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"I saved you once, so let's follow the old rules. How much money have you made after being out for so long?"

Kruppler had already discussed with the guards of Grunberg, so the two of them could easily enter the city without being questioned.

Windlow also showed a long-lost relaxation. He couldn't tell Mousse how much money he had, but he could explain it clearly to Krupp.

"I haven't made much money in such a long time since I went out. I even lost a carriage. Now I only have one gold coin and some silver coins in my bag, which is all my assets."

"Not bad, unlike me. I didn't save a penny in these years of military service. I spent it all on drinking."

Led by Kruppler, the three entered a mid-range pub in Glenburg.

This is the rule in Rick County. A life-saving favor cannot be thanked with just a few words, but must be put into practice.

Kruppler also took Windlow's wealth into consideration. Although he wanted to go to a high-end pub, he finally chose a mid-range one.

"Three bottles of Utterbad wine!"

As an old customer, Kruppler shouted and the bartender brought all the drinks and opened them one by one.

"It won't cost you a fortune. The Utbad wine produced in Styria tastes good and is reasonably priced, 20 copper coins a bottle."

Wendlow rarely drinks, but he took a big sip and asked some questions.

"Has anything happened in Rick County recently?"

"Something big has happened. Emperor Louis Bird has died."

"How long ago?"

"Just a month ago, some people suspected that it was the beastmen who attacked the emperor while he was hunting, and some said that it was rats that bit the emperor to death. I guess it is very likely that an old injury has recurred."

After saying this, Krupp took a big gulp of wine and drank it as if it were beer.

"Thirty years ago, when Louisberd's son, Carl, was born, his family was in the Drakken Urd Forest and was ambushed by beastmen. It is said that the emperor was fatally wounded at that time."

"Royal matters are not for us to talk about, nor are they for us to listen to."

Windlow immediately pushed his wine in front of Krupp and told him to change the subject.

"Let's change the subject, eh? Well, let me think about it. The emperor's son, the current Elector of Rick, Carl, left here. I don't know what he did. As a result, Rick is in a very chaotic situation now. It's best not to run around when doing business."

This is true. When the emperor passed away and the elector was away, it happened to be a period of power vacuum in Rickland.

The various noble families are not a monolithic entity. Each noble family will make small or big moves at this time to try to gain as much benefit as possible for themselves.

Many businessmen or groups will be caught up in the vortex of political struggles, and it is indeed not a wise choice to do business during this period.

This was indeed good information. Windlow quickly raised his hand and waved to the distance.

"Bartender, another bottle of Utterbad wine."

"Utbad wine! Utbad wine! Brothers and sisters, do you know how much money the farmers who produce wine earn?"

In the middle of the tavern, a woman like a mad woman jumped onto the table, and Dasi preached his outrageous remarks.

This kind of situation is very common in the empire. There are always people who can't make a living and become crazy due to stimulation.

War, plague and poverty will turn most civilians into beggars, refugees and bandits.

Many people lose their minds because of their suffering. The biggest characteristic is that they are full of despair about everything and hate everything they see.

Kruppler pulled Windlow and pointed at the disheveled crazy woman.

"Damn, look at her big white rabbit jumping up and down under her tattered clothes. It's so tempting. It looks better than if she took it off directly."

However, Windlow was more concerned about what words would come out of this crazy woman's mouth. After all, the most important thing for a businessman is always information.

"A peasant! He only earns 1 copper coin for producing a bottle of wine, but the nobles of the winery can sell the wine for 20 copper coins, and then earn 19 copper coins without doing anything!"

This crazy woman seemed to have explained the essence of exploiting the surplus value of labor, which immediately aroused Windlow's interest.

"We will resist, we will fight, we will destroy all the nobles' wine, and then the common people will help the common people."

"In the noble manor of Glenburg, the nobles are even hoarding the wine in order to sell it at a high price!"

Before, when she simply cursed the nobles, no one paid attention to her, but when she insulted the nobles in Glenburg City by name.

The pub security rushed directly to the crazy woman, grabbed her, and threw her out of the pub, where she fell on the muddy road in her thin clothes.

At this time, a pair of hands reached out, slowly helped the crazy woman up, and then handed her a bowl of hot soup.

That's right, it was Windlow who ran over.

"I want to hear more about the Glenborg manor."

At this time in the tavern, Kruppler also started talking to Mousse very skillfully.

"Hey, beautiful lady, how long have you known Wendlow? Don't be surprised, that guy likes to ask questions and wants to know everything."

"It's normal. We haven't known each other for long. Are you from the Imperial Provincial Army? Can you tell me how an Imperial soldier can upgrade his rank?"

Everyone has their own goals and ideas. As for Windlow, who was chatting at the door of the tavern, he had already established a detailed and huge plan.

Three pieces of information are currently known. First, winter is coming and all kinds of businesses will slow down. For imperial merchants like him, there is basically no business and source of income.

The second thing was the news of the emperor's death and the departure of the Elector. Of course, he had met Karl himself in Mutter County, so he knew that the entire Reik County was currently leaderless.

Finally, based on my understanding of the nobles, they must be very fond of internal fighting for resources. At this time, whether it is taking advantage of the situation or finding a noble to be loyal to, it is profitable for merchants.

And from the mouth of this crazy woman, Windlow was able to guess some basic information.

This crazy woman certainly did not figure out the exploitation of surplus value on her own. Instead, someone gave her money and asked her to go to various pubs to launch a public opinion offensive.

At the same time, through some simple means, such as spending money and verbal inducement, Windlow also got from her the information about the person who hired her and the current general political layout of Glenburg.

The largest family here is called the Holzkrug Family. It was originally a lord family of a free city, but was later forcibly incorporated into Rickland through war, and has a very bad attitude towards Rickland.

The Randolf Disdorf family has a Griffin Knights here, together with a shipping family named Wollitz and a livestock family named Rutford. These four noble families form the basic political structure of the Glenburg area.

"Moose, I'm going to spend the winter in Glenburg."