Chapter 445 Yami's Side Job
Yami has been feeling a little worried recently.
The literacy class is about to end, but he still hasn't decided what to do in the future.
It is said that there is an advanced class above the literacy class, which is beyond his reach now. He once went to ask Miss Zoe, but was kicked out. Zoe impatiently warned him "Don't make trouble."
To be honest, Yami felt a little aggrieved. This was just a normal inquiry, right? How could it be a mess?
After all, he didn't take the literacy class seriously for a few days, but was asked by the Lord - no, Lord Hughes is not the Lord of Blood Harbor - to read some books like "Linear Algebra", "Complex Variable Functions" and "Probability Theory".
These books are interesting, but they can't fill your stomach.
Therefore, Yami couldn't make up his mind for a while, what to do next.
He had planned to join the expeditionary force, but Castel's strategy seemed to have changed recently. The expeditionary force was no longer in a hurry to recruit people. It was said that the situation on the front line had changed, and perhaps rapid support was no longer needed. Of course, Yami knew what this meant, and he prayed for those poor people in the North in his heart.
But this indeed interrupted his plan.
At present, it seems that we can only enter the factory. Castel did not terminate the plan of the Great Crusade. Instead, he increased the investment. He was just not in a hurry to send troops to the North. Instead, he began to carry out infrastructure construction in Blood Harbor. It is said that the rails used for the Great Crusade will be produced by Blood Harbor itself in the future.
This made Yami a little distressed. It was not a big problem for him to go there to get a meal and move books for Miss Zoe and decorate the classroom. But if he was asked to go to the steel mill to forge rails... Yami looked at his thin arms and legs, and his bulging belly from eating in the literacy class, and he didn't have any confidence at all.
The future feels dark.
Unable to think of any good solution today, Yami turned over in bed. Now that things have come to this, he decided to go to sleep.
Tick-tick-tick.
A knock on the door interrupted Yami's thoughts. He rolled off the bed and carefully removed the door panel.
".Bettys?"
Standing at the door was a thin little girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, but her complexion was not bad. She had also recently gone to the literacy class to get a free meal, and it was Yami who signed her up.
She and Grandma Penny depended on each other for survival and lived not far away, in the same alley as Amy.
Yami scratched his head. He had little experience dealing with children and didn't know what to do at this moment.
"Brother Yami, do you think French fries and fried fish are delicious?"
Yami was stunned. Why did you ask this?
But before he started thinking, his head nodded involuntarily.
“That’s delicious!”
Chips and fish.
During this period, the literacy class occasionally served these two kinds of food. They successfully conquered everyone, and everyone who came to eat them and attend the class praised them highly.
Yami couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The crispy taste with a slight burnt aroma was something he would never forget after eating it once.
"Why do you ask this?"
Bettys came closer and whispered mysteriously, "Brother Yami, Grandma Penny and I want to open a fish and chips stand!"
Ah, "Where can you find oil? Besides, can anyone afford it?"
Oil and fat have always been very expensive. If it weren't for the fact that he could eat in the cafeteria of the literacy class, Yami would not be able to afford the cost of eating French fries and fried fish every day.
"I heard that many Castel people are coming to help build Blood Harbor, and the new factory will also start operation. They should be able to afford it, right?"
Yami was stunned.
It is said that the newly opened factory pays the initial trainee workers 20 rios per week, which averages out to 2.85714 rios per day. If 30% is spent on food and drink, there is a budget of 0.2875 rios per meal. You have to know that this is not a small amount of money, as it can buy 1.71428 pounds of bread.
And most people probably wouldn't mind spending a little more money to improve their lives.
I also heard that after the internship period, workers’ wages can be doubled.
After a simple calculation, Yami's eyes lit up. This business could be done!
Blood Harbor is a port, fish and potatoes are cheap food, as long as the price of oil is not too expensive, there is no problem! The price of oil "But the oil is still too expensive"
"It's okay! Brother Yami, I heard that Castel is going to open a store here to sell goods. Anyone from Castel can buy it with the coupons!"
Dumping goods to the surrounding areas is the only way for Castel to go out. If industrial products cannot be exchanged for Rio, they will be worthless if they are piled up in the warehouse, and the prince did not refuse at all.
Hughes plans to open a few shops in Blood Harbor to test the waters first. If everything goes well in the future, the business will radiate from Blood Harbor to the entire Principality of Tis. Wherever the expeditionary army's railways are built, Castel's products will naturally be sold there.
As for whether the local lords agree with the expedition, we are going to go to the North to inquire about their wishes. We have to choose between the Dragon Breath Cannon and free trade.
As for Count Basil, Hughes had already made the choice for him.
Among the exported goods is olive oil.
Hughes had no intention of making money from this kind of thing. After all, it was a product of primary industry. It was just a part of employee benefits and could be collected with tickets.
The key point is that neither Yami nor Bettys's family are from Castel, so they can't get the oil coupons. Yami subconsciously began to back off, but Bettys stepped aside before he could say anything and pulled another little girl over.
"Ding ding ding ding! This is my new friend. She can get olive oil! Then we can make a lot of money together!"
Yami looked over with some surprise. It was a girl with white hair, about the same age as Bettys. She looked like a northerner from White Crow. She was looking at him with timid eyes.
"Hello, brother Yami, my name is Gwen, and I'm Betty's friend!"
Oh no, it’s another little girl. He is the worst at dealing with little girls.
Yami stretched out his hand to shake hands, but then felt something was wrong, so he quickly took it back and pretended to scratch his head, stuttering: "Hello, um, hello, I, I'm Mia, ah, no, Yami"
Gwen took a step back cautiously and looked at Bettys beside her with an embarrassed look.
"It's okay, he's always been like this weirdly."
"No way! Well, no, let's not talk about that. Are you from Castel? Can you get some gas coupons?"
Gwen took another step back before he stood still. "I'm not really from Castel, but Officiant Josh took me in. He's from Castel, so it shouldn't be a problem to ask him for some oil."
Yami was surprised, Josh was the officiating priest!
This person is a well-known figure in Blood Harbor! The secret society he founded is extremely prestigious among the lower classes in Blood Harbor, and his name alone can scare a child to tears!
Yami shivered.
(End of this chapter)
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