The villain lord: Both the player and the protagonist want to kill me

The next day, in the meeting hall of Winter Castle...

It was less than nine o'clock, and all the merchants in Cold Winter City and its surrounding areas had already found their seats in the conference hall of Cold Winter Castle, waiting for the arrival of Lord Eagle.

These merchants basically knew each other, and they stayed in border areas like the Eagle Territory, mainly relying on buying goods from the capital at low prices and then selling them at high prices in the border areas to make money.

Frontier lands like the Eagle Territory belong to the kind that lacks everything, and they also support many such mobile merchants.

But at this moment, the expressions on their faces were more or less uneasy, because the meeting was called too suddenly this time.

So seeing that the Eagle Lord hadn't arrived yet, these merchants also chatted with each other:

"Do you know what the Eagle Lord summoned us to do?"

"Maybe there are some rules to be promulgated. It is impossible to steal our money."

"Hey, Victor, you've been in Winter City for so long, is there any news to let you know?"

"I think there may be a tax increase."

Victor glanced at the businessmen around him indifferently, and speculated.

He is the largest traveling merchant in Winter City, and there are a lot of gossip. He knows that Winter City has started to lack money recently, so the lord summoned these merchants here at this moment, most likely because he wants to make some money.

The tax increase is undoubtedly the fastest way to get money.

The merchants have no choice. Since they are moving around in various territories, it is inevitable to pay taxes to the lord.

Taxes are collected when entering towns and cities. Taxes are collected when the quantity of goods exceeds a certain amount. Taxes are charged for selling goods. There is also a tax for setting up stalls.

In general, a glazed cup of 1 gold coin in the capital would cost at least 2 gold coins when brought to the border, simply because the tax is too high.

Victor’s words silenced all the merchants. It’s not easy to do business now, and the national crisis is at stake. Those large business groups in the capital are protected by sky knight-level forces. These small merchants are not rubbed down at will. round?

The time soon came to 9 o'clock in the morning, and Xi Wei arrived in the conference hall on time with dark circles under his eyes. Behind him was wearing a maid's skirt, looking at the delicate and sweet Loli and a knight armor, looking heroic Roy.

Although the two subhuman girls don't look particularly close now, it is obvious that the barrier between them has disappeared.

Last night, he was tossed up and down by these two tortured goblins. Later, Lori even let go of her restraint and got into the quilt with Roy.

It's outrageous!

Although I was very tired last night, fortunately, the follow-up task of insulting the saint has also been completed. After all, Roy and Lori couldn't eat anything this morning.

He was really fed too much by Xi Wei last night.

Xi Wei hadn't had time to claim that extra reward, so he planned to claim it after the meeting with these businessmen.

"Hmm--since everyone is here, I won't talk nonsense. I called you here today to focus on two things."

Xi Wei looked around with sleepy eyes, and the little maid behind him had already started to gently pinch his forehead to relieve his fatigue.

"The first thing is to recommend a new product made by me in Winterhold. You can take a look to see if it has commercial value."

As Xi Wei said, he took out a few small bottles from his pocket, and motioned for Ruoyi to pass the small bottles to the merchants.

These are several bottles of perfume. They were originally packed in special large crystal bottles, but they were repacked by Xi Wei in exchange for some essential oils. The method of use has also changed from spraying to simple and rude direct pouring.

Victor sat in the front row and got the perfume first.

He looked at the demihuman girl in front of him, and couldn't help but marvel at her beauty, but he quickly withdrew his eyes and focused on the glass bottle in his hand.

That was the lord's woman, not something a lowly businessman like him could look at directly, after all, he didn't want to die yet.

There was a little bit of purple liquid in the glass bottle, and before it got close, a refreshing fragrance of lavender rushed over.

Victor instantly understood what he was holding.

Kane Continent also has perfume.

But most of the perfumes used in human kingdoms are made only by boiling the petals in water and then filtering out the water.

Some of the better perfumes come from the royal court of the elves, which are said to be made with very complicated craftsmanship.

Elven perfume is hard to come by, and every time it appears in the auction house in the capital, it will attract those noble ladies to snatch it up.

But Victor dared to assure the great God of Wealth that even the elf's perfume was far less rich and silky than the perfume in the glass bottle in front of him.

This is a huge business opportunity!Even if he doesn't make money, he can expand his network and influence.

"My lord, Victor is willing to sell this perfume for you. It will bring great wealth to the eagle leader. I don't even need to make a profit."

Victor stood up a little excitedly, looking eagerly at the young lord sitting on top, he wanted to strive to become the first merchant qualified to sell perfume.

The other businessmen were not slow to move, they all stood up and scrambled to express:

"My lord, I can also open a channel for you, and I also have some connections in the Principality of Meton."

"My lord, I..."

"Okay, okay, sit down."

Xi Wei looked at the messy group of businessmen and signaled them to be calm.

Knowing that his bait had attracted the attention of the fish, he smiled slightly and said:

"I know that you all want to be qualified to sell perfume, but today I want to take a new way to cooperate with you, each of you can be qualified to sell perfume."

