Chapter 48 Land for Technology

The subject of the conversation between the two is actually a transaction.

After receiving the news that His Royal Highness Prince Eric had taken over as King of the Kingdom of Lampari, Xu Yi proposed to Count Veron that he would like to rent another piece of land from his name to expand Xinfei Farm and use it for the various chambers of commerce, factory workshops, and research institutes that were ready to be transferred.

At first, Count Wei Lun was very happy, and promised to provide the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce with another piece of land of the same size as before, that is, about 100,000 hectares.

Moreover, Count Wei Lun even generously agreed that Xu Yi could choose the land under his name to rent at will, so that according to Xu Yi's plan, the two pieces of land could be linked, and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would have a very large base in the Duchy of Stantin, no matter how it wanted to develop, there would be no problem.

However, with the changes in the situation within the Lampari Kingdom, the shape of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce gradually became a little bad on the surface, so Count Weilun's previous cheerful and generous attitude also became subtle.

Regarding Xu Yi's request to lease land, Count Weilun put it off again and again, and he was no longer as happy as before.

And after the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was banned from producing any magic machinery in the Lampari Kingdom by the Magic Industry Administration of the Lampari Kingdom, Count Weilun's attitude suddenly changed dramatically, and his attitude towards Xu Yi became extremely tough.

It's not that he doesn't want to lease the land to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at all, but he takes the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price.

It is also 100,000 hectares of land, and the annual rent when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce leased that piece was only 300,000 gold coins a year, but now when the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce asked for the same 100,000 hectares of land, Count Wei Lun actually increased the rent to an astonishing 1 million gold coins at once!

That's more than three times better!

Of course, Xu Yi was unwilling to agree to Count Weilun's request. As a result, the negotiations between the two sides reached an impasse.

During these months. Xu also negotiated several times with Earl Weilun on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. But not once did they get satisfactory results.

Today, I don't know for what reason, after knowing that Xu Yi came to attend the wedding of Archie and Leia, Count Weilun actually came to attend the wedding, and took the initiative to find Xu Yi and mentioned the matter again.

However, as in the previous negotiations, Count Wei Lun still clung to the sky-high rent of one million gold coins and did not let go.

This annoyed Xu Yi.

If you don't plan to give in, why do you take the initiative to negotiate with yourself?

Seriously, the new flying chamber of commerce is because it needs to open up a new base. The demand for land is more urgent, and Xu Yi feels that the most suitable place is here in the Principality of Stantin, but the development of the Black Rice Wasteland by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is also on the right track, and if he can't negotiate with Count Weilun, Xu Yida can relocate the factory workshop of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to the Black Rice Wasteland, and it is not necessarily necessary to expand here.

During this time, Count Weilun's attitude has always been tough, and Xu Yi has made follow-up preparations, and it is not as urgent as before.

In this case, Count Weilun still has such an attitude, and Xu Yi is naturally very unhappy.

"Count Veron. I've said it countless times that it's impossible for us to accept this price. "I thought that I was still on the other side's turf after all. Xu Yi barely held back the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "And this year, our Chamber of Commerce has invested a lot, and it is not a wise choice to suddenly take out a million gold coins to rent land that is not needed for the time being. ”

Earl Wei Lun glanced at Xu Yi and said with a smile: "Of course I know that your Chamber of Commerce has invested a lot this year, after all, you have to re-establish the factory base everywhere, I understand." However, President Xu, the reason why I took the initiative to find you today is because I have thought of another solution. ”

"Oh, what's the solution?" Xu Ye asked in surprise.

"President Xu, you said that your Chamber of Commerce has invested too much, so it is difficult to come up with a million gold coins in cash at once, which I understand. But we don't have to be cash-stricken. Count Veron narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Don't use cash?" Xu Yi frowned slightly, glanced at Earl Wei Lun, and saw his fat face that revealed an obvious greed at all times, and he understood a little in his heart. "What do you want?"

"Hehe, President Xu is really a smart person. Count Veron smiled and his face trembled, and continued: "Actually, I am more interested in other things than cash, such as the unique technical ...... of your Chamber of Commerce."

Xu Yi was really surprised.

He never thought that what Count Wei Lun was eyeing was actually a technology mastered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

When Xu Yi made any transactions with him before, his mind was full of gold coins, and he never asked for anything else.

Why is he suddenly interested in technology now?

Could it be that he was stimulated by something?

"This ...... Let me ask first, Earl Wei Lun, what kind of technology do you mean by technology?" Xu Yi asked.

"Of course, it's the technology for the production of those magic machines. "Count Veron is rightfully authentic. "There are so many chambers of commerce in your Lampari Kingdom that have relied on the technology transferred by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and are now making a fortune, so I am also very interested in them now. ”

That is to say...... You also want to invest in the construction of the Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce?" Xu Yi asked again.

"Pretty much. Count Veron nodded. β€œ

Xu Yi couldn't help laughing.

It's not surprising that Count Veron would come up with this idea, after all, if the business is done well, it is obviously more attractive to master the technology to produce magic machinery by himself than to simply collect rent.

