Chapter 166. Extortion rather than negotiation (5) It is no longer necessary to secretly play tug-of-war under the water.
Even if only this was publicized, that woman would have to pay a price that would make it more painful for her to be alive.
There is no doubt that at least Geotal Sanghoe will never be able to set foot in Ernesia Kingdom again.
“Arell-nim, are you going to accuse me right away?”
“well? Think for a moment.”
The accusation is simple.
Smuggling itself is not a light crime.
From there, I can guess that some lords are also involved in this business.
If done well, it might be possible to weave them together properly.
but.
‘The important thing is to get what I’m going to get and put an end to it.’
I’m not a man with a vessel to respond one by one to just smuggling.
To the end, I only move for my own benefit.
It is important to put these evidences in a way that makes the most of them.
Because from the beginning, I wanted to be sure that I could beat them to my heart’s content, so I investigated.
Since there is a sin, then there will be no problem no matter what you do, right?
As I expected, you’ve been doing nonsense, so I’ll have to repay you in a good way.
“If possible, the way as a merchant would be the best.”
It would be nice to be kind and give proper admonition as a great senior in life.
I’ll take this opportunity to show you what a fair game is.
Keville, a merchant belonging to Geotal Firm, sensed something was wrong.
“…The purchase is the enemy.”
In normal times, peddlers who wanted to buy commodities, including furs and grains, would have to gather in droves.
Geotal Trading Co. not only imports goods from across the water, but also trades the goods purchased here to other countries.
In particular, popular products are purchased at a fairly reasonable price, so naturally, peddlers have no choice but to head to them.
Normally, by now, the staff would have to move frantically to the clamor of peddlers who want to buy it.
What happened?”
Now, compared to not long ago, the number of merchants who want to buy has decreased by about a quarter.
‘What happened?’
He suspected that some kind of accident had occurred, but there was no way he hadn’t heard such information.
And what bothered me most was the look on the faces of the merchants who came to buy them.
As much as he was proud that he had lived at the merchant for quite a long time, he was confident that he could guess the mood of merchants by looking at their faces.
Normally, the faces of the peddlers arriving at this point should be filled with dreams about how much profit they can make from future transactions.
Because it is a merchant.
But what about now?
Look at the merchant who has come to buy furs now.
“…I came to ask for a purchase.”
The clerk took over the reins of the wagon he had been driving in, put it in an appropriate compartment, and began examining the fur.
Observing the work, he directly confronted the peddler.
“Where is the fur from?”
“Fox fur from Denima. Here’s the certificate too.”
I checked the certificate and it is definitely genuine.
If it is a fox from Denima in the central region, the quality is also guaranteed to some extent.
I checked just in case, and the quality of the fur was otherwise impeccable.
“I wonder what it would be like to have 70 silver coins.”
“…not bad.”
‘what?’ Also, something was strange.
Geotal Trading Company had a good reputation for paying the market price fairly generously compared to other trading firms.
That’s why merchants always knocked on the door of their company.
But how did this happen?
Even the merchants doing business now do not show it with their faces, but they cannot fool their own eyes.
It looks like something is disappointing.
….I can’t.
He instructed his subordinate to prepare the payment and asked for a conversation during the spare time.
“Let me ask you something.”
“Is there a problem with your fur?”
“No, that’s not it… um…
Keville paused for a moment on what to say before continuing.
“Does it seem that you don’t like something?”
“…not really.”
Naturally, the peddler denied it.
But you can’t fool your own eyes.
Clearly, when he presented the price for the fur, he showed a pity for some reason.
“I thought it was better than the market price. Am I wrong? Then tell me the truth.”
First of all, I tried to relieve the other person’s vigilance by speaking as nicely as possible.
Then the peddler on the other side hesitated for a moment and then began to speak frankly.
“Actually?… Um??????
“It’s okay, please tell me. If there is a problem, I will listen.”
“Actually, there is a merchant that buys at a higher price.”
“Huh… is that true?”
At that point, Kevin couldn’t help but be quite surprised.
If it was the market price he knew, there would be no company that could call the market price higher than Geotal Company.
“Actually, a certain store said they would pay 80 for this fur.”
“her? I can’t believe it.”
At first, I just wanted to ask out of curiosity, but for some reason the story is not trivial.
80 pieces of silver?
It’s an amount that makes you question if you’re sane.
“Who the hell would pay for that?”
The reason why Geotal Sanghoe can price well is because their counterparty is in the product.
Because they buy the product at a high price, naturally, there is no loss even if you buy it at this price.
But what about other trades?
If they try to buy at the same price as themselves, they are simply embracing the deficit.
