The cunning old man in front of him was named Alfred Auston, a big merchant from the north, and the most successful and biggest business in his life was to buy almost all the oil needed by the nobles of the Hawley district, such as cooking oil, lamp oil, and so on. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When it comes to oil, the first impression of ordinary people is almost vegetable oil, sesame oil, lard or something, but unfortunately, for most of the civilians in Shenghui City, oil is a luxury, far less than the daily need, and cannot be sold in a way that is sold in a way that makes small profits and quick turnover, what money can be made from these ordinary oil products alone?

But the nobles are different, for them who are indulged in enjoyment and pursue luxury, these ordinary oils are completely unbearable, and only the use of special technology to boil various sesame oils from the monsters can satisfy their strict tastes.

As we all know, the demonic beasts in the south inhabit the Silver Moon Forest where the elves are located, and they are not something that humans can hunt at will, and there are only two places where they can continue to hunt demonic beasts: the northern realm and the western realm. However, the environment in the western realm is bitter and cold, and the demonic beasts that grow there are generally hairy and less fleshy, and a demonic beast can't boil much oil, and it takes a lot of effort to kill one, which is completely more than worth the loss. Therefore, the nobles of Shenghui City usually used oil from the north, and each barrel was expensive, and it was Alfred Auston who monopolized this business line.

For Alston, lamp oil accounts for a large proportion of the business. Candles were rarely used by the nobles, because candles would then produce a lot of black smoke, which was naturally an unbearable disadvantage for the nobles. Compared with candles, the smoke produced when the lamp oil is lit is much smaller, the lesser of two evils, the nobles naturally choose the lamp oil for lighting, especially the lamp oil made of some special monsters, the smoke is almost negligible after ignition, and some have medicinal effects, which are very magical, and they are the top grades that the nobles are eager to see.

Think about it, the daily dance parties in Hawley, the clubhouses that are lit up all night, how much lamp oil this "city that never sleeps" burns in a day, if they are all gathered together, it is even equivalent to a small lake. Obviously, this is a profitable business, and it is precisely because of his control of this trade route that Alfred Alston is a well-deserved leader in the oil industry, a strong man.

It's just that this person doesn't know if the business is bigger and the people are inflated, or if he is old and his brain is confused, or if he has a grudge against the people of the West, and when he does business with the Westside Firm, he has made a lot of tricks openly and secretly, and has made Sasha angry, and the dishes have been broken several times. Although Sasha could feel that most of the merchants in Manny District did not welcome the Westside Merchant House, and would give him some trouble on weekdays if he had nothing to do, for the sake of the name of the Iron Thorn Noble, everyone still gave three points, except for this Alfred Auston, who was always against the Westside Merchant House.

Sasha, who is like a human spirit, also knows his intentions. The lamp oil business is a big part of Auston's business, and he will never give up easily, and a big gimmick of his selling expensive lamp oil to the nobles is the smaller smoke, and now he encounters the seemingly non-smoking electric lamp of the Westside Merchant House, of course he will be nervous, and now he has come to visit, in fact, to find out his tone.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that Sasha was ready to turn against him, and Al had been angry with Sasha before: he made electric lights to sell to nobles as a luxury item. In this way, the two are rivals, and Sasha, who has no good feelings for Auston, will certainly not give the old man a good face.

After a few more conversations, Alston finally turned to the electric light, "I heard that it is called an electric light, I wonder if President Sasha can tell us all about it, satisfy our curiosity, and open the eyes of our lonely people." At this point, he was also a dagger, and he tied everyone together and put pressure on Sasha.

Who knew that Sasha would not eat it, he shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Auston, this is a trade secret, with all due respect." ”

As soon as he said this, Auston's old face was a little tense, and he asked tentatively: "Trade secrets? Could it be that this electric light is also a commodity? I don't know who it will sell to." ”

Sasha smiled reservedly, "I won't hide it from you, this electric lamp has just been developed by our Western Realm Trading Company, and the cost is higher, and the price will be relatively high, so I am thinking about selling it to the nobles." At this, he paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "As for the efficacy, I can't say more, but I can't let you come in vain, I can only tell you that it is a little better than the oil lamp that Mr. Alston sells." Anyone with a discerning eye can see that his smile is full of disdain and pride.

When his naked words came out, everyone present was shocked on the spot. Auston was trembling with rage, and he regarded Sasha's words as a declaration of war, and since he had already torn his face, he was not polite to speak, "The upper lip is up to the sky, and the lower lip is on the ground - what a big breath, I don't know what this thing is, and I open my mouth to blow nonsense." I've been in this business for almost 30 years, and I'm getting better and better, relying on the quality that others can't match, and when it comes to Auston's lamp oil, who doesn't give a thumbs up and praise it!"

Sasha retorted-for-tat: "Good for a while does not mean good forever, the flowers bloom for a hundred days, and there will be a time to wither." It is not impossible for the juniors to surpass the predecessors, not to mention anything else, the electric light usage time of our Westland Comptoir is not comparable to the lamp oil of your Auston family. ”

"You mean that with the same amount of lamp oil, your lamps can burn longer?" and the cowhide is going to blow through the sky, and the lamp oil of the Westland Merchant House can burn for a few days? a day, two days? Don't be directly extinguished by a rain." To this day, he still thinks that the Westside Trading House has discovered a new lamp oil, so he is full of confidence, and this situation has happened before. He has dealt with oil all his life, even if he wears luxurious clothes, no matter how much wealth he has, he is still full of oil, and he can't wash it away, he can't and will never believe that there are other ways of lighting in the world.

The two glared at each other like bulls in a duel in heat, and then Sasha spoke: "Things have come to this, let's make a bet, Mr. Alston, and everyone is here to be a witness." ”