Chapter 179: Be Prepared
Not long after returning to the scavengers' union station, Aldrich, who had been hungry all morning, did not intend to treat his stomach badly, but he did not let the people below busy preparing a hearty meal.
Triste took a detour to the kitchen, took away the leftover bread sold in the morning, and put it in the stove to bake it for a while, giving off an attractive fragrance again, and he was not afraid of throwing it directly on the plate with his hot hands, and walked down the escalator to his room on the second floor.
Indulging one's desires and enjoying a life of luxury was not unaffordable for Aldrich's current wealth, but he knew very well that moderation and discipline were essential for both himself and the scavengers' union.
The higher you stand on the ground, the more painful it hurts to fall! Having just made a splash in the limelight at the town hall and proposing an unimaginable amount of staggering benefits, Tris, who was extremely spiritually astute, now felt the gaze everywhere, and he must not be able to act as casually as before.
After settling a simple lunch, Aldrich took a blank piece of paper and dipped the steel core pen in ink, and took the opportunity to think about the management regulations of his workshop.
It is foreseeable that in the near future, a large number of orders for fire pills will be sent in a steady stream by acquaintances and interested allies in the name of "care", although the assembly line operation has been popularized in the factory in advance, he believes that there must be hidden lines and commercial spies buried by competitors among the employees.
Even if nothing is found after several combings, there is a possibility that the hired workers have been bought with a lot of money. Aldrich knew all too well about human greed or the desire for a life of abundance. He knows that there is no one in the world who cannot be bought, but the price he pays is not high enough.
While the first draft of the factory regulations was still being drafted, Tris suddenly stopped his pen, and the ink with a faint pine smell was still oozing out, and a black dot immediately appeared on the paper that was getting bigger and bigger.
"Relocate! Control your family!"
Recording two ideas of inspiration colliding and sparkling, Aldrich picked up the pen and animated the word "relocation" a few times.
In order to be able to expand the business again, and at the same time effectively maintain confidentiality and prevent the occurrence of safety accidents, it is imperative to rebuild the fire medicine factory at another site.
The "safety incident" suddenly inspired Triss to have a new inspiration, and it was about extremely dangerous fire powder, which could cause an accidental explosion if not careful.
Aldrich couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead when he thought of the dozen or so peers scattered in the city, who had obtained the formula for fire potion from different sources and opened a small configuration workshop called a workshop called a workshop in a densely populated area.
In order to make a good profit, the merchants dared to risk their lives, and fortunately there has not been a single safety incident, but now is the time for a change.
"At the town hall, both the Senate and the House of Representatives have close friends, and if they are explained the hidden dangers, it is believed that a bill to relocate the fire potion factory out of the city can easily be passed. ”
"However, before the law can come into effect, the scavenger's workshop must be fully established and relocated in its entirety...... Well, in fact, it is the best choice for the workshop to be located in the territory of Tris Manor, and the nearby Lusha River can undertake most of the transshipment. ”
Aldrich's imagination instantly returned to reality, and he looked down at the idea of "controlling his family", of course, aiming at the hired workers who were busy from morning to night in the factory.
Tris, who walks on the path of virtue, is very conscious, he is mainly responsible for making rules, and as for how to run it, he will leave it to his trusted subordinates, otherwise he will have time to free up his hands to preside over the overall situation of the scavenger guild, and he can also get a long-lost breakthrough in personal practice and be promoted to the Grand Knight of Virtue.
"As compensation for the harsh conscience, the wages of all factory employees were increased by 10%, and the mid-month payment was changed to every 10 days. A small increase in the overall number of salaries should ease the employment of workers whose families do not have much savings, after all, no one can guarantee that there will be no sudden accidents. Once the strong labor that bears the household expenses falls, at least a sum of money can be held up for the time being. ”
"Hmm...... Perhaps cash and in-kind payments could also be considered, with whole-wheat bread being of the best quality and should be recognized by the hired staff as part of the salary. ”
The idea of doing business in the name of the factory, the pillar of faith fluctuates slightly, sometimes settling and sometimes rising, but on the whole, there is a new source of spring and gradually rising.
Terry breathed a sigh of relief, and after being promoted to the Grand Knight of Virtue, the shackles and shackles were loosened a little again, and he was no longer as rigid as before, and had to make a detour.
Turning to the "safety incident" he had just written, he knew that the city hall had a special fire bureau, but the mechanism for pumping well water using the lever principle was too cumbersome and had to be placed in a horse-drawn carriage. Fortunately, the road is open, but the narrow civilian area cannot be entered at all, so the fire can only be extinguished by the oldest method, with a bucket of water by hand.
Improving firefighting equipment, through several obvious successes, establishing industry standards, whether it is ordinary people or the upper echelons with real power, I believe it will get a lot of praise, so as to slightly alleviate the negative public opinion caused by their rapid rise.
There are still many things to plan, and all the things have to be grasped by hand, but fortunately, Tris's body has been tempered and his brain is always awake.
Unfortunately, when I heard that he had returned, two small families were fighting for a small neighborhood with plenty of oil and water, and found that they could not help each other, so they could only sit down and negotiate.
In order to defend or protect his reputation, he did not hesitate to lend a helping hand to the gang Tris who came to him for mediation. Having no ties of interest, Aldrich's impartiality was trusted by the gang members who walked in the gray area, a considerable fortune that he did not want to splurge on it.
After understanding the overall strength of the two sides and other situations and demands, try to make the two gangs settle down in a compromise way, at least in front of him the two sides reach a consensus on equal division, as for the future strength of the rise, and then evolve into any ending, it has nothing to do with the current mediation.
