Chapter 310, An Unexpected Meeting
After a while, Carol and the Mets ran back, and Ouyang Dao was still staring at the sewers. President Carol Metz called, and Ouyang Dao also looked at him.
"Is it done?
"It's an order. This is a veteran and can't go wrong."
"It's over" Ouyang Dao nodded, "What's wrong?" Carol smiled and pulled out the invitation from behind her back. "His Excellency the President Bondarev Family invites you to seafood"
"Seafood, oh, I'm going to eat it now" Ouyang Dao accepted the invitation, scalding the edges, red background paper.
Today's best food: Giant tuna from the deep sea, thanks to Chef Cluck!Ouyang Dao sneered and said that he hadn't forgotten Kupandarev's last bid, who knew what would happen this time. "Come with me tonight, old man is tired of it," said Carroll, smiling, "Your Excellency, aren't we still going to work with the Sunset Florists Association?" "Be patient this time"
Ouyang Dao gave him a strange look, this Carol?? Matz, he's giving me a lesson.
"So, today you go and hear what Cox can offer" Matus confirmed the order of the dragon's blood in the past few days, Ouyang Dao rested, this time he didn't sleep for three days in a row, although his physical strength was still very strong, his spirit was very tired.
Eight hours later, Ouyang Dao woke up and looked at Carol, he was ready. Ouyang Dao smiled. "Thanks for waiting, let's go" When Ouyang Dao approached the fisheater, he saw a huge sign on the top of the restaurant, a huge stone sculpture of a glittering fish, worth no less than 500 gold coins. Even for a big restaurant for three dollars a meal, building such a sign is a bit extravagant.
Ouyang Dao was curious and turned to Carol · Metz.
"Whose restaurant does this restaurant belong to?" it seems to me that it is still on our territory," Carol said breathlessly, "and then said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, although this restaurant is under our jurisdiction, the owner is not simple. ”
"It's not easy, so what?" Ouyang Dao didn't care, "Is the boss a professional?If he is a professional, he has to pay." We will not fight with the people for profit, but professionals will not lose a penny" After Ouyang Dao took charge of the Dragon Blood Society, the first thing he did was to eliminate the security expenses of civilians. He set up the Dragonblood Club to collect batteries? In addition, the most profitable thing in the world is written in law, and only professionals can make money illegally.
One of them is the private salt, these two ordinary people have caused a lot of trouble, one is accidentally discovered, and decades of accumulation are lost. However, the specialty is different, and the distillation unit that is generally required can be replaced by internal information, and any fire department professional, familiar with the operation, can simply produce a high concentration of alcohol.
Under this technological gap, the various smuggling markets have been monopolized by professionals for a long time. The largest of these is meat smuggling, where trade associations have a monopoly on the supply of meat in the kingdom, and all meat produced by non-trade unions is considered a source of contamination.
The main reason is that the sect once created a very serious plague that can be traced back to druidic society. Since then, the meat trade has been completely monopolized by the Hunters' Guild. Although the price of meat is not higher than that of vegetables because of the large quantities, for restaurants and restaurants, meat products are completely worthless materials in the presence of druids, and the guilds want them to buy them. That's drinking their blood!
Civilians don't look at smuggled meat, and a family has so many uses for a year, and the sale of these smuggled meat still falls on the head of the big hotel. Ouyang Dao looked at the fishman restaurant and pursed his lips, there were a lot of people there.
"Find out who is supplying them and make sure this guy doesn't look stupid tomorrow" Ouyang Dao swallowed, "I don't know, there are people in the Dragon Blood Society who don't dare to pay," Carol · Metz said he wanted to say that the boss behind the fisheater would be powerful in such a place, but Ouyang Dao had already stepped in. Metz had no choice but to shut up.
Even if you don't agree with Ouyang Dao's point of view, this is not a place for conversation, and it is very presumptuous to discuss how to collect security fees in someone else's restaurant. "President Gaia, it's a pleasure to see you again" In the private room to the left of the restaurant, Kul Bondarev is waiting. I haven't seen you in days, Chief Bondarev, your wrinkles look more tasteful.
