Let's Manage The Tower

Reus of the Minerva Chamber of Commerce was surprised to see Schmidt, the head of the Crown merchant division, appear at the negotiating table.

Although it is a fairly large deal, the Crown and Minerva Chamber of Commerce deal is only one of a few.

There's no way someone like Schmidt would come out of a deal like that.

In fact, in many transactions in the past, it was common to negotiate with someone who came with Schmidt.

But Reus has no idea why Schmidt is here.

On the contrary, I thought that Schmidt appeared and that maybe it was because I had some understanding of this case.

The question is how well the Crown knows, but even if it was all known, there was no particular problem.

Reus knows where the pirate's shield is.

The pirates were the only ones Reus negotiated, not behind it.

Negotiating with pirates to minimize damage is a common story.

That's why Reus was so confident in this conversation.

I've suffered a lot from piracy.

In order to make up for that, we have to lower the value in this deal.

At least for Reus, that's all we have to say.

Though somewhat aggressive, Reus is confident because he understands that the Minerva Chamber of Commerce has a sales channel that is also beneficial to the Crown.

They think that they will respond to the price reductions because they cannot be found so easily, such as sales channels that change into this.

At least for Reus, I believed it was natural... until we started negotiating with Schmidt.

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Reus inadvertently repeated what the Crown representative had said.

"Can't you afford a price cut?

"Yes, as a Crown, we cannot accept any further price reductions."

"No, but that's..."

The unexpected remark was that Reus was in a hurry for a moment, but he immediately remembered that this would be part of the negotiation.

I know they're asking for a price cut.

If so, the aim would be to keep the price down as much as possible.

Really? So what do you want to do? As far as we're concerned, we can't afford the next flight unless we lower the price and make up for the escort fees... "

"No, you don't have to take the next flight."

"... what?

"So you don't have to buy the product in the current situation," he said.

It was a very confusing Reus inside, but on the surface, I managed to fix it, but I rebuked the person in charge.

"In the current situation, what is?

"Until the pirates get through, I guess. Of course, if there's no pirate damage, we can trade at the same price as before, right?

"No, but that's..."

Unexpectedly, Reus was stuck in words.

Indeed, the person in charge is right, if there is no pirate damage, there will be no extra expense.

Then there's no reason to demand a price cut.

Reus' hope was that we would succeed in this price reduction negotiation and continue trading at that low price even when the pirate damage was gone.

The prospect will be crushed by the current story.

"... even if a pirate stops, there's not always room for your merchandise at that time?

Reus, who felt that direct price reduction negotiations were not a good idea, hesitated to negotiate.

If the ship cannot be packed in the first place, there will be nothing to buy.

"Yes, unfortunately in that case, it would have been unfortunate."

The words made Reus impatient.

Of course.

For the Crown, the Minerva Chamber of Commerce's sales channel was something that I really wanted to keep.

But I'm saying it's okay if the sales channel is gone.

"Um... I don't know what to ask, but do you want us to lose our sea lanes?

"It's not okay to lose it. However, we have a way to say land, so even if we lower the price compared to that, there will be no benefit."

Having heard those words, Reus immediately remembered that massive caravan owned by the Crown.

Other chambers of commerce use large caravans that are not yet working well, and the crown uses them endlessly across the continent.

I did think that if I used that large caravan, I might be able to do that.

At the same time, the advantages Reus has had have disappeared.

I am saying that I can do Reus in the meantime without pinching the Minerva Chamber of Commerce.

Reus, who came to this point, realized that the scenario he had imagined just before this negotiation had begun had completely collapsed.

Reus regretted not thinking about the land route, but it was already too late.

For Reus, stopping loading the crown's merchandise would be a huge loss.

It is possible to go back when the crown was gone, but products such as the materials produced by the crown are of considerable benefit to the Chamber of Commerce.

I couldn't let it go any longer.

After all, we had to continue trading at the same price as before.

I thought it was because I made a deal with pirates, but if I said that, I could have lost everything, so I couldn't help it.

I thought we'd have to deal with the pirates as soon as possible, but I remembered one thing.

All negotiations to date have been conducted by the person in charge.

Schmidt was about his first greeting, and so far he has barely spoken a word.

If it is not to negotiate, what exactly are you here for?

I finally came to that.

"Um... why did Schmidt come here?

In terms of the size of the Chamber of Commerce, the attitude becomes commensurate only with the high quality opponent.

He used to be a mere merchant, but that had nothing to do with his current performance.

"Oh, no. I heard you negotiated directly with the pirates. I wanted to hear about it."

With a smile on his face, Schmidt said that, Reus was sweating cold inside.

At the same time, I was glad I didn't take the pirate's back badly.

If I said something bad here, I thought it would blow up an important business, so I decided to talk about it.

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"After all, I couldn't grab their tail."

After the negotiations at the Minerva Chamber of Commerce were concluded, the person in charge said so.

The current location is in a building owned by the Crown, not the Minerva Chamber of Commerce.

"They must be so vigilant."

It is possible that the Tower's attacking weapons will fly in if you look bad.

It's only natural to be vigilant.

"Anyway, I pushed it off without a discount this time, but the situation will change if it actually happens, so please be careful."

"I understand."

There was actually more than one discount negotiation like the Minerva Chamber of Commerce.

Not all of the chambers in which the Crown traded, but several chambers were in the same state.

In some cases, those chambers of commerce can really be harmed without trading behind the scenes.

At that time, the way to deal with it will change again.

This case was Schmidt who was prepared that it might take a while.