industrial lord

Chapter 629: Doing some business

"Sir, Madam, how about this house?"

"The landlord can be the doorman, the landlord's wife can be the cook, and the landlord's daughter can be the maid and also have the skills of a seamstress."

The real estate agent worked hard to introduce a house to the customer.

The couple claimed to be from the Rhine Confederation. The husband, Friedrich Meyer, came from a middle-class family, and the wife, Anna Meyer, was the daughter of a judge. They came to the Kingdom of Anglia in search of opportunities to make a fortune.

These two are common names in the Rhine Alliance. When they appear together in the Intermediary Chamber of Commerce, no one would think of the legendary Grand Duke of Wessen and the Empress of an Empire.

There were many merchants and outsiders coming and going in the city of Londinium, so there were properties prepared for them.

Some of the owners of these properties are people who have worked hard in the city for most of their lives, some are widows, and some are old and ugly socialites. They buy a two- or three-story building, buy furniture, and live in the attic or some other not-so-good place. While renting out the house to tenants, they cook, clean, do laundry, and run errands for the tenants.

This is very convenient for tenants, as they can pick up their luggage and move in directly.

The agent saw that the two guests had extraordinary temperaments and should not be short of money. The landlord’s first month’s rent would be the agent’s remuneration, so he recommended a comfortable three-story building.

This proposal was then rejected by Her Majesty, who chose the cheaper two-story building at 233 Shell Street.

The first floor of this building is a living room and dining room, as well as a kitchen, toilet and servant's bedroom. The servant's bedroom is now occupied by the landlord. The second floor is a bedroom, study, toilet and bathroom.

The agent said hesitantly, "Ma'am, you have a good eye. This neighborhood just got running water, and the landlord bought a water heater and a heater last month."

"But... the landlord is traveling, and the tenant needs to find a servant or do the work himself."

Anna said indifferently: “But it’s cheap and we don’t have to waste extra money.”

"And I have a maid. She's buying clothes on the street and will be here soon."

Then Frederick said, "That's it."

What else could the agent say? He took him to the house, and the tenant seemed very satisfied.

That afternoon, Count Duval was trying on the new clothes he had ordered for the World Expo. When he heard the news that his intermediary would deliver according to his request, he said, "Oh, foreigners, young, smart, and frugal. Very good. They are the ones. I believe His Majesty Charles will be very happy."

The agency is the place that comes into contact with the most outsiders, and he gives the task of selecting people to them.

"It's great here!" Anna was very satisfied with their stay this winter. "What should we do next?"

Frederick said calmly: "Find a job, otherwise the three of us will starve in half a month."

He thought he was a skilled martial artist and could travel around by himself, but Anna couldn't do that, so she brought a guard and maid with her.

Anna wanted to play the role of ordinary people, so they didn't have much money with them, and there was little left after renting a house and buying winter clothes.

She asked Frederick curiously: "What kind of job are you going to find?"

Frederick thought for a moment and said, "The translation should be good."

He understands the languages ​​and scripts of many countries, so this is the most practical job for him.

As for other things like bookkeeping and clerical work, small businessmen can do it themselves, but large businesses will only hire their own people because it involves business secrets and no one is willing to hire temporary workers.

Frederick pinched his chin and said, "Well, if I can't find a job as a translator, I think I can repair bicycles or tractors."

He remembered exporting a lot of bicycles and tractors to the Kingdom of Anglan. This was the capital, so there should be a lot of bicycles. Besides, winter was the season for repairing and servicing tractors during the slack season for farming.

Anna smiled and asked him, "Sir, do you have a professional technical qualification certificate?"

Frederick's mouth twitched. He was really not prepared for this.

This was something he came up with himself. In order to develop Oak City's student economy and attract talent, he instructed the education department to organize a number of professional technical certification qualification examinations.

These exams are known to be strict, and those who can get the certificates are all people with real talents. Many people go to Oak City to take the exams and then go to work elsewhere with the certificates, and their salaries are much higher than those without certificates.

As for making false evidence, forget it.

The paper in the certificate is made of special paper, the same as other valuable tickets such as bills of exchange and checks. The certificate paper for different types of professions has different color fibers and watermarks.

Frederick scratched his head and said, "Let's see. If it doesn't work out, I'll just sell kebabs on the roadside."

