Chapter 506: Envoys From Afar (Part-1)

Alexander talked to the two for some while, but it appeared they would just not be able to make these payments.

So then the obvious answer was to decrease the amount of goods sold, right?

But Alexander also did not want to do this because then much of the materials would just be left in his storehouse gathering dust or simply rotting.

It was not like Alexander had many other people lining up.

And as for the reason why Alexander did not simply wait till the two nobles sold their goods for a profit and had the cash to pay him back, well that was not how trades with other nobles worked.

You see, most nobles did not buy things using cash upfront.

But using credit.

And this went for everything.

From everyday essentials like food and drinks to clothes, perfumes, jewelry, and sometimes even mercenaries, where a noble would gather the money after defeating a foe and looting his possessions.