Lord Chronicle

Chapter 95 Four Great Chambers of Commerce
"Master Saul, you were inside just now..." Cante Baker didn't find a chance to ask him until the violent shock stopped completely.

Of course, Saul couldn't tell him the truth, so he could only make nonsense: "Oh, after a difficult negotiation with Brevilla, I have completely calmed down its anger, and everything will be fine in the future. It was just that it closed the secret passage just now. "

Conte Baker was very surprised when he heard that: "Really? We are really grateful for your kindness."

"Haha, it's nothing, it's just a little effort." Sol smiled and waved his hand.

It is true that I should thank you all. If it weren't for this incident, where would I find such a good thing?Hahaha, the treasure of the dragon, let it go, it won't last eight lifetimes, I can finally live a life of bourgeois corruption.

Although the matter of the treasure has not yet been mentioned, Sol has taken it for granted that it is already in his pocket.As for the things that Brevra said, he didn't take it seriously.

A race that endangers an entire continent?How can it be so serious, it must be alarmist talk.If it were you, in order to let others find the lost things as soon as possible, you would definitely exaggerate.

So even though he had made up his mind to get that thing from the Adventurers Guild, Thor didn't have any sense of urgency, and he didn't want to stop the guild's excavation work in the past.

According to his thinking, the future will be long, let's spend it slowly.

So far, the matter of the frozen plateau has finally come to an end. Although new branches have emerged, Sol can finally breathe a sigh of relief.After a short rest, the group left the mountain top.

Two days later, Thor returned to Xueyuan City again.After calculating the time, about 2 days have passed, Reed should have completed the transaction, right?Anyway, he couldn't wait to go back to Lovell.

After going back, first make money steadily and build up the territory, and at the same time secretly find the treasure of Kajirido, and then slowly find a way to get the key.

After getting it, I will have endless money to spend. What a joyful thing this is.

Thinking of wishful thinking in his heart, Sol couldn't help laughing out several times.At this time, he came to Irfan's town hall, only to find that Reed was walking around angrily outside.

"Reed, what's the matter?" Sol's heart sank. Did something go wrong with the deal with the barbarian?
Seeing him, Reed immediately greeted him: "My lord, you are back."

"What happened, why are you here?" Sol asked quickly.

An angry look immediately appeared on Reed's face: "It's disgusting. Somehow, the representatives of the four major chambers of commerce came here a few days ago, and they have been pestering Patriarch Irfan for the past few days. It seems that they are planning to invade Our trade route."

"What!?" Saul was furious. Is there any law for the king? How dare he break ground on Tai Sui?

"You wait, I'll go in and have a look." Signaling Reed not to worry, he walked quickly to the door.

Hearing this, Conte Baker gave some instructions to the barbarian soldiers, and hurried to catch up with Sol.

Sol is now a big celebrity in Xueyuan City. The two barbarian guards guarding the gate did not stop him, but took the initiative to open the gate for him.Walking into the house, Sol saw two men sitting opposite Irrfan from a distance.

"Patriarch, please think again. No matter what conditions the other party gives you, we will compensate you three times." At this time, one of the men was saying.

Irfan shook his head resolutely: "I'm sorry, I have already promised Master Saul that all special products will only be sold to Lovell from now on."

Another businessman sneered: "Hmph, the poorest territory in Dinar, what qualifications do you have to monopolize this trade route? With their strength, it is impossible to meet your needs."

The first businessman also said: "Actually, we don't want you to break your oath, as long as you give some of the special products to our chamber of commerce. If you have money, everyone will make money."

Irfan still shook his head: "I'm sorry, Lord Saul must nod."

Just as the two businessmen were about to speak, Saul said loudly, "No, of course not!"

Startled by his yell, the two businessmen turned their heads, and Irfan stood up in surprise: "Master Saul, you are back."

"Patriarch Irfan, the matter on the snow mountain has been settled." Conte Baker took a step forward.

"That's really great, this time it's all thanks to Sir Saul." Irfan bent down in great surprise: "Everyone on the frozen plateau will always remember your kindness."

Seeing that Irfan, who was in charge of the entire Snowfield City, was so respectful to Sol, the two merchants looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

"Who are these two?" Sol looked at them with hostility.

