My Magic Age
Chapter 1130 233. The Poor in the Imperial Capital
Murray probably never thought that on a sunny winter day, a young magician would come up to him and say, "Hey! I'll give you a job as a manager, are you willing to do it?"
"I am willing!" Murray answered loudly without hesitation.
Yes, Murray needs such a job, even if it is just one day's work, as long as he can get a salary.
It doesn't matter if the salary is a little less, as long as he can have a stable job, Murray can get a salary to subsidize his family.
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Even if there is no salary and can't subsidize the family, it doesn't matter, as long as he can have a full work meal at noon, Murray can save a meal every day.
This is a snowy winter. As soon as winter came, the imperial capital ushered in two heavy snowfalls. It is said that the snow has blocked the mountain road. Since the warehouses of many coal yards and firewood yards are located in the airport town, a large number of coal briquettes and firewood cannot be transported to the imperial capital in time. This winter is particularly cold.
His Majesty Charles of the Green Empire was worried that the workshops in the imperial capital would compete with the citizens for firewood and coal briquettes, so he ordered the major workshops in the imperial capital to stop working during the heavy snow.
Many workshops did stop working, but the problem at the same time was that a large number of poor people at the bottom of the imperial capital lost their jobs.
For the poor people at the bottom of the imperial capital, unemployment means no income.
For a poor family with no industry and can only rent cheap houses, unemployment means that they will have to cut down on expenses before finding a new job. This is a very difficult period, especially in such a cold winter.
Murray was fired by his boss from a leather workshop. He had a little leather-making skill, but the leather-making workshop's business was not very prosperous this year. Murray did not make much money and was not ready for how to spend the winter. This year's winter came quietly.
After the plane war broke out, the economy in the imperial capital was not very prosperous, and all walks of life were affected. The imperial capital was the most prosperous city in the Green Empire, but there were still a large number of poor people facing the problem of not having enough food.
Murray was a member of the slums in the imperial capital. He never thought that he would be hired by me and become the manager of the rune plate workshop while basking in the sun at the foot of the wall.
I told Murray that his main responsibility at present was to count all the materials in my rune plate workshop and establish a new account list. Then I would gradually let Murray handle some matters related to the procurement of rune plates. After all, Alia's energy was limited, and it was impossible to leave all trivial matters to her.
As the first magic engraving machine in the underground cave of Xinliu Valley continued to produce the red copper rune plates of the "Fire Gathering Technique", the workshops in Xinliu Valley needed a large number of thin copper plates with a diameter of about half a foot.
The second magic engraving machine in Xinliu Valley has entered the trial production stage. According to my idea, the second magic engraving machine produces arrow tips for heavy crossbows with two magic properties of "penetration" and "sharpness". These round thin copper plates and black iron arrow tips are temporarily provided by the North Duisburg Blacksmith Shop. These arrow tips are completely prepared for the Barbarian Slave Heavy Crossbow.
Next, I also plan to use the metal rune plates made by the magic engraving machine to grab back the market for exhaust fans.
Due to the united resistance of the inscription masters in the imperial capital, the mithril magic rune plates in the imperial capital have now been completely replaced by the refined gold magic pattern red copper rune plates. All the exhaust fans in the magic market in the imperial capital use mithril rune plates. Since these inscription masters want to hit me on the exhaust fans, there is no reason not to raise my fist to fight back.
Murray warmly invited me to his house. The magic caravan was parked in front of his yard. I prepaid Murray a sum of money in advance to help him solve the practical difficulties at home. The reason why he could run to the wall to bask in the sun in the winter was nothing more than that he couldn't afford to burn firewood at home. It was as cold as an ice cellar.
Several children were playing in the yard. They had innocent smiles on their faces, which meant that at least they had something to eat for every meal. There was no smoke on the chimney of the house. Sure enough, this house didn't have a fire during the day.
Two women each carried a bundle of branches picked up from the trees on the roadside and walked into the yard from outside. They were welcomed by the children in the yard with a very grand ceremony, just like welcoming their own queen.
