January 1st, 26th year of the Empire.

early morning.

The atmosphere in the Mecalon Castle is very lively. Countless servants and maids have put on the latest costumes, and the ladies from the kitchen are all wearing various decorations on their heads.

Even the most rigid and serious old housekeeper in the castle, who wore a black robe and a black face to patrol around all day, also added some other colors to his clothes at this time, and everyone’s face was full of Smile.

Today is the first day of the new year, and it is no less important among the Redkars than March 3rd, the creation of the Father.

Moreover, the solemnity of that day, the mass in the church all day is different, today's beginning festival is more derived from the original beliefs of the Redka people.

For example, carnival, drinking and having fun, and the custom that couples are more likely to be pregnant on the same day when they return to their house. These all come from the reproductive worship and joyous thoughts of the primitive age.

At the same time, the residents in the private sector have also prepared a large amount of ingredients, and the family reunited to eat and drink.

The next day, although the festival was over, the joyous atmosphere continued, but the residents had resumed work.

More and more Fraxel were acquired by people of unknown origin, and Logan's investigation continued.

In the "King's Wardrobe" Chamber of Commerce, the five branch directors gathered again.

"Gentlemen, I think we should change it!" Russell said as he looked at everyone.

"Although the price of our acquisition of the flying shuttle is not high, it still costs money, but the Duke of Rainer is not too troublesome to make those flying shuttles. If we pay too much, it will not be worth the loss!"

"Then what do you want?" Mr. Battelle asked, looking at him.

"Increase the intensity of the rumors! I have to say that the prestige of the Duke of Rainer on this land is too high. Even though we have spread a lot of rumors, we still can only make these residents slightly suspicious. We must spread more. Terrible remarks can destroy the prestige of the Duke of Lilena!"

All the people present nodded their heads, they were also vested interests, and they were also unwilling to let the flying shuttle play a role.

"If it's just like this... it won't work!" Old Battelle shook his head.

"So, what do you think?" Russell still respects Battelle. The wisdom in the head of such an old businessman is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Raise the purchase price of linen, and lower the price of some sisal and flax!" Battelle said, stroked the little gray beard that had fallen off his chin.

"What?" the others exclaimed.

"Doing so will cause us great losses!" They said in unison.

"Stupid!" Battl stomped his cane forcefully, and said, hating iron and steel, "How can there be a return without paying? Haven't you understood this law after doing business for so many years?"

"If you want to make a profit, you always need a principal!"

"What we are going to do this time is a big deal. How can we succeed without paying a big price!" Battelle sighed and said: "We must do this if we want to keep the traditional fabric market!"

After listening to his reprimand, everyone was silent. In any case, the loss of doing so was too great, and they really couldn't bear it.

"Well, just listen to you!" Rosell gritted his teeth, then looked at the other people.

"We...we are willing to..." The remaining four also had ugly expressions like dead parents, but they still chose to agree.

As a result, the residents of the northern region discovered that the cloth merchants who were stubbornly lowering prices like vampires had unexpectedly become generous.

The linen cloth that was two meters long and one meter wide could only be sold for two coppers, but now it has been carried to four coppers.

This is double the original price!

If the price can be maintained at this level, they can bring four silver coins to the family in this winter!

This is definitely a huge sum of money for an ordinary family, even if it is not working, it is enough for a family of five people to eat and drink for more than half a year.

Inspired by money, the residents of the northern border picked up the old looms and started weaving, just hoping to be faster and faster.

Even if it can only be faster, it is a gap of one or two coppers.

After weaving the cloth, they immediately sold it to the merchants who bought the linen, but the price did not change a little.

When they went to buy flax and sisal as raw materials for weaving, they found that the prices of these raw materials were more than a little lower than in the past.

This motivated their enthusiasm for weaving even more, and for a time the entire northern border was filled with the sound of weaving tools.

"Is it the "king's wardrobe"?" Rainer narrowed his eyes.

Logan respectfully stood by. In fact, this investigation was not difficult.

With such a large-scale purchase of cloth at high prices and the sale of sisal linen at low prices, it is almost impossible to know who did it.

If you arrest a few businessmen quietly, you don't even need to be tortured to be worth who is behind them.

"So, the rumors a while ago were also theirs, right?"

"Yes, Lord Duke, after my investigation, they spread the previous rumors too!" Logan said respectfully.

"Aha, it turned out to be them, I should have thought of it!" Rainer couldn't help shook his head and felt ashamed of his slowness.

The development of wool fabrics by oneself will inevitably have a huge impact on them. By then, the business of sisal, flax and linen will definitely be difficult to do, and it is logical to stop oneself.

"Well, continue to monitor, but don't act rashly without my order!" Rainer said lightly.

For his level, a small chamber of commerce is nothing.

After all, he is the Grand Duke who controls the entire Northern Territory~lightnovelpub.net~ The military and political power is in his own hands.

What's more, the Northern Territory is not entirely dependent on commercial activities, and it is difficult for a chamber of commerce to have any influence on its territory.

If it really annoys Reiner, he can directly ask the army to eradicate these people, or directly increase the tax rate of hemp and sisal flax so that they can't sell it directly. This is easy.

What he is worrying about now is how to make residents readily accept the new type of tool like Fraxel.

Although their prestige is very high, but the nature of a large number of conservative people, they do not necessarily believe in the effectiveness of the shuttle, they would rather guard the inefficient weaving method than make new attempts.

He is not eager to get rid of the "King's Wardrobe" Chamber of Commerce. If he directly uses the military to interfere with commercial activities by violent means, it may have a huge impact on the newly prosperous northern business.

After all, I had promised not to use violence against business, and also promised to protect all businessmen who came to the northern border to do business.

Backlash is not always a good reputation.