Chapter 14: Selling Expectations
Hudson was relieved to see off the guests. It doesn't matter if you play a game of interests, as long as it doesn't happen in the mountain territory.
Sandwiched between various forces, it seems that you can reap the benefits, but behind this is also accompanied by endless dangers.
Knowing that he could maximize his interests by personally negotiating, Hudson still chose to stay behind the kingdom.
Only a preliminary cooperation agreement was reached, which obviously could not settle the dispute, and the next game was indispensable for all parties.
But none of this has anything to do with Hudson, no matter what happens next, the Warcraft breeding base must be placed in the Mountain Territory.
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"Nelson, how are you communicating with all parties, how many lords have agreed to exchange land with us?"
Hudson asked with concern.
Although the king did not take a stand, and the council of nobles was not convened, he knew that the biggest problem of land exchange was gone.
The exchange of interests does not need to be too straightforward in many cases. The "Warcraft Legion Project" is still in preparation, and it is far from the point where it can cross the river and tear down the bridge.
"Don't worry, Hudson. Your face is still very useful in the southeastern provinces. What's more, they also took advantage of this deal, who would refuse such a good thing?
However, some people have heard some rumors about the Warcraft Legion plan and want to get some wurmmon from you. I don't know what your charter is, I didn't dare to agree directly. ”
Nelson said with some concern.
When the eldest follows his younger brother, it is indeed a little embarrassing, but the interests of the family are greater than the face. His background determined that it was impossible for him to go out and join other big forces.
As a core member of the family, mixing in the family, a small life is naturally comfortable, but it does not mean how high his authority is.
Before he proves his ability, only Hudson can decide on major matters involving the interests of the family.
"It's normal to receive the news, and this plan is no secret in the kingdom at all. As long as you want to ask, you can know.
However, most of the counties are small nobles, and with their financial resources, they can raise a few monsters at most, and they can wait for the monsters to become popular in the kingdom before they can get them, and they can't reach out at this time.
The aristocrats who made these demands either had a hidden background behind them, or they were really stupid.
Forget it, tell them that it's okay to ask for Warcraft, but it will take a few years and will cost a lot of money.
How much it costs depends on what Warcraft they want and when they need it! ”
Hudson said indifferently.
Whether these nobles had hidden backgrounds or were genuinely stupid, Hudson didn't care.
At the juncture of territorial replacement, I am not afraid that they will make demands, but I am afraid that they will have no desires.
There are many requirements, and it is easy to solve. To put it straight to the point, there is no problem at all in wanting to get Warcraft as compensation.
If the monster is outflowing, then it will be outflowed. Since the various forces in the Northern Continent have joined the plan, there has been no possibility of any secrecy.
As long as the benefits paid are large enough, even if the female beast is privately arranged to come over to borrow seeds, Hudson can arrange it clearly.
If you get too much compensation, the territory you exchange for cannot be so perfect. The deal is all about reciprocity, and now they can get a premium, but it's definitely not too high.
On the contrary, it is the kind of aristocracy who has no desire, no want, and is determined to be a nail household, and Hudson can't do anything about them.
As a new nobleman, he must pay attention to his appearance. Forcing the little nobles to move is such an immoral thing, which must not be done.
"Since you're okay here, I'll give them an answer as soon as possible. However, there are too many nobles involved, and even if an agreement can be reached immediately, it will take a year or two for the territory exchange to be completed.
The main problem is the relocation of people from the territory. In the case of avoiding a large number of casualties, the most optimistic estimate is that the relocation will take more than a year.
The relocation funds that need to be invested are at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins; If you add the compensation to the lords, this expense will probably cost more than one million gold coins.
Judging from the current income of the territory, I am afraid that the fiscal revenue in the next two to three years will have to be taken into it. ”
Nelson said with a headache.
Theoretically, the Coslow family has crossed the threshold of great nobility, but in reality it is far from it in many ways.
Looking at the fiscal revenue, we can see that all key projects in the territory are now in the early stage of investment, and it is difficult to see the results in a short period of time.
If it weren't for Hudson's windfall during the war, the Mountain Territory's own hematopoietic ability alone would not have been able to support the various projects of the Territory.
After all, the war money is a one-time income, and the territory has been in a state of making ends meet for a long time, which still worries the Coslow family. I'm afraid that Hudson's old book in his hands will be eaten up, and the territory's own hematopoietic ability has not yet kept up.
"These are necessary expenses, and no matter how difficult the finances are, they cannot be saved in this area. The great migration of hundreds of thousands of people is not too high to cost millions of gold coins.
