"How can it be so expensive?"

Looking at the list of offers in his hand, Earl Pierce couldn't help but ask.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. The prices of the goods on the list have at least doubled compared with the previous selling prices, and some materials have even increased several times.

"Your Excellency, the prices here are already cheap. To tell you the truth, since the news of the imminent arrival of the mission spread, the prices of all strategic goods have risen rapidly.

If you need it, place your order now. Now the price of goods here is adjusted three times a day, and if you don't place an order now, maybe in the afternoon, it will be another price.

To be able to give you this price is already due to the fact that we have worked very happily before. Otherwise, even if you have money, you won't be able to buy it now! ”

The middle-aged man's words made Earl Pierce angry and half dead. Five days ago, he was also peddling a shipment of strategic supplies here.

Compared to the current sales price on the list, the overall price difference in the middle is as much as five times. If we push the time forward, the price gap of strategic materials will further widen.

"Mr. Snyder, you're too dark! As soon as it changes hands, you will earn a huge profit of five times, and you are not afraid of choking to death? ”

Earl Pierce said angrily.

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have sent troops to rob him. The bamboo pole dared to knock on his head, and it was simply not in the eyes of the Dalton family.

"Your Excellency, don't be in a hurry to get angry. If you had come over a few days ago, we would have added three to five percent of the purchase price to the purchase price and sold it, and if the volume was large, there would be two or three percent of the profit, and we could buy and sell.

But now the situation is different, with the intervention of the investigation team, everyone is busy filling the shortfall, who dares to sell materials on the black market?

How difficult it is to transport strategic materials from the rear, you must also be well aware. The current situation in the black market is that for every ton of strategic goods sold, there is a decrease of one ton.

If you want to replenish it from the rear, it will be a few months at the earliest. If you can wait that long to come back and buy, you can rest assured that it won't be much more expensive than the previous price.

But not now, everyone is rushing to buy strategic materials to make up for the shortfall. At present, the prices in the market have soared.

You can also inquire about these trading rules. The price list we give you now is only based on the market price. If you think it's too expensive, you can go to other places to see how the prices compare.

However, it doesn't matter where you buy from. It's best to place an order quickly, otherwise there will be no price in the back, and you won't be able to buy it if you want to. ”

Snyder said fearlessly.

If you like to buy it, you can buy it, and the price will be higher if you don't buy it. Everything stems from profit, and under the stimulation of huge profits, everyone has long not known what fear is.

Although the great nobles are not easy to mess with, that can't prevent everyone from getting rich. Who can drive the Chamber of Commerce into the trading center, who doesn't have a little backstage!

If you're afraid, don't mix in the commercial arena. When you can make money, you must make enough profits, if you are soft at the moment, then you don't want to get rich for the rest of your life.

As a "worker", Snyder did not dare to damage the interests of the "behind-the-scenes owner" in order to sell Count Pierce a face.

Stomping his foot hard, Earl Pierce stubbornly said, "No need, I'll buy it!" Here is the list, you follow the supplies above. ”

As he spoke, he handed over the parchment.

In a seller's market, buyers simply don't have the capital to bargain. Before entering here, Earl Pierce had already visited the nearby shops, and the prices were all the same.

Knowing that the supply of strategic materials on the black market is in short supply, and in the end, there will definitely be people who will fall into corruption because they cannot purchase enough materials to make up for the shortfall, he really does not dare to hesitate too much.

After a cursory glance at the list, Snyder shook his head, "I'm very sorry, Your Excellency. We can't get all the strategic materials on this.

Especially missed arrows, disposable spears, throwing spears...... These quick consumables are not very present in stock in the entire black market.

If you want to buy it, I can only help coordinate with other merchants, and I can't guarantee whether I can get the above amount together.

And the price of the materials that have been coordinated will be higher. The main thing is that you want too many supplies, I'm afraid that the trading center has been the biggest customer since it opened! ”

Hearing "the biggest customer", Earl Pierce was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. Where is he a big customer, it is clear that he is a big wrong.

