Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 125 - 124 Grocery Store
Chapter 125: Chapter 124 Grocery Store
Chapter 125 -124 Grocery Store
Russell left William to enjoy a lunch in a separate courtyard of the manor and discussed the construction of the brick kiln factory in detail.
“Sir, I suggest building a brick kiln factory right next to the pottery kiln,” William evidently did his homework, “Firstly, it’s convenient for the transportation of clay waste; secondly, for the supply of coal, and most importantly, we can employ the craftsmen from the pottery kiln.”
“Are you thinking of poaching from the pottery kiln?”
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“Cough cough, not poaching, Sir, just asking the pottery kiln’s workers to help out in the brick kiln after they finish their shifts.”
“Hmm, that’s a good idea,” Russell nodded.
He definitely wouldn’t want to undermine the pottery kiln; it would be like undermining his own parents, after all.
But having the pottery kiln workers take on a second job after their shifts presented no problem at all.
“Sir, everything about the factory is negotiable. I have learned all the firing and management techniques; I can certainly build the brick kiln factory for you. However, for the supply of coal, you need to communicate with Fluorescent Castle personally,” William said.
Coal is a strategic resource produced by the Bipedal Flying Dragon, difficult for private parties to purchase, and even if they can buy it, it’s impossible to transport back.
Russell said, “Don’t worry, I’ve already communicated with Fluorescent Castle. When their trade caravan transports coal each month, they will transport an additional batch for the brick kiln factory… However, the brick kiln will have to cover the procurement and transportation costs.”
“Then the cost of running the brick kiln factory could be quite high,” William replied.
“I’ll start by investing ten Gold Coins; is that enough to build the brick kiln?” Russell said, “Afterward, I will invest another twenty Gold Coins to purchase the first batch of coal, which should be enough to last for half a year’s burning.”
It’s now the warm season, the power of the Snow Demon is waning, and the trade routes are open, with caravans coming and going incessantly.
Especially as the warm season gets hotter, entering the peak of summer, the power of the Snow Demon will be confined to distant lands, and the Snow Ghosts will also hide away.
At that time, the trade routes will be able to accommodate the running of super-sized thunder beast-drawn carts.
Replacing horses with thunder beasts to pull carts, a single thunder beast can haul up to tens of tons of goods, even more formidable than Earth’s trucks.
However, thunder beasts are very rare, and Fluorescent Castle has only bred about twenty of them.
Each time the thunder beasts are deployed to haul goods, it necessitates Baron Marcus to lead the team, the reason being that one of the two Fantasy Beasts Marcus is contracted with is the Steel Thunder Beast, evolved from a thunder beast, capable of pulling a hundred tons of cargo.
Aside from being slower, thunder beast-pulled carts beat horse-drawn carts in every aspect.
“That’s more than enough, more than enough, Sir!” William rejoiced, having assumed that Russell would be reluctant to spend and invest only a few Gold Coins at most. He had not expected such generosity from Russell, who immediately made a commitment with a big investment of thirty Gold Coins.
Honestly, relying solely on the brick kiln factory to produce Slag Earth Bricks, it might take years to earn back the initial investment.
However, he had heard that the second son of the Fluorescent Fungi Family had gained the attention of the Great Dragon and cultivated a Mushroom Bird.
That meant that Russell would never run out of Gold Coins.
Therefore, William would not refuse such a generous investment by Russell: “Rest assured, Sir, I will get the brick kiln factory ready as quickly as possible.”
“Good, I hope the brick kiln can be built in half a month, and then take another half a month to fire the first batch of Slag Earth Bricks and transport them all to my territory; I’ll use them myself,” Russell instructed.
He needed to build houses; the small market required dormitories, offices, courts, and so on, all of which would need a large supply of Slag Earth Bricks.
After calculating for a moment, William nodded gravely: “No problem, Sir.”
When it was time to part ways.
William suddenly thought of a question, “Sir, now that the brick kiln factory is built, does it need a name?”
The pottery and porcelain factories in the Glowing Valley didn’t have names, for a simple reason: they were unique factories that only the Fluorescent Fungi Family could build, so there was no need for additional names.
Russell considered for a moment and said, “Let’s call it the Black Waist Snake Brick Kiln Factory.”
Unlike the monopolistic nature of the potteries and porcelains, the brick kiln had virtually no technical barriers; it was almost inevitable that Fluorescent Castle would build more brick kilns in the future, so it was better to decide on a name in advance.
“Yes, Sir.”
With the initial startup capital of three gold coins, William left the manor’s annex.
Russell would send the remaining seven gold coins to the brick kiln factory after it began construction and would also assign a site supervisor.
No sooner had William left.
Than another carriage entered the Wuyao Snake Manor, but it did not head for the manor’s annex; instead, it went straight to the small market.
When evening arrived, close to dinner time, Charles came to the manor’s annex with the owner of the carriage.
“Sir, let me introduce you, this is Miler, a freeman from the town who wants to open a general store in the small market.” Charles said, sniffing the air with his nose to discern what delicious dishes had been prepared in the kitchen.
Miler took off his hat and bowed to Russell, “Miler greets you, Mr. Russell.”
“Hello, Miler,” Russell nodded, taking in the other man’s appearance, dressed in a shiny silk jacket, clearly from a well-off family.
But Russell was curious, “Miler, why do you want to open your general store here? Compared to the town, this place is a lot quieter.”
“Actually, I’ve had the idea to open a store outside the town for a long time, just couldn’t find a suitable place,” said Miler. “But, Mr. Russell, since you’ve come to Wuyao Snake Manor, I think the right place is here.”
“Oh, why is that?”
“To be honest, it was after hearing you had a Mushroom Bird that I felt it was fitting to open a store here. Under your governance, Wuyao Snake Manor will surely develop rapidly, and this place just happens to lack a general store…”
Russell nodded, understanding Miler’s thoughts.
A Mushroom Bird meant fifteen hundred acres of Magic Potion Field, and this in turn meant a large number of serfs would become prosperous.
It might even attract more serfs to settle in Wuyao Snake Manor.
With people and money, naturally, the future Wuyao Snake Manor would have a solid foundation for business, bringing Miler here.
“No problem, Miler, I grant you permission to open a general store in the small market, but there will be no tax breaks,” Russell said indifferently. Previously, to attract people to do business, he might have bled a little on the tax front.
But now, with the Mushroom Bird Rosy, small merchants would come on their own, so there was no need for any more concessions.
Miler gave an awkward smile, “Mr. Russell, after all, I run a modest business, and it’s bound to lack popularity at the beginning. If you could grant me a little privilege, I think I could start more securely…”
Russell waved his hand.
He commanded, “I’m inviting you to have dinner, to taste the delicacies here. As for the store, discuss it with Charles afterward.”
Russell didn’t want to get personally involved in such petty negotiations; it wasn’t worth lowering his dignity over a few copper coins.
Charles immediately added, “Sir has already agreed to let you open your store, and that calls for a toast to celebrate. We can talk about other matters in detail tomorrow. Please, Miler, Mrs. Moore is a very creative cook, and you will taste different and wonderful dishes!”
