"Hurry, hurry! The Pfister has been arriving at the dock for more than an hour, why hasn't the cargo been unloaded yet?! ”

"Pier 3! Pier 3 is in dire need of manpower! Come with me if it's okay! ”

Workers in thick woolen sweatshirts were so busy that there was not even a ghost in the rest area, and the workers were either on the dock or on the way to the pier.

This is the office of the Pluto Chamber of Commerce, which is a key place to manage the import and export business, and all the managers of the Chamber of Commerce are here, even if the headquarters collapses, it cannot collapse here.

At the beginning, the gray wolf Dino took the start-up capital given to him by Ma Wei, rented this not very big house, and successfully made a comeback.

For the Pluto Chamber of Commerce, this is their soul and a place they will never forget.

"President, this is the list of transactions of our Chamber of Commerce last quarter, and the income and expenditure statistics are at the end."

The secretary placed a handwritten document on the table, and the young man sitting at the table, wearing a pair of round-rimmed glasses, was as thin as a hemp rod, looked weak, and dressed like other workers, without any special features.

If it weren't for insiders or acquaintances, I'm afraid no one would recognize him, he was the president of the Pluto Chamber of Commerce - Aaron Thomas.

Just as Aaron Thomas was reviewing the last quarter's Chamber of Commerce's earnings, the secretary who had just left suddenly turned back and whispered in his ear, "President, someone is looking for you." ”

"It's Mr. Brandy, let him wait a minute, I'll be right away."

"It's not him, it's President Dino's friend."

Aaron looked up and glanced at the secretary, "Friend? What is your name? ”

"Mavi Enders."

"Let's go."

Putting down the papers, Aaron immediately got up and took the secretary to the reception room, and when he saw Ma Wei sitting on the sofa, his eyes lit up: "Uncle Ma Wei! ”

Ma Wei, who was drinking tea, almost didn't squirt out when he heard this title, and hurriedly said: "Don't call me uncle, I'm only 26 years old this year, just call my name directly." ”

"That's not good, you and my uncle are best friends, how can I call them by name?" Aaron shook his head and said, "Why don't I call you Father, then there should be no problem." ”

As Dino's nephew, Mavi and Aaron Thomas have met a few times, although the friendship is not very deep, but because of the gray wolf Dino, everyone is not an outsider.

"Teresa, exchange for the new tea I just bought this year."

"Got it, President."

After the secretary left, there were only four of them left in the room, and Aaron said straight to the point, "Father, why did you suddenly come here today?" Did you run into a problem? ”

"There are indeed a few things that I want to ask you for."

Ma Wei took out a stack of gold pound bills issued by the Bank of Thames from his arms: "There are 5,000 gold pounds here, I want to trouble you, use the relationship of the Chamber of Commerce to buy a batch of supplies." ”

"No problem." Without thinking about it, Aaron agreed: "5,000 gold pounds is not a small amount, what do you want me to buy?" ”

"Flour, that is, wheat flour."

"5,000 gold pounds of wheat flour?"

Aaron was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Father, according to the latest market this morning, the price of 14 pounds of wheat flour is 1 shilling, 5,000 gold pounds, which can buy 634 tons, and the amount of wheat flour consumed in New Ross City every day is only about 20 tons. ”

"No, it's not for us to eat." "I bought so much flour for later use, preferably in the border area between the Kingdom of Frederick and the Kingdom of Romanov," Ma Wei explained. ”

Upon hearing the location of the hoarding of flour, Aaron instantly understood, nodded and said: "Okay, leave this matter to me, the flour cannot be damp, try not to go by sea, I asked someone to buy a large amount of flour from the kingdom of Frederick, and within a year, it will be edible." ”

"Enough is enough, and..."

Ma Wei took out a wad of gold pound bills from his arms, twice as thick as just now: "This money, please help me buy stocks related to wheat products." ”

"No problem, the Brito Chamber of Commerce has also invested in a lot of stocks, and these are all pieces of cake."

"And..."

