"Sir, Mr. Gatsby, I'm afraid he has made a lot of money!" Antrich turned over the contract in his hand and blurted out, "The reason why the unit price of these materials was so high in previous years is because of the need to rely on people to cross the Galloping Horse Plains. The orcs, barbarians and border nobles of the Northwest Territory, as long as they pass through your territory now, and they do business without telling you, I am afraid they can earn 60,000 to 70,000 gold coins themselves!"
For perishable commodities such as magic plants, the transportation cost even exceeds the price of the raw materials themselves. In the past, whether passing through the few portals in the basin or passing through the vast plains, the raw materials would bring a very high premium.
However, now, Rand is vigorously building infrastructure on the plains, and Hindukel's high-value products can be transported directly from Iowa's portal to various places.
If it is a bulk commodity, it can reach Dragon Tooth City within a month after passing through the canal through the plains and Frostwolf Forest. It can be said that the rand offset most of the cost for Gatsby, allowing him to earn 60 to 70%. profit.
Lant nodded and said: "Yes, you are right. Now is the time when the territory needs gold coins most. A large number of projects are waiting for investment. Thousands of kilometers of roads, bridges, castles and buildings from east to west and south to north. The workshops all need to be built, and I can ask the magic goblin to complete a main road, but more roads and industries require investment."
"This Gatsby is simply using your rights to make money for himself!" Antrich was very angry, but he was also a little unsure in his heart. He didn't know whether he could control himself in the face of such a huge benefit.
"Yes, but who can resist the temptation of such a huge benefit?" As soon as Lant finished speaking, he noticed that Antreqi's expression was wrong, and he quickly added,
"Don't worry, after the execution of these contracts, you will not be responsible for the specific transactions, but to manage all the chambers of commerce and shops in the trade center, so that everyone can operate and compete in an orderly manner, and avoid dumping and hoarding. This is why I The second goal set by the commercial center is to become a distribution center for goods and products.”
Of course, it was impossible for Lant to hand over his small treasury to the Blue Dragon family. His idea was to split Gatsby's business, hand over business supervision to Antrich, and then distribute his own business to Jenny Ben Horse, Mace Frostwolf, or someone else.
"Thank you, sir!" Antrich thanked him repeatedly. He knew that if Lant really allowed himself to become the second Gatsby Lan Yuan, he would not be too far away from being assassinated.
"In the future, your main task is to allow more chambers of commerce to settle in the trade center. By focusing on the needs of these chambers of commerce, you can give each commodity a guide price. The cultivation of magic plants does not happen overnight. A mid-level magic plant It takes hundreds of years to cultivate, and high-level magic plants even longer. I hope that the operations of the field viscounts and barons can focus on long-term interests rather than short-term financial games, which is also my third goal."
"Yes! Sir, I understand what you mean," Antrege said quickly. Seeing that Lant had nothing to give, he boldly said, "Sir, I also want to remind you that for the industrial agents under your name People should also choose carefully.”
"Um?"
"In the Blue Dragon family, the most important Dragon's Nest wine is directly responsible for the second wife of Lord McLaren. We, the side bloodline, can only receive quotas from that lady." Antreqi said, "It is impossible for others to get involved in these family lifeline businesses!"
"Okay, I understand!" Lant sighed. Antreqi's suggestion basically meant that he should find more wives to take charge of the family business. After all, Little Cardinal, Gu Leiya and Wendy are not business material.
"One more thing," Antreqi looked out the window again, "Are you really not going to get involved in the fight between Bai Xiao, Lan Yuan, Fei Long, and Blue Lion?"
"Without your support, His Majesty Du Sen may not be able to survive this year!"
"Have you heard anything?"
"I heard that almost all the high-level dragon mages in Feilong Academy fully support the Feilong family! But all the high-level knights in Blue Dragon School have gone to the front line."
"I understand what you mean, but I'm afraid His Majesty Dusen can no longer afford my support." Lant said with a bitter smile.
In fact, King Dusen has no leverage for Lant to support him since Lant was named Duke of Yeqi City by the emperor: he controls the northwest territory, promotes Aibilis, and even Red Dragon Rock can bypass the king and directly send Legend contacted Lant.
Du Sen's next bargaining chip only left the descendants of the Benma family to enter the sequence of succession to the throne, and this result was exactly what the Feilong and Blue Lion families wanted.
It is precisely because of this that after December 1st, King Dusen, Prince Li Qi or Susie Lanyuan never sought Lant's support for the throne, and could only use his family as a The flying dragon's shield.
"What His Majesty Du Sen wants is to start a dynasty belonging to Bai Xiao, and what other families want is to start a dynasty of their own," Lanter explained, "I already have a kingdom of my own, so I don't need to follow They’re joining in the fun.”
"But sir, what the Feilong family is pursuing now is to nominally make the young people of each family eligible to become the king's heirs. It seems that this is fair to every family, but in fact, the one with the most high-level new generation, It’s the Feilong family,” Antreqi said,
"The Feilong family not only develops the marquis territory, but also controls Feilong's Nest Academy. Once a senior member of their family becomes the king, will other families really have a chance?"
"Do they have a chance? What does it have to do with me?" Lant asked with a smile.
"The last time the Feilong family failed, it was because all the major families were very powerful, which restricted the Feilong family and promoted the weakest Baixiao family.
But now that the Blue Dragon family has been sent to the battlefield, if Lan Yuan and Bai Xiao are beaten so hard by the Feilong family, the final result will definitely be that the Feilong family wins the throne. Then I am afraid that their king will not be as good as His Majesty Du Sen. Are you better? "
Antlage's analysis suddenly struck a chord in Lant's heart. He had previously been concerned about his own costs and the profits he gained from Dusen, but he had forgotten that the Feilong family was also a family that held grudges when it lost and counterattacked when it won. , once their family becomes king...
Lanter looked at Antreq solemnly and asked, "Do you think the Feilong family holds a grudge?"
Antreach answered the question unreasonably: "You can ask your wife, Ms. Wendy, how she was sold to the barbarians."
"Well, what you said makes sense!" Lant even regretted not meeting Antreq so late.
Even though this young man from the Lanlong family may have acted as a lobbyist for Lan Yuan and the Bai Xiao family, he did make one issue clear: Even in order to preserve existing interests, Lan should indeed support the Bai Xiao family from being Replaced by the Feilong family.
(End of chapter)