There are so many materials to be purchased on the list, simply because he has such a big deficit. I ate too much before, and now I have to vomit it twice.

It's really not that he's greedy, it's purely that the Dalton family has suffered heavy losses in this war and urgently needs to find a way to make up for it.

It just so happened that he was assigned to the good job of distributing strategic materials, which created an opportunity for him to start.

At the beginning, he was cautious, lest Hudson take advantage of the problem and take the opportunity to trap him.

Later, it was discovered that Hudson only looked at the ledger and did not go to the treasury at all, so he gradually became emboldened, and more and more strategic materials were resold.

Deep down, Earl Pierce had more than once mocked Hudson for being too young to even know the way to the army.

It's a pity that Hudson, the coach, didn't check the treasury, and the people from the investigation team wanted to check it!

was caught by his own people, and it was a big deal to make up for the loss and pay some fines. If it is caught by the investigation team of the Terran Alliance, it will become a political incident.

Losing face to the Terran Alliance, you have to face not only the responsibility of the boss, but also the multiple responsibilities of the alliance and the kingdom.

In case of misfortune to become the biggest moth in the army, it is not impossible for the Terran Alliance to hold on to it and be sent to the gallows.

"You coordinate! It has to be fast, I don't have time to waste here! ”

Earl Pierce said helplessly.

As soon as the words landed, a herald hurried over.

"Your Excellency, there is an urgent order from the headquarters, ordering you to go to the high-level meeting of the logistics department quickly!"

Hearing this, Earl Pierce's brow furrowed tighter. His instincts told him that Hudson was holding a logistics meeting at this time, and it must not be a good thing.

"Got it, I'll go right over!"

"Mr. Snyder, I'll leave the matter to you. This magic crystal card is a deposit, and the rest of the money will be paid off when it is delivered! ”

Business in the black market is so simple. Pay with one hand, deliver with the other, and no credit.

Don't look at Earl Pierce's words, but in fact, deep down, he is dripping blood.

The purchase price exceeded expectations, and this wave was completely a blood loss. Although the specific price has not yet come out, it is roughly certain that in order to fill the pit this time, at least millions of gold coins will be lost.

If it weren't for the unfortunate accompaniment of many nobles, it is estimated that he would be able to be angry to death. The fact that the delivery of logistical materials can be at a loss is completely precedent in history.

……

"What did you say?"

"Geoff, that bastard disappeared at this time?"

Duke Pias asked incredulously.

Although he wanted to kill Geoff immediately, it was based on figuring out what was going on.

Before the mastermind behind the scenes was found, the person concerned had already disappeared, which made him more and more passive.

Something so big happened, the Lockonard family had to give an explanation to the nobles in the army. Now that the person is suddenly gone, he can't tell it even more.

The explanation is not clear, and if there is no mastermind behind the scenes to pull hatred, then the black cauldron will have to be borne by the Lockonard family.

Offending so many people at once, Pias was very skeptical that he would be able to survive this turmoil.

"Yes, Your Excellency. Count Geof, after reporting to the Union Parliament, disappeared into Rutsia.

We've mobilized all our contacts in the Frankish kingdom, but we still haven't found any trace of him, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.

According to a survey of Count Geoff's recent contacts, he has been particularly active in recent days, and has been in contact with more than thirty forces.

The most notable of these are: the people of the Holy See, the people of the King, the people of the July Meeting, and the people of the Dalton family. Several of them had a motive for plotting this. ”

The old man replied with a cautious face.

It's just that in the eyes of the Duke of Pias, this explanation is tantamount to no explanation. Four suspects were made at once, and all of them had full motives, who knows which force did it?

Even if he guessed correctly, he couldn't do anything. There is not enough evidence in hand, but it cannot convince the nobles whose interests have been damaged.