Sending away several groups of forces that had been noisy and left with a smile of satisfaction and triumph, Aldrich had just taken a breath when he saw two acquaintances whom he had not seen for a long time.
The red-haired girl Firiosa and the temple's bronze coin messenger Aniel Jones, the former's face was very complicated, apparently hearing the rumors outside against Rovet but eventually pointing to Tris, the great knight of virtue, and wondering what she was thinking, perhaps out of a friend's concern.
As for Anil Jones, who was eager to meet, suddenly became relaxed when she saw Aldrich, her eyes had already been covered by the shadow of her fellow Filiosa, revealing a turquoise glow, and with her emerald eyes, she determined that Tris's promotion to the rank of Grand Knight was completely true.
The bronze coin messenger sat down in the empty chair and silently watched the red-haired girl, who was obviously of special blood, and the scavenger recount their friendship after a long absence.
Firiosa knew that someone was nearby, and after a short exchange of pleasantries, she took out a bottle of golden-brown potion from the leather pouch tied to her belt, "The recipe found in the ancient tombs in the depths of the lonely mountain, after being refined by the master, is refined into this special potion that increases the hardness or toughness of ordinary materials. There are two ways to use it, soaking the whole to improve the hardness, and brushing the outside with a layer of agent to improve the toughness. ”
"This doesn't make sense!" Aldridge said in his head, but neither social etiquette nor his friend's position could say anything hurtful.
"Isn't Master Felix already a trusted thinker of the Grand Duke Eastwood, the lord of the city? it would be better for him to offer it directly, not only would the position of the master be further strengthened, but even you, the inventor, would be brought into the eyes of the upper echelons. ”
"It's with these things in mind that Daddy Felix asked me to come to you. At least in Eastwood City, no one has dared to trouble the Fourth Horseman yet. ”
Firiosa simply placed the flask on the desk in front of Tris, "I don't want to be in the limelight, and I don't want anyone to be in the spotlight. The master said to leave it to Tris, and he will take care of it, I trust Daddy Felix, but what about you?"
"Hard as dragon scales, tough as leather, both properties, just call it dragon skin potion, as the inventor, what do you think?"
The red-haired girl took a deep breath, seemed to have unloaded the heavy burden on her shoulders, her expression was a little relaxed and comfortable, and she was also a little inadvertently calm, smiling and nodding lightly: "No problem!"
After saying that, she turned around and left, which made Aldrich a little incredulous, after all, they were the first friends they knew and familiar with after entering the city, and they had a faint affection for each other out of mutual appreciation earlier, who knew that so many things would happen later.
Feriosa, who had been staying out of the way, missed several opportunities, only to have her life friend Triss snatched away by the quietly appearing Lovette, and the red-haired girl sighed and stopped when she heard the eager greeting and the sound of scraping the masonry floor as she got up and pushed away the chair.
Walking quickly to the door, Filiosa slowly turned around, Aldrich took out a horn amulet captured from the North Sea front from the red sock space bag with the help of his clothes and sleeves.
"A very useful spellcaster item that can block a deadly attack, as a return gift for a dragon skin potion, is also a concern for a friend. ”
"Rune Rune......! It's too precious. "Firiosa, as an illusionist and apothecary with a unique heritage, knew the value of this palm-sized golden horn amulet, and she couldn't figure out what Triss was up to.
"After being promoted to the Great Knight of Virtue, I don't need it anymore with the body of steel, on the contrary, it is only right to defend yourself. Aldrich's gift could not be shirked, and it was almost forced into the hands of the red-haired girl.
"Did it always guard you before? and now you give it to me...... Well, I want it. Filiosa suddenly remembered something, smiled happily on her face, wrinkled her nose, and turned away, but with a much lighter step.
When the red-haired girl walked away and stepped on the wooden ladder to go downstairs, the copper coin messenger Anelle Jones looked sideways at Aldrich Triss who was standing at the door of the room, and burst out for no reason: "I can't imagine that as a great knight of virtue, a model of extreme loyalty to love, and a person with extremely rich emotions, you are not afraid of the pillar of loyalty collapsing?"
The Fourth Knight didn't reply, "Lady Jones, you're thinking too much, and until now I've regarded Firiosa as my dearest sister!"
The magical experience of being a human being in two lives, living twice as wonderful a life as others, does not have the attributes of a master of flirting with girls. Aldrich Triss did not return to his seat, but sat down opposite the bronze-coin messenger.
"Tell me what you mean, Lady Jones, in the name of the Temple, both me and the Scavengers have had the most difficult time, and now is the time for me to repay, especially since I have been promoted to the rank of Grand Knight, and I have the strength that even the Red Comet Marthus is not fully sure of defeating me, and I should do what I can for the Temple. ”
"It's very direct! It's also very frank! They all say that the time of big people is the most precious, and I don't want to waste my saliva. Anielle Jones collected her thoughts a little, and her face returned to composure, "The Shrine's commercial network spread across the West, and there is a major leak in the south. The undead drove the Beamon orc slaves to march in unison and launch a lightning raid on the north, that is, the countries of Middle-earth. The war that stretched through several countries not only cut off normal commercial trade, but also caused the loss of some of the upper echelons of the temple. According to the chief priests' speculation, at least five million gold oumar and the equivalent of various gems fell into the hands of greedy vampires. ”
"Ten million gold coins!" Hearing this astonishing number, Aldrich's pen in his right hand snapped in response, and he lost his temper in a rare way.
After all, the total number of bonds of the two wars combined is only a fraction of the loss of the temple, which shows the deep foundation of spreading the business network to the entire continent.