Chapter 175: Crazy Wealth
Downton's free trade zone can go on and prosper, and not just because he was the first to eat crabs.
With Downton's funding, Barak the Minotaur is now one of the top merchant group owners on the Sunset Prairie, and his worth is among the top 50 richest beasts, and he is still climbing rapidly, and his influence has increased greatly.
Most of the orcs have a simple personality, and Barak is a clear representative, not that no one has offered a richer price, his subordinates have admonished, and he has hesitated, but in the end he refused with blood in his heart, until the Lombard Alliance joined, he was glad, fortunately he was not greedy, otherwise he would lose Downton, a very strong ally.
Especially as Downton's results continue to come out, Ballack is even more afraid to have a second heart.
With the expansion of power, Barak can influence some orc chieftains, and many years of cooperation have doomed Downton to be the first choice, they want safety and equality more than making money, so that the gold can be safe.
The tax rate of the free trade zone in other countries is even lower, not that there are no orc caravans that are greedy for small bargains to trade, but only half of them can come back, and the phenomenon of being robbed, blackmailed, and discriminated against is endless, and every businessman who comes back will not say good things about those free trade zones.
In order to compete for the trade group, the free trade zone is used to the extreme, slander and slander are the lightest, small-scale conflicts often break out, even the Frankfurt army has pretended to be businessmen from other countries, robbed those trade groups, but the businessmen are biased towards Downton, because the free trade zone in Frankfurt is doing too well.
Here, as long as the merchant, whether it is an indigenous or orc, it will be treated equally, and will not be abused and discriminated against, even if someone gives the middle finger to it. If the evidence is conclusive, in addition to making the other party apologize, you can also get a lot of compensation.
For the first time, the natives, who have been looked down upon by mankind for hundreds of years, have tasted what it means to be equal, and here it is. You can feel a strong sense of security.
Although this is an area actually controlled by humans, more than ninety percent of the defenders and security teams in the area are ogre legions, and the district chief is still a lowly green-skinned goblin, which will invisibly give a hint to the natives that this is their territory, and the superior will face them.
This situation will never happen in other free trade zones, not to mention that there are no indigenous soldiers, so that those human soldiers are whispered to the natives. It is simply impossible, even if the kings give it their orders, because the domestic power is intertwined, unlike Frankfurt, there is a dictator named Downton, and whatever he says will be carried out unconditionally.
This is what a thriving empire looks like.
Of course, Xia Luo's identity also played a huge role. Her appearance is exactly the same as that of the Goddess of Harvest, so that the natives of the hills and the orcs alike call her a virtuous wolf and a great prophet. I feel that if I trade here, I will be sheltered.
The head of the goblin district is even more clever to cast a bronze statue of Xia Luo, placed in the central square, as long as the natives come, they will definitely make a wish, and now the wishing pool around has been thrown full of gold coins. It's like a golden carpet.
Downton led his horse and followed the flow of people.
Two teams of helmet-clad ogre guards stood at the gates of the city, not squinting, not moving, someone had observed, for a full morning. They will all maintain a position, even if they are bitten by a scorpion in a big bag, they will endure it.
This kind of professionalism made the caravan even more amazed, and their sense of security was greatly increased.
There is a city gate tax in the entire Western Earth Continent, even if the nine empires are not exempt, but there is no here, so although the flow of people is shoulder to shoulder, there is no congestion.
Just this change made the merchants feel that they had taken advantage of Frankfurt, and they couldn't help but rejoice, in fact, the city entry tax had long been spread out in various commercial taxes.
The greenskinned goblins are one of the most business-savvy races on the road, and the venture capital companies they have established have been all over the world, lending countless money.
Inheriting the genes of their ancestors, Abagon and his compatriots who rescued from Lombardy have done a remarkable job of making you willingly spend every copper plate in your pocket.
"Sir, this is your first time in the trade zone, right?
Ten bunny girls, dressed in uniform and standing at the gates of the city handing out leaflets, greeted each other with a soft voice and a smile on their faces, regardless of race.
"How much?"
A human businessman is ready to pay for it.
"It's free, if you need anything, you can go to the rest area marked on the drawings, where you can get help, if you get lost, you can ask the security team and they will take you there personally, of course, all services are free. ”
The bunny girl smiled smartly, bowed slightly, and explained carefully.
"I'm Debolo, I finally understand why the free trade zone in Frankfurt is making money, just a few words of bunny girl, at least thousands of gold coins can be achieved. ”
The human businessman looked at the area map and sighed with emotion, and many first-time businessmen nodded their heads, but this kind of home-like service will make people browse back and forth.
