Day 541-550/Day 541

Day 541 / 71st day
In order to get others involved in your plan, you need to be persuasive enough to make them believe that they will benefit from the plan.
Anyone can talk about ideals and dreams, but only a handful of people will follow your lead.
So I sat in my desk chair early in the morning and drew up a plan for the road improvement project.
However, the content of the plan is still rough due to lack of information. I'm planning to change some of the details in the future, but even so, I've come up with something that is reasonably convincing.
It's not perfect, but it's good enough as a starting point.
The completed plan was printed on the Golem copier, punched with holes and tied together.
The Golem copier was hastily made to reduce the amount of paperwork, but the ink and paper used are relatively cheap and commercially available, so it is easy to replenish.
I made it out of necessity, but since it has a wide range of uses, I thought I might include it in my product lineup in the future, and proceeded to prepare various other things.
It was lunchtime, so I ate my dinner and got on the golem truck to leave in time for the appointment I had made with the head of the women's business association.
It's not the mansion I went to yesterday that I'm heading to with the meat bag young man who I'm planning to have do various things for me in the future, but the main store of the Adora Adora Mineral Shop.
The main store was a rather magnificent three-story building. The site is large and the building materials are mainly rocks, giving the impression of a massive fortress.
It also had a unique dignity as it was the head office of a business association with a long history.
As I looked around from the outside, I naturally saw many customers coming in and out of the store.
There were not only merchants, who were probably here to purchase high quality goods, but also dwarf-like blacksmiths and unhealthy looking researchers. 　 They must have come to buy directly from the merchants, as this is a good place to get precious minerals. Well, I guess that's not important information when you know it.
I stopped observing, went inside, and told the receptionist, who welcomed me with a smile, the reason for my visit.
It was still a little early for my appointment, though, as I had promised to meet her at the reception desk.
It was still a little early for the appointment, but the president of the business club was busy working today, and it would take a little while.
I was told to wait in the back room for a while, but since it was a good opportunity, I decided to take a look around the store.
As I did, one of the beautiful receptionists came to my side to serve me.
Apparently, she was going to explain a lot of things to us.
Thanking her for that, I headed to a section where hundreds of different products were displayed.
Many of the products on display were made of magical metals, but since some of them were dangerous to touch directly, they were placed in special boxes.
On the box, the name of the metal, the place where it was mined, and the price were written briefly.
Since the customers who come here have their own knowledge, they seemed to be fine as long as they had the actual item and at least the above information, and the rest of the customers were quietly searching for the item they wanted.
I heard that they could give me more detailed information if I asked an employee, so I asked the receptionist for help.
The receptionist not only explained each item in detail in a pleasant voice, but also struck up a conversation with small talk in between.
She was a good conversationalist, and I found myself buying several items. All of them are useful to have and none of them are unnecessary.
If you ask me if I need them right now, the lineup might make you tilt your head, but they were cheaper than buying them elsewhere, and they are certainly rare, so there is no guarantee that there will be another one.
It's not a bad buy, though.
The receptionist seemed to be good at business. As I talked with her, I couldn't help but loosen my purse strings.
As I continued to shop, feeling a little sorry for myself, a new employee arrived.
It seemed that the president of the women's business was ready to go. A good amount of time seemed to have passed before I realized it.
The receptionist then led me to the head of the store.
We proceeded to the back of the store and after a short walk, we arrived in front of a certain room.
The receptionist called out to me to ask permission to enter the room, and opened the door for me to enter.
　The room inside seemed to be a reception room. The room was spacious enough to relax in, with a luxurious looking sofa and table. The walls were adorned with paintings and the ceiling light gave off a soft glow. The chairwoman of the company was already waiting for me in the elegant reception room, and beside her was a beautiful female secretary who gave me a cold impression. We exchanged brief greetings, sat down on the sofa, and made some small talk.
