Chapter 92: Improving Efficiency

"I think the three of you already know that I will leave here tomorrow and go to Anweimar." After the four of them were seated, Xu Yi said straight to the point.

Heinze, Camby, and Sebas looked at each other and nodded.

"This time is different from the previous trip to the dwarf tribe. If you count the round-trip journey, I am afraid it will take at least ten days. If there is any unexpected delay, it is possible for more than half a month. Because the time to go is relatively long. , so regarding the work of the Chamber of Commerce during this period, arrangements must be made in advance." Xu Yi nodded to Sebas. "Sebas, please tell us about the financial situation of the Chamber of Commerce during this period."

"Yes, Mr. President." After getting along for a while, Sebas is no longer just superficially respectful to Xu Yi as before, but some people who really treat him as his own boss, he immediately responded when he heard the words. With a bang, he opened the account book in his hand, glanced at it, and continued: "Because our chamber of commerce has received a large number of orders for magic machinery recently, and the production has been smooth, the profit has been very stable, the chamber of commerce's financial The situation is very good. Based on the statistics of the last month, a profit of 11,423 gold coins has been achieved. Although the statistics have not been made this month, but based on the current situation, it is inferred that within the next three months at least, The profit of the chamber of commerce will further break through.”

Although Heinze and Camby are also the senior executives of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, they only have a general idea of ​​the overall financial situation of the Chamber of Commerce, and they do not know the specific figures. The huge number of 10,000 gold coins immediately burst into laughter.

Especially Heinze owns 20% of the shares in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. If these profits are distributed, it means that he will earn more than 2,000 gold coins a month!

In the past when he opened a grocery store, this huge number only existed in his imagination, and he never hoped to become a reality.

Of course, after being with Xu Yi for a long time, his vision gradually became less short-sighted. Of course, it is impossible to really hope that these profits will be taken out for dividends now.

"Of course, in addition to profits, the Chamber of Commerce's expenses are also quite huge." Sebastian paused and said. "The biggest expense is the workers' salaries, which totaled 5,761 gold coins this month. In addition to various welfare expenses, the total expenditure on workers this month was 6,347 gold coins."

"So much?" Heinze and Camby were speechless at the same time when they heard this number.

It's really not a good place to know that Chai Mi is expensive. Although the two of them knew that the total salary of the workers should be quite large, but now that Sebas has revealed such a large number, it still shocked them both.

"That's all." Xu Yi glanced at the two of them, nodded and said, "So now you two are trying to find a way to improve the productivity of the workers, and try to produce more qualified products in the same time."

Camby and Heinze looked at each other with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

"This... The workers have already worked very hard. If they want to improve their efficiency... I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses." Heinze thought for a while.

"I don't mean to squeeze them, but to improve production efficiency through other methods." Xu Yidao. "For example, Heinze, remember the advice I gave you last time?"

Heinze recalled: "Did you mean the last time you asked me to replace the magic machine that produces screws behind the assemblers?"

"Yes. Although this is a small change, it allows the assembly workers to use the screws faster after the small magic tooth rolling machine produces screws, which indirectly improves the production efficiency by a small amount. According to this example, In fact, you can think of more ways to improve the efficiency of workers.”

Heinze and Camby nodded thoughtfully.

Xu Yi added: "Of course, the method of improving production efficiency cannot mainly rely on workers. I have now begun to cooperate with the great magician Camilla to study a new generation of magic machine tools. If the development is successful, the efficiency of the new generation of magic machine tools will be greatly improved. It is several times higher than the magic machine tools we use now, and the production efficiency can be greatly improved. At the same time, I will also develop some small magic mechanical tools with Steele and the others to help workers complete their work in more ways. What Thiel and the others are currently working on is a small magic drill, if it comes out, the workers in charge of the equipment can use the tools directly after screwing on the screws, without the need to slowly screw them by hand, and the speed can also be increased several times."

Heinze and Camby looked at Xu Yi in surprise: "Why didn't you tell us before?"

Although Sebas didn't ask, he still stared at Xu Yi.

As the representative sent by Viscount Leslie to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he certainly needs to understand the current actions of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce so that he can give back to Viscount Leslie.

Now Xu Yi actually broke out that he was researching so many new things, but he didn't know anything before.

If Viscount Leslie knew, he would not be happy.

Xu Yi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Because these things were only conceived before, it's nothing to say. Now there is a basic framework for the magic circle and basic structure of these magic machines. After I come back from Anweimar , I believe that the great magician Camilla and Steele will give me a satisfactory answer, and then I will come to you for the final structural research and finally confirm the completion. Until then, you should wait patiently. ."

Heinze and Camby nodded in agreement.

After staying with Xu Yi for a few months, they are used to making decisions by Xu Yi, and they are only responsible for implementation.

