"I don't want to do anything." Seeing the questioning look on Seveni's face, Xu Yi casually replied.
"It's just recruiting a hundred more elves, there's nothing strange about that, right?
Don't forget, our New Flyer has over five hundred dwarven workers.
The work permits for these dwarves were personally given to me by your highness last time. "
Seveni's expression wasn't as relaxed as Xu Yi's as she shook her head, "Dwarves and elves are different.
Although dwarves don't have a close relationship with humans, it can't be considered bad.
Moreover, there are many dwarves living in the human world, so humans are more accepting of dwarves.
The elves were the previous masters of the continent. Although it has been several thousand years since the race wars, there are still many humans who are wary of the elves. "
"You're thinking too much." Xu Yi said with a frown.
"There are only a few elves on the Sines, I estimate that there aren't even ten thousand of them in the Lampari Kingdom, so what is there to be wary of?
Not to mention that the elves have a lower birth rate than us humans. According to what elder Elucía said, there have only been two more elven children born in her tribe in the past ten years.
Do you think this kind of race is worth us humans being wary of? "
"I don't think so, but there are some people who think so.
I'm not worried about the elves, rather there will be people who will use this as an excuse to attack your New Flyer and bring you trouble. "Seveni said with a serious look.
Xu Yi revealed a smile, "People who want to attack our company can always find an excuse, so they don't care about the elves.
Then again, your highness supports our company this much, you can't just sit by and watch, right? "
Seeing Xu Yi's smile, Seveni rolled her eyes at Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, do you know that I've already blocked a lot of trouble for your company?"
"Of course I know.
Your highness is the light and saviour of our Frestech Chamber of Commerce, I'm very clear on this. I wish I could take out my heart and give it to you to express my gratitude. "
Seveni's face turned a bit red as she reprimanded Xu Yi. Her face became serious again as she asked Xu Yi, "Alright, pay attention to this problem.
I'm here mainly for the orders of armor and weapons. "
"I think so too.
Rest assured, Your Highness, we have already completed more than eight thousand sets of armor. Give us a few more months and we will be able to complete the fifty thousand sets on the order, "Xu Yi said.
"Not bad." Seveni nodded.
"However, I'm not here to urge you to complete the order. Instead, I want to make some changes to this order."
"Modify?"
Xu Yi saw the unnatural expression on Seveni's face and thought that this modification wouldn't be a small one.
As expected, Seveni paused as an apologetic look appeared on her face, "Although the army headquarters was very satisfied with the quality of the first batch of armours, there were people who suggested that mass production of armours shouldn't be in the hands of a normal company, rather it should be controlled by the royal family and the army headquarters.
So … … "
"So we're not allowed to keep producing armours and are changing the order to production magic machines?" Seveni hesitated a bit and Xu Yi immediately asked this.
Seveni looked at Xu Yi in surprise, "Chairman Xu, your reaction really is fast."
"It's nothing because I've heard this request countless times." Xu Yi gave a shrug.
"No one wants the things they want to be in the hands of others, so they feel most assured if they control the production method.
I understand the worries of his majesty and the army headquarters, this is very normal. "
"This means ….. Chairman Xu, you agree?"
"Of course, why wouldn't I agree?" Xu Yi revealed a faint smile.
"Then again, do I have the right to disagree?
Alright, your highness, you don't need to apologize to me because I'm very clear that the military industry is the foundation of a country, it definitely can't be controlled by a small company like us.
Even if you didn't make this request today, I would have already found a chance to ask you about this.
Seveni nodded, "Chairman Xu, you really are a smart person, you don't need me to explain it to you.
Since Chairman Xu understands my meaning, I will now formally give you a new request from the army headquarters.
The order of fifty thousand sets of armours will remain, but other than that, the army headquarters will give your New Flyer a special order.
That is, they hope that your New Flyer will help the army headquarters build a factory that specializes in producing armours and weapons. "
Xu Yi wasn't surprised by this request. He rubbed his chin in thought before asking, "Your highness, building a complete military factory is a very troublesome matter. Other than needing machinery, it also needs a large amount of manpower.
Not mentioning anything else, can you find enough workers? "
"I can't." Seveni honestly shook her head.
"So these problems will depend on your New Flyer to solve."
"Depend on us?" Xu Yi pointed at himself in surprise.
"Honourable highness, aren't you and the army headquarters thinking too highly of our New Flyer?"
"Does it make a difference whether I think highly of him or not?
Anyway, other than your New Flyer, there isn't any other company that can do this, right? "Seveni said with a faint smile.
Xu Yi thought about it and could only helplessly admit this fact.
"Alright, what should we do?"
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It should be said that Seveni's request on behalf of the king and the army headquarters was what Xu Yi wanted.
With New Flyer's current strength, it wasn't a good thing to go too deep into the military industry because it would easily arouse the vigilance of certain people.
Helping the army headquarters build a military factory like this would make it easier for those people to accept.
