Isekai Kenkokuki - Vol. 5 Ch. 32

[MangaDex]

 

[vinabomb]

Oof he got bamboozled, ur supposed to be vague and let the other person give you the better price and then up that by a bit.

 

[Siikalahna]

Should've just went "only 20 times? Right..." and see what he offers next.

 

[broadsword80]

Remember folks, same thing applies to job interviews and salaries.

Whoever sets the monetary range first gets an advantage.

 

[lionfromnorth]

@Siikalahna

Then he would ask him what his offer is. Most isekais, and readers such as you, seem to get the merchants wrong. They're there to make a profit, they're not going to be flustered and say, "Ooh! R-r-right, how could I try to trick you with my greedy wiles! O-o-of course we are going to pay 200 times the promised amount, MC-dono!" like some isekais portray them.

 

[Hell_Satan]

Well his not a merchant and not a business or management person so yeah he will get rip off.

 

[karanga]

he just got swindled

 

[mahtan]

Helena of Troy, anyone?

 

[SeryjVolk]

Didn't he value the paper ridiculously cheap and the wine ridiculously expensive?

 

[Kyte]

@SeryjVolk while paper has a number of advantages, it's also disposable and less sturdy than parchment. (You can scrape a sheet of parchment and reuse it)
You don't want to discourage them from buying more paper, since the bulk of the profit will come from extra purchases.
Also, making good parchment is actually fairly expensive. That was part of the reason why we switched to paper in first place.

 

[yohane]

well, he's just selling the wine, not the technology to make it
even if he sell it too cheap this time, it shouldn't be a problem as long as the merchant can't figure out how to mass produce it
he can just hold the production method as his ace

 

[Kaarme]

If he gets enough money to pay back the loan in time, this transaction was a success. At the end of the day the paper and the booze should be made by some companies (or whatever entities you'd call them), whether independent or owned by the crown. Only so they could have a full-time attention by competent leadership following the market properly with a keen eye. Almus has a land to rule (and a thirsty wife to satisfy). He can't dedicate the time required for long.

 

[Mchelsing]

Anyone , any idea when we will see some action again about dibel civil war. Dont get me wrong the building civilization in this manga seems really interesting but i want more action though like last war against king ferme

 

[Zer023]

Hey can anyone tell me when will he marry yuria if he does

 

[WillTell]

just print more money!

 

[Simpleton]

40 m long for a larger than life wooden ship - I think that should have been 40 m wide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_treasure_ship (140 m is a larger than life wooden ship (it's the official number, but most estimate it should probably have been only 100-120 m long, some going as low as 60 m - none estimate as tiny as 40 m long)

 

[Artaris]

thank you for translating

 

[Merilirem]

@lionfromnorth I mean as a merchant you 100% would say something like that for two reasons which are basically the same reason.

1. You cannot let the deal fall through and there are other interested parties you need to cut out to maximize profit.
2. Your still not giving them the full price because you started so low.

It all comes down to profit of course but showing "weakness" is a valid strategy when your initial gambits fail. Making the other party feel like they got a good deal is always the best move.

 

[SotiCoto]

Everyone else arguing about economics and I'm still caught up on the incredible reverse-aging girls...

Seriously... what the fuck is going on with this artist?
Yuria's first appearance vs the title page for this chapter...

Yeah... Yuria at 12 looks 18, while Yuria at 18 looks 12.

*Slow claps*

 

[dahhv2]

They didn't send an experienced merchant envoy and sent a noob to make arrangement to an experienced merchant
Nice move