Chapter 200: We are not short of money, but short of people

Since the future dukes all agreed to jointly govern, the Holy Light Church ruled to establish a ruling council that day.

And on the third day, the joint ruling council was officially established.

The council hall was located in an ancient five-story building in the central square of Maro City.

This building was originally the property of the Stein family, but for some reason, they donated it to the council free of charge.

At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the people, the families participating in the ruling also sent troops to take over the defense of the city.

Including but not limited to the defense of the segmented city walls and patrols on the streets.

Everything seemed so smooth.

But in the next ten days, it was not so smooth.

Because the seats in the parliament had to be discussed and most of the seats had been determined, the parliament hall suddenly became a vegetable market.

Noise, abuse, mutual exposure of scandals, and even group fights filled the solemn parliament.

Ethan had not been to the parliament for many days, and everything was represented by Papalia.

And he seemed to like this kind of game very much, and he spent a huge amount of money to customize several high-end suits for this.

When it comes to suits, we have to mention their influence.

With the Lawson family taking the lead, and for some reason, Prince Lyon wore suits to attend the meeting.

Now suits have become the ticket to the parliament without anyone noticing.

Nowadays, if you wear ordinary aristocratic clothes, no matter if you have a seat or not, you may not even be able to enter the door of the parliament.

Those who wear suits are big shots, which is already the tacit consensus of the parliament guards.

Therefore, Maro City has unknowingly set off a storm of clothing revolution.

Women's clothing may not have changed, but the demand for suits has skyrocketed.

And to customize a suit, not counting the materials, the tailor's wages alone are 30 gold coins, and even the small workers who help the tailor have to give a red envelope of 5 gold coins.

Even so, you still have to rely on connections to order it.

Of course, it's the Lawson family's relationship. Some people even came to Ethan when they couldn't find Sophia.

And under the stimulation of gold coins, those tailors worked hard day and night.

The number has also increased from dozens of people at the beginning to three or four hundred people now, and it is still increasing.

Because in addition to the large number of orders from local nobles and merchants, there are also many orders from merchants from other places, which are simply too busy.

Due to the efforts of these tailors, it didn't take long before nobles in suits could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

This is especially obvious in the parliament.

Ethan felt that entering the parliament was like returning to the original world.

Everyone was wearing suits and ties, chatting and laughing, what a solemn and free style.

Ethan's own manor has been completely changed.

Both men and women changed into new clothes.

On the day of changing clothes, Ethan was shocked when he returned home.

At first glance, I thought I had returned to a modern star hotel.

However, Ethan was very satisfied, and finally had a modern style.

What made him even more satisfied was that the chair he had been thinking about changing arrived today.

The style of this chair is a bit similar to the modern boss chair, with the same leather cover and the same comfort. The only difference is that it is much larger.

However, for the area of ​​the study, this size doesn't matter.

Ethan sat on it and tried it out for the first time. He felt the familiar elasticity and felt so comfortable that he was about to fly.

Papalia, who was standing by, saw this and asked, "Master, does this chair meet your expectations?"

"Very satisfied!" Ethan smiled and said, "Hurry up and replace all the chairs at home!"

"Yes, Master! I will arrange it according to your design immediately.

Since several merchants have become a chain, I promise you that they will all be replaced within three days."

Ethan frowned when he saw Papalia suddenly make a guarantee for the merchants.

Guessing that he must have received benefits from the merchants and had something to say, he asked:

"So, what are the requirements of those merchants?"

Papalia did receive benefits from the merchants, and he didn't want to hide it from Ethan.

"Master, your design is very favored by the Rocktner family.

You also know that their family almost monopolizes the furniture market.

No matter what kind of new furniture you want to make, you can't avoid them.

And the fact that this chair can be made so quickly this time is also the result of their family mobilizing all resources and fully cooperating.

They asked me to ask you if they can buy out those design drawings."

"Let them name the price!" Ethan didn't hesitate at all.

This sofa is not a technical job. Once you see it once, you can basically do it.

And a series of jobs are done by others.

They are familiar with all the parts and processes.

The reason for asking whether they can buy out is not because they need these design drawings, but to avoid unnecessary trouble.

In this case, there is no need to hide it.

It is better to collect the money and promote the development of this industry at the same time, which is good for everyone.

"They hope to buy out with 1,400 gold. Master, do you think it's okay?"

Ethan really wanted to ask Papalia how much benefit he got as an intermediary.

However, he finally held back.

This kind of question is not something I should ask.

As long as he does not harm his own interests and gets some benefits from it, that is his ability.

As far as this matter is concerned, the buyout fee of 1400 gold is not very good, but it is not bad.

Because sofas are so easy to copy.

In addition, it involves multiple industries, including wood, ironware, leather, cotton, etc., which is not a business that he can control.

Therefore, Ethan did not dwell on it too much.

In fact, Ethan did not think about participating in the sofa business.

He just wanted sofas.

Since someone is willing to do this business and is willing to sell the break fee.

Ethan is of course willing to let the sofa industry develop on its own.

So he nodded and agreed.

Seeing Ethan agree, Papalia smiled knowingly.

Then he began to report on the recent situation of the territory.

The main content, of course, is finance.

In terms of income, the clothing business and coffee business in which the shares are held have begun to make profits, and dividends are expected to be distributed next month.

However, since the statistics have not yet been fully released, the specific amount of dividends is not clear.

Ethan knows that the clothing business can make money. The only thing that surprised Ethan is the coffee business.

I really didn't expect it to be profitable.

After asking, I found out that since the financial officer Cloz took over the coffee business, he completely overturned the original plan.

He didn't want any of those coffee shops and sold them all.

Due to Sophia's influence and the popularity of the Great Sword Saint, the various chambers of commerce were very optimistic about the coffee business and were scrambling to buy it.

In view of this, Cloz took advantage of the situation and turned the family from a retailer to a supplier in an instant.

Not only did he quickly recover a large amount of funds, which was used to repay the loan, but there was also a surplus.

And because of the franchise-like model, the promotion of coffee was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Many chambers of commerce even designated coffee as their reception drink.

The store has not yet opened, but a large amount of goods have been laid out.

Due to the increasing consumption of coffee.

The ships carrying goods are almost unable to keep up.

Even the Dwarf Country itself is out of stock, and the price of coffee has risen in some areas.

The dwarves are complaining about this.

As for the expenditure, 30 horses, more than 100 sets of military uniforms and matching weapons, and other various costumes cost more than 5,000 gold in total.

Of which, 30 horses alone cost nearly half, and military uniforms and weapons cost almost the other half.

This gave Ethan a new understanding of armaments.

In one word: expensive!

Of course, all this was done by Papalia, and Ethan was not very clear whether he had falsely reported the price or not.

In fact, even if Papalia really did something, Ethan didn't want to pursue it, and there was no way to pursue it.

Because now the territory can operate without Ethan, but definitely not without Papalia.

Ethan also realized that this would not work.

It seems that someone should be found to separate Papalia's power, otherwise Papalia would sell it in the future without knowing it.

But the key is where to find someone?

The first person Ethan thought of was Sofia.

"It seems that I can only ask her for people again!"