Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

More than a month has passed unknowingly since Captain Hausen left the Principality of Idar to explore the unknown land on the other side of the ocean.

During this time, a lot happened in this land in the eastern part of the empire.

For example, the first department store in the Principality of Idar opened for business, the groundbreaking of the noble manor northwest of Idar City, the anti-crime storm personally presided over by Old Ford, and the first public service exam in the Principality of Idar. .

The interior of the empire is still in chaos, but the Principality of Idar is still full of vitality.

The sky is blue, the grass is green, and everything in the Idar Principality looks like a prosperous scene like a heavenly dynasty.

Since moving to the Principality of Idar, Justin Lucio has been idle.

War and chaos have greatly squeezed the living space of civilian merchants. In addition, the shop he ran in the Principality of Idar showed a new and prosperous atmosphere, which made him give up the idea of ​​returning to his old business.

Since you can make money safely, who would risk your life to earn that hard-earned money?

Justin Lucio soon realized that the noble Idar people had a high sense of integrity. Those risky trade routes should be left to the mud-legged people living in the interior of the empire and the Kingdom of Basel... …

However, giving up the plan of regaining the old career does not mean that you will have to wait for death from now on.

Although just relying on the stable income brought by the store, he can repay the loan on time and enjoy life peacefully, but... Justin Lucio has always been a guy who can't rest.

When the aristocratic estate just opened for sale, he gritted his teeth and bought a property worth thousands of gold coins, but this also saddled himself with a heavy debt.

but……

What made him extremely excited was that just over a month had passed, and the house prices in the noble manor had already entered an upward trend.

As the Idar City Government Affairs Office issued the latest "Three-Year Development Plan Outline", Idar City's development plan for the next three years has also been officially announced.

Affected by this, the price per square meter of villas in noble estates has increased from twenty gold coins to twenty-one gold coins.

That is to say...

After I bought a 300-square-meter villa, I had already made a net profit of 300 gold coins without doing anything in the past month!

No matter which industry you are in, this is not a small amount!

After all... on this continent, the exchange ratio between gold coins and silver shillings, and silver shillings and copper plates, is as high as one to twenty.

This time, I really made the right bet!

Whenever he thinks about the decision he made that night, Justin Lucio has the urge to burst into tears.

To know,

According to the legal provisions of the Principality of Idar, the Idar Government Affairs Office and the Idar City Planning Department divide properties into two different types: residential residences and luxury residences, and set maximum price rise and fall standards for ordinary residential residences to regulate prices. , in order to prevent merchants from hoarding goods on a large scale.

Therefore, whether they are businessmen who want to live there or invest, almost all of them have set their sights on luxury residences.

It's just... there is only one luxury home builder approved by the Idar Public Project, and there is only one project, and that is the Noble Manor project under Riverside Real Estate.

In a sense, as one of the first people to eat crabs, Justin Lucio really got a big deal this time.

But he knew very well that such opportunities would not always come across. Continuously expanding his industry and sources of income under the legal framework of the Idar Principality was the right way.

So during the days when he came to the Principality of Idar, apart from staying at home and reading newspapers, Justin Lucio almost walked through the streets and alleys of the Principality of Idar.

Whether in the district of Merin, the city of Idar, or the industrial areas of Solenberg and Cologne, Justin Lucio has left his footprints and presence.

As a businessman, he indeed saw countless business opportunities hidden in the booming Idar Principality.

For example...bread.

Although potatoes and corn are becoming increasingly popular in the Principality of Idar, the most widely sold food with the highest sales volume is still bread that people love.

Miriam's bread processing factory is also prospering and expanding with Bruno's support.

As the people's demand for bread grew, Miriam's original cake shop was split into two, and with Bruno's financial support, it was reorganized into the New Idar Bread Processing Factory and Eugenie Cake Shop.

Among them, Eugénie Cake Shop was left to Miriam to tinker with, mainly producing cream cakes that were loved by businessmen and nobles.

The new Idar bread factory is more formal than the previous one. Not only does it employ professionals for management, but one-third of the bread supply in the Principality of Idar comes from here.

This is a large bread manufacturer endorsed by the Idar Chamber of Commerce, owned by Idar nobles, and managed by professionals.

Driven by so many factors, Justin Lucio is very optimistic about the future of this bread processing factory.

Therefore, he quickly submitted a cooperation document to the New Idar Bread Processing Factory, hoping to become a cooperative merchant of the New Idar Bread Processing Factory and traffic the bread produced to all parts of the Principality of Idar.

after all……

It is actually a very time-consuming thing to contact the stores and merchants scattered all over the Principality of Idar every day.

Justin Lucio believes that with his traveling business experience, he will be able to bring the bread produced by this factory into every household more smoothly. While making profits for himself, he will also let new people Idar bread processing factory gets more profits.

only……

Although he received a reply as soon as he submitted the cooperation documents, the content of the reply was not always what Justin Lucio wanted to see.

Because that was not the cooperation that Justin Lucio hoped for, but a tender notice.

Justin Lucio saw the problems that occurred in actual sales, so the new Idar bread processing factory backed by Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, naturally saw the same flaws.

Therefore, in order to make the bread produced by the New Idar Bread Processing Factory sell farther and reduce unnecessary trivialities, the bread factory divided the Principality of Idar into several regions and started a round of "recruiting regional partners" Large-scale tendering.

And this also caught Justin, who was originally full of confidence, a little off guard for a while.

He did participate, but was eliminated as expected.

This is not due to some insider operation, but because... compared to others, the quotation and sales strategy given by Justin actually do not have much advantage.

And this also made Justin Lucio clearly realize for the first time how terrifying the number of businessmen gathered in the Principality of Idar was!

