Chapter 87: The Wayward President Xu
"President Xu, are you cheating on me?" Cantona looked at Xu Yi with a wry smile. "The total income of our Chamber of Commerce so far this year is less than 200,000 gold coins, how can it be that the final tax paid is more than 200,000 gold coins? ”
"Why should I cheat you?" Xu Yi showed a confident smile to Cantona, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if I don't have a little certainty, how can I make this bet with Her Royal Highness?"
Seeing that Xu Yi was sure of what he said, Cantona's mind flashed through so many miracles that Xu Yi had created before, and suddenly a glimmer of hope was born.
"That'...... President Xu, do you have any ideas?"
"Come, let me ask you a question, what do you think...... How about the fruit canning factory in our Chamber of Commerce?" Xu Yi asked.
"Well, that's good, what's wrong?" Cantona looked at Xu Yi in surprise.
"Then do you know how the profits of this fruit canning factory are this year?" Xu Yi asked again.
Cantona was even more puzzled, thought for a moment, and replied hesitantly: "Of course I don't know the exact number, but from some information I got from Director Will, it should be pretty good......, right?" At least more than 10,000 gold coins, right?"
"You look down on Director Will too much. Xu Yi shook his head and stretched out five fingers of his left hand. "Let's tell you the truth, so far this year, this fruit canning factory has sold a total of more than one million cans of various cans, with a total profit of nearly 50,000 gold coins!"
"So many?" Cantona looked shocked. "This fruit canning factory is so small, and the profits are so high?"
"Don't you believe it?" Xu Yihe smiled: "Sue you." And that's just the beginning. Now with the Freight Magic Locomotive. These cans can be shipped to various parts of the kingdom more conveniently. And not long ago, our Chamber of Commerce signed an agreement with the Walmart Chamber of Commerce. In the future, these canned fruits will also be sold on the shelves of Walmart chambers of commerce in various cities. In the future, the sales of canned fruit will only increase, and the profit will of course be higher. ”
Cantona's face was full of amazement, and he couldn't help but shake his head slightly: "President Xu, I have to say, you really can make a lot of money with just thinking of an idea, I really admire you so much." ”
"Do you believe that I now believe that your Cantona Chamber of Commerce will be able to pay more than 200,000 gold in taxes at the end of the year?"
"I believe!" Cantona immediately nodded heavily, unusually firmly, and then asked again, "But President Xu." What are you going me to do?"
"You tell me first, what is the main business of your Cantona Chamber of Commerce?" Xu Yi asked.
"Of course, it's farmland contracting. Cantona's face was bitter. "Although it is still profitable to do this, it is not flexible enough, and the money that can be earned every year is dead. I estimate that I will only be able to pay more than 100,000 gold coins in taxes this year, and more than 200,000 is not even a thought. ”
"You just said that you had confidence in me, and now you gave up so quickly?" Xu Yi glanced at him, patted him on the shoulder again, and continued: "Don't worry, I'm not idle and have nothing to do, I'm looking for you." There is a purpose, of course. Follow me. ”
Cantona followed Xu Yi in confusion to an inconspicuous room in the Magic Machine Tool R&D Center in the Falling Rain Valley.
"Let's take a look at this. Xu also pointed to a machine in the corner of the room that was more than a meter tall. A metal cylinder road with a diameter of nearly one meter.
Cantona leaned over to take a look and found that there was a round lid on the upper part of the cylinder, and after getting Xu Yi's permission, he opened it and found that the cylinder was hollow, but there was a metal rod inside, and there were many sharp metal blades attached to it, which looked extremely hideous.
"This is a new magic machine developed by your Chamber of Commerce, right? What is it used for?"
"It's called the Magic Juicer, and it's designed to be used to extract fruit juice. Xu also explained.
"Juice?" Cantona understood, looking at the sharp metal blades in the barrel that made people feel a little chilled at the first glance. "Did you put the fruit in here, chop it up, and squeeze the juice out?"
"That's right. ”
Cantona thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, "President Xu, you mean, I can rely on this thing to squeeze fruit to sell fruit juice?" "But fruit juice is only good when it's fresh, and it doesn't last long at all, so at most it can only be sold in Bonta City. I don't have the strength to open a store in other cities right now, so it's not very useful to me. ”
"I've always felt that you have a nimble mind, and you will definitely understand my intentions. Xu Yi sighed, and suddenly raised his hands and slapped hard. "Miranda, come out. ”
Hearing the footsteps, Cantona turned his head in astonishment, and saw the door of the room on the left hand side open, and a slender female elf walked out of the room.
"Come, let me introduce you. Xu Yi pointed to the female elf and said to Cantona. "This elven beauty is called Miranda, from the Moon Shadow Elf clan in the Duchy of Stantin. Miranda, this is Cantona, the president of the Cantona Chamber of Commerce that I mentioned to you. The two of you may need to work together for a long time later, so let's get to know each other first. ”
Cantona was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly stretched out his hand to Miranda with a little sincerity: "Hello, beautiful elf lady, it is my honor to be able to meet you." ”
Miranda looked at Cantona generously, and then asked Xu Yi, "President Xu, are you sure I should cooperate with him?"
