Chapter 52: Aristocratic Temperament
In the second week of coming to Cardolan, the mine ushered in the first batch of pirates, a total of six mechas, two strong mechas, three assassination mechas, and one long-range mecha, probably due to the long wait, the thunderbolt bee's voice trembled a little, in fact, he didn't need to say more, the electronically focused picture has been automatically transmitted to everyone's goggles.
There was silence, and it seemed that everyone was waiting for instructions.
"What the hell is going to do? Give me a word! The Thunderbolt had to urge again.
Originally, the leader of the team was Linni, and she should give orders, but after Chen Fang joined, the situation changed, since coming to Cardo Blue Star, whether it is the arrangement of personnel or the communication with the employer, all of them are handled by Chen Fang, invisibly, everyone agrees with this change, who knows the critical moment, Chen Fang played deeply.
Linnie glanced at Chen coldly.
"Shoot the ranged mech." Chen Fang made a quick decision.
Unleashed silently, the Eye of Sauron easily pierced through the long-range mech, and the cockpit was pierced, forming a hole with a diameter of two meters, and the pirates inside were certain to die. The remaining five mechs first scattered and hidden, and after a while, with the help of the terrain, they pounced on the hiding place of the Thunderbolt Bee.
"Find a place to hide." After giving the second command, Chen Fang immediately ended the call.
This was a clever move, the pirates couldn't find the hidden fishmen, and if they returned to the mines, the Thunderbees would continue to shoot, and the pirates couldn't stay long under the threat of long-range sniping and quickly retreat. In this way, it is possible to avoid confrontation with pirates head-on and minimize losses on the mine, but does the employer approve of this trick? Often, employers prefer to see that the commission spent is worth it, and Linne voiced her concerns.
"Rest assured, this is exactly what my father wants, he doesn't want a strong conflict with pirates, and he hires you to keep the mine running." Shen Jun, who witnessed everything, was extremely satisfied, waited for the pirates to withdraw, and immediately pulled Chen Fang to the study alone.
Although the competition with the golden lion ended in failure, Shen Jun was deeply fascinated by the sharpness of the double guns, insisting that the failure was due to luck, and even doubted the possibility that Chen Fang deliberately released water.
Medium-range control killing couldn't teach him, Chen Fang taught him some fur, and he also benefited a lot, and the two got acquainted with each other.
After losing to Chen Fang twice in a row, Shen Jun finally broke his silence and said worriedly: "My father intends to give up the mining business in Kadolan, so he asked me for my opinion, I don't know how to decide?" ”
The hesitant look showed that he was unwilling to give up, he needed space to escape from the upper class, to give up the mining business, he had to go back to his old life, that environment was like hell for him, but the loss of the mine was an indisputable fact, Chen Fang had to let him down, the current situation of Cardoran was not optimistic, and it was wise to terminate the business, at least stop mining, so as to save a worker's expense.
"Is there no other way?" Shen Jun asked unwillingly,
"Yes, you can make a profit by transporting ore out of Cardolan." Chen Fang said calmly.
"But the shipping line was cut off by pirates." Shen Jun reminded him worriedly.
"If there were no pirates, would it be your turn to do such a good thing? Don't you think it's hard to make money when it's calm? The channels are all existing, the big fish swallow the small fish, everyone earns a small profit, and it is possible to make huge profits when there is chaos, and the current Cardowan is this kind of opportunity, as long as you are brave enough, there are banknotes everywhere. Chen Fang's tone at the moment is not like a suggestion, with a strong temptation, but anyone who is ambitious and bloody will be enthusiastic when he hears it.
"You mean, we're going to keep mining and we're going to get the ore out, I'm afraid it's not going to work." Shen Jun's head was not stupid, and he immediately saw the flaw in the cost.
Chen Fang sweated wildly, a stupid sentence almost blurted out, considering the identity before he forcibly pressed down: "Of course the ore is not good, the unpurified ore, more than 97% of the composition is stone, this is still high-quality ore, the proportion of inferior ore is even more miserable, who would be stupid enough to risk transporting a boatload of stones out?" The ship burns with high-purity crystal oil. ”
"Refining the ore into crystal oil first, and then transporting it out in a high-speed spaceship, even if it succeeds once in ten times, we can make a lot of money, so that I can continue to stay in Cardolan." Shen Jun made a preliminary calculation, and his eyes immediately lit up.
This loser actually ignored the huge profits of ore trafficking, and was just excited to continue to stay in Kadolan, Chen Fang secretly felt sorry for his father, and corrected: "If you can make a lot of money, I will earn some commission, but I have said first, if you traffic crystal oil, the commission will be increased." ”
Shen Jun scratched his head in embarrassment, blushing and said: "This is natural, however, after our ore has been purified, I am afraid that it is not enough to fill a small spaceship, and it cannot even be loaded with a tenth, so it is not cost-effective to operate, in addition, we do not have the ability to purify ore." ”
Trafficking in ore requires a huge amount of capital to back it up, especially when piracy is rampant, and it is for this reason that many eager people are deterred.
