The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 386: Warming Feelings (5)_1

Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Warming Feelings (5)_1

"Miss Lin, under what conditions would you allow us the right to procure goods?" Someone eagerly asked as soon as Lin Ziyin walked in.

"Thank you all for your support. If you wish to gain the rights to represent, Prince and I offer two ways for you to choose from," Lin Ziyin replied with a smile. "One is that you all come from different counties and states, and you can choose several of them to take all the procurement rights for our Lin Family’s business. The other is that you use your own capability to obtain the rights to a particular product, and then you find others to join your franchise."

As soon as she finished, the merchants immediately erupted into discussion.

Both ways had their pros and cons. If they only chose a single product, which one should they choose? Would they concede and watch others make money off the rest? If they divided the business based on regional lines, how much territory should they take?

"Regardless of what you choose, you must pay a franchise fee." Lin Ziyin added conditions before everyone could calm down.

"What is a franchise fee?" Someone asked.

"The so-called franchise fee means that if you use Lin Family products, you must pay a certain fee. Of course, the price of the products you get will be the lowest, and we do not control how much silver you want to sell for in your own territory." Lin Ziyin explained.

"Miss Lin, how much do you need for the franchise fee?" Master Mo inquired.

"For products involving beans, the initial franchise fee is ten thousand silver for each, providing both parties do not breach the contract, this is a franchise fee for ten years time. For products involving cotton, you need to deliver corresponding fabrics and cotton to the Northern Land at the lowest prices granted to our Lin family, and we will stock, based on the fabrics you provide. For down and furniture supplies, you will need to compensate with food staples or local specialties." Lin Ziyin calmly replied.

A wave of discussion suddenly erupted, as this would inevitably reduce everyone’s profits.

"Of course by compensation, I don’t mean to not give you any silver. " Lin Ziyin smiled as she noticed the misunderstanding, "Here, compensating means the franchise fee, you deliver a certain amount of food, and give us the lowest price for our Lin Family, you can make a transport fee at most. The franchise fee for down and furniture can offset the transportation costs."

That sounds more reasonable! Everyone sighed in relief.

"Miss Lin, how much grain, fabric, or cotton do you need?" A merchant from Mizhou asked.

"We can sit down and discuss the quantity after a while. As you all know, the Northern Land barely produces any wheat, yet Lin family’s pastries require a lot of it, even I can assure you, if there is enough wheat, the variety of pastries will increase, and other kinds of snacks will be born. " Lin Ziyin presented a strong-willed attitude.

"Miss Lin, our country has a wealth of spices and other nuts, can they offset the franchise fee?" A "foreign merchant" stood up and asked.

"Surely, if there are enough spices, after offsetting the part of the franchise fee, we will give you the corresponding market price for the rest, thus we can have a win-win situation." Lin Ziyin was very pleased, with enough spices, she could open a seasoning workshop in the future.

"As long as it’s related to food, you must provide a certain amount of wheat." Lin Ziyin persisted.

Everyone thought it was understandable. After all, the Northern Land was resource-poor, especially after the financial squeeze from the Imperial Court, the Northern Land was almost hollowed out. However, it seemed not to be the case, as everyone thought of the golden wheat fields not far away, their faces revealed a thoughtful look.