The breakfast ended hastily. Aslan changed into cumbersome noble robes and led the knight guards to Nasri City.
The only branch office of Maxim Federal Merchant Company in the province of Merlox.
It's not that they are unwilling to move to the cities of Pele or Mero where business is more prosperous.
Because there is no need, there will be no business if I go there.
Merlot coins have now been spread across the province of Merlocks, ranging from gold coins to copper coins, and have been completely integrated into the lives of ordinary people.
In various parts of the Merlox province, although there was no boycott of the mark currency, people were spontaneously unwilling to use the mark currency.
The bottom line is that the exchange rate of the mark is unstable and there are too many denominations.
The consumption is at the level of gold coins. How can ordinary people afford it? Even if they have to change it, they can work for half a day.
After all, the target audience of the Mark coin from the beginning was wealthy businessmen and aristocrats.
Aslan walked into Maxim Federal Trading Company in a swagger. As soon as he sat down in the VIP area, Kira came over with someone.
After all, Aslan sent a letter of visit yesterday.
They say it's a visit, but actually they're here to pay back the money.
It’s not like the 200 million interest-free loan doesn’t need to be replaced, you have to pay back at least 20 million Marks every year.
But compared to the original exchange rate of 1:1.5, to the current exchange rate of 1:3.2, Aslan still only needs to pay back 20 million per year, which is simply a bloody profit.
After all, Aslan had spent all of his original 200 million loan, and now all the Marks he had on hand were exchanged from the Kingdom of Cleveland and left over from his own printing.
"Long time no see! Marquis Aslan." Kira made a noble salute very elegantly.
"How good have you been these days! Sir Kira?" Aslan said in return.
"Thanks to the care of Lord Marquis, life is getting better and better." Kira said with a smile on his face.
The rise of the Merlo Bank and the popularity of the Merlo currency have squeezed the space for the Mark coins in the surrounding areas of the Merlox province.
This is also the reason why Maxim Federal Commercial Bank finally opened its branch in Nasri City.
"That's good! I'm here today to repay the loan and purchase various supplies in large quantities." Aslan said straightforwardly.
Kira looked at Aslan resentfully.
This is taking advantage of the depreciation of the mark again and the increase in commodity prices to make large purchases.
Once the two plans are implemented, Aslan will definitely make another huge sum of money.
Compared to other nobles who only focus on profiting from the land and the people in the territory, Aslan's operation is simply unparalleled. It is all about capital transactions. He makes enough money to make Duke Jibril jealous.
"How much are you going to buy this time?" Kira said helplessly.
He knew very well what Aslan was planning, but he had to cooperate. After all, they were all businessmen, especially a guy like Aslan who had a keen sense of finance and economics. Once he refused his business, he would yell at Maxim Federation everywhere.
Conspiracy theories will also give them a headache.
The original interest-free loan of 200 million was just hush money.
"Well! It just so happens that your bank is exchanging old coins for new ones, so I spent them all together." Aslan said with a smile.
Kira suddenly took a breath of air.
He doesn't know anything.
He knew very well how many Marks Aslan had in his hands. Once they were all taken out, he would definitely be able to raise the price of commodities in one fell swoop. At the same time, the return of a large amount of Marks would also raise the exchange rate of the Marks again.
"What do you want? Quantity?" Kira said through gritted teeth.
Aslan took out a list and drank black tea leisurely.
Kira just looked at it for the first time, and her whole body suddenly felt bad.
"One hundred million tons of iron ore!" Kira's voice suddenly rose by n decibels, and he looked at Aslan in disbelief.
"Have you finished practicing?"
Aslan said indifferently: "If you can't finish refining it, you can sell it! Anyway, the value will definitely increase by then."
The corner of Kira's mouth twitched, and she suddenly felt enlightened.
It seems that Aslan has discovered their plan, this terrible economic sense.
"One hundred million tons of iron ore, two hundred million marks is absolutely necessary." Kira thought for a moment and said.
Aslan nodded, this is much cheaper than pig iron.
One hundred million tons of iron ore can be used to refine approximately 40 million tons of pig iron. Converting 40 million tons of pig iron into Marks would cost at least 800 million Marks. The most profitable thing is to buy raw materials and process them.
"Don't worry about food. The countries on the mainland are in short supply of food. We won't open this hole." Kira saw the second item and refused outright.
After all, food is the most important part of their future plans.
"Two hundred thousand tons of flax? That's quite a lot! I've long heard that the textile industry in Merlo City is very developed, and it seems to be of extraordinary scale." Kira said lightly.
The purchase of salt was also rejected by Kira.
The last few transactions were passed very easily, and nearly 600 million Marks were recovered and more than 50 million new-generation Marks were exchanged.
Kira almost sent Aslan away with a dark face.
However, after Aslan left completely, the corners of Kira's mouth rose slightly.
"Immediately change the commodity prices. Iron ore will be increased by six points, flax by one and five points..."
The key to the Maxim Federation's ability to so comprehensively integrate commodities across the entire continent is that it has comprehensive intelligence, is well-informed, and can quickly mobilize resources from all over the continent for trade.
To maximize profits and make each large transaction transparent, they have a statistical platform that displays the daily prices of commodities, and then determines the next day's price based on the quantity of commodities bought and sold.
This kind of business has also become a new way of gambling for local wealthy families and big nobles.
Aslan calls this kind of gambling buying and selling futures. He buys a certain commodity at a low price and then sells it when the price is high. Of course, if he cannot sell it, he will have to eat the purchased commodity himself.
Already.
This is why only local wealthy families and big nobles dare to play.
The news that Mero City purchased nearly 600 million in supplies this time will soon spread throughout the continent, raising the prices of these bulk raw materials in the mainland.
As for the goods produced in Merlo City in the future, such as cloth, pig iron and wrought iron, if the quantity is large, they can also be sold at Maxim Federal Trading Company.
Maxim Federal does not earn the price difference from it, but only charges a small handling fee.
This is also one of the reasons why the Maxim Federation everywhere is able to control the continent's commodities so easily.
While controlling a huge resource industry, it can also sell bulk goods fairly and fairly, allowing many territories and kingdoms with a single output to have stable economic sources. Over time, they will be choked by the Maxim Federation.
Aslan will make good use of Maxim Federation, a commodity trading platform, to obtain a large amount of cheap industrial raw materials.