Chapter 519 Chapter 519: Communication Business (Under Revision)

Artoria was very considerate and asked Aslan to receive Duke Durandal, but Aslan was very angry.

"Old guy! Why don't you go shopping for two more days."

After Aslan cursed, he instantly turned back to the gentle and refined Marquis Aslan.

After the two parties met, they exchanged courtesies for more than half an hour. It was not until Aslan asked someone to prepare a dinner that Duke Durandal asked, "Marquis Aslan, on the way here, I saw a lot of blocks A magic tool called public magic words."

Aslan nodded and said casually, "Yes, what's the matter?"

Duke Durandal has personally used it. Although it can only be used in the Melo area for the time being, it still astonishes him.

He could really reach the hotel where the family caravan stayed. After inquiring about the caravan, Duke Durandal realized the importance of the magic phone.

Long-distance communication, for ordinary people, is at most easy and convenient to communicate with. After all, before the emergence of magic phones, the profession of postman appeared in the Merlot area very early, and he was a full-time messenger to deliver letters to and from various places.

There is no such job as postman in other areas, most of them are troublesome for small caravans who are familiar with the two places to take them. The cost is about a dozen or twenty copper coins. Occupations such as writing letters for ghostwriters have been born, and a letter is sent, and a few of them cost dozens of copper coins.

So sending a letter is a big expense for a poor family.

So when the public magic phone comes out, the charge is not expensive, only two copper coins a minute, but it can contact distant relatives in time, which is much cheaper than sending letters.

There is a lot of content in the letter, if you just say it directly, it can be finished in a few minutes, and the two parties can also communicate directly, which is faster and more convenient.

But for nobles, writing letters is indeed very cheap, but the efficiency is too slow. As for flying pigeons to send letters, the mainland does not have this technology. Nobles are only willing to use it when things are urgent.

But with such cheap long-distance communication, Duke Durandal must understand clearly to see how far the longest transmission distance is.

"I don't know how far the maximum distance of that thing is?"

Aslan's eyes flashed brightly, and he said with a smile: "The laying of the magic line includes the establishment of a base station, and the maximum transmission distance is two hundred kilometers, but the price of building a base station and laying a magic line is very expensive. It can be promoted in Merlo City."

Duke Durandal couldn't help laughing, the teleportation range of 200 kilometers is enough to cover the entire Kyoto, and I believe it will soon sweep the entire aristocratic circle of Kyoto.

"Marquis Aslan, if we cooperate to build such a magical network in Kyoto, how much money will it cost?" Duke Durandal asked directly.

Aslan pondered for a while, and said unhurriedly: "It will take at least 500,000 gold coins to build a base station, plus the laying of magic lines to cover the entire Kyoto, at least 600,000 gold coins."

Duke Durandal frowned slightly. He never thought that a set of magic words network would be so expensive, and a set would cost millions of gold coins.

"Marquis Aslan, I'm very confused, how long will it take for your public magic phone facilities to recover the cost." Duke Durandal asked.

Aslan suddenly showed a smug smile.

"Two copper coins per minute for a public magic phone seems wrong. The actual purpose is not to make money, but to expand the customer market. You should notice how busy the magic phone is every day, basically 24 hours a day. Just 1440 minutes, 2880 copper coins, equivalent to 28 silver coins, this is the charge for the public magic phone, about 20 public magic phones have been established in the entire city of Melo, and the daily income is more than five gold coins."

"This is still down. In order to make it easier for ordinary people to contact their families, I cut the price by half. The price of private magic phones is higher, four copper coins per minute. Now the number of private magic phones in Merlot City has exceeded 500." Taiwan, the frequency of use of private magic phones may not be as much as that of public magic phones, but it can’t hold up to a large amount. It only needs to have one-tenth of the income of public magic phones every day, and the income of more than a dozen gold coins per day can be enough in a month A profit of 600 gold coins."

Aslan said with a smile.

Duke Durandal shook his head and said: "600 a month, only 7,200 gold coins a year, which means that it will take at least a hundred years to pay back, and the maintenance of base stations and lines will also require funds during the period, Marquis Aslan, are you talking to me? joke."

Aslan naturally understood this, and said lightly: "Indeed, this is based on the number of magic phones, but what if the number of magic phones reaches a thousand or even ten thousand?"

As soon as these words came out, Duke Durandal's eyes widened, and he instantly understood what Aslan meant.

Small profits but quick turnover. When the magic phone can be popularized in the homes of middle-class people, the monthly increase in income will be even more terrifying.

Compared with the previous investment, it is simply huge profits.

"Marquis Aslan, in Kyoto, I often heard Dean Yitzhak mention that you are the best businessman in the Kingdom of Cleveland. I didn't take it seriously every time I heard it before, but after today's conversation, I now believe it. It is no coincidence that you have been able to manage the barren Merlot region to its present scale." Duke Durandal said in admiration.

Aslan followed suit with a few words of modesty.

"Marquis Aslan, we partnered to take over the entire Kyoto Mohua communication business. I will contribute 60% of the initial capital, and you only need to contribute 40%. Then I will also contribute the land. Of course, I will also set the charging price. The base station and You will still be responsible for the maintenance of the line, and when the time comes, you will be divided into 60 to 40% of the proceeds, and you will be 40% for me." Duke Durandal said decisively.

"Okay!" Aslan agreed without any hesitation.

Aslan did not suffer any disadvantages. After all, in the big capital of the city, there are many relationships to be managed. If Aslan is going to open up the market, no matter how convenient the magic phone is, no matter how extravagant the magic talker is, it is impossible to establish it. Sara alone You can't pass the family test.

A strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake.

If you want to spread the magic phone business to the Kingdom of Cleveland, you must have the cooperation of a powerful noble. As for the Royal Academy of Magic, it is actually more in line with Aslan's interests, but it is handed over to the Royal Academy of Magic. Curved roads are easily deciphered.

After all, the Royal Academy of Magic is equivalent to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Kingdom of Cleveland, and there is still no problem in deciphering certain magic techniques.

Of course, the technology that can crack the magic wave and the magic phone does not mean that the Royal Academy of Magic can produce it.