Chapter Ten, Big Business(1/2)
Hudson did not take it as a big deal.
The profit from falling into the bag is the real profit. Just a contract of intention cannot represent anything.
The requirement of several Holy See experts to sign the contract as insurance is not just about worrying about the other party’s breach of the contract, but more about preventing the masters hiding behind the scenes.
Through the last conversation with Yin Sabel, Hudson knew that the "Blood Moon Horn" was leaked in the mountain collar.
The mastermind behind the scenes has not been found yet.
If the front foot trades and the back foot is snatched, Hudson will not be able to escape the suspicion.
The Blood Moon Horn is sold, and it can be regarded as a way to get it.
If someone spends a big price but doesn't bring the things back, it will be missed.
Being targeted by a large force hidden in the dark is definitely not a fun thing.
Hudson now only wants to throw out the hot potato "Blood Moon Horn", but he didn't want to fight to the death with a large force.
After sending the messenger away with a pleasant look, Hudson's mind had already reached the battlefield.
The performance of the front-line defenders was much more tenacious than he expected.
There were many battles with heavy losses, and they finally persisted until reinforcements arrived and defended the final line of defense.
There are also many bad news, such as: the noble private army of Fengyun Province, which first arrived at the front line, suffered heavy losses.
There is a rumor that one-third of the losses on the front line were contributed by the nobles and private troops of Fengyun Province.
The war is not good, and the skills of giving away people are first-class.
Typical negative teaching materials are not active when preparing for the war, and now it is time to pay the price.
In the same way, the aristocratic private troops in other provinces performed much better.
The losses were heavy and unavoidable. However, everyone's casualties were generally still in a controllable state.
As a negative example, Hudson has also used aristocrats in the provinces to promote them, repeatedly emphasizing the importance of training.
As for whether this will offend the nobles of Fengyun Province, there is no need to worry at all.
Half a year has passed since the stationing time, and half of the time is left, and I don’t know how they will survive.
Even if the garrison mission is completed, there are probably not many nobles who can get off the battlefield.
They were all injured and were busy going home to lick their wounds and recovering their energy. They were ready to face the next recruitment, so where did they get the kung fu with Hudson?
Similar negative propaganda is not just Hudson who is in Tel.
In order to urge the people below to strengthen their training, almost all the governors and county magistrates from all over the country did not forget to step on.
Hudson was also very tired when he was busy with training and also paid attention to territory development.
The only good news is that after the mining area expanded production, the food crisis in the territory also survived smoothly.
There is no new idea in the operation, it is nothing more than latte and the nobles in the province to exchange grain.
After these people obtained iron, whether to forge weapons for their own use or use weapons and armor to counter the kingdom mission is not within the scope of Hudson's attention.
In critical moments, the nobles' reactions were still good.
The first batch of supplies purchased from overseas, led by the Dalton family, have arrived in the southeastern province.
Unfortunately, I have not got off the ship yet and am about to send it to the front line again.
The Governor's Office repeatedly ordered the price to calm down, but in the end it was still unable to hold it down.
Affected by the war, prices are still inevitable.
Grain prices have surged by 80%, daily necessities have risen by 50%, and some special commodities have even doubled.
The merchants who hoarded goods made a lot of money, but unfortunately, they were killed by the Governor's Office to warn the monkey.
Severe crackdowns cannot stop the stimulus of interests.
Even if the supply of materials is still sufficient, there are too many excuses to make huge profits if you want to raise prices.
The self-sufficient aristocratic men are not greatly affected, and the free people will be miserable.
Rising prices is not only a problem in the southeastern provinces. None of the three northern countries, trapped in the war, escaped.
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"Master, I just received the news that a group of war horses in the Warren Chamber of Commerce will arrive in the southeastern province soon."
Hudson's expression was cheered up by the old housekeeper's words.
In the era of cold weapons, war horses are really important. Even as the guardian of the city, no one would dislike their power for being too strong.
In the organization of the army of the Kingdom of Alpha, the ration standards for war horses were in line with the Knights.
After the war broke out, the price of war horses also rose.
A high-quality war horse can often sell dozens or even hundreds of gold coins.
Even if it is an ordinary war horse, it is impossible to take it without a dozen gold coins.
The high price is just a pain, and the lack of stock is the most unsolvable problem.
If supply exceeds demand, there will be excess profits.
The Warren Chamber of Commerce, as one of the four major chambers of commerce in mainland China, is a natural thing to get involved in such a transaction.
"I know how many war horses the Warren Chamber of Commerce has shipped this time, and where to deliver the goods?"
Hudson asked with concern.
There are many merchants engaged in horse trading business, but most merchants only have a few war horses, more than a dozen, and hundreds of them are considered big merchants.
As the largest iron product seller in the southeast, Shandijie has always had close contact with merchants.
After the war broke out, Hudson also successively got hundreds of war horses through the previous commercial network.
If you want more, there is no way. Nobles from all over the country are buying things that enhance their ability to save lives on the battlefield, no one will let go.
There are many competitors, and if there were too few horses transported, I guess they would have been snapped up long ago without waiting for Hudson to send people there.
"It is said that there are more than 3,000 horses, and the Warren Chamber is preparing to conduct an auction in Bedda City, and no reservations are accepted."
Hearing this answer, Hudson lost interest instantly.
There are only three thousand war horses, or they are sold under the auction situation, which is obviously a big profit.
Competing with financial resources, he is no match for the old nobles.
Deep down, Hudson complained about the old nobles more than once. He knew that the war might break out, why not raise more war horses?
Of course, this can only be considered. The warning for orc invasion will be previewed almost every few years.
Before the real outbreak, no one knows when the war breaks out.
If you reserve in advance, you can only keep a large number of war horses.
War horses are pure consumables, and the money and food consumed in daily feeding are higher than the maintenance of the same number of standing infantry.
Except for the wealthy nobles, who can keep thousands of war horses?
In the early days of his business, Hudson could not afford to raise only twenty or thirty war horses, so he could only sell them and cash them out.
If it weren't for the pressure to go to the battlefield, even Hudson wouldn't have purchased a large number of war horses now.
In name, he, the viscount, now commands tens of thousands of troops, and it is not an exaggeration to have a cavalry regiment of thousands of people.
Unfortunately, these soldiers were pieced together by everyone, and he only had temporary command.
Cavalry is really too expensive. Even if you form a small cavalry regiment with hundreds of people, it will be a lot of pressure on the mountain leaders.
"I understand, remember to remind me to go over and participate."
Hudson said coldly.
If you have any chance, you have to try it.
The money of old nobles did not fall from the sky, and no one was willing to be a sucker.
Instead of fighting for the bloody battle, it is better to secretly join in and divide it up.
If you connect it in series, you might get a share of the pie.
I spent two or three years in the aristocratic circle and had never seen an auction. It was a tragedy to think about it.
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In Dadir City, an old man lay lazily at the door of the grocery store, bathing in the afterglow of spring.
"Grandpa, you have a bad attitude towards business. If you don't choose so many places in Dadir City, you can choose such remote shops.
I have bought this shop for more than three months, and the customers who come to buy things every day are not as many as those in our store!
If the business continues to do what you do, we will have to move again soon.”
The little girl was powerless to complain.
She has no hope for her own business. Since she can remember, her family's business has never been better.
To be continued...