Chen Fang felt that there was no need to save for his poor father, and said bluntly: "You can ask the family for the funds, or you can sell the mine, of course, you still need to ask for the consent of the family." Because the pirates cut off the transportation line, a large number of ore can not find a market, the ore of Cardolan has long been pressed into the price of the land, instead of hiring people to mine, it is better to go to other mines to buy ore, maybe it can also reduce the cost, it is impossible for someone to transport ore directly, I believe that Cardolan has a place where the ore can be refined. ”
Shen Jun thought hard and said, "Old William's factory can refine ore, but it's a pity that it is suspended now. ”
Chen Fang reminded: "At this time, the shutdown is a last resort, who will refuse to make money?" You might as well talk to him. ”
After some reminders, Shen Jun, who was worried at first, was full of ambition and immediately picked up the communicator.
Savvy people were not short of interest in this plan, and after listening to the details in detail, the family accepted Shen Jun's request and appointed him to be in charge of the sale of crystal oil, with the funds allocated by the family and the mine closed first.
For Shen Jun's father, this is not only a tempting deal, but the excited voice from the intercom can hear the old man's ardent expectations for his heirs.
"When are we going to start?" Shen Jun put down the communicator and was overjoyed.
"This~ seems to be your business, I'm just a mercenary." Chen Fang suddenly realized that this transaction was not very good for him, and he was simply asking for trouble.
"That's not good, the plan was proposed by you, and I can't play without you, otherwise I will add you commission." Shen Jun blushed again.
The first step of the plan was to get the crystal oil that filled the entire ship, and Shen Jun, who received the family funds, was full of confidence, but when he mentioned Old William, his expression quickly dimmed.
Cardolan produces crystal ore, but there is only one refinery in a huge mining area, and William Sr.'s background cannot be questioned.
Full of silver hair but no old feeling, the bridge of the nose is like a knife and an axe, and the cold eyes are sharper than a falcon, giving people the feeling of not only shrewdness, but also strength.
"You're going to send ore to refine? As you've probably heard, the refinery shut down two weeks ago, and I'm afraid it won't be able to make you do that. Old William quietly looked at the two young men who visited, one was gorgeously dressed, and his finger wore a family crest symbolizing his noble status, but there was no sign of confidence in his expression, and he was only submissive in his conversation, his eyes flickered, and he did not dare to look at himself.
The other was dressed in a leather coat but could not hide his noble temperament, although there was a faint smile on his face, but he could not find anything from it, it was just an expression, old William had a strange feeling, this person looked down on everything around him, including himself, like a nobleman looking at his butler, in the past, old William often experienced this feeling at the master's place, since coming to Cardolan, he has not felt this way for a long time.
The fact is that Chen Fang did not look down on anyone, he was born in the illustrious Chen family, he was a nobleman himself, and he was a high-class nobleman. Old William's feeling is due to the special status, he has served the nobility all his life, when he sees a person with a similar temperament to the master, it is natural to feel that feeling, but others will not.
Old William, who has read countless people, never believes in clothes, or a metal ring, it is impossible to deceive people's temperament, that is the education received since childhood, the status of the person, imperceptibly, Chen Fang in leather clothes is the real nobleman, and Shen Jun is either his follower, or as the family emblem expresses, he is an innocuous inferior nobleman.
Chen Fang first signaled Shen Jun not to be anxious with his eyes, and then said: "We are not going to send ore to refine, but to buy crystal oil directly, your processing plant has strong financial resources, there must be a lot of inventory, right?" ”
How shrewd old William is, how can he not hear the sound outside the strings, there is more crystal oil is not worth much, a lot of inventory just can't be sold, and sneered at the moment: "There are some stocks, not to mention a lot, if you make an appointment in advance, I can leave some for you, in terms of price, you might as well follow the previous official price, what do you think?" ”
In the past, the crystal oil of Cardo Blue was officially purchased, and then shipped abroad, the so-called official price, is the official purchase price, it should be said that it is relatively reasonable, but that was when the transportation was unimpeded, and now the pirates are rampant, and the crystal oil is completely unsold, and the official price at this time is simply a big joke.
The plan was frustrated, Shen Jun immediately lost his assertion, and signaled Chen Fang with his eyes, and the subsequent negotiations were completely up to him.
Chen Fang said with a smile: "The pirates cut off the transportation, the ore can't be sold at all, and now the cardolan is full of ore, and the price has plummeted, why can your crystal oil maintain the official price?" ”
Old William snorted coldly and emphasized: "It is the ore that has fallen in price, not crystalline oil, and so far, I have never sold a gallon of crystalline oil at a price lower than the official price." ”
"I'm afraid I've never sold a gallon of crystal oil, and this price is unacceptable to us." Chen Fang smiled faintly, even excused himself from resigning, and walked to the door by himself, and Shen Jun immediately followed.
Witnessing this scene, Old William was even more firm in his previous judgment, and after stopping Chen Fang, he smiled and said: "The young man is too angry and too impetuous, if I don't have old eyes and faint eyes, you are the son of the Shen family, right?" In Cardolan, except for my old William's processing plant, you can't buy crystal oil anywhere else, and the price is not negotiable, but I want to know your intention to buy crystal oil. ”
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