Chapter 034 Chamber of Commerce and Trade 2
"Is there any problem?" Lin Muqiu asked.
"No." The local director responded while inviting several people to sit on the prepared stools and pouring tea and wine, being very attentive.
The soft stool is extremely comfortable to sit on.
This made Kedero feel a little uncomfortable. He vaguely remembered that the people from the Central Chamber of Commerce were not like this before. Back then, when they heard that he was the lord of a small town, they almost rolled their eyes to the sky.
Thinking of the past, Kedero picked up the wine glass and drank it all, feeling a little melancholy.
He had been striving for respect all his life, but he didn't expect that Lin Muqiu would help him realize it today.
Yun Yi sat down, his expression finally looking a bit better. His master deserved to be loved and respected by everyone.
Seeing the others' unhappy expressions, the supervisor quickly apologized with a smile, "Master Lin, our general manager was originally planning to talk to you, but we didn't expect you to come here first. Isn't this just a perfect match?"
Lin Muqiu thought to himself, "You are just pretending. You are obviously relying on the fact that you are the largest guild to put on an act and try to lower the price. Now that other guilds have gotten there first, you are regretting it."
She took a sip of tea and smiled, "It's not God's will, but man's will. It's only after I've returned to the capital twice that I've been able to see you."
"Twice?" The local director was stunned and stopped pouring wine.
"Yeah," Lin Muqiu shrugged. "The first time, your guy stopped me and I stood there waiting for you all morning."
The guy who just wanted to escape quietly at this moment: "..."
Local managers only feel dry mouth.
The Central Chamber of Commerce is arrogant and proud. If the reason for the failure of the cooperation is that the Southern Chamber of Commerce interfered, it would be fine. But if it was because of his partners, I am afraid that even if he lost his life, he would not be able to compensate for it.
"Sir, I, I didn't know she was Lin Muqiu at that time..." The waiter was so anxious that he was sweating all over his forehead. He kept explaining. At this moment, he only regretted that he was so blind and did not treat Lin Muqiu well.
"If I weren't Lin Muqiu, you could treat me like that, right?" Lin Muqiu looked at the local supervisor and chuckled, "What do you think, sir?"
The local supervisor swallowed, feeling extremely stressed.
In fact, he never thought there was anything wrong with treating people differently based on their preferences, but today he felt inexplicably scared.
He resolutely decided to pass the buck so that headquarters wouldn't blame him. "You're right, sir! It's all this servant's fault for irritating you! I'll fire him right now to make an example of him!"
The guy was so shocked that he collapsed to the ground. He never thought that someone could change their mind so easily. He crawled over to ask Lin Muqiu to spare him, but was directly carried away by the guards summoned by the local supervisor.
Before leaving, he had not yet recovered from the fear.
The local supervisor wiped his sweat off his face and said to Lin Muqiu with a smile, "I'm deeply sorry for what happened to you. How about this: 1 silver coin for a bowl of ice jelly. That's my apology to you. What do you think?"
Kede Luo was secretly delighted. Just as he was about to remind Lin Muqiu that he could take this opportunity to exchange the currency for these grains, he heard Lin Muqiu chuckle and said suspiciously, "Sir, I heard your servant say today that the imperial capital is magnificent and golden, unlike the small towns where people freeze to death. Is this the only money in such a huge city?"
"What do you mean?" The local director's nose was already covered with sweat, and he resented the short-sighted guy even more.
Lin Muqiu stretched out two fingers.
The local supervisor breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay! Two silver coins is two silver coins!"
"No, two gold coins a bowl."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present looked at him in disbelief. The local manager's face was so pale that he could hardly stand. He had never expected that Lin Muqiu was so vindictive.
"Ha, just kidding." Lin Muqiu withdrew his playful gaze.
Local supervisor: “…”
Lin Muqiu chuckled and said, "How about this... The beast tide is approaching, and our town needs weapons. I really like the weapons from the imperial capital, but the only downside is that they're inflated. This time, I'd like to trade weapons with you for two gold coins per bowl of ice jelly, and then I can return to one silver coin per bowl. What do you think?"
The local manager felt as if he had been robbed, and his whole body ached. But then he thought, it was just this time, and being able to keep his official position was worth more than anything else. Besides, the Chamber of Commerce had accumulated a lot of equipment that could not be sold, so it was not a big loss.
Besides, there are mostly rich people in the imperial capital, and many of them don’t care about money. They monopolize the central region. As long as they raise the price of ice jelly, it will be a profitable business.
He pretended to be deeply hurt and said, "Okay! This is all because I really want to be your friend! We still have to continue the business after this!"
Lin Muqiu curled the corners of his lips slightly, "Of course."
The two men, each with their own ulterior motives, shook hands with satisfaction.
Really - make a friend.
Magnum, who was standing by, was trembling with fear. He was too embarrassed to say that his purchase price was 45 copper coins per piece, which was twice as cheap as his.
