On this day, Shire accompanied Dejoka on a visit to the motorcycle factory.
At this time, Dejoka reminded Shire.
"Our expenses are very high, Shire!" Dejoka waved the account book at Shire: "The motorcycle factory cost 350,000, the first payment for the tractor production line in Britain was 200,000, and we're not even sure if that's enough. The field hospital requires about 18,000 francs daily, and that's with volunteers not drawing a salary. For the motorcycles to resume operations, we'd need more funds. At this rate, we'll be bankrupt soon!"
Shire sighed inwardly, money really was drained quickly!
Though 990,000 francs was a huge sum, if he wanted to build a "benevolent capitalist" image to win hearts, money had to flow out like water from a river.
These expenditures seemed small, only 18,000 francs a day, but they were ongoing, while his assets did not increase, making it a matter of sitting and eating away at them.