Sebas thought for a while, and then asked tentatively, "Master President, about the new magic machine and the small magic drill you mentioned, did you inform the Viscount?"

Xu Yi smiled and said, "You don't need to talk about it. Tomorrow I will go to Anweimar with the Viscount, and I will find time to tell him on the way."

The three were startled again.

Xu Yi actually went with Viscount Leslie, which was a bit unexpected.

"Lord Viscount hasn't been home for a long time. This time, taking advantage of my opportunity to go to Anweimar, I intend to take me to his house as a guest while I go home." Xu Yi explained.

Camby didn't have any special reaction yet, but the expressions on Heinze and Sebas couldn't help but change slightly.

Xu Yi said it lightly, but the two knew very well that Viscount Leslie's action clearly showed that he had really accepted Xu Yi and planned to introduce Xu Yi to his family.

If nothing else, this means that Xu Yi will most likely be included in his sphere of influence by the family behind Viscount Leslie in the future.

Sebas' gaze towards Xu Yi immediately became kinder, because if nothing else happened, everyone would be his own from now on.

Heinze frowned slightly, then stretched out.

Although he felt that it was a pity that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had become a vassal of a big family from now on, it was a very helpless thing.

On the Sainz Continent, without the support of the great nobles, ordinary merchants and chambers of commerce would not be able to truly gain a foothold.

Since Xu Yi chose Viscount Leslie from the beginning, it is best not to change his ways, otherwise he will be abandoned by everyone, and the end will be ugly.

Xu Yi took the changes in the faces of the two into his eyes and smiled slightly.

It's not hard to guess what the two of them are thinking, but Xu Yi may not really turn to the family behind Viscount Leslie as they thought.

Of course, certain support is definitely needed, but Xu Yi insists on retaining a certain degree of autonomy.

As for how to strike a balance in the middle, that is the question that Xu Yi must face.

"Sebas, the report is not over yet, let's continue." Xu Yi said to Sebas.

"Yes, Mr. President." Perhaps he already regarded Xu Yi as his own. Sebas was more respectful when facing Xu Yi now, and answered loudly. After looking down at the account, he paused slightly. A little hesitantly said: "Except for the expenses on the workers, the biggest expenses come from your various capital investments, including the dwarves' fixed five hundred gold coins per month, and the unfixed, temporarily set as per month. The material research investment of two hundred gold coins per month. In addition, there is an investment of one thousand gold coins per year from the great magician Camilla. On average, it is 83 gold coins per month. Then there is the research institute where the three of Miss Steele are located. This one is slightly less, and it cost a total of 57 gold coins last month. In addition to the scholarship fund plan for Baron Riktor’s School of Magic that you proposed two days ago, President President, I estimate every month. Let’s take a look, it’s roughly about 100 gold coins. In this way, the various expenditures proposed by you, President, cannot be specifically calculated for the time being, but it should be about 1,000 gold coins per month.”

"Too much!"

"Too little!"

Heinze looked at Xu Yi in amazement: "Do you think it is too little to invest 1,000 gold coins every month? Xu Yi, the monthly profit of our chamber of commerce is only more than 10,000 gold coins. Apart from the wages of the workers, there is only one left. Less than 6,000 gold coins, if you spend another 1,000 gold coins, there will be only 5,000 gold coins left!"

"What? Do you think the pure profit of five thousand gold coins is very small?" Xu Yi glanced at Heinze. "To be honest, I really feel that the investment of a thousand gold coins is too little. If I had to choose, I would even hope to invest all the profits of the Chamber of Commerce in research."

"Are you crazy? Then what kind of money do we make?" Heinze couldn't help shouting loudly.

As a major shareholder of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he can accept that Xu Yi spends part of the profits on various research inputs, but he will never accept the idea of ​​Xu Yi investing all the profits of the Chamber of Commerce in research.

Xu Yi shrugged. He had known for a long time that Heinze never had a long-term vision, so he was not surprised that he would have such a reaction.

"What is Viscount Leslie's opinion?" Xu Yi asked Sebas.

Sebas hesitated for a moment, glanced at Heinze, and forced a smile: "Lord Viscount said that he himself promised the President not to participate in the decision-making of the Chamber of Commerce, and he has no opinion on what you want to do."

"Really?" Xu Yi smiled, turned around and spread out his hands at Heince, the meaning was self-evident.

Heinze snorted coldly, but said nothing more.

Xu Yi glanced at Heinze, suddenly showed a mysterious smile, and waved to the three of them.

"Actually, I have a plan here, which is guaranteed to make the Chamber of Commerce make a lot of money. Do you want to hear it?"

Heinze was shocked, but he was very aware of Xu Yi's ability. Since Xu Yi said so, it proved that he really had a feasible plan.

So Heinze immediately cheered up, leaned over, and listened carefully.