If you want to save money, then put out the news and brag about the power of the Warcraft Legion as much as possible.
For example, in the future, the knight standard of the kingdom will change, in addition to their own strength requirements, they must also have a Warcraft mount!
Once the momentum is created, the wealthy nobles can't help but take precautions.
The descendants of the dragon, even if the female beast is a first-order demonic beast, can grow to the third-order. A monster is equivalent to a loyal high-ranking knight.
If you are lucky, and the bloodline mutation occurs, you may be able to cultivate medium and high-level demonic beasts. That's a beast for ten generations, and the beast is still there without man.
For most nobles, it is still too dangerous to go to catch wild Warcraft, and buying artificially bred Warcraft is the best choice. ”
Hudson's words startled Nelson. Once the standard of knighthood is raised, it is equivalent to a subversion of the existing order.
"Hudson, don't scare me! What if all knights are equipped with Warcraft mounts as standard, what if this makes the small nobles in the kingdom happen?
Especially in a prosperous family, how many knights you have, you have to configure as many mounts, I'm afraid it will drive everyone crazy! ”
Seeing this scene, Hudson immediately shook his head and said angrily: "Nelson, what are you panicking about?
When the sky falls, it's not your turn to go to the top. Even if the threshold for knighthood is raised further, it will not affect our interests.
Besides, the king is not a fool, so how can he not take countermeasures?
If you really let it go completely, I am afraid that within twenty years, one-third of the minor nobles in the kingdom will be shuffled out.
If the time is extended to fifty years, I am afraid that more than half of the aristocratic families will disappear in the long river of history.
The disappearance of a large number of minor nobles will inevitably push up the wave of territorial annexation of the kingdom, and finally form an oligopoly model of large nobles.
We can all see the problem clearly, can your Majesty not think about it?
There are many things that can be done to avoid the worst, such as the Kingdom providing Warcraft mounts to the Knights.
Another example: recruit minor nobles into the kingdom's standing army, use the Warcraft mount as daily equipment and directly equip the whole army, and then set a long-term service life.
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In short, there is much that can be done. Now we just need to take advantage of everyone's panic and make a small profit. ”
"But Hudson, we don't have any monsters in our hands! In the entire Coslow family, you have a dragon and a bear, and the others have not even touched the shadow of the monster.
Even if there will be a lot of female beasts coming to breed in the future, most of the young beasts are also from the major forces, and the number we can leave will not be too many.
If you promise too much, you won't be able to fulfill it when the time comes, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation! ”
Nelson reminded solemnly.
No matter how important it is, making money is not as important as Hudson's personal popularity. As the only player in the Coslow family who can play their hand at the moment, Hudson's credibility is impossible to collapse.
"Don't worry, I'm not ready to commit to a specific time. In essence, what is sold now is expected, and if it can't be paid in three years, it will be five years, and if it can't be paid in five years, then it will be ten, twenty, or thirty years......
As long as the time period is stretched long enough, none of this is a problem. Explain the problem clearly in advance, and I think everyone will understand.
For everyone's peace of mind, we can offer a refund service at any time before delivery, with no charge during the period. ”
Hudson said with a steady.
It seems to be selling Warcraft, but it is actually selling futures.
From the moment of artificial reproduction, it is destined that the current Warcraft and the future Warcraft will not be on the same level.
The only uncertain factor is that the market is monopolized by the big aristocracy.
As a vested interest group, setting a threshold for latecomers is an instinctive sense of self-preservation.
In order to maintain a monopoly advantage, it is normal for a strategic resource like a Warcraft mount to be set with a sky-high transaction figure.
"Hudson, it's okay to extend the cycle, but you don't need to refund it at any time!
If something happens in the middle of the way, all the risks fall on us, and the losses are huge. ”
Looking at Nelson with a question mark on his face, Hudson knew this kind of high-end gameplay, and once again refreshed his cognition.
"Haha......"
"The risk is too great, Nelson you're still too young!
Remember: risk always belongs to the rule-binder, not the rule-maker.
There must be prerequisites for refunds at any time, and you can't just pay the money and refund it immediately, isn't that kidding us?
It is entirely possible to set a time limit for refunds, for example, to request a month in advance.
Or set a one-year or two-year closure period, during which it is forbidden to initiate refunds.
As long as the preconditions are met and they want a refund, they can return it to them. Even if everyone refunded the money together, their money was borrowed from us for a while.
You only have to compare the interest rate of the bonds issued by the kingdom to see how profitable it is.
Regardless of whether these Warcraft orders can be successfully completed in the future, we have obtained a lot of development funds. ”
It could have gone further, but Hudson didn't want to go too far for his credibility.
