Gavin seemed to have done something insignificant, "If we want to mobilize the enthusiasm of ordinary farmers for planting, it will take at least one to two years of fermentation. This is an excellent opportunity for us to further improve this industry chain. I happen to be in Gnomish There are enough manpower on the border to cultivate enough arable land. We will directly build a large-scale stike shrub planting base there to integrate breeding, planting, processing and sales.
There is no shortage of anything else there, except for planting technology and a large number of excellent Styx shrub seeds. I want to hire Mr. Handibo as our technical guide with an annual salary of 100,000 gold lions to guide our people in planting Styx shrubs. Wait until the follow-up After the fish feed manufacturing technology was successfully developed, Mr. Handibo invested in the technology and held 10% of all shares. His Highness held 39%, and I owned the remaining 51%. "
"One hundred thousand golden lions per year?" Handibo couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva. To him, this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure. A small family of seven or eight people had been doing business conscientiously for a year. When the profits were good, he said You may not be able to get this amount, but when you do business, you will definitely make profits and loses. Maybe you will lose double the amount next year.
And this is a sure-profit deal for me. No matter what the outcome is, I can get this salary.
As for whether Gavin has the ability to pay this salary, Handibo has no doubts. Although Shilp Town is remote, the news is not blocked. The war in the goblin frontier had already happened seven or eight days ago. It came here.
Look at the unusual guards behind him, and the Crown Princess personally picked him up and dropped him off, and called each general one by one. His identity is self-evident. Except for the supreme commander of the conqueror's army, there is no other person who can enjoy this. Hu, a being who can control the life and death of tens of thousands of people, would go to a village to fool himself as an intermediate druid?
"I want to hear, why do I, the thirty-nine percent, hold shares? From the beginning to the end, I seem to have done nothing." The background of the Crown Princess determined that what she saw was completely different from Handibo's.
Han Dibo was attracted by the annual salary of 100,000 gold lions, but he did not know that the real value was the 10% of the shares. When the time comes, what he will receive for him will not be one or two 100,000 gold lions, but Countless 100,000 golden lions.
Everything is about size, even a stike shrub with half a basket of gold coins is no exception. Gavin is not trying to involve a village, a town or even a city in this new planting industry, but is preparing to build It has become a new sideline business for farmers in Cormyr.
She has no reason to object, because the breeding industry itself occupies a huge proportion in Cormyr. Not only is the entire southern part of the Kingdom of Cormyr surrounded by Dragon Lake, they also have a huge inland lake, Pterodactyl Lake. The pterodactyls that once dominated here have long since Extinct, it is the largest fishing ground in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Even if the Kingdom of Cormyr is at odds with the conqueror's army, and the stike bushes grown by Cormyr farmers are unsaleable, the royal family can come forward to eat them in large quantities and then use them to raise fish.
"Your Highness does not have a task now, but it does not mean that there will not be one in the future. When the industry takes shape, it is impossible to transport all Stike shrubs to the City of Faith for processing. That would be time-consuming and labor-intensive. In areas with dense planting, various processing plants must be directly established. It is the most correct choice. I hope that the land for the establishment of the processing plant will be allocated by His Highness, and that the Styx bushes in Cormyr will be purchased by His Highness." Gavin would certainly not give away benefits to the Crown Princess in vain.
Instead, she makes full use of the convenience brought by her identity. The entire Kingdom of Cormyr belongs to her family. She will naturally save a lot of trouble in getting the land to build a factory. The same goes for procurement. At the same price, the products of those farmers will definitely be cheaper. Priority is given to selling to the royal family, and most of them are willing to do so.
"The land purchase and acquisition 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 done in the name of the royal family, because she is only the crown prince of the Kingdom of Cormyr, not the king. As long as she does not sit in that position for a day, she is just the crown prince and must avoid suspicion. Although everyone Everyone knows that she is supporting this behind the scenes.
"As long as I can achieve my goal, nothing else has any impact on me." Gavin just wanted to tie the crown princess into the chariot, and the rest didn't matter.
Even Cormier is just a testing ground.
If this large-scale breeding model is feasible, the Valley, Dragon Coast, Tethyr, and Giant Plains will definitely follow suit. Over there, Gavin will not need to share profits with the Crown Princess. That’s a lot. Advantages of line layout.
"Sir, when do we start? Like wheat, stike bush is a crop that can survive the winter. If you plant it now, you can harvest a batch next summer. There are two breeding methods for stike bush. One is through seed cultivation. , the other is meridian through a huge root system, which can be cultivated by intercepting the root system. If managed properly, the stike shrub does not need to be repeatedly sown and cultivated. It only needs to regularly harvest the grown stike shrub. That’s it, otherwise they can survive for many years.” Handibo educated Gavin and the Crown Princess about this unique crop.
