Chapter 52 Trade
If it was just a simple sales job, it would not be difficult for Chen Heng.
After all, Kutu City is the capital of the Kutu Kingdom. There are many important figures in it, and many of them can easily take in a large amount of goods.
With the relationships that Chen Heng had built up in Kutu City over the past six months, it wasn't actually a big problem for him to buy up this batch of goods.
But doing so can easily cause some problems.
Dumping a large number of similar goods in the same area in a short period of time can easily drive down prices and make subsequent sales difficult.
Even if it can be sold later, it will not be conducive to obtaining higher profits.
Besides, this cooperation is just the beginning.
As time goes by, when the northern lords taste the sweetness of trade, they will inevitably work harder to plunder goods and capture slaves.
By that time, it would be impossible to fully digest it relying only on the connections in Kutu City.
In addition, even if Chen Heng wanted to win over more people, he shouldn't do this.
He dumped those things into Kutu and sold them by relying on the relationships with those big shots. However, those big shots would not be grateful to him for this, but would only think that it was a normal exchange of interests.
Then the real big shots do not lack their own financial sources. Although they care about the profits brought by Chen Heng, they may not attach much importance to it.
But if these things were sent to people who need them more, the situation would be different.
Many people understand that it is better to provide timely help than to add icing on the cake.
Considering these aspects, the lords around Baron Kaisen are more suitable trading partners.
As southern lords, these lords are much better than the northern lords in all seriousness.
But this kind of good is actually quite limited.
The advantages of the South are mainly based on the fact that the land is relatively fertile, the climate is relatively warm, and the grain production is sufficient.
In addition, although there were wars in the south, they did not need to defend against desert alien tribes as much as the lords in the north. Therefore, they did not have to bear a large amount of economic expenses from the war, and the overall situation was much better.
But this benefit only allows them to avoid being as embarrassed as the lord in the north.
In reality, they are still in a state of poverty. Often after several years, they cannot save much and can only say that they do not have to worry about basic expenses.
It is still difficult to live a luxurious and decent life.
For these people, developing a new source of income is much more important.
They will value and cherish the profits brought by Chen Heng more.
Once they have tasted the sweetness, it will not be easy to get them to stop.
At that time, whether they do it voluntarily or passively, they will have to form a community of interests with Chen Heng to a certain extent.
Apart from being able to offer more benefits, they are Chen Heng's most steadfast supporters.
Of course, in order to achieve this goal, we must first get the surrounding lords to cooperate.
Baron Kaisen, as Chen Heng's father, naturally has no problem with that.
But Chen Heng would need to talk to the other lords one by one.
Fortunately, the situation is going well at the moment.
At present, just by releasing some information, many people have come to us on their own initiative.
Looking at the situation, it’s still good.
In the following time, Chen Heng became busy again.
Not long after settling down in Baron Kaisen's manor, he got up again and went to the manors of several other lords to negotiate with them.
At first, everything went smoothly.
In order to win over these nearby lords, Chen Heng offered very generous conditions.
According to the agreement, he would distribute the goods he obtained from the northern lords to each lord according to a certain proportion, and sell them to them at a very favorable price.
For this, these lords can choose to pay with equivalent grain or other crops as compensation.
To a certain extent, Chen Heng's approach is equivalent to turning these lords into dealers.
He and the family behind Kuruddo provide the supply of goods, which are then distributed to the hands of individual lords, who then sell them.
Layer by layer, the interests of all three parties can be guaranteed to a certain extent.
Although Chen Heng could not maximize his profits by adopting this approach, he could arrange the supply provided by the northern lord as quickly as possible without causing any squeeze.
At the same time, due to the climate in the north, the prices of food and various crops were much higher than in the south, but furs and slaves were relatively cheap.
The opposite is true in the South.
When purchasing furs, slaves and other items from the northern lords, Chen Heng could use grain and other items as collateral. When he was in the south, he could ask the southern lords to settle the bill with grain and various crops.
In this way, there is another profit.
For the northern lords, Chen Heng's approach can solve the problem of squeezing a large amount of goods. At the same time, settling in grain can also alleviate the logistical pressure caused by the long-term war.
For the southern lords, furs and other items were not difficult to sell. Whether they were sold to caravans along the way or they sent people to other places to sell them, it was not difficult and they could easily make a profit.
For the south, where the climate is warm and food is relatively abundant, using food as collateral and settlement can also alleviate their pressure.
After all, the poverty of these southern lords was actually just poverty due to lack of money.
As for food, it is not a big problem.
This is the opposite of the lords in the north .
This is also a typical problem caused by cargo squeezing.
The south has a warm climate, abundant production, and high grain yields.
However, high grain production means that it cannot be sold at a high price.
This also led to the situation that the southern lords generally had food but lacked currency to purchase it.
Chen Heng's arrival just solved this problem for them.
While Chen Heng was working hard in the south, he was in Kutu City.
After some twists and turns, in the palace, Vinar finally received the letter from Chen Heng.
"Is this letter for me?"
Looking at the letter in his hand, Vinar raised his head and asked subconsciously.
"Yes."
In front of her, the maid nodded and said, "According to Sir Kerry's butler, before Sir Kerry left, he went to visit that place. After not seeing you, he left this letter."
"Most of Knight Cailin has returned to his hometown at this moment."
"so……"
Vinar nodded, and thinking of Chen Heng's appearance, he couldn't help feeling nostalgic and sad.
Looking at the letter in her hand, she couldn't wait and hurried forward to open the letter.
