On the fifth floor of Hongye Bank, in a luxuriously decorated tea room.

"Mr. Shu Daqiang, I finally found you!"

Conrad sat opposite Shu Daqiang, watching him leisurely making tea. He was surprised and smiled bitterly. In this gorgeous tea room, he felt a little pressured.

"Tea, please."

Shu Daqiang handed the tea to Conrad, and Conrad quickly took it.

"OK, thanks!"

Conrad seemed very polite, completely different from when he first came to Danga City.

He was a tiger beastman, much bigger than Shu Daqiang. Sitting opposite Shu Daqiang, the two figures, one big and one small, formed a sharp contrast, especially the cup of tea in his hand, which looked like a toy in his hand.

But Conrad didn't think it was a toy, he drank it all in one gulp very formally.

Hmm...how should I put it, the taste is a bit strange, not unpalatable, but not delicious either.

When Shu Daqiang saw Conrad frowning, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

He learned this "tea ceremony" from Zhang Feng. He didn't really like tea, but because the tea ceremony looked very classy, ​​especially when he saw Zhang Feng making tea quietly without saying anything, Shu Daqiang felt that this was the most noble aristocrat! That's why he learned this. Whether the tea itself tasted good or not was no longer important.

As a result, Conrad was stunned right from the start.

"I wonder what can I do for you, Mr. Conrad?"

Shu Daqiang took a small sip, then spoke with a smile.

Conrad looked at the other person's elegant movements and then looked at his own empty cup. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment, so he quickly answered the question to ease the awkwardness.

"It's like this, Mr. Shu Daqiang, I'm the envoy of the Kingdom of Hobro. We found your steam cars on the battlefield. Our king is very interested and wants to purchase some from you. I wonder if it's feasible?"

Conrad asked carefully.

If this was an unknown small chamber of commerce, he would definitely not be so polite, but this was the mysterious Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce! After these days of contact, he already knew the strength of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, so he was very careful, fearing that because of his recklessness, the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce would not cooperate with their Hobro Kingdom.

"Purchasing..."

Shu Daqiang looked troubled, as if this was a very difficult thing for him.

Conrad didn't know whether the other party was real or pretending, he could only treat it as real.

"Mr. Shu Daqiang, is there anything wrong with that?"

"It's like this..." In response to Conrad's question, Shu Daqiang frowned and spoke.

"Because our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce has just come here, we have chosen Danga as our partner. Our products are supplied to Danga first. If you want to buy, it is not impossible, but you need to queue up. You can only get your turn after Danga sells out."

Hearing Shu Daqiang's somewhat embarrassed words, Conrad felt that the other party did not seem to be lying. He had seen many such situations. Generally, the two parties signed an exclusive contract. Within the term of the contract, only two companies could cooperate and no third party could appear.

Although Shu Daqiang said that he could sell it to them, this was somewhat different from an exclusive contract, but if there was a queue, who knew when it would end? If Danga was too greedy and wanted everything, wouldn't their Hobro Kingdom never be able to buy it in their lifetime? Of course not! Conrad said again: "Mr. Shu Daqiang, we are all doing business, so whoever has the highest price should get it, right? Our Hobro Kingdom is much larger than Danga, so we can pay a higher price than Danga, so we can both benefit and win!"

Facing Conrad's somewhat tempting words, Shu Daqiang shook his head and said seriously:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Conrad. Our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce has always been famous for its credibility. Our products are all priced uniformly in the Orc Continent. Unless it is auctioned, the highest bidder will not win. Otherwise, it will affect the credibility of our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce."

Conrad felt uncomfortable when he heard Shu Daqiang say that. He had finally found out that the top leader of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce was Shu Daqiang. He had wanted to persuade him with reason and emotion, or even tempt him with benefits, but he didn't expect the other party to be unmoved and acted in a businesslike manner, which made Conrad helpless.

"Is there really no other solution? Our Kingdom of Hobro is sincerely seeking cooperation. If we can succeed in our cooperation, it will definitely create greater benefits for both parties!"