Although this crop looks like a vegetable, it is essentially a shrub.
"How many years have they survived?" Gavin was stunned. This was something he hadn't expected. "Is there any difference between the perennial stike bush and the one that grew in the same year? As bait and fish food, which one do fish prefer? Is there any difference in nutrients? "
"Fish mainly eat the Stike bush that grows in the same year. Once it is more than one year old, most fish will stop eating it because it has become seriously woody and many fish cannot bite it. However, like dragon turtles, Large aquatic animals prefer perennial Styx shrubs, which they swallow whole and slowly digest."
When Handib talked about his own industry, he felt much less nervous. “This characteristic also causes the storage time of stike shrubs in different years to be different. The shelf life of stike shrubs that are harvested when they are grown is the same as that of vegetables. If it is summer, It can be stored for up to ten days before it starts to rot. In winter, it can be stored for a little longer, but it will gradually dehydrate.
The older the trees are and the more lignified they are, the longer they need to be stored. I have a batch of ten-year-old stike shrubs that have been stored for as many as fifteen years, and their appearance has not changed at all, just like wood carvings. "
"I underestimated this shrub and treated it like a vegetable." Gavin turned to Grace and ordered, "When the caravan buys it, treat it differently, both in terms of price and storage. Those that can be stored for a long time, don’t be in a hurry to sell them, hoard them properly until we fully understand all the characteristics of the Stike shrub.”
"As commanded."
Gavin then said to Handibo: "When Mr. Trouble is cultivating Stike shrubs next, he will not only compare the characteristics of the Stike shrubs that grew in the same year, but also conduct more in-depth research over many years. It is best to find out what exactly. What attracts those aquatic creatures, just its unique taste? Or is it generated internally with unique substances that are more attractive to aquatic creatures? Is it simply attractive to non-intelligent aquatic creatures? Or does it also have the same effect on intelligent aquatic creatures? What’s the allure? If it’s the latter, its value is not just as bait and fish food, but as an excellent commodity for trading with intelligent aquatic creatures.”
On land, the humans of Faerûn have not been able to occupy an absolute dominance, let alone in the water.
They also raise fish in those ponds or shallow lakes. In slightly deeper waters, there are monsters and intelligent aquatic creatures.
Don't think that intelligent aquatic creatures are far away from them. In fact, they are very close. Many times, the other party passes you by without even realizing it.
Not to mention the distance, there should be traces of them in Yewen Pond and Asaba River in the Land of Three Rivers, but they rarely surface and are exposed to land people. After all, among intelligent aquatic creatures, land intelligence Creatures don't have a good reputation. They are just a group of predators, plundering their food and wealth from the water, and even hunting them as prey to satisfy their own curiosity.
If this environmental isolation can be broken and commerce can be carried out, it will be a real huge profit.
Because many commodities can be seen everywhere in the hands of the other party, but in your own hands they are out-and-out treasures. To give a very simple example, pearls.
In the hands of land people, they are precious and rare jewelry. Among intelligent aquatic creatures, they are said to be ground and eaten as a high-end food. Many intelligent aquatic creatures will have their own pearl farms.
This kind of situation is definitely not an exception, but happens everywhere, and these are huge benefits.
"This..." Handib looked confused. Although Gavin pointed out a new research direction for him, it was far beyond his ability. He was just an intermediate druid with relatively partial abilities.
Gavin seemed to have guessed Handib's difficulty, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, you are not the only one to handle this matter. I will arrange more professionals to cooperate with you. If you encounter any difficulties or problems at that time, If you need it, just bring it up and we will find a way to solve it. I wonder if there is anything else missing? Or have other questions?"
Handib thought for a while and finally shook his head, "Not for the time being."
To be honest, he feels like he is in a dream now. Everything seems too unreal. His brain is like paste. It has stopped functioning and lost most of his thinking ability. He still needs some time to digest it. this matter.
"Well, I will give you sir three days to prepare. You can handle the affairs here. Someone will come to pick you up and escort you to the City of Faith to officially launch our cooperation." Gavin directly reported the matter. Knock on the board.
For Gavin, whether it is Handibo or the Crown Princess, they are the icing on the cake.
Regardless of whether they are involved in the deal or not, he will push forward the matter, which is nothing more than spending a little more energy and time.
"If there is nothing else, I will resign first." Handibo felt that he had nothing to do here, so he took the initiative to resign.
Being able to meet the Crown Princess is certainly an extremely honorable thing, but the pressure of being between the two of them is really too much.
Handibbo felt that he was not facing two people, but two giant dragons, all of them adults. He had a feeling that if he was not careful, he would be eaten up and wiped clean, leaving no bone residue.
This coercion does not only come from their identities, but also from their powerful strength, which unconsciously resonates with the surrounding magic, just like the ferocious momentum of the dragon.
