industrial lord

Chapter 528 Come Work for Me
The paddle steamer sailed downstream from Weissenburg to Amstel in one day and one night.

Davranche ran around the port and arranged a ship for Baron Turgot and Guillaume to go to Le Havre.

In the restaurant on the top floor of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce Hotel, Baron Turgot discovered that after an autumn and winter, there were many more houses in the city of Amstel, which was gradually recovering from the fire.

The market also began to prosper. Many people had built their houses, but they still had to purchase furniture, decorations, and other necessities for food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc.

Some stores have launched tableware sets, kitchen sets, three-piece bedding sets, etc. Customers can choose the one they want on the billboard outside the door, pay for the goods when they enter, and leave.

A bookstore was also opened. Guillaume bought a book called "The Principles of Political Rights" written by Grand Duke Wesson and read it with great interest while sitting across the dining table.

Normally, Guillaume didn't have the money to stay in such a good hotel, but Davranche funded his boat ticket from Amstel back to Paris, which also included accommodation.

"Hey, Baron Turgot?"

"Ah, Sir Duval."

Baron Turgot was a little surprised. The last time he passed through Amstel, they had some intersection due to a small accident. He didn't expect to meet them again when he went back.

He asked Duval: "Are you going back to the Duchy of Wessen, sir?"

Duvall responded, "Yeah, there were some problems, and I'll be back as soon as they thaw out."

Baron Turgot asked politely, "What happened? Can I help?"

Duval smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't bother your Excellency. I have no idea about this matter."

"A young man in my manor has invented a machine and is planning to apply for a patent and open a factory in the Principality of Wessen."

"But, a few years ago, someone in the manor rescued a shipwrecked man on the beach. He helped at the time, but he ended up beating the young man and stealing his invention."

"Now we can only go back to Weissenburg as soon as possible to see if there are any clues. It would be best if we can get the patent and factory first."

Baron Turgot was not surprised by such things. He often heard about painters stealing their students' paintings to sell, or students stealing their teachers' works to publish.

Duval told him about this matter just to leave a timestamp, in case he needed to prove in the future that he was not trying to obtain someone else's patent on impulse.

After chatting for a while, the two went about their own business.

They had just spoken in Pullan, which Guillaume understood. After Duval had left, he whispered to Baron Turgot in Gaul: "My Lord, was he talking about Baron Sodilla?"

Baron Turgot thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That should be the case. Duval's hometown is in the Kingdom of Anglais. Sodiya also said that he was washed up there at sea and invented the milking machine on the ranch there."

After Sodiya demonstrated the automatic milking machine to Frederick last year, Frederick paid him great attention. Frederick gave him a large loan and wrote to his creditors asking them to postpone debt collection so that he could start his business without any worries.

As a result, the first thing Sodilla did after getting the money was to spend it lavishly on the dancers at the Moulin Rouge. Later, he came to Weissenburg and borrowed money from everywhere with Frederick's letter of introduction, and then lived a life of debauchery.

Investors saw that he did not use any of the first round of investment to build the factory, so they stopped the follow-up investment. He then set his sights on his fellow villagers. In the Iris community, not only Baron Turgot, but even poor students like Guillaume were approached.

Guillaume shook his head and said, "It seems that Baron Sotia is in trouble this time. I remember that Grand Duke Wesson lent him several thousand gold coins."

Baron Turgot sneered and said, "Grand Duke Weissen is also the Duke of Lugang. He saved the life of His Majesty Louis and sold the developed farms in the lowlands to the nobles. No one would offend him because of Sotia, a prodigal son."

"As long as Duval collects the evidence and gives it to Duke Lukang, and Duke Lukang sends an agent to sue in court, Sodiya will definitely lose the case within ten days."

"I heard that Sodiya still has a small castle and manor left by his mother. I wonder if it is enough to compensate."

As a scholar, he looked down on his noble colleagues who were uneducated and only knew how to eat, drink, have fun, and cheat. Sodiya was a typical example of this. He was very happy to see such people getting into trouble.

Guillaume sighed and said enviously, "It would be great if our lawsuit could go to trial so quickly."

He had been working on this matter for so long, and what he had in mind was no longer the deducted scholarships, but justice.

"Ah..." Guillaume sighed again, "Grand Duke Weissen said it well. When we pay taxes to the country, we have signed a contract with the country. The country should help us when we need help."

Baron Turgot ignored his words, thinking that the young man was a little naive. They only paid a few dollars in taxes, while the nobles paid so much in assistance. So shouldn't the country help the nobles who paid more?

"Guillaume," Baron Turgot began to talk about something else, "how about you come to work for me when you graduate?"

"Ah?" Guillaume was stunned. He didn't expect that he would recruit him.

As the saying goes, if you learn the arts of literature and martial arts, you can serve the emperor. These students who come from common people either work as grassroots employees in the government until retirement, or work as consultants or housekeepers in aristocratic families.

Baron Turgot was surprised to see that Guillaume had made a long journey from Paris to Weissembourg to lobby people for the indictment and came back alive and well, which showed that he had strong personal abilities.

He pointed to the house outside the glass window and continued, "Did you notice the tiles used here? They are made of cement, which is cheap and strong."

"I plan to build a factory to produce these tiles when I return. If you come, I will let you be in charge of the factory. In addition to the salary, there will be a 20% profit."

Although Baron Turgot was seriously concerned that the Duchy of Wesson would threaten the national security of the Kingdom of Gaul in the future, he did not deny the Duchy's money-making technology, so he decided to open a factory with low investment and quick results.

Guillaume only thought about it for two seconds before agreeing. Working for anyone is not the same as working for them.

But he still had one problem: "My Lord, I can't graduate until this fall."

Baron Durgo said, "No problem. It will take some time for me to prepare."

With the current slow pace, it is normal to complete the things decided in late winter in the fall. If there are obstacles, it is not surprising to delay it for a year.

This matter has been verbally settled. It is binding on both parties, but not much. If a better option is found during the period, the agreement can be cancelled. All you need to do is notify the other party.

(End of this chapter)