Perhaps it was because the gods had finally received their wages, but right after noon, a torrential rain that hadn't arrived for a long time came crashing down.
The pinky sized raindrops not only hurt when they fell on their bodies, they also made muffled thumping sounds when they fell onto the thick wooden roof.
"This is the first time it's raining this much, will it leak?" Xu Yi looked up and knit his brows as he looked at the roof with a worried look.
"It might leak a bit, but it shouldn't be a big problem." Heinz on the side replied without thinking.
The outside was already completely dark because of the sudden torrential rain and one couldn't see anything more than ten meters away from the window.
In this workshop, the workers had already left and there was only Xu Yi, Heinz, Sebas, and Camby left, making it seem incomparably empty and quiet.
The sound of the giant raindrops hitting the roof reverberated through the workshop, just like the sound of a drum.
"No, leaking rain is a big problem." Xu Yi shook his head.
"Heinz, the machines we make here are all precision machines. If they are caught in the rain, they will rust if light and the Magic Array inside will be damaged if heavy, causing the entire machine to break. So we have to pay attention to this problem."
Heinz helplessly looked up, "It can't be that bad, right?
These are all iron fellows, there isn't a problem if they get caught in the rain. "
The dwarf Camby also looked at Xu Yi with a confused look, not understanding why he was making such a big fuss over a minor issue.
As the authoritative dwarf master blacksmith, Camby had made more iron weapons than Xu Yi in his life, so he didn't think that those black iron fellows would die because of a bit of rain.
Only Sebas was the same as usual, not having any changes in his expression.
Xu Yi was also very helpless. Not to mention stainless steel, there wasn't even any real steel in this world. As for the rust prevention technology, it was incomparably simple, causing the lifespan of many iron weapons to be greatly reduced.
Looking back at the finished Magic Fans in the corner of the workshop, Xu Yi shook his head.
There was no other way, he was only a mechanical engineer. Although he had some understanding of materials, he wasn't that proficient, so he couldn't take out the complete formula for plastic. Otherwise, if he could make the outer shell of the Magic Fan with plastic, not only would it prevent rust, it would also greatly reduce the weight of the Magic Fan. It would also make it more beautiful, and the most important thing was that it would greatly reduce the cost. When the time came, the profits would be even higher.
It was a good thing that when designing these magic machines, Xu Yi had already considered the problem of waterproofing. He had made the core components waterproof, so it wouldn't be that easy to damage them.
Moreover, magic arrays were created using special magic materials. Once a magic array was created, unless the materials attached to the magic array were destroyed, the magic array itself would be very difficult to destroy. Hence, there was no need to worry too much about this.
"Even if we don't talk about these products, these workshops still need to be renovated in the future. Otherwise, once the rain leaks seriously, even the workers' production will be greatly affected." Xu Yi still insisted on his opinion.
"Heinz, arrange it as soon as possible."
Seeing that Xu Yi insisted, Heinz could only agree with a nod.
"Alright, let's put this problem aside for now. Where were we just now?" Xu Yi then said.
As the main managers of the company, the four of them had stayed behind after the workers left to hold a meeting. Other than summarizing the company's operations from last month, they were also planning the company's future development and work arrangements.
"Camby said that their work in the magic machine workshop was going smoothly, but there were many dwarves who complained that their work was too idle and there was nothing to do." Heinz replied.
"That's right, there were many brothers who said that they didn't do much work and received that much money each month, so it was quite embarrassing." Camby scratched his head and said this with an embarrassed smile.
Xu Yi couldn't help smiling.
These dwarves really were simple and honest. They weren't willing to work so leisurely and actually complained that their wages were too high.
"Camby, tell them to be assured. Your work isn't that heavy right now because those fellows outside haven't realized the importance of the magic machines yet.
You just need to wait a bit. When the Farsak Chamber of Commerce's factory in Saltan City is finished, I can guarantee that there will be large amounts of orders for the magic machines. When the time comes, don't blame them for being too busy with work. "
Camby revealed a grin and waved his hand in an uncaring manner, "How could that be?
We dwarves are the ones who can endure hardship the most.
As long as there's wine to drink, there's no problem doing as much work as we want. "
"Speaking of drinking ….. Camby, although I know that you dwarves love wine, it's best not to drink when you're working. This is because the magic machines you make need high precision and a single mistake can cause a large problem, so you have to stay awake when you're working.
Our New Flyer is still a small company, so we have to pay attention to the quality of our products during our development. "
Camby nodded, "Alright, I'll give them a warning later. They can only drink when they're off work, they're not allowed to drink when they're working."
