Chapter 138 - The Problem of Employment
Near noon the next day, the caravan finally arrived at the Worrall werewolf tribe.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Yi felt the thunder this time, and the attitude of the Worrall patriarch towards them became a little more cautious than the last time.
Especially in the face of Xu Yi, this change in attitude is very obvious.
Last time, Patriarch Worrall still had a disdainful look at Xu Yi, but this time when he saw Xu Yi, he actually took the initiative to show a smile.
Although the smile on his wolf head was very ugly and even a little terrifying, it was enough to show his enthusiasm for Xu Yi.
Of course, this may also be because he received 500,000 gold coins from Xu Yi and other humans.
Even the orcs have to live.
With these 500,000 gold coins, the Worrall werewolf tribe can buy a large number of daily necessities from the human race, improve the lives of the entire tribe, and also make his position as the patriarch more consolidated.
The caravan rested in the Worrall Werewolf Tribe, and after lunch, the guards escorted the convoy to the non-ferrous metal veins next to the tribe.
According to the plan, the three chambers of commerce will now build a living base next to this vein for the workers in charge of the preliminary works to live.
After that, a series of subsequent equipment and labor arrived, and the vein will actually be mined.
According to estimates, this time is about three to four months.
But the real problem with this mine is the logistical aspects compared to the mine.
After all, this vein is in the Black Rice Wasteland, and it is not particularly close to the nearest town of Samara. It will be quite difficult to carry out all kinds of logistical replenishment.
In order to ensure this, the three of them decided after consultation. Let the Amrley Chamber of Commerce send a construction team to build the road leading from the Worrall werewolf tribe to the small town of Samara.
So. It can shorten the delivery time between Samara Town and the Worrall Werewolf Tribe to half a day, and avoid the orcs who are trying to rob.
As for the logistical materials, they are reasonably transported by the three chambers of commerce to the small town of Samara and stored in advance, and can be transported over when needed.
After solving this initial problem, the Amritri Chamber of Commerce will seize the time to build a road connecting the city of Bangta to the small town of Samara.
In this regard, Xu Yi's construction is that instead of rebuilding a road directly connecting the city of Bangta to the small town of Samara, it is better to build a road connecting the small town of Samara to the valley of the rain.
Although this will make a small circle, and the total distance may increase by dozens of kilometers, but because of the storage of the rainy road, the Amrli Chamber of Commerce does not need to build more than 100 kilometers of roads at a time. The construction of a road about 60 to 70 kilometers between the valley and the small town of Samara will undoubtedly save a lot of money and time.
In addition to the material problem, the most troublesome thing for the three of them is actually the problem of the workers.
The Black Rice Wasteland is the territory of the orcs, and in the eyes of most humans, the orcs are hateful, vicious, and unfriendly to humans, so it is basically not necessary, and generally no human will run to the territory of the orcs.
And want to mine this vein. It is necessary to send a lot of workers.
However, it is too difficult to ask human workers to live and work in the orc territory for a long time.
For this reason, when the three chambers of commerce hired workers to come, they all promised high salaries, even close to a full thirty gold coins a month.
However, even so. The human workers who are willing to come are still far from meeting the demand.
When the three of them discussed the next issues to face, every time they discussed this, they felt a little unsustainable.
Before, all three of them could only say take their time. The lure of high salaries is bound to be able to recruit enough human workers.
But this time I came to the Worrall werewolf tribe. Feeling the thunder, Patriarch Worrall's attitude changed, but Xu Yi thought of a new possibility.
After lunch. Xu Yi made an appointment with the Worrall patriarch and made his request to him.
"Do you want our people to do the work for you?" Patriarch Worrall stared at Xu Yi in surprise with a bunch of wolf eyes, wondering if this human was crazy?
The connection between the orcs and humans was only to take what they needed from each other and make painless transactions, and other than that, they only fought each other, and there was no other connection at all.
This time, these humans said that they would go to their tribe to open mines, and even paid him 500,000 gold coins, which was enough to surprise him.
Now this human actually said that he would hire his own people to work for their chamber of commerce, which is also outrageous.
"Is there a problem?" Xu Yi smiled, as if he couldn't see the surprise of the Worrall patriarch at all. "I think Patriarch Worrall should know by now that in our New Flying Chamber of Commerce, there are not only human workers, but also elven workers and dwarven workers. I don't think it's strange to have more orc workers, right?"
