Douluo See You For a Long Time

Saladin's eyes clearly lit up after Cheng Ying proposed trade. What he had just discussed with the tribal leaders was to go south to plunder the Roland Empire.

This kind of action happens almost every autumn. The grassland people only care about their cattle and sheep, and it is difficult for them to survive the cold winter. When the pastures wither and turn yellow, the grasslands will turn into snowfields, and there will no longer be any food supplement from nature. , if enough food is not stored before then, death from cold and starvation is inevitable.

This is a problem between wolves and sheep. A sheep eaten by a wolf is miserable, but if the wolf will starve to death if he doesn't eat the sheep, he has to eat it as well.

Moreover, the empire, which was regarded as a fat sheep, was also responsible for the war. The reason was very simple, that is, the empire strictly prohibited trade with the grasslands. The fertile plains had enough food production to feed the entire continent.

Salt and iron tools can only be forged by those who are above the mineral veins, but they will not be sold to the grassland people. On the northwest grassland, there is nothing but grass. If you want to obtain these, you can only rob them.

Cheng Ying could guess this situation. After all, whether it was the Xiongnu, Xianbei, or any other foreign race, they would all face such problems when facing the Central Plains dynasty.

The Roland Empire will not and cannot trade with the grassland people, because if they fatten the grassland people, they will be beaten. But since Cheng Ying said that they are from another continent, the basis for trade is there. The two sides are far apart. There is no possibility of war at all. As the saying goes, there is no better partner than long-distance friendship and close-quarter attack.

As for how the other party transports the goods back, that is their own business. Saladin will secretly send people to investigate, but will not bear the transportation costs for the other party.

Cheng Ying saw that Saladin was in high spirits and nodded with satisfaction. The grassland people spontaneously served them, which was much more efficient than enslaving them after conquering the grassland.

"What goods do you want?" Cheng Ying's implication is that we will have whatever you want.

Without any hesitation, Saladin said: "Food, a lot of food!"

Cheng Ying nodded and said: "Grain can be traded, but I will not trade grain. You are free to reveal your grain and livestock if you wish, but I will not do so."

After hearing this, Saladin was silent for a moment, then laughed loudly: "No problem, what's the difference between flour and wheat to us!" He said this, but secretly he was already preparing to send people to spy on the crops grown in Chengying's mainland. .

Cheng Ying said this, of course, not because he really didn’t want to expose food crops. He didn’t believe that these grassland people had the ability to create viruses that specifically targeted the genes of their crops. He said this because organic matter was fermented and transformed by things like weeds. from,

There is no corresponding crop at all.

"In that case, I won't hide it anymore." As he spoke, Chengying took out a few brick-like organic blocks from his storage bracelet. A waiter took them and distributed them to the leaders of each tribe.

This move did not arouse the doubts of the prairie kings. Obviously, storage devices also exist in this world. Even if they are rare, these famous people should have seen them before.

Some people couldn't wait to taste it, but they were stared back by Saladin with a cryptic look. If the other party poisoned the food, wouldn't it mean that all the kings of the prairie would be killed in one fell swoop, so they must be on guard against others.

Saladin called the waiter, who was like a eunuch in the palace. He cut off a piece of organic matter with the scimitar on his waist and handed it over. The waiter was not stupid. He was used to testing poisons and swallowed it without much hesitation.

The taste of organic blocks is really not that good, because it is fermented food. Even if it is processed, it is difficult to completely cover up the fishy smell after fermentation. Fortunately, the waiter is not a pampered aristocrat. After chewing out the sweet taste of starch decomposition, He swallowed it and reported to Saladin:

"King, this is indeed qualified food. It can satisfy hunger like rice, but it doesn't taste very good." Compared to the Roland Empire, the rules in the Prairie King's tent were much fewer, so the waiter was more direct in what he said.

Saladin nodded and still did not touch the organic matter. He would only try this kind of food after making sure that the waiter was fine after a period of time. Unpalatable food was not a problem for him. As a king, he did not need to eat this kind of food. As for the farmer, his people and slaves will only be grateful because the great king of the steppes has brought food.

"How much food can your empire provide?"

Chengying answered without thinking: "As many as you want."

Saladin was calm on the surface, but he didn't agree in his heart. The Roland Empire was so powerful that it didn't dare to say that it would have as much food as it wanted. It was really unconvincing that an overseas country dared to make such wild claims.

"I can trade with you for ten times the weight of livestock. I will ask for as much livestock as you have." Compared with the previous arrogance, this statement is more convincing.

The price difference of ten times is almost the difference between the price of grain and meat. It is still the processed meat, not the whole livestock. The price given by Cheng Ying is already very affordable, and Saladin is also very moved.

As everyone knows, the cost of organic blocks is almost nothing. Twice the mass of weeds and a certain amount of energy can synthesize organic blocks. It can be said that no food is cheaper than this.

Even if the exchange ratio is 100 to 1, both Chengying and Chengying will make a profit, but this is obviously not enough to satisfy Chengying. The scissor difference between organic blocks and animal husbandry is not obvious enough.

"Other commodities can also be traded. After all, the transportation of food is not convenient. There can be trading items with greater profits."

Saladin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately asked: "Can salt and iron be traded?"

Needless to say, the role of iron tools for the prairie people. Iron pots and shovels were all good things, and iron sword and spear heads were in urgent need of them. If they lost money, they could make armor. The Northwest Army was no better than a chicken or a dog in front of them.

As for salt, Cheng Ying wasn't that serious about it originally. After all, he was originally a modern person. Who's family has ever lacked salt? Even during the period of salt rush, the price of salt was just that.

But after time travel, he realized that the ancient dynasty's salt and iron franchise made sense. Salt was not available everywhere, but it was indispensable for human survival. If you don't eat salt for a long time, your limbs will be weak or even due to osmotic pressure in the body. Imbalance and death.

In a grassland with few salt mines and no proximity to the sea, people can only obtain salt from the blood of livestock. To a certain extent, salt can even be regarded as the hard currency here.

Chengying was a little hesitant at first. After arriving on the moon, it was no longer possible to rely on seawater to dry salt. Although the salt in reserve was enough to last for 180 years, he didn't really want to sell it, but the prairie people's offer was too high, and he couldn't wait to sell it. A pound of salt is exchanged for a cow, Cheng Ying thought, it’s not like there is no sea in this other world, and it’s not like there is salt...

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