However, it was fierce, and the selection of partners through bidding was an eye-opener for Justin Lucio.

Although the screening method was cruel, it made Justin Lucio both painful and happy.

The mistake in the bidding made him feel a little depressed. For two days in a row, he leaned on the sofa in boredom, reading the "Idar Daily" word by word, trying to see if he could find other business opportunities. .

"Come and see, dear father, I have bought the bicycle I mentioned to you a few days ago!"

At this moment, little Lucio's voice came from the yard.

Hearing this, Justin Lucio put down the newspaper in his hand and walked out of the room.

In today's Principality of Idar, learning to spell and read aloud is the dream of almost every child. The hardships of life make them understand how difficult it is to climb up, and also make them clearly realize how difficult it is to live in the Principality of Idar. of luck.

After immigrating to the Principality of Idar, little Lucio was sent by his father to Double Point Academy to learn spelling, and strive to obtain a good ranking in the entrance examination of Idar Public University next year.

You know, although the Civil Service Examination allows little Lucio to make money faster and integrate into the society of the Principality of Idar, Justin Lucio has money, and the Lucio family is not short of money.

Moreover... he could see the importance Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar, attached to the Public University of Idar.

Not only does it provide students with tuition exemptions, accommodation subsidies, and food subsidies, but the social status of public university students has also been greatly improved. It can be said that they are the talents most valued by Bruno Stuart, Duke of Idar.

As for the bike Lucio Jr. was talking about…

Since Justin Lucio had been concentrating on preparing various aspects of the bidding, he did not pay much attention to the vehicle that was frequently mentioned by his son and "Daily Idar".

In his opinion, since he has a carriage at home, as for the so-called bicycle, can he still run on his own?

But... he couldn't bear the mention of his son, and for Lucio's family, the price of bicycles was not expensive, so he nodded and reluctantly agreed.

But when Justin Lucio walked out of the room and saw the thing being pushed into the yard by little Lucio, he was stunned for a moment.

Then...what the hell is that?

…

Since the Idar Institute of Basic Industry solved the problems of bearings, steering and tires, allowing the Principality of Idar to finally successfully launch its first bicycle, the rest of the work has become much simpler, and most of it is just an increase in details. Increase or decrease.

For example, in order to increase the practicality of the bicycle, craftsmen added a seat above the rear wheel and a hanging basket in front of the bicycle.

After solving the difficulties in the supply of raw materials and the mass production of bicycles, the bicycle factory of the Principality of Idar was officially established in the Grand Highlands half a month ago, began recruiting workers for production, and named it "Holden Brand" "bike.

The origin of the name is also very simple. The person in charge of developing bicycles is named Matteo Holden.

Bruno doesn't care about the name, but it can greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of the craftsmen and make them realize that as long as they make some achievements, they will also have the opportunity to make their descendants proud!

The first generation of "Holden" brand bicycles did not have good enough shock absorption methods, and they were far from comfortable to ride. However, this was enough for the Principality of Idar and the civilians living on this land. Got it!

It has become the dream of almost all young people in Idar to ride a brand new "Holden" bicycle on the cement road just laid by the workers in Idar, with their lover or children on the back seat.

And this dream is not expensive, the price is less than 500 copper plates.

In the past, this price would have been very high, but for the people of Idar now, it is roughly equivalent to three or four months' wages for a family.

It's still not cheap, but it's not an unbearable burden.

And in order to bring bicycles into people's lives faster, factories such as the Idar Steel Factory and the Idar Textile Factory in which Bruno has a stake will even provide employees with the option of advance basic wages, thus promoting Idar people’s consumption of bicycles.

But these... Justin Lucio didn't know that, because when the news of the bicycle was spreading wildly in the Principality of Idar, he was busy bidding on his own and planning his future business ambitions.

Therefore, today is actually the first time that he has seen this much-talked-about means of transportation with his own eyes.

how to say?

In his opinion, the appearance of the bicycle is actually a bit weird.

There are two huge wheels at the bottom, a basket in front, a small seat in the middle that doesn't look big, and some messy things further down...

And the most important thing is that this thing cannot "stand" on its own. If there is no support, it will fall to the ground.

"Is this a bicycle?"

Seeing this, Justin Lucio couldn't help but ask.

This thing that can't even stand can be used as a means of transportation?

Or... is this actually just a part of the bicycle?

Justin Lucio couldn't help but look around, but it was obvious that there were no other parts.

"If you want to go near the Baths of Caracalla, this bicycle is much more convenient than a horse-drawn carriage!"

Little Lucio said while showing it to his father with great interest.

"Be careful..."

Justin Lucio was quite worried, but before he finished speaking, he saw little Lucio flipping onto the car and spinning around the yard.

"If it weren't for the small space here, I could ride much faster than this!" Although he was a little unfamiliar, little Lucio still pedaled and shouted to his father.

The scene in front of him stunned Justin Lucio. UU Reading www.uukaｎshu.net

This bicycle really doesn't need livestock to pull it, and it can really move forward quickly with only human power.

As a businessman with an extremely keen sense of business, he is very aware of the vast market that such a vehicle will have!

Suddenly, Justin Lucio rushed into the room like a man possessed, pulled out today's "Idar Daily", and read through it carefully.

finally,

He found the inconspicuous advertisement in the middle of the newspaper:

"Breaking news! We are urgently looking for agents for "Holden" brand bicycles. Applicants with business experience will be given priority!"

Seeing this, Justin glanced at the bicycle that had just been bought by little Lucio, and his whole body couldn't help but feel excited.

I'm still wondering what to do with selling bread here. Wouldn't it be nice to sell bicycles? !