What should we do if we directly cut them off without even giving them a chance to talk to the top management?
The more I thought about it, the worse the fear became.
Before setting off, Copperfield and his party even wrote a suicide note.
This fear reached its peak when he encountered the Second Corps of the Yongye Army and was surrounded and captured. After asking for his identity, he was thrown into a small dark room where no sunlight could be seen.
However, in terms of equipment and military quality, the leader of the Evernight Army broke Sir Copperfield's understanding of the barbarian natives. Even the regular armies of the Bryan family and the Kingsley family were nothing more than this.
The other party's attitude towards them really didn't seem to take them seriously. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and could only wait for the final judgment.
Unexpectedly, in the end, there was a twist and turn, and he was informed that he had been interviewed by the supreme ruler of the Evernight Army. This made Sir Copperfield even more confused.
They said that people valued them, but they were immediately thrown into jail at the beginning and no one cared about them.
They said that people didn't take them seriously, and now it was the other party's supreme ruler who came forward. This was also an extravagant request that they did not expect before.
So young.
This was Sean's first feeling for Copperfield.
In fact, when Sean is associated with the name of the supreme ruler of the Evernight Army, this is the first thought that comes to most people who meet him for the first time.
In fact, after ten years of training and development, Sean's initial childishness has completely faded away, and he has entered the golden age of life - early twenties, less than thirty.
Due to his personal cultivation, his physical aging rate will be delayed for a very long time. Even if he fails to become a champion knight or a master warlock, this process will take as long as sixty or seventy years. If he crosses this threshold,
, will be longer.
At this age, he has long been the breadwinner of an ordinary family, the father of several children.
But when it is associated with the ruler of a big force, it seems too young. Especially when this huge force was established by him, it seems even more incredible. When the Yongye Army begins to rise,
, how old is the other party?
Sean did not give Sir Copperfield time to think about it, and said: "I heard that His Majesty, Grand Duke Buck, once personally summoned and appointed a Bryan man as the leader of the Huayu Plateau grain merchants. Couldn't it be you?"
Hearing this, Sir Copperfield broke out in a cold sweat. This was the worst opening sentence he had expected. It meant that the information in the other party's hands was detailed enough, and it also meant that the other party might be held accountable for this.
This is by no means a good start for them.
But to deny it in this case is to make a joke with his own life. Sir Copperfield replied bravely: "Reporting to your lord, we are just a group of humble businessmen, running around to feed our families. Where is the business?"
Just go wherever you want, our relationship with the Kingsley family is purely a business relationship, there is no other deeper relationship, please be aware of it."
"There are no other deep connections? Not necessarily? Many of the Kingsley family soldiers we captured came from the Huayu Plateau. I believe this is not an exception?" Sean's voice had no ups and downs, and there was no emotion or anger.
It's even more difficult to understand his true thoughts.
"That is a man who is greedy for money. He accepted the employment of the Kingsley family. It is also a routine act. I do not represent them. I only represent the Huayu Plateau grain merchants who do business as expected." Copperfield
In his heart, Jazz cursed those Brian people who accepted the employment of the Kingsley family.
You just sell food, why are you going to be a mercenary?
It's okay now, no matter how much money you get, it's of no use if you can't take it home, and let them make a fuss about it.
Sean said straight to the point: "I know your purpose of coming, and I will not buy a grain of grain from you."
"Ah...Lord..." Sir Copperfield opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to answer. Ever since he stepped through the door, he had been led by the young lord of the Eternal Night Army.
Sean waved his hand, interrupting Sir Copperfield's argument, and said bluntly: "You have two choices now. The first is to let the food rot in your hands, and the second choice is to barter and use the food.
In exchange for the special products of the Yongye Army Leader."
"Barter?" Sean's rhythm was obviously too fast, making Copperfield a little unable to react.
I said before that I wouldn't buy a grain of grain from them, but now it's turned into bartering.
Copperfield was no fool, and he understood the true meaning of this young lord in an instant.
Selling grain to the leader of the Yongye Army is just a one-time transaction, but bartering is different. If you trade your own goods, it is a double transaction.
Could it be that this young lord wants to open up the market on the Huayu Plateau with the help of grain merchants like them?
If the other party really has this idea, they must have a product that they think is unique.
