C017 Hitokiri With A Laser Tongue Strikes Again
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I let out a sarcastic remark and laughed at it making it be as a mocking insult to the Mayor.
"No... No... It is not like that. Luckily I had made the right decisions the first time I met you, and yes... I do not deny that I was instigated and went over to your fine corporation without doing any background checks first. It was entirely my fault."
"Lucky for you indeed, Your Excellency. I heard the news of high ranking officials making such blunder like this and was reported to the Emperor. They had their d***s chopped off and glued to the centre of their foreheads. Thus earning the nickname of d**k heads. Their d***s on the forehead shrivelled until it became like baby carrots!"
I said in a very casual manner and acted as if I was in shock the moment I mentioned that their d***s were chopped and glued to their foreheads!
The Mayor was shaken when he heard about it and subconsciously he reached and checked whether his d**k is still there or had become a tortoise head and had retracted and hid within the folds of his fat. Hahahahaha
"Is it true? Luckily I followed my guts because you had shown me all the proofs. I should have chopped the one who instigated me into following his words blindly. Fortunately, all of you are safe."
"Here, the reason I summoned you here is because of the Emperor that was residing in Shibata and was impressed with the performance of Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha that had opened up a branch office there."
"Furthermore, when he travelled to Tokyo where he is currently residing, all he heard was Fasuto Japan everywhere he goes. He even gave some of your products in his castle in Tokyo for the use if his concubines."
"The Emperor had probed into Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha and he finds that it originated here and would be looking forward to meeting with you guys when he makes a trip to Shibata. He is used to commuting there and resides for a month and then to Tokyo for another month."
"He was very impressed and pleased that you had taken an initiative to make the passageways between Kitakata and Shibata safe as well as through Tochigi too. He was pleased that even the guards' welfare and salaries were taken care of the corporation and had not depended on any of the funds from the government."
"The Emperor had made a financial background check on Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha and discovered that the funds and regular deposits surpass a small village of 10,000 residents and he had sent a decree to me to mention it to you guys. Guess what?"
We sat there placing our elbows on the table and placed our chins in our palms as we listened to him narrates and babbles through his speech. Seemed that he had used the Hamigachiko and his breath smelled rather minty. So it was alright for us.
"I'm not sure what the Emperor has in his mind about us, make us his royal subjects? Be part of the Emperor's financial advisers? Invade other towns?"
¥We don't know, so stop beating around the bush and tell us straight. Furthermore, there's nothing in the bushes there to beat and you might step on human s**t if you're not careful. Haa... Haa... Haa... "
"A decree from the Emperor to expand this little village into a town of a projection of 20,000-25,000 residents based on the total population here."
"Your Excellency, what does it got to do with us?"
I was not a bit surprised that the Emperor had plans to turn this village into a town in the future.
"The Emperor has development plans in the future due to your financial status alone. With a constant deposit, your corporation wealth alone can support the future development of this village. With the addition of a surge of residents, and a buildup of the residential district on the outermost District, residents of the innermost District would move down at least a few houses down followed by the outermost District."
We looked at the Mayor in a bit of confused state as we noticed that he was foaming at the mouth as thick spittle began to form at the corners of his mouth. We were half thinking that this mayor in front of us would turn into a rabid dog anytime and Saika would be unleashing her Hiraikotsu and slice the rabid dog in two!
"So what can we do to help? We are not engineers and we know nuts about building houses."
"Oh No... Nothing like that at all. What this young man commented earlier during the intervention... *Ahem* initial meeting that we had is true. The wealth that is being collected from businesses all over Kitakata had been used to pay the government and militias salaries, as well as the development of the business district to use them for imports of other commodities."
"Ohhh... We were half thinking that you would want to use the funds for your benefits from the Treasury... In that case, please increase the half per cent profit interests to at least 1 per cent. I am sure the Emperor would approve that and we can deposit as much as we can, to develop this village into a town, or even a city in many years to come."
I made a quick calculation that 1 million would make a quick 10,000 gold coins profit and we could use that as our float cash monthly. In these 2 months alone, we had more than 4 million gold coins that we had deposited so far.
"I will see what I could propose to His Majesty."
"And one more thing, to provide financial support for the development of this town, we need you to approve the 4 plot of land adjacent to us so that we can increase the output for our products, employ more staffs, increase our influence and awareness of these products to increase the deposits two-fold."
