Servini felt that paying five gold coins to apply for a worker's Labor Permit was far too expensive, but Xu Yi thought it was already very cheap.
Back on Earth, never mind applying for a foreign work permit-even citizens of the Celestial Empire had to pay a considerable sum for a Hong Kong and Macau Labor Permit, easily running into thousands.
Converted by purchasing power, that would have amounted to several dozen gold coins here.
Of course, Xu Yi would never tell Servini any of that.
The Xinfei Merchant Guild already employed more than two hundred dwarves. Barring any surprises, it would employ even more in the future, and might eventually hire members of the Elf Race and the Orc Race as well.
With so many employees from other races, he naturally wanted to save whatever he could on Labor Permits.
Besides getting confirmation about the Labor Permits, Xu Yi also received some good news during his conversation with Servini.
Under his agreement with His Majesty the King, several mines would serve as payment for the Farmland Magic Machinery. Xu Yi had originally thought fulfilling the contract would take ages, and feared he would not get his hands on those mines anytime soon. Servini, however, told him that the kingdom's Mining Bureau had already cleared one iron mine within Bunta City's territory, and he could take it over at any time.
According to Xu Yi's agreement with His Majesty the King, once the Xinfei Merchant Guild completed the first batch of orders, the contract would automatically take effect, and ownership of this iron mine would pass to the guild.
As for the other promised iron mine and three Magic Crystal Mines, those would depend on the Xinfei Merchant Guild's progress in completing the subsequent orders.
Although the future held plenty