Ma Wei took out the gold pound coupon for the third time, this time it was 2w gold pounds, and solemnly put it in front of Aaron: "Please help me secretly acquire a winery in the Popon Kingdom, and the owner should not write me or the name of the relevant personnel of the Pluto Chamber of Commerce." ”

After listening to Ma Wei's instructions, Aaron couldn't help but laugh: "Father, you and my uncle really think exactly the same..."

"Oh? Dino also bought a winery? ”

"Didn't my uncle go to the royal capital before leaving? While he was selling his property there, he bought two wineries in Burgundy, in the Kingdom of Popang, that were on the verge of closure due to poor management, and he also paid a lot of money for me to go to the Kingdom of Sardinia in person to buy the farmland he had set his sights on and grow only wheat..."

Aaron said: "My uncle believes that once the war starts, the price of gold will inevitably rise, followed by the military industry, food, medicine and other things closely related to war and life, so as early as half a month ago, the Brito Chamber of Commerce has changed its business strategy and gone all out to enter the above-mentioned industries, and today I also made an appointment with Mr. Brandy to buy a trading company under his name, entrust others as secret representatives, and arrange the industries under their names to meet the coming turmoil..."

"And our main offensive industry..."

"It's alcohol."

Ma Wei's mood suddenly settled down a lot.

The vision of the gray wolf Dino is not unique.

He relied on his knowledge before crossing over to judge the most profitable industry during the war, but he didn't expect that the gray wolf Dino could see through the mystery by himself.

Needless to say, gold and military products have been hard currency since ancient times, and they have not changed.

The real test of ability is the sensitivity to food and alcohol-related products.

As soon as the war began, a lot of farmland was inevitably wasted, the number of hungry people increased, and the kingdom needed to buy a large amount of food to supply the army, and it was inevitable that the food would rise wildly.

Thinkers

If the war does not end in the short term, the food supply will gradually fall into a situation of shortage, and beer that needs to be brewed from large quantities of grain will become an unnecessary burden.

Therefore, many times, during the critical period of war, some countries will issue alcohol prohibition or other laws to restrict the brewing of alcohol products, increase the amount of food on the market, stabilize the price of food, and ensure that soldiers have food.

But...

The key issue is that the ban has been issued, but the people still need to drink.

For example, the culprit of the 'big stench' incident that broke out in the royal capital last year is because people always dump garbage and feces into the river, so that the Thames River is full of green oil mixed with black foreign matter all day long, and the smell is stinking, and the water quality is seriously polluted.

Even if the water coming out of the water pipe, after boiling, still emits a strong and unpleasant smell, which is difficult to swallow.

Therefore, alcohol, which has the effect of sterilization and disinfection, has suddenly become a substitute for drinking water, which Ma Wei, who used to live on the ship all year round, deeply understands.

Why do pirates drink rum all the time?

The reason couldn't be simpler: ocean sailing, water is a scarce resource that cannot be stored for too long, and rum in a bottle has a shelf life of enough to support the ship to reach the next port where it can replenish supplies.

Sudden prohibitions are simply unbearable for many people with alcohol addictions, so prohibitions often mean steep increases in the price of alcohol products.

In this case, buying a winery and selling it to those wealthy nobles will definitely make a lot of money!

Seeing this, how could Dino, the gray wolf, let go of such a great opportunity?

His judgment coincides with that of Ma Wei.

"What a businessman through and through... Even if you are about to be drawn into the war, you still don't forget to make money. ”

"That's the kind of guy my uncle is." Aaron smiled and said, "You can keep him from eating, drinking, and sleeping, but you just can't keep him from doing business and making money." ”

"I want to buy gold too."

Ma Wei suddenly said, "How much can you buy?" ”

"Gold..."Aaron muttered, "At present, there are not many loose gold on the market in the Windsor Kingdom, most of them are some gold jewelry and the like, we can exchange them for coins made of gold, but..."

Glancing at the gold pound coupon worth 3.5w gold pounds that Ma Wei took out, Aaron said helplessly: "I think the gold you need from the priest must not be a small amount." ”

"I can still take out 16w gold pounds, how much gold can I buy with this money?"

