Although Kompany's hut is just a small and somewhat crowded hut as before, the interior decoration has a completely new look compared to before.
Not only have the walls been repainted, but the ceiling above the head has also been made of wooden boards. At least it still looks presentable and is no longer as crude as before.
After entering the room, Kompany saw Saye holding a piece of snack at the table and munching on it, so he slapped him and drove him aside, and then invited Winnie and Joshua to sit down.
"Where is your sister?" Kompany asked Winnie smoothly as he sat down.
"My sister said she wanted to prepare a delicious dinner for us, so she went shopping for groceries," Winnie replied.
"Nonsense!" Kompany frowned. "Leaving the guests at home and running to buy groceries? Doesn't she know to wait until I come back?"
Winnie waved her hand with a smile: "Okay, brother-in-law, it's not like you don't know about my sister. She can't hold back anything she thinks about. I told her that Joshua and I are not guests at all. We don't need to It’s so polite, but there’s no need for her to go shopping.”
"No, you've only come back once in the past few years, and this time it's my brother-in-law... It's Joshua's first time here, so of course you have to treat him well." At this point, Kompany took a look at Joshua's neat appearance. High-end clothes, with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face. "It's just... We don't have anything good to entertain you here, so don't mind, Joshua."
"Brother-in-law, you are too polite." Perhaps because they had met and exchanged identities, Joshua changed the honorific in his mouth. Seems a little closer. "Neither Winnie nor I care about food. Besides, you and your sister are Winnie's closest relatives. That's my family. Between family members. Why bother with so much."
Kompany scratched his head and laughed twice, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Seeing his appearance, Winnie couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Okay, brother-in-law, let's not talk nonsense. Answer the question I just asked, how do you plan to arrange Hawat?"
Kompany breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the topic related to his eldest son. After thinking for a while, he replied: "There's nothing to arrange, right? This kid can't be a magician, so I plan to let him learn skills in magic machinery. When he grows up, he can join my current job." If it’s a factory, that’s fine.”
"This won't work." Winnie immediately shook her head. "I just talked with my sister. Brother-in-law, your idea seems to be right now, but you can't guarantee that this factory in the town will still be there in the future, so you can't put all your hope in it."
Kompany was startled: "This factory is so good, why isn't it there?"
"This..." Winnie frowned and thought for a moment, then pushed Joshua next to her. "I can't tell clearly. You can tell your brother-in-law."
Joshua smiled. After pondering for a while, he said: "Brother-in-law. I heard that the main products of the factory are only two magic machines, magic fans and magic stoves, and they have not changed in the past few years. Is that true?"
"Well, it's always been these two. What? Is there a problem?" Kompany asked.
"There is no problem for the time being, but in the long run it won't necessarily be the case." Joshua seemed to be thinking about how to use his words, and paused before continuing: "After all, the two magic machines, the magic fan and the magic stove, are The lowest-end products among household magic machines are still selling well near the town of Arafat, but they may not be so in a few years."
"Because all the countries on the mainland have been vigorously developing the magic industry in recent years, and the Kingdom of Falk is no exception. So if nothing else happens, there will only be more and more chambers of commerce and factories producing household magic machines in the future. For example, Magic fans and magic stoves, two low-end household magic machines with low technical content, will be manufactured by many factories. Then this factory will face very strong competition in the future. Can it continue to maintain its current profits? It’s hard to say…”
"You mean... the things produced by the factory will not be sold in the future?"
"I'm not sure, but it's possible, because competition will only get stronger and stronger." Joshua nodded. "Our president has said that any competition on this continent in the future will ultimately be a technical competition. If you don't surpass others on a technical level, you will eventually be eliminated. fate."
"Your president?" Kompany was stunned.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Brother-in-law, Joshua is an employee of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. The president he was talking about is President Xu of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."
"Oh, maybe so, I know, I know." Kompany nodded repeatedly. "Since it was said by a big shot like President Xu, it must be right." After saying that, Kompany frowned again. "But Joshua, according to what you said, this factory might close down... Then what should we do..."
"I didn't say it would definitely go bankrupt, but it was possible." Joshua coughed lightly. "Of course, it's good to make preparations in advance. This goes back to what Winnie just said about Hawat's arrangements. Brother-in-law, you want Hawat to learn skills in magic machinery. This is a good idea. But you can’t just focus on the factory in the town of Arafat, but you should look further.”
