When someone speaks in frustration, everyone just treats it as a way to spice up the conversation, and no one takes it seriously.
For Nguyen Van Viet, who has spent most of his life in the chamber of commerce, there is nothing that cannot be sold, only when there is nothing to sell.
The lost land of this era cannot even be called a regional economy. There are blacksmith shops and carpentry shops all over the place. Those who can gain a foothold in the name of 'Chamber of Commerce' are organizations that can connect multiple places and exchange what they need. As long as things are transported to where they are needed, they will be sold at a premium, and there will be no unsaleable situation.
But that doesn’t mean you won’t lose money. The first point is, what is needed where? Originally, large chambers of commerce relied on their organizations to obtain information from various places, and then coordinated and allocated their resources to obtain maximum benefits. Since the forum went online, this advantage is no longer exclusive to large chambers of commerce, and as a result, the number of small business groups has increased.
Another important point is the cost of transportation. Even if the oxen and horses pulling the cart, the helpers of the team, or the guards do not receive salary, they always need food to satisfy their hunger. The longer the transportation distance, the more time it takes, and the more considerable the transportation cost will be. And this cost is the main factor that turns profitable goods into money-losing goods. This does not include the situation where an accident occurred during transportation and all the property was lost.
Cars can be said to be a cross-generational commodity, and they are also a powerful tool for changing the form of transportation in the world. For the Ruan family, even if they do not take out food and develop cars specifically to transport food for their caravans, as long as they can maintain the speed they just experienced, the value they can create in the family business cannot be ignored.
So Ruan Wenyue almost didn't consider the possibility of failure and decided to cooperate with the magician in front of him.
It's just that this kind of cooperation has never been done before, so of course he has to ask for details. If you are doing business, it is not okay to be unclear. "Sir Tripwood, our Chamber of Commerce is very honored to establish a good cooperative relationship with you. I don't know how you need our cooperation?"
Even though brothers have settled accounts clearly, it is most taboo to have no rules and regulations for this kind of cooperation project with others. So after Lin thought for a while, he said: "Let's build a R&D and manufacturing center outside the Holy City to be responsible for the research and production of cars. In addition to providing technical support and design drawings, I also have the prototype car for research and reference. . You are responsible for recruiting research manpower and necessary supplies, including blacksmiths, magicians, etc. As for materials, in addition to iron ingots, all metals that can be collected will be sent over. Wood is easy to deal with. We are not building a big ship, so the wood is not very good. Be careful, you can get it from the woods around the holy city."
The attitude of the lost land in this era towards land is completely different from that of the earth. On Earth, the borders of all countries are adjacent to each other. In addition to the sea and the high seas, there is no so-called unclaimed land on land. Most people's understanding of 'Borderless Land' is actually state-owned land. Cutting down trees and hunting at will are illegal behaviors.
But in Lost Land, the registered and owned land is of course protected by local laws, but the attitude towards wasteland is that it belongs to whoever opens it. This is also the reason why the holy city of Estali continues to expand outwards to this day.
If it were in other corners, humans would still be afraid of opening up wasteland, for fear of being eaten alive by hungry monsters. But in the Holy City, as long as you are willing to deal with the woods, dig tree roots, and clear stones, you have no fear of wild beasts or monsters.
No matter how many and powerful those beasts are, how many magicians are there? Is the magic tower stronger? Some residents who were born and raised in the Holy City would build houses outside the city if they were not afraid of trouble.
With this kind of barbaric growth, no one has thought about planning it properly. That’s how everyone plays anyway, so of course someone just goes with the flow. The technical guild headed by Uzov was also divided in this way, and now it is thriving.
The workshop of the silver-bearded dwarf at home looks a bit sci-fi. But in terms of scale, it's only a little bigger than a garage. It's really difficult to do research and development and mass production. With a Chamber of Commerce as a backing, of course it can't be like a player's wine.
However, the specific size depends on how much one of the leaders of the Chamber of Commerce dares to invest. He glanced at Ruan Wenyue up and down. Anyone who talks about things in peace must have an explanation. Lin said: "As for the income, after deducting the costs and personnel expenses, the initial investment will be amortized through installments of depreciation, and the remaining profits will be divided into 50 and 50. If there is any decision, it will be implemented after discussion and agreement between both parties. .” At the end, he also explained what ‘amortization’ is.
Basically, by making such a proposal, someone is handing over his decision-making power half-buying and half-giving away. Even so, Ruan Wen Yue's brother, Ruan Wen Zhao, still said: "Your Excellency, if you are willing to develop, why don't you put these R&D and manufacturing centers near the iron mines controlled by my family. A large amount of raw materials can be used nearby and shipped. The Holy City will have to spend a lot of money on transportation."
