Chapter 1466 Negotiation (I was exhausted from going out to buy tofu early in the morning)


    Everything in this world ultimately depends on strength.


    Strength depends on violence.


    As a businessman, Dardanell is also very aware of this.


    On the surface, the trade alliance he formed spans five galaxies and has dozens of colonies, which is also a powerful person. But Dardanell himself knew that this was all empty space, and it was okay to fool the interstellar civilizations that had not yet left the atmosphere or had just emerged.


    But if he really wants to negotiate business with those business alliances that are stronger than him, he can only shake people.


    So... Grandpa, help me! !


    “……Okay, I almost understand the specific situation.”


    Duanmuhuai picked up the tea cup, drank the tea, and looked at Dardanell opposite him.


    "So what? What kind of result are you going to get?"


    “To be honest, I’m not sure.”


    Dardanell''s face was frowning.


    "Your Excellency the Trade Alliance, you know that we have just developed, and the integration of the economic systems of these planets alone is a big problem, and it is only a first-hand effect, I..."


    "Speak the key points."


    Duanmuhuai is not interested in the economy. Like the empire, as long as you pay tithes on time, there will be no problem. But if you don''t pay taxes, that''s the problem.


    “Frankly, I can’t beat it.”


    Dardanell decisively told the truth.


    "Although I don''t know much, I can see that the huge force behind this trade delegation is far from the trade alliance formed by me, a small trade ronin. Their strength and financial resources are a hundred times stronger than ours. The best way to face such an opponent is to keep them out."


    "But you can''t do it, so you come to ask for help, right?"


    “That’s right.”


    Hearing this, Duanmuhuai understood that as free trade, if you don’t want to trade, people will use strong ships and powerful guns to force you to trade. Duanmuhuai has not been in history. He still understands such a simple and easy-to-understand truth. If Dardanell didn''t call the court and told the opponent that he was not easy to mess with, then who knows whether the company would call him directly.


    Although it is called Interstellar Peace Company, peace is incompatible with commercial trade.


    "What do others think?"


    "They... remain neutral because the Star Peace company promised them that they could help them rebuild, but because they didn''t know each other well, they were still in the discussion and wait-and-see stage."


    Dardanell understood why these people remained neutral because of their relationship with the court. After all, their world was saved by the Inquisition, so they would also like this friendship. Therefore, unless the bid of Interstellar Peace Company exceeds this friendship, they will not change their partners casually.


    “This is really a bit surprising.”


    Duanmuhuai reached out and touched his chin. He has always left it alone in this matter. Because the Inquisition is not an empire, there is no intention to rebuild the empire. Of course, if Dardanell intends to trade with other forces, Duanmu Huai doesn''t mind introducing them to know each other, but he doesn''t care much about other things.


    But an outsider whom he doesn''t know is invading, that''s another matter.


    "Is it a human opposite?"


    "If not, I don''t have to worry so much."


    “That’s true.”


    If the opposite side was not a human, Dardanell would have cried and called on his parents to completely destroy it. For the Inquisition of Human Supremacy, the alien itself is the original sin.


    pity……


    "Um……"


    Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked to the other side.


    "So smart, do you think you can help with Xinglian?"


    "Kalian doesn''t think it''s OK."


    The world''s most adorable girl, Ma Niang, shook her head.


    "Star Alliance has encountered unexpected enemies before and has not yet declined. At present, the entire Star Alliance''s vitality is severely damaged. Karen thinks they should be wary of the practice of foreign forces interfering in the trade network."


    "Um………"


    If Star Alliance is still very strong, then Duanmu Huai can let Dardanell and Star Alliance cooperate with this interstellar peace company. Unfortunately, Star Alliance is also unlucky during this period. First, it was the Reaper, then the Dark Elf, and then the unexpected enemy. After a series of blows, Star Alliance is now breathless. It''s like a patient who has had a serious illness and has not fully recovered. In this case, Xinglian is naturally unwilling to cause trouble for no reason.


    "Then it seems that the support from the court is very limited." Duanmuhuai spread his hands and shook his head at Dardanell.


    "In a strict sense, the Tribunal certainly supports you, but you also know that the Tribunal does not interfere with disputes between human beings, let alone an economic matter, so what we can do is to ensure that you will not be coerced by force, but if it is an economic issue, the Tribunal will be powerless."


    "I understand what you mean, Your Excellency Judge."


    Facing Duanmu Huai''s answer, Dardanell''s expression was a little helpless, but it was understandable. After all, this is not the first time he has done business with the Inquisition.


