"What's going on?"

At the end of a long table, Roger Yode, the president of the Yoder Chamber of Commerce, with his elbows propped up on the table, crossed his fingers, and looked at the trembling members of the Chamber of Commerce in front of him with a cold gaze through the shadows between his fingers.

It was an emergency meeting that was convened on an improvised basis, and there were not even a third of the members of the Chamber of Commerce and the cadres of the various branches present, but it was still forcibly and successfully held under the will of the old Roger himself.

The reason is simple, and there is only one reason... Ebolden got his hands dirty.

A whole month has passed, that Loren Turin has taken control of the Wizarding Society, the Governor of Gaspar has become more and more at odds with the Yodger, and the prestige of the House of Turin has been restored... Ebolden finally got his hands dirty.

According to the speculation of Old Roger and the entire Yod Chamber of Commerce, although there is a little turmoil in the Red Blood Castle because of the appearance of Miss Ariel Corona, the entire Byrne is still firmly controlled by the Chamber of Commerce, and has a strong influence in various places, and large and small trade routes can also ensure that the erosion of the other party will be nipped in the bud at any time.

This idea was correct, but he miscalculated one point, that is, the opponent's offensive did not start from the Red Blood Castle, but in the north, and at the same time, the opponent's speed was far faster than he imagined!

Things were moving faster than he could have imagined – within ten days, several small Ebolden chambers of commerce north of Byrne, which had been on the verge of bankruptcy, had suddenly joined forces with local suppliers and unions.

At the same time, he reached a monopoly agreement with the local knight lords, and encouraged the purchase of local vineyards and farms to break with the Yod Chamber of Commerce, so that they could sell the next harvest to them in advance.

It is still the height of summer, far from the harvest of grapes, and the control of the wine cellars in various places is all in the hands of the knight lords.

But that's not the most troublesome ... As Byrne's largest chamber of commerce, the loss or even bankruptcy of several branches is not enough to break the bones, and it can even compete with rivals at a discount if necessary, but there is one thing that is absolutely unavoidable, that is, the inventory limit of each branch.

Due to the current road and traffic conditions, it is impractical and loss-making to transfer large quantities of goods, so local chambers of commerce have their own stocks of goods and funds to cope with changes in prices and the flow of goods.

And this time, the opponent seems to be very aware of the number of goods stored in the books of each branch, and after some deliberate acquisition and price reduction, several chambers of commerce that originally had spare strength were actually emptied of their inventory!

And even this is not the most terrible... Since it is a business, the flow of funds on the books is also very important - as we all know, a businessman with a net worth of tens of millions, he may only be able to take out about 100,000 yuan in cash immediately, and the rest are fixed assets and goods... And bonds.

Also limited by the transportation and trade network, most of the business transactions do not rely entirely on real money, but can only be maintained by mutual credit and IOUs and pledged bonds... In short, as long as a businessman still has money flowing in his account, and a good reputation can get goods on credit from others, the business can continue.

This system of trade, which relies on bonds and bookkeeping, is also what the Yodzu Chamber of Commerce strives to maintain, and the "golden bonds" they issue are the backbone of it.

Profitability is already a secondary priority for today's Yodder Chamber of Commerce, and the real key is to keep Byrne's trade under their control.

But on the flip side, this trading system is also highly dependent on credibility and integrity, especially for the Yod'd Chamber of Commerce's gold bonds, which would be unthinkable if they were run out...... With a gold bond of 100,000 gold coins, no matter how well these branches operate, it is impossible to withdraw so much money at once!

Under the deliberate promotion of the Ebolden joint merchants, the local knight lord insisted that the bonds in his hands be exchanged for cash, and then the local branch manager actually took the initiative to borrow money from local peers, and Ebolden seized the handle and released the news, which finally triggered a vigorous run.

First it was cut off, then it was emptied of inventory, and finally it was run... Under the repeated blows, several branches of the Yode Chamber of Commerce in the north of Byrne actually went bankrupt like this!

The other party's methods are very hot, the direction is clear, and the blow is fatal - most importantly, it seems that they also know the accounts of the various branches of the Yode Chamber of Commerce, so that the northern chamber of commerce does not even have the strength to fight back.

I was deceived from the beginning...... The little girl named Ariel Corona was just a disguise and a trick thrown out by the other party to scare herself, in order to cover up the goal and timing of their real action.

I was stupidly fooled again, and wasted a month of waiting in vain, missing the great opportunity to fight back!

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"Because of the run, several chapters in the north have gone bankrupt, and the monopoly of local salt, grain and even wine has fallen into the hands of this newly formed joint chamber of commerce, and they have even opened their own money lenders, and the principal is the gold that has been stolen from the runs......

The trembling clerk looked at the old Roger with a sinking face as he spoke, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva: "As for their next move, we don't know yet." ”

"That's all?"

"Uh... Yes. The clerk hurriedly lowered his head: "For the time being... That's all. ”

"...... for the time being" Old Roger sneered, and then sighed again: "Forget it... Now that the chassis to the north has been lost, does the headquarters have any plans to recapture it?"

As the words fell, there was a dead silence in the conference room, and the members and cadres of the Chamber of Commerce swallowed their saliva and looked at each other.

"Even a... Doesn't anyone have the courage to speak?"

Old Roger's cold voice echoed in the conference room, and the vicious gaze swept over one face after another, and the person who was being targeted immediately lowered his head, eager to shrink under the table.

"All of you here are members of the Chamber of Commerce, and many of them are important people who hold taxes in their hands, and their wealth is at least 100,000 yuan...... Now that the United Chamber of Commerce at Ebolden has come to the door and has begun to encroach on our territory, you have to tell me... Just sit here and wait to die?!"

Furious old Roger, the last sentence almost came out of his mouth with a roar, and the angry roar pierced everyone's eardrums.

Roger Yod's face was extremely ugly - it was that he could still go to Gaspar and find a way to use the name and power of Governor Byrne to drive these ant trash out of his chassis.

But now that he and he have fallen out, if you go to the door to ask for help now, you will definitely be opened by him... Or even completely become a vassal of Gaspar!

The gap between the alliance of in-laws and the subordinates who submit to each other is simply too great, and old Roger does not mind supporting Gaspar, the governor of Byrne, but he is absolutely unwilling to let himself and the entire family become the lackeys of the other party.

If he can betray Neldon, the loyal Overseer, who knows if he will one day sell himself to keep his position?

This risk must not be taken!

"This... Originally, the Chamber of Commerce had enough reserves to deal with the run, but ......"

The trembling clerk raised his hand, and was pushed in front of old Roger by a group of eyes behind him, and twitched his throat fiercely: "Because your 'road repair' plan has already begun to operate, and most of the resources of the Chamber of Commerce have been spent on it, so there is no money to withdraw for a while......"

Roger Yode's expression grew more and more ugly.

"In addition, the money that His Excellency Little Yode went north before, and the money he lost in the imperial capital Although the other party was willing to accept gold bonds, but... The indemnity of the various chambers of commerce still needs to be cash, and before the production of several gold mines in the south, there is indeed not much turnover on the books of the chamber of commerce......"

Noticing that Old Roger's face was getting darker and darker, the clerk hesitated for a moment, but still took out a beautifully packaged invitation card with a trembling voice:

"So we thought, why don't we reconcile with the other party for the time being? Today is the official opening day of the Red Blood Castle United Chamber of Commerce, and the other party has also sent an invitation, do you see if it's ......?"

"Roll ————!!!!"