Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 435 Investments

  The inauguration ceremony of the Canglang Brigade of the Holy Mountain City Militia officially began, and more than 1,000 members of the brigade gathered on the training ground.

  A team of 20 people, a squadron of 200 people.

  All soldiers entered the arena in square formations according to the command of the instructors of each department, and then formed a square formation. Orders and regulations are strictly enforced and discipline is strictly enforced. The sound of the neat steps is rumbling, and the dust on the ground is lifted up to form a dust cloud.

  The officers of the Wolf Brigade stood together on the podium, and Baron Sergey invited the Duke's special envoy Rammutu to speak first.

   There is a microphone in the middle of the podium.

  Earl Rammutu walked forward. He looked at the fully armed human soldiers under the stage, and he couldn't help but feel various worries in his heart.

  The people in the Tedgar Hills mostly have some barbarian blood because they mixed with the barbarians. Therefore, the human races in the Tedgar Hills are generally tall. Although their physical fitness is not as good as that of the barbarians, they are much higher than the human races in other places.

  Looking at these human soldiers armed with steel, the barbarian count couldn't help but think of the elite imperial army.

  The Duke plans to recruit the human race to form an army to fill the gap in the frontline. Is there really no hidden danger?

  Things haven't happened, no one can predict the future.

  I only hope that those human merchants who have been favored by the Duke will be loyal to the Celtic Duke from generation to generation, as they swore.

  Earl Rammutu brought the congratulatory speech of the Celtic Duke. After a short speech, there was warm applause from the Wolf Brigade.

   Then Baron Sergei, the captain of the Wolf Brigade, led the soldiers of the Wolf Brigade to read the oath of loyalty to the Duke of Celtic to the Duke's special envoy.

  The last is the official appointment of the officers of the various ministries.

  The first one is the Inspector General: Luke.

  When the name was pronounced, the whole training field was full of cheers, and the neat formation suddenly became scattered. Those external instructors blew their whistles and tried their best to stop them, but as outsiders, how can they understand what an invincible human Hercules means to the human race in the Tedgar Hills.

   Baron Sergey's appointment had to be terminated. He ignored Earl Rammutu's ugly face and invited Luke to come forward and say something to these admirers.

  Although he was unprepared, Luke still walked to the microphone.

   "Quiet! Soldiers!" Luke was full of energy, and his voice surpassed the audio system and spread throughout the training ground with a mighty momentum. All the soldiers immediately became quiet and quickly returned to their positions to stand at attention.

   "Very good! Everyone knows that I am an adventurer. I have been to many places and seen armies in many places. Some armies are invincible; some armies are stragglers like bandits.

  In you, I see the embryonic form of an elite army. You are physically strong, and you are the best source of soldiers anywhere in the world; you have excellent instructors who are dedicated to their duties; you have donors who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy advanced weapons from all over the world.

  伱 They are an army with the hope of countless people!

  I hope you practice every training subject well and get ready for the real battlefield as soon as possible.

  I have proved in the Holy Mountain Hercules Arena that the human race can produce excellent Hercules. The next ones to prove that Terrans can train good soldiers... are you! "

  Luke's brief speech ended, and the scene became uncontrollable again.

  The instructors even beat the overly excited soldiers with sticks, and then gradually rearranged the formation.

  The ceremony of becoming an army continued.

   Baron Sergey continued to announce the appointment of officers, while Earl Rammutu, who was standing aside, had a black face all the time.

  The only thing that made him feel lucky was that Luke would not continue to win in the final match at the Duke's Castle.

  50 million Reichsmark is too much money!

   After the ceremony of the formation of the Wolf Brigade was over and Baron Sergei sent the Earl of the Barbarian away, he invited Luke to his office alone.

  Close the door, set up restrictions, and open various anti-eavesdropping and detection magic organs in the room.

   After making sure that this conversation would never be leaked, Baron Sergey sat back at his desk, and Luke sat opposite him.

  Luke saw that Baron Sergey was so cautious, so he asked: "My lord baron, what important matter are you going to talk to me about? You actually closed the entire room, and you are almost exiled to the second dimension."

