"Of course, Xu Yi, His Majesty the King and the Agriculture Department also hope that since the tax is exempted, the farmland magic machinery of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can also reduce the price accordingly, at least to all the nobles with territories in the kingdom. They can all afford it," Count Satsuma added.
"Please, Lord City Lord, tell His Majesty the King that this is what our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce should do. Perhaps you should also tell His Majesty the King the farmer support plan implemented by our Chamber of Commerce, so that His Majesty will know how wealthy our Chamber of Commerce is. A socially responsible chamber of commerce," Xu Yi said with a smile.
"What is social responsibility? Why do you always have some weird words coming out of your mouth?" Earl Satsuma looked at Xu Yi in confusion. "Of course I also reported the farmer support plan you implemented to His Majesty the King. His Majesty the King also appreciated it very much and said that he would like to hear your explanation in detail when he summons you. You must also be prepared."
"Okay, I will definitely make His Majesty the King fully agree with this plan. It is best to promote this plan within the kingdom." Xu Yi nodded.
"It's okay to give opinions when you meet His Majesty the King, but remember, don't say anything nonsense. If you still speak so openly in front of me and that boy Leslie, don't do it if you get into any trouble. I blame you for not reminding you." Count Satsuma said seriously. "Xu Yi, now you and your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are very popular in Bangta City. No matter what you do, you must be careful."
Xu Yi looked at Earl Satsuma with some surprise, thinking that the city lord's words were probably not said casually, but a kind reminder.
"By the way, I forgot, you are still a magician. The assessment of the Magician's Guild will be held in Anvilmar next month. You should go back and participate, right?" Earl Satsuma asked again.
"Well, I have already discussed it with the great magician Camilla, and I will participate when the time comes."
"Well, since you will go to Anvilmar City next month, then don't make another trip. I will send a letter to His Majesty the King after I go back today to tell him this. You will join the Magician I’ll ask His Majesty the King to summon you during the trade union assessment.”
Xu Yi quickly smiled and thanked: "Thank you City Lord for thinking about me so much."
Earl Satsuma snorted coldly: "I take such good care of you because of the magic farm machinery you invented. If Leslie's farmland does not produce any good results next year, then you will see what I do." Will I still be polite to you?"
Xu Yi laughed: "Don't worry, Lord City Lord, even if I risk my life, I will definitely make Lord Viscount's farmland have a good harvest!"
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Two days later, Xu Yi appeared in the dwarf tribe where Master Lanu was born.
This time is different from the last time when he came with Master Lanu. Because Xu Yi contributed money and the dwarves contributed, a flat road was built from the dwarf tribe to the outer road. Xu Yi could directly take a carriage and enter the dwarf this time. tribe.
It was the first time for many dwarf children in the tribe to see such a thing as a carriage, and they gathered around them involuntarily.
Xu Yi distributed the candies and snacks he had prepared long ago, which immediately aroused a burst of cheers from the children.
Shluka, the dwarf leader, laughed and came forward: "President Xu, you haven't been here for so long, I thought you had forgotten us dwarf friends."
Xu Yi also laughed and bent down to give Shluka a strong hug, then pointed to Canby who was accompanying him and said: "How is that possible? I have to get along with Canby and those dwarf brothers every day. Every time When I see them, I think of my dwarf friends who are still here. I was too busy some time ago, so how are you doing during this time?"
"Thanks to your support, President Xu, our tribe's life is much better now than before. Not only do the children not go hungry every day, they can also wear some new clothes." Shluka laughed. road.
"No, no, no, Chief Shluka, those gold coins are not funding, but research funding. Do you understand? Research funding." Xu Yi repeated it deliberately.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Shluka's honest face. He touched his big head with some embarrassment and lowered his voice: "This... President Xu, to tell you the truth, although we are taking care of you during this period, I have tried many experiments with that recipe, but none of them have been able to successfully produce the kind of alloy steel you mentioned... You see... "
Xu Yi smiled slightly, thinking that if material research was so easy to succeed, he wouldn't have such a headache now.
He patted Shluka on the shoulder and comforted: "It's okay. Researching this thing is very time-consuming. I didn't expect you to really research it in just two months. You can just continue to experiment in the future. No need. in a hurry."
A blush appeared on Shluka's face.
The dwarves were all honest and honest, and the more Xu Yi showed no concern, the more they felt sorry.
