Roman carried a small bag of gems and looked for his butler worriedly. His confident gestures and words just now were all for show to Zhou Qingfeng, but when the other party left, he felt heavy.
Not everyone is qualified to get involved in the battle for royal power. Rom only wants to embrace the thigh of the Phils family and is not optimistic about the newly rising power of Harmony Village. But now that Zhou Qingfeng is forcing him, he is frowning.
exhibition.
Rom's butler was the one who had forced Zhou Qingfeng to come here by soliciting customers on the street. After listening to his young master's story, he also frowned, but he was not as clueless as Rom.
"Master, show me the bag of gems first."
There were about a dozen gems in the small bag, more than half of which were diamonds, and some emeralds. They were all quite large and of very good quality. The butler inspected them one by one and gave an estimate: "It can probably be resold for two thousand."
Three to two thousand five gold coins."
Rom nodded weakly, "Victor Hugo is now occupying the elven ruins, and anyone who goes to dig for treasure must obtain his permission. He is indeed very wealthy now. If it were normal, I would be willing to associate with such a person.
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The butler said 'hmm', understanding the second half of Rom's sentence. He put away the gems and whispered: "It may not be impossible to help the forces in the Black Forest purchase supplies."
"What do you mean?" When Rom beat his chest, he said that he would ask the wizards. But in fact, he didn't dare to ask. Doing this kind of business during a sensitive period, asking might cause trouble.
The butler said: "Young Master, it is naturally inconvenient for you to come forward, but it is not necessarily impossible to find someone else. You must know that businesses are also in trouble now, because once the war starts, 'compulsory purchase of wartime supplies' may occur."
What is 'compulsory purchase'? Rom studies alchemy and is really unclear about some business details. The steward said: "Businessmen like the rise in prices before the war the most, but they hate the 'compulsory purchase' after the war.
Once a 'forced purchase' occurs, each force will pay at most half of the usual price, or even take the goods away without paying, and settle the settlement after the war. Therefore, the closer to the war, the more desperate the merchants will be to sell, which will in turn cause prices to drop.
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If someone is willing to buy at a 50% premium now, there will definitely be someone willing to clear out the goods. Even..." the butler lowered his voice, "even the nobles in Banshee Castle who are in charge of supplies and warehouses will sell supplies and make a fortune.
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"Isn't this tantamount to siding with the enemy?" Rom exclaimed.
The butler shook his head and said with a smile: "Others can't control the time of war, but those nobles can. As long as there is money to be made, many people are willing to take risks. Once the benefits are large enough, maybe Mr. Phils, who is in power, will not refuse."
Rom was stunned for a while, "Is this business really possible?"
"Of course this matter is difficult, but you can give it a try. I will first go and have a private conversation with the confidants of the nobles in the city." The housekeeper specifically added, "Don't publicize it to the outside world for the time being. If anyone asks, deny it."
Roman naturally understood the importance and nodded seriously. But after a while he rubbed his hands excitedly, "I don't know how much money Victor Hugo made in the Elf Ruins? I'm afraid it's tens of thousands of gold coins.
That guy's money comes so easily that it makes people jealous and makes them want to stab him a few times. Now we seize the opportunity to make a big profit from him and sell to him whatever we can or cannot sell."
Everyone likes to make a lot of money, and both the master and the servant are happy. Roma casually mentioned Zhou Qingfeng's request to arrange apprenticeships. It was not a big deal, and the housekeeper agreed, saying that there was no need to worry, and he would take care of the situation.
Straighten up.
So on the same day, Roma's butler released the news, saying that his young master had paid to treat people to dinner in order to select apprentices. This incident caused waves among the common people, but it made the powerful people of Banshee Castle dispel a lot of worries after hearing the news.
doubt.
Lorraine was even more worried when she learned that the person who recruited her was an alchemist. Everyone knew that wizards had at most three or five apprentices, and they definitely did not recruit more than twenty apprentices. This meant that many people would be recruited.
disuse.
After receiving the notice of class, Lorraine was anxious. But when she arrived at the school's residence with anxiety, she found that what greeted her was not a complicated and profound course, but...
"In order for you to study hard, my master will take care of your board and lodging, even your daily clothes, and the accommodation of your family members. Your family members will also be given priority to be hired by my master to do some simple jobs."
Rom's butler only showed up and left. The actual person who managed the apprentices was Seth. He stood on the stage and lectured like a dean, and made the people gathered stunned.
The training is very simple and ends in three to five minutes.
Several tailors came to the room and made tailor-made 'school uniforms' for everyone. Lorraine was at the mercy of others like a puppet, then walked up to Seth and asked in a low voice: "Sir, you just said you would give priority to hiring us.
family?"
"Yes. We provide food and accommodation. You need someone to cook and wash for you, and you need someone to clean and clean. In short, you need someone to do the work. Food and accommodation are included, and the monthly salary is five silver coins. What do you want to do if you have a family?"
"Yes." Lorraine responded crisply, the loudness of her voice startling the others, "My parents are willing to come."
You can earn five silver coins a month by doing such easy work as cooking, laundry, and cleaning. Food and accommodation are also included. Is there any better job than this? Lorraine wanted to do it herself, so she rushed to answer.
Seth only responded with a 'hmm', "Let your parents come over tomorrow. Tell them to work harder. Master hates people who just take money and don't work."
"Absolutely, my parents are definitely hard-working." Lorraine was overjoyed and laughed uncontrollably. Only then did the other students realize that "hiring family members first" was not just talk, and immediately several people rushed to get the position.
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Zhou Qingfeng was organizing transportation and needed a lot of manpower. Seth basically hired all the students' family members and incorporated them into his system. This move completely reassured the students.
In addition to announcing school rules, measuring clothes and hiring people, the next step is to distribute a large amount of papyrus and require all students to copy textbooks.
Zhou Qingfeng plans to popularize primary school knowledge, including basic common language, mathematics, geography, and science. Without papermaking and printing, all textbooks can only be written by Seth on a whiteboard with charcoal and others copied on papyrus.
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This trip lasted for two days, non-stop in the morning, noon and evening. The lighting was Zhou Qingfeng's little magic trick "Lighting Technique". There was also a brazier in the room and a few hot lava stones - it was bright and warm.
All the students were greatly surprised.
I have never lived such a good life!
Every time Lorraine finished copying, she would leave the 'school' with her papyrus textbook and sneak into a small house in the craftsman district. Falstin, a thin and dark man, would wait for her there and teach her new words she didn't know.
Explain the meaning of the sentence.
"Teacher Seth said that this is the course that will be taken in the next week. After the course, there will be an exam."
Lorraine held a stack of textbooks in her hands and said seriously: "My parents said that they will support me in studying even if they are exhausted. As long as I get the first place in the exam, I will give you a month's income as a reward."
The dark and thin Falstin nodded, "I will also copy your textbook. Come over when you are free, and I will teach you more. Don't worry, the content above is not difficult, I can do it.