Chapter 360

"Futures?" The Marquis of Wimbledon looked mistily at her husband.

"Spot forward trading, I call it futures." Victor further explained: "Dear, you should have heard about it. We will hand over the construction technology of giant brick kilns to Duke Nim and Duke Wellington within 7 years as their return for supporting water conservancy projects. With the promotion of giant brick kilns, it can be predicted that the price of charcoal will rise. If you start hoarding charcoal now, you will certainly make a lot of money in the future. Of course, you buy Charcoal, charcoal The price of will soon rise, but you will take out a huge amount of money to buy out the charcoal of the Lords around the dark forest at the agreed price in the next seven years, and the profit will be very considerable. "

Victor shook his head and sighed: "Unfortunately, I don't have any money, so I can only let you do this futures business. Fortunately, you are not an outsider... For the sake of my help, please promise me to agree with you on the price of charcoal in advance. As for the NIM family and Wellington family, you just make their money. If the future price of charcoal doesn't meet expectations, I'm willing to take over all of it at your cost price The certificate won't make you lose money. "

Sophia thought for a long time and murmured, "it's a great idea to predict future price fluctuations and carry out spot forward trading... But the Lords are very smart. Will they raise the price? Even if they reach an agreement, who can guarantee that they will keep their promise and buy or deliver goods at the agreed price?"

"If the dark forest is owned by a lord, the price of charcoal can be set as he wants! However, there are 12 small families around the dark forest. No one can monopolize the charcoal trade. Do you expect them to reach an agreement?" Victor sneered and said, "as for the guarantor... Isn't there a notarization before the God of the church?"

Sophia stared at Victor's face for a long time, shook her head and said with a bitter smile: "honey, I haven't seen you for years. You've just changed... No wonder Williams values you so much. No wonder Sylvia is fascinated by your talent..."

Williams values me? What does that mean?

Victor quickly put the question behind him. He pretended to be "surprised" and said, "honey, do you agree?"

Sophia looked embarrassed and said with regret, "dear husband, I'm afraid I can't help you..."

That's right! If you lose your fighting spirit and are willing to fight, it will disappoint me. As long as you negotiate with me, I will have a chance to master the contacts and channels of Wimbledon chamber of Commerce

After the dinner, Victor had planned to find a chance to contact the barbarian elder, but Constantine and his men followed the elder Harald. Seeing that he had no chance to contact the barbarian alone, Victor had to give up temporarily. On the way back to his bedroom, he received an invitation from Lord Boris SoLIM.

After knowing the purpose of the heir of the SoLIM family, Victor took the opportunity to ask for the purchase of softsilver ore. the Marquis of SoLIM was indeed rich in mineral resources, and there were actually three softsilver veins suitable for mining. Boris was surprised and delighted to meet the request of viscount Randall.

Softsilver has no mining value and is reluctant to be used as a stone. That is, the York family is forced to use softsilver to build the city wall. Selling softsilver to Viscount Randall can not only make a small profit, but also do not offend the Auguste family. It also reveals the tacit understanding between the eldest son and Randall family. As long as softsilver ore is continuously transported to Randall, who dares to take it from the eldest son Dead hand?

Similarly, no matter who inherited the Marquis of SoLIM, he did not dare to tear up the trade agreement between Boris and victor. The Randall family held Boris's blood descendants in their hands, and the Viscount of Randall could intervene in the internal affairs of the SoLIM family as long as he found an excuse.

Boris plays the trick of taking advantage of the situation to protect himself, but Victor is not a political sprout... Taking advantage of the situation? Who won't?

Taking advantage of the existing political structure and his reputation, Victor played a trick of fooling the white wolf with empty hands. He couldn't help laughing when he thought that the walls of Pinghu Town were filled with silver mines.

Moreover, the reserve of charcoal resources has become Victor's next layout. The processing of soft silver ore requires charcoal, which can paralyze the sensitivity of major forces to charcoal, a strategic material. Sylvia will think that Victor's real purpose is charcoal, thus ignoring the existence of silver.

As for putting forward the concept of futures to Sophia through charcoal trade, that is another layout of victor.

As early as in ancient Greece and Rome, there were trading activities in the nature of futures trading, and its benefits need not be repeated. Sooner or later, the gold group will lead the trade reform in different countries, and futures trading is an essential part. However, Victor now proposes futures mainly to show Sophia's outstanding business talent, first become the think tank she relies on, and then find the opportunity to participate in Wen's business The business of Burton chamber of commerce finally achieved the goal of getting both people and money.

Victor said coldly: "as long as 80000 gold sol can complete the charcoal futures trade at most. This money is only a drop in the bucket for you. I don't understand why you should be embarrassed?"

"I do have a wealth of 4.5 million kinshores, but I thought that as long as I invested in building a port, I didn't expect to support an all-out war. Honey, do you think I have enough money?" Sophia explained softly.

Victor smacked his mouth and said, "it's not enough... I misunderstood you. I'll think of another way."

Sophia was silent and said sincerely, "honey, I'm sorry I hurt you. But I don't regret that Queen Catherine wanted to replace me with you. She could even send someone to surround me. I had no choice at that time."

Victor waved his hand and said, "I don't want to settle an old account with you. Speaking of it, I should also thank you for sending me to the man horse hill."

"Indeed." Sophia smiled with a slight jaw, "I must clarify that I once wanted to have an heir with Andre, but I still failed to act. For high-level knights, strange partners need time to cultivate feelings and build trust, because silver knights can also kill gold knights. Although it is not uncommon for female knights to find lovers, it seems that you care very much. I have the cheek to explain to you, only I hope you don't hold a grudge against me and still regard me as your woman. As for feelings... I don't think you still care about me now. I may not be as important as your personal maid in your mind. "

Victor said frankly, "I want to deny it. I'm afraid you won't believe it."

