"Good news!"

"Good news!"

……

In addition to good news, it is still good news. In recent days, Hudson has been a soft pick.

I don't know if it's a good news competition, there are countless good news from the major forces, as if they were arranged to show off to him together.

Especially those big forces, one family is bigger than the other. It's like a decapitation contest, and the number of enemies killed is more than one.

Originally, Hudson thought that he was hard-hearted enough, but after reading the contents of the Shadow Stone, he realized that he was too kind.

Race war, nothing to blame. Cruelty to the enemy is also responsibility for one's own people.

Despite his reluctance to kill his allies, Hudson raised his hands in favor.

If you want to show off your achievements, there is no problem at all, and Lord Hudson is more than happy to act as a green leaf to set off their fierce achievements.

A little vanity, take it if you want!

Of course, the reason why it didn't stir up a trace of turmoil in Lord Hudson's heart was because everyone killed the orc cannon fodder race.

This kind of unpopular feats, if there are no 10,000 beheading people, then they are ashamed to take it out to meet people.

If you want to take it back to publicize, you still have to kill a large number of orc royals to cause a sensation.

From his enlistment to the present, in the countless battles commanded by Hudson, the army of orcs annihilated is not one million, but seven or eight hundred thousand.

But there are still very few records that can really be used. The main reason is that there are too few main orcs to be annihilated.

However, this "less" is also relative. With the cumulative annihilation of tens of thousands of orc royals, Hudson still surpassed many of his colleagues and temporarily ranked first.

"Jose, draft paperwork for these guys separately and congratulate them on their great victory on the front!"

After listening to Hudson's words, Jose looked depressed. originally thought that by fighting for this opportunity to enter the army, he would be able to fight a turnaround battle and wash away the black cauldron on his head.

It is a pity that the royal army is engaged in the trading of convoys, and there is not much room for use at all. Finally, there was a battle, and it was robbed by the nobles of the Northland.

As a king, even if he wants to make military achievements, he has to act with the royal army. If you follow the nobles of the Northland, there is a high probability that there will be no return.

As a loyal servant of the king, he naturally had to preserve his strength for the royal family, so the royal army was left to take care of the grain and grass early.

The opportunity to reap the feats was gone, but that was only for José personally.

From the standpoint of the royal family, they have regained their lost territory in this war, they have eaten and drunk enough, and the next most important thing is to digest the results of the war.

If there is no merit, then you can only earn hard work. Handling official documents for Hudson became his main job.

If this state continues, it is estimated that when I go back to reward my merits, I will be able to earn the title of an honorary knight.

Don't dislike the low title, that's how the rules of the game are made. If you want to get a knighthood, you must either inherit it or go to the battlefield to get it.

has no military exploits, and he can't take a step forward purely after a lifetime of qualifications. Even if you follow the king, you have to go to the battlefield to brush up your presence.

The rules are set so rigidly in order to maintain the "martial" spirit of the kingdom. In the form of the system, it was clear that the nobles had to go to war.

"Yes, Lord Count!"

It should have been a good thing to mess around with the manager. But Jose was very depressed, knowing that when the two first met two years ago, he was the coach in charge of coordination.

As a smart man, he naturally knew Hudson's mind to woo him. However, as an aspiring lord, he still prefers to follow the king.

Don't look at the downfall he is now, in fact, he did it on purpose. This time it was sacrificed for the crown prince, how could the royal family not compensate?

It's just that the smart Jose did not choose to accept the compensation, but decided to start anew and keep the favor.

Looking at the busy Jose, Hudson shook his head secretly. Both of them knew each other's thoughts, and neither was willing to pierce the window paper, so the matter was deadlocked.

The king's wall foot is not easy to dig, and the wall foot of the great nobles in the country is also not easy to dig.

Taking advantage of his position as a coach, Hudson transferred many talents to his side in the army, but unfortunately none of them were willing to defect to him.

There is no way, smart people have many ideas. They are all weighing the pros and cons, and everyone prefers a comfortable life to work hard from scratch.

But these are things that Hudson can't give. Compared to the bustling big cities owned by the great nobles, the mountain territory is a poor country. I don't know what year or month it will take to develop.

Hudson was not surprised by the choice of the crowd. It's like a previous life, where people have to choose between a first-tier city and a small town.

Eating, drinking, and having fun, developing platforms, and personal treatment are at a disadvantage in an all-round way, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to attract talents.

It's not that Hudson is stingy, it's that he has too few chips in his hand to give others what they want.

First-class talents have not been recruited, but second- and third-rate talents have been recruited. Basically, they are all from small nobles and have no titles to inherit.

For Hudson, who is short of people, as long as he is talented, it doesn't matter how high or low he is. For the children of the nobles who are interested in defecting, he will not refuse to come.

