Chapter 8: The Rich Man's Daughter and Son (2)
Duck sat on a large rock, threw the grapes into his mouth with one hand, and looked boredly at the loud roaring psychic tower not far away.
The tower powers the production line to be built, and around it, a huge, thick enclosure has begun to take shape, and masons and minions are busy like a swarm of industrious ants.
It had been five days since they arrived at the port of Umlim, and with the full efforts of the salted fish turned over the old man Feida, the first chocolate factory in the Arabor Peninsula finally broke ground, and the factory was set on the outskirts of Kuharama in the northwest outside the port of Umlim.
Kuharama is a town of more than 1,000 people, the soil here is very desertified, there is a shortage of food, and most of the people in the town rely on working on the docks to make a living.
The location of the first chocolate factory puzzled Feida. The residents of Kuharama have been working for many years, and the labor cost is not low, and there are no minerals here, except for a flat sandy area, there is nothing, and the transportation is only an ordinary stone road, no matter how you look at it, there is no advantage at all. It's better to carve out a piece of land in Feda Manor. But Royce, the big financier, insisted that he had to do it, so he had to do it.
Riley walked up to Duck and asked, "Brother, I'm so busy, you're so idle!"
Duck snorted: "I can't help it, others are thinking about improving production efficiency and improving technical level, that guy George, how can you get a weakened version of the psychic tower? β
"Twenty dinards a day, a day and a half, of course happy. On technology, I support George's point. Half a step ahead is a genius, and a step ahead is a madman. β
Duck said helplessly: "The area is large, the magic energy conversion efficiency is low, the noise is large, more operators are needed, and the dust cover that has to be manually dusted twice a day, this is not as good as the version we use in the Snell Harbor sewers!
"I seem to have a little bit of his thoughts, you see, because of this weakened version of the spiritual pagoda, more than 50 workers have found jobs, which means that 50 families have been spared the pain of hunger and cold. β
"George, that guy still does charity?"
"As long as the plan goes well, chocolate will definitely become a lucrative business, of course we can come up with the best technology and get all the money in our hands, but we will offend everyone - the Berkas of the Holy Mosque will say that we are heretics of the devil, the merchants will band together to ostracize us, the ordinary people will be disgusted by our way of doing things, and in the end, we will have to walk away. β
George, who was not far away, walked over, just in time to hear Riley's words, he added: "Of course we have to take the lion's share, and the rest must also consider the feelings of others - the benefits are all yours, and the black cauldron is carried by others, how can there be such a good thing?"
"Hmm, I see, so you got a weakened version out. However, we only have 300 catties of cocoa beans in our hands, and once they are put into production, how long will they last? Half an hour, 40 minutes?"
"Well said. The next step is to stop production. β
Duck choked on and almost didn't take his breath: "The factory was just built and shut down?"
"Yes, the wages of the workers are still paid. β
"Are you crazy?"
"Three hundred catties can be left with fifty catties, you come to make handmade chocolates, you want to be high-quality - dark hell tequila is worthy, just chocolate is not a problem. β
"Boutique, what?"
"Divide into three parts, one for Najmuddin the Great Burca of the Holy Mosque of Tahali, who is the most powerful man here, and as long as we impress him, we will have no worries in the port of Umlim in the future, the other for Fida, who is a native and has a wide range of roads, and it would be better for him to take care of the affairs of the scene, and the other for Royce, who is going to be a wanderer who is going to be the lady of the thousands of noble ladies who are popular in the port of Umlim. β
Riley grinned, "A heretic, can be popular?"
George laughed, "Maybe someone will like this flavor - it's not something we have to worry about." With regard to raw materials, rest assured that the First Fleet of the Navy, Novie Notiran in Anduri, will visit the port of um lim next month. 3,000 tons of cocoa beans are ready to go. β
Duck raised his eyebrows: "At that time, there will be a chocolate carnival in the hungry port of Umlim?"
"At that point, no one will care about us insignificant infidels. Don't forget, we're not here to make a fortune, we're here to make a slime. β
"Any clues?"
"No, though, there are two people who must be helpful, one is Feida and the other is Najmuddin. β
"Najmuddin, as the Great Burka, can't he casually meet us heretics, right?"
"So let Feida get out of the way. Feta has something to hide from us. I've investigated in the past few days, and Fida's family is in the middle of the road, and it has something to do with his passion for adventureβcan you believe it?"
Duck shook his head: "It must not be a fool to monopolize the carriage and horse business in the entire port of Umlim. He must not be looking for some so-called treasure, something that he wants to hold in his hand after the destruction of his familyβwhat could it be?"
"There are too few clues now, only conjecture. As long as we find something like this, we can pry Fida's mouth open and we can really make him serve us. By the way, there is a very interesting piece of news about Feta's son Ibrahim. β
"What?"
Ibrahim's mother, Fatima, found him a wife he had never met in his early years, a girlfriend, the daughter of the rich man of Umlim Harbor, Rachiz, and the two hit it off. Later, Fida almost went bankrupt, and Rachiz decisively repented of the marriage......"
Duck sighed: "Now that Feida Salted Fish has turned over, and his girlfriend has posted it again, does no one take that girl's reputation seriously?"
"So I'm going to give Ibrahim a hand...... What are you doing?"
Duck angrily poked George's chest: "George, I don't like you like this, not at all! I know you have the ability and ideas, but you can't hang everything up to interests and soak it in intrigue!"
"In the process of chasing profit and realizing the conspiracy, you have learned alchemy, you have learned the value of freedom, and you have changed your destiny!" George said in a calm but firm tone, "Do you think I am a demon or a saint who died for his ideals?"
"Hey, hey, what's wrong? Quarrel?" Ibrahim's voice came from afar, and he and Royce came together.
Duck hurriedly put away his posture: "No, about the salary." β
Ibrahim laughed, "I see. I need your help. β
"What's the matter?"
"Well, it's been a few days since I came back, and every day there is a bunch of annoying guys buzzing around the door, calling each other brothers, and they only have money, money, money! β
"If you have something to say, you will never shirk if you can help. β
"Well, that's right," said Ibrahim, "my mother once told me about a good family, but when I came back to study in Doland, the family disliked our family and repented of our marriage. Now it's posted again. β
Duck didn't hesitate: "Ignore them. Why, don't you think it's good to refuse?"
Ibrahim said indignantly: "Come as you want, go as you want, do you think Ibrahim can't find a wife......?
Royce said: "I understand, do you want to make this marriage happen in your heart, and you are afraid that your mother will be sad?"
"Actually, it's not that I don't want to do it, if that girl is really good. Besides, she doesn't have a choice, alas, it's not clear, don't say it. β
George smiled: "What is this is not clear, it is a matter of face." You might as well meet her, maybe you like it at a glance. If you don't like it, push it off. β
"She is the only daughter of Uncle Lachiz, and I heard that she has been pampered since childhood. I'm worried that it's easy to get out of meeting - guys, do me a favor, can you help me get out. β
Duck said: "You go to her, we disguise ourselves as ruffians and lay in ambush, if you like, send a code, and we will rush up, and then be beaten away by the hero Ibrahim." β
Royce laughed, "What if Ibrahim doesn't like it?"
"Rush up and knock her away. β
Royce laughed, "We're all singles here, what if everyone takes a fancy to it?"
Duck laughed maniacally: "Then rush up and beat Ibrahim away!"