Established families with a history of one or two hundred years, such as the Jialong Chamber of Commerce and the Ruan family, always show their strength inadvertently. They came up with many dishes using rare plants in the land. Of course, the taste is quite good, but compared to the amazing performance of the magicians, for someone, it is more of a nostalgia.
In addition to the nostalgic taste of the ingredients and dishes, the dishes ordered by Baron Engels and his wife when they were entertained on the golden waterway have also become delicacies on the table. Of course, warm rice wine is indispensable, which is something I have never tasted anywhere else.
In addition to warm wine, there was also red wine and elven fruit wine that are most commonly seen at the banquets of Midi nobles. Although I couldn't tell whether the wine was good or bad, I learned from other magicians that it should be a very high-end wine. But the most popular thing is warm rice wine, not only because it is winter, but the taste of rice wine also matches the taste of the food on the table.
Seeing these familiar food and drinks, Nguyen Van Viet said at the dinner table that Baron Engels's wife, Nguyen Thi Hue, was his eldest daughter. He also heard a lot of comments about himself from his daughter, and she has been admiring him for a long time.
Following the dishes on the table, which were more specialty dishes than Mi Di, Ruan Wen Yue and his nephews also revealed the business territory of their family business association as if they were demonstrating. In general, it directly or indirectly controls a considerable amount of agricultural land, and based on the food produced, it has become the largest chamber of commerce in the eastern half of the Midi continent, from south to north.
They also grow many unique crops not seen elsewhere. The countless types of spices are the key to their ability to penetrate high-level people in various places; the large amount of coarse and refined grains allows them to control the lifeblood of many countries.
And this family is not the kind of closed-minded people who only know how to store grain and hide money. They are quite active in converting the bargaining chips in their hands into influence and strength to expand the family business. Under this policy, the Ruan family attaches great importance to spreading its branches and leaves.
Then blah blah blah, a bunch of crap. But the subtext that someone can hear is that they have something to gain, so they come to the door.
But during the dinnertime chat, there was no mention of drama. On the contrary, it was agreed that some rice, rare spices and rice wine would be provided to a certain greedy traveler. For Ruan Wenyue, the local leader, it was like agreeing to a trivial matter without even frowning.
For someone who took advantage without promising anything, this actually made him a little more wary. As the saying goes, showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing. But there is another saying: working together in embarrassment. If the other party desires something, you are qualified to bid. So this is not necessarily a bad thing, but you need to be more careful with your words.
In short, at the dinner table, it was all about chit-chat. In particular, there are a few masters of conversation. They will answer and compliment in a timely manner and will not make the atmosphere dull or awkward, even if chatting to death is someone's natural ability.
There were several highlights in the banquet. Of course, the girls did not forget to ogle the men they liked. I don’t know whether it’s a blessing or a misfortune, but basically the girls are attracted to handsome guys of similar age, and someone is like an insulator, being ignored or passed over.
Of course, my age doesn't match those girls in their prime. After all, he was an uncle-level figure, no comparison with those young guys. At a banquet for the first time, no one expects the other person to provide food and sleep.
For the girls participating in the banquet, it is better to choose the person to entrust the rest of their lives to. A man who has a Dharma Saint or a great magician as his backer and can hang a golden thread at a young age is better than a notorious 'brave'. The bad reputation of the Lich's concubine was louder than anything else in the ears of these young people.
So when the dinner was over, the young people who liked each other moved to other places to talk. In fact, this is also the reason why French Saints Babak Abu Nahan and Nguyen Van Viet brought young people to attend this banquet.
In addition to increasing the number of people and building momentum, of course it also gives young people an opportunity to connect emotionally and see if they can go further. As long as it can be done, it will be a good thing for the power and strength of both parties.
As for the few old guys, including Lin, of course they came to a small salon. In addition to a deacon serving beside him, he didn't even have any bodyguards.
Looking at this battle, we are getting ready for today’s theme. Someone has been waiting for a long time.
Because we were talking about something important, we didn’t serve any more wine, not to mention that we had just drank enough at dinner. The old deacon with a mustache, wearing white gloves, brewed a pot of coffee with neat movements and distributed it to several guests of honor.
After taking a sip, Ruan Wenyue said: "I heard that the method of drinking coffee was discovered by Mr. Tripwood. I originally thought that our family had the largest variety of crops. Unexpectedly, as you said before, everything in the world is Those who cannot learn enough and have incomplete knowledge.”
Lin smiled and said: "This is all a coincidence. I also happened to see an animal become very excited after eating coffee berries, so I made the next discovery." This is nonsense that is copied from the story of the discovery of coffee on Earth. .
