85_85536In the process of waiting for a long time, the merchant appeared to be leisurely. A cup of black tea that had already been cooled for hospitality was held in his hand, as if it was some kind of elixir. And the few oil paintings worth less than a hundred gold coins hanging in the living room, he also looked like he was looking at some famous work. It's a pleasure to watch. It doesn't look like he's in a hurry anyway.

The reason why this is the case, William thought about it for a while, one possibility is that the other party's cultivation and the city government have reached a certain level. Another possibility is that as a "businessman" with a relatively low status, he must have received a cold reception from the nobility no less. So I'm used to it.

William personally leans towards the latter interpretation. But of course, as a "knight" he also didn't think it was a big deal to ask a "businessman" to wait for him for an hour. Besides, he also brought Charlumi with him. This is a real countess. In terms of status alone, he is much higher than this Mr. John, who is a businessman. Don't let him wait for an hour, even if he is asked to wait for a day and don't care about food, that's what he should do.

In fact, pushing open the door and entering the living room. After introducing Charlumie to Mr. John, it was clear to William that the other party was expressing a just right amount of flattery. William felt that this was mostly the other party's acting skills. The purpose is naturally to make more money for the two of them.

And after seeing that Charlumi showed an expression like "I'm satisfied" because of this, and confirmed that this idiot was really a little happy, rather than pretending, William decided to give Charlumi a good lesson after this business negotiation was over. Even if you can't let her grow into a person with a city government quickly, at least let her know what it means to be happy and angry.

"Mr. John. So, in order to prevent the fool from forgetting the "don't talk nonsense" which he had told her just now, William was the first to speak—in fact, at this time, according to general etiquette, it was the guest who should greet the host, and the host in turn. The two sides were polite to each other before moving on to the main topic.

However, there is another premise in this case, that is, the identity of the host and the guest should be basically equal. Or maybe the relationship between the host and the guest should be more intimate.

And William with the other ...... Or that the status between Xia Lumi and the other party is very different. At the same time, it was the first time they had met - although being polite might help with the business negotiations that followed, William also considered that if he was too polite to this guy and gave the other party the illusion that they wanted to ask for him, then the next negotiation could become troublesome.

So, it's better to be polite to him. And this feeling is more in line with my identity.

"Yes, Mr. William Knight. The other party was very polite and saluted Xia Lumi as if he were meeting the lord. Then he bowed slightly to William. After Shalumi nodded, she sat down cautiously again, and then responded to William's words: "Then, Your Excellency, first of all, thank the clever and beautiful Countess Chersk for taking time out of her busy schedule to meet me. After that, I thought we could have some business communication with you about the blue hat group to which I belonged. I believe that the goods we brought this time will make you feel satisfied. ”

"I also thank Mr. John for coming. Charlumi was obedient and didn't speak. Just stay quiet. After that, William replied to his words:

"At the same time, if you really have the valuable and useful goods we need at the moment, then we will also pay a price that your business group will be satisfied with. ”

After hearing William say such words, the merchant John was a little confused, and after a moment's hesitation, he asked: "Mr. William, when you say valuable, practical, and goods that you also need, you specifically refer to ......"

"Before I tell us what we need, could you please tell us about the goods you have brought with you?" asked William, not answering his question.

"Oh, yes. Listen to William's question. John the merchant immediately came to his senses and began to gush about the "precious", "unique", and "very useful" goods he carried.

"There's definitely something in my product that will satisfy you. Believe me, beautiful countess, and brave gentleman. Our Chamber of Commerce has traded through the seas, bringing many priceless treasures from as far away as Indy, from the distant Spice Islands and the Land of Dragons. Among them are carved works of art such as ivory and rhino horn, various spices, real treasures made using the secret of the Dragon Nation, silk and ceramics.

The silks, which the Chamber of Commerce had commissioned from the best tailors of Lübeck, had made the most beautiful and elegant garments. As for those ceramics, our Chamber of Commerce commissioned craftsmen from the Dragon Nation to make a set of precious tea utensils that can be used to brew black tea.

I think a nobleman of class like you will love these things. A dress made of silk can make you in—"

"—Forgive me for taking the liberty of bothering you. The more John said this, the tighter William's brow furrowed. At the end, he couldn't help but interrupt the merchant's rambling introduction to the goods.

Of course, there is another reason in addition to this, that is, William saw Charlumie's expression. This girl was eager to try and her eyes lit up at the same time. It seems that if William hadn't told him not to talk much before, Xia Lumi would have said "buy, buy, buy" without hesitation at this moment. Then he didn't hesitate to pay for all the messy luxury goods that the merchant said.

"What is the problem, Mr. Knight?" asked the merchant, "oh, you may not be interested in these things, and how do you feel about the goods of the local production? We have silver cutlery made by the best goldsmiths and jewelers, and jewels, and I assure you that those gems are absolutely the only beauty you will ever see." In addition to this, we have coats made of wool and wool that are the softest and warmest, or are you more interested in sea otter or fox skins?"

"William......" Charlumi couldn't help it for a while. Little girls have no resistance to two things, one is jewelry, and the other is beautiful clothes.

After listening to the words of John the Merchant, Charlumi began to look at William with a pitiful look like a child pestering his parents to buy candy. William, on the other hand, turned a blind eye to Charlumie's pitiful eyes.

"I think you misunderstood me, Mr. John. William said. Although just say what you want or something, it is very likely that the other party will sit on the ground and raise the price or something. But William ran out of patience.

He looked at the businessman's expression and could tell that this bastard really didn't have the ability to guess what he really wanted. So, if this guy is allowed to continue talking, then he may not say anything like "arms" in the ordinary sense for a few more hours. And William didn't dare to guarantee that Charlumi would not lose his mind in the process, and then directly bypassed himself and said to buy something, and gave away the little money left in the territory.

Hearing William say this, merchant John felt even more incomprehensible. He doesn't like this either, he doesn't like that either. What exactly does he want?

After that, John felt a little bad -- could it be that this man didn't want to do business at all? He wanted blackmail, right? Or rather, he wanted to eat black. Swallowed up all your caravans?

In this day and age, doing business is not an easy task. Although the power of the United Province of Porosk is enough to intimidate the vast majority of petty people. But John could not guarantee that some greedy or stupid people would covet the wealth he carried.

Thinking of this, John felt bad. He hadn't thought anything like this would happen. He didn't bring any of the caravan's guards or mercenaries. His own ability to scum can. It's barely enough to deal with ordinary small thieves. But it is not enough to deal with these noble children who have been practicing martial arts since childhood.

And more importantly, out of courtesy, he unsheathed his sword. On the other side, both William and Charlumi were all carrying swords. If he really wants to fight, he will definitely suffer.

"Gotta figure figure out, preferably to stabilize them first. If you really can't do it, it doesn't matter if you give everything to the other party. Where there is life, there is hope. John the Merchant thought of confession for a moment—so the merchant is sometimes bold, but sometimes he is also pitiful.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point. William didn't notice John's mood swings this time. He went straight and said: "What we need is ordnance." Yes. That is, arms. I've heard the guards guarding the trade routes say that you have a lot of weapons and equipment in your caravans.