Although the logging team has been responsible for the transportation of crude iron ore produced in the Gale Mine, Gresu, like Capellan, has a general understanding of the rich iron ore output of the Gale Mine and is equally keen on it. However, when he officially took over the Gale Mine,
After Zruin took over the detailed information record of the mine, Gresu went crazy.
The rough iron ore output of the Gale Wind Mine last year was more than 1.8 million pounds, but the actual number of miners it had was less than 300 adult kobolds.
Kuangfeng Mine is an excellent limonite. Although the iron content is not as good as magnetite and hematite, the average iron content of crude iron ore exceeds 45%. More importantly, the iron content of limonite is
It is generally loose and easy to smelt into ingots.
The venture capital company has not yet established a large-scale smelting site on the continent of Kalimdor, so the rough iron ore produced in the Storm Mine requires the goblins to coordinate the Kul Tiras Navy and the South Sea pirate group to transport the ore back.
Smelting and deep processing on Kezan Island.
As the largest mining company in the world of Azeroth, the Venture Capital Company has partial pricing power over iron ore. Since the Second Orc Invasion War has just passed, although various human countries suffered heavy losses, the post-war military reconstruction requires a large amount of
of iron ingots.
Judging from the current trading prices of the commodity futures market established in the Treasure Bay of Stranglethorn Valley in the eastern continent, the price of 1 pound of iron ingots has reached 20 silver coins, and the price of 1 pound of crude iron ore is close to 8 silver coins.
This also means that last year alone, Gazruin’s income from the crude iron ore of the Gale Mine was a gross profit of more than 140,000 gold coins.
As the largest trading group in the entire Azeroth world, the goblins have already spread their currency system to the whole world through the influence of Kezan Island.
The currency unit of goblins is divided into gold coins, silver coins and copper coins. 1 gold coin is equivalent to approximately 100 silver coins, and 1 silver coin is approximately equivalent to 100 copper coins. This conversion rate is not strictly fixed, but is based on the supply and demand relationship in each place, the distance of the road,
Many factors such as the output and price of precious metals used as general circulation materials fluctuate.
How much is 140,000 gold coins? Take Stormwind City, a powerful human nation in the Eastern Continent, as an example. The annual household expenditure of a middle-class family of three is only about 10 gold coins. You must know that during the most difficult period of the war a few years ago, the price of wheat was also
It was only raised to two silver coins per pound, but now it has fallen back to about 35 copper coins per pound.
The gross profit of 140,000 gold coins, after excluding various expenses, is mainly due to the bribery of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras Navy and the increasingly rampant South Sea pirate group. According to Gresu's calculations, the net profit fell into Gazruin's pocket.
At least 60,000 gold coins.
Not to mention that the Gale Wind Mine produced nearly 10,000 pounds of coarse gold ore last year. Based on a conservative estimate, Gazruin's income last year was only 150,000 gold coins.
These figures made Gresu extremely jealous. Although Gazrouin was forced to leave, he still had a share of the Gale Mine. The profit share of the crude iron ore was relatively small, only 10%, but the profit share of the coarse gold ore was
, but he still keeps 35%.
Interests always drive people crazy, and Gresu is no exception. As the person in charge promoted by Lubluk to stand at the front desk, he also has the share rights of the logging team and the Gale Mine.
So after thinking about it for two days, Gresu decided that once he officially took office, he would reform various measures in the Gale Mine and renegotiate the contract with the kobolds.
The shares given to other shareholders who have invested in the company cannot be touched, and the money for the Kingdom of Kul Tiras Navy and the Damn South Sea Pirates cannot be reduced. So the only major source of expenditure reduction is the treatment of the kobolds.
According to the agreement when Gazrouin hired the kobolds, the kobolds, with Gaspar as the main representative, participated in the dividends with their actual manpower. Of course, this ratio is not large. On average, it is only one kobold per head.
Just 5 silver coins a month.
Other benefits for kobolds include free provision of necessary mechanical tools, protective equipment, etc. for excavation, as well as food, cloth and even iron pots necessary for kobold life. Gazrouin also needs to provide part of it for free, and every year.
Additional living allowance.
When I saw that in the contract between Gazruin and the kobolds, even the milk products necessary for the newly born kobold babies, the newly born spellcaster's staff, magic powder and other casting materials needed to be provided by Gazruin for free.
, Gresu felt that his head was going to explode.
Even if you can make money, you can't squander it like this! Goblins should have the appearance of goblins. If everything can't be linked to money, is it still a goblin?
