"Go home and wait for news. If you pass the interview, we will notify you as soon as possible."
At 9 o'clock in the evening, Mawei sent away the last applicant, threw away the pen that had been refilled with ink several times, slumped back, and pushed Stewart, who was dozing next to him with his chin in his hand, to wake him up.
"Um...ah?" Stewart opened his eyes blankly, looked at the empty conference room and said, "Is it over?"
"It's over." Ma Wei picked up the notepad in front of him: "There are 562 applicants in total, and all interviews have been completed."
Ma Wei's interview speed was already very fast. At first, one person was interviewed every three minutes. After he found that there were not enough applicants to apply for in one day, he speeded up the interview again and allowed two applicants to be interviewed at the same time. Later, it was added to three...
Hurry up and hurry up, and finally finish it before Monday comes.
During this period, Mawei only went to the toilet a few times, and even lunch and dinner were settled in the conference room.
Such a huge workload almost drained his body, but fortunately it was finally over.
"Nicholas..."
After reading the interview record, Stewart asked: "Today, 35 talents passed the interview directly, and the rest are to be determined. Manstein Potion Company needs hundreds of employees... This is not the way to go, what else? Looking for help from His Highness the Second Prince? Or tell my father and ask him to send a few people to help us."
The place with the greatest shortage of manpower is the potion factory.
According to Ma Wei's plan, Manstein's Magic Potion Company will carry out trade cooperation in the purchase and sale of finished magic potions, as well as the processing, import and export of magic potion materials.
For example, the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny will provide them with a certain amount of finished potions and a large amount of potion raw materials, and Manstein Potions Company needs to classify these potions and materials in detail, and finally classify the potions and materials according to customer needs. The materials are sold directly or made into potions.
Taking into account the possibility that some customers only want raw materials but not finished potions, a department must be set up in the factory to be responsible for the coordination and management of potion materials.
These tasks require a lot of manpower. The potion factory alone requires at least 150 employees, and at least 50 more for warehousing and freight.
Especially after the magic potion trade with various countries is officially launched, it is necessary to establish branches in other kingdoms to carry out a series of businesses such as local acquisition and sales.
In addition to these, Manstein Potion Company also needs to establish a maritime subsidiary of its own to transport potions.
In short, this is a huge industrial chain, from the output of raw materials to processing, transportation, and sales. Such complicated things need to be done by Manstein Potion Company personally.
In the early stage, the most important potion production factory should be built first, and only after unified and detailed training can the quality of the potion produced be ensured.
"Quality is very important, Stuart." Ma Wei got up and walked around the conference room, stretching his numb limbs: "Any company, if there is a problem with the quality of its products, will definitely be criticized by consumers, especially like us. The customers of large companies that engage in high-end trade are upper classes such as churches and kings. Once quality problems arise, trade will be interrupted."
"That's right."
Stewart nodded with deep understanding: "If people spend money, we have to make good products. If the quality is not good, people will naturally not want to continue to cooperate."
"When does the bidding start?"
"February 17th." Stewart calculated the time: "There is still nearly a month."
"A month..."
Ma Wei thought: "It's not long, it's not short. When the listing ends tomorrow and the funds are collected, a suitable production line will be established, and it will take at least half a month to train employees, plus other trivial matters... ..Time is of the essence.”
At the bidding meeting, Manstein's Potion Company will definitely present the products produced by the company, that is, the finished potion.
What the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny has to choose is not only a company with strong sales capabilities, but also its ability to make potions and whether it can meet their requirements.
In the era of the industrial revolution, industrialization, institutionalization, and standardization were the most basic conditions.
It is impossible to maintain a large company that trades between countries with manpower.
"Let's get here first today."
Mavey put away the notepad on the table and planned to go home and slowly read the interview records. Stewart, who had been sitting for a whole day, was already tired. When he heard that the meeting was over, he left the company with his fiancée Abigail. Mavey walked out of the conference room. , asked the security personnel brought by Stuart downstairs to watch the door, and went straight to the Solway Hotel across the street.
"Brother, are you done?"
In the corner of the hall near the window, Lai Wen saw Ma Wei coming and moved to the side to make room for him.
"about there."
At 10 o'clock in the evening, there were not many guests in the Solway Hotel. If it were not for waiting for Ma Wei, it would have closed down long ago.
After sitting down, Mavey said in Frederick: "Jacob and the others have successfully sneaked into London. They have changed a lot. They seem to be doing well. It's all on this record sheet."
Daniel picked up the interview record and looked at it for a few times, then asked a question: "Although Mr. Jacob and the others are here, there are only a dozen of them. The potion factory needs more than a hundred employees. Even if they are all recruited, there will still not be enough." The number of people... What if other spies sneak into such an important place as the factory?"
"For an ordinary production line, just arrange one of your own people as the foreman. What is really important is the advanced potion processing department. For advanced potions like mercury blood, an independent production line must be set up. This production line must be arranged by ourselves. people to make sure the formula doesn’t get leaked.”
Ma Wei picked up a piece of cold pizza and said: "As for the storage of goods and the storage of finished potions, our own people are not that important. It would be better to send more people to keep an eye on them."
