A week later, a large motorcade passed the border between the Norton Duchy and the Kandla Empire.
After driving for three hours on the only road in the southwest province of the Kandla Empire that had just been completed last month, the motorcade arrived at the capital of the southwest province, which was also where the governor's manor was located, Canberra City.
The motorcade didn't enter Canberra City, rather they stopped in an open space outside the city.
Although this was the suburbs outside the city walls, Canberra City was a large city like the capital of a province, so it was still very lively. There were many people and the sounds of hawking could be heard, making it seem even more lively than many small cities.
Xu Yi stopped the Magic Sedan and came out of the driver's seat. He found that the surrounding people only looked at the motorcade they were in before looking away. They didn't seem very curious and they didn't seem surprised by something new.
"The people of Canberra City have seen Magic Cars many times, so they aren't surprised." Chairman Cruise on the side explained.
Xu Yi explained on the side, "Actually, it isn't just Magic Cars, the people here have already seen many household magic machines. You don't need to expect them to be as curious as when they first saw them."
"No, I didn't expect this.
But it's a bit strange. Since the people of the Kandla Empire have already seen these household magic machines, why isn't there a high demand for these things? "Xu Yi said with knit brows.
"Who told you that their demand isn't high?" Chairman Cruz rolled his eyes at Xu Yi before pointing to the right.
"Look at what's there."
Xu Yi looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a rather large stall on the side. There was a crowd around it and it looked very lively.
"What is that for?"
When Xu Yi was confused, there was a cheer that came from the crowd. There was a person who tightly held something in his hands as he turned to run, as if he was afraid that someone would steal the thing in his hands.
Xu Yi looked at it and found that the treasure like thing in his chest was an old fashioned Magic Fan. He was instantly stunned.
"It's just an old Magic Fan, is there a need for him to be like this … …"
"Because this is a second-hand model. It's relatively cheap. It's not easy to get one." President Cruz shrugged.
"Now that the weather is so hot, this thing is very popular.
For a normal person like this, if they had a Magic Fan, that would be a life saving thing. "
Xu Yi frowned, still puzzled.
"The latest Xinfei Brand Magic Fan only costs three gold coins and fifty silver coins, it isn't that expensive.
Why would they want to steal an old Magic Fan that is about to be eliminated? "
President Cruz glanced at Xu Yi, shook his head, and sighed. "Xu Yi, I think you've been separated from the world of ordinary people for too long. You've already forgotten the most important issue.
Do you think … … three gold coins and fifty silver coins are a small amount for these ordinary people who can barely afford to eat their fill? "
Xu Yi was instantly speechless.
It wasn't that he had been separated from the world of ordinary people for too long like president Cruz said, rather it was because he no longer had the concept of "normal people not being able to afford a Magic Fan".
Whether it was the Principality of Constantine or the Lampari Kingdom, for the citizens of these two countries, as long as they weren't lazy, they could easily find a job that earned at least ten gold coins a month.
For a family of several people, putting aside their basic necessities, there was no pressure in taking out a few silver coins to buy a Magic Fan.
But this was only limited to the Principality of Constantine and the Lampari Kingdom. Because the magic machine industry driven by the New Flyer developed the best in these two countries, there were all kinds of magic machine factories in these two countries. There was a large demand for labour, so it was easy for anyone to find a good job.
But other than this, even if the Kingdom of Ruhr and the Drake Duchy developed their magic machine industries, they were still a bit inferior.
Compared to them, the Sack Kingdom was even worse.
Because their relationship with the Lampari Kingdom and the New Flyer was very tense, the magic machine industry in the Sack Kingdom couldn't develop at all.
But compared to the Kandla Empire ….. it was much better.
Even if the Kandla Empire was one of the two sines empires and their overall national strength was second to none, if they were to compare the living conditions of the citizens ….. it wasn't much better than the Lampari Kingdom of seven-eight years ago.
These citizens that lived near the capital of the Kandla Empire's southwest province, Canberra City, were all worried about their livelihood. Of course it was impossible for them to take out a few gold coins to buy a Magic Fan.
"Then what is going on with these old Magic Fans?
Although they don't seem like our company's Magic Fans, they still cost one or two gold coins, right? "Xu Yi asked.
"You have to ask chairman Doyer and the others about this."
Xu Yi turned his head and looked at chairman Doyer who happened to be beside him.
