President Cruise made a special trip to find Xu Yi, of course, not only to report his achievements to Xu Yi, but also to place an order with Xu Yi again, asking the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to continue to provide more road engineering magic machinery to the Amuli Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, It is also hoped that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can further accelerate research and development and strive to develop more and newer magic machines for use as soon as possible.
To this end, he also gave Xu Yi a very detailed list, which described some of the problems and difficulties encountered by the Armli Chamber of Commerce in building roads and river embankments, as well as building houses.
The places where it is possible to use magic machinery to replace them are marked in detail on the list, which means that Xu Yi can first conduct research and development based on these practical difficulties.
Xu Yi glanced at it and put the list away, but did not indicate that he could solve these problems quickly.
There is no way, the manpower of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce Magic Research Institute and Magic Machine Tool R&D workshop is still limited, and there are countless problems that need to be solved. Even Xu Yi has a lot of mechanical theoretical knowledge brought from the earth, but he still needs the cooperation of these two aspects. Can truly develop magical machinery.
Of course President Cruz knew about this situation, so he could only urge him and didn't say much.
After President Cruise confirmed the status of the order and left, President Pompeii from Filson Car and Horse Racing Company immediately came to Xu Yi's side.
He came to ask Xu Yi about the toll station on the Bangka Highway built by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The road connecting Bangta City and Saltan City built by Feilson Carriage and Horses is nearing completion. Although the toll station on this road has been built before and a lot of tolls have been collected, but the Philippines After all, this was the first time for Wilson Carriage and Horse Racing to do these things, and President Pompeii was a little unsure.
"Don't worry. Her Royal Highness has promised me that at least when His Majesty the King is on the throne, the agreement we signed with the royal family will never change. Just continue to charge, don't worry about anything." Xu Yi knew Pompeii very well. The president was worried about something, so he spoke very straightforwardly.
really. After listening to what Xu Yi said, the expression on President Pompeii's face became more relaxed.
"That's good. I have always felt that building a toll station on the road that people use is a bit like a bandit who robs the road, so I always feel a little uneasy. Now that you say that His Majesty the King will always express his support, I feel much more at ease. . Even if we are bandits, we are bandits recognized by His Majesty the King, haha..."
Xu Yi rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Who told you that we are bandits? Did the bandits spend money to build roads? Don't worry, those who scold us only scold us because they don't understand new things. I I can guarantee that in a few years, when this kind of thing happens everywhere in the kingdom, everyone will get used to it quickly, and no one will scold me. President Cruz just said to me, there are seven more. Highway construction is about to begin. When all seven highways are equipped with toll stations, you will see if anyone will criticize us."
"There are seven more?" President Pompeii was immediately overjoyed. "If we continue at this rate, wouldn't it be possible that within a few years, our Lampali Kingdom will be covered with roads? If this is the case, it will be a great thing for our Filson horse and carriage industry. President Xu, you Do you know that since the Bangka Highway was opened to traffic, our carriages traveling between Bangta City and Kalma City can make an average of thirteen more trips per day than before? The business of our carriage shop is much better than before!”
Xu Yi looked at President Pompeii speechlessly, who was still prone to making a fuss, thinking that you are so excited just to run thirteen more times a day. If the engine is successfully developed, wouldn't it be possible to run dozens or hundreds more times a day? To pass out from excitement
After discussing the toll station issue, President Pompeii discussed with Xu Yi whether the two chambers of commerce should build two more roads. It also connects Bonta City to Canberra City and Norton City, which are farther away.
Although Xu Yi is very interested in this proposal, the overall reconstruction project of Bangta City is still in progress, so it is impossible to determine how these two roads should be accessed. In addition, the Amli Chamber of Commerce has already undertaken the construction of the four chambers of commerce. The seven roads invested could not spare enough manpower to build two more roads, so the proposal could only be postponed for further discussion.
"President Xu. You said that if President Cruz could learn from you and make public the Amuli Chamber of Commerce's road-building technology, wouldn't it be possible for more chambers of commerce to work together to build roads?" Pompeo President Li said a little regretfully.
Xu Yi glanced at him, thinking that his words might mean something, and thought about it for a while. He responded calmly: "Technology is not important. What is more important now is people. President Cruise's hair is turning gray, but he just can't recruit enough people. The Amuli Chamber of Commerce is now undertaking more and more projects. , the manpower becomes increasingly insufficient. Otherwise, why do you think he only received seven highway projects after being out for nearly a month?"
President Pompeii smiled bitterly when he heard this: "It's actually better that they are short of people. Now people from other places are pouring into Bonta City every day. Sooner or later, we will be able to recruit enough workers. But our Feilson Carriage and Horse Racing Department is now The most lacking thing is a horse, a horse with enough endurance to pull a carriage for a long distance. This thing is much harder to find than a person. I'm afraid I have more white hair on the top of my head than President Cruise. ”
Xu Yi shrugged and said he was helpless.
