"spices?!"

Xia Duo was startled, and then he was a little relieved. In the past, he and Lord Collins in the interior had been smuggling spices into Cormanthor.

From the first ivory pepper and bay leaf, two common spices that were widely used and produced in huge quantities, to some ancient spices that were almost extinct in the kingdom of elves.

This business is really big. Even if Xia Duo didn't take the lead, he still has a net income of nearly 400,000 gold coins every year. If it were placed in the Tower of Time in the past, it would be completely unimaginable.

If it weren't for Collins' limited output and the fact that he didn't want to alert Comanso, the income could be doubled several times!

And Xia Duocai only accounted for less than 20% of all the profits. One can imagine how much profit is hidden in this smuggling business!

For Lord Collins, it is almost a purely earning a mage tower every year.

If this business can continue for a long time, it is estimated that all buildings in Collins' territory can be replaced with magical buildings in the future.

But obviously, since Goering mentioned spices now, Comanthor must not have known about it until now, but for some reason, it has been delayed until now.

And since the other party took the initiative to mention it, I am afraid that this business will not be able to continue in the future.

In fact, Xia Duo had realized this a long time ago. After all, smuggling is not a good thing. He is more inclined to reach a formal trade agreement with Comanso, but he is reluctant to part with the annual dividend of nearly 400,000 yuan.

After all, once trade is normalized, why would Collins bring him back?

However, Xia Duo was not stupid enough to admit the smuggling in front of Goring, he just smiled and said nothing, but this behavior is equivalent to acquiescing, if not, he should deny it.

Goering then continued:

"Lord Xiaduo, don't worry. Comanthor has not investigated and banned your spice trade before, and it is unlikely to be possible in the future. At present, our domestic demand for spices is huge, especially high-grade spices."

Here, Goering directly used "trade" to characterize the previous behavior of Xia Duo and Collins, which made Xia Duo probably guess what the other party was thinking.

Next, Goring's statement was not what he expected: "As long as Lord Xiaduo can agree to our two conditions, then I can issue a formal spice trade certificate to you on behalf of King Mian, and you can enter the country through the Tessa port normally. There is no need to find other intermediary agents.”

"What conditions?" Although Xia Duo couldn't promise anything for Lord Collins, it's not a big deal to ask the conditions first.

"First Evolution"

"It's very simple. For Lord Xiaduo, it's not difficult to do at all!"

There was a gleam of joy in Göring's eyes. If he could do this, the domestic pressure should be much less. Then he said the request from Comanthor—

"First, all the spices sold to Comanthor must introduce excellent plants to Comanthor;

"Second, some spices can only be sold to Cormanthor, but not separately.

"Our guarantee is that in addition to promulgating a formal and legal spice trade certificate, we also guarantee that the price will never be lower than the market price."

After hearing the conditions put forward by Goering, Xia Duo couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. These two conditions seemed normal, but there were pitfalls everywhere.

He guessed that Comanthor wanted to get those ancient spices more, and the common spices that are now widely planted, after Comanthor recovered from the war, the profits were not as much as expected.

Xia Duo can obtain shipments of spices from Orepus almost every week. The most notable point is that among all the smuggled spices, the proportion of ancient spices has become higher and higher.

But now, Comanthor requires all the spices sold there to provide high-quality plants. It is conceivable that once the planting and processing methods of those spices are mastered by Comanthor, the spices from Collins can still be sold. ?

Even if you don't sell Cormanthor, you will face competition from other countries where Cormanthor is likely to be a higher-tech product!

Even with Comanthor's influence, it is possible that other countries will not agree to the entry of spices from the Collins Territory into the market at all. Will it be smuggled again then?

As for the condition that it can only be sold to Comanso, it is obviously the first pocket money. Even if Comanso continues to purchase, as long as it signs an exclusive agreement, it can turn around and export the purchased spices. to other countries.

In this way, Collins collars are all part-time workers. The more he sells, the more Comanso's side may earn.

Although Xia Duo is not Lord Collins, he can basically predict that, as the party that has mastered the "core technology", it is absolutely impossible for Lord Collins to agree to such a condition.

That is simply a deed of sale, but the name is better than directly writing the deed of sale, but the essence is still the same.

Of course, it was impossible for Xia Duo himself to agree to such a condition, and now he is more likely to agree for Collins.

After thinking about it, he felt that since the other party already knew about the spice smuggling, he must also know who the participants were, so he said:

"Governor Goring must know that the real provider of those spices is not me. Although I really want to normalize these businesses, I really don't have much say in this matter."

"That's it!"

The joy in Göring's eyes disappeared in an instant. Although he knew in advance that the source of the spices was not Xia Duo, in his opinion, Xia Duo, as a great arcanist, should have most of the right to speak.

Of course, because it also involves the relationship with the smuggling agents in Cormanthor, Goring didn't naively think that Xia Duo alone can handle everything. There must be elves who are familiar with the situation in Cormanthor.

After pondering for a moment, Göring did not make things difficult for Xia Duo, but only said: "I hope Lord Xia Duo can introduce us to the real suppliers of those spices. Of course, before normalization, those businesses need to stop first."

Until now, Goering has not used smuggling to refer to "those businesses", but Xia Duo has seen the determination that is inevitable, and the other party said stop first, I am afraid that relevant actions have already begun in Cormanthor at this moment.

Thinking about it this way, Xia Duo couldn't help frowning, not because he was reluctant to part with the annual income of 400,000 yuan, but because Comanso's actions made him feel a little uncomfortable.

However, from an objective and neutral point of view, no matter what the real purpose of the other party is, it is completely reasonable to investigate the smuggling itself. If it is his own attitude, he may be more decisive.

This is actually the part of human nature that is "stricter than others and more lenient than self-discipline".

Gradually calming down the turmoil in his heart, Xia Duo proposed to Goering: "In my hometown, there is a saying that 'buying and selling cannot be done with righteousness'. If your country takes any action, I hope it can protect the safety of our personnel."

What Xia Duo was talking about was actually the Yinye family. The number of humans involved in smuggling was very small, and most of them were active in Nether.

But many things in Cormanso are handled by the Yinye family. Xia Duo used them, so naturally he had to protect them. As for those agents and middlemen, he didn't have to worry about them. It's pure transaction.

If you have the determination and courage to participate in smuggling, you must have the awareness of being caught.

However, according to Xia Duo's judgment, those agents and middlemen probably have a lot of connections behind them. If there is a heavy fine and liquidation, I am afraid that a lot of money will be pulled out.

Maybe some of the smuggling profits were handed over to King Yinlisel!

Regarding Xia Duo's request, Goring just smiled lightly, "For the first violation of the law, we usually warn first, and if you don't listen, we will punish you. Lord Xia Duo doesn't have to worry."

"In that case, what about the entry permit?"

"I'll let someone hand it over to Lord Xia Duo, and I also ask Lord Xia Duo to bring our sincerity to the spice provider. If the conditions are not satisfied, we can talk again."

Xia Duo nodded, and then took his leave. When disembarking, Goering's men presented a table lamp-shaped ornament and briefly explained how to use it.

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