Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 636: Outlook for future business
Liz first greeted Imric with a smile, taking a nervous Gladys along with her, and then said hello to the three people beside her one by one.

Imrik did not show his usual ugly expression towards Etain, and nodded to the interviewer to sit down first and let the maid who had just come in bring the drinks.

It's just their respective responsibilities. Just go through the process. Showing off to this kind of thing will only make the situation too small.

The older woman assumes a humble pose, occupying only half of the chair.

From the moment she first came in, she quickly observed the layout of this location. Ulthuan's extinct starwood round table and the dozen or so chairs nearby were made of the same material.

Various dragon flags stand on the wall, and unknown items are placed in an orderly manner on the wooden table next to it. At first glance, they are not normal decorations, and most of them are probably trophies.

But the most eye-catching thing is the white skull on the wooden table behind Imric, which looks like it belongs to an elf.

Seeing that the worker seemed a little concerned about the white skull behind him, Imric explained casually,

"Urian Poison Blade's head was hung in the Dragon's Back Mountains for more than ten years and became like this. It provides a warning to those who enter this conference room."

"This is a fitting ending." Liz agreed. She didn't touch the drink brought by the maid, and signaled the assistant to take out the notebook and prepare to work immediately.

She tried not to pay attention to the three old elves with unkind expressions. Although she wanted to ask what happened and maybe sell newspapers, safety was still the most important thing.

Several war reporters who were not afraid of death did not dare to come for fear of not being able to go back. In the end, only two frail women came to Caledo alone.

Liz cleared her thoughts.

"Thank you very much for being willing to be interviewed by Seagull Newspaper. I am Liz from the Hermes family. It has been a hundred years since the last interview column of Prince Caledor. We are deeply honored to have this exclusive opportunity. In addition to In addition to some official questions, we have also collected a lot of topics that are of great interest to the public. If you are willing to respond, Assur would be very honored."

"Of course, it's all politics. No one will care. It's the rumors that attract attention." Imrik suddenly laughed and talked about an interesting thing.

"As for your Seagull newspaper, it has been a hundred years since my father was last interviewed, but I remember that you always like to record Prince Caledor's remarks in some hidden corners, especially the exchanges between the War Council and the old lion Odd. The body shape is illustrated by the battle between dragon and lion, and the artistic processing is very good."

Liz seemed a little embarrassed. She was experienced in dealing with people and saw that Imrik had no ill intentions and was just teasing him.

"At that time, Seagull Newspaper was not on the right track and had not found a suitable reporting direction. In order to cater to the needs of the market, it made some embarrassing moves."

Imrik didn't pay much attention to this matter. Caledor had a bad reputation, and the old man had been cursing people in the War Council for hundreds of years. It was a consensus.

"The things Fenubar brought from the Southern Kingdom did cause a stir, but let's get down to business."

Liz expressed that she understood. After seeing that her assistant had relaxed a little and got into the mood and picked up a pen and paper, she asked about the news that Adilla had revealed before.
"What do you think of the competitive relationship between Whelpling Bay and Lothern?" Without thinking, Imric said what he had already prepared.

"There is essentially no competitive relationship between Chulong Bay and Lothern. We all know that Lothern has become a connection between the inner and outer rings due to its superior geographical location. It is of great significance in traditional internal trade. But in After the advent of the maritime trade era, this meaning became somewhat blurred.”

When it comes to giving advice, Imric doesn't like it very much, but he still has the ability to fool people. Unfortunately, the people are all warriors and have no chance to show off their eloquence.

"First of all, the Lothern City Hall's control over the port is too strict. It takes at least ten years to go through the process of approving the lease of a terminal. Assur may not think that these ten years are so long, but for our main trading partners As far as humans are concerned, this time is enough for them to become paupers, and one generation becomes two generations. This leaves many humans who are interested in Asul products to choose to find intermediaries to buy them, and most of the intermediaries are government-owned Powerful chambers of commerce and smaller chambers of commerce require a lot of expense just to cross the sea, and it is difficult to bear the hidden risks caused by time. This has caused a lot of losses to us out of thin air, and we need to find ways to avoid it. "

When the girl who had just been hugged by her son lowered her head to write, Imrik took a look and secretly said that the brat has really good eyesight, and his figure and appearance are quite iconic.

The elegant temperament when writing while immersed in writing should be due to a good family education. Anyway, the elf doesn't care about the age gap. He and Adira are almost a hundred years apart in age. Anyway, it is impossible for the dragon tamer family to suffer in the end.

I praised the brat in my heart for a while, and then started talking, preparing to severely criticize Yitain's trade policy.

"There is also the protection policy, not to mention the price discrimination of goods from various kingdoms in Itaien, but also the control of outsiders. After a hundred years of development, the foreign trade zone has never been expanded and has always been the original regional plan. This is of course not Due to many considerations, first of all, the Phoenix Court needs to avoid accidents as much as possible, and secondly, the number of city defense troops cannot guarantee safety. If a dangerous person enters, given Lothern's position, it can easily become a crisis that affects Ulthuan. For example, the followers of Tzeentch who were just killed."

Imric didn't say the Shadow of Change. Anyway, the Phoenix Court's explanation was that they were followers of Tzeentch, so let's follow this explanation.

Liz did not ask about the specific situation of Tzeentch believers, what should be asked and what should not be asked. This is something that all practitioners know clearly. She only cares about what she can write.

"You mean Lothern is not suitable as a foreign trade location?"

Knowing that it was a language trap, Imrik would not fall for this woman's tricks and establish himself as an image in the people's mind that was at odds with the Phoenix King's Court.

"Based on Ulthuan's geographical location, Lothern is undoubtedly the most suitable location to become a trading location, but the actual situation needs to be considered. The Phoenix Court does not allow for mistakes, and the Inner Ring Kingdom is relatively incapable of responding to emergencies. If we want to further expand trade, Lothern can hardly be called a suitable trade transit location."

"We all know that the simplest term for trade is the exchange of goods, but just the fog magic on the periphery is enough to make people lose their bearings, not to mention the cumbersome ship security inspection, high labor transportation costs, small trade area, etc. question."

In fact, the location of Lothern is much better than that of Young Dragon Bay. He said these words because of his strong military strength. Otherwise, under the same conditions, who would want to go to a deserted island full of gravel and cracks? In the past, it was used to practice hunting for young dragons.

After thinking for a moment, Imric decided to use this newspaper to warn the Phoenix Court, so as not to say that he was too tough and treated Fenubar like a chicken feather.

"I have always believed that mutual win-win is the best way to cooperate. On the one hand, the Lothern Municipal Council wants to increase trade volume as much as possible, but on the other hand, it bites the fat in its mouth and refuses to let it go. My Lord Chancellor has thought many times Negotiate relevant cooperation matters with Lothern, hoping that the Chamber of Commerce of the Inner Ring Kingdom will open a branch in Chulong Bay, and the Merchants Federation of Chulong Bay will obtain the right to use part of Lothern's port.

However, the city council was worried that such a move would turn Lothern into a logistics transit point, leading to a situation of non-intervention between the two parties for more than ten years. "

(End of this chapter)