Chapter 1613 The Nature of Authority and Profitable Business
"Sir, there is news from the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce that Advisor Said is planning to visit the Tower of Time to discuss new communication artifacts."
"Well, I understand."
Sha Duo responded casually and was about to leave. As for the tower incident when Said came, he had completely expected it. Even if Jenna came in person, he wouldn't be surprised.
But how could Cecily miss such a good opportunity? She quickly stopped Xia Duo and said seriously: "Sir, you have taken away half of the materials stored in the supplies department in the past few days, and now you have opened a new communication weapon. With the production line and the upcoming major maintenance, I am afraid that the materials department will go bankrupt before the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce can replenish materials next quarter!”
"Niya knows about this matter. You can ask her about the specific situation. Don't worry about resources. I will go to Severton in a few days and it will not delay the next major maintenance."
After saying that, Xia Duo walked away. In fact, the materials he took from the supplies department had not yet been used. On the one hand, he was waiting for the main physical properties of the floating city on the blue crystal plane to be completely stable, and on the other hand, he was worried that the magic materials would not be able to circulate.
After Xia Duo left, Cecily's face changed. She glanced at the workshop where the new communication equipment production line was located, and left silently.
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the next day.
Said, chief advisor of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, appeared on the teleportation circle on the public floor of the Tower of Time. When he walked out of the teleportation room, Sha Duo was already waiting outside.
"Lord Xia Duo, I should be the one visiting you, how can I let you come to greet me!"
"Consultant Said, my old friend, with our friendship, do we still need to pay attention to these hypocritical politenesses?" Xia Duo pretended to be angry.
In fact, with his current status, there is really no need to greet Said in person, even if the other party is a senior arcanist, but the problem is that the Tower of Time currently does not have anyone with matching strength to receive him.
If he didn't keep an eye on it in person, he might have been exposed to many secrets by Said!
As an ally, Shado must not set too many restrictions on Said in the Tower of Time. The other party is a guest, not a prisoner. Accompanying him personally can ensure that the other party's "eyes" will not see anything he shouldn't see.
Of course, Said may not be voyeuristic, but Sha Duo has to guard against it.
In Xia Duo's view, the current situation of "turning the tables" is not a problem at all. In his hometown, even the supreme leader will have a people-friendly side.
Not to mention, being close to the people will not undermine his authority in the slightest.
Because Xia Duo knew very well where his authority came from. It was not just power, but also the principles of an entire order.
If you only have power, others will only be afraid and want to destroy you, but if you also have the principles of order, you will have authority within the same camp.
As long as he is not a person who can easily be influenced by others to influence his rationality and decision-making, even if he is naked and stands in front of Said, it will not damage his authority at all.
At most, it is just a matter of personal ethics, but with the blessing of authority, this issue may even develop into a new trend!
The essence of power is that I can decide you, but you cannot decide me; and majesty is essentially the belief that others can realize power.
Seeing this, Xia Duo can naturally do whatever he wants. The saying "do what you want without going against the rules" is probably like this.
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In the reception room.
Chateau and Said sat down separately as guests of honor. After briefly reminiscing about old times, the formal talks soon began.
"Lord Xia Duo, our president is very much looking forward to the new cooperation between the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce and the Tower of Time. Before coming, she specifically told me that I must work hard to promote this cooperation."
"Well, I'm looking forward to it too."
Sha Duo doesn't really think that he can ask for whatever price Jenna has because he has expectations. Cooperation is for both parties. If you only think about one side winning twice, your allies will soon be driven away.
"The last time I met President Jenna, she mentioned that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce was developing the Akola market. I wonder what the progress is now."
If someone other than Sha Duo asked this question, even if the other person was a Grand Arcanist, Said would not answer easily. But the person who asked this question was Sha Duo, and Said blurted out without hesitation:
"Thanks to Lord Xia Duo's introduction, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is far ahead of other chambers of commerce in terms of trust in the first step. Currently, the chamber of commerce has reached cooperation agreements with many chambers of commerce in Akola."
After saying that, Seid seemed to have thought of something, and said hurriedly: "If the cooperation agreement with the Tower of Time on the new communication instrument is reached this time, we can sell the new communication instrument to the Elf Kingdom."
"oh?"
When it came to the new communication weapon, Shado immediately became interested and asked Said: "Is there a market for human magic items in the elven kingdom?"
"Of course, it's great!"
Facing Xia Duo, Said did not hide anything, "The social class divisions in the elven country are serious. Ordinary elves cannot afford their local magic items. But human magic items, even with heavy premiums, are still consumed by them." It’s within our capabilities, otherwise Netheril would have been depleted of everything if there had been no progress during the years of interactions with the elven kingdoms.”
Most of the trade between Netheril and the Elf Kingdom involves exchanging ordinary resources for technology and high-end resources. This cannot be said to be a profit or a loss.
As for other personal consumables, elves undoubtedly occupy the highest end. Whether it is crafts, magic items, or even drinks, they can cut countless knives on Netheril.
These are things that ordinary Nese merchants can see and feel, but where they can't see, chambers of commerce with backgrounds have already made a lot of money.
Magic Item Export is one of them.
After listening to Said's explanation, Shado was thoughtful. He did know more about elf society than Said, but he didn't know much about the commercial exchanges between elf society and humans.
After all, he was going to the projection plane, and the timeline was far earlier than the main plane. There was no human power in the North, so how could there be any commercial exchanges?
The only Arcane Empire, if there was no war, might be a good trade partner, but unfortunately, both sides were fighting to the death from the beginning.
In the main plane, the trade between Saville and the elves in the city of Conifera in the east is only olive oil, and nothing else.
General books and materials rarely mention the secrets of business guild operations, let alone the secrets of making big money in the Elf Kingdom.
In fact, if Said hadn't mentioned it, Shado would have thought that there was no market for human magic items among the elves!
His original plan was to build the communication mystery lock and then negotiate with the elves to expand the mystery lock, but now, he might be able to sell the communication magic weapon in advance.
After thinking about it, Xia Duo asked again: "It shouldn't be difficult to sell human magic items directly, right?"
"of course."
Since the export of magic items has already been mentioned, Said naturally doesn't mind saying a few more words:
"Even ordinary elves may not be able to accept human aesthetics, not to mention that many of human's magic items are not aesthetically pleasing at all, they just need to be usable.
"Therefore, the appearance still needs to be modified according to the local cultural atmosphere. It can be said that the elf craftsmen are the core competitiveness of this business."