Section 26: Getting rich

When Ashrufat returned to his lodgings, he saw the door next door wide open. He glanced in curiously, only to see Akin's fat body sitting at the table, carefully writing something.

Speaking of which, I have hardly seen Ah Jin in the past few days. This is because Ah Jin has been conducting so-called "market research" recently, trying to find a suitable entry point in this disruptive city. This is a rather important matter, so Ah Jin does not pretend to others, but does it himself.

"Ah, Ashrufat!" As Ashrufat glanced at it, Akin seemed to finish writing, and he turned his head to look out the door. He seemed to think of something suddenly. "Ashrufat, I have a good deal, would you like to come and get involved?"

"Ah, a profitable deal?"

"Ha, promise a profitable deal, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of you. Ah Jin had an honest and happy smile on his face, like a blooming peony. "Interested?"

It must be noted that the current Ashruphat already knows Ah Jin quite well, so he understands that Ah Jin will not only not be ashamed of selling at a high price, but will have a sense of sacred mission. In other words, what he just said about "making sure to make money and not losing money" is that nine times out of ten it is himself, not Ashrufat.

"Ah, tell me about it. Ashruphat said as he walked into Akin's room. Now he saw a pile of papers on Akin's desk, all of which were scribbled, but he could still tell that they were numbers. Except for their creators, I am afraid that outsiders will not be able to understand the meaning of these symbols.

"Speaking of which, it has a little to do with you. Ah Jin said mysteriously. "It started with a man called Ashrufat. ”

"Ashrufat?me?What does it have to do with me?" Ashrufat didn't understand.

"It's just the same name...... Well, you've probably heard of trade with elves, right?"

Ashrufat nodded.

"Speaking of the current trade with the elves...... It's a river of gold. Ah Jin looked envious, jealous and hateful. "Elven fabrics, spices, and jewelry are rare items in the Anthropocene...... Especially their spices and jewelry...... Gee...... No matter how high the price is, it can be sold, and it is still worth a price! The Turanians control the trade with the elves, and legend has it that half of their treasury income comes from here!"

"Ah, what does all this have to do with our money?"

"It's a big deal! I recently got a channel...... You can get the fairy products stably. Come to think of it, we're going to put these things in the aristocratic district of Eagle Falcon City to sell them...... At least you can make a profit of a centimeter, although it is not much, but it can ensure that sales are not a problem, in addition, the speed of getting rid of it is extremely fast, and there will be no backlog of funds!"

"Those luxuries made by the elves...... You can only make so little money? Didn't you just say that there is no market?"

"Hey, do you think we got it straight from the elves......? It's already been five or six trips, and the price has more than one or two turnovers!"

"Ah Jin, I thought that an excellent merchant like you would try to find a way to establish a trade route for direct trade with the elves, rather than standing at the end and drinking a sip of leftovers and being satisfied. ”

This sentence hit Ah Jin very hard, because he immediately showed a very depressed expression.

"Who wouldn't want to," Ah Jin said smutteringly. "But what can be done? The Turanians have a monopoly on trade with the elves...... All those who want to make this money can only obediently stand aside and drink some soup, and most of the money is made by those businessmen who collude with the Turan official!"

"I heard...... There's trade with the elves in the south, too?" said Ashrufat, remembering some of the rumors he had heard from Brasian.

"Yes, but there are too few. Ah Jin replied. "There is indeed a trade route with the elves in the south, and it is true that it is far less tightly controlled than that of Turan. But the overall volume is too low to be counted as a supplementary route. The main trade between humans and elves is still concentrated in the Turanians. ”

"Ah, then why did the Turanians control the trade with the elves? If it was a port blockade, other countries could also participate, at most it was a little longer sailing. Ashrufat asked.

"The key is not the blockade of the Turanians, but the elves...... You know the way, the elves actually don't bother to interact with humans, so they only opened a port city called Erebor, and all the trade between humans and elves took place in this city, or at least through this city. The ruler of Ereb was an elven prince named Eshurufat. ”

Ah Jin noticed Ashrufat's face at this time.

"And I...... The same name?"