Through this matter, not only had Xu Yi and New Flyer established a deeper relationship with the army headquarters, they had also obtained many benefits.
For New Flyer, other than the large income from the fifty thousand sets of armour, there was also the income from selling large amounts of production magic machines and providing technical guidance.
The more important thing was that through this cooperation, Xu Yi had asked the royal family for the rights to mine two more Magic Crystal mines.
Like this, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had three iron mines and five Magic Crystal mines.
These mines, especially the Magic Crystal mines, perhaps weren't worth much right now, but Xu Yi was certain that with the popularization of magic machines, whether it was iron mines or Magic Crystal mines, their prices would explode.
So Xu Yi wasn't in a rush to mine these mines. He would leave them for now and wait for the right time to mine them.
Other than the benefits that New Flyer received, Xu Yi had also received some practical benefits.
First, because of this cooperation, the king had given Xu Yi a special award.
This meant that Xu Yi was no longer a normal citizen, but rather a lord of the Lampari Kingdom.
Although he didn't have any land as a lord and was one of the lowest nobles in the kingdom, this represented a fundamental change in his status. It meant that he had gone from a commoner to a noble.
Next, because of this cooperation, the army headquarters had given Xu Yi the status of a special consultant in the army headquarters.
Although this status was just an empty one, it meant that Xu Yi could be considered a member of the army headquarters, giving him many special benefits.
Of course, whether it was the identity of a lord or the identity of a special consultant in the army headquarters, it didn't have any specific uses right now.
To Xu Yi, the most important identity would always be the New Flyer's chairman. The thing he cared about the most would always be the development of New Flyer.
Entering July, because the weather had become hotter, the sales of New Flyer's new generation Magic Fans and Magic Air Conditioners had exploded.
Compared to last month, the Magic Fans had already sold over twenty thousand units in less than half of the month, even surpassing last year's sales.
The sales of the Magic Air Conditioners had also exploded.
Last summer, there were less than a thousand Magic Air Conditioners sold.
In just the first half of July this year, there were over three thousand units sold.
Moreover, this was just the sales in Banta City. If the sales in the surrounding cities were added in, it would be close to ten thousand units.
This didn't include the sales of the store Victor's group opened in Anvilmar City. It had to be known, just that small store had sold over five thousand units since the beginning of the summer.
Even if they included the old ones, the profit of a single Magic Fan was close to one gold coin.
The profit of a single Magic Air Conditioner was a shocking fifteen gold coins.
Just adding these two together, New Flyer's profit in half a month was close to two hundred thousand gold coins.
Not to mention that the new Magic Refrigerator had quickly opened the market in Banta City and the surrounding cities. In just ten days, they had sold over thirty thousand units.
The cost of a single Magic Refrigerator was only around four gold coins, which meant that they could earn thirteen to fourteen gold coins from a single Magic Refrigerator.
With more than 30,000 units sold, he had earned a terrifying amount of 400,000 gold coins.
"Your New Flyer really is developing quite quickly."
Banta City's City Lord Count Samo looked at the tax statistics for the first half of the year in his hand and shook his head. He looked at Xu Yi in front of him and praised, "Last year, in the six months since your New Flyer was established, you paid less than twenty thousand gold coins in taxes.
Just last month alone, you paid close to forty thousand gold coins, which means that you earned at least two hundred thousand gold coins last month.
This month, your Magic Fan, Magic Air Conditioner, and the new Magic Refrigerator are all selling well, I think that your company will earn at least five hundred thousand gold coins this month. "
Xu Yi revealed a smile. He didn't admit it or deny it.
"Sir Count, this is just a bit of glory this month.
Now that the people of Banta City and the surrounding cities have all bought what they want, you'll see next month. I guarantee that the sales of our company's products will be terrible and we might not even earn a hundred thousand gold coins next month.
I'm worried about what to do. "
"You're worried?
Then wouldn't the chairman of the other companies jump into the river to commit suicide? "Count Samo scolded with a smile.
"Alright, your company earning money is a good thing for our Banta City.
Now that everyone in Banta City has stable jobs and money to earn, everyone's lives have clearly improved, so it's very easy for me to be the City Lord.
Speaking of this, this is all thanks to you and your New Flyer. "
Xu Yi quickly waved his hand, "How could that be?
Banta City being able to become like this is all because of sir Count's wise leadership, it's not related to our New Flyer. "
"Stop flattering me."
Count Samo reprimanded, "At least the small companies that appeared because of your plan aren't related to me and the Sandton industrial district you mentioned isn't related to me."
"How could it not be related!
If it wasn't for sir Count's full support, how could this plan have been passed?
How could the industrial district have been created?
Sir Count, you really are too modest! "
Count Samo smiled and shook his head. He flipped through the table in front of him and took out a document to put in front of Xu Yi.
"I didn't call you here today to praise you, but rather to ask for donations."