Chapter 85 Old Magic Fans Are Selling

A week later, an unusually large convoy crossed the border between Norton Principality and Candela Empire.

After driving for three hours on the only highway in the southwestern province of the Candela Empire that was finally fully completed and opened to traffic last month, the convoy arrived at Canberra, the capital of the southwestern province and the seat of the governor's office of the southwestern province. .

The convoy did not drive directly into Canberra, but stopped in an open space outside the city.

Although this is only a suburb outside the city wall, Canberra is a big city like the provincial capital after all, so it is still very lively, with a turbulent flow of people and various hawkers. It seems that it is much more prosperous than many small cities.

Xu Yi stopped the magic car, and after getting out of the driver's cab, he found that the people around him had only glanced at the convoy he was in, and then turned their gazes back. The wonder of things.

"People in Canberra have seen magic locomotives many times, and it's not unusual for a long time." Chairman Cruise explained. "Actually, people here have seen not only magic locomotives, but also many household magic machines many times. You don't need to expect them to be as curious as they were when they first saw them."

"No, I didn't expect this. It's just a little strange. Since these people in the Candela Empire have seen these household magic machines with their own eyes, why is the demand for these things still not very high?" Xu Yi frowned. .

"Who told you that they don't have high demand?" Cruise gave Xu Yi a long look, and pointed to the front right. "Look what's in there."

Xu Yi looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a rather large stall beside the avenue. There are crowds around. It looks very lively.

"What's that for?"

Just when Xu Yi was wondering. Suddenly, cheers broke out from the crowd around there, and then a person surrounded by him held something tightly in both hands, turned around and ran away, as if he was afraid that others would snatch the thing in his arms.

Xu Yi took a closer look, and found that the treasure-like thing in his arms was clearly a somewhat old-fashioned magic fan, and he was stunned.

"It's just an old magic fan, why is he like this..."

"Because it's second-hand, it's cheaper. It's not easy to get one." President Cruise shrugged. "The weather is so hot now, this thing is very popular. If ordinary people here can have a magic fan, it is almost like a life-saving thing."

Xu Yi frowned, still puzzled.

"A newest new flying brand magic fan only costs three gold coins and fifty silver coins, and it's not that expensive. Why do they want to grab such an old-fashioned magic fan that is about to be eliminated?"

Chairman Cruise glanced at Xu Yi, shook his head and sighed: "Xu Yi, I think you have been separated from the world of ordinary people for too long, and you have forgotten the most important question. What do you think... three gold coins and five Ten silver coins, for these ordinary people who can barely eat enough, is it very little?"

Xu Yi was speechless for a moment.

It's not that he has been out of the world of ordinary people for too long as Chairman Cruise said. And it is entirely because there is no longer the concept that "ordinary people can't even afford a magic fan".

Whether it is the Principality of Standing or the Kingdom of Lampari. Ordinary people in these two countries, as long as they are not lazy, can easily find a job that earns at least ten gold coins a month.

If a family of several people add up, leaving aside the basic necessities of life, there is no pressure at all to take out a few silver coins to buy a magic fan.

But this is only limited to the two countries of the Principality of Standing and the Kingdom of Lampari, because the magic industry driven by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is the best developed in these two countries, and now there are magic machinery-related products everywhere in these two countries. All kinds of factories have a huge demand for labor, which makes it easy for anyone to find a good job.

But beyond that, although the Kingdom of Rulson and the Principality of Drake are also vigorously developing industries related to the magic industry, they are somewhat inferior.

In comparison, the Sark Kingdom is even further behind.

Because the relationship with the Kingdom of Lampari and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was very tense before, the magic industry industry in the Kingdom of Sark has no development at all.

But compared to the Candela Empire... that's much better.

Although the Candela Empire is one of the two major empires in the Sainz Continent, and its overall national strength is second to none on the Sainz Continent, when it comes to the living conditions of ordinary people...it is comparable to that of the Lampari Kingdom seven or eight years ago. Not much better than that.

Most of these ordinary civilians living near Canberra, the capital of the southwestern province of the Candela Empire, were only in the stage of worrying about their livelihoods. Of course, it was impossible to spend a few gold coins to buy a magic fan.

"Then what's the matter with these old-fashioned magic fans? Although they don't look like the magic fans of our chamber of commerce, why do you need one or two gold coins for one?" Xu Yi asked again.

"You have to ask President Doyle about this."

Xu Yi turned his head and looked at President Doyle who happened to be walking beside him.

