At the same time, in the offices of various departments on the second and third floors, a group of people were seriously discussing some details of the cooperation.
Urban Construction Management Office.
"This is the route planned according to the map. Please see if there are any problems." Bi Jiamu handed three different drawings to the lords of Benguela Town, Yuxi Village and Guangshui Village.
Earl Olcott paused as he looked at the drawing in his hand.
The blueprint directly marks out the various monster gathering points that will be encountered along the way from Hope Town to Benguela Town, and even the types of monsters are marked. In addition, there are also some wild resource points.
As the lord of the small town of Benguela, Count Olcott knew less than his superiors.
"You guys know these monster gathering points and resource points very well." Earl Olcott snorted.
Bi Jiamu listened and smiled, "The professionals in our territory are quite active. They are used to running around and knowing things more clearly. They provide all the information to the territory, and the territory pays them some information fees! After all, knowing more will make it less likely for us two territory residents to have accidents when we travel! Now, it comes in handy."
Count Olcott looked at Bigam's smile and said, "Let's follow this route!"
"If we decide on this route, I will calculate the cost of the cement road with the Earl! This includes the material cost and labor cost..." As Bi Jiamu spoke, he directly determined the overall cost, "Earl, do you think this price is okay? This is also a rough estimate, based on the labor cost we hope for the town. It may save some money in Benguela Town."
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"No problem, let's do this!" Earl Olcott took a look at the three-digit gold coin cost. Although he felt it was a bit expensive, he could still accept it as it was a one-time solution.
"Okay, then when the Earl sends someone to deliver the funds, we will deliver the cement, the methods and precautions for building roads with cement. Please sign here, Earl." Bi Jiamu said, and after quickly filling in a few numbers on a document, he handed it to Earl Orcott.
Lord Olcott signed without hesitation.
After he signed, he suddenly realized that the staff in Hope Town seemed to be much more capable than those in his own territory! He would give them a good beating when he got back.
No wonder it fell behind Hope Town so quickly, it’s because they lack in talent!
As for Bei Wenkang from Yuxi Village and Xiang Ziqian from Guangshui Village, they signed to confirm without asking any questions. This is truly a show of trust.
Lord Olcott could not help but glance at the two of them. It was obvious that they were holding out for the town's support!
The two of them didn't know what Earl Olcott was thinking. If they knew, they would only say that being able to cling to someone powerful is sometimes a skill.
On the other side, Song Wenli was also negotiating a cement distributor contract with Yin Bole, the lord of Tiantian Xiangshang Village.
"Just go to the cement factory regularly to pick up cement." Song Wenli said bluntly.
Actually, limestone is not necessary for their cement plant, but it is a good choice for use in other aspects.
Anyway, according to the mayor, the town hopes to stock up on some important materials, and limestone is one of them!
"I mean, what if...what if the amount of cement sold in my territory exceeds the amount that Hope Town gives me?" Yin Bole cautiously tested.
When Song Wenli heard this, she immediately understood that this person had also made cement by himself.
Fortunately, their mayor had already given instructions on this.
Song Wenli said without hesitation: "Except you and me, who knows how much cement you have brought into our territory?"
The mayor has already made plans to sell cement to other territories themselves. Now there is a territory willing to sell it under the name of Hope Town. What's wrong with that?
Anyway, I hope the town is no longer burdened with debt.
Yin Bole listened and instantly understood what Song Wenli meant. He raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "I understand, I understand."
You can sell things under the name of Hope Town, which is also a kind of protection for your own territory!
Hope Town, great atmosphere!
Perhaps he could reveal to several other friendly territories that as long as the good things they have researched appear in Hope Town, they can use the name of Hope Town and only need to give a little concession to Hope Town. This would be better than their current sneaky approach.
Yin Bole's mind was full of calculations.
Business Administration Office.
"We have already locked on the shops on this main street. You can choose up to three shops now." Locke placed the shops along the main road of the South Gate in front of Dashan Town and Qingqing Grassland Town. "We just selected two shops from Benguela Town, Glasgow Town, and Tiantian Xiangshang Village, and one shop each from Yuxi Village and Guangshui Village."
Although the first three months are free, the subsequent rent is not low!
Locke really wants to sell more.
"Three rooms!" Liang Tianli and Shi Qingzhu said without hesitation.
They have no shortage of money, what they lack now is the market.
Most importantly, they have confidence in their own products.
Once launched, it will surely occupy the market rapidly.
