Chapter 600 (1/2)
Red blood Castle wizards Association.
In the newly decorated president's room, the black haired wizard is sitting in front of the window. From the balcony on the top of the wizard tower, you can see the construction site of the newly established United Chamber of Commerce opposite. The craftsmen recruited from the lower part of the city are busy with the final finishing work.
The so-called ”United Chamber of Commerce” is not a branch of eboden. It is completely independent in name, but it is well known what is going on in practice. At the same time, it is also a symbol of the cooperation between the corona family and the Turin family.
The imperial decrees strictly prohibit private exchanges between principalities. All exchanges between big families must be carried out with the permission of the former Imperial Cabinet... This is also to ensure the relative independence of each principality and there will be no alliance to check and balance the Empire.
Therefore, it is not the first time for eboden to help local lords form local chambers of Commerce and reach financial rights transactions through a third party, but this time it is a little different
The rest of his eyes glanced to his side, put on an eboden windbreaker and riding boots, and the expressionless little Yoder was sipping a cup of ten year ”Nightingale” wine bought at a high price from storm castle.
With a straight back, fingers pinching the wine glass and a slightly raised Chin... The meticulous action seems that sitting in front of him is not the son of a businessman, but the heir of a noble family.
Of course, the merchant's value is far more than any noble... Lauren's eyes turned to the brand-new gift box on the table behind him, which was neatly lying the bankruptcy purchase documents of four yode chamber of Commerce branches and the Wine Monopoly certificate issued by the local Knight Lord.
”These are only the first steps.”
Holding a wine glass in his hand, little Joad said coldly, deliberately not turning his eyes to the black haired wizard next to him: ”next, we can really control all trade in the north of Byrne until eboden's assistance and funds are in place.”
Like describing something about to happen, little Joad could not hear any waves in his voice, and looked calmly at the red blood Castle palace in the distance:
”With the support of the Turin family, it's only a matter of time before the United Chamber of Commerce has a firm foothold in red blood castle. Will yode merchants compete with us in this meaningless competition? According to the current situation, taking red blood castle as the headquarters and center of the chamber of Commerce, one fifth of Bain's business road can be paved on the eve of the Midsummer Festival in almost three months.”
”Of course, this is the limit of the development of the chamber of commerce at present - three months is enough to give the yode chamber of Commerce a breathing space to prepare for the supply of goods and funds against us; they own most of the mines in the south, and we are not their opponent in the reserves of gold and silver.”
”Corona promised to give us enough supplies and funds, but we can't rely on and trust them too much... The vast majority of eboden's free nobles are just like the red blood Castle nobles. I believe they are no different from suicide.”
”At that time, we will be ready to resist each other's counterattack... It is conceivable that in order to recapture such an important trade node as red blood castle, they will at all costs, even encourage the whole earls of Byrne to confront us; if we really get there, it will no longer be a simple confrontation between chambers of Commerce, but a competition among Knight lords...”
From beginning to end, Loren didn't say a word. He listened to little Yod's eloquence silently and filled his glass from time to time.
Until the voice fell, the black haired wizard smiled a little: ”thank you very much. It must be very hard to go from eboden to red blood castle in three months?”
”Otherwise?”
Little Joad asked with a sneer, with a trace of contempt in his eyes: ”can I have a second way to choose in addition to working hard for you now?”
”Of course, it's your choice.” Lauren shrugged indifferently. ”If you like, you can still go back now.”
”Yes, it's just that the price is that governor Gaspar broke his body and became a traitor who betrayed the family and chamber of Commerce... I'm not going to do such a stupid thing until I've lived enough; let alone...”
With a self mocking smile, little Joad raised his right hand and opened his sleeve. A ferocious black Rune floated on his wrist. His fierce eyes stared at the smiling black haired wizard in front of him. Every word seemed to gnash his teeth:
”As long as there is this, as long as you can know my every move like the back of your hand, I can't have any intention of betraying you, can I... My lord Loren Turin?”
Loren raised his eyebrows: ”it's just in case... And strictly speaking, the person you're loyal to is not me, but the count of the corona family and the red blood castle. I'm at most a person in charge - so you don't have to worry about what I'll do to you. It's natural when...”
”Not you?”