"If you simply exchange it for coins, you can only convert it to 16w gold pounds, which is too large and requires a large number of purchases of inventory circulating in the market, which is easy to attract the attention of others..."

After thinking for a long time, Aaron suddenly snapped his fingers: "There you have!" ”

"Since we can't buy it from the Windsor Kingdom, let's go to the United States of Citigroup, where the gold rush broke out next door, set up a mining company, spend 1w gold pounds, buy a gold mine, hire workers to mine, and at the same time, build shops, taverns, and tooling shops around the major gold mines, earn the money of the gold diggers, and then use the money earned to buy the gold in their hands! If nothing else, we should be able to get tens or even hundreds of times the benefits! ”

"It's a great idea, but it's too dangerous." Ma Wei sighed: "Although the United States of Citi has become independent, but the civil order is chaotic, it is a mess, killing people and stealing goods is commonplace, and it is not a big deal to commit murder in the streets, without the support of the army, even if you buy gold, it will be difficult to transport it back." ”

"You can recruit mercenaries!" Aaron proposed: "They have outlaws, we also have them, according to the policy there, as long as a company is established, you can get the protection and special pass of the official army, although in the western region, the official army is not very reliable, but the market has a demand, there must be a sale, some people like to block the road and rob, there are people who do the opposite, specializing in mercenaries to protect the caravan." ”

"Mercenaries are also unreliable... There are so many things that I want to kill my employer that I can't count. ”

"I've thought about it, we can set up a transit station in the northern part of the west, at a price slightly higher than the market average, to attract gold diggers to trade, and to the north of the United States of Citigroup, is the Kingdom of Manitoba, which is a colony of the Kingdom of Windsor, as long as we set up the transit station near the border, and the transaction is completed and immediately transported back to the Kingdom of Manitoba, we can get the protection of the army of the Kingdom of Windsor."

Aaron said quickly: "In this way, we can mediate between the official Citi army, the mercenaries, and the Windsor Kingdom army, so that they can guard each other, and even if one of them betrays, we can ensure the safety of goods and staff!" ”

That's a good idea, and Mavey's eyes lit up as he listened to Aaron's arrangement.

According to his business plan, he built shops around the gold mines, attracted gold prospectors to come and spend, and then used the money they earned to buy the gold in their hands, and so on, they not only owned the assets, but also bought gold at a price that was almost cost-free....

Talented!

Dino's evaluation of this nephew is not an exaggeration at all.

As for whether this kind of business practice is contrary to the truth...

Ma Wei doesn't think so.

He didn't squeeze the gold diggers, and he didn't rob them of the fruits of their labor, the shops and taverns were opened there, and it was the gold diggers who decided whether to consume or not!

Philanthropists who believe in ≠ truth.

The only question is how to ship the gold back after it has been bought and the money has been earned.

After thinking about it, Ma Wei thought of a person.

Baron Bill.

Baron Bill has a lot of prestige in the Roseless Army, and through nepotism, it is not a problem to hook up with the officers of the Kingdom of Manitoba.

Waiting for dozens of people is not an opponent of the regular army at all.

There are risks in doing everything, and reasonable and careful arrangements can greatly reduce the risks.

"If you're not at ease, I suggest we use small transactions." Aaron said: "For example, the gold pounds stored in the transit station do not exceed 500, so that even if the goods are robbed, the gold is robbed, the loss can be controlled within a certain percentage, relying on this short-term alternating long-term trading model, we will eventually get a profit, must be greater than the 16w gold pound itself!" ”

"Very good, Baron Bill's side will be negotiated by me, and it shouldn't be difficult to get the support of the army..."

Ma Wei nodded: "Next, let's talk about dividends." ”

"Father." Aaron shook his head with a smile: "Pluto Chamber of Commerce, I don't need any dividends from you, and my uncle doesn't want me to make money from you." ”

"One yard is one yard, this is business, it has nothing to do with feelings."

"No, I'm talking about business."

Aaron stood up, pressed his palm to his chest, and said sincerely: "The commission of the Pluto Chamber of Commerce, you have already paid in the form of wheat flour. ”