Chapter 218 Businessman Fo Degen is here again

Carlotta and Ella, their lives finally calmed down.

The days passed day by day, and it was the end of July in the blink of an eye.

In the past month, although the people of Mellaren knew that the Danes had attacked the south, the enemy had no intention of going north to continue fighting. The people of Melalen were on alert, and all the men also made the most basic preparations for war.

The enemy did not expand the war. As time went by, people gradually stopped worrying.

Because the climate is getting cooler.

Autumn is coming, and the wheat fields around Mälarenberg have entered the final state of earing, and are already one step away from maturity.

But before the wheat harvest, many crops have matured and been traded in the market.

Gould didn’t know whether the Russians were interested in the pile of goods he brought back. After all, Rurik’s attitude was that he wanted everything as long as it was useful.

Gould has a lot of onions, cabbage, and yellow carrots, which are durable and large quantities of vegetables.

There were also a lot of fresh raspberries, and he also sent people to buy these plums and bake them into dried plums.

He was thinking, Rurik promised to buy grain at twice the market price, but what about fruits and vegetables? Is it also doubling the purchase price?

The only thing he can be sure of is that the Russians are in great need of food this year.

In the past, the fleet heading north often had a large number of empty ships, but this year the situation will completely change.

Gould himself sat on the island and sent his eldest son back to his hometown to inform him of the moving order.

In this way, his family members in Oncras, as well as the large amount of property still hoarded there, must first be transported to Gould Island.

In the conceivable future, this island, which is about the size of two football fields, will become a huge cargo yard, and a large number of ships will be anchored around the island.

Even before Gould moved, his reputation was already spreading in the market.

Because the British men and women captured by Norwegian traders were all bought by Gould.

He also took away all the dirty little beggars on the street.

Beggars, those ragged people squatting in the corner, they are real beggars.

They don’t ask for money, they just want a mouthful of food. Even if it is a fish bone that they have eaten, they will try to eat it again. Sometimes a stench comes from the hidden places in the street. Not surprisingly, it is the rotting corpse of a beggar who has been dead for a long time.

Who would pity such a person? Yes, there are, but there are too few merciful people.

The Melalen tribe is indeed prosperous, and the gap between rich and poor within it is even more extreme. Once there is a natural disaster, the tribal tenant farmers immediately go bankrupt. If they do not want to become slaves, they can only stay on the streets.

Businessman Gould almost collected all the beggars, and the security of the entire market suddenly improved. For example, during this period, traders who buy fish basically don’t have to worry about their ownEven if their fish are stolen, farmers selling carrots don’t have to consider their “extra losses.”

Because all the beggars are on Gould Island, it has become a children's nest!

It is necessary to feed more than 70 children. If you just feed them, it is not a big number. What's more, the children here are mainly girls, and some boys are too young. It doesn't take much food to feed them.

So many children want to become Rurik’s servants?

Maybe the problem is not that simple.

Gould will transport as many children as possible back as agreed, and he will make a reasonable fee from it. So where does this group of children end up? He naturally thought of the group of boys who followed Rurik for war training. Maybe Rurik was already preparing wives for his young subordinates ten years from now?

Thinking about this, he was quite excited.

Gould has been doing nothing recently, and even the two Ostara girls have nothing to do.

The boring days are temporary. He knows that when the wheat harvest season comes, he will lead people to the market and buy the wheat as soon as possible, even if the wheat kernels have not yet been dried.

Finally, a fat old guy came to visit unexpectedly in a small boat.

This man is wearing a beautiful ferret hat with two beautiful feathers on the top. The man also wore a ferret coat, with a leather belt wrapped around his waist with gold thread. His boots are made of black calfskin, and the uppers and soles are stitched quite tightly.

Such a well-dressed man is none other than businessman Fo Degen.

The appearance of this person made Gould instinctively think that he was about to seal a big deal again.

At the dock, Gould met him personally.

Two wealthy businessmen embraced each other enthusiastically. It was this smile that was full of business atmosphere. They smiled on each other's faces and talked about business topics, both trying to get the most benefits.

Goodell is willing to do business with Fo Degen, and what he wants is the leather and leather clothes in Fo Degen's hands.

Because in the Mellaren business circle, mainstream businessmen all know this Verdegen. They buy cowhide and process it into leather clothing, and they still have to earn a processing fee. In the past, only a few scattered tailors did this kind of work, but Fo Degen gathered a group of tailors to work for him.

"My friend, is it my good stuff that attracts you? Maybe you should land on my island earlier. I'm sorry, all my high-quality goods have been sold out."

Fordgen gently pushed the old man away: "Don't mention it, I suffered a big loss this year."

"Something happened to you?"

"Southern ! The people of Ostara were attacked, and I was also implicated. You should have heard about this. I escaped with the Gran people to avoid being hacked to death by the Danes..." Fordegen deliberately killed himself. Although his experience was described as miserable, in reality, his loss was not serious.

“Oh, it’s so tragic,Let's talk about it in the house. Come on, make some arrangements for my friend. "

Gould summoned two mercenaries and welcomed Fodegen and his attendants into the meeting hall.

He turned around and summoned Jevro: "Go and get those two The girl called over. ”

“As you command, my lord. ”

Jevro ran away quickly, and soon grabbed Carlotta and Ella who were having fun, and brought them to Gould, who had been waiting for a while.

"Sir, is there anything important? "Carlotta asked weakly with a happy face.

"There is one thing. A friend of mine just came here. I suspect that you sisters also recognize that person. Come with me now and test my suspicions. "

"Do we recognize it? The suspicious Carlotta thought for a moment, "Well, it would be great if we could know the whereabouts of my people." ”

What other acquaintances does she have? Carlotta feels that this fat Gould is a businessman with great powers. Maybe there are people in her tribe who have dealt with him.

