In Vazuan, Jax deeply realized what sunk costs are - he was really unwilling to return to Icathia and pass through the time lock again. In the end, he had to help Xiao Huangmao change the manuscript and get the
After receiving the royalties, he hired a top firm and launched a "feasibility investigation on the trade between Icathia and Vazuan."
After a full three-month investigation period, Coupling Office concluded that "Vazuan is currently not suitable for trade with Icathia."
What the hell is this?!
Jax never dreamed that he would spend a lot of money to hire the most famous coupling firm in Wazuan, hoping to come up with a report that would be approved by Lux. But what he never expected was that,
However, the other party came to the conclusion that they did not approve of the Icathia trade!
Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was a top investigation firm and that they had actually conducted an investigation, I'm afraid they wouldn't have rashly given a negative conclusion.
Take a look at the conclusions written in the report:
Due to the further development of Ionian trade, Vazuan's trade routes are currently becoming saturated. Although the canal's throughput is still sufficient, the number of ships has reached its limit. In this case, unless someone can
Provide more cargo ships, otherwise judging from a commercial perspective, Icasia's trade will not receive large-scale investment, and its development future will be unclear.
In contrast, there is a series of detailed figures that completely prove the above conclusion. If Jax went to Forsbyro with this report, he would know with his knees that Lux would definitely not give it to him.
In the name of the prince.
In desperation, Jax could only follow the direction provided by the report and start soliciting investment and sponsorship. Through Xiao Huangmao's connections, he attracted many ambitious or down-to-earth business families, all of whom were eager for wealth and prosperity.
The pioneers were all interested in an emerging trade route - and then, when Jax approached the Coupling Firm again, hoping to get a report that concluded it was feasible, Eno got through to Io
Nia's doorway.
So, in the second report, Coupling Firm once again gave a negative conclusion. The reason was still the same. No one, no ship, would invest in this unnamed trade route. The merchants who had made an agreement with Jax before
, more than half of them are on the trade route between Forsbarrow and Ionia. As the saying goes, "a bird in the hand is worth a hundred birds in the forest." Although Jax said that there are hundreds of types of spices in Icathia,
At least everyone has seen Fosbairo’s fragrant red sour wine.
Now that Forsbarrow and Ionia have reached a cooperation, if you don't invest your only wealth in Forsbarrow trade at this time, are you still waiting for Icathia who doesn't know where it will be in the future?
Looking at the second report, Jax was a little stupid. He had never thought before that just by connecting a trade route and doing business of buying and selling some special products, there would be so many doors. At this moment,
He even thought, "How about finding a small firm to issue a report?"
But considering that this trade route is the lifeline of Icathia's future after all and is related to the rise of his motherland, Jax finally followed the requirements of the report and started running diligently.
So, more than a year later, with a lot of materials, he found Wazuan's Coupling Investigation Office for the third time.
This time, Jax finally got his wish and got a feasibility report that was judged to be "very commercially promising, worthy of promotion, and can apply for special funds from the Wazuan government."
Jax, who was already aware of the timeliness, got the report without any hesitation and boarded the ship to Forsbarrow - he must seize the time to get the support provided by Lux, and then borrow the regent's support.
Golden feather!
In the tavern in Forsbarrow's Newport, Jax ate seven hard-boiled eggs in a row. Only then could he completely confirm his next words and deeds, with full preparation, absolute confidence, and a lot of confidence.
With piles of detailed materials and feasibility reports from the Coupling Firm, he finally came to Forsbarrow for the second time.
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After a long wait, Jax finally met Lux again.
Compared with last time, his attitude towards the "heir to the Prince Regent" was obviously more respectful - this respect did not come from the other party's strength, but because Jax, who had been traveling for a long time in person,
For the first time, I experienced the difficulty of dealing with people and running production.
"Icathia is ready to return to Runeterra." Jax started with a line that he had prepared for a long time. "Although it has been isolated for a long time, Icathia has long preserved the seeds of those precious spices. The Autonomous Council
The great magicians can provide a stable supply of spices through magic catalysis, which is enough to support a medium-sized trade route."
With that said, Jax took out a feasibility report stamped with the seal of Coupling Firm.
Lux glanced at him, then reached out to take the report and read it in detail.
While she was flipping through the report, Jax had been carefully observing the changes in Lux's expression. The good news was that although Lux's expression occasionally contained a bit of surprise and confusion, at least there was no dissatisfaction or suspicion.
The report seemed to move her.
"A very detailed report, so detailed that it even exceeded my expectations." After reading the final conclusion, Lux put down the report, "Moreover, where the person in charge of the report was, I also saw a few familiar names -
—However, who is Orianna? Her name is still in front of Silko."
"Orianna is the chief investigator of the Coupling Agency." Jax hardly needed any thought, "Here are her employment certificates, as well as the Coupling Agency's qualification documents..."
Lux took the documents and after flipping through them, she gradually understood what was going on.
It turns out that after Lux and Ino left, although the twin cities gradually restored their integration, the cracks in them could not be completely dissipated for the time being. In order to maintain consistency, both sides made some concessions and exchanged some controversial matters.
Decentralization of power gradually made the cooperation between the two parties more effective.
The intelligence organization headed by Vandel and Kamil was reorganized. Issues related to the security of the twin cities were handled by the newly established City Security Committee and handed over to the City Defense Force for parallel management. As for commercial information security and civil information confidentiality,
Patent confidentiality and other aspects are the responsibility of the city investigation committee.
There are no officially established investigators within the City Investigation Committee. Instead, an investigation license is issued, allowing private individuals to set up investigation offices and adopt the investigation reports obtained for unified management. The coupling office is the first.
