[Hobbit+HP] The truth of elves

Chapter 154

Seeing Thranduil once again ignoring Lucius' protest, Galian couldn't help sighing.

No elf has ever been able to guess the mind of the elf king.

"Inarius," Galian called softly, drawing back the attention of the nobleman beside him, and found him a step, "maybe you can explain the situation in the mining area in more detail?"

The silver-haired elf nobleman looked at Lucius and smiled awkwardly.

He actually knew the identity of Lucius, so logically speaking, he shouldn't behave like other officials who were frequently distracted by curiosity.

It's just that the sight of a little Lucius sitting on Thranduil's lap is very strange, but there is an indescribable harmony.

The Elf King himself could be regarded as one of the most exquisite appearances in the kingdom, and his noble temperament made him so dazzling that it was hard to ignore.

But due to the disparity in status, or the reason of self-limitation in their hearts, most of the elves looked up at the elf king, but they unconsciously felt a sense of alienation from him.Want to get close, but daunting.

On the other hand, Lucius, who was somewhat similar to the Elf King in his appearance, felt completely different.

He always wore a faint smile, and he was easier to get close to than Thranduil.Now it has turned into this young and well-behaved appearance, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it.

"You mentioned the proposal of troop mobilization just now, but you haven't explained it in detail yet." Galian added another reminder.

"Oh, yes." Inarius looked at the Elf King seriously, "Your Majesty, I propose to transfer the Second Legion back to the kingdom to participate in the New Year celebration, and at the same time reduce the number of our troops stationed in Changhu Town."

Gary was startled when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Lucius.However, the latter looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and was trying to open a book that was stuffed by Thranduy.

And Inarius, who was standing beside Galian, looked at the Elf King seriously, and seemed unaware of the fact that the mayor of Changhu Town was sitting on the Elf King's lap.

"Because the Second Legion has been transferred to Changhu Town this year, there have been vacancies in the rotation of several legions. The mining during this year's mining period has also been directly affected." Inarius then explained, "In order to On top of the vacancy of the Second Corps, the other three Corps have changed their duty time and canceled the garrison points in the mine. Therefore, we have no ore mined by ourselves this year. In addition, due to the abolition of the corresponding defense points, the patrol team has expanded its patrol The scope and frequency, and the loss of weapons have increased. The superposition of the two reasons has led to an increase in the workload of the foundry this year, and the supply of raw materials is insufficient. Later, we purchased a batch of semi-finished iron ore from Gushan through Long Lake to fill the gap. But The price is more expensive than the raw ore we are used to buying.”

"Although the cost has increased, it does not necessarily require a reduction in the number of troops stationed in Changhu Town." Garian asked, "There are quite a few elves living in Changhu Town now."

"It's not just a matter of increased expenses this year. Some of the casting materials consumed this year are retained from the past. But starting from next year, our gap will only become larger. Moreover, because the trade in Long Lake Town continues Expanding, the number of caravans coming to the kingdom to trade this year has also decreased. The repair of the old forest road has made most of the caravans in the west cross the river directly from the ferry and enter Changhu Town through the forest. Although the road will be attacked by dark creatures , but their travel time is shortened."

"Has the old forest road been repaired?" Thranduy raised his eyebrows and asked proactively.

"It has not been completely repaired, but it has been able to pass." Inarius immediately replied, "Small caravans can rent camels and donkeys from the post on the other side of the old ferry. Trained camels can be guided by people. It's a good way to traverse areas that haven't been fully worked out."

"Can you rent a station for camel horses?" Galian asked curiously, "Did the humans at Old Ferry build it?"

"Oh, no, that one was made by Qi Lier, the Long Lake Post Station. The camel horse was also bought from Rohan, and it was specially domesticated and trained by Lord Baird for the post station." Inarius replied very well. , "In the beginning, it was the method used by Changhu itself to transport goods, and it also took the elf trail. After the old forest road was basically repaired, it was diverted. This facilitates the work of the patrol team. It's just because the trade of Changhu can already satisfy The needs of mankind, so the transaction volume in the kingdom this year is very small. The corresponding income of the treasury has also decreased."

"Qi Lier has done a lot of things." Thranduy said.

"Indeed, she has been very busy. She hasn't been back to the kingdom this year." Galian nodded, "But she has already confirmed that she will come back to participate in the New Year's celebration."

Thranduil nodded, as if he was thinking.Seeing this, Inaris guessed that the Elf King might not want to abolish the army stationed at Long Lake, so he suggested again: "Or in the near future, there is no need to mobilize the army. But we can find a way to let Long Lake help reduce the purchase of refined iron." The price. Or you can buy the raw ore directly through another channel. You can also invite some caravan agents who have been stationed in Changhu for a long time to participate in the New Year celebration.”

