When manager Riley found an excuse to leave, Seveni looked at Xu Yi with a smile with a different meaning, "Chairman Xu, it seems like you don't have a good relationship with your peers in Banta City?"
Xu Yi laughed and pretended to be confused as he said in a surprised voice, "Young miss Seveni, what are you saying?
Our Banta City's large companies are all good partners in the union, how could we not have a good relationship?
You must have misunderstood something. "
Seveni revealed a smile and didn't waste time on this question. She turned to look at the magic machine workshop that Xu Yi had shown her and after thinking for a bit, she said, "Chairman Xu, you just said that you're planning on spending a month to develop some new magic machines to increase the efficiency of the agricultural magic machines, but are you confident in developing these magic machines?"
"Of course." Xu Yi firmly replied.
"Our New Flyer already has a lot of experience in developing magic machines and now we have Great Magician Camilla as our strong backing, so I firmly believe that this research will succeed."
Seveni shook her head, "Chairman Xu, you're not telling the truth.
From the information I've gathered in Banta City in the past few days, the most important thing for New Flyer is you as the chairman.
Whether it is the Magic Fan at first or the agricultural magic machines that the Agriculture Department cares about, these magic machines were all created by you and played a key role in them.
So I don't want to ask if your New Flyer can do this or not, rather I want to ask, are you confident in this? "
Xu Yi looked at Seveni and found that the expression on her face was very sincere, without a trace of falsehood. It made people unable to help believing her words.
"Young miss Seveni, if even I as the chairman don't have confidence, our New Flyer might as well disband as soon as possible.
Don't you think so? "Xu Yi asked back.
Seveni looked at the smile on Xu Yi's face for a while before giving a slight nod, "I hope that Chairman Xu will always be this confident.
Alright, I believe that you can develop the new magic machines in a month and you'll be able to mass produce the agricultural magic machines like you expected.
But Chairman Xu, I still have a question about the mass production you mentioned.
According to what you said, after mass production, the output of the agricultural magic machines will increase by several times, but like this, will the quality of the agricultural magic machines be maintained?
I feel that for anything, if you want to maintain the quality, it's better to keep improving. "
"The idea of keeping improving is good, but young miss Seveni, you're using this idea in the wrong place.
Changing the manual production of agricultural magic machines to mechanization and mass production was a completely different method.
Although the output will increase, the quality won't decrease like you said. If you strictly control the specifications, the quality of the agricultural magic machines produced will be higher than the ones made by hand. "
Xu Yi pointed at the household magic machine workshop on the other side and said, "You just saw the comparison between the first batch of Magic Fans and the last batch of Magic Fans in that workshop. Which Magic Fan do you think is better?"
"Of course it's because the quality of the last batch of Magic Fans is much better." Seveni replied without any hesitation.
Seveni said without any hesitation, "Just like you saw, although the first batch of Magic Fans were made by hand by the skilled craftsmen of Banta City, the quality is far inferior to the last batch of Magic Fans that were made from the various magic machines.
Although humans are more flexible than machines, when it comes to mass production, you have to admit that humans are far inferior to machines.
If his majesty only needed three thousand agricultural magic machines, perhaps I could have the more skilled dwarven craftsmen make them by hand, but his majesty's final request was thirty thousand units or even more. Other than relying on the power of machines, there's no other way. "
Seveni thought for a bit before giving a slight nod, "Perhaps you're right.
But before I see the real products, I still have my doubts. I hope that Chairman Xu won't disappoint me. "
"Relax, I promise you won't be disappointed." Xu Yi replied with a smile.
After pausing, he continued, "Young miss Seveni, I think that you should know that the workers in charge of producing the agricultural magic machines are mainly the dwarves. Can you help me solve a problem?"
"Chairman Xu, there's no need to be polite.
My main task here is to help the New Flyer complete his majesty's orders. As long as your request can help with these orders, I can raise it. "Seveni said with a smile.
"That's good."
Xu Yi wasn't polite as he continued, "Although the dwarves of the company have been working here for several months, because they are dwarves, they haven't obtained the qualifications to become citizens of the kingdom, so it's quite inconvenient for them to live here.
Young miss Seveni, can you help solve this problem? "
"The kingdom's laws say that as long as races other than humans meet certain conditions, they can become citizens of the kingdom. I believe that Chairman Xu should know about this, right?" Seveni asked back.
