Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 207 Young Dragon Bay Commercial Center

"Prince Long, is this treaty too demanding?"

In a certain luxurious manor, Sherwood, the head of Cabernet Sauvignon of the famous Lothern Chamber of Commerce, held the agreement in his hand and tentatively asked the Dragon Prince who was drinking.

"Of course not. You should know Caledor's demand for alcoholic beverages. The Dragon Palace has a large number of soldiers. As long as you can get the supply rights from the Dragon Palace, I think the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce will carry out many things. It went very well."

Sherwood looked at the agreement in front of him and couldn't help but fell into deep thought. The Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce will obtain the right to supply alcoholic beverages to the Caledonian army, and the soldiers under his command will be uniformly rationed with alcoholic beverages from Lothern, but this price and the additional terms are different. It's touching.

The price proposed by Imrik is only [-]% of the market price, and this price needs to be reduced as the purchase volume increases, and a part of the trade fleet of the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce can be used. This clause seems to be deceiving, but Wood is still very excited.

First of all, the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce will get a part of the export share of Caledonian armaments. He only needs to purchase high-quality armaments produced by Val Anvil at a price 30.00% higher than the average market price. In the end, everyone thought about their own safety and wanted to replace those outdated equipment. When it comes to which kingdom has the best military equipment, only Caledon's.

This made the amount of armaments from Vaal's anvil extremely scarce on the market, and even increased the price several times. In addition, Imrik deliberately controlled the outflow of armaments, so the supply could not be raised, and those who wanted to directly Buying goods from Vaal Anvil must first go through the Caledon Rest House, which requires an extremely high tariff. Except for the big nobles who really need it and have amazing wealth, no one else has the ability to buy it and can only wait. The next batch of armaments is sent to the market.

But what Sherwood really values ​​is the relationship with the dragon court. His family started out with wine making, and is traditionally a craftsman class. Even though they obtained amazing wealth in the era of maritime trade, they even have a large port in Lothern. With the trade fleet, but too weak politically.

And now the political struggle in Lothern is extremely serious. Many nobles have offered him olive branches and provided many favorable conditions, but the price is high fees and the control of the chamber of commerce.

Sherwood, the person in charge of the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce, did not want the brilliant industry that his father had worked so hard for half his life to become capital in the hands of others. In addition, Imrek complained at the previous banquet that the alcoholic drinks drunk by the Caledonian soldiers were like It came out of the stinky ditch, so I tried to touch it, but I didn't expect the situation to be very gratifying, and Prince Long personally negotiated.

Sherwood pretended to contemplate for a moment. To be honest, he really wanted to increase the price. Wine making is not difficult, and most of the time it is sold at a premium. It is a brand name.

"Your Highness, you also know the situation of the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce. Our biggest profit comes from the sale of wine. Once the same type of product is mass-produced, it will easily lead to a drop in price."

"So." Imrik sat on the chair and said indifferently, picked up the glass and continued to take a sip. The taste of this wine is really good, no wonder the Cabernet Sauvignon dared to find him.

"We can provide the Dragon Palace with drinks of the same quality, but in name they will be mass-produced. I can guarantee that these drinks are no different from those on the market." Sherwood felt a little nervous, if Imric He is a face-saving person, so this incident is disrespectful to him. Soldiers often value the price and reputation of drinks, thinking that this is a status symbol.

This kid is quite good at doing things, Prince Long thought for a moment in his heart, anyway, the taste of the drink is the same, no matter whether he is bottled in a wooden barrel or a crystal bottle, at least it is better than the hogwash produced in Wind Howling City , to the nervous-looking head of the chamber of commerce,

"Yes, your actions prove that you are a practical person."

"Thank you for your understanding." Sherwood immediately stood up. Once this matter is negotiated, he will not need to worry about the political struggle in the noble council. The Bianchi family of Tyrannock is an obvious example. Ever since they got the trade share endorsed by the Dragon Palace, and Ed Terris helped Aizhuo clean up the noble council, the Bianchi family launched a big operation in maritime trade. In a short period of time, it has been able to rival the great chamber of commerce in Lothern.

"Don't worry, I still have something to talk to you about." Imrik asked Elvis to take out another document, but suddenly felt something was wrong, and turned his head to look to the side and back.

After contemplating for a while, he finally knew what was wrong. Which prince would lead a group of soldiers when carrying out normal trade agreements, behind him was the herald Elvis, next to him was one of his adjutants, Agsel, and just now Masno, who was canonized as the champion warrior of the dragon lord, and Davian, who came back from moving stones from the Dragon's Spine Mountains, along with several high-ranking dragon princes, all of them couldn't make up a single person who knew how to negotiate.

It is necessary to introduce some civil servants, otherwise it will be difficult to start with Alagir and Greenton alone.

