vs 221 This is the best of times, this is the worst of times (10)
Jackson was very happy when he returned to his temporary residence in Fiji City, and although there was no great progress in business for the time being, love seemed to beckon to him first, and Melinda broke into his heart.
Jackson's expressions when he returned to his temporary residence were not hidden from his two companions, who had been drinking in the glow of fluorescent stones, noticed his spring breeze.
So Jimenez casually cared about him, only to hear from Jackson what happened during the day.
"That's it. Originally, I reluctantly agreed to help because her maid was a human race, and who knew that she was actually my goddess. It's so wonderful, two, even if our plan to open an incense hall can't be done for the time being, that's okay, haha, because something more important than money has appeared. Jackson said happily.
Bernadotte and Jimenez didn't think like him in their hearts, for two people who wanted to get rich, as long as they were developed, would they be afraid of women or anything? Although I heard Jackson say that the other party is a high elf, it may indeed be difficult to buy her services with money in the Azure Continent, but the wood elf should still be able to get it.
Bernadotte coughed dryly and was about to speak, but in Jackson's subsequent description, he heard something that moved him.
"Wait, Jackson, what did you just say? She's the daughter of Edgar, the lord of Pei Ji? Really? Bernadotte spun his fat body with delight.
He clapped his hands, "It's really good, our luck has come, and we finally have the opportunity to open an incense hall in Pei Ji City." Jackson, you've burned your brain with your sperm. We've got a solution. The opportunity lies in the people you save. But the daughter of the city lord of Peiji. If we ask to see Edgar, he can't see us again, the Titanians can't stop us from opening here this time. ”
The more Bernadotte thought about it, the more proud they became, and the dilemma they were now encountering was that they wanted to extend from the middle of the ambergris chain to the downstream.
The entire industrial chain of ambergris paste is from raw material planting, refining, transportation, distribution to terminal sales, in which planting and refining, they must have no share, and they are also engaged in the most dangerous part of the transportation link. From the Azure Continent to the Emerald Continent, not from the place of origin to the Emerald Continent, the transportation link in that section is related to the planting origin, and it is not something that ordinary people can interfere with, either the national power of Titania or Asturias, or the planting place of large capital investment. If Jackson hadn't been with the two of them, he might have been able to get access to this link with his uncle's connections, and easily get a position or gain benefits in it.
Transporting ambergris from the Azure Continent to the Emerald Continent, the original three-person ship only earned transportation fees, although the profits were also huge. However, it is the least in the ambergris trade, because it does not have a monopoly effect.
The most profitable should have been the cultivation and refining of the raw materials of ambergris cream. Because the Asturians held the secrets, but later, with the "compromise" of the Asturians, it is said that in order to achieve an exchange of interests with the Titania, the Titanians also got the technology of planting and refining ambergris, and many families have a share of it, which makes the cultivation and refining of the raw materials of ambergris paste no longer exclusive, and in order to sell in the jade continent, there was even a short bidding behavior, and finally His Royal Highness the crown prince Tristan came forward to convene a price stability agreement.
Legend has it that the exchange of interests between Asturias and Titania is to exchange the upstream of the industrial chain, raw material planting and refining technology for the downstream sales terminal sharing, that is, under the guidance and cover of the Titanians, the Asturias also entered the Jade Continent to sell ambergris cream.
In this exchange, Titania fulfilled its promise, but the commercial competition between the two countries still exists, after all, the relationship between the Alvarez family of Titania and the Emerald Continent is far from comparable to that of Asturias.
Unable to prevent others from entering this market, the Alvarez family changed another way to their own benefit, that is, in addition to continuing to trade in ambergris ointment, other people who needed to use their connections could not help introduce them to those elven nobles as long as they were rewarded to the satisfaction of Duke Alvarez.
But this door is difficult for Asturias to open, so even if Titania fulfilled its promise and let the High Elves allow the merchants of the Azure Continent to open places such as incense halls, the High Elves are more likely to get close to Titania than to Asturias among the merchants of the two countries.
As a result, in the High Elf cities, the incense halls are generally opened by Titanian merchants, and few are Asturian merchants.
In this situation, the Titanians are secretly proud, it is said that many people secretly laugh at the Duke of Solomon who reached an agreement with His Royal Highness Tristan behind his back, this time Asturias lost the book, and the Duke who has always been shrewd was also calculated by our Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time.
