Urban Sims

Chapter 620
After successfully mass-producing tens of thousands of bottles of magic potions in the potion production factory.

Although the nobles who participated in this project unanimously chose to keep it strictly confidential to prevent the news from spreading.

But through various secret channels, this news spread to every corner of the upper layer of the Yadude Kingdom at a fast speed, as if it had grown wings.

Boom~!

The families were shocked.

What is the concept of producing more than 3 bottles of magic potions in two days?
Based on the general retail price of [Soothing Potion] in other kingdoms at 1000 gold coins per bottle, this is equivalent to more than 3000 million gold coins!

In just two days, it was created in that factory.

That servant son of the Leylin family, that "pharmaceutical export industry" that everyone jokes about and is like a fantasy, really has the possibility of becoming a reality.

Those families who watched coldly, waiting to see a joke, couldn't sit still now!

They sent their nephews with high status to bring rich gifts and invitations to the Castle of the Bottle, requesting to see Mr. Lemorton Leylin, to make friends with him, or to invite him to "XX Lord's Mansion". Exchange exchange.

In a short period of time, Zhou Ming received hundreds of such invitations.

Among these letters are sent by the "cooperative faction" who has a good relationship, as well as those from the previous "hostile faction". meaning.

Zhou Ming accepted a few invitations and visited a few families.

The first to visit, of course, was the palace, where he met King Jaime.

At the banquet, the king was amazed at his youth—he was only 17 years old.

Zhou Ming was surprised by the old age of the king. The king who just passed 60 years old was as old as Roberts who was 80 years old.

The two had a conversation... a conversation on a more sensitive topic.

King James said: "If everyone in the Leylin family was as talented and loyal to the royal family as you are, the Yadud Kingdom would not be weakened like this. Unfortunately, I am old and weak, and I can't even keep the Leylin family. .”

Zhou Ming shook his head: "The Leylin family is weak and weak. There is only one Leylin family. The royal family cannot be revitalized, and the Yadude Kingdom cannot be prosperous. At least 100 Leylin families are needed to make it possible."

"One hundred Leylin families?"

King Jaime shook his head with a wry smile: "If there are ten, I will wake up laughing in my dreams, but if there are a hundred, how is that possible?"

"How is it impossible? Aren't there 28 families now tied to the same rope as the royal family?"

"You mean...the other families that were recruited by relying on the pharmaceutical export industry?"

King James understood what Zhou Ming meant.

"That's right, the pharmaceutical production and export industry is an industry with huge potential to be tapped. The cultivation of medicinal materials requires the participation of dozens of families; the production of pharmaceuticals requires the cooperation of multiple families; the sales of pharmaceuticals requires the promotion of hundreds of families. , This family covering the entire upstream, midstream and downstream chains including medicinal material planting, pharmaceutical production, and pharmaceutical sales will all support the royal family." Zhou Ming said.

King James frowned and said: "With so many families participating in the cooperation, the money earned by the royal family will be much less?"

"No less, increase the output of potions to reach 1 bottles, 5 bottles, and 10 bottles per day, and occupy the magic potion market of hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of kingdoms. There will be more and more."

"Even if the royal family takes only one-tenth of this money, it is an unimaginable figure. Other cooperative families will also make money. Of course, the money they earn will not be as much as the royal family that controls the factory, but it is also extremely impressive. "

King Jaime still shook his head: "The royal family only takes one tenth, this..." This is too little!

At least 50% must be taken away, right?
"People can't be greedy and insufficient."

There was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of Zhou Ming's mouth: "This is why so many kings failed in the reforms carried out in the kingdom. The king hoped to get more land and increase the tribute tax paid by the nobles, but The land is limited, and the income of the nobles is relatively fixed. The king wants to cut off their flesh to meet his own needs. The problem of the royal family has been solved, but the nobles are living in increasingly difficult conditions... Of course, they will do their best to oppose such reforms. "

"Leylin, you... which side are you on?"

King Jaime was taken aback, pointed at him, his old face was flushed, from what the boy said, it seemed that his butt was not sitting with the royal family.

He misunderstood this kid!
"I'm just analyzing with you why the reforms implemented by successive kings failed."

Zhou Ming continued: "But my method is different. My method is to make the cake bigger, so that every family can get it, and the magic potions we produce are mainly exported, and the money earned is from other countries. This will not cause damage to the interests of the nobles of the country, but the more families involved, the more allies the royal family will have."

"Don't think about the royal family eating alone, or swallowing most of the cake. It's impossible. The technical process of the pharmaceutical production plant is complicated and simple. Seeing the profit, other families will definitely do the same. They will increase investment, establish their own pharmaceutical production factory, and compete with the royal family, and when faced with competition from competitors, the royal family will occupy even less share.”

"That's why I suggest that the royal family win over other families and join the 'massive production of magic potions' plan, in order to avoid internal competition and maximize benefits."

"At the same time, there will be hundreds of hard-core allies standing beside the royal family."

Zhou Ming's explanation made the old fox nod repeatedly, feeling a little enlightened.

King Jaime felt that what he said made sense, but he was still not satisfied.

