"Fifty gold coins!
That much! "Freeman suddenly stood up, so excited that his hands and feet began to tremble.
Although he had guessed that there would be some good rewards for winning, he never would have thought that he would receive a reward of fifty gold coins at once!
For a poor family like his, if he had fifty gold coins, it meant that he could immediately break away from his poor life.
Not only would he be able to renovate the house that was leaking in several places, but he would also be able to completely change the furniture in the house. In addition, he would be able to buy two new dresses for his wife and a few toys for his children that they had long dreamed of getting …
Xu Yi saw the expression on Freeman's face keep changing, but he didn't say anything to break his daydreams.
From Alex's description and Freeman's clothes, he could guess that this man's family was in a very difficult situation.
Fifty gold coins wasn't considered much for the current Xu Yi, but it was a very large blow to Freeman.
Thinking of when Xu Yi had just transmigrated to Sines, because he wasn't familiar with the place, he had almost starved to death.
If someone had suddenly given him fifty gold coins at that time, his excitement wouldn't have been any less than Freeman's.
After a while, Freeman finally calmed down a bit. He looked at Xu Yi and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with great difficulty before slowly asking, "Sir ….. Sir chairman, is what you said true?
You wouldn't be lying to me, right?
Can I really receive fifty gold coins as a reward? "
Xu Yi nodded with strange certainty, "Of course it's true.
I think that since you are from Banta, you should know about our New Flyer.
Do you think that I would ruin the reputation of our company for fifty gold coins? "
"No, no, no, of course not, of course not!" Freeman hurriedly waved his hands.
Freeman quickly waved his hands, "Sir chairman, don't misunderstand. I just ….. didn't dare believe it for a while, I definitely wasn't doubting you."
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, "I understand.
So, Freeman, have you decided to choose this reward? "
"I've decided ….." Freeman had only said half of this before suddenly stopping.
"Wait ….. Wait a minute.
Sir President, you said that there are two rewards for me to choose from. May I ask what the other reward is? "
Seeing the glow in Freeman's eyes, Xu Yi couldn't help revealing a smile. He thought that although this Freeman seemed honest, he wasn't stupid.
"Of course.
But I don't think the second reward will make you so excited, because this reward isn't money in the real world, but a chance. "
"Opportunity?" Freeman scratched his head, looking at Xu Yi in confusion.
"Sir President, this … what does this mean?"
"Freeman, I've heard that you came to Banta City from Ireland Village to sell wheat, so you should have noticed the wheat fields near Banta City, right?" Xu Yi didn't reply but asked back.
"Wheat fields?" Freeman tilted his head and thought for a moment before nodding.
"Yes, I saw a lot of them by the roadside.
Speaking of this, sir chairman, the wheat fields near Banta City seem to have been harvested quite early. I can see that the wheat stalks in the fields have been burned for a long time. "
Xu Yi nodded with a faint smile, "It's good that you can notice this.
But if I told you that the wheat fields outside Banta City had been harvested over ten days ago, what would you think? "
"How is that possible!" Freeman was stunned for a moment, then vigorously shook his head.
Freeman shook his head, "The wheat had just ripened over ten days ago, how could it have been harvested in just a day or two?
Sir chairman, an important person like you doesn't understand the matters of the fields, so you don't know. Harvesting wheat is very troublesome, it took over a week for my family's fields to be harvested. "
Xu Yi stretched out his right index finger and shook it, "No, I understand it very well.
Moreover, our New Flyer participated in the harvesting of the wheat fields outside the city. "
Freeman looked at Xu Yi with a strange look, "Sir chairman, I remember that your New Flyer sells Magic Fans, could it be that you also harvest wheat?"
"Because we don't just sell Magic Fans, we also sell small Magic Harvesters." Xu Yi took a picture from Alex's hand with a smile and opened it in front of Freeman.
"Look, it's this."
Freeman stuck his head out to look.
The painting depicted a scene of harvesting wheat in a field. However, it was different from Freeman's familiar painting of several people harvesting wheat stalks. In this painting, there was only a brawny man pushing a strange object through the field.
The front of this strange thing had a large mouth that swallowed the wheat and there was a small mouth in the back that kept spitting out grains.
Freeman looked at it for a while before asking with a frown, "Sir chairman, is this thing real?
How could harvesting wheat be this simple? "
"It's this simple."
Xu Yi directly gave the picture to Freeman before seriously saying, "Now, Freeman, let's return to the topic from before.
The second reward you can choose is an opportunity and this opportunity is related to this small Magic Harvester, as well as the small Magic Plowing Machine that we are about to release ….. "
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"Why?" Viscount Leslie slightly knit his brows as he looked at Xu Yi who was looking down at some documents.
