Seveni had come to Banta City many times in a year, but other than the first time, she would only stay for a few days before leaving.
This time wasn't an exception.
After discussing with Xu Yi for three days with MacConley, Sahas, and Seveni left Banta City with the two of them.
This discussion didn't have an official result because although Seveni didn't reject Xu Yi's conditions, she didn't agree to them either.
But Xu Yi was very magnanimous. Even if Seveni didn't agree to his conditions, he promised Seveni that the New Flyer would fulfill their agreement and deliver the magic machines needed by the military headquarters. At the same time, he had prepared the contracts for the slaves the day before Seveni's group left and signed the transfer agreement with Seveni on the spot.
Since the day the contract was signed, the slaves that would be sent to work in the military factory could be considered Seveni's private property.
Xu Yi's method was so straightforward that it made Seveni and MacConley a bit embarrassed.
If it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't agree to Xu Yi's conditions, Seveni and MacConley wouldn't have hesitated to sign the contract at all.
Actually, whether it was Seveni or MacConley, they didn't know that Xu Yi didn't expect them to agree to this condition at all.
According to Xu Yi's understanding, not only was all the iron mines in the Lampari Kingdom controlled by the Jole Family, according to the agreement between the first king and the Jole Family, even if the army expanded the Lampari Kingdom's territory in the future, the territory they conquered would still be part of the kingdom's territory and the iron mines would still be part of the agreement.
So even if Seveni and MacConley wanted to agree to Xu Yi's conditions, they couldn't avoid the mountain that was the Jole Family.
But Xu Yi deliberately raised these conditions that he knew they couldn't agree to, so he was just asking for a sky high price.
Seveni and MacConley didn't agree to Xu Yi's conditions because Xu Yi's conditions included iron mines, so they had to face the obstruction of the Jole Family.
But Xu Yi's conditions were all minerals and these minerals weren't just iron mines, they also included non-ferrous metals.
Although the Jole Family controlled all the iron mines in the Lampari Kingdom and controlled all the copper mines with the tacit agreement of the previous kings, the non-ferrous metals weren't important in the Sines, so naturally the Jole Family didn't care about them.
If Xu Yi wanted the rights to mine and control the non-ferrous metal veins, there wouldn't be that much resistance.
Of course, if he wanted to mine in the Lampuri Kingdom, under the eyes of the Jole Family, he would meet various difficulties. So even if Xu Yi had the various ore distribution maps from the five dwarves, his first target was the non-ferrous metal vein on the Black Rice Wasteland.
As for his second goal, he simply placed it outside the country.
Actually, the Lampari Kingdom and the Sack Kingdom had been in constant disputes on the northern border. The territories controlled by both sides advanced and retreated, but after all these years, there wasn't a single side that could control an area for a long time, not to mention turning the other side's territory into their own.
So when Xu Yi proposed this condition, Seveni's group of three carefully considered it and found that it was no different from empty talk.
So the three of them strongly opposed Xu Yi's proposal at first, but they said that they could continue discussing it, but they needed to go back and carefully study it before making a decision.
This result was within Xu Yi's expectations, it could be considered the result that he had already planned.
His goal wasn't to achieve his final goal this time, rather he hoped that the royal army would consider the Frestech Chamber of Commerce through the conditions he proposed this time. If they met something like this in the future, they could consider Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
So when he sent off Seveni's group of three, Seveni's group had smiles on their faces because Xu Yi agreed. Xu Yi wasn't disappointed at all and also revealed a bright smile.
After watching Seveni's group leave, Kennard who came to send them off suddenly said to Xu Yi in a soft voice, "Chairman, what do you think of her highness?"
Xu Yi was a bit surprised, "What do you mean?"
"That means ….. you think that her highness is a ….. un, a person worth following?" Kennard asked in a vague voice.
Xu Yi looked at Kennard who had an unnatural expression and revealed a faint smile, "I don't know if she's worth following or not, but based on my current understanding of her highness, she is a person with the same ideals as me.
We both want to use the power in our hands to improve the lives of the kingdom's people, so we work in the same direction.
I think that as long as her highness doesn't change her thoughts, I will always support her. "
Kennard never thought that Xu Yi would give such a clear answer. He looked at Xu Yi in surprise for a while before saying with a serious look, "I also have the same pursuit, so chairman, I will work hard to help you."
Xu Yi laughed and waved his hand, "Alright, we are people who do things, let's not talk about empty words.
You said that you will work hard to help me, but what about the salary adjustment plan you mentioned?
It's been more than half a month, it's been three and a half months and I still haven't seen the plan.
You're telling me that you're working hard now? "
Kennard immediately complained with a bitter face, "Chairman, you can't blame me for this.
I was almost done with the calculations and was prepared to make a detailed plan, but I never thought that Great Magician Camilla would suddenly make such a shocking decision. It has caused a large change in the employees of our company and all the calculations I made before have been wasted. "
"Then when do you think you can give the plan to me?" Xu Yi didn't relax at all as he continued to ask.
"This ….." Kennard thought for a bit before saying with a sigh, "Because the company has recruited a large number of magicians who can complete the Magic Array work and research, as well as a large increase in orders, we will need to recruit a large number of workers to increase production.
