Chapter 57: Two More Identities
"I don't want to do anything. Looking at Sevigny with a questioning face, Xu Yi replied easily. "It's just that we've recruited a hundred more elves, isn't it surprising? Don't forget, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce now has more than five hundred dwarven workers. These dwarves' labor certificates were issued to me by your Royal Highness last time. ”
The expression on Seviny's face was not as relaxed as Xu Yi's, and he shook his head and said, "Dwarves and elves are different. Although the relationship between dwarves and humans has never been very close, it cannot be said that it is not very bad. And there are many dwarves who live in the human world, and humans are more accepting of dwarves. The elves were the masters of the continent before, and although thousands of years have passed since the race war, there are still many people in the human race who are wary of the elves. ”
"That's too much. Xu Yi frowned. "The number of elves in the Sainz continent is so small now, I estimate that there may not be 10,000 in the Lampari kingdom combined, what is there to be wary of? Not to mention that the fertility rate of the elves is much lower than that of us humans, according to Elder Elusia, there have only been two more elven children in their tribe in the last ten years. Do you think such a race is worthy of our human fears or even vigilance?"
"I don't think so, but some people do. And I'm not worried about these elves, but someone will use this as an excuse to attack your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and cause you trouble. Sevigny said.
Xu Yi smiled: "People who want to attack our Chamber of Commerce can always find an excuse, and they don't care about the elves." Besides, Your Royal Highness, you support our Chamber of Commerce so much. You can't just sit back and watch something like this, can you?"
Seeing Xu Yi's smiling appearance, Sevigny gave Xu Yi a rare look: "President Xu." Did you know that I've saved a lot of trouble for your Chamber of Commerce?"
"Of course I do. Her Royal Highness is the guiding light and savior of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. I know this very well and would love to dedicate my heart to you to show my gratitude to you. ”
Sevigny's face turned slightly red, reprimanded Xu Yi, straightened his face again, and asked Xu Yi: "Okay, you should pay attention to this problem yourself." I'm here mainly for orders for armor and weapons. ”
"I think so. Please rest assured, Your Highness the Princess, we have completed more than 8,000 sets of armor so far, and if we have a few more months, we will be able to complete the 50,000 sets of armor specified in the order. Xu Yidao.
"Good speed. Sevini nodded. "But I'm here this time. It's not to urge you to hurry up and complete the order, but to make some changes to the order. ”
"Modification?" Xu Yi looked at the unnatural expression on Sevigny's face, thinking to himself that this modification might not be a minor modification.
Sure enough, Sevigny paused, a hint of apology appeared on his face, and continued: "Although the military department is very satisfied with the quality of the first batch of armor completed by your chamber of commerce, it was later suggested that the mass production of armor cannot be in the hands of an ordinary chamber of commerce, and must be controlled by the royal family and the military department themselves. So ......"
"That's why we weren't allowed to continue producing armor. Are you going to change the order to order a magic machine?" Sevigny hesitated for a moment, and Xu Yi immediately asked.
Sevini glanced at Xu Yi in surprise: "President Xu, you reacted so quickly. ”
"It's nothing, because I've heard this request countless times. Xu Yi shrugged. "You don't want what you want to be in someone else's hands. I feel that I have the most confidence to master the method of making zuò. I understand the concerns of His Majesty the King and the military department of the kingdom, this is normal. ”
"So...... President Xu, do you agree?"
"Of course, why don't you agree?" Xu Yi smiled slightly. "Besides. Am I qualified to disagree? You don't have to feel sorry for me, because I know that. The military industry is the foundation of a country, and it is absolutely impossible for an ordinary small chamber of commerce like us to grasp it. Even if you hadn't made this request today, I would have wanted to ask you this question a long time ago.
Severny nodded: "President Xu, you are really a smart person, you don't need me to explain more to you." Now that you understand what I mean, Chairman Xu, I will now formally submit to you a new request from the military department. The previous order for 50,000 sets of armor is still kept, but in addition to this, the military department has made a special order to your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. That is to say, I hope that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will assist the military department in establishing a factory specializing in the production of armor and weapons. ”
Xu Yi was not surprised by this request, he touched his chin and thought about it, and asked: "Your Royal Highness, it is a very troublesome thing to establish a complete military factory, in addition to the need for machinery and equipment, it also requires a large number of manpower. If nothing else, can you find enough suitable workers?"
"No, you can't. Sevini shook his head honestly. "So these problems need to be solved by the cooperation of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
"Rely on us?" Xu Yi pointed to himself in amazement. "Your Royal Highness, you and the military department also think too highly of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right?"
"Isn't it a difference whether you can afford to look at it or not? Anyway, there is no other chamber of commerce that can do this except your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right?"
Xu Yi thought about it and could only reluctantly admit this fact.
"Okay then, what should we do?"
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It should be said that the request made by Severny on behalf of His Majesty the King and the military department was exactly what Xu Yi wanted.
With the current strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is actually not a good thing to go too deep into the military industry, because it is too easy to arouse the vigilance of some people.
