Old families like the Gialong Chamber of Commerce and the Ruan family, which have a history of one or two hundred years, always show their strength inadvertently. They come up with many dishes using rare plants in the land. Of course, the taste is quite good.
But compared to the amazing performance of the magicians, for someone, it is more of a kind of nostalgia.
In addition to the nostalgic taste of the materials and dishes, the dishes ordered by Baron Engels and his wife when they were entertained on the golden waterway have also become delicacies on the table. Of course, the warm rice wine is indispensable, which has never been served elsewhere.
Drinking alcohol.
In addition to warm wine, there was also red wine and elven fruit wine that are most commonly seen at the banquets of Midland nobles. Although I couldn't tell the quality of the wine, I learned from other magicians that it should be a very high-end wine.
But the most popular thing is warm rice wine, not only because it is winter, but the taste of rice wine also matches the taste of the food on the table.
Seeing these familiar food and drinks, Nguyen Van Viet said casually at the dinner table that Baron Engels's wife, Nguyen Thi Hue, was his eldest daughter. He had heard many comments about himself from his daughter, and she had admired her for a long time.
Following the dishes on the table, which were special dishes compared to Mi Di, Ruan Wenyue and his nephews also revealed the business territory of their family business association as if they were demonstrating. In general, they were direct or indirect
It controlled a considerable amount of agricultural land, and based on the food produced, it became the leading large-scale chamber of commerce in the eastern half of the Midi continent, from south to north.
They also grow many unique crops that cannot be seen elsewhere. The countless types of spices are the key to their ability to penetrate high-level people in various places. The large amount of coarse and refined grains allows them to control the lifeblood of many countries.
And this family is not the kind of closed-minded conservative character who only knows how to farm grain and hide money. They are quite active in converting the bargaining chips in their hands into influence and strength to expand the family business. Under this policy, the Ruan family is very
Pay attention to the matter of spreading branches and leaves.
Then blah blah blah, a bunch of nonsense. But the subtext that someone could hear was that they had something to gain from it, so they came to the door.
However, during the chat at dinner time, no drama was mentioned. Instead, it was agreed that some rice, rare spices and rice wine would be provided to a certain greedy traveler. For Ruan Wenyue, the head of the place, it was like
He agreed to a trivial thing without even frowning.
For someone who takes advantage without committing to anything, this actually makes him a little more wary. As the saying goes, being courteous for nothing is either cheating or stealing. But there is another saying: working together to cheat. The other party is eager.
If you get something, you have the right to bid for it. So this is not necessarily a bad thing, but you need to be more careful with your words.
In short, the dinner table is filled with endless chatter. Especially when there are a few masters of conversation, they will pick up the conversation and flatter you in a timely manner, and will not make the atmosphere dull and awkward, even if chatting to death is someone's natural ability.
There were several highlights in the banquet. Of course, the girls did not forget to ogle the men they liked. I don’t know whether it was luck or misfortune, but basically the girls were attracted to handsome guys of about the same age. Someone was like
Like insulators, they are ignored or skipped.
Of course, my age does not match that of those young girls. After all, I am still an uncle-level figure, and cannot be compared with those young guys. At a banquet for the first time, one person does not expect the other person to provide food and sleep.
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For the girls participating in the banquet, it is better to choose the person to entrust the rest of their lives to. A man who has a Dharma Saint or a great magician as his backer and can hang a golden thread at a young age is better than a notorious 'brave'.
The bad reputation of the Lich's concubine was louder than anything else in the ears of these young people.
So when the dinner was over, the young people who liked each other moved to other places to talk. In fact, this was also the reason why Saint Babak Abu Nahan and Nguyen Van Viet brought young people to this banquet.
In addition to increasing the number of people and building momentum, of course it also gives young people a chance to connect emotionally and see if they can go further. As long as it can be done, it will be a good thing for the power and strength of both parties.
As for the few old guys, including Lin, of course they came to a small salon. In addition to a deacon serving beside them, they didn't even have any bodyguards.
Looking at this battle, we are getting ready for today’s theme. Someone has been waiting for a long time.
Because we were talking about something important, we didn’t serve any more wine, not to mention that we had just drank enough at dinner. The old deacon with a mustache, wearing white gloves, brewed a pot of coffee with neat movements.
, distributed in front of several guests of honor.
After taking a sip, Ruan Wenyue said: "I heard that the method of drinking coffee was discovered by Mr. Tripwood. I originally thought that our family has the largest variety of crops, but as you said before, everything in the world is
One who cannot learn enough and cannot fully understand.”
Lin smiled and said: "This is all a coincidence. I also happened to see an animal become very excited after eating coffee berries, so I made the next discovery." This is nonsense that is copied from the story of the discovery of coffee on Earth.
