Chapter 193 Soaring into the sky! (Please subscribe!)
Although he couldn't even call out the names of many of these nobles, Earl Gilman was particularly familiar with the gazes cast upon him by the nobles around him.
This is... an envious look!
Count Gilman never dreamed that he would be envied by so many nobles just because he accidentally bought several bottles of rose essential oil!
These bottles of rose essential oil are worth it!
It turns out... being able to shop in the Norman family's store is such a prestigious thing! Thinking of this, Earl Gilman hurriedly greeted the nobles around him, and then took Mrs. Gilman into his own carriage like a flash.
If I meet a noble with a higher rank than me and he wants to buy rose essential oil from me, should I give it to him or not ?
If he didn't give it, he would lose the other person's face. But if he gave it, wouldn't the rose essential oil he had bought with great difficulty become someone else's wedding dress? For a moment, Earl Gilman couldn't help but hug the paper bag with the Norman family logo in his arms. This is really a good thing...
As for the perfumes I brought from the south...
Bah! What the hell!
Earl Gilman left, but the heated scene in front of the Norman family continued.
In fact, for these nobles... although getting together all day to brag and chat is a good entertainment activity, the fun will be reduced over time.
Therefore, as more and more nobles gathered in front of this shop backed by Her Majesty the Queen, other nobles who had never heard of rose essential oil wanted to come and take a look.
Even if you don't buy anything, you can still say hello to the many nobles and exchange greetings.
after all……
In this age of extreme scarcity of entertainment, even if the nobles wanted to live a life of luxury and debauchery, they probably couldn't do so.
At most, they help each other put on a few brightly colored hats so that they can find their own sense of existence.
That’s right!
In the Kingdom of Basel, where luxury and hedonism are most prevalent on the continent, the nobles live such a simple and unpretentious life.
The Norman family located on the Via Nerva was undoubtedly a novelty in the eyes of the nobles.
The crystal palace-like decoration and the gradually spreading rumors undoubtedly aroused the interest of these nobles who had nothing to do all day long.
Due to the large number of carriages of the nobles gathered together, the originally spacious and open Nerva Avenue was rarely congested.
Unlike the nobles and wealthy people who were scrambling to buy rose essential oil, Marquis James was ordering his servants to move boxes of liquor from the Norman family's shop.
As a well-known wine lover in Basel, Marquis James had no interest in expensive rose essential oil and coral jewelry, but... he was particularly coveting the fine wine sold by the Norman family!
Unlike the various fine wines he drank in his own lord's mansion, the Norman family for the first time divided the wines into low-alcohol and high-alcohol wines.
The low-alcohol wine is naturally the wine with the Moore Wine Label. Although Marquis James has not drunk it yet, he is shocked by the exquisite packaging alone.
But what surprised him the most was the various spirits sold here! Not only brandy made from grapes, but also vodka made from grains.
Unlike the sale of low-alcohol wine, the Norman family was even considerate enough to open a bottle of brandy for James to taste.
From the initial discomfort to the subsequent intoxication, Marquis James suddenly felt that this spicy and stimulating strong liquor was his favorite! Therefore, the Marquis, who loved alcohol, exchanged almost all the gold coins he brought with him for strong liquor such as brandy and vodka.
Before selling spirits, customers must first taste them, which is a rule specifically set by Kallio.
After all... different people have different tastes. If customers buy products that they are not satisfied with, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the Norman family.
Compared with short-term gains, the Norman family undoubtedly values long-term interests and reputation more.
Moreover, the people of Idar have spent a lot of effort on the packaging and promotion of low-alcohol wine, and the wine produced in the Moor River Valley has a mellow taste.
If the sales of strong liquor are blocked, even low-alcohol liquor can be sold at a very high price.
And a very important point is... no matter how much liquor is sold, the profits obtained by the Norman family and the Idar Chamber of Commerce are extremely limited.
Because these wines originally belonged to Moore Wine Industry, they were just temporarily placed on consignment in the Norman family's store.
Although Moore Wine already has shares in Count Idar, and the Idar Chamber of Commerce and the Norman Family will each take a certain commission to expand the actual profits of the Idar Territory, a portion of the profits from the wine still have to be given to the Conte Territory.
The first day's booming scene immediately made Kalio feel very proud and that his efforts during this period had finally paid off! So, after the first day of business, Kalio brought in some of the accountants from the Idar Chamber of Commerce and began to count today's revenue.
Box after box of coins were piled up in the basement on the underground floor of the store.
And these coins... almost all of them are heavy gold coins! Maybe there are a few silver shillings mixed in, but it is certain that there is not a single copper coin!
After all, how could a wealthy nobleman spend a penny?
Those were low-end coins that only civilians would use! Even though he had been doing business for many years, this was the first time that Kalio had seen so many gold coins piled up in front of him. The unique luster of those gold coins almost blinded Kalio's eyes.
Since this is the first day of the Norman Family's opening, coupled with the buff provided by Her Majesty the Queen, the daily turnover of the Norman Family has almost reached an appalling level!
I'm afraid... the income from the Norman family on this day alone is enough to offset the income I earned from working hard for a year or two in the past...
Calio knew very well in his heart that if the Earl had not taken him in when he was desperate, he would probably still be traveling around the noble territories of the Norman Empire with one or two carriages, running his insignificant salt business.
However, when he needed it most, Lord Bruno appeared in his life like a savior, rekindling the fire of hope in Kalio's heart!
With the promotion of the Earl, Kalio has become the president of the Idar Chamber of Commerce, controlling all major and minor matters of the Idar Chamber of Commerce, and can be said to be in a high position.
Although almost all the money earned belongs to the Earl and is received by Idar, but... Kalio himself can also get a commission!
"Hurry... count the amount quickly. We need to report the good news to the Earl!"
Perhaps because he was too excited, Kallio's tone became a little stammering.
"yes!"
The person in charge of counting the gold coins was seeing so many coins for the first time in his life, and was even more nervous than Kallio.
Time passes by second by second.
In the end, even Kallio couldn't contain his excitement and personally joined in the work of counting the accounts.
As the coins were counted and the accounts were checked over and over again, even though he was mentally prepared, Kalio finally came up with a number that shocked him!
The turnover of the Norman family on the first day of opening exceeded one thousand gold coins!
Normally, the sales on the opening day are two to five times the sales on weekdays.
However, since the Norman family is the only luxury store in the entire city of Basel, coupled with the advertising effect brought by rose essential oil a few days ago, it undoubtedly attracted the nobles of Basel to come and find out.
You know, as the richest group of people in the world, most of the nobles have accumulated countless wealth over the years. After all... aristocratic territories like Idar Territory with a prodigal earl will always be a minority.
However, due to the low level of productivity in this world, it is difficult for the nobles to spend the huge amount of money they have hoarded.
This led to an economic phenomenon similar to revenge consumption on the first day of Norman Family’s opening.
Kalio was dumbfounded! Even though the Norman family's turnover today was a bit inflated and would gradually decrease in the future, but... this was a thousand gold coins! The Idar Chamber of Commerce, which was directly under the Earl but actually had no presence in Idar Territory... I'm afraid it's really going to soar!
In the evening there is...
(End of this chapter)
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