223-224 Production base in Wuwei City

Zhan Xiaobai, Zhao Wu, and Zhou Meng wandered around the streets of Dongcheng District.

There are dozens of large and small streets in Dongcheng District, densely distributed with a large number of shops, various "color" workshops, blacksmith shops, private houses, butcher shops, restaurants, money villages, inns, medical halls, post stations, "medicine" shops, trade markets, courtyards, and other high-end buildings. Most of them are run by NPCs.

Zhan Xiaobai wanted to have a clear grasp of the business situation in Wuwei City, so he looked along the shops on the street.

The price of goods in the store is usually very high, and a level 10 weapon costs hundreds of copper coins, so ordinary players basically can't afford it, and they won't buy it here. Weapons made in the player's village are much cheaper than in the shop.

However, the NPCs in the shop often post small tasks such as "delivery", "bodyguard", and "purchase", and ordinary players can get some small money. If the shop is out of stock, the merchant player can also run between cities.

Zhan Xiaobai was in a drawing shop, planning to sell something. In the store, a rich NPC old man was coming out of the counter, and when he saw Zhan Xiaobai, he suddenly shouted in surprise, "Oh, isn't this the village chief Xiaobai?!" Old and clumsy, I almost didn't recognize the village elder, ashamed and ashamed! ”

Zhan Xiaobai was stunned, what is this NPC?

He thought about it for a while, and corresponded this old man in silk with the NPC he knew in his impression, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Wuwei Monopoly! Not long after Xiaobai Village was established, a tycoon came from Wuwei City to buy land and shop on a large scale, isn't it this big-bellied NPC old man! It's just that I didn't see this rich man come to Xiaobai Village later, and I almost forgot about it.

Zhan Xiaobai immediately smiled: "The old man hasn't seen him for a long time, but he has always been good." ”

The Monopoly smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that the bones of the body can't stand the toss, and I rarely go out." The village chief of Xiaobai is radiant, and it seems that he should have been very comfortable recently. I haven't been to Xiaobai Village for a long time, I don't know what the current situation in the village is? ”

Zhan Xiaobai said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern." What used to be a small village is now a big village. The territory has expanded several times, and it is estimated that the old man will not be able to recognize him when he goes. ”

The Monopoly man was quite surprised, and hurriedly said, "So fast? Oh, the old man is going to congratulate the village elder. After becoming a large village, it should not be far from the town. That's a big deal. After becoming a small town, you can govern one party, and the future is limitless. I don't know when the village chief will be able to upgrade the village to a town, and the old man will go to Daohe. ”

Zhan Xiaobai shook his head and said: "I don't have the town upgrade blueprint in my hand, and I haven't found any place to get it, I'm afraid it will take a while." ”

Monopoly said: "The drawings of the town are very complex, and they cannot be designed by ordinary people. However, Wuwei City has a high-level construction blueprint shop with town blueprints. Such high-level drawings are usually not put up for sale, but are kept in a secret vault and sold only after personal contact. Does the village chief want it? If you want, I'll help you talk about it. ”

Zhan Xiaobai said happily: "How much?" ”

The Monopoly said: "The price is a bit expensive, about 2,000 taels of silver." Lao Yu will help you get a 9.5 percent discount, which will cost 1900 taels. What does the village chief think of the price? ”

When Zhan Xiaobai heard this terrifying price, he was immediately embarrassed, and said: "The old man laughed, even if I sell my Xiaobai Village, it won't be worth so much money." Now my village can earn 1,000 copper coins a month, and it will take at least 2 months to collect that much money. And the village is also very expensive in other ways, and you can't just buy a town blueprint and use up two months' income. ”

In fact, it's not that Zhan Xiaobai is reluctant to pay. Money is a small thing, and the most important thing is that the Yellow Turban Uprising happened to happen 2 months later. If there is no war, in peacetime, it is worth investing this money. But at this juncture, Xiaobai Village must have a number of capital reserves. If all the working capital is spent on the drawings of this town, it will be very uncomfortable in other aspects.

He could only decline the kind help of the rich man.

Seeing that Zhan Xiaobai didn't have enough money, the monopoly man had to give up, and said regretfully: "Then we can only wait until the village chief has money." The old shop also has some good weapons and equipment blueprints, and the village chief will see if he wants to buy something. ”

Zhan Xiaobai glanced at the many drawings on the counter and said with a smile: "This shop is Lao Weng's own?" The drawings in this drawing store are worth as much as tens of thousands, and the old man is worthy of being a Wuwei monopoly. ”

The Monopoly laughed and said: "Generally, there are three grocery stores in the city, a rice shop, a money bank, a horse shop, and three mansions. This shop is just an old shop. The village chief can pick a few items in the small shop, and the old man will give you a 5% discount. ”

Zhan Xiaobai shook his head and smiled: "5% off is also expensive, the original price of a 30-level knife design drawing is 200 yuan, and a discount is also 100 yuan, I don't know how many months it will take to return to the original cost." I can't compare to the old man's wealth, and I have to save a little money for a copper coin, so I can't afford it. If it can be reduced to about 2% off, you may want to consider buying a few drawings. ”

The monopoly man didn't force it, and said: "That's it, the drawing chamber of commerce has regulations, and the minimum discount price of the drawings in the store is 5% off, and no matter how low it is, the old man can't call the shots." Why don't you go to the old mansion and sit down? Since the last time I went to Xiaobai Village, I can't go to visit anymore, and it just so happens that the village chief has come to Wuwei City, let's talk about other aspects of cooperation? ”

Zhan Xiaobai smiled: "It's okay, I'm idle, go to the old man's mansion to sit." ”

Monopoly handed over the affairs of the store to a few NPCs to take care of, and he and Zhan Xiaobai took a carriage and went to his house to discuss cooperation in detail. Zhao Wu and Zhou Meng were guarding outside.