But no one cared about the truth of the words. Dharma Saint Babak Abu Nahan said: "Now in the Holy City, the momentum of printing magic scrolls is very good. However, the leading power is in the hands of the great magician Kabambai. Your Excellency only takes advantage of the manufacturing machine, and only a small amount. Partly. I wonder if you have any ideas?"
It turns out that this is where the drama lies. Lin put on an inscrutable smile and asked, "What can I think of?"
Patting Ruan Wenyue's shoulder familiarly, Babak, who was familiar with him, continued: "This friend of mine, the area he is responsible for is mainly mining, not farming. Have you ever thought about increasing the number of printing presses, and then Relying on the trade routes developed by their chamber of commerce, they can be sold to various places."
Although Ruan Wenyue did not show any displeasure at His Excellency the Dharma Saint's intimacy, and even had some interactions with him. But it's not like they are old friends who can joke around or make fun of each other. Is this really mature or fake? Or are you just afraid of the Dharma Saint's strength, so you have to compromise?
According to Lin's observation, if the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, that is, the returning members of the Ruan family, are not based on different sources of strength like himself, and are simply called people who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, then their overall strength will be at the level of At the mid-level level, there are no astonishingly talented young people.
But what someone didn't expect was that according to the usual standards of Midi, the young people brought by Ruan Wenyue were already considered outstanding. Even if it is a branch of a large family, this group of people will be the focus of training for the new generation. It's just that men use the fourteenth prince as their standard, and women use the lich as their standard. Everyone looks like a scumbag.
Whether the two people in front of him were just acting or really helping, Lin also understood what they were thinking. As for this business, he only had a few thoughts in his mind before he started shooting. He shook his head and did not refuse immediately, but said: "His Excellency the Dharma Saint, Mr. Ruan. Well, can I call you this?"
After seeing the old gentleman opposite nodding in agreement, Lin said: "Mr. Ruan, I believe that you would propose to cooperate with me to build a machine instead of printing magic scrolls because you want to take advantage of the mineral-dominated area you control. Advantages. That’s right.”
Ruan Wenyue replied without thinking: "That's right. The mines I control are mainly ordinary iron ore, with only a small amount of magic metal. In terms of the region, it is considered to be rich in output. But the main business route of the family is still in food. , so I haven’t gotten many resources and haven’t made much achievements. In addition, due to the limitations of the family’s policy, and the fact that there has been no war in the land for a long time, I can’t make weapons and armor. as the main direction.”
The family policy mentioned by Nguyen Wen Yue is because the Nguyen family once founded a country and then lost it. Therefore, the remaining family members are very sensitive to this matter, for fear of irritating the sensitive nerves of other countries and attacking them again. But in fact, there are still a group of people who believe that the family should rise to the challenge and regain the glory of its heyday.
Without stating what position he stood on, Ruan Wenyue only said: "When I think about my cooperation with you, I heard that the main body of the printing press is actually made of ordinary metal, and only a small part requires the use of magic materials. By Your Excellency Provide technology, I provide materials and sales channels. I believe this cooperation will bring great benefits to both of us."
The opponent has revealed his trump card. Logically speaking, the next step is the time for wrangling and sharing the pie of profit. However, Lin Ke did not intend to follow the other party's arrangement, but said: "Mr. Ruan, don't ask me whether I agree or not. Let me first talk about the printing of magic scrolls that I saw in the Holy City during this time. Depending on the industry situation, you may have different ideas.”
What Lin was talking about was, of course, the customer level positioning of the printing press, and the fact that after the craze for printing magic scrolls arose in the Holy City, it immediately encountered the problem of insufficient raw materials.
These words did not mean anything to the ears of Dharma Saint Babak Abunahan.
If there are any difficulties in the process of printing magic scrolls, how do you plan to overcome them? Regardless of whether the problem is solved or not, it is of great significance to the magician's accumulation of experience. Of course, he will listen carefully and even give his own suggestions. But even though Babak didn't understand the talk about market and positioning, he still found it boring.
But Ruan Wenyue is not a magician or a warrior. Even if someone in his ancestors has been a king, what he has learned since childhood is how to be a businessman.
Maybe at the beginning, the magician in front of him said a lot of terms that he didn't understand. But with a little explanation, he can quickly combine it with his own experience. Not only can he understand these special terms, but he can also judge whether what the magician says is reasonable.
Although he said that he could just ignore it and work hard to sell printing presses, regardless of whether there were enough raw materials for making magic scrolls in an area. But no one is a fool. When a business fails to make money, its sales will plummet, or even reach zero in a region.
Doing so will of course damage your own goodwill. And if you want to continue to make this money, you can only transport the machine to a farther place and sell it.
Simply put, this is not a long-term business.
