Marvin, who was wearing a gray robe, smiled awkwardly, took off his hood with some restraint, and sat down opposite Atbold.
"Good evening, Mr. Atbold." After sitting down, Marvin greeted Atbold, but judging from his sitting posture, he did not seem to be as embarrassed as he appeared when he entered.
"Good evening. I wonder why you are here at this time?" Altbold asked.
Marvin glanced at Atbold, adjusted his sitting posture, and said:
"It's like this. During the discussion during the day today, I didn't understand something very clearly, so I'm coming here to ask you again."
"So that's it." Altbald suddenly realized, and continued to ask with a normal expression: "What is it that I didn't understand?"
"...There are still some things that are not clear about the guide selling price in the region..." Marvin said.
"What's unclear about it?"
"It's just...well, can the specific amount of the guidance price be discussed?" Marvin said casually.
"The guide price of Tireme Plain is based on comprehensive consideration of the different situations of each region and each chamber of commerce. It is very reasonable, so generally speaking, no changes are allowed in principle."
“Of course, we also take into account that special circumstances may arise, so the specific amount of the guided selling price can still be discussed.
It’s just that the process is more complicated. You first need to submit specific reasons to us, such as the transportation cost is too high, and then we must investigate and confirm before we can formally discuss changes.”
Altbald answered seriously, and finally asked: "Is there anything else you want to know, Mr. Marvin?"
"So... it's gone for the time being." Marvin picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip. He looked up at Atbold calmly and looked at Atbold again. Finally, he still couldn't hold his breath and said:
"If the Shandi Chamber of Commerce is willing to accept the guided selling price of Tilaimei Plain, how much share can it allocate to us."
"Is the Sandy Chamber of Commerce willing to accept the guide price of Tireme Plain?" Atebald said with a smile on his face.
"Just asking for now." Marvin quickly added.
"Oh, it doesn't matter. You are welcome to ask at any time." Atbold smiled.
"If the Shandi Chamber of Commerce is willing to accept the guided selling price of Tilaimei, as the first chamber of commerce willing to accept the guided selling price, Tilaimei will also have corresponding discounts."
"What is the discount specifically..." Marvin asked hesitantly.
"There's no rush." Atbold stood up, looked at Marvin and said, "Sir, please. Let's go to the reception room to talk in detail."
Marvin's eyes flickered, and he finally stood up with a smile.
The Shandi Chamber of Commerce is not a large chamber of commerce. Its main business area is in the southeastern part of the Kingdom of Neuinstadt, as well as several neighboring kingdoms radiating to the southeast.
There are many mountains and hills on the terrain, making transportation very inconvenient.
The surrounding kingdoms are all wizard kingdoms that are dependent on Neuinstadt. The territory is rich in magic, but there is not much land suitable for farming, and most of the food depends on imports.
However, precisely because of this, those kingdoms generally have the habit of storing grain, and their grain reserves are more abundant than in other regions. Although grain prices have increased recently due to the war, they can be considered stable compared to the exaggerated increases in other regions.
Therefore, for the Shandi Chamber of Commerce, it is indeed more profitable to buy grain at a price of nearly 100 coppers per bag than to accept the guided price of Tilaimei Plain.
But if you really want to say that there is a big gap, it is actually not the case.
Buying grain and ensuring that you have a stable supply of goods in the future is what is more important to the Shandi Chamber of Commerce.
After all, they are not without competitors.
…
Half an hour later.
Marvin put on his hood, hid his joyful smile and quietly left Loen Palace.
At the same time, Atbold came to another reception room in the palace and knocked on the door.
"Please come in."
Atbold pushed open the door of the reception room, looked at the gray-robed figure inside and said with a smile:
"Sorry, Sir Jefferson, there is something delayed."
"It's okay, Lord Atbold." Jefferson stood up and said with a smile.
He is a representative of the Huell Chamber of Commerce and has been waiting for Altbould here for about half an hour.
"What's the matter with your coming here now?"
"To be honest with you, I am here tonight to discuss the grain trade with you on behalf of the Huer Chamber of Commerce..."
