Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "The Hawk King is too polite. Actually, I should be the one thanking you. I'm the most anxious one here. Hahaha."
The Hawk King smiled and said, "This is the Hawk King's Cave of the Ice Hawk Race, the place where the Ice Hawk Race first settled down. I don't know if Little Hai has noticed, but the Royal Clans of the Beastman Race all live in the vicinity of the Northern Icefield. Legend has it that some formidable Magic Beasts came out of the Northern Icefield and caused a disaster to the Prairie. Later on, the Royal Clans of the Beastman Race moved to the Northern Icefield in order to protect the entire Prairie."
Zhao Hai nodded, he didn't dare to underestimate the legends of the Ark Continent. This was because many of these legends might be true. The Ark Continent couldn't be judged based on Earth's experience.
At this time, an Ice Hawk King arrived in front of the two and gave them a salute, "Golden Ringed Hawk King, Mister Zhao Hai, the Hawk King invites you in."
Zhao Hai and the Golden Ringed Hawk King immediately complied. Then they got on their mounts and flew towards the sky along with the Ice Hawk King. After flying, Zhao Hai discovered that the Hawk King's cave was very high. It was about 500 Mego, and the Hawk King was at the top.
There were only a few scattered caves on the top. Zhao Hai and the Hawk King stopped in front of the highest cave. This cave was about 10 meters high. In front of the cave was a platform that was about 30 square meters. Zhao Hai and the Hawk King stopped on this platform.
This time, only three people came up. The three stopped on the platform and dismounted from their mounts. The three Hawks immediately left as the Ice Hawk King led Zhao Hai and the others into the cave.
Upon entering the cave, Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. There were a lot of braziers inside the cave. These braziers illuminated the entire cave, but it didn't feel stuffy at all.
Inside the cave, there was an Ice Hawk King sitting on a desk. There were a lot of sheepskin scrolls on top of the desk.
However, the Ice Hawk King wasn't dealing with the documents. Instead, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Hai and the others. This Ice Hawk King didn't look any different from the other Ice Hawks. He was very thin, even thinner than the average Ice Hawk King. However, he had a golden crown on his head. He sat there as he coldly looked at Zhao Hai and the others...
Zhao Hai didn't know that the Ice Hawk King had an innate ability. This innate ability came from their eyes. Their eyes can shoot out a freezing ray, which was almost equivalent to a 5th rank Spell. It was very hard to deal with.
The Golden Ringed Hawk King quickly gave the Hawk King a salute and said, "This Golden Ringed Hawk King has seen the Hawk King. This is Mister Zhao Hai. Mister has a Milk Wine business to discuss with the Hawk King, so I brought him here."
The Hawk King nodded and said, "Alright, I've heard of Mister Zhao Hai's name before. However, this is the first time I've seen Mister. Mister, please take a seat." Although his eyes were cold, his tone was very gentle.
Zhao Hai quickly replied, "Thank you, Hawk King. This Zhao Hai is very polite." Then he and the Golden Ringed Hawk King sat on the desk.
After sitting down, the Hawk King looked at Zhao Hai and said, "The Beast King sent a letter to the world about Mister's Milk Wine. This Hawk King wants to thank Mister. You've done a great deed for the Beastman Race."
Zhao Hai quickly replied, "I don't dare. This business is also for the sake of making money. Haha, this time I came to see the Hawk King because I have something I need your help with."
The Hawk King looked at Zhao Hai, then he smiled faintly and said, "Mister, if you have anything to say, as long as it's something that I can help you with, I wouldn't decline. This is for the sake of the Beastmen."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Then I'll have to thank the Hawk King first." Then he told the Hawk King about the matter of cooperating with the Hawk Race.
The Hawk King quietly listened to Zhao Hai's words. When Zhao Hai spoke, the Hawk King gently nodded. Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Mister is giving money to the Hawk Race, so there's no reason for us to refuse. Mister can rest assured, our Hawk Race can be said to be the only race in the Prairie that has branches all over the Prairie. This was done in order to make communication between the Beastman Race more convenient. For Mister to think of cooperating with us is a good thing. Alright, I'll agree. Tomorrow, I'll write a letter and have it sent to all the branches of the Hawk Race."