Xu Yi knit his brows, "Just a warning isn't enough.
How about this, we'll set a system.
If they're found to be drinking during work, they'll be fined fifty silver coins for the first time, two gold coins for the second time, and a month's salary will be deducted for the third time. "
"Isn't this too serious?" Camby said in a stunned voice.
"Chairman, those brothers are all addicted to wine. I'm afraid that once this rule is set, a bunch of them won't be able to get their salaries."
"I know that you're addicted to wine, so I'm setting this strict requirement." Xu Yi said with a serious look.
"No matter what, the quality of the products is the most important. If there's a problem with the products because of personal reasons, then they should be punished for it."
Seeing how serious Xu Yi was, Camby could only helplessly lower his head.
"Alright, I'll make it clear to them."
"Of course, this rule isn't just for the dwarven brothers.
Heinz, this rule is also valid for the Magic Fan workshop. "
Heinz of course knew that Xu Yi was doing this for the sake of balance, so he immediately agreed.
"Camby, you don't need to be so dejected. Other than the punishment, there are also rewards.
Go and tell the dwarven brothers that as long as they complete their tasks well, I can use the company's name to place a large order with the Sachi Manor. If they want to drink wine in the future, they can just apply to the company based on their achievements. "
Camby's eyes immediately lit up, "Is this true?"
"Would I joke at this time?"
The dejected look on Camby's face disappeared as he broke out in laughter.
"Good, good, this is good!
I dare guarantee that once the brothers hear that they can drink wine from the Sachi Manor, they will be filled with energy! "
"That's good."
Xu Yi nodded with a faint smile before turning to Heinz to say, "Alright, now that we've finished talking about the magic machine workshop, it's time to talk about the Magic Fan workshop."
Heinz stuck out his chest and proudly said, "There's no need to worry about our Magic Fan workshop. Those slave workers are very obedient, they definitely won't cause any trouble."
Camby immediately glared at Heinz, this was clearly pointing at the mulberry tree and cursing the locust tree.
Xu Yi waved his hand with a bitter smile. Although the dwarves had been working here for a month, there was still a gap between them and humans because of their race.
Only this gap would take a long time to disappear, so it couldn't be rushed.
"No, Heinz, the problem with the magic machine workshop isn't with the workers, rather it's with the production."
Heinz was stunned, "There's no problem with the production, everything is going very smoothly."
"My meaning isn't whether the production is going smoothly or not, rather have you thought of a very important problem. That is that the production of the Magic Fans might be stopped?"
"Ah?" Heinz was shocked and stood up abruptly.
"Stop production?
Why stop production?
The Magic Fans are selling this well, why stop production? "
Camby and Sebas on the side also looked at Xu Yi with confused looks.
Just the second generation Variable Speed Magic Fan had been produced for less than half a month and had already sold over six thousand units, bringing a large profit of over five thousand gold coins to the company. Why was it that with such good sales, Xu Yi suddenly said that they would stop production?
Xu Yi pointed out the window, "Because summer is about to pass."
The three of them instantly understood.
That's right, it was already the middle of August and summer was about to pass. The hot weather wouldn't last for more than a month.
Once the weather was no longer hot, people's desire to buy Magic Fans would greatly decrease, even approaching zero.
At that time, no one would buy Magic Fans, so naturally there would be no need to continue producing them.
As soon as he realized this, Heinz immediately panicked.
"Then what do we do?
Xu Yi, the Magic Fan is our most profitable thing right now. If we stop production, what will we rely on to earn money?
Quickly think of a way, otherwise, we can't just wait until next summer to start production, right?
But next summer, there will be all kinds of Magic Fans that will appear and we won't be able to sell as well as we did at that time! "
Camby pulled Heinz back, "What are you anxious for? Since the chairman has raised this problem, it means that he already has a solution. You just need to listen."
Heinz shook off Camby and angrily said, "Of course you're not anxious!
Your magic machine workshop always has work to do, what about us? "After saying this, he turned to Xu Yi and urged him," Xu Yi, do you have a solution?
Quickly say it if you do, I'm about to die from anxiety! "
Xu Yi patted his shoulder, signaling him to calm down.
"Of course there is a solution.
Since we can't produce Magic Fans, we can change to a product that isn't affected by the seasons. "
Hearing that there was hope, Heinz's eyes immediately lit up, "What product?"
Xu Yi laughed and took out a blueprint from his chest, "Here, it's this."