As the saying goes, money isn't everything. You can't do anything without money.
But money wasn't everything.
It was not easy to eat oranges in Kha City, which was located in the North. Although they also grew oranges themselves, it was just like the saying, 'Oranges grown in Huainan are oranges, and those grown in Huaibei are oranges'. The oranges cultivated in the north were inferior to the oranges grown in the south, be it in taste or shape. But even in the South, there was only one season of oranges a year.
Therefore, even the nobles had to wait for caravans to bring fresh fruits like oranges from the South every summer before they could enjoy a delicious meal.
But now, in the middle of winter, there were actually freshly picked oranges?
Not only that, the taste of these oranges was far better than that of ordinary oranges. Even the oranges transported from the South by the nobles at great cost did not taste as good!
In the cold winter, eating a sweet and sour tangerine was the highest form of enjoyment. This was something that could not be bought with money. Oranges only grew once a year, just like how a woman could only give birth to a child after ten months of pregnancy. It was a law of nature that could not be changed no matter how much money one had.
But now, this law of nature seemed to have been changed.
Nobody had oranges before, so the nobles could remain calm. But now that they had oranges, they naturally would not let them go!
Not to mention, due to the limited number of oranges, there were more people who did not manage to get one than those who did. They could only watch as the noblewomen next door enjoyed their afternoon tea and tasted the fresh and delicious oranges, while they could only drool over the fence ….
Oh my god, I'm so angry! I'm so angry that I can't control myself! Who flaunts their wealth like this?
I must find out the origin of these oranges!
Since these oranges were from the Alchemist Guild, the nobles naturally went to the Alchemist Association first. In the end, the answer given by the Alchemist Association was that these oranges were the products of some kind of alchemy tool, which was why they were consigned to the Alchemist Association for sale. The number of oranges was limited, and there were only a few left. There would not be any more in stock for the time being.
The answer was like a heavy blow to the nobles' heads. Since the Alchemist Association stated that they were out of stock, there was nothing they could do. In their opinion, perhaps an alchemist had cultivated a new, cold-resistant variety of orange trees, or they had accidentally obtained these oranges in the process of an invention experiment. Now that the oranges were out of stock, they could only leave helplessly.
But there were others who keenly sensed the business opportunity.
"So, you're here to seek cooperation?"
Fangzheng put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the man before him with a smile. Sitting in front of him was a middle-aged man who was as fat as a ball. At this moment, he was wiping the sweat from his forehead and looking at Fangzheng with an uneasy smile.
"Yes, Mr. Ezio. Our Northland Chamber of Commerce is very interested in your greenhouses and slime fertilizers. If possible, we hope to cooperate with you and get your exclusive authorization."
"I understand … But, Mr. Felix, I'm not very satisfied with your terms."
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng couldn't help but look at the man named Felix in a higher light. It had only been two days since they started selling oranges, so Felix wasn't the first person who came to the Alchemist Workshop to discuss business with them. But unlike the others before him, Felix wanted more.
He hoped to reach an agreement with Nunnally's Alchemist Workshop, in which the Northern Chamber of Commerce would produce and sell the 'greenhouse' and 'Slime fertilizer' exclusively.
This was, of course, a good thing for Fangzheng. However, there were still many disagreements between him and Fangzheng at the moment. The biggest problem was that Felix hoped to 'buy out' the two inventions with a huge sum of money, but Fangzheng wanted both parties to sign a 'profit sharing' contract.
However, Felix obviously didn't want that.
"Mr. Ezio, I can understand what you're thinking. Although the greenhouse and Slime fertilizer both have a bright future, it's precisely because of their bright future that these technologies will face certain obstacles in the process of promotion … You know what I mean."
After the brief conversation before, Felix had already discovered that the young man sitting in front of him wasn't the kind of nerd who only knew how to invent and create things. On the contrary, the young man seemed to be far more brilliant than himself. Therefore, Felix gave up on his previous thoughts and started to fight for his own benefits.
"If you're willing to establish a Chamber of Commerce and promote these technologies on your own, Mr. Ezio, the Northern Chamber of Commerce is very willing to be your partner. But it seems like you're not willing to do so, so our Northern Chamber of Commerce will have to take on more risks. I hope you can consider this problem. We're very sincere. If you're willing to sell the two alchemy technologies to us, we're willing to buy them out at a reasonable price. "
Not bad. You have some brains.