Zhao Hai didn't think that things would go this smoothly. He stared for a moment before he stood up and bowed to the Hawk King, "Then this Zhao Hai would like to thank the Hawk King. Can the Hawk King also help me collect Milk Wine?"
Zhao Hai knew that the Royal Clans were very proud, so it would be impossible for them to help him collect Milk Wine. If the Hawk King wasn't willing to help, then collecting Milk Wine in the Prairie would be a problem.
The Hawk King looked at Zhao Hai and smiled, "Of course, I'll ask Mister to tell me."
Zhao Hai was happy, then he immediately said, "Alright, then I'll have to ask the Hawk King to help me collect the Milk Wine in the 3000 li radius. This is a Space Bag, you can store the Milk Wine inside. You can exchange it for one jin of Milk Wine or five jin of grain. Is this price acceptable?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
The Hawk King thought for a moment, then he nodded and said, "It's fine, this price is already very high."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "The Hawk King can collect Milk Wine from other Beastmen for one jin of Milk Wine and five jin of grain. When we arrive at Beast God City, I can give you two taels of grain for one jin of Milk Wine. The extra two taels can be considered as the transportation fee for the Hawk Race. What does the Hawk King think?"
The Hawk King stared, then his eyes lit up. He was very clear that even if Zhao Hai only added two taels of grain, the amount of Milk Wine produced by a small Beastman Tribe wasn't small. If a Beastman Tribe can produce a hundred jin of Milk Wine in a month, then they would be able to exchange it for five hundred jin of grain. The Hawk King would then be able to receive twenty jin of profit. How many Beastman Tribes are there in the Prairie? How much grain would they be able to get? He's afraid that the Hawk Race wouldn't need to go out and buy grain in the future.
After thinking about this, the Hawk King didn't immediately agree. He knit his brows and said, "Mister, to be honest, this price is quite high. This would be very disadvantageous to mister. If mister suffers a loss, then it wouldn't be good for the Beastman Race. How about this, I think mister can set the price at one jin of Milk Wine for three jin of grain. Our Hawk Race would only take one tael of grain for every ten jin of grain."
Zhao Hai stared, he hadn't seen such a person before. He had never seen someone who would actually lower their own benefits. But after thinking about the Hawk King's words, Zhao Hai understood what the Hawk King meant. The Hawk King was afraid that if Zhao Hai were to suffer a loss, then he would stop selling Milk Wine. In that case, the Beastmen would be the ones to suffer a loss. Moreover, the price that the Hawk King proposed was very reasonable, it was a price that the Beastmen could accept.
Zhao Hai knit his brows and said, "Isn't this price a bit low? How many jin of Milk Wine can each Beastman Tribe produce in a month? "
The Hawk King smiled faintly and said, "Mister doesn't need to worry. The average Beastman Tribe household would produce no less than 50 jin of Milk Wine per month. This is a very large number."
Zhao Hai nodded, this number was within his expectations. He had lived in the Beastman Prairie for some time, so he knew that it was impossible for the Beastmen to leave their Milk Wine. Although they would produce more than 50 jin of Milk Wine per month, they would still have to keep some for themselves and sell the rest. Selling 20 jin of Milk Wine per month would already be considered a lot. But after Zhao Hai gets his hands on the Milk Wine, he would still have to distill it. After distilling, 1 jin of Milk Wine would be considered good, this number was still acceptable.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll do as the Hawk King said. Tomorrow, we'll announce this number. I'll have to trouble the Hawk King with this matter."
The Hawk King smiled and said, "It's no trouble, this is a good thing for the Beastmen. But mister, the 50 jin of Milk Wine that I just mentioned cannot be sold to mister. We Beastmen can go without food, but we can't not drink. Therefore, we can only sell the excess Milk Wine to mister. Mister, you should be prepared. Tomorrow, I'll have people spread this information out. Then I'll go to each tribe and calculate how much Milk Wine each tribe can produce. Mister, what do you think?"
Zhao Hai was overjoyed, he stood up and gave the Hawk King a salute, "Zhao Hai thanks the Hawk King. The Hawk King doing this is very important to Zhao Hai."
The Hawk King chuckled, then he stood up and helped Zhao Hai up, "Mister doesn't need to be like this. Now that we're cooperating with mister, if mister's business is good, then our income will be higher." Zhao Hai stood up and smiled.
