The Angola dwarf tribe was less than a hundred kilometers away from the Norma dwarf tribe led by chief Siluka. Upon receiving the news that Xu Yi had arrived, the representatives of the Angola dwarf tribe arrived early the next morning.
To Xu Yi's surprise, the leader of the representatives turned out to be chief Monto of the Angola dwarf tribe. The two representatives next to chief Monto were also the two most respected elders of the Angola tribe.
Seeing this lineup, Xu Yi naturally knew that the Angola tribe attached great importance to this negotiation, so he became even more cautious.
However, the process of the negotiation was even more unexpected.
The whole negotiation process was very simple. After Xu Yi proposed the conditions that he had prepared long ago to chief Monto and the two elders, the three of them showed undisguised excitement and agreed almost without thinking. This made Xu Yi instantly have the illusion that he must have made the conditions too good.
However, this condition was proposed by Xu Yi in reference to the treatment that he had proposed to chief Siluka. Other than promising to build a road from here to the Angola tribe, there were no other preferential conditions.
This was actually Xu Yi completely using the hearts of humans to measure the hearts of the dwarves. The dwarves were a very honest and even straightforward race, and their way of doing things was very different from humans.
Xu Yi inferred based on human negotiations and thought that chief Monto would very likely bargain, and then both sides would finally negotiate successfully after a while.
Who knew that chief Monto and the two elders would be so satisfied with this condition that they did not even have the thought of bargaining.
Of course, there was a reason why chief Monto and the two elders agreed so readily.
The Angola tribe was not far from here, and as dwarven brothers of the same tribe, the two sides would naturally have frequent contact, so they were very familiar with the situation of the Norma tribe.
Previously, the Norma tribe and the Angola tribe were fellow sufferers, and the living conditions of both sides were not very good.
However, ever since a human came over two months ago, the dwarves of the Angola tribe found that the living conditions of the dwarves of the Norma tribe had suddenly improved.
Originally, because the hundred strong dwarves of the Norma tribe were taken away by Xu Yi, the dwarves of the Angola tribe thought that the Norma tribe could not hold on anymore and finally decided to sell their brothers in the tribe to the humans to be their cattle and horses, but they found that this was not the case at all.
From what he had heard, the dwarves who had been taken away were now working in human factories. Not only did they eat well and sleep well, but they also received as much as eight gold coins a month!
More importantly, there was even good wine to drink in the factory!
And it was the Sird Manor's precious wine!
The dwarves of the Angola tribe could not sit still as they watched their compatriots of the Norma tribe gradually break free from poverty. Not only did they have enough food, but they also had brand new clothes. Even the houses of the tribe had been renovated.
After learning that all these changes were because of the human called Xu Yi, chief Monto had the idea of meeting Xu Yi.
If this human called Xu Yi could help the Angola tribe like he had helped the Norma tribe and change the lives of the people of the tribe, then he would be considered to have played a real role as the chief.
Who knew that before chief Monto could make up his mind, Siluka would come knocking on his door and straightforwardly mention Xu Yi's request.
Hearing that Xu Yi wanted to recruit a group of dwarven craftsmen, chief Monto did not even think about it and instantly agreed.
Compared to the Norma tribe, the Angola tribe was still a little larger. The total population was almost twice that of the Norma tribe.
The Norma tribe could provide a hundred dwarven craftsmen, but the Angola tribe could provide two hundred.
Chief Monto even gritted his teeth and directly proposed to Xu Yi that he could provide three hundred adult tribesmen to work in the factories of the New Flyer.
Patriarch Siluka was shocked. "Monto, are you crazy?
How many adult tribesmen do you have in your tribe?
If you let three hundred people leave the tribe in one go, what will happen to the tribe's lives in the future? "
Chief Monto and the two elders looked at each other and laughed, "No problem. It's not like the tribesmen who stay in the tribe can't be moved. At worst, they'll have to work a little harder.
Besides, Chairman Xu has just talked to us about the remuneration for the tribesmen to work in the factories. As long as we persist for a while and wait for the tribesmen to receive their remuneration, things will naturally ease a lot.
Don't you think so, Chairman Xu? "
Xu Yi smiled and nodded, "Rest assured, chief Monto. The New Flyer and the dwarves have a happy cooperation. We will never delay the payment.
However, what chief Siluka said just now is very reasonable. If you send three hundred people in one go, the life of the tribe will definitely be greatly affected … "
Seeing that Xu Yi was about to refuse, chief Monto immediately waved his hand anxiously, "No, no, no, it won't be a problem.
