Seller of spice powder (Edit)

A few days later, Elena, who was supervising the production of chili powder and cumin powder on a farm near the town of Fussen, received a letter from Book Harbor.

It was a letter forwarded from the Wonderful Garden Restaurant. Woodrow and his team had already agreed on the specific division of the agency's market area and invited Elena to come to Booker Harbor again to discuss the agency details with them in person.

Perhaps other time travelers would play some market psychological warfare, such as deliberately delaying for a few days, or spreading the rumor that someone was going to the town of Fussen to discuss cooperation matters, but Elena did not. She set off for Book Harbor the day after receiving the letter.

Because Elena has never really done business. She is only 18 years old and has always been a student. She has always enjoyed a rich material life and has been carefree in the world of games. She has no such business awareness. She just plays management in the game. Years of gaming experience have only cultivated Elena's straightforward management style.

What kind of psychological warfare is this? The NPCs are not that smart. Just complete the quest line after you get it.

So Elena set off as soon as she received the letter.

Arriving at Booker Harbor, Elena met with several wealthy people as promised, still at the Fun Park, still in that office.

During this meeting, both parties mainly discussed the supply quantity and wholesale price.

In terms of supply, although Elena can use magic to stimulate the growth of chili peppers and cumin, there is no need to do so. Elena is determined to adopt the hunger marketing strategy of scarcity, so she also determined the total supply for the next year according to the normal growth period of the two plants.

"After all, they are plants, and their growth is seasonal. Please understand." Elena said with a smile.

Woodrow disagreed: "We can use magic potions to stimulate it. We can offer a higher price so that you, Miss Viscount, can buy more magic potions."

Elena's smile froze slightly. She had forgotten that this was a magical world and that there were things like magic potions.

But she quickly recovered: "But magic potions are too expensive. At this stage, I don't have the financial resources to buy them in large quantities."

Woodrow smiled and said generously, "We can pay you first. We can pay you the entire payment for the next year, or even the next two years. There's no interest required. You just need to supply us with the spice powder every month."

Is it that good? Pay first, then receive the goods? And it's interest-free?

Elena's heart skipped a beat, and although she remained expressionless on the surface, she had already quickly analyzed in her mind what they meant.

In the next year, or even the next two years?

They think so highly of her spicy powder?

Because they are so confident, they are willing to pay first, fearing that she will run out of stock midway?

No, this should only be part of the reason, there should be further reasons.

They were afraid she would raise the price.

Yes, this is logical. They are afraid that she will see that the market likes her spice powder very much and the supply cannot meet the demand, so they are worried that she will continue to raise prices. Now they are suppressing the price and setting the goods for the next two years at the original price. In this way, they can raise the price according to the market reaction and take all the profits in the middle link, while she can only get the tiny profit from wholesale.

As expected, there is no business without fraud.

Elena, who guessed Woodrow and the others' true thoughts, naturally rejected their "good intentions."

"I think we should not take such a risk first and see how the market reacts. If only a small number of customers like my spice powder, or only customers in a certain region like it, while other countries and more regions don't like it, then if we blindly supply it, won't the more we supply, the more losses we will suffer?" Elena reasonably gave her reason for choosing a conservative approach.

Of course Woodrow and the others had to persuade her. With their experience of traveling all over the world and their golden tongues that had tasted delicacies from all over the world, how could they not know whether the market liked her spice powder?

Definitely like it!

But it was no use. Elena refused to give in and firmly played the role of a little girl who had no relatives and was afraid of losing money.

Woodrow and his companions' persuasion was fruitless, and they could not force them, so they had to give up.

Now that the supply quantity has been finalized, the next thing to discuss is the highlight, the wholesale price.

"Miss Viscount Field, we will buy all of your spice powder, saving you the trouble of sales negotiations, as well as the trouble of warehousing and transportation. So, can you make some concessions on the price and give us a more favorable price?" Woodrow amiably presented the reasons why they deserved a discount, and said that buying all the goods and cooperating for a long time was more in line with Elena's interests, as if Elena was getting the better deal.

Elena nodded: "Yes, there will be some price discounts. The original price of these two spice powders is 1 silver coin for 10 grams, and the wholesale price for you is 1 silver coin for 12 grams." This price was carefully considered by Elena, and it was only slightly more expensive than the most expensive spices in the Booker Harbor market.

Of course, Woodrow and his friends bargained on the spot, trying to lower the price. The most expensive spice on the market was indeed 1 silver coin and 13 grams, but this was the selling price, not the purchase price.

The two sides argued back and forth over the price for a long time. Finally, Elena, relying on her unique monopoly on the goods, set the final price of 1 silver coin for 14 grams.

After closing the first deal and having a stable sales source, Elena's mood suddenly brightened.

After the first batch of goods was shipped away and Elena saw the golden coins, her mood became even brighter and brighter.