　He asked me about the fact that I had become the Black Demon King, but I guess that was unavoidable. I would have done the same thing if I were in the position of the head of the Women's Business Association.
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After a few twists and turns, the business meeting went well and the president of the women's merchant association became a cooperator in the project.
The building materials to be used for the construction of the roads are also products that the chairwoman deals in, so if we do well, we can make a substantial profit.
In addition, it would be convenient to have a highway, and it is also connected to the rights. In addition to that, they must have decided that there are many things to be gained in the process of the work.
The head of the company and I exchanged strong smiles and drank some good wine.
We wrote the necessary contracts with each other and then talked about our future plans.
Incidentally, with the help of information provided by the president of the women's business association, we were able to make the plan more detailed, so we broke up for the day at a good point.
When we went outside, the sun had already set and the streets were turning into night.
It seemed that more time had passed than I expected. The young man next to me, who had been acting as a secretary while listening to the conversation, seemed to be tired and turned his shoulders a little to relieve his stiffness.
I'll have to ask him to do something similar in the future, so he'll have to get used to it.
Anyway, after returning home, we had dinner at the base.
We still had a lot of souvenirs to bring back, so everyone ate a hearty meal that looked delicious.
I guess they were tired from work, so they never stopped eating, even while talking to each other.
Some of the employees were still at work and hadn't come home yet, but we would have to make new meals for them.
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“七十一日目　／　五■四■一■目”
他人を計画に巻き込むには、話に乗れば利益が出そうだと思わせるだけの説得力が必要だ。
理想や夢を語るだけなら誰でも出来るが、それだけでは口先に騙された一握りの人しかついてはこない。
だから俺は早朝から事務机の椅子に座り、街道整備計画に関する計画書を作成した。
ただ計画書の内容は情報不足もあってまだ粗がある。今後細かい部分は変更する予定だが、それでもそれなりの説得力はある出来にはなった。
完璧ではないが、最初の切っ掛けとしてはまあ、十分だろう。
完成した計画書はゴーレムコピー機で刷り、穴を開けて紐を通して一つに纏めていく。
このゴーレムコピー機は事務作業軽減のために急造したモノだが、使っているインクも紙も比較的安く買える市販品なので補充も簡単だし、機能もコピーするだけなので構造は単純で製造や量産も楽にできる。