An investigation firm jointly invested by the districts of Zaun and Piltover.
This Miss Orianna is the first batch of investigators to pass the review and is also the main person in charge of this investigation report, so her signature is first.
"It's really interesting. Ino has never dealt with these investigators. It seems that Forsbarrow Trading is a special deal?" Lux muttered in a low voice, then raised his head with a smile, "So, Jia
Mr. Kess, I'm glad to receive your investigation report..."
Jax nodded, his face under the mask looking a little nervous.
"I just looked through it briefly. The report is well written, and the feasibility study is reasonable and meaningful. There are generally no problems." Lux continued, "However, it will be noon soon, maybe we can go together.
Lunch, and then discuss in detail the use of the name of the Prince Regent?"
Hearing these words, a feeling of ecstasy filled Jax's heart. Although he had eaten a lot of hard-boiled eggs, he still nodded hurriedly, as if he was afraid that Lux would regret it.
During the subsequent lunch, Lux and Jax reached an agreement regarding the use of Golden Feather, the Regent Prince of Shurima. According to the agreement, the ships related to the Icathian trade will receive a painted side after a special review.
Golden Feather, a light yellow flag printed with a special magic circuit.
As a price, Forsbarrow will send a special working group, mainly composed of law-enforcers, to station in Vazuan, and charge a 20% transaction tax on each such ship.
Note that the transaction tax here is 20% of the total transaction amount. No matter how much of the goods on the ship come from Icacia, and how much all the goods are sold for, 20% of it must be paid. There is no room for negotiation.
Fosbairo will hire specialized personnel to regularly check and supervise the accounts. Any violation of the agreement will lead to unilateral termination of the contract by Fosbairo.
Although Jax really hopes that Forsbarrow can provide a little extra security, even if it is a symbolic shipwreck, Lux is very stubborn on this point and just refuses to agree - I just put out a flag, and then
Just sit back and collect the money. If someone else directly attacks your cargo ship, then you can handle it yourself, I don't care.
Seeing Lux's persistence, although Jax was unwilling to do so, he finally nodded in agreement.
Finally, the two parties signed a cooperation contract.
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After Jax left, Lux, who returned to the office, made herself a cup of tea and asked Karya a little strangely why he finally agreed to Jax's suggestion.
After all, I had delayed it with an investigation report last time, and after asking Kalya again, Kalya gritted his teeth and said, "Icasia must die, torment him a few more times, and then annihilate his hope."
But this time, Kalya suddenly told herself that Icasia was allowed to use the prince's feathers.
With Lux's current eyesight, it is not difficult to see that even if Icathia trade requires high taxes, as long as the surrounding forces do not cause trouble, this trade line is enough to inject fresh blood into the silent Icathia.
"When people get older, they will eventually become soft-hearted." Regarding Lux's doubts, Kalya gave her own answer with a smile, "Besides, Icathia has been there for so many years...it is also part of Runeterra after all.
After such a long time, even if it is a sore, it is time to heal."
"But last time you said you would toss him a few more times?"
"Didn't you listen to him talk about his own experience? Xiao Huangmao has been through enough." Kalya's tone couldn't tell whether he was happy or regretful, "To be honest, the current Jax is not the same as the one in my impression.
Completely different.”
"What kind of person is Jax in your impression?" Lux blinked curiously after hearing this, "Can you tell me about it?"
"Probably, he is a stubborn guy who only accepts death, right?" Kalya said while recalling, "He is always the kind of person who is very arrogant and it is difficult for you to explain the truth to him. I think even if
Ten thousand years later, he would have been just a stone in the pit, but now it seems that he has become a bit more advanced."
Lux thought for a while, but she couldn't figure out what kind of guy the Jax in Kalya's mouth should be.
"People are always like this." Kalya sighed, "There are some things that they won't admit until they see it with their own eyes, but when they see it with their own eyes, they find that they can't accept such a heavy reality - no one can
There is another chance, so seizing the moment is the most important thing.”
Although she had experienced a lot, she was not old enough after all. Lux did not feel deeply about Kalya's emotion, so she just nodded in the end. Seeing that Kalya seemed to be in a bad mood, she did not continue.
He continued to ask, but began to arrange related issues for the working group in Wazuan.
There are still many things that need to be prepared to mobilize such a team to work in Wazuan!
Of course, it is foreseeable that Forsbarrow's financial report this year will be very good. With the two new inputs of high-end fur sales and Icathia trade commission, the technology incentive plan that Lux has been thinking about has finally come to an end.
It can be put on the agenda.
Moreover, the Dharma Protectors, who had been working for free for a long time, should now consider giving them a complete and brand-new incentive plan.
Although the magic control knowledge taught by Lux was the knowledge that gave them a new lease of life for these mages, in the past five years, they also repaid Lux with their work of building embankments with ash, planting trees and raising cattle.
Even to this day, the Archonkeepers are still Lux's most stable base. Except for some of them who are married, most of them have no other opinions on their treatment, but Lux cannot really regard them as cattle and horses.
If nothing else goes wrong, during this year's winter lecture, the Archon Research Group, headed by the Fauquelin Group, will receive a piece of their own, belated technology from Lux under the watchful eyes of everyone.
With the Progress Award, other legal guardians will also have a clear understanding of their future treatment.
Well, for this kind of personnel plan that involves all the Dharma Protectors, Lux will need to hold a plenary meeting in the future...
After making a note on her schedule, Lux lowered her head again and devoted herself to the follow-up work.