The two girls followed Gould closely and entered the meeting hall through a side door, which was the place where the business was discussed.

At this time, Fo Degen, who had come earlier, he He was already staring at the transparent crystal glass filled with wine, his mind filled with envy. He wanted to take it for himself, just because there were always Gould's mercenaries staring at him like door gods. p>

Gould came, and he coughed twice, which made Fordegen suddenly look up.

It was at this moment that Carlotta and Ella were stunned. .

"Is it you?" ! Vodegen! "Carlotta exclaimed and then suddenly covered her mouth, and subconsciously grabbed Gould's belt.

Ella was even more frightened, so she hugged her sister tightly. Close your eyes tightly.

"You...you guys?" Carlotta, Ella? ! Is it you? Why are you two here? ! "Fordegen was so shocked that he froze on the spot. His trembling hands almost caused the glass to fall to the ground.

Gould was a little surprised by this. Thinking about the girl's previous self-report, and even fordegen "Hehe, I guess you guys know each other," he said. Haha, Fo Degen, it’s really you. Gould laughed out loud, then shook his head with a tight mouth. "Sit down, Fordgen, my friend." I hope you don't scare these two canaries again. "

"I..." Fordgen was stunned for a while. He sat down and thought about the current situation, and couldn't help but think more about it.

Even if they eat fat A little bit later, Two-Faced Fordgen also remembered it.

Fordgen grimaced: "My friend, I saved these two canaries, and they escaped. They don't belong to me, but they don't belong to you either. We are friends, and I advise you, no matter how beautiful they are, they are not something you and I can take as wives and concubines. "

"Yes! I heard about it. These two girlsMom told me about your inappropriate thoughts. "

"Indeed, if I had known their identities earlier, I wouldn't have had those thoughts. But you! "Fo Degen had a serious old face, just like dark clouds suppressing the earth. "Friend, no matter what the reason is that led you to get them. Believe what I am saying now, they are the nobles of the Ostara people and cannot be owned by businessmen like you and me. For our benefit, you should let them go! . ”

“Oh? What if I don't agree? "Gould knew what this person meant, and he asked this question deliberately.

"You don't agree? Then maybe I will lose you as a friend. ”

Now, Gould sipped his wine glass and smiled without saying a word.

After calming down, Carlotta sat next to Gould. She was surprised and tried to cheer up. , first coughed twice, and said: "Fordgen, now that you know our identities, do you still have that thought now? "

"You...Carlotta, I don't dare. You are beautiful, but you are not a gem that people like me can possess. "

"No! "Carlotta shook her head, "Not only did you want us to be your concubines, but you also stole our amber and our gold coins. You are so greedy. "

Gould immediately echoed: "I heard them talk about this, but I didn't expect that it was really you. Fo Degen, if you take advantage of others' danger, your business may not last long. "

"I...you two joined forces to attack me? "Fu Degen suppressed his blush and defended: "If I knew her identity, I would not ask her to be my wife. ”

“And you also forced many of my people to be slaves. You are so cruel. "Carlotta continued to criticize.

Carlotta is still young, and she said harsh words like a knife with a sullen and delicate face, which made Fodegen feel uncomfortable all over.

There is indeed nothing false about this matter. Carlotta nodded: "That's right. But our surviving tribesmen are still your slaves. You must have all sold them because that's what you said. "

Gould also interjected with a sullen face: "You are a businessman who is a dutiful businessman, but unexpectedly you became a slave trader, just like those Norwegians. If you were selling enemies, I would have nothing to say, but now you have fallen so low that you are even selling to your allies. ”

At this time, Fo Degen seemed to be trying to defend himself. He was already very angry and simply accepted their reasoning for the time being.

Fo Degen deliberately put on a show. Fearless: "You are right, when doing business, I just want money. The people of Ostara are indeed miserable. Compared to the Danish army who kill everyone on sight, I at least saved them.A hundred people survived, at least they were still alive. "

"Slave? It would be better to be alive than dead. "Say this, Carlotta has already shed two lines of tears.

Seeing Fordgen's denial, he also waved his hands desperately: "My child, you are wrong. Gould, you are all wrong. Don't misunderstand me again, I didn't really become a slave trader. "

"That's a liar! Greedy liar! You have offended me. "Carlotta said the most vicious words in the weakest manner, and her little face was red with anger.

Fordegen did not talk to the little girl first, he told Gu Erd: “I’ve heard some things these days. You say I want to be a slave trader, Gould, aren't you also working hard to collect beggars from the streets of Mälaren? I have heard all about this. It is said that a businessman almost captured the beggar. There are rumors that the businessman is you, and you are also a slave trader. "

"I don't deny it. What you learn is a fact, but not the truth. I have taken good care of those children, and all of them are now healthy. In the future, I will send my children to the Russians. "

"Send it to the Russians? What to do? "

"Because..." Gould thought again and made up a reason casually: "The leaders of the Rus like children very much, and they finally realized that abandoning baby girls is stupid. They have even gone to the east to absorb foreign women as wives, I think you can understand. ”

“It’s incredible. I thought they simply couldn’t afford to raise a baby because they still had a baby girl. Did they just not like little girls in the past? "Fordgen shook his head, "So you collected a lot of children? Oh, you are so kind. You can feed so many beggars, you are so rich. Oh no, you are such a kind person. "

"Haha, put away your flattery! Of course I am rich. Gould smiled. "The Russians said they need more children, or more people." Friends, maybe you can guess that the Russians..."

"Are they showing mercy? "

"No! They are so ambitious! "Gould said solemnly.