Arcane Lord

In terms of understanding the overall situation of Netheril, Shado is definitely not as good as the big chambers of commerce like the Seven Towers or the Brightwater Chamber of Commerce, but now that he can smell some signs, the production line at the Tower of Time can start working at full capacity. .

Of course, it is also necessary to maintain close contact with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in order to pay attention to market trends and adjust production at any time.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt a little confident. Although he believed that various magic items, including communication tools, would become popular in the future, who could guarantee that he would not fall down one second before dawn!

Only after seeing the actions of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Towers did he believe that he was standing on the general trend and not the so-called "few people who have mastered the truth"!

"Manager Sethos, I wonder how your Mingshui Chamber of Commerce acquires communication tools and learning scrolls related to [Magic Network Background Communication]?"

When Lord Xia Duo asked about the acquisition of communication tools and learning scrolls, Saito's eyes suddenly lit up. He knew that his achievements were coming, and he quickly introduced:

"Lord Xia Duo, the Chamber of Commerce mentioned two trading methods. One is that our Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will issue an order, and the Tower of Time can complete the order. This is the simplest way to clear both money and goods, but the price can only be accepted by our Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. Quotation;

"The other one is a little more troublesome. The price can be determined by the Tower of Time. However, there are risks in the sale of magic items. We will only pay part of the payment and wait for the goods to be sold before paying the other payment. If they cannot be sold, , the goods will be returned to the Tower of Time intact."

Of course, the specific transaction details are not that simple, but after all, Xia Duo came from a developed business environment like Earth, and he has absorbed and understood a lot of business-related knowledge and skills.

The two methods Saitos mentioned are actually similar to commissioned production and agency on earth.

In the first method, the risk lies entirely with Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, but the other party is not a philanthropist, so it is conceivable that their offer will be relatively low.

As for the second method, it is actually the agency model that Xia Duo originally considered, which can maximize profits, but at the same time the risk will be higher, and it will be mainly borne by the Tower of Time, while the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will make a pure profit.

In the past, the output of the Tower of Time was mainly sold through the first method, which was also the most common method in Netheril.

Originally, Xia Duo was planning to recommend the agency model to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. Anyway, the main risk bearer was the Tower of Time. Unexpectedly, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce had already prepared in advance.

The agency model requires the strong party to have a high degree of integrity. After all, from the nature of business profit-seeking, pressing down payment is what almost any strong party needs to do.

If it weren't for the good reputation of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, Xia Duo wouldn't even think about an agency model.

Of course, for some little-known small chambers of commerce, the Tower of Time may have the upper hand and change the party that presses for payment from the agent to the Tower of Time, but small chambers of commerce may not be willing to risk all their wealth to take advantage of it. confidence.

After all, although Netheril is dominated by order, it does not rule out some beings who want to cause trouble.

How much strength you have and how much business you do are the most basic rules for businessmen in this world. People who do not underestimate their own abilities often end up in bad situations.

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Since the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce has already thought of the agency model, Xia Duo does not need to waste time explaining it. At the same time, he has already decided to let the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce act as an agent for the Tower of Time's communication tools and even new mass-produced magic in the future. thing.

However, he still wanted to hear Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's quotation for commissioned production, so he asked: "For the first transaction method, how much will Mingshui Chamber of Commerce quote?"

"This depends on the specific appraisal results. The Chamber of Commerce has sent an appraiser to Savile to pick it up. If everything goes well, it should arrive in more than ten days."

"More than ten days?"

Sha Duo thought that in more than ten days, a group of ships from Severton would arrive in the Saville Territory, and there would be more than 1,000 of his new territorial citizens on it!

Of course, these fleets are not specially used to transport his people, but are here to pick up the elves.

In addition, from what Saitos said, Xia Duo probably guessed that even if it was a commissioned production, it would not be that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce would come up with a standard plan and the Tower of Time would produce it, but that the Tower of Time would produce it and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce would check and accept it.

A glimpse tells the whole story. Even the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce adopts this method. It is conceivable that the concept of standardized mass production has not been popularized.

Even though some Towers of Time have begun to implement the production method of division of labor and collaboration, they are definitely not as thorough as the Tower of Time. In terms of efficiency and cost, they are still not as good as the Tower of Time.

Not to mention, the Tower of Time also has "Eternal Magic Technology" to control the cost of raw materials, a real weapon in price wars.

However, in Shado's view, Netheril's current business environment is unlikely to lead to the kind of price war he imagined.

"Manager Sethos, as for the second transaction method, does it require an appraiser to come over to determine the advance payment ratio?"

"That's not necessary, Lord Xia Duo. Regardless of the Tower of Time's price for the communication magic weapon and the learning scroll, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will only give an advance payment of 500 gold coins for a single communication magic weapon and 50 gold coins for a single learning scroll. "

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The pressure was too much. Xia Duo was sold a communication weapon in Severton. The bartender in the crystal ball form offered 1,500 gold coins, while the smaller and more portable talisman form offered 3,000 gold coins.

According to what Saitos said, Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will hold down at least two-thirds of the payment, which is too exaggerated.

In fact, Xia Duo speculated on the cost of producing communication instruments at Giles Tower. A communication instrument in the form of a crystal ball sells for 1,500 gold coins, so the cost is only about half, which is about 6 or 700 gold coins.

A single piece of 500 gold coins is estimated to be less than the cost of Giles Tower.

Xia Duo was dissatisfied but also a little proud. After all, their imagination limited them. The cost of the Tower of Time communication weapon including labor may be less than 300.

You can still make money even if you sell it for 500, it's just a matter of making more or less.

At this moment, Xia Duo wanted to say directly, your Mingshui Chamber of Commerce should simply stop buying from other places, I will cover it all for 500.

But if you really say that, then you are really stupid.

Now it seems that the agency model is still OK. At least from Xia Duo's perspective, Mingshui Chamber of Commerce does not push the advance payment below the cost like the powerful agents on earth.

However, I don’t know if the price of 500 per piece can still be negotiated. If it can be raised higher, the cash flow of Tower of Time will be more secure.

As for the learning scroll costing 50 per copy, Xia Duo was quite satisfied. A 2-ring magic scroll might be sold for hundreds of gold coins. The learning scroll was unencrypted and sold at a higher price, but the cost was the same.

It's just that on Xia Duo's side, there is a magic scroll printing press that can print a large number of quasi-magic scrolls. The only remaining labor cost is the caster's labor cost.

Now the junior magic technicians of the Tower of Time need to practice the second level of [Simplified Version of Magic Network Background Communication]. They are given quasi-magic scrolls to practice. If they are scrapped during the practice, do they still want to charge for the finished product?

In this way, the only cost of learning the scroll is the material cost, which does not require as much as 50 gold coins.

The only thing to consider is that long-term stable output cannot be achieved this way.