Although due to Xu Yi's request, Sevini sold some of the retired military horses to Feilson Horse Racing Company through his own connections, but compared with the growing demand for human transportation and cargo transportation in Bangta City, these military horses are simply a drop in the bucket. ,Far from enough.
Xu Yi wanted to comfort President Pompeii and said that as long as the engine was successfully developed, he could quickly help him solve the horse problem.
But thinking about the difficulty of engine development and the development progress that has almost no breakthroughs so far, he couldn't say this anyway.
After sighing together with Xu Yi for a while, President Pompeii said goodbye and left, and then President Vincent of the Armani Chamber of Commerce who had been waiting aside immediately came up.
President Vincent didn't need to speak, Xu Yi immediately said: "No need to rush, I have asked Canby and the others to experiment with producing spindles and cradle. This is relatively simple, I don't think it will take a week for them to fully figure out how to do it. Mass production. Then you only need to find one or two small chambers of commerce for parts processing and teach them the techniques. Then you can go directly to these small chambers to place orders for steel rings, travellers, and knitting needles. "Don't worry about this. Sooner or later, a parts processing factory will help you solve this problem."
President Vincent was stunned for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction: "I knew you were reliable, President Xu. But apart from these things, I came to you today for other things..."
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Looking at Xu Yi who was talking to President Vincent in the distance, Earl Satsuma shook his head slightly and smiled at Kennard beside him: "Look, this boy is so busy."
Kennard smiled and said: "I have already experienced it deeply. I have been following President Xu these past few days. Even I am very tired. You can imagine how busy President Xu himself is."
"Actually, this kid is completely asking for it. With the current development momentum of Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he doesn't need to be so busy at all. He can just sit at home and count the magic machines he has developed with peace of mind and honestly. Money, why bother yourself like this?" Count Satsuma said.
"My Lord Earl, are you praising President Xu in disguise?" Kennard laughed. "If President Xu is just such a short-sighted person with no ambition, would you support him so much?"
"Of course not." Earl Satsuma replied with certainty. "To be honest, this kid brought me a lot of surprises. He helped me solve a lot of problems. If it weren't for him, Bangta City wouldn't be developing so fast now, even faster than I imagined. But just because he is so Positive, I am worried about him. Not to mention that the more things he does, the more difficulties and obstacles he will encounter.
Kennard shook his head: "There is no need to worry about your health. President Xu should be almost a seventh-level magician now. If he can continue to find time to study magic, I think he should be able to become a magician before he is forty years old. Become a great magician. After becoming a great magician, his physique will be greatly improved due to the influence of magic elements, and his life span will be greatly increased. You would never think that he would not live to be forty years old. Bar?"
"Forty years old?" Earl Satsuma suddenly let out a sigh and looked at Xu Yi in the distance with a trace of worry in his eyes. "This kid has attracted a lot of people's attention and vigilance. I'm worried that if he and Xinfeishang continue to grow, they might touch some people's nerves. No, it's not maybe, it's a certainty. So. , I'm really not sure if he can live past forty..."
Kennard smiled slightly: "Isn't it true that there are important people like you, the Lord of the City, protecting him? What's more, Her Royal Highness also appreciates and supports him very much. With the protection of you and Her Royal Highness, he doesn't need to worry about this at all. question."
"Your Highness the Queen's appreciation and support? It may not be a good thing for him..." Earl Satsuma looked to the north in the direction of Anvilmar City. After a moment of silence, he turned to look at Kennard and asked, "Does your sudden arrival here mean that your father has finally made up his mind?"
Kennard shook his head: "Father hasn't made up his mind yet. But the good news is that he finally revealed some trends, otherwise he wouldn't have let him come here."
Earl Satsuma nodded slightly: "Just a little trend is enough. You are here now and have made contact with Xu Yi. So it doesn't matter what your father thinks, because the important thing is how others see it."
Kennard shook his head: "I'm not the eldest brother after all."
"Really?" Earl Satsuma smiled, but he didn't intend to ask further about this question. Glancing at Xu Yi in the distance who seemed to have finished the conversation with President Vincent, he thought for a while and asked: "What about yourself? Have you made up your mind?"
Kennard also looked at Xu Yi in the distance, smiled slightly and said: "I haven't made up my mind yet. However, based on the contacts over the past few days, I also have some tendencies. As for whether I will make this decision in the end, it depends on Let’s see what happens next.”
"I hope you can make up your mind as soon as possible." Earl Satsuma nodded. "Xu Yi is so busy that he doesn't even have time to fall in love with Steele. This is really not a good thing. It would be great if someone could help him and share some of the burden for him. ”
Kennard smiled and said nothing.