Father Mavie

Chapter 590 Family letter (two in one, please subscribe!!!)
As night fell quietly, the pedestrians on the street became less and less, and the factory was dimly lit. Workers held long poles and hung the lit kerosene lamps on the wall, barely illuminating the situation in the factory.

Several people in Ma Wei stood in front of the roaring machine, watching the tracks turn slowly. The engineer in charge of debugging checked the machine back and forth, and after confirming that it was correct, he walked up to Ma Wei and said, "Mr. Manstein, the machine has been installed, nothing is wrong." If there is something wrong, we will go back first, if you have any maintenance problems, you can contact us."

"Trouble, Felix, send some masters out."

Levin led a few engineers out of the factory, whistled for a carriage, and before getting into the carriage, took out a few silver shillings and handed them to the engineer, smiling and said: "This is the travel expenses reimbursed by my elder brother. "

A few shillings in travel expenses are too extravagant, but everyone knows that the money is more than travel expenses, and the engineers are very happy to accept it, and keep thanking them.

After sending the engineer away, Levin re-entered the factory, closed the heavy iron door, and returned to the machine that had just been built. He found that Ma Wei had already begun to direct the workers to pour the raw materials into the furnace.

Hercules' stick is a low-level potion, and the production process is not complicated. Several workers wearing gloves and masks stand on the top of the machine, turn the valve, and a large amount of clean water rushes into the furnace. When the water level reaches the specified standard, Immediately close the valve, and start pouring the viscous blue juice into the furnace according to the dosage standard.

The production line is outside the factory, and the secrecy is not high. In order to ensure that the formula will not be leaked, Ma Weitt divided the factory into two parts: the outer field is responsible for the assembly of potions, and the inner factory is responsible for the production of potions.

The blue juice that the workers poured into the furnace is one of the materials for making Hercules sticks. For every 10 ounces of Hainan flower juice, 3 ounces of bloodstone powder and half an ounce of dried sage are added.
These high-purity juices are produced by Steven and others in the internal factory, and are directly transported to the external factory for uniform dilution and blending. At the end, the workers manually bottle and inspect them before they can reach the factory standard.

With the operation of the machine, the first batch of diluted blue liquid soon flowed into the pipeline. The workers sitting beside the pipeline had been waiting for a long time, picked up the glass bottles one after another, pulled the valve in front of them, and poured the liquid into the glass bottles , put it back into the groove of the track, and transport it to the next assembly point.

At the next assembly point, workers with droppers drop a drop of milky white liquid into the bottle. Instantly, the blue liquid fused with the white liquid begins to become transparent, as if compressed, and the two quickly merge. It slowly turned into a translucent liquid with blue ripples, which was the finished Hercules' stick.

"What is the white liquid added in the second process?" Freya asked curiously.

"Ayahuasca root sap." Ma Wei said slowly: "This sap is extremely irritating, and at the same time can strengthen the hardness of bones. Without it, human's fragile bones can't support the swollen muscles at all. would be crushed easily."

"How much do these materials cost?"

"It can be done with a few pennies." Ma Wei said: "Heracles' stick is a low-level potion. Its ingredients are some common herbs, and it is not difficult to collect."

"Boss, look!"

During the conversation, the first bottle of Hercules' stick appeared at the end of the production line. Jacob tremblingly walked over to pick up a bottle, and said excitedly, "This is the first bottle of potion produced by our factory!"

The faces of the workers were also full of joy, as if they had done something incredible, and a great sense of satisfaction rose from the bottom of their hearts. Mavi took the glass bottle in Jacob's hand, turned it over, and at the bottom of the bottle, Found the Manstein Potions Company motif - a prancing elk.

The glass bottles are all uniformly customized. Of course, a company must have its own logo. In order to prevent counterfeit products, Ma Wei also commissioned a paper factory to purchase a kind of ink paper. This ink is expensive and is used by banks to make coupons. One of the raw materials, with it, plus an independent serial number, anti-counterfeiting marks.
Corresponding records can be found for every bottle of potion that leaves the factory.

"Good job." Ma Wei nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone will be given a bonus of one day's salary!"

The workers cheered for a while, which was much more practical than verbal praise. Although Ma Wei was kind to them, who would be against money?

"I'll leave it to you here, Steven." Ma Wei urged: "The other machines and cargo ships will arrive at the port in the next few days. When the materials arrive, the factory will start formal production. You are responsible for Scheduling, a 30% increase in wages for night work, a weekly rotation, and workers who are willing to work overtime on Saturdays and Sundays, provide double wages."

