189 5.78 Onwards To Tokyo (1/2)
12 production lines, 12 warehouses... All these would be fully running, at the start of Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha industrialisation era on the 1st week of the month, which was also the 3rd month of operations.
We sat in the garden and was amazed at what we were able to amass for the knowledge and a revolutionary production within a short period of time. The efforts that we had emplaced, benefitted the residents of Kitakata and overall economic stature. The amount in the corporate account had surpassed at least 55% of the total revenue collected from the trading districts put together.
It was a sole contribution from Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha that had made everything possible. We had some snacks prepared by the cooks and it was a cake that had been steamed with a banana leaf. There were a rice flour cake and a slice of steamed banana in the middle of it.
It was very delectable since it had been some time since we had last tasted it. We drank green tea and after that, decided to dive into the Realm of Mind afterwards and produce lots of Refined Steel Plate.
We had our first 3 letters that we had sent to Aizuwakamatsu, Yonezawa and Shibata Prefecture and they were all interested to purchase the Refined Steel Plates at the suggested price. The total amount of plates to slightly more than 15,000 pieces and given that amount of plates, we would earn the first 300,000 gold coins from it.
We informed the storekeeper to load the wagon accordingly to their required amount and we would exchange empty wagons with them as they would count the crates and brought the full wagon back.
9 wagons were filled up in the next few days to ensure an even load of 400 kilograms or lesser so that the horses would have no difficulty to pull them. After we had checked the amount required, we marked each wagon belongs to who with the quantity assigned to them.
The next following day, representatives from the prefecture came, inspected their cargo and left the empty wagons there as they hooked up their horses with the loaded wagons.
We received the deposit slips and banked into our corporate accounts while withdrawing some of its funds for the usage of our daily operations. Hiko-sama was left in charge of these finances as he had drawn close to 8,000 over gold coins and slipped the small wooden chest into the sleeve of his kimono.
After making the withdrawal, he showed me the total account left in the corporate account and handed me the wooden chest which I counted and stored in his pottery in the storage room in the house. Right now, we had an excess of 14,000 over gold coins for our float cash and this would enough to cover the salaries of over 4,500 gold coins per month.
Our consumption of food supplies amounts to about 950 gold coins every month to feed over 1,000 employees based on 6 meals per day. That shouldn't be too much considering that we were having home-cooked meals instead of lavishly spending in taverns or from the yatai seller's.
The letters from other cities in Prefecture that we had sent the letters earlier came tricking in and they wish to place their orders were stated in their replies. We sent them an acknowledgement letter stating on the date which they could come to collect their orders of Refined Steel so that we have enough time to produce them and not cause too much demand over our limited supply.
The overwhelming orders came from cities that had more than 20 over towns and the amount surmounted to over 100,000 pieces from a single order from the Blacksmith Alliance. We were able to accommodate the orders slowly as we only had 2 pairs of hands. We managed to produce 6,000 moulding trays per day over a period of 5 days in order to have sufficient supplies for their demands.
We had 2 days of rest and then we started to produce the same amount of Refined Steel Plates as we managed to fulfil the orders from other cities in the Prefecture as well. The deposits that we had made per city had swelled our corporate account like a giant pufferfish and this made the Mayor and the head treasurer smiled from ear to ear that it literally could flip their forehead back!
Our production lines had been running smoothly without a hitch and the supplies for the rest of the Prefectures had been rather overwhelming. The new products were very much welcomed in the Prefecture concerned and we had a fair share of the market over these newly added prefectures all around Fukushima.
We had a pleasant surprise when Hoshi-sama visited us in our garden. Sango, Kohaku and Kirara were also there when he came to cling to us.
”Chosen One, we have received the information that you needed on the Bone Eater's well that you were looking for in Tokyo. There was a dried-up well that you had mentioned the last time and it was near a village where a formidable Miko was living there.”
”Thank you so much for letting us on this vital information. Would you like to join us in our little expedition to Tokyo? I am sure your fellow colleagues would be able to accommodate us.”