Assisting the Kingdom Military Department in setting up a military factory like this would be much easier for those people to accept.
Through this incident, Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce not only established a deeper connection with the military department of the kingdom, but also gained a lot of practical benefits.
These benefits for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, in addition to the large income from 50,000 sets of armor, there is also the related income from the sale of a large number of magic machines and technical guidance.
What's more, through this cooperation, Xu Yi once again asked the royal family for the mining rights of two magic crystal mines.
So. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has three iron mines and five magic crystal mines.
These veins, especially the Mana Crystal Mine, may not seem to be worth much right now. But Xu is also very sure that with the in-depth popularization of magic machinery. Whether it's iron ore or magic crystal ore, the price will skyrocket.
Therefore, Xu Yi is not in a hurry to mine these veins now, but to put them aside for the time being, and wait until the right time to mine them.
In addition to the benefits of opening a new flying chamber of commerce, Xu Yi also personally obtained some very practical benefits.
First of all, because of this cooperation, His Majesty the King actually gave Xu Yi a special award.
In other words, Xu Yi is finally no longer an ordinary commoner, but a dignified lord in the kingdom of Lampari.
Although he did not have any fiefdoms, he was the lowest of all the nobles in the kingdom. But this represents a fundamental change in identity, from a commoner to an aristocrat.
Secondly, because of this cooperation, the military department also arranged for Xu Yi to be a special adviser to the staff office of the military department of the kingdom.
Although this identity is only a fictitious position, it means that Xu Yi can also be regarded as a member of the kingdom's military department from now on, and has a lot of special conveniences.
Of course, whether it is the status of the lord or the status of the special adviser of the military department, there is no specific role now.
For Xu Yi, the most important identity is always the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The thing he cares about most is always the development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Since July, due to the hotter weather, the sales of a new generation of magic fans and magic air conditioners produced by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce have begun to enter the blowout stage.
compared to last month. More than 20,000 units have been sold in the month of Magic Fans, which has even exceeded last year's total sales.
And the sales of magic air conditioners have exploded.
All summer last year. Magic Air Conditioners have only sold less than 1,000 units.
In the first half of July this year, more than 3,000 units were sold.
And that's just the sales in Bang Ta City. If you add the sales in several surrounding cities, it will be close to 10,000 units.
And that's not even counting the sales of the Victor trio store in Anvimar. You know, that small specialty store alone has sold 5,000 units since the beginning of the summer.
Even if you include the trade-in, the profit of a magic fan is close to one gold coin.
And the profit of a magic air conditioner has reached a staggering fifteen gold coins.
Just adding up these two things, the profit of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the past half month has reached nearly 200,000 gold coins.
What's more, the newly launched magic freezer quickly opened up the market in Bangta City and several surrounding cities as soon as it was sold, and more than 30,000 units were sold in just ten days.
The cost of a magic freezer is only about four gold coins, which means that a magic freezer can earn thirteen to fourteen gold coins.
With more than 30,000 units sold, it earned as much as 400,000 gold coins that can be regarded as terrifying.
"Your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is really developing fast enough. Count Satsuma, the lord of Bangta City, looked at the tax statistics of Bangta City in the first half of the year in his hand, shook his head, and praised Xu Yi opposite: "Last year, from the establishment of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to the year-end statistics, the total tax paid was only less than 20,000 gold coins. And this year, you paid nearly 40,000 gold coins last month alone, which shows that you earned at least more than 200,000 gold coins last month. Your magic fans and magic air conditioners are selling so well this month, I think your chamber of commerce will make at least 500,000 gold coins this month. ”
Xu Yi smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.
"Lord Earl, this is the scenery of this month. Now the people in Bangta City and several surrounding cities have bought everything they should have bought, and next month you see, it is guaranteed that the sales of all the products of our Chamber of Commerce will be miserable, and it is not good that next month you will not even be able to earn 100,000 gold coins. I'm wondering what to do. ”
"Are you still worried, isn't the president of another chamber of commerce going to commit suicide by jumping into the river?" said Count Satsuma with a laugh. "Alright, it's also a good thing for us to make money from your Chamber of Commerce. Now that everyone in Bangta City has a stable job to do, there is money to earn, and everyone's life has obviously improved, and I, the city lord, should be extremely relaxed. Speaking of which, this qiē is all thanks to you and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
Xu Yi waved his hand again and again: "How come." The reason why Bonta City is what it is now is all because of your wise leadership, Lord Earl, and it has nothing to do with our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
"Don't pat my ass. Count Satsuma reprimanded, "At least the dozens of small chambers of commerce that have been added because of the plan you came up with have nothing to do with me, and the Sanchiton Industrial Zone you talked about has nothing to do with me." ”
"How could it be okay! If it weren't for your full support, Lord Earl, how could this project have come through? How could an industrial zone have been established? You are so modest, Lord Count!"
Count Satsuma smiled, shook his head, rummaged through the table in front of him, and took out a copy of the text and threw it in front of Xu Yi. "I didn't call you here today specifically to praise you, but actually wanted to ask you to raise donations. (To be continued......)