Chairman Doyer gave a dry laugh before awkwardly scratching his head and saying, "This ….. After we came to the Kandla Empire, we found that the people here have never seen household magic machines before. They also think that the newest household magic machines are too expensive, so we just sold them the old household magic machines that have been eliminated before.
Ke, since they are very satisfied, I don't think there's a problem with this ….. "
Xu Yi immediately understood.
After all this time, after the Kandla Empire and the Lampari Kingdom signed the trade agreement, the Lampari Kingdom merchants actually collected the old household magic machines that had been eliminated in the Lampari Kingdom and brought them to the Kandla Empire to sell.
Xu Yi felt that this was a very deceptive method, but it was in line with the current situation of the Kandla Empire, which made him a bit speechless.
"Ke, this can be considered benefiting the citizens of the Candra Empire." Chairman Doyer kept saying with a smile.
Chairman Doyer said with a smile, "Anyway, they can't afford the new models and the old models are much cheaper.
For example, the Magic Fan that person just bought, it doesn't even cost one gold coin, so of course they welcome it. "
"One gold coin per unit?
What was the price when you bought it from the Lampari Kingdom? "Xu Yi asked.
Chairman Doyer's expression became even more awkward. After hesitating for a bit, he came closer to Xu Yi and replied in a low voice, "We learned from chairman Xu's New Flyer, using the old ones to exchange for the new ones.
The actual cost ….. one unit is around ….. ke, less than twenty silver coins ….. "
Xu Yi couldn't help rolling his eyes.
Less than twenty silver coins for one unit?
This was because in the new trade agreement between the Lampari Kingdom and the Kandla Empire, the tariff on magic machines had been reduced the most. So even if they sold the old Magic Fan for one gold coin, they would only have to pay ten silver coins for it.
Adding in the cost of transportation, the cost of a single Magic Fan was less than forty silver coins.
Now that they had sold it for close to one gold coin, they could at least get close to half a gold coin.
"No, no, no, chairman Xu, we are concentrating on the merchants here and letting them sell it, so the price we sell it for is far less than one gold coin." Chairman Doyer quickly waved his hand to plead innocence.
"Then what about the profit you made from the new batch of Magic Fans?" Xu Yi rolled his eyes at him.
"Hei, chairman Xu, isn't this something I learned from you?" Chairman Doyer said with a smile.
Xu Yi waved his hand, "Alright, I don't care about this matter.
But I need to remind you that reputation is something that is hard to establish and very easy to break.
The household magic machines have just entered the Kandla Empire, so they need to establish their reputation and leave a good impression on the people of the Kandla Empire.
At this time, it's best not to use this kind of inferior product to fool people.
Otherwise once you leave a bad impression, if you want to turn it around in the future, you will need to work harder than you can imagine. "
Chairman Doyer knit his brows, disapproving of Xu Yi's words.
But he didn't refute Xu Yi to his face. He just smiled and left.
"Hei, Xu Yi, you shouldn't waste your saliva.
How could these small merchants have such long term vision, they clearly want to earn as much as they can. They don't care about reputation or the development of the industry at all.
These things, perhaps only a freak like you would keep them in your heart. "When chairman Doyer walked away, chairman Cruz said with a laugh.
Xu Yi gave a cold snort, "I don't believe that you haven't thought of these problems.
Otherwise, your company wouldn't have placed so much importance on the apartments outside Canberra City, right? "
Chairman Cruz gave a shrug, "I'm not a small merchant that doesn't have any experience and doesn't have eyes."
"Ha … …" Xu Yi couldn't help laughing. He thought that chairman Cruz's face was becoming thicker and thicker.
But he wasn't wrong. Compared to chairman Doyer who came from a small company, chairman Cruz had seen many big things over the years and his eyes were far from what a normal merchant could compare to.
Moreover, he had been influenced by Xu Yi, so he was used to looking into the long term. Naturally he wouldn't harm the large benefits he could obtain in the future for a tiny bit of profit.
"But when it comes to importance, compared to this apartment, I still place more importance on the road."
Chairman Cruz turned to Xu Yi and asked seriously, "What do you think … … How confident are you in convincing the Kandla Empire to build a large number of roads this time?"
Xu Yi blinked, "Convincing Prince Frank and the southern province, at least 90%.
But convincing the entire Kandla Empire … … Doesn't exceed 30%. "
Chairman Cruz was startled, "Why?"
Xu Yi gave a bitter smile, "It can't be helped, because the Kandla Empire is too big … …"