Chapter 58 Trade Issues
Accompanied by the twinkling of the shining lighthouse, seeing many fleets of trading ships, and the chirping of giant eagles and phoenixes inhabiting the Lothern Strait, Caledor's group continued to move towards Lothern.
There was no one who dared to ask for tips from the Dragon Prince along the way, and Fenuba even specially sent an escort team led by the White Lion Guards to the mouth of the strait.
After entering Lothern, the group entered the manor belonging to the Dragon Prince. The special envoy Alagir at the door had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the prince walking in, he bowed and saluted, "Your Highness." He nodded, turned over and dismounted
, Ask the attendant to take Mortellius to the stable, and say to the people behind him, "Bruni, you and your people will be stationed down. Masno and Davian, you two will follow." His eyes signaled
Alagil to enter and talk. , I need to know the progress of the trade agreement. Although it has been explained in the letter before, I still need to know the specific situation.
After arriving in a secret room, the manor's butler first placed a crystal glass in front of the prince and poured the wine into it. The other three people did the same, then lowered their heads and said to the prince, "Your Highness, the Phoenix Royal Court has invited you this morning. , I hope you can attend the banquet tonight."
"I understand." Sitting on the chair, Imric spoke calmly, not at all disturbed by attending this highest-level banquet in Ulthuan.
"I'll be waiting outside. If you need anything, please feel free to ask." After saying that, the butler bowed and walked out with the empty plate.
Watching his leaving figure, Imric had a rare humor and said, "It seems that old Adela has stayed in Lothern for so long, and her bad temper has not changed." Several
people sitting there also said When she smiled, the housekeeper's name was Adela. She used to be a servant of the Dragon Palace and served the previous Dragon Prince for nearly four hundred years. Because of her upright temper, her tone of voice when admonishing the previous Dragon Prince forty years ago was offensive. If it were other kingdoms, she might He was punished, but after all, he was a servant who had served for so long, so he was sent to Lothern.
Although it is decentralized in name, the living environment in Lothern is much better than that in Caledo, and it is actually a pension.
"Perhaps the brothel in Lothern did not satisfy old Adela?" Masno also said humorously.
After chatting and laughing for a while, we started talking about business.
Looking at the special envoy, "Alagir, please give a detailed report on the trade agreement."
Alagir began to report. In the past two months, he has also made a lot of efforts.
"Your Highness, after the initial negotiation with the Minister of Trade, I only managed to obtain a three percent trade share." As he spoke, he looked at Imric carefully. The Caledonians care about the result. This trade share This is already the value he strives for.
But the Dragon Prince's face was as calm as ever, "Continue."
Seeing that the prince was not angry, Alagir continued, "The three percent is based on the throughput of Asul merchant ships in Lothern Port. Caledor can use the Phoenix Court's trade fleet at no cost, and only needs to provide trade goods." This value did not exceed Imrik's expectations. Seeing Alagir's hesitant look, he said, "Finuba Arms exports are not allowed, right?"
The envoy nodded with difficulty. He also knew the situation in the country. The exquisite handicrafts have nothing to do with Caledo. All the outstanding craftsmen are at the Vaal Anvil, and the Vaal priests will not take the time to come. Thinking about creating a handicraft, if the arms can be exported, the price will be several times higher than the price in Ulthuan.
Because the armaments of various countries are actually sufficient, but there are losses every year. There are two reasons why Caledo is poor. The largest armament manufacturing center is in Vaal Anvil. If it is based on the premise of making war fortune, then it will definitely make money. There is a lot of money, but most of the war lords are Caledonians. In many cases, they are given away at a price lower than the cost, and in peacetime, there is not so much loss. If not for a large twilight event, Chao, no matter what I say, Imrik can't get so many things.
"It doesn't matter, just get this part of the trade share." This trade share is actually used to disgust Fenuba. He has no intention of using it. Ulthuan has entered a business society similar to that, with such things as shareholding cooperation. Just take this three percent trade share and lease it to others and just sit back and count the money. The focus is on the trade agreement with the old world.
"How is the trade agreement with the Old World?" The Dragon Prince asked the most important question. From the beginning to the end, he had no intention of entering the trade system of Lothern. Lothern is the only city open to other races. Except for Caledor, all kingdoms have ports here, but they have to pay a large amount of rent to the Municipal Council of Lothern every year, and then pay taxes to the Phoenix King's Court, open their own company, and sell directly from the manufacturer. Is it not good?
After hearing the prince's question, the special envoy hurriedly told the progress. He never thought that the prince was such an easy talker. Margaret, Miraliangueno of Tilea, and Arabi of the Southland have only reached trade agreements with these forces for the time being." He
tapped his finger on the table, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. These forces Basically, it is the easiest to reach a trade agreement. From a purely trade perspective, it is actually enough, but you need more than just business, you also need political influence. "The focus is on Reikland, Middenland, and Nunn." There is no need to pay attention to Bretonnia, as well as Cathay, Bretonnia and the dwarves."
Imric is a little undecided about Bretonnia, this country, Lilith has a profound influence on it, and his affairs in Ulthuan After solving the problem, I plan to go to the Old World to support the Great Holy War. The Old World is the main force against Chaos. I need to deal with Druzi before I consider Chaos. First, I will go to become familiar with the situation and improve my record. For the future in the Old World, Things are easier to arrange.
When returning to Ulthuan, stop in Bretonnia for a while to carefully observe what Lilith is thinking.
The problem of the dwarves also needs to be solved. The legendary dragon horn is still in the treasure house of Bafeng Mountain. That thing is the key to awakening the dragons on a large scale. The imitation in my hand can only be said to be completely different. That dragon horn, the legendary It can awaken hundreds of dragons at once, and carries the fury of the imperial dragon, making the enemy tremble psychologically and physically. The dragon tamer's magic will also provide a boost to friendly forces.
The only option was to try to get in touch with the future High King of the Dwarves, Thorgrim the Grudgebearer, during the Great Holy War.
After looking at the sky, he planned to explain the next arrangements to Alagir, "I have a batch of high-quality gems here. You can find a suitable business guild to sell them." Ask Masnuo to open the big backpack and take out the contents
. , a bag containing more than 150 gems of various types was taken out, some were large and some were small, the smallest was as big as a fingernail, and the largest was as big as a cow's eye.
Taking the bag carefully, Alagir nodded.
There are still 3% of the trade share that has not been processed. This thing needs to find a reliable agent, who can not only make profits from these things, but also need to ensure that the profit for Caledo is within a suitable range.
(End of chapter)