Power and Empire Chapter 2370: The Emperor’s Knife (9)
Lisboa, the dim sky is under white rain, and the water flows down the steps of the business alliance branch exchange, like two waterfalls hitting a street that has long been rubbed by wheels, the exchange Outside, there were all kinds of carriages parked with merchants and nobles. The gloomy sky, bright and dark thunder flashed by, the sound penetrated the gate, and the lightning illuminated the scene inside the exchange hall. , Densely packed people, almost completely crowded the entire exchange, everyone's eyes are looking anxiously at the entrance of the hall, in the depressed breath, there are um, whispering voices, in the room on the second floor of the exchange , A middle-aged man wearing the costume of the deacon of the business alliance exhales heavily, and his hands tighten unnaturally,
"Any new news? Istan's victory and defeat..."
The middle-aged man was holding a thick stack of golden scrolls in his hands, and his eyes scanned the densely packed people below, his eyebrows were twisted into a word Sichuan. This time, there was a big problem! I’m afraid that the entire Chamber of Commerce in Lisboa is here, and everyone is concerned about only one thing, which is the war of the empire in the Istan region thousands of miles away.
"It's difficult to say, but if the emperor team really suffered a disastrous defeat in the Istan Empire, they would have to reassess the value of the goods in their hands!" A subordinate standing next to him said with an ugly expression,
"How do you say, do we have no choice?" The middle-aged man's face was gloomy, and his hands angrily pressed a thick pile of gold scrolls on the table. The crisis that broke out this time was too sudden, who I would never have thought that the design of the other party would be so deep, and the financial resources involved would be so great, once this storm formed. Everything about myself will be gone, and the investigation from the emperor’s party is not just a matter of discarding some property, but is serious to the point of genocide
According to reason, the empire’s war in Istanbul and Lisbon are too far away. Moreover, it was only a local war, and it was far from reaching the level that could affect the mainland sea trade center Lisboa. But just a month ago, the double-headed eagle business group from the southern inland sea suddenly demanded a big deal. Purchased the finished refined iron in the Lisbon market in batches, and also put forward a proposal to buy at an average price. The quantity purchased was enough to shake the Lisbon Trust market, and it immediately attracted the attention of the entire Lisbon Trust Chamber of Commerce. One million tons of refined iron, God knows why the Double-Headed Eagle Merchant Group needs so much, and where is such a large amount of funds.
The so-called average price purchase is a commercial policy of the business alliance. It is mainly suitable for large-volume commodity trading. It is possible to buy goods in large quantities at the average market price. Because the quantity of purchases is huge, whether it is a merchant or Buyers are unable to complete the transaction immediately, and they usually agree to pay for delivery one month later.
so that merchants can try their best to raise goods, and buyers can gather more funds,
This is an alternative to large-volume ocean trade. After all, it is a trade route established on the sea, and the time of one trip is calculated on a monthly basis. January is the most basic trading cycle time. Many chambers of commerce place the goods orders before departure, and then the outside will be full. The ship’s cargo was sold. Then return with sufficient funds and bring new goods.
With this cycle, businessmen can alleviate financial pressure. The chamber of commerce can also get more benefits. This is a win-win policy.
But the problem is that the price of goods fluctuates over time. The price one month ago will not be exactly the same as the price one month later, either rise or fall, so there is an average price purchase, which is The two parties enter into a contract. No matter what the price of the goods is one month later, they will be traded at the price agreed one month ago. If the goods rise this month, the buyer who signed the contract will make a profit. If the goods fall in price, the seller will make a profit. , The coexistence of risks and benefits
"This is a gold ticket issued by the business alliance. If you don't believe it, you can directly check it through the business alliance!" The arrogant representative of the double-headed eagle business group took out a full 12 million gold coins for the business alliance After the gold coupons are issued, the commercial alliance confirms that they are genuine products, and this kind of criticism will naturally subsided. As long as the merchants make money, it doesn't matter where these gold tickets come from.
"Are those golden tickets real?"
Socutus Delan, who sits in Lisbon, looked at the report, unexpectedly raised her head, her pretty face was a little confused. The golden ticket is very convenient for the business alliance when large quantities of goods are traded. With the expansion of the empire’s influence, and For the commercial activities of the business alliance in the inland waters, the gold ticket of the business alliance has become a common price note for most inland countries.
