People in the Northern Territory, who grew up listening to stories about the Great Wall and the Night's Watch, naturally feel a closer connection and have more trust in them compared to those in the southern territories.
Although the Night's Watch has dwindled to fewer than a thousand members over the centuries—many of whom are criminals like murderers, rapists, robbers, and thieves—this decline has caused the rest of Westeros to gradually develop a negative opinion of the Watch.
But in the Northern Territory, where wildling attacks on villages beyond the Wall still happen from time to time, people can better understand the importance of the Wall and the Night's Watch's role in guarding against the savages.
Therefore, they hold a bit more respect for the Night's Watch.
Of course, just a little more!
These days, following King Robert's visit to the North, many nobles from across the kingdom have been frequently visiting, hoping to purchase the luxury steel carriages sold by jason
Just a week ago, a shipment of 200 carriages of various sizes arrived, but they were all immediately bought up by nobles and merchants. Jason Liu no longer had any carriages in stock.
To appease the nobles, Jason Liu contacted the modern-day Carriage Factory in person.
"Mr. jason, we still have 100 large-scale horse-drawn carriages left. Production of the 100 small ones has been completed. They are currently being shipped to your warehouse you should receive them soon."
Thomas, the factory director of Georgia & US Carriage, treated Jason Liu—his major client—with enthusiastic professionalism. "To meet your manufacturing needs, we also involved our partner factory. We now have a monthly production capacity of 2,000 carriages, which can meet your demand!"
Then, Director Thomas couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Liu, now that these current orders are completed, may I ask whether the follow-up orders you previously mentioned are still available?"
To be honest, Director Thomas was a little uneasy. In order to complete the 600 large-scale carriages ordered by Fusion Trading, his factory had hired hundreds of additional workers and opened new production lines, which required a sizable investment.
Of course, this wasn't a blind investment. Fusion Trading had initially promised follow-up orders in the tens of thousands, which gave Thomas the confidence to expand the plant's operations.
So now, Director Thomas was eager to hear directly from fusion trading's boss, Jason Liu, whether those big follow-up orders were truly going to happen.
Jason Liu understood Director Thomas concerns. He had no intention of misleading him—these carriages were indeed needed in large numbers. After all, nobles and merchants across the world needed a way to travel, and the demand would easily exceed ten thousand units.
The orders were absolutely necessary.
"Director Thomas," Jason Liu assured him, "as long as the quality of your carriages remains reliable and there are no problems, our cooperation will continue, and you'll receive a steady stream of new orders."
To further reassure him, Jason Liu placed a new order. "Since you now have a monthly production capacity of 2,000, then starting this month, we'll need you to supply 1,000 large and 1,000 small carriages per month to Fusion Trading."
"Ah—really?!" Director Thomas was so overwhelmed by the large order that his face flushed with excitement. "Yes, Mr. Liu, rest assured—we'll immediately ramp up production to ensure a monthly supply of 2,000 carriages to Fusion Trading!"
"Oh, and I'll transfer 30 million as a deposit to secure the production," Jason Liu added.
On the other end of the line, Director Thomas quickly expressed his thanks. Jason Liu, meanwhile, instructed his finance team to transfer 30 million yuan from one of Fusion Trading's bank accounts.
He then contacted Lin Xiaohan and Oliver to handle the formalities. They were tasked with preparing a contract with Carriage Factory for the monthly production of at least 2,000 carriages.
Upon receiving the instructions, Lin Xiaohan and Oliver immediately negotiated with Thomas and signed the agreement.
Since the order was large, they also negotiated a discount.
They successfully reduced the price of each large carriage from 90,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan, and each small carriage from 60,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan.
Although Director Thomas smiled bitterly during the price cuts, inwardly, he was thrilled.
After factoring in wages, electricity, machine depreciation, and other expenses, their production cost for a large carriage was just over 70,000 yuan, and a small one cost over 40,000 yuan.
Selling 1,000 large and 1,000 small carriages per month would bring in a monthly profit of nearly 10 million yuan.
This was a huge windfall for the Carriage Factory!
Thanks to the large orders from Fusion Trading, the small factory—which once had only a few dozen workers—had now grown to over 400 workers and more than a dozen production lines.
With its investment in another carriage factory, it had become the largest in the City.
This was something Director Thomas had never dared to dream of before!
So even if the profit margin per carriage was slightly reduced, he had to cling tightly to Fusion Trading—his super client.
With tens of millions in monthly profit, Carriage Factory's profitability now surpassed that of many publicly listed companies.
Of course, Director Thomas also realized the danger of relying too heavily on one client, but he had no choice.
He even proposed allowing Fusion Trading to take an equity stake in the factory to secure the relationship.
But Jason Liu refused.
He didn't want Fusion Trading entangled in too many companies. He wasn't going to buy a stake in a carriage factory just because he bought carriages, or buy into a paper mill because he purchased paper. That would be a management nightmare.
He didn't have the time or energy for that. His focus was on managing Fusion Trading well.
This approach reduced management complexity and allowed his partners to make money too. After all, he wasn't out to bleed them dry—he didn't need to profit from every cent.
With his abilities, there were many ways to earn big money in the future—he didn't need to look greedy.
By not buying into the Carriage Factory, Jason also kept Director Thomas highly motivated and ensured everyone made money together. The workers, too, benefited from the factory's growth—a win-win.
Besides, Jason Liu didn't care much about a mere 10 million yuan in monthly profit.
Now that his subordinate Ironwood Timber Co, had started large-scale timber sales, Fusion Trading's monthly revenue was measured in the hundreds of millions. Jason had no interest in being distracted by minor side businesses with thin margins.
Honestly, with nearly 10 million yuan in monthly profit, Boss Liu couldn't even be bothered!
That evening, Jason Liu transported a batch of carriages received from Carriage Factory at his modern warehouse to the castle warehouse in Winter Market Town.
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