Chapter 11 Favorability system

Some residents have a good relationship with the tavern owner, so after getting the affirmation and guarantee from the tavern owner, they all choose to sign commercial contracts decisively.

As for those residents who hesitated, Aaron would also use a fierce attitude and subtle threats to get these residents to agree to sign a business contract.

Every time a resident signs a contract, he will put a handful of copper coins into a large leather bag on one side as a deposit.

As more and more residents signed the contract, there were more and more copper coins in the big leather bag, which looked like a hill, which made Aaron more and more satisfied.

At the same time, Aaron also saw that some residents who were "forced" to sign the contract showed frustration and remorse on their faces.

"They still don't believe me. Of course, this is also a very normal thing."

I am not surprised by this, even, I am looking forward to what their expressions will turn into when I actually fulfill the contract!

"Master Aaron, since some residents seem reluctant, why are they still willing to line up?"

Alicia, who was standing behind Aaron, looked suspiciously at the residents talking to each other in the distance.

To which I shrugged:

"After they've experienced a house with underfloor heating, it's clear that underfloor heating is more efficient at keeping warm than a fireplace."

With that said, I leaned my back on the chair and said lazily:

"If you think about it, the heat preservation range of the fireplace is limited, and the heat emitted often escapes from the chimney quickly. Moreover, the thick smoke and dust when the fireplace burns are also very bad for users."

"Floor heating can avoid these disadvantages, and even produce the same heat, floor heating needs less fuel than a fireplace."

"So, even with the risk of being scammed, the benefits are worth trying."

After finishing speaking, I ignored Alicia. Because, now, the more important thing for me is to confirm the income situation today.

I took stock and found that the order contract for the first drawing was 32, and the order contract for the second drawing was even as many as 57.

To be honest, this is a bit beyond my expectation.

"It seems that sometimes being a bad person is a good thing."

Because some residents worried that they would embarrass them because they did not sign the contract, so they chose to sign it.

And the deposit, in their view, is more like a protection fee, to ensure that I, a bastard, will not trouble them.

The total amount of the deposit is more than five hundred copper coins. Although it is not enough to pay off the family's debt at once, it is enough to delay the debt for a long time.

Generally speaking, my habit is that after finishing an important thing, I choose to relax for a while.

However, in the face of so many orders, I have no idea of relaxing. Because, a house with underfloor heating, with Alicia's help, takes a week or two to complete.

The problem now is that if it takes too long for me to complete these orders, the residents will be unhappy inside.

In this case, my business image and reputation will be seriously damaged.

I am very ambitious, and I don't want to limit my business scope to my own territory.

I hope that through this opportunity, I can gain the trust of most residents and gain a good reputation. Then use your good reputation to expand your business scope to other noble territories!

Thinking that I will be able to build my own brand and company, I feel so excited and looking forward to it, even the physical fatigue disappears!

However, the biggest problem now is that there are too many orders. Without heavy equipment to improve work efficiency, it is difficult to complete all these orders within a reasonable time limit.

So, I turned my gaze to Alicia, and smiled sinisterly:

"Alicia, you are actually very strong, right? No one in this territory is your opponent?"

Alicia hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"While it may be presumptuous to say that, it is the truth."

"Then can you use your strength to dig out a large piece of land, or move a large pile of logs away?"

While talking, I was imagining Alicia doing this. It feels more like a beauty-looking monster, if Alicia can do it.

Alicia shook her head seriously:

"no."

"Why?"

"The task given to me by the Patriarch is to protect your personal safety."

"So that's why you can't help me build together?"

"Yes."

Alicia's answer made me wonder:

"But, didn't you help me before?"

"Because it was to help the tavern owner's mother, which does not violate the principle of being a knight."

"So, if it's a business, it doesn't meet your criteria?"

"Yes."

I feel very helpless about this. Although I really want Alicia to change her mind, I know that she has always been a girl who sticks to her principles and cannot be easily changed.

I took a chance and tried again:

"What if I gave you part of the money I received?"

"Sorry, it's not about the money."

I think I can only find other ways. However, heavy equipment is indeed necessary.

Because, the same workload may take 10 days to complete without heavy equipment. In the case of heavy equipment, it only takes 1 day to complete.

At the same time, with the help of heavy equipment, I can make more money by building more complex and larger buildings than just floor heating.

After all, huge debts require interest. If the business consists only of installing and retrofitting floor heating systems, the profit margins are not high.

If you only rely on floor heating to make money, you may still need to work to pay off your debts in middle-aged and old age.