In fact, he couldn't help being angry. He spent countless efforts and risked his life to finally establish this trade route, and now it has become the economic lifeline of the Lovell Territory.And this group of businessmen want to come here to pick up ready-made ones because of their wealth and power, which is simply bullying.

Irfan said awkwardly: "These two are representatives of the four major chambers of commerce. This time they want to expand the business route here. But I have an appointment with you, and I have not agreed, but they have been... you come back Well, it's up to you to talk to them."

It could be seen that Irfan was also terrified of being entangled by them.

Thor still trusted Irrfan's credit, especially after helping them solve the Brevilla matter, the barbarians were even less likely to betray him.

But it's better to be careful about this kind of thing, hum, if you don't kill the arrogance of these two guys, you really think I'm easy to bully.

Sol nodded to Irfan: "Thanks for the patriarch, let me talk about it next."

After Irrfan left, Saul unceremoniously sat across from the two of them.The two sides looked carefully, and he discovered that one of the merchants was Kai Luo who had met in Tusk City. He remembered that he should be the general manager of the four major chambers of commerce in the Orc Empire. How could he be here?
The other businessman was a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a shrewd face, and he was also looking at Sol with shining eyes at this time.

Ignoring him, Sol said directly to Kai Luo: "Mr. Kai Luo, we meet again."

To his words, Kai Luo could only respond with a wry smile: "Mr. Saul, please don't be angry, I am also following the orders of the chamber of commerce."

Sol nodded, but at this moment he calmed down: "Where is it, I was in Tusk City last time thanks to your help."

Kai Luo bowed slightly: "It's nothing more than a little effort, but I admire Lord Saul's heroic deeds in the Orc Empire."

"Excellent award." Sol laughed, and suddenly changed the subject: "What's your name?"

Knowing that the chatter is almost here, Kai Luo introduced the identity of the man. It turned out that his name was Rhett, and this time he came to Xueyuan City as Kai Luo's deputy.

"I was surprised to learn that Mr. Sol owns this trade route. I am very sorry for the behavior just now, but since you are here, I still want you to consider the conditions of the chamber of commerce. Please share part of the trade Give us the share." Kai Luo said straight to the point.

This is a source of income that he has built up with great difficulty. Of course, Sol can't easily agree: "Your four major chambers of commerce have already controlled nearly [-]% of the business routes in the entire continent. There is no need to come and rob me again, right?"

Kai Luo showed a hint of embarrassment: "You worry too much, the Chamber of Commerce has no intention of taking your position here. It's just that Lovell's current strength is not enough to fully realize the potential of this business route, so we hope that both parties Cooperation and joint development, please look at the good relationship with each other and think more about it."

It's no wonder that you will believe you. With your strength, if you intervene, it will not be a cooperative operation, but a monopoly.Sol wondered: "You have already occupied the entire business of the Orc Empire in the northern part of the continent, so there is no need to take it here too, right?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Kai Luo and Rhett gave a wry smile at the same time.Reiter said: "You don't know, the power of the four major chambers of commerce has completely withdrawn from the orc empire."

"Ah, how come?" Sol was taken aback.

Kai Luo explained: "Currently, the civil strife in the Orc Empire is intensifying, which has had a great impact on our business. As a last resort, we can only choose to withdraw."

Saul scratched his head: "Isn't war more conducive to your fortune?"

Unexpectedly, he said it so bluntly, Kai Luo said with some embarrassment: "It is true to say so, but this time the situation is different. In order to weaken the strength of the orcs as much as possible and let this civil strife continue, the royal family of Dinar Strict orders have been issued to strictly restrict commercial exports to the Orc Empire, especially food, medicine, and ironware."

Reiter said: "It will be very difficult for us to do business in this way. We can't get the source of goods in Dinar, and if the goods are transferred from other places, the cost is too high and we can only lose money. Therefore, the chamber of commerce can only secretly pass small-scale smuggling goods, but this cannot meet the needs of the orcs at all.”

Kai Luo sighed: "In the beginning, they would pay a high price to buy it, but as the war progressed, the gap became wider and wider. In a fit of anger, the orcs began to plunder our caravans in the northern wilderness. , the chamber of commerce has suffered huge losses, and has no choice but to withdraw from this quagmire."

