Chapter 663: A Different Focus
Gavin seemed to have done a trivial thing, "If you want to mobilize the enthusiasm of ordinary farmers to plant, it will take at least one to two years of fermentation, which is an excellent opportunity for us to further improve this industrial chain.
There is no shortage of anything else, there is a lack of planting technology and a large number of excellent Steck bush seeds, I would like to hire Mr. Handibo as our technical guidance with an annual salary of 100,000 golden lions, and guide our people to plant Stek shrubs, and wait until the follow-up fish feed manufacturing technology is successfully developed, Mr. Handibo takes the technology as a shareholder, holding 10% of all shares, His Royal Highness holds 39%, and the remaining 51% belongs to me. ”
"100,000 Golden Lions per year?" Handy Bo couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, for him, this is undoubtedly an astronomical number, a small family of seven or eight people have been doing business for a year, when the benefits are good, maybe there will be this number, but where you do business, there will be profits and losses, maybe you will lose double the amount in the next year.
And this is a sure-fire deal, no matter what the result is, you can get this salary.
As for Gavin's ability to pay this salary, Handiber had no doubt that although the town of Hilp was remote, the news was not closed, and the battle in the goblin wasteland had already been reported here seven or eight days ago.
Look at the unusual guards behind him, and then the crown princess personally picked him up, and shouted a general, his identity is self-evident, except for the supreme commander of the conqueror's army, it is impossible for a second person to enjoy this treatment, an existence that can control the life and death of tens of thousands of people, will run to a village and town to fool himself an intermediate druid?
"I want to hear what kind of shareholding I have with this 39 percent? The whole time, I didn't seem to be doing anything. "Princess Crown's background has decided, and what she sees is completely different from Handy's.
Handibo was attracted by the annual salary of the 100,000 golden lions, but he didn't know that the real value was the 10% shares, and what it would help him get at that time would not be one or two 100,000 golden lions, but countless 100,000 golden lions.
Anything counts, not even a half-basket of gold and a basket of Steck bushes, and Gavin is now not trying to involve a village, a town, or even a city in this new plantation, but to make it a new plantation side business for the entire Cormier farmer.
She has no reason to object, because the aquaculture industry itself occupies a large proportion in Komir, and not only is the entire southern part of the Cormir Kingdom surrounded by Dragon Lake, but they also have a huge inland lake, Pterodactyl Lake, which once dominated the Pterodactyl has long been extinct, and is the largest fishing ground in the Cormier Kingdom.
Even if the Cormir kingdom was at odds with the conqueror's army, the stark bushes planted by the Cormier farmers could be eaten in large quantities by the royal family and then used to raise fish.
"Your Highness doesn't have a task now, it doesn't mean that there will be no in the future, when the industry is formed, it is impossible for all the Steck shrubs to be transported to the City of Faith for processing, so it is time-consuming and laborious to do, in the more densely planted areas, it is the most correct choice to directly establish various processing plants, I hope that the land for the establishment of the processing plant will be taken out by His Highness, and the Steck shrubs in Cormir will be purchased by His Highness." Gavin certainly wouldn't give away benefits to the crown princess for nothing.
But to make full use of the convenience brought by her status, the entire Cormier Kingdom is her family, and it will naturally save a lot of trouble for her to take the land to build a factory, and the same is true for procurement, in the case of the same price, those farmers' products will definitely be sold to the royal family first, and most of them are still willing.
"The purchase and acquisition of land can be left to me, but how to proceed is my business." The crown princess is not stupid and refuses to fall into the trap easily.
Business can be done, but it must not be in the name of the royal family, because she is only the prince of the Cormir Kingdom, not the king, as long as she does not sit in that position for a day, she is only the prince, and she must avoid suspicion, although everyone knows that she is behind the scenes to support this matter.
"As long as I can achieve my goal, nothing else will affect me." Gavin just wanted to tie the crown princess to the chariot, nothing else mattered.
Even Cormier is just a testing ground.
If this large-scale farming model is feasible, the valley, the dragon coast, the Tesser, and the Giant's Plains will inevitably follow, and over there, Gavin will not need to share the profits with the crown princess, which is the advantage of a multi-line layout.
"Sir, when are we going to start? Steck shrub is the same as wheat, it is a crop that can overwinter, plant now, you can harvest a batch next summer, steck shrub has two breeding methods, one is through seed cultivation, the other is through the huge root meristem, you can cut the root system, meristem cultivation, if properly managed, steck shrub does not need to be sown and cultivated repeatedly, only need to harvest the grown steck shrub regularly, otherwise they can survive for many years. "Handy Burr popularized this unique crop for Gavin and Princess Crown.
This crop, although it looks like a vegetable, is still a shrub in nature.