It has been accumulated all the way to the present, it can be said that the bricks and tiles are complete, and now there are a few "beams" missing.

It was all caused by the war, and after the war, each family had to repair the house, and now they have begun to loot the "building materials", so that Hudson cannot grab the "girder".

If it weren't for the name of the coach, which attracted some talents to defect, it is estimated that even these "bricks" would not have Hudson's share.

Just because you can't dig it doesn't mean you can't use it. At least while in command of the army, Hudson was able to command these guys.

For example, if you arrange a few assistants to follow along with the study, everyone still has to sell him a face.

As much as you can learn, count as much as you can. Even if a hundred people are arranged to go out, only one can become a talent, and that is blood gain.

In a sense, the biggest significance of Hudson's tenure as a coach is to be able to use the resources of the kingdom to cultivate talents for his own family.

Not only did he follow the study, but even in various key departments, Hudson also arranged for his own people to exercise.

It didn't cause a backlash, the main thing is that he did things in a measured way. Even if you want to train your own people, you usually don't arrange a main position, and even a deputy position is rarely arranged, and more often follow behind to do chores.

In order to train the team, Hudson also worked hard.

……

Patrolling the camp, a special team in the distance caught Hudson's attention.

I have to admit that the interests are moving, and there are still caravans that dare to go deep into the prairie at this time.

"Tom, send someone over and interrogate them, which Chamber of Commerce are they?

What are you doing in the orc savannah at this time? ”

As early as when the Duchy of Moxie was fighting, Hudson dealt with the local chamber of commerce in order to deal with the spoils of war.

However, those chambers of commerce were all connected by local nobles, and the cooperation was reached. At the beginning of the transaction, someone will make a guarantee, and there is no risk of being wiped clean halfway.

The caravan in front of him is obviously different. If it was a chamber of commerce group in the kingdom, there would have been nobles who came to say hello.

Following the army to do business, what you do is to be sophisticated. If there was no one behind them, Hudson would have bet that they would never have made it out of the prairie alive.

Bet on the nobles' festivals, then forget it! The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and there are many upright knights, but there are even more greedy and ruthless nobles.

Vaguely, Hudson found himself seemingly seized a business opportunity to get a piece of the war money.

With the successes on the front lines and the destruction of countless tribes, there must be a lot of loot to deal with in the hands of the coalition forces.

This is a business that the merchant can do, he can do the same, and even more beautifully.

It's too ugly to go directly to the market to do business, and it is also a trouble to sell the materials, and it will be smashed in your own hands.

It would be different if we looked for several chambers of commerce to cooperate and build a commodity trading platform for all parties.

Whatever you buy or sell, there is the possibility of loss; Only as a platform can make steady profits without losses.

The main thing that needs to be paid is to provide a credit guarantee, and the labor cost of the site can be ignored.

The most important thing is that no one has come to grab the business yet.

Although there are many bigwigs in the coalition army, they are all fighting on the front line, and they may encounter the orc army at any time.

Where security is not guaranteed, it is naturally impossible to serve as a commodity trade and trading center.

……

In the blink of an eye, I saw Tom walking quickly towards this side with a middle-aged fat man.

There were two strong men behind him, carrying a box, but a hundred meters away, they were detained by the guards.

"Earl, this is Sir Xavier, the head of the Catersia Chamber of Commerce, and he has come to visit you!"

As soon as Tom's words fell, the middle-aged fat man hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Hudson: "Xavier, the fifth-level deacon of the Catersia Chamber of Commerce, greetings to the honorable Earl Hudson.

Inside the back of the box, there are some small gifts we have prepared, please smile at Your Excellency! ”

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, the middle-aged fat man in front of him is obviously ready to break the fortune and avoid disasters. In order to dispel Hudson's greed, he even sacrificed the banner of the Catersia Chamber of Commerce.

It's a pity that he miscalculated this time, and Hudson sent people to stop them, not to knock on the stroke at all.

"Sir Xavier, I am also familiar with the name of your chamber of commerce, but you have not always been active in the southern part of the continent, when did you open up your business to the orc savannah?"

Hudson asked, feigned confusion.

As one of the four major chambers of commerce in the mainland, the business of the Catersia Chamber of Commerce is also spread all over the continent, but the main business area is still in the southern continent.

"Your Excellency, we are here this time mainly at the invitation of the Marquis of Sunil to help the Frankish Kingdom army deal with some minor troubles!"

Xavier replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

As a fifth-level deacon of the Katesya Chamber of Commerce, he can be regarded as a middle and high-level member of the Chamber of Commerce, and there are not a few nobles who have dealt with him, and his mentality has long been tempered.

"Oh! Your headquarters are in the Frankish Kingdom, and it is only natural that you have some friendship with the Marquis of Sunil.