Ouyang Dao pulled over a chair and sat on a huge oval plate on which was a blue tuna, white, steaming. Bondarev paused, and through the rising mist, Ouyang Dao could still feel Kurkes's anger.
"President Gaia, don't say any more, this is the fresh sea fish caught today, it's been roasted for half an hour, and it tastes great," said the lady sitting next to Bondarev, who didn't speak, hoping to calm things down.
Ouyang Dao glanced at her, as if he was managing the sunset flower room. She didn't want to say anything to bondarev, but the food was too good to give up because of a stupid old man. After all, it is still unknown whether we will be able to eat fresh food in the future. Cray, Ouyang Dao said while biting the fish, I have to say, this guy who eats fish has the ability to keep the restaurant so big.
When it was half full, Ouyang Dao put down the knife, and the tuna was placed on the table cleanly, and Bondarev was opposite him, still sullen and silent. The old man came to Ouyang Dao to discuss how to deal with the guild, but Ouyang Dao came in and strangled him, and then he stopped playing fish, he wanted to throw a knife and fork at Ouyang Dao's face several times, but I endured it. Cox didn't speak, and Ouyang Dao didn't speak, but the food was gone, and Ouyang was bored, so he flipped through the menu.
On the last page of the menu, Ouyang Dao saw the table-sized tuna he had just eaten, and then looked at the final price. Ouyang Dao was silent. 30 gold coins! A standard unit of ghouls is worth so much money! I think I underestimated this restaurant. Ouyang Dao closed the menu and looked out of the carriage window. Giant tuna seems to be the restaurant's signature dish, and although it is not as delicious as the restaurant in his hometown, Ouyang Dao ordered a lot.
One, two, three... Ouyang Dao counted them, only to see that the big plates kept being sent back and forth, and then they didn't count. It's not that Ouyang Dao is bad at math, it's just that gold is too tempting. At the beginning, he only sold blood medicine for fifty gold, but now he is only in front of Ouyang Dao, and he doesn't know that there is only five hundred gold. Of course, the profit margins of this restaurant are comparable to those of a professional alchemy shop.
"How much can this fish sell for in one night? Ouyang Dao muttered to himself, and the woman sitting across the table smiled when she heard it. "It's a normal crowd. The best time tonight is now Ouyang Dao nodded and looked back at Carol · Metz.
"Write this down and go back and see how many more are like this," Ouyang Dao said in a serious tone, if he was joking at first, now he really can't let go of these profits. Since taking over the Dragon's Blood Society, Ouyang Dao's policies have been aimed at professionals, who make and spend money quickly, and the likelihood of making money is far less than that of taverns and restaurants that are open to the public.
Thus, on the grounds of the Dragon's Blood Society, alchemy, blacksmith, apothecary, the charges are the highest of all societies, sometimes as high as 15%. The next level is the small organizations, guilds, which control every aspect of the capital's business, and the leaders of these organizations are professionals.
Ouyang Dao didn't care how these small groups made money, but in the end, they still had to pay the Dragon Blood Society. Due to the mix of clerical and professional staff in these organizations, membership dues are charged in accordance with the standard decision-making model established by the General Assembly of the Association, which generally fluctuates between 5 and 8 per cent. Finally, there are restaurants and taverns, commercial buildings are normal, so the loosest, the highest, is 5% Compared to the other three, Dragonblood will be very cautious.
Of course, these stores also have clever tricks up their sleeve to deliberately hide the monthly water flow. In this case, it depends on the strength of the professionals on both sides. Judge against lawyer, soldier against thief, and if the professionals in the store are stronger, you can steal a chicken without being detected by the club.
If you're not strong enough to lie, you can only feel sorry. In recent months, security costs have increased in all stores in the territory of the Black Moon and Lionheart due to the first three meetings. Ouyang Dao does the best for free, so the membership fee remains the same. As a result, some small and medium-sized shops have turned to the Dragon's Blood sphere of influence, especially large restaurants and pubs.
Restaurants and taverns must have had a little savings when they moved their capitals, but Ouyang Dao has always adhered to the principle of "no work, no trouble", so he did not raise his dues because the streets were prosperous. To this day, Ouyang Dao sees the profitability of this small restaurant.