Murray pushed open the door with some embarrassment and invited me and Lady Alia to come in and sit down. Our magic caravan was parked at the wall on the other side of the alley. Murray was carrying a roll of fur mattress behind him. He stood at the door and just blocked Alia and me.
At this time, the door of the house in the yard was pushed open, and a thin middle-aged woman leaned out of the door and sneered at Murray: "Murray, your two wives can pick up some firewood on the street, do you just lie in the corner to bask in the sun all day?"
Murray rubbed his red nose with embarrassment, and shouted a little timidly: "Aunt Miranda."
In fact, the low-rent housing for the poor is nothing to see. Several poor families are crowded in the house that looks bright on the outside. Everyone shares a living room and a kitchen. The whole house is full of daily necessities. Some low-rent housing is messy like a scrap collection station. Of course, there are also low-rent housings that have their internal space organized in an orderly manner. Murray's home is the latter.
In fact, there is another benefit of low-rent housing. After winter comes, several families can work together to solve the heating problem. If a family has a little money and buys some briquettes or firewood on the free market, they will put it in the fireplace in the living room. The fire is lit, so the whole house can feel the warmth. The only small difference is that the family who pays for the briquettes has the right to choose to sit closest to the fireplace.
Moreover, in winter, it is quite fun for everyone to sit around in front of the fireplace and warm up the fire. Everyone can chat and drink hot tea. There is always a black-burning iron hanging in the fireplace of poor families. The pot can be used to boil water and make soup. Sometimes you can even bake wheat cakes in the iron pot, or throw a handful of peanuts into the iron pot and wait for the peanuts to emit a burnt aroma.
Murray enthusiastically invited me to sit at his home. In fact, I really wanted to go in and have a look, but I looked back at Aaliya waiting by the magic caravan and thought about it, I might as well forget it. It would definitely be very troublesome.
So just like that, my runeboard workshop had a new manager, and he was a pauper.
We sat in the warm magic caravan and drove to Aaliya's new home. The car was very warm. Aaliya took off the black cloak that covered the outside, revealing the silver palace dress underneath. Even in such a cold winter, she Like other aristocratic women, she would also choose to wear some low-cut long skirts.
"You actually hired a poor man to be the manager of the rune board workshop!" Aaliya felt a little incredible about this. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said to me with a slight smile.
I sat next to her, with one hand on the back of the soft leather sofa, and one hand around the back of her neck, as elegant as a white swan, gently twisting a strand of golden hair. Aria often feels a little strange about this action, and doesn't understand why I like her blonde hair. Overall, this is a complex that is engraved in her bones.
I said to Aaliya: "Is there anything wrong? Murray is very familiar with how to record accounts. There is no law in the imperial capital that stipulates that civilians cannot be managers, and the poor are better at work than the nobles. Could it be that Are aristocrats more reliable than commoners? Nick is an aristocratic manager, and it was me who brought him back from the brink of bankruptcy. What was the result? Just leave this mess to me?"
In fact, Nick did nothing wrong. As a manager with normal thinking, he would make the 'right choice' when faced with that kind of situation. He was actually under the pressure of those inscription masters. When he found out that I The Rune Board Workshop only decided to leave when there was no future for it.
I just felt that he should at least say hello to me before leaving. It was like he suddenly disappeared out of thin air, which I couldn't accept.
"In the final analysis, there is still a question of character." I said to Aaliya while sitting in the magic caravan.
Betty, who was sitting aside, opened the car window slightly to let in some fresh and crisp air from outside.
Looking at the pedestrians walking on the street, people wrapped themselves in leather jackets and walked in a hurry, I said to Alia: "I just need someone to organize the rune board workshop. There are many things in the rune board workshop that need to be sorted out." After counting them out one by one, I am not in a hurry to start work immediately. Murray’s home is near the rune board workshop, which is very suitable for this job.”
An excited look on Murray's face flashed through my eyes, and I continued: "I just need an honest manager, and he only needs to be able to tell me how many thin copper plates there are in my rune plate workshop. "
"Your requirements are so low! So, are you really planning to hit the low-end magic rune board market?" Aaliya turned to me and asked.
