MTL - The King-Chapter 308 unscrupulous deal

  Chapter 308 Black-hearted transaction

   "Why is it so expensive?"

  Looking at the quotation list in his hand, Earl Pierce couldn't help asking.

   You don’t know if you don’t look at it, but you are shocked when you see it. The prices of the items on the list have at least doubled compared to the previous prices, and some items have even increased several times.

   "Your Excellency, the prices here are already considered cheap. To tell you the truth, since the news of the investigation team's imminent arrival spread, the prices of all strategic materials have been rising rapidly.

  If you need it, place an order quickly. Now the prices of the commodities here are adjusted three times a day. If you don’t place an order now, it may be another price in the afternoon.

   Being able to give you this price is already due to the pleasure of our previous cooperation. Otherwise, even if you have money, you can't buy the goods now! "

  The words of the middle-aged man made Earl Pierce half dead. Five days ago, he was selling a batch of strategic materials here.

  Compared with the sales price on the current list, the overall price difference in the middle is as much as five times. If the time is pushed forward, the price gap of strategic materials will be further widened.

   "Mr. Snyder, what you're doing is too dark! You're going to make five times as much profit as soon as you change hands, aren't you afraid of being choked to death?"

   Earl Pierce said angrily.

   If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would send troops to grab it. Dare to knock him on the head, it is simply not to take the Dalton family seriously.

   "Your Excellency, don't rush to get angry. If you came here a few days ago, we would at most add 30% to 50% to the purchase price and sell it. If the quantity is large, there will be 20% to 30% profit, and the sale can be done.

  But the current situation is different. With the intervention of the investigation team, everyone is busy making up for the shortfall. Who dares to sell supplies on the black market?

  You must also know how difficult it is to transport strategic materials from the rear. The current situation in the black market is that every ton of strategic materials sold will decrease by one ton.

  If you want to supplement from the rear, it will take several months at the earliest. If you can wait that long to come and buy, you can rest assured that it will not be much more expensive than the previous price.

   But not now, everyone is rushing to buy strategic materials to make up for the deficit. The current market prices have soared up.

  You can also inquire about these trading rules. The price list we are giving you now is only based on the market price. If you think it is too expensive, you can go to other stores to see the price comparison.

   However, it doesn't matter where you're going to shop. It is best to place an order as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no market in the future, and you will not be able to buy it if you want to. "

  Snyder said confidently.

   Buy it if you like it, and the price will be higher if you don’t buy it. Everything stems from profit. Stimulated by huge profits, everyone has long not known what fear is.

  It is true that the nobles are not easy to mess with, but that cannot prevent everyone from getting rich. Who can drive the chamber of commerce into the trading center, who doesn't have any backstage!

   If you are afraid, don't mess around in the business world. When you can make money, you must make enough profits. If you are soft at this moment, you will never want to get rich for the rest of your life.

   As a "beating worker", Snyder dared not harm the interests of the "behind the scenes" just to sell Earl Pierce's face.

   Stomped hard, Earl Pierce said bravely: "No, I'll buy it! Here is the list, you prepare according to the materials above."

   While speaking, he had already handed over the parchment.

   In a seller's market, buyers simply have no bargaining capital. Before entering here, Earl Pierce had already visited the nearby shops, and the prices were all about the same.

  Knowing that the supply of strategic materials on the black market is in short supply, and in the end there will definitely be people involved in corruption cases due to insufficient purchase of materials to make up the shortfall, he really dare not have too much hesitation.

   After roughly looking at the list, Snyder shook his head: "I'm very sorry, Your Excellency the Earl. We can't get all the strategic materials on it.

  Especially arrows, disposable spears, throwing spears...these quick-consumables, the stocks in the entire black market are not large.

  If you want to buy, I can only help to coordinate with other merchants. I can't guarantee whether I can get the above quantity.

  And the price of the coordinated materials may be higher. The main reason is that you have too many supplies. I am afraid that since the opening of the trading center, it is the biggest customer! "

  Hearing "the biggest client", Earl Pierce was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. Where is he a big client, he is clearly a big wronged species.

