Chapter 650: Mysterious Cargo
The speed at which the weed merchant group came back was even faster than Lu Kuan expected.
The mighty convoy, which stretched from the north gate of the post to the far south side, could not be seen at all, and there were seventy or eighty of them, and the only thing that was the same was that they were full of goods.
The guard at the head of the convoy is none other than Lu Kuan's old acquaintance, the orc captain Cracked Teeth!
Seeing Lu Kuan riding a velociraptor out of the outpost, the orc guards showed surprise and immediately greeted him.
"Mr. Deer...... No, my lord,"
Cracktooth rode on his horse and bowed slightly to Lu Kuan: "It's been a long time, I didn't expect to meet you in advance." ”
The news that Lu Kuan was in charge of Rune City had obviously reached the second middle school of the caravans, and the attitude of the orc guards towards Lu Kuan was completely different from before.
"yes, Mr. Starx is there?" Lu Kuan nodded at the other party and asked.
"Of course, please come with me."
Cracktooth immediately responded, turned the horse's head, and led Lu Kuan to the center of the mighty caravan, in front of a richly decorated carriage.
Someone had already come to tell him that the old goblin Starx was standing in the carriage with a smile and a groan, and his body looked fatter than before.
"It's been hard work from afar, Mr. Starks~" Lu Kuan leaned over on a velociraptor and walked with the carriage, smiling at the old goblin.
"Seeing you, the Great Lord, my hard work along the way is nothing~"
Starx gave a simple salute and smiled: "I hope I come in time, our Weeds Merchant Group is the first foreign merchant group to do business with Rune City?" ”
Lu Kuan smiled: "Of course, one hundred percent of the first, haha~ You must be tired from coming from afar, I let the guards in front let you go, and we'll talk about it in detail when we get to the city." ”
Starx naturally had no opinion, and saw Lu Kuan speed up and quickly ran to the front, and soon, there were guards in the sentry tower who came down and led the way in front of the caravan, and after a while, dozens of wolf cavalry rushed over to lead the way for the huge caravan.
Such a big battle, of course, could not hide from the players in the past, and the news quickly spread to the forum, and while most people were still confused, someone had already pointed out the background of the weed merchant group.
One of the three major merchant groups from the Silver Dragon Republic, he appeared in Torrent Harbor not long ago, and as for the relationship between the weeds merchant group and Rune City, basically no one knows, and outsiders can't even think of how Lao Lu got in touch with the weeds merchant group.
The arrival of the weed merchant group was a big deal, and after the convoy entered the city, Maedu and his civil servants were already standing at the gate, waiting to register the massive amount of goods.
Lu Kuan called Baker over again and asked him to temporarily stop the cross-border teleportation to save the power of the wolf soul, the people of the Weeds Business Group must have a big business to do this time.
Leaving these to his subordinates to handle, Lu Kuan had already taken Starx and a few guards and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion, and soon the servants served exquisite snacks and sweet juices and wines.
The caravan guards were already exhausted, and after getting Starx's permission, Splittooth and a few other guards were invited to the side hall for a hearty meal.
"You're so much faster than I thought,"
Lu Kuan sat on the main seat of the hall and said with a smile: "Shouldn't you be in a hurry in the middle and use the teleportation array~"
Starx said politely: "Lord, you are joking, we will lose money with the teleportation array~ In fact, this time we first sent the news back to the base camp, and when we rushed back, the people of the merchant group had already prepared the goods and transported them to the north, and we only handed them over halfway." ”
"I see~" Lu Kuan suddenly realized this, and at the same time admired Starx's decisiveness and courage.
"This time, most of the goods brought are specialties of our country, a total of seventy-two cars,"
Starx said, left his seat and came to Lu Kuan, handing over a booklet: "The remaining twenty carts are goods to be transported to the Far North for trading, and I hope that the lord will make it convenient." ”
Taking the booklet, Lu Kuan simply flipped through it, and the goods included dried fruits and very famous refined salt, which were special products from the south, as well as various ornaments, including twenty half-orc slaves and so on.
"When we finish counting, I will pay you directly and settle it at once,"
Lu Kuan closed the booklet and said easily: "But the cost of those twenty truckloads of goods ......"
"According to what we said before, since you have discounted the transmission fee, I can pay more taxes and fees for the transaction of goods, and there is no need to trouble your subordinates with the details of the goods, I am willing to pay 2000 gold coins per car, what do you think?"
Starx smiled, and Lu Kuan grinned.
Taxes and fees in Runeterra, ranging from 1% to 15%, are set by Medu and Mungo after careful consideration of the taxes and fees of other countries and cities, which can be considered quite reasonable.
Normal goods passing through Runetera and the Three Forks only need to pay a tax equivalent to 1% of the value of the goods, which is quite low, and because of this, there is an endless stream of merchants going back and forth between Runetera City and the Nightfall Crater.
Because of this negligible tax, everyone can still make a lot of money.
However, according to this ratio, the value of each of the 20 mysterious goods of the Weeds Merchant Group is 200,000 gold coins?
Every time he encounters a good thing that falls from the sky, Lu Kuan will be subconsciously alert, feeling that this pie will be poisonous, and this time is no exception.
Therefore, a few thoughts flashed through Lu Kuan's mind, and then smiled: "How can I let you spend so much, it's better to do business~"
Starx blinked, his eyes condensed slightly, and then he laughed out loud: "Yes, yes, whatever you want, you have the final say, big lord." ”
The two tacitly agreed not to mention this topic again, Lu Kuan asked Starx about the customs of the Silver Dragon Republic, and the old goblin was very interested in the great changes in Rune City during these days.
The two sides talked merrily, and after more than half an hour, Meadhu's diminutive figure trotted out into the hall.
"Your Excellency, Mr. Starks,"
Mei Du greeted the old goblin politely, and then came to Lu Kuan and handed over a list: "The goods have been counted, and they have been checked with the people of the merchant group, my lord, you have signed, and we can pay to receive the goods." ”
"Hmm,"
Lu Kuan nodded, signed his name on the list, then stood up and smiled at Starx: "Go, I'll send you personally." ”
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At the teleportation array of Rune City, there was a lot of noise.
On the street dozens of meters away from the teleportation array, one after another large cars slowly drove by, heading straight for the warehouse to the west, and nearby, the remaining twenty trucks, each covered with a thick tarpaulin, was tightly covered.