Lord of the Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability

After seeing off "Red Boots" Franka, Lumian returned to the cafe with his two men, Louis and Sakota, and sat at the seat where Baron Brignel usually sat.

Rene, the manager of the Breeze Ballroom, was waiting there.

He was in his forties, and his face was thin. I don't know whether he was overworked or born this way. His light yellow hairline was receding as much as the Loen people.

This is Gardner, the leader of the Savoy party. The operator was directly assigned by Martin, but he still showed great respect for Lumian. He showed a flattering smile and said: Mr. Charles, do you want to know about the situation of the ballroom?

"Okay!" Lu Anmi reached out and took the stack of reports handed over by Rene, and looked through them carefully. Luis and Sakota, who were standing behind him, once again felt like they didn't know the leader. He was a young boy from a rural area and could actually understand such complicated financial statements. If it were the two of them, they would just be dizzy. , want to sleep; is this someone who can fight and is educated? Lewis looked away from the stack of reports with "supernatural effects".

Rene took the opportunity to make an introduction to help the new boss better understand the business situation of Breeze Ballroom. "On non-weekends, our daily income is between 1,200 and 1,800 ferkin. On weekends, this number can reach up to 5,000 Firkin, normally 4,000..."

Last year's total income was 645,425 ferkin and 37 kopecks. Judging from the current trend this year, there is a certain increase, but not too much. This requires raising 12 thugs, 4 bartenders, 6 waiters, 3 Cook, 6 kitchen helpers, 3 handymen, 3 dishwashing ladies, 4 cleaners, 1 head waiter, 3 financial staff, 3 wine and food purchasers, 1 coachman.

Their average annual salary is 100 fils, and we also provide free lunch and dinner, which costs a total of 5,300 fils.

"As a manager, my annual salary plus year-end bonus is about 7,000 Firkin."

According to our agreement with "Red Boots", we will provide each dancer with a basic salary of 1 ferkin per day. After they reach a deal with the customer, we will take 3%. The deal is usually in the room on the second floor above the ballroom. If you want to go out, you need to pay the fee in advance to the thug at the door or the head waiter...

The cost of wine, champagne, beer, brandy, sugar wine, absinthe and other alcoholic beverages and sodas of different flavors, ice cubes, and various ingredients is about 120,000 Filkin per year. We bought this house, no We need to pay additional rent, plus other expenses such as horse feeding fees, ground maintenance fees, gas fees, water fees, singers and band fees, etc. Our annual cost is about 230,000 Firkin.

"Of the remaining 410,000 ferkin, the boss will take away 200,000 ferkin. Building a good relationship with the police officers at the police headquarters also requires ferkin. Mr. Xia, you have about 110,000 ferkin at your disposal. This includes your personal expenses, replenishment of guns and ammunition, rewards for your men, and compensation for the victims and injured..."

"It's a pity that the income of these people in the market area is not very high, otherwise we would make more money on alcoholic beverages..."

Of course, Lumian also has to reward his subordinates from time to time, and set aside a pension and arms expenses for possible conflicts, but he does not need to live in a nice place, nor does he need to hire servants, nor does he need to hold banquets. Rounding up, he is approximately equal to a minister. The only problem is that ministers do not only have apparent income.

The annual salary of a coolie is about 700 firkin, the annual salary of a maid who lives and eats in the employer's house is about 480 firkin, and the annual salary of a construction worker is only 1,000 firkin. Then, these skilled workers only earn 2,500 firkin per year. A senior engineer's The income is between 10,000 and 20,000 Firkin per year.

Sure enough, the shortcuts to making money are all written in the code...

No wonder Brignel couldn't bear to part with this ballroom... Lumian remembered what his sister said, as long as he saves some money and takes better care of his men and doesn't let them charge into battle, the money left over every year will be enough to buy a Sequence 6 magic weapon. medicine formula to the corresponding materials.

After René finished speaking, Lumian nodded and asked: "Why give the dancers a minimum salary? He was not reluctant, just curious," "Our Savoie Party dancers are all under the control of Red Boots. She requires us to pay a minimum salary and cannot Forcing those dancers to take the job, they will earn less if they are willing to do so, and they will starve to death if they are willing to do so.”

René explained: "In addition to the dancers under Red Boots, there are also girls controlled by people in the loan business. These were previously managed by Baron Brignel, and there was no conflict. How should we coordinate now?"

One thought after another flashed through Lumian's mind, and finally he felt that "Red Boots" Franka and her sister Aurore were similar in some aspects. Is this because they both belonged to the hidden organization? But if it were Aurore, she would definitely not handle it this way. She would organize the dancers to resist, she would try to establish an underground school to teach them knowledge, and find a new way out for them... If it were me, what would I do... …

After pondering for a moment, Lumian raised his head and said to Rene, Louis and others: "This is the way it is for the time being, without making any changes." "Rene, during this period, you help me deal with the police officers. When I get familiar with the current location, and have a good chat with them.”

