Stop, I'm about to become a boss!

Chapter 132 Am I So Powerful?
Facing Sargerus' question, Linton asked back: "How can we attract him to settle in without paying such a big benefit?"

"As one of the most well-known blacksmiths in the Molten Kingdom, he represents not only him, but also a whole industry chain and his client group."

"These things need reputation, quality, and a long time to accumulate, and they are not things that can be bought with money."

Sargerus pursed her lips, not knowing how to refute.

Of course she knew this, but
Anyway, the reason why Lapa City has not collapsed yet and was annexed by other countries is because she spent more than [-] years on integration and control in order to barely maintain the existing order and at the same time successfully retain [Brilliant Gladiator] quota.

As soon as Linton made a move, he broke the order she had carefully maintained. It couldn't even be said to be destroyed. It was all about abolishing what she insisted on, and then introducing a new order.

"I trust you very much, but." Sargerous was a little aggrieved, "I want to know why."

Even if it is a cat, after so many years of raising it, it has to have feelings.

Not to mention, in the current situation of this city-state, people can still live comfortably, and even many roads are planned by her.

So she has a little bit of small opinion that doesn't constitute dissatisfaction, is it okay?

Smiling softly, Linton explained: "Actually, if you don't give him these things, but only give him the same conditions as other city-states, he will come to Lapa City, but there is a problem."

Sargerus tilted her head in puzzlement.

"Miss Sargerus, let's not talk about whether we can offer the same conditions as other city-states, let's just say that if the blacksmith Barron joins Lapa City, then the original blacksmiths in our city will go to where?"

Sargerous was taken aback.

Where else can I go?

Where should I go?

Linton saw her expression and understood what she was thinking.

Shaking his head, he said softly: "As I said just now, what Barron brought is not only him and his family, but also his apprentices."

"These apprentices were all apprentices to help Mr. Barron build some common weapons before they left their teachers. Although our blacksmiths in Lapa City are also in this mode, their scale is much smaller."

"At the same time, because Mr. Baron's skills are well-known throughout the country, with the help of celebrity effects, as well as the blessing of more advanced actual efficiency and skills, people in Lapa who need weapons or ironware, Naturally, they will go to Barron's blacksmith shop to buy what they need."

Sargerus opened her mouth: "But... I heard that many blacksmith shops in Lapa City are time-honored and have many loyal customers. Basically, whether they want to change weapons or repair them, they only recognize this one, and nothing else. go."

"A time-honored brand is indeed a good sign." Linton said softly, "But not everyone misses the past, not to mention, when it comes to weapons and equipment, you can't miss the old days."

"Barron's skills are higher than those in Lapa City, that's for sure. Even his apprentices are definitely better than our apprentices here. Therefore, when a better choice is in front of you, it is difficult for you Don't try."

"As long as there is one person, as long as one person goes to Baron's blacksmith shop to buy weapons, and shows them to others, and compares them, then what will greet the original blacksmiths in Lapa City will be a round that is enough to make them all go bankrupt. Shock."

"Monopoly is the inevitable result of the development of competition. When the market scale develops to a certain stage, there will always be someone who will naturally move towards monopoly."

Linton grinned: "So, do you know now, why I gave him this condition?"

Sargerus sighed, and said, "Because that guy whose heart is as dark as an earthworm burrowing in the soil will sooner or later squeeze the others to death and become the only one."

Unexpectedly, her answer was dismissed.

"Wrong." Linton looked indifferent. "Although monopoly is not a good thing in the eyes of some people, in fact, natural monopoly will make the operation of the industry more efficient, and too much competition will only reduce efficiency."

"If your weapon was damaged on [Brilliant Gladiator], which blacksmith shop would you choose to repair the weapon?"

"Is it the closest? Or the most affordable? Or, the most famous?"

"If we can erase all these options, then won't we buy ourselves a lot of time to start and respond?"

Sargerus didn't speak any more, she was thoughtful.

For a city-state that is not too big, the actual benefits that centralization can bring are far more real than distributing power to various streets.

Not to mention, these city-states, in essence, are just a "camp" created by people preparing for [Glorious Gladiator].

What Linton has to do is to integrate the industries in Lapa City and truly build it into a logistics with full efficiency that only provides everything for [Brilliant Gladiator].

Of course, in this case, the ordinary people in Lapa City will basically not be affected.

After all, they are not like other city-states, thinking about killing their colleagues every day.

Here, apart from the work that is necessary to maintain life, most people basically spend the rest of their time on various weird hobbies.

Fishing, picking up trash, it's nothing.

Some people even enjoy collecting all kinds of magic charging bases, and even set up a small exhibition hall in their own homes for people to visit-of course, they have to pay.

And this might be a good thing.

Because there is a kind of creature, they are not afraid that your hobbies are strange, and your taste is unique, but they are afraid that your strangeness is not strange enough, and your uniqueness is not unique enough!

So even if Linton tried to focus all resources on the items needed by [Brilliant Gladiator], the lives of ordinary people would basically not be subject to much fluctuation.

After listening to Linton's explanation, Sargerus finally understood what he was looking for.

Reverse the decadent situation in Lapa City without greatly changing the lives of the congregants.

Although he didn't know whether the plan could be implemented smoothly according to his ideas, it didn't affect Sargerus's eyes that looked at Linton with a slight flicker of light.

"My lord, you came here to guide us to move forward."

She seemed to be blaming herself: "Although I have been groping for so many years, the changes I have brought about are far less than the arrangements in your few words. Sure enough, I am a hopeless flowery ass."

Linton quickly said, "Don't be like this, Miss Sargerous, you are the biggest contributor to my plan."

"Me?" Sargerous pointed at her nose, in disbelief.

"That's right." Linton said, "If I launch this plan in other city-states, the impact on ordinary civilians will be almost unimaginable."

"It's like the helpers in some blacksmith shops. They do manual work for a living. They work from morning to night every day, just to earn some hard money to live."

"Because of the single industry chain and the large number of competitors, they don't have to worry about losing their jobs. They can go to another company if they can't do it."

"But if I reorganize all the blacksmith shops according to my plan, then many of them will definitely lose their jobs because of this, because after the reorganization, a more reasonable location plan will make this post unnecessary. Many people."

"And, once everyone is on the same plate, when the emotion of 'fear of unemployment' appears, everyone will secretly start to compete - if you move an extra piece of iron, then I will pay two more; if you work overtime for half an hour hour, I will work overtime for an hour."

"For a boss, it's a good thing, but for a city-state, it's definitely a bad thing."

"If they roll up one by one, and if the roll is damaged and the body rolls away, then the city-state will not have so many people, and it will be able to add holes that appear due to this kind of unhealthy competition. There will be no hidden dangers in a short time, but once the timeline If it is prolonged, the consequences will be disastrous."

Linton looked at Sargerus: "So, if you hadn't focused on making the industries of Lapa City flourish, I would never have dared to issue such an order."

Sargerus was startled again and again: "Is that so? So I'm so powerful?"

"That's right, your role is irreplaceable, and the help you can give me is beyond your imagination." Linton smiled and stretched out his hand, "So, in the next time, I will be more important than a blacksmith." Hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you.”

"Me, me too!"

Sargerus stammered, then squeezed his hand tightly.

There was a simple and honest smile on her face, and a warm light in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)