Sol secretly thought that this is the case. In this way, the four major chambers of commerce are indeed miserable enough, and there is no reason to justify the loss. Purely merchant organizations still have no way to fight against the state apparatus.

"So, you want to transfer the trade route to the frozen plateau?" he asked.

Kai Luo nodded: "Although there is no other way, the top management of the Chamber of Commerce is not willing to give up the entire northern part of the mainland. Not long ago, someone sold the special products of the frozen plateau in Bahrain. It is rumored that a caravan has already touched this trade route. So the Chamber of Commerce sent me and Rhett to investigate, but unexpectedly, we found a city under construction here."

"Uh..." Suddenly, Saul felt very ridiculous.Unexpectedly, by mistake, he was the one who attracted these guys. Is this self-inflicted?
Noticing his expression, Rhett tentatively asked, "Do you have anything to do with that caravan?"

Sol shook his head quickly: "Of course it doesn't matter. It's just that some people dare to do business secretly under my nose. I will find them sooner or later and make them look good."

Due to his own reasons, Cliff did not publicly arrest the small caravan that Saul and his party pretended to be, so the outside world did not know what happened secretly in Ferry City.Although sooner or later he would be guessed that Brom was himself, but Sol would not be so stupid as to admit it voluntarily.

Kai Luo nodded: "We also guess that the caravan just got a batch of special products from the frozen plateau by chance, because they never showed up afterwards."

Speaking of this, Kai Luo said earnestly: "I ask you to consider the request of the Chamber of Commerce again. After all, with our support, this trade route will be fully developed. And it can also put an end to the small caravan like that, Fishing in troubled waters, something that harms your interests."

"Is that so..." Thor scratched his head.

What Kai Luo said also made sense, and he also had another consideration, that is, the sale of goods.If you refuse blindly, there is no guarantee that the four major chambers of commerce will not use the channels in their hands to obstruct the sale of goods in the future. If the goods cannot be sold, it will be meaningless to work hard to sell them.

But Thor didn't want them to intervene until he fully controlled the trade route.Is there a way to protect yourself without annoying the other party...

Seeing that his tone was a little loose, Reiter hurriedly said: "In order to show our sincerity, you can put forward any conditions you have." It seems that they are also seeing the huge benefits of this business route, and the four major chambers of commerce will spare no expense. Take it down.

"Oh, are you serious?" Saul asked with a half-smile.

"Of, of course." Sol's ambiguous smile made Kai Luo hesitate for a while, but at present, winning this trade route is the top priority, so he agreed without thinking too much.

"Then I have a proposal, I believe it will be beneficial to everyone." Sol asked for his guarantee.

"Please tell me." Rhett said impatiently.

Saul leaned back slowly: "I will provide all the special products, and you will be responsible for the sales."

At this moment, what he thought of was the method Cliff had used to deal with himself.The difference is that that method was led by Cliff, but this time it was him.

Controlling the supply of goods is a very good means, and can obtain the maximum benefit while firmly controlling this business route.In the future, Sol only needs to concentrate on buying goods from the frozen plateau, and he doesn't have to worry about sales, which can greatly shorten the time and speed up the recovery of funds.

Kylo and Rhett, both shrewd businessmen, understood Thor's intentions almost immediately.Kai Luo wondered: "A distributor? I'm afraid the higher-ups won't agree. What we want is a part of this place."

Sol shook his head resolutely: "No, it is already the biggest concession to hand over the special products to you for sale."

To be honest, even if it's just an agency sale, with the profit margins of those special products on the frozen plateau, it's still very lucrative.If it is really impossible to get a share, this may well be a compromise.

Looking at Kai Luo, Rhett said cautiously: "Then, are we exclusive?"

Basically, when it comes to this point, it is already Sol's limit.He can only be considered to have some experience in doing business. He has just used his own cleverness and some modern business knowledge to formulate a big framework, but he is a little powerless when it comes to detailed negotiations.

After thinking for a while, he stood up and said, "I'll let my consultant answer this question for you."

Kai Luo and Rhett are used to this kind of thing. When negotiating trade with the territory, since most lords do not have business acumen, they will always find financial officers as their consultants.It is very rare for Saul to talk to them independently like this.

Kai Luo bowed politely: "It's okay, we'll wait for you here."

(End of this chapter)