In fact, Aaliya was still opposed to this. She didn't think it was a wise move.
"At least it will make civilians able to use some types of magic rune boards. In fact, I still have a lot of ideas." I said to Aaliya.
Arya curled up her feet on the sofa. Betty covered her legs with a blanket and placed Arya's blue moccasin boots at the door. Betty took off her fur coat in the magic caravan and wore only Wearing a cashmere knitted sweater and a thick woolen skirt, she has a tall and slender figure. She wears a tight sweater, which makes her chest look quite good.
I took off the gold tiara on my head, let the blond hair on the top of my head hang down loosely, and rested her head on my thigh. Aaliya lay comfortably on the soft leather sofa. I stretched out my hand on her pointed white hair. Sliding along her chin, she stretched out her hand to grab my hand and put my palm against her face, feeling the delicacy and smoothness of her face.
Alia narrowed her eyes and said to me: "Once those magic rune boards flood into the magic market, they will not only harm the interests of the inscription masters, but also touch the interests of the Babington family in San Carlos City!"
Sometimes, I think she looks a lot like Qige, especially when she squints her eyes, she always gives people a shrewdness that is difficult to conceal.
As long as metal rune plates are involved, the interests of the Babington family will definitely be touched, because the Babington family's largest industry is the San Carlos City rune plate workshop, but it is said that it has been in a state of loss recently, and it is estimated that no one Even more than the Duke of Babington, he is looking forward to the end of Angela's multi-dimensional war as soon as possible. He is also looking forward to the economic recovery of San Carlos City and the turnaround of many magic rune board workshops.
In fact, the magic rune board made by the magic engraving machine has a great impact on the Babington family. Once the rune board with magical effects produced by this magic engraving machine is sold for more than a blank rune board, The price of the rune tablets was even lower. At that time, it was estimated that no one would be willing to buy the rune tablets made by the Babington family.
In fact, this also means that the Babington family has still adhered to the traditional production process for so many years. Once a new rune board appears, the blank rune boards produced by the Babington family will be quickly outperformed.
Aaliya rubbed her forehead and said to me with some distress: "The big cake about the blank rune board is not just in the hands of the Babington family. There is a huge network of relationships in it. Once Those rune boards with magic patterns are pouring into the imperial capital market, and people will definitely pay attention to them. Have you ever thought about how to deal with them? "
I said to Aaliya: "Actually, I want to set up a workshop with Noah that specializes in producing magical lifestyle items."
In fact, I don’t know what Noah is busy with recently. It seems that this guy must have some ideas of his own.
Aaliyah didn't show the slightest surprise when she heard what I said. She said to me: "Should we rely on the power of the Noah Mensah family? I'm afraid it's not enough."
I asked her: "What if we can also get the support of the Duke of Samoyed and the Duke of Jingyue at the same time?"
After all, she is extremely familiar with the Babington family, and she also knows the market in the imperial capital very well.
Aaliyah thought for a while and then said to me: "You try to convince Prince James. If he helps you say a word at the right time, the situation will be much better."
I didn't expect that the matter of the blank rune board would be so deeply involved. I rubbed my forehead with my hands, thinking about how I could proceed with this matter.
At this time, Aaliya seemed to associate the copper hotpot with the refrigerator. Her eyes lit up and she said to me: "Now I finally understand why you designed something called... Oh, by the way! It's called a 'refrigerator' Well, this thing is not prepared for nobles at all. Once the cost of the magic rune board inside is reduced, its cost will be greatly reduced. Speaking of which, this thing was originally prepared for civilians who live a wealthy life. Yes, they are the main consumer group of this kind of thing.”
I said to her: "No, no, no, the refrigerator, a magic item in life, is for everyone. Although no one seems to care about it now, but wait until next summer, you will see that the refrigerator is better than a hand-warming copper hot pot." To sell like hotcakes.”
Alia breathed a sigh of relief and said to me: "I hope so!"
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