Chapter 105 Sharp Contrast

Compared with the secretive, even sneaky cooperation between the Candela Empire Navy and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, another empire in the Sains Continent is much more generous.

The exploration of the northern seas by the first fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce ended with the successful arrival at the port of Stratholme, which means that a sea channel has finally been successfully established between the Principality of Standing and the Maro Empire.

After spring, the ice floes in the northern sea gradually melted, and the First Fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which had stayed in the port of Stratholme for nearly two months, brought a large number of ore resources purchased in Stratholme City and nearby, and returned the same way. Duchy of Standing.

After the first fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce left, batches of convoys mixed with large-scale freight magic locomotives and traditional freight carriages continued to drive to the north of the Maro Empire.

Most of the materials in these convoys come from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other magic machinery chambers of commerce that have invested in the Maro Empire, and a small part comes from the major chambers of commerce in the Maro Empire itself, as well as several Maro members headed by Marquis Southgate. In the hands of the imperial nobles.

According to the plan formulated by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it is expected that in the next few years, the northern sea route will be fully utilized to build a brand new magic industrial base around the port of Stratholme, and the goods will be transferred through the port of Stratholme.

Marquis Southgate and several other nobles from the Maro Empire were very interested in this plan, so they joined in at the initiative of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

"Director Hogan, this place is really too barren. Not only are there few people, but also few resources, and it's so cold that people can't stay outside in winter. Why are you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce interested in this ghostly place? of?"

Hogan turned his head to look at Viscount Seymour Macaroth, who wrapped himself in a fur coat, with only half of his face exposed. I thought that what the chairman said about this guy before was really right.

This guy. It's just a waste of time.

It's early spring now. Even though the city of Stratholme is located in the northernmost part of the continent, it is already past the coldest winter envoy, and even the sun above his head can emit a little warmth, but this guy is still afraid of the cold, which is really enough it's useless.

Look at Baron Franklin Southgate standing upright beside him. At this time, he is only wearing a thin coat with only a thin sweater inside, facing the cold wind without showing any fear. Instead, he had a look of excitement and anticipation, and the smile on his face was as bright as the eyes shot down from the top of his head.

The Marquis of Southgate and the Duke of Macaroth are obviously good friends, why is there such a clear gap between their offspring?

This really makes people have to wonder if the education in Duke Macaroth's family is really a problem...

"Cough... Lord Viscount, this place just looks barren, but in fact, according to the investigation of the dwarven survey team sent by our chamber of commerce, there are two areas with extremely large mineral reserves hidden within the jurisdiction of Stratholme City alone." There is an excellent large-scale iron mine, and there is also a very good copper mine and associated non-ferrous metal veins, plus the two magic crystal mines under the nose, in fact, the mineral resources here are not barren at all."

Seymour raised his feet and tapped the ground that was slightly softened by the early spring breeze. He looked a little disbelieving.

"Just in this broken place, there are actually rich mineral resources below? Why can't I see it?"

Hogan gave Seymour a supercilious look in his heart. I thought to myself, how can you, a son of a dandy nobleman, compare your ability to explore mineral veins with a professional dwarf master.

Of course, he still maintained a smile on the surface: "After a few days after the professional mining magic machinery arrives, you can see them mining with your own eyes."

Seymour looked up to the sky and yawned big, and waved his hands: "I'm not interested in watching you mining. Tell me, when will the tap water in Stratholme be fixed? Maybe Franklin and I will be here Stay in a ghost place for two years, if you don't even have running water, you will be crazy."

Franklin on the side looked back at the sea and the situation around the port in the distance, and said with a smile: "Seymour, before the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did not appear, we never used tap water, and it is not the same."

"Tch, it used to be the past. I used to hide in a villa on the mountain when it was hot in summer. Now that I have the magic air conditioner, I can stay wherever I want, and I'm not even afraid of winter." At this point, Seymour paused, then turned to Hogan and asked, "By the way, Hogan, let's not talk about those professional mining magic machines, magic air conditioners and so on, why don't you get me one for a few days? Otherwise, the weather will be hot again in a few months, and I can't stand without the magic air conditioner."

