Chapter 142: Long-term vision (1)
Translator: 549690339
(There’s still another chapter at night, but it’ll be a little late. I’m going all out now, but this is all I can do. I’m sorry.)
Laura and the other two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man standing outside the door. He was wearing a magic robe and had a pale face. He had golden hair and looked gentle and handsome. He was Laura’s father, Kelun.
Karen usually didn’t care much about other people’s Affairs. He only focused on some magic research. Today, he had just finished an experiment and came out to take a breather. When he heard Laura’s words, he stopped her.
When Laura and the others saw Kelun come out, they knew that things were over. Kelun usually didn’t manage things, but he had a unique characteristic, and that was that he was too kind. He was a good person. If it wasn’t for his personality, he wouldn’t have been pushed out to a place like the Arkas Empire.
It was because of his character that he would never allow Laura to do business in this way, because doing business in this way was equivalent to making a fortune from the country’s difficulties and drinking the blood of those civilians.
Although Kelun didn’t like doing business since he was young, he had been influenced by it and understood some shallow business principles. He naturally understood what Laura meant, which was why he stopped her.
Laura immediately ran over when she saw Kelun. &Quot; “Father, have you finished your experiment? How was the experiment this time?”
Karen shook her head with a regretful expression. &Quot; &Quot; we almost succeeded. Maybe two of the magic arrays were wrong. I’ll make adjustments next time. Ah, no, I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about the food storage you mentioned. We can’t do that, even if we’re making money. &Quot;
Seeing that she couldn’t make a difference, Laura could only smile bitterly and say, ” “Alright, we won’t do it. You can rest assured now. However, even if we don’t do it, others will. By then, I’m afraid that we won’t have a place in the entire Versailles Duchy.”
“It doesn’t matter if other people do it or not, we can’t do it,” Karen said with a straight face.
Lola pouted and didn’t say anything. It was obvious that she still wanted to do business. &Nbsp; ” Laura, your father is right, ” kun Zheng said. &Quot; we can’t do business this time. &Quot;
Laura was taken aback. She did not expect kun Zheng to object as well. Kun Zheng had always taught her that businessmen should maximize their profits. This was obviously an opportunity to maximize their profits. Why was he against it again?
Kun Zheng looked at Lola’s confused expression and smiled. &Quot; “Karen, Laura, please sit.” The two of them sat opposite kun Zheng and looked at him like primary school students.
Kun Zheng looked at the two of them and smiled. &Quot; &Quot; I told Laura that businessmen should maximize their profits. You must have thought about this point just now. That’s why you want to do this business, right? ”
Lola nodded, and kun Zheng continued, ” &Quot; Laura, you have to remember, not only do businessmen have to maximize their profits, they also have to have a long-term vision. Don’t be blinded by the short-term profits. This time, there was an insect disaster in ika plain, and the grain production might be greatly reduced. The Versailles Duchy might encounter a food crisis. As long as we store a large amount of grain and sell it at a high price, we can indeed make a lot of money. This is to maximize the profits, but this is a method that lacks long-term vision. &Quot;
Karen wasn’t interested in this kind of thing. She sat there and started to get distracted. On the other hand, Laura was listening with great interest, but she didn’t really understand.
Kun had given up on Karen Long ago. He only said to Laura, ” “Laura, you have to know that the Versailles family is one of the few large families in the Arkas Empire. A family like this will not be defeated by a single food crisis. If we hoard them at this time, it would be equivalent to hitting a person when he is down, and we would be offending the Versailles family. In this way, even if we make money, our relationship with the Versailles family would be bad. It would be almost impossible to cooperate with them like before.”
Lola nodded. She was smart and not as greedy as most businessmen, so she immediately understood the stakes when kun Zheng pointed it out.
The business family was very powerful, but the real powerful ones in this world were the old aristocratic families, and the Versailles family was one of the old aristocratic families. If they really offended them, it would not be so easy to do business in the Versailles Duchy in the future. Even if the Versailles family did not drive them out of the Versailles Duchy because of the magedell family, they would still suppress them. At that time, their business would be difficult to do. No matter what, the Versailles Duchy was the vassal family’s fief. It was their territory.
Kun saw Laura nod, and he continued, ” “Furthermore, have you thought about it? all these years, our red spider lily shop has been honest in doing business in the Versailles Duchy. In the hearts of the ordinary people, our red spider lily shop has already become a well-known brand. It is not easy to create such a brand for business. If we really store grains and sell them at a high price, the brand that we have painstakingly built over the years will be completely destroyed. It’s much better than earning a bit of money.”