After receiving the promise, Handibo left in a hurry as if he had been granted amnesty.
After sending the unknown druid away, the Crown Princess asked enthusiastically: "I wonder if the general has any other good ideas for making money like this? Why don't you share them all?"
"An industrial chain like this is rare. It's extremely lucky to have one. How could there be a bunch of them?" Gavin shook his head and said, "There are also some scattered business points, which are uncertain. There are so many things that I need to go and take a look in person before I can decide on the next step, so there is no way to share them with His Highness."
There are some things where it would be extremely convenient for the Crown Princess to intervene, but there are some things where they would be unprofitable if they interfered too much.
"I'm a little too greedy." The crown princess did not 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 does things. This guy is not only wily and scheming, but his creativity is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Things that are ordinary in the eyes of others have turned out to be treasures that can create huge wealth for him. "Where are you going to go next?"
Now the Crown Princess is full of expectations for the next journey. She wants to see what other unique things the young man in front of her can do.
"If possible, I would like to take a side trip and visit this village called Bubblefoot Inn Village." Gavin took out a map of the Kingdom of Cormyr and clicked on a village far away from the main road. one time.
"Water Soaking Inn Village, I am familiar with this village. Are you interested in the elven underground ruins there?" Crown Princess asked doubtfully.
Despite its weird name, the Soaking Foot Inn Village is actually a famous adventure location in the Kingdom of Cormyr. A large number of adventure teams gather here, trying to find treasures and embark on the road to success.
This was once a relatively remote royal outpost, and later turned into a halfway stable, exclusively for the use of war mages, king's messengers and purple dragon knights on the road to Carantaire. Here, tired mounts will become new mounts , where the exhausted traveler can also find a safe bed.
All this changed twenty years ago. A magical storm struck there. Countless thunder and lightning struck repeatedly until all the buildings were blown up, revealing a huge iron door that had been hidden under the stable cellar. It was an ancient iron door from the elven era.
The magic storm not only destroyed the royal outpost, but also blew up the iron gate. Countless magical creatures poured out from behind the iron gate. After hearing the news, the war mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr quickly came here. They gathered together and launched a shocking battle with those magical creatures. Countless magics collided here, and finally gave birth to the first known wild magic area in the Kingdom of Cormyr. Casting spells here became an extremely dangerous thing, and the spell casting failed. It's all a lucky thing. What's terrible is casting spells incorrectly, throwing spells that were originally thrown at the enemy at allies or yourself, turning benign spells into malignant ones. There are still a lot of monsters wandering around in the wild here, and there is no way. Clean them up completely - without the help of spells, it is difficult for the Purple Dragon Knight to track their traces or kill them completely.
Behind the iron gate is a huge mage's lair, which the monsters regard as their new home. The war mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr have been exploring it diligently for twenty years, but they have not completely explored it.
Not only because this place is huge, but also because it is a huge maze with a large number of portals, or internal portals connecting the mage's lair, or directly connected to an alien plane. If you accidentally go to another world from here, Or going around in circles without even realizing it.
However, the harvest was also huge. It is said that the War Mage expedition team brought back at least a dozen power staffs and a dozen insect swarm staffs, as well as countless boxes of gems and gold coins.
This kind of rumor naturally makes countless adventure teams flock to it, trying to dig out their own pot of gold, but they may never come out. After all, even the battle mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr have been left in it forever. Resurrection is impossible, which shows how powerful the monster inside is.
The Soaking Foot Hotel Village was born on this basis. It is a service-oriented village. The residents here mainly make a living by providing services to the war mages, purple dragon knights and adventurers.
"I have no intention of exploring the underground ruins of the elves." Gavin's focus is always so different. "I am very interested in the business philosophy of the Soaking Foot Hotel. I heard that this businessman originally wanted to attract those outstanding craftsmen. When he came here, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy all the surrounding land, and also built a large number of residences and shops to accommodate the craftsmen for free. The prices of the shops were also extremely low, and it took only a dozen years. When he arrived, he developed this place into a small craftsman village, and he himself was knighted! This is a business philosophy worth learning from. It can be used not only in similar adventure spots, but also in some more remote commercial locations. On the road."
This kind of craftsman village is similar to the hotel chain that he and Gao Se's mother jointly promoted. They are both multi-functional and specially designed for service.
Gavin mainly went to Bull Ertajia, the owner of the Soaking Foot Hotel who came up with this business method. He is definitely a genius in business. If possible, Gavin would naturally want to take him under his command. This is the kind of person my subordinates are most lacking.
This point cannot be discussed with the Crown Princess. If she is interested in this aspect, he will have no way to compete with her. After all, the other party is a Cormyrian, and his heart must be towards Cormyr.
(End of chapter)