"You don't need to hide your true thoughts. It's like a real power Lord." Sophia said approvingly, "then let's talk as lords and great nobles."

"Victor, you must admit that we need each other. I can't help you more than other women can."

Victor replied, "the premise is that you have to give up the Marquis of Wimbledon and think of yourself as Viscount Randall."

"It is precisely because I am the Viscount Randall and the Marquis of Wimbledon that I am most helpful to you." Sophia said with a smile, "as long as the chamber of commerce is still in my hand, our wealth will continue. Now as long as you help me, the financial problems of the Randall family can be solved."

"It seems that no one wants you to continue to run the Wimbledon chamber of Commerce." Victor frowned and said, "I don't see any chance of winning."

"I have two cards left." Sophia pondered for a moment and asked, "honey, have you ever thought that it may take hundreds of years for barbarians to find holy things? If they find holy things, how can they return to mount arret?"

Victor's heart moved and blurted out, "regzo?"

"That's right!" Sophia chuckled and said, "in order to welcome back the holy things, the barbarians need to establish a solid relationship with human forces. It is for this purpose that they make regzo my follower. Even if regzo and I die of old age, arete will send barbarians to follow my successor."

Victor shook his head and said: "It is precisely for this reason that all forces do not allow you to run the Wimbledon chamber of Commerce. The shining Knights have always hoped that the Lords of the Sassanian empire can establish contact with ARITE mountain, and the moon bear family has planned for hundreds of years. As Sylvia said, unless you join the Principality of Teuton, you must give up the barbarian followers. The Sassanian empire is likely to use wheat wine to fight Ariel We will start trade and eventually replace you as an ally of the barbarians. "

"Before that?" Sophia said with confidence: "It takes at least 8 years for barbarians to cross the river, and it takes time for Sassanians to brew wheat wine, promote new planting methods and store abundant green wheat. Before that, barbarians stood on my side, and no one dared to cut off the trade of Wimbledon chamber of Commerce. In fact, the operation of Wimbledon chamber of Commerce was quite normal except that Borui kingdom was making some small hands..."

"Really?" Victor said faintly, "I think you don't have much time. You can't quickly solve the plight of the bucks business group. The members of the business group will soon abandon you, just as the Lord can't protect the people and the people give up the family."

Sophia paused slightly, bowed her head and said, "my second card is you."

"I will remove regzo's follower status and set her free. Both the sassanne Empire and the barbarians will owe me a favor. As long as you give me the franchise of crude sugar, the members of the bucks business group will not betray me. Because the sassanne empire is about to expand eastward, their soldiers need crude sugar to supplement nutrition and recover their strength. On the contrary, the southerly business group of Borui kingdom will be unlucky, sassanne When the Empire has wheat wine, what strategic materials does the Nanfeng business group use to do business with others? I will watch them become a third rate business group. " Sophia sneered.

Victor took the opportunity to ask, "I wonder why the Borui people stare at you?"

"They are afraid that I will monopolize arete's herbal medicine trade..." Sophia explained the cause and effect of the matter.

"It's understandable that the shining Knight Order doesn't want neutral caravans to intervene in barbarian diplomacy. I can understand that the Borui people are worried that key medicinal materials are monopolized by the kingdom of SUS. Since you have promised to retain the medicinal material trade share of the kingdom of Borui, why do they fight to the end?" Victor asked, touching his chin.

Sophia said reluctantly, "I haven't figured it out yet. The Pope brought me back under the crown. Then the Borui people began to lay a black hand on the stag business group. Now, the two sides have formed hatred. Only when one falls can the matter be over."

Victor nodded and shook his head again. "Sylvia needs to nod about the crude sugar franchise. She still wants you to stay in the horse hills. I'm in line with the York family. I won't offend Sylvia to please you."

"You can." Sophia looked steadily at Victor and said slowly: "Before the age of 43, the sword Saint delavin had no offspring until his blood changed completely, and then he gave birth to his first son with alize. Your current situation is completely consistent with the experience of the sword Saint delavin, and there are no offspring in the process of rapid purification of the moon elf blood. Therefore, Sylvia has great expectations for you. In her eyes, you are more important than me Even if you give me the right to manage the crude sugar, she will not be really angry if she complains about you at most. In other words, you are qualified to be capricious. "

"Can I really become blonde?" This time, Victor himself was confused. He shook his head and asked, "what can you give me?"

Sophia bit her lip gently and said softly, "I swear, I only belong to you..."

"Hum! Hum! It's not certain who takes advantage of who..." Victor sneered and squinted at Sophia.

"OK. According to the profit distribution method of the joint-stock system, I'll give you 10% of the shares of the Wimbledon chamber of Commerce." Sophia said quickly.

Victor thought for a moment and said, "we can't make a decision until the Senate has discussed the construction of Hong Kong and the fishman war."

Sophia nodded in agreement, and then she saw Victor take a set of chessboards out of the drawer.

"Honey, let's play chess."

"What? You didn't sleep in the middle of the night, just came to play chess with me?!" Sophia almost believed her ears. She now seriously doubted her charm.

"Well, I'll let you go first." Victor set the chessboard and said seriously, "whoever loses will take off a dress."

Sophia looked down at her only nightdress. When she looked up again, her peach cheeks were dizzy and her eyes were like water.