”I would be honoured to, Chosen One. Please let me prepare in a day's time and we could embark on this expedition as soon as possible.”
”Good... I will inform the Plant Managers as well as the Execom members of our absence. We have plenty of stocks in the warehouse and this would provide enough supply to the Prefecture.”
Sango, Kohaku and Kirara were all raring to go for this little expedition to Tokyo. The distance to Tokyo would take at least more than 9-12 hours on horseback ride and depends on how many stops we are going to make. Little did they expect to gather more acquaintances to this village.
Some of the residents in Youkai Taijiya Village had relocated themselves to the perimeters of the outermost District and had been employed by the corporation to provide support for the travellers and merchants to the other 11 capital cities around Fukushima.
The chief of the village hadn't made his relocation plans yet because of his nostalgic feelings towards their little settlement at the ridge of Mount Otakine. Since he had a few followers with him, he would soon be relocating when the time comes. Being in a proper village and being with his daughter and son makes him feel safe if the future ahead.
The villagers of some settlements would be able to locate them with ease since they are now much accessible to render their assistance. The usage of messengers to relay the message to them is more convenient and feasible as well.
Sango and Kohaku informed their father that they would be gone for several days because they were going to be involved in a small expedition to Tokyo. Since they would be out from the protective barrier of the town, they readied their battle gear underneath their kimono, strapped the hiraikotsu and the kurisagama, and waited the day to embark.
Hiko-sama, Hoshi-sama and I were raring to go as well. Even though it is a short trip, but we would be able to visit other capitals too and hope to make friends along the way as well. We readied our mounts from the stable boys and once we had finalised everything with the execom and plant managers, we took off towards the direction of Tokyo the following day.
The next following day, we bade everyone farewell as we made our way out of the village on horseback. Sango and Kohaku rode on horseback too with Kirara held close by the latter.
Before we left, we had delegated our instructions to pack the Refined Steel as we had pushed out more than 300,000 over pieces of it in the 1st warehouse and all the storekeeper need to do is to maintain the orders and hand over the deposit slips to the execom. They would be performing the deposit during our absence.
We rode for about 3 hours before we take a short break for our horses to drink from the stream and for us to make tea. We had somehow missed our lunch and tea that was usually prepared by our 'aunties' back home. I guess everyone got pampered with our easy lifestyle.
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I gathered some wood and use the Fire Release to make a small fire to boil water for tea. We had some onigiri for lunch and grilled fish, these two would be able to last about a day or two in this season. The snow has long since melted and flowers and other plants had sprouted everywhere, lining the path with a lustre of green and bright yellow.
We began our journey onwards and stopped at a small settlement just outside Tokyo for our dinner and a place to rest. There are a small tavern and a bed and breakfast. We booked two rooms, one for Sango and Kohaku while the other was for the three of us, Hiko-sama, Hoshi-sama and I.
After dinner, we sat outside the tavern that had some tables and chairs for the patrons to sit in case the tavern got full. Even if the settlement population is around 2,000 residents, it is still bustling with activity well into the evening.
The tavern served green beans soup with pieces of yam and sweet potatoes since there wasn't a yatai around. Hiko-sama asked if the settlement reminded me of my old settlement and I told him frankly that I had no recollection. Only he knows where I had come from and how I ended up in the burnt-out village.
”Do you miss where you come from? I mean with the technology and everything. What are you supposed to do here in this era, Himura?”
When Hiko-sama addresses me by my name, I know he is not joking around but was full of seriousness. He knew where I had come from since he saw the technology back in the Realm of Mind.
”Yup... I miss my old town. But somehow I met an accident there and that made me so-called 'possessed' the person that I had transmigrated. I had appeared on 3 occasions in modern Japan and another country called Thailand.”
”Did you die before entering this body?”
”Actually no, I didn't die... In fact, I was receiving the public citation for solving an unsolved mystery and crime that had happened about 5 to 6 years during that time. But when I entered this body, I think the original person had died as he was left alone in the snow for more than 24 hours.”
”Ah...how about the Hoshi-sama who called you the Chosen One and Sango who said she saw a star shape on your forehead.”