"you mean… "
Joshua turned to look at Winnie, and seeing her nodding, he turned to Kompany and said sternly: "Brother-in-law, Winnie and I and my sister just discussed it. I have a right person here." I hope you can agree to a better arrangement.”
"Tell me."
"Brother-in-law, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce established a training academy for practical magic application skills for ordinary people three years ago. It specializes in teaching ordinary people to learn and master the basic application of magic. It also trains them to master various types of skills that combine magic and machinery. Knowledge. Students who graduate from this academy will be directly recruited by our New Flying Chamber of Commerce and strive to cultivate a new generation of magic mechanical engineers. So I think if Hawat can enter this academy, he will be very good in the future. It's possible to work in our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. That would be better than staying here, right?"
"If you can enter your New Flying Chamber of Commerce, it will be countless times stronger. But... you just said magic... Hawat has no magic talent at all?" Kompany was still full of doubts.
"No. According to the research results of our Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute four years ago, everyone actually has magical talents, but some people are more obvious, so it is easier to manifest them, and they have a chance to become magicians. And most people The magic talent is not obvious, and it requires certain guidance and teaching to develop. Our Chamber of Commerce established this special training academy to verify this theory. Hawat may not have magic talent for other magicians, but. This may not be the case for our researchers at the Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute.”
"You mean it's possible for Hawat to learn magic?" Kompany's eyes suddenly lit up.
"It's possible. But the magic he learned may be different from the magic you understand, brother-in-law."
"I know, is it the new type of magic that is often mentioned in newspapers that specifically serves magic machines?" Kompany asked again.
There was a look of surprise on Joshua's face.
"Brother-in-law, you actually know this...ah, I didn't mean to offend..."
Kompany laughed, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I know what you mean. It's really strange for a rough guy like me to know this. And this is something I overheard others talking about when reading the newspaper. You If I had to read the newspaper by myself, I wouldn’t even recognize the words, haha... "
Joshua's expression changed: "Brother-in-law, speaking of not knowing how to read... Saye must be six years old this year, right? Does he know how to read?"
Kompany immediately shook his head: "No one has ever taught him. Of course he doesn't recognize it."
"Is there a place in the town of Afarat where I can learn to read?"
"Yes, there is, but it is a private classroom set up by the mayor, Viscount Risos, for the children of the nobles in the town. Except for the children of the nobles, if the commoners want to study in, they have to pay three hundred gold coins every year. I can Not that much money.”
"Then...brother-in-law, do you think if a school was opened in the town specifically to teach children how to read and write, and only charged ten gold coins a year, would anyone be willing to come?"
Kompany was startled: "Only ten gold coins are collected every year? Don't say ten, even twenty. As long as there is such a school, I will throw these two boys into it at any cost! Damn it, because I have suffered a lot because I am illiterate. Even if I want to learn more advanced magic machine knowledge and pass the advanced technician certificate, I don't want the two boys in my family to suffer the same fate!"
It seemed that Kompany suffered a huge loss from this, so much so that he couldn't help even swearing.
Joshua didn't mind at all, but the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Brother-in-law, please tell me first, do you agree with me and Winnie to take Hawat away and let him enter the magic practical skills training academy of our New Flying Chamber of Commerce?"
Kompany looked at Joshua in confusion: "After graduating from this college, you can work in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Is it so easy to get in?"
Joshua smiled slightly: "I have a special quota, you don't need to worry about this."
"That's it..."
Kompany frowned and thought for a long time, then nodded heavily.
"Okay! It's such a rare opportunity. Of course I agree! But... In this case, will Hawat go to your New Flying Chamber of Commerce? It's so far away from here..."
Winnie on the side reached out and grabbed Kompany's arm and shook it: "Brother-in-law, you don't have to worry about this. The college will provide them with special accommodation, and Joshua and I will also take care of him. There will be no No problem. If you miss him, we can send him back every year during the Chinese New Year. Or you and your sister can go visit him. It only takes two days to get to the main base of our chamber of commerce from here, which is very convenient. ”
Kompany pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Well, when your sister comes back, I will discuss it with her."
"Okay, let's put this aside for now." Joshua said. "Brother-in-law, I will go to visit Viscount Rethos early tomorrow morning. Are you willing to accompany me?"
Kompany looked at Joshua blankly, thinking that just now the two of them were discussing the arrangements for this boy Hawat, why did the topic suddenly jump to asking to see the mayor
The gap between this is too big.
And... It's just that Xiu An went to see the mayor, why did he drag himself along? (To be continued...)