"yes. Ah Jin sighed. "Ashrufat, why are you a human, how nice it would be if you were an elf, I would hold your thighs and cry and cry out to be friends with you. ”

"I don't want to. Ashrufat forced a smile.

"Oh, don't worry about it. The language of the elves is very different from that of humans, and this 'Ashrufat' must have some special meaning in the elven language. In human language, this is just an ordinary pronunciation, and it doesn't make any sense. ”

"No, it's the same with Elvish. Ashrufat muttered softly. Of course, his voice barely echoed in his own throat, and Ah Jin couldn't hear it at all.

"So this prince actually controls this trade route?" Ashruphat was in a trance, but in order not to arouse Akin's suspicions, he immediately asked again.

"Yes," Ah Jin didn't notice Ashrufat's trance, of course, he wouldn't care if he did. "The prince gave only a limited number of Turanian merchants the right to buy and sell in his city...... Even this right is restricted by a whole bunch of things. For example, the number and type are controlled. ”

"So, if a merchant from somewhere else comes to Irebor......"

"If he doesn't have a business license, he can't buy any commodities. Of course, it's possible to buy one or two things privately. ”

"Then go to the prince and ask him for permission! Since the prince rules such a trading city, there is no reason why he should refuse to trade with an honest merchant, and it would not be better to have a few more trade partners? Aren't elves and humans the same in this respect?"

"Ah, Ashrufat!" called Akin. "Do you think this kind of thing has not been thought of until today? Countless merchants came to Iribo with the dream of making a fortune, and then they asked to see Prince Ashrufat, but none of them had the opportunity to meet the noble and illustrious prince. The answer is obvious, if the prince does not really go out to study (elves have a long lifespan, so it is common for them to go out to study for decades), or he is prejudiced against humans, even if he looks at humans, he will feel that he has lost his identity. If it is the former, there is still hope, if it is the latter, then there is no hope at all! In short, the fact is that the Turanians have relied on this monopoly on this trade channel and have made huge profits from it......

"Ah, if any merchant gets a license to trade in Ireber......"

"Then he doesn't have a piece of paper in his hand, but a mountain of gold!" Ah Jin said bitterly. "Eshurufat, don't say it, it makes me drool! Why are you called Ashrufat, but not an elf?"

"It's not my fault. Ashrufat replied. If Ah Jin could break free from those wild thoughts in his heart and carefully observe Ashrufat's expression, he would definitely find that the other party was in a trance at the moment, and his face was pale.

"By the way, Ah Jin, since the prince does not allow it, what about the officials under him?"

"Don't count on that. Elves are very, very conservative, and a bit discriminatory towards humans. So they obeyed their orders meticulously, and you would not have counted on them without the orders of the noble prince. My capable peers have pushed the limits of human ingenuity to the limits of their imagination, but no trick has worked against the rigid elves. In short, here's the thing, we can join forces to buy and sell elf goods, and basically have a profit, but the turnover is extremely fast and almost risk-free. ”

"How much does it cost?"

"Ah, at least fifty thousand gold oli. Well, Ashrufat, since you have a position in the palace, it shouldn't be difficult to get together such a sum of money, right......?

"Ah Jin, why do you think this thing is unreliable...... If it's really so good, don't you do it yourself? If the turnover speed is really fast, the income is also considerable. ”

"Ah, this ......" Ah Jin's eyes looked left and right. "I'm trying to break into the market of Eagle Castle, but I don't have time to ...... at the moment."

"Isn't this business yours doing?" Ashrufat was keenly aware of the loophole in Ajin's words.

"Well, I'll confess. Ah Jin sighed. "Today I happened to hear someone talking about the name 'Ashrufat', and it turned out that they were not talking about you, but about the elven prince......"

"And then, you're going to talk about the deal slowly?" Ashruphat sighed, he now knew what Ajin wanted to do. To put it bluntly, it is to use him as a test product and try the risks of this transaction.

"Ashrufat, I'm all thinking about you. A stable and reliable income is always ......"

"No need. Ashrufat replied immediately. As expected, everything turned out to be true. "Ah Jin, let's talk about it next time I have a chance. ”