Chapter 243 Prerequisites for Going to Sea
After leaving the law enforcement team, Mo Cheng made an appointment with Baron Serannis to meet the day after tomorrow.
Whether it was the land near the castle in Baron Helena's hands, or the investigation case that Margaret had gotten rid of, it seemed necessary for him to have some contact with Baron Helena.
Two days later, Mo Cheng and Helena met at the agreed place.
"Your Excellency invited me out, so you must have made your choice."
Helena was still dressed in a flamboyant red, and her face showed confidence and calmness, as if she didn't care at all about the difficulties her family was facing.
If Mo Cheng had not gotten the news from Margaret, he might have thought that the other party had sufficient financial resources, instead of being overwhelmed by the debt collection and compensation demands from various nobles.
Of course, it doesn't matter if he knows it. Mo Cheng knows that he is not good at business talks, and Helena has the castle he needs. If he exchanges it for her, Mo Cheng will not feel that he is losing out.
But before Mo Cheng could speak, Baron Helena said, "Sir, perhaps you don't know much about Seranis. I need to remind you that the main business of the Seranis family is shipping, and three months ago we lost two-thirds of our fleet due to a maritime disaster."
Helena lifted up the tea and blew gently, not seeming to be talking about the huge loss suffered by her family. "Since many nobles have invested in the fleet, the Seranis family is now on the verge of bankruptcy. Well, now you should know the situation Seranis is facing now."
Mo Cheng found it difficult to describe Helena's behavior. This behavior was tantamount to a bankrupt company telling its most likely customer "We are actually going bankrupt" when it is about to make a desperate attempt.
After saying something like this, the probability of continued cooperation is almost zero.
Is it a retreat to advance? Or some other strategy?
Mo Cheng was not interested in this, nor did he care that much. His thoughts were always simple. It was normal to make profits and losses in business. If I lost money due to my incompetence and market changes, it was my own fault.
But if deliberately want to cheat me out of money by using certain rules or even transfer the debt, then you'd better not let me know where you live and you'd better not sleep too deeply at night.
Mo Cheng clearly knows that in this world, the things that make him survive are not money and connections, and he knows how to use his greatest advantage to solve problems.
"plan."
Baroness Helena thought that when she said this, she would either hear Mo Cheng's refusal or a price increase for the investment, but she did not expect to hear an answer that was totally unexpected.
"What?!"
"I'm talking about the plan. After I agree, what are you going to do?" Mo Cheng pushed his glasses. "Employee recruitment, market research, production line setup, raw material procurement, as well as transportation methods and sales locations. Should we sign contracts with other cities to support agents for large-scale sales, or conduct small-scale retail with stores in various places?"
"I'm not interested in hearing how your last business failed. I just want to know how you plan to do this business, Baron Helena." Mo Cheng paused, then asked with a strange look on his face, "You didn't come to me without any plans, did you?"
Margaret's mission is her mission, and her business is her business. Mo Cheng knows that he doesn't understand business that well, so his requirement for those who come to him for cooperation is that they must at least have sufficient professional qualities and be able to convince him.
If Baron Helena really had no plans or preparations, the only thing he could do was to leave directly and then use the clumsy method to screen out the nobles who were involved in investing in the fleet one by one.
"Ah, no!" Baroness Helena finally realized what Mo Cheng meant, and immediately asked the people accompanying her to take out the magical instruments.
What appeared in front of Mo Cheng next was a projection screen suspended in mid-air.
Very good, a magic version of the PPT plan.
"We plan to recruit employees using residents of the sinking area for training. The law enforcement team will be happy for us to help solve employment problems..."
"Market research, there is no need to worry about this. Among the current products of the same type and price, the Glimmer Ointment has no competitors at all. For the market, it is a shark that has entered the pond..."
"As for the setting of the production line, the sinking area was originally a good place, but since the [collapse incident], some strange monsters have appeared from time to time in the sewers of the sinking area and the civilian area, and setting up a production line will be risky. My opinion is to set up the production line in the wilds of Fairhaven. There are many manors and lands in Seranis that can be transformed..."
Mo Cheng knew that monsters appeared in the sewers of the sinking area and the civilian area. Most of the monsters that appeared that day were killed by Mo Cheng and the war fortress, but there were still a few hiding.
Due to their small number and the fact that their activity area is compressed into the sewers, the Aundair royal family's solution to this problem is to post bounty quests on the Adventurer's Home.
"As for the source of raw materials and the method of transportation..." Baron Helena smiled confidently, "The Seranis Business Alliance has a business of herbal medicine, and sea transportation will be the cheapest and fastest way."
Looking at the other person's confident smile, Mo Cheng didn't know whether to remind him that two-thirds of her fleet had been sunk not long ago.
But after thinking about it, he still didn't say it.
Baron Helena went on to say, "For the first phase of production, the first thing we need to do is to spread the Glimmer Ointment all over the country, build its reputation, and sell it to surrounding countries. The second round of plans will be in a year, and Seranis will have two new ships launched..."
"Wait!" Mo Cheng seemed a little surprised, as if he had heard some information. "You mean, you can build ships for sea transportation?"
In this world, the things that people have to guard against when sailing by sea are not only bad weather, but also many weird and inexplicable things. Therefore, every large ship needs many additional processes involving magic to be launched.
The price of this kind of ship is often measured in [millions]... of gold coins.
"Selanis does own two shipyards."
Now Mo Cheng understood why Baroness Helena, although anxious, did not look like she was facing her last straw.
Because although the other party is deeply in debt to various nobles, as long as he recovers, the debts, although huge, will not bankrupt him.
Mo Cheng didn't know how many connections Baroness Helena had in Fairhaven, or even in the entire Aundair, that could help her get over this.
But he thought that the other party came to him most likely because Mo Cheng was not a noble, or even a native of Aundair. Before knowing which noble had sunk two-thirds of Serannis's fleet, Mo Cheng was undoubtedly the most trustworthy.
At least more trustworthy than the nobles.