Because the royal family always takes advantage of the small interests, how can the king keep his word and keep his word in this kingdom?
Do you have to discuss everything with the nobles, and also depend on the faces of the nobles, then...

What does that mean?
Zhou Ming knew what King James was thinking, so he didn't want to say too much. Anyway, he put his words there: To maximize the benefits, a large number of families must be recruited to cooperate.

……

the next day.

Zhou Ming went to the house of his female classmate Lilith.

I met one of the three pillars of the kingdom who wrote "Long-awaited and looking forward to seeing" in the "Invitation Card" - Duke Churchill Rudolph.
A sumptuous dinner at the banquet.

Zhou Ming's first impression of the 70-year-old duke is: the city is extremely deep, treacherous and cunning.

During the conversation of more than half an hour, the topics discussed by the two involved various fields, and they praised each other and practiced Tai Chi.

Duke Rudolph didn't expect that the brat in front of him was so old-fashioned, and he wouldn't fall into his trap after all his insinuations.

Together with the well-dressed and gorgeous granddaughter Lilith sitting across from this kid, this kid's "interest" doesn't seem to be very big.

Regardless of whether he proposed "assisting the pardon of the Leylin family" or "marrying the two families"...the plan to win this kid into the Rudolph family's use completely failed.

If it wasn't for his concentration, Duke Rudolph would have a fit, slapping the table and scolding him for being unflattering... You must know that he has always had a bad temper, and he has the nickname "Duke of Rage".

but……

Duke Rudolf endured this banquet for a long time.

Until the end of the dinner, he stopped beating around the bush, and put forward his thoughts frankly:

"Boy, I'll give you 100 million gold coins and enough manpower, as well as the guarantee that the king will pardon the Leylin family, and then let you marry my granddaughter Lilith, and you will help the Rudolph family to set up a pharmaceutical production factory, which will be successful. Finally, you take 40% of the interest, can this work?"

"Boy, this is the best condition I can give, don't be ignorant of flattery!"

The old duke's face was sinking like water, and he asked with a look of displeasure.

"Grandpa~!"

Lilith's body on the side became squirmed, and her face was like a red cloth.

Zhou Ming smiled wryly.

Reluctantly explained: "The Yadude Kingdom is too small. It is really impossible to establish two pharmacy factories and two sets of medicinal material supply systems. Even if it succeeds, in the sales process, the two factories will form price competition, and the profits will drop instead."

"Boy, I don't think you understand what I mean. I want a factory! The other one, if you don't manage it, they won't be able to produce a bottle of medicine... Don't think I don't know your skills!"

The old prince's tone was solemn and authentic.

Zhou Ming was taken aback: "Your Majesty the King is not mean to me, he also introduced Princess Syvenes to me yesterday, my lord duke, you actually..."

"boom!"

A loud bang.

The nature of the Duke of Fury was exposed. He slapped the table as an excuse, pointed at Zhou Ming angrily and said, "Boy, don't be ignorant of flattery! Don't do what I say, I have plenty of ways to make you feel better! This is the gate of the Duke's mansion. Don't even think about going out!"

After finishing speaking, a group of soldiers in full body armor entered the hall with a "crash clatter".

"Your Excellency, it turns out that you are holding a Hongmen banquet."

Zhou Ming took out the Storm Staff from the interspatial ring, and was ready to break out of the siege.

"Grandpa! Leylin! You are all my most important people! Stop arguing!"

Lilith cried loudly.

This surprised Zhou Ming, when did he become Lilith's "most important person", she entered the drama too quickly, right?

This quarrel did not turn into a tragic murder in the end. Zhou Ming left safely and left a sentence: If the Rudolph family really has the sincerity of cooperation, 5% of the shares of the pharmaceutical production plant, or 10 kingdoms of pharmaceutical sales agents , he is sure to help the Rudolph family get it.

If there is no sincerity, but small actions continue, then he will not be able to cooperate with the Rudolph family.

Then he left.

"Bastard boy!"

"How dare you reject me! How dare you reject Duke Rudolph!"

"I see you are impatient!"

After Zhou Ming left, Duke Rudolph blushed angrily and smashed a lot of things.

"Grandpa, don't be angry, such anger is not good for your health." Lilith quickly patted the old man's chest to calm him down.

After calming down for a while, looking at his granddaughter, the old duke thought for a while and said, "Lilith, that kid is a little bit capable, but I didn't expect that the water wouldn't get in, and he couldn't be frightened even if he was frightened. Please work harder and help me!" The family has brought him over, if he cannot be used by the Rudolph family, I would rather destroy him!"

After finishing speaking, the old prince's face was full of cold and murderous looks.

"This……"

Lilith was in a bit of a dilemma. She knew what Grandpa meant, but the competition was too fierce. Her girlfriends and other female classmates had been trying their best to get closer to Leylin recently. Obviously, they had received a "family mission" similar to hers, but That Leylin didn't know what happened, she didn't seem to be interested in anyone, so she had serious doubts about her beauty.

But Grandpa said so, she could only nod and said: "Let me try, Grandpa."

(End of this chapter)