"Survive for many years?" Gavin was stunned, this was something he didn't expect, "Is there a difference between the perennial Steck bush and the one that was born back then?" Which type of fish do you prefer as bait food? Is there a difference in terms of nutrients? ”
"Fish mainly eat the year-old Steck shrub, once more than a year, most of the fish do not eat, because its lignification is more serious, many fish can't bite, but large aquatic animals like dragon turtles prefer perennial Steck shrubs, they will swallow directly and digest slowly."
Handiber talked about his own industry, and the tension was significantly reduced, "This characteristic also causes different storage times of Steck shrubs in different years, and the shelf life of Steck shrubs harvested when they grow and mature is the same as that of vegetables, if they can be stored for up to ten days in summer, they will begin to rot, and they will be put for a little longer in winter, but they will gradually become dehydrated."
The older the year, the more lignified it is, the longer it will be stored, and I have a batch of ten-year-old Steck bushes that have been stored for as many as fifteen years, and they have not changed at all, just like wood carvings. ”
"I underestimated this shrub and treated it like a vegetable." Gavin turned to Grace and instructed, "Let the caravan treat it differently when it comes to purchase, both in terms of price and storage, and for those that can be stored for a long time, don't rush to sell them, and stock them up properly, until we have fully understood the characteristics of the Steck shrub." ”
"Yes."
Gavin said to Handiburg: "Mr. Trouble, when cultivating the Steck shrub in the future, not only should he compare the characteristics of the current year's Stek shrub, but also conduct more in-depth research over the years, and it is best to figure out what attracts those aquatic creatures, the simple and unique taste?" Or does it contain a unique substance that is unique to aquatic life? Just plain appealing to non-sapient aquatic creatures? Or is it the same allure for sapient aquatic creatures? If the latter is the case, its value is not simply bait and fish food, but an excellent commodity for trading with intelligent aquatic creatures. ”
On land, none of the humans of Faeron have been able to dominate absolutely, let alone in the water.
They raise fish in ponds or shallow lakes, and the slightly deeper waters are the world of monsters and intelligent aquatic creatures.
Don't think that intelligent aquatic creatures are far away from them, in fact, they are very close, and many times, the other party passes by them, without knowing it.
Not to mention, there should be traces of them in the Yevon Pond and the Asaba River in the Land of Three Rivers, but they rarely surface and are exposed to the land, after all, on the side of the intelligent aquatic creatures, the reputation of the intelligent creatures on the land is not good, they are just a group of marauders, plundering their food and wealth from the water, and even hunting them as prey to satisfy their own hunting psychology.
If you can break this environmental isolation and start trading, it will be a real profiteering.
Because many commodities can be seen everywhere in the hands of the other party, but in their own hands they are out-and-out treasures, for a very simple example, pearls.
In the hands of terrestrial people, it is a precious and rare ornament, and on the side of intelligent aquatic creatures, it is said that they will be ground and eaten as a high-end food, and many intelligent aquatic creatures will have their own pearl farms.
Such situations are definitely not unique, but abound, and these are the huge points of interest.
"This ......" Handiber looked embarrassed, although Gavin pointed out a new direction for him to study, but this was far beyond his ability, he was only a mid-level druid with relatively high ability.
Gavin seemed to guess Handyber's difficulty, and said with a smile: "Sir, don't worry, this matter is not just for you alone, I will arrange more professionals to cooperate with you, if you encounter any difficulties or needs, just put it forward, we will find a way to solve it, I don't know if there are any other omissions?" Or other questions? ”
Handiber thought for a moment and finally shook his head, "Not for the time being." ”
To be honest, he felt like he was in a dream, everything was so unreal, his brain was like paste, it had stopped working a little, he had lost most of his ability to think, and it took him a little time to digest it.
"Okay, I'll give my husband three days to prepare, you can handle the affairs here, and someone will come to pick you up and escort you to the City of Faith, and officially start our cooperation." Gavin knocked the matter straight to the plate.
For Gavin, both Handy Burr and Princess Crown are the icing on the cake.
Whether they are involved in the deal or not, he will move the matter forward, nothing more than a little more energy and time.
"If there is nothing to do, I will retire first." Handibo felt that there was nothing left for him here, and took the initiative to resign.
It was an extraordinary honor to be able to meet the crown princess, but the pressure of being in the middle of the two was too much.
Handiber felt that he was not facing two people, but two dragons, all of them adults, and there was a feeling that if he was not careful, he would be eaten and wiped clean, and there would be no bones left.
This coercion comes not only from their identity, but also from their great strength, which unconsciously resonates with the magic around them, like the ferocity of a dragon.
Handib, who had been promised, was pardoned and left in a hurry.