"understand!"

Jacob, who used to work in a brewery, knew in his heart how generous Ma Wei's offer was, which was a good thing that he couldn't even imagine!

The salary of 11 shillings and 6 pence per day is enough to meet the daily needs of a family of four or even five. You must know that the price of 1 pound of black bread is only 3 pence!

One day's work in the Manstein potion factory is equivalent to a week's wages for many workers!
"Is the treatment you give the workers too good?" Freya seems to have some objections to Ma Wei's decision: "The daily salary of 11 shillings and 6 pence is a violation of industry standards. Doing so will attract other factories. dissatisfaction of the boss."

"Do I need to care about their opinion?"

"No, I just think that if you are willing to lower the treatment of workers, the company will get higher profits."

"Maybe."

Ma Wei smiled and didn't get too entangled in this issue.

Freya didn't understand what he was going to do, so it was useless to talk about it.

late at night.

Chamber of Secrets, Hall of the Gods.

"The price of the club of Hercules?"

Above the mist, Dino's slightly surprised voice sounded: "Didn't I give you the potion price list a long time ago?"

"The situation has changed. The sales volume of Hercules' sticks has not been high. I decided to adopt a strategy of small profits but high sales." Sitting in front of the stone platform, Ma Wei said, "At the beginning, the price I set was 10 pence. , but Freya told me that this price is too low, it will destabilize the market and put more workers out of work."

"She was right."

In the distant Moscow, in St. Basil's Cathedral, Dino, wearing a bishop's robe, said deeply: "According to the current productivity and economic structure, potions are not suitable for flowing into the low-end market, otherwise it will affect the original market." The economy is impacted, the ecological environment is damaged, and the consequences are unpredictable."

"What do you think is the appropriate price if I want to sell Hercules' sticks to ordinary laborers?"

"Um"

Dino pulled out his notebook and asked about the wages and prices of labor in Mavi London, and said while he was giving a speech: "Considering the basic prices, wages and market environment, the price of the Hercules stick should be set at 4 order/bottle."

"Is four shillings a little too high?"

Ma Wei frowned and said, "4 shillings is an unattainable price for many workers. Their salary can only support their daily life, and they can't save much money at all. Can it be lower?"

"No, if it is lower, it will destroy the market balance and make the price of hiring ordinary labor higher than the price of taking potions. In this way, smart businessmen will not choose ordinary labor."

After listening, Mavi fell silent. The daily wages of ordinary laborers are only pitiful 4 pence, one-third shillings, and the price of a bottle of Hercules sticks for 4 shillings is equivalent to the sum of their wages for 12 days. !
How many laborers can take out 4 shillings at a time?

"Pricing 4 shillings will ruin my original idea." Ma Wei said, "Is there any other way?"

"Have."

Dino pondered: "Father, you can start a small delayed payment business and let the laborers sign an agreement to deliver the goods first and pay later, so as to ensure that every laborer can afford the potion."

"If this is done, personal credit issues must be taken into consideration. If there are workers who maliciously owe money and fail to repay, it will have an impact on the capital chain of Manstein Potion Company. If there are too many bad debts, the company will face the risk of bankruptcy. "

"I suggest priest that you cooperate with the bank. Anyway, you have the support of the second prince. It is not difficult to get the support of the bank. As long as the bank is the guarantor, some risks can be offset."

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Hearing that Union Bank was required, Ma Wei's head began to ache. If he wanted to do something, he would inevitably cause trouble. Union Bank sounds like nothing, but there is no doubt that it is not easy to do.

"The banks may start short-term loan business. That is to say, workers only need to pay cheap interest, and they can get a small loan of 4 shillings to buy potions and leverage the market with small leverage." Dino said.

"What if there is an accident at work, and the worker doesn't get what he deserves?" Ma Wei asked, "If you can't repay the loan, the worker will be at risk of going bankrupt!"

"Well, if this is the case, you can use insurance to hedge the risk, such as paying 1p for work insurance, and getting a longer interest-free period or half payment for a loan of 4 shillings"

In the room, Dino shook his head: "I'm not in London, so I can only give you a general idea, priest. How to implement it depends on your situation. Of course, the Kingdom of Romanov is up to us, but not in London." up"

"Let me think about it again."

