Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 663: Opening to traffic and the difference between industrial and agricultural scissors
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With the long whistle sound, an unstoppable steel beast crushed the snow-white steam and galloped along the long dragon-like railroad track. Even with 20 heavy carriages mounted on it, it still runs faster than a galloping horse. be quick.
Moreover, as a kind of mechanical construction, the endurance value is full, so I don't know what "rest" is.
Sitting in the last compartment of the steam locomotive, Ivan couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment as he watched the scenery flashing past the glass window.
Olivia, who is wearing a lady's long skirt and holding his arm next to her, has the same bright little stars in her eyes constantly flashing. Of course, the shock of the drawings and the actual objects can not be compared.
And this is an industrial miracle built by a group of mortals without the help of any extraordinary force!
It used to take a full day and a half to travel between Brunswick, the capital of Georgia, and Yuanfan Harbor, but it only took six hours to transfer to a steam locomotive.
This is a terrifying speed that has surpassed the times that can only be achieved by the [Legendary Warship·Crown of Miracle] with a speed of 32 knots. However, steam locomotives and railways can replicate on a large scale without being limited to extraordinary materials, bringing into full play the essential characteristics of industrialization.
Time is money, efficiency is life!
The value hidden in it is clear at a glance.
The construction period of the entire 368-kilometer Georgia corridor was originally expected to be one year, but with the help of the flock of Ilya refugees, the engineering team adopted a construction plan of staged construction, which took only half a year to complete. Finished.
The official start of construction was in early spring, when it was completed and opened to traffic, but it has just entered winter.
Previously.
During the spring and autumn season, most of the large numbers of immigrants, mainly Ilyans, were intercepted by Ivan in Port St. Ivan.
There is extensive publicity by the local residents of Buffalo, as well as the outstanding achievements made in saving them from the fire and water in Ilia last year. The name of St. Ivan is like a savior in the eyes of the local residents and immigrants of Ilia. The presence.
For refugees who have just arrived in the New World, a job that can be used to support themselves and their families is certainly attractive. Thousands of railroad workers have been recruited by the "Binhai Railway Company" to devote themselves to the infrastructure construction of the "Georgia Corridor".
They will also become the backbone of the booming railway industry.
Of course, sufficient financial support is indispensable for this, all thanks to the generosity of several churches.
Although the negotiations with several other churches are not as smooth as the "Black Iron Cross Church", in the naked seller market, they can't stand up even if they are not willing to lag behind.
Especially after the "Black Iron Cross Church" took the lead, the "Breath of Frost" church, the "Starry Night Church", and the "Church of Morning Light" who did not know that the Ivan Group had destroyed their "Silver Knights" did not hesitate for long Just followed by a severe blood.
The Church of the Seven Gods deserves to be the richest dog family in the material world. In the end, each family gave Iwen a 15-year interest-free loan equivalent to 500,000 Golden Lions, plus a "copying fee" of 100,000 Golden Lions. .
Considering the fifteen years of interest-free loans, it’s almost like giving it for nothing, because even if it is calculated based on a 15% return on investment alone, it can be counted as seven years without reutilization. Doubled.
If you calculate compound interest and maintain an annual growth rate of 15%, the money can grow eight times in fifteen years!
Just doing the business of copying [Ancient Scrolls] with a few churches, Ivan has already earned back 30% of the shortfall, which is far more than 30% in the long run.
Of course, things would not go so smoothly if they weren’t relying on their identity as a “saint” to pull the tiger’s skin and pull the banner. At most, a high-level wizard plus the strength of his mother-in-law would not make the Seven Gods Church obedient. Four The level of crown and even the reality of truth are almost the same.
As for the church personnel, if they went to the "Broken Star Islands", whether they would be besieged by wizards and all kinds of extraordinary people who were hiding there and hated them, it is not something Ivan needs to care about.
When I received the transfer from the church, the [Libra Balance Sacred Sword] was about to jump up and be happier than Ivan, and then I was slammed by the jumping Ivan to the bottom of the box. .
If Ivan had not encountered a life-and-death crