It was an answer that was out of Wales and Yale's expectations. Although the friendship flag was very important to the beastmen and they wouldn't give it away easily, compared to being the sole grain merchant of a race, it was believed that everyone would choose to be the sole grain merchant and not ask for a flag.
But Wales and Yale were smart people. They immediately understood Zhao Hai's meaning after some thought. Zhao Hai was telling them that he would rather choose friendship than benefits between them!
Wales looked at Zhao Hai, and Zhao Hai also looked at Wales calmly. After a while, Wales raised his cup towards Zhao Hai and said, "As you wish, brother Zhao Hai."
Zhao Hai also smiled and raised his cup, "Thank you, brother Wales." The two smiled and drank the wine in their cups.
Friendship between men was very strange sometimes. They didn't need to say much or do much. Perhaps they would become good friends after a drink. But sometimes, this friendship needed to be tested.
The two drank two more cups of wine before Zhao Hai said, "Brother Wales, where do you want to go now? If you still want to go forward, you might encounter the cavalry of Iron Wall Fortress. There might be a conflict. "
Wales smiled faintly, "The reason I came here was just to take a look at Iron Wall Fortress. I don't have any other purpose. Now that I've met you, I naturally can't go to Iron Wall Fortress anymore. Food is much more important than scenery."
Zhao smiled faintly and said, "It seems like you won't let us go. To be honest, I still want to open a store in Beast God City. Haha, you should know that I don't only have food, I also have a lot of fresh vegetables. Do you think that if I open a store in Beast God City, people would come and buy them?"
Wales looked at Zhao Hai and smiled bitterly, "My brother Zhao Hai, are you joking with me? Do I know how expensive vegetables are among the beastmen? You can exchange the same weight of vegetables for an argali of the same weight, and it's priceless. Do you think anyone would buy your vegetables? "
Zhao Hai smiled, "Looks like it's really a good thing. Oh right, brother Wales, you beastmen like to eat mutton so much. Do you have a lot of research on how to make mutton? Can you make canned mutton? "
Wales froze for a moment, then shook his head, "No, brother. You know, although canned food can be kept for a long time, there aren't that many cans on the prairie. So we don't have a way to make canned food. In fact, it's too troublesome to make canned food. And to be honest, the taste of canned food isn't to our taste."
Zhao Hai laughed, "Then do you have any methods to make and preserve mutton for a long time? Of course, it has to taste..
Wales looked at Zhao Hai in confusion, "My brother, what do you want to do? Why are you asking these questions? "
Zhao smiled and said, "My brother, my territory is too big, but I don't have a lot of manpower. I need manpower, a lot of manpower, so I want to buy some slaves from you. My food can be exchanged for a lot of argali, but once these argali are in human territory, they won't be able to live for long. I don't have any argali related business in the continent, so if I bring them back to the continent, they will only die. So I want to find a way to kill the argali and process their meat so that they can survive for a long time. This way, I can slowly think of a way to sell these plates of mutton. What do you think?" Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, my brother, but I don't have much manpower. So I want to buy some slaves from you.
Of course, Zhao Hai wasn't telling the truth. He just threw the plates into the space. He could store as much as he wanted. But there was one thing that Zhao Hai had to admit. He wanted to make more money. If he could enter a mutton processing factory, then he would be able to make more money.
He had a very big territory now, but if he only used this territory to farm, then he wouldn't be able to make a lot of money. If it wasn't for the space cheating device, then Zhao Hai wouldn't have so much money in his hands. If he wanted to make money, then he needed to have factories and industries. Only then would he be able to make more money.
Moreover, Zhao Hai was still a bit worried. He could buy slaves from the beastmen, but the beastmen slaves didn't know how to farm. Although they could learn, it would take a long time. Also, once winter came, the slaves would have nothing to do. It would be better to do some side business.
Wales agreed with Zhao Hai's statement. In fact, a lot of merchants who cooperated with the beastmen had meat processing factories or leather factories in the human territories. The higher-ups of the beastmen were also aware of this.
What kind of people were merchants? They were people who maximized their profits. If they wanted to bring the cattle and sheep from the prairie back to the continent, then besides selling some of them directly, a large part of them had to go through intensive processing.
Sheepskin could be used to make clothes, shoes, cowhide, and some other magic beast skins could be used to make leather armor or other leather products. How could these merchants be willing to give such a big cake to others? Therefore, except for some small merchants who didn't have much strength, a lot of merchants who did business with the beastmen had their own factories on the continent. Their wealth was also very shocking.
However, the so-called intensive processing of meat products on the continent was really bad. Apart from canned meat, there was only ham and the like. There was no other way.
Moreover, because of this, the price of beef and mutton on the continent had always been high. Many commoners simply couldn't afford it.
Zhao Hai didn't want to change this situation, because if he did, then the chain of interests he would be touching would be too big. He wouldn't be able to withstand it.
But he could develop some new foods, such as some special foods from the prairie. Therefore, he asked Wales if there were any mutton products that could be preserved for a long time in the prairie.
Wales thought for a bit and said, "There really is a way to make mutton that suits the conditions you just mentioned. But there is one thing that you humans might not like."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Tell me about it, it's better than wasting it."
Wales smiled and said, "War rations are the most common type of food used by the beastmen during war. This type of food is actually dried meat. We kill the magic beasts, cook them, and air-dry them. After a few processes, the beast meat will become dried meat. The volume of the dried meat is very small. The meat of an argali can even fit into a grain bag. But don't look at the meat, its small volume is also its biggest advantage. When the beastmen fight, they will all bring a bag of dried meat. When they eat, as long as they take out a piece and cook it in water, the meat will become bigger again. A small piece of meat is enough for an adult beastman to eat. It's the best war rations."
