"Fifty gold coins! So much!" Freeman stood up excitedly, his hands and feet shaking with excitement.
Although he guessed that there would be some good rewards for winning in the end, he never expected that he would be able to get up to fifty gold coins in one go!
For a poor family like his, having these fifty gold coins means that he can immediately get rid of his current embarrassing life.
Not only can the house at home, which has leaks in several places, be renovated, but even the furniture at home can be completely replaced. In addition, you can buy two new dresses for your wife and a few more for the children. A toy they have long fantasized about...
Xu Yi watched the expression on Freeman's face changing, but did not interrupt his reverie.
Judging from Alex's description and Freeman's attire, he could guess that this man's family must be very difficult.
Fifty gold coins is naturally nothing to Xu Yi now, but it must be a very significant impact to Freeman.
I remember that when Xu Yi first traveled to Sainz continent, he almost starved to death because he was unfamiliar with the place.
If someone suddenly gave him fifty gold coins at that time, I'm afraid his excitement would not be much less than that of Freeman now.
After a while, Freeman regained some composure. He looked at Xu Yi, swallowed with great difficulty, and asked slowly: "Yes... Sir, are you telling the truth? You don't." Are you lying to me? I can really get fifty gold coins as a reward?"
Xu Yi nodded with unusual certainty: "Of course it's true. I think since you are from Bangta, you shouldn't know about our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Do you think I will destroy the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce for fifty gold coins? ?”
"No, no, no, of course not, of course not!" Freeman waved his hands repeatedly. "President, don't get me wrong. I just... couldn't believe it for a moment. I didn't mean to doubt you."
Xu Yi smiled softly: "I understand. So Freeman, have you decided to choose this reward now?"
"I will..." Freeman had just blurted out halfway when he suddenly paused. "Wait... wait a minute. President, you just said that there are two rewards that I can choose from. Can I ask what the other reward is?"
Seeing the light radiating from Freeman's eyes, Xu Yi couldn't help but smile, thinking that although Freeman looked honest, he was not stupid.
"Of course. But I think the second reward won't make you so excited, because this reward is not a real gold coin, but gives you an opportunity."
"Opportunity?" Freeman scratched his head and looked at Xu Yi inexplicably. "President, this... what does this mean?"
"Freeman, I heard that you came to Bonta from an Irish village to sell wheat, so you should have noticed the wheat fields near Bonta City, right?" Xu Yi asked rhetorically without answering.
"Wheat field?" Freeman tilted his head, thought for a moment, and nodded. "Well, I saw a lot of them on the roadside. Speaking of which, Sir, the wheat fields near Bangta City seem to have been harvested very early. I think the wheat straw in the fields has been burned for a long time."
Xu Yi smiled and nodded: "That's good if you can notice this. But if I told you that the wheat fields outside Bangta City were harvested more than ten days ago, what would you think?"
"How is that possible!" Freeman was stunned for a moment and shook his head vigorously. "The wheat just ripened more than ten days ago, how could it be harvested in just one or two days? Sir, a big man like you doesn't know much about things in the fields. You don't know that harvesting wheat is very troublesome. The few acres of land I have are... It took more than a week to get it all done.”
Xu Yi stretched out his right index finger and shook it: "No, I understand very well. Moreover, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is fully involved in the harvesting in the wheat fields outside the city."
Freeman looked at Xu Yi with a strange look on his face: "President, I remember that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce sells magic fans. Do you still care about harvesting wheat?"
"Because we not only sell magic fans, but also small magic harvesters." Xu Yi smiled and took a painting from Alex and unfolded it in front of Freeman. "Look, this is it."
Freeman looked over.
This painting depicts a scene of harvesting wheat in a field. However, unlike the several people harvesting wheat straw with knives in the field that Freeman was familiar with, this painting only has a strong man pushing a strange-looking machine. Stuff is walking in the fields.
The front end of this strange thing opened a large mouth to swallow the wheat, but a small mouth was exposed at the rear end, and the wheat grains were continuously sprayed out.
Freeman looked at it for a while, frowned and asked, "Sir, is this true? How can harvesting wheat be so easy?"
"It's that simple." Xu Yi directly handed the painting to Freeman, and then said seriously: "Now, Freeman, let's go back to the topic. The second reward you can choose is an opportunity, and this opportunity , it is related to this small magic harvester, and also to the small magic scarifier we are about to launch... "
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"Why?" Viscount Leslie frowned slightly and looked at Xu Yi, who was looking down at some documents across from him. "You should know that even if the autumn harvest is basically over now, as long as your small magic harvester is produced, there will still be many nobles in Bangta City rushing to get it. As for the small magic ripper, there will be a lot of people there very early. I submitted an order to you. Now, the combined price of two such popular magic machines can be as high as 120 gold coins. How can you just give them to an ordinary farmer who has nothing to do with you? Xu Yi, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Yi raised his head, showed a relaxed smile to Viscount Leslie, and shook his head: "It's not a gift, but a loan. This can't be mistaken."
