Not a Witch

The street under the sunshine is a bit quiet, it is afternoon, and there are fewer pedestrians.

An ordinary carriage drove slowly down the street.As the ticking of the horseshoes stopped, the wheels stopped turning.

"Miss, this is it." The old butler with gray temples opened the door, and then a girl in a red and white dress got out of the carriage. She was wearing a single ponytail and a light red hairband tied behind her head. Swaying with the wind.

"Wait a minute, I'll knock on the door, their mother and son should be at home right now."

"Then trouble you, Serres." The girl nodded.

dong dong dong-

There was a brief knock on the door, and then there was a slight human voice from inside. The closed hardwood door was pulled open, and a woman in a black and navy blue dress came out.

"It's Mr. Serres, welcome, please come in." Mrs. Barya looked up and saw the man with the sun behind her back, she was a little happy to welcome.

"Egg, Mr. Serres is here."

"Okay, Mom." There was a reply from inside the house.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Barya, today I am bringing Miss Lacey here." After speaking, the old housekeeper stepped aside, revealing Lacey behind her.

"Long time no see, Mrs. Barya." Lacey saluted slightly.

"No...no need..." Mrs. Barya looked a little excited, but she didn't know what to say for a while, but it was obvious that she was very grateful to Miss Lacey.

"Please come in." She hurriedly invited Lacey and Serres into the room, filled out two cups of honey tea and put them in front of them, but Serres said no, and stood behind Lacey.

"Sister Lacey." Ige walked out of the door and looked at the big sister who had given him many gifts in surprise.

"You've grown a lot taller, Ig." Lacey smiled, and the boy in front of her was almost as tall as her, probably only two years ago.

Several people chatted in the living room, and Lacey asked about the recent living conditions of Yige's mother and son, how the local environment was, and what plans they had for the future.

"Ige is currently studying at a school in Hongbei Bay. He has almost learned the middle school courses. In the future, he can decide what he wants to do. I just need to support him behind the scenes." Mrs. Barya Lovingly patted Yige's head.

"That's what his father and I agreed back then, to give him freedom like a goshawk, and not confine his wings."

"What about Yige, do you have any thoughts at the moment?" Lacey looked at the boy.

"I'm planning to go to Jieying Island first, which is the experiment gathering place of the Young Moon Council, a place where all kinds of things from the East and the West meet. I think I will definitely find something I like there." The young target said affirmatively.

"Very good." Lacey nodded.

After confirming that Yige and his mother are living well, Lacey is also relieved.

"That's it for today, see you next time, Ig." Lacey waved her hand, bid farewell to the two on the steps, and then boarded the carriage.

The wheels bumped slightly on the stone-paved street, but fortunately, the comfortable thick velvet was cushioned inside, so it would not be uncomfortable.

Lorraine Hill put his hands on his cheeks, looked at the street outside the pleated window, and recalled the information he had recently received about Carites.

"Have you been to Bango Island recently? Serres."

A response came from the front: "I went to see it three months ago, and Blake did a great job."

"Really?" The girl recalled that resolute and strict young man, and Black was the captain of the guard she promoted when she was in the chamber of commerce.

His talent is good, coupled with his own hard work, when Lorraine Hill left the Chamber of Commerce two years ago, he was already a Sequence 4.Later, he was also asked to go to the island to be responsible for the development of the rubber industry, and to help the alchemists in the chamber of commerce slowly realize the drawings left by Lorraine Hill.

"Black said that if we want to mass-produce that kind of steel giant ship, we need a lot of steel, but at present, not only our Chamber of Commerce, but even the entire Verga does not have so much steel production. It is really more than enough."

"I know, but this is also the only way of the new era." Lacey closed her eyes, and the scenes that appeared in countless film and television works appeared in her mind.

Roaring steam engines, boiling molten iron, sweaty workers, thousands of miles of railroad tracks, roaring trains, billowing black smoke sweeping across the land.

She is no longer the naive child she was in the past. If she doesn't take the initiative to grasp the tide of the times, she will automatically give way to others and watch others dominate the world.Looking back at the powerful countries that stood at the top of the world at that time, all of them rose through the changes of the times.

And if you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is the eternal truth.

Whether it is to make Clancia and Virga stronger quickly, to lead the entire civilization to the stars and the sea, or to realize what she wants in her heart, to see a world without famine and peace, she must promote this change.

