Reincarnated as a boss tyrant in the game

"That's right." A glint flashed in Tyril's eyes as he said, "The Harun family's scheme is indeed vicious. They intend to take advantage of panic selling to acquire refined salt on the market at a low price, thereby gaining greater bargaining power. But we won't let them succeed. We can now address this from two aspects."

"First, we must persuade other large families and the refined salt families in our alliance to refuse to sell refined salt, to stabilize the market. Second, we must actively raise prices to acquire refined salt from small and medium-sized families and merchants. This will not only stabilize the price of refined salt but also prevent it from falling into the hands of the Harun family."

"Good idea." Old Ancestor Renault was greatly invigorated upon hearing this, saying, "This way, we can stabilize the entire market."

The other elders of the Croto family also expressed their agreement, believing that Tyril's plan was feasible.

"But, wait a minute." Jackson suddenly thought of a problem, saying, "What if the Refined Salt Guild also raises prices and competes with us for the refined salt of small and medium-sized families?"

"That would actually be a good thing." Tyril smiled slightly, appearing confident, and said, "The price of goods is always driven up. As long as we secretly spread some news of price increases, the price will continue to rise. By then, families with goods in hand will start to hesitate and may even turn around and start buying. At that time, we can use some intermediary forces to secretly and slowly sell off our inventory."

Old Ancestor Renault nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "This plan is good. We should notify other refined salt nobles and work together to set up the situation."

"Uncle, you must not do that." Tyril hurriedly dissuaded him, "The other refined salt families also have a lot of inventory, but the total market demand is limited. Moreover, if these families see the profit and cash out early, it will cause us great losses. In the current situation, we can only choose to protect ourselves and cannot take care of others."

"This…" Old Ancestor Renault hesitated.

"Just do as I say." Jackson's voice was full of decisiveness, "After selling off the inventory, we will have ample funds in hand. At that time, we can repurchase the goods of other refined salt families at a price higher than the market price as compensation. Tyril, you are quick-witted, I entrust you to handle this matter fully."

"Yes, big brother." Determination and passion flashed in Tyril's eyes as he said, "In order to successfully execute this plan, I need a large amount of liquid funds. Therefore, I request big brother to authorize me to mortgage some family property to raise the necessary funds."

After a brief discussion, the elders unanimously agreed to Tyril's proposal. They understood that at this critical moment, swift and decisive action was crucial. Sitting idly by would only lead to further losses for the Croto family.

With the decision made, the entire Croto family began to act in full swing, preparing to face the upcoming market storm. They knew that this was a battle concerning the fate of the family, and they had to go all out to win the final victory.

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Tyril actually came up with a countermeasure so quickly, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

Razer also knew that no matter how hard Tyril tried, his plan was already under Soren's control.

Thinking of this, Razer became even more certain. He waved his hand and decided to start a head-on confrontation with Tyril.

The Imperial City had not been so lively in a long time.

The fluctuations in the price of refined salt almost attracted everyone's attention. Even those individuals and families who did not have refined salt in stock began to pay close attention to the price trend of refined salt under the influence of widespread public opinion.

Not long ago, the price of refined salt was steadily maintained at 2 silver coins per gram, but suddenly the price plummeted, falling to 1.5 silver coins, and there was no sign of stopping.

Those individuals and families who held refined salt were anxious and sleepless, racking their brains to think about whether they should continue to sell at a reduced price.

Those who did not have refined salt in stock had a mentality of watching the show and were secretly happy.

After all, it was not their loss.

Refined salt, as a high-value product, even small nobles cannot meet their daily consumption needs, let alone hoard it. Small nobles only care about whether the price can continue to fall, so that the family's annual consumption of refined salt will be reduced a lot.

Unfortunately, the situation changed in an instant.

A piece of news that seemed true and false spread throughout the imperial capital in a very short period of time. The news claimed that although the Harun family's refined salt workshop had resumed production, its output was limited and far from meeting the huge demand of the market.

There were rumors that the current situation was actually a show directed and acted by the Refined Salt Guild, aimed at buying a large amount of refined salt at a low price by suppressing the market price.

With the spread of this news, some small and medium-sized merchants began to raise prices to buy refined salt.

Starting from 1.5 silver coins, within a short period of seven or eight days, the price of refined salt soared again to 2 silver coins.

The rapid intervention of the Croto family made the situation in the imperial capital confusing.

In the office of the Minister of Finance, Hornes looked at the data table of refined salt prices in the imperial capital and the production reports of salt mines in various places, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"The refined salt families in the imperial capital are probably going to suffer this time." He murmured, "I really didn't expect the Seventh Prince to be so ambitious."

"Sir, should we…?" The adjutant next to Hornes asked curiously.

Hornes shook his head. He naturally understood what the adjutant meant, asking whether they should also join this refined salt feast.

"No, the water here is too deep. If we lose money, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty." Hornes shook his head and said.

As the Imperial Minister of Finance, in addition to daily tax revenue, the Finance Department likes to get involved in any disturbance in the imperial capital, earning more or less a sum of money to increase the Finance Department's income. Such extra money is insignificant for the vast empire, but it can be used to improve the treatment of Finance Department officials.

Hornes is very clear about the principle of high salaries to encourage integrity.

Of course, every time he takes action, Hornes has to report to Gustav, after all, this is a misappropriation of public funds. If he does not have the endorsement of Emperor Gustav, he will be impeached by other noble ministers.

The adjutant asked in confusion: "Sir, isn't this a rare opportunity?"

Hornes couldn't help but laugh.

"Keep watching, this refined salt turmoil will become more and more intense, and sooner or later it will involve the people in the palace. I just don't know if the final result can satisfy them."