When the fleet arrived at Junhui City, the season had already entered summer, and the weather was a little hot.As soon as he stepped off the boat, Owen was so hot that he had to reach out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.He really wanted to eat ice cream, and he suddenly remembered the dessert he made last summer.As soon as he returned to the palace castle, Owen couldn't wait to ask the servants to bring some buckets of ice water to cool down the stuffy room, and then summoned Viscount Nishizawa, the head of the city hall.Arriving at the office, Viscount Nishizawa respectfully saluted Owen's chest."
Your Majesty, congratulations on your victory.""
No need to be so polite."
Owen raised his hand to interrupt and asked urgently, "How is the recruitment of craftsmen?"
How many people are willing to go to Bibo County to participate in the reconstruction work?
”The rebuilding of Bibo County was a big undertaking, and in order to speed up the reconstruction, Owen decided to recruit some craftsmen from many places, and promised a higher salary than if he went to Dawn City.Among them, Junhui City is a large city with the largest number of craftsmen, so Owen is very concerned about it."
Your Majesty, the salary you gave is very attractive, the craftsmen of the royal capital are not afraid of the hard work of the reconstruction, and the reserved places are filled up at once."
As he spoke, Viscount Nishizawa took out a list and handed it to Owen."
It's good if it's full."
Owen picked up the list and glanced at it casually, put it down and looked up and said, "Arrange for a ship to send them there as soon as possible." ”"Understood."
Viscount Nishizawa nodded."
That's right."
Owen changed the subject and asked, "How's the conference you prepared on the wireless phone going?"
Are invitees interested in attending?
”"The preparations are going well, and the conference will be held as scheduled in three days."
Viscount Nishizawa responded, "All the invitations have been issued, and the presidents of the chambers of commerce of our country and the Xiayue Federation have said that they will definitely come to participate. ”"Well, that's good."
Owen was not surprised by such a result, the businessman would definitely smell the business opportunities contained in this conference, and it would be a huge loss not to attend.Next, Owen learned more about the recent situation in Junhui City from Viscount Nishizawa.After the newly formed town hall fully functioned, both the inner and outer cities quickly recovered from the shadow of war, and commercial activities became more prosperous than before.Similarly, criminal activities of all kinds have begun to emerge one after another.The purpose of the police department is to combat these crimes, but the current police force is still somewhat insufficient, and Owen feels the need to expand the number of police officers.Three days later, Owen asked Viscount Nishizawa to prepare a successful investment promotion meeting, and merchants from all walks of life gathered in the conference hall of the royal palace castle.It was the first time that many merchants had been invited into the royal castle and felt that it was fresh, and looked around curiously.Why is this investment promotion conference being held?
The reason is simple, the focus of Owen's development is Dawn City, and the surrounding Dongsheng Fortress, Mystery City, and Laifeng Port will become the key cities for development in the future.At that time, a lot of resources will be invested in Dawn City and its surrounding areas, resulting in not much money to support the development of other places.In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to attract investment.Owen was mainly responsible for the technology, and the invited businessmen were responsible for contributing money to build factories, dockyards and other facilities in Junhui City, Lion's Roar City, Bibo County and other places, and the profits after paying taxes were distributed according to the agreed proportion.There is no shortage of people in those places, and the emergence of factories will create a lot of jobs and absorb people.In this way, it is guaranteed that the place outside of Auroville can keep up with the pace of development.The people who were able to attend the conference were all super-wealthy businessmen, who gathered in twos and threes to discuss with each other what surprises might arise at the conference.It didn't take long for Owen to show up.The merchants present quickly closed their mouths, and all eyes fell on Owen, watching him walk to the throne and turn around and sit down."
I've seen Your Majesty."
The businessmen knelt down on one knee and greeted each other in unison.This posture is a bit like a group of ministers meeting the king.There is no way to hold a convention here, as the former town hall building is a bit small and cannot accommodate the expansion of the new town hall, and is currently being expanded."
Get up."
Owen said.Confirming that the merchants were all on their feet, he nodded to Viscount Nishizawa at the front of the stairs.The latter immediately understood, and said to the businessman in front of him: "Welcome to the investment promotion conference, the purpose of this conference is to raise funds for the projects set up in Junhui City, Lion Roar City, Bibo County and other places, please pay more attention if you are interested." ”As soon as the words fell, someone immediately asked impatiently."
Your Majesty, I wonder if there is a rail ore transportation system and a pumping steam engine in the project you have set up?
If so, how much money do you need?
I'm willing to come out. ”The questioner was Sharp Hawley, a mining businessman he had met before, but he didn't expect this guy to be obsessed with the orbital ore transportation system and the pumping steam engine, and he had already delivered several sets.Looks like he doesn't have enough on his side."
Don't be in such a hurry."
Owen raised his hand and pressed it, and said: "I have a lot of projects in my hands, otherwise I wouldn't have invited so many people to come, and the two projects you just mentioned also have them, not only that, but also a steam engine factory, a cement factory, a glass factory, a paper factory, a shipyard, and so on." ”As soon as these words came out, the businessmen present couldn't help but show expressions of disbelief, they actually opened up so many technologies at once.To be honest, they had long coveted the factories in Dawn City, after all, the goods they produced could be sold anywhere.If you can open your own factory to produce these goods, wouldn't it be more profitable?"
In order to let you have a more intuitive understanding of the projects of this investment promotion conference, I also specially ordered someone to prepare a booklet for your reference."
After saying that, Owen looked at Viscount Nishizawa again, who nodded and beckoned to a group of servants waiting not far away.They came out with a stack of bound booklets, and handed out one to each of the merchants present.When he got the booklet, the merchant immediately opened it, first took a cursory look at the contents of it, and found that except for the field of military equipment, the technology in other aspects was almost completely opened.This made the merchants extremely excited."
Once the cooperation is finalized, you can sign the contract on the spot, and everything here is ready, please rest assured."
Viscount Nishizawa added.Since they were so well prepared, the businessmen were all gearing up, ready to compete for the projects they fancied."
So, let's get started, let's talk about the first project first."
Owen also held the brochure in his hand, "Junhui City's Cement Factory ......"
This investment promotion conference lasted for three days, which was very smooth, and all the projects attracted sufficient funds.However, the merchants also found that Owen was a shrewd thief, and he was not allowed to take over the same type of project alone.For example, if you want to build five paper mills, a businessman can only invest in one or two of them, not all of them.In other words, five paper mills must have at least three businessmen to invest.In this way, if a merchant wants to sell paper, competition will inevitably occur.Of course, the paper made in Dawn City will also join the competition.There is competition, in order to sell goods, merchants are bound to try all kinds of methods, and lowering the selling price is one of them, resulting in a decrease in the profit that can be made.Fortunately, the market is not yet saturated, and there is still a lot of room to be developed, so investment projects are still profitable, and businessmen do not have any grievances.The most fiercely contested project are the two dockyards in Bibo County, and the merchants of the Gorge Moon Federation want to invest in this project.In the end, it was snatched away by the two strongest chambers of commerce, the Gorge Island Chamber of Commerce and the Crescent Chamber of Commerce.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon