Chapter 395： Big business

In October, when the land northwest of Aldo was dyed golden, Lake Town welcomed several unexpected guests—Quiller Foster and his elder brother Gaius Foster.

"Welcome, everyone from Horn Bay!"

Paul entertained them with a banquet in the lord's mansion, and called Melon to accompany them.

As for Quiller's elder brother, he only knew his name before. According to Quiller himself, Gaius is much more promising than his younger brother. Almost all the family business is managed by his elder brother, which allows their father to devote himself wholeheartedly. Get involved in politics.

"Why did you come to us when you have time?"

In the previous correspondence, Paul learned that Quiller had joined the Nessberg Guard under his father's arrangement and could not run around the world without restraint.

Quiller laughed and said, "Of course it's because I miss my brother so much."

Paul chuckled at this, pretending he was joking.

The Foster family's business in the Northwest Gulf is managed by Director Christopher. This time, the eldest son of the family was sent here. It must be a big deal.

While his younger brother was talking with Paul, Gaius Foster carefully looked at the two lords in front of him, especially Earl Paul Greyman.

From looking at Fulan Port on the sea to Huxin Town, the journey has given him too many surprises.

Before that, he had always thought that the so-called Northwest Bay was just a remote place in the Aldo Kingdom. Maybe some strange goods had been produced recently, but there were still rare furs and medicinal materials in the sparsely populated deep mountains and old forests. How can a place that has never been heard of before become prosperous overnight.

But along the way, the busy cargo ships in the port, the expanding wharf, the constant traffic of business travelers, the good law and order, and the wide and solid roads between cities have greatly overturned his previous impression of this land. .

Perhaps there is still a certain distance from the "prosperity" he thinks, but it can definitely be called vigorous. This is something that his hometown does not have. Jiaowan has experienced hundreds of years of prosperity.

What surprised him at this banquet was that Earl Greyman even brought his ally, Earl Myron Garnard, along with him. According to the information I obtained before, I have speculated that the territory of the Garnard family has been annexed by the Greimans to some extent. Although Myron Garnard still bears the title of lord, he is just a puppet. .

But now it seems that this is not the case. If Myron Gardner is really a puppet, then Paul should not be so active in letting him get in touch with an outsider like himself, and seeing that Myron is talking and laughing freely, he is not restrained in front of Paul. , and did not feel coerced at all.

Perhaps, as his younger brother said, the two are united because of the same aspirations.

The conversation between Paul and Quiller came to an end. Gaius smiled slightly and said in fluent Aldo:

"Count Greyman, although it has been a long time, please allow me to thank you again for saving my brother's life."

"Haha, you're welcome. Mr. Gaius came to the Northwest Bay in person this time. Is there anything important?"

Hypocrisy and obscenity are not Paul's specialty, so he asked straight to the point.

Gaius was silent for a long time, seeming to be thinking about his words, and finally said softly: "I really came here with a mission on my back."

Seeing Quiller on the side also showing a serious expression, Paul became interested and listened with wide eyes.

"Uh…"

Gaius glanced at Myron who was accompanying him.

Seeing his concern, Paul explained, "Don't worry, just speak up."

Gaius then said: "As far as we know, the 'Northwest Industries' led by the Earl played a very important role in Aldo's civil war. So I came this time to do a field trip, I don't know Can you make it easier."

Paul looked at Mellon, and the two smiled knowingly. It seemed that the reputation of Northwestern Industries had already been spread.

Paul responded, "Naturally, convenience can be given, but what is the purpose of Mr. Gaius? You know, the main product of our Northwestern Industries is... ordnance!"

Gaius stood up and said, "I won't hide anything. I came to the Northwest Gulf this time, and I represent the entire Horn Bay Alliance. I came here to buy armaments."

"Huh?" Paul was surprised, he didn't expect it to be like this.

"The alliance appointed me here to reach a long-term cooperation intention with the Earl. In the future... if unfortunately..." Gaius seemed to hesitate, "It is likely that we will need a large amount of ordnance, including various types of weapons, Armor and more."

He then added: "But please rest assured that our purchase of ordnance is definitely not aimed at Aldo."

Big business!

Paul was secretly excited, is the Horn Bay Alliance going to start a war?

"It's just, Lord Earl...can you keep it secret for us?"

Paul patted his chest and assured: "Please rest assured, keeping customers' secrets is one of our service tenets."

Gaius added: "Then I need to confirm whether you have enough production capacity to meet our needs."

"I don't know the demand from the alliance?"

"At least 10,000 sets of infantry armor10,000 long swords, 30,000 spearheads, and 50,000 bows and arrows!"

This...Paul and Mellon were shocked! If you eat all of them, it will be a big deal worth millions of silver coins.

"This is only the demand in the early stage. Considering the loss and replacement after the war, we will add more."

"Haha!" Paul tried his best not to cry, and was overjoyed. "So, what delivery do you need?"

"Within a year and a half!"

"No problem!" Paul patted his chest, "There are more than 50 large and small factories and workshops under the name of Northwest Industry. There are a large number of skilled craftsmen and sufficient supply of raw materials. They will definitely meet your needs. What's more, because of the previous rebellion in the south , We still have a lot of material reserves left.”

After hearing Paul's introduction, Gaius felt a little relieved and said, "But I still hope to see your production site with my own eyes."

Paul nodded: "Well, tomorrow I will take you to a factory near Huxin Town, where there is what you want to see."

"I am very grateful for this!" Gaius raised his glass to toast Paul, "I sincerely hope that we can reach this cooperation."

Paul immediately raised a glass in return, and when the two glasses touched, there was a crisp sound, "This is what I expected."

After finishing the drink in the glass, Paul asked again: "Uh... If it's convenient, can you tell me, did the alliance feel any threat?"

The faces of the Foster brothers showed a look of embarrassment.

"My lord, please forgive our impoliteness. Some things are really inconvenient to say."

"Haha, let's just talk about business then."

Paul smiled brightly. In fact, combined with the information about the corner bay given by Cecil, he could roughly guess why the top executives of Niceburg were preparing for it.