Barnett's Letter

"Damn it! Do you know which lord is behind us?"

A merchant-dressed man shouted angrily at the soldiers.

"Sir, according to regulations, everything passing through the checkpoint must be inspected."

"Soldier, are you new here? Take another look. I have a permit for this shipment of grain."

"I can see your permit clearly, sir. But our inspection is to check whether the cargo contains any prohibited goods."

Soldier Jeffrey was also seething, but he did not dare vent his anger. The other party seemed like someone he could not afford to offend.

This was Watchman Fortress, and he was one of the soldiers stationed there.

On ordinary days, the merchants passing through the checkpoint treated them with utmost respect and sometimes even slipped them a little spending money.

But today, they had suddenly encountered an unreasonable merchant who refused to let the soldiers inspect his cargo.

Although Aldo allowed domestic merchants to trade with the various forces outside the fortress, including the orcs,

many goods were forbidden from being sold abroad.

For example, fine weapons and armor.

Many other goods could only be sold abroad in limited quantities.

Salt, grain, and cloth, for example, were usually restricted through single-use or time-limited permits.

The reason for the many restrictions on internal and external trade was mainly to guard against the orcs on the grasslands.

The orcs lived a nomadic life on the grasslands, but they were severely short of daily necessities, which also limited the growth of their population.

If daily necessities were supplied to the grasslands without restriction, the orcs might grow exponentially, posing a major threat to human civilization.

Even so, many merchants liked doing business on the grasslands. The cattle and sheep raised by the orcs, along with all kinds of furs, were also highly sought-after goods among