1 gold pound is almost 10 liebs. Of course, this is the official exchange rate. The black market is almost 12 to 1. Josefa mentioned last time that the bayonet attached to the rifle is 5 pounds and 5 shillings. If the bayonet is removed and large-scale procurement is carried out, the price is estimated to be OK.

If the price is reduced to 5 pounds and 2 shillings, then the first-round quotation should be 65 libs, and it should not be eliminated.

Drake filled in the quotation form with a price of 65 libs for each rifle and 100,000 libs for 100,000 bullets. The total was 165,000 libs.

"If it's just about the book, this visit is really a bit of a loss."

Compared with the Southern Continent, Drake Automotive found that the natives there were better at earning money, but it was a bit difficult to deal with the inability to pay in cash.

After filling out the quotation form, Drake stuffed it into an envelope.

The officer looked at his watch and collected all the envelopes after about five minutes.

"Everyone, wait a moment. In ten minutes, after we have reviewed and compared the quotations of several people, we will notify the next shortlisted people."

After the officer left, Yuri, the Luke man, smiled and talked about it.

"How much does Mr. Ardern offer? I guess in the end it will be the two of us who advance to the next round."

"It's a trade secret, but how did Mr. Yuri know that we were the ones entering the next round?"

"The other three are just domestic companies. If Leaf can mass-produce weapons, why do you need to call us over to participate in bid-rigging?"

That makes sense, but I don’t know what the lowest price the arms dealer from the Kingdom of Luke has in mind. After all, he is not making any money on this order, and there is a bigger order backed by Prince Rubetzko.

"Then let's talk about it. If we bargain too hard with each other, we won't make any money in the end."

Drake asked tentatively, but now that both companies are fighting for orders, it is difficult to reach mutual trust and compromise.

"Sir, if you are willing to give us another order, it is not impossible to give up here. However, cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense is a good opportunity to open up the Leaf market. Maybe we can accept a little loss."

It seems that the other party is not only trying to fight Luke and Bruguet because they are unhappy with each other over thousands of years, but also wants to open up the market of the Leaf Kingdom.

The middle-aged officer came back and said: "Luke's Sword and Shield Company, Bruguet's Classic Literature Company, please come with me to the small conference room upstairs. We have entered the second stage. As for the remaining

The three of you, please go to the reception desk to receive 10 Lib reimbursement for travel expenses. Thank you for your hard work."

Derek and Yuri looked at each other, then stood up and followed the officer.

In front of a door, the officer opened the door and the two entered the conference room. It was a small house with several rows of long tables, a blackboard and a few pieces of chalk.

"You two, please sit in the first row on the left. Here, please hold this. Please hold this up when you quote."

The officer took out two small wooden boards and began to write on the blackboard.

"When do we start?"

Derek asked.

"Wait a minute, the general and the director will come over in person to participate in this bidding."

Is it necessary? Drake thought to himself.

The officer wrote a tender on the blackboard, followed by a two-price offer.

Luke: 170,000

Bruguet: 165,000

After seeing Sword and Shield's quotation, Drake felt that he could win the business today.

"My base price is 120,000 yuan. I can't put all my private money in advance."

After a while, a group of officers filed in. The leader was an old soldier with a gold star on his uniform, followed by a middle-aged man wearing a black formal suit.

After waiting for all of them to be seated, the officers started the second round of bidding.

"You two, let me reiterate our request again, a thousand rifles, preferably unused ones in stock. Of course, we said the rifle must be a breech-loading rifle. And then there are the corresponding matching bullets, one hundred thousand rounds.

You two have no objections."

"No." Derek replied honestly.

"I have some doubts. If we reach cooperation with your country, will your country give us priority in future weapons purchases? Otherwise, with such a small purchase volume, it is not worth our visit."

This question obviously exceeded the host's expectations, and then the general sitting in the first row on the right said: "Naturally, whoever can take the order from the two companies will be included in the list of weapons companies that we cooperate with in the Kingdom of Leaf."

"Thank you, sir. The second round can begin."

The middle-aged officer heard this and continued to explain.

"The second round starts with the lowest bid, which is the 165,000 quoted by Mr. Arden of the Kingdom of Bruguet, and starts to decrease downwards, with the minimum of 1,000 livs each time, until one of the two gives up the bid.

Then the contract belongs to the company with the lowest bid, it’s very simple.”

It's quite simple, but it's quite powerful at ripping off customers. I don't know who invented this process.

"Then let's start the quotation. I think Mr. Uri will start this time."

Yuri didn't think much, raised the sign and said: "One hundred and fifty thousand."

Drake was frightened. Why did this kid drop fifteen thousand as soon as he opened his mouth? He had to keep up. Then he also raised the sign.

"One hundred and forty-eight thousand."

Yuri at the next table said before he could put it down: "One hundred and forty thousand."

"One hundred and thirty-five thousand."

"Twenty-five thousand."

Yuri's quotation is almost close to his own price, and Drake now wants to kill this guy so that he will stop bidding against him.

"One hundred twenty thousand."

"One hundred and fifteen thousand."

Obviously the Luke people didn't know Drake's dissatisfaction and continued to lower the price.

"One hundred thousand."

Taking into account the labor and travel expenses, one hundred thousand was already being paid back. Derek resisted the urge to kill and directly quoted this price.

"It seems that Mr. Arden is very enthusiastic about this business, so forget it, let's give up."

Yuri is the manager-owner after all. He can't guarantee that his superiors will agree to this kind of money-losing business. After all, he came here just to expand the market. Now that his goal has been achieved, he will probably give up.

"Okay, congratulations Mr. Arden, you got this order."

I must not be happy, really.

Drake smiled bitterly and went up to shake hands with several officers.

In the city of Don Landlers, Martin, who was dressed in a bishop's attire, was in a good mood. The city government sold him the mining rights of a coal mine outside the city for half a price and half a gift for one thousand marks per year, but allowed him to pay at the end of the year.

"I have to say, Mr. Martin, your suit is worth at least a thousand marks."

Jacob said half-jokingly.

"Maybe. By the way, although I am the legal person of the company, I want to leave the daily personnel management to you."

Jacob was obviously a little surprised when he heard Martin say this.

"I thought I was just your religious assistant, Mr. Martin."

"You can only remember a few religious classics in your brain, so you might as well run the company for me."

Martin patted Jacob's shoulder gently.
Chapter completed!