The three of them didn't know whether this news was true or false, but when they only knew that they were no longer satisfied with just getting a profit from transportation, and wanted to get involved in sales, they ran into trouble.
The upper level of sales, that is, the level of large dealers, the small consortium of the three of them is not qualified to participate at all, even Jackson is helpless, just the capital is a big problem, the total distribution level involves a large number of ambergris cream, and the capital threshold that needs to be invested cannot be reached.
The result of their discussion is to first enter the terminal sales, open a fragrance shop to make a year or two, and then borrow Jackson's identity to see if they can get a piece of the pie at the level of large distribution.
But even at the level of terminal sales, they found that they still ran into trouble, as I just said, the Titanians always had the upper hand in various elven cities, but the Asturians hit a wall again and again.
The three of them first looked for a suitable place in the east coast cities of the Emerald Continent, but they all failed, and those cities were either rejected by the elf nobles on the grounds that there were already incense halls, or although they were not forbidden, they investigated, and there were really a lot of incense halls that had opened, and if they insisted on inserting another foot, the advantage of the first one to open was greater than them.
So they went deep into the middle of the Emerald Continent and came to the west coast, until they felt a little more suitable here in Pei Ji, although there were also incense halls here, but there were only two.
But they asked to see Edgar in Pei Jicheng, but they were denied.
When Jackson went out for a walk, Bernadotte and Jimenez were drinking, and after a spin, their shoes were worn out, they discussed whether if it really didn't work, they had to return to the city on the East Coast to prepare for the opening of the museum.
Who knew that Jackson was really their lucky star, and there was a turnaround.
So the three people in the room had different looks, Jackson, who thought he had found love, was not so keen on Bernadotte's idea now, and the feeling of love diluted his eagerness to get money to prove himself** Bernadotte was eager to put his thoughts directly into Jackson's mind in order to open the way for this turnaround, while Jimenez, who should have been as excited as Bernadotte and tried to persuade Jackson to break free from the illusion of love and work hard for the trio's fortune, was surprisingly calm and did not know what he was thinking.
"Jimenez, what's wrong with you, what are you doing? All the time in a daze, isn't this the common cause of the three of us? What you should do is to convince Jackson like I did, this can't hurt his love, this is an opportunity for us to make a fortune with the Lord of Fiji. Bernadotte said waving his hands.
Jackson hurriedly cast a spell in the room, using a soundproof barrier, and he blushed and said, "No, I don't want my love with that girl to be clouded with impurity, if I go to see his father for financial gain, she will definitely look down on me." ”
"No, buddy, listen to me. Bernadotte took Jackson's shoulders around the room, "Think about it, if her father made a fortune with us, wouldn't you be one step closer to her? ”
Bernadotte danced with his hands, "Hey, Jimenez, do you think so?"
As if he had finally figured out something, Jimenez slowly raised his head and said, "Well, you're right, Jackson, you can try." Of course it doesn't work out, or if you really mind, it doesn't matter, because I've found a better way. ”
"A better way?" said the other two in surprise.
"Yes, a better way. Jimenez smiled, and he stood up, "If the elven nobles have a prejudice against the Asturians and influence us to open an incense parlor in the elven city, why don't we open it elsewhere or sell it to others." ”
"Sell to whom?"
"What about the Centaurs, for example?" Jimenez laughed, "Didn't Jackson say that when he saved people, didn't the group of centaur thugs he met also smoke ambergris?"
"But the Centaurs have taken ambergris, and they have committed atrocities to force others!" Jackson said in shock.
"But the Centaurs don't have any money, and most of them are poor. Beltenado exclaimed, he didn't care much about Jackson quite the same.
Jimenez raised his finger, shook it slightly, and first replied to Beltenado, "The Centaurs may not have much money, but they have territory, and they have mines and forests in their sphere of influence, and we can exchange ambergris for development rights, we can develop it ourselves, or sell it to others." It's a new way to make a fortune, and the Titanians can't do it with the High Elves, but they don't have an advantage with the Centaurs, and it seems that there are still very few people who have reached out to the Centaurs as I just thought, specifically targeting them as customers. ”
Bernadotte's eyes lit up, and Jackson vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything bad, and if it was like Jimenez said, maybe he wouldn't have to be embarrassed, and he didn't need to worry about losing the little favor in Melinda's heart.
So Jackson nodded reluctantly, and the three of them made a decision. (To be continued.) )