In the end, Duke Macaros was still undecided. n∈,
However, the purchase of farmland magic machinery was not confirmed, but it did not affect his intention to purchase some household magic machinery.
After all, after coming to the private estate of the Marquis of Southgaard and seeing with his own eyes the magical effects of the various household magic machines Xu Yi brought this time, no matter how stubborn he was, he had to admit that these things were indeed very useful.
Since just spending a little money can bring so much convenience to your life, why not
Of course, this so-called "a little money" is only for Duke Macaros.
In fact, this time he purchased seven sets of all kinds of household magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in one go, but the total cost was a total of 3,600 gold coins.
For the civilians of the Malo Empire, this figure is probably still a huge amount of money that they will never earn in their lifetime.
"Lord Marquis, can I ask about the average annual income of the people in your territory?" After Duke Macaros left, Xu Yi suddenly asked Marquis Southgaard.
"Why do you ask this question?" Marquis Southgaard was a little strange.
"I just want to use this to estimate your approximate consumption level here."
Marquis Southgaard looked at Xu Yi with a strange look in his eyes.
"President Xu, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. To be honest, although the people in my territory are already a group of people in the empire who are doing well, but compared to those under the name of your New Flying Chamber of Commerce, , but it’s still far from enough. It’s shameful to say that as their lord, I can barely guarantee that they can live a normal life every year, but it can’t really improve their lives.”
Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Lord Marquis, this is not your fault. Besides, you brought our New Flying Chamber of Commerce here this time, so you will definitely be able to let them live a better life."
"Absolutely?" Marquis Southgaard took a deep look at Xu Yi. "President Xu, you are very confident."
"Of course, if I don't even have this little confidence, I won't come at all, right?" Xu Yi smiled and continued to ask: "Your Majesty, I know that the average income of the people in your territory is about If so, it will be very helpful for my future planning.”
"Really?" Marquis Southgaard frowned and thought for a while, sighed, shook his head and said: "Actually, your question... is really difficult to answer. As I said just now, these people in the territory will only They can barely survive, and if you talk about income... they actually have no income at all.”
"That's it... Then I probably know what to do." Xu Yi nodded, suddenly stared at the Marquis of Southgaard, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, now we can talk about the various factories in this magic industrial base. Employee issues were discussed.”
"The people in our territory must be the main force. There is no room for negotiation." Marquis Southgaard responded almost without thinking.
"Of course, this is what we have agreed upon before. I have no intention of changing it. The issue I want to discuss now is the salary paid to these employees. How do you plan to deal with it, Lord Marquis?"
Marquis Southgaard was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that as a lord, you have the power to order your subjects to work in factories, just like they are cultivating the farmland on your territory. Then our Chamber of Commerce does not need to pay them additional salaries. We only need to pay you, the lord, to hire them. What do you think?” Xu Yidao.
Marquis Southgaard frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "President Xu, I remember that whether it is employees under the name of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce or other magic interest-bearing chambers of commerce, all the employees are paid by each chamber of commerce themselves. ?”
"Yes. But before that, there were still many magic machinery chambers of commerce that were started by the noble lords of various countries themselves, and then ordered the people in the territory to work in the factories, thus eliminating the need to pay salaries to the employees. ”
"Then why isn't there now?"
"Because all these chambers of commerce have been eliminated." Xu Yi responded with a smile. "It turns out that a model like this is difficult to motivate employees to work. As a result, the magic machines produced have some gaps in quality and performance, so they were eventually eliminated by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other magic machine chambers of commerce. this industry.”
"Are you enthusiastic about work..." Marquis Southgaard held his chin and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. President Xu, if I allow my subjects to enter these factories as individuals and accept Hire, what will you do?”
"That's very simple. Just treat them the same as we do in the Kingdom of Lampali and the Principality of Standing. Treat them as our ordinary employees, pay them corresponding salaries, and provide them with some necessary welfare measures. But... "
Speaking of this, Xu Yi paused.
"If they accept our employment in this way, they should be regarded as workers under the name of our various chambers of commerce. As long as the management power is in the hands of our various chambers of commerce, even if you are their lord, you cannot directly control them. If there is any interference, we need to get the consent of each chamber of commerce first.”
Seeing the serious expression on Xu Yi's face, Marquis Southgaard frowned deeply.
