Chris said: "Okay, that's it. The first three months are tax-free and rent-free. Starting from the fourth month, the monthly rent for each shop will be one gold coin, and the tax will be two gold coins."
Logically speaking, taxes should be based on their profits, but Chris couldn't guarantee whether these guys would play tricks on themselves, so he implemented a unified standard.
If you can make money, open it; if you can't, then close it.
After hearing his words, everyone present was stunned. Gandolf swallowed, laughed dryly and said, "This is too expensive."
Each store has to hand over three gold coins a month, so how can they make money?
At least half of their shops can't reach the monthly profit of three gold coins, so don't they have to work for Chris in vain?
So what’s the point of opening a store in Shuguang City?
Chris had already guessed that they would react like this, so he said: "First point, except for the tax-free years, the Qiaoton family and the White family have no special privileges in taxation and rent. They are exactly the same as you. Second point,
The salary I offer to those free citizens is 40 copper coins per day, and the original 10,000 subjects are 70 copper coins per day, and there is also one gold coin issued previously."
"Their spending power now is completely different from that in Mote City. When the gold coins were just distributed a month ago, I knew how prosperous your shops were."
"Even if you pay three gold coins every month, you will still make a lot of money compared to before. Moreover, Dawn City targets big cities. In the next ten years, it will be as prosperous as the Royal Capital. By then you will
It is also possible to join the top families in the kingdom."
"Of course, if you don't want to pay rent, you can also buy it directly. The price of a commercial street front house is ninety gold coins."
The entire audience fell silent as they savored the authenticity of Chris' words.
As Chris said, a month ago, their store business was very good, breaking new highs repeatedly, and making money every day that they could not make in the previous week.
At that time, they were still full of longing. It would be great if there was such good business every day.
"Okay, I accept." Gandolf set an example.
He had seen too many miracles from Chris, whether it was turning the tide in the pioneering order, building a large city in half a year, or escaping from a conflict with a seventh-level marquis.
Gandolf doesn't mind taking a gamble. If he wins, he can lead the family to a new height.
Even if you lose in the end, you will just go back to Mote City in despair.
The benefits clearly outweigh the risks.
"I accept that too."
"Me too."
Most people were willing to accept the price set by Chris, but five people still felt that the tax was too high and chose to leave.
Chris didn't care much about this, as those few small miscellaneous fish wouldn't have much impact.
"Since you are making money in my city, you must abide by my rules. There are a few things that I must make clear to you. The first one is that you must not be short of money. If I find out, I will severely punish you!"
Chris released a hint of coercion, "The second thing is, no one except me is allowed to open entertainment venues, including but not limited to racetracks, casinos, brothels, etc."
There were only twenty or thirty knights among the nobles and businessmen present, and the rest were ordinary people. When Chris was so frightened, they all shrank their necks unconsciously.
The reason why Chris set up the second restriction is mainly because Dawn City is now in a stage of development and needs labor, and the citizens cannot be left to play with things.
The profits of these entertainment venues are huge. It is impossible for the aristocratic businessmen to get greedy for money and join forces to prevent Chris from effectively controlling them.
Therefore, cutting off the symptoms at the beginning is the best option.
Gandolf said: "Don't worry, Count Chris, we guarantee that we can do it."
Everyone else agreed.
Guarantee quality and quantity without making yourself less money.
As for the entertainment venues mentioned in the second article, they can only be found in big cities like the capital of Nebula City, and they, the nobles in the countryside, have never been exposed to them.
With the caution of people like them, they will never rush into a market that they do not understand. The store business they do has been passed down from generation to generation for decades or hundreds of years.
Chris was very satisfied with their performance and took out a large pile of parchment contracts that had been prepared from the space ring: "Then let's sign the business agreement now, in two copies. If you sign it, you will be subject to the "Noble Code"
No one is allowed to violate our protection."
Robert, who had been standing nearby, was very discerning and distributed the contracts to the noble businessmen.
They did not sign immediately, but carefully opened it and read the contents above.
This agreement is very detailed, including the specific amount of rent tax, as well as the constraints just heard.
What surprised them was that the agreement also included their own rights and interests.
It is mentioned above: If someone dares to cause trouble in the store, then the lord is obliged to send guard knights to protect the merchant.
There were only three pages in total, and they read it in just a few minutes.
Gandolf took the lead in signing his name on the two agreements and handed over one of them.
Others did not hesitate and signed quickly.
"Very good, we have a cooperative relationship starting from today." Chris put away the seventy-five contracts he received, "I will let them build the store as soon as possible, and strive to have you all able to open the store in Shuguang within a month.
The city does business.”
At this time, a noble asked: "Master Chris, can you build a few small castles with courtyards? I am willing to spend money to rent them, so that I can pay close attention to my own shop, and I don’t have to deal with Mott City and Dawn."
I traveled back and forth between cities."
Some other people also cast curious glances, waiting for Chris's response.
Chris smiled and said: "Of course it's no problem."
Real estate is a big piece of cake. When the time comes, you can let them pay in installments to buy a house, and you can make a lot of money.
Anyway, the cost of building a house is very low. The blue bricks are made using our own technology, which is made from clay mixed with some rare materials.
However, some smarter guys showed worries. If everyone moved to Shuguang City, Mott City would become an abandoned city in the long run, and the foundation they had built for generations would be wasted.
After signing the agreement, the noble businessmen left one after another and returned to Mote City to make preparations.
Looking at the empty little yard, Chris stretched himself.