Even for those super strong people who were far beyond the limits of human beings and were no longer interested in the country, there were still things that they were interested in and had to do.
For Leon, the construction of Garth City and the Church of the Void Mask were things that he was interested in and had to do.
"Your Majesty, are you interested in reading the policy report?" After talking about the game, he began to talk about business. "At the end of every year, I will sort out the governance report of Garth City, recording in detail what happened in this year and making comments. Through reviewing the past, I constantly find my shortcomings in governing ability and governance methods, and then I correct them. But in recent years, there are few things that can be corrected. Maybe my observation skills are not good enough. "
Sui Xiong thought about it and nodded. Then he got a policy report.
It was the annual report of Garth City last year. According to the annual report, the biggest problem that Garth encountered this year was that the situation of several business partners was not stable.
There were several trade routes in Garth City, which were connected with several important business partners. Last year, the situation of two important business partners in the south was not good. For example, Cloud Pagoda City of the Mifata Federation. Originally, they sold a large number of crafts and magic materials from the magic beasts to Garth in exchange for spices and deep-sea treasures. But since the end of the year before last, the materials they sold began to decrease. Last year, the materials they sold were only about 70% of the usual.
"What about this year?" Sui Xiong finished reading the report and asked curiously, "How is the trade situation in Cloud Pagoda City this year?"
"It was good before, and it could almost maintain 70%. But since the destruction of Golden Pagoda City, it suddenly dropped to 50%, and they said that it might be even lower. " Leon sighed. "To put it bluntly, this trade route is to collect materials from the northwest region of the Mifata Federation, with Golden Pagoda City as the hub, then transport them to Cloud Pagoda City, and then transport them to Garth by sea … Previously, the independence of Golden Pagoda City had greatly affected the operation of this trade route. Now that Golden Pagoda City has been completely destroyed, this trade route has suffered a huge blow, and I don't know when it will fully recover."
Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Golden Pagoda City? They have already become independent, and the Mifata Federation still allows them to run a trade route? "
"Independence is independence. Business is business." Leon smiled and explained, "It's nothing more than collecting more taxes along the way. Even so, it's actually very difficult to do. After all, Golden Tower City is not easy to deal with, and there are no strong cities along the way … The Golden Tower City caravan changed the route, bypassing those strong cities, and specifically passing through those cities that are not strong enough. Although it delayed some time and increased the cost, in general, the trade route is still okay."
"Then … even if Golden Tower City is destroyed, the trade route should still work, right?" Sui Xiong asked, "To put it bluntly, this trade route is from the northwest region of the Commonwealth of Mifata to Garth City. Even if there is no Golden Tower City in between, it won't make much difference."
The Golden Tower City is the commercial hub of the entire northwestern region of the Mifata Federation. All kinds of materials are moved and gathered here. If we lose it, it will be very difficult to arrange and gather supplies. " Leon shook his head and said, "However, Cloud Pagoda City said that they are actively looking for a replacement plan. I estimate that in one or two years, they will be able to completely restore this trade route. It's just that … the price might be a little more expensive, about 5% to 10% more expensive. "
"With such a price, is there still a profit?"
"Of course there is. It's just that we will also increase the price." Leon smiled again. "This is the way of doing business. If others reduce the price, we will also reduce the price. If others increase the price, we will also increase the price. Maybe the scale of the trade will decrease a little, but the profit margin will not be reduced a lot. "
"What if we slightly reduce the profit margin to maintain the scale of the trade?" Sui Xiong asked.
"I have calculated it. In that case, from a pure economic point of view, it is indeed more cost-effective. But from a political point of view, it is not cost-effective. After all, Cloud Pagoda City is not the only business partner of our Garth City. If Cloud Pagoda City can increase the price, then of course, others can. If we do this, we will suffer a great loss. "
"Why can others also do it? They have not suffered any loss! "
"Businessmen don't care about this kind of reason. They only care about the price increase and the price decrease. The business world is like a battlefield. On the battlefield, the reason is not important, but the victory is. In the business world, the reason is also not important, but the profit is important. After all, our Garth City is doing business, not charity. We can't break the rules just because others are unlucky. " Leon paused, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that the interests of those small merchants who supply goods, hunters, and adventurers will be damaged? Then I can subsidize them in other ways, such as setting up a security fund for them … but I can't give in on the price, which is a big taboo in the business world. "
Sui Xiong nodded with satisfaction. He knew that Leon would definitely understand what he meant.
He did not care about the interests of the big merchants. Anyway, those people were all rich. Even if they ate delicacies every day, they could still enjoy it for several lifetimes. But he was a little worried about those small merchants and the "suppliers" at the most basic level.
If the price increased and the trade shrank, the interests of the suppliers would definitely be damaged. Perhaps some goods of lower quality would be rejected, or perhaps the big merchants would use this opportunity to make them sign all kinds of harsh contracts. As for the losses that would be passed on, it was simply inevitable … These things were not rare, and could even be said to be common. So Sui Xiong hoped to protect the interests of those basic suppliers as much as possible, and not let them become the victims of the big merchants passing on the losses.
Since Leon already had this plan, then Sui Xiong didn't say anything more. He believed that Leon could do it well.
Over the years, Leon had always been able to do things well, and this time would be no exception.
After talking about this, Sui Xiong asked if anything special had happened during this time.
Leon thought for a long time and then replied, "About this summer, I once felt a power fluctuation on the seabed near Garth, but it was only for a moment — I was delayed by something at that time, so I did not go to investigate. Because I did not feel this kind of fluctuation again afterward, I did not pay attention to it anymore. "
"Oh? What kind of power was that? "
"It feels a little like Raging Tide Heimsarah's power, but compared to what I felt in the past, it's much more practiced and gentle, like a sharp blade turning into a sturdy iron ball … I guess that's the feeling."
Sui Xiong was overjoyed. Heimsarah had chosen to sleep on the seabed near Garth in order to help him protect Garth. Although Leon was already very strong now, strong enough to protect Garth, he had to accept this favor.
Listening to Leon, Heimsarah seemed to have completely mastered his own power, which was much faster than what he had said before, "If it was fast, it would take a hundred years; if it was slow, it would take two or three hundred years."
So he said goodbye to Leon, flew directly out of Garth, and flew toward the seabed where Heimsarah slept.
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