"The magic array in the exile subspace is too complicated. Although I have learned magic, I am not proficient in it. I am afraid that I will not be able to return after being exiled." Sergey used a slightly humorous opening, and then turned to ask solemnly: "Luke Who are you, sir?"

   "An adventurer... The Adventurer's Association has my files, which are all public information, and the baron should be able to find them."

Sergey looked at Luke: "I checked, but the Sacred Mountain Adventurers Association does not have your complete file. Your adventurer registration is in Rage City, and the Sacred Mountain Adventurers Association needs to obtain it from the Rage City Adventurers Association. data, it takes time.

  But... if someone tampers with the Adventurers Association of Raging Wave City, even if the file is transferred, there will definitely be no problem. "

  Luke knew that Sergey had already doubted his identity, so he said helplessly: "If you think so, I can't help it. No matter what evidence I present, you have reason to doubt me."

   Sergey watched Luke, trying to see any flaws, but he couldn't see anything.

   "I have come into contact with many adventurers because of business needs, and you are different from them. You have a kind of temperament, especially in the speech just now, you are more like a leader than me."

  Luke said with a smile: "It seems that I should form a team of adventurers. Being a boss is much easier and safer than taking risks alone."

  Luke made jokes, making it difficult for Sergey to judge the origin of this person in front of him.

  He had no choice but to say: "Whether I am thinking too much or not, I just want to know if you have any upper-level connections in Raging Waves City?"

"Yes..." Luke thought about it, and added: "A little bit. As an adventurer, it is inevitable that you will receive entrustments from some dignitaries. Some people are familiar with me, and they will directly hand over tasks to you without going through the Adventurer's Association." Give it to me, don't let the association earn agency fees."

Luke's answer was impeccable, and Sergey could only bite the bullet and say his appeal: "Raging City is now the World Trade Center, and many things are cheaper and more convenient to pick up from Raging City than the original place. It's just because Tedgar In the war between the Hills and the Empire, Raging City also joined in the blockade of the Tedgar Hills.

  Some of the things we buy will be transferred through Raging City, and we also want to purchase machinery directly from the factory in Raging City, and we want to sell the goods in Tedgar Hills.

  Sir, among the dignitaries of Raging Waves City that you know, is there anyone who can provide us with some help? "

Luke pretended to think about it, and then replied: "I really know one. This friend of mine was originally a gang member on the port of the Cape District of Raging City. Later, he was lucky enough to join the Secret Affairs Bureau of the Cape District with Governor Meteor. Now in charge of Cape Port Customs.

  Haijiao Port used to be a smuggling port, and now it is legalizing smuggling, as long as you pay money, you can do anything. "

  The new Haijiao Port is now under the management of Yanyang Group and belongs to Luke's private small treasury.

   To collect taxes, you have to pay part of the city government affairs department, and the tolls for smuggling are all your own.

  Sergey's request is easy to handle, just find any dock gang to handle it for him.

  Sergey didn't expect Luke to have such a friend with real power in Cape Port Customs. If this path is opened up, not only will it save a lot of money to purchase factory equipment now, but the things produced in the future can be sold to all over the world through Raging Waves City.

   "The problem that can be solved with money is not a problem!" Sergey said to Luke: "When you go back to Rage City this time, can you ask your friend to help us?"

Luke replied: "I can talk to him. It's just that your goods have passed through the customs of Raging City, how to transport them into the Tedgar Hills? I just walked through the southern passage, and I can only transport some small items. Large items must go through the empire. blockade."

   "You don't have to worry about how the goods come in. Fighting wars is fighting, and making money is making money. As long as the goods can enter and exit Rage City smoothly, some of them can be sent to Tedgar Hills.

  The equipment I bought for the Wolf Team was shipped in this way. "

  By visiting the barracks of the Wolf Brigade, Luke found that the procurement sources of weapons and facilities here are very mixed, even worse than Ah San.

  This shows that this group of human merchants in the holy mountain is actively contacting the world market.

  Luke originally thought about how to tie the new factory owners of Tedgar Hills to the front of Raging City, but he didn't expect that these factory owners had already opened the way by themselves and handed the rope up.

   Only after getting on the car in Raging Waves City will you know how good the car is. When the upstream and downstream channels of the factory are controlled, aren't these emerging factory owners all the **** in the jar?

