Chapter 122: Cement

Sevini felt that it would cost five gold coins to apply for a labor certification for a worker, but Xu Yi felt that it was very little.

On the earth, not to mention applying for a foreign labor certificate, even if you are a citizen of the Celestial Empire, applying for a Hong Kong and Macao labor certificate is also expensive, often thousands of oceans.

In terms of purchasing power, it is equivalent to dozens of gold coins here.

Of course, Xu Yicai will not tell SΓΉ Sevini about something.

Now there are more than 200 dwarves among the employees of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and there will be more dwarves in the future, and even the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will hire elves and orcs later.

With so many foreign employees, of course, you can save a little bit on the labor certification.

In addition to the affirmation of the labor certification from the conversation with Sevigny, Xu also received good news from her.

In the agreement with the king, the king used several mines to pay for the magic machinery of the farmland, and Xu Yi felt that it would take a long time to complete this contract, but he was afraid that those mines would not be able to reach his mouth for a while, but Sevini told Xu Yi that the Royal Minerals Agency had cleared out one of the iron mines in Bangta City, and Xu Yi could receive it at any time.

According to the agreement between Xu Yi and His Majesty the King, as long as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce completes the first batch of orders, the contract will automatically take effect, and the iron ore will be attributed to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

As for the other promised iron mine and three magic crystal mines, it depends on the situation of the new flying chamber of commerce to complete the follow-up orders next.

Although the future is full of uncertainties, at least this iron ore new flying chamber of commerce can be regarded as a bag.

And in the process of the agreement, because the current iron ore is not very valuable in the entire Sainz continent. So His Majesty the King and the representatives of the Department of Agriculture discounted both iron mines very lowly.

However, Xu Yi knew very well that once the magic industry flourished on the Sainz continent. The demand for iron ore will inevitably increase dramatically, and by that time. It is clear that the price of iron ore will skyrocket.

As for the Mana Crystal Mine...... There are so many magic crystals on the Sainz continent that there are so many magic crystals that they are not worth much at all, so that the combined price of these three magic crystal mines is not as good as one iron mine.

However, Xu is also very sure that with the development of the magic industry and the large-scale use of magic machinery on the Sainz continent, the demand for magic crystals will also increase greatly, and the price of magic crystals will inevitably rise sharply.

Now it seems that His Majesty the King has exchanged tens of thousands of farmland magic machines with a total value of nearly three million gold coins from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for just two iron mines and three magic crystal mines, taking a lot of advantage, but Xu Yi knows better than anyone else. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce made a lot of money from this deal.

Thinking that he was afraid that he would be able to sit back and relax with just these mines in the future, Xu Yi's mood was naturally very good, so much so that when he saw Moon Cruise, the president of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce, he was smiling, as if he had long forgotten what Director Riley had said before.

"President Xu, it's rare that you will take the initiative to meet me, I'm really happy. But...... Why do you want to come to the construction site?" asked President Crews, pointing to the construction site in front of him, where the foundation had just been laid and the wall was about to be built. "It's such a cold weather, we should find a better place to have a few drinks and talk more. ”

The strangest thing about President Cruise. It was Xu Yi who asked him to come to the construction site, which was not the new workshop that was nearing the end of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but a very small construction site on the outskirts of Bangta City, and specially asked that no one else accompany him except Director Riley.

"Lots of opportunities to drink and talk or something. But President Cruise, if you miss this opportunity in front of you, there won't be much left to chance. Xu Yichong smiled mysteriously at President Cruise. He then took a heavy cloth bag from the carriage he had driven and threw it in front of President Cruise and Director Riley.

"What is this?" the two of them looked at the cloth bag in amazement.

Xu Yi smiled but did not answer. Asked Director Riley, "Director Riley, your workers are building the wall." What are you using to connect those masonry and stones?"

Director Riley looked puzzled, and didn't understand why Xu Yi asked this question, so he glanced at President Cruise hesitantly, and saw him nodding before replying, "It's just a mud made of some lime powder and sand piled together, nothing special." ”

Xu Yi pointed to the cloth bag on the ground: "Then you can try to use these things instead of lime powder." ”

Director Riley opened the cloth bag in confusion, took a look at it, and immediately said in surprise: "President Xu, this is ......"

"It's called cement, it's kind of like lime powder, and if you try it, it should be much better than lime powder. Xu Yidao.

Director Riley reached out and scooped out a handful of cement from the cloth bag, and when he rubbed it, the fine powder fell from his palm.

As an engineering supervisor who has been on the front line of the construction site for many years and has grown up from the most ordinary worker, Director Riley knew that this thing probably really has extremely special characteristics just by touching it with his hands, not to mention that the fine particles of these powders alone far exceed the lime powder they usually use on the construction site.

