Of the 476 serfs, approximately two-thirds were women, and there were many infants and children, as well as many elderly people. There were very few prime-age men. In the serf trade market, prime-age men were regarded as excellent labor force, and their prices were much more expensive than those of the elderly, children, and women.
From the perspective of a lord, the quality of these serfs was very poor.
In addition to the fact that the craftsmen are valuable, women and children are a burden, and the craftsmen are all old people, which is extremely uneconomical.
But Liszt has no complaints in her heart - women can marry bachelors in the territory to offset the current imbalance between men and women in Flower Town; children and babies are candidates for future knights after they are nurtured; old craftsmen have superb skills and can train a large number of apprentices.
Of course.
Men in their prime are equally important to Flower Town. Whether it is farming or building roads and docks, prime-age labor is needed.
So on the surface, Liszt still has to complain, "Mr. Frank, the quality of this batch of serfs is not very good. Women are what I need by name. It won't matter if you have more, but there are too many children and the craftsmen are all old people. Are you fooling me?"
"Oh, Liszt Baron, I don't dare to fool the blood of the Tulip Family." Frank said with a smile, "These serfs were collected by the fleet from various serf markets. The prime-age labor force has been bought up by others long ago. You know, without war, there would be no high-quality serfs."
"So, now that the fleet is sailing again, you should be able to buy high-quality serfs, right? Iron Ridge Kingdom has already started a war with the Eagle Kingdom, and father and the others have also gone to the battlefield."
Frank's eyes moved. "You still want to continue the serf trade... Oh, yes, the seafood market has brought you a lot of gold coins."
"Mr. Frank knows the income from the seafood market very well, doesn't he?" Liszt did not cry for poverty. After all, the other party has been helping Levis collect dividends. "I will collect a sum of gold coins as soon as possible. I hope the fleet can bring me another group of serfs."
"There should be no problem. When Tulip Fleet goes to sea, he always has to do business. Now that the war has begun, the serf business is easier to do. So, how many serfs do you plan to buy?"
"One thousand, including two hundred craftsmen."
"One thousand serfs, according to the price, requires two hundred and forty gold coins."
"The serf business was not easy to do before, so I could accept the higher price. But now during the war, serfs are still so expensive, and I can't accept it, Mr. Frank."
"War or not, the serf business was always fraught with risks..."
Some haggling.
Finally, the price was set at two hundred and ten gold coins.
He took out the gold coins that he had collected during this period of frugality and moving caravan payments, and handed them to Frank. The smile on Liszt's face was no longer so gentle - he was going to live in poverty for another period of time, and the feeling of a dry wallet was uncomfortable, especially after he was used to spending money lavishly.
He refused Frank's invitation to have lunch with him on the pretext of "Little Shirley really wants to see you". His lunch was eaten in Lady Penelope's castle.
Lady Mary among Tulip Castle also sent a servant to invite him, but he did not go because he was not familiar with Lady Mary. Lvera also stayed here, at the dining table, and kept asking Liszt: "Your Violent Earth Dog has grown so big, give it to me, how many gold coins do you want!"
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
Although Dousen doesn't release magic and others don't know its ability, you can tell by looking at its shape that it is extraordinary.
This cannot be measured in gold coins!
Liszt responded coldly, "Dear sister, the first person Dousen sees when it opens its eyes is me. It doesn't recognize anyone but me. Even if you use Dragon Coin, you can't get its recognition. Give up this stupid idea."
Hearing the word "stupid", Lvera's face turned gloomy. "You are becoming more and more arrogant now, and you don't even dare to listen to my sister's words."
Liszt, with the knife in his left hand and the fork in his right hand, was able to cut the steak perfectly. "I'm just telling you a fact, please stay rational."
Lady Penelope seems to appreciate Liszt's current domineering change and rarely speaks for him, "Lvera, please eat like a lady and don't always think about grabbing something from Liszt. If you want, you can choose a suitable husband from so many outstanding nobles to satisfy you."
"Grandma, you don't love me at all now."
"You are all grown up, my little girl, as well as the boys. Grandma is getting old and confused. I just hope that you three brothers and sisters can live in harmony and take care of this little child Lytton so that the blood of the Tulip Family can flourish."
Lunch was not very harmonious.
After the meal, Lvera pulled out his sword angrily and stopped in front of Liszt: "Like a warrior, fight with me. I want to prove that you are still the cowardly Liszt!"
Didn't wait for Liszt to respond.
Dousen, who was lying lazily on the side, suddenly broke away from Tom and rushed towards Lvera. It was as powerful as a tiger descending a mountain, roaring low and blowing up a gust of wind.
At that moment, cold sweat dripped down Lvera's face.
She felt that she was enveloped in a strong murderous intention.
It was a kind of murderous intent that could only be experienced when faced with an irresistible force and one's life was in danger - just like when she was seven years old, she whipped a fierce horse with a whip, and the horse rushed towards it and opened its mouth to bite her - the difference was that she was now Earth Knight, but the same thing was that she was unable to resist.
"Come back Dousen!"
Liszt gave a faint command, and the charging Dousen braked suddenly and stopped moving forward. But the krypton gold dog eyes were still flashing with a fierce light, staring at Lvera fiercely, with the feeling that it would pounce on him at any time and choose others to devour.
"It is Thorn Ridge's monster. Although it recognizes me as its master, its viciousness is not easy to remove. I'm sorry for scaring you. I have something else to do and have made an appointment. Dear sister, we'll talk to you next time."
After saying that, he smiled slightly.
Holding hands with Dousen, he left the castle.
Lvera's face was livid, and she stood there dumbly without moving, and did not continue to show off her words. The moment Dousen pounced out just now, she was really frightened - after all, it was just a flower in the greenhouse.
On the balcony of the castle, Lady Penelope was watering his new Dragon Sunflower with a kettle. There was no doubt that he saw clearly what happened at the entrance of the castle.
She just muttered, "This is right. Girls should look like girls, and boys should look like boys. Melissa and Marie, these two bitches, are not lacking in the ability to give birth to children."
Liszt did not deceive Lvera.
He did have an appointment, or in other words, needed to find someone.
He came directly to a small town near Coral City, looked at the dilapidated appearance of the town, and frowned slightly. "Rom, is this here?"
"Sir, this is right here, Moss Town, I have been to this town before." Rom·Barrel replied.
"Whose fiefdom is this town?"
"It used to be the fiefdom of Baron. Later it went bankrupt and was taken back by the Earl. It has never been distributed."
"It is indeed here. I have found the two-story building with the white spire that Gortai mentioned." Liszt waved his hand, "Let's go and meet this Mr. Magician."