"Starting from the Western...?" Margery asked curiously, "I didn't know there was a good port that leads to the sea."
"Not yet, but we can make one."
She widened her eyes, "Your Highness, are you serious?"
"Of course, we should be able to start building it in the spring of next year." Roland smiled.
In this era, all seaports are natural without exception. It is almost impossible to realize the huge project of man-made port that needs to transform the natural landform.
But now he has Tilly's full support. After the construction of the house on Sleeping Island is completed, Lian will return to the west again. By then, the plague of evil beasts will also recede, which is a suitable day for the opening of the port.
He stood up and pointed to the map hanging behind him, "There is a shoal in the south of Border Town, the water depth is ideal, and the area is also very suitable, enough to accommodate all the facilities required by the port, as long as it is slightly modified and the coastal mountains are leveled, I will be able to The supplies will be transported out from the western mainland."
"Reconstructing the shoals... flattening the mountains, why do I have the illusion that these shocking actions are not difficult from your mouth?" Margery said with great interest, "However, you own a merchant ship. Team? You know that sea boats are very different from river sailing ships."
"Not yet," Roland spread his hands, "that's why I hope you can participate."
"Let me get out of the boat?"
"At the same time, it is responsible for transportation and sales," he added. "Western only provides goods."
This is equivalent to the exclusive distribution rights in the fjords. With Margery's experience, it is natural to see the profits contained in it. It is natural to make more money by organizing a caravan to sell in the fjord, but Roland doesn't want to invest too much energy and manpower in this area. He just wants to exchange new funds as soon as possible to maintain the rapid development of the territory. It will be a matter of time before the completion of primitive accumulation and the implementation of credit currency.
Sure enough, the businesswoman blinked and asked excitedly, "Entrust it all to me?"
"If the price is reasonable." Roland nodded, "If you are willing to represent the overseas trade in the Western Region, we can discuss this in detail. The scope of sale is limited to the fjords, and it cannot be lower than the current price sold to the Crescent Moon Bay caravan. "
"Of course, just a steamboat that can sail uninterruptedly without relying on the wind is worth the high price of those cross-sea caravans competing to buy it," she said confidently, "if you sell it directly to the fjord islands , I'm sure to double the price."
"And we can share the extra profit." Roland smiled. "In addition, the main product is this steam engine." He clapped his hands, and the guard waiting outside the hall immediately walked in with a saucer. I saw four or five clear crystal glass bottles on it, each only the size of a thumb.
"This is… "
"Open it and smell it."
Margery lifted the cork on the top of the bottle curiously, put it in front of her nose and sniffed, her eyes suddenly lit up, "My God, you actually made a perfume!"
"I don't know how it compares to the products of the Capital Alchemy Association?"
"The fragrance seems to be more intense," she looked around while holding the bottle, obviously in love with it, "Is this made by the Alchemy Workshop in Border Town?"
"Almost," Roland also picked up a bottle and put it in his palm—according to his requirements, the perfume bottles were all fired from crystal glass with excellent transparency, with a standard six-sided prism shape. Turning the bottle a little, under the reflection of the light, the perfume inside will change into different shades of color, which is very beautiful. According to the sales concept of later generations, exquisite packaging can greatly improve the quality of the product itself. As a fist product to open the fjord market, he naturally treats it carefully.
Compared with steam engines, perfume is a real low-cost commodity. When Evelyn realized that the "spicy liquor" is also a kind of wine, high-concentration alcohol will be continuously produced from her hands, even the last step of distillation. omitted. As for roses or other flowers with unique fragrances, the leaves are also transformed into oily products. Just mash two or three flowers, and you can fill a jar of alcohol with the rich floral fragrance.
"These bottles are for you if you like," he put the perfume back on the plate.
"Really?" Margery laughed. "Then I'm welcome."
"I heard that this thing can be sold for a good price in the fjord?"
"You should know that the number of perfumes sold by the Wangdu Alchemy Association every year is very limited, and the quantity of more than a thousand bottles is in short supply. Those big businessmen are very particular about the fishy smell... After they are sold at the price of five golden dragons, they can be turned into fifteen to twenty golden dragons in the fjord. In fact, a large part of the perfume sold to other regions will be collected and resold by cross-sea merchants.”
Margery paused when she said this, "I wonder how many bottles of perfume your alchemy workshop can produce in a year?"
"If the raw materials are sufficient, it should be about ten times that of the Royal Capital Alchemy Association," Roland deliberately lowered the number - he neither wanted to sell the lucrative commodities into cabbage, nor did he want to earn only four or five thousand gold coins a year. As a blockbuster product alongside the steam engine, he hopes the fragrance will bring back the same profit.
"..." The businesswoman was dumbfounded for a while before sighing, "Your territory is really full of incredible things."
"Then you are willing to sell these goods on behalf of me?"
"Of course, Your Highness," she stood up and bowed, "This is also a rare opportunity for me."
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After the general intention was reached, the specific details and contract terms were handed over to Barov to discuss in detail. Roland returned to the office and prepared to write a letter to Thassa, who was lurking in the capital.
Whether it is to take the initiative to overthrow Tifeko or to open up new business routes, it is a two-legged plan. He didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket, and in case the attack failed, he also hoped to continue to get saltpeter.
This road is self-produced.
In the letter, in addition to mentioning his intention to attack, another point is to let Thassa contact the nitrile production fields around the capital, and buy a batch of nitrile production workers to send to the west.
This year, the life of saltpeter merchants must not be very comfortable. While Tifeko banned export sales, he also forced them to sell to the Alchemy Association at a low price. As a result, the profits of the saltpeter field would naturally drop again and again. Roland believed that as long as the remuneration was generous enough, it would not be difficult to buy the factory together.
The principle of saltpeter production is not complicated. Nowadays, the population of Border Town is growing, and it can also meet the large amount of feces needed by the saltpeter field. The conditions for self-production have all been met. Before defeating Tifeko, it will undoubtedly be the most stable guarantee point.
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