"What do you think? If we make a 2 million gold coins per month, with the added land for the build-up of our corporation, you will see an increased revenue of 4 million gold coins per month or 48 million gold coins per year. Would that be enough to support this town?"
"You can strike off that 4 plot of land for us to build our expansion and change the title deed to Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha. Just imagine a 4 plot of land can only be used to build a house and generate a paltry property tax every year."
"But if you strike off that land and change the deed to us, your name would be famous all over Fukushima, Yamagata, Niigata and Tochigi Prefecture. They will chant your name and praise you for performing such a wonderful and worthy humanitarian cause to Kitakata and everywhere Your Excellency go, they will throw flowers at your feet as you and your guards went around the district!"
The Mayor was gloating in his thoughts and the thought on words of praises from the citizens' lips interests him to a very high extent.
"Considered it done, young man. You have a vision that exceeds mine and I will gladly accept. 2 plots of land on both sides of the current business buildings would be the new owner of Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha and with the expansion of 2 fold, the deposits would also double. I like it... Hahaha... I like it very much... Muuuaaaahahahahhaa!"
"I will undertake the decree from the Royal Highness and I will strike off the names of the title deed of the lands before you and transfer it under Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha. Muuuaaahahahhaha...."
"Yes...! I can see the gold coins now being deposited and being used to develop this little booming town... Muuuaaahahahhaha... I can also see people throwing flowers at my feet as I walk along the streets... Muuuaaahahahhaha... I like it..... I like it very much...!!! "
This Mayor is behaving exactly like a cat that buried its face inside a pair of week-old tabi and was intoxicated by the stinkiness of the owner's smelly feet while feeling a sense of inexplicable euphoria!
We thanked the Mayor for being able to poke fun at him again and left the castle. On the way down towards our house, I told the execom what I was running through my mind when we saw the Mayor had finally evolved to be a laughing rabid dog in front of our eyes.
The execom members laughed hysterically as I mimicked a cat smelling tabi and emerged from it with crossed eyes and a stupified look on its face.
"Hitokiri with a sharp tongue strikes again! Not only would we be able to acquire the land for the expansion of our corporation, but it is also going to be free! It costs us nothing to gain something! Kid... I'm amazed at you in how manipulative your little mind if yours could do!"
"4 plots of land with 1,000 gold coins would belong to us soon. It's good to know people in high power and make them powerless when they deal with you. I am so proud of you, kid... I wish I could have a mind like you."
"Hahaha...All we need is to reverse the situation to our favour. What is that pieces of land to him? It is peanuts! And talking about peanuts... I've got another project coming through and it's peanut butter spread for our morning breakfast!"
"Peanut butter? Never heard of it... Is it any good?"
"It is sooooooo good on hot toast, believe me! But we need to simplify its process and employ glass blowers to store them in transparent bottles this time. We need people who could design and make the blending machines for us. It's going to be hard work if it goes according to an original plan but we need to make it simple for our girls to operate them."
"Sensei, we can put the production of your pomade into action soon. Now from Cosmetics and beauty, we are going into foodstuffs next!"
"Come, we invite the Blacksmith of our town for tea, we need to show RS97% and ask him about his opinion and projected price. Since it is not marked yet we can say that we got it from the Master of Forge Master. Hahaha!"
"What's RS97%?"
"It stands for Refined Steel and the price that will fetch in the market would be higher than the Refined Iron that we currently supply as the current stock will soon be depleted. Once it's depleted, we can produce Refined Steel and increase our overall financial status."
"How much is the Refined Steel costs? I mean since its more expensive than Refined Iron."
"I'm not sure since it's too early to mention, my speculated price would be 25 gold pieces each."
"Omagai...! That's 5 times the cost of Refined Iron! I can't believe it, but let's see what the local Blacksmith say afterwards."
Hoshi was shocked at the price of my speculation and it costs so much higher than a Refined Iron piece. We went to see Kuro-san and invited him over to our place. Once he had seated comfortably with another Blacksmith, I slipped into the Realm of Mind and brought out 2 unmarked pieces that I had wrapped in a cloth and showed it to him.
"Eh...? This is from the Master of the Forge Master? Who is he? Is this another new improved version of the Refined Iron plate?"
He accepted the bundled plates and opened it up and the moment his eyes feasted on the two silvery finished product, he can't help but stared at it with eyes as big as saucers and was practically drooling at the corners of his mouth.
He was kind of shock, surprise, delighted and filled with awe at the same time as he held the two pieces and had not muttered a single word for a minute or two.
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