Chapter 53 - Trade

If it was just a simple matter of selling, it wouldn't actually be that difficult for Chen Heng. After all, Kutu City was the capital of the Kutu Kingdom, and there were many important figures in it. Many of them could easily take in a large amount of goods. With the relationships that Chen Heng had cultivated in Kutu City over the past half a year or so, there wouldn't be too big a problem in selling this batch of goods. However, doing so would also easily cause some problems. Dumping a large amount of the same kind of goods in the same area in a short period of time would easily drive down prices and make it difficult to sell them later. Even if they could be sold later, it wouldn't be conducive to obtaining higher profits. Moreover, this cooperation was just the beginning. As time passed, when the northern lords tasted the sweetness in the trade time and time again, they would surely work harder to collect goods and capture slaves. By that time, relying solely on the relationships in Kutu City would sooner or later make it impossible to fully digest all the goods. In addition, even considering the need to win over more people, Chen Heng shouldn't act like this. Dumping those things in Kutu City and selling them by relying on the relationships with those important figures, those important figures wouldn't be grateful to him for that. They would only think it was a normal exchange of interests. Those truly important figures didn't lack their own sources of income. Although they would care about the profits brought by Chen Heng, they might not value them that much. However, if these things were sent to those who needed them more, the situation would be different. Many people understand the principle that it's better to offer help when someone is in trouble than to add to their good fortune when they are already doing well. For these reasons, the lords near Baron Kaison were relatively suitable trading partners. As southern lords, these lords were, strictly speaking, much better off than the northern lords. But this superiority was actually quite limited. The advantages of the south mainly lay in the relatively fertile land, the relatively warm climate, and sufficient grain production. In addition, although there were also wars in the south, they were not as severe as those faced by the northern lords who needed to defend against alien races in the desert. Therefore, they didn't have to bear a large amount of economic expenditures resulting from wars, and their overall situation was much better. But this advantage only meant that they didn't have to be as embarrassed as the northern lords. In fact, they were still in a state of poverty. Often, after several years, they couldn't accumulate much wealth. They could only say that they didn't have to worry about basic expenditures. It was still difficult for them to live a luxurious and decent life. For these people, opening up a new source of income was much more important. They would value and cherish the profits brought by Chen Heng more. Once they tasted the sweetness, it wouldn't be so easy to make them stop. By that time, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, they would form an interest community with Chen Heng to a certain extent. Unless there were more benefits to be had, they would be Chen Heng's most steadfast supporters. Of course, to achieve this goal, first of all, the surrounding lords had to be invited to cooperate. As Chen Heng's father, Baron Kaison naturally had no problem. However, with the other lords, Chen Heng needed to go and talk to them one by one. Fortunately, the current situation was going smoothly. Just by spreading some news at present, quite a few people had already come to him主动. Judging from this situation, it was quite good. In the following period of time, Chen Heng became busy again. Not long after settling down in Baron Kaison's manor, he got up again and went to the manors of several other lords to negotiate with them. At the beginning, everything went smoothly. In order to win over these nearby lords, Chen Heng offered very favorable conditions. According to the agreement, he would distribute the goods obtained from the northern lords to each lord according to a certain share and hand them over to them for sale at a very favorable price. And these lords could choose to pay with equivalent grain or other agricultural products in return. To some extent, what Chen Heng did was equivalent to turning these lords into distributors one by one. He and the family behind Kurudo provided the sources of goods, then distributed the sources of goods to the lords one by one, and finally these lords sold them. Through this process, the interests of the three parties could be guaranteed to a certain extent. Adopting this method, although Chen Heng couldn't maximize profits, he could arrange the sources of goods provided by the northern lords at the fastest speed and wouldn't cause a backlog. At the same time, due to the climate in the north, the prices of grain and various agricultural products were much higher than those in the south, while furs and slaves were relatively cheap. It was the opposite in the south. When purchasing furs, slaves and other items from the northern lords, Chen Heng could use grain and other items as collateral. And in the south, he could ask those southern lords to settle accounts with grain and various agricultural products. With this round trip, there was another profit. For the northern lords, Chen Heng's approach could solve the problem of a large backlog of goods, and settling accounts with grain could also relieve the logistical pressure brought about by the long-term war. For the southern lords, it wasn't difficult to sell those furs and other items. Whether they were sold to caravans along the way or they sent people to sell them in other places, it wasn't too difficult, and they could easily obtain a profit. For the warm climate and relatively abundant grain in the south, using grain as collateral and for settlement could also relieve their pressure. After all, the poverty of these southern lords was actually just a lack of currency. As for grain, it wasn't a big problem. This was the opposite of the situation of the northern lords. This was also a typical problem caused by the backlog of goods. The climate in the south was warm, and the production was abundant, with a high grain output. However, a high grain output meant that it couldn't be sold at a high price. This also led to the fact that southern lords generally had grain in their hands but lacked the currency that could be used for purchases. Chen Heng's arrival just solved this problem for them. While Chen Heng was busy in the south, in Kutu City. After some twists and turns, in the palace, Vinal finally received the letter that Chen Heng had left for her. "Is this letter for me?" Looking at the letter in her hand, Vinal raised her head and subconsciously asked in reply. "Yes." In front of her, the maid nodded: "According to the steward of Sir Carey, before Knight Kailin left, he特意前往 that place to visit. After not seeing you, he left this letter." "Knight Kailin has probably already returned to his hometown by now." "I see..." Vinal nodded. Thinking of Chen Heng's appearance, she couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic and sad. Looking at the letter in her hand, she couldn't wait and quickly stepped forward to open the letter.