"Then it is just right to put you together with Tiantianxiang Village, Yuxi Village and Guangshui Village.
"good."
"Then pay a deposit now! By the way, sign a contract with our management office to guarantee that there will be no problems with the goods. Don't worry, this guarantee is two-way..." Locke gave a detailed introduction.
The two listened and quickly signed their names.
"Okay, these shops have been allocated to you. You can contact people to renovate them as soon as possible." Locke said.
After the two got the contract, they had a new understanding of the efficiency of Hope Town.
"It's so efficient." Liang Tianli couldn't help but sigh.
"You can learn more." Shi Qingzhu said with a smile, their territory is no longer suitable.
"Our territory is not suitable."
"Why?"
"I'm the only office worker in the entire lord's mansion." Liang Tianli said helplessly.
Shi Qingzhu immediately thought of Fang Zonglong, who had stayed in the corner obediently without saying a word. It seemed normal? But...
"Thank you for your hard work!" Shi Qingzhu couldn't help but say. Although the population of her territory was not particularly large, it was not yet at the point where she had to manage the entire territory alone. Her good sisters were all managing it enthusiastically!
"..." Liang Tianli paused. There were only a few residents who could be considered human beings in the entire territory. It was actually... okay to manage it?
But this goes without saying.
As for the shop that I just rented, well, I can just sell it to the people in Hope Town when I can, and I will have to sign a 4:6 business agreement.
By the way, we need to find someone to inspect the goods.
Then, Liang Tianli went straight to the blacksmith shop.
Blacksmith shop.
Harrison looked at the platinum weapon that Liang Tianli took out, his eyes lit up instantly, and then after checking it, his expression paused.
"These are all the work of my people!" Harrison said to Liang Tianli with a scorching gaze, "If you hire them, your territory can only hire mid-level blacksmiths at most. How did you make platinum weapons???"
Even he was able to make platinum weapons because of the convenience of the material.
But in this small mountain town, there are so many platinum weapons, and in various shapes. There is definitely something wrong.
Liang Tianli really didn't expect that the blacksmith in front of him would be so sensitive.
Seeing that the other party was a dwarf, he knew that his own territory could not be hidden.
"We have two special buildings in our territory. One special building employs dwarves, and the other special building can upgrade materials. As long as the right raw materials are added, some materials can be upgraded. We have gained the convenience of materials." Liang Tianli said bluntly.
Harrison listened and nodded, "That makes sense! But if you want to cooperate with Hope Town alone, how about cooperating with us directly for materials?"
Liang Tianli listened and paused, "I have to discuss this with the Lord."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news." Harrison said directly.
Liang Tianli paused as he looked at Harrison's attitude.
He finally figured it out, and hoped that the town would not be short of platinum weapons!
Hidden...quite deeply.
But it's normal for the boss of Hope Town.
Who hasn’t revealed their trump card yet?
Aren’t their territories also quietly hiding their cards?
After a while, Liang Tianli found Fang Zonglong and told him the details of what happened.
"My Lord, what do you think?" Liang Tianli asked.
"Okay." Fang Zonglong said without thinking.
Now that they have decided on Hope Town as their distributor, there is no need to bother the next territory.
"...Okay." Liang Tianli responded.
Then he took his lord to the blacksmith shop to discuss the material business with Harrison. After leaving the blacksmith shop, he went to the tailor shop to discuss a business with Diana.
After signing the contract, Liang Tianli was a little dazed.
"My Lord, who said that the local residents can't do business?" Liang Tianli felt that both Harrison and Diana were stepping on their bottom line to discuss business.
"You don't have to go in person to talk in the future." It was rare that Fang Zonglong spoke much longer than usual.
Liang Tianli listened and instantly became alert, "Yes."
He was finally freed, and now all he had to do was focus on handling the affairs of the territory.
All affairs in the territory are mechanized.
Education Administration Office.
"Our territory wants these textbooks." Jin Lecheng looked at the list provided by Xinghua Village and placed an order without hesitation.
Although they hope that the town will also have its own textbooks, the difference is obvious when compared with those of Xinghua Village.
Since the other party does a better job, what’s the point of using the other party’s stuff!
Anyway, there is still a lot of surplus funds allocated by the territory to their education administration office.
"We are willing to provide textbooks of various subjects to the schools in Hope Town free of charge. However, when we promote our materials, can we say that these are the textbooks you use?" Tong Junlan said directly.