After the attendant handed the document to Sherwood, Imrik said, "Caledor intends to build a commercial and trade center in Whelpling Bay, open to all kingdoms and order races, and the dragon court will only charge normal customs duties. Except for some controlled items, there will be no restrictions on the goods flowing into it. I have invited the Bianchi family to settle in, and I believe it will be on the right track soon. Is the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce interested in this?"

This is the reason why I came to this place in person, otherwise I can find someone to solve the problem of drinking water supply, so why do such a cheap thing, Xiaolongwan has been built in the past two years, I never planned Taking it as the main military port, except for the island near the Longji Mountains where there are many military strongholds, other places are built for commercial purposes. After you have money, you can fight more vigorously. If you can't afford it, it's too late to think about making money.

Sherwood took the short outline and read it carefully. Although he didn't quite believe it, after all Caledor didn't look like a kingdom that would actively develop a commercial port, so Imric didn't look like he was joking either.

He looked at the terms on the circulation of goods, and couldn't help being a little speechless. An incredible tariff, except for the slightly higher price of renting the port, it can be said that the Dragon Palace can hardly make any profit except for the normal maintenance of the young dragon bay.

But this is beneficial to merchants. The cumbersome trade terms of Lothern, the taxes paid to the Phoenix Royal Court, and the funds given to the city council when renting the port lead to many times when merchants do not have the expected high returns and often need Only with a certain influence in the Phoenix King can the Chamber of Commerce truly grow.

Heartbeat, this is the first thought in Sherwood's heart, and with Caledon's current influence, it can be predicted that the future development of Young Dragon Bay will not be much inferior to that of Lothern, but as a businessman, first of all, he has some doubts about this clause Authenticity, especially with regard to government control.

The Dragon Palace will not interfere too much with the development of Young Dragon Bay. In addition to normal maintenance and operation, military control will only be carried out when necessary. The Chamber of Commerce stationed here has a lot of power. It can be said that the market is completely controlled by capital. .

"Your Highness, I only have one doubt. Regarding military control, what level of war will allow the Dragon Palace to exercise military control over Whelpling Bay." Sherwood needs to ask this question clearly. If you trick him into it and then use military control clauses to cut leeks, it's better to stay in Lothern honestly.

Military control?Imrik was puzzled. Although he presided over the drafting of this clause, because the dragon tamer family basically did not educate their heirs in business, they did not understand many business terms and concepts of Azul. , just relying on previous experience to roughly tell Alagir, and he will write the outline of the Young Dragon Bay Commercial Center.

I took a copy from Elvis and took a closer look. There is indeed some vagueness about military control, and there is no specific explanation. Apparently, Alagir left behind, and the domestic economy in Caledo is not enough to support the full When the world is at war, you can operate on the young dragon bay.

Handing the document to the herald, Imrik crossed his hands and expressed confidence, "This military control clause will be changed, unless Druzzi has already burned the war to the Dragon's Back Mountains or there is a threat to Caledor. Otherwise, the Dragon Palace will not exercise military control over the Young Dragon Bay, and I can guarantee this."

Business must develop freely. Forcing intervention is not a good choice. Caledo will monopolize the field of metal processing by relying on its advantages in technology. If the expected development of Chulong Bay is followed, this income is enough for the domestic economy. The level has made a qualitative leap. After all, the Warhammer world lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of war. What the dwarves cannot sell, Caledo can sell, and what the dwarves dare not sell, Caledo dares to sell.

Even though Iron Peak Castle is surrounded by green skins, many people still take risks to go to Iron Peak Castle to buy high-quality armaments. Caledon is in the outer ring of Ulthuan, so it is much easier than going to the World’s Edge Mountains up.

"Thank you for your willingness to answer my question. I am very optimistic about Young Dragon Bay. If possible, the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce will be able to settle in Young Dragon Bay in a short time." Sherwood finally Thinking of who the person in front of him was, he quickly lowered his stance. His question just now seemed a bit presumptuous. This was a suspicion that the dragon lord's grasp of the extent of the war was not accurate enough.

"Then welcome the arrival of the Cabernet Sauvignon Chamber of Commerce. Caledon welcomes everyone who wants free trade. I believe that Xiaolongwan will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." Imric stood up and extended his hand to Sherwood to express his cooperation. joy.

But this action obviously frightened Sherwood. After all, the difference in status between the two was too great. He never thought that the person who had the business meeting today would be the Dragon Prince. Deliberately keep it low,
"It's my honor. If you don't mind, I can introduce the situation of Young Dragon Bay to several other chambers of commerce. Presumably they will also be interested."

"As I said just now, Caledon welcomes everyone who wants free trade. I will remember the Cabernet Chamber of Commerce's move to support Caledon." Imric patted Sherwood's arm, although This is somewhat inconsistent with the identity of the dragon lord, but in the eyes of the Dragon Prince, the person in front of him is a walking gold leaf coin, who can't get along with anyone, and he can't get along with money. When the gold leaf coins have to be carefully calculated, and even the idea of ​​​​letting people join the wandering army, then you will really become a poor prince.

(End of this chapter)