Chapter 46 The Power of Industry

"Why not?" Xu Yi looked at Sevigny in amazement, frowned and asked, "Your Highness, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is a serious business chamber. It is normal to go to the capital of the kingdom to open a factory? Why not?"

Sevigny shook his head gently: "No, no, it's the wrong timing to be precise."

"Is the timing wrong?" Xu Yi frowned deeper. "Her Royal Highness, I don't understand what you mean. From my point of view, the development of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's household magic machinery in Bangta City has been severely restricted by the market. At this time, it should be vigorously developed. Why is the timing wrong? ?"

"I'm not talking about commercial opportunities, but other opportunities." Sevigny took a deep look at Xu Yi and said earnestly, "Xu Yi, believe me. After seeing those farmland magic machines bring to the farmland with my own eyes. After the changes, I hope more than anyone else that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can develop and grow, so please believe me, my advice or warning to you will be beneficial to you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."

Seeing the sincere expression on Sevigny's face, Xu Yi pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Okay. I trust you."

Hearing that Xu Yi's name changed to "you", Sevigny showed a smile, took a breath, and said with certainty: "Okay, now let's get down to business. The king has already seen the country you proposed. The road traffic network construction plan, he agrees with this plan very much. In fact, the Earl of Summer has already reported you about the construction of this road by your chamber of commerce, and the king expressed his concern at that time. Now I see you here. After the plan, he was very happy. Complimented that you are not only thinking about your own chamber of commerce. You are also thinking about the whole kingdom of Lampari. It’s just…”

"It's just that the kingdom's finances really can't come up with the money?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.

Sevigny couldn't help but smile: "That's right. You should be very aware of the kingdom's financial situation. It is true that you can't come up with more money to complete the road transportation network construction plan you proposed. …”

Having said this, Sevigny restrained his smile and frowned deeply.

"This... highway toll station, the father expressed his disapproval. He said that since the highway is to be built, it is for the convenience of the Kingdom's people, why should we create a highway toll station, and let it be here? People who pass on the road pay for it? This kind of practice is simply exploiting the people of the kingdom.”

"Exploitation?" Xu Yi laughed. "Her Royal Highness. I deeply respect and appreciate His Majesty's care for the Kingdom's people. But I have to say that His Majesty's knowledge of highways is a bit shallow. The establishment of highway toll stations is not for the Kingdom's people. Exploitation, on the contrary, is a great policy to improve the living standards of the kingdom's people."

"I know that you are not the kind of businessman who is greedy for money. You must have your own reason for proposing this plan." Sevigny relaxed and looked at Xu Yi calmly. "Although I am also very disapproving of the practice of opening toll stations and collecting tolls, I would like to hear your thoughts."

"His Royal Highness is indeed enlightened enough." Xu Yi nodded and said, "It will take a long time to fully explain this matter. So I will simply ask you a few questions. First, Her Royal Highness. Is the road network very good for the kingdom?"

"Yes. Although I don't fully understand the situation you describe in that plan for the time being, I am sure that the improvement of traffic conditions in the kingdom brought about by the road will certainly bring great benefits."

"The second question, is the kingdom's finances unable to spend so much money to build a road transportation network?"

"Yes."

"The third question, is it feasible for the private chamber of commerce to fund the construction of the road?"

"This..." Sevigny hesitated. "It is feasible, but it must be strictly monitored by the kingdom, and after the construction is completed, the road will still be officially owned by the kingdom."

"Look, the problem is very simple now. Since the kingdom definitely needs to build roads to improve traffic conditions, and the kingdom's finances have no money, it's not a normal choice to seek assistance from the private chamber of commerce to help build roads. As for the establishment of tolls at the same time. Station, charging a certain amount of tolls, which can also be regarded as compensation for the private chamber of commerce. In simple terms, it is equivalent to temporarily borrowing money from the private chamber of commerce from the kingdom’s finances, and then repaying it with future proceeds. Your Highness, why do you and your majesty feel the same Is this plan inappropriate?"

Sevigny fell silent, thought for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "The reason why my father and I do not agree with this plan is mainly... to collect tolls from ordinary people, this..."

"Not good reputation?" Xu Yi directly pointed out the thoughts in her heart.

Sevigny nodded with an embarrassed expression.

"That's simple. When the road was built, it was announced publicly which chamber of commerce funded the construction of the road. I didn't say it before, but when I built the road toll station, I told everyone that this was what the chamber of commerce wanted to do. This has nothing to do with other people. In short, it is to take out His Majesty the King and the royal family from this matter, and let the chamber of commerce that builds the road carry the bad reputation that comes with it. I think this way, it will not It will affect the reputation of His Majesty the King and the royal family."

Sevigny was stunned, then stared at Xu Yi, and asked very seriously: "President Xu, are you insulting me and my father? Our Lampari royal family is such a person who is unwilling to take responsibility! "

Xu Yi smiled and waved: "Your Highness, you don't need to take this matter so seriously. For many chambers of commerce, in fact, as long as you make money, the so-called reputation is not important. For example, we Xinfei Chamber of Commerce."