Lola was shocked. She had not thought of this. If they really did that, they would be like kun Zheng and destroy the red spider lily brand. The loss would be immeasurable. Most importantly, they would lose the market in the Versailles Duchy. Their family would not let them off. Zhao Hai would not work with them either. They would lose everything in an instant.
Laura’s face turned pale at the thought of this, and she broke out in a cold sweat. The consequences were too terrifying. She could imagine what would happen if she lost everything in the Versailles Duchy. Her family would probably send her to a marriage alliance immediately, which was what she was most afraid of.
Kun looked at Laura and stopped scaring her. He said, ” &Quot; Laura, you have to remember that even though merchants pursue profits, they also have a limit. There are some businesses that can be done and some that can’t. This time, not only can we not store grain, but we also need to buy a large amount of grain to stabilize the price. &Quot;
Laura had also thought it through and nodded. &Quot; &Quot; alright, we’ll do it right away. But I think that while we’re doing it, other trading companies are doing the same. I just don’t know what they’re doing. If they want to store food, they’ll definitely buy a large amount of food from the surrounding areas. At that time, we won’t be able to lower the price even if we want to. &Quot;
&Nbsp; kun Zheng nodded. &Quot; get someone to contact the surrounding right now and see if we can get more food. If possible, get more in quantity, but don’t raise the price. &Quot; Lola nodded and immediately went to write a letter. After writing the letter, she immediately asked Nicole to send it out.
Although Karen was a little distracted, he was still very clear about what was happening in the house. He had little contact with commerce in the past. After hearing kun’s words, he finally realized the importance of commerce. It was no less important than the battlefield. It could be said that a decision made by Laura and the others would definitely affect many people in the Versailles Duchy.
After Laura sent the letter out, she turned to kun and said, ” &Quot; Grandpa kun Zheng, it looks like we have to think of something. If the people around us really raise the price of grain, we’ll be in trouble. I’m afraid that even normal sales will be a problem, let alone stabilizing the price of grain. &Quot;
Kun Zheng nodded and said, ” the Versailles family will definitely respond to the incident at the ika Plains. However, it will be very difficult to solve the food problem in a short period of time. What I’m most afraid of now is that some people with ulterior motives will take the opportunity to spread some rumors. When that happens, the ordinary civilians will start to snatch the food and cause a food shortage. That’s the most terrifying thing. &Quot;
Laura frowned as she didn’t know what to do. They could only stock up on food for now. If the price of food in Versailles Duchy increased, they would release some cheap food so that ordinary civilians could afford to eat.
In the next two days, to Laura’s surprise, those large trading companies didn’t spread the news of the insect disaster in ika plain, as if they didn’t know about it at all.
However, Laura received a letter from the person he had sent to collect grain. Right now, there were already people purchasing grain at high prices from the grain-producing areas around the Duchy of Versailles. They wanted to buy grain at a lower price, but they could no longer do so. Laura knew that the other large trading companies were about to make a move.
However, Laura didn’t have a choice. Although she wanted to buy grain at a high price, the funds in her hands were really too limited, and she couldn’t compete with those big companies. Those big companies could get the support of the big families behind them, but she couldn’t. The magedell family wouldn’t give her any support. She simply couldn’t win against those big companies with her own strength.
Originally, Laura thought that if she couldn’t buy noodles, she could buy some bamboo rice. However, it was a pity that those large trading companies were very thorough. They even increased the price of bamboo rice. She bought grain at the same price, but she couldn’t buy a single grain.
Laura originally wanted to discuss with those big companies and ask them to help stabilize the grain price. However, as soon as she mentioned this, those big companies immediately changed their faces and changed their minds. It was obvious that they wouldn’t let go of this opportunity. In the end, when she wanted to ask to see them, they simply avoided her.
Seeing this situation, Laura knew that it was impossible to get them to stabilize the grain price. Now, her hair was almost white from worry. She wasn’t worried that the civilians wouldn’t be able to eat, but she was worried that if she couldn’t buy enough grain, the red spider lily shop would have no more grain to sell. This was a huge blow to a trading company.
Kun Zheng was at his wit’s end. He had not expected the large trading companies to be so ruthless. They did not care about the lives of the ordinary civilians in the vansel Duchy at all and had even started stocking up on grain.
Kun finally understood why the major trading companies had not yet released the news of the insect disaster in the ika Plains. They were not ready yet. They wanted to raise the prices of the surrounding grain. Once they had enough grain, they would release the news. By then, it would be impossible for the Versailles family to buy grain to calm the prices of the grain. They could then take the opportunity to make a fortune.