Conrad still didn't want to give up.

Shu Daqiang still shook his head, but just when Conrad was pulling his hair out, he heard Shu Daqiang continue: "It's not that we don't want to do business with you, but because the headquarters of our Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is quite far from here, the round trip toll is an astronomical figure. The reason why we trade with Danga is because the Bennett Kingdom gave us land and promised to let us build factories here, and let our Red Leaf Bank issue banknotes, which gave us great support. With these factories, our productivity can be improved, so we can have more trade with Danga..."

What Shu Daqiang said was actually nonsense. It is true that Danga Country has given support to the Hongye Chamber of Commerce, and the Hongye Chamber of Commerce has also built many factories, but these things have not yet been fully operational. For example, many things purchased by Bennett were still shipped from Hongye City. There is no such thing as the increase in productivity as he said, at least not now.

Besides, Zhang Feng made it clear that he wanted to dispose of all the second-hand steam cars or inventory cars of the Buck Kingdom in the Orc Continent. Even if the car factory here started operating, he would have to think about selling the second-hand cars and inventory cars first.

But no one except Shu Daqiang knew these things, and Conrad naturally didn't understand them either. He just felt that what Shu Daqiang said made sense.

Conrad opened his mouth and wanted to say that if Danga Kingdom gave the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce convenience, their Hobro Kingdom could also agree, but then he thought, he was just a small envoy and could not be qualified to represent the Hobro Kingdom, so he could not say it.

Shu Daqiang naturally saw the hesitation in his eyes, so he sighed and said, "Hey, it's not easy for you to come here from afar. If you go back empty-handed, I think you will be punished by the king. I, Shu Daqiang, always like to make friends... How about this, I will sell you a small part of your things in my personal name. This is my personal collection and has nothing to do with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. It doesn't violate the rules. What do you think?"

Hearing what Shu Daqiang said, Conrad was a little bit incredulous: "Are you Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce really willing to sell us supplies? Including which steam locomotive?"

"Correction, it's not the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, but my personal collection that can be sold to you. However, let me make it clear in advance that the quantity of these things will not be too large. After all, it is just my personal collection."

Shu Daqiang corrected.

"Okay, it doesn't matter if the quantity is small, we in the Kingdom of Hobro want them all!"

Conrad spoke with some excitement.

His mission this time was actually just to find out the source of the steam cars in Danga, but since he came all the way here, he naturally didn't want to go back so easily. If he could buy these supplies, he would definitely win the favor of His Majesty the King, and from then on, promotion and salary increase would not be a dream!

Shu Daqiang poured another cup of tea for Conrad, and he took a sip just like Shu Daqiang.

Don't mention it, it tastes much better if you change the method! However, Shu Daqiang's next sentence almost made him spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Well, sure. Let's talk about steam cars first. I only have 100 large trucks here for now. Each car is priced at 10,000 gold coins, which is already a discounted price. The total is 1 million gold coins, which is 100 million red leaf coins. If you want to buy them, you have to pay a 10% advance payment first. This amount is non-refundable. After all, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to transport so many cars here. When do you want to pay?"

When Conrad heard that Shu Daqiang had a hundred cars, he was very excited. A hundred cars would definitely make His Majesty the King happy. But when he heard that a total of one million gold coins, or one hundred million Red Leaf Coins, were needed, he was completely dumbfounded.

What is one tenth of a million gold coins? One hundred thousand!

He was asking for 100,000 gold coins! Although he knew that Shu Daqiang's price was absolutely "conscientious", after all, his first prize, the small steam car, was worth 15,000 gold coins, and 10,000 gold coins for the big car was absolutely conscientious, but the problem was that he didn't have that much money!

Even if I sell the car it won’t be enough!

“That…that…”

For a moment, the sturdy and majestic Conrad clenched his fingers and was a little embarrassed to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Shu Daqiang asked curiously, as if he didn't notice the other party's embarrassment.

"I...I don't have that much money..."