The mansion of the rich man is in the North District, which is the residential area of the powerful and wealthy in Wuwei City. After they left Dongcheng District and came to Beicheng District, all they saw along the way were luxurious mansions, and they didn't see many players haunting here, and there were some carriages and NPC servants coming and going.

The security situation here is also very good - these powerful houses have many NPC families, doormen, heroes, and righteous people, many of whom are NPC generals, ranging from dozens of people to hundreds, who dares to make trouble here.

Dozens of NPC generals and cavalry escorted a luxury carriage galloping through the streets, arrogant and domineering, not taking anyone in their eyes. Nearly hit Monopoly's carriage.

Zhou Meng was furious and was about to jump out to scold, but was quickly stopped by Zhao Wu. Zhao Wu is a local NPC, and he knows that these people can't be messed with.

Zhan Xiaobai asked, "Who is sitting there, is he very powerful?" Why are there so many NPC generals escorting? ”

The Monopoly shook his head and snorted, "It's just a petty official in the Governor's Mansion." Beicheng District is inhabited by some powerful people, bureaucrats, and wealthy people, and their family backgrounds are average, and they can afford to raise so many dozens of military generals. If you go to Xicheng District, where you live there are all wealthy families in Wuwei City, then it is called powerful, which one of the guests is not tens of thousands, and the servants are like clouds! The official eunuchs in Beicheng are also jumping here, and when they arrive in Xicheng District, they don't even dare to breathe. Ignore them and sit down in the Old Mansion. ”

Not long after, the four-wheeled carriage they were riding in stopped in front of a tall mansion.

The mansion of the Monopoly in Beicheng District is not large, with several acres inside and outside, and the gate courtyard looks very low-key. Although the rich man is rich, he is not a rich man in this northern city.

"Village Chief, please!"

The Monopoly man walked ahead and entered the house. The inside is quite magnificently repaired, and dozens of NPC minions are busy. Step into the courtyard and come to the main hall. The servants quickly brought tea and stood on either side.

The Monopoly said: "What does the village chief think about our cooperation?" ”

Zhan Xiaobai said with a smile: "Let's say it, the old man thinks it's appropriate to cooperate, so let's cooperate." He kicked the ball straight back to Monopoly.

"It's okay, then let's just say it."

The Monopoly man drank half a cup of tea and sighed: "This big business is big, and the cost is also big." Don't look at the decay There are so many shops, but there is not much money to be made. A few shops are basically not making money. The most profitable is the horse shop, but at most it is enough for the expenses of the house. If you don't make some extra money, the old man is also tight. It's hard to make money in this Wuwei City, and it just so happens that your village is already a big village, and our cooperation can also be taken to a higher level. Let's cooperate, let's pick a few people who can make money. Oh, what does the village chief think is the most profitable? ”

The Monopoly flickered for a while, and then kicked the ball back to Zhan Xiaobai.

Zhan Xiaobai smiled, it seems that the monopoly man is indeed going to do some good business with him.

He thought for a moment and said, "There are many projects to make money, but they must be within the scope of Xiaobai Village's ability. My Xiaobai Village is now able to produce a large number of low-grade commodities, all kinds of primary processing of animal skins, all kinds of low-grade handicraft products, low-grade weapons and equipment, raw materials, and so on. The money earned is all coolie money, and the profit is not high. If you really want to make money, you need to produce high-end products. ”

He paused and continued, "But the problem is that there are too few craftsmen in Xiaobai Village who have mastered advanced skills, and their level is too low. If there are some high-level drawings for craftsmen to learn, it will be easy to do, and soon a lot of profitable products can be sold. I have an idea, old man. It's better to do this, you produce the drawings, and I produce the craftsmen. How about the profit earned by the product, let's divide it according to the ratio of 5:5? ”

After Zhan Xiaobai threw out his suggestion, he tasted the tea and smiled at the Monopoly man's reply. His suggestion is obviously that Xiaobai Village takes advantage of the big one, and the likelihood that the Monopoly agrees is very low. However, he is just throwing bricks and stones. If Monopoly doesn't agree, then move on to other options.