Looking at the fat Felix in front of him, Fangzheng raised his brows. That's right. Just as Felix said, the greenhouse and Slime fertilizer were both very useful technologies. What was rare was that they were cheap and the materials were easy to find. Slimes couldn't go extinct no matter how hard they tried, and there was no risk or harm in breeding them. It could be said that once these two technologies were born, they would form a highly anticipated monopoly industry. To put it more exaggeratedly, if these two technologies could be spread out, almost everyone in the Northland and even the entire main world would have access to these two technologies.
Not to mention, if Nimf and Nunnally could break through the limitations of the nutrient solution for soilless cultivation, the profits would be even higher.
Soilless cultivation …
Ignoring everything else, Fangzheng knew that the Country of Saint would never let go of this technology. As mentioned before, the Country of Saint had to guard the Dusk Border, so they had "enclaves" like Forts of Order all over the world. Under such circumstances, most of the supplies had to be coordinated by the Country of Saint's holy temples in various countries. Food had always been the most important because the Dusk Border was polluted by Chaos magic and the climate was very bad, so it was not suitable for growing crops.
But if the soilless cultivation technology was successfully developed, coupled with the greenhouse, the Forts of Order would have the ability to produce food on their own. Even if it couldn't solve the problem completely, just half of it would be enough for the Archbishops of the Holy Cathedral to burn incense and celebrate.
And if the food problem could be completely solved, they might even be able to use the various Forts of Order as a breakthrough point to weaken the power of the Dusk Border and reclaim the territory that originally belonged to Order. To put it bluntly, this technology might even affect the changes in the entire world of Order!
Under such circumstances, who wouldn't be tempted by such technology? This wasn't just about economic benefits. If everything went well, there would also be political benefits.
If such a thing didn't have an umbrella to protect it, then it would be devoured by the wild wolves from all directions. In other words, if Fangzheng did not have a way to protect his own interests, the Holy Temple would probably have no choice but to split the spoils evenly when faced with a group attack.
After all, it was still useful to have numbers.
Although the Alchemist Association was a stakeholder, the problem was that it was an "official organization". Once it rose to the level of a "national strategy", the official organization naturally had to cooperate unconditionally.
Of course, Fangzheng could fall out with them, but just for this ….. Fall out with the Kingdom of the Saints? And release Massaïr?
Fangzheng felt like he was crazy just thinking about it.
Now, Fangzheng had two paths to take. He could learn from the protagonists in urban novels and start his own company, then turn it into a conglomerate. When the business grew, he would naturally have the ability to protect his patented technology.
Or, he could learn from reality and sell the patent to a powerful multinational company. When that happened, whoever had the ability could go and find trouble with the multinational company. All he had to do was to peacefully do his experiments and get a commission.
The former seemed glorious, but Fangzheng wasn't willing to do it. On the contrary, he wanted to easily make money by selling the patent and cooperating with others.
It would be better to just lie at home and count money. Why bother with business matters? Maybe he would even be assassinated, spied on, tracked ….. It was all troublesome.
Now, Fangzheng didn't like trouble.
He knew about the background of the Northern Chamber of Commerce. It was a bit weaker than the well-known multinational companies on Earth, but it was still considered a second-tier organization. At least the name "Northern" was not written in vain. The entire Northern Territory had their business network. This also showed that the Chamber of Commerce was very powerful. Because the Northern Chamber of Commerce was located in the cold northern region, their demand for greenhouses and Slime fertilizers was obviously more urgent.
But this was also good. If it was a big boss like Microsoft who had a monopoly position in the industry, it would be much more difficult for Fangzheng to fight for profits. After all, they had a monopoly. You couldn't escape from them even if you sold it or not. As a second-tier organization, the Northern Chamber of Commerce naturally had the ambition to go further. At the same time, they also had the ability to wrestle with other large organizations. They wouldn't have to make a move and turn everything into a plot of an urban novel.
So, Fangzheng directly stated his request.
"We want a 40% share of the profits. You can divide the rest among yourselves."
"That's impossible!!"
Hearing this, Felix's chubby body suddenly bounced up from the chair like a bouncy ball.
Although he had expected the other party to demand an exorbitant price, he didn't expect the young man to have such a big appetite.
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