The white sugar trade was discussed in Suhlen's Lord's Castle. The next morning, the managers of the eight merchant guilds came together.
Kris sat lazily on the sofa in the main seat. Her seductive demeanor stunned the managers of the merchant guilds. Some of the managers were even more embarrassed.
"Ahem!" Fernand, who recovered first, reminded them with a dark face when he saw the ugly behavior of the others.
Everyone looked a little embarrassed when they recovered. However, as old foxes, their skin was thick enough. They pretended as if nothing had happened and continued the discussion.
"Welcome to our Northtown Castle. The conditions are simple, so please bear with us," Kris said with a smile.
"We have 500 pounds of white sugar to sell this time …"
"500 pounds of white sugar? That's quite a lot. How about the trade and the price?" Fernand nodded. He did not wait for Kris to answer and continued, "We can buy all of these goods. We have discussed the price. We can give you a high price."
Fernand's expression was as if he was sure the other party could only accept it.
Kris picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. She did not say anything. Suhlen had expected this. They had even discussed the solution.
Seeing that Kris did not say anything, Fernand thought they had agreed. He continued in the same tone, "Your town is too far away from Calt City. Every time you come here, it costs a lot. So, you have to give us a discount on the price. Of course, we will also compensate you. If your town needs any goods, we can help you transport them. The price is negotiable."
"Our eight merchant guilds control 60% of the trade in Calt City. We have enough power to meet your requirements."
"Oh, then what do you think the price of white sugar should be?" Kris said with a mocking smile.
Fernand and the others looked at each other. They were secretly proud of themselves. She was indeed a country bumpkin. As long as she showed off her muscles, they would admit defeat.
"Ahem, we have discussed it. 35 Kinnar for 500 pounds of white sugar is a good price," Owen said.
Kris did not answer. Instead, she looked at the other managers. However, no one else spoke.
"Very well, I know what you mean." Kris nodded and put down the teacup. "But we have a better way."
Then he stood up and said with a smile, "This batch of five hundred catties of white sugar will be divided into five portions. All the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce can bid, but this time we will be using a closed bidding method."
"Everyone, there is a sign on the table. Write down your price on the sign and hand it to me. In the end, we will choose the five caravans with the highest prices to trade with. As for the three caravans with the lowest prices, I'm sorry to have made you come here for nothing. "Crazy said with a smile as she played with a small leather whip with her jade-like fingers.
"By the way, let me remind you that you only have one chance." After saying that, she winked mischievously and then returned to her seat calmly.
"That's impossible! We will never agree to trade in this way! Never! "Just as Kris finished speaking, Fernand, who was still elegant just a moment ago, couldn't help but shout.
As the manager of the largest Chamber of Commerce in Calt City, he had always been the one to set the price. No one dared to refute him. Who would have thought that he would fail in this remote and desolate place today?
"Mr. Fernand, what's wrong? Are you not satisfied with our arrangement?" Kris said with a smile. However, her tone was as cold as the wind from the Northern Wastelands, sending chills down one's spine.
"Uh …" Fernand opened his mouth when he saw Kris's beautiful face. In the end, he didn't say anything.
"Who else has an opinion? You can leave now. " Kris looked around. She was filled with an oppressive aura. The atmosphere in the living room became abnormally heavy. After waiting for a while, no one stood up to leave.
"Looks like no one has an opinion. Then let's begin. Write down your prices on the board. After a while, we will send someone to collect them." Seeing that no one was leaving, Kris chuckled and returned to her seat.
The eight managers glanced at each other and exchanged a few polite words with each other before picking up their pens to write down their prices. However, this price was not easy to write down. If they wrote it too low, the other companies might write it too high. If they wrote it too high, they might end up wasting their time here. If they wrote it too high, they would not be willing to give up. Therefore, these people didn't start writing.
Kris leisurely looked at the conflicted expressions of these merchants. In her heart, she was full of admiration for her master Suhlen's method of bidding. Just a hidden bid had easily defeated the alliance of these eight Chamber of Commerce.
The hidden bid method didn't give these people a chance to unite. Moreover, there was another benefit. Those Chamber of Commerce who were originally afraid of Fiery Bird Chamber of Commerce and didn't dare to compete with them didn't have any misgivings this time.
After about fifteen minutes, a few barbarian girls came in and collected all the hidden bids written by these merchants. Kris picked up these hidden bids and started to examine them.
Kris didn't immediately announce the results. Instead, she asked all the managers to go back and wait for the news. She then took the hidden bids and left the living room.
"Owen, how much did you write?" A manager pretended to be nonchalant and asked.
"Thirty-five Kinnar. We agreed to give them this price. We can't change it!" Owen said unyieldingly.
"Robert, what about you?"
"Of course I firmly support the price we agreed on previously! Not a single copper Kinnar can be added. " Robert said righteously. His expression was like that of a knight who was expressing his loyalty to the king during a knighthood ceremony.
"Yes, we should unite. We can't let these country bumpkins take advantage of us!" Another manager said loudly.
Hearing these people's words, Fernand nodded to himself. It seemed like this time it was in the bag.
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After the managers left, Kris started to look at the hidden bids. The highest bidder offered a price of eighty Kinnar. Kris took a look and saw that it was actually Owen from Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce. In second place was Robert with seventy-eight Kinnar.
The lowest bidder offered a price of sixty-five Kinnar. This was more than double the price of thirty-five Kinnar that they had agreed on previously.
Among the top five Chamber of Commerce, the lowest bid was seventy-three Kinnar. The average price was seventy-six Kinnar. The five hundred catties of white sugar sold for at least thirty-eight thousand Kinnar.
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