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[Haspen]

"Show me the Ledger."

"Right away, sir."

Spoiler: Santa Julia Ledger (click to show/hide)

Company Cargo Loaded in Lusia:

75/75 Shiploads (SL) Total:

30 Barrels (6 SL) of Twosewn, Company valued at 600 Ducats a Barrel
50 Barrels (10 SL) of Softfeel, Company valued at 400 Ducats a Barrel
145 Barrels (30 SL) of Grapedrink, Company valued at 280 Ducats a Barrel
100 Barrels (20 SL) of Strongsugar, Company valued at 520 Ducats a Barrel
50 Barrels (10 SL) of Fruitbrew, Company valued at 580 Ducats a Barrel

Total Profits Thus Estimated by Company to be Received in Karibs: >159.600 Ducats

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Current Cargo on board Santa Julia (>56/75 Shiploads):

15 Barrels (3 SL) of Twosewn
25 Barrels (5 SL) of Softfeel
50 Barrels (10 SL) of Strongsugar
150 Sacks (15 SL) of Redleaf
375 Coffers (>19 SL) of Blackspice
18 Barrels (>4 SL) of Silver

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Cargo Destroyed, Stolen or otherwise Lost:

1 Barrel (>1 SL) of Grapedrink, Company valued at 280 Ducats, lost in an accident

Estimated Losses in Ducats: 280 Ducats

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Company Cargo Sold in Karibs:

15 Barrels (3 SL) of Twosewn, Company valued at 600 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 9.000 Ducats
25 Barrels (5 SL) of Softfeel, Company valued at 400 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 10.000 Ducats
72 Barrels (>15 SL) of Grapedrink, Company valued at 280 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 20.160 Ducats
50 Barrels (10 SL) of Strongsugar, Company valued at 520 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 26.000 Ducats
15 Barrels (3 SL) of Fruitbrew, at 640 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 9.600 Ducats
10 Barrels (2 SL) of Fruitbrew, at 600 Ducats a Barrel, sold at St.Alonso: 6.000 Ducats
72 Barrels (>15 SL) of Grapedrink, at 345 Ducats a Barrel, sold at Copana: 24.840 Ducats
25 Barrels (5 SL) of Fruitbrew, at 700 Ducats a Barrel, sold at Copana: 17.500 Ducats

Total Profits earned in Karibs: +123.100 Ducats

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Other Cargo Sold in Karibs:

220 Sacks (7 SL) of Sugar, at 65 Ducats a Sack, sold in Sebastias: 14.300 Ducats

Total Profits from inter-Karib Sales: +14.300 Ducats

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Company Money Allocated for the Voyage: 400.000

Wages:
2 Ducats per Sailor a Day for 149 Sailors over 5 Days from Lusia to Capus: 1.490 Ducats
2 Ducats per Sailor a Day for 149 Sailors over 14 Days from Capus to St.Alonso: 4.172 Ducats
2 Ducats per Sailor a Day for 147 Sailors over 4 Days from St.Alonso to Sebastias: 1.176 Ducats
2 Ducats per Sailor a Day for 143 Sailors over 4 Days from Sebastias to Copana: 1.144 Ducats
2 Ducats per Sailor a Day for 130 Sailors over 4 Days from Copana to Costas: 1.300 Ducats
Procurement:
150 Sacks (15 SL) of Redleaf, at 370 Ducats a Sack, bought in St.Alonso: 55.500 Ducats
220 Sacks (7 SL) of Sugar, at 60 Ducats a Sack, bought in St.Alonso: 13.200 Ducats
315 Coffers (>16 SL) of Blackspice, at 800 Ducats a Coffer, bought in Sebastias: 252.000 Ducats
60 Coffers (3 SL) of Blackspice, at 1000 Ducats a Coffer, bought in Copana: 60.000 Ducats
18 Barrels (>4 SL) of Silver, at 8000 Ducats a Barrel, bought in Copana: 144.000 Ducats

Total Wages: -9.282
Total Spent on Procurement of Cargo in Karibs: -524.700 Ducats
*Remaining Company Money Allocated for the Voyage: 0 Ducats

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Total Funds Currently in Ship Coffers: 3.418 Ducats

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Company Loan for 75-Load Ship: 750.000 Ducats
Company Loan for Adequate Armaments of 400 a Piece for 75-Load Ship = 30.000 Ducats

Total Company Costs: -780.000 Ducats

A) "Well, there's nothing valuable to be had here!"
B) "Let's trade... (insert goods here)"

[crazyabe]

B. 20 Barrels Strongsugar - Ought to be enough to pay our way to the next island, even if we don't find the tailers in need of fabric.