After resting for a day with the Ice Hawk King, the Hawk King did as he said and spread the news throughout the Prairie. At the same time, the Hawk King divided the Prairie into 20 regions. In each region, there would be some Hawks in charge of collecting Milk Wine. Each Hawk that was responsible for collecting Milk Wine was given a Spatial Bag by Zhao Hai.
After doing all this, Zhao Hai returned to Beast God City. He was waiting for news from the Hawks. The Hawks should be able to tell him how much Milk Wine the Beastmen could produce.
Sure enough, on the fifth day after Zhao Hai returned to Beast God City, the Hawk King sent a message saying that the Beastmen would be able to sell about 10 million jin of Milk Wine per month. This number was much lower than what Zhao Hai had imagined. After asking, he understood that although the Beastmen produced a lot of Milk Wine, they had their own uses for it. They would use it to make food, and they would also keep a portion of the Milk Wine for themselves. Because of this, there wasn't a lot of Milk Wine that could be sold.
Although the Beastmen were lacking in food, because of their living environment, they would also need to eat a lot of meat and dairy products. These things were impossible for them to live without. If they didn't, then it would be hard for them to survive the winter.
However, even if this was the case, the Beastmen were still very grateful to Zhao Hai. They didn't want to use Milk Wine as their main source of income. They just wanted to use the Milk Wine as a source of pocket money. It was just like how the people on Earth raised their own hens. If they laid a lot of eggs, then they would sell them for pocket money. If they didn't lay a lot of eggs, then they would just keep them for themselves.
Although this was just pocket money for the Beastmen, it was still a great help to them. A lot of Beastmen had already made up their minds to not exchange their Milk Wine for food, but for daily necessities instead.
After Zhao Hai knew about this situation, he didn't care too much about it. 30 million jin of food was something he could afford. And 1 million jin of Milk Wine was something he didn't need to worry about selling in the Human Continent.
After the business was settled, Zhao Hai handed the matter over to Ah Tai. In any case, Ah Tai was only responsible for receiving the Milk Wine and making payments. He didn't need to worry about anything else, it was very simple.
After dealing with the matters here, Zhao Hai returned to Iron Mountain Fort. The Winery in Iron Mountain Fort had already been built. It was divided into four factories, one was for Fruit Wine, one was for Grain Wine, one was for Beer, and the last one was for Milk Wine.
The machines in these factories had already been updated. The machines used in these factories were more modern, but the workers still needed to use a lot of them.
At this time, the original Beastmen weren't enough. Most of the slaves that followed Zhao Hai in the beginning had already been sent to manage the village. Because of this, the workers in the Winery were now Beastmen. Now that the Winery had expanded, the Beastmen were very busy. Zhao Hai immediately looked for the original Human slaves to understand the situation. They knew that because the new slaves were given Magic Beasts, it was very convenient for them to plow the land. Some of the families had surplus labor, so they could work in the Winery to support their families.
When Zhao Hai heard this, he immediately agreed. At the same time, he had Green and the others start building schools in the Black Wasteland. Most of the slaves weren't children, so Zhao Hai wanted to let the children go to school. Naturally, there was a prerequisite, they needed to work well.
After dealing with the matters in the Black Wasteland, Zhao Hai immediately returned to the Rosen Empire. He met with Randolph, Charlie, Jesse, and the Shelley Family to prepare for the Milk Wine business.
This time, Zhao Hai also purified some of the Beastmen's Milk Wine. Although Ye Dao's Milk Wine wasn't as tasty as his own, the taste was still very good. Moreover, they also inadvertently made a yogurt wine. This yogurt wine had a different taste compared to Milk Wine. When it entered the mouth, it had a very peculiar taste. Therefore, Zhao Hai also processed some of this wine.
Then he gave the wine to Randolph and the others to taste. Randolph and the others immediately agreed to this business. Zhao Hai's price for this wine wasn't very high, ordinary civilians could afford it. For Randolph and the others, this was very attractive.
The grains in the Ark Continent were enough for people to eat, and they also needed to supply the Beastmen. Because of this, people didn't use grains to make wine. What people drank were fruit wines, but not all fruits could be used to make wine. Because of this, wine was a very rare thing in the Ark Continent. Ordinary civilians couldn't afford to drink it. If Zhao Hai's wine could be bought by ordinary civilians, then how much would it be sold every day? It would certainly be an unimaginable number.
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