I’m rich, I’m rich, I’m finally rich.

Elena was so happy that she wanted to sing to the sky.

"Miss, do you want to write a letter to the Earl?" The old butler stood behind Elena and reminded her in a low voice.

Huh? Elena wondered, "Why?"

"Looking at the positive attitude of these businessmen, this business should be a sure win. So, do you want to ask the Earl to invest? With the Earl around, these businessmen won't dare to deceive you." The old butler explained.

Invite the Earl to invest?

Elena had never thought of this before.

How could Elena possibly have the idea of ​​sharing money with others? It doesn't exist.

Seeing the young lady's reluctant expression, and fearing she might not understand, the old butler quickly explained, "The Earl is our lord after all. Since we've already asked him to invest in the Fun Garden business, it wouldn't be a good idea to exclude him from the spice powder business."

There is some truth to this.

Elena nodded slowly.

However, thinking that she had already shared the profits of the Fun Garden and now had to share the profits of the Spicy Powder, Elena, who had experienced the feeling of being short of money, was reluctant to do so.

Elena hesitated for a long time, struggling in her heart, and finally said: "Let's wait a little longer. If this business is really profitable..." and profitable enough that the Earl needs to come forward to help.

"We'll invite the Earl to invest then." Elena said reluctantly.

"Okay, miss." replied the old butler.

Elena's mood was up and down, and she had lost interest in singing, so she stayed at home in the castle.

A few days later, Elena received a statement of accounts for that month.

It was the account sheet for the current month sent by Miaoqu Garden. In order to have a clearer grasp of the operation of Miaoqu Garden, after all, she couldn't stay in Miaoqu Garden every day, so Elena asked Miaoqu Garden to compile an account sheet every month for her year-end verification.

Elena looked at the account sheet, and her good mood for spending money was immediately dashed by the items on the expenditure sheet.

What the hell? Beef is so expensive! Mutton is so expensive!

The purchase price of this expenditure list is obviously much more expensive than the previous purchase price!

Elena immediately summoned the old butler Harold: "Harold, has the price of beef and mutton increased this month? Why is the expenditure so much higher this month?"

Harold is the recommender of the three acting store managers of Miaoquyuan. If the three acting store managers fail to perform their duties, he will also be jointly liable.

Harold also kept a close eye on the business of Fun Garden. When he heard the Viscountess's question, he immediately replied, "Miss, Fun Garden used to use beef and mutton from Fussen, where the cost was very low. But Fun Garden's business was so booming that Fussen couldn't supply it. So Arnold and his team had to buy beef and mutton from the market in Book Harbor, which increased their expenses."

Elena frowned: "Is there a shortage of beef and mutton in Fessen Town?"

"Yes, miss. Our town of Fiesen only has three baronial towns and twenty-two villages under its jurisdiction. Cattle and sheep are precious resources and difficult to raise. Cows, in particular, are not only a source of meat but also a precious source of animal power. It is impossible to slaughter them in large numbers just for the restaurant's business." Harold explained in a gentle voice.

Elena understood that, ultimately, it was because her territory was too poor.

We can't even raise many cattle and sheep.

Therefore, for the long-term development of the restaurant, she still has to develop the breeding industry. She not only has to raise cattle and sheep, but also chickens, ducks and geese, which are common meats on the table.

Ah, time to spend money again.

Elena wilted.

When she thought about developing the animal husbandry industry, Elena thought of Los, the cowherd from Abang Village.

When inspecting the territory before, Los's performance made Elena remember him. His cattle-raising skills were not good, and in Elena's opinion, they did not even meet the passing line, but he was attentive. He kept the cowshed relatively tidy and clean, which was much better than the cowsheds in other villages.

If you want to train an assistant for cattle farming, Los is a good choice.

So Elena sent someone to Abang Village to summon Ross to the Viscount's Mansion.

Abang Village.

Los was walking around the cowshed with a bunch of burning weeds. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and all kinds of insects were crawling out. The day before yesterday, he found insects crawling in the corners of the cowshed, so he immediately picked some smelly weeds, dried them for a day, and came to fumigate the cowshed today.

"Los, are you fumigating the cowshed so early this year?" A villager came over and handed the wooden sign to Los with a smile.

Los glanced at the wooden sign and said, "Kunkun, haven't you finished plowing the land yet? Didn't you borrow it once?"

This wooden sign is a license specifically for borrowing cows. Cows are public property of the village. If villagers want to borrow cows to plow the land, they must apply to the village chief. If the village chief agrees, he will give this wooden sign, and the villagers can then take the wooden sign to the cowshed to borrow cows.

Kunkun chuckled, "There's a lot of land, and we haven't finished turning it yet."

Ross lowered his head and continued to smoke the cowshed: "Wait."

Kun Kun responded, but secretly curled his lips.