"The Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company?"
Hearing such a new term coming out of Colin's mouth, the merchants were confused and looked at each other in dismay.
Arnold, who was being stared at by Colin, suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of panic.
"Weren't you complaining that the preferential tax policy I agreed on with the Troll Empire wasn't extended to the entire Northern Frontier?"
Faced with Colin's questioning, the group of merchants immediately shook their heads like a rattle-drum, expressing that they had absolutely no complaints.
Colin smiled faintly, not intending to pursue the matter.
He continued, "Thus, I intend to establish a foreign trade company that will be in charge of the Northern Frontier's foreign trade. From now on, apart from this company, no individual or merchant group on the Northern Frontier will be allowed to engage in foreign trade! "
Colin's words were like poking a hornet's nest, causing the entire venue to become restless.
"Count, are you joking?"
"Count, you can't do this!"
"Count, you'll ruin the business world of the Northern Frontier!"
…
At this moment, the merchants no longer cared about the difference in status and all expressed their opposition to this proposal.
After all, the profits from foreign trade were plentiful, so how could the merchants give it up? For these benefits, they would be willing to go to the gallows, let alone resist Colin.
Colin calmly extended his hands and gestured for the merchants to calm down.
After the crowd calmed down, Colin continued, "Don't get agitated. I'm not trying to cut off everyone's source of income, but I want to unify everyone's strength and develop the Northern Frontier's foreign trade better.
I don't want to monopolize this trading company, but everyone can invest in it. At the end of each year, the company will distribute the profits according to everyone's investment. "
This was actually a joint-stock company, but it was still something new in this world.
When the merchants heard that they could at least get a share of the profits from foreign trade, they no longer objected and began to ask Colin a few details.
Colin patiently gave answers.
"Count, may I ask who will be in charge of this company?"
"The company will belong to the House of Saint Hilde, of course. His Lordship will appoint a management team to manage the company.
In addition, every investor would become a director of the company, and all the directors would form a board of directors.
You can think of this board of directors as an institution similar to the Senate. According to the proportion of investment, each director has different speaking rights.
The board of directors can't interfere with the company's daily operations, but some of the company's major decisions, such as the changes to the core members of the company's management team, the implementation of large scale transactions, accounting audits, and so on, have to go through the board of directors … "
Colin was prepared to firmly control the company's personnel and management rights, but some other rights, such as supervision and suggestion rights, could be distributed to the businessmen who invested.
This was necessary. Otherwise, no businessman would be willing to hand over their money to an organization that was completely out of their control. This "Otherworld East India Company" that Colin had high hopes for would never be able to grow.
That's right. In fact, the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company that Colin set up was based on the East India Company on Earth.
The wonderful use of this company would gradually manifest itself in the future.
"… In the future, all of your goods will be sold to the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company, and the company will sell them overseas. If you want to buy goods overseas, you can also place an order with the company, and the company will purchase them overseas.
This way, the Northern Frontier business will be a whole when it comes to external trade. We will advance and retreat together, and have a greater bargaining power when it comes to external trade. Don't you think so? "
After hearing this, the businessmen's faces were filled with yearning. They also began to realize that this novel company would become a giant in the business world of the Northern Frontier, and every businessman would be under the protection of this giant's wings. This would definitely be much better than fighting alone.
Colin looked at the change in the expressions of the people and felt proud.
In fact, the main reason he set up this company was to control this company and complete the integration and control of the business world of the Northern Frontier.
For the Northern Frontier Businessmen's Association that Arnold wanted to set up, this was actually a plan to remove the firewood from under the cauldron.
Arnold seemed to have understood this point, and at this moment, his face became abnormally pale.
He knew that there was no need to set up the Northern Frontier Businessmen's Association that he had been planning for a long time.
Even if it was set up, it would only be an empty shell. In the foreseeable future, the one that would truly control the Northern Frontier business world would definitely be this Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company.
Arnold suddenly felt disheartened. He did not understand how such a young noble like Colin could have such plans and methods.
In front of him, he was just a clown jumping around randomly.
"Mister Arnold." Colin suddenly called out Arnold's name.
"Yes, Count Arnold!" Arnold quivered and quickly stood up.
"What do you think of this Foreign Trade Company?"
What can I do?
Can I say no?
Arnold roared in his heart, but on the surface, he had a shocked expression and praised exaggeratedly:
"Count Arnold, I think this is really a genius creation! As long as you don't object, our Northern Wind Chamber of Commerce is willing to invest 1.8 million gold coins to join the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company! "
Colin raised his eyebrows and praised Arnold's decisiveness.
This was a smart person who understood the situation. Knowing that he could not resist, he decisively joined. And once he made up his mind, it was a huge investment.
The merchants attending the meeting were also shocked by Arnold's straightforwardness. The merchants who were still doubtful immediately expressed their willingness to invest in the meeting, as if they were afraid that they would lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if they were a step too slow.
Actually, it was obvious that this new company was about to monopolize all foreign trade in the Northern Frontier. If any merchant did not join, they would gradually be marginalized by the Northern Frontier business world.
"Very good! Everyone's enthusiasm has amazed me. I believe that this Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company that is about to be established will definitely be a great success! " Colin clapped his hands and smiled at Arnold. "Okay, that's all I wanted to say. Sorry for disturbing your gathering. I'll take my leave now. You can continue."
After saying that, Colin strode out without the slightest hesitation. But on the way, he gave the Oliver brothers a look.
The Oliver brothers immediately understood and stood up to bid farewell to the crowd. They chased after Colin's back and ran out of the tavern.
Leaving behind the envious merchants. They were all very clear that the Oliver brothers would definitely hold an important position in the Northern Frontier Foreign Trade Company.
Many people had already begun to secretly plan to build a good relationship with the Oliver brothers. Perhaps in the future, they would also be able to obtain a position in the company.
Arnold looked at the absent-minded merchants and suddenly felt dispirited.
He stood foolishly in front of the stage, but no one looked at him. No one even asked if the Northern Frontier Merchants' Association was still going to be established.
Arnold drank all the red wine in his cup and sighed. He lowered his head and no one knew what he was thinking.
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