Ten minutes later, Bart and Bella left the conference room, both with a hint of sadness on their faces.

The boss doesn't seem to know Sandy Textile Factory, what can I do? Offend them, they won't retaliate, right? Although everyone's business has no intersection, who will not have any connections at the scale of Sandy Textile Factory......

In the conference room, Roy tapped lightly on the table, thinking about the information the two had just said.

He didn't know anything about the Sandy Textile Factory, after all, Misha used to work in the Sandy Textile Factory.

But Sandy Textile Factory has more than one factory in Qiongbi City, and the factory where Misha works is in another place, plus the perspective is different, and the things you see are not comprehensive, so Roy still asked the two of them.

Sure enough, Roy got a piece of news that he had overlooked, but it was important.

Sandy Textile Mills, or their boss, Sandy, turned out to be a traditional old man.

This tradition refers to the fact that he is slow to accept new things.

Specifically, the steam engine has been transmitted to Qiongbi City for a long time, and some capable factories have used the steam engine. After all, the efficiency of the machine is higher than that of a human, and even a strong orc cannot compare to a steam engine in terms of working long hours.

But this Sandy is not very fond of steam engines, and his textile factory has always been mainly manual, at most there are a few water-powered looms in the factory next door.

When Roy first got the news, he was surprised. Sandy is so traditional? Or does he not see the benefits of a steam loom?

But the cat lady's words made Roy suddenly realize.

"Maybe it's because manpower is cheaper? Steam looms are expensive, they also require fuel, maintenance, etc., which cost money. But manpower is different, manpower wages are not high, and any diseases have nothing to do with the factory...... Where I used to work, there were workers everywhere. But all of them combined, it's not as expensive as a steam loom......"

"Makes sense......"

In Jumbi City, manpower is cheaper than machines.

Not only the Sandy Textile Mill, but also some other factories were resistant to the steam engine.

Roy thought they might not be able to afford a steam engine, but now that they think about it, it's not that they can't afford it, but that they don't think it's necessary.

Anyway, there is so much cheap labor, there is no need to spend that unjust money.

Take the textile factory as an example, maybe in terms of output, manpower can't compare to machines, but the cost of can't stand people is also low!

If you really want to talk about profits, those factories that use steam looms are not necessarily as profitable as these textile factories that use manpower.

Of course, the output of Sandy Textile Factory is not low, as one of the three major textile factories in Qiongbi City, although they are all human textiles, their output is still guaranteed. So their profits should be horrible.

The output is high, the cost is low, and there is no need to maintain it - it costs a lot of money to repair the broken machine, and it is enough to replace a batch if the other person is broken.

Some people's goal may be to make the business bigger, while others may just want to make money. There's a good chance Sandy is the latter.

Of course, most of the time, the two do not conflict. But sometimes, you still need to make a choice.

It is to choose to improve the scale and technology first, spend more money in the early stage, and fight in the later stage.

Or choose to respond to all changes with the same, maintain the status quo to make money at the same time, and then slowly expand.

There is no right or wrong between the two, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Even in many cases, most people will choose the second one.

This is also why, in some periods of change and outlet, some people take off quickly, but some people slowly disappear.

But then again, the reason why the air here is better at the sugar mill than in other places is because there is no steam engine next door, and Roy has to thank people.

"Something ...... interesting"

Roy, with his forward-looking vision, was sure that as long as Sandy was so content with the status quo, he would definitely be eliminated.

Not to mention the cases on Earth, let's just say that in the Case Empire, examples already abound.

But now Sandy is still the owner of one of the three major textile factories in Qiongbi City, and he is a well-deserved magnate.

It is better not to offend than to offend. But if you really want to offend, Roy is not afraid, he is no longer the same person he used to be, it's a big deal, just help Sandy "speed up" this process of elimination!

Of course, in fact, Roy had already offended Sandy, but Sandy didn't know it unilaterally.

In the afternoon, return home.

Roy set out to make maltose.

Wheat and rice were easy to buy, and Roy bought some casually, ready to do experiments first.

If the experiment is okay, then let Misha help buy it in large quantities.

Following.

Roy put the soaked wheat in a basket and waited for it to sprout.

After four days, the malt grows, begins to be chopped and made, fermented.

The next day the fermentation was complete, and Roy began to juice it, and soon a maltose as beautiful as amber was brewed.

Misha gave Roy a hand, and the three little gluttonous cats lay their faces on the table, staring at Roy expectantly.

Roy divides the maltose into two parts, one in a glass bottle.

The other part continues to boil until it can be coagulated by water, and then they are poured on the table, and when they are not hot, they start to pull, and the sugar gradually takes on a beautiful metallic luster, and after pulling and folding to a certain extent, white strips of maltose appear.

Cut it with a string, sprinkle some cooked cornstarch to prevent sticking, and after it is not hot, this is the maltose he ate when he was a child.

"It's sticky—well, but it's delicious!"

The three little ones chewed the maltose, and the little expressions on their faces were very tangled.

"Eat slowly, you can put it in your mouth for a while."

Seeing how cute they were, Roy smiled and rubbed their little heads one by one, and then asked Misha.

"Well, how do you think this maltose is better than sucrose?"

Misha tasted the maltose in her mouth, thought for a moment and replied:

"Sucrose is sweeter, and even sweet can't be eaten on its own. But this maltose can be eaten all the time, it is not too greasy, and it is more fragrant, and it has a different flavor...... I prefer maltose! Of course, I like cane sugar too, but my favorite is the White Rabbit......"

Roy nodded in satisfaction. The White Rabbit cannot be mass-produced and is not considered.

Sucrose and maltose are fundamentally two different products, each with its own focus, and both are good things.

Roy does not intend to let maltose compete with sucrose, but intends to make it a luxury product, staggered from the product positioning of sucrose.

After all, he will also produce sucrose in the future, and he can't have a conflict with himself.

You can let the factory start making maltose, but before that, you have to make a name for maltose. Whether it can be sold at a price or not may depend on his publicity, oh yes, you have to change your name! Can't you call it maltose, a name that you can understand as soon as you hear it......