Magic Industrial Age

With the contract signed, the City Hall's approval secured, and the original shareholders in place, the Leitninger Magitech Factory was officially established.

Immediately, Douglas's value became apparent.

Firstly, to address the critical shortage of skilled personnel, he directly transferred ten magic apprentice, proficient in magitech, to the factory.

Their presence significantly alleviated the manpower shortage for production.

Given time to familiarize themselves with the design blueprints, their production efficiency would drastically improve.

Of course, the Magitech Factory was responsible for their salaries, but what Loei enjoyed most was using money to motivate people.

Initially, these apprentices may have been there due to Douglas's request,

but after starting work and seeing the salaries and benefits far exceeding those of their peers, they became reluctant to leave.

Moreover, Loei introduced a piece-rate policy, where those who learned quickly, produced more, and maintained high quality would receive bonuses far exceeding their wages.

The magic apprentices were motivated as if they had been injected with stimulants.

Secondly, Douglas Hill was not just a name.

Despite his terrible reputation and history of appropriating the research results of magic apprentices,

his ability to climb from the bottom and become a pillar of the Moonstone Magic Tower, second only to the tower master, was undeniable.

After Lilia provided all the design blueprints, he immediately began optimizing and improving them.

Loei could offer some advice on the mechanical design aspects, but magic inscription was Douglas's specialty.

The second-generation magic forging hammer, optimized by Douglas, had significantly reduced stability issues and failure rates.

Even the consumption of magical materials was reduced by 30%, greatly lowering costs.

Lastly, and most importantly, through Douglas Hill's efforts, Lilia's paper on the magic hammer forging machine was published in the Northern Magic Realm's Journal of Magitech.

Although not an empire-wide journal, it was authoritative in the field of magitech.

New inventions could be published in it, detailing their principles and specific functions.

While most were far from mass production, and some were merely concepts, as one of the most important publications in the Northern Magic Realm, it attracted considerable attention.

The publication of the magic hammer forging machine paper in such a journal would undoubtedly draw the attention of countless individuals.

Moreover, news in the magic world traveled much faster than in the mundane world. After the journal's release, even Madam Linda inquired through connections.

And this was precisely what Loei wanted—increased visibility!

As for the benefits of increased visibility?

The Lilia Leitninger Magitech Factory had already received three orders, in addition to Damon's large order.

Although each order was for only one unit, the price was one thousand gold Thalers, which meant additional customers.

From these three aspects alone, Loei's decision to bring Douglas in as a shareholder was extremely wise.

All these matters seemed incredibly complicated to describe, and even more complicated to implement.

Starting a business was like that; you never knew what issues were waiting for you, or what kind of troubles you would encounter.

Even though Loei had delegated most of the tasks—Lilia focused on design, Maruna helped with management and recruitment, Mira Greenman handled various procedures, and Hoover the butler took care of any omissions…

The most important security matters were handled by Anger, who also arranged for a group of younger boys, who wouldn't dare to kill, to work in the factory.

Forget about child labor concerns; they felt happy just to have enough to eat and receive a salary.

It was this entrepreneurial dream team that managed to implement everything as thoroughly as possible.

They were busy with various trivial matters for a month or so, and everything only began to stabilize in early April.

It was at this time that Loei summoned everyone to his residence.

…

April 4th, New Divine Calendar 311.

Number 19 Lombardy Street, second floor, study.

Maruna Marquez approached Hoover the butler and asked, "Mr. Hoover, does Master Loei have something specific he wants to talk about by calling us here?"

Hoover the butler stood meticulously and asked in a low voice, "You don't know?"

"I'm busy with my work; I was suddenly called over. How would I know?"

"You were called over while busy, and so was I. If you don't know, how would I?"

"Even you don't know? I have a bad feeling."

Hoover the butler couldn't help but roll his eyes, a very impolite gesture that violated the elegance of a butler, so he immediately returned to his impassive expression.

But he still said, "Even if there's a huge matter, the two above will handle it. At most, you'll run errands and do tasks. What bad feeling could you have?"

It was only because they had worked together for a long time and were familiar with each other that Hoover would say so much; otherwise, he would remain silent.

Maruna paused for a moment upon hearing this, and after thinking about it, he relaxed.

The same situation existed in two other pairs. Anger kept asking Oliveira questions.