However, Xu Yi couldn't connect Count Veron with the Magical Machinery Chamber of Commerce in any way, and even he couldn't connect the entire country of the Duchy of Stantin with the production of magical machinery.

The reason is simple, it's just that the people here are too lazy.

Xinfei Farm employs a number of locals, but compared to the Lampari people who have relocated from Bonta City, these locals are surprisingly lazy, and they are barely half as productive as a fifth of the Lampari people.

If it weren't for the relationship with Count Willon, and the friendly attitude conveyed to the locals. Xu Yi is afraid that he would have kicked out all these local workers a long time ago.

Now Count Veron actually wants to start a chamber of commerce for the production of magic machinery. Even Xu gave him technology. Give him the equipment, and he will definitely have to hire local workers as well.

And with the astonishingly low productivity of local workers, what is the future of such a factory?

Of course, Xu Ye would never say these words, he just smiled, and then asked, "Well, Count Veron, what kind of technology are you interested in?"

"Well...... The first is the fruit canning factory. I'd like to start my own. Don't worry, President Xu, I'm not stealing business with you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The canned fruit produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is far from containing all the kinds of fruit in our Duchy of Stantin, and there is no conflict between us. Earl Veron said.

"Hmm...... What else?"

"Also, I'm interested in the production technology of several household magic machines. Of particular interest are the production technologies for the Magic Refrigerator, Magic Freezer and Magic Air Conditioner. As you know, we in the Duchy of Stantin are hot most of the year, and these things are very popular with us. ”

Xu Yi was a little amused in his heart.

From a climatic point of view, the Duchy of Stantin is indeed very suitable for these household magic machines.

But if you look at it from the level of consumption, the Duchy of Stantin is far from qualified.

The Duchy of Stantin is a country where the gap between rich and poor is much greater than that of the Kingdom of Lampari, with the exception of lords like Count Willon. Most of them were civilians who were so poor that they barely had even a few pieces of clothing, and there were even slaves far outnumbered in the kingdom of Lampari.

Such a market environment. How can it be possible to sell so many household magic machines?

You know, even the cheapest magic freezer at the moment costs at least twenty gold coins.

Although Xu Yi didn't know the exact number, he was sure that at least 98 percent of the people in the Principality of Stantin couldn't afford the cheapest magic freezer.

Of course, Xu Yi still wouldn't tell Count SΓΉ Weilun these words, but just smiled and nodded: "That's a good idea." So Count Veron, it's not impossible for us to transfer technology, but the technology transfer fee is not cheap......"

Count Wei Lun stretched out a chubby finger to Xu Yi.

"How about a year's rent for 10,000 hectares of land for a technology?"

Xu Yi was stunned, and then he almost laughed out loud with joy.

Previously, Count Weilun's offer to Xu Yi was 100,000 hectares of land with a rent of one million gold coins a year, if calculated according to the current conversion ratio of Earl Weilun, it was equivalent to his hope to use an average of 100,000 gold coins to buy a technology.

At present, the technology transfer fees that have been transferred by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are more than 100,000 gold coins, and some even exceed 200,000 gold coins.

Earl Willon obviously knows something about this, so he feels that his current offer is very appropriate.

If Xu Yi agrees, he will make a lot of money based on the technology transfer fee.

However, for Xu Yi, he even transferred a lot of the relevant technologies of household magic machinery to the ten chambers of commerce designated by the Magic Industry Administration almost for free, and he had transferred them to many chambers of commerce in the Kingdom of Lampari before, so in fact, these related technologies are not too big secrets at all, and Xu Yi does not value them very much.

With Xu Yi's knowledge of the mechanical theory behind him brought from the earth, and with the powerful research resources of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will inevitably emerge in the future with new magical machines that far exceed the existing technology.

In Xu Yi's opinion, these technologies are not worth mentioning at all.

If they are exchanged for the land that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce urgently needs, it is clear that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has made a lot of money.

Xu Yi deliberately frowned, and pondered for a long time in disguise, before he put on an extremely embarrassed look, grinded with Count Weilun for a while, and then pretended to be very reluctant to agree to this condition.

After the transaction was completed, Count Weilun was in a happy mood, and after several months, he grabbed Xu Yi's hand with his fat hand again and shook it vigorously, and laughed: "Very good, President Xu, we will need to cooperate more in the future, I hope we can always maintain a happy cooperation." ”

Xu Yi smiled and nodded: "Definitely." ”

Earl Wei Lun's eyes rolled, and he suddenly moved closer to Xu Yi, and asked in a low voice, "President Xu, the technology of those military magic machines in your Chamber of Commerce ......?"

"No way. Xu Yi directly interrupted his words and said categorically: "The technology in this area is too related, and it is impossible for our Chamber of Commerce to transfer it to anyone." ”

"Uh-huh...... Yes, yes......" Count Veron nodded repeatedly, and then asked, "So...... President Hui...... Technology aside, I'll buy some military magic machinery from your Chamber of Commerce...... That's all right, right?"

Xu Yi squinted his eyes and looked at Count Wei Lun, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Count Veron is forcing himself to be an arms dealer on this road of no return...... (To be continued......)