Looking at Mr. Simon, who looked like a native of the country, and the question he asked, Lynch smiled and asked rhetorically, "Do I need to know about this 'Pretton Comptoir'?"

Mr. Simon was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, his face was very kind, which probably had something to do with the fact that he was a little fat now.

Most fat people's faces don't make people feel uncomfortable like fierce gods, their posture and stretched appearance will give people some honest feeling, which is why people may hate fat people, but few people will feel that fat people are a threat to themselves.

"Mr. Lynch, if you're just visiting Nagalil, then you don't know that the 'Preton Comptoir' has nothing to do with it, but if you're going to do business locally, I think you'd better know about the 'Preton Comptoir' and what it has to do with it!"

Mr. Simon's tone is actually not as calm as when the two first met, although his tone and tone have not changed much, but there is still a sense of sharpness in his attitude.

He was warning Lynch, or at least reminding him, of the importance of the "Pretton Comptoir".

Lynch is not a person who can be easily threatened, no matter who he is facing, whether he has the capital to resist or not, he is not the kind of person who can be easily threatened and coerced by others.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lynch nodded, "So bother, Mr. Simon, you can introduce this to me...... What's going on?"

"Préton Comptoir!", Simon's tone was slightly heavier, to express his displeasure with some of Lynch's practices, he didn't believe that a word they had just discussed would be forgotten by Lynch so soon, and he must have done it on purpose.

He then began his job and introduced the Preton Firm.

The Preton Comptoir is not strictly a man's thing, nor does it feel like a proper comptoir doing what a comptoir should do, it is more like a chamber of commerce.

Every quarter, the comptoir holds a general meeting of shareholders, and a large proportion of the foreign businessmen who do business in Nagalil are shareholders of the Preton comptoir.

At this meeting, these people will discuss this more peaceful way to allocate everyone's business and quota for the next quarter.

This sounds a bit exaggerated, a chamber of commerce should not have such a large amount of energy, but it is.

This also has to do with Mr. Preton, the largest shareholder of the Preton Chamber of Commerce, who is said to have served in the navy before entering business, and he has a special obsession with the sea and is full of adventure.

In fact, Simon talked about the significance of Mr. Preton's navy, and Lynch also knew very well that shipping, as the main long-distance circulation method at present, is not as safe as people think.

There is more than one shipwreck in this world every day, but some are reported and some are ignored.

Mr. Preton has gained the trust of the people in his way, and he has set some reasonable rules of the game that everyone, including himself, are following, and everyone wants other newcomers to join them.

“...... That's the general situation, Mr. Lynch, in fact, there is much more to be gained by joining the Preton Comptoir than I just said!"

"For example!", Mr. Simon's tone raised slightly, "what is the most popular thing in Tiat right now, and what is starting to drop in price of Medarik...... We share information like this in a timely manner!"

"You don't need to deal with those hateful intelligence dealers, you only need a phone call to know the most timely commodity price trends around the world, which also brings several conveniences to our international trade. ”

"You know, sometimes we're willing to pay liquidated damages and leave things in the harbor for a while, and without those channels, we'd lose even more!"

It may sound like an exaggeration to be willing to breach the contract rather than perform it, but in fact this is a common occurrence in international trade, especially when the price of commodities fluctuates quickly and greatly during certain periods of time.

It is possible that a shipload of goods is worth only 10,000 yuan in the morning, and by the evening it becomes 1,000,000 yuan, so people are willing to pay three or five times the liquidated damages for not fulfilling the contract, and also to make sure that more profits do not slip through their fingers.

Especially during the war, the price of some ores, some important materials for industrial production, always changed from day to day.

Perhaps the price of certain materials has plummeted because a certain group has conquered a certain area and discovered some mineral deposits, or it is also possible that the price of certain raw materials has skyrocketed in an instant because some facilities, including mining areas, have been shelled to reduce production or even cut out for a short time.

This change is happening every day, and even now, some of the raw materials needed for post-war reconstruction work are not much less than they were needed during the war, but more often.

