Chapter 148 - A Quiet War (1/2)
Chapter 148: A Quiet War
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Upon receiving Klautz’s hint, Sereck and Keller turned their attention to the dark-haired young ed as if he didn’t hear what Klautz said
“Since Mr Rhode isn’t willing to speak, then let h he kept quiet He laughed and looked over at Keller as sitting beside him
“Mr Keller, recently the Merchant association was a little overboard I’ve already given a warning on this matter, but these people seemed not to have any sense of remorse Instead, they suspected that the ore prices had been deliberately lowered all along, da their benefits Which is why I believe that these people would do such a thing” Klautz spoke with a gloorave expression on his face
Rhode lifted his teacup and stared into the swirling red tea On the outside, it appeared that Rhode wasn’t concerned about Klautz’s words, but actually, he already recognized the reason behind this do They could earn a lot of money and reputation in many ways, but they lack the opportunities to increase their forces The ruling class of the Munn Kingdom had always been strict on trades between countries especially salt, ores and even rains so they could balance the price fluctuation of the goods
Of course, doing it this ould be beneficial for the stabilization of the whole country, but this reflected a loss of business for thebenefits at lower costs Although under the Munn Kingdoes, the htest, it causedthe hts in freedom of speech was also an issue that they cared a lot about In the Munn Kingdos, their words were final They wouldn’t allow big hts with monopolization of the trade market So once any merchant associations atten with such s that they had fed well, the time has finally come for them to be killed and eaten
As a result, dom were very clear about this If you run an honest business for a living, then it’s all good But if you ever threaten the royal families’ authority and power, then you are dead
Under such circumstances, many dodo run, ould dare to do business with thedodoraphical location, where it forced the h them It was full of affordable and excellent products If you don’t wish to earn money, that doesn’t erous, there will always be soet rich — Chasing benefits were the characteristics ofof their concern
And in fact, the dom hoped that they could receive VIP treate ht In the Country of Light, the Parliae merchant associations had a very close relationshi+p Members of Parliament borrowed the merchant associations’ money and manpower to increase their influence And the merchants would benefit from their share of political resources As a result, the ht had substantial power, soher statuses than the lords of the territories
This had once created dodoulations However, after Lydia’s brutalmerchants who constantly rebelled at the square outside of Golden City, no one was stupid enough to h it was the merchant’s priority to earn money But if you lose your life, how could you iven the thee within three days If not, I will consider taking sohed
“I’ve contacted other uaranteed a small difference as compensation to the I don’t wish to see any proble from this, besides, due to an attack on the commercial road from before, our exportation route isn’t as stable as before…”
Klautz glanced over at Rhode and soes on, it’d be hard to say ill becoion…”
Rhode drank a sip of the red tea calmly and continued to reave everyone an impression that he didn’t like to speak but in fact, only Sereck and a few others ere close to him, knew that he actually spoke a lot behind his expressionless face
Rhode had no idea why Klautz kept bringing up this topic, but he could roughly guess the reason However, this didn’tto do as Klautz decided No matter what, the fact that Klautz had invited hiested that Klautz actually realized so, and even if Klautz decided not to be truthful about it, then Rhode naturally wouldn’t be duh to raise it up
“… But I think that the Merchant Union would most likely reject my request”
Klautz’s tone suddenly turned emotional
“Thisthe Keller fa business well and spent a long time in Deep Stone City I also trust your reputation I’m not sure if… you would like to broaden your business?”
Keller’s eyes widened He slowly placed the teacup on the table with a stiff expression
Keller wasn’t stupid Of course, he knehat he meant Obviously, if the Merchant Union didn’t consider accepting Klautz’s suggestion, then three days later, the one sitting at the top would be hiestion et ready and take over immediately
Keller couldn’t help but feel a shi+ver down his spine It was evident why Klautz would even ated the previous incident and discovered Keller’s conflict with the Merchant Union which eventually led hilad about his initial decision Although he had long heard about Golden City’s reputation, to be so unscrupulous was definitely out of his expectations If he gave in and agreed to work under the Merchant Union, then the person that would be replacing hiht now
Now that they had reached this stage, ould happen to his faht now, he couldn’t care less about Sereck or Rhode watching the show by the side He stood up and answered firmly
“Please be assured, Mr Klautz I will make the appropriate preparations”
“Good”
After hearing Keller’s answer, Klautz laughed and turned his head towards Sereck and Rhode
“So, the next thing I want to discuss concerns both of you — Especially regarding the probleroup”
“If it is like that, then I have nothing to comment”
Rhode placed the teacup on the table