Chapter 4
In the village in the city, in front of Fang Cheng’s rental house.
Xiang Jun felt a little strange today. A youngster in his early twenties went to his military supplies store to buy a mechanical crossbow. The most bizarre thing was that he actually agreed.
You must know that Xiang Jun has been in this business for several years. With the connections he has accumulated in the army before, he can get some scarce supplies.
But these things, he has always sold the familiar but not the raw.
The reason is simple, afraid of trouble. After all, these goods are controlled products. Although they are not strictly managed like firearms, you must be held accountable for these things, and you will definitely not be able to run away.
Xiang Jun sighed then said, the business is getting harder and harder, otherwise, he would not think of selling these things to a stranger.
Together with the hand crossbow, Fang Cheng bits and pieces, he spent more than 40,000 in his store.
Be aware that his entire store's turnover last month was less than 40,000. If this continues, you won't even be able to pay the rent. Is it really necessary to close the store and go out to be a bodyguard? It's just that I can play for a few years at my age.
Xiang Jun is a little melancholy.
......
"dong dong dong."
Listening to the knocking outside the door, Fang Cheng was a little surprised.
Sent it so quickly, Fang Cheng opened the door with a stride.
It is Xiang Jun’s iconic fierce face that catches the eye. A child who doesn’t know will definitely be scared to cry when he sees it. It's just that Fang Cheng is very excited at the moment and completely ignores this.
"What about things?" Fang Cheng said hurriedly.
Xiang Jun lifted a big black bag from behind, which was full of things selected by Fang Cheng.
"Handsome guy, are you transferring money or..." Xiang Jun hesitantly said.
"Transfer money." Fang Cheng said in a mouthful.
After the transfer, Fang Cheng sent to the army, and immediately returned to the house, closing the door with a "Pa".
Fang Cheng little by little count the items you have prepared, military crossbows, daggers, multifunctional engineer shovel, body armor, stab-resistant clothing, and field survival kits.
Fang Cheng looked towards another bag, which was filled with the goods he prepared, twenty bags of salt and six fist sized transparent glass beads.
Fang Cheng moved his consciousness and looked towards the intelligent learning machine panel in his mind.
The energy options above are less than half charged, which means you have to wait one night.
Fang Cheng resisted his anxiety and turned on the virtual learning function, ready to continue to familiarize himself with the lingua franca of Northern Continent. In two days, learning a foreign language, and speaking it out, it is estimated that it will blow your eyes.
Fang Cheng, who is in the virtual learning space, feels normal.
According to the smart learning machine, the virtual learning space can play the host's greatest potential to learn knowledge.
Furthermore, with Fang Cheng’s current spirit strength, he can only study for three hours, and he will not be able to support falling asleep.
According to Fang Cheng's current mastery of the lingua franca of Northern Continent, although he can communicate with people in Morton City normally, there is still a significant gap in accent.
In the virtual learning space, all around are silver white walls.
Fang Cheng is now learning the lingua franca of Northern Continent over and over again in the virtual learning space.
As long as it is the data entered by the intelligent learning machine, it can be simulated perfectly, and it is exactly the same as the real one. Anyway, Fang Cheng can't detect any abnormality at all.
Fang Cheng practiced the lingua franca of Northern Continent over and over again. If there are residents of Morton City here, you will find that Fang Cheng’s pronunciation at this moment is the same as that of the native Morton City people.
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One night passed quickly.
After Fang Cheng woke up, his consciousness checked the state of recharging.
Seeing the energy shown above: 100%, Fang Cheng felt excited in his heart.
Fang Cheng took a deep breath and calmed down his mood.
"Through."
Fang Cheng gave instructions to the intelligent learning machine.
rays of light flashed.
Next moment, Fang Cheng has appeared in a hotel in Morton City in another world.
Morton City, a hotel near the Northern Part of City.
Fang Cheng was meditating at the door of the room that was sealed by himself.
It seems that the room Fang Cheng lives in has been sealed off by him, but he does not guarantee that no one will knock on his door for such a long time. There is no guarantee that no one will enter this room next time I come back.
It seems that I have another task this time, and I must find a safe place.
This kind of hotel provided for maritime merchants and merchants cannot live in it anymore.
Morton City is a very open commercial city.
Different from other aristocratic territories, where the aristocrats oppressed the commoners to death, Viscount Morton had a very good reputation in the Viscountry.
Morton City did not call this name several decades ago. This name was changed after Viscount Morton inherited the title of father.
Viscount Morton was a very visionary nobleman.
The first thing he took over was to abolish the laws that nobles used to exploit and oppress the common people. And build ports and vigorously develop maritime trade.
So compared to other Viscounts, the business of Viscount Morton is quite prosperous.