"That's it." Atbold suddenly nodded and sat across from Jefferson, "I wonder what exactly you want to talk about?"
"That's right..." Jefferson continued with a smile.
Altbold listened carefully and nodded slightly from time to time.
Now that there is only one week left before the spring harvest in the Tilaimei Plain, these chamber of commerce representatives have gradually begun to become restless.
Marvin and Jefferson tonight is just the beginning.
In the next few days, Altbold received several new chamber of commerce representatives.
Except for Marvin and Jefferson on the first night, subsequent Chamber of Commerce representatives did not have more discounts, and they regretfully learned this.
Of course, at the same time, he also learned that there were actually some chambers of commerce who had found Atbold before him!
Altbold closely guarded the specifics of those chambers of commerce.
Later representatives of the Chamber of Commerce only knew that someone had rushed to the front and betrayed the front, but they did not know who it was.
Such news spread quickly, and the already fragile alliance formed by the so-called united front chamber of commerce representatives suddenly fell apart.
It can only be said that Tilaimei is really unreasonable this time. Not only does it want to export grain at a low price, but it also sets a guide price, which can be regarded as overturning the table.
However, these chambers of commerce really have no choice. As long as one chamber of commerce accepts Tilaimei's guided price and gets low-priced food, then the remaining chambers of commerce will sooner or later agree with their opinions.
After all, judging from the market, although the supply of food in the entire Neuinstadt area is currently in short supply, this situation is only temporary.
Once the spring harvest is over and grains are in place, the price of grains on the market will gradually fall... provided that grain merchants are willing to release so much grain.
The Grain Chamber of Commerce is not monolithic. There is only so much overflow demand in the market. Whoever sells slowly will not make the money!
Driven by interests, a fall in food prices is basically a high probability event.
However, without the low-priced wheat exported by Tilaimei, the decline in grain prices may be slightly slower due to costs, and may remain at a high level for a long time.
In the end, it may lead to a permanent increase in food prices... Of course, the increase in food prices will be beneficial to grain merchants, and they will also be happy to see the results.
It's a pity that Tilaimei is unreasonable. If you accept the guided price, you can at least make some money.
If you don't accept it... Regardless of whether you can get the food supply, even if you get the supply through other channels, how can you compete with Tilaimei's low-priced food?
At that time, we can only watch our peers who accept the guided price make money.
However, amid this disintegration, not all representatives of the Chamber of Commerce immediately chose to accept the demands of the Tireime Plains.
In a conference room.
At this moment, about a dozen representatives of the chamber of commerce gathered.
A businessman in a white robe stood up and spoke in a deep voice: "Based on the spring harvest time, the wheat in the new farmland opened by Senator Jonson and the wheat in the farmland on the Tilaimei Plain will be harvested at roughly the same time, but they are far away from Noins.
Tate is closer.”
"As long as we seize the time for transportation, we can seize the Neuinstadt market before the low-priced food from Tilaime arrives. Even if it is just a day or two early, we can still make a lot of money!"
"After you finish making this money, it's not too late to consider Tilaimei's so-called guide price!"
As usual, Dougla sat in one of the two middle seats and nodded calmly: "What Omar said makes sense."
Frank, who was rich and cheerful, squinted his eyes slightly and showed no expression.
The chamber of commerce representatives gathered in the conference room today are all members of the Oden Chamber of Commerce Alliance and the Thomas Chamber of Commerce Alliance.
The remaining chamber of commerce representatives were not included in the invitation.
"Okay." After a long time, Frank also nodded, looked around and chuckled: "I hope this time, you guys won't let your guard down."
"The pricing power of food... still has to be in our hands."
Time passed quietly, and the Tireme Plain was always calm.
Meredith Front, Doric Coast.
The sky is blue, the sun is shining brightly, and the sea breeze blows softly... This was originally a leisurely and peaceful scene, but at this moment it is filled with a chilling atmosphere.
"kill!"
boom--!
The brilliance of witchcraft and divine magic complement each other. The blue sea is dotted with ships of different shapes. Fighting figures are everywhere in sight, reaching up to the clouds and down to the bottom of the sea. Powerful fluctuations are heard everywhere.