"Continue the investigation and make sure to find out who is behind it. This kind of enemy hiding in the shadows is really too dangerous! ”

……

In the logistics camp, Hudson was busy meeting with a group of mercenary representatives. The reason why everyone organized a group to find it is very simple, the price of strategic materials on the front line has soared, and it has exceeded everyone's affordability.

Especially for some small and medium-sized mercenary groups, or individual mercenaries who go alone, even if they have money in their hands, they may not be able to buy the strategic materials they want.

The services provided by the coalition logistics are limited to temporary food management. The standard of food is also the minimum level of ordinary soldiers, who want better treatment - pay for it themselves.

There is no doubt that this is undoubtedly a heavy pressure on the mercenaries on the front line.

In order to be able to solve the problem, everyone naturally found Hudson, the head of logistics of the coalition army, hoping that he could also be included in the logistics support system of the coalition army.

"I'm sorry everyone, but the Coalition Council did not give a clear answer to the question of the logistics of mercenaries.

Personally, I think it's perfectly reasonable that people want better treatment, but that's beyond my purview.

Even the most basic support provided by the logistics department for everyone is actually an illegal operation. A complaint has already been filed with the Parliament of the Union, which is one of the pieces of evidence accusing me of reselling munitions.

The actual situation is very clear to everyone. In the logistics camp, I did not receive a single copper coin for the food provided to everyone.

Even this part of the account expenses is publicized on a daily basis. You can also see if anyone has deducted from it. ”

Hudson spread his hands out, his face full of helplessness.

It's not that he's unwilling to solve problems for the mercenaries, but the reality is cruel. It's so hard to do something practical without precedent.

Even the most basic camp food guarantee was reluctantly passed by Hudson after Hudson worked hard at the coalition meeting.

More benefits, that's not to think about. Unless they defect to a major power, or make outstanding achievements on the battlefield, it is impossible to get the same treatment as the coalition forces.

As for the charge of reselling military supplies, it is purely a deliberate rhythm to draw hatred towards the Loonard family.

After all, it is also a resolution passed at the coalition meeting, and it has not received a single copper coin as a payment, how can it be regarded as "reselling"?

"Your Excellency, you can't provide us with perfect logistical support, you can understand. But now that prices are skyrocketing, you have to take care of it!

Now the price of rye in the market has soared to 80 copper coins per pound; The price of cheap potatoes is also as high as 35 copper coins per pound...... The price of the arrow loss is 29 credits per case.

To tell you the truth, if this continues, we won't have to go out to war. The harvest from the Great War was not enough to consume strategic materials. ”

Adolf said with a look of grievance.

As a representative of the Mercenary Guild, he must stand up at this time and fight for the rights and interests of the mercenaries.

It's a pity that the mercenary guild does not have a high voice in the alliance and cannot influence the decisions of the alliance. As a last resort, he had to find Hudson, the logistics director.

"Your Excellency thinks highly of me, although the trading market is located in the camp of the logistics department, it does not mean that I have the right to interfere with the prices inside.

The current price spike is purely triggered by panic buying. The specific reasons are clear to everyone, and I can't stop them at this time.

With a little inquiry, you can know where these buyers and sellers come from. It almost involves the ownership of the coalition forces, and whoever reaches out to them will not end well.

I think you still have to find a way to publicize the real power faction in the army.

If you can get their support, the logistics department can provide you with a batch of military supplies at a low price or free of charge, which is negotiable. ”

Hudson decisively opted to kick the ball.

The power of mercenaries, of course, he is very greedy. But these people are also mixed, except for some mercenary groups who can see it, the rest are a group of outlaws with no moral bottom line.

You can't do it for a group of uncontrollable forces to ruin your own plan to make a fortune. Anyway, the camp provides free food, and it won't drive people to a corner.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for the point, and please take care of me later. Now that we have something to do, let's take our leave! ”

Perhaps aware of Hudson's perfunctory behavior, Adolphus decisively chose to leave.

It's not exactly a trip in vain, and buying and selling is not benevolent. I couldn't get help from the logistics department, but I also figured out Hudson's position.