Struggle in the Steam Age

After discussing the results of his examination with Viscount Doropia and having dinner, Lawrence declined the Viscount's family's invitation to stay with him, and then boarded the carriage and returned to the hotel where he lived. As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the hunting manor, Nora's complaints immediately sounded in Lawrence's mind.

"If we know that this time is related to the gods, we won't go into the muddy water this time." Nora's tone was not very good, because he is a divine creature, so his understanding of the gods can be said to be very good. In-depth, so naturally he is a little dissatisfied with Lawrence's promise to this matter now. "Especially the rewards that your aunt gave you on behalf of their family are really too little compared to the troubles you may encounter now."

"Don't worry, don't worry." Lawrence stretched out his hand and patted the little puppet's hand, then comforted him. "Don't forget that my aunt is a standard traditional nobleman, that is to say, the remuneration she offered before is only the basis of the minimum standard. As the difficulty of my task further increases, she will also increase the remuneration of."

"To be honest, after hearing that the current situation has something to do with the gods, I'm actually very happy, because if I just solve the problem of pests and diseases according to the original standard, the rewards he gave me should be just what she said before. Those. Although there are many, they can't meet my needs."

"But now, with the complexity of the problem, they will definitely increase my compensation. After all, with my identity and the complexity of the current problem, they must pay a premium when paying. Therefore, I feel that now I I can get something that I am satisfied with through this matter.”

"But the problem is that your father said that this family is a standard family of warriors. Although it is not bad in terms of extraordinary strength, it is definitely not good." Nora gave a reason that she felt was inappropriate. "In this case, even if they really want to pay you enough, they may not be able to find something suitable."

"No, I don't think so." Lawrence took a different view. "Although they don't have much power in terms of extraordinary power, as a nobleman, a nobleman with a long history and a long inheritance. The relationship network they have is very important to us."

"Relationship network, what's the use of that?" It was obvious that Nora was not very interested in the relationship between these nobles. "Don't forget, the cornerstone of this world is extraordinary power. If it's just the kind of interpersonal network between nobles, although it can't be said that it is useless at all, it is not as useful as in another world."

"You're right, but I need them not because of myself, but because I need these relationships to develop my territory." Lawrence said, "Just like our tea plan, if we want to make those teas a luxury If we want to taste it, then we have to get these teas to be recognized by the nobles."

"You're right." Nora did not object to this point of view. "At least in the two worlds you have experienced, nobles are often considered to be people with top-notch taste. Even if extraordinary people in this world have great power, they are easily regarded as outbursts just like the rich people in the previous life. household."

This is why in this world, no matter the rich or extraordinary, when they want to show their taste, they will choose to imitate those nobles. And the Elysian Empire is located in the New World, but because of their ancient history in the Old World, they have always been considered the noblest and most orthodox empire in the western world of mankind.

At least in terms of aristocratic history, only the aristocrats of the Eastern Aurora can be compared with them in human society. Compared with the title of the Holy Visby Empire obtained by Lawrence and the title of the Erythion Empire, the gold content is a little bit lower.

According to Mr. Lambert, Lawrence's adoptive father, the whole family felt very honored when Aunt Mia married here. Although marrying a viscount family as the daughter of a count family seems to be married, but the status of the other party's traditional nobleman of the Elysion Empire can smooth out this difference.

"So we want to sell tea, and it is definitely the best choice to find this kind of ancient noble family to help sell. Unfortunately, these nobles also know the importance of their family's reputation, so they don't easily help in this regard." Lawrence Explains, "And now, this is an opportunity."

"Because the pests in the cotton fields may be related to the gods, so if we help them in this situation, we will naturally get a lot of favor from them, and relying on this favor and the previous relationship between the two parties. I can Let them help us in this matter."

"Didn't we approach the church before? And the church also agreed to help us promote black tea." Nora asked another question. "If that's the case, then why do we go to these nobles and help us promote it? After all, after hearing what you said, I think it's a bit of a loss to spend favors in this place."

"No, it's not a loss." Lawrence explained. "First of all, if this kind of favor is held for too long, the original kindness will turn into resentment, so it is better to use it up as soon as possible. Secondly, it is great to have the help of the church when we sell luxury goods, but we can't just use it up. It’s just that the church helps, otherwise the effect will be counterproductive.”

Lawrence's worries are not unfounded. For example, there is also coffee in this world, which was discovered by a group of adventurers in the west of Yanzhou three or four hundred years ago. When they arrived there, they found that the local shepherds were drinking a drink made from ground plant seeds, so they brought the drink back.

It's a pity, because the drink's refreshing effect is too obvious. So at the beginning, besides the adventurers in the field, the clergy and researchers of various religions drank this drink. Especially for clergy and researchers, this drink can make them pray and study. Time to stay awake.

As a result, for a long time coffee was considered a stimulant drink in the western part of the Old World as a drink for scholars and religious people. This has led to the fact that in this world, coffee is considered a functional drink similar to Red Bull, and cannot be regarded as a high-end drink.

The chain result of this is that general coffee will be sold in teahouses everywhere as a kind of beverage. Coffee-based cafes can only be found around churches or schools, and are not mainstream. As for Lawrence, he didn't want his newly developed black tea to become a functional drink, because that would greatly reduce the market for this drink, and at the same time completely abolish Lawrence's luxury plan.

"According to my original plan, I originally planned to use the harvest festival to promote black tea through our neighbors. Although everyone's titles are not high, and the nobles who can be assigned to that island belong to the relatively marginalized ones. Kind of. But I think, if there are enough people, the publicity effect should not be too bad. Next, I will accumulate a little bit of word-of-mouth, and slowly build up the reputation of our black tea." Lawrence said his previous plan.

"But now we have a better opportunity in front of us. Although there may be certain risks for us to solve those troubles, if we can successfully solve this trouble, the whole black tea promotion process can be greatly improved. Shorten it so that we can get more benefits as soon as possible.”

"That is to say, wealth and wealth are found in insurance." The little puppet accurately summed up Lawrence's current thoughts. "If it's for long-term benefits, I personally think it's worth it. Not to mention that this operation is far from being a risk."