Chapter 216 Let’s make money after the war
There is a traditional food street in Hanma City. Every Sunday, people come to the fish market at the mouth of the Elbe River before dawn to have a feast. Have seafood breakfast and then go to church to participate in church team building.
This tradition has a history of more than a hundred years, but for a whole month starting from November 7, 1027, almost no one in the entire Hanma City ate fish.
The corpses floating down from Weisen Territory were blocked at the estuary for two days, including those of the former mayor of Hanma City and a number of senior officials. Finally, a heavy rain in the upstream area caused the river to surge. Bodies washed into the sea.
After the war, Frederick returned home and closed the door to greet guests. He might as well participate in the political drama in Hanma City, and even did not go out for the lively Harvest Festival.
The king of the Danma Kingdom died in the battle, but many high-ranking nobles were captured, and they exposed all the thieves in the city.
So the Archduke of Mainz, the Archduke of Byrne, the Count of Delden and the Royal Mage Group took action at the same time to catch all these traitors and kill them.
At the same time, all the merchants from the Danma Kingdom in the city were accomplices. In the end, those merchants were driven away, and they could only take some clothes with them, leaving all their property behind.
No one cares whether they were wronged or not, that’s what war is like, losers all lose and winners take all.
Then it’s time to happily search the house and distribute the loot.
Frederick did not ask about these matters, but the distribution plan and list of the spoils came to him first, and everyone unanimously decided to let him choose first.
Now he is famous. He led 800 people to defeat the 100,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Piast and killed King Valdemar of the Kingdom of Danma. His achievements were spread to all directions by the merchants, and he became famous for a while. The world.
The former is evidenced by the corpses on the Elbe River and the defeat of the Piast Kingdom. The latter's corpse is still in Hanma City, guarded by the captured nobles of the Damma Kingdom, waiting for the ransom to arrive from the country. .
Frederick looked at the list and thought for a while, then sent someone to invite Shupaiya, the president of the Guild Hall Alliance.
Shupaya had mixed feelings when he met Frederick. He initially sought the position of Minister of Commerce of the State of Wesson, and for this purpose he contacted a large number of Hanma City businessmen. He did not expect to end up with the Duke of Wesson. I took a fancy to a foreign scholar.
In his heart, Frederick did not want a businessman like him with his own faction to bring his people to his territory to serve as high-level officials. Today, the strength of Weisen State is still very weak and cannot withstand internal fighting.
However, it is still possible for everyone to do business together.
Frederick first apologized to Shupaiya: "I'm very sorry. Last time you were invited by Your Excellency, I left halfway for some reason, which made you embarrassed."
Shupaya said hurriedly: " There is no need to apologize, your lord saved us, otherwise we would have been robbed by robbers."
After a few polite words with him, Frederick suddenly asked: "I heard that your guild alliance is on the verge of death. I wonder if you can sell it to me?”
Shupaiya was unprepared for this question. At first, he thought he came to him to inquire about the distribution of spoils. After all, he knew which of the confiscated properties were high-quality assets.
Frederick continued: "The Guild Hall Alliance is no longer the huge alliance that had nearly two hundred franchised cities that could influence the political situation. Now it is just an alliance that sells goods in less than ten cities. It's just a commercial establishment of shops, storage warehouses and merchant hotels, I'm right."
Shupaiya nodded bitterly. No one needs to leak these things, just ask any businessman.
Frederick then said: "I intend to get involved in maritime trade. Rather than starting from scratch, it is better to buy your business with skilled employees."
"If you are willing to sell the Guild Hall Alliance If you later work under me, I can give you twice the salary and related commissions." After hearing this, Shupaiya began to think, if Duke Wesson wants to get involved in maritime business activities, he needs a group of professionals who are familiar with the business. If you happen to be a professional yourself, you can also find more professionals.
He has long thought of leaving the Guild Hall Alliance. Since he can't be the Minister of Commerce of Wesson, it would be good to work for the same boss, and this boss seems to be very powerful.
“I accept the kindness of the Duke.” Shupaiya replied, “It’s just that the business of the Guild Hall Alliance has been shrinking, and the losses are so great that we can hardly afford to pay the salaries of the staff. If you want to get involved in the maritime business, I suggest starting over and recommending many experienced employees."
Frederick heard what he meant and said with a smile: "The Guild Hall Alliance has a long history and has stored a lot of information on maritime trade. "
Shupaiya nodded in agreement. There are hundreds of years of information stored in the Guild Hall Alliance's reference room, which is comparable to a library. It is now the place where the top leaders of the organization receive their salaries.
Then Frederick said bluntly: "It is these information that I am interested in. It is useless in your hands, but it will become a gold mine in my hands."
"Huh? !" Shupaiya was surprised, "Really? What to do?"
Frederick just smiled and said nothing.
Shupaya immediately said: "I'm sorry, I made a mistake."
"Although I am the president, the sale of the guild alliance is not something I can decide on my own. I still need to discuss it with everyone. Discuss.”
Frederick nodded slightly and said: "I will give you three days to discuss and give me a price. You can ask for gold coins or choose from my trophies."
"If the original person is willing to give me a price, The salary of my subordinates is 30% higher than before. If you think you can get a higher salary, you can convince me. However, you must also manage according to my rules."
He raised his head at this point. She made a gesture with her hand, and immediately a maid came to Shupaiya carrying a tray with a manual called "Wesson Family Industry Management System" on it.
Shupaya left with the manual and came back two days later with about ten people.
These people are all shareholders of the Guild Hall Alliance, and their offers are within the range that Frederick can accept.
Now that the Guild Hall Alliance is losing money, it would be best if someone takes over, not to mention that it can be used to exchange for properties in Hanma City.
Recently, Hanma City has been involved in a battle of gods over the new mayor, and the entire city management has almost come to a standstill. However, no one dared to neglect Duke Wesson's purchase of the Guild Hall Alliance, and the relevant procedures were completed as quickly as possible.
With hundreds of years of history, the once glorious Guild Hall Alliance was officially disbanded in November 1027, and was replaced by the "Dawn Chamber of Commerce" of the Wesson family. The symbol is naturally Duke Wesson's horse Dawn.
There was a lot of discussion about this matter in the city of Hanma. Many people thought that Duke Wesson was deceived. They thought that the business at sea was easy, so they bought a shabby place to settle down for their own fun.
As the saying goes, one has to specialize in a craft, but a person who specializes in war is not necessarily a business person. Many people are waiting to see the joke.
These rumors naturally reached Frederick's ears, but he didn't pay attention to them and began to lay out the maritime industry.
(End of this chapter)