The main thing is that the current aristocracy has suffered too few social beatings, and the psychological endurance has not yet been able to be exercised.
If the price of Warcraft is completely futures, and the market is allowed to control the ups and downs, I am afraid that everyone's mentality will soon collapse.
Hudson didn't want to be scolded for lacking virtue every day, so he simply locked in the trading price of Warcraft in accordance with the rules of the times.
On the surface, regardless of whether the transaction went smoothly or not, there was no loss of everyone's gold coins.
In case the price of Warcraft skyrockets next, everyone will make money with blood; If the price drops sharply, you can get a refund and buy a new one.
I haven't seen the play of capital, and I'm afraid that most of the nobles don't know how much benefit they have lost under one entry and one exit.
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In the wedding room, looking at Melissa who kept tapping on the abacus, Hudson felt funny.
Ever since I saw the abacus he made in the mountain collar, this thing has become Melissa's new toy.
At the moment, he was busy tapping the beads, checking the dowry on the accounts, and the various gifts received at this wedding feast.
Hostess, these are essential jobs. Especially the list of gifts, every one recorded on it will be repaid in the future.
"That's pretty much it, you've checked the data on these accounts four times!"
tried hard to persuade him, but he was greeted with a blow to the white of the eye.
Although she had been in contact with accounts at home before, it was just contact, but it was not Melissa's turn to make her own decisions.
Now that she has become the mistress of the house, it is the time when the freshness is at its highest, and Melissa does not want to make any jokes because of her own negligence.
"I'm busy, let your lover accompany you!"
He said no, but his body honestly let Hudson walk up and down with his hands.
"This is jealousy!"
Hudson said with a smile.
The expected Shura field did not happen as scheduled. Maybe I've seen a lot, and when it comes to raising a lover, Melissa is more open-minded than Hudson.
Of course, this also has something to do with physical strength. In the face of the energetic Hudson, the female magician was really unable to resist.
Once, he couldn't hold it anymore, and he called the maid to join the battle. Unfortunately, it was not the type Hudson liked, and he decisively rejected it.
The harmonious married life made the relationship between the two warm up rapidly. The more Magnanimous Melissa became, the more Hudson was ashamed of the issue.
Fortunately, he is thick-skinned enough to never dwell on this issue.
"Who has time to eat your jealousy, I'm busy! You are making trouble here, and if you make a mistake and offend someone, it will be your responsibility. ”
It could be heard from the delicate tone that Melissa was not really angry, but more like encouraging Hudson to continue.
"Well, that's all my responsibility! Come, let me see the accounts made by Madame herself. ”
said that he was looking at the account book, but in fact, Hudson only glanced at the total, and said with a smile: "I can't see it, Mrs. is still a little rich woman, and my father-in-law is really generous this time!" ”
The dowry is indeed rich, far beyond the normal level. Compared with normal marriages, there are not many gold coins and goods for this marriage, and more are industrial shares.
The reason is very realistic, the Holliser family is not rich now. The strategic center of gravity has shifted northward, and the wealth that needs to be consumed is too much.
After the relocation of the base camp, it will inevitably lead to many ethnic industries, which cannot be taken care of. All the tears are sold, and they are a little unwilling.
In this context, in the name of dowry, it is best to stuff some of the shares of these industries and use Hudson's prestige to deter peeps.
"Hudson, aren't you angry at all?"
Melissa asked confidently.
As a married person, he is still helping his mother's family take care of the industry, which is obviously not in line with contemporary mainstream values.
Melissa didn't have a choice, the family had cultivated her for so many years, and she had to repay it.
If you don't bring these properties in the name of dowry, you will have to pay more if you want to hang the name of the Coslow family in the future and intimidate the nobles in the province.
"Why be angry, doesn't the Holliser family pay you dividends every year according to shares?"
Hudson asked rhetorically with a smile.
His logical concept is very simple, if he divides the benefits, it is equivalent to giving protection money, and it is also appropriate to use his strength.
If it's purely for nothing, then you have to reconsider the way the two families get along. Aristocrats, that's how realistic it is.
"Naturally, I have to divide it, otherwise I came here empty-handed, and where will I put the face of the two families?"
Perhaps seeing that Hudson was really not angry, Melissa simply let go of her concerns.
"That's it. According to the above information, the dividends that can be obtained every year are at least tens of thousands of gold coins, what do I have to worry about!
But this kind of thing, you should tell me about it! You didn't even know that I was a word, and you took it upon yourself to respond, but you will be punished! ”
Hudson pinched Melissa's face and said jokingly.