A mid-level (middle-aged) office worker's laid-back industrial revolution in another world - Chapter 94

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

After dinner, Grandpa Elvis, Alice, Takeo, Smith, and Fredrick changed location to the living room.

Fredrick poured them some after-dinner tea and stood back.

“Hm, so let’s hear about what you did today Takeo.”

“Understood. 

I went to the tailor shop today to receive the coat and the suit.

I’ll show it to you a little later.

A temporary contract was finalized with the manager of the tailor shop.

The contents are –

-The selling rights and design rights of the trench coat will remain with the tailor shop.

– The head office and the factory of the tailor shop will remain in this town.

-Takeo Kitamizato will receive 20 % of the selling price for each piece of trench coat sold as a design fee.

-If Takeo Kitamizato were to die, the design fee will go to the Elvis household.

– The basic type will be of 2 types only- 

1 type for commercial use

And the 2nd type will be exclusive to the people authorized by both the Elvis household and the tailor shop manager.

That’s what we’ve decided on.”

“Hmm.

So you added the Elvis household for the nominee of the design fees?

The rest is the same as what I’ve heard before. I don’t have any objection.”

“Yes.

This will be pocket money for Lady Alice and me.

And then,

-The purchase order from the Elvis household to the tailor shop.

-The total pieces of units ordered will be 900.

-The selling price per unit will be – 2 golds and 5 silvers

-The subsidy from the Elvis household will be 5 silvers per unit.

-The subsidy will be paid to the tailor shop over a period of 3 years which has been approved by the tailor shop.

-The tailor shop has promised to deliver 45 pieces of the trench coat every month.

– The purchase order, confirmation, and the contract with me will be brought to the Elvis household to Mr. Fredrick for signing.”

“That’s fine too.”

“He may come sometime soon so please take care of that.”

“That’s’ fine by me.”

“Yes.

-The soldiers can choose to pay in either 1, 4, or 8 installments.

-The payment for the installments will be collected by deducting their salary.

-The installment of each soldier would be managed by the 4th platoon leader in charge of the general affairs.

-Every month when you produce the 45 pieces of coats, you can receive the payment in a lump sum from the Elvis household.

-The installment of each soldier would be managed by the 4th platoon leader in charge of the general affairs and he will be in charge of managing who has paid and how much.

-The payment collected will remain with the soldier chief and will be paid to the Elvis household every month.

-The Elvis household will send an official notice with the above to the soldier chief.”

“Hmm, that was discussed in the meeting as well. That’s not a problem either.”

“The contract of the trench coat is complete with this.

The only thing left is to think of a future sales network.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“No,  the enthusiasm at the other end was amazing.”

“Sir Takeo, they’re going to deliver 45 pieces of the trench coat every month? I thought you said that you’re predicting about 30 pieces a month?”

Smith asked.

“That’s right young master Smith.

My current forecast was for 30 pieces a month and then to gradually increase production.

I was expecting about 50~80 pieces to be produced every month in the future. I hadn’t expected them to start with 45 pieces a month.”

“Why is that?”

“Young master Smith………..you feel that that they undertook overproduction right?”

“Yes. After hearing what you had to say, Sir Takeo, I felt that it would be impossible for them to produce that many pieces with that many people.”

“………………Why did you think that it is impossible?”

Takeo asked.

“Eh? I thought that they’ve mobilized all their workers to produce 30 pieces.

Even if they were to hire and train new workers, they wouldn’t be able to produce pieces at that speed.”

“That’s right. But there is the trick.”

“What is that?”

“I thought that they will gradually increase production…………….. if they were to take the route of educating amateurs but…

The tailor shop solved that issue with money.”

“How did they do that?”

“They could either hire tailors from other shops or buy out other shops itself.”

“Eh? Buy out? That’s………”

“Ah? Mr. Fredrick. Is that rare in this world?”

“We don’t really hear about it often. How about your world Sir Takeo?”

“It’s pretty frequent in my world.

We often hear about it happening here and there.

It prevalent in similar industries and between different industries.”

“Hoo, different industries………for example?”

“To put it simply, we can find wine, vegetable/fruits, fish, butcher, dry food, and general goods in the same store.”

“Hn? Isn’t that a little too much Takeo?”

“Is that so? It’s so normal in my world that we don’t really think much of it.

Please try to imagine it.

You enter the store and wonder what to do for dinner.”

“Yes.”

Alice said. 

“Fish is a good idea………..ah, but you notice that the meat looks fresh and delicious.

What vegetables would go together well with the meat? It’s pretty cold so you feel like buying some red wine to warm you up.

You also want to have the sake at home so you’re looking for snacks that go well with it.

Come to think of it, the pot that you had to have at home got burnt so you would like to purchase a new one.”

“……………..Sir Takeo, I’m hungry now.”

Alice looked at Takeo.

“Lady Alice, we just ate.

………………..So try to feel it, there is merit in entering a store and deciding to purchase various different things at once.”

“I see.”

“The conversation went off track a little bit but the tailor shop has increased the number of their non-amateur tailors I guess.

According to me, they have taken a gamble.”

“Eh? A gamble?”

Smith asked.