One hundred and eighty-two chapters open and secret struggle
Chapter 182 Open and secret battles
As for the military leader of this bidding meeting, it was Skaz, the Sword Saint of the Wind. He was an archer and although he was also a powerful person in the Holy Land, his strength was still a bow and arrow. Therefore, it is better to say that he was the Arrow Saint than a sword Saint.
The entire bidding meeting was held in a strange atmosphere. Because the August family successfully tricked the Stephen family into making recipes for bows and arrows, it had been leaked as both sides fiercely competed for materials for bows and arrows. Everyone, including the Scarz, knew clearly that today would be a battle, and from today on the road of mutual hatred.
In fact, Skaz, the Sword of the Wind Sword, knew more about the grudges between the two families, because when he came, the emperor personally called him to give him a face-to-face offer, so that he must be impartial in this bidding, and it would be best for both the Augustan and the Stephen family to minimize the price. He was surprised at first that it was always the Stephen family's family, why did the emperor bring the Augustan family today? The emperor then told the two families that this dispute was all over.
It turned out that since the fat man's wife reported the 5,000 bows to the emperor according to the professor Lao Xie, the emperor was furious and urgently ordered the royal spies to investigate. With the efforts of the spies, they quickly found out the mastermind behind the cover of smuggling and pointed directly at the August family.
However, just when the emperor was angry and wanted to deal with the Augustan family, the queen who had noticed it suddenly appeared. With her tongue and the temptation of beauty, the matter was finally calmed down.
Of course, it would be a price to let the emperor let the Augustan family go. The price was the 5,000 bows, which were originally bought by the Augustan family from that bastard, but now it is a waste of time for the emperor.
In addition, the August family also promised that as long as they could master this technology and participate in the military bidding, they would ensure that the quotation of bows and arrows would be reduced by at least 30%.
When the emperor thought, this was a good thing. In the past, the Stephen family monopolized the operation, and they quoted whatever they said. The profit was too big, and they were jealous of themselves. But if there were more August family to compete now, the quotation of bows and arrows would definitely fall. Wouldn't it be like a cheaper oneself?
Under such circumstances, the emperor finally decided to remain silent and no longer pursue the smuggling of the Augustan family.
What satisfied the emperor most was that the Stephen family obviously suffered a loss but did not dare to make a statement, because if they dared to make a big deal, then the first person to be questioned was their idiot children. So the emperor could enjoy the profits brought by this incident with peace of mind, but he didn't have to worry about the Stephen family having any dissatisfaction. How could he not do such a cheap thing?
So, with the joint efforts of the emperor, Stephen and August, the smuggling case of 5,000 military bows and arrows disappeared silently. The emperor made a big profit. Although the August family had accompanied some money on the surface, they actually earned the bow and arrow formula, which was considered a advantage. Only the Stephen family, the special partner, not only lost the secret technique, but also lost the basis of monopoly, but even the payment for the 5,000 bows was lost by the idiot, and they were returned to others. And the most depressing thing was that they didn't dare to speak out, and they couldn't find someone to reason with, so they could only admit it. They were simply a loss.
So in this situation, as soon as the fat man met Frank, the patriarch of the August family, there was a fierce spark in both eyes.
"Ha, respected Duke Stephen, I thought you would not come!" Frank said proudly.
"Oh? Here is so lively, why don't I come?" The fat man sneered: "My respected Duke Augustus!"
"I thought you would educate your children at home now!" Frank sneered with a smile.
"Haha!" The fat man laughed angrily and said, "It doesn't matter if the child is wrong. Just say a few words. I am a generous person. But it's very puzzled for you to appear here!"
"Yeah? What's so strange about me coming here?" Frank asked immediately in confusion.
"I thought you would take care of your son who had broken his legs at home!" The fat man sneered contemptuously: "But then again, I really admire the courage of your August family. He doesn't even take the Sword Saint seriously. He is so kind!"
"You~" Frank was so angry that his face turned green when he heard this. The fat man obviously exposes his shortcomings when he was scolding, and suddenly stabbed the deepest scar in his heart. How could he not be angry? If it weren't for the public, he might have just beaten the fat man.
"Okay, okay, two, two!" Seeing this, Skaz, the Sword Saint of the Wind, hurried over and dissuaded: "Don't hurt the harmony, everyone!"
"Hmph, I'm too lazy to care about such people who have no taste!" Frank snorted coldly, then walked in angrily.
"Only the thief is the most tasteless!" The fat man chased and cursed from behind.
This time, Frank knew that he was in the wrong, and did not reply, pretended not to hear, but just sneered in his heart: "Just be arrogant, wait for a while, I can't even cry!"
"Okay, okay, Duke Stephen, you can calm down too. Go in!" Skaz, the Sword Saint, hurriedly held his hand.
"Oh! OK!" The fat man sighed depressedly, and then followed the saint of the Scarz in the Wind Sword, and smiled helplessly: "I was unfortunately plotted by that bastard. I was a little disobedient, which made you laugh!"
"Haha, I dare not, I dare!" What else can Skaz say in the Storm Sword Saint? Although he is also a duke or even a sword Saint, it is all obtained because of his strength. As for him, he used to be a poor boy in the countryside and had no foundation in the upper class. So even if he has a certain status now, he still dares not offend these old nobles. He can only smile and pretend to be stupid, but he dare not make any comments.
The fat man also knew his difficulties and did not think so. Instead, he began to introduce Lao Xie to him enthusiastically. Lao Xie was unwilling to do such social engagements, but he still reluctantly greeted him when he saw that the Scarlet Sword Saint Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet S
Without further ado, everyone sat down in a luxurious private room. Frank and the fat man were naturally separated to avoid fighting.
Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, sat in the middle. He first said some clichés based on his previous experience, but he was very tactful and did not make a long statement. Instead, he quickly ended and then went straight to the topic. This kind of practice with a taste of hard work made Lao Xie have some good impression of him.
The first bid was a few small bids, which were nothing more than the bows and arrows needed by the security forces in a certain area. The number of bows and arrows they took was not very good. They looked like ordinary goods at first glance, but they were cheap, and their power could threaten ordinary people without any protection. It was enough to maintain local public order.
These are all appetizers and are not very eye-catching. It seems that everyone knows that there will be a wonderful business war later, so they unconsciously speed up the speed and finish them all if they are not too long.
Finally, the last item was the purchase of bows and arrows from the regular army of the Kingdom. This was a big business of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Everyone present widened their eyes to see how the two major families competed.
Skazi, the Sword of the Wind, first smiled: "The following is the last item. I wonder, who would like to take this bid?" He did not say that he would give Fatty and Frank, but asked those bidders. As the duke, Fatty and the others were just here to supervise today and would not participate in the bid directly, as that would be too much of a price reduction. Naturally, the following managers would be responsible for this matter.
However, after the questioning of the Scarlet Sword, he was treated unhappy. He waited for a while, but no one answered him. It turned out that Fatty and Frank were both closing their eyes and resting, and no one signaled to their subordinates. Without them, the managers would not dare to speak.
Skazi, the saint of the Storm, did not expect such a thing to happen. He couldn't help but smile and asked again: "Everyone, please don't waste your time, okay?"
But after waiting for a while, no one paid attention to him. Skazz, the Saint of the Sword of the Wind, couldn't help but say unhappy, "If you don't hurry up, then I can only announce the loss of the bid!"
Chapter completed!