Before today, Padrick had never thought that the packaging unit for things like alchemy potions could be "boxes".
How to package and sell alchemical potions? Ordinary small businessmen would not even think about this at all, because all alchemical items are the product of extraordinary power. The so-called magic items loaded on the carriages by the lowest-level merchants are just a few pieces of iron engraved with runes and stems. Sheepskin - the main function of this kind of thing is psychological comfort, the promotional slogan is "My grandma said this is useful" - the real alchemy potion is a business that only the middle and upper class businessmen can afford.
Even middle- and upper-class merchants can only get at most a dozen bottles of alchemical potions during a business trip or stocking up - they will be packed in exquisite crystal bottles and filled with velvet. and high-end silk floss, and then placed separately in exquisite wooden boxes, which are almost the same price as the most expensive red wine.
It is said that there was once a well-known mercenary master who was ordered to eliminate a mutated monster that was endangering the border. This mercenary master relied on his extraordinary skills and more than a dozen bottles of alchemy potions to survive. He defeated an enemy three times more powerful than himself, but after the victory, he looked back at the potion bottle he threw on the ground, and died on the spot...
Of course this story is exaggerated. In the past, merchants used excessively gorgeous packaging to hold alchemical potions in order to raise the price of the potions in front of the ignorant nobles and rookie mercenaries. However, the preciousness of the alchemical potions themselves was still evident, but now Gawain let Several large boxes were moved in - the boxes were opened, and they were full of alchemy potions. The neat little crystal bottles were surrounded by sawdust for anti-collision.
"Each box has three layers, and each layer has 233 bottles. This box is a weak mana potion, this box is a disease-removing mixture, and the remaining boxes are all rejuvenation potions," Gawain pointed The big boxes were introduced to Padric, and then he took out a piece of paper, "Here are the specific prices and sharing methods. Take a look. My initial price for the rejuvenation potion is sixty Cecil copper coins, or one Anzu A shield-shaped silver coin, while the mana potion is two shield-shaped silver coins. The price of the anti-disease mixture and the rejuvenation potion are the same."
Padric took the price list a little confused and heard Gawain announce it. After reading the number, he blinked, as if he didn't understand the connection between this price and the potion in front of him for a while.
It was not until half a minute later that he hesitantly asked: "Your Majesty the Duke...are you...all these potions real?"
"Do you think I will be a Selling fake medicine?" Gawain raised his eyebrows, "Of course these are real! It's just that I have a special way to produce medicine at a very low cost."
"Sir, of course I do. I don't doubt your character!" Padrick immediately said nervously, with huge doubts in his heart. To be fair, no one can deal with such a low price and the fact that Gawain can easily create a lot of alchemy potions. Keep a normal mind, this means incredible wealth, and thenAnd Padric is a smart man. Although he is bold when it comes to money, he is cautious when it comes to life, so he did not inquire about any in-depth secrets, but took the potions that Gawain took out as a given. Analyzing the facts, "Since you can really supply such a large amount of potion... then I actually have some ideas."
Gawain nodded: "You said that you have experience in business."
Padric said straight to the point: "My lord, I hope you can add water to these rejuvenation potions."
As soon as he said this, not only Gawain was stunned, but also those who followed him. Amber, who had mixed in as a backdrop, was startled. After a moment, the half-elf lady looked up and down at Padric with an expression of admiration: "Sir, you are a talent..."
" Don't cause trouble," Gawain glared at Amber, then stared into Padric's eyes, "You should know that this suggestion is not made by an honest businessman, you should have something else to say."
"Yes, sir, add water to the rejuvenation potion and rename it as 'lesser healing potion' or 'inferior healing potion'. The same can be done with the disease-curing mixture and rename it as 'secondary curing potion' or something like that. If you think this is not in line with the spirit of chivalry, then you can make the price cheaper, lower the price, and declare that the effects of those potions are not as effective as real alchemical potions. This is not deception for most civilians. In terms of injuries and illnesses, even such low-quality treatment medicines are enough to save their lives. No matter how much water the alchemy potion is mixed with, it is stronger than the smelly ointment made of mud and rotten grass roots that they bought from the rural herbalist. "
Padrick carefully watched the change in Gawain's expression, and the latter just nodded: "Keep talking, I'm listening."
" He spoke in a very low tone. Selling alchemical potions like the Rejuvenation Potion at a high price will inevitably impact the existing market and the groups that make profits from it - of course, the 'New Chamber of Commerce' with the support of the Duke can look down on those small businessmen and small alchemists, but Even if the sewer rats can't bite you, they will still be disgusting. In addition, for civilians, being able to buy alchemy potions at low prices is not necessarily a good thing, at least not at the beginning. Those who are affected by the new chamber of commerce may not be able to do anything to you. , but they can turn to hate those poor people who have 'transgressed'. They can threaten people who want to buy medicine, attack people who have already bought medicine, or even simply mix poison into the market and spread rumors-for most ignorant people, They couldn't tell who had harmed them."