At first Liu Dao and Karol Mets joked about charging a fisheater membership fee, which showed that he wasn't happy with Krull, but now he's seriously thinking about it. People who eat fish can be big and strong, and the most important thing is the cooking method, the general kitchenware, in the face of big fish is difficult to handle, it is difficult to achieve perfection, and a lot of flavor must be transmitted during the cooking process.
But a restaurant like "Fish Eater", with the participation of professionals, can perform many miraculous surgeries that the average chef would never dream of being able to do with his own breath. In contrast, people who eat fish are inherently better. This can also be some kind of monopoly method, and the big fish dish can only be dealt with by the fish people, and the reputation will naturally roll in. Charging a minimum membership fee for a profession-related restaurant or bar is unfair to pharmacists and alchemists.
Carol Metz, when you come back, remember to raise taxes on big restaurants and pubs, and take control of it," said Carol A. Metz said, glancing at Coulks and the girl. Your Excellency the President, what is the specific number Ouyang Dao knocked on the table. "How much do the other three usually charge? ”
Carol elbowed him in the eye. He had been in charge of the Dragonblood Society before, and he didn't know the rules on the street. "It should be a little higher than the rules set by the parliament, such as two to three digits" "Stop" Ouyang Dao pouted and said: "What's the use of the old man meeting every month? ”?
In addition to good people like me, several other families also have "Since the last time I got in touch with the underground council, Ouyang Dao has also attended a club meeting, which is very boring, full of small and medium-sized gang fights, the leaders of the four groups sit at the table and yawn, the tax rate is the only one Ouyang Dao does not want to listen to, and the rest are played separately.
Carol smiled at Ouyang Dao's complaints, but he was no longer the same person he used to be, he was now just the pension of the elders he respected very much. If there is another robbery like the last one, Karol Mets will let them know how to fight for Dragon's Blood.
"By docker's standards," Ouyang said, while businesses like restaurants are good, they're still a mix of ordinary people and professionals, and if you follow the rules, you should charge 5 to 8 percent, just like other small groups. But the family makes so much money, and taking 10% is not too much kronch!
Suddenly, there was a sound, Ouyang Dao was thinking about something, and he was stunned. Across from him, the woman sitting next to Kurks waved her hand embarrassedly and reached for her dress. Ouyang Dao smiled, and then quietly told Carol which store would charge 8% and which would charge 5%. Coulks sat across from her, listening, looking thoughtfully at the woman beside her.
"Elena looks like you're out of luck"
The woman next to him, Elena, stared at him, her face a little pale. "Uncle Cole, what are you talking about? "You just moved out of the Black Dragon's house, and then you entered the Red Dragon Cave" Cooks smiled, his mood much better.
"Gaia, I haven't introduced you yet, this is one of my junior assistants, Elena, who runs this fish-eating place," Ouyang Dao said, embarrassed by the difference in status. "What a coincidence" Ouyang Dao smiled, and Carol also smiled, but they never talked about raising membership dues. Opposite, Coulks is also introducing Elena. "This is the new Dragonblood President, Lord Gaia, Elena, you fish-eaters, as if you were part of the Dragonblood Group" Elena smiled, half-charming, half-smiling.
"President Gaia, isn't my fish tasty? He said, "Why have I heard that you are causing trouble for my fisheaters?" "Elena turned to kulbandarev. "Uncle Corks, you won't help me either" Coulks smiled and looked at Ouyang Dao tentatively.
"Gaia, you heard me. Why don't you do me a favor? "Cox is talking about Elena and the Fish Eater, but he actually wants to reconcile with Ouyang Dao, Ouyang Dao had a very unpleasant conversation last time, but Cox can't give up their cooperation. Since Ouyang Dao promised not to raise the price of Elena's restaurant as a sign of support for Coulks, and the two sides will maintain the same position, the Sunrise plan will continue.
Compared to the success of the Sunrise program, piranhas are just a small price to pay. Ouyang Dao smiled at Kupadarev's question, but did not answer directly, just looked into the distance.
"Someone isn't happy with what I just said, Miss Elena"