Kant spent a lot of time with Manid, and he could sense that under the exhausted expression of this talented businessman, there was still some anxiety about the future.
Apparently, this trip to Jianshi Pass was frustrated.
After all, Manid is not only responsible for trade cooperation, but also for intelligence detection.
Although he left the Principality of Lions, Kant must have a way to understand certain domestic intelligence, and the Stone Pass is a good window, and Manid will send people to inquire every time.
It's absolutely not normal to be so anxious right now.
And indeed it is.
Manid did not hide anything, and reported to Kangdehui: "Baron Dylan was polite at the beginning, but just before leaving, the news of your foreign trade announcement at the central station spread, and my situation was very embarrassing. It stands to reason The usual farewell dinner has been cancelled."
"Well, it's predictable." Kant nodded, rubbing his eyebrows: "But this Uncle Dylan is really narrow-minded. After so many years of noble training, he still looks like a martial artist."
"I don't comment on that."
Manid said: "Master Kant, my proposal to Baron Dylan to purchase feather arrows and crossbow arrows and purchase armaments was rejected. At the same time, before leaving, I got news that the sale of iron and grain in Jianshi Pass was also rejected by the nobles. The order to suspend transactions in the official residence may also be aimed at us."
Kant snorted softly: "It should be aimed at us, I don't know, except that we can purchase large-scale ironware and grain, the nobles and merchants in the North County Territory would be willing to spend more money to purchase these things in Jianshi Pass."
The North County Territory is located in a remote place, and in terms of prosperity, it is not as prosperous as the South County Territory and the East County Territory.
Even the material output is quite scarce.
Even if there are nobles who want to purchase supplies on a large scale, they will send people to Nanjun to collect the purchases, including all kinds of ironware and food that can survive in daily necessities.
As for the sporadic goods, they are purchased by the common people in villages and small towns.
The price is naturally high.
But there is no way, this buying and selling is also the way and way for the nobles in the North County to make money.
Such large-scale procurement of ironware as Kant's is rare at all. After all, these materials from the North County leader are more than twice as expensive as the South County leader, which is very uneconomical.
There are many ways to do business, and the unspoken rules are even more complicated.
Not to mention ordinary civilians, even newly promoted nobles, if there is no friendly noble who is responsible for leading the way, if they form a caravan without authorization and invest in the business of the Lion Principality, the final result will not be very good.
Either the caravan was destroyed by robbers, or the caravan was defrauded of its payment.
There have been examples of this before.
Even Baron Dylan had encountered it before.
The unspoken rules formed by the nobles have already controlled everything in the Lion Principality. If outsiders and new nobles want to enter this market, it is tantamount to robbing them of their jobs, which will of course cause a conflict of interest.
Baron Dylan suffered heavy losses in the early stage.
It wasn't until he married the daughter of a certain big businessman that the relationship with the other family stabilized a lot.
Kant pondered for a while.
Thinking of Baron Dylan's current dependence on the salt trade, he could guess how furious he would be when he announced that the central station could be used for foreign trade.
However, in 3 months, Baron Dylan has already tasted a huge profit.
want to give up.
It's a bit difficult.
No, it should be said that it is very difficult!
It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.
Baron Dylan has tasted the beauty of being able to harvest thousands of large silver coins every month. Thinking about the output of the previous territory, which was only less than one thousand large silver coins every year, there is a huge difference between heaven and earth!
It is impossible for him to give up this salt trade!
This is why Baron Dylan, as a warrior nobleman, is willing to withstand the pressure of the Lion Principality and support Kant's frontline firepower through gritted teeth.
can now.
Kant's opening up of trade is equivalent to voluntarily giving up the basis of the relationship between the two parties.
It even violated the fundamental interests of Baron Dylan!
Since the opening of the salt trade, Jianshi Pass has been changing day by day. It relies on the fine white salt produced in the depths of the Nalun Desert. With Baron Dylan as a transfer point, it is resold and resold, earning a huge profit difference.
Thus obtained an important opportunity that was once unimaginable!
The contradiction between the two parties has been getting bigger and bigger under the tearing of interests.
The end result will definitely not be too good.
Manid knew this.
Kant is equally clear.
He took this into account when he chose to open up the salt trade and set the rules at the central station.
Next, the two have to face the increasing pressure from the beginning, the greedy temptation of salt by the nobles, and even Baron Dylan, a tyrannical and narrow-minded guy, secretly revenge!
Kant pondered for a moment.
He looked up at Manid and said, "Next, I will discuss strategic and tactical planning with Fatis."
"It should be so." Manid nodded.
