Darkstone Code

The currencies of the entire world are freely floating. According to the current foreign exchange rate, one Gafura Rupiah can be exchanged for 2.2 Federation Sol. Converting the hourly wage of 68 Rupiah, it's roughly 1.5 per hour.

Ten hours is fifteen, and if one can work full-time in a month — in a place full of opportunities and development, there is never a lack of job opportunities. If all merchants adhere to this regulation, then in the Amelia Region, a hardworking worker can earn about four hundred and fifty a month, which is twice the average income of the Federation's working class!

In fact, the gap between the two countries can be seen through their wage levels. Some Federation people don't think the Federation is necessarily worse than Gafura, but looking at the salary levels, the difference is obvious, at least in terms of economics.

The mayor slightly nodded his head. He didn't speak and waited for Lynch to continue.

Lynch smiled slightly, "Then let's turn it around. Do you know how much a worker in Nagariel needs to earn in a day?"

The mayor shook his head. He had never been to Nagariel and didn't know much about the country before this diplomatic activity.

Lynch revealed a number that made the mayor's pupils slightly dilate, "One dollar, one Federation Sol, just one Federation Sol can hire a Nagariel worker to work for you for twelve hours. If you provide them with some delicious lunch and dinner, they will work even harder."

"If we hire ten thousand workers from Nagariel to work in the Amelia Region, every month, the wages and various expenditures we pay are about 400,000 to 500,000, but we can earn at least around four million in revenue. After deducting some expenses and extra costs, there would be about 3.5 million in net profit."

Lynch's tone didn't change much, but the mayor still felt some temptation hidden within. Maybe he heard it wrong, but he was moved.

"Nagariel has a population of two hundred million. If we send all these people out, we can get eight hundred billion in revenue every month..."

The mayor straightened his chest. His breath became heavy and rapid, eight hundred billion!

Although he knew this was an ideal state, it was absolutely impossible in reality, he was still shocked by this impossible number because, theoretically, there weren't many flaws in Lynch's words.

Actually, you can't say there are no flaws. At least the Amelia Region doesn't need so many people to work. They only need a portion.

But the entire world does not only have market opportunities in Amelia, other places do as well.

About a minute later, the mayor finally calmed down. He began to ask questions, "Since there is such a market, if we can do it, others can too!"

Lynch smiled slightly, he took out the Kleve given to him by Mr. Wardrick, that golden Kleve.

This consumable cannot be used up all at once. Any high-end Kleve would have its own independent reusable outer packaging, and this one does too.

Looking at the pale golden packaging, the more the mayor found Lynch pleasing to the eye.

The intoxicating aroma made the mayor tempted as well. Lynch miraculously took out another one for him, "This is Mr. Wardrick's private exclusive, which I shamelessly asked for."

The mayor wanted to decline, but he still accepted it. Sometimes the value of such a pure color does not lie in how much it is worth itself, but what kind of class the person smoking this pure color can reach.

The mayor is not a graduate of the Saint Harmony Alliance Schools, nor is he a member of the Saint Harmony Association. He needs this little cutie more than others.

After feeling the top-level Kleve, the mayor praised Mr. Wardrick from thousands of kilometers away. After that, their conversation returned to the main topic.

"You are right, if we can do it, others can do it too. That's precisely why we are pushing for establishing diplomatic relations with Nagariel, even at the risk of bearing the consequences of war..." Lynch inhaled, exhaling a somewhat satisfied breath, "...one of them!"

"As long as we can defeat Gafura's Royal Navy in naval battles, no one will touch our cake."

After listening, the mayor sighed. He had never thought there was such a layer before. This also showed that there were many things he didn't know, which made him slow down his tone further and lower his attitude.

"How do we solve the public opinion issue then? The trade and use of slaves are already illegal worldwide, even in Gafura."

Many times people think that a monarchy is necessarily backward and feudal, with all kinds of ugly and dark phenomena, but it is not. Although Gafura is a monarchy, it is not backward.

On the slave issue, Gafura stands with the world, spontaneously resisting the capture, trade, and use of slaves.

