Even Verina didn't tell, Dane went to Shawan Port very low-key, and met a dwarf named Bickley in a very ordinary tavern, and then a week later, he served him in Ghost Knife Port. Give him a lot.
The reason why he is so cautious is because this dwarf is a key figure for Dane to break the current situation in Shawan Port. If you can't agree with him, Dane will really have to bow to the merchants like those warlords who once controlled Shahaiwan Port.
Bickley is a businessman. He is from the Shire continent. He is engaged in the tobacco and food trade business. In addition, he also imports some animal furs from Schindler, special materials from wasteland monsters that can be used for alchemy or other manufacturing industries. .
Of course, what Dane values most about him is not his own business, but his other identity—one of the eleven senior councilors of the Shire United Chamber of Commerce, and the second speaker of the General Affairs Office of Shawan Harbor.
In other words, Bickley, a dwarf who looks ridiculous and has a small belly, is the sole agent of the Shire United Chamber of Commerce's interests in Sandy Bay Port.
The three giant chambers of commerce that control the General Affairs Office of Shahaiwan Port have the same interests in Shahaiwan Port, so the cooperation seems to be close.
But Dane didn't think that they were completely monolithic.
So here's where it breaks.
The experience of those warlords who used to fight against merchants in Shahaiwan Port in the past, but all ended in failure, clearly told Dane that relying on military force alone cannot solve the problem in Shahaiwan Port. troublesome. Then it's better to change the way.
For example, how about hacking from the inside of the General Affairs Office
With the cooperation of the three giant chambers of commerce, Dane has nothing to do. But what if there is a chamber of commerce that stands on the same front as itself
This is a line of thought. Dane pursued this idea and thought deeply about it.
The Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce was first excluded by him from the cooperation options. This business organization that deeply controls the wasteland is not so easy to deal with.
Their power has infiltrated almost every inch of Schindler's land. Dane can't think of any reason for them to help him, especially in the current situation of Schindler. Before the war is about to start, the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce has bet on the two governors of Conley and Oze. No one can blame the line.
In this way, in their eyes, how could they put Dane in their eyes
Of course, Dane seems to be on the same side as Governor Ozer. But precisely because of this, in contrast, the ambiguous attitude adopted by the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce made it even more impossible for them to open the door to Dane, which would easily anger Conley.
As for provoking Ou Ze? That is not enough. After all, it was Dane who made the first move. Compared to Ou Ze who would turn against the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce over this matter, it was more likely that he would help the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce to persuade Dane.
The Sequoia Chamber of Commerce, which has little entanglement with Schindler's many warlord forces, is another situation.
The foundation of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce is in the Duchy of Florence and the Kingdom of Pudri, which are almost the core areas of human society. For them, Schindler, to a greater extent, can only be regarded as a source of raw materials and a dumping place for commercial products.
The reason why they can become one of the owners of the General Affairs Office of Shawan Port is that their financial resources are really huge, and many of the handicraft products they bring, such as finished clothes, weapons and armaments, etc., are made by Schindler. Lyle is very much needed, and except for human societies with developed productivity, it is difficult to produce large-scale production elsewhere.
The purpose of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce has always been to treat Schindler simply as a market, and not to intervene excessively in the warlord struggle here. Moreover, controlling the Shawan Port in the hands of businessmen is also the most beneficial option for the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce. They rely more than the other two chambers of commerce on local business policies to cut costs and boost profits.
Therefore, because of this, it is even more difficult to win their help than to win the help of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce.
In this way, the Shire United Chamber of Commerce is the only remaining option for Dane.
What's more, Dane felt that he and the Shire United Chamber of Commerce had a natural basis for cooperation.
This chamber of commerce is based on the Shire continent, and its penetration in other countries and regions is very low. At the same time, they really don't have that much desire to intervene in the politics and military affairs of other regions.
Unlike the other two chambers of commerce, the Shire Chamber of Commerce has a very strong semi-official background. This can be seen from their own purpose of the Chamber of Commerce: to help all Shire merchants outside the Shire continent.
This is also the biggest difference between them and the other two chambers of commerce. This so-called semi-official background makes the Shire Chamber of Commerce's first goal not to survive only for profit like a pure businessman. Most of the time, they shoulder the responsibility of blood transfusion for the development of Shire Continent itself.
All kinds of primary processed raw materials, food, and consumer goods that are abundant in the Shire Continent are loaded onto ships and transported out in fleets. And these things are used in exchange for various mineral resources that are rarely seen in the Shire continent itself, as well as various magical props for finished products.
But to be honest, such a business is not easy to do.
Mineral resources, magic props, and magic equipment, these can be said to be the things that any force will focus on as strategic materials. It's okay to get some in small quantities, but it's not easy to replace them in large quantities.
Mineral resources are a little bit easier to say. Schindler still has a lot of mineral deposits, and lacks the ability to turn minerals into direct products. Many warlords rely on exporting raw ore for their livelihood. But magic props... are scarce no matter where they are.
But in Dane's hands, he has both.
This is the basis for his negotiation with Bickley, to exchange for the support and cooperation of the Shire United Chamber of Commerce in Shawan Harbor with more and more stable shares of mineral resources, and stable orders for alchemy potions and magic equipment. Moreover, Dane promised that after pushing the Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce and the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce out of Shahaiwan Port, he would guarantee the interests of the Shire Chamber of Commerce in the port to a large extent.
Think about it, sharing Shawan Port with the other two, or monopolizing the entire port city, which one will be more beneficial? Coupled with Dane's promise to provide the Shire Chamber of Commerce's scarce minerals and magic industrial products, as well as the promise to import various semi-finished raw materials from the Shire Continent, Bickley was obviously moved. (To be continued.)