Doing 100 things right and 30 things wrong is better than doing nothing.Walking on the ideal road, if you are shaken by others' accusations, it would be too childish and naive.

Not everyone is supportive of understanding our construction, but that does not deny its greatness, our warriors, our sacred faith, will never fade away.

She silently recited this passage in her memory, and recalled her recent experiences. Perhaps it was the peaceful life in the academy that had been peaceful and comfortable for too long, which made her gradually forget the cruelty of the world, and became a little sentimental.

It can't be like this anymore, Lorraine Hill, there are many people waiting for you.

Therefore, even if the process is destined to violate the interests of many people, and even cause bloodshed and tears, she cannot stop there and hand over the initiative of fate to others.

Innovation is destined to be sharp.

And kindness also needs a stronger force to support it, otherwise it will become a hypocritical lie and evasion.

The girl patted her cheek, pulled up the car window, and looked up to see a white bird flying across the clear blue sky.

Chapter 280 Returning to Hoplander

The sea is floating and sinking, and the boat slowly rises and falls with the waves.On the coast under the flowing clouds and blue sky, the city hugs the sea like a crescent moon, and sailing ships are docked in it, with long masts like forests.

On the main road from the harbor to the interior of the city are endless carriages, which transport all kinds of goods and raw materials back and forth, just like the main blood vessels of the human body.

Hopeland, this commercial city is more prosperous than ever.After it no longer fights among itself and is not controlled by Ubere, it has gradually become the absolute center of New Virga. It handles goods from all over the interior of Xuehua Seven, and then sends them to the Southern Islands, or to the East. Anyway, there is a choice. A lot, more freedom than ever.

And now the most prosperous area in the city is faintly divided into three circles, one is the headquarters of the Carites Chamber of Commerce in the center of the city, the other is the New Virga Chamber of Commerce in the east of the city, and the other is the old big chamber of commerce in the west of the city. Holly's house.

Going straight along the gray-white stone brick street in the center, a building complex surrounded by high white walls appears in the eyes. The pavilions and towers here have purple tiles and tops, and the walls are also painted clean. The white lime looks elegant and clear.

Across the slightly lively front yard and building, there is a three-story building in the backyard of the chamber of commerce.

There are long tables in the big restaurant, but there is only one girl at the table now.

"Sister Chelsea, don't you need to be so rich?"

Lacey looked at the various delicacies placed on the table on the white cloth, and felt that she would definitely not be able to finish them all.Chelsea wasn't so wasteful before.

"Miss, just choose what you like to eat. It's rare for you to come back once, and you may have to leave someday. How can you be wronged and eat something you don't like." Chelsea stood next to the girl and said solemnly.

"Okay, but I really can't eat much, let the maids cover the rest, and I won't touch it."

The girl chose three favorites, and asked the maid on the side to serve the rest, and there were only the eldest lady and the maid left in the huge restaurant.

"How is sister Chelsea?" The girl raised her head and looked at the head maid beside her.

"Thank you for your concern, miss. It's not bad so far." Chelsea pushed down her glasses, her posture was dignified and straight, giving people a meticulous feeling.

Lacey looked at the head maid in front of her, but she was thinking about something more impolite, that is, how old is the head maid.

She should be of the same generation as Angus and Jelinek. It is said that Angus met each other in the bar that Angus often visited when he was young. She was a waiter at that time, and she should be around 20 years old. After more than ten years.In other words, the head maid should be around 40 years old.

But looking at the face, it looks like he is in his early 30s, probably because he is well maintained and has some extraordinary strength himself.

Leaving aside these extra-topic matters for the time being, after Lacey finished her lunch, Chelsea asked several other maids to clean up the table, and then brought teapots and cups for the eldest lady.In this way, the two slowly talked about the current situation of the chamber of commerce.

"Thanks to defeating and absorbing the three big chambers of commerce, the current assets of Carites have nearly tripled compared to before."

"Of course, this is also inseparable from the establishment of New Virga, because the Carites Chamber of Commerce currently dominates the alliance, and many things will be handled with less resistance and smoother, and can seize many opportunities."

Chelsea introduced the current grand occasion and development process of the chamber of commerce.

In the past, the wine market of the Nissos family was jointly divided by the Carites and Helis families, and the market position of the Anemiyi family in perfume, flowers, and jewelry was replaced by several new chambers of commerce. Competition in different subdivisions is not fierce at present.