President Doyle gave a dry laugh, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "Well... After we came to the Candela Empire, we found that few people here have seen household magic machines, and they don't like the latest household magic machines. The magic machinery is too expensive, so I simply brought over the old household magic machinery that was eliminated before and sold them. Heck, they are very satisfied anyway, so I don’t think there is any problem with this..."

Xu Yi immediately understood.

After a long time, after the Kandela Empire and the Lampari Kingdom signed a mutual trade agreement, the merchants of the Lampari Kingdom actually recollected the old and old-fashioned household magic machines that had been eliminated in the Lampari Kingdom, and brought them to The Candela Empire came to sell.

In Xu Yi's view, this is undoubtedly a very deceitful approach, but it just fits the current situation of the Candela Empire, which really makes him a little speechless.

"Hey, this can be regarded as an ordinary person who benefits the Candela Empire." President Doyle continued with a smile. "Anyway, they can't afford the new ones, and the old ones are much cheaper. For example, the magic fan that that person bought just now doesn't even cost a single gold coin. Of course they welcome it."

"One gold coin per unit? What was the price when you bought it in the Lampari Kingdom?" Xu Yi asked.

President Doyer's face became even more embarrassed, and after hesitating for a while, he approached Xu Yi and replied in a low voice: "We learned from what President Xu and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did before, and collected them for the old-for-new activity. Actually The cost... one set is about...cough, it's less than twenty silver coins..."

Xu Yi couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

One set is less than twenty silver coins? Because the newly signed mutual trade agreement between the Lampari Kingdom and the Candela Empire stipulates that the tariffs on magic machinery products will be reduced the most, so even if they quote this old magic fan for one gold coin, the tariffs they need to pay will be no more at most. Only ten silver coins.

Including the transportation cost, in general, the cost of such a magic fan is no more than forty silver coins.

Now that they shipped it and finally sold it at a price close to one gold coin, they could at least transfer it to close to half a gold coin.

"No, no, President Xu, we are supplying to the merchants here and letting them sell it, so the actual selling price from us is far less than one gold coin." Doyle said The chief quickly waved his hands and shouted for grievances.

"Then what about the proceeds from selling a batch of new magic fans through the trade-in event?" Xu Yi gave him a blank look.

"Hey, President Xu, I learned this from you too." President Doyle smiled.

Xu Yi waved his hand: "Okay, I don't care about these things. But I need to remind you that word-of-mouth is difficult to build, but it is very easy to break. Household magic machines have only entered the Candela Empire not long ago, and it is necessary to build word-of-mouth to give It is a critical period for the people of the Candela Empire to make a good impression. At this time, it is best not to use this kind of defective product to fool people. Otherwise, once a bad impression is left, it will take far more than Just work as hard as you can imagine."

President Doyle frowned, disapproving of Xu Yi's words.

But he didn't refute Xu Yi face to face, he just smiled and left.

"Hey, Xu Yi, don't waste your saliva. These small businessmen don't have such a long-term vision. They obviously want to make a fortune, so they don't consider word-of-mouth, overall industry development, etc. Problem. Like these things, probably only you, a freak, will always keep it in mind." When President Doyle walked away, President Cruise sneered.

Xu Yi snorted coldly: "I don't believe you haven't thought about these issues. Otherwise, your chamber of commerce's apartment outside Canberra wouldn't be so valued by you, right?"

President Cruise shrugged: "I'm not a small businessman like them who has no knowledge and vision."

"Ha..." Xu Yi couldn't help laughing out loud, thinking that Chairman Cruise's skin is getting thicker and thicker now.

But what he said is correct. Compared with the president of a small chamber of commerce like President Doyle, President Cruise has seen many big scenes over the years, and his vision has long been far beyond that of ordinary businessmen.

Moreover, he has been influenced by Xu Yi all the time, and he habitually takes an extremely long-term view, so naturally he will not harm the huge benefits that may be obtained in the future for the sake of such a tiny profit.

"But when it comes to importance, compared to this apartment, I still attach more importance to roads." Chairman Cruise turned to Xu Yi and asked seriously: "Do you think... How sure are you to persuade the Candela Empire to make a large-scale construction this time?" Build roads?"

Xu Yi blinked: "Convincing Prince Frank and the southern provinces is at least 90%. But convincing the entire Candela Empire... no more than 30%."

President Cruise was stunned: "Why?"

Xu Yi smiled wryly: "I can't help it, because the Candela Empire is too big..." (To be continued...)