Therefore, in the contract re-drafted by Gresu, the kobolds' dividend reduction is 3 silver coins per month for each kobold worker who actually participates in mining. The required mining tools are no longer provided for free, and the materials needed for the kobolds' life are no longer available.
, is no longer available for free.
All additional subsidies have been cancelled, and Gresu has even considered distributing tasks evenly to each kobold based on last year's mine output.
The output of the Gale Mine was not so high at the beginning, but has been increasing slowly over the years. However, after conducting on-site inspections and listening to the opinions of goblin mining experts, Gresu decided to use the average output of each kobold last year as the
The benchmark requires that each kobold miner must mine no less than 600 pounds of crude iron ore per day.
This is to squeeze the kobolds' physical strength and increase production by 20%! Fizzix, who participated in the re-drafting of the contract, expressed strong opposition to this.
Although Gazruin was squeezed out by the goblins, he still left his deputy Fizzix as the permanent representative in the mine.
Gresu smiled scornfully at Fizzix's objection, and then summoned all the jackal guards from the venture capital companies he could collect.
Facing the pressure of force, Fitzkus wisely chose to keep his mouth shut. He just felt a little sad. As the former second shareholder of the Gale Mine and now a minority shareholder, he really didn't have much power to speak.
So for more than a week when Prell was leveling like crazy without any worries, Gresu used the force of the jackals to forcibly suppress all opposition voices in the mine and began to implement his own reforms.
Gaspar also tried to argue, but faced with the ferocious wolves, as well as the equally eye-catching goblins who followed Gresu, the human guards, and the cowardly kobold elders finally had no choice but to accept it all.
Gresu arranged for more than 40 goblin overseers and 50 jackal overseers in one go, and immediately dispatched jackal guards to the sentry post in the middle of the forest.
At this resting point on the forest road named Spider Post, Kapellan and Gazrouin teamed up to patrol the entire forest road.
In order to allow the kobolds who are accustomed to underground life to work at the sentry, Gazruin also improved the treatment of the kobold patrol guards.
However, Gresu felt that it would be more appropriate for the kobolds to dig into the mines. Although the kobolds are short in stature, their work efficiency is no better than humans who are good at using new technologies and short people who are good at drilling.
People are bad.
So the two carriages Prell encountered were the jackals sent by Gresu. They forcibly escorted the 40 kobold patrol guards sent by Gazruin back, and continued to serve themselves and other shareholders of the company.
Contribute to the interests of the people.
When Prell touched the edge of the mine, he felt more and more something was wrong. On the usual patrol roads, kobolds were mainly active, but now they were replaced by tough jackals.
He didn't know that Gresu had not only taken control of the situation in more than a week, but also sent another letter to the company's business department, mainly requesting Lubuluk and gathering a team of a hundred jackals.
Gresu's plan is to use the gnolls as subordinates of the goblins, acting as overseers and guards of the forest roads. In comparison, gnolls are much easier to use than humans.
At least gnolls don't have too much disgusting sympathy like self-righteous humans, and they won't point fingers at their goblin employers. More importantly, the price of hiring one human is enough to hire three gnolls.
Prior, who was climbing on a big tree outside the mine, suddenly became extremely confused when he saw the gnolls patrolling the outer wooden walls of the mine and the shadowy gnoll figures entering and exiting the mine farther away.
When he saw with his own eyes a group of kobolds struggling to push a huge stacked mine cart and emerge from the mine under the supervision of a whip-wielding jackal, Prell frowned.
frowned.
Then I saw those underage little head people, being driven timidly by another jackal. They swarmed up and began to unload the crude iron ore transported out with baskets and back baskets, and piled temporary materials under the wooden shed in the open space.
When the transfer was made, Player was furious!
Damn Gazruin! Despicable goblin! All kindness is fake! Prell was furious, and his blood was rising.
From the inside, he is actually extremely resistant to his identity and appearance as a kobold, which is the most important reason why Prell has always kept a low profile.
But now, he feels that he has been insulted! No matter what, he has the appearance of a kobold and shares weal and woe with other similar ethnic groups.
Prell huddled on the big tree and remained motionless until the sky turned dark and the lights were brightly lit inside and outside the mine. The kobolds were still busy working until midnight.
Then Prell jumped off the big tree, bypassed the wooden fence on the outer surface of the mine, climbed in through a small gap, and sneakily walked towards the cave where the kobolds were resting.
After all, Gresu had not taken over for long, and the jackal guards were not yet fully familiar with the conditions in the mine. He had already made a new plan and decided to strengthen the outer wooden wall. The most important thing was not to guard against external enemies.