Patriarch Worrall knew this, but he still found it strange.
"Why are those dwarves, even those pesky elves, willing to work for you, and what benefits have you given them?" asked the Worrall patriarch curiously.
"It's nothing special. I just gave them jobs and then paid them on time and paid their benefits just like human workers. Xu Yi spread his hands and said.
"It's as simple as that, those guys are willing to work honestly in your Chamber of Commerce?" Patriarch Worrall clearly didn't believe it.
"It's that simple. Xu Yi nodded. "I don't think there's anything unacceptable about this, whether it's dwarves or elves, they also need to survive, isn't it?
"You say...... Will they be able to buy everything they wish for with gold?" asked Patriarch Worrall immediately.
"Yes. Because I applied for a labor certificate from the kingdom council on behalf of them, and during the validity of the labor certificate, whether they are dwarves or elves, they can enjoy the same treatment as ordinary human residents in the kingdom, and of course they can buy whatever they need with money. After a pause, Xu Yi added: "Of course, there are many things that even human residents cannot buy, and they are no exception. ”
"Labor certification, so powerful?" Patriarch Worrall immediately became interested in the concept of "labor certification", grabbed Xu Yi and asked him to explain for a long time, and then he understood the specific meaning of this thing.
That is to say...... If our people work in your Chamber of Commerce, and you apply for a labor permit for them, they can go to your human world with gold coins to buy whatever they want? "Patriarch Worrall asked again.
"I can't guarantee that. Xu Yi shook his head. "But I can guarantee that if the price of a commodity is clearly marked as one gold coin, then humans will only pay one gold coin when they buy it, and orcs with labor certificates will only pay one gold coin to buy it. Merchants don't want more money from you just because you're an orc. ”
"That's enough!" Patriarch Worrall slapped the table hard, and the wolf's head was full of joy. "You damned human merchants...... Oh, I'm sorry, President Hsu, but I'm not talking about you. In short, when we used to buy things from you humans, we could only exchange them for things, but we couldn't buy them with money. Many times we know that what we exchange for will actually sell for more money in your human world, but there is no way, if we don't exchange it, the human merchants will not give it to us at all. It would be much better if you had this labor certification. ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Patriarch Worrall, are you worried about your 500,000 gold coins?"
The Worrall patriarch opened his mouth and looked up to the sky and snorted.
Although Xu Yi and the others paid him 500,000 gold coins for the purchase of that non-ferrous metal vein last time, as a werewolf, the Worrall patriarch knew that even if he used the 500,000 gold coins to buy various materials needed by the tribe from humans, he would definitely be pitted, so he was always worried about how to use the 500,000 gold coins.
Now that Xu Yi suddenly proposed such a thing as a labor certificate, he suddenly saw hope.
"President Xu, if you are willing to do me a favor, I can agree to your request and let the clansmen do the work for you. Patriarch Worrall said.
Xu Yi smiled, seeing the expectant look on Patriarch Worrall's face, he didn't have to guess what he wanted him to do him a favor.
"I'm afraid I can't really help with this, you should talk to President Relsa. ”
"Relsa?" Patriarch Worrall snorted coldly as a cloud of white gas erupted from his nostrils. "This shameful human has been cheating us long enough, do you still want me to believe him?"
"That can't be helped. Xu Yi spread out his hand and said helplessly. "Patriarch Resa and I are partners after all, and I can't make such an agreement with you without him telling it. The trade between the orcs and humans is basically the responsibility of the Renekton Chamber of Commerce, and if I promise you so, I am afraid that there will be no possibility of cooperation between me and President Resa in the future. ”
"But if you don't promise me, there's no chance of cooperation between us. Patriarch Worrall said unceremoniously.
"No, Patriarch Worrall, things are not so absolute. Xu Yi was unmoved, still smiling, "Although I can't promise you to help you solve this problem, I can consult with President Resa for you and try to get him to meet your needs." What do you think?"
The Worrall patriarch looked at Xu Yi with a suspicious expression: "You really want to help me?"
"To be precise, I want to help everyone while achieving my goals. I used to call this a win-win, but now it's a win-win. ”
Patriarch Worrall thought for a moment and nodded slowly. (To be continued......)