After sending the little-known druid away, Princess Crown asked with great interest, "I wonder if the general has any other good ideas for making money like this?" Why don't you share it and listen to it? ”
"An industrial chain like this is hard to come by, and it is already extremely lucky to have one, how can there be a bunch of them?" Gavin shook his head and said, "There are also some relatively scattered business points, there are too many uncertain things in them, and I need to go over and take a look in person to decide on the next plan, so there is no way to share it with His Highness." ”
There are some things that would be extremely convenient for the crown princess to intervene, but there are some things that they get too involved in, and they will not be profitable.
"It's me who is a little too greedy." Princess Crown didn't feel too disappointed, because today's incident itself was an unexpected surprise, and it also gave her a deeper understanding of the way the young general in front of her did things, this guy is not only scheming, but also has a brain that ordinary people can't compare, and what is common in the eyes of others has become a treasure that can create great wealth in his place, "Where are you going to go next?" ”
Now the crown princess is looking forward to the next journey, and she wants to see what else the young man in front of her can do differently.
"If I could, I'd like to take a peek and visit this village called the Soaking Foot Inn Village." Gavin pulled out a map of the Cormier kingdom and clicked on a village away from the main road.
"Soaking Foot Inn Village, I'm familiar with this village, you won't be interested in the elven underground ruins there, right?" The crown princess asked suspiciously.
Despite the strange name, the Soaking Foot Inn Village is actually a famous adventure site in the Kingdom of Cormier, where a large number of adventuring parties are assembled to try to find treasure and embark on the road to success.
Once a remote royal outpost, it has been turned into a halfway stable for the Warmages, King's Couriers, and Purple Dragon Knights of the Carantel Way, where tired mounts become new mounts and exhausted travelers can find a safe bed.
That all changed twenty years ago, when a magical storm struck, and countless lightning lashes until they blew all the buildings to the ground, revealing a huge iron door that had been hidden beneath the cellar of the stables, an ancient iron door from the Elven Age.
The magic storm not only destroyed the royal outpost, but also blew up this iron gate, countless magical creatures poured out from behind this iron gate, the war mages of the Cormier Kingdom heard the news, quickly gathered here, and those magical creatures launched a shocking battle, countless magic collided here, and finally gave birth to the first known wild magic area of the Cormier Kingdom, casting spells here, it has become an extremely dangerous thing, casting spells here is a lucky thing, and the terrible thing is to cast spells wrongly, Throwing spells that were originally thrown at enemies on allies or on their own heads, turning benign spells into malignant ones, there are still a large number of monsters roaming the wilderness here, and there is no way to completely clean them up - because without the help of spells, it is difficult for the Purple Dragon Knight alone to track their tracks, or kill them completely.
Behind the Iron Gate is a huge mage's lair, which has been used as their new home by those monsters, and the war mages of the Cormier Kingdom have been diligently exploring it for twenty years, but they have not fully explored it.
Not only because this place is huge, but also because this is a huge labyrinth, with a large number of portals, or internal portals that connect to the mage's lair, or directly connected to the alien plane, and accidentally go to another world from here, or go around and around without knowing it.
However, the harvest was also huge, and it is said that the War Mage Expedition brought back at least a dozen Power Staffs and a dozen Swarm Staffs from here, as well as countless chests of gems and gold.
This kind of rumor naturally makes countless adventure teams rush to it, trying to dig out their own pot of gold from it, but it is also possible that they will never be able to get out, after all, even the war mages of the Cormier Kingdom have been left in it forever, and they can't even be resurrected, which shows the strength of the monsters inside.
It was on this basis that the Village of Soakerfoot was born, a service-oriented village where the inhabitants mainly provided services to the mages, purple dragon knights, and adventurers.
"I have no intention of exploring the Elven Underground Ruins." Gavin's focus is always so different, "I am very interested in the business philosophy of the Blister Foot Hotel, I heard that this merchant originally spent a lot of money to attract those excellent craftsmen to come, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy all the surrounding land, and also built a large number of residences, shops, for those craftsmen to live for free, the price of the shop is also extremely low, in less than ten years, it has developed this place into a small village of craftsmen, and he himself was knighted!" This is a business philosophy that is worth learning from, not only for similar adventures, but also for some of the more remote business arteries. ”
This artisan village is the same as the chain of hotels that he and Gose's mother have jointly run, and they are all multi-functional and specially designed to serve.
Gavin mainly went to Bul Iltaga, the owner of the Blisterfoot Inn, who came up with this method of management, he was definitely a genius in management, and if possible, Gavin naturally wanted to include him under his command, and his subordinates were most lacking in this kind of person.
This point can't be said more with the crown princess, if she also moves this mind, she has no way to compete with her, after all, the other party is a Cormier, and her heart must be towards Cormier.
(End of chapter)