Anna covered her mouth and laughed, and said, "Okay, I'll help you string the beans and cheese, and you can bake it."

After they finished chatting and joking, Frederick stood up and said, "Let's go to the beer club and get some news." The beer club he mentioned is a hometown association of the Rhine Alliance, where everyone will help each other and exchange news when they are away from home. If you really have no money, they will give you a boat ticket home.

The prerequisite is that you have to prove that you are one of us.

Stories can deceive people, but accents, habits, etc. are difficult to fake.

As soon as the two new faces arrived at the club, a man named Weber came over to talk to them and find out their background.

Weber came from the Duchy of Mainz. In recent years, in order to ease the food pressure in the territory and win over allies, Frederick gave part of the labor-intensive textile industry to the Duchy of Mainz. The demand for wool there increased greatly, and thus there were many wool merchants like him.

Frederick claimed to be the child of the steward of one of his estates, and Anna was the daughter of a minor judge in the Osmaga Empire. After her family lost power due to the change of emperor, they changed their career and went to do business in Weissenburg, and they met later.

The two recently went out looking for opportunities to make a fortune, so they came here.

During the meal, Frederick ordered three beers, raised his hand to indicate the number three, and stretched out his thumb, index finger and middle finger. Weber knew at a glance that he was a fellow villager.

Frederick asked him: "What are the ways to make money in the Kingdom of Anglia recently?"

Webb took a sip of beer and said, "There are only three things on this island that are worth exporting that we can touch: wool, timber, and coal."

"More and more people are raising sheep on the island recently, which will reduce wool prices in the long run, but it also means there are more new suppliers."

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"It's a bit difficult for newcomers to transport wood. In places where it's easy to transport, there are already people who have established good relations with the lords. In places where no one has gone yet, the freight will be higher and it will cost a lot of money."

"Coal is a newly emerging business. Outsiders who open mines here need to pay about 15% of mining tax to the landowners. If they want to export, they need to pay higher tariffs."

"But there are ways to reduce most of the tariffs. If locals own 30% of the shares, they can pay very low tariffs."

"This is a new policy announced this year by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Charles. I heard that the local nobles are not satisfied that we are making too much money."

After hearing this, Frederick said: "In this case, the tariff on exported goods should be 40%."

Weber said: "You can understand it that way."

"But this also has its advantages. Local people can provide a lot of help, both on and off the table."

After he said that, he gave Frederick a look that said "you should understand."

Frederick nodded, took a sip of beer and thought.

Weber continued, "Now it's a bit troublesome for you to export goods to the island. The Dawn Chamber of Commerce has contracted the relevant tariffs as a tax package and has obtained the trading licenses for all domestic goods in coastal ports."

"The advantage is that domestic goods shipped under the name of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce do not have to pay tariffs and can be sold as soon as they are unloaded. The registration fee is lower than the tariff, and the shipment speed is fast. However, if newcomers want to intervene, they have to fight for a share within the Dawn Chamber of Commerce."

Frederick nodded. This was the idea he had given to Lulu. The main reason was that the customs clearance procedures in various places in the Kingdom of Anglia were too slow, and the people below were corrupt and it was common for it to drag on for a month or two. It would be better to just go the upper level route.

Tonight, Weber only talked about some information that could be known with a little inquiry, and did not mention any details about his business.

Anna had said nothing in the club except for the polite greetings. On the way back to her residence, she asked Frederick, "Why didn't you ask about finding a job?"

Frederick said, "No hurry, I'll talk to them after two or three days when I'm familiar with them."

Anna put her hands behind her back and said with a sly smile: "Hehe, if you can't find a job in the next few days, you can only go to the dock to carry sacks!"

Frederick pinched his chin and said, "You know what, I definitely make more money than others if I carry the goods."

"I just came back all sweaty and tired and didn't want to take a shower, so I just went to bed."

Anna punched him in the back.

When the two men walked near their residence, the street was pitch black, with only light coming from the windows on both sides.

Anna said: "It's really a mess here. They don't even want to spend money to install street lights. I'm afraid the public security will be bad."

Just as she finished speaking, a quarrel was heard from the place ahead where the light couldn't reach.

"Bring it!"

"Don't think about it!"

A young man was snatching an old man's bag. The young man kicked the old man over, picked up the bag and ran away.

(End of this chapter)