Canby looked worried on the side, but he also knew that it was not convenient for him to say anything for the patriarch, so he could only scratch his head and sigh.
Seeing the reaction of the two dwarves, Xu Yi couldn't help but smile. He thought that if this matter were placed on Earth, the institution responsible for the research would definitely be trying to evade it, claiming that it had encountered various difficulties, and asking investors to further increase their investment. .
And putting it on the heads of these dwarves, a mere five hundred gold coins already made them feel so sorry.
In fact, the five hundred gold coins Xu Yi paid each month was to recruit dwarf craftsmen from this dwarf tribe. Now the value created by the one hundred dwarves headed by Canby for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce every month is more than five hundred. gold.
Moreover, these dwarf craftsmen can now master the most sophisticated magic machine tools and the manufacturing process of a series of magic machines, and their value can no longer even be measured by simple gold coins.
Kanby once told Xu Yi that several chambers of commerce had contacted him privately, claiming that they were willing to offer him and his dwarves a salary of up to 20 gold coins per month, allowing them to work in other chambers of commerce. , but was rejected by Canby.
Seeing that both Shluka and Kanby were a little embarrassed, Xu Yi thought for a while and waved his hand: "Well, Chief Shluka, take me to see your research results, and I may be able to provide you with some opinions. "
Chief Shluka nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, President Xu, you know these things best. If you go and take a look, maybe you can get better opinions."
Xu Yi and Kanby entered a huge cave under the leadership of Shluka, and were greeted by a heat wave.
Upon closer inspection, the interior space of this cave, which is more than ten meters high, is even larger than a standard football field. Inside the cave, there are various large and small furnaces built with stones. At this time, more than half of these furnaces are A raging fire burst out, and the dwarves next to it were constantly adding something to the furnace.
"President Xu, you see, at first we were experimenting with the formulas you gave us, but they were always unsuccessful. Later, the clansmen began to experiment with adding different things to the molten iron, and then all sorts of messy things happened. It's...well...it's the alloy you mentioned, but none of it can meet the requirements of the alloy steel you mentioned," Shluka introduced with some shame.
"Oh? All kinds of messy alloys? Where are they? Let me see." Xu Yi asked with interest.
"Here, they are all piled up here." Shluka led Xu Yi to a corner of the cave and pointed at the mountains of iron lumps in front of him.
Xu Yi glanced at the iron mountain that was piled twice as high as himself, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the iron ball reflecting the light in the middle of the iron mountain.
Climbing up and taking down the iron ball, Xu Yi was shocked to find that except for some impurities that were probably mixed in due to substandard smelting, the entire surface of the iron ball was actually very smooth, and the surface showed a bright silver color. There is no trace of rust that iron should have.
Xu Yi weighed the iron ball and unexpectedly found that it was still very light. He stretched out his hand and knocked it, but it did not make any hollow sound, proving that it was still solid inside.
"Is this thing still iron?" Xu Yi was a little confused.
Shluka asked Shluka to get an iron hammer, and then hit it hard. The surface of the iron ball only changed its shape slightly, without any signs of cracking. This shows that the hardness of the iron ball is very good.
"Here, what kind of alloy is this? Is it so powerful?" Xu Yi couldn't help but get excited and asked Shluka: "Chief Shluka, how did you make this iron ball?"
Shluka took the iron ball from Xu Yi, looked through it, found a pattern mark on the bottom of the iron ball, and beckoned a dwarf with a very long beard over.
"Muru, did you bake this iron ball? President Xu is very interested now. Can you tell me how it was made?"
The dwarf named Mulu's eyes lit up and he looked at Xu Yi expectantly: "President Xu, is this thing useful?"
Xu Yi nodded: "Although there is no way to test all its performance now, but for now, it should be useful."
Mulu immediately said happily: "That's great! We have been struggling for so long and tested thousands of formulas, but we have never been able to get the kind of alloy steel you mentioned. We thought it would not work, but now we can't believe it." There is one that works!”
Shluka glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense, President Xu asked you how you did it, just answer it properly."
Muru suppressed the excitement in his heart. As a result, Iron Ball looked through it, tilted his head and recalled it carefully, and slowly replied: "I accidentally poured a can of this stuff into it when I was doing the experiment." Silver leaf grass powder…”