When they left the Wein Manor the next day, Xu Yi took the initiative to ask Head Wein to give him the two maids that served him yesterday.
Head Wein already had this idea. Now that Xu Yi took the initiative to ask him, he was naturally overjoyed. Without saying anything, he waved his hand and told the two maids to serve their new master wholeheartedly. They were not allowed to violate any of Xu Yi's wishes.
As for the transfer of slaves … … In the Lampari Kingdom, they might need to go through formal procedures, but in the Principality of Constantine, slaves were slaves. They were no different from ordinary goods. Head Wein said that he would give them to Xu Yi, so no one would question it.
The carriage left the Wein Manor under the gaze of the happy Head Wein. It quickly drove towards Faraday City, the capital of the Principality of Constantine.
Anklo, who was sitting opposite Xu Yi in the carriage, looked at Xu Yi for a long time. He wanted to say something but stopped. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Chairman Xu, according to my understanding of you, you shouldn't be a person who is particularly interested in beauty, right?
Why did you take the initiative to ask Head Wein for these two maids? "
Xu Yi laughed, "Do you think Stiel isn't beautiful?"
Anklo paused and then shook his head, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that at all.
Miss Stiel is as beautiful as a goddess. Chairman Xu, I have no complaints about your taste.
But from what I've observed in your life, you shouldn't be very … … Uh … … Not particularly interested in this kind of thing.
And I can see that the two maids are still virgins. You probably didn't even touch them last night.
So I'm curious, why did you take the initiative to ask for them? "
Xu Yi was stunned, "You can see that they are still virgins?"
Anklo showed a slightly lecherous smile, "Well … … An experienced man like me can generally see it.
And not only can I see it, I believe Head Wein can certainly see it too. "
"Patriarch Wein can tell?"
After getting Anklo's confirmation, Xu Yi pondered for a moment. Not only was he not surprised anymore, he even laughed out loud.
"That's great.
It would be better if Head Wein could see this. I asked for the two maids just to show my attitude.
Now that he knows that these two maids are still virgins, but I still take the initiative to ask him for them, he will definitely understand my attitude. "
Anklo frowned and said, "Chairman Xu, are you really going to work with him?"
"Why not?" Xu Yi said with a faint smile.
"I wasn't joking when I mentioned the canned fruit factory and rubber processing factory to you yesterday. I really feel that these two factories have great prospects.
When I return to Banta City, I will prepare to open these two factories here.
In fact … I might even open a few more factories. "
Xu Yi was puzzled when he saw Anklo's expression.
"What?
Mister Anklo, didn't you always invite me to invest in the Principality of Constantine?
Now that I'm willing to invest in a few more factories other than the three mines, why do you seem unhappy? "
"No, I'm not unhappy. If you can think of other investments, I will strongly welcome this on behalf of the Stantine Duchy." Anklo quickly said with a smile.
Anklo quickly said with a smile, "I'm just a bit worried about Head Wein … …"
"Worried that he can't cooperate with me?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
Anklo gave a bitter laugh, "Chairman Xu, you really are sharp.
That's right, with my understanding of Head Wein, other than being greedy, he doesn't have any outstanding abilities at all.
I'm very worried that you're choosing to cooperate with him, I'm worried that he will ruin your matters and make you lose confidence in our duchy. "
"Greedy?
Greedy is good, I'm just afraid that he isn't greedy. "Xu Yi revealed a smile, not caring that much.
"Greedy people have a clear goal and are easier to deal with.
As long as Head Wein isn't overly greedy, I think we'll have a good cooperation. "
Anklo could only continue with a bitter laugh, "I'm just afraid that he's overly greedy.
Chairman Xu, perhaps you don't understand the personalities of the large nobles in our duchy. For a fellow like head Wein, he wants to hug everything in his arms.
Don't look at how close he is with you right now, but for the sake of benefits, he can turn hostile at any time. "
Hearing the helplessness in Anklo's tone, Xu Yi thought for a bit and couldn't help but ask, "Mister Anklo, I originally thought that you deliberately let me stay in Wein City for a night to meet Head Wein because you reached an agreement with him to make me want to invest near Wein City.
But now, after hearing what you said, I don't think that's what you're really thinking. "
Anklo was silent for a while before sighing, "Since Chairman Xu can see through it, then I won't hide it anymore.
That's right, this is indeed an agreement between me and Head Wein.