Inarius, a nobleman of the Sindar tribe, has always been in charge of the army of the Woodland Kingdom and participated in internal affairs.Before Lucius left the kingdom to go to Long Lake, he often saw Galian discussing with him.

Inarius was also very friendly to Lucius who was accompanying the Elven King at that time.It's just that they don't communicate much.Lucius's impression of the former is also more of his relatively conservative suggestions.

Now, both Galian and Inarius looked serious and troubled, obviously they had forgotten that the person they wanted to discuss, Lucius, who had more decision-making power than Cheryl, was here.

Thranduil didn't take the initiative to mention this, but just sat silently, not knowing whether he was lost in thought or absent-minded.

"The mobilization of the army is not the key issue, and the current Changhu Town does not necessarily need so many elf warriors to be stationed. But the iron ore transaction you mentioned did not consider the need to lower the price or purchase raw ore instead."

When the soft voice sounded, Inaris's eyes were obviously still in a daze, and he looked at Lucius with confusion.

"The semi-finished refined iron itself was purchased from the dwarves by entrusting Changhu. According to the agreement between Gushan and Changhu in exchange for food, the price of these refined irons is already the lowest price without arousing the willingness of the dwarves to object. Among them The profit is only the operating price difference earned by Long Lake. But if you want to negotiate a different price, you can only trade directly with the dwarves. But Thorin has always prohibited his own or human merchants from directly selling semi-finished products to the elves. The remaining options There are only high-priced finished products. Regardless of whether Thorin is willing to bargain with the elves because of his stubborn temper, even if he buys raw ore instead, although it is cheap, the transportation cost is too high. If you compromise and consider processing in Long Lake, although you can Save this part of the cost. But at present, the only craftsmen in Changhu Town who can serve the elves are humans, and the forging skills of humans cannot meet your requirements, and the gains outweigh the losses in the end.”

Thranduil looked down at Lucius, but said nothing.Inarius was a little dazed when he heard this, and then asked: "We must solve this problem. There will be additional casting plans next year, and the demand for iron ore will only continue to increase."

"This does not involve too complicated a relationship of interests, and it is not wrong to use the same method to buy. Because there is a long lake in the middle, the dwarves cannot distinguish whether their semi-finished products have gone to the forest or to the grassland. As for the decline in trade volume , can also be compensated by increasing the trade of handicrafts and herbs with River Valley City. Bard and Cheryl have mentioned this matter. Lonely Mountain has no restrictions on transactions with River Valley City." Lucius said immediately, "increase the planting of herbs The cost of resuming mining is lower than mining. It can also ensure that the mineral reserves owned by the kingdom will not be exhausted in advance. Since the dwarves are keen to exchange ore for gold coins that are of no great use, we don’t need to engage in meaningless competition.”

"You know how to manage mines?" Thranduy raised his hand, but because Lucius happened to turn his head, his palm just passed by the side of Lucius' face.

"Do you believe me when I say that I own seven lonely mountains?" Lucius asked lightly.

"It's just that for so many years, His Majesty has prohibited the kingdom from selling herbs to dwarves." Inaris was focused on solving the problem, but he didn't notice the interaction between Lucius and Thranduil.

"If herbal medicine is not enough, some plant materials can also be considered." Lucius replied, "I have passed back a method of making a special feed for horses before. After processing through the Long Lake Workshop, it can be exchanged for traveling merchants. Fur, livestock, and minerals for the dwarves."

"It's really much easier to just grow plants, and you don't necessarily need a legion to complete the production. But what kind of plants are you talking about?" Inaris immediately asked with a smile on his face.

"I sent the recipe to Qi Lier a long time ago..." Lucius hesitated for a moment, lowering his eyes to think.

Inarius looked expectantly at Lucius, who seemed to be thinking, and saw that he was silent for a long time, and suddenly his body swayed, and his center of gravity slowly fell back.Before the onlookers could figure out the meaning of his actions, the little golden head tilted and approached Thranduil's arms directly.

Inaris was stunned, and suddenly a little speechless: "This..."

The Elf King raised his finger in front of his lips and hissed lightly.Inarius's hesitant voice stopped.

The hand that had been holding Lucius up until now was finally able to hold him in his arms.Thranduil looked down, and the falling hand suddenly slowed down just as it was about to touch Lucius.There was a pause in the movement, and the slender fingers approached cautiously, stroking the defenseless little face at this time.

"Your Majesty, let's go to Qi Lier first, and come back later when Lucius wakes up." Galian lowered his voice with a wink, and whispered a report.Without waiting for the Elven King's instructions, he pushed Inarius away with a shocked face.

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