"It can be confirmed that it is true, the number on the gold ticket matches all the issued ones, and there is no problem with the secret code of the shadow queen!"
The person who sent the report was a person in charge of the business alliance. After the turmoil, the thirteenth deacon Socutus Delan was indeed the real power of Lisbonto. The business alliance issued every A gold ticket has a number stub, and a secret code that can correspond to the sub-voucher. Unless the other party can get the secret code and stub, it cannot be copied. The copy of the secret code book is in the hands of Socutus Delan. But originally it was in the hands of His Majesty Falcon
The person in charge of the business alliance hesitated and said, "Subordinates think that the other party has got so many gold tickets and should come prepared, but the empire that is the number one in the northern part of the mainland will naturally not lack iron. It’s just that the amount of fine iron required by the other party, even if the entire Lisbon Trust Chamber of Commerce cannot come up with that much, then it is understandable that the other party proposes to buy at an average price."
"Then publish this trade notice!"
Socutus Delan put down the notification in his hand. There is no reason to refuse this trade, because the other party took out the gold ticket of the business alliance,
The golden ticket of the business alliance now passes through the inner sea area, even in the southern part of the inner sea. Those countries that are unfriendly to the Falcon Empire, there are also many countries that buy the gold ticket from the business alliance to purchase the required goods. Therefore, it is normal for the double-headed eagle merchant group to use a large number of business alliance gold tickets, but this time the number is too scary, 12 million, this amount is almost the trade quota of Lisbon in a quarter, even if it is a double-headed eagle. The merchant group, a super merchant group in the southern region, could not have so many golden tickets. Socutus Dailan faintly felt that something was wrong. But it can’t say what the problem is. The other party has given out the golden ticket of the commercial alliance. If the commercial alliance comes forward to obstruct it, once it spreads out, the golden ticket system that has been established with countless efforts and energy will be devastating for the commercial alliance. Blow. Once the Chamber of Commerce no longer believes in the gold ticket of the business alliance and asks to be exchanged for cash coins, even a behemoth like the business alliance will collapse overnight.
The announcement was released, and the entire Lisbon was a sensation. With a huge amount of 12 million yuan, all chambers of commerce were rushing. The fine iron on the market has been swept away, and the major chambers of commerce are still mobilizing supplies from all over the world. Fine iron is the material for forging weapons. A large number of weapons and armors obtained by the emperor's army during the Southern and Northern Wars have been treated as fine iron. Although fine iron is a resource controlled by the emperor, it is also one of the largest exports of the empire. Especially after each war in the empire, the price of fine iron will fluctuate. Two months ago, the empire killed three in Feshan. With 100,000 Fei Shanjun, the price of refined iron is already very low. With the one-month buffer period, the fine iron gathered by the chamber of commerce has reached a frightening scale, and the price of fine iron is even lower. However, the other party issued an average price purchase, so the more the quantity, the more the chamber of commerce earns
In the lobby of the Business Alliance branch in the southern region of the empire, the clerks of various business contracts are in their hands, and they shuttle through the stairwell. There are four windows distributed over a ten-meter-long desk. The front of the window is already full of merchants
"All the fine iron, load the truck now!" A businessman crowded in the front desk passed the contract in his hand through the iron fence-like window. The fat face was covered with sweat, and the fat hand reached through the narrow iron window with difficulty. There are too many people in the back, even with his size, he can only try his best to maintain the front position
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up in front!" The merchants behind are in a long line. Most of them are personnel sent by the Chamber of Commerce to purchase Jingtie. Inside the bars, they wear feather hats on their heads. The clerk of the business alliance carefully checked the copy of the document, and neatly stamped the seal of departure on the contract, and then handed it back to the opposite businessman "please pay another 110 gold coins"
"How could this happen, it shouldn't be! My goods were verified when they were loaded, so why would I have to pay the freight for no reason?" The freightman took the contract and took a closer look. He tried his best to raise his head and argued to the clerk in front of the desk. He tried his best to resist the crowd behind him with his austere figure. There were so many sources of refined iron. Because of this storm, many sources of refined iron originally belonging to the military have been affected. As a result, many chambers of commerce have chosen to suspend their goods at this moment in order to retain sufficient mobile funds, hoping to gather fine iron at the fastest speed within this month
" Your Excellency, the quantity of your goods exceeds one-tenth of the standard quota! So we have to charge the handling fee according to the third taxation point. "The clerk took a look outside, and some impatiently explained, "The goods need to be shipped recently. There are too many people, and there are only a few vehicles left. If you don’t want them, please don’t block the people behind!"