After rubbing twice, Director Riley didn't talk nonsense, picked up the shovel that had been prepared according to Xu Yi's instructions, shoveled a shovel of cement, poured it into the fine sand next to it, mixed it with water and stirred it carefully.

Watching the cement gradually mix with the fine sand and water, not only Director Riley, but also President Cruise's eyes gradually revealed a different color.

As the president of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce, President Cruise can naturally see the special features of cement.

After mixing well, Director Riley picked up a piece of masonry, expertly plastered it with plaster, and then built it firmly on the wall.

There was no need to wait for the cement to dry at all, and by feeling alone, Director Riley realized that the cement was much better than the previous lime powder plaster.

Watching Director Riley finish up the puddle of plaster and build two layers of walls, President Cruise looked at Xu Yi. His brow furrowed deeply.

"What do you mean, President Xu?"

Xu Yi smiled lightly: "It's not interesting." I just happened to find a cement formula from an old book, so I wanted two experts in this area to identify it. ”

Of course, the two of them would not believe Xu Yi's nonsense. What kind of ancient books do you know about this kind of thing? Even if there were, would those of them who have been in the construction industry all their lives still know about it?

However, this is not the time to be more serious with Xu Yi, President Cruise pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice, "President Xu, everyone is a smart person, so don't beat around the bush." I admit that I am very interested in this cement, and if you are willing to hand over the formula, we can talk about any conditions. ”

Xu Yipi laughed twice: "President Cruise." You're so insincere, aren't you? Hand over the recipe? Do you think it's possible?"

President Cruise was silent, of course he knew that he would never agree to his request, but the performance of this cement was too good for him to be tempted.

After thinking for a moment, President Cruise spoke again: "Okay, President Xu, put forward your conditions. Since you made a special trip to ask me here, you obviously still have the idea of cooperating with me, right?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would I waste my efforts? Xu Yi pointed to the unused cement on the ground and said, "It's not a secret." President Cruise, this cement has only recently been successfully developed by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and it has just been put into mass production. I asked you to meet just to tell you. Now that such a thing has appeared, do you AmritΓ© Chamber of Commerce know if you are interested?"

President Cruise snorted coldly, "President Xu, don't ask knowingly. How are you going to sell this cement? How many of us in the Amrley Chamber of Commerce want it. Of course. Everyone is a friend of the federation, and I hope that the price you give is not too excessive. ”

Xu Yi laughed: "President Cruise." Who do you think of me Xu Yi? I price this kind of cement at six gold coins per ton, do you think it's fair?"

"Only six gold coins?" said President Cruise and Director Riley at the same time. "This ...... It's also too ......."

Fortunately, both are shrewd people. Only then did he reluctantly swallow back the words "too cheap".

But judging from the shocked expressions on the faces of the two, it is clear that they were both shocked by this price.

You must know that even if it is lime powder, the current market price is more than six gold coins per ton, and the performance of this cement is obviously far beyond lime powder, and the two of them have long been prepared for Xu Yi to offer a sky-high price, but they didn't expect Xu Yi to give the same price as lime powder!

The price, of course, is too cheap!

"This ...... President Xu, are you telling the truth?" asked President Cruise after a few moments, looking incredulous.

"Of course it's true, why should I lie to you?" Xu Yi smiled. "How's that? Do you think the price is fair?"

"Justice, justice, of course!" President Cruise nodded repeatedly, as if he was afraid that Xu would regret it. After a pause, he said: "But President Xu, for the sake of everyone being friends of the Federation, I have a small request, and I ask you to agree." ”

"Please. ”

"Since you said that this cement has just begun to be put into production in large quantities, then the output must not be very high, right? Since this is the case, then the cement that your Chamber of Commerce is producing now, no matter how much, our Lamli Chamber of Commerce wants all of it! And I can also add a little to the price, six and a half gold coins a ton, what do you think?"

Xu Yi made a look of embarrassment, thought about it for a while, and then nodded slowly: "Okay, President Lanke has said a long time ago that everyone is a companion of the federation, and we must help each other." For the sake of this, the cement produced by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in two years will only be supplied to your Lamli Chamber of Commerce. In addition to that, I will also provide you with some various uses of cement, such as reinforced concrete......"

Hearing that Xu Yi only promised a two-year term, President Cruise and Director Riley were a little disappointed, but when they heard the "reinforced concrete" that Xu Yi said later, their eyes lit up at the same time.

Since it is something specially proposed by Xu Yi, it must also have extraordinary performance.

As long as the Amritri Chamber of Commerce can master the use of cement in advance, then the Amritri Chamber of Commerce will inevitably make great progress in the construction industry, and maybe it will step out of Bonta City and become one of the top construction unions in the Lampari Kingdom......!