At this point, Padrick lowered his head slightly and carefully added: "My lord, you are very powerful, but brave. Lions also have to be careful of poisonous insects."
Gawain kept his expression unchanged, but his eyes were already slightly surprised when he looked at Padric. After a few seconds, he nodded slightly. : "You are right, in order to avoid this situation, we have to do some 'disguise'."
"Yes, it is not a very clever disguise., as long as you state that they are inferior or even failed by-products of alchemy potions, the number of eyes staring at them will be reduced by half. You can also sell real rejuvenation potions and disease-removing mixtures at the same time, but the price will be higher - —It can still be cheaper than potions on the market, but don’t drop it to dozens of copper coins all at once. In this way, traditional merchants will be temporarily paralyzed. They will only think that you want to temporarily lower the price to grab a bit of the market, or that you have found a cheap source of herbal medicine, and by the time they react... there is nothing they can do.
"In this way, you have successfully established a trade route and avoided attracting the attention of ill-intentioned people prematurely. Even those civilians who buy water-diluted potions use what they can afford. I bought a working potion at a reasonable price, which is much better than the mud and rotten grass roots they usually use. They will be grateful to you."
Gawain did not respond; He whispered to himself in a low voice with emotion: "Is it a sin for poor people to even buy a bottle of good medicine..."
He thought of what he had seen and happened while reading history books. During the famine in the east in Ansu 476, I thought of the disaster that caused starvation all over the place. In that year, severe insect infestations affected several counties, resulting in large-scale food shortages. There were a few people who still had compassion. The aristocratic organization distributed relief food, but more than half of the food went into the belly of the knights, treasurers, village bullies and robbers who supervised the matter. Even the victims who received the food could hardly keep the life-saving food on hand—— In the end, it was a grain merchant who came forward to solve the problem. His solution was beyond everyone's imagination:
Add sand, sawdust and even maggots into the grain.
This kind of food can finally be safely distributed to the victims, and it is this kind of food that has saved tens of thousands of people.
The grain merchant was called the "merciful miser". In Ansu 477, he was hanged on the highest tower in the earldom of Tamas in the East. He was accused of "embezzling grain." Poisoning the people."
"I adopt your suggestion," Gawain said slowly after taking a deep breath, looking into Padrick's eyes, "but I hope you can understand that this is temporary. If someone takes If this method becomes his way to make money, then Cecil's laws will go on a killing spree."
Padrick stood up, put one hand on his chest and bent down to Gawain: "That's it. Just as I will faithfully treat every copper plate left by Viscount Kant, I will also faithfully execute every order you give."
Gawain smiled: "Also, I want to remind you one thing in advance: This new business organization I established is not just for selling medicines. Although in the early days, alchemical potions will be its main product, there will be new outputs in Cecil Territory in the future, and I have many more things to sell. It's here."
Padrick nodded: "This is natural. A business group established by a Duke cannot have only one product."
"About this new business. The organizational structure of your organization should youIt’s time to understand. I hope you can first choose sincere and astute people from the businessmen you are familiar with as grassroots agents. They can establish regional sales points by themselves, but the decoration, pricing, and import and export processes of the sales points Those who cannot accept this should quit as soon as possible. As for the higher-level regional agents and general persons in charge... you, as the general person in charge, will prepare everything, but I will also make arrangements for you every day. I hope you can understand that the first level agent level has sent my clerks and liaisons to provide supervision and assistance. "
"This is natural - you have provided all the funds and sources of goods, and naturally this organization must be under your control.
Gawain stood up with a smile and picked up the tea cup in his hand: "Then let us toast to the establishment of the 'Cecil Chamber of Commerce' - Mr. Padric, would you mind drinking tea instead?" Wine? ”
Patric also stood up and picked up the tea cup. He actually wanted to say that he didn’t care at all about using tea instead of wine - now he cares a lot about anything that needs to be drank, but in the end he Still accepting the Duke's invitation, he picked up the tea cup and said: "I...burp..." After the meeting, Padric went straight to the toilet, while Gawain returned.
A piece of blueprint is lying quietly on his desk.
On it is a machine with a symmetrical structure that gives people an advanced feeling. , it has a rotating structure with a fan blade baffle, and a ring-shaped magic device located around the fan blade baffle, and next to the drawing, there is a schematic diagram of the unfolded rune array
" Dear Lord, I have completed the design of the rune array of the rotor-type magic energy engine, and found that it can adjust the speed by increasing or decreasing the number of rune groups activated at the same time or fine-tuning the contact area of the rune trigger. See the relevant information below .
——Jenni Perrault. ”