Artoria was very considerate and asked Aslan to receive Duke Durandal, but Aslan was so angry that his teeth itched.
"Old guy! Why don't you go shopping for two more days?"
After Aslan cursed, he instantly transformed back into the gentle and elegant Marquis Aslan.
After the two parties met, they exchanged polite greetings for more than half an hour. It was not until Aslan asked someone to prepare a dinner that Duke Durandal asked: "Marquis Aslan, on the way here, I saw a group of people in many neighborhoods.
A magic item called a public magic."
Aslan nodded and said casually: "Yes, what's the matter?"
Duke Durandal had used it himself. Although it could only be used in the Merlot area for the time being, it still shocked him.
He was able to call the hotel where the family's caravan was staying. After asking about the caravan's situation, Duke Durandal realized the importance of the magic phone.
For ordinary people, long-distance communication is, at best, just easy and convenient contact. After all, before the advent of the magic phone, the profession of postman appeared very early in the Melo area, and he was dedicated to delivering letters to various places.
There is no postman profession in other areas. Most of them are brought by small caravans who are familiar with each other. The cost is about ten or twenty copper coins. This is also one of the amateur small businesses of small caravans in many places.
The professions such as ghostwriting and letter writing have arisen, and a few letters cost dozens of copper coins to send.
Therefore, sending letters is a considerable expense for families with poor financial resources.
Therefore, the public magic phone is not expensive, only two copper coins per minute, but it can contact relatives far away in time, which is much cheaper than sending letters.
There is a lot of content in the letter that can be finished in a few minutes if spoken directly, and the two parties can also communicate directly, which is faster and more convenient.
But for nobles, writing letters is indeed very cheap, but the efficiency is too slow. As for flying pigeons to send letters, the mainland does not have this technology. As for arranging magicians to send letters everywhere like the Inquisition, it is too expensive, even if it is large
Nobles are only willing to use it when things are urgent.
But with such cheap long-distance communication, Duke Durandal must understand clearly how far the longest transmission distance is.
"I wonder what the maximum distance of that thing is?"
Aslan's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Laying magic lines includes establishing base stations. The maximum propagation distance is two hundred kilometers. However, the price of building base stations and laying magic lines is very expensive. Even I can only
It can be promoted in Merlo City."
Duke Durandal couldn't help but laugh. The transmission range of two hundred kilometers is enough to cover the entire Kyoto. I believe it will soon be popular among the entire Kyoto aristocratic circle.
"Marquis Aslan, how much money will it cost if we cooperate to build such a magic network in Kyoto?" Duke Durandal asked directly.
Aslan pondered for a while and then said calmly: "It will cost at least 500,000 gold coins to build a base station. In addition to laying magic lines to cover the entire Kyoto, it will cost at least 600,000 gold coins."
Duke Durandal frowned slightly. He did not expect that a set of Magic Network would be so expensive. A set of it would cost millions of gold coins.
"Marquis Aslan, I am very confused as to how long it will take for your public magic phone facility to recover its cost." Duke Durandal asked.
Aslan suddenly smiled proudly.
"It seems wrong to charge 2 copper coins per minute for a public magic phone. The actual purpose is not to make money, but to expand the customer market. You should notice how busy the magic phone is every day. It basically does not stop for 24 hours a day. At the end of the day
Just 1,440 minutes, 2,880 copper coins, equivalent to 28 silver coins. This is the charge for public magic phones. There are about twenty public magic phones in the entire Merlo City, and the daily income is more than five gold coins."
"In order to make it easier for ordinary people to contact their families, I have lowered the price by half. The price of private magic phones is higher, four copper coins per minute. Now the number of private magic phones in Mero City has exceeded 500.
Private magic phones may not be used as frequently as public magic phones, but they cannot be used in large quantities. As long as they have one-tenth of the income from public magic phones every day, they can earn more than a dozen gold coins every day, which can be enough in a month.
Profit 600 gold coins."
Aslan said with a smile.
Duke Durandal shook his head and said: "600 a month, only 7200 gold coins a year, which means it will take at least a hundred years to get back the money, and during this period, the maintenance of base stations and lines also requires funds. Marquis Aslan, are you not following me?
joke."
Aslan naturally understood this and said calmly: "Indeed, this is based on the number of magic phone machines, but what if the number of magic phone machines reaches a thousand or even ten thousand?"
As soon as these words came out, Duke Durandal's eyes widened, and he instantly understood what Aslan meant.
With small profits but quick turnover, when magic phones can be spread to the homes of middle-class people, the monthly increase in income will be even more terrifying.
Compared with the previous investment, it was simply a huge profit.
"Marquis Aslan, in Kyoto I often heard Dean Yitzhak mention that you are the best business person in the Kingdom of Cleveland. I used to disagree every time I heard it, but after today's conversation, I believe it now.
It is no accident that you can manage the barren Merlot region to its current scale." Duke Durandal said with appreciation.
Aslan then said a few words of modesty.
"Marquis Aslan, we have jointly won the entire Kyoto Magic Communication business. I will provide 60% of the initial capital, and you only need to provide 40%. When the time comes, I will also provide the land. Of course, I will also set the charging price. The base station and
You will still be responsible for the maintenance of the line. When the time comes, the profits will be divided into 60% and 40%, 60% to me and 40% to you." Duke Durandal said decisively.
"Okay!" Aslan agreed without any hesitation.
Aslan did not suffer any loss. After all, in Kyoto, which is a big city, there are many layers of relationships to manage. If Aslan were to open up the market, no matter how convenient the magic phone was and how fancy it was, it would not be possible to establish it. Sarah alone
The family cannot pass that test.
A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake.
If you want to spread the magic phone business to the Kingdom of Cleveland, you must have the cooperation of a powerful noble. As for the Royal Academy of Magic, it is actually more in line with Aslan's interests. It is just left to the Royal Academy of Magic as an agent.
It's easy to break through the twists and turns.
After all, the Royal Academy of Magic is equivalent to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Kingdom of Cleveland, so there is no problem in deciphering certain magic technologies.
Of course, the technology that can crack the magic wave and magic phone does not mean that the Royal Academy of Magic can produce it.