Business is dirty.
Just like politics, everyone has their own ghosts, intrigues and deceptions, and the atmosphere is smoky.
These words can all describe business.
After all, businessmen focus on making money, they are capitalists, and what they think about is profit. For them, the so-called morality is just a yardstick to measure how much money they can make.
A great man on earth once said such a passage.
If capital has a 50% profit, it will take risks; if it has a 100% profit, it will dare to trample on all laws in the world; if it has a 300% profit, it will dare to commit any crime, even risk In danger of being hanged!
This is the truth, even in this fantasy world.
Cutting off people's money is like killing their parents.
Kant must keep up his spirits to face the pressure from all parties, especially the upcoming gangs of bandits, just like cats and dogs smelling fishy smell, they will keep running over and biting.
Fortunately, Kant's power is no longer what it used to be!
Want to bite him.
Be prepared to shatter your teeth!
Kant and Manid discussed for a long time, and they both put forward many suggestions for the next central station.
Mostly about economic exchange.
With Rolf, the villainous aristocrat, suppressing the local area, and three Swadian royal knights who are at the peak of the great knights, there must be no major disturbances, only minor disturbances.
After all, in the early stage, even if there were temptations or revenge by nobles, they were at most ordinary gangs of thieves.
There is no other way to say about the combat effectiveness.
"In this case."
Kant made the final decision.
He turned his head and told Manid: "Since the rocky pass is acting unnaturally, then we don't need to put a hot face on a cold butt. The salt mine is in our hands, so we have the initiative."
"But if this is the case..." Manid was slightly stunned, and frowned, "The relationship between us will break down."
"Cracks break."
The corner of Kant's mouth was slightly raised: "Politics is not business. There is not so much harmony and wealth. There are only interests involved and conflicts. Besides, when will my Uncle Dylan really have a close relationship with us?"
Manid is still a businessman mentality.
What is important is to build a good relationship, but does not see the deepest level, the mutual compromise between the two parties.
When Kant was weak, Baron Dylan was unable to enter the Nalun Desert.
After a mutually beneficial and win-win stage, Kant has grown stronger, and Baron Dylan is also building a new life day by day. He already has the confidence to enter the desert. Perhaps in the near future, or even this year, he will be able to organize an army to go deep into the sentry oasis to replace the Kant protects the territory and solves the threat of the surrounding gnolls.
Perhaps in a certain battle, Kant, the lord of the Nalun Desert, rushed into the ranks of the gnolls and died heroically and tragically. He is worthy of the blood of Cameron the Lion.
This is a court drama that you can know just by thinking about it.
"Understood."
Manid sighed slightly, and also had a deep understanding of the struggles of the nobles.
However, Kant also arranged for him: "I recently opened a secret trade route to a place called Fangorn Forest to trade with a group of trees. I think you can be the leader of the original caravan and lead the The team explored the way in the past and provided a perfect start for our future business exchanges.”
"The... treants of Fangorn Forest?"
Manid looked slightly stunned, looking at Kant in astonishment.
He obviously doesn't understand this fantasy race.
Kant simply explained: "It is a group of ancient trees that have souls, can think and act, and are no different from the wisdom of ordinary people, and even the wisdom of some ancient trees is equal to the wisdom of human beings."
"Uh..." Manid nodded, already accepting this explanation in his heart.
After all, this is the land of miracles.
This explanation will suffice.
You can meet anything, even the wasteland jackals can turn into human-like appearances.
Now these ancient trees have wisdom, and they can also accept human-like activities, and even stones and water can be transformed into human appearances, summoned in thin paper, so-called warriors of water and earth elements , Rampage in the battlefield, now the tree people are not surprised.
The two chatted for a short time, and Kant arranged for Manid to rest after eating a supplementary breakfast. After all, he also returned from a long journey, and the young businessman was still extremely tired.
After the conversation, Kant went to the city wall to inspect.
The construction of "Drehem" castle has been basically completed, but it is not over.
Currently in the system, the castle level has come to an end.
But it is still a small castle in construction.
Kant can still build city walls, towers, and arrow towers to enhance the defense of the castle. After all, the "Drehem" standing in the sentry oasis is the most prominent position in the desert, which is equal to being the target of public criticism.
This is indeed the case, the current sentry oasis has really become the target of public criticism.
Word has spread.
The nobles behind the merchants began to look at the desert with their thoughts.
There is malice, greed, and ulterior motives.
There is also the hatred of grabbing and devouring it.
For example, Stone Pass.
Baron Dylan, who was already bad in character, was already violent.
(end of this chapter)