Chapter 851: Chapter 100: Trade with the Dwarf Kingdom and the Takeoff of the Territory’s Livestock Industry_4
After listening, Su Li couldn’t help but click his tongue; undoubtedly, the Gransen Territory is the development target of the Hesse Territory.
Their territory is somewhat similar to the Song Dynasty, except the Song Dynasty mainly herds sheep, while they primarily herd cattle and sheep. It’s said that during festivals, Kaifeng alone slaughters over 3,000 sheep. Each royal pasture has more than 30,000 sheep.
Su Li also hopes that the scale of cattle and sheep in the territory can rapidly expand; otherwise, merely 10,000 cattle and sheep wouldn’t be enough to feed a large city for even three days.
Edmond quickly assured, "Lord, please rest assured, once we have established the northern pasture, we will do our utmost to breed and develop."
"Moreover, as the Knight Clan and Shepherds in the territory increase, our grazing scale will significantly improve. If we can’t completely fulfill this transaction with your noble pasture alone, we can actually purchase cattle and sheep from the territory, or open this transaction to the subjects."
If opened to the subjects, Dean Oliver certainly wouldn’t agree.
This iron-fisted Prime Minister is more accustomed to a big government model, and his Provincial Affairs Council will certainly control such important transactions with the Dwarves.
However, what Edmond said was indeed an inspiration for Su Li, as the territory expands westward, increasing in area, many new outposts will surely form. With vast lands and sparse population, grazing is undoubtedly a very good choice. Especially with the stable climate this year, it can produce a great number of livestock. Encouraging the subjects to trade with the Gray Mountain Dwarves would clearly be able to further enhance the territory’s wealth and tax revenue.
However, agriculture is still very important, as compared to the instability and fragility of grazing, agriculture production is undoubtedly more stable, which is also the most important reason Su Li is obsessed with farming.
Bierga also said, "But I see that the agriculture in your territory is flourishing. Our Kingdom can also purchase a batch of food and grain from your territory. After all, meat, grains, and fruits, these are what we Dwarves need."
"There is no problem in this regard," Su Li decisively said, "With the arrival of the summer harvest, the scale of agriculture in our territory will further increase. We estimate that we won’t encounter any larger disasters this year, agricultural output will definitely hit new highs, and we can export more food to you."
Although the grain harvested in spring is essentially given to the Gray Rock Clan, but from a long-term perspective, the location of the territory’s Border Grain Storehouse will become more and more stable.
It’s not only the scale of Bjorn Shallow Bay that’s expanding, more importantly, the area and population of the territory are both increasing, more and more villages and outposts are being included into the realm by Marshal Orstein, the scale of farmland is growing day by day, food production is bound to hit new highs.
And these grains need to find a market. Su Li also needs to plan in advance, as the Blue Mirror Territory’s tariff blockade looks unavoidable.
Only fools would wait to be passively beaten without a plan in such matters.
If the road to the west is cut off this month, then expansion of routes to the east and north is clearly crucial to the economic lifeline of the territory.
And after conquering the Blue Mirror Territory, the scale of grain will probably increase to an unprecedented level.
So Su Li continued, "Our territory is determined to be the grain storehouse for the entire border, your Kingdom can freely trade with us. Even if our grain isn’t enough to pay for the trade agreement, we will supplement the deficit with Gold and Gold Coins. So I hope you Dwarves can provide more Griffin Horses, at least ensure the number provided annually reaches 12. Of course, there is no upper limit on this number, no matter how many you provide, even if we have to pay in gold, we will buy them all."
Bierga laughed heartily, then extended his hand to Su Li, "Haha, I like your grand spirit, big guy, and I certainly like shiny Gold Coins. Then this deal is sealed!"
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