必要に迫られて作ったが用途は広いので、これも今後の商品ラインナップに入れるかと思いつつ、その他色々用意を進めた。
昼になったので飯を喰い、女商会長と取り交わした約束の時間に間に合うようにゴーレムトラックに乗って出発する。
今後も色々とやってもらう予定の肉袋青年と共に向かうのは昨日行った屋敷ではなく、≪アドーラアドラ鉱物店≫本店の方だ。
本店は三階建てのかなり立派な建物だった。敷地面積は広く、建材は岩石をメインに使っているので重厚な城塞のような印象を受ける。
それに歴史の長い商会の本店だけあって、独特の貫禄がある。
少し外から眺めていると、自然と忙しなく出入りする多くの客が目に入る。
高品質の商品を仕入れに来たのだろう商人だけでなく、ドワーフのような鍛冶職人や不健康そうな研究者も多い。
　
貴重な鉱物を手に入れるのに適している商会なので、直接仕入れにきたのだろう。まあ、知ったところでそれはどうでもいい情報か。
観察を止めて中に入り、笑みを浮かべて来訪者を迎え入れる受付嬢に来訪理由を告げる。
に約束していたので話は早かったが、約束の時間にはまだ少し早かった。
女商会長は今日も忙しく仕事をしているらしく、少しだけ時間がかかるらしい。
奥の部屋で少し待っていて欲しいとも言われたが、折角なので少し店内を見て回る事にした。
それに合わせ、美人な受付嬢の一人が接客の為に傍に来る。
どうやら色々と説明してくれるらしい。
それに感謝しつつ、何百種類もある商品が展示された一画に向かった。
展示されている商品には魔法金属の類が多いが、直接触れると危険な物も含まれている為、特殊な箱に入れられていた。
箱には入っている魔法金属の名称、採掘された産地、そして価格の三つだけが簡潔に書かれている。
ここに来るような客層はそれぞれ知識があるので実物と最低限上記の情報さえあれば問題ないらしく、俺以外の客は黙々と目当ての品がないか品定めしていた。
一応従業員に聞けば詳細な情報を教えてくれるらしいので、せっかくだから俺は受付嬢にお願いしてみた。
すると受付嬢は聞き心地のいい声で一つ一つ詳細に説明してくれただけでなく、合間に挟む小話で会話も弾んだ。
話が上手いだけあって、気が付けば何種類か買っていた。どれもあれば便利なもので、不必要になるものはない。
今すぐ必要かと言われれば小首を傾げるラインナップにはなったかもしれないが、他で買うよりも安かったし、希少なものなのは確かなので次がある保証もない。
買って損ではない、のだが。
しかしなるほど、受付嬢は商売上手らしい。話しているとついつい財布の紐が緩んでしまう。
少し反省しつつも買い物を続けていると、新しい従業員がやってきた。
どうやら女商会長の準備ができたらしい。気が付けばそれなりの時間が過ぎていたようだ。
そして女商会長のところには受付嬢が案内してくれた。
店舗の奥へと進み、暫く歩くととある部屋の前に到着した。
受付嬢が声をかけて入室の許可をとり、扉を開けてくれたので中に入る。
　中はどうやら応接室になっているらしい。
　ゆったりとくつろげる広さがあり、高級そうなソファとテーブルなどが配置されている。壁には絵画が飾られ、天井の照明が柔らかい光を発していた。
　品の良さが感じられる応接室には既に女商会長が待っていて、その傍らには冷たい印象を受ける美人な女秘書もいる。
　簡単に挨拶を交わしてソファに座り、少し世間話をした。
　その際、俺が黒小鬼王になっていた件について突っ込まれたが、それは仕方のない事だろう。
　俺だって女商会長の立場だったら同じ事をしていた筈だ。
　しかし【エリアレイドボス】という原因について心当たりがあるとはいえ、わざわざ詳細に説明するような事ではない。女商会長との関係はそこまで深いわけでもないのだから猶更だ。
　色々あってこうなっていたで通し、話題反らしで小旅行の土産として持ってきた迷宮酒を渡してから、一緒に取り出した計画書を提示して今日の本題である商談を開始した。
そして紆余曲折あったが、結果として商談は上手くいき、女商会長は今回の計画の協力者になった。
街道の整備に使う建材などは女商会長が取り扱う商品でもあるので、上手くやればかなりの利益になるのが参加理由としては大きいだろう。
それに街道はあれば便利だし、利権にも繋がっている。加えて作業の過程でも色々と得られるモノも多いと判断したのだろう。
俺と女商会長は何だかんだ言いながら強かな笑みを浮かべ、美味い酒を呑みかわした。
必要な契約書も互いに書き、それから今後の予定などの話を纏めていく。
ちなみに女商会長による情報提供で計画書をより詳細なモノに仕立て上げる事ができたので、区切りがいい所で今日は解散となった。
外に出ると既に日は暮れ、夜の街並みに変わっている。
思った以上に時間が過ぎてしまったらしい。隣にいて話を聞きながら秘書役を務めていた肉袋青年も疲れたらしく、肩を少し回してコリをほぐしていた。
肉袋青年には今後も似たような事をしてもらうので、慣れてもらうしかないのだが。
ともあれ、帰ってから拠点で飯を喰った。
お土産はまだ多いので、皆豪勢な飯を美味しそうに喰っている。
仕事の疲れもあるのだろう、会話しながらでもその手が止まる事は無い。
まだ仕事中で帰って来れていない従業員もいるが、そいつらの分は新しく作る必要がありそうだ。
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