Tang En pondered for a moment before continuing, "Secondly, the profit distribution ratio of the toll roads in the future is unreasonable. It must be changed, otherwise, there is no possibility of cooperation."
Tang En didn't care too much about the profits from the road construction. In fact, building a smooth and convenient road for Prandal would only be beneficial to his future mission. The Star Diamond Bank's visit was like someone giving him a pillow when he was sleepy.
However, all intelligent creatures in any world had such a cheap habit — they wouldn't cherish things that were too easy to obtain.
That's right, this law also applied to Prandal creatures, especially the goblins who liked to cut corners. For profit, they dared to do anything!
Don't forget, they even dared to negotiate with the Megalosaurus in order to obtain greater profits — the most ridiculous thing was that they succeeded!
Therefore, Tang En had to haggle with Jialian about the benefits. Only then would these goblins who liked to cut corners seriously carry out this project, and not let them do as they pleased.
"Eighty-two is very unreasonable for us. We can definitely find other partners to obtain greater profits."
"But in all of Prandal, apart from us, there is no single force that can take over this project."
Jialian was very confident about this. The two richest forces in all of Prandal, the Dragons and the goblins, had now merged into one and became a super oligarchy. The Star Diamond Bank was a giant, and no one dared to compete with it in terms of wealth.
"I know, but I am confident that I can create another Star Diamond Bank."
Jialian was startled, "Are you serious?"
Tang En smiled, "If necessary, I think His Majesty Victor would also be happy to see another Ellington Bank or Irus Empire Bank."
Jialian couldn't help but laugh, "Believe me, my friend, no one will be willing to use a new bank. Our Star Diamond Bank's branches are all over Prandal. Every user can withdraw money from any branch with a crystal card."
"I know, rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and money has to be earned bit by bit."
Tang En shrugged, "Let's not talk so much. In short, eighty-two is absolutely impossible. We will take eighty, and you will take twenty."
"We will take twenty!? What a joke! We are the main investors! "
Jialian anxiously stomped his feet, "How can an investor only get twenty percent of the profits!? We won't do it if the profits are too low! "
"Low profits? I don't think so. "
Tang En spread his hands, "If you don't want to, we can talk about it again. In any case, I don't agree with your proposal.
Jialian gritted his teeth, "Then … we will give you twenty percent of the profits! I will give you forty percent! I'll be frank with you. This is our bottom line! "
Reeves' bottom line for Jia Lian was * * * * *. After all, the Star Diamond Bank was such a large enterprise, yet it still had to provide a huge amount of funds to pave the road network. Although he could expect a large amount of profits, it would take too long for the funds to be recovered. If he gave away too much of the profits, then he might as well not do this business.
"Fifty-fifty."
Tang En spread out the fingers on his right hand, and said indifferently, "You will provide the funds, manpower, and jobs. We will provide the technical support, paving equipment, and raw materials. After the roads are completed, we will split the tolls fifty-fifty."
"How do you know we want to collect tolls!?"
Jialian was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Tang En in horror. After a pause, he said, "I need to give feedback to the boss."
"Don't worry, I still have one more thing. Since we are going to cooperate, we will be strategic partners in the future. Therefore, I hope that I can get your unconditional support when necessary. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Unconditional support?"
Jialian frowned, "You can't not give me money."
"Of course."
Tang En said straightforwardly, "You can go now. You can come and find me at any time in the next few days."
"It will only take a short while. Please wait for a moment."
Jialian hurriedly ran out of the study, and on the way, he shouted, "Azhorkamanda! My friend! Come here quickly! "
Although Tang En did not know what method Julian used to communicate with Reeves, his efficiency was indeed very fast. In just a short ten minutes, he rushed back and said to Tang En straightforwardly, "The boss has agreed to a fifty-fifty split. However, there is a condition for agreeing to your third request."
"Speak."
"As long as the Star Diamond Bank provides enough support for your development in the future, but you are not allowed to get involved in the financial industry. The boss said that he doesn't want to become enemies with his business partners. Prandal only needs one Star Diamond Bank. They don't need a second one."
After a pause, Jialian said with a strange expression, "Let me give you a friendly reminder. This condition is not only our boss's idea, but also the idea of the Dragons."
Tang En was startled, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The Dragons were a group of greedy fellows. Were they so afraid that someone would open a bank and rob them of their money?
Fortunately, Tang En didn't plan to open a bank at all. What he said just now was just a bluff. He nodded and said, "No problem."
"Then, here is the new contract."
