Chapter 666: A unique focus

Gavin acted as if he had done something insignificant. "It will take at least one to two years to motivate ordinary farmers to plant. This is a great opportunity for us to further improve this industry chain. I happen to have enough manpower in the Goblin Borderland and can reclaim enough arable land. We will directly build a large-scale Stek shrub planting base there, integrating breeding, planting, processing and sales.

There is nothing lacking there, except planting technology and a large number of excellent Stek shrub seeds. I would like to hire Mr. Handiber as a consultant with an annual salary of 100,000 gold lions. Our technical guidance guides our people to plant Stek shrubs. After the subsequent research and development of fish feed manufacturing technology is successful, Mr. Handiber will invest in technology and hold 10% of all shares, His Highness will hold 39%, and the remaining 51% will belong to me. "

"One hundred thousand golden lions per year?" Handiber swallowed his saliva uncontrollably. For him, this is undoubtedly an astronomical figure. A small family of seven or eight people works diligently in business for a year. When the benefits are good, they may get this number. Whenever there is business, there must be gains and losses. Maybe the loss will be doubled the next year.

And this is a business that is sure to make money. No matter what the result is, you can get this salary.

As for whether Gavin has the ability to pay this salary, Handiber has no doubt. Although Hillp Town is remote, the news is not blocked. The war in the goblin wilderness has been reported here as early as seven or eight days ago.

Looking at the unusual guards behind him, and the Crown Princess personally picking him up and calling him General, his identity is self-evident. Except for the Supreme Commander of the Conqueror Army, there is no other person who can enjoy this treatment. A being who can dominate the life and death of tens of thousands of people will come to a village to fool a mid-level druid?

"I want to hear how I hold this 39% stake? From beginning to end, I seem to have done nothing." The Crown Princess's background determined that what she saw was completely different from Handiber's.

Handiber was attracted by the annual salary of 100,000 gold lions, but he didn't know that the real value was the 10% share. When the time comes, it will not be one or two 100,000 gold lions, but countless 100,000 gold lions.

Everything is about volume, even a half-basket of Styk shrubs worth a gold coin is no exception. Gavin is not trying to involve a village, a town or even a city in this new planting industry, but is preparing to build a new planting sideline for the entire Cormier farmer.

She had no reason to object, because the aquaculture industry itself occupies a large proportion in Cormyr. Not only is the entire southern part of the Kingdom of Cormyr surrounded by the Dragon Lake, they also have a huge inland lake, the Pterosaur Lake. The pterosaurs that once dominated here have long been extinct. It is the largest fishery in the Kingdom of Cormyr.

Even if the Kingdom of Cormyr and the Conqueror Army are at odds, and the Styk shrubs planted by Cormyr farmers are unsalable, the royal family can come forward and buy them in large quantities and then use them to raise fish.

"Your Highness has no tasks now, but it does not mean that there will be no tasks in the future. When the industry is formed, it is impossible to transport all the Styk shrubs to the City of Faith for processing. It is time-consuming and laborious. In areas with dense planting, it is the most correct choice to directly establish various processing plants. I hope that the land for the processing plant will be provided by Your Highness, and the Styk shrubs in Cormyr will be purchased by Your Highness." Gavin certainly would not give benefits to the Crown Princess for free.

Instead, she made full use of the convenience brought by her identity. The entire Kingdom of Cormyr belonged to her. It would naturally save a lot of trouble for her to acquire land and build factories. The same was true for procurement. Under the same price, the farmers' products would definitely be sold to the royal family first, and most of them were willing to do so.

"The purchase of land and acquisition can be left to me, but how to proceed is my business." The Crown Princess was not stupid and refused to be easily trapped.

Trade can be done, but it must not be done in the name of the royal family, because she is only the crown prince of the Kingdom of Cormyr, not the king. As long as she does not sit in that position, she is only the crown prince and must avoid suspicion, although everyone knows that she is supporting this matter behind the scenes.

"As long as the goal can be achieved, nothing else will affect me." Gavin just wanted to tie the Crown Princess to the chariot, and the rest was irrelevant.

Even Cormyr was just a test field.

If this large-scale breeding model is feasible, the Valley, Dragon Coast, Tethyr, and Giant Plains will inevitably follow suit. There, Gavin would not need to share profits with the Crown Princess. This is the advantage of a multi-line layout.

"Sir, when do we start? Like wheat, the Stek shrub is a crop that can survive the winter. If you plant it now, you can harvest a batch next summer. There are two ways to breed the Stek shrub. One is to cultivate it through seeds, and the other is to divide it through a huge root system. You can divide it by cutting the root system. If it is managed properly, the Stek shrub does not need to be sown and cultivated repeatedly. You only need to harvest the grown Stek shrubs regularly. Otherwise, they can survive for many years." Handibo explained this unique crop to Gavin and the Crown Princess.

