" Yes," Sai Wen was about to leave when Tangning stopped him.
"Wait, Sai Wen, bring Sydiado along. As the chief of the liege's residence, Sydiado will definitely have to deal with this chamber of commerce in the future. Let her familiarize herself with the main members of the chamber of commerce first, which will be beneficial for her future work.”
Sydiado and Sai Wen answered in unison and walked out of the room together.
Tangning chatted with Maymar about the production process. By the time Sydiado returned to his room, the Chamber of Commerce had already been formed and was waiting for Tangning to meet him.
Walking into the hall, he saw four to five men dressed in casual clothes standing in the hall. These people did not have any noble insignia on their clothes, but their movements were calm and had a calm and composed temperament. At a glance, it was obvious that they were the kind of people who often gave orders.
Tangning was dressed in a noble's attire, so the Viscount logo on her chest was particularly eye-catching. So, as soon as these people saw Tangning enter, they immediately understood her identity and all of them gave her a big bow.
"This is the owner of the Eleniga Magical Equipment Shop.”Sai Wen introduced these people to Tangning.
"He used to be Orlando. He was the steward of Lord York, and he had been stationed in the city ten years ago. The Eriniga Magical Equipment Store was also one of Lord Orlando's businesses.
This was Delanoa, the owner of the largest weapons store in the city. There was also Imibero, the owner of the city's trading market; Litriata, the owner of the slave trade market in the city; He was the owner of the largest hotel in the city.”
Eriniga was a skinny old man with yellow hair and blue eyes. He had a yellow beard on both sides of his face. Perhaps it was because he was from the Olivier Province, but he didn't seem to think much of Tangning, who was actually the Lord. After bowing to Tangning, he proudly raised his head.
What Tangning hated the most was people like him who relied on their power. So, she immediately added him to her blacklist. After Sai Wen finished introducing him, he smiled at Eriniga.
"So you're Lord Orlando's men. Very good. Someone come and show this old Mister Elina a seat.”
After everyone was seated, Tangning asked casually," How's business recently?”
Some said it was good, while others said it was bad. Those who said business was good were Eriniga and Delanoa, while those who said business was bad were Imibelo and Hapdeme.
With the bandits surrounding the city, the business of the weapon and magic stores was naturally good. Under the shadow of war, even if one did not know martial arts, they would still buy a weapon to protect themselves. Even if one did not know magic, they would still buy a few magic scrolls to deal with possible emergencies.
Meanwhile, due to the war, the city's trade market, slave trade, and hotel businesses had all been cut off. So, after answering Tangning's question, the owner of the trade market, Imibelo, asked a question that everyone was very concerned about.
"City Lord, when do you think the bandits outside the city will retreat? Would they attack the city directly? These damned bandits have been besieging the city for several days. Our trade routes have been blocked, and our business has plummeted!
They had thought that Sir Hamid would be able to drive them away, but they had killed Sir Hamid as well.”
"Will the Thief retreat if I don't hit him?”
Tangning couldn't help but laugh," Plus, you have to beat them up until they feel pain before they will retreat. City Lord Hamid has done a good job in this regard. There is only one way to deal with bandits, and that is to fight them. Fight them with determination. Otherwise, if they retreat today, they will come back to surround us tomorrow. What are you going to do?"
The city was surrounded, and the goods purchased by merchants could not enter. The goods in the city could not be shipped out. How much did you lose today? Have you calculated?
I only know that we can't wait for the bandits to retreat.”
The red-haired Litriata praised from the bottom of his heart." The lord is wise. The bandits have besieged the city for a long time, but they have not gained anything. I believe that the bandits will not retreat before they have obtained enough benefits.”
Tangning glanced at Litriata and thought, This slave trader is quite knowledgeable.
"Therefore, I advise some people not to have any illusions about the small benefits in front of them. Although in the early days of the siege, some industries made a small fortune because of the war.
However, please don't forget that we are all trapped in a city. As the siege drags on, the food and other necessities in the city will gradually run out. When we can't even afford three meals a day, the prices of goods will skyrocket, and the city will be in chaos. At that time, what's the point of guarding a room full of magic supplies?”
" That's right," Litriata echoed loudly again." Who would be interested in magical items and weapons if three meals a day are a problem?
When everyone spent their money on food, who would care about weapons and magic items?”
"Don't pin your hopes on reinforcements!”
" The Empire and the provinces will not send troops for a small-scale armed conflict like this," Tangning continued.
Every city had a well-established Guild of Magic, Warrior Guild, and Mercenary Guild. Such a small-scale conflict could be resolved by the city itself. There was no need for the emperor and the provincial army to send troops on an expedition.”
The weapon store owner, Delanoa, was a burly man from the Sumerian race. He was an honest and straightforward person. So, after hearing Tangning's warning, he believed her. So, he asked anxiously," What should we do?"”
" Should we send someone to contact the bandit gang and see what conditions they want before they're willing to retreat?" Eriniga said." If the conditions aren't harsh, we can satisfy them. Just think of it as spending money to buy peace."
My lord, I don't mean anything by it. The main thing is that these bandits are too powerful. Lord Hamid himself is an Intermediate Magician.
I also heard that in yesterday's battle, we lost a grand mage, a grand warrior, four intermediate mages, and five thousand city guards. From this, we can see how powerful the bandits outside the city are. We can't defeat such a powerful enemy.”
Tangning's heart skipped a beat. Haha, the stronger the enemy, the higher the requirements.
Originally, he only wanted to follow the same routine as yesterday and ask these merchants for 200,000 gold coins. He did not expect that this old fellow in front of him would think that it was too little and insisted on taking out more gold coins. How could he reject this old fellow's good intentions?
After pausing for 1 - 2 seconds, Tangning began to make up her mind.
"I've already sent someone to contact them. The bandit group doesn't want to fight us head-on. After all, there are still so many guilds in the city, right?
However, since they had mobilized such a powerful force, it would be unreasonable for us not to pay a little. In the end, after bargaining, they offered two conditions. One was compensation of 400,000 gold coins, not a single one less. The second was enough equipment to arm 5,000 soldiers.”
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