Gordon's face darkened visibly, but his wife had not noticed the change in his expression and continued to talk.
"The salary of the craftsmen over there is more than 1.5 times that of ours. With your skills, you will definitely earn more money if you go over there. Then our life will be easier..."
"Stop talking." Gordon's tone was not so gentle, but his wife still didn't react.
"Listen to other people, Griffin Barony is going to rise now, and maybe it will be much more developed than us here in the future."
"Pa!" Gordon slapped the knife and fork in his hand on the table!
He said sternly, "Didn't I tell you! Stop talking, why are you still talking about these things! Let me tell you, our ancestors have been living in Cosi City for five or six generations. No matter how well they develop, they have nothing to do with us, and these things are nonsense. Listen to what others say, they are all said by others. If our salary suddenly drops after we go there, then our family of four will go drink the northwest wind!"
When Gordon's wife saw her husband losing his temper, she wisely shut her mouth.
He whispered, "I'm just making an opinion. It doesn't matter whether you go or not."
Gordon also noticed that his tone was a bit harsh when he came over, which scared the two children. He picked up the knife and fork and said in a deep voice, "Let's eat."
Bev looked at her parents, and finally immersed herself in the food in front of her. She didn't understand anything at this age, she only knew that her parents had a quarrel, so she could eat quietly.
The next morning, Gordon got up early and rushed to the blacksmith shop not far from home. He wanted to cheer up and earn tuition for his two children.
Gordon is still famous among Cosi City. After a while, an acquaintance came over and commissioned him to build a batch of mining tools. This order could bring him a huge sum of money.
Because they were acquaintances, Gordon started chatting with each other while working.
"Mellen, didn't those minerals in our territory be compensated to Griffin Barony? Logically speaking, these tools should not be needed. Do you want such a large quantity?"
Unexpectedly, the other party looked around with a mysterious look. After seeing clearly that no one was around, he felt relieved.
"Gordon, I told you this because we are old friends. Don't tell me."
Gordon wiped the sweat on his forehead, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, don't you still know what I am like?"
"We do not lack these things here, but the Viscount territory opposite is in short supply. Their lords want to seize the four minerals and develop them themselves. You said that they had no minerals at all before, so naturally they lack mining tools. Not only is there a shortage, but the gap is huge. If I eat some leftovers and dump this batch of goods, I can probably earn more than ten Gold Coins."
Gordon stopped what he was doing when he heard the amount behind him, and looked over with a surprised look on his face.
"Mellen, don't be fooled. The cost of these goods is not small. If you don't sell them, your work this year will be in vain."
"No, sure money! I've been to that Nafu City once... Hey! Let me tell you, the streets in their city are neat and clean, much better than our Cosi City, and the atmosphere inside is completely different from ours. You can really feel it if you go there."
Gordon After listening to these words, he pursed his lips and wondered what he was thinking.
"The topic has strayed, let's continue talking. I have been to Nafu City once, and those rumors are true. Their lord does want to mine the ore himself. Some residents there have already started to go to those mines. There is indeed a big gap in mining tools, and there are very few blacksmiths there... Hey, you should know this."
"These days Viscount Griffin is frantically recruiting all kinds of talents from the nearby territories. Especially blacksmiths are recruiting more and the prices they offer are very high. So I have to ship this batch of goods over there quickly. If it's later, I won't be able to make any money."
Gordon touched the tip of his nose and asked, "Is this true?"
"What really?"
"Is that Viscount Griffin really offering a high price to recruit blacksmiths?"
"Really! On the way back, I saw several blacksmiths from nearby cities bringing their families there. Let me tell you, the benefits they offer are very high. Not only is the salary high, but as long as they are talented and move their household registration to Nafu City, they will be given a house that can accommodate a family of five without spending any money! Moreover, the schools there are free, and you only need to pay for room and board. It is very cheap!"
Mellen said with a look of envy in his eyes, "If I hadn't been in their talent recruitment range, I would have thought about it."
After listening to Mellen's words, Gordon's hand holding Iron Hammer was trembling slightly.
He suppressed his inner excitement and asked, "Is that Viscount Griffin so rich? Why are you so willing to give up?"
"Iodized Salt, do you know?... Forget it, you probably haven't heard of him. He is very rich anyway. Adding these four mines, his annual income, not counting taxes, will be around three to four million Gold Coins."
In fact, Mellen still underestimates the current earning power of Claire. Iodized Salt alone can earn nearly 3 million yuan in income every year after cooperating with Sophia. If minerals are added, Claire's annual income can even be close to 10 million Gold Coins.
"As for whether you want to give up or not? Do you know why our territory wants to go to war with Griffin Barony?"
Green raised his head and thought for a moment, "It seems that we beat the other knight?"
"This is just a trigger. The initial reason is because our lord blocked the water in the three rivers provided to them. The farmers in the downstream Griffin Barony have no water to irrigate their farmland. This is the most fundamental reason. Look, he will go to war with other lords for his people. If you want this to happen to us, do you think our lord doesn't care about our life or death?"
"So Viscount Griffin is very willing to give up money. He even directly took out a large amount of money to give free loans to people in his city for doing business. Haven't you seen that our Cosi City has had many new caravans come recently? They are all from Nafu City."
The more he listened to what Mellen said, the more excited Gordon became.
It seems that Griffin Barony is really good. It seems that I have misunderstood the other party. I am the evil party!
"Bang!" Gordon dropped Iron Hammer on the ground and took off his blacksmith uniform.
"Mellen, I'm sorry." Gordon put out the red-hot fire.
Mellen was still confused, not knowing what happened.
"I can't handle your business anymore. You'd better find someone else. I want to go home to find my wife."
"What's going on?"
"My family is also moving to Nafu City."
Looking at Gordon's retreating back, Mellen couldn't help but want to slap himself twice, blaming himself for talking too much. Where can he find a blacksmith with such good skills now?
Gordon opened the door and shouted, "Pack it up, we are moving now!"
He was afraid that if he went a step too late, all the spots for that talented person would be taken away.
The wife came out of the kitchen, saw her anxious husband, and asked quickly, "I just prepared breakfast to send to you. What's wrong with you? Where are we moving to?"
"Nafu City!" Gordon walked over and gently hugged his wife, "My dear, I should have listened to you yesterday."
Then, he repeated what Mellen said.
Gordon's wife also had an excited smile on her face and was beaming with excitement.
Looking at her husband, he couldn't help but joked, "I don't know who said it yesterday. My ancestors have been Cosi City for five or six generations. Don't move away even if you kill me. Why did you change your mind so quickly today?"
Gordon had a rare shy expression on his face, "My ancestors of the fifth and sixth generations also moved here from other places..."
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, hurry up and get ready."
"Well, you get ready at home first. I'm going to Nafu City and I'll be back as soon as I have the news."
"Be careful on the road!"