45. Loss-making business
The lords were still very satisfied, or a little shocked, by the magic power contained in these three giant crossbow arrows.
Due to the extraordinary destructive power of the bed crossbow itself, the people of the Grimm Empire did not consider the giant crossbow arrows to need any reinforcement.
In other words, before the dark Ones invaded the planes, the Empire's Bed Crossbow was a lethal and heavy weapon that could only be threatened on the battlefield by the more cumbersome catapults.
In this dimensional war, whether it is the Nakma people, or the Helldemon Legion, or the Nibru Spider Warriors and the Faceless Legion, the defensive armor they have is far beyond the judgment of the Imperials, in the war of the dark forces of the Abyss, the power of the bed crossbow is a little insufficient for the warriors of these dark forces, although ordinary crossbow arrows can pierce the black iron armor of the Nakma people, but they only shoot through the black iron armor.
Therefore, the lords need more powerful weapons to deal with the dark legions, but those priceless magic cannons are the collections of wealthy families after all, and for most lords, it is an unattainable magic weapon, and its expensive maintenance and magic energy consumption deter most lords.
When the plane lords of the Grimm Empire formed an army, they traditionally used heavy infantry regiments and heavy cavalry regiments as the main fighting force, and the Constructed Knights were often due to high military expenses, and the Great Lords were only willing to maintain one or two knightly regiments of five hundred people, which was more like a deterrent for an ordinary war.
However, in this winter, in the defense of the Lake Beran Pass in the northern part of Ravenham in the province of Sloyth, the magic bolts played a crucial role in that night of war.
Many lords of the Northern Province later analyzed the defense battle, and the reason why those Northern Falcon Warriors were able to stop the barbarians from moving south, in addition to the strength of the warriors who participated in guarding the pass, another main reason was the existence of magic crossbow arrows.
After that guard battle, the Knights of the Guard Battalion of Ravenham City found that most of the barbarian warriors had died from the giant crossbow arrows, and most of the wounds on their bodies were circular penetrations, and some damaged magic crossbow arrows were found in some mountain crevices in the mountain passes and in the barbarian corpse piles.
It was at this time that the magic crossbow bolt re-entered the sight of the lords of the Northern Province.
What really made the magic crossbow arrow appear in the after-dinner topic of the people of the imperial capital was the Prince of Wales who traveled thousands of miles on the Loki plane.
According to rumors, the Prince of Wales was able to hold off the Nakma and the magic bolts also played a crucial role.
However, it seems to me that the main reason why these lords were able to stay with me after afternoon tea to negotiate the purchase of these magic crossbow arrows was because of my close relationship with Princess Win Li, Prince James's favorite daughter.
That's right, that's because of that.
I quoted the price of these giant crossbow arrows to these lords, but I raised the price of those magic crossbow arrows a little bit, four silver coins for ordinary crossbow arrows, thirty silver coins for 'sharp' attribute giant crossbow arrows, forty silver coins for 'piercing' attribute giant crossbow arrows, and three gold coins for dual-attribute giant crossbow arrows.
Many lords still think that a magic crossbow arrow can be bought for 30 silver or even 40 silver coins, and these lords still think that although it is worth the money, if it is used on a large scale in the army, it will increase the cost of war exponentially, which will reduce the benefits of war.
Despite what the lords say, each of them has ordered a batch of crossbow arrows from me.
Some lords who didn't care much about magic arrows simply ordered a batch of ordinary crossbow arrows with four silver coins directly in my hands.
Win Li and Helena acted as clerks, helping me to compile a list of buyers and a list of the number of crossbow arrows purchased, and I made good on my promise to sell three silver and eighty bronze coins of common crossbow arrows to the Marquis of Hasrab.
The cost of each of these black iron crossbow arrows purchased in large quantities from North Duisburg is four silver coins, so for every crossbow arrow sold to the Marquis of Haslaber, I have to paste twenty copper plates upside down, I don't know the reserve price for these lords to buy giant crossbow arrows from North Duisburg, but I guess it will never be lower than four silver coins.
"Are these ordinary crossbow arrows with patterns really purchased from North Duisburg?" Marquis Haslaber asked me after carefully looking at the crossbow arrows that had always been marked with magic ornaments but did not have magical effects.
"Of course!" I replied as I waved to the departing lords.
The Marquis of Haslaber followed me to the fountain in the garden of the lakeside manor, stopped and asked me with a smile on his face: "Is there a limit to how much I can buy from you?"
"Of course. I said to the Marquis of Haslaber, and stopped.
Ying Li leaned in under the grape trellis deep in the courtyard garden and waved at me, where some of the ladies of the Prince's Mansion sat under the trellises.
"Would you mind if I bought a larger amount of Greatbow Arrows, like those that I won't be able to use up for decades to come?" Hasrab continued.
Could it be that because the price of the Giant Crossbow Arrows was a little lower, he wanted to buy back all the Giant Crossbow Arrows that he needed to buy in the next few decades? I can't understand this way of thinking of the Marquis of Haslaber, or maybe there is some other reason, I look at the Marquis Haslab suspiciously, when did the lords of the Grimm Empire become so stingy?
The Marquis of Haslab rubbed his hands vigorously, and then plucked up the courage to say to me: "Well, I'll be honest! At present, none of my friends around me have been able to buy a crossbow arrow from North Duisburg for less than four silver coins, and I think if I can buy a crossbow arrow from you at such a low price, then my friends may ask me to buy it for me......"