Viscount Leslie snorted softly: "Lending? Lending it to others without paying a penny. Is that any different from giving it away?"
"Of course there is a difference." Xu Yi observed Viscount Leslie's face and felt that the Viscount seemed to attach great importance to this issue. After thinking about it, he decided to explain it to him. "Lord Viscount, this is actually part of the farmer support plan I formulated. I have discussed this farmer support plan with Sebastian before, and I think he should have reported it to you."
"He did mention it to me, but when you mentioned this plan to him, it was just an idea. There was no specific plan at all. Why did you suddenly decide to do this now? Send... Okay, lend that farmer a small amount of magic power. Would a harvester and a small magic scarifier be of any help to this plan?"
"It's of great help." Xu Yi knew very well that Viscount Leslie was a very independent and insightful person. If he wanted to persuade him, he couldn't use any ambiguous tone. "Lord Viscount, before I explain in detail, I would like to ask you a few questions."
Hearing Xu Yi's words, Viscount Leslie immediately knew that Xu Yi had indeed considered this matter for a long time and deeply, so he felt relieved, relaxed his body, leaned on the seat, and asked Xu Yi leisurely. He made a gesture of invitation.
"You ask."
"Okay. First question, Lord Viscount, what do you think is the role of the small magic harvester and the small magic scarifier?"
"Do you still need to ask? Of course it is used on farmland."
"Then the second question is to limit the scope to Bangta City. What proportion of the farmland currently owned by the nobles represented by you occupies the total farmland within Bangta City?"
"This... I remember I only counted it once the year before last, and it should account for about 30%." Viscount Leslie thought for a while and replied.
"Very good. Since you nobles account for 30%, what about the remaining 70%? Who owns it?" Xu Yi asked again.
"Nonsense, it is not in the hands of our nobles. Of course it belongs to the royal family of the kingdom. The farmland in the hands of us nobles was gifted by the royal family."
"I'm afraid that's not quite accurate." Xu Yi shook his head. "Although theoretically, all the land in the kingdom belongs to the royal family of the kingdom, in fact it is certainly impossible for the royal family to have enough energy and manpower to cultivate and plant all the farmland by themselves. In fact, these farmlands have now been allocated to In theory, they all leased farmland from the royal family, but in fact, these farmlands are now completely controlled by these farmers. "
Viscount Leslie pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "That's right if you want to say that. But what does this have to do with what you said?"
"It has a lot to do with it." Xu Yi continued to maintain a positive tone. "Lord Viscount, currently all the small magic harvesters produced by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce have been sold to these nobles represented by you, but not even one of them has fallen into the hands of those farmers. In other words, only you nobles have the control. These 30% of farmland can enjoy the convenience brought by small magic harvesters, but those farmers can only rely on manual labor to complete the heavy harvesting as before. "
Viscount Leslie frowned: "What? Those farmers can't afford small harvesters, do you still plan to blame us nobles?"
"It's meaningless whether it's weird or not." Xu Yi waved his hand. "I'm just stating a fact. The fact before us now is that, just taking Bangta City as an example, only 30% of the farmland owned by the nobles can be harvested quickly, but the remaining 70% of the farmland cannot be harvested in the same way. What I want to do is help these farmers also enjoy the benefits of quick harvest.”
"So you simply gave the small magic harvester and the small magic scarifier directly to that ordinary farmer named Freeman?" Viscount Leslie was still confused. "But Xu Yi, what's the use of sending one out? According to the area under the jurisdiction of Bangta City, I think even if you send out a hundred units, it won't be enough? Besides, what good will this matter do to you? To Xin What are the benefits of the Flying Chamber of Commerce?”
"Lord Viscount, let me remind you again, it is not a gift, but a loan. Although you can't see the benefits now, I am sure that in the future, our Chamber of Commerce will make a lot of profits from this business alone. Please Believe me." Xu Yiwei smiled and said: "In addition, this matter is of great significance to me personally, and it is of great benefit to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."
Viscount Leslie shook his head in confusion: "I don't see any benefit."
Xu Yi chuckled, with a strange expression on his face.
"Lord Viscount, have you ever heard of a word called liberating productivity?"