  Luke said happily: "Leave this matter to me. Does the Lord Baron have someone in charge in Raging Waves City? I just build bridges, and what to talk about later is your business."

"Yes!" Baron Sergey took out a piece of paper from the drawer, wrote down the address and name of the contact person with a quill pen, and handed it to Luke: "Just look for him in Raging Waves City, and he will inform you about the follow-up matters." deal with it.

in addition…"

Sergey hesitated for a moment and asked again: "I know that for the merchants in Raging City, investing in factories here during the war is very risky. But our funds still have a very big gap, and there are too many things to build , and the suppliers all require us to pay cash.

   And the Duke Castle has no money to provide us with.

  Can you help us find a businessman or institution willing to invest in the Tedgar Hills when you go back this time? Land and manpower are very cheap here! "

  Although this request was made, Baron Sergey did not report much hope.

  Businessmen invest to make money.

  The Tedgar Hills are in the middle of a war, and they are still at a disadvantage on the battlefield. If something happens to the foreign investment, the capital and profit will be lost.

   Therefore, it is very difficult to attract investment.

  However, Luke said: "It is impossible for the businessmen of Raging City to invest in the Tedgar Hills to build factories, but there is hope for other investments."

   "Other investments? What investments?" Baron Sergey asked.

  Luke replied: "There are many non-profit charities in Rough City that accept charitable donations and use them to help those in need.

  If it is to build hospitals, schools, roads, electricity, water power, agriculture...these are public welfare investments that provide convenience for ordinary people at the bottom, they will definitely be willing to invest money. "

Baron Sergey couldn't believe his ears, he asked in surprise: "These are investments with almost no profit in a short period of time, or even no profit at all, and there are people who really don't make money for these investments." Project investment?"

  Luke said with a smile: "In Raging City, money is a number to many people. The favorite thing for rich people in Raging City is to hold charity receptions, where they talk about business and earn a good reputation as a 'philanthropist'.

  Building a factory doesn't make money, and they'll have a hard time.

   But building a hospital doesn't make money, and they don't care at all, because they've already got what they wanted. "

   Baron Sergey can't understand the brain circuits of the wealthy people in Rage City at all, but there will definitely be a large number of workers who will live together when the factory is built. Medical care, education, transportation... are all problems that need to be solved.

  If these non-profit charities are willing to invest in these unprofitable projects, can’t businessmen like themselves concentrate on investing in profitable projects!

  The philanthropists in Raging Wave City are really doing charity!

   Sergey asked eagerly: "How can I contact these charities?"

Luke shook the paper in his hand, and said: "I happen to know a few heads of charities, I should contact them first, and use my field experience to introduce the current difficult situation in the Tedgar Hills, and then your people will propose Apply.

  However, many conditions are required to obtain investment approval. "

   Sergey asked: "What conditions are required?"

  Luke thought for a while and said: "The charitable organization will send people to the Tedgar Hills to conduct a census, and make an overall plan for what projects to invest and how much to invest based on the population size and settlement density.

  This is to prevent people from falsely reporting local conditions to defraud investment funds. "

   "This..." Baron Sergey said in embarrassment: "There are not many big cities in the Tedga Hills, and most of the population lives scattered in the mountains, and the barbarian tribe doesn't like outsiders to approach."

  Luke replied: "Of course not the census of the whole territory, which may take several years. Only the larger towns are censused, and if the barbarians do not cooperate, skip it.

  Anyway, the investment is based on the headcount and needs. If there are fewer people in the census, the investment may be less. "

  Hearing that the investment would be reduced, Baron Sergey felt worse than losing money in his own business.

   "Mr. Luke, please help us with charitable investment. I will do my best to persuade the barbarians, but I guarantee that the human race will definitely cooperate with the census.

  There are so many people in need of help in the Tedgar Hills! "

  Luke said sincerely: "Helping those in need is also my wish. Because of the wrong policy, the Tedgar Hills have fallen far behind the mainstream world, and the civilians at the bottom are living in poverty.

  I will do my best to contact as many non-profit charities as possible to bring more philanthropic investment to Tedgar Hills. "

  (end of this chapter)