This method can be summed up in one sentence.
Is the cliff too high? That's easy, just fill it in!
The fifty-meter-high cliff is a chasm that cannot be jumped for most ordinary people on the Sainz continent. Therefore, whether it is the Luersun Kingdom or the Amri Chamber of Commerce, when they first heard about Xu Yijuan When he wanted to build a road from here to the Kingdom of Luersun, they thought he was completely crazy.
But for Xu Yi, on an earth with advanced technology, a fifty-meter-high cliff is not an insurmountable problem at all.
On Earth, there are many ways to solve this problem, but they are limited to the current technological level on Sainz Continent. Xu Yi finally chose the simplest and crudest method, which is to fill in the cliff.
Specifically, they used a large amount of stone and earthwork to raise the lower side of the Standing Principality, and forcibly filled in a roadbed that was enough to connect to the Luersun Kingdom on the other side of the cliff.
It is of course impossible to completely fill the area. All Xu Yi asked for was to fill in an uphill roadbed that could be used to lay a highway.
Taking into account the height of the cliff and the slope of the road, it is estimated that the length of this roadbed will be as long as five kilometers. With a roadbed of at least 50 meters wide, the amount of stone and earthwork required will be an astronomical figure. If it were based on the previous technical level of science and technology on Sainz's continent, whether it was digging or transporting stone and earthwork, it could only be done by manpower. If you want to complete such a huge project, at least It requires tens of thousands of migrant workers and takes several years or even more than ten years to complete.
Such amount of work. In addition to the manifestation of national will. There is no other possibility.
And now with the help of the engineering magic machinery developed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. This project seems much simpler.
After careful exploration and data calculation by the Amuli Chamber of Commerce, it is finally estimated that as long as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can provide enough large and medium-sized magic excavators and large magic load-carrying locomotives, this huge project will require no more than 3,000 manpower and will take only a short time. It won't be more than two years.
If all goes well, the entire Silu Highway will most likely be completed within five years.
However, although the manpower and engineering time required have been significantly reduced, the investment will not be reduced much.
According to estimates, the Slu Highway will definitely be the most expensive road built by the Armli Chamber of Commerce so far.
Among them, the total length of the road from Xu Yi's private territory to the border between the two countries is more than 140 kilometers. The estimated investment is 300,000 gold coins. The total length of the Luersun Kingdom from the border to Kuraka City is more than 560 kilometers, with an estimated investment of 1.1 million gold coins.
These two sections of highway are laid according to ordinary highway construction standards, and the estimated costs are also based on this standard.
However, from filling in the roadbed to finally climbing to the top of the cliff, the total length of the entry into the Luersun Kingdom is only about five kilometers, but the estimated cost may exceed an astonishing 800,000 gold coins.
In total, this Silu Highway is 700 kilometers long, but the total investment is more than 2 million gold coins, and may even reach 2.5 million gold coins.
Although the Luersun Kingdom will be responsible for investing in the road section of the Luersun Kingdom, President Cruz still feels that the cost of this road is too high. Some are not very cost-effective.
In his opinion, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would rather build such a road at such a high cost. It is better to simply go around in a circle, which will only cost one more day and a small amount of freight at most, which is far more economical than building this road.
However, Xu Yi didn't feel much about the price.
On Earth, a highway is built at a cost of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan per kilometer. Here, the average road cost per kilometer is even less than 10,000 gold coins, which is undoubtedly much cheaper. .
Although the artificial materials in Sainz Continent are extremely cheap, and the quality of the roads built is far from comparable to the highways on Earth, the price still makes Xu Yi feel that it is completely acceptable.
The reason why he insists on investing a lot of money and overcoming such difficulties to build this highway is actually because Xu Yi does not want to use the method mentioned by President Cruz.
It is certainly possible to transport goods to the Kingdom of Lursun via a detour, but if you want to take a detour, you must pass through the Kingdom of Lampali.
Not to mention that you must pay certain duties when entering and exiting the Lampali Kingdom. If the Lampali Kingdom bans the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce’s products from passing by one day, then it will be too late for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to seek solutions. late.
After all, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is currently actively developing large-scale magic ships suitable for deep-sea voyages, and building this Slu Highway, all in order to transport the goods produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to other parts of the continent more conveniently and quickly. go.
Although the Principality of Standing has a pleasant climate and is very suitable for living without too much interference, the terrain here is really limited. If we don't find a way to solve this problem in advance, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will only die.
Of course, these issues are not within the scope of Elder Lisanya's consideration. She came to meet Xu Yi this time mainly because the roadbed filling project of the Silu Highway happened to pass through the Moon Shadow Forest where the Moon Shadow Tribe was located.
