Warhammer in a box

Chapter 271 Panic Merchant

Special weapons and equipment were produced one by one, and these weapons and equipment would be transported from the Blackfire Pass to the Tyrell Terra military port and then to Lustria by subsequently manufactured warships, which would take about a month.

Terra inland was very stable, but the coastline of the empire was not very peaceful at this time.

Reports of attacks were frequently received on the Imperial Navy in Nordland and on Marion's coastal defenses.

At this time in Marienburg, merchants and citizens were all in a panic.

"What should we do? This is the second sea caravan I've lost. People! Goods! Not even a single person or a single piece of goods has been sent back! The association must find a way to protect our interests!"

At this time, in the Merchants Association of Marienburg, nearly one hundred leaders from large and small chambers of commerce gathered together to discuss the next countermeasures.

Not just one Chamber of Commerce, almost every Chamber of Commerce present here will suffer losses of varying degrees, and Otto, an Imperial Rogue Merchant, is also present at this meeting.

Not only these chambers of commerce, but also the ships of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce suffered losses. You should know that although the merchant ships of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce have not yet been equipped with armored ships, the guards and artillery on the ship are all produced by Terra. At least as far as Otto knows, no navy of any force can destroy the merchant ships of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce so secretly.

Not even a single message has been sent out, and until now no one knows who their enemy is.

As no one had been able to come to a conclusion for a long time, and the Marienburg Association had not given anyone an explanation, the argument became increasingly intense.

"Silence! Silence! This is not a vegetable market! This is not the place for you to quarrel!" The person in charge of Marienburg tried hard to control the situation.

But it had the opposite effect.

"You told us not to quarrel, so you should think about how to recover our losses! If the ship doesn't leave the port and the goods are not delivered, the penalty alone will cost our Chamber of Commerce its life!"

The internal trade of the empire has been squeezed by the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce to the point where there is almost no profit left, so most of the chambers of commerce can only rely on the huge profits brought by maritime trade to maintain their operations.

Seeing the merchants in his association becoming more and more agitated, the association's head, Solis, looked at Otto with more hatred.

"It's all your fault, the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce! Otherwise, these merchants wouldn't be so excited with the profits brought by the mainland."

Jaeger also felt the hostile gaze and he fought back without fear.

"Lord Solis, you don't have to look at me like that. Our merchant ships of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce have also suffered losses, and even more than everyone here! Marienburg considers itself the leader of merchants, so it should find a way to protect the interests of us merchants."

Otto's words once again drew everyone's attention to Solis.

"Otto! Since you consider yourself a businessman, you should ask your Jaeger Merchants to give up a portion of the profits from trade with the Empire. Aren't you making enough?"

"Give in? You want me to give in? Go ask the people in the empire yourself, are they willing to not buy our Jaeger Chamber of Commerce's high-quality and low-priced goods? Ask Emperor Karl if he is willing to purchase your goods and weapons? This is not something I took away from you, but the consumers' own choice. You are too greedy, Solis!"

Otto's words were like a sharp knife stabbing everyone's heart.

They wanted to refute but couldn't even say anything. Industrialization made their products uncompetitive with Terra's products in terms of both quality and price.

It turned out that demand exceeded supply in the Empire's market. As long as they shipped goods to the Empire, some of them would be purchased by nobles and imperial people who lacked daily necessities. But now, the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce not only provided goods, but also built factories everywhere, providing a large number of jobs in the nobles' territories, as well as huge taxes.

Even the emperor Karl had to praise this point. No one else could do what the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce could do to boost the economic environment of the empire. It was a pure benefit to the empire with no harm at all.

If you talk to local nobles now and say you want to replace the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce, the nobles may kick you out directly. The original merchant association cannot bring so many benefits to the nobles. The Jaeger Chamber of Commerce is also not going to wipe out all other chambers of commerce. The original chambers of commerce or merchants in the empire can choose to join the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce. As long as you have no connection with chaos or cults, you will also receive support from the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce after passing the review.

You don’t even need to change your beliefs, but if you believe in the God-Emperor, you will receive much more support than others.

It can be understood that these businessmen have become distributors under the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce. They only need to pay a certain acceptable profit, and they can do well in the business environment of the empire.

Similarly, Otto also wanted to implement this policy in Marienburg. As a gathering place for merchants, it was obviously the most appropriate way to assign Marienburg to the underground of Terra without bloodshed, and it could also minimize the losses.

However, they were met with strong opposition and resistance from the rulers of Marienburg. If Jaeger succeeded, then what would be the point of their identities as leaders? They might as well just change their surname to Terra.

But now they are helpless in the face of the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce's blatant conspiracy.

As Otto finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.

"Since Marienburg can't come up with a solution, let the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce come. Colleagues, the fleet belonging to the Chamber of Commerce will arrive soon. Soon we will give everyone here an explanation and find out who is behind this!"

Jaeger stood up and said, and his words reassured everyone present. They all saw how powerful Terra and Jaeger Chamber of Commerce were.

After leaving the conference room, the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce sent a signal to Terra, and a newly completed ironclad ship was also heading towards Marienburg.

"Damn it! Damn the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce! Damn Terra!!"

Solis returned to his room and smashed everything in the room to vent his anger.

But he knew that with the chips he had now, he could not fight against the Jaeger Chamber of Commerce at all. This was a crushing defeat, a crushing defeat without any suspense.

Solis, lying on the bed, became more and more irritated. Looking at the maid lying beside him, he could only vent his anger on the maid. He whipped this beautiful woman with a whip, and the cruel abuse left bloodstains all over her body.

But Solis's rough treatment made the maid show enjoyment on her face.

The blood on the bed seemed not to have come from her body.

Faced with Solis's abuse, the maid hugged Solis' body instead.

"Sir, you must be very depressed and angry. It doesn't matter. Take out all your accumulated resentment on me. I will satisfy you."

The maid smiled as she spoke, but the tongue sticking out of her mouth was indeed like a snake's tongue.

Without knowing it, Solis's resentment was constantly magnified by a special force.

"Oto! Yeager Chamber of Commerce! I want you to die!"

The nails of his hands dug deeply into the maid's back, and with a strong wave of his hand, he left a long bloody streak on her back.

"My lord, I can help you. The Lord of Pleasure will help you and help you complete your revenge. All you have to do is believe in her, and she will help you achieve all the desires in your heart."

"Lord of Pleasure."

(End of this chapter)