Conrad finally spoke reluctantly, his tiger face turning red.

This was the second time he felt poor, the first time was when he had used up all his money in the lottery.

“Uh…I see…”

Shu Daqiang seemed very surprised. He looked at Conrad deeply, as if to say: This is the envoy of the Kingdom of Hobro, and he can't even take out 100,000 gold coins? Conrad was a little autistic.

He felt a little regretful. Why didn't he try to get more funds at the beginning? Although it would definitely be less than 100,000 gold coins, it was still better than having only a few gold coins left in his hand now.

"If there is no deposit, then these vehicles probably won't be delivered, because I also have to pay for other people's travel expenses first. If it were at another time, I would have paid for it for you first. It's only a mere 100,000 gold coins, but now all my funds have been invested in the factory, and I don't have much cash on hand, so..."

Shu Daqiang shrugged. He was also poor, but it sounded much more noble when he said it.

Seeing Conrad's dejected look, Shu Daqiang suddenly said, "Of course, there are solutions. For example... you can take out a loan."

"A loan? Can I?"

Conrad was not unfamiliar with the word "loan". He had seen many people applying for loans at Hongye Bank, but those people were basically well-known wealthy people in the local area, because the bank's review mechanism for whether the loan can be approved depends on whether you have the ability to repay it.

Can he, a foreigner, get a loan from Hongye Bank?

Conrad was a little unsure, because he had heard from Shu Daqiang that the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce had their own set of operating methods. Except for the president, other executives had some privileges at most, but they could not interfere. One hundred thousand gold coins, in his opinion, was already an astronomical figure. He might not be able to earn it in his lifetime. Did Shu Daqiang have a way to let him borrow money? Facing Conrad's suspicious eyes, Shu Daqiang was not angry at all. He still smiled and said:

"Of course you can. We at Red Leaf Bank do not discriminate in loans. Of course, if you are a foreigner, the conditions will be more stringent. But as an envoy of the Kingdom of Hobro, your identity is not a problem. It depends on whether you can pass the other reviews."

After hearing Shu Daqiang's explanation, Conrad thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, then I'll try it!"

If he could get a loan, he would definitely take it.

Although he was very curious about how the other party would collect the money if he returned, since the other party was not worried, what should he worry about?

Shu Daqiang stood up and took Conrad to a grandly decorated office, where several staff members were already waiting. They gave Conrad some parchment to fill in basic information, and then asked him some questions. It looked very professional and formal.

Shu Daqiang had already withdrawn because he knew that the review would definitely pass and it would be a loan that could be paid in installments.

Not long after, Conrad came out with a happy face. It was obvious that he had already borrowed the ten thousand gold coins, or should I say a million Red Leaf coins.

The default loan from Hongye Bank is in Hongye Coin.

Conrad handed the loan of one million Red Leaf Coins to Shu Daqiang without even meeting the latter.

This suddenly made Conrad feel like he hadn't gotten anything but was still in debt of a million. He quickly shook his head to get rid of the thought.

How could I not get it? It was just a little late!

Conrad comforted himself like this.

After signing a trading contract with Shu Daqiang, the transaction officially began.

Both parties had smiles on their faces.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Shu Daqiang invited Conrad to dinner, and Conrad naturally agreed happily.

At the dinner table, while eating delicious food, Shu Daqiang asked some questions about the Kingdom of Hobro from time to time.

Originally, Conrad should not have answered, but as the saying goes, a man who eats someone's food will be soft-hearted, and a man who receives someone's gift will be obliged to return the favor. Conrad had both of these characteristics, and since Shu Daqiang asked only unimportant questions, it was naturally difficult for him to refuse.

The two were talking happily when Conrad suddenly had an idea: "By the way, if I go back, how will your Red Leaf Bank charge the loan interest?"

If nothing unexpected happens, he will never come to Danga again after he returns. He is very curious about how the other party charges interest.

And Shu Daqiang said naturally:

"We can just open Red Leaf Bank in your Kingdom of Hobro."

Conrad: “…”