Then it will take a while for the salary adjustment plan to be completed. As for when I can give the plan ….. I'm not sure right now. "
"Then you should give an approximate time, right?" Xu Yi said.
"In addition, the adjustment of the salary structure does not need to wait until all the workers have been recruited. The salary standards for these types of jobs should be determined before the workers are recruited. When the recruited workers enter the factory, the standards can be applied directly."
"Un, I was thinking the same thing, so I've been working on this for the past few days."
Kennard took a breath and confidently said, "Give me another ten days and I'll definitely give you the plan."
"That's right." Xu Yi nodded in satisfaction.
"But chairman, the salary adjustment plan for the others is easy, but there is one person I can't do." Kennard said.
"Un?
Who can't do it?
Could it be you? "Xu Yi asked in a surprised voice.
"How can I compare to this old man, I'm talking about Great Magician Camilla." Kennard said.
"Chairman, how do you think I should set the salary for a special researcher like him?"
Xu Yi knit his brows and said with a bitter smile, "I don't know if you're asking me this question.
Last time I asked this old man how much I should give him, but he told me to do as I see fit and that he didn't care.
After I carefully considered it, I found that this was indeed a very serious problem.
If it's too low, it definitely won't work, but if it's too high, it will hurt the confidence of the other researchers. "
"How about this, we don't need to set Great Magician Camilla's salary too high, but according to the reward system of the research facility, his excellency Great Magician will definitely receive a lot of rewards. How about we increase the amount of rewards? Not only will this increase the salary of the Great Magician, it will also increase the enthusiasm of the researchers. What do you think?" Kennard suggested.
"That's a good idea.
Alright, go back and carefully study it. What is the most suitable amount for this? "Xu Yi waved his hand, ending the discussion.
Seeing Kennard take out a little book to write down what he said, Xu Yi couldn't help feeling a trace of joy in his heart.
Before Kennard came, there were many things in New Flyer that he had to personally take care of. But now that he had a general manager like Kennard, he only needed to wave his hand and give his thoughts and plans, and Kennard would naturally complete them.
Although he had only been in New Flyer for less than two months, Kennard had already displayed his outstanding abilities.
Under his management, the New Flyer was much smoother than before and its efficiency had increased by quite a bit.
Xu Yi often felt emotional that he was a treasure that fell from the heavens. He was often worried that if he suddenly left, New Flyer wouldn't have a successor and would fall into chaos.
Kennard didn't know that while he was writing down a few words, there were many thoughts in Xu Yi's mind. After he finished writing down his work, he looked up at the sky and said to Xu Yi, "Chairman, the Vanilla Orchid Living Community's relocation ceremony is about to begin, we should head over now."
Xu Yi looked up to find that the sun was already above his head. He nodded and called for the horse carriage that had already been prepared, heading southwest of Banta City.
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The so called Vanilla Orchid Living Community was actually the new community that Great Magician Camilla mentioned last time.
To put it simply, it was a community that was still being built.
According to the Banta City renovation plan that Xu Yi and Count Samo discussed, the first step was to replan the outskirts of Banta City.
In the first step of the plan, including Mildan Village where Great Magician Camilla and Stiel lived, three villages would be demolished.
This Vanilla Orchid Living Community was prepared to build houses for the villagers of these three villages.
Speaking of houses, people would think of the houses that were built all over China on earth.
The impression that they gave people was that the quality was bad and the environment wasn't good. In short, they had all kinds of shortcomings, so the villagers that were forced to move were very unwilling.
However, the houses in this Vanilla Orchid Living Community were a completely different matter.
The living standards of the people of the Sines weren't high and the living standards of the citizens of the Lampari Kingdom that had just recovered from the chaos were even lower.
For a normal village outside Banta City like Mildan Village, most of the houses the villagers lived in were small wooden houses made of broken boards or stone houses made of mud and stone.
These two houses couldn't be considered of quality at all, they couldn't even keep out the most basic cold. If there was a bit of rain, the house would be filled with water.
Living in these houses, the living conditions of the villagers were completely miserable in Xu Yi's eyes.
This Vanilla Orchid Living Community was built by the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. With Xu Yi's orders and financial support, the houses in the community were made of reinforced concrete and the walls were made of bricks mixed with cement. The entire structure was incomparably strong and reliable.
Moreover, after it was finished, the outside of the houses were painted with white lime, making the houses look clean and white. Adding in the fact that the houses were designed by the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, they looked very beautiful and were simply the best houses to live in.
Not to mention that other than the houses in the community, Xu Yi had the elves of the Chamber of Commerce work together, spending time on greening the entire community.
After it was finished, there were rows of beautiful two storey houses in the community. There were all kinds of strange plants that normal Banta City citizens couldn't recognize. The shade was woven and there was even a fragrance in the air, it was simply like a paradise on earth.
So just seeing these houses, the villagers of Mildan Village and the other two villages who were worried about moving decided to move without any hesitation.
Even after seeing the houses, the villagers of the other villages that weren't part of the relocation plan all took the initiative to move.
Faced with this situation, Xu Yi could only sigh in his heart.
Being poor also had its benefits.