Although this crop looks like a vegetable, it is essentially a shrub.

"Surviving for many years?" Gavin was stunned. This was something he had not expected. "Is there any difference between perennial Stek shrubs and those grown in the same year? As bait and food, which one do fish prefer? Is there any difference in nutrients?"

"Fish mainly eat the Stek bushes that are grown in the same year. Once it is more than one year old, most fish will not eat it because it has become more lignified and many fish can't bite it. However, large aquatic animals like dragon turtles prefer perennial Stek bushes. They will swallow it whole and digest it slowly."

Handiber's tension was obviously reduced a lot when he talked about his own industry. "This characteristic also causes the storage time of Stek bushes of different years to be different. The shelf life of Stek bushes harvested when they grow and form is the same as that of vegetables. If they are stored in summer, they will start to rot after a maximum of ten days. In winter, they can be stored for a little longer, but they will gradually dehydrate.

The older the age and the more serious the lignification, the longer the storage time. I have a batch of ten-year-old Stek bushes that have been stored for up to fifteen years. They have not changed at all until now, just like wood carvings."

"I underestimated this shrub and treated it as a vegetable." Gavin turned to Grace and instructed, " When the caravan purchases them, they should treat them differently in terms of price and storage. For those that can be stored for a long time, don't rush to sell them. Stock up appropriately until we have fully understood the characteristics of the Stek shrubs. "

"Yes, sir."

Gavin said to Handiber, "When you cultivate the Stek shrubs next time, not only should you compare the characteristics of the Stek shrubs grown that year, but you should also conduct more in-depth research on the ones that have grown for many years. It would be best to find out what attracts those aquatic creatures. Is it simply the unique taste? Or is it that it has generated unique substances that are more attractive to aquatic creatures? Is it simply attractive to those non-intelligent aquatic creatures? Or does it have the same appeal to intelligent aquatic creatures? If it is the latter, its value is not just as simple as fish bait, but an excellent commodity for trade with intelligent aquatic creatures. "

On land, the humans of Faerun have not been able to occupy an absolute dominant position, let alone in water.

They just raise fish in those ponds or shallow lakes. In slightly deeper waters, that is the world of monsters and intelligent aquatic creatures.

Don't think that intelligent aquatic creatures are far away from them. In fact, they are very close. Many times, they pass by them without knowing it.

Let's not talk about the distant ones. There should be traces of them in the Yewen Pond and the Asaba River in the Three Rivers. It's just that they rarely surface and expose themselves to the land people. After all, among the intelligent aquatic creatures, the land intelligent creatures don't have a good reputation. They are just a group of predators who plunder their food and wealth from the water, and even hunt them as prey to satisfy their curiosity.

If you can break this environmental isolation and start trade, it will be a real profiteering.

Because many commodities can be seen everywhere in the hands of the other party, but they are absolute treasures in your hands. Let's take a very simple example, pearls.

In the hands of land people, they are precious and rare ornaments, but in the hands of intelligent aquatic creatures, they are said to be ground and eaten as a high-end food. Many intelligent aquatic creatures have their own pearl farms.

Such situations are definitely not isolated cases, but are everywhere, and these are huge profit points.

"This..." Handibo looked embarrassed. Although Gavin pointed out a new research direction for him, it was far beyond his ability. He was just an intermediate druid with a relatively narrow ability.

Gavin seemed to have guessed Handibo's difficulty and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, you are not the only one doing this. I will arrange more professionals to cooperate with you. If you encounter any difficulties or have any needs, just let us know. We will find a way to solve it. I wonder if there are any other omissions? Or other questions?"

Handibo thought about it and finally shook his head, "No for now."

To be honest, he felt like he was in a dream until now. Everything seemed too unreal. His brain was like paste, and it stopped working a little. He lost most of his thinking ability. He still needed to spend some time to digest this matter.

"Well, I will give you three days to prepare. You can handle the affairs here. Someone will come to pick you up and escort you to the City of Faith to officially start our cooperation." Gavin directly knocked on the board.

For Gavin, both Handi and the Crown Princess were the icing on the cake.

Whether they participated in the deal or not, he would push forward the matter, it was nothing more than spending a little more energy and time.

"If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Handi felt that there was nothing for him to do here, so he took the initiative to resign.

It was certainly an extremely honorable thing to be able to meet the Crown Princess, but the pressure of being between the two was too great.

Handi felt that he was not facing two people, but two giant dragons, all of which were adults. He felt that if he was not careful, he would be eaten up and there would be no bones left.

This kind of pressure was not only from their identity, but also from their powerful strength, which unconsciously resonated with the surrounding magic power, just like the fierce momentum of the dragon.

Handi, who was promised, was pardoned and left in a hurry.