Sir Copperfield said with a grimace: "I don't seem to have any other choice. Bartering is fine, but the price of food and the goods you receive are expensive. Can we make our own choices?"
Sean seemed to give them two choices, but in fact there was only one.
The second barter, although they don't know what the goods are, can recover a certain cost. Once the food rots in their hands, they will lose everything.
"I will calculate the price of grain for you based on the normal market price in the plains of Asia Minor, but you need to transport the grain to a designated location. Don't worry, we will not deliberately make things difficult for you. You only need to transport the grain to a place where our transport ship can load it.
It’s convenient. As for the products in our territory, of course it’s up to you to choose.” Sean stated his bottom line straightforwardly.
What they are doing now is not normal commodity buying and selling, they can also bargain.
Copperfield and other Huayu Plateau grain merchants were like meat and fish on the chopping board, and they could only be slaughtered by Sean.
But compared to the food in their hands, Sean values long-term interests.
No matter how much food there is, there is still an actual quantity. If we can take this opportunity and use the hands of these food merchants to open up the market in Huayu Plateau, the benefits will be long-term.
So Sean didn't rip them off, but offered a relatively fair price.
"My lord is kind." Sir Copperfield praised sincerely, and he was somewhat surprised. Although the situation was not the best expected, it was not the worst either. The young lord in front of him seemed to have his own long-term plan.
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"No need to thank me, this is just a deal, but I have a small additional condition." Sean continued.
"What are the additional conditions? Just say so, Lord." Copperfield felt a chill in his heart and secretly said that the topic was coming.
"Next time you transport goods, don't transport food. I heard that the Huayu Plateau's wine is famous all over the world. You can transport more of this. The stronger the wine, the better. It's really not possible. All kinds of beer are also suitable. Our military leader
We will give you a fair price for the official purchase, as well as various unique documents and antiquities from the ancient Andis Empire. I am also very interested in them personally. Please Sir, please help me pay attention to them when doing business in the future."
"That's all?" Copperfield was still stunned.
It's not that Sean's request was too difficult, but that it was too simple.
Compared with transporting grain, transporting wine is less difficult, especially those spirits that require several kilograms of grain to brew one kilogram.
And the price is much higher. After repeated visits to Asharn, except for the Flower Language Plateau, wine is an out-and-out luxury item in any military leader.
The special case of Huayu Plateau is also caused by the unique geographical environment. They cannot transport their excess food, so they can only make wine.
As for the unique documents and antiquities from the Andis Empire, they are purely personal hobbies, and I am just asking for help to pay attention to them.
etc.
What the other party means is that after I finish this trip, I will continue to run here?
Are you kidding me? One trip like this is enough for them, so how can they take a second trip?
Unless their products are attractive enough and can be sold well when shipped back to the Huayu Plateau, then they don't have to worry about it. Profit-seeking merchants will ignore the risks and rush here crazily.
Is this young lord so confident in the products in his territory?
Are you confident they will become repeat businessmen?
Copperfield's doubts lasted less than two days.
On the afternoon of the second day of the brief meeting with the Lord of the Evernight Army, the sample exhibition fleet they talked about arrived.
That's right, it's the fleet, all of which are fat-bellied merchant ships with extremely large loads. There are fifteen ships in total, lined up in front of Sir Copperfield, which is very visually impactful.
The total cargo of fifteen merchant ships is one of the best in any military leader's hands, but in the hands of Yongye Military Leader, it is only used for exhibitions to new customers.
Sir Copperfield has never seen such a generous act in all his travels.
After they got on the boat, they couldn't move their eyes away and followed step by step behind the young shopping guide assigned to them by the young lord.
Copperfield thought that he was very knowledgeable. He had seen most things in life, whether noble or civilian. However, the sample exhibition ship led by the Yongye Army broke their understanding.
He knew that he couldn't name many of the things above, so he could only ask the young shopping guide endlessly.
"What's this?"
"This is porcelain, a kind of container used to hold things. The type and quality vary greatly. Most of this exquisite blue and white porcelain is used for decoration. There is also a slightly inferior white porcelain, which is used for decoration.
In addition, we provide customized services. As long as you give us the pattern you need, we can put the pattern on the porcelain. This kind of porcelain is called coat of arms porcelain. It is currently very popular in the plains of Asia Minor.
