Chapter 10: Refining a Lapis Lazuli II (1)
The Uranus Merchant Company was situated in the Holy Empire and took the business district of Vienna as its headquarters.
However, the current owner of this organization, which was named after the male god of the sky in ancient mythology, was in fact, a woman.
A woman with dark blue eyes and glossy blue hair reminiscent of the sea.
The current owner of the Uranus Merchant Company, was her early 30s but still maintained a beautiful appearance.
She was called by the nickname— the Lady of Blue Gold (lapis lazuli).
The woman by the name of Bertina Minerva occupied the position of the owner of the Uranus Merchant Company nine years ago due to the lack of a proper heir following the death of her husband, who was the previous owner.
Of course, there were voices of dissatisfaction with the fact that the Uranus Merchant Company, a commercial giant, had fallen into the hands of a widow, but the results she had shown over the past nine years was stellar enough to eliminate such voices.
Bertina, who had accumulated enormous wealth by successively succeeding in high-risk trade with the East, and succeeding in defeating countless competitors, now had a firm grasp on the Senate of the Holy Empire based on the enormous funds she had behind her back.
Once an object of ridicule, she was now admired and feared by many, and she was actively using her reputation to expand the power of the Uranus Merchant Company.
“We have completely taken control of the commercial district in Frankfurt, Madame.”
“Good job. With this, I won’t have to worry about that annoying Maximilian Company any longer.”
“Of course. Since we have erased their forces from the root, there will be no fools who will challenge us for a while.”
At the secretary’s words, Bertina quietly nodded in affirmation.
Over the past few years, the terrifying growth rate of the Uranus Merchant Company had naturally been a target of caution for the higher ups of the Holy Empire.
However, it wasn’t an easy task for even the empire to stop the rise of Uranus Merchant Company, which used the astronomical funds earned through Eastern trade. So eventually, in a effort to contain it, the empire decided to divide the commercial district between the Uranus Merchant Company and the Merchant Alliance.
Because she had succeeded in coming up with an appropriate ploy to achieve her ambition.
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“Have you heard about the recent initiative of the Uranus Merchant Company?”
“I see, wasn’t there a lot of talk about a commercial wars and whatnot? Now that the war is over, the trade that has been suspended for two years will be resumed.”
“That’s good news! Doesn’t it mean that if we do well, there is an opportunity to secure a huge profit?”
“This time, the upper management of the Uranus Merchant Company also offered a large 60% stake! Considering that they never put out more than 40% before, it’s quite unconventional.”
“Yeah, that’s right. In the aftermath of the commercial war, the other side is also short of funds, so they naturally have no choice but to raise the stakes of investors.”
“I’m sure the small merchants will pack their money and flock like clouds, right?”
“The Uranus Merchant Company has never failed before! Let’s take this opportunity to earn some money. Once we get our hands on the equity rights, wouldn’t that be an instant fortune?”
The news of the investment recruitment of the Uranus Merchant Company, which was a major organization in Eastern trade, began to spread rapidly among the merchants.
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