This can be seen from the resident population of several hundred thousand in Morton City.
In less than ten years, Viscount Morton has become a well-known Viscount in the Eastern Saint Empire, both economically and militarily.
These things were all told to Fang Cheng by everyone talking at once when Fang Cheng was chatting with the merchants in Morton City.
Fang Cheng moved the last cabinet blocking the door and wiped his sweat.
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In the hotel.
Harry is sitting at the front desk to receive the guests who are staying in. He is the boss of this hotel. He usually earns a lot of gold coins by relying on these constant businessmen.
Harry saw Fang Cheng walking downstairs, and immediately trot over enthusiastically.
"Sir, do you want to extend your stay?" Harry used the lingua franca of Northern Continent.
"No," Fang Cheng kindly laughed, and his mouth is also fluent in the lingua franca of Northern Continent, "Morton City is a beautiful city. I want to buy a manor here. I hope I can stay here in the future. Life."
Hearing Fang Cheng's praise of Morton City, Harry showed joy and pride.
"Sir, you must be a successful businessman," Harry immediately snapped a flattery over.
Fang Cheng smiled and waved his hand, and said: "So, how much is my room rate?"
"There are fifty copper beads in total, sir." Harry Weiwei Bend down, Harry didn't want to neglect at all for the big businessman who lived in the highest guest room of their hotel.
Fang Cheng took out a silver man from his pocket and handed it to Harry.
"No need to look for it."
After finishing speaking, amid Harry's gratitude, he left the hotel.
At the beginning, Fang Cheng used glass beads to exchange ten gold coins with a sea merchant. After exchanging nine gold coins, only 97 silver coins were left in his pocket.
In the Eastern Holy Empire, the purchasing power of gold coin is quite strong.
The average family spends less than one gold coin, which is 100 silver francs, for all expenses in the whole year. The ordinary family here is not a simple family of three, but often many, with a population of more than a dozen.
From this, we can also see the purchasing power of gold coin.
Fang Cheng wants to buy a manor based on this.
Outside the city, a small manor covering more than ten acres is usually enough to purchase less than 100gold coin.
If you want to buy a manor, you must first sell the goods in your hands and exchange them for enough gold coins. Fang Cheng thought to himself.
Morton City, Northern Part of City.
Compared to the southern part of Morton City, Northern Part of City is obviously a lively place. Less than twenty miles outside the city, it is a huge harbor, which not only connects several huge aristocratic territories around the city. , And it has business dealings with the legendary Seven Star Island.
Every day, there are countless cargo ships coming from various aristocratic territories of the Eastern Holy Empire to trade with merchants in Morton City.
These foreign merchants have a special feature. Most of them are official merchants in aristocratic territories. Even caravans composed of civilians often rely on some great characters behind them.
Morton City is different. As long as they are legal civilians in the territory, they are allowed to do business. As long as they pay taxes, they are legal merchants in Morton City and are protected by the city guards.
Therefore, there is an endless stream of foreign civilian merchants and adventurers who come to settle in Morton City, forming the prosperous situation of Morton City today.
Although the nobles in other territories were quite dissatisfied with this matter, due to the power of Viscount Morton, no one dared to be this early bird.
In less than a moment.
Fang Cheng came to the door of a Trading Company.
Seven Star Chamber of Commerce, four big characters are reflected in the eyes of Fang Cheng.
The entire Trading Company is composed of a huge square building with 5-Layer height. The whole building is made up of vermilion boulders, which looks solemn, noble and atmospheric.
There is an endless stream of merchants or customers coming in and out of the entire Trading Company. Some come in to purchase goods, some sell goods, and the Trading Company itself is also involved.
In short, large and small businessmen have formed a huge chain of interests around Trading Company.
However, there are a total of seven such trading companies in Morton City, and the Seven-Star Chamber of Commerce is only the larger one.
As soon as Fang Cheng stepped into Trading Company, sharp-eyed merchants recognized him.
No way, Fang Cheng was in this Trading Company a few days ago, but it caused a sensation.
Of course, it was a negative sensation. Everyone laughed at Seven Star Chamber of Commerce as a fool. Ten gold coins actually sold a precious orb.
Now Fang Cheng is here again, these businessmen, naturally like wolves who smelled the fishy smell, surrounded them.
"Fang Cheng."
The businessman in front of him has an oval face smiling hehe, wearing bright yellow embroidered satin, precious pearl jewelry hanging on his chest, and his middle finger Wearing a green gemstone ring. He is the businessman who made a deal with Fang Cheng last time, Roger.
Although the smile on Roger's face is so sincere, Fang Cheng doesn't intend to ignore him.
Who let this bastard kill him fiercely last time?