industrial lord

Chapter 216
There is a traditional food street in Hanma City. Every Sunday, before dawn, people come to the fish market at the seaside of the Elbe River estuary to have a seafood breakfast and then go to the church to participate in church group building.

This tradition has a history of more than a hundred years, but during the whole month starting from November 1027, 11, almost no one in Hanma City ate fish.

The corpses that floated down from Weisen were blocked at the estuary for two days, including those of the former mayor of Hanma City and a group of high-ranking officials. Finally, a heavy rain in the upstream area caused the river to surge and the corpses were washed into the sea.

After the war, Frederick returned home to thank guests behind closed doors, so it was better to participate in the political drama in Hanma City, and he didn't even go out for the lively Harvest Festival.

The king of the Danma Kingdom died in battle, but many high-level nobles were captured, and they confessed all the internal thieves in the city.

Therefore, the Grand Duke of Mainz, the Grand Duke of Bain, the Earl of Delden and the Royal Mages took action at the same time to capture and kill all these traitors.

At the same time, all the merchants of the Danma Kingdom in the city were accomplices. In the end, those merchants were all driven away, and they could only bring some clothes with them, leaving all their property.

Nobody cared if they were wronged or not, that's how war is, losers lose all, winners take all.

Then there is the happy time of raiding the house and distributing the loot.

Frederick didn't bother to ask about these matters, but the distribution plan and list of spoils came to him first, and everyone unanimously decided to let him choose first.

Now he is famous, leading 800 people to defeat the [-] troops of the Piast Kingdom and defeating the King Valdemar of the Danma Kingdom.

The former is evidenced by the corpses on the Elbe River and the collapse of the Piast Kingdom, while the latter's corpses are still in Hanma City, guarded by the captured nobles of the Danma Kingdom, waiting for the domestic ransom.

Frederick looked at the list and thought for a while, then sent someone to invite Shupeia, the president of the Guild Hall Alliance.

Shupeiya had mixed feelings when he saw Frederick. He first sought the post of Minister of Commerce of Wessen State, and connected a large number of Hanma City businessmen for this. Unexpectedly, Duke Wessen took a fancy to a foreign scholar.

In Frederick's heart, he didn't want a businessman with his own faction to bring troops to serve as high-level officials in his own territory. Now the strength of Wessen State is still very weak, and it cannot withstand internal strife.

However, it is still possible for everyone to do business together.

Frederick first apologized to Shupeiya: "I am very sorry, I left halfway through your invitation last time for some reason, which made you embarrassed."

Shu Paiya hurriedly said: "There is no need to apologize, the adults saved us, otherwise we would be ransacked by robbers."

After a few polite words with him, Frederick suddenly asked, "I heard that your guild hall alliance is on the verge of death. Can you sell it to me?"

Shupeiya was unprepared for this question. At first, he thought that he had come to him to ask about the distribution of spoils. After all, he knew which of the confiscated properties was high-quality assets.

Frederick continued: "The Guild Hall Alliance is no longer the huge alliance with nearly [-] franchised cities that can influence the political situation, but now it is just a group that provides goods sales shops, storage warehouses and merchants in less than ten cities. It’s just a commercial establishment of the hotel, am I right.”

Shu Paiya nodded bitterly. There is no need for anyone to leak these things, just find a businessman to inquire about them.

Frederick went on to say: "I intend to get involved in maritime trade. Instead of starting from scratch, it is better to buy your business with skilled employees."

"If you are willing to serve under me after selling the guild hall alliance, I can give you twice the salary and related commissions."

After hearing this, Shupeiya began to think in his heart. If Duke Wesson wants to get involved in maritime business activities, he needs a group of professionals who are familiar with the business. As he happens to be a professional, he can also find more professionals.

He has long thought of leaving the Guild Hall Alliance. Since he can't be the Minister of Commerce of Wessen State, it's not bad to work for the same boss, and this boss looks very powerful.

"I accept the Duke's kindness." Shu Paiya replied, "It's just that the business of the Guild Hall Alliance has been shrinking, and the compensation is almost unable to pay the staff's salary. If the Lord wants to get involved in the maritime business, I suggest starting again. Can recommend a lot of experienced staff.”

Frederick understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "The Guild Hall Alliance has a long history and has stored a large amount of maritime trade information."

Shupeiya nodded in agreement. The reference room of the Guild Hall Alliance has materials preserved for hundreds of years, which is comparable to a library. It is now a place where high-level Cypriots in the organization receive their salaries.

Then Frederick said bluntly: "This is what I value. It is useless in your hands, but it will become a gold mine in my hands."

"Ah?!" Shupeiya was startled, "Really? What should I do then?"

Frederick just smiled without saying a word.

Shupeiya immediately said, "Sorry, I lost my word."

"Although I am the president, the sale of the guild hall alliance is not something I can decide on my own. I still need to discuss it with everyone."

Frederick nodded slightly, and said, "I'll give you three days to discuss and quote me a price. You can ask for gold coins or choose from my spoils."

"If the original person is willing to work under me, the salary is [-]% higher than before, and he can convince me that he can get a higher salary. However, he must also manage according to my rules."

When he said this, he raised his hand and made a gesture. Immediately, a maid came to Shupeiya with a tray, on which was a manual called "Wesson Family Industry Management System".

Shupeiya left with the manual and returned two days later with a dozen men.

These people were all shareholders of the Guild Hall Alliance, and their quotations were within the acceptable range of Frederick.

Now the Guild Hall Alliance is a money-losing product, and it would be best for someone to take over, let alone exchange for the industry in Hanma City.

Recently, Hanma City has been caught in a battle of gods for the new mayor, and the management of the entire city has almost come to a standstill. However, no one dared to neglect Duke Wesson's purchase of the guild hall alliance, and completed the relevant procedures as quickly as possible.

With a history of hundreds of years, the once glorious guild hall alliance was officially disbanded in November 1027, and was replaced by the Wesson family's "Dawn Chamber of Commerce". The symbol is naturally the dawn of Duke Wesson's mount.

There was a lot of discussion about this matter in Hanma City. Many people thought that Duke Wesson had been fooled, and thought that the business at sea was easy to do, so they bought a dilapidated house and settled down to play for themselves.

As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry, and the war industry does not necessarily have to be a business. Many people wait to see the joke.

These gossips naturally fell into Frederick's ears, but he didn't care, and started to lay out the maritime industry.

(End of this chapter)