"Harpagon is much bolder than Sherlock. He is more far-sighted and has a fighting spirit. After Captain Kosto becomes proficient in sailing, I intend to let Harpagon preside over the sea trade."
Castle study at night.
Liszt and Butler Carter each had a glass of red wine, slowly tasting it, and chatting about the past, present, and future.
Carter's hair was a lot grayer, but his spirit was much better than when he first arrived in Flower Town. "Master, isn't it too big of a step to carry out cross-sea trade now?"
"Now I'm just using the foreign trade channels of Tulip Castle and Beer Castle to build channels belonging to Flower Town. I'm not in a hurry to take over these channels." Liszt smiled slightly. "Flower Town is only temporary. In the near future, I will have my own city or island."
He took a sip of red wine and went on to say, "I can't always be sheltered under the wings of the family. Father may not mind, but Levis and Lytton will always have something to say."
"It turns out that your eyes have seen more. Master, please forgive my short-sightedness."
"Seeing far is one thing, and doing well in the present is another. I need you to remind me often, Mr. Carter."
The master and servant flattered each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
A moment later, the topic turned to Flower Soap.
Carter was filled with emotion. "I was very surprised to hear your conversation with Mr. Harpagon. I didn't expect Flower Soap to be so popular and occupy such a huge market."
"Popularity is to be expected."
Liszt said calmly.
In fact, the technical content of Flower Soap is not great, and the decontamination effect is not heaven-defying. However, the addition of certain substances in pig pancreas and plant ash does give Flower Soap a lot of texture – lubrication, foam, and a skin tightening effect. It is enough to completely defeat soap with average decontamination effect.
Accustomed to ordinary soap bathing, there will be a huge contrast when it comes to Flower Soap. When washed clean, the whole person will naturally glow with a new brilliance.
For the nobles, this is enough to make them abandon soap and switch to Flower Soap.
As for the use of Flower Soap, it can also arouse the husband's sexual interest, which only Madame Gaerta knows, it is estimated that no one else understands.
Naturally.
Under the deliberate publicity of the Flower Caravan, the reputation of the Flower Soap began to spread from North Valley City to the entire Coral Island. Coral City, in particular, has always been a fashion vane.
The cost of the Flower Soap was not low, and it was impossible to give every aristocrat a trial. Instead of using Sherlock's method of casting a wide net, Harpagon placed it precisely.
…
"Miss Shirley, this is my lord, Sir Baron Liszt. He asked me to give you a gift, two pieces of Flower Town's own Flower Soap. It's better than scented soap and more in line with your stunning beauty and noble temperament. "
"Ah, did Big Brother Liszt give it to me? Thank you!" Shirley happily received the gift and saw that there was a thick bast paper attached to it.
On the thick bast paper were Serpentines written by Liszt himself.
"Dear little Shirley, I have a lot of things to do in Flower Town and can't come to Coral City to see you. I can only give you two pieces of Flower Soap. May beauty always be with you – yours, Brother Liszt."
…
"Dear Madam, Harpagon greets you."
"Harpagon, Captain of the Flower Caravan, did Liszt send you?" Madam Penélope received Harpagon.
"Lord Baron Liszt misses you very much. He sent me to bring you two pieces of Flower Town's Flower Soap. I hope you like it." Harpagon said respectfully, "Lord Baron said that if you like it, you can always send someone to tell the caravan that the Flower Soap will be supplied to you free of charge."
"Specialty Flower Soap? It's a kind of soap? " Madam Penélope was not a little girl like Shirley. Her eyes moved and she understood everything. "This boy is getting more and more shrewd. No wonder he looks like Melissa. This shrewdness is worthy of being the grandson of Marquis Merlin."
Harpagon smiled awkwardly and did not answer. He did not dare to evaluate a noble or his lord.
Madam Penélope said, "Well, I accept the gift. If they are really good, I will put in a good word for him. At least my old face knows a lot of people."
"Once again, Harpagon will take his leave."
… …
The Flower Soap was undoubtedly completing its impact on the soap market.
This was a big deal for Sherlock and Harpagon, but for Liszt, it was just a way to make money and give advice to his subordinates.
Now, he had a new task.
Just this afternoon, the smoke changed. "Task completed, reward five rotten bones."
It was not hard to guess that Markus and others on Black Horse Island had already built a temporary stronghold on the island and settled 100 serfs.
A new task was also born.
"Task: Raising horses requires a large number and variety of pasture. Black Horse Island is not suitable for growing more pasture at present. Why not cultivate corn grass in Flower Town to increase nutrition for the black-blooded horse herd? Please cultivate 100 acres of corn grass. Reward: a sprite worm. "
The task of rewarding sprite worms must be completed. Every sprite worm is a treasure.
But when Liszt saw the content of the task, he frowned deeply. He called the barley settlement's steward. "Gajeel, how many acres of corn grass are currently planted in the barley settlement?"
"Sir Lord, there are a total of 30 acres of corn grass."
"Is the corn grass now cultivated, can it germinate and safely survive the winter?"
"This …" Gajeel hesitated. "Sir Lord, Gajeel has not taken care of the corn grass in the winter and does not know if it can survive the winter."
"So how many corn grass seeds have you harvested?"
"The seeds have been handed in to the administrative office, about a few hundred pounds. Much of the corn grass is directly cut down for grazing, and only a small part is used for seeds."
Liszt looked at the weather outside. It was almost late autumn, and the weather was no longer warm.
Such a climate was not suitable for farming crops, but the smoke task was placed here. Otherwise, it would be difficult to ensure the birth of a sprite worm. He was sure that this was a corn grass sprite worm, but it was hard to say whether it could be bred or not. It depended on the progress of the task.
No matter how difficult it was, he had to do it.
He immediately ordered: "Immediately reclaim 70 acres of land and expand the corn grass field to 100 acres. Gajeel, hurry up."
"Yes, Sir Lord. Gajeel will arrange for everyone to reclaim the new land."
The task began.
On the other side, Liszt also took the time to explore the barley settlement's corn grass field. He constantly released Magic Eyes in an attempt to find signs of a sprite worm being bred.
As long as he found signs of a sprite worm, even if the task failed, he was confident that he could breed a sprite worm.
Unfortunately, he did not see any signs of magic power. The corn grass field was filled with ordinary corn grass, and there was nothing special about it.
He sighed and comforted himself: "I hope the corn grass can germinate in this weather. Let me complete the task first."
… …
The next day, the Flower returned.
Markus brought him a piece of news regarding the task reward.
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