Claire was studying the key knowledge points copied from the Royal Capital Academy of Magic in the room, but the door was pushed open and Regan walked in.
"Master, people from the Lysis Chamber of Commerce have come to visit."
Claire closed the book, but he wasn't surprised. He would be surprised if the other party didn't come.
Claire stood up, walked to the door, Regan followed closely, and continued: "The person who came is the head of the Lysis Chamber of Commerce in the southern part of the kingdom: Lord Morton, who has been arranged to wait in the parlour. "
Claire nodded and said softly, "Understood, have the notices I wrote yesterday been posted?"
"It has already been posted in crowded places such as markets and city gates in the early hours of the morning."
"Okay."
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Reagan helped Claire open the door of the parlor, and Moulton, who was inside, also stood up after hearing the sound of the door being pushed, and when he saw Claire walking in, he bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Dear Viscount Griffin, I On behalf of the Lysis Chamber of Commerce, congratulations on your victory in the war!"
Claire nodded slightly, as a greeting, and glanced at the other person.
Moulton in front of him is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He looks like he is participating in a major parliament. Claire's first impression is that he wears this on weekdays, much like that old-fashioned nobleman. , of course, it's not that he is old-fashioned and stubborn, it's that he dresses like the nobleman in the impression of ordinary civilians. Ordinary nobles don't wear so serious clothes on weekdays, and there is still a pair of clothes on his right eye. Single-sided glasses, slightly shrewd.
"Hello." Claire walked to the edge of the sofa, reached out and invited him to sit down, "Please sit down."
Moulton immediately looked flattered and sat down after Claire did.
Claire had a good impression of this person. Although he knew that it was faked by the other party, some people didn't even bother to pretend that this was the etiquette.
Claire folded her hands together and asked, "Let's get straight to the point. You came to me for the four mines, right?"
Moulton nodded, "Yes, after your war with Earl Green ended, his four mines were transferred to your command, so I came here today to discuss cooperation matters with you."
With that said, he took out a stack of papers from the space ring, placed them neatly on the table, and then gently pushed them in front of Claire.
"This is the contract we negotiated with Earl Green. We will recycle the mined ore at a price slightly lower than the market price. Of course, all matters about mining and mines are our responsibility, and you do not need to pay Any cost, just collect the money."
"Of course, this is just our contract with Earl Green. We have formulated a new set of contracts for you. We will recycle the ore mined in your four ore blocks at the same price as the market price..."
As Moulton spoke, he took out a new set of drafted contracts from the space ring, and placed them neatly one by one.
"You can see, our Lysis Chamber of Commerce is very sincere to cooperate with you."
Claire picked up two contracts at random to compare and watch. As the other party said, his contract is different from Earl Green's contract. Not only is the price of recycling higher, but other Some of the terms of the contract also have certain benefits, which can be said to be very friendly compared to Earl Green's contract.
After a few brief glances, Claire looked at Moulton and chuckled: "Have you investigated me?"
Moulton also responded with a smile: "Where is this? Before we discuss cooperation with each guest, we will know some information about each other in advance in order to provide better cooperation."
The other party did not deny it, that is, he knew that he had a certain connection with Shane and Sophia, otherwise he would not have come up with such a contract to sign with him.
Claire put the contract back on the table, "Sorry, although your contract is good, I still don't plan to sign it with you."
There was a hint of surprise on Moulton's expression, but he quickly hid it and returned to its original state.
"If you have any dissatisfaction with the contract, you can modify it."
"No no no." Claire shook her head gently, "I just said that the contract is good. But I have to mine these four minerals myself."
This time, Moulton's expression finally couldn't be kept as it was, and he asked in a slightly surprised tone: "Viscount Griffin may be a little unclear to you, but I still want to remind you that we earn from mining ore. It's not a lot of profit, and if you're going to mine it yourself, it's probably not as profitable as what we're giving you."
Moulton is telling the truth. The Lysis Chamber of Commerce is an expert in ore mining, and can control costs and efficiency very well. If it was Claire to organize mining, the profits would indeed be higher than what they gave them. , This is also one of the reasons why the lords in the territory are willing to mine the ore for them. It is better to get a sum of money without any effort than the little money that you can earn by working hard.
Claire nodded, "I know, I have my own way."
Moulton pondered for a moment, and then sighed: "Our Lysis Chamber of Commerce respects your ideas and hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with you in the future."
"Don't do it later, you can do it now."
"Um?!"
"Sell me the mining tools and auxiliary magical machinery you have in those four mines, I will give you a satisfactory price, and you don't need to have trouble moving around."
The Lysis Chamber of Commerce does not rely solely on manpower in mining minerals. Some feeders, screening machines, and conveyor belts are all realized by magic means.
Moulton hesitated for a moment. Indeed, as Claire said, it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to move those large machines away. Selling them to the other party was a good choice, and it was not a commercial secret anyway.
"Okay, how much can you pay?"
"How much do you want?" Claire asked rhetorically.
"The total cost of those things is more than 180,000. How about charging you 180,000 gold coins?"
Claire raised a word at Moulton. At this time, he was a little fortunate that Regan helped him swindle the other party's 200,000 gold coins, otherwise he would have to bleed heavily.
"200,000 gold coins?" Moulton thought there was something wrong with his vision. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com
"Yes, 200,000 gold coins, but I need a few of you to leave a few talents in this field to help me get familiar with and run the mine well..."
Moulton touched his nose and took a deep look at Claire. It seems that this Viscount of Griffin really has the intention to run these four mines. He still wants to wait for the other party to feel that he loses money. Time to send charcoal in the snow again.
After pondering for a moment, Moulton thought of what the person in charge of the capital had brought to him when he came over, and then nodded: "Deal!"
Then I packed the contracts on the table into two stacks, put them into the space ring again, and finally said respectfully to Claire: "Tomorrow, I will have someone send the new contract I have drawn up, and I hope to be able to work with you in the future. There are more opportunities for cooperation."
Claire raised an eyebrow and said inexplicably, "There will be."
Moulton did not delve into it, and it was Claire who perfunctory his words.
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Claire personally sent Morton to the door, and after saying goodbye to each other, he walked back to the Viscount Mansion.
Pillowing his head, he said to himself, "As expected of a person from a large chamber of commerce, it is so comfortable to do things. When will I be able to create such a chamber of commerce, I don't need to pull the tiger skins of Shane and Sophia. ."
As soon as he entered the house, Claire saw Reagan who was going out.
"Reagan!"
"I'm here, young master, I just planned to go out."
"Don't worry, what about the announcements posted this morning?"