"Selling sugar?"

Roy was slightly stunned.

"Well, there are a total of three sugar factories under my boss's hands, and he was also the sugar king of Qiongbi City back then, but in recent years, the factory has been losing money, and the boss can only sell the working capital of two sugar factories, but it still doesn't work...... I haven't been paid for three months. Some time ago, the boss was disheartened and gave up completely, leaving this rotten factory that almost closed down to us......"

Bart explained helplessly.

Speaking of which, this boss is not bad, at least he didn't sell the factory and ran away - of course, it may be that he can't sell it.

But in any case, it has left some assets for Bart and these employees, which can be exchanged for some money.

Roy touched his chin as he pondered the news about sugar production in the Case Empire.

Sugar production has always been a very hot and bloody industry, bloody in the literal sense of the word.

His Capet family was also involved in the sugar business, and Roy knew something about it.

In today's world, in addition to some natural "sugars" such as honey, there is only one raw material for artificial sugar, and that is sugarcane.

The growth of sugarcane requires certain climatic conditions, such as in the case empire, the yield of sugarcane is very low.

But sugar is a food that is wildly sought after by the royal family and the powerful, and the demand is simply in short supply. For a period of time, sucrose became an extremely sought-after and rare commodity, and only the top handful were eligible to buy it.

For a time, cane sugar became a symbol of wealth and power. The entire Keith Empire, including other empires, had an increasing demand for cane sugar.

Where there is demand, there is a market.

In order to make sugar, in order to grow sugar cane, everyone uses their own means.

For example, large-scale construction of sugarcane plantations, planting sugarcane on wasteland and even fertile land.

However, due to unsuitable climatic conditions, the planting scale has been expanded, but the yield still cannot be increased, and it cannot meet everyone's consumption of sucrose.

The aristocratic lords needed more warm land and cheaper labor.

So, some people began to bring sugar cane to other continents.

Then, a mass killing, plundering and enclosure began.

And it's not enough to have land, someone has to plant it.

Some of the local indigenous people were forced into slave labor, and some slaves from other places were transported here to sweat and shed their blood for cane sugar......

Although slavery has now been abolished by various empires on the surface, those slave laborers for generations have no other skills and no money to buy tickets for long-distance voyages, so they can only continue to make sugar, receive a small income, and even treat them worse than when their ancestors were slaves, at least at that time.

In addition to the descendants of these slaves, the prisoners would become new slaves.

For example, Roy had a large sugar cane plantation in the place where he was sentenced to exile, and if nothing happened, he might be cutting sugar cane with the black laborers now.

Whether it is laborers or prisoners, when they come here, it is almost difficult for them to die well because of the long and intense labor.

It can be said that the sugar cane fields are watered with their blood and flesh.

However, due to large-scale cultivation and free trade, the production of cane sugar is increasing, and the price is getting lower and lower. So far, cane sugar is no longer a luxury in the Case Empire, it is considered a mid-range product, and anyone can afford it with a little gritted teeth.

In the United Kingdom of Stokato, the situation is somewhat different.

The geographical location here is relatively remote, and the overall situation is much behind that of the Keith Empire. Cane sugar here is a high-end product, and in some places even a luxury. Sugar production is definitely a lucrative industry!

Roy didn't understand, how could such a profitable industry keep losing money?

If you don't understand, Roy asked Bart directly, and the other party explained with some anger and helplessness:

"Well, it's not because of the big sugar companies from outside...... They have lower prices than ours, occupy most of the market share, and even monopolize the raw material sugar cane! Even if we have the technology, we have people, but we can't do it without sugar cane! ”

"I see......"

Roy suddenly realized, so everything made sense, no wonder Boss Bart ran away.

Bart smiled bitterly and said:

"Actually, there is still a way, as long as the sugar factory is sold to those big companies at a low price, and then my boss goes to work for others, our whole factory can be brought back to life, but our boss is not willing to be controlled by others......"

"Tsk~" Roy is also a character who is unwilling to be subservient, he can understand.

But Roy thought for a moment and said:

"Your boss doesn't want to, but you can be willing, anyway, the boss is gone, he gave you the factory, and then you sell the factory to those big companies."

"Uh......"

As soon as Roy said this, Bart suddenly felt embarrassed and twisted, and Roy didn't know why.

After waiting for a while, Bart said with an old red face:

"Ahem, I looked for one of the big companies a few days ago, but they made it clear that they don't value our sugar factory, but our boss's personal ability......"

Roy: "......"

"If our boss is here, they are willing to buy our sugar mill at 60% off, and the treatment of our employees remains the same. But without our bosses, they are willing to pay a discount at most, and we employees must sign a 20-year labor contract, and we are not paid half of the original salary...... Isn't that bullying? ”

Bart whispered with some resentment.

"It's a bit of a bully."

Roy expressed sympathy.

"Hey......"

Bart sighed, and he could only complain here. He felt that if he waited a few more days, even if it was a discount, it was estimated that everyone would vote to choose to sell.

After all, a discount is money! Otherwise, the factory can only be bought as scrap iron, and it will be really worthless.

If the salary is cut in half, what can they do? It's better than nothing!

They have been working hard for a month, and in the past month, they have deeply experienced what despair is.

Even they are a little sympathetic to the boss, I really don't know how the boss has persevered until now in this difficult environment......

"Drink!"

Bart gestured with his glass.

Roy touched one with him, but instead of drinking, he suddenly asked:

"By the way, how much is your sugar mill valued?"

It's no secret either, Bart says truthfully:

"At the peak of our sugar mill, it was valued at millions of United Dollars! At the time of the impact of those large foreign companies, the valuation was about 500,000, and now it is ...... The valuation is only 200,000. ”

Roy shook his head and said:

"200,000, one discount is 20,000, from one million to 20,000, it's really a black-hearted capitalist!"

Bart agreed: "Black-hearted capitalists! ”

Roy suddenly looked at Bart.

"Otherwise, you don't have to be busy, you company...... I'll pay for it! ”

"Huh?"

"I'll give 10,000 coins."

"Ahh