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However, everyone did not care about the authenticity of the words. Dharma Saint Babak Abu Nahan said: "Now in the Holy City, the momentum of printing magic scrolls is very good. However, the leading power is in the hands of the great magician Kabanbai, and you are just the
It accounts for the profit of manufacturing machines, and only a small part. I wonder if you have any ideas?"
It turns out that this is where the drama lies. Lin put on an inscrutable smile and asked, "What can I have in mind?"
Patting Ruan Wenyue's shoulder familiarly, Babak, who was familiar with him, continued: "This friend of mine, the area he is responsible for is mainly mining, not farming. Have you ever thought about increasing the number of printing presses, and then
Relying on the trade routes developed by their chamber of commerce, they can be sold to various places."
Although Ruan Wenyue did not show any displeasure at His Excellency the Dharma Saint's intimate display, and even had some interactions. But it was not like old friends who could joke or make fun of each other. This was really familiar.
Or is it fake? Or is it just that he is afraid of the power of the Dharma Saint, so he compromises?
According to Lin's observation, if the Jialong Chamber of Commerce, that is, the returning members of the Ruan family, are not based on different sources of strength like himself, and are simply called people who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, then their overall strength will be at the level of
At the mid-level level, there are no young people who are astonishingly talented.
But what someone didn't expect is that according to the usual standards of Midland, the young people brought by Ruan Wenyue are already considered outstanding. Even if they are a branch of a large family, this group of people will be the new generation.
The key point is that men use the fourteenth prince as their standard, and women use the lich as their standard. Everyone looks like a scumbag.
Regardless of whether the two people in front of him were acting or really helping, Lin understood what they were thinking. As for this business, the idea only turned around in his mind for a few times before he immediately started shooting. He shook his head and did not immediately
He refused, but said: "His Excellency the Dharma Saint, Mr. Ruan. Well, can I call you this?"
After seeing the old gentleman opposite nodding in agreement, Lin said: "Mr. Ruan, I believe that you would propose to cooperate with me to build a machine instead of printing magic scrolls because you want to take advantage of the mineral-dominated area under your control.
Advantages. That’s right.”
Ruan Wenyue replied without thinking: "That's right. The mines I control are mainly ordinary iron ore, with only a small amount of magic metal. In terms of the region, it can be regarded as rich in output. However, the main business line of the family is still in food.
, so I haven’t gotten many resources and haven’t made much achievements. In addition, due to the limitations of the family’s policy, and the fact that there has been no war in the land for a long time, I can’t make weapons and armor.
as the main direction.”
The family policy mentioned by Nguyen Van Viet is because the Nguyen family once founded a country and then lost it. Therefore, the surviving family members are very sensitive to this matter, for fear of irritating the sensitive nerves of other countries and attacking them again.
But in fact, there are still a group of people who believe that the family should rise to the challenge and regain the glory of its heyday.
Without stating what position he stood on, Ruan Wenyue only said: "When I think about my cooperation with you, I heard that the main body of the printing press is actually made of ordinary metal, and only a small part requires the use of magic materials. By your Excellency
I provide the technology, and I provide the materials and sales channels. I believe this cooperation will bring great benefits to both of us."
The other party has revealed his trump card. Logically speaking, the next step is the time for wrangling and sharing the profit pie. However, Lin Ke did not intend to follow the other party's arrangement, but said: "Mr. Ruan, don't ask my colleagues first.
Questions that I disagree with. Let me first talk about what I have seen in the Holy City during this period regarding the magic scroll printing industry. Maybe you will have a different idea."
What Lin was talking about was, of course, the customer level positioning of the printing press, and the fact that after the craze for printing magic scrolls arose in the Holy City, it immediately encountered the problem of insufficient raw materials.
These words did not mean anything to the ears of Dharma Saint Babak Abu Nahan.
If there are any difficulties in the process of printing magic scrolls, and how they plan to overcome them. Regardless of whether the problem is solved or not, it is of great significance to the magician's accumulation of experience. Of course, he will listen carefully and even give his own suggestions.
.But when talking about the market and positioning, Babak didn't understand it, but he also found it boring.
But Nguyen Van Viet is neither a magician nor a warrior. Even if someone in his ancestors has been a king, in his heart, what he has learned since he was a child is how to be a businessman.
Maybe at the beginning, the magician in front of him said a lot of terms that he didn't understand. But with a little explanation, he could quickly combine it with his own experience, not only understand these special terms, but also judge the magic
Is what the teacher said reasonable?
Although I can ignore it and work hard to sell printing presses, regardless of whether there are sufficient raw materials for making magic scrolls in an area. But no one is a fool. When a business does not make money, the sales volume of this business will decrease.
Straight down, even zero in one area.
Doing this will of course damage your goodwill. And if you want to continue to make this money, you can only transport the machine to a farther place and sell it.