Filling the ground and raising the roadbed will of course affect the topography of the Moon Shadow Forest on a large scale, so Xu Yi must obtain the support of the Moon Shadow tribe in advance.
Previously, Xu Yi proposed this project construction to Elder Lisanya and asked for cooperation, and received preliminary approval from Elder Lisanya.
This time Elder Lisanya came and did not show any strange expression. Xu Yi naturally thought that she had decided to cooperate.
Sure enough, after hearing Xu Yi's question, Elder Lisanya nodded and said: "Well, cooperation is no problem. After all, it will be good for our tribe to have direct access to the Luersun Kingdom."
Xu Yi smiled slightly and waited for the next words.
Elder Lisanya paused and said, "But... President Xu, I must make a few requests."
"Speaking."
"First of all, building this road will cause a lot of damage to the Moon Shadow Forest. Therefore, it will have a certain impact on the lives of our tribe. President Xu, you should provide certain compensation to our tribe."
Xu Yi couldn't help but smile.
Who said that elves are too proud to care about things like humans? At the moment, Elder Lisania is just bargaining with him.
"Of course. I just don't know how much gold coin compensation you think we would be satisfied with, Elder Lisanya?" Xu Yixiao asked.
"No. Pure gold coins don't mean much to us, and we are not in short supply right now." Elder Lisanya shook his head. "Oh? What compensation do you need?" Xu Yi was slightly surprised.
"We need some practical help. For example, because there are not enough water sources in the Moon Shadow Forest, it is always very difficult for our tribe to use water. President Xu, I heard from Elushia, you and the No. 1 member of the Night Song Tribe One contact helped them solve the water source problem, so can you help our tribe solve this problem too? "
Xu Yi pondered for a moment and nodded: "Although this requires on-site inspection to know the exact answer. But it should not be a problem. For example, with the capabilities of the siege machinery currently developed by our Chamber of Commerce, we can fully exploit the underground water of Moon Shadow Forest for you. For use. I can even build a comprehensive automatic water supply system for your tribe to ensure that every member of your tribe can use clean water without leaving home.”…
"Really?" Elder Lisanya's face showed surprise. "There is such a convenient system? That's great! President Xu, I will order such a system from you now. It's no problem for me to pay separately."
Seeing Elder Lisanya's excitement in applying, Xu Yi was a little puzzled.
Does every elven tribe face water source problems
Whether it was the Yege tribe or the Moon Shadow tribe, the first problem he was asked to help solve was actually this problem.
Regarding this comprehensive automatic water supply system, Xu Yi has actually started to implement it on a small scale on his own private property.
For example, there is a magic water pump placed underground in his manor, which is continuously pumping groundwater into a newly built water tower in the manor, and then flows into various pipes through the water tower. Available for all rooms in need.
This automatic water supply system has been developed for less than two months and is still in the experimental stage. Once the test proves feasible, it will be rolled out throughout the territory.
Xu Yi’s goal is to provide every household in the territory with access to clean tap water in the first half of next year.
"Aside from the water source issue? Are there any other requirements?"
"Apart from the water source issue, it's actually nothing too important."
Elder Lisanya smiled and made a few more requests. As expected, they were not too important. They just hoped that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce could provide more conveniences to the Moon Shadow Tribe.
For example, Elder Lisanya hopes that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will develop newer fertilizer processing machinery for the Yueying tribe's fertilizer processing plant, so as to improve the efficiency and output of the fertilizer processing plant.
Another example is that the Moon Shadow tribe hopes to build an elf town outside the Moon Shadow Forest, imitating a human town, and hopes that Xu Yi can come forward to negotiate with Archduke Standing and Lord Weilun to obtain their approval.
For example, Elder Lisanya hopes that Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will build a special magic car for her according to her requirements...
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After listening to Elder Lisanya's requests, Xu Yi's eyes changed dramatically.
Compared to ordinary elves, this elder Lisania is more like a shrewd human businessman, and he has never given up any of his own interests because of the so-called pride and reserve of the elves.
In the process of cooperating with the Yueying tribe before, Xu Yi didn't have a deep understanding of this, but this time he had a profound understanding.
Because Xu Yi basically met all the requirements she made, Elder Lisanya seemed extremely satisfied. After finalizing the compensation, she nodded with a smile.
"Very good. President Xu is indeed the best friend of our elves. As a noble elf, I must respond adequately to your generosity. President Xu, in fact, I can provide you with assistance for this roadbed heightening project." A brand-new plan can save you at least half a million gold coins in investment and a lot of time. Are you interested in this?"
Xu Yi was startled.
No way? What plan can save half a million gold coins at once? Also save a lot of time
This is simply a fantasy!
However, thinking of the elves' usual mystery, Xu Yi's expression immediately became cautious. He sat up straight and stared at Elder Lisania.
"Appreciate further details."