Sevigny stared at Xu Yi, the expression on his face became extremely complicated, like admiration, pity, and admiration, even with a hint of intoxication, which finally turned into a sigh: "President Xu, in When you proposed this plan, did you already plan this step?"

"Almost." Xu Yi looked at the expression on Sevigny's face and couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness, don't think that I have suffered from this matter, but in the long run, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and I will learn from it. The benefits. Much bigger than you think."

"I hope so." Sevigny sighed softly. "President Xu. Before, I always looked down on those businessmen whose heads were full of gold coins, but I had to admit that they did have abilities that I didn't have. Now, I not only admire your abilities, but also sincerely I really hope that your new flight chamber of commerce will grow stronger and stronger, or in other words, be able to make more and more money."

"Thank you for your blessing, Her Royal Highness, I will definitely do it."

This time Sevigny came suddenly. In fact, discussing the construction of the road is only an incidental matter, but the main thing is for the magic machine tool that Camby and other dwarves are developing for casting armor and weapons.

After nearly two months of research and development, Camby and other dwarves finally developed three types of magic forging machines specially used for casting armor.

Seeing with his own eyes that pieces of iron plates were easily punched into various shapes under the action of these magic forging machines, and then simply spliced ​​to complete a pair of armor, Sevigny couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.

While in Anvilmar, she once visited the craftsmen as they made a pair of armor.

Even if it is to create a pair of the most common standard armor, a blacksmith starts from ironing to forging, and finally composes a complete armor. The total also takes close to a full day.

Sometimes there is a little problem in the middle, and it may not even be completed in one day.

And now in front of Sevigny. These magic forging machines only took less than half an hour to cast all the parts of a whole pair of armor, and then after about ten minutes of assembly by Camby, a whole pair of armor was completed.

And according to Xu Yi's introduction, this is because it allows Sevigny to see more clearly, which reduces the speed of these magic punching and forging machines.

If it is fully activated, with the work efficiency of these magic punching and forging machines, it can complete the forging of fifty pieces of armor in one hour.

Even if you only work eight hours a day, you can produce a full 400 pairs of armor!

"President Xu, what about the cost of producing these armors?" Sevigny asked himself a key question.

"Cost?" Xu Yi glanced at the finished armor in Camby's hand, shrugged and said, "Apart from the material cost of casting the armor, that is to say, some people are needed to operate these magic machine tools, what are the other costs... Well, it will also consume a lot of magic crystals."

Sevigny's eyes lit up: "Isn't that almost equal to no cost?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "If you compare it with a blacksmith, you can say that." Seeing Sevigny's incredible expression, Xu Yi said again: "Don't be surprised, Your Highness, this is the power of industry. You are not here. Have you seen those farmland magic machines?"

"The power of industry?" Sevigny looked at the armor in Camby's hand and fell into contemplation involuntarily.

If these magic forging machines developed by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce are put into use in large numbers, the production speed of armor and weapons will be greatly increased, and the cost will be greatly reduced.

In this way, the soldiers of the kingdom will no longer have to worry about having no weapons or armor to wear, and the combat effectiveness of the king's team will naturally be greatly improved.

As long as the Kingdom of Lampari has enough force, although I can't say that it is compared with the two behemoths of the Candela Empire and the Marlow Empire, at least it can have enough self-protection ability among the surrounding countries.

And as long as the peace of the Kingdom of Lampari can be guaranteed and the entire kingdom can develop healthily and steadily, the painstaking efforts and efforts of the king will not be in vain.

Thinking of the development of the kingdom, Sevigny couldn't help but fall on Xu Yi, who was talking to Camby.

This time, when I came to Bangta City, Sevigny found that Bangta City had undergone tremendous changes again.

Everyone in Bangta City seems to be busy, everyone seems to have a lot of work to do, and the whole city glows with an optimistic and positive energy, which is completely different from the dead atmosphere that was slow-paced because of its remote location.

When I came to the vicinity of Sangqiton Manor, where the Xinfei Factory was located, I found that the neighborhood had almost become a huge construction site. The roar of the machine was constantly heard.

Everyone I saw on the road was extremely busy, but also full of happy smiles on their faces.

What changed these people and changed the city?

Sevigny has been thinking about this issue, and now she suddenly realized after hearing Xu Yi's words.

Yes, as Xu Yi said, it is the power of industry that has changed the people of Bangta City and the entire Bangta City.

And where Sevigny can see, the power of industry has also changed Kalmar City, changed Saltan City, and is about to change Canberra City, and change Norton City.

In the not-too-distant future, the power of industry will certainly change the city of Karamay, even the city of Anvilmar, and ultimately the entire kingdom of Lampari.

When this kind of power spreads across the entire Kingdom of Lampari, Sevigny believes that the Kingdom of Lampari at that time will surely shock the entire continent! (To be continued..)