Jialian took out the new contract. Tang En was startled. Reeves should still be far away, right? How did Jialian get the new contract from Reeves in such a short time?
Teleportation?
After a brief look at the new contract, Tang En handed it to Fiona and let her carefully review it. Then, he looked at Jialian with a smile and said, "It seems that this project has fallen on your head again?"
"Yes!"
Jialian proudly straightened his collar. Although he was only a three feet tall goblin, his serious look made him look like a successful person.
"Boss has decided that the first phase of the project will start from Ellington. First, we will open a road to the mountain city of Bein, then Bein and the stone city of Preston, and then continue to the east to the water city of Paganis. This way, the road will be connected to the water transportation channel of the Nars River."
Jialian very quickly took out a simple map. With the help of the Dragons, the goblins had the most accurate map of the continent. Although it couldn't be compared to a satellite map, it was already quite good. He had already drawn curves on the map with his pen. Those were the roads that they planned to build.
"If we head north from Ellington, we will pass through a few towns and connect to Caspam Castle. Then, we will continue north until we reach the Scar of the Sacred Sword, where the third army of the Irus Empire is stationed. If the road is clear, the carriage can shorten the transportation time by two-thirds. The merchants who transport the provisions for the third army will be happy to buy the right to use it."
"There is also the Bein- Preston - Paganis route. It has always been difficult to sell the ores from Bein and Preston because of the difficulty of transportation. If we can build a flat transportation channel, we can enter Paganis and take the water route, and easily reach the Shining Coast. Then, we can ship them to the major cities of Prandal through the port city of Fehra. This is also an important route that makes a lot of money every day."
"In addition, Ellington is now a city with great potential. It can easily obtain the fruits cultivated by the elves in the Emerald Forest, as well as the ores produced by the dwarves in the Ambris Mountains. If we start paving roads from here, the profits will be considerable …"
Tang En said to the eloquent Gallian with a faint smile, "You still want to charge me a toll in Ellington?"
Gallian's voice came to an abrupt halt, and he laughed awkwardly. He had only forgotten about it because he was in the zone.
Seeing Fiona nod, Tang En signed his name on the contract. Then, the contract emitted a golden light, and the phantom of a Dragon's head flashed. This contract would be carried out under the witness of the Dragon God, Isaglot. Anyone who violated this contract would be punished by Isaglot, including the dragons.
"You can start preparing the funds now."
Tang En put away the contract and said, "On the first day of the Month of Dawn, when the frozen ground begins to melt, I will prepare all the construction magic-powered machinery here. You must have the funds and necessary engineers on your side. I won't give you too much time for training."
"Please believe in the learning ability of us Goblins," Gallian said proudly.
"It's just operating the machinery. Our ancestor, Heiso, who is known as a siege master, can easily operate giant steel golems that are hundreds of meters tall! It's just some small machinery. Even if we lose the knowledge of the past, we can easily master it again. "
"…"
Tang En had already given up on the idea of complaining. He sighed and said, "In short, it's good that you have confidence …"
After sending Gallian off, Fiona could not help but ask, "My Lord, how can you be so sure that they will cooperate with us?"
Tang En snapped his fingers and said, "Dear Fiona, it's actually very simple."
Dear, dear?!
Fiona's face immediately turned red, and her heart thumped wildly. She was so immersed in happiness that she did not even hear what Tang En said next.
Tina looked at her enviously, then lowered her head silently.
She already had enough. There was no need for her to be envious.
"The development of the Star Diamond Bank is also to make money. But now that their tentacles have spread throughout the Prandal, the profits they can make from traditional industries are getting smaller and smaller. In addition, the world is now peaceful, and local conflicts can't produce too much demand for arms. So, their arms business is also very complicated. A large number of arms are kept in the warehouse and can't be sold. Do you think I don't know that Gallian sold me all the stocks in the warehouse?"
"It's just that we have a demand, and they are also in a hurry to buy. That's why we reached a cooperation."
"But after all, this is not a long-term business. Whether it's the goblins or the Dragons, they are all thirsting for more wealth. In the current market environment that is basically fixed, if they want to make more and more profits, they can only innovate. "
"Unfortunately, they don't have the ability to innovate. And we, or I, happen to have what they lack."
Tang En shamelessly raised his status, but Fiona and Tina, who was next to her, felt that it was very reasonable.
"So, cooperating with me to explore new markets and make more profits has become their best choice."
Tang En clapped his hands and said with a smile, "And I can guarantee that if they cooperate with me, there will be no loss."
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