Unfortunately, Oliveira didn't know the specifics either.

Lilia and Mira were huddled together, also whispering to each other.

Initially, Lilia had some animosity towards Mira.

Although Mira wasn't as beautiful, young, or well-dressed as she was, she possessed a charm unique to mature women that Lilia lacked!

What if Loei really wanted a change of pace?

This made her feel threatened for a while, and she even tried all sorts of tricks and experimented with many positions.

Unfortunately, she was ultimately a spellcaster and couldn't compare to a combat professional like Loei, and she often ended up being the one who couldn't get out of bed.

However, later on, Lilia also realized that Loei indeed valued Mira's abilities and wasn't interested in her personally.

Moreover, with Mira around, she only needed to focus on research, as Mira arranged all sorts of trivial matters in an organized manner, which made her completely accept her.

The six people were divided into three pairs, whispering to each other, waiting for Loei's arrival.

Loei didn't keep them waiting long.

He pushed open the door and walked in with a stack of documents.

In this era, there were no folders. All important documents were written on parchment, and some might even have magical inscriptions for anti-counterfeiting and insect protection.

Loei was now carrying a stack of magical parchment, rolled into cylinders, with magical light flickering on them.

He walked to the desk, threw the documents down, looked at everyone, and said, "I know you must have some doubts, wondering why I called you here at this time?"

"I want to say, don't worry, today's news is all good."

"Before, I promised that as long as everyone worked hard, I would give you a surprise."

"Well, here it is!"

Before the words had faded, Loei plopped down, relaxed, and continued, "Previously, when I acquired the Champs Elysees Magitech Textile Factory, although I was in charge, it was using the Raymond family's money.

Whether there was profit or loss, the Raymond family bore it, so I was very calm."

"But this time, acquiring shares in nine magitech factories, and even creating the Leitninger Magitech Factory, is using our own money.

So, there needs to be a concrete agreement regarding this money."

"Actually, all the things I've been doing recently, at the root, are for self-preservation.

Such a large fortune, with only Oliveira as a transcendent combat force, can't protect it, so I made myself one of the most prominent merchants in Auckland, and also made others accept me."

"So far, the crisis can be considered completely over. Even if some people are still unwilling, they won't dare to move against me easily."

"So, it's time to divide the profits."

At this point, Loei paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

Some were indifferent, some were dazed, some were surprised, and some were incredulous…

But Loei's words didn't stop: "Some time ago, I had Maruna help me register a company called the Roy Fitts Magitech Group, with a registered capital of 40,000 gold Thalers, and a business scope covering all aspects of magitech."

"From today on, the group will be officially established, and all of you are considered the original shareholders of this company."

"In the future, all matters related to magitech can be listed under this group as subsidiaries."

As he spoke, Loei took a parchment scroll, glanced at it, and handed it to Hoover the butler.

Hoover the butler was stunned, took it, opened it, and looked at it.

With just one glance, even with his composure, his eyes widened: "Master Loei, this, is this for me?"

"No, how can I take this? I am the Raymond family's butler; everything I have belongs to the family!"

Loei waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, Mr. Hoover, I'm calling you Mr.!"

"The Old Continent has abolished slavery, although not completely, but you and the Raymond family are just in an employment relationship."

"This 5% share is what you deserve. In the future, the company's development will still need your experience and effort."

As he spoke, Loei handed another copy to Maruna: "This is yours, also 5% of the shares!"

"Anger, I'm giving you 5% as well."

"Lilia, the 19% you have in Leitninger doesn't count, here's another 5%."

"Finally, Teacher Oliveira, you have 10% of the shares; I believe no one will object!"

After distributing the shares, Loei held the last copy in his hand, looked at Mira Greenman, and said, "I see what you've done during this time, and I recognize your efforts and potential.

However, you haven't been involved for long enough, and your contributions aren't enough."

"So, I've prepared 2% of the shares for you, and when you're qualified to take them from me, I'll give them to you."

At this point, he looked at everyone: "These shares, as long as you're still in my circle, you can hold them.

There will be a settlement once a year, and each settlement will have a dividend."

"In other words, the more you earn, the more your dividends will be!"

"Everyone, I hope to see you all every year, and have dividends every year!"

"Please, everyone, work hard with me!"

Thank you to Air for the 500 reward!