  There are so many materials to be purchased on the list, all because he has such a big deficit. I ate a lot before, and now I have to double it and spit it out.

   It's really not that he is greedy, it's purely that the Dalton family suffered heavy losses in this war, and urgently needs to find a way to make up for the loss.

   Coincidentally, he was assigned the good job of distributing strategic materials, which created an opportunity for him to act.

  At the beginning, I was cautious, lest Hudson would take advantage of the problem and take the opportunity to trick him.

   Later, it was discovered that Hudson only looked at the ledger and did not check the warehouse at all. His courage gradually grew, and more and more strategic materials were resold.

  Deep in his heart, Earl Pierce ridiculed Hudson more than once for being too young, and he didn't even know these military skills.

  It's a pity that the coach Hudson doesn't check the warehouse, and the investigation team will come to check!

   If you are caught by your own people, at worst you will make up for the loss and pay a fine. If it is caught by the investigation team of the Human Race Alliance, it will become a political incident.

   Losing face to the Terran Alliance, not only has to face the accountability of the coach, but also the multiple accountability of the alliance and the kingdom.

  In the unfortunate event of becoming the biggest moth in the army, it is not impossible for the Human Race Alliance to hang on and be sent to the gallows.

   "Let's coordinate! The speed must be fast, I have no time to waste here!"

   Earl Pierce said helplessly.

   As soon as the voice fell to the ground, a messenger rushed over.

   "Your Excellency, there is an urgent order from the headquarters, ordering you to attend the high-level meeting of the logistics department!"

  Hearing the news, Earl Pierce frowned even tighter. His intuition told him that Hudson held a logistics meeting at this time, and there must be no good things.

   "Understood, I'll go there right away!"

   "Mr. Snyder, I'll leave the issue of supplies to you. This magic crystal card is a deposit, and I will pay the rest of the money when it is delivered!"

  Business in the black market is so straightforward. Pay with one hand, deliver with one hand, no credit.

  Even though Earl Pierce said it easily, deep down, he was bleeding.

  The purchase price has greatly exceeded expectations, and this wave is completely bloody. Although the specific price has not been announced yet, it is roughly certain that in order to fill the hole this time, at least millions of gold coins will be paid.

  If it weren't for the unlucky company of many nobles, he would probably be **** off. Even transporting logistics materials can cause losses, which is completely a historical precedent.

  …

"What did you say?"

   "Geoff, that **** actually disappeared at this time?"

   Duke Pias asked in disbelief.

  Although he wished to kill Geoff immediately, it was based on figuring out the ins and outs of the matter.

  The person behind the scenes hadn't been found out yet, and the person concerned had disappeared, which made him even more passive.

  When such a big event happened, the Lochnard family had to give an explanation to the nobles in the army. Now that the person suddenly disappeared, he couldn't tell.

   The explanation is not clear, and there is no black hand behind the scenes to spread hatred, so the Locknard family has to bear all the blame.

  Offending so many people at once, Pias doubted very much whether his family could survive this turmoil.

   "Yes, Your Excellency the Duke. Earl Geoff disappeared in Lutetia after reporting to the Alliance Council.

  We have launched all the contacts in the Frankish Kingdom, but we still haven't found him, as if he disappeared out of thin air.

  According to the investigation of Earl Geoff's recent communication situation, he has been extremely active in recent days and has had contact with more than 30 forces.

  The most noteworthy of these are: the people of the Holy See, the King's people, the Julyists, and the Daltons. Several of them have motives for planning this matter. "

  The old man replied with a serious face.

   It just fell into the eyes of Duke Pias, this explanation is tantamount to no explanation. Four suspects were found at one time, and all of them had full motives. Who knows which force did this?

  Even if he guessed right, he can't do anything. There is not enough evidence in hand, but it cannot convince a group of nobles whose interests have been damaged.

   "Continue to investigate, we must find out who is behind the scenes. This kind of enemy is hiding in the dark, it is too dangerous!"