"Here's a tip for you!"
The human merchant pulled out a golden ticket and handed it to the bunny girl.
"Thank you for your generosity, but we have a rule that we can't tip adults, if you really want to give, you can put it in the donation box over there!"
The bunny girl gestured with her left hand.
The human merchant turned his head and saw a gazebo with a priest seated in it, and a large notice board next to it had a long list of names written on red paper.
"The money will be donated to the children's welfare home to help those orphans, and your name will be left on the souvenir book!"
Bunny Girl explained.
Businessmen are not stupid, and when they look at the numbers on the red paper, they know that they will be written because they have a lot of money, so for them with vanity, this tip is a little unreachable.
"At the end of every year, our Lord Duke holds a charity banquet, and as you know, he has a good relationship with His Highness the Holy Lily, so the hundred attendees are personally selected by His Highness by lot, and he will also attend!"
The bunny girls are professionally trained and know how to empty the wallets of these merchants.
"Isn't it Her Highness the Holy Lily?"
When the merchant heard this name, he immediately shuddered, "What kind of banquet will she attend in person?"
"Yes, the charity banquet, Princess Sissi and Princess Elaine of Yves Saint Laurent will basically participate in it!"
As soon as the bunny girl saw the merchant's expression, she knew that another deal was done.
"Well, if you donate more gold coins, will the chances of being selected become greater?"
More than one merchant lowered his voice and asked, it didn't matter to other races, but for humans, if there was no special opportunity, they would never want to see Her Highness in their lives, let alone take a Bavarian rose.
"Sorry, it won't get bigger!"
Bunny Girl shook her head.
"Really, it's a shame. ”
The merchants shook their heads, and then donated money one after another, all of which were several times more than what they had prepared before, and as for the authenticity, they didn't doubt it, knowing that there was now another Holy Maiden among Downton's gossip women.
"These goblins are really good at making money, and as soon as the merchants entered the city, they didn't do anything, and they spent a sum of money. ”
The cheap god complained, "I was thinking, that money won't go into your pocket, right?"
"Of course not, it's charity, and don't you see a priest overseeing it?"
Downton argued.
"Hey, with Abagon's character, he will definitely charge a part of the management fee, which is considered a normal expense, but the specific amount is up to you!"
Homer hit the nail on the head and found the trick in it.
Downton shrugged his shoulders, he wouldn't admit it, in fact, Abagon was doing this, and as for the clergy involved, they had already been fed and became their own.
Tourists are weaving and people are noisy.
"Preserves marinated in wild honey are super cheap!"
Downton saw that a hobbit dwarf was actually selling dried fruits in half-baked human language, and couldn't help but shake his head, just you haven't taken a bath in the past few years, it would be strange if someone bought it, but soon he was slapped in the face.
"How do you sell it?"
A human merchant walked over and began to bargain, and soon, the two men made a deal.
"My Dibolo, it turns out that this guy is going to take it back and sell it to others, so I have to be dirty!"
Downton suddenly remembered the goods he had seen in the royal capital labeled as a specialty of the dragon's hills, and he had some urge to retch.
"Brother, the walnuts are gone!"
There were too many people, and if they didn't pay attention, Little Walnut disappeared, almost making Elaine cry.
"Don't worry, you can't lose it. ”
Downton is not afraid, little Lori doesn't bully people, so she burns high incense.
The free trade zone is divided into five areas, the living area, the grocery area, the slave area, the local goods area, and the equipment area, each with different functions, of which the central area will hold a small auction every week, and the commission alone can be as high as millions of gold coins.
"Let's go to the slave quarter!"
Downton sighed, he didn't want to engage in this kind of inhumane trade, but the private slave trade was in full swing, and Abagong said that instead of letting it go or forcibly stopping it, it was better to include it under its banner, at least it could restrain the slave owners and let those slaves live a little better.
Stepping into the block, Downton found that there were more people here, especially in front of those stalls selling women ~ slaves, which were simply crowded with people.
"Walk by, don't miss it, this is Albert Bunny Girl, the best race to be a maid, you look at this boobs, how firm and plump, and these pair of fluffy ears, don't you want to touch it?
A fat slave trader pulls a bunny girl, drooling about the goods, slapping her boobs and ass nonchalantly, and even lifting up her already thin clothes for the guests to admire.
"There's scum among the orcs, too?"
Downton pouted, his face full of disgust, because the merchant was actually a bear man. (To be continued......)