Murray probably never imagined that on a sunny winter day, a young magician would come up to him and say, "Hey!
Would you like to give you a job as a manager?
”"I do!"
Murray immediately replied aloud without hesitation.Yes, Murray needs a job like this, even if it's a day's work, as long as he can get paid.It doesn't matter if the salary is less, as long as he can have a stable job, then Murray can get back a salary to support his family.It doesn't even matter if you don't have a salary and can't subsidize your family, as long as you have a well-fed working meal at noon, so Murray can save one meal a day.This is the winter of heavy snowfall, just into the winter, the imperial capital ushered in two heavy snowfall, it is said that the snow has sealed the mountain road, because many coal yards and firewood yards of warehouses are located in the airport town, a large number of briquettes and firewood can not be transported into the imperial capital in time, this year's winter is particularly cold.His Majesty Charles, the Grimm Empire, was worried that the workshops in the imperial capital were competing with the citizens for firewood and briquettes, so he ordered the major workshops in the imperial capital to stop work during heavy snowfall.Many workshops have indeed stopped, but at the same time, the problem is that a large number of poor people at the bottom of the imperial capital have lost their jobs.For the poorest in the imperial capital, unemployment meant no income.For a poor family with no property and only low-cost housing, losing their jobs means that they will have to cut back on their expenses before finding a new job, which is a difficult time, especially in such a cold winter.This is how Murray was fired from a leather workshop, he has a little bit of leather making skills, but this year's leather workshop business is not very prosperous, Murray did not make much money, not ready how to spend the winter, this winter is quietly coming.After the outbreak of the plane war, the economy in the imperial capital is not very prosperous, and all walks of life have been affected, and the imperial capital is the most prosperous city in the Grimm Empire, but there are still a large number of poor people facing the problem of not having enough to eat.Murray was one of the slums of the Imperial Capital, and he didn't expect to be hired by me to be the manager of the Talisman Workshop while he was basking in the sun at the foot of the wall.I told Murray that his main responsibility at the moment was to take stock of all the materials in my rune workshop and create a new account list, and then I would gradually let Murray handle some matters related to the purchase of runes, after all, Arya's energy is limited, and it is impossible to leave everything trivial to her.As the first magic engraving machine in the underground caverns of the Xinliu Valley continued to produce the Bronze Rune Plates of the Fire Gathering Technique, the workshops in the Xinliu Valley needed a large number of thin copper plates about half a foot in diameter.The second magic stamper in the Valley of the Willow has already begun to enter the trial production stage, and according to my idea, the second magic stamper makes the arrows of heavy crossbows with two magical properties, piercing and sharp, these round thin copper plates and black iron arrows are temporarily supplied by the North Duisburg blacksmith shop, and the tips of these crossbow arrows are completely prepared for the barbarian slave heavy crossbow.Next, I plan to use the metal rune plate made by the magic engraving machine to snatch back the market for exhaust fans.Due to the reason that those inscribers in the imperial capital united to resist, the Mithril magic rune plate is currently completely pure gold magic pattern red copper rune plate in the imperial capital, and those exhaust fans in the imperial capital magic market are all made of Mithril rune plates, since these inscribers want to hit me on the exhaust fan, there is no reason not to raise their fists to fight back.Murray warmly invited me to his house to sit, the magic caravan stopped in front of his yard, and I paid Murray a sum of money in advance to help him solve the practical difficulties in the house, and the reason why he could run under the wall to bask in the sun in the winter was nothing more than that the house could not afford to burn firewood, and it was as cold as an ice cellar.A few children were playing in the yard, and their innocent smiles showed that at least for the time being, they still had some food for each meal, and there was not a single trace of green smoke on the chimney of the house, and sure enough, the house did not have a fire during the day.The two women each carried a bundle of twigs they had picked up from under the street tree and walked into the courtyard from outside, and were greeted with great pomp by the children in the courtyard, as if they were welcoming her own Majesty.Murray pushed open the door with some embarrassment, and invited me and Lady Arya to come in and sit down, our magic caravan was parked on the other side of the alley, and Murray was carrying a roll of fur mattresses behind him, and he stood in the doorway, just blocking Arya and me.At this time, the door of the house in the courtyard was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman with a thin face leaned out of the door and sneered at Murray: "Murray, your two wives can pick up some firewood on the street, do you know to lie in the corner and bask in the sun all day long?"
”Murray rubbed his frozen red nose with some embarrassment, and shouted a little timidly, "Aunt Miranda." ”In fact, there is nothing to see in the low-rent housing of the poor, there are several poor families crowded into the bright-looking house, everyone shares a living room and a kitchen, the whole house is full of some daily necessities, some low-rent houses are messy like scrap yards, of course, there are also low-rent houses that organize the internal space in an orderly manner, Murray's home is the latter.In fact, there is another advantage of low-rent housing, that is, after the winter comes, several families can work together to solve the heating problem, if a family has more money, buy some briquettes or firewood in the free market, will be lit in the fireplace in the living room, so the whole house can feel the warmth, the only small difference is that the family who paid for briquettes has the right to choose to sit closest to the fireplace.And in winter, it is quite fun to sit around the fireplace and bake the fire, everyone can chat while drinking hot tea, and there is always a blackened iron pot hanging in the fireplace of poor families, which can be used to boil water, make soup, and sometimes even bake wheat cakes in the iron pot, or throw a handful of peanuts into the iron pot, waiting for the peanuts to emit a burnt aroma.Murray warmly invited me to his house for a seat, and I was actually quite tempted to go inside, but when I looked back at Arya waiting next to the magic caravan, I thought it would be very troublesome.And so, I had a new manager in my rune workshop, and he was a pauper.We sat in the Winchan caravan and drove towards Arya's new home, it was warm inside, and Arya took off her black cloak to reveal the silver court dress inside, even in such a cold winter, she would choose to wear some low-cut long dresses like other aristocratic women."