The main reason for inviting you over this time is to tell you: In order to facilitate the processing of the spoils of war by the coalition forces, I am going to build a commodity trading platform to provide a safe trading place for everyone. ”

The word "safety", Hudson bit very hard. As long as you're not stupid, you know that's the point.

His brows furrowed slightly, and in an instant, Xavier turned cloudy, and asked Hudson with a smile: "Your Excellency, don't worry!" We'll definitely come over when the time comes, but it's just a matter of cost? ”

Although the name of the Catersia Chamber of Commerce is great, it can't deter the wolves. Even if the best mercenary group is hired, it will be dangerous to go deep into the orc savannah this time.

Even if you get the endorsement of the Marquis of Sunil, there is no guarantee that someone will not be able to withstand the temptation of interests and will hack them.

As long as it is done clean enough and does not leave obvious evidence, it is also difficult to track it down afterwards.

As far as Xavier knows, there are currently more than ten chambers of commerce, and accidents have occurred on the grassland.

To investigate deeply, the murderer is the "orc". There is no point in appealing, everyone is so busy fighting that they don't have the time to care about the life or death of a caravan.

"Rest assured, the main reason for building this trading platform is to facilitate everyone's free trade and make friends by the way. I won't charge commissions or anything like that! ”

Hudson said pretending to be arrogant.

According to mainland practice, those who do platforms are charged commissions based on the transaction volume, but this time the situation is different.

The trading partners involved many nobles in the coalition army, and the commission was taken directly from the transaction amount, which could easily make everyone think that they were making money from their pockets.

If you don't take a direct cut, it doesn't mean that you can't make money. Compared with the naked interests on the surface, it is still secretly making money, which is more in line with Hudson's character.

"Your Excellency, this ......"

As a businessman, Xavier didn't think Hudson had put so much effort into creating a trading platform just to make friends.

"Sir Xavier, don't be too surprised. I really want to make friends with you by building a trading platform for free.

You know, I'm also a lord. In the process of territorial development, it is inevitable to encounter a lot of trouble.

It just so happens that there are a lot of troubles that everyone can help solve. As friends, it's okay to help each other! ”

Hudson said without changing his face.

Xavier, who was still uneasy, regained his smile in an instant. Exchange of interests, that's right.

If it was a free pie, he wouldn't dare to eat it when it was delivered to his mouth. The big nobles don't have fuel-efficient lamps, and if they take the benefits of free, the price they need to pay will often be greater.

This kind of transaction, which puts the demand on the surface, is more reassuring. The details of the deal are not convenient to discuss now, but Xavier knows that this deal is likely to be completed.

"Your Excellency the Earl is right, friends should be mutually beneficial!

However, the most important thing to establish a commodity trading platform is strength. If everyone joins, it is easy to affect the credibility of the platform.

For everyone's sake, it's better to ......"

Before Xavier could finish speaking, Hudson knew that the fat man in front of him had already held back his bad stomach. The strength of opening the mouth and the credibility of the mouth are nothing more than wanting to reduce the competition.

"Sir Xavier, rest assured. A chamber of commerce that is qualified to handle the spoils of war for the army must have a good reputation.

Considering the large amount of transactions, it is inconvenient to carry so many gold coins, and it is inevitable that you will have to keep accounts at that time. This requires the credibility and strength of the Chamber of Commerce, and then it becomes even higher.

In addition to paying a certain amount of security, at least three of the big nobles in the coalition must be guaranteed, and it must prove to us that the Chamber of Commerce has a complete sales network.

If a caravan that does not meet the conditions wants to enter the trading venue, in addition to paying a deposit, we will also issue a risk warning, and it is recommended that everyone use cash for trading. ”

It's not that Hudson is discriminating, it's really this kind of big deal, and he can't do it at all without enough political background and strong financial strength.

The spoils of an army, no matter how much the price is discounted, are still a big deal of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and they are not suitable for all cash settlements at all.

Asking for all cash transactions is actually a kind of euphemism to dissuade. Clearly indicate those businessmen who have no backstage, don't come here to participate in this kind of business, otherwise they will die.

The struggle in the commercial arena was much more brutal than the strife in the aristocratic circles. It's all naked interests, and there is no room for the slightest warmth.

The profiteering business also depends on whose hands it is. It is lucky to forcibly mix a business that is beyond your own ability, and not to lose everything.

"Or Your Excellency, thoughtful! It's because my vision is too narrow, I only think about credibility issues, and ignore the actual ......"

He didn't think so in his heart.

In essence, they are all raising the bar for trading, the difference is in the way Hudson handles it, and he takes it out and frames it. There is no one-size-fits-all approach that completely locks the way for small and medium-sized chambers of commerce.

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(End of chapter)