"Right now, we still don't have enough manpower. Fortunately, there is still a month until the bidding officially starts. Before that, let Dino send the members of the Aurora Society to London. When the Aurora Society arrives, we won't have to worry about manpower. .”
"Ordinary members of the Aurora Society can travel by sea. The investigation methods of demon hunters have no effect on humans, but..."
Daniel glanced at Edward, "The Aurora Society has recruited many members of the vampire and snake tribes, and they cannot pass the inspection of the demon hunters."
"It's simple. I plan to use the funeral train route." Ma Wei took a bite of pizza and drank a sip of black tea: "Ordinary members of the Aurora Society enter London through the sea route and follow the freighters transporting potions through the port. , people with special identities like the Blood Tribe and the Snake Tribe use the funeral train to sneak into London quietly. Anyway, the East End of London is so chaotic that there are more people than there are and there is no way to detect them."
The East End of London has always been known for its chaos. In fact, the most chaotic thing is not the security, but the population.
The chaos of population has caused chaos of public security.
The Government of the Kingdom of Windsor did not conduct a large-scale census. There are many unidentified people in London who have no identity. Some are prostitutes who were trafficked into London. The prostitutes gave birth to children and hid them in the slums. Over time, the chaos in the East End of London became even worse. Difficult to rectify.
After all, the police system has only been established for more than ten years, and the previous local management has just been abolished. Now is the chaotic moment of handover between the old and new systems, and it will not be able to return to normal in the short term.
The chaotic order gave the Church of Truth an opportunity to take advantage of. Ma Wei understood the importance of the census. After officially ascending the throne, the first papal encyclical he issued was to conduct a comprehensive census. Be sure to check every place. Clear the permanent population and register identity information. If this is not possible...
How to conduct comprehensive elections?
"Tiffany will be back in a few days. By then..." Ma Wei poured herself another cup of hot tea and suddenly changed the subject: "Come on, Miss Helena, haven't you been looking for me recently?"
"Originally, she invited me to go out for an outing today, but brother, you are holding a job fair today, so I didn't go." Lai Wen took a sip of brandy and said, "I can't delay business because of the love between my children!"
You were fooling around outside all day and just stayed in the conference room for half an hour. You had the nerve to talk about business...
Lai Wen, Yunia and Daniel came to the company at noon. They sat in the conference room for a while and felt bored, so they slipped out of the conference room on the pretext of having lunch and never came back.
Whether or not they were there didn't have much impact on the job fair. It was just the excuse that the letter said that he refused the date because of business, which made Ma Wei roll his eyes and dismiss it.
If you're just trying to catch a fish, it's as if you're very tired!
The waiter in the restaurant brought the freshly prepared meals. Kidos, the owner of Solway Hotel, who belonged to the Second Prince, came over with a wine glass and exchanged a few words with Ma Wei.
After Kidos left, Ma Wei talked about another serious matter:
"You have obtained the list of witcher information. Have you found the target?"
When mentioning the witcher, Laiwen finally became serious. He sat up straight and lowered his voice and said, "After discussing with Daniel, I chose a low-level witcher named Leon Angel."
"This afternoon, while you were interviewing, brother, we went to Lyon's home according to the address on the document and found that he only has a younger sister. His parents are not in London. She lives in a small apartment in South London and is affiliated with Demon Hunt. Team 17, usually responsible for train inspection at Waterloo Station."
"It just so happens that the funeral train is leaving from Waterloo Station. If I replace Leon Angel, I can be of help in emergencies. What do you think, brother?"
It turns out you guys didn't take advantage of it...you're really going to get down to business...
Ma Wei licked his lips, wiped the cream stains from the corners of Yunia's mouth with a handkerchief, and said softly: "In terms of status, Leon Angel meets the requirements, but he has a sister... You kid can't yes...."
"No! Don't talk nonsense! Am I that kind of person!"
As if he had been greatly insulted, Lai Wen's neck turned red: "Brother, I'm scared now! Tiffany, Gina and Helena... I haven't solved their problems yet, how can I Are you interested in provoking other women?"
"Ahem..." Daniel promptly reminded: "Brother, Leon Angel's sister is only 14 years old this year and attends a school run by the church. Felix should not be so dirty."
"That's right! Brother, don't you know me yet? I like older people!" Lai Wen confidently stated his sexual fetish.
I like older ones...
Recalling that Wen once entered the queen's boudoir, Ma Wei looked solemn and thought to himself:
You boy, your taste is so damn strong...
The strong taste of the communication is actually a good thing now.
At least Mavey was sure that the communication had no ill thoughts about Leon Angel's 14-year-old sister.
but....
"Leon Angel has a family, and he goes home every day. How can you go to an upper-class dinner party? This conflicts with our original plan!"
"We have also investigated this matter." The communication said: "Leon Angel's team often performs night patrols in South London. Sometimes he does not go home and only goes back the next morning. And his sister had to go to class early the next morning, so the time was staggered."
"Even so, you have to go home often."