As for the arms industry of the Tisiphone family, it is now managed by the commercial union, and everyone jointly supervises it. Its output and income will be used to maintain the stability of the alliance and defend against foreign enemies.

"What is the main source of income for our Karites at present?" Lacey picked up the tea that was no longer boiling hot, and took a small sip.

"At present, the shipbuilding industry is still the main business, followed by wine, textiles and other businesses, and then there is the supermarket that the eldest lady proposed before."

"According to your previous instructions, we only make venues and storefronts, and other chambers of commerce are responsible for the goods and commodities. As a result, the proportion of income is not large."

"Well, that's the case at the moment, but our goal is to do a good job of this platform, not a certain product." Lacey nodded.

"In the future, we will continue to develop logistics and post stations in various places, and strive to buy products with affordable prices and a complete range of products in supermarkets in various branches, and the style must be unified."

"When everyone wants to buy something, the first thing that comes to mind is to visit our store." The girl said about her future goals.

Seeing Chelsea's incomprehension, the girl added: "Although this industry is not profitable at present, it is very stable, and its expanded transportation and logistics are the most important parts."

"After this system matures, we can transport raw materials from anywhere and send goods to various places at the same time. At the same time, we also have the capital to negotiate prices with other suppliers."

"If other chambers of commerce see it, will they follow suit?" Chelsea asked. There is no patent in this era.

"It's very difficult to learn our language." Lacey said playfully.

"First of all, it is the type of goods. It is not easy to unite with many other chambers of commerce, and we also have countermeasures. The second is a large amount of cost in the early stage. It is okay if the market is blank, but with our precedent, the other party If you want to seize the market from us, you have to invest more, you have to change people’s consumption habits, you have to ensure that there will be enough profits to pay back, and you have to beware of our continued competition, etc.”

Maybe it's because he has become a doctor after a long illness. The more he suffers from it, the more he studies it every day and understands it deeply.The girl couldn't help but think so.

Even if it wasn't her, young people from another new century would probably have thought of these ideas.Without him, I have experienced too much.The development history of life is the history of making money for those giant companies.

Monopoly, mastering platforms and channels, is always the most powerful and profitable way.This has nothing to do with good or evil, but the law of the development of things.

The real difference between good and bad is whether you actually provide a product that people can trust and deserve.At the same time, where such a large amount of wealth is finally fed back is the fundamental problem.

In the early days of industrialization, the start of each project was a huge mouthful of money, and the girl had to plan ahead and accumulate more capital to cope with various storms.

Chapter 280 The Tinder Project

Afterwards, Lorraine Hill stayed in Hoplander for a few more days, convened the middle and high-level leaders of the headquarters, and held several meetings to understand and solve many backlog problems.

"Based on the results and assessments of the past two years, the chamber of commerce has decided to make the following position changes..." Chelsea held a long catalog and announced the future personnel changes.

During the turmoil two years ago, those who performed poorly at the critical moment were transferred from important positions and replaced by a group of newcomers promoted by Lorraine Hill. After these two years of training and testing, a group of elites were selected from among them take on more important positions.

But now the top executives of the chamber of commerce are either loyal old people who have experienced critical moments, or newcomers who have been taught and promoted by Lorraine Hill himself.And even if Lorraine Hill is not in the Chamber of Commerce, its interior is still very stable, closely united under the sole leader.

Not only within the chamber of commerce, but even among the younger generation in Hoplander, the image of Miss Lacey is somewhat deified.Its appearance, strength, and mind are all objects of their worship.

This girl, who only stayed in Hopland for half a year, defeated the other three chambers of commerce in one night, developed the huge Carites chamber of commerce again, and finally went to the Young Moon Council to separate the western part of Virga.Not only that, but her appearance and personal strength are also amazing.

No wonder it has attracted so many followers.

"Just send it here, don't worry, I will come back in the future." Wearing a light coffee coat and leather shoes, Lorraine Hill waved goodbye to the people behind him.

"Miss..."

These people are all high-level executives of the chamber of commerce, and they looked at the girl with some reluctance.After Lorraine Hill came back in the past few days, they seemed to have found their backbone. The past disputes and hesitant issues were all resolved one by one, which made people feel extremely comfortable.

And now this eldest lady is leaving again, that's why they are so reluctant.

"Okay, okay, don't wipe your eyes anymore, I know you didn't shed tears, giggle~" Lacey covered her mouth and smiled, she knew that these people wanted to express their reluctance, but this look is really interesting .

"Goodbye."