"I said, this is labor export..." Lynch's demeanor was very relaxed, "We will recruit workers from Nagariel under the name of a labor service company. The rulers of Nagariel will help us because our labor company will have their shares..."

By the time Lynch was saying this, the mayor basically didn't have much of a problem, but he didn't interrupt Lynch, as this was the most basic courtesy.

"We promise to send these locals abroad for work. Apart from them getting a salary that is not low, a portion of the money will also be used to subsidize the government, while the ruling class also gets benefits. No one will object."

"As for slaves, that's even more ridiculous. Everyone is free and has independent will. If they don't want to do it, they can go back or leave anytime, anywhere. We are not evil slavers; we are just merchants."

The mayor nodded noncommittally, "Then how do we benefit our local enterprises and people?"

His tone began to have a learning flavor, "If it's just us making money, I believe no matter who it is, they won't share their money with others for no reason, and you wouldn't either, right?"

"Of course, and that's what I am going to say next, using Nagariel workers to support Federation workers," Lynch replied.

In Lynch's plan, simply exporting labor from Nagariel is not a long-term developmental plan, because this labor can only engage in the simplest and most basic manual work.

They haven't received a good education, haven't been exposed to some new production methods, and don't know how to use machines to help themselves reduce necessary production burdens.

But Federation workers understand. They know how to use machines, know advanced production methods, and the presence of Federation skilled workers can enable these Nagariel workers to create more value.

Two Nagariel workers can support one Federation worker. The entire Sabin City has only about 800,000 people, with only about 30,000 to 50,000 truly needing jobs. These people will easily be overwhelmed by the countless Nagariel workers.

Besides going abroad for technical guidance work, we can also introduce some Nagariel labor to help Federation factories regain competitiveness.

Lower labor remuneration equals reduced costs, which releases more profit space, making the products more competitive.

Don't look at the many foreign goods currently being dumped into the Federation, eroding and nibbling away the lifeblood of Federation Mainland's factories.

But as long as the cost is reduced, and the price is lowered, defeating these imported goods is still very easy, at least part of their expenses cannot be saved, that is, freight.

This is also the advantage of local enterprises. The products they produce can go directly on the shelves for sale. After reducing the labor cost, which is the largest cost, less freight and lower prices, while still maintaining appropriate profits, some enterprises can easily be resurrected.

By then, it will not be foreign goods being dumped into the Federation, but Federation goods being dumped abroad.

This is the most special thing about light industry and manufacturing — workers' wages account for a large part of the profit and cannot be saved.

Once labor costs can be reduced, light industry and manufacturing will explode into a horrible craze.

Listening to Lynch's detailed and meticulous plan, the mayor thought that these absolutely were not conjured up overnight; Lynch must have had a complete plan long ago, and even pushing for diplomatic relations with Nagariel was to realize his plan.

This is not impossible. Before Lynch went to Nagariel, did anyone mention these?

No, these were all brought up by this young man.

The mayor cleverly hid his astonished and somewhat shocked gaze. He extinguished the Kleve in his hand and put it in the silver cigarette case equipped with it, looking at Lynch, "What can I do?"

"Guidance!" Lynch's words were very firm, "Once conditions permit, people may not dare to be the first to venture abroad. We need to encourage people to do so."

"At the same time, we also need to let people accept a concept, from small workshops to small factories!"

With Lynch gradually spreading the small workshop system in Sabin City, some families rented Lynch's sewing machines, borrowed money from Lynch for raw materials, and began production.

For each designated product they produce, they can earn from ten cents to fifty cents in rewards.

At first, many people thought this system was not feasible, and people were apparently not accustomed to this production model. But the fact is that those who thought this system wouldn't work were slapped in the face.

Lynch's promoted home workshop model is very popular. Everyone does the math; as long as they are a bit more diligent, they can earn more money than before, so why wouldn't they do it?

Although the Workers' Union is still collecting management fees and distributing orders, Lynch believes that one day these home workshops will kick the Workers' Union aside.

The first step starts with them hiring Nagariel workers for their production!

A new wave of counter-trend production is brewing!