Really, it won't be a problem!
I know the situation in the tribe better than you, Chairman Xu. Even if we send three hundred people away, it won't be a problem. "
Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw the apprehension on the faces of chief Monto and the two elders.
The last time he came to the Norma tribe with Master Lanus to discuss with chief Siluka, he had already discovered that the living conditions of the dwarves were extremely poor. This caused chief Siluka to be easily moved by Xu Yi's promise of five hundred gold coins. Now, judging from the reactions of chief Monto and the two elders, he was afraid that this wasn't just a problem of the Norma tribe. It was a difficult situation that all the dwarves were facing.
"Chief Monto, don't worry. Listen to me." Xu Yi said slowly, "Actually, I have other considerations.
Although our chamber of commerce is in urgent need of a large number of outstanding dwarven craftsmen to help complete the work, if we accept three hundred dwarves in one go, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our chamber of commerce to arrange it with our current ability. For the time being, we can only arrange for about a hundred. "
"Only a hundred?
That's too little … "Patriarch Monto and the two elders immediately looked disappointed.
"Let me finish."
Xu Yi smiled and continued, "In addition to these hundred dwarven craftsmen who will be directly employed by our chamber of commerce's subordinate factories, I also need to hire a group of dwarven craftsmen who are more experienced in smelting to conduct material research. I wonder if chief Monto is interested in this?"
"Material research?
What's that? "Patriarch Monto and the two elders looked confused.
Xu Yi glanced at chief Siluka, who immediately understood. He coughed softly and began to explain to the three of them.
After a full half an hour, chief Monto and the two elders finally showed an expression of sudden realization.
"So … this material research is to constantly experiment with methods of smelting iron?" Chief Monto asked.
"That's the general idea. Of course, there will be more detailed requirements." Xu Yi nodded.
Chief Monto thought for a moment and asked, "Chairman Xu, do you mean that you want our tribesmen to help New Flyer complete this … material research like our dwarven brothers here?"
"Yes.
Material research needs to go through a lot of experiments. Although chief Siluka has some people here, I think it's far from enough. That's why I want to find some dwarven brothers to help complete this research.
I wonder if chief Monto is interested? "
Chief Monto asked with a frown, "But this thing … What benefits can it bring to our tribe?"
Xu Yi smiled faintly. He thought that it would be a waste of time to explain the value of grasping the top research results in the Sines, so he straightforwardly extended a slap.
"If you research any results that I approve, the reward will be five hundred gold coins."
"Five hundred gold coins?!" Chief Monto and the two elders' eyes shrank, their faces full of shock.
When they were discussing the pay for their tribesmen to work in New Flyer with Xu Yi, it was only eight gold coins a month. Although there were many people, the amount wasn't that big, so it didn't sound like anything special.
Now that Xu Yi had opened his mouth and offered five hundred gold coins, the three dwarves were immediately shocked.
Chief Monto couldn't help but glance at chief Siluka next to him. His gaze fell on chief Siluka's luxurious linen clothes that were obviously made by a high-level human tailor, and a trace of envy appeared in his eyes.
This Siluka had only been wearing tattered linen clothes when he saw him three months ago, but now he could change into such beautiful clothes. It was obvious that this was a change brought about by the cooperation with this human merchant in front of him.
When he thought about the shocking changes he saw along the way into the Norma tribe, chief Monto immediately made up his mind and nodded vigorously at Xu Yi.
"Good!
It's settled then! "
Xu Yi immediately showed a sincere smile and shook hands with chief Monto.
In fact, while chief Monto was excited by the large amount of remuneration Xu Yi had agreed to, Xu Yi himself was also very excited.
This trip to the dwarf tribe could be said to be a bountiful harvest. Not only did they temporarily solve the increasingly serious manpower problem, but they also unexpectedly made a major breakthrough in material research.
If the dwarves of the Angola tribe could successfully research several new alloys like Muru's dwarves, then it would be of great help to Xu Yi's plan to promote the industrialization of Sines.
In addition, Xu Yi had also established a good relationship with the dwarves through his contact with these two dwarven tribes.
Although there weren't many dwarves in Sines at present, they still had the most high-level craftsmen.
Perhaps this wouldn't have much of an impact on other humans, but for Xu Yi, this was a huge fortune.
If he could completely grasp this wealth in his hands, Xu Yi's confidence would naturally be much greater.