Chapter Ninety-Nine: Bargaining
There was a big ship full of seeds, cattle and sheep to arrive in Icefield City from the Hirry River today, and early in the morning, Sean and Vill were waiting with a group of people by the shore of Lake Chennai, ready to talk to the owners of these goods.
The two of them were originally worried that they might not be able to do the job, but they didn't expect that after putting on their uniforms, the merchants who came to Icefield City were very polite to them, and after learning about His Royal Highness's preferential policies for merchants, they finally understood why every merchant was smiling, because if they annoyed Icefield City, they would not have a chance to make money.
There was a bridge made of vines on the wide Hillry River, and Sean thought that it was definitely built by a witch, and many people around him seemed to know the origin of the bridge, but all of them knew it, and no one said it publicly. ”
The huge wooden boat put away its sails, sailed into Lake Shinai, and stopped firmly on the dock, and the smiling businessman hurriedly came down to shake hands with Sean, hugged each other, and asked his subordinates to take out some gifts, making it look like old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
Sean sighed a little, in the past, these fat and oily merchants had always looked down on him, the little guys who ran in the tavern, but now, he has become the object of the merchants' stammering.
Give the gifts taken out by the merchant to the entourage behind him to put them away, he doesn't dare to hide these things privately, in Icefield City, everything that the merchants call out must be strictly examined by the city lord's mansion.
After a long exchange of pleasantries, he and Vile finally talked to the merchant about the price.
Maybe this businessman didn't come to Icefield City many times, thinking that he could sit on the ground and start the price and Icefield City had to buy it, but he didn't expect that a man and a woman in front of him had already been veterans in the market for a long time, and they actually began to bargain mercilessly, which caught him off guard, and these two people seemed to have figured out his reserve price, intending to push the price to his bottom line.
Sean and Vile exchanged words, and the merchant's price was pressed low and low, seeing that the merchant was about to be angry, they looked at each other and smiled and accepted it, and forced the goods that originally cost more than five hundred gold coins to three hundred and fifty gold coins.
"One last thing. From the conversation with the merchant, Sean learned that the ship was the merchant's own, so he also remembered what he had ordered when he met His Royal Highness the prince yesterday.
"What's the matter?" the merchant's face was a little helpless, and now he wanted to take back the gift he had just given.
"His Royal Highness the Prince has instructed us that if there is a suitable ship, we can buy it at a high price, and I think your ship today is quite good......" the hearty Vile said with a smile.
"Hehehe, at the expense of high prices...... the merchant became interested again, and asked with a smile, "How much are you willing to pay?"
"Two hundred gold coins. "His Highness Rafa gave them five hundred gold coins to buy a boat, but as soon as Sean opened his mouth, half of it was missing.
"What!?, not for sale!" the merchant waved his hand repeatedly, "my ship is made of fine solid wood, not to mention the interior inside, and even these two sails cost me a hundred gold coins, plus other labor and materials...... But that's all you have now?"
"Okay, I'll tell you our bottom line, three hundred and fifty gold coins. Vile glanced at Sean and signaled that he hated it too much, so he jumped out and sang whiteface.
"Don't sell, don't sell. The merchant continued to wave.
"Are you sure you don't sell it?" Vile continued.
"I'm pretty sure!"
"Well, we don't want all the goods you brought this time. Sean shrugged his shoulders and stuffed one of the gold coins he was holding into his bag.
"What!?...... you"
The merchant felt a little angry, these two damn guys figured out the bottom line price of his ship again, and threatened themselves with other goods, but he didn't expect that he, who claimed to be a profiteer, actually met a guy who was smarter than him, and now the business of cattle and sheep is not very easy to do, if he really doesn't sell, go back to the original place to sell, I'm afraid the price is not as good as here.
"It seems that this time I can only make so much money" The merchant felt a little regretful in his heart, and he couldn't knock on Icefield City hard.
"If you don't sell it, then please go back the way you came. Vile urged.
"I'll sell, I'll sell, can't I sell?" said the merchant, pretending to be sorry and indignant, and ordered the sailors to pack up and disembark.
Sean beckoned to the stunned people behind him to get on the boat to drive the cattle and sheep and carry the seeds, while he and Vile counted the gold coins.
Herds of cattle and sheep and some domestic animals in the cabin were driven out and crossed the vine bridge to the opposite side of the Hirry River.
In the grassy clearing, huge vines surrounded the area, forming a natural pasture, and several newly built tin huts were nearby, and the people assigned to the farms kept their cattle and sheep free-range, while pigs and other small animals were kept in the sheds, according to His Highness Rafah's orders.
Locking the first ship of Icefield City to the dock with chains, Sean and Vill happily returned to the City Lord's Mansion with the remaining gold coins.
Sure enough, they were immediately praised by Deputy Chief Bernice, who directly rewarded each of them with ten silver coins, and it happened that it was time to get off work, and the happy two decided to go to a newly opened hot pot banquet restaurant together to treat themselves.
After the two left, Flo appeared behind Bernice, and it turned out that all the scenes of their bargaining and payment were clearly seen by Flo, who was hiding on the side, and she went back to the city lord's mansion first, telling Bernice that they had not embezzled the gold coins, thus helping Bernice to judge those people who were worth reusing.
"Cheers!" Sean and Vile let out a crisp clashing sound as they raised their very cheap glass glasses from Icefield City.
"Sean, you bargained too hard today, I'm really afraid that the merchant will turn around and leave immediately in a fit of anger. Vile drank the wine from her glass, her pretty face flushed slightly.
"Wei, don't have the slightest sympathy for these merchants, if they laugh, it means that they must have made a lot of money, if they are sad, don't worry, they just don't make enough. Sean likes this kind of hot food while it's hot, and although he is still a little unskilled with chopsticks, it doesn't stop him from being enthusiastic about hot pot feasts.
"You...... What did you just call me?"
“...... Wei. "Sean is a shy man, although he is good at dealing with people, but it is different with women, he doesn't know if he is wrong or right.
"Aha, we've only known each other for two days, and you've started calling me by my nickname?"
"Uh...... Sorry......" Sean was a little embarrassed.
"Poof," Vile laughed suddenly, "I don't blame you, you can shout whatever you want." ”
As they were talking, there was a sudden cheer nearby, and the two hurriedly turned their heads.
A couple in the distance quickly kissed, and when the two looked at each other, the two of them were quickly separating, as if they were afraid that others would see it.
"Isn't that Teacher Katya?Teacher of the Academy, I saw her in the City Lord's Mansion. After spending a day in the City Lord's Mansion, he also knew that there were many girls in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, and he thought that those were all the forbidden arms of the prince Rafa, but he guessed wrong.
"The other is Knight Cole, one of His Highness Rafa's right-hand men. "Vile has seen the Knights' spear training, and once led the way by the handsome Knight Cole.
Katya, blushing, and Cole, smirking smirk, couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the people around them, hurriedly paid the money, and left in a hurry.
"It turns out that the aristocracy also dates in restaurants like us commoners. Watching the two snugglers leave in a hurry, Vile said suddenly.
"Date?" Sean's heart jumped.
"Isn't it?" said Vile smiled again.
The phenomenon that Vile said is exactly what Rafa wants to see, the nobles and the commoners are no longer forcibly separated, he wants to eliminate the antagonism and struggle between classes, so that everyone ignores that the other party is a commoner or a nobleman, he can't directly order the abolition of the existence of the aristocracy, because then there will be people who are dissatisfied, so what he wants to take is a gentle, subtle change.
If, one day, people measure a person by the value they create, rather than by their title, then everything Rafa does is meaningful.