After changing the passwords of the two mechanical safes and telling one of them to the manager Rene according to the previous rules, Lumian returned to the "Golden Rooster Hotel" before lunch. He went directly upstairs and knocked on Charlie's door.

As soon as Charlie ate a baguette with a glass of beer, he saw Charles appear at the door. He asked happily: "Where have you been these two days? You haven't even been to the bar to drink."

Lumian didn't answer and asked instead: "There is a job opportunity, would you like to consider it?"

Lumian smiled and said: "How about working as a waiter at the Breeze Ballroom? You don't need to join the Savoyard Party. You should get 70 ferkin every month. The tips are yours, but you should also know that these people in the market area will not give them at all." Tip, unless you turn into a woman and want to sleep with them.”

"Well, there are also some female customers who ask waiters to do that kind of thing. You are experienced in this area and don't need me to say more."

"Breeze Ballroom?" Charlie opened his eyes wide. "Have you gained the trust of Baron Brignelle?" You can arrange for someone to work as a waiter at the Breeze Ballroom without joining the Savoy Party?

Lumian smiled, "No need for Baron Brignel's consent. The Breeze Ballroom is mine now."

"Huh?" Charlie doubted his hearing.

Lumian smiled and explained: "I killed Hammer Aite, and the boss of the Savoyard Party handed over the Breeze Ballroom to me."

"That's it. Charlie suddenly realized it at first, and then blurted out in shock, did you kill Hammer Art too?" Lumian nodded: "Don't tell others about this, I'm afraid the police will cause trouble."

Charlie was speechless for a moment. After a few seconds, he muttered: "Should those guys from the Sting Gang go to a nearby church to pray to see if they can get better? Since you came to the market area, their leader Just dying one after another, I can’t even imagine how they feel now.”

"Good idea" Lumian praised.

If the leader of the Sting Gang really dares to pray in the church of the Eternal Sun or the God of Steam and Machinery, then the gang will cease to exist, of course, Louis. Before Lund visited again, Lumian did not want them to do such stupid things.

Charlie thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'm going to the Breeze Dance Hall in the afternoon. Who should I go to?" Haha, I rarely go to the dance hall because I don't have money, so now I can go every day.

"Go to the manager Rene and tell him that you are a tenant of the Golden Rooster Hotel." Lumian simply replied and looked to the side. There were two cleaning ladies cleaning there. One of them looked fifty years old at first glance. She is in her early years, but if you look closely, you would think she is only in her forties. She originally had flaxen hair, but she wore a bright golden wig, eye shadow and makeup, which covered her fine wrinkles, but Nothing could change her haggardness.

"This is?" Lumian asked Charlie.

Charlie clicked his tongue and explained: You don’t know yet? Our stingy landlady has changed his character and instead of just having someone clean once a week, he has chosen to hire two cleaning ladies to work all morning every day. "Tell me, tell me, is this a big miracle? It's only a little worse than my transshipment that time!"

Lumian, who had just read the financial statements of Breeze Ballroom, flashed in his mind the salary of a cleaning lady, which was 70 to 80 filkin per month.

But it was busy from morning to evening. The most that worked for half a day was 45 ferkin. Two cleaning ladies who only worked for half a day would not earn more than 100 ferkin a month. They hired someone to do general cleaning once a week, which was every day. It’s 18 fils gold every time, and Mr. Ev promised me to increase it to twice a week, which means I get 150 fils gold a month. How is this not stingy? This is budget conscious! "Lumian sneered. He doubted that if one cleaning lady could not complete the cleaning of the entire hotel in only half a day, no one would take on such a job, and Mr. Ev would certainly not hire two.

"Really?" Charlie scratched his hair, his calculation ability completely unable to keep up with Lumian's words.

When the two cleaning ladies entered the room without tenants and patted the bedbugs there, Lumian pointed in that direction with his chin: Why is there a person wearing a wig and eyeshadow? How can any cleaning lady be like this?

Charlie lowered his voice and said: "I asked, her name is Elodie, she said she used to be a theater actress, and she used to dress herself like this, and she still does this now."

No one knows whether what she said is true. When I was a waiter at the White Swan Hotel, I heard from the cooks that many prostitutes were old and were rejected by others, so they could only work as dishwashers and cleaning ladies.

Lumian recalled Elodie's appearance and felt that she should have been pretty good when she was young. As for whether she was a theater actress or a street girl, it had nothing to do with her identity as a cleaning lady. After bidding farewell to Charlie, Lumian went to the restaurant on the first floor to have something to eat, and then took a public carriage to the Grand Avenue area. He was going to tell Mr. K that your mission was completed!

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