The merchants looked at each other, not knowing what kind of medicine the young lord was selling in the gourd.

Xi Wei signaled to Ruoy to distribute the parchment prepared in advance to the businessmen sitting there, and after each businessman had got the parchment in their hands, he said calmly:

"This is the cooperation method I prepared for you. Please check it carefully and ask any questions."

Victor took out his magnifying glass from his bag, and saw a plan written in the lingua franca on some yellowed parchment:

【Proposal on Perfume Cooperation】

【My Eagle Territory is a free and open territory. In order to create a good and fair business platform for everyone, every star merchant has the right to sell perfumes】

[Businessmen's stars are divided into one star to five stars]

[All merchants who participate in this meeting will be automatically promoted to one-star merchants]

[One-star merchants can own 5% of the perfume sales rights, and this 5% is equally distributed among all one-star merchants. 】

[Two-star merchants can own 15% of the selling rights of perfume, which is also distributed equally by all two-star merchants. By analogy, three-star merchants correspond to 20% of the selling rights, four-star merchants correspond to 25%, and five-star merchants correspond to 35%]

[Next, let’s talk about other benefits, one-star merchants can reduce tax by 2%, two-star merchants can reduce tax by 4%, and so on, five-star merchants can reduce tax by 10%]

Victor got it, and so did the other businessmen.

There is no doubt that the five-star businessman is definitely the one who earns the most, sitting on 35% of the perfume supply, assuming he only has one, then 35% is his own.

And one-star merchants only own 5% in total, and everyone gets only a little bit.

Not to mention that there will be tax cut benefits later, five-star businessmen will cut taxes by a full 10%, how much money will this save?

The merchants all cast their fiery eyes on the lord, and they are eager to know how to become a high-star merchant.

Seeing that the fish had already been hooked, Xi Wei forcibly pulled himself together from his drowsy look, smiled and said to the merchants:

"Looking at your eyes, you probably want to know how to become a high-star businessman."

"It's actually very simple, just buy a membership."

"Buy membership?" This is the first time businessmen have heard of such a term, and it is inevitable that they are a little confused.

"That's right, buy a membership," Xi Wei took a panoramic view of the puzzled expressions of the merchants, and explained:

"Purchase the corresponding star membership and immediately become a corresponding star merchant. You only need 10000 gold coins to have the status of a five-star merchant for a whole year."

"Although 800 gold coins may seem like a lot, it only takes more than [-] gold coins per month."

"The cost of this perfume is 100 gold coins per bottle. You buy it from me for 120 gold coins and then sell it to the capital. Even if you pay a monthly membership fee of [-] gold coins, the income is still very considerable."

"Besides, I can also reduce the tax by 10% for five-star merchants."

The merchants immediately looked thoughtful and began to calculate, and they found that it was indeed as Lord Eagle said, even if they bought a membership, they could still make a lot of money with the quality of this perfume.

But not all merchants can come up with [-] gold coins, so some small merchants immediately asked:

"My lord, we can't afford [-] gold coins, and we don't want to give up the right to sell perfume. Could you please introduce the prices of other star members."

"Of course." Xi Wei smiled slightly. He wanted it in his heart: "A two-star member pays a membership fee of [-] gold coins a year, a three-star member pays a membership fee of [-] gold coins a year, and a four-star member pays a membership fee of [-] gold coins a year."

"The higher the star rating, the more you pay, and the more benefits you get."

Xi Wei's words once again caused the merchants to fall into deep thought. They made a lot of calculations, and then weighed their own fortunes, and each of them found their own stalls.

Victor came forward first, he was rich and powerful, and said directly:

"My lord, I want to become a five-star businessman, and I will send someone to send the membership fee later."

Xi Wei nodded when he heard the words. He was not afraid of these merchants empty-handed, unless he didn't want to walk out of the eagle collar alive. He said with a smile:

"Then congratulations, Mr. Victor, for becoming the first five-star businessman in the Eagle Territory. This is your badge."

He motioned to Roy next to him to make a record on the parchment, and then took out an exquisite five-star badge from his bag and handed it to Victor.

These are a batch of medals that Xi Wei hurriedly made with the family emblem early in the morning, and were specially distributed to these merchants as a status symbol.

With a surprised expression on his face, Victor took it with both hands respectfully, and put it on his chest in awe under the envious eyes of the businessmen around him.

This is a medal awarded by the lord himself.

In the future, when he meets other businessmen in the eagle collar, he can show off this medal, and he can reflect his special status without talking, which is really flattering.

With Victor as an example, other businessmen also flocked to buy members.

The conference hall also became noisy:

"My lord, I want to become a Samsung merchant!"

"My lord, my name is Kaman, and I want a four-star merchant."

"My lord, I don't have any money, so I can only apply for a two-star merchant..."

Sitting on a chair, Xi Wei looked at these merchants who couldn't wait to buy members, with sincere and friendly smiles on their faces, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"What a leek!"