"It's a small problem, Lord Viscount don't need to worry." Hogan said with a smile. "Actually, the point of solving life problems has something to do with the question you just asked me. Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has long been prepared."

"Oh?" Not only Seymour, but Franklin also looked over with great interest. "what is the relationship?"

"You said just now that this place is not only barren, but the severe cold in winter makes people unbearable, right?" Hogg asked with a smile.

"Yeah, what's the matter? Does your chamber of commerce have a way to solve this problem?"

"Of course." Hogg replied confidently. "The chairman has long considered that it is too cold here, and entering the winter will affect the work progress of the factory, so it has been planned in advance. When our chamber of commerce will build a magic industrial base here, we will combine the existing here Geothermal heat, combined with the magic mechanical heating system newly developed by our chamber of commerce, provides complete winter heating for the entire magic industrial base, ensuring that people living and working in the industrial base will not be disturbed by the severe cold and can concentrate on their work."

Seymour and Franklin looked at each other: "Magic mechanical heating system? What is that?"

"Well...it's troublesome to explain in detail, you two..."

"Then just say it briefly." Seymour waved his hand impatiently.

"To put it simply, the principle of this thing is actually similar to the magic air conditioner. It uses magic to claim heat energy, and then uses mechanical machinery to transfer the heat energy to the place where it is needed to change the temperature. You see, the magic air conditioner is so direct..."

"Okay, okay, I get it, I don't need to say the rest." Dicardo waved his hand and interrupted Hogg's explanation, yawned again, turned to Franklin and said, "I got up too early today , I'm very sleepy now. Franklin, you watch here now, I'll go back to sleep and come back later."

Franklin smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's go."

Watching Seymour get into his beloved fiery red magic car and drive away, Hogan couldn't help frowning.

The reason why Seymour and Franklin appeared here was to represent the Marquis of Southgate and the Duke of Macaroth.

If they are willing to cooperate smoothly, then with the strong influence of the Southgate family and the Makaros family in the Maro Empire, many things will become much easier.

But now Seymour's laziness and unwillingness to take care of things really gave Hogan a headache.

"Director Hogan, Seymour has hated trouble since he was a child. Don't worry about him. If you need our help with anything, you can come to me directly." Franklin said suddenly.

Hogan turned to look at Franklin and smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Fortunately, apart from Seymour, Franklin was there.

Compared with Seymour, Franklin is also a nobleman, and he is countless times better than Seymour in terms of knowledge, demeanor, and sense of responsibility.

When the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce established the magic industry base on the private territory of the Marquis of Southgate, Franklin was said to have contacted representatives of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and other chambers of commerce on behalf of the Marquis of Southgate, and assisted in handling related matters. Appreciation from almost everyone.

It is said that because of his excellence, the Southgate family has even designated him as the patriarch candidate of his generation.

And now the Marquis Southgate sent him here, which shows the importance he attaches to this magic industrial base.

Of course, Marquis Southgate invested a full 1.4 million gold coins in this base, so it should be taken seriously.

"Okay, my lord baron." Hogan paused, and added: "Actually, my lord baron, there are not too many specific matters that require your personal participation. Most of the time, you only need to be in charge of supervision. Only a few need to be involved." When contacting officials and nobles in Stratholme City and surrounding areas, you may need to come forward in person."

"I understand." Franklin nodded with a smile. "When you need me to come forward, please don't be polite."

"Okay." Hogan replied, looked around, but frowned again.

"What? Is there any problem?" Seeing the look on Hogan's face, Franklin asked immediately.

"Cough... Lord Baron, our Chamber of Commerce has a complete plan for this place, so there is no problem overall. You see, here is rich in resources, open terrain, and a sea port as a transportation hub. It is indeed a good place to build a base. But...have you noticed a serious problem?"

"Oh?" Franklin raised his hand to stop Hogan from continuing to explain. "Let me guess."

He walked around for a while, looked up into the distance from time to time, then frowned and thought for a while, suddenly his brows relaxed, his eyes lit up, and he asked Hogan with a smile: "If I'm not wrong, what you said is very serious The problem should be a manpower problem, right?"

Hogan's eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't help but make a gesture of praise to Franklin.

"My lord baron, you really have a bright eye!" (To be continued...)