"You should know that even if the fall harvest is over, as long as your small Magic Harvester is produced, there will be many nobles in Banta City that will fight over it.
As for the small Magic Plowing Machine, there are a bunch of people who have already placed orders with you.
These two magic machines that are in demand right now, they can be sold for a hundred and twenty gold coins together. You're actually giving them to a farmer that isn't related to you at all?
Xu Yi, just what are you thinking? "
Xu Yi looked up and revealed a relaxed smile to Viscount Leslie. He shook his head, "It's not giving, it's borrowing, you can't make a mistake about this."
Viscount Leslie gave a soft snort, "Borrowing?
Lending it to someone for not a single cent, is there any difference from giving it? "
"Of course there's a difference."
Xu Yi looked at Viscount Leslie's expression and felt that this Lord Viscount seemed to attach great importance to this matter. After thinking about it, he decided to properly explain it to him.
"Lord Viscount, this is actually a part of the farmer support plan that I've made.
As for this farmer support plan, I've discussed it with Sebas before, so I think that he should have already reported it to you. "
"He has indeed mentioned it to me, but this plan was only an idea when you told him about it, there wasn't any concrete plan at all. Why did you suddenly decide to do this now?
Giving ….. Alright, lending the small Magic Harvester and the small Magic Plowing Machine to that farmer, how does this help with this plan? "
"It's a big help."
Xu Yi was very clear that Viscount Leslie was a very opinionated and insightful person. If he wanted to convince him, he couldn't use an ambiguous tone.
"Lord Viscount, before I explain, I want to ask you a few questions."
Hearing Xu Yi's words, Viscount Leslie immediately knew that Xu Yi had considered this matter deeply. He relaxed his body and leaned back in his chair, calmly giving an inviting gesture to Xu Yi.
"Ask."
"Alright.
First question, Lord Viscount, what do you think the small Magic Harvester and the small Magic Plowing Machine are used for? "
"Is there a need to ask this?
Of course it's used on the farmland. "
"Then the second question, let's limit the scope to Banta City. What proportion of all the farmland in Banta City do the nobles that you represent have?"
"This ….. I remember that last year, it should be around 30%." Viscount Leslie thought about it before replying.
"Very good, since you nobles have 30%, what about the remaining 70%?
Who has it? "Xu Yi asked.
"Nonsense, it's not in the hands of us nobles, so of course it belongs to the royal family. The farmland in the hands of us nobles was given to us by the royal family."
"This might not be accurate." Xu Yi shook his head.
Viscount Leslie shook his head, "Although in theory, all the land in the kingdom belongs to the royal family, the royal family doesn't have enough manpower and energy to cultivate all the farmland themselves. So in reality, the farmland has already been given to the normal farmers of the kingdom.
In theory, they are renting farmland from the royal family, but in reality, the farmland can be considered being controlled by the farmers. "
Viscount Leslie was silent for a bit before slowly nodding, "You're right if you say it like this.
But how is this related to what you're saying? "
"It's very related." Xu Yi maintained a certain tone.
Lord Viscount, right now our New Flyer's small Magic Harvesters have all been sold to the nobles represented by you, but there isn't a single one that has fallen into the hands of the farmers.
This means that only the 30% of farmland controlled by you nobles can enjoy the benefits of the small Magic Harvester. The farmers can only rely on manual labor to complete the heavy harvest like before.
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Viscount Leslie knit his brows, "What?
Those farmers can't afford the small Magic Harvester, could it be that you're planning to blame us nobles? "
"It doesn't matter if you blame me or not." Xu Yi waved his hand.
Viscount Leslie waved his hand, "I'm just stating a fact.
The fact in front of us is that just with Banta City as an example, only the 30% of farmland owned by the nobles can be quickly harvested and the other 70% of farmland can't be harvested at all.
What I want to do is to help the farmers enjoy the benefits of a quick harvest. "
"So you directly gave the small Magic Harvester and the small Magic Plowing Machine to that normal farmer named Freeman?" Viscount Leslie was still confused.
Viscount Leslie was still confused, "But Xu Yi, what use is there in giving one?
With the area under Banta City's jurisdiction, I think that even if you gave a hundred of them, it wouldn't be enough, right?
Then again, what benefits does this matter have for you?
What benefits does it have for the New Flyer? "
"Lord Viscount, I'll remind you again, it's not giving, it's borrowing.
Although you can't see the benefits now, I'm certain that our company will earn large amounts of profit from this business in the future, so please believe me. "
Xu Yi said with a faint smile, "Other than that, this matter has a very important meaning to me and it has many benefits to the New Flyer."
Viscount Leslie shook his head in a confused manner, "I can't see any benefits."
Xu Yi laughed as a strange look appeared on his face.
"Lord Viscount, have you heard of a phrase called liberating productivity?"