Zhao Hai nodded. He had heard of this method before. As a fan of the military, Zhao Hai saw a post on a forum back on Earth. The post had the method of making Mongol rations during Genghis Khan's era. It was similar to what Wales said. Although Zhao Hai didn't know if the post was true or not, what Wales said should be true.
The method of making dried meat didn't seem to be of much use to Zhao Hai because it was troublesome to make. Even if it was made, it probably couldn't be sold. Those who could afford to eat mutton wouldn't buy this type of dried meat. It was also impossible to sell it to the human army on the continent because the human army had their own supply system. They might not be interested in this type of dried meat. Those who couldn't afford to eat mutton wouldn't be able to afford this type of dried meat either. After the dried meat was processed, it would probably be more expensive than normal mutton.
But after thinking about it, this type of dried meat wasn't completely without a market. On the contrary, the market for this type of dried meat wasn't small. Zhao Hai had almost forgotten that this continent had a very special occupation group, mercenaries!
On Earth, mercenaries only existed in legends. It was impossible for a homebody like Zhao Hai to meet one. Moreover, mercenaries on Earth wouldn't eat this type of dried meat either. Those mercenaries had their own supply lines.
But it was different on the Ark Continent. Those mercenaries were almost always on the move in order to make a living. Sometimes, they would take on some relatively special missions that would take a long time. This way, they would need to prepare a lot of food. Sometimes, they would need to rely on hunting magic beasts to solve the food problem.
But there were a lot of special missions where they couldn't get extra supplies. They could only rely on themselves to solve it. In the past, the main food for mercenaries on the continent was a type of hard flatbread. This flatbread was very hard and needed to be soaked in water before eating. This flatbread could also be preserved for a long time and wasn't cheap. As for the taste? You'd better not count on it.
If Zhao Hai could really make this type of dried meat, then it would definitely be a blessing for those mercenaries. This type of dried meat not only guaranteed the taste, it was also convenient to carry around and had a lot of nutrients. This would definitely be the first choice of food for mercenaries.
Laura obviously didn't think of this, and neither did Wales. To be exact, the taste of these battle rations could only be considered average. If it wasn't for wartime needs, the beastmen wouldn't make this type of dried meat.
After thinking about the use of the dried meat, Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile and say, "Thank you, my brother. Your suggestion is really wonderful."
Wales looked at Zhao Hai and said, "My brother, you should know that the taste of jerky isn't very good. We beastmen rarely make it, unless it's during a war. And it's only when we have to fight for a long time and travel a long distance. Only then will we make jerky."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Of course I know, my brother. But this type of dried meat is very suitable for a type of people, the mercenaries. The beastmen don't have mercenaries, but there are a lot of human mercenaries. My brother, mercenaries fight all the time. For them, this type of battle rations is the best delicacy."
Wales and Laura both stared blankly. They really didn't think about this. Laura didn't have much contact with mercenaries before. The business she did was mainly for the common people. There was a difference between mercenaries and common people. It could be said that they were people from two completely different worlds.
But you have to admit that there were still a lot of mercenaries on the continent. They were a force that no one paid attention to, but they did exist.
Laura's eyes lit up when she heard Zhao Hai say this. Her business sense that exceeded that of ordinary people allowed her to discover the business opportunity. But she thought that all of this still needed to be carefully investigated.
Wales looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Zhao Hai, you're really a smart person. You can even think of such an idea. I'm really curious now, where is your territory?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Brother Wales, my identity isn't very popular among the Humans. Therefore, nobody knows where my territory is. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I want to open a shop in Beast God City, I need your help." Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this.
Wales smiled and said, "My brother, why do you still want to open a shop? I want all the food you have, as well as all the vegetables you have. What's the point of opening a shop?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "My brother, believe me. You won't be able to eat the things in my hands. I'm afraid that you won't be able to eat the vegetables. Hehe, of course, all the things in my hands can be supplied to the Herculean Bull Tribe first, and then be sold to others. Is that okay?"
Wales smiled and said, "My brother, I've been waiting for you to say this. You don't have to worry about the shop, I can help you solve it. But brother, you must prepare the food for me. This time, we'll go to the Water Buffalo Tribe and the Fighting Bull Tribe to take a look. The Water Buffalo Tribe is my teacher's tribe, and the Fighting Bull Tribe is also related to me. My 4 sisters have married there, so I want to solve their food problem first."
Although Wales had told Zhao Hai about his situation and wanted to cooperate with him, he still couldn't completely trust Zhao Hai. Moreover, the things that he had told Zhao Hai before could be found in any tribe in the prairie. The conflict between him and Gasol had long been known by everyone in the prairie, so it wasn't a big deal.
But food was really too important to Wales. If Zhao Hai really had a lot of food in his hands, then he would have hope of defeating Gasol. But the prerequisite was that Zhao Hai really did have a lot of food.
Zhao Hai didn't object. To him, cooperating with Wales was only to get the Herculean Bull Tribe's friendship flag. Just like what Zhao Hai had said, he didn't have to worry about selling the food in his hands on the prairie. But if he could get the Herculean Bull Tribe's friendship flag, it would have a lot of benefits for his business in the prairie in the future.
He would only sell the food. What Wales would do with the food and how he would use it had nothing to do with him. To be honest, Zhao Hai really didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Wales and Gasol.
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