The Ruan brothers focused on the location of construction and development, but had no objection to the share ratio mentioned later. Based on their experience of working with magicians, there are basically only two modes. They hire magicians to do things, or they cooperate with magicians. There will be no situation where they work under magicians.
Because even in a cooperative mode, the magicians of Lost Land rarely get involved in specific business operations. Most of them still rely on the organizational strength of the chamber of commerce for production and sales. Therefore, when encountering problems, we always discuss them to avoid laymen leading experts.
In such an environment, it seems that the Master can easily be tricked and killed by businessmen. This is not the case.
A magician who can be recognized by the Chamber of Commerce and cooperate in a cooperative mode will definitely not be a little shrimp that can be manipulated by others. If you offend such a person, it would be a trivial matter to see blood.
If you dare to say that the things in the minds of magicians are worthless, such a chamber of commerce must be very capable if it can not anger the magicians group and survive until the next day without being completely wiped out. Unfortunately, such a capable chamber of commerce does not yet exist.
The top intellectuals in the Lost Land are almost synonymous with the most dangerous existence in the Lost Land. People who do not do business will make themselves uncomfortable. What's more, the person I'm serving in front of me is still an ignorant master. No one really dares to treat him as a wage earner.
But the point of discussing everything is to express your thoughts correctly. If no one can convince anyone, then it depends on who wants to give in, or seek common ground while reserving differences, and work out a plan that both parties can agree on. Midi has no concept of shareholding or proportion. As long as it is cooperative, everyone is equal.
For this reason, Lin explained: "I don't know the location of your family's minerals. But when it comes to research and development, talent is the first priority. In terms of human resources, I believe there are not many places in Midland that are better than the Holy City. If Mr. Ruan's manpower cannot solve the problem, I may not be able to find a suitable solution for a while. With so many magicians in the Holy City, someone will always have a solution. So I think the first step in the automobile industry should be It is launched in the Holy City instead of worrying about the transportation cost of raw materials, so it is placed near the mine where there is no shit. Not to mention that if the funds are sufficient, we can hire more people, form multiple R&D teams, and take a multi-pronged approach. To standardize the manufacturing process of using ordinary metals for cars. The sooner this goal is achieved, the sooner we can make profits by manufacturing and selling cars. After that, we only need to retain one or two of the best R&D teams and continue to improve research. .Such an advantage cannot be achieved outside the Holy City."
According to his own perspective, this arrangement of a certain person has almost no confidentiality measures at all. The same goes for the production of printing presses. Although it is useful to disperse the parts and make it more difficult for others to imitate, it only increases the difficulty and does not truly prevent clogging.
Of course, he had also thought about keeping the technology secret, living alone, making money, and building a magic tower. But then I thought about it seriously, and it made no sense at all.
If you join a certain force today, or travel back in time to a certain dynasty in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, you will face the pressure of foreign invasion and national subjugation, and use advanced technology to crush the backward indigenous people, which will be a lot of fun.
But today I am alone, and no country in the world gives me a sense of belonging. And because before I traveled through time, I was so popular that I couldn't even choose a class president in elementary school, so I didn't think about forming my own force and becoming king and hegemony. Not to mention the distance, not even the people gathered around him were worry-free.
Therefore, for the advanced technology in hand, the best way is to throw it to the leader and charge forward, while you can pick up some advantages from behind. And to make people rush stupidly, of course there must be enough benefits as an inducement.
Using this method of casting a wide net and hiding behind the scenes to accumulate one's wealth can be said to be someone's policy in recent years.
After all, in a world like Mystery where individuals have great power, financial resources, power, and power are ultimately no match for strength. There's really no point in getting money.
It's just that for one person, his concession was not appreciated. Ruan Wenzhao laughed contemptuously and said: "What if I say that our family firmly disagrees and the center is located in the Holy City and must be located in our family's territory. What will you do? Mr. Magician."
"At that time, I can only entrust this set of ideas to the craftsmen of the Technology Guild, and let them study and tackle the key problems. This will only make the research and development cycle longer and the return on investment will be slower. But, I can There's no rush at all." Lin smiled.
Such an answer would, of course, choke people to the point of being speechless. Lin just needs to make it clear that you are begging me for this matter, not me begging you. Who are you showing the sample to?
At this time, Ruan Wenyue, as his brother, of course had to come forward to smooth things over. In fact, what his brother did just now was not his own instruction. He just remained silent and watched the situation develop. But just as I had guessed, unreasonable demands would not go down well with this magician.
"Sir Tripwood, I agree with all your conditions. It will not be a problem to establish our Chamber of Commerce's stronghold and develop a research and development center here in the Holy City."
"This is really great."
The Dharma Saint Babak Abunahan, who had been watching, suddenly said: "Are you willing to accept other collaborators?"
Ruan Wenyue frowned for the first time at the Dharma Saint's interference. But Lin smiled like a flower and said, "The more, the merrier."