It is not easy to compete on price.
However, they would be surprised if they paid the same purchase price as they did, but they would buy it at a price much higher than that?
“…Where in the world is this Sanghoe? Can you tell me?”
You must know this.
In some cases, after reporting to the upper level, proper countermeasures must be taken.
“….It’s the Arnil Company.”
“Arnil Sanghoe?”
It was even more surprising.
How is that meeting?
As far as Keville knows, Arnil Corporation can’t pay more than their purchase price with their trading method, no matter what they do.
Above all, doing so will only result in a deficit.
I thought I understood that point…
‘What kind of magic did he use?’
Also, the situation is not serious.
‘Is there something in the fur…
is there a situation where you have to buy the fur even at a loss?
His eyes lit up at the thought that it might be a clue that big money might be rolling in.
“It’s not just fur.”
But the shocking story didn’t seem to be over yet.
“Medical grains… Most of the items are purchased by the Arnil Trading Company at a particularly unconventional price.”
“…You’re not kidding, are you?”
It is absolutely impossible.
If you buy only one product forcibly, you may think that there is something behind it.
But all commodities?
All I can say is that it’s crazy.
“Is it really?”
“I don’t lie.”
Trust is your greatest asset.
That peddler had no merit at all by lying to himself.
“…something doesn’t feel right.”
“yes?”
“no.”
He shook his head.
This is not the time to talk nonsense.
“Then why did you come to buy from us?”
“That’s… I can’t wait any longer because the lines of the other hawkers are so long.”
It seems that he came here to sell fur because he couldn’t wait for his turn.
Time is the greatest asset to a peddler.
And even if you sell it to this side, it won’t be a loss.
This peddler must have decided to hurry up and sell the furs and immediately load other goods.
After instructing the peddler to pay the bill in haste, he went into the store building and thought with a serious expression on his face.
‘Something is unusual.’
At first, I was curious as to whether it might be a clue that the money would come rolling in.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt nothing but ominous forebodings.
Just thinking about it, what the Arnil Company is doing now is nothing but radical price destruction.
First of all, is there any benefit from doing something like that?
Absolutely no way.
However, to do something like this…
‘I have to find out.’
He hurriedly instructed his subordinates to spy on the goods Arnil Corporation was buying.
I just hoped that this foreboding wouldn’t come true.
And…..
“. Is it like that too..?”
Kevin let out a heavy moan when he heard the results of his spying from his subordinates.
“Are you okay?”
A subordinate asks anxiously if he noticed that Kevin was overtly agitated.
“No, nothing. I had something to think about. You go ahead and take care of the rest.”
There was no need to inform his subordinates of this agitation now.
After making that decision, Keville pretended to be fine and bit the subordinate.
And in the empty office, Kevin hugged his head and groaned once more.
“It must be…
He couldn’t help but be convinced.
This is because the goal seen at the end of the Arnil Chamber’s actions is blatantly revealed.
“This is an attack on us.”
Overly blatant cannibalism.
You must hurry up and report it.
He hurriedly took out his stationery and grabbed a pen.
* * *
Senilgeothal frowned after reading the letter from Keville.
“Arnil Corporation is attacking with outright purchases?”
In his letter, the grounds for his conclusion are described in quite detail.
The rationale was as follows.
“The Arnil store is explicitly buying only the items we buy…
It’s not just buying.
Even the items they sell are blatantly cheap if they overlap with what they sell.
“It’s something that can’t normally be done with common sense… but
it’s simply an individual’s speculation and can’t be ignored.
“Let’s hurry up and check the facts.”
I asked the secretary to check if the same phenomenon was occurring in other areas.
and after a while
Hearing the results, Senil put on a devastated expression.
“Is the same phenomenon happening in other branches?”
“I do.”
Thanks to that, even in other regions, the buying and selling of goods continues to show an unnatural flow.
To put it in words, it was similar to someone constantly stepping in.
You won’t fall right away, but it feels infinitely annoying to run.
“The problem is that it really interferes with our activities.”
The secretary muttered annoyed.
Since it is not purchased, there is no way that the goods to be carried across the water will remain in hand.
Above all, it is not easy to do business because the opponent is so blatantly competitive.
“It’s a blatant attack.”
Right.”
Senil Geothal was forced to accept the same conclusion.
The Arnil Corporation is now taking an overtly deliberate action.
All in order to damage the business of Geotal Corporation.
“The lord of the upper house of that place…no, that prince will direct it.”
I never thought it would come out like this.
I was prepared to incur some anger over the cocoa beans.
But I never thought I would retaliate with such blatant sabotage.