Xu Yi nodded: "Cantona is a person I can trust." ”
"Well, I trust your judgment. Miranda nodded, glanced at Cantona's outstretched hand, thought for a moment, and then reached out and shook Cantona gently. "President Cantona, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”
Although Cantona has a lot of contact with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and is often in contact with the elves, he discusses cooperation face-to-face like this......
Wait! President Xu just said...... He's going to work with this beautiful elf? What's going on?
"Didn't you just say that fruit juice is only good if it is fresh, but it is limited because the shelf life is too short? What will happen to its sales?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
"That's going to sell like crazy!" Cantona immediately exclaimed, excited. "And I'm sure. It's even more popular than canned fruit! because it's a hassle to squeeze your own juice. Now that someone is able to offer cheap and fresh fruit juices, it will definitely be welcomed by everyone!"
"It's good if you have faith. Xu Yi nodded with a smile, and pointed at Miranda: "Okay, now you can discuss the technical problem of how to keep the juice fresh and delicious." After you have negotiated, we will discuss the next step. ”
Seeing that Cantona excitedly started talking to Miranda, Xu Yi left the room.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he was met by Camby, who rushed to hear the news.
Camby glanced at the situation in the room and asked Xu Yi with a puzzled expression, "President." Fresh juice must be a good thing to sell, why did you hand it over to the Cantona Chamber of Commerce to do it? Why didn't our Chamber of Commerce make it ourselves? This should be more profitable than canned fruit, right?"
"This should indeed be more profitable, and for a longer time, if we Xinfei Chamber of Commerce take it and do it ourselves, we will definitely make a lot of money. But Camby, there are too many things that can make money in this world, and it is impossible for us Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to grasp everything in our own hands, which is not a suitable approach. Remember, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce of Magical Machinery. ”
Camby shook his head, "I don't understand. Although our main business is magic machinery, it's okay to do something else to make money, right?"
"You can take it as if I was willful. Anyway, I hope that our Chamber of Commerce will still focus on magic mechanics and not get involved in anything else. Even the fruit canning factory. I have also discussed with Her Royal Highness that I would like to transfer it to the villagers of Koror Village at a suitable time to let them run their own business. ”
"It's a shame, isn't it? Camby frowned. "At the last meeting, Sebas also said that the development trend of fruit canning factories is very good, and the profits will definitely increase in the future. Just give it away...... It's a bit ...... Some losers ......"
Xu Yi laughed: "It's okay, I've always been used to being a loser, just get used to it." ”
"Lord, you are the strangest human I have ever met. Camby shook his head helplessly. "A few days ago, the patriarch discussed with me that he planned to let our tribe and our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and open a factory, but now it seems that you are probably not interested. ”
"Oh, Patriarch Sluby, is this not willing to be lonely when he sees the Nightsong Clan opening a factory?" asked Xu Yixiao.
Camby smiled, acquiescing to Xu Yi's guess.
"Tell me, what kind of factory does Patriarch Sluby plan to open?" Xu Yi asked.
"Hmm... The patriarch said that Bangta City has had a bumper harvest for several years in a row, and this year, because of the effect of chemical fertilizers, the wheat yield is ridiculously high, so Bangta City will definitely have a lot of more wheat. He intends to ...... Cooperate with our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to open a winery. ”
"Brewery?" Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh. "It's really in the style of you dwarves. Why? Can't even the wine from Saatchi Manor satisfy you?
"I guess that's a reason. Camby touched his big head and said with a smile: "But the main reason is that the patriarch thinks that our dwarven clan's brewing skills are so superb, and it would be too wasteful not to use it to do something." In the past, I didn't do this because there wasn't enough food to eat, and there wasn't much to make sake at all. But now not only is the grain harvest in Bunta City so high, but the harvest in the fields rented by our Chamber of Commerce in the Duchy of Stantin is also high, and there are more of them anyway, so it is better to use them for wine. ”
"Well, that's a good idea, and I'm supportive. Xu Yi thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right, there are still 100,000 tons of wheat left in the granary of Bangta City." Some time ago, Her Royal Highness was discussing with me what to do with the extra wheat. I think I can convince her to use a small portion of it for winemaking, which can be considered an effective source of income for the city of Bonta. ”
"Great!" Hearing Xu Yi's answer, Camby suddenly waved his fist excitedly. "The patriarch is worried that our dwarf status may not be easy to buy enough wheat, and now that you have an adult, it will be much simpler. ”
"It's a win-win and I'm happy to make it happen. Xu Yi smiled. "But I only play the role of an intermediary, as for how to do it, you have to learn from the elves of the Night Song tribe, but solve the problems yourself, I don't interfere. ”
"Well, we know a lot more about humans than those brainless elves, absolutely no problem!" Camby said confidently, patting his chest vigorously.
"I'd love to see if you can tell me about the development of the new magic machine when I ask about it. ”
Hearing this question, Camby's face, which was still full of confidence just now, instantly collapsed. (To be continued......)