Ma Wei couldn't let Lai Wen waste all his time on the witcher. Joining the witcher was not in his plan. It was Lai Wen's decision. After his company was established, he needed Lai Wen's assistant. Where could he go back and forth with Leon Angel's sister all day long?
"When something happens, Gina can replace me and pretend to be Leon Angel," the letter said.
"Can she do it?"
Ma Wei believed the communication because the communication had previously deceived him and Holmes by pretending to be Inspector Macmillan. Although the disguise was still seen through in the end, the disguise of the communication was still recognized by them. On the other hand, Gina , she has never shown the ability to disguise.
"Brother, Gina is my student after all. I have already taught her how to disguise." Lai Wen patted his chest and assured, "She will be fine!"
The communication never covered everything that he was not sure about. He must have his own reasons for being so sure. Ma Wei didn't say anything more and agreed with his proposal.
After dinner, they took the carriage back to Flower Street. After washing up, Ma Wei was about to continue telling Yunia the story of the pirates when he suddenly heard a subtle knock on the door downstairs. When he went downstairs and opened the door, he found that it was across the street. Woolf, the owner of the Dirty Duck Tavern.
"Mr. Woolf, it's so late, what can I do?"
The lights in the Dirty Duck Tavern are brightly lit with warm firelight. Night is a good time for carnival. The Dirty Duck Tavern has a very good business. The guests are clinking wooden wine glasses and the sound of the accordion can be faintly heard. At such a busy time, Woolf was supposed to be greeting customers in the store, so why did he come knocking on the door?
"Mr. Manstein, there was a customer just now who asked me to deliver this package to you."
Woolf held a square package about the size of a human head in his arms, and it was tied around and around with hemp rope. It looked like a ball of wool, and he didn't know what was inside.
"Which guest gave it to you?"
"A very mysterious customer wearing a hat." Woolf recalled for a moment: "It's a bit strange to say that as soon as he entered the store, he asked for a glass of ale and sat in the corner from 9pm to 11pm. , when I just left, you asked me to hand this package to you, and also gave me a tip of 1 gold pound, which I was very willing to pay."
The demon spirit wooden box in his arms did not warn, proving that the contents of the package were not extraordinary items. Ma Wei took the package and found that it was heavy, estimated to weigh more than ten pounds.
"Mr. Manstein..." Woolf glanced around, approached Mavey, and whispered in a low voice: "Although he gave me 1 gold pound, I still want to remind you that the guest He doesn’t look like a good person, so it’s better to be careful in everything, why not go find Father Michel in Whitechapel, with him there you’ll be fine!”
Looking for help from the Church of the Three Destinies?
Are you kidding....
No matter what was in the package, it was impossible for Mavey to open it in front of Father Michel. He could also solve the problems that Father Michel could solve, so why bother?
"Thank you for the reminder, I will consider it."
After saying that, Ma Wei walked into the house with the package in his arms, closed the door, and came down from upstairs when he heard the noise. He looked at the package and said, "What is it?"
"....have no idea."
Ma Wei put the package on the counter, thought for a moment, found Edward, and asked him to open it.
Vampires are extremely difficult to kill, and the first-generation Vampires like Edward are even more linked to immortality. Not even the black sun can kill it, let alone a small package?
It's safest to let it unpack.
Edward raised his fingers slightly, and the hemp ropes that bound the package were cut off one by one. He opened the outermost layer of oilcloth and found a small wooden box inside, which was still locked. After prying the lock open...
In the box, there was actually a pile of large general-purpose coupons!
Seeing the money, Ma Wei immediately understood that this package was sent by Arthur!
The money he raised from the Knights of the Round Table needed to be handed over to Mavey, but he couldn't give it in person, so he used Woolf as the middleman!
In addition to the universal ticket with a denomination of 100 gold pounds, there is also a large deposit certificate worth 1.7 million gold pounds, which should be Gawain's entire deposit. At the bottom of the box, Ma Wei also found several gold bricks.
"It's a universal ticket and a gold brick..." Lai Wen swallowed and said, "The fourth prince must have brought the safe!"
"That should be all the money he can raise."
Ma Wei poured all the contents of the box on the counter and cleared them one by one. Not counting a few gold bricks, Arthur raised 3 million gold pounds for him. This was not a small amount of money, especially for Xi Dao. For the unpopular nobles, this money is probably their entire property.
"Arthur has high hopes for us..."
With emotion, Ma Wei gathered up the universal coupons and weighed a few gold bricks with a solemn expression.
The 3 million gold pounds sent by Arthur, plus the 7.7 million gold pounds raised by the second prince, and minus the 1.5 million gold pounds lent to the eldest prince, Ma Wei already has a huge sum of 9.2 million gold pounds in his hands. .
Now, it is no exaggeration for him to say that he is the richest businessman in London!
Being able to raise so much money also means that all investors feel that Manstein Potion Company can bring them a more generous return than 9.2 million gold pounds!
"Tomorrow is Monday."
Ma Wei looked at the time:
"There are still 9 hours until the London Stock Exchange opens. We cannot live up to Arthur's expectations. The money must be used to maximum effect!"
