Hudson nodded in satisfaction to the average price offered by the consortium. It was slightly higher than his estimated price. It was clear that everyone was showing respect.
128 million bonds cashed for 1.5 million gold coins, no matter how you look at it, it's a windfall. However, over 90 percent of the premium in this price is due to his position as commander.
In the rigid class structure of the Continent of Aslante, everyone now is a partner and in the future, most likely will still be partners. That's how circles are built.
For large consortium, doing business is always "politics first, business later". If you don't understand this, even the biggest deal will be messed up.
The only regret is that this 1.5 million gold coins is also nominal wealth. He will have to wait until everyone has sold the bonds before he can get the money.