Kedero was distracted, with only one thing in mind:
No wonder they can make money. If it were him, he would probably have agreed to it in the first round of transactions.
*
After completing the transaction, Lin Muqiu immediately counted the machetes, bows and arrows, swords and other weapons that had just arrived. Seeing that the weapons were emitting a faint green or purple light and were of good quality, he was satisfied.
Kedero suddenly asked, "You bought these to help the town survive the beast tide, right? Why are you so good to the town?"
Lin Muqiu raised his head, his expression serious: "No, you think too much, I'm going to open a weapons store."
Kedero: “…”
After a moment's silence, he expressed his disbelief: "But I'm afraid there aren't many people in this town who can afford weapons."
"I didn't say I was selling it, I was leasing it."
"lease?"
Seeing Kede Luo's puzzled look, Lin Muqiu realized that there was no such popular practice in this world, so he explained: "For example, if you borrow the sword for thirty copper coins a day, as long as you rent it for half a year, you can recover the cost."
Kede Luo pondered, "This method is not bad. Generally, a sword can be used for four or five years, and it is almost a sure profit. Besides, everyone will always encounter a beast tide and want to go out, or want to give their children a sword lesson to see if they have talent in swordsmanship. If it can be rented, of course it will be welcome. But..."
"What's wrong?"
"What if someone damages a weapon and we can't afford the compensation? Besides, weapons wear out even with normal use."
"These swords are all green grade, so if they're not intentionally damaged, there won't be any problems. If they do cause significant damage, you'll be compensated based on the extent of the damage. For example, if it's 1% damage, you'll be compensated with one silver coin. This is already a significant amount of accidental damage."
The more Kede Luo thought about it, the more interesting it became. He held his chin and asked curiously, "What if someone takes the sword and runs away?"
Lin Muqiu replied with a smile: "So before renting, you must show your citizenship certificate and pay a deposit. I will also verify your identity."
Apart from anything else, she has a management system. To find out who has the best impression of her and whether she can lend money to them, she just needs to check the system.
This complete mechanism piqued Kedero's interest, and he couldn't help but continue to ask with great interest: "Then can I rent it for the town's guards? Once a week, they can all take sword lessons..."
"I've been waiting for you to say that!" Lin Muqiu's eyes shone with anticipation. "I'll give you priority in renting, and I'll give you a 20% discount!"
Kedero: “…”
I feel like I've been calculated.
However, looking at Lin Muqiu's eyes, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Muqiu's behavior, and even couldn't help laughing.
Others' step-by-step calculations are to gain greater benefits, but every step Lin Muqiu calculates is of the "good for you, good for me, and good for everyone" type.
She did not lend or sell it to him directly, which would embarrass him and make him owe her a favor. Instead, she achieved a real win-win situation. This is a true gentleman's friendship.
However, he still felt that this man was too good at doing business. Instead of renting it to others, it would be better to rent it to him. After all, the guards would not run away and he would not owe debts.
But he still wanted to ask, "Why must it be leasing?"
"Because the town will have no shortage of visiting caravans in the future, and of course there will be no shortage of high-quality weapon shops." Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow, "So why not find another way and target the middle and lower-class market who can't afford weapons."
Kedero: “…”
Thanks, I got scolded.
*
After a short rest, everyone decided to continue marching towards each town in order to increase speed, trading food and selling ice powder to each local chamber of commerce.
However, Lin Muqiu does not need to show up in these places. He can just let Magnum resell in the name of the Southern Chamber of Commerce and get an internal discounted price for the food.
This was the first time that Kedero bought food at such a low price. He couldn't help but shed tears and sadness flooded his mind.
Even if Lin Muqiu didn't say it, he knew that Lin Muqiu brought him along just to make him familiar to these chambers of commerce so that he wouldn't be looked down upon or harassed in the future.
She really loves money and is kind-hearted, and she will avenge her enemies without losing her intelligence.
His eyes became increasingly moist, especially since this method of travel was achieved through Lin Muqiu's continuous spellcasting.
She raised the branch again and again, then lowered it to cast a spell, her eyes never wavering.
What limits her is not her magic power, but her endurance.
Originally, Magnum was already shocked that Lin Muqiu could teleport several people to such a long distance at once, which showed that Lin Muqiu had extremely high magic power.
What shocked her even more was that once this woman's stamina was exhausted, she would immediately take out the prepared high-level stamina recovery potion from her ring, drink it all, and then continue casting spells.
She raised it and cast the spell again and again until her clothes were completely soaked with sweat and the veins on her neck were slightly bulging, but she still had a faint smile on her lips and did not cry out in pain.
You should know that potions can restore endurance, but they cannot restore muscle soreness caused by endurance consumption.
In other words, after teleporting three times, she endured intense pain and exhaustion every time she drank.
But she teleported a total of fifty-six times.
From beginning to end, no matter how far the distance was, she never replenished her magic power once.
This woman is so terrifying.
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