I looked at the burly Marquis in front of me with a smile, and I never thought that he would have such an idea.
Maybe it was because he had found a cheap source of the crossbow arrows, and although it was only twenty copper plates cheaper than that of North Duisburg, it seemed that it was precisely this difference that made him feel profitable?
If that's the case, it seems like I can dump all the ordinary crossbow arrows that have been crushed in the Magic Seal Workshop in Xinliu Valley.
Although he lost a little money, he could use his full power to engrave those magic crossbow arrows, and he didn't have to worry about those ordinary giant crossbow arrows filling all the underground passages like the stones brought down from the surface world of Xinliu Valley.
I let out a long exhale, glanced at Marquis Haslaber, and said to him slowly: "Marquis Haslaba, I just sold you the ordinary crossbow arrows in my hand for three silver coins and eighty copper plates, and it is your own business where you want to use them, as long as you want, you can even sell these crossbow arrows to every corner of the Roland Continent." ”
"I'm more confident when you say that, I'll draw up a purchase plan as soon as possible, but I don't know how much production you can have here?" continued the Marquis of Haslab to me.
"Well, at present, there will be about 120,000 ordinary crossbow arrows per month, but I am afraid that this base will increase exponentially in the future!" I said to Marquis Hasrab.
Hearing me say such a set of figures, the Marquis of Haslab breathed a sigh of relief, and said to me with a happy face: "I will make an order here according to such an approximate quantity." ”
The Marquis of Haslaber then bid me farewell and left the lakeside estate in a magic caravan.
Count Conrad came out of a statue by the fountain and stood side by side with me, watching the carriage of the Marquis of Hasrab depart.
Count Conrad smiled at me and said, "Are you dumping these crossbow arrows?"
"I know that fellow Robert, he doesn't take the initiative to lower the price of the crossbow arrows just because your order is large enough, so that you will lose some money for each crossbow arrow?" added Earl Conrad later.
I grabbed my hair and said to Count Conrad, "The reason why these ordinary crossbow arrows are sold so cheaply is only because those ordinary crossbow arrows are no longer piled up in my warehouse!"
"......," Earl Conrad was speechless for a long time when he heard me say this.
Then he said to me, "In that case, the logistics department of the South Wind Legion can help you eat the next batch of ......."
"Wait and see!" I interrupted Count Conrad's words, I didn't expect that lowering the twenty copper plate would actually make the logistics department of the South Wind Legion also moved.
"What do you want me to wait for?" he asked me, but he didn't understand the meaning of my words, and he looked confused.
I propped my hands on the stone platform by the pool, sat on it and said to Count Conrad, "Maybe it won't be long before the purchase plan of your Nanfeng Legion will change, maybe the purchase of magic crossbow arrows will increase a little, and the purchase of ordinary crossbow arrows will decrease a little, in short, there are too many ordinary crossbow arrows in the backlog, which is not a wise move." ”
Count Conrad frowned and reminded me, "Even if it is a single-attribute giant crossbow arrow, at the current price, not all lords can accept it. ”
I smiled confidently and said to him, "That's because they haven't tasted the sweetness of magic crossbow arrows, and maybe in a few days, the price of these single-attribute magic crossbow arrows will drop a bit." ”
Earl Conrad realized that his judgment of the future market situation was a little biased, so he said to me: "Are you saying that the 'sharp' giant crossbow arrow of twenty-five silver coins is not the lowest line of the price?"
"Of course not, it could be cheaper. I said in the affirmative.
Count Conrad took a breath and said with emotion, "This is really unimaginable, such a primary magic pattern circle only sells for twenty-five silver coins, how much profit can those junior inscription masters have?"
"You'll get used to it, and this could turn out to be a major change in the wizarding world. "I said to Earl Conrad.
"Well, that sounds good!" said Earl Conrad, turning and walking slowly through a set of paths towards the quartermaster of the Southwind Legion behind the lakeside manor.
......
In the office of Count Robt, the owner of North Duisburg, Count Robert sat on the sofa with a thick stack of magical parchment in his hand, and raised his head to me, "Wizard Giga, do you know what I have in my hands?"
"Order?" I tried to guess.
Count Robert shook his head again and again and said, "No, no, no, these are all returned orders." ”
I tried not to let myself laugh out loud, and I tried to refrain from even pulling the corners of my mouth up, and then said to Count Robert, "Oh, what a pity. ”
Robert's chubby body was embedded in the soft couch and panted at me, "So...... Do you know what's going on?"
I didn't even think about it, and I said, "It must be your competitor, who sells the products on these orders at a cheaper price than yours, and on the premise of the same quality." ”
Count Robert huffed and said, "Yes, but what do you think if I say that the cause of these chargebacks is the impact of military products produced in North Duisburg?"
"Haha, I see. "I finally understood what Count Robert meant, he was complaining to me that I had amputated his beard during this time.
So I said, "If you can lower the price of those crossbow arrows a little, I can eat all of them in your hand on top of the previous order." ”
"The crossbow arrows produced in North Duisburg have been set at this price for decades and have not changed, and this price will remain in my hands forever and will not change. ”
"Well, I have a lot of respect for your decision. ”
"Although the black iron armor of the Nakma people poured into the Grimm Empire in large numbers, which caused the price of magic black iron to drop significantly, North Duisburg sells quality, and as long as it is produced in North Duisburg, there will be no problems in terms of quality. ”
"Yes, I agree, so I'll let Murray continue to make some additional orders. ”
"But I want to know the answer. ”
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