If I can let you stay in Wein Manor for a night and create an opportunity for you to meet Head Wein, I'll get Head Wein's support. This is an exchange. "
"Yes, I can understand this." Xu Yi nodded.
"But I don't understand why you're saying such discouraging words to me now. Are you suddenly dissatisfied with Head Wein?"
"It's not because I'm suddenly dissatisfied with Head Wein … Well, that's right." Anklo showed a bitter smile, but there was a trace of sincerity in his smile.
"Chairman Xu, in fact, although I invited you to invest in our duchy, I didn't have high expectations.
Our duchy has been like a pool of stagnant water for too long. I don't think a single person or a merchant guild can change this situation. "
"That's not strange. In fact, I don't think a single New Flyer can change the entire Principality of Constantine." Xu Yi nodded.
"But after spending a day with you in our duchy, I've found that I was wrong." Anklo looked at Xu Yi with a bit of hope in his eyes.
"Other merchant guilds and other people may not be able to change the entire duchy.
But Chairman Xu, I feel that it is possible from you! "
Xu Yi was startled and quickly waved his hand, "You have too high expectations of me."
"No!
Not at all! "
Anklo said seriously, "Chairman Xu, you've only been in our duchy for a day. You've only seen some sights along the way, and you can easily come up with the idea of building a canned fruit factory and a rubber processing factory.
If you were to do a comprehensive survey of our duchy, how many new ideas would you come up with?
If these ideas are realized one by one, I'm sure the entire duchy will change! "
"You're exaggerating."
Xu Yi said with a smile, "Building a factory is just a normal investment for me, but whether it can change the face of the country or not depends on the people of the country in the end."
Anklo was stunned when he heard the last sentence. He was like a deflated balloon. His face and body quickly collapsed.
"People …" Anklo turned his head and looked out the window. He bitterly smiled and sighed, "It's not that easy to change these people …"
Looking at Anklo's bleak face, Xu Yi suddenly felt that this man who had been full of energy and enthusiasm since the first time he met him seemed to be very lonely.
The carriage carried Xu Yi and Anklo to Faraday City in the morning. Xu Yi was successfully introduced to Duke Stantine and several important ministers of the Principality of Constantine by Anklo.
After a simple interaction with the pot-bellied Duke Stantine and several ministers, Xu Yi suddenly realized that he understood why Anklo felt so lonely.
Before meeting Duke Stantine, Xu Yi thought that since the Duke took the initiative to sell the three mines in the Principality of Constantine to an unknown company of another country, he would definitely be a bold and courageous leader. He planned to use the three mines to attract investment from other countries and change the poor state of the Principality of Constantine.
But after seeing Duke Stantine, eating lunch with him, and talking to him for a while, Xu Yi found that his guesses about Duke Stantine were completely wrong.
Not only was this Grand Duke fatter than Head Wein, but his greed was also more obvious than Head Wein's.
After seeing Xu Yi, after exchanging a few pleasantries, Duke Stantine quickly changed the topic to the three mines.
What surprised Xu Yi was that Duke Stantine and Anklo's words were completely different.
Anklo and Xu Yi wanted to exchange the three mines for some technology from the New Flyer, but Duke Stantine directly asked Xu Yi how many gold coins he was willing to spend to buy the three mines.
When Xu Yi said that he couldn't give a specific price because he hadn't inspected the three mines, Duke Stantine and the other ministers forced Xu Yi to give a rough price. They said that as long as Xu Yi gave a suitable price, they could sell the three mines to the New Flyer.
Xu Yi was forced to give a price between one million and one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.
He originally estimated the price of the three mines to be two million gold coins, but after seeing the faces of Duke Stantine and the other ministers, he didn't even dare to give a price between one million and two million gold coins.
Because after hearing his price, the eyes of Duke Stantine and the other ministers lit up. They directly ignored the one million gold coins price and decided to set the price at one million and five hundred thousand gold coins.
Xu Yi was certain that if he said one million to two million gold coins, these fellows would definitely set the price at two million gold coins.
Thinking of what Anklo said on the way here, Xu Yi looked at the greedy and happy faces of Duke Stantine and the other ministers. He thought that Anklo's evaluation of these people wasn't too harsh, but rather too conservative.
It wasn't just Family Head Wein being greedy and unreliable.
In Xu Yi's eyes, the leaders of the duchy, including Duke Stantine, were all greedy and unreliable!