this matter was spearheaded by the Marquis, there was no need to be this exaggerated, right?

"Is it really that amazing?"

"It really is that amazing!"

Financial Officer Kuli chimed in; if the business hadn't involved finances, he wouldn't have gone along, and he would have missed the demonstration of the curved plow.

"Albert found experts at plowing, and after they became familiar with how to use the curved plow, they all reached these conclusions."

The group looked at Luoning in surprise, only to see the latter shrug, as if to say that the facts were just so.

Tolu squatted next to the curved plow, examining it; although he was not yet a Baron, he had several large manors outside, and reclamation was indeed a problem.

"Baron, how do you plan to sell this thing? I'll order one hundred first!"

Administrator Albert suggested to Lulansi: "My lord, if necessary, we can order one thousand first!"

Lulansi nodded.

In truth, he was not very interested in these things, but he knew the importance of cultivated land area and grain to a lord.

The Administrator and the Financial Officer were both veterans of many years; since they both said it was useful, it shouldn't be bad, so he would purchase a batch.

Seeing that Lulansi had agreed, Albert immediately said to Luoning: "Baron, then we need one thousand; it would be best to have them transported here before the spring plowing!"

Luoning couldn't help but show a helpless smile.

"Everyone, you seem to have forgotten that I am just a small lord in a remote area, without enough manpower and iron ore to manufacture so many curved plows; furthermore, what I can produce isn't even enough for Shanlin Town, so where would I have extra plows to sell?"

The group was stunned for a moment, then remembered the situation in Luoning's territory.

Albert asked: "Then what do you intend to do?"

"I can sell the blueprints for making the curved plow to you, and at the same time provide you with technical support."

Luoning stated his prepared plan, "You can send carpenters and blacksmiths to my territory to visit and learn, and I will have my craftsmen instruct and teach them how to manufacture them."

"Of course, if your craftsmen are clever enough, they can also make them completely by following the blueprints."

The curved plow was more advanced, but it did not have a very high technical barrier.

Luoning only needed to sell one, and he believed that before long there would be imitations; by then, selling them would at most earn a little over the cost price.

Moreover, what he said was the truth; Shanlin Town could not produce that many.

Financial Officer Kuli smelled the scent of money, "You mean to sell this invention to Wushan Castle?"

"Yes, for Wushan Castle to pay to buy it out in one go."

Luoning smiled, "As for how Mr. Kuli wants to operate it, that is your business, and it has nothing to do with me."

Kuli's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Then I wonder what price you are prepared to sell this curved plow for?"

Luoning held up three fingers: "Three thousand gold coins!"

Hiss~

Hearing this price, everyone looked sideways.

This was not thirty gold coins, nor three hundred gold coins, but three thousand gold coins!

"This... this is too expensive!"

Jialier said in shock; he was the one among this group who had seen the least money (except for Luoning and his subordinates).

Even Lulansi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows; this much money was enough for him to buy ten warhorses of excellent quality.

Luoning, however, smiled, "I believe that with the ability of the Wushan Castle Financial Officer, earning back these three thousand gold coins shouldn't be a difficult task."

Earning money by slow drips and small streams was too troublesome for Luoning.

Shanlin Town had no caravan, and he couldn't go around to various noble territories to promote and advertise like a merchant.

Therefore, he chose the buyout method.

Wushan Castle was different from him; it had a Financial Officer, caravans, and sales agents, and could sell to various lords before the curved plow had even spread.

Even if the selling price to each lord was three hundred gold, as long as ten lords were willing to buy, it could be earned back.

Of course, not all lords were willing to spend this money, nor did all lords have iron ore, blacksmiths, or the desire to forge it themselves.

Then those people could also buy finished curved plows from outside; as for how to set the price then, that was not something Luoning needed to worry about.

However, Luoning was not worried that there would be no market when he wanted to sell plows one day.

