Chapter 382: Business Alliance (Part I)
In the conference hall, businessmen whispered.
The business alliance has not yet been established, but the factions have been divided, and as long as you stand on the stage and look down, you can tell who is with whom.
In the blink of an eye, the early spring in the Mendez Continent has passed, and the temperature has gradually risen, but compared to the past, many merchants are now wearing silk clothes, plus the ventilation of this conference hall is good, except for some merchants who are too fat, the rest of the people do not feel too hot.
Bright clothes can't hide the vulgarity of merchants, wearing gold and silver has become a tradition for them, and if they don't show their wealth, they will be looked down upon, even if it is a big businessman with a chamber of commerce.
Even if they can't afford to offend, they will be slandered, and merchants are often despised by the nobility, regardless of the level of merchants, because they are not nobles!
After wearing gemstone jewelry, you can feel the envy of others, and it will greatly satisfy the vanity of merchants, so this tradition has been handed down.
But fortunately, they will only wear this on formal occasions, after all, these jewelry and rings add up to more than a dozen pounds, and the physique of ordinary businessmen is not too weak, after all, they go from south to north, but after having a chamber of commerce, big businessmen don't need to work so hard, and more than ten pounds is a little unbearable for them.
In the chamber, the businessmen were talking about what was going to happen next.
Because most of the merchants who received the invitation had already gathered in Wende City, the remaining merchants either had something on the way or had not received the news at all.
Many of the merchants of the Moore Commercial Federation also received invitations, but they did not come, because they still had to rely on Moore's business to survive, and the nobles had fallen out with the Church of Wealth, although they were still amiable on the surface, but secretly the relationship was not very good.
In the eyes of the nobles of Mohr, the Goddess of Fortune wanted to form a 'business alliance' against them, the nobles who had banished her from Mohr.
Therefore, on the surface, the nobles of Mor did not say anything, but in secret, the merchants of the Morr Commercial Federation were threatened by those nobles, and they would not watch the enemy become stronger, which is one of the reasons why the number of spies in the Sorrowful Wind Territory has increased dramatically recently.
The sound was not loud, but the sound echoed in the empty conference hall, but it was noisy.
When the Goddess of Fortune pushed the door into the chamber with her holy maiden, the voice suddenly poured into her ears, making her frown.
Click!
The merchants did not hear the sound of the door being opened, but many of them would glance at the door from time to time, and when they saw the door being opened, the sound gradually became quieter until it disappeared.
All that remained in the chamber was the sound of heels hitting the ground as Latinia and Anna sat on the podium as they were surrounded by a group of clergy.
Latinia didn't choose to dress up for the meeting, she was wearing a black commuter outfit, a white shirt underneath, and narrow trousers that showed off her slender legs, not to mention her curvaceous figure, which almost didn't make some people's eyes out.
Anna, who was following the goddess, wore a plain white dress, except for the gold and silver lines on the skirt as decoration, the whole dress was plain and unpretentious.
After staying with Serena for a long time, Latinia has also cultivated a capable temperament, and her cold face is even more vividly imitated.
She now looked less like a goddess and more as a capable working woman—and although the merchants didn't know what it was, it didn't stop them from being fascinated by it, thinking that they would buy some of the garments for their lovers to wear later.
Recently, Latinia has been busy with the 'Internet' thing, and she has probably not dealt with businessmen for a few months, and after getting used to the good looks of maids and black dragons, let's take a look at these businessmen who are mostly very fat, and they are inferior and unsightly.
One white covers all the ugliness, but one fat destroys everything, and they themselves don't realize that they actually covet the goddess, all of which makes Latinia want to turn around and leave.
'Is it true that her followers have always been like this?' Sitting on the podium, Latinia frowned in thought.
The merchants did not sit long in their precarious positions, and the oppressive force of the goddess of wealth's gaze was too great to embarrass them and make them feel even more difficult to breathe.
They sneakily took out their handkerchiefs and wiped the sweat on their foreheads and necks, and the palms of their hands clutching the handkerchiefs were already sweating profusely.
Latinia didn't speak, she wanted to see what the businessmen were thinking—everyone in this chamber now had their own agendas in their hearts.
Of course, she couldn't see it, but she wanted to know who was showing weakness in the audience, and whatever it was, they would be put on a list and then observed for a while to see what to do.
“...... Ladies and gentlemen, I think you should know why you and I are sitting here today. ”
Fourteen, not much different from Latinia's expectations.
After retracting the coercion, Latinia smiled, and if you looked closely, you could see that the curvature of the corners of her mouth was not much different from that of a maid.
This smirk, which she had also learned from Serena, was able to show enough politeness and charm to draw attention to their looks, not their words.
Latinia smiled slightly: "The business of the Mendes Continent has been in a downturn for a long time, and after that, it has been even more sluggish, and it is difficult to rise again. ”
"Because of the unequal trade between the Ogordon Empire and the Mendez Continent, our wealth will always slowly flow into the pockets of the Ogordon Empire, and we can't resist it. ”
"The price of the commercial prosperity of the Ogordon Empire is the downturn in the commerce of our Mendez Continent, which is not a good thing......"
Speaking at a slower pace, pauses in speech, and whetting people's appetites to attract attention – Latinia has learned well.
"Neither for our Mendes Continent nor for the Ogordon Empire, this is not a good thing!"
Hearing this, the merchants' hearts were full of doubts.
If this is not good for the business of the Mendez continent, but for the Ogordon Empire, how is this not a good thing?
Under the tabletop, Latinia's slender legs folded, her hands crossed with her fingers crossed, her chin propped up, and her smile became more and more mysterious.
The blonde hair tied in a ponytail shines so brightly against the light that it attracts the attention of many people.
"This situation has been maintained for hundreds of years, it can be said that the commercial prosperity of the Ogordon Empire is based on the premise of constantly asking for the Mendes Continent, and I originally established the Moore Commercial Federation to borrow the power of the country to compete with the Ogordon Empire, because their commercial development is really unhealthy. ”
"I am the goddess of wealth and trade, not the 'goddess of wealth and trade of the Mendes continent', the commercial development of the Ogordon Empire is too unhealthy, and once this situation changes, then their commercial development will be in a difficult situation. ”
"But as we all know, I failed, although the Mor Commercial Federation was formed, but it still used the previous way of commerce, and the Ogordon Empire was still conducting unequal trade with the Mendez Continent, because at that time, the commercial development of the Mendes Continent was also inseparable from the Ogordon Empire. ”
"The richness of the Ogordon Empire is beyond the reach of our Mendez Continent, and their cultural export is also famous all over the continent, and many people are proud to own a cultural relic produced by the Ogordon Empire. ”
"But it's different now......"
Latinia leaned back and smiled, "The Sad Wind Leader has appeared......"