Lord of Industrialization

"Sir, Madam, please take a look at 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. She also has the skill of a tailor."

The real estate agent worked hard to introduce a house in his hand to the guests.

The guests claimed to be from the Rhine Alliance. The husband, Frederick Meyer, came from a middle-class family, and the wife, Anna Meyer, was the daughter of a judge. They came to the Kingdom of Angland to find opportunities to make a fortune.

These two are common names in the Rhine Alliance. When they appeared together in the intermediary chamber of commerce, no one would have thought of the legendary Grand Duke of Wessen and the empress of an empire.

There are many merchants and outsiders coming and going in the city of Londinium, so there are 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 little socialites. They bought a two- or three-story building, bought furniture, lived in the attic or a not-so-good place, and rented the house to tenants while cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, running errands, etc. for the tenants.

This is very convenient for tenants, who can move in directly with their packages.

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

Then this proposal was rejected by Her Majesty the Queen, who chose the cheap 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, bathroom 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: "Madam, you have a good eye. This block has just been connected to tap water. 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 things by himself."

Anna said indifferently: "But it's cheap, we don't have to waste extra money."

"And I have a maid. She is buying clothes on the street and will come over later."

Then Frederick said: "This is it."

What else can the agent say? The tenant seemed very satisfied when he took him to the house.

That afternoon, Count Duval was trying on his new clothes that he had ordered for the World Expo. After hearing the news from his intermediary according to his requirements, he said, "Oh, foreigners, young, smart, thrifty, very good, they are the ones, I believe His Majesty Charles will be very happy."

The intermediary is the place where most foreigners come into contact, and he gave them the task of selecting people.

"It's pretty good here!" Anna was very satisfied with their place to stay this winter, "What should we do next?"

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

He thought he could run around by himself because of his superior martial arts, but Anna couldn't, so she brought a guard and maid.

Anna wanted to play the game of playing 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 while and said, "Translation work should be good."

He knows the languages ​​and characters of many countries, and this job is the most practical.

Other things like bookkeeping and paperwork, small businessmen can do it themselves, and large chambers of commerce will only hire their own people because they involve business secrets, and no one wants temporary workers.

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

He remembered exporting a lot of bicycles and tractors to the Kingdom of Anglan. This is the capital, there should be a lot of bicycles, and winter is the season for repairing and maintaining tractors.

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

Frederick's mouth twitched, he really didn't prepare this.

This was still something he figured out. In order to develop the student economy of Oak City and recruit talents, he instructed the education department to conduct a lot of professional technical certification qualification examinations.

These examinations are known for their strictness. Those who can get the certificates are all real people. Many people go to Oak City to take the certificates and go to other places to work. The salary is much higher than those without certificates.

As for making fake certificates, forget it.

The paper in the certificate is made of special paper, the same as bills of exchange, checks and other valuable tickets. Different types of certificates have different colored fibers and watermarks.

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

Anna covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Okay, I'll help you string beans and cheese, and you grill them."

After laughing, Frederick stood up and said, "Let's go to the beer club and ask for information."

The beer club he mentioned is the hometown club of the Rhine Alliance. When everyone is away from home, they will help each other and exchange information. If you really have no money, you will be given a boat ticket home.

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

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

As soon as the two new faces arrived at the club, someone named Weber came over to talk and find out the details.

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 his own manor, and Anna was the daughter of a minor judge in the Osmaga Empire. Her family changed their careers and went to Weissenberg City to do business after losing power due to the change of emperors. Later, they met.

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

During the period, Frederick ordered three glasses of beer. When he raised his hand to make a gesture of three, he extended 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 Angland recently?"

After taking a sip of beer, Weber said: "There are only three things on this island that have export value: wool, wood and coal."

"Recently, more and more people are raising sheep on the island. In the long run, the price of wool will fall, but it also means that there will be more new suppliers."

"Wood is a little difficult for newcomers. In places where it is easy to transport, people have already established good relations with the lords. In places where no one has gone, the freight will be higher, and it requires a lot of capital."

"Coal is a new business that has started recently. Outsiders need to pay the landlord to open a mine here. About 15% of the mining tax, if you want to export, you need to pay a higher tariff. "

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

"This is the new policy issued by His Royal Highness Prince Charles this year. I heard that the local nobles are not satisfied with our excessive profits. "

Frederick said after hearing this: "So, the export goods will be calculated according to the 40% tariff."

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

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

After he finished speaking, 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 taken over the trading licenses of all domestic goods in coastal ports after contracting the relevant tariffs as a tax package."

"The advantage is that domestic goods shipped under the name of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce no longer need to pay tariffs, and can be sold after unloading the ship. The registration fee is lower than the tariff, and the shipping speed is fast, but later people who want to intervene have to fight for a share within the Dawn Chamber of Commerce."

Frederick nodded. This was still his idea for Lilu. The main reason was that the customs clearance process in various places in the Kingdom of Angla was too slow. The people below were very corrupt, and it was common to drag it out for a month or two. It was better to go directly to the upper level.

Weber only talked about some news that could be known by asking a little bit tonight, and did not mention the details of his business.

Anna had been silent in the club except for greetings and politeness. 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 about it after I get familiar with them in two or three days."

Anna put her hands behind her back and said with a smirk, "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're right, I definitely make more money than others carrying goods."

"It's just that I came back 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 walked to the vicinity of their residence, the street was dark, with only light leaking from the windows on both sides.

Anna said, "This place is really bad. They don't want to spend money to install street lights. I'm afraid the public security is not good."

Just as she finished speaking, there was a quarrel in the place where the lights couldn't reach in front of her.

"Give it to me!"

"Don't even 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.