  …

  In the logistics camp, Hudson is busy receiving a group of mercenary representatives. The reason why everyone formed a group to come here is very simple. The price of strategic materials on the front line has soared, which has exceeded everyone's tolerance.

  Especially for some small and medium mercenary regiments, or individual mercenaries who walk alone, even if they have money in their hands, they may not be able to buy the strategic materials they want.

  The services provided by the coalition logistics are limited to temporary food management. The food standard is also the lowest standard for ordinary soldiers, and they want better treatment - pay for it themselves.

   Undoubtedly, this is undoubtedly a heavy pressure on the mercenaries on the front line.

  In order to be able to solve the problem, everyone naturally found Hudson, the logistics leader of the coalition army, hoping that he could also be included in the logistics support system of the coalition army.

   "Sorry everyone, the Alliance Parliament did not give a clear answer on the logistical support of the mercenaries.

   It is perfectly reasonable for me personally to want better treatment, but it is beyond my purview.

  Even the most basic support provided by the logistics department is actually an illegal operation. Now someone has initiated a report to the Alliance Parliament, which is also one of the evidences accusing me of reselling military supplies.

  The actual situation is very clear to everyone. In the logistics camp, I have not received a single copper coin for the meals provided to everyone.

  Even the expenses of this part of the account will be publicized every day. You can also see if anyone has skimped on it. "

   Hudson spread his hands, his face full of helplessness.

   It's not that he doesn't want to solve the problems for the mercenaries, but the reality is cruel. In the absence of precedent, it is too difficult to do something practical.

   Even the most basic camp food security was barely passed by Hudson at the coalition meeting.

   More welfare benefits, that is no need to think about it. Unless they defected to a certain powerful force, or made outstanding military exploits on the battlefield, it was impossible for them to receive the same treatment as the coalition forces.

  As for the crime of reselling military supplies, it is purely a deliberate rhythm to attract hatred to the Lochnard family.

   Anyway, it was a resolution passed at the coalition meeting, and no copper coin was paid, so how could it be regarded as "reselling"?

   "Your Excellency, you can't provide us with complete logistical support, everyone can understand. But you have to take care of the soaring prices now!"

  Now the price of rye on the market has soared to 80 copper coins/lb; the price of cheap potatoes is as high as 35 copper coins/lb...The price of arrows is even 29 silver coins/box.

  To tell you the truth, if this continues, we don't have to go out to fight. The harvest from the First World War is not enough to consume strategic materials. "

   Adolf said with an aggrieved face.

  As the representative of the mercenary guild, he must stand up and fight for the rights and interests of the mercenaries at this time.

  It's a pity that the mercenary guild doesn't have much say in the alliance and cannot influence the decision of the alliance. As a last resort, I can only find Hudson, the logistics manager.

   "Your Excellency thinks highly of me. Although the trading market is located in the camp of the Logistics Department, it does not mean that I have the right to interfere with the prices inside.

  The current price surge is purely caused by panic buying. Everyone knows the specific reasons. At this time, I can't stop it at all.

  As long as you ask a little bit, everyone can know the background of these buyers and sellers. Almost all the nobles in the coalition army were involved, no matter who reached out to them, it would not end well.

  I think you should find a way to publicize those powerful factions in the army.

  If you can get their support, the logistics department can provide you with a batch of military supplies at par or free of charge, all of which are negotiable. "

  Hudson decisively chose to kick the ball.

  The power of mercenaries, of course he is very envious. But these people are also good and bad, except for some mercenary groups who can see, the rest are a group of desperadoes with no moral bottom line.

   There is no point in ruining one's plans to make a fortune for a group of forces that cannot be controlled. Anyway, free food is provided in the camp, and people will not be pushed to a dead end.

   "Thank you, Earl, for your reminder, please take care of me later. Now we still have something to do, so let's take our leave first!"

   Perhaps aware of Hudson's perfunctory, Adolf decisively chose to leave.

   It's not entirely a waste of time, and there is no benevolence and righteousness in buying and selling. Unable to get help from the logistics department, but also figured out Hudson's position.

  (end of this chapter)