    "But no matter what the other party is, since it wants to do things in the territory of the court, it must pay taxes to the court."


    Duanmu Huai snorted, the tithing tax in the court is essential. Although the tax rate of the court is not as strict as that of the empire, and it is even often meaningful, the problem is not how much, but attitude. It’s one thing that you are willing to hand over, but it’s another thing that you are willing to hand over.


    "Then... so smart, go talk to that Star Peace Company and see what''s going on across the street."


    "I understand! Big brother, just leave it to Karen!"


    If you want to do this, let the world''s most adorable Ma Niang, the world''s most adorable one.


    Duanmu Huai did not take the interstellar peace company particularly seriously. If the other party was a human, most of the problems did not need to be cared for. The court''s policy is not to interfere in the struggle between humans. He actually understands that Dardanell hopes the court can intervene more deeply, which is easy to understand.


    For example, Dardanell''s business alliance is like a leading domestic enterprise, while Star Peace is a foreign enterprise, and it is likely to be a multinational foreign enterprise. Faced with such business giants, local companies can only rely on protectionism if they want to survive. Unfortunately, the Inquisition is not a government that dominates this area, so even Duanmuhuai cannot say that Interstellar Peace Company is not allowed to operate here - after all, they can bypass the Inquisition and go directly to discuss with those political entities.


    So strictly speaking, the court actually does not have much to do, and Dardanell still has to rely on himself... Of course, if the other party wants to use any external tricks, it is another matter.


    How come Dardanell’s trade alliance also has part of the court’s shares? Are you afraid you don’t want to live and dare to ask for trouble for the court?


    Then there is only a dead end.


    Commercial trade is not a problem that Duanmuhuai is concerned about. After he left it to Zhen Jiling to solve it, he began to pay attention to the construction of the planetary fortress again. Of course, Duanmuhuai did not forget to ask Aikote to send a reconnaissance fleet to investigate the direction of the merchant group - after all, it was an extraterrestrial galaxy, and maybe there would be a treasure that could fill up the progress of his natural disaster.


    Well, hope so.


    Zhenjiling''s movements were very fast. Just two days later, Duanmu Huai received information from Zhenjiling after the first meeting negotiation.


    “Most of the species that make up the Interstellar Peace Company are humans and sub-humans, but there are also a small number of people who hate intelligence…well…”


    Looking at the clever report, Duanmu Huai nodded. The smart investigation is very accurate and knows what the court wants.


    But seeing the end, he frowned slightly.


    “According to the investigation of its internal corporate culture, are there any signs of religious beliefs?”


    After reading the report, Duanmuhuai raised his head and looked at the real cleverness opposite the screen.


    "What does it mean? What the **** is religious belief?"


    “As you can see, Big Brother, this interstellar peace company believes in a star **** named Clipper…”


    "Star God?!"


    Hearing this, Duanmu Huai almost jumped up and sent the extermination order.


    After all, in the trial court, this is not a good word.


    Fortunately, Duanmu Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief after listening to the clever explanation. According to her, this star **** should not be a star **** fragment, but a **** across galaxies - well, as mentioned before, there are indigenous gods and gods across galaxies. There are indigenous gods on Faren''s side, and the gods that these people believe in should be higher-level cosmic gods that exist across galaxies.


    And every star **** has his own fate - Duanmu Huai is not surprised by this, just like the **** of justice, the **** of love, the **** of war, the **** of tyranny, etc., this fate is just a priesthood.


    As for the wanderer walking on it, as well as receiving a glance at the star god, gaining attention, and possessing powerful power... OK, substituting Feiren to understand it, it is actually the believers and God''s favor.


    "In other words, this interstellar peace company is Clipper''s church, which believes in protection. The employees inside are all believers of Clipper, and the senior management are God''s favor?"


    “Yes, that’s about it.”


    "Oh, that''s fine, it''s understandable."


    Duanmuhuai nodded. The religious existence between the stars is diverse, but to be honest, the belief in a capitalist company really makes Duanmuhuai feel a bit weird.


    After all, no matter how you look at this, you should believe in gods such as business or money. What the **** is the guardian? Could it be that your Star Peace Company is mainly engaged in protective facilities?


    But, the Star God...


    Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.


    Maybe you should go to the extraterritorial galaxy to see it, maybe it can escalate your natural disasters?


    After all, there are so many star gods, so there must be a family.


    Find someone that is threatening to humans and destroy them. Then you can make progress?


    Why not...try it?