[Kashyyk]

The Company Man suggested we sell textiles directly to the clothiers to avoid the poor prices. Is that something we can do now?

It's a shame we had to sell that Sugar, we could've made a decent margin on it.

 

[Maximum Spin]

How? We sold them at 65. We'll get below 65 here.

[crazyabe]

no no, the company man is dead of tropical fever, his accountant is holding his position for the moment.
as for the Clothiers, that would be under Option (A) which we should go with only after dumping enough goods that we can afford to pay our men in our next destination.

[Haspen]

"20 Barrels of Strongsugar we sell." The Purser nods and does a quick math.

"And ten thousand four hundred Ducats we earn." He says, scribbling in the Ledger.

"Whatever shall we do now?"

A) "We're done here. We're returning to the ship.
B) "Now... we go find some tailors."
C) "Let's trade... (insert cargo here)"

[crazyabe]

B. worst case, we find none and sell just as much of our fabric here.

[King Zultan]

B

[Kashyyk]

B

[Haspen]

You take the Purser on a walk about local tailors and clothiers.

9th Midwinter

One Hour Later

Costas, Isle of Costas

You sit on a small bench under a sourfruit tree as the Purser mumbles to himself and scratches something on the back pages of his ledger.

"This was very productive. Ten barrels of Twosewn for six hundred twenty, five barrels Twosewn for six hundred thirty, ten barrels Softfeel for four hundred eighty five, and ten barrels Softfeel for five hundred, and another five of Softfeel for four hundred seventy." He writes in his ledger for a while longer.

"A total profit of twenty one thousand five hundred and fifty ducats, Captain." He turns to you. "What now?"

A) "We're done here, let's go back to Santa Julia."
B) "Back to the market, we can trade some... (insert trade good here)."
C) Consult the Ledger.

[Kashyyk]

We have 44/75 Ship Loads in the hold, and 35,368 ducats.

Unless we want to do some speculative trading, I think we're done here. I wonder if the Company ever carries chartered freight in the Karibs? Probably not worth much, but better than an empty hold.

[zemaj]

uh, guys... just looking at it, there is an issue...

need 125 more Coffers of Blackspice for the royal commission.  Blackspice seems to go for ~1000 per coffer, unless there is a deal to be made.  There are 35,368 ducats in the treasury.  For old-world trade goods there is only 30 barrels of Strongsugar valued at 15,600.  So unless there are some hella scores, there is ~50,968 in cash and old-world goods, and we still need ~125,000 of cargo... for a ~74,032 deficit.  Not even counting salaries to be paid...

is it more important to make the royal commission in full, or to have a varied hold of high-end goods?  Because IF the local goods cannot be sold in the Caribs, at least for return value, to get all the Blackspice necessary isn't going to be possible.

[Kashyyk]

I raised that concern when we bought a whole load of Silver a few turns back. But, speculative trading might give us the coin we need. Worst case, selling some of that Silver, even for net-zero, is likely our best way to make up the funds. I doubt we'll be able to suffer a loss on it.

[crazyabe]

A.

[Maximum Spin]

is it more important to make the royal commission in full, or to have a varied hold of high-end goods?  Because IF the local goods cannot be sold in the Caribs, at least for return value, to get all the Blackspice necessary isn't going to be possible.

In my opinion it is much more important to make the commission, but other players seem to have concluded that keeping one's promises is for squares and just sort of giving it our best try should be good enough.

I don't understand why we bought all this silver either. It's just dumb.