He was confident that through enough experiments and attempts, he could replicate the Blast Furnace Iron Smelting technology; by then, using pig iron to cast farm tools, combined with the Softening Technique, he could quickly produce plowshares, greatly saving the cost of manufacturing curved plows.

At that time, the curved plows Luoning introduced would definitely be able to open up the market at a lower price.

Financial Officer Kuli glanced at Lulansi, and finding that the latter had no objections, he smiled and bowed slightly to Luoning, saying modestly:

"Thank you for your praise, we can accept the price you proposed."

Tolu patted the soil he had just scraped off the plowshare, staring at the Financial Officer with a wary expression, "Then what about me? Kuli, you wouldn't sell this technology to me for three thousand gold coins, would you?"

"Hahaha, that naturally won't happen..."

Kuli laughed: "If Sir Tolu has need, you can purchase the finished products from Wushan Castle, and we will sell them to you at a favorable price. However, before I have sold the Curved Plows to other nobles, I ask that everyone keep this matter confidential."

He looked at Luoning; most of what he knew about this Baron was negative information, and he worried that the other party would resell them.

"That is only natural, please trust in my integrity!"

At this moment, Jialier stepped forward, "Just now, I discussed it with the Marquis and my father; we need 120 Iron Wood Shields, 200 Ironwood Spears, 50 Iron Wood Breastplates, and 30 sets of Ironwood Lamellar Armor. After returning today, the Financial Officer Daosen will formally submit our order."

Looking at the data, Luoning knew this was prepared for a standard Knight Squad; the quantity seemed significant, but calculating carefully, it could not guarantee one for every person.

It seemed that Jialier was mostly preparing these items for the Attendant Knights and Infantry; regular knights would at most use the Ironwood Lamellar Armor, as their other needs were low.

"Happy to cooperate!"

Luoning couldn't help but smile as he stepped forward to shake the other party's hand, "I believe this batch of goods will not disappoint you."

Coming to Wushan Castle this time could be called returning with a full load.

For Luoning, now that the order was placed, the next thing he had to worry about was how to complete this order.

Currently, the Ironwood Workshop only had two carpenters, William and Mu-erta, and not even a few apprentices had been recruited yet; wanting to complete this order in a short time couldn't just be called difficult, it was extremely difficult.

Lulansi's voice interrupted Luoning's worries, and he reminded him: "Luoning, Wushan Castle is ultimately a bit far from Shanlin Town. If you have any other goods to sell, you can go to Muma City and find Viscount Mawen."

"The Tieti Family's Caravan is spread throughout Wushan Territory and even most cities in the Kingdom; as long as your price is reasonable, I think Mawen will be interested."

"I understand!"

Luoning pondered and nodded slowly.

"My Lord!"

Financial Officer Kuli said: "Although Shanlin Town is far, at the speed of a Letter Bird, it is only a day's journey. If the Baron has more business like this, you can send a message via Letter Bird, and I am willing to take men and horses to go to Shanlin Town personally to negotiate."

"Hahaha~"

Lulansi laughed, "You old thing are still the same as before, wherever you smell the scent of money, you will drill your way there."

Kuli chuckled; if money could be made in Muma City, why couldn't he make it?

Moreover, was the old Marquis reminding Luoning to go talk about cooperation with Viscount Mawen? That was clearly not it.

Therefore, what Kuli just said also had two meanings.

"However, speaking of Letter Birds, you have reminded me."

Lulansi turned back to Luoning and smiled: "After returning this time, have the bird trainer from Wushan Castle go to Shanlin Town to set up the Bird Path between the two places. Otherwise, if I want to write a letter to Luoning, I would have to have Muma City forward it."

Luoning's eyes lit up; this was good.

Back when he killed Pulinsite, he was especially worried that Sain Territory would launch a surprise attack; at the time, he thought that if he had a Letter Bird, it would be a deterrent to Baron Leisen to be able to send news in time.

"In that case, thank you, Grandfather!"

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(End of this chapter)