The subject textbooks in their territories don’t sell very well. Many territories don’t want new and novel things. Instead, novels sell better.
However, she still feels that once this type of subject-based textbook becomes famous, it will definitely be a source of income in the future.
Because many people may not be willing to spend so much money on novels, but for the next generation, they are willing to spend any amount of money.
Subject textbooks have a large audience!
When you become famous, money will come rolling in!
Jin Lecheng listened and began to think. They were using textbooks now, but they didn't say they would use other people's textbooks in the future. In the future, when the scale of Hope Town grows larger, if they start junior high school, high school, and university departments...
As if she knew Jin Lecheng's concerns, Tong Junlan spoke without hesitation, "We in Xinghua Village will continue to customize textbooks for Hope Town. Every year, we will give you the textbooks for your review. If you have any requirements, just ask. We will work hard to get you textbooks for junior high school, high school, and even college. In addition, we are willing to share the profits... 10%, oh no, 20% by using the name of Hope Town."
Jin Lecheng paused after listening and began to wonder whether he should ask the mayor for his opinion.
Although the mayor has given him full responsibility, this matter is no small matter!
"Let's draw up an agreement together first, and then you go ask your mayor. What do you think?" Tong Junlan continued.
Obviously, Tong Junlan also had a firm grasp on Jin Lecheng's mind.
"Okay." Jin Lecheng agreed after hearing the proposal.
Afterwards, the two began to negotiate the agreement.
When it came to this aspect, Jin Lecheng's performance instantly became eye-catching, and he refused to give up an inch of ground that he shouldn't have given up.
The two argued for a long time before reaching an agreement.
Tong Junlan looked at Jin Lecheng who was smiling innocently and couldn't help crying in her heart.
This is natural black, natural black!
But with so much detail involved, the agreement should be able to be signed smoothly, right?
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In this way, the affairs between various departments are proceeding perfectly.
After it was over, all the lords and mayors had been invited by Zhou Bai.
Sitting in the large private room in the cafeteria and watching the special dishes being served, everyone's opinion of Hope Town quietly improved.
It’s really grand!
Of course, before the banquet officially started, people like Tong Junlan came up to Zhou Bai with the agreement.
For those agreements that had already been negotiated and drafted by the department, Zhou Bai basically took a look and signed his name directly after confirming that there were no problems.
Zhou Bai still trusted the abilities of his territory's staff.
Each territory got what it wanted, and everyone was in a relaxed mood at the dinner table.
Then, faced with each unique and delicious dish, everyone enjoyed it to their heart's content.
Especially Liang Tianli, Shi Qingzhu and others.
Although they also have delicious food in their territory, due to the restrictions on ingredients, it has been a long time since they have eaten such delicious meals.
This is the life that people should live!
Compared to the way other people ate, Earl Olcott and Viscount Lancelot ate slowly and with aristocratic demeanor.
At the same table, different people have different "scenery".
Zhou Bai looked at the people feasting on their food, but in his mind he was thinking about how to bring up a suitable topic.
Finally, Liang Tianli, who was very perceptive, noticed it and looked at Zhou Bai and said, "Mr. Mayor, what do you want to say to us?"
Why are you so hesitant? It seems like something big is happening?
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Bai.
Especially Viscount Lancelot and Bevancon, who had more interactions with Zhou Bai, immediately noticed something was wrong.
That’s right. When they were working together before, was there any time when Zhou Bai invited them to dinner? ? ?
Suddenly inviting them to dinner, with so many people, there is definitely something wrong.
"Is there any bad news?" Bei Wenkang asked subconsciously, "You tell me, we must be prepared."
Zhou Bai didn't expect Bei Wenkang to be so sensitive, so he asked directly: "What do you think of the special weather?"
"Hasn't this special weather lasted for a long time?"
"When we first arrived, we were really embarrassed by the weather."
"I didn't expect that it wouldn't come later when we had made all kinds of preparations."
"Speaking of unusual weather all of a sudden, is it going to appear irregularly again?"
"Is there a pattern to this special weather, like it comes for a while and then doesn't come? And now it's coming again?"
“…”
As everyone was talking, their attention was immediately drawn.
Lord Olcott's expression was somewhat strange.
Speaking of which, he had just received a notice from his family asking him to be prepared, but he didn't expect that Hope Town would know about it so quickly. Or, who acted so quickly???
He was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to sell it!
