Chapter 358 – So Broke (5)
“What’s this?”
The Dwarf blacksmith looked at the price tag of the delivered iron ore and asked with a grim face. Merchants who supplied iron ore didn’t know how to respond to that sharp question, so they acted the other way around.
“Isn’t it iron ore?”
“Don’t you know that I am iron ore? You’re asking why the price is like this. Uh? The dwarves said they cut production costs by digging them themselves, so why did it become more expensive? Uh? They said everyone was playing around in the north, so they said they were working in a hurry because the ore was different?”
“Oh, old man. No. It can’t be, can it? The northern mines are different in many ways from the mines here in the Dwarven Mountains, so it took me a while to get used to. From next month, cheaper and better ores will be poured in great numbers.”
“Patience. Excellent water pouring What is excellent water pouring? What did I soothe the ore for? Isn’t it a bitch because you pay as much as you normally use, but you charge a higher price? Humans don’t play with prices, but do dwarves play with money? Go and see the work I won’t let you go if you do this again next month. Okay?”
“Oops, I’ll keep that in mind!”
The peddler jumped out, grabbing his throbbing chest. The dwarf upper house was sighing at the reaction of a day like this coming from all over the place. When he raised the unit price of iron ore delivery to make up for the damage to the country, music exploded from all sides. Craftsman-level blacksmiths who consumed a lot of iron ore, and blacksmiths who had just gotten out of apprenticeships, who used relatively little, were criticizing the kingdom’s policies in unison.
Evory was sighing as she piled up the endlessly pouring manuscripts in the middle of the audience room. Because most of them were the same.
[Did you try to do this? You’re a syphilis patient’s balls. How much did you lose by raising the price of iron ore?]
[Did you taste the blacksmith’s blood side with the miners? Your despicable evil will surely be judged.]
[The country’s mosquito-like bastard. I miss the old king.]
Like the hot-blooded Dwarves, there was no reason to protest against the king. Every time Evory read those words, he felt his blood his cool rather than boil. When I became a king, I felt like I could do anything I wanted. But no. Rather, the world had malice to kill himself who became king.
“Your majesty. I have prepared 60,000 gold.”
“Send them to the north as soon as possible.”
Avori looked at the Minister of Finance who was reporting with a confused expression. Avori was sure that his face would be the same as that of the Minister of Finance. The gaze of the people watching the upper ranks going to the north was unremarkable. Some of the guards questioned what kind of supplies he was carrying around like that. San Sangju left the border feeling like a criminal. When the king’s order was mentioned, the guards did not particularly search the upper ranks.
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North arrived again. Sang Sangju shrank from his blade and stared at the mountain range. The Dragon Mountains looked down at the top of the mountain with a sharp peak as if it were a dragon’s teeth. Sang Sang-ju walked down the northern road like a criminal with his head bowed unconsciously. The northern knights and soldiers who were guiding him were busy laughing at the shabby Dwarf Sang Sangju.
There was no Emilia in front of the Archduke’s castle gate. She was doing her own thing inside her castle her, as if there was no reason to come out to meet her guests who had come to pay her debts her. Sang Sang-joo had to take off his hat and walk up to the office by himself. Climbing a high-rise building was quite difficult for the dwarves, but Emilia made him climb the stairs.
Even though it was winter, a man drenched in sweat knocked on the door of the office. Emilia, who had been stroking her goat’s head her in her office her, turned her head slightly, she said.
“Come on in.”
“Yes…”
As soon as Sang Sangju entered her office, she bowed her head and greeted her. Emilia liked the servile attitude of the top lord. It was because the dwarves didn’t know humility because they had stiff heads like those who straightened their necks.
“You are here to pay off your debt.”
“Yes. And, please take good care of me in the future… Do…”
“I will check the money first and then decide.”
Knights were already gathering and counting gold. I made pockets in units of 100 gold and sorted them in the warehouse, and a total of 600 pockets came out. A total of 60,000 gold. Emilia was planning to donate this amount to the Nancy Foundation to support projects for poor children. She once again counted the 600 sacks of gold coins on her hand and looked at the upper column with a satisfied expression.
Said the top lord.
“Now, if you release your compatriots…”
“Yes. I will release you.”
“Then can you resume working as a miner?”