You've hired a pauper to be the manager of the Talisman Workshop!"
Arya felt a little incredulous about this, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she said to me with a light smile.I sat beside her, one hand resting on the back of the upholstery sofa, one hand around the back of her neck, as graceful as a white swan, gently twisting a strand of blonde hair, which Arya often felt a little strange about my action, and wondered why I liked her blonde hair, which in general was a kind of complex carved into my bones.I said to Arya, "Is there anything that can't be done?"
Murray was familiar with how to keep accounts, there was no law in the imperial capital that said that commoners could not be managers, and that paupers were better at work than nobles.Could it be that the aristocracy should be more reliable than the commoners?
Nick is an aristocratic manager, and it was I who pulled him back from the brink of bankruptcy, and what happened?
When it came to the critical time, didn't you eat and wipe your mouth and throw this mess to me?
”In fact, Nick did not do anything wrong, as a manager with a normal mind, he would make such a correct choice when faced with that situation, he was actually forced by the pressure of those masters, when he found out that my rune workshop did not have any prospects, he resolutely decided to leave.I just thought he should at least say hello to me before leaving, so that suddenly it seemed to disappear out of thin air, which was a little unacceptable to me."
At the end of the day, there's a character issue."
I sat in the magic caravan and said to Arya.Betty, who was sitting next to her, opened the windows slightly to let in some fresh air outside.Looking at the pedestrians on the side of the street, people wrapped themselves in leather jackets and hurrying, I said to Arya, "I just need someone to tidy up the rune workshop now, there are a lot of things in the rune workshop that need to be counted one by one, and I am not in a hurry to start work immediately, Murray's home is near the rune workshop, which is very suitable for this job." ”Murray's look of excitement flashed in my eyes, and I added, "All I need is an honest manager, and he just needs to be able to tell how many thin copper plates I have in my rune workshop." ”"What a low demand!
So, are you really ready to hit the market for low-end magic runes?
”Arya turned to me and asked.Actually, Arya is still against this, she doesn't think it's a wise move."
At least it will make some kind of magic talisman board affordable for civilians, in fact, I have quite a lot of ideas."
I said to Alya.Arya curled up her feet on the couch, Betty covered her legs with a blanket, and placed the blue buckskin boots worn by Arya in the doorway, Betty took off her fur coat in the magic caravan, wearing only a cashmere wool knitted sweater and a thick tweed cloth dress, her figure was tall and slender, and she wore a tight sweater, but it seemed that her chest was quite material.Untie the gold headdress on my head, let the blonde hair coiled on the top of my head loosely drape, and rest my head on my big head.
On her lap, Arya lay comfortably on the soft leather sofa, I reached out and slid over her pointed white chin, she reached out to grab my hand, let my palm against her face, feel the delicacy and lubrication of her face.Arya squinted her eyes and said to me, "Once those magic rune boards flood into the magic market, not only will they hurt the interests of the Ming Master, but they will also touch the interests of the Babington family in San Carlos City!"
”Sometimes, I think she is very much like Qige, especially when she squints, she always gives a shrewdness that is hard to hide.As long as it involves the metal rune plate, it will definitely touch the interests of the Babington family, because the biggest industry of the Babington family is the San Carlos City Rune Workshop, but it is said that it has been in a state of loss recently, and it is estimated that no one is more looking forward to the end of Angela's multi-faceted war as soon as possible than the Duke of Babington, and looking forward to the economic recovery of San Carlos City, and many magic rune board workshops can turn losses into profits.In fact, the magic rune plate made by the magic engraving machine still had a big impact on the Babington family, once the price of the magic rune plate with magic effect made by this magic engraving machine was lower than the price of a blank rune board, it was estimated that no one was willing to buy the rune plate made by the Babington family at that time.In fact, this also means that the Babington family has been abiding by the traditional production process for so many years, and once a new rune board appears, the blank rune made by the Babington family will be quickly compared.Arya rubbed her forehead and said to me with some distress: "There is a big cake about the blank rune board, but it is not only in the hands of the Babington family, there is a big network of relationships in it, once those rune boards with magic patterns flood into the imperial capital market, there will definitely be attention, have you ever thought about how to deal with it?"
”I said to Arya, "Actually, I want to start a workshop with Noah that specializes in the production of magical living items. ”Actually, I don't know what Noah has been busy with lately, but it looks like this guy must have some ideas of his own.Arya didn't show the slightest surprise when I said this, and she said to me, "With the help of Noah.
The power of the Mensa family?
I'm afraid it's not enough. ”I asked her, "What if you can get the support of the Duke of Samoyed and the Duke of Jingyue at the same time?"
”After all, she was very familiar with the Babington family, and she also knew the market of the imperial capital.Arya thought for a moment before she said to me, "Try to convince Prince James that it would be much better if he could help you say something at the right time." ”I didn't expect that the matter of the blank rune board was so deeply involved, and I rubbed my forehead with my hand, thinking about how to do it.At this time, Arya seemed to think of a copper hot pot with a refrigerator, her eyes lit up, and she said to me, "I finally understand why you came up with the name of it, yes!"
It's called a refrigerator.,This thing is not for the nobles at all.,Once the cost of the magic rune board inside is reduced,Its cost will shrink significantly.,Speaking of which,This thing was originally for those civilians who lived a rich life.,They are the main consumer group of this kind of thing.。
”I said to her, "No, no, no, the refrigerator is a magic item for everyone, and although it seems that no one cares about it right now, you will see that the refrigerator is even hotter than the copper hot pot for hand warmers next summer." ”Arya let out a sigh of relief and said to me, "I hope so!
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