Zhou Bai looked at everyone's speculations and said, "I just got the news too. The special weather disappeared after we came for a while. It has nothing to do with the rules. It's brewing, brewing even bigger special weather. I heard that this special weather will last for a long time, and it is likely to be continuous. No one knows when it will stop next time."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.
After a moment, the sound broke out.
"Fuck, this is too bad, are we just going to activate the natural disaster mode?"
"The territorial war is already exhausting enough for us, and now there is a natural disaster?"
"May this world be destroyed!"
"Doomsday! It really lives up to its name. It's the same in any world."
"Just when I thought the world was getting easier, God slapped me hard in the face."
“…”
Liang Tianli and his group were talking one after another, with no expression on their faces.
They were all hit by reality.
Viscount Lancelot, who was listening to their words, felt a heavy heart unconsciously.
This is indeed not good news.
Viscount Lancelot subconsciously looked at Earl Orcott standing beside him. There was no surprise on his face, but he looked very calm.
Earl Olcott also noticed Viscount Lancelot's gaze, and then he said directly and confidently: "Many large territories have already made preparations in advance. They have secretly purchased a lot of materials on the market. If you want to survive safely and continue to obtain resources in the wild, you must prepare early. However, only some large territories knew about it before. Even me, the family told me about it two days ago and asked me to prepare."
He was telling Zhou Bai, and also telling others.
He knew the news not much earlier than Zhou Bai, and Zhou Bai also just found out about it and did not hide it until the last minute.
Zhou Bai listened and glanced at Earl Olcott in surprise. She really didn't expect that the other party would speak for her.
The others listened and understood what Earl Olcott meant.
Precisely because they understood, they became a little restless.
"Thank you for the treat. Let's go back and make some preparations."
"Me too."
"Thank you. We will remember this favor."
“…”
In an instant, everyone said goodbye.
They have to go back and
Especially for the big territories, they purchased in advance, they must want to make a good profit. If they enter the market at this time, the price of special materials will definitely not be low.
They need to calculate the quantity needed for their territory early on.
In a short while, most of the people in the box left quickly.
The only ones left at the scene were Viscount Lancelot, Earl Olcott, Zhou Bai and Bayer.
"Thank you for telling us such valuable news." Viscount Lancelot said to Zhou Bai.
He has no backing, so this news is true.
Especially since he had just recently upgraded to a small town and had spent a lot of gold coins on its construction. If he had known earlier, no, if he had known earlier, he would still have upgraded to a small town.
In the face of natural disasters, small town-level territories will obviously have stronger ability to withstand pressure.
"You're welcome. We are companions after all!" Zhou Bai said simply.
Zhou Bai is grateful for the good neighborship he has always had with the small town of Glasgow. He is grateful to have such a good neighbor.
Viscount Lancelot smiled and said, "My friendly companion, I am going back too."
"Goodbye." Zhou Bai said directly.
After Viscount Lancelot left, Earl Olcott spoke up, "Who told you this news? Baron Charlotte?"
In the social circle of Hope Town, Earl Olcott could only think of this person with such ability.
"Yes." Zhou Bai nodded.
Earl Olcott listened and paused, "It seems that Baron Charlotte's family is really optimistic about Hope Town!"
"They are optimistic about cement." Zhou Bai said bluntly.
If not for this, her small town would not really be in the other party's eyes.
"Yes, in the future, physical defense materials like cement will be the favorites of many territories." Earl Olcott said, "I hope you can hold your ground in the upcoming special weather."
"Um?"
"The plundering of aggressive territories will only accelerate, and more and more territories will join. If Hope Town wants to gain a foothold, it can only prove itself with its own strength. Once its weaknesses are revealed, not only the enemies who are secretly spying on it, but even the cooperative allies will show their fangs." Earl Olcott reminded kindly.
"I will." Zhou Bai listened and said with a firm look.
Hope Town has always been on the road of struggle and never slackens off!
"Thank you." Zhou Bai said immediately. Earl Olcott's words were truly from the bottom of his heart.
"No, I just hope that this area can be stable because of our existence." Earl Olcott thought about the current situation on the mainland, and suddenly felt that having a neighbor like Hope Town was not bad.
"Let's work together." Zhou Bai said.
The more difficult it is, the more they should work together!
"...Okay." After taking a deep look at Zhou Bai, Earl Olcott agreed immediately.
Hope Town and its mayor seem to have a special charm!
It makes people unconsciously want to...trust her!
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