"it is good."

The next day, a freighter from the Kingdom of Frederick arrived at the majestic Port of London along the lower reaches of the Thames River. The old captain who was in charge of delivering the goods was still the old captain who sent Daniel the letter home last time——Yuri, this time, he brought There are more cargoes than last time, full of cabins, I don’t know how many tons, according to him, it took three days just to load the ship.

When Ma Wei rushed to the port, Freya was talking with the captain, seeing Ma Wei, Freya took two steps back to give room for negotiation.

I really wanted to ask Freya if she was Ma Wei who was free from work all day and came to the factory every day. Remembering that Freya was the owner of their leased warehouse, she swallowed the doubts that came to her mouth and said to the captain: "I Have you brought all the materials you need?"

"I brought them all here. This is the cargo list." Captain Yuri waved his hand, and the young first officer immediately brought the registration book and handed both hands to Mavi.

While Mavi was reading the list, Captain Yuri looked around and found that there was only a little girl beside Mavi, and couldn't help asking: "Did the others not come?"

you want to ask daniel
"Oh, Yannick is watching the shop, Felix has something to do, and Jonas has gone to school." Mavi said without looking up.

"Go to school?" Captain Yuri was stunned for a moment, his face full of astonishment, if Freya wasn't there, he would definitely have to pull Ma Wei to ask what going to school is all about.

Does the dignified first crown prince need to be educated in the Kingdom of Windsor?

Frederick Kingdom also has good schools!
"Well, it's a long story. Let's start unloading first!" Ma Wei closed the register and said.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Captain Yuri winked at the first officer. The first officer understood, and began to direct the sailors to lift down the wooden box and hand it over to the warehouse workers brought by Freya.

This time the goods were much more than last time. Mavi asked Dino for countless potion raw materials. The Romanov Kingdom had already completed internal unity, so it was not difficult to collect the materials, but in terms of expenses, the Church paid A large sum of money was charged, which added a bit of frost to the already unclear finances.

Of course, Ma Wei also wants to give back to his family, but the bidding has not yet started, and the money in his hand must be kept in the bidding. Only when the bidding is over and the various cooperations are formally launched, can the machine of Manstein Potion Company show its terrifying ability to absorb money. , Now it can only be counted as the initial investment.

With the first mate around, Captain Yuri didn’t need to stare at the pier all the time, but he didn’t leave, but kept standing there, like a straight green pine, and glanced at Mavi from time to time, obviously thinking about something. explain.

Paying attention to his strangeness, Mavi licked his lower lip and gently pinched Junia's little hand.

Junia, who was curiously observing the large freighter, turned her head and glanced at Mavi, Captain Yuri and Freya with her big eyes. After thinking for a while, she patted her head and seemed to understand something.

The next second, Junia suddenly grabbed Ma Wei's arm and yelled, "Papa, Papa! Emma needs to go to the bathroom!"

"Toilet" Ma Wei looked around, raised his hand and pointed to the cargo storage area not far away: "There is a toilet over there, you go."

"Emma wants papa to accompany her!"

"But."

Ma Wei glanced at the cargo ship that was unloading, and pretended to be incredulous: "Dad has to watch here, the potion ingredients are very important, if you lose it, it will be bad, why don't you ask Freya to accompany you, how about it?"

Junia was taken aback, she was thinking of taking her father away from the pier, meeting the captain privately, and leaving Freya alone, but in the end...
Ma Wei actually came up with a backstab.

Mavi's plan at the beginning was similar to Junia's. The problem is that Captain Yuri has been standing here. If he leaves with her, wouldn't Freya see through their thoughts at a glance?
Prudent
It's better to make the situation more reasonable.

"Freya, can you take Emma to the toilet?" Ma Wei asked, looking into Freya's eyes.

"Okay."

Freya smiled and held out her hand to Junia: "Let's go."

Junia hesitated, and it took a long time before she pursed her mouth. She reluctantly held Freya's outstretched palm, followed her towards the toilet, hugged the puppet bear, and turned her head three times.

After they walked away, Captain Yuri finally spoke: "Mr. Nicholas, someone asked me to send a letter, please pass it on to Mr. Jonas."

Not surprisingly, it was home letters again, which was the only way for Daniel to communicate with his parents.

"Just in time, Jonas also wrote a letter, please help me take it back."

Captain Yuri looked serious, nodded and said: "It will be delivered."

(End of this chapter)