"Who said no, I want it!" The clerk completed the formalities as quickly as possible, and then left proudly. The people behind uttered waves of curses. In this case, the whole Europe The southern region of Barrow is all being staged. This huge order affects the entire trading network of Lisbon Toto. One month's time is too short! It’s like a war that started to fill up with gunpowder,
"The number of fine irons is almost reached, but part of it comes from...!" The head of the business alliance who reported for the first time had already begun to lose his composure. Holding the report he had just mobilized, he hurriedly When I came to Socutus Delan, when I was reporting the report, my voice paused for a while. I dared not say any more, but passed the report over.
"Is it from Fei Shan?"
Socutus Delan glanced over the report, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and the hand holding the report was a little pale. It is not illegal for the military to sell fine iron. After all, in the Imperial regiment, the spoils of war were sold. The tradition has a long history, as long as it is approved by the Ministry of Supervision, but the storm caused by the fine iron has spread too widely, and as Fei Shan, who is full of gun smoke, these fine irons are likely to come from Varysian’s side.
" It’s not Fei Shan. Our investigator’s report stated that the Battle of Fei Shan. Most of the spoils were confiscated, and the rest were assigned to the new army by Lord Varisian! “Commercial Alliance is in charge! The man said solemnly
"You mean, the Eastern Province? These fine irons come from the Eastern Province!" Socutus Delan suddenly stood up, and his eyes became sharp and cold.
"I will report this matter to your Majesty, go down!"
Socutus Delan took a deep breath and waved to the person in charge. Socutus Delan knew how much armaments the Empire had sponsored in the Eastern Province, because many of them were mobilized by her. , Enough to equip seven to eighty thousand weapons and armors, they are all real grade 1 fine iron. Although the empire is generally calm, the war in the eastern province is still burning. The governor of the eastern province, Khayala, has conquered two Istan empires in a row. Province, it was the time when it became famous. I heard that in order to raise military expenses, the Governor-General of Khayala ransacked around and almost scraped the land in the occupied areas of Istanbul by one layer. It is no wonder that some of the armaments will be melted into fine iron. It was sold secretly, just because of the distance, Socutus Delan did not expect that the scope of the impact would be so large this time. Some of the fine iron secretly sold by the Eastern Province flowed to Lisbon, and it can be seen that it has been affected. How terrible is the scope
"I hope everything goes well!"
Time just passed~IndoMTL.com~The arrival time of the Double-headed Eagle Merchant Group is approaching quickly. Everything seems to be going so smoothly. The merchants are busy running, and the Chamber of Commerce has stocked up enough supplies to wait for a big profit. But a piece of news from the east caused the calm waters of Lisbonto to roll over. The six southern nations suddenly started a war against the Imperial Army in the territory of the Istan Empire, and the double-headed eagle merchant group was the largest of Feze, one of the six southern nations. The merchant group’s intention to purchase such a large amount of fine iron is self-evident. These fine irons will be turned into weapons to fight the empire. This is an act of treason and capital enemy. If the six nations are defeated in Istanbul, then the emperor’s anger will be angry. It’s not necessarily going to burn up. If the Six* team wins, then the consequences can’t be imagined
The rain hit the sloping ceiling of the exchange, but it was more like hitting the hearts of all businessmen in the exchange. In order to gather goods as much as possible, the Chamber of Commerce invested a large amount of funds. Once the military came forward, the entire Lisbon trust The chamber of commerce will be greatly injured, everyone is looking at the door,
Today, news from the East will come,
In the afternoon, a carriage hurriedly arrived at the gate of the business alliance. A businessman jumped from the carriage. Regardless of the rain falling on his head, he stepped on the torrential steps in front of him with a frustrated expression. The water wetted his He didn't notice the pants, he pushed open the door in front of him, his eyes swept over everyone in the hall, and he said in a painful voice, "The latest news, the army of the Eastern Province has been defeated"
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