The Monopoly listened to Zhan Xiaobai's suggestion, pondered it carefully, and only came back to it for a while, and laughed: "Village Chief, it turns out that you turned a corner and wanted the old drawings!" It's a good idea, and it's really profitable. However, the drawings in this store have the rules of the Chamber of Commerce and cannot be used for investment. Don't dare to break the rules, otherwise this business will not be able to be done. Let's think of something else. ”

Zhan Xiaobai guessed that this was a hard "sex" rule in the system, and it was impossible for the monopoly man to let go, so he said: "That's good, can the old man invite some master-level craftsmen?" If you can invite some master craftsmen to Xiaobai Village to specialize in the production of high-end products, the effect will be similar. ”

The Monopoly thought for a while, and still shook his head: "Master craftsmen are easy to find, but there are some in Wuwei City, but they are not willing to live in villages far away from the city." I'm afraid this method still doesn't work. ”

Zhan Xiaobai can't help it now. The two methods he proposed were both aimed at improving the production capacity of Xiaobai Village. If the goal of increasing the production capacity of Xiaobai Village cannot be achieved, the value of cooperation will be significantly reduced. Making a few small bucks is not his purpose.

The Monopoly man proposed: "Village Elder, the old man has an idea, it is better to transport some rare raw materials from your village to Wuwei City. There are some channels through which it can be sold to workshops in the city. These raw materials are relatively cheap in the player market, but they can be sold at a good price in Wuwei City. The difference in price is a lot of money. ”

Zhan Xiaobai didn't think much about it, and directly ignored this suggestion.

Selling raw materials, that is the practice of the small village, does not help his Xiaobai Village's ability to improve. Xiaobai Village itself is in urgent need of all kinds of rare raw materials, how can you stupidly send raw materials to Wuwei City, isn't that asking for trouble for yourself. And you have to deduct transportation fees and bodyguard fees, and you can't make a lot of money at all. On the contrary, Monopoly can earn a lot of money through his own channels, as long as he sends raw materials to various workshops in Wuwei City. The money was earned by the Monopoly.

Seeing that Zhan Xiaobai did not approve of reselling raw materials, the monopoly man was a little embarrassed and said: "It seems that the gang can't think of any good cooperation methods for a while." The village chief's method does not work, and the old method of the village chief is not happy. It's really embarrassing to be old! ”

Zhan Xiaobai smiled bitterly.

The cooperation between the player and the NPC is already a difficult thing, and he doesn't have much hope. It is difficult to improve the production capacity of Xiaobai Village.

Belch...... Wait!

Zhan Xiaobai suddenly jumped up with excitement: "Old man, you just said that master craftsmen are not willing to go to the village to live. So the idea of co-producing products does not work? ”

The Monopoly nodded, and said suspiciously: "Yes! How? ”

Zhan Xiaobai smiled: "Then let's just change it." Let some of my craftsmen come to Wuwei City, work with master craftsmen, and find a workshop in the city to produce. The various products produced are then sold. What does the old man think? ”

The Monopoly man was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "The village elder is really smart!" It's a good idea to open a workshop in Wuwei City! Not only is it absolutely safe, but it is also easy to recruit master craftsmen. The village chief is really extraordinary, and he has solved a problem of decay at once. This can not only make the old man make money, but also satisfy the village chief, and also have a security guarantee, wonderful! ”

Zhan Xiaobai smiled, this unexpected idea also has a little advantage - opening a workshop in Wuwei City can disperse and avoid the risks of some Xiaobai Village. Even if there is a little problem with the production of Xiaobai Village, Wuwei City will be able to be safe and sound. This means that he is now able to put his eggs in two baskets.

While the iron was hot, the two discussed the details.

"Let's now solve the source of raw materials, what products are produced, how to sell, and profits, and these links can basically determine the content of our cooperation. The most important thing is the sales market, which determines whether you can make money or not.

Sales are divided into player markets and NPC markets. The player consumer market is mainly weapons, equipment, and "medicine" products, the higher the grade, the higher the profit, I know too little about the market, what products are needed, and all this needs to be decided by the old man.

Decide what to sell, and then decide what kind of master craftsmen to hire. Master blacksmith, master "pharmacist", master leather armorer. It's all up to the old man to do it, and only you invite these craftsmen.

Then we can start sourcing raw materials. All the raw materials needed are purchased nearby in the vicinity of Wuwei City, eliminating the trouble and cost of transportation and protection. In this regard, I will come forward to solve the problem and ensure that the purchase price of raw materials is the lowest. ”

Zhan Xiaobai threw out a series of plans, bluffing the monopoly man for a moment, and nodded again and again. The two sides have a clear division of labor and cooperate to obtain the highest profits. It took more than an hour of talking about it to finalize all the action plans.

The Monopoly did not delay, and immediately looked for some places in Wuwei City to make workshops, and sent people to hire the required master craftsmen to work in the workshop, and all the expenses in these aspects were paid by the Monopoly man.

In terms of raw materials, Zhan Xiaobai is responsible for collecting them, and he also needs to send some NPC helpers from Xiaobai Village to assist the master craftsmen in their work. Because of this cooperation, Monopoly has a big head, and he also gets a big head. There are few white exhibitions, and there are few profits. The two sides split according to 6:4.

Zhan Xiaobai doesn't need to count, he definitely doesn't lose money in this transaction.