You know, there is always more need to build than to destroy.

Then it is very important to have a rich and stable source of information, relying on some unseemly means, and some intelligence sharing, Mr. Preton easily unites many businessmen operating in Nagalil and allows them to form a very special interest group around him.

This is also the reason why the local rulers do not like these people, and when they come together, they become difficult to deal with and become more and more greedy.

This is also a matter of course, when there is competition, it will always be a small number of head forces to eat and support, and then there will be the next meat bones and broth, and now the benefits are put out and distributed, and everyone does not suffer too much, it seems that everyone is a winner, but in fact it is not.

In order to meet the demand of some people for more profits, it has become the main means to increase the net ratio of profits.

Higher prices, higher profit margins, and naturally become greed in the eyes of local rulers.

"Mr. Lynch, this is a good time, I invite you to join us, such an opportunity is rare!", Mr. Simon tried his best to persuade Lynch.

In addition to Mr. Preton calling him personally, what happened to Lynch also made him a little frightened.

It is important to know that in the territory divided by the Preton Comptoir, the province of Magulana belongs to Mr. Simon's main business, spices, some animal skins, some jewelry and gold are his main activities.

It was all very peaceful, and he didn't have any grievances about it, and he knew that Mishehaye and some people were making things difficult for Lynch.

Everyone had actually experienced this kind of thing at first, and Mr. Simon laughed with some businessman friends about how long Lynch could survive under the control of the local ruler, and what he would do to solve it.

When Lynch is cornered, Mr. Simon and the others will appear in front of Lynch, invite him to join the Preton Comptoir, help him through the difficulties, and then give him a quota to give him a little sweetness.

The idea is very good, but the truth is very bizarre, no one knows how Lynch responded, people only know that Lynch agreed to some of Mishekhaye's requests, and in return, Mishehaye, who is actually the provincial governor, may agree to give Lynch the monopoly rights and import and export trade rights of some goods.

Now Mr. Simon could not sit still, which had seriously affected his interests, and once Lynch and the governor reached an agreement, the pattern of domestic and foreign trade in the province of Magulana would immediately change.

The merchants who had previously done business in the region faced an even more awkward situation, having to leave because of the change in the attitude of the rulers, and the power of Lynch.

After so many years of operating here, it is difficult for them to give up their business and profits here, which will simply kill them!

This, coupled with the phone call of Mr. Preton himself, led to a meeting between him and Lynch.

Looking at Lynch's young face, Mr. Simon was a little emotional, but also a little nervous, he didn't know if Lynch would agree, he looked at Lynch, wanting to find something from this young face.

Lynch was silent for a while, he was weighing the pros and cons, in fact, he was quite interested in this Pretton Comptoir, international trade information sharing, this is a very remarkable thing.

At present, in the world, there are many countries that do not have direct telephone lines between countries, except for a few countries that have telephone lines or transit lines between countries.

For example, from the Federation to Nagalil, there is no direct telephone, and the telegraph is not only expensive, but also not necessarily reliable and secure, so people are more inclined to send information by letter.

However, the delivery of letters is too slow, it takes a week for good luck to be delivered, and half a month or more for bad luck, and the opportunity for trade often happens in a very short time, and if you miss it, you will miss it forever.

Wait for half a month?

The ashes are cold!

But he was still reluctant to join the Preton Comptoir because of this, and he was thinking about how to obtain the convenience that only by joining the Preton Comptoir was without joining the Preton Comptoir.

He redirected his gaze at Mr. Simon, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, which made Mr. Simon suddenly a little inexplicably uneasy, he checked his dress, and touched his chin to make sure that he had nothing to do, before he met Lynch's gaze, "What are you thinking about, Mr. Lynch?"

Lynch raised an eyebrow, he shook his head, "I can't answer your question in a short time, I need time to think about it, I never push others, and I don't want to be forced by others, can you understand what I mean?"

Mr. Simon, who was unhappy in his heart, still smiled and nodded, "You should be cautious......