"There are indeed these rules, but young miss Seveni, you should know that these rules are very strict. If the dwarves want to become citizens, not only do they have to live here for a certain period of time, they also have to pay strict taxes. They can't meet these conditions without at least eight to ten years.
If the dwarves wait for eight to ten years, our New Flyer might have already disappeared by then. "
"Chairman Xu, are you joking?" Seveni looked at Xu Yi.
"New Flyer has such good prospects, how could it not last for eight to ten years?
As for your request, I'm afraid I can't agree to it.
These rules are written in the kingdom's laws, it can't be changed for the two hundred dwarves of your New Flyer. "
"I'm not asking to change the laws and I'm not hoping that the kingdom will immediately recognize them as citizens. I just want to make it easier for them to live here, so I hope that they can be given a special certificate. For example ….. a worker's certificate." Xu Yi said.
"Worker's certificate?" Seveni looked at Xu Yi in surprise.
"What does that mean?"
"The worker's certificate is ….. for races other than citizens of the kingdom, including humans from other countries. People with the worker's certificate are hired by a company in the Lampari Kingdom. When the worker's certificate is in effect, they can stay in the Lampari Kingdom, work, and live a normal life.
To put it simply, people with the worker's certificate can be considered temporary citizens of the Lampari Kingdom, but they will be restricted by the company they work for.
If there is a problem with these people, the kingdom can directly take responsibility for the company that hired them.
When the worker's certificate is up, these people's temporary citizenship will be canceled. If they want to keep it, they can only apply again and receive approval from the kingdom. "Xu Yi patiently explained.
Seveni looked at Xu Yi in surprise, "This idea isn't bad, but how can we guarantee that these people will be under the kingdom's jurisdiction?"
"I said it just now, these people can only enjoy this right because of their employment relationship with the company. Other than supervising these people, the kingdom's officials just need to keep an eye on those companies.
I think that our Lampari Kingdom's companies will care about their own feathers, right? "
Seveni thought about it and couldn't help slowly nodding.
"This idea isn't bad, but Chairman Xu, you've forgotten a problem.
Whether it is issuing the worker's certificate or doing the qualification checks, the kingdom needs to create a related department, so the human resources needed aren't small.
With the kingdom's current financial situation, I feel that whether it is his majesty or the kingdom's parliament, it will be hard to pass this proposal. "
"No money?
Isn't that simple? "Xu Yi laughed.
"You need to pay to apply for the worker's certificate and while the worker's certificate is in effect, the company that hires these people will have to pay a late fee each year, the amount will depend on the situation.
Young miss Seveni, do you think that his majesty and the kingdom's parliament will pass this? "
Seveni looked at Xu Yi with a strange look and after being stunned for a bit, she slowly said, "Chairman Xu, I suddenly feel that you shouldn't be a merchant, wouldn't it be better for you to go into politics?"
Xu Yi waved his hand, "I am a rotten merchant who is covered in the stench of money, so forget about going into politics.
Young miss Seveni, this means that you think there is hope in my proposal? "
"Un, if you pay like you said, I think it'll be much easier to pass." Seveni said with a nod.
Seveni nodded, "But Chairman Xu, according to what you said, there aren't many humans and other races in the kingdom that meet the conditions you mentioned. How much are you planning on paying for the two hundred dwarves of your company to obtain these rights for them?
Other than that, other than your New Flyer, there should be some similar situations. If this bill is passed, what if the other companies aren't willing to pay? "
"Isn't that simple, they won't be able to enjoy the benefits if they don't apply for the worker's certificate and everything will be the same as before.
As for our New Flyer, it's like manager Riley said, because the chairman is a prodigal, he has nothing better to do than to apply for these worker's certificates for his workers. "Xu Yi gave a shrug as he spoke in a relaxed manner.
Seveni gave a laugh before asking with a serious expression, "What is the answer to the first question?
How much is your New Flyer planning on paying? "
"The exact amount will be decided after your kingdom's officials discuss it, but I can tell you the bottom line of our company." Xu Yi raised his hand.
"Five gold coins per worker, what do you think?"
"Five gold coins?"
Seveni's beautiful eyes opened a bit wider. She took a deep breath and looked at Xu Yi with an emotional gaze.
"Chairman Xu, you really are good to your workers."