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“Ah, you are as sharp as ever Zayn. It is a possibility to be considered, I would have to speak with her first, obviously as Musif the business owner. However, as you said, I could provide some of the men mixed with her own employee’s under the guise of native caravan workers. With you already working both sides of the business, and with no fears as to where your loyalties lie, with a bit more training I think this endeavor would be the perfect time to give you a command position. As the native partner we could house her goods in one of my tobacco warehouses and use the business as a front for transporting goods to and from Arakmat across the empire.”
Letting his elbows rest on the table surface, his hands interlocked, and his index fingers gently tapping against his lips he paused momentarily considering the plan. Then as he revealed it to the young woman it was obvious why his sharp mind headed the guild. “After speaking with Khalid and retrieving your care package from him I want you to bring her before me. Tell her you did research on local merchants and found that I am the most prominent tobacco dealer in the city. You feel that as I already import and export goods across the empire I have an understanding and strong foundation of what she will need in her business. My men already know the desert routes, and I have all the necessary licenses and contacts for the shipment of agricultural goods, not to mention I am a respected, long standing merchant in the city, and hold rank in the noble houses of Arakmat that afford me ears and loopholes not accessible to outsiders. Tell her I am interested in making an investment into this upstart company and would like to further discuss the opportunities I see.”
There was silence for a moment, his fingers returning to the soft tap that had before. Slowly he let his hands fall to the table surface when it seemed the last of the details had been processed through his mind. “On the surface I will be nothing more then an independent advisor, financial and real estate backer, with no links to the administration of the business. This will keep us clean of any suspicions relating to business being a front. I will also ask that men native men I have hired be included in transportation of goods and at the distribution center’s she sets up to help protect my investment. Of coarse, secretly they will all be taking orders from us, performing the tasks set before them and expanding our reach. An excellent opportunity indeed, once again Khalid’s choice to bring you into our house has proved profitable. Do you feel you can carry out the task I have set before you?”
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