After sending this unknown druid away, the Crown Princess asked with great interest: "I wonder if the general has any other good ideas to make money like this? Why not share them together?"

"An industrial chain like this is rare. It's extremely lucky to have one. How could there be a bunch of them?" Gavin shook his head and said, "There are also some scattered business points, which are uncertain. There are so many things that I need to go and take a look in person before I can decide on the next step, so there is no way to share them with His Highness.”

There are some things where it would be extremely convenient for the Crown Princess to intervene, but there are some things where they would be unprofitable if they intervened too much.

"I'm a little too greedy." The crown princess did not feel too disappointed, because today's incident itself was an unexpected surprise, and it also gave her a deeper understanding of the way the young general in front of her does things. This guy is not only wily and scheming, but his creativity is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Things that are ordinary in the eyes of others have turned out to be treasures that can create huge wealth for him. "Where are you going to go next?"

Now the Crown Princess is full of expectations for the next journey. She wants to see what other unique things the young man in front of her can do.

"If possible, I would like to take a side trip and visit this village called Bubblefoot Inn Village." Gavin took out a map of the Kingdom of Cormyr and clicked on a village far away from the main road. one time.

"Water Soaking Inn Village, I am familiar with this village. Are you interested in the elven underground ruins there?" Crown Princess asked doubtfully.

Despite its weird name, the Soaking Foot Inn Village is actually a famous adventure location in the Kingdom of Cormyr. A large number of adventure teams gather here, trying to find treasures and embark on the road to success.

This was once a relatively remote royal outpost, and later turned into a halfway stable, exclusively for the use of war mages, king's messengers and purple dragon knights on the road to Carantaire. Here, tired mounts will become new mounts , where the exhausted traveler can also find a safe bed.

All this changed twenty years ago. A magical storm struck there. Countless thunder and lightning struck repeatedly until all the buildings were blown up, revealing a huge iron door that had been hidden under the stable cellar. It was an ancient iron door from the elven era.

The magic storm not only destroyed the royal outpost, but also blew up the iron gate. Countless magical creatures poured out from behind the iron gate. After hearing the news, the war mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr quickly came here. They gathered together and launched a shocking battle with those magical creatures. Countless magics collided here, and finally gave birth to the first known wild magic area in the Kingdom of Cormyr. Casting spells here became an extremely dangerous thing, and the spell casting failed. It's all a lucky thing. What's terrible is casting spells incorrectly, throwing spells that were originally thrown at the enemy at allies or yourself, turning benign spells into malignant ones. There are still a lot of monsters wandering around in the wild here, and there is no way. Clean them up completely - without the help of spells, it is difficult for the Purple Dragon Knight to track their traces or kill them completely.

Behind the iron gate is a huge mage's lair, which the monsters regard as their new home. The war mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr have been exploring it diligently for twenty years, but they have not completely explored it.

Not only because this place is huge, but also because it is a huge maze with a large number of portals, or internal portals connecting the mage's lair, or directly connected to an alien plane. If you accidentally go to another world from here, Or going around in circles without even realizing it.

But the harvest was also huge. It is said that the War Mage expedition team brought back at least a dozen powerful staffs and a dozen insect swarm staffs, as well as countless boxes of gems and gold coins.

This kind of rumor naturally makes countless adventure teams flock to it, trying to dig out their own pot of gold, but they may never come out. After all, even the battle mages of the Kingdom of Cormyr have been left in it forever. Resurrection is impossible, which shows how powerful the monster inside is.

The Soaking Foot Hotel Village was born on this basis. It is a service-oriented village. The residents here mainly make a living by providing services to the war mages, purple dragon knights and adventurers.

"I have no intention of exploring the underground ruins of the elves." Gavin's focus is always so different. "I am very interested in the business philosophy of the Soaking Foot Hotel. I heard that this businessman originally wanted to attract those outstanding craftsmen. When he came here, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy all the surrounding land, and also built a large number of residences and shops to accommodate the craftsmen for free. The prices of the shops were also extremely low, and it took only a dozen years to complete the construction. After arriving, he developed this place into a small craftsman village, and he himself was knighted! This is a business philosophy worth learning from, not only can be used in similar adventure spots, but also in some more remote commercial locations. On the road."

This kind of craftsman village is similar to the hotel chain that he and Gao Se's mother jointly promoted. They are both multi-functional and specially designed for service.

Gavin mainly went to Bull Ertajia, the owner of the Soaking Foot Hotel who came up with this business method. He is definitely a genius in business. If possible, Gavin would naturally want to take him under his command. What I lack most is this kind of person.

This point cannot be discussed with the Crown Princess. If she were to have such thoughts, there would be no way for him to compete with her. After all, she is a Cormyr and her heart is definitely with Cormyr.