Chapter 80: Maria's Invitation
"Can you repair the ship?"
Quake was very happy when he heard this: "Haha! The technology of our Aberian shipyard is world-famous, and even our colleagues at the Heart of the World praise it! Leave your ship to us, guaranteed to be in perfect condition within a playday! ā
"Really?" Yi Xiaoge felt that the other party seemed to be bragging, but his ship really needed to be repaired. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Seeing that Yi Xiaoge was a little moved, Kuike hurriedly said: "I have assessed the damage of your ship, I suggest that you better repair it, the sea is very peaceful from time to time, your ship seems to have survived the fight with the pirate group, as a heroic warrior who killed the pirates, we Aberia Shipyard will give you the best price." Originally, it only cost 400 gold for repairs, but now it only costs 300 gold! ā
"Well, it's cheap, take me to your boss!"
Quake was in a good mood when he saw that the business was negotiated, and enthusiastically guided Yi Xiao Glomon to the shipyard. After only walking for about ten minutes, Yi Xiaoge saw docks standing on the seashore in an orderly manner, and many ships were coming in and out at this time.
"Mr. Yi, their shipyard does seem to be very large, and Quake is right." Romon nodded as he walked.
Compared with the shipyards without the island, the dockyards here are not only numerous, large-scale and better-equipped, but also seem to be a place where advanced ships can be manufactured.
"Sir, here we are." Quake took a green belt behind their shipyard, where there was a huge stranded sailing ship, nearly a hundred meters long and nearly ten meters high, with several large sails.
The bottom of the middle of the ship is designed as an entrance, and there are windows all over the hull, so it seems that the ship must have been converted into a residential form.
"The boss is waiting for you inside, please come in with me."
Entering the cabin, the floor is covered with fine wool carpets, and there is an oil lamp hanging in the cabin, which looks very comfortable.
The three of them came to the stern of the first floor, there was a gate here, Quake motioned to Yi Xiao Glomon to wait, and then gently opened the door and entered, and after a while, a blonde young man in a suit and leather shoes and a personable demeanor walked out with Quake.
As soon as the blond-haired young man saw Luo Meng and Yi Xiaoge, he immediately showed a standard smile and said, "Haha! Welcome to our friends from afar, I am Maria, the head of the Aberlia shipyard, let's go inside and talk in detail! ā
With that, Maria let them in the door, which was an extremely spacious office, with a leather sofa, well-stocked shelves, an oversized desk, and a coffee table that was very close.
"You two may be seated!" The left-handed gentleman of Maria guided Yi Xiaoge and the two of them to sit down, and then said to Quake, "You go and tell them to make a pot of good oriental tea."
Quake went out in response, and Maria continued, "I'll ask you two to taste the finest green tea from Oriental China, it's a very rare drink." Oh, by the way, I don't know what the two gentlemen are called?"
Yi Xiaoge said calmly: "My name is Yi Xiaoer, and this is my captain Luo Meng."
"Yi Xiaoer...... Good...... What a unique name!"
Marbury was a little embarrassed, but he immediately changed the subject and said: "Today I asked Quake to come to the two of you, hoping that you can repair the ship in my shipyard, and the other point is actually to talk to you about investing in the port of Aberria."
"Investment?" Yi Xiaoge suddenly felt as if he had been trapped.
Maria seemed to see Yi Xiaoge's doubts, and he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'm a very upright person. In fact, in addition to being the head of the shipyard, I am also the governor of the port of Aberia!"
Maria's expression didn't change when she said this, and it was clear that he wasn't proud of it.
"Governor!" Yi Xiaoge quickly browsed the forum, the governor is the highest official of the system island, responsible for all things on the island, so what is the matter with this governor looking for him?
"It's the Governor, what an offense!" Yi Xiaoge hurriedly apologized and said, I am fortunate to meet such a big man in person, maybe it will play a positive role in the future shipping trade.
"Mr. Yi doesn't need to be so polite, in fact, I don't like people to call me Lord Governor, it's just a hereditary position, I prefer others to call me Marbury."
"So, Mr. Marbury, may I ask what you just said about the investment, I remember that Quake seems to have brought me to negotiate the repair of the ship." Yi Xiaoge turned back to the topic just now.
"That's right, my trade officer told me that you made a transaction of more than one hundred thousand gold coins at the trading post. This meets the prerequisites for us to attract investment, so I invited you to come for the purpose of investment. ā
At this time, Quake walked in with a rather delicate purple sand teapot and three other teacups, put them on the table, and then stepped out.
Marbury picked up the teacups and filled the three teacups, and then personally handed them to Yi Xiao Glomon.
"Please try it, it's a rare thing to get from thousands of nautical miles."
Yi Xiaoge picked up the teacup, and a heartfelt heart rushed to his face, he seemed to have seen the green and quiet tea garden.
Marbury seems to know how to drink tea, he first gently fans the aroma of tea into his nose with his hand and slowly feels it, then takes a sip to let the tea fully release its unique flavor between the taste buds, and finally drinks it all again.
"His Majesty the Emperor has just issued a decree that in order to promote the development of various ports, all citizens with strong strength can enjoy the privileged investment treatment if the total amount of trade in a single port reaches 100,000 gold coins."
After listening to it for a long time, Yi Xiaoge still didn't understand what this investment meant and what it did, so he asked: "Mr. Maria, what kind of investment method is this investment, and what is the benefit to me?"
"Well, that's exactly what I'm going to say next, when you invest in Hong Kong, you will get a series of benefits such as transaction tax relief, free ship repair and maintenance, priority purchase rights for new specialties, VIP treatment, and so on. If you have the largest investment in Hong Kong among all investors, you will also become an advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong and have your own VIP berth! ā
Maria gushed endlessly, and the treatment listed was really quite generous, and Yi Xiaoge was quite moved after listening to it.
"Then I wonder what your investment criteria are?"
"Investing 50,000 gold coins in Hong Kong can get a 20% tax deduction, if you choose to invest, you are the first investor in Hong Kong, we will add another 5%, which is 25%! Enjoy free ship repair and maintenance, and priority purchase rights for special products. ā
Maria took a breath and said, "If you invest 100,000 gold coins, then you will be the honored guest of Abilia, all drinks and accommodation on the island are free of charge, and we will set aside a VIP berth for you to wait for you to arrive." ā