Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 58 Trade Issues
Along with the flickering of the shining lighthouse, seeing the fleet of many trading ships, and the chirping of giant eagles and phoenixes inhabiting the Lothern Strait, Caledor's group continued to move towards Lothern.

Along the way, there was no situation where he dared to ask for a tip from the Dragon Prince, and even Fenuba specially dispatched an escort team led by the White Lion Guard to the mouth of the strait.

After entering Lothern, a group of people entered the manor belonging to the Dragon Prince. The special envoy Alagir had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the prince walking in, he bowed and saluted, "His Royal Highness."

Nodding, he got off his horse and asked his servants to take Mortellius to the stables, and said to the people behind, "Bruni, take the people to station, Masno, Davian, you two follow."

His eyes signaled Alagir to enter and talk. He needed to know the development of the trade agreement. Although he had explained it in the letter before, he still needed to know the specific situation.

After arriving at a secret room, the butler of the manor first put down a crystal cup in front of the prince, poured the wine, and the other three did the same, then bowed his head and said to the prince, "Your Highness, the Phoenix Court has invited you this morning. , I hope you can attend the banquet tonight."

"I see." Sitting on the chair, Imrik spoke calmly, not fluctuating in the slightest because of attending the highest-level banquet in Ulthuan.

"I'll wait outside. If you need anything, please give me anytime." After finishing speaking, the butler bowed and walked out the door with an empty tray.

Looking at his leaving back, Imrik said with a rare humor, "It seems that old Adela has stayed in Lothern for so long, and his bad temper has not changed."

The few people sitting here also laughed. The housekeeper is called Adela. He used to be an attendant of the Dragon Palace. He served the former Dragon Prince for nearly 40 years. It was possible that other kingdoms would punish him, but after all, he was a servant who had served for so long, so he was sent to Lothern.

Although it is devolved in name, Lothern's living environment is much better than that of Caledon, but it is actually a pension.

"Maybe Lothern's brothel didn't satisfy old Adela?" Masnow also said humorously.

After talking and laughing for a while, we started to talk about business.

Looking at the special envoy, "Alagir, please report on the trade agreement in detail."

Alagir began to report, and he also made a lot of efforts in the past two months.

"Your Highness, after the initial negotiations with the Minister of Trade, I only managed to obtain a [-]% trade share." While speaking, he looked at Imric carefully. The Caledonian cared about the result. This trade share It is already the value he strives for.

But Prince Long's expression remained as calm as usual, "Continue."

Seeing that the prince was not angry, Alagir continued, "The [-]% is based on the throughput of Azul merchant ships in the port of Lothern. Caledon can use the trade fleet of the Phoenix Royal Court at no cost. He only needs to provide trade goods."

This value did not exceed Imrik's expectations. Seeing Alagir's hesitant expression, he said, "Finubar does not allow arms exports, right?"

The special envoy nodded with difficulty. He also knew the situation in the country. Exquisite handicrafts had nothing to do with Kale. If it can be exported, it will inevitably be several times higher than the price in Ulthuan.

Because the armaments of various countries are actually sufficient, but they are depleted every year. There are two reasons why Caledo is poor. The largest armament manufacturing center is in Vaal Anvil. If the premise is to make war money, it will definitely be profitable The pot is full, but most of the war lords are Caledonians, and they are often sold at a price lower than the cost, or even given away. In peacetime, there is not so much loss. If it is not for a large dusk Tide, no matter what Imrik said, he couldn't get so many things.

"It's okay, just get this part of the trade share." This trade share is actually used to disgust Finuba, and I don't plan to use it at all. Ulthuan has already entered a business-like society, and there is such a thing as a shareholding cooperation. Take the [-]% of the trade share and lease it to others, just sit and count the money, and the focus is on the trade agreement with the old world.

"How about the trade agreement with the old world?" The Dragon Prince asked the most important question. From the beginning to the end, he had no intention of entering the trade system of Lothern. Lothern is the only city open to other races. Except for Caledor, all the kingdoms have ports here, but they have to pay a large amount of rent to Lothern’s municipal council every year, and then turn over the tax to the Phoenix Royal Court, open a company by themselves, and sell directly to the factory Is it not good?
Hearing the prince's question, the special envoy hurriedly explained the progress. He never thought that the prince was such an easy-talking person, "Marienburg of the Empire, Poldero of Bretonnia, Bibali of Estalia and Margaret, Miraliano in Tyrell, and Araby in Southland have only reached trade agreements with these few forces for the time being."

Tap the table with your finger and take a sip from the wine glass. These forces are basically the easiest to reach a trade agreement. From a purely trade point of view, it is actually enough, but what I need is not only business, but also Political influence, "Focus on building connections with Reikland, Middenland, Nurnland, and Cathay, Bretonnia and dwarves don't need to pay attention."

Bretonnia, this country, Imrik is a little undecided. Lilith has a profound influence on it. After the matter in Ulthuan is resolved, he plans to go to the Old World to support the Great Holy War. The Old World is the main force against Chaos , I need to get rid of Du Luqi before thinking about the chaos, first get acquainted, brush up the record, and make better arrangements for things in the old world later.

When returning to Ulthuan, stop in Bretonnia for a while to observe Lilith's thoughts carefully.

The problem of the dwarves also needs to be solved. The legendary dragon horn is still in the treasure house of Bafeng Mountain. That thing is the key to awakening the dragon on a large scale. Able to awaken hundreds of dragons at a time, and carrying the fury of the Emperor Dragon, it will make the enemy tremble psychologically and physically, and the dragon tamer's magic will also provide buffs to allies.

The only attempt to make contact with the future Dwarven High King, Thorgrim Grudgebearer, was during the Great Crusade.

Looking at the sky, he planned to explain the next arrangement to Alagir, "I have a batch of high-quality gemstones here, and you can find a suitable commercial guild to sell them."

Ask Masnow to open the large backpack and take out the contents. A bag containing more than 150 gemstones of various types was taken out, ranging from large to small, the smallest with a fingernail and the largest with the size of a bull's eye.

Taking the cloth bag carefully, Alagir nodded.

There is still [-]% of the trade share that has not been processed. This thing needs to find a reliable agent. It is necessary to be able to operate these things to generate profits, and it is also necessary to ensure that the profit for Caledo is in an appropriate range.

(End of this chapter)