The fish in the water smelled the danger and had already fled in groups. Only a few slow-moving creatures were left, shivering in the aftermath of the battlefield.
After a long time, the battle came to an end temporarily.
The god's fleet slowly retreated, and the wizards temporarily retreated to the rear to rest.
"This god's attacks are getting more intensive day by day."
Next to the gray-blue magic cannon, a third-level wizard named Alex sat down tiredly and complained to his companions.
"If you hold on for a while longer, new wizards are being recruited from all over the country. It will be much better when support arrives."
The companion sat down cross-legged, seemingly preparing to meditate to restore his magic power.
Buzz——!
However, at this moment, the sharp siren sounded again.
"The gods just retreated, and now they are attacking again?!"
Without thinking too much, the two of them dived into the magic cannon, waiting for the commander's orders.
"This is……"
Turning on the auxiliary vision, a blue light curtain unfolded on the gray-blue wall in front of him.
Alex was suddenly startled.
"That's...the black pillar that reaches the sky?"
The companion on the side was also stunned, and after a while, he murmured in disbelief.
On the blue sea projected by the auxiliary vision, thirteen sky-reaching black pillars cut through the waves like bloodthirsty sharks, slowly heading towards the coast.
…
"Those black towers are actually movable?"
The next day, Golden Wheat Wizard Tower.
In the study, Colin looked at the daily announcements from the Supreme Council with some astonishment in his eyes.
Although he has never seen those gray-black towers that the gods stand on the sea, he has heard about them for a long time... He did not expect that they would show such an ability now.
As he continued to read, he felt temporarily relieved.
At least the front line is okay for the time being... Although those gray and black towers gathered towards the coast, they ended up staying a hundred miles away from the coastline, and there was no abnormality on the gods' side.
With a sigh, Colin still felt a layer of gloom in his heart.
Regarding those gray and black towers, the wizards still know very little information.
The purpose behind appearing near the front line this time is obviously not that simple.
However, those are not his turn to worry about yet. What he needs to do most now is to prepare for the spring harvest.
After all, tomorrow... the first wave of spring harvest will begin.
Thinking of this, Colin felt anxious again.
After leaving the study, he came to the palace again and found Jennifer who was always guarding the communication ring tower.
"How is the situation in Tireme lately?"
"Everything is normal," Jennifer said, rubbing her eyes.
"Is there anything unusual in the cave?"
"No." Jennifer continued to shake her head.
Almost every morning in the past few days, Colin would come to ask these questions. Such a serious attitude made her feel a little nervous, and she was always keeping an eye on the situation in the Tireme Plain.
Fortunately, at least so far, everything is normal.
After asking a few more questions, Colin nodded, turned around, left the palace, and headed outside the city.
In a warehouse shrouded in a hidden witch formation, he found Xue Lai who was inspecting a certain harvester.
The warehouses that serfs were originally ordered to build on the edges of farmlands outside the city have now become the best places to park harvesters.
"Is everything okay with the harvester?"
After watching quietly for a while, until the witchcraft light in Xue Lai's hand gradually extinguished, Colin asked aloud.
"Everything is normal." Xue Lai turned around and nodded, "Each unit has been inspected several times, and there is absolutely no possibility of any problems."
"Yeah." Colin nodded.
"Where are you, is there anything unusual in the Tireme Plains?"
"Everything is normal." Colin shook his head, paused and then added: "This morning before dawn, Mr. Claire went out to inspect the Tireme Plain. Everything is normal."
Xue Lai nodded, looked at him and suddenly said: "In that case, there is no need to worry too much."
Colin was startled for a moment, pressed his brow, and said with a smile, "That's right."
Everything that can be done has been done, and continuing to worry will not bring any help. It is better to conserve energy and save taxes and wait for the official start of the spring harvest tomorrow.
After thinking about it, Colin turned around and returned to the wizard tower, quietly began to meditate, and adjusted his condition to the best.
Until nightfall, the entire Tireme Plain was still peaceful.
Time passes quietly.
In the middle of the night, a sudden cold wind suddenly came over the Tilaimei Plain and... the newly opened farmland near the Kege Kingdom.