Luria Nova/Events/Estate-Manager/The Peasants' Plea for Fair Prices
As the sun sets over your estate, a group of earnest peasants approaches, their faces etched with concern. They speak of the escalating price gouging by local merchants, recounting tales of empty pockets and hungry bellies. Their voices are laden with despair, and they look to you for salvation.
The peasants implore you to find a solution to this pressing issue, fearing that if their suffering continues unchecked, it might escalate into violence against the profiteering merchants. You stand at a crossroads, with the fate of your estate hanging in the balance. How will you respond to their heartfelt plea?
As you ponder, a traveling merchant enters your hall, his eyes gleaming with opportunity. He extends an offer, a lifeline in this time of crisis.
He proposes two paths, each with its own potential to bring relief:
You can wield your authority to compel the local merchants to lower their prices, an action that would swiftly alleviate the peasants' hardships. However, it may provoke resentment among the merchants, who would perceive it as interference in their business affairs.
Alternatively, you can consider the traveling merchant's proposition of establishing a new trade route. In exchange for a portion of your manufacturing business, he pledges to connect your estate with a neighboring region. The exact destination of this trade route, though, would be left to chance, introducing an element of uncertainty into the solution.
The traveling merchant also presents a more substantial option. By offering a larger share of your manufacturing business, you could secure a trade route with a plain estate known for its bountiful food production. This choice would directly address the ongoing food shortage crisis and ease the peasants' suffering.
The choice is yours, and the destiny of your estate hangs in the balance. How will you respond to the heartfelt pleas of your peasants and the opportunity presented by the traveling merchant?