Due to the welcome of the nobles, even the daily utensils of Her Royal Highness the Princess Regent have been replaced by this kind of porcelain. Please see this is the Crown Griffin porcelain specially used by the royal family of Lancelot."
As the cabin opened, a whole set of porcelain appeared in front of Copperfield, ranging from tea cups, bowls and plates and other daily necessities to large and small vases. There were even some items that Sir Copperfield could not have imagined based on their appearance alone.
No idea where to use them.
Although the shapes are different, the patterns on them are surprisingly similar, either simple or complicated. Without exception, they are all intertwined with crown griffins and roses. This is Princess Sophia of the Lancelot royal family.
personal medal.
Crowned griffins are all golden yellow, while rosettes are bright red.
The two are painted on white porcelain and intertwined, creating a strong visual impact.
Sir Copperfield and his party couldn't move their eyes away. It would be such a classy thing to have such a set of gadgets in their own manor. They could invite a few friends to taste the wine together, or in
How fulfilling is it to use it at a grand party?
"Will this set be sold?" Sir Copperfield asked with red eyes. He had already thought about the buyer of this set of porcelain. The Bryan family, the ruler of the Flower Language Plateau, would definitely be interested in it.
"Sorry, this is just an exhibit, and it has the exclusive coat of arms of the Lancelot royal family. It cannot be sold to the outside world. I personally suggest that you don't touch this kind of product that has too many buyers. After all, it is limited by craftsmanship and output.
This kind of container is relatively expensive and cannot be accepted by ordinary people. If Sir is interested, he can buy this kind of product that is easily accepted by the public. After negotiating with the buyer, it will not be too late to order the badge porcelain." The young shopping guide replied with a smile.
road.
"Thank you sir for reminding me. I was rude. I'm sorry. I was rude just now. I don't know what to call you sir?" Sir Copperfield calmed down and adjusted his emotions.
Now he no longer thinks about whether he will make a second trip.
Because this brand new container alone was worth a second trip.
What's more, this is only the first of the fifteen sample exhibition ships. Even if the other party uses a preemptive method, the subsequent products may not have such a visual impact, but as long as they are not too bad, they can serve as a green leaf to set off the sight.
This red flower will do the trick.
"Alan, Alan Hyman, Sir, just call me Alan." Alan, the young shopping guide, said with a toothy smile.
"Judging from Mr. Allen's accent, he must be from Byron." Copperfield casually said.
"I was born in Manyu, but I have a quarter of Andis blood. I mainly travel from the Jacob River, the Twin Cities to the royal capital of Valesta. When I received the order, I was purchasing goods in the Twin Cities.
The lord may have seen that I am more experienced in this field, so he temporarily seconded me here." Allen said with a hearty smile.
Despite his young age, he is still a veteran who has worked his way up from the bottom. He seems to have revealed a lot of information, but in fact it has its own meaning, and he has clearly expressed to the other party that he is a good person in this regard.
Information for professionals.
"My lord, you are really thoughtful." Sir Copperfield was shocked again. Ever since he came into contact with the leader of the Eternal Night Army, he has been led by others. This was true before in front of the young lord, but now it seems that he is not in front of him.
Still didn't get rid of it.
"I'd like to give Sir another personal suggestion. Don't rush to choose products now. It's not too late to wait until you have seen all fifteen exhibition ships before choosing. Anyway, we don't limit Sir Sir's choice of goods." Allen suggested again.
"I just lost my temper. Thank you Mr. Allen for your suggestion. I will consider it carefully next time." Copperfield nodded in agreement.
"Then let's continue."
"continue."
If the cargo of the first merchant ship brought a strong visual impact to Copperfield, the cargo of the second merchant ship was as simple as possible.
But Sir Copperfield was shocked and stammered: "Is this paper? So much?"
"That's right, it's the paper used for recording." Allen smiled and nodded, not showing any signs of discomfort due to Sir Copperfield's gaffe.
Because this is not the first time he has seen this kind of attitude, and I believe it will not be the last time he sees it.
Sir Copperfield pounced on him like a hungry wolf, mumbling something.
"It's really paper used for writing, but why is it so thin? What material is it made of? Sheepskin? No, even lambskin can't be so thin, not to mention there are so many of them. Is it a legend?
The straw woven paper in the middle? It’s not right either. You can’t see the thread of the weaving at all. It’s just a complete whole, and the strength is not up to par.”