Xu Yi's words are quite straightforward. It means that if the plan proposed by Xu Yi is followed, then these employees who enter the factory will belong to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce. The Marquis of Southgaard will be in most positions. Time cannot intervene.
To put it simply, Xu Yi is fighting for a certain degree of dominance for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce that invest here.
And if Marquis Southgaard does not agree, Xu Yi also gave the consequences, that is, the enthusiasm of employees may be affected, which will affect work efficiency and the quality of the magic machinery produced.
Under Xu Yi's gaze, Marquis Southgaard pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head.
"President Xu, I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. It is my responsibility as a lord to manage the people in the territory. At the same time, I also have the responsibility to guide them. So at any time, I can't take my people away. Leave it to others to manage.”
Xu Yi remained calm on the surface, but sighed deeply in his heart.
He was very disappointed with the answer.
I originally thought that the Marquis of Southgaard was very open-minded, so he would probably be more open-minded on this kind of matter, but I didn't expect that after all, like most noble lords in the world, he was unwilling to give up control of his own territory easily. Control of everything.
Of course, Xu Yi was not surprised by this answer.
During the development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce over the years, Xu Yi had been in contact with many noble lords. I have a deep understanding of the thoughts of the noble lords on this continent, and I know that they will never change their minds easily without receiving tangible benefits.
With the vigorous development and standardization of the magic industry driven by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in recent years, this has slightly improved in the Lampali Kingdom and surrounding countries, but for the Malo Empire, one of the two major empires on the mainland, For the great nobles, it is not that easy to change.
Xu Yi paused for a while and responded: "If this is your choice, Mr. Marquis, no matter what, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce will be equivalent to hiring people directly from you in the future, and the commission will be directly handed over to you. But not We need to sign private employment agreements with those hired workers. What do you think?"
Marquis Southgaard nodded slightly: "Well, that's it. But there is no need for commissions or anything like that. As long as you can ensure the livelihood of these people, you factories have to pay corresponding taxes to me anyway, right?"
Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that the Marquis of Southgaard might have asked for no commission because he rejected his proposal just now, but this was not in line with Xu Yi's plan.
"No, Lord Marquis. Taxes are taxes, and commissions are commissions. They cannot be confused. Building a factory on your private property has already reduced a lot of taxes for you. If you cancel the commission, you will suffer a huge loss. "
Marquis Southgaard laughed: "It doesn't matter even if I suffer some losses. The most important thing is that you can cooperate with me and improve the environment in the territory. If this place can be built like Bangta City or even the headquarters of your new Flying Chamber of Commerce, The way it looks there, it won’t be a big deal even if I exempt you from all taxes.”
"You can't make this joke, Lord Marquis. If I take it seriously, your annual losses will definitely make you regret it." Xu Yi said with a smile. "In short, from my perspective as a businessman, any transaction and cooperation should be based on a fair basis, otherwise this transaction and cooperation cannot last for a long time. In order for us to be able to cooperate for a long time in the future, so at the very beginning When the time comes, it’s best to make a fair agreement, right?”
Marquis Southgaard smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay, since President Xu insists, I'll charge some commission. Hmm... This is my first time doing this kind of thing, and I really don't know how to set a price. President Xu, tell me, Just give me a decent price.”
"Okay, every employee every year..." Xu Yi held out three fingers. "Thirty gold coins, what do you think?"
Marquis Southgaard visited the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce twice for inspections and stayed for nearly a month in total. He knew very well that the minimum salary offered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to its employees was more than one hundred gold coins per year.
In comparison, the annual commission of thirty gold coins is obviously far behind.
But the two people had made it very clear just now that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce only hired people from the Marquis of Southgaard this time and did not have the right to manage these employees. Naturally, it was better than hiring them in a private name. Much worse.
Although this price difference is a bit large, it is still reasonable.
Marquis Southgaard pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
"Okay, that's the price. But there's another question. President Xu, according to your estimate, how many people do you need to hire?"
A slightly cunning smile appeared on Xu Yi's face, and then he stretched out a finger.
"Not many. In the early stage, only ten thousand people will be enough."
"Ten thousand people?!"
Marquis Southgaard looked at Xu Yi with wide eyes, so surprised that he could not speak for a long time. (To be continued...)