Emilia raised the corner of her mouth and smiled at her question mixed with hope. The knights were laughing with sullen voices. The upper house was still unable to grasp the situation. Emilia was very happy with this situation. She said.
“The Dwarves here right now do not take their equipment as collateral for debt. I sold my equipment. So, there is no miner equipment.”
Sang Sangju made a tearful face at those words. It was because she completely forgot about the fact that she had to take care of the miner’s equipment because she was preoccupied with the absurd debt of 60,000 gold and iron ore. Said Emilia, soothing her upper lord, when she was almost on the verge of crying.
“Do not worry. If you use our northern mine’s equipment rental system, we’ll get you back to work right away.”
“Equipment rental system?”
“We will rent miner equipment for 5 gold per person per month.”
Sang Sangju looked at Emilia with her bewildered face. Her horse was 5 gold per person, but 200 people were 1,000 gold. She said that she had to spend an additional 1,000 gold each time she came. Emilia added to this.
“Besides, this time, we will take care of the lodging and lodging, so we will accept this expense as well. We will serve you cheaply at 10 gold per person per month.”
“Uh, what… ! Don’t talk nonsense! What do you see us as?”
1,000 gold for equipment rental. 2,000 gold for lodging. All in all, 3,000 gold per month was a really ridiculous amount. No matter how impatient I was, I couldn’t go over to a contract like this. The lord at the top said to Emilia.
“Do you think you would make such a deal?”
“Then you can take me back. The weather in the north is quite bitter, so I wonder how many days the dwarves will survive without that rags house.”
The top lord had a headache. Because I couldn’t figure out how to deal with this situation. He said.
“First of all, please secure some extra iron ore for us to buy. Since you said you broke the contract, wouldn’t you need a penalty to fix this until the next return date?”
“Yes. All right.”
“And, please put an end to that matter. It’s not something I can decide on my own… I think the answer will come out only when we talk directly to His Majesty.”
“After all, that means you don’t want to take it with you. Just having those dwarves with you is a huge loss, so I would like you to bring in new dwarves if possible.”
It was a terrible sound. When those dwarves returned to their home country, everything was over. If you say that you fell into gambling and drinking in the north, everyone will be beaten to death, and if you say that you were deceived like a fool and became a beggar, the authority of the Abori dynasty ended there. Once the honor of the Dwarves was tarnished, these Dwarves had to bury their bones in the North.
“…Please.”
The head master once again hit his head in front of Emilia. After banging her head against the floor with a thump, Emilia nodded her head and said,
“All right. We will wait for you.”
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Evory felt like she was going crazy. It was because the Dwarves were protesting in front of the castle with clubs and hammers. It was because the circumstances of sending 60,000 gold to the north leaked out. Evory had no idea where the document leaked from. The Dwarves shouted while holding up paper documents with their faces stained red.
“You bastard without a mother and father! Who gave 60,000 gold to the North to hit the ship! They sold iron ore to us at a high price! What do you mean you gave 60,000 gold to the North? They say miners are messing around in the mountains, and that must be true! Come out right now and stick your neck out!”
“Restore the former king’s son and the Minister of Finance! The country is ruined because a guy like you becomes king! The human merchants have completely withdrawn, so there is no business! Come out now! This is a baby to eat! What are you going to do with my money! My blood and sweat are now rusting in the corner of the store! You guys grease your boat a lot, don’t you?”
“Tell us in detail where the 200 miners are and what they are doing! The country is ruined when someone like you eats the king! A soldier who knows how to sharpen his sword seizes the kingship, so the country is running like a dog!”
“Explain Avori! Avori, get out and die!”
Evory was grinding her teeth. She had nowhere to run. She was staring at her with fierce eyes from all sides. Even the servants who came and went were looking at her in disbelief.
“General…”
Evory remembered Egbold’s face her. His voice his, which said that one day we should get out of the magic stone mine, seemed to ring in my ears. Evory just wanted to follow through on that. He just wanted to make dwarves like dwarves.
But the world didn’t know that. Evory suppressed her seething breasts her. She still had a chance to make up for it.
“Valet. Where is the servant?”
Avori looked for an attendant. The attendant approached with quick steps and bowed his head in front of Ebori. Said Evory.
“Prepare the letter right now.”
He had to negotiate with the human kingdom once again. Avori was confident. Because he was a genius Because he was the man who would make dwarves like dwarves again.
