Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

After collecting the commission and settling the mercenary group, Simon led his men into the Chamber of Commerce in Provins.

Compared with the Chamber of Commerce in Mond, the Chamber of Commerce in Provan not only has more diversified products, but also more systematic services. The Chamber of Commerce hall is spacious and bright. On the left wall hangs the certificates of honor the Chamber of Commerce has won in various countries, and on the right wall are large wooden signs from Mitlan Yoda and other countries that display the price increases and decreases of the city's mainstream goods such as food and minerals. Every month, the Chamber of Commerce collects information from spies in various cities, and then gathers it to Provan at the fastest speed, and finally updates it by a dedicated person.

Simon carefully looked at the price of grain in various places. The grain price increase in Midlan and Yoda front was the highest, and the second highest was the Yoda and Kushan front. Unlike the Hundred Years' War between Midlan and Yoda, the struggle between Yoda and Kushan, and even many countries that believe in the God of Light and Kushan, has a long history. The former was at most a war caused by inheritance rights, while the latter was due to a thousand-year religious belief gap and after several centuries of war, it had reached a point of life and death.

As for the drop in food prices, it was very small. As the southern countries have the most suitable climate for growing food crops, they have never developed food planting due to their mercantile tradition. However, in the eastern part of Midland, which is close to the ocean and has no enemies on all sides, food prices have dropped slightly.

After reading this, Simon turned his head and looked elsewhere. Basically, mainstream prices vary according to the conditions in different countries, and other items are still expensive as they should be.

At this moment, Simon saw something relatively new, a siege weapon called a cannon. This thing, which has only come out in recent years, has attracted much attention since its invention. It is now the best siege weapon after the catapult, but it still has great shortcomings, such as it is inconvenient to disassemble, cannot be fired on rainy days, and has a high demand for ammunition. In short, it is a panacea equipment. Don't use it if you don't have money. It is currently only equipped in the navies and siege forces of various countries.

So Simon asked the Chamber of Commerce front desk about the price of the artillery and where it could be produced now.

"Hello, can you help me find some useful information about artillery?" Simon said.

The receptionist saw Simon was dressed in expensive clothes and immediately replied: "Okay, this message will cost 20 gold coins for service."

"It doesn't matter, please give me the most comprehensive information," Simon said.

"Regarding the price of artillery, there are currently two types of artillery. One is the light artillery equipped on ships, and the other is the heavy artillery used for sieges. The price of light artillery fluctuates between 500 and 800 gold coins, and the price of heavy artillery fluctuates between 1000 and 1500 gold coins. If you want to buy artillery, I recommend going directly to the artillery factory in your country, where you can buy artillery, shells and gunpowder at the cheapest price. Do you need me to communicate with the artillery factory?"

After receiving Simon's confirmation reply, the receptionist immediately went into the back room and came back with a man dressed as a businessman. The receptionist immediately introduced to Simon that this was the representative of the artillery factory in the Chamber of Commerce. Later, at the invitation of the representative, Simon inspected the production work of the artillery factory and the exhibition of finished products.

"Our factory has designed many types of artillery for many countries, has a 40-year reputation, and has won praise from many customers..." The representative talked endlessly about the glorious history of the artillery factory.

"Okay sir, what's the price?" Simon said.

Seeing that there was a willingness to buy, the representative immediately replied: "It is your greatest blessing to come to our factory. Other factories charge 500 or 800 gold coins, but our factory only charges 300 gold coins, and we will also give you a set of artillery tutorial books, as well as artillery shells and gunpowder..."

Simon said: "I wonder if you can introduce me to some artillery. Reading books is good, but it would be better if you could provide me with some human guidance."

The representative suddenly approached Simon, startled him, and then whispered: "We have a group of qualified artillerymen, and the price is very cheap, but there is one thing, they are prisoners of war. If you need them, I will sell them to you for 25 gold coins for 100 qualified artillerymen."

"Can you make the decision?" Simon asked.

The representative said embarrassedly: "My family is a little bit of a slave trader."

So Simon reached an artillery deal with the representatives, including two light artillery pieces, 2 artillery prisoners of war, and a large amount of artillery shells and gunpowder.