Evil always comes from courage

Under such circumstances, someone would obviously sell the supplies to nobles and royal members, and it would be impossible for the twelve representatives to completely take over all the supplies.

The total amount of goods is very huge, and in the current situation, a transaction in exchange for a piece of blank paper has no credibility.

If something happens to the Victoria, even if someone successfully returns to shore, no one will be willing to honor the dead man's promise, so more people will definitely demand that transactions must be done with currency and settled on the spot.

Only with wealth in their hands can these people feel at ease and sleep soundly. Even if they encounter a shipwreck, their wealth will indeed sink with them, and they will not be in vain.

What's more, if only one IOU is used, these people have not received the exact real money at all, and the ownership of those goods will still be confused. For example, they can tear up the IOU and regret it later. If they don't want to cause trouble in the future, it is best to settle it on the spot.

Alcock Arrow frowned, thought deeply for a long time, and finally spoke to break the lifeless atmosphere;

"According to the guild regulations, I'm afraid we have to settle the matter on the spot, and we need to offer the highest price to cover all the necessary supplies."

In order to let everyone understand the reason, he also explained it thoughtfully;

"In order to avoid any disputes about the price of goods, the Chamber of Commerce stipulated that all goods should be auctioned. No matter what kind of goods they are, as long as they are held by a merchant, he can choose to sell the goods to the higher bidder. The buyer may not object to this. If this happens to a pre-ordered item, you only need to refund the full amount of the deposit."

Leifander Jonathan still didn't understand this logic, and he immediately asked;

"But it doesn’t seem to say that it must be settled on site. We can definitely lay down evidence. Doesn’t it mean that our family’s prestige and financial resources are not convincing?"

Alice Letasha understood the meaning behind his words. The people present were all one of the twelve representatives. Excluding some of the church forces, no! To be precise, even the church forces also paid the believers' taxes. participated in the construction of the Victoria.

They themselves were the sponsors of the owner of the Victoria. Even if they bought the completely useless goods together, there would be no problem at all. No one could question their authority and financial resources.

He just couldn't understand. There will be those fools who don't want to make a big fortune, but settle on the spot with a lot of burdens, always on guard against the possibility of being robbed. The

Farian West German knight is very aware of the pros and cons, and he doesn't know his Whether the family also owns some industries and is involved in this, he explained the regulations of the Chamber of Commerce and the possible views of businessmen on this;

"Judging from the logic stipulated by the Chamber of Commerce, as long as the goods are not paid in full or not settled on the spot, they still belong to the seller. Therefore, in such cases, the buyer's use of the goods is borrowing, not ownership. If they regret it in the future, the ownership of these goods will still be in their own hands. Even if there is a so-called proof of purchase, it will be torn up due to the seller's decision. Therefore, if we want to use the goods at that time, we can only use force to rob them.."

Alcock Arrow added;

"If something unexpected happened to us, even if these people escaped by chance, no one would know the circumstances under which these large amounts of vouchers were written. Maybe we were threatened and killed after writing the vouchers. This is completely without proof. Therefore, the credentials written by the dead are invalid. If they want to get the wealth, they have to be forced to be bound to our lives. This is obviously not a good choice."

Leifander Jonathan still can't understand. In his opinion, if he had to choose between life and money, he would definitely choose life without hesitation.

"But even if we settle the matter in person, if something goes wrong with the Victoria, wouldn't it mean that no one would be able to dock? Even if they hold the wealth, they will sink into the sea with everyone else. Or if you want to dock but can't take away the heavy currency, don't you still have to make a choice between life and wealth?"

Alice Letasha has a deep understanding of this. The trade level of the Brehid Empire is very high. For Refender Jonathan, a member of the royal family, the risks in trade are extremely low.

With With the support of the family industry, no matter what kind of business you run, as long as you don't squander it too much, wealth will gather from all directions like running water. Therefore, the value of their own lives is naturally higher for those of them who have not truly experienced the torture of poverty.

But Christian Imperial City is different. Just by comparing the Vincent family's industry with the industry run by his mother Alice Abigail, you can understand that every piece of wealth can only be exchanged for diligence and hard work. , without the support of the family, any losses and squandering will lead to poor management and become shaky.

Alice Letasha sighed;

"This is different. Death with wealth and death full of regrets are the worst for businessmen. People's greed will not allow them to let go of the wealth in their eyes. Although this is offensive, I think Alcock. Mr. Aiello should understand this deeply."

Alcock Arrow nodded in approval. It is not easy to do business. Their power is weak and their family is weak. They cannot afford to gamble or make trouble. Even a person like him always carefully abides by the rules he has set. He had never been ostentatious, and carefully hid his wealth and hoarded it.

He knew very well that for these self-made businessmen, every piece of wealth was a treasure, and he seemed to want to make up for all the regrets in the past, no matter how much he accumulated. No matter how much, I can never feel satisfied. Only by looking at the savings that are constantly accumulating can the fear and pain in my heart be temporarily healed. It seems that only in this way can we gain spiritual peace.

"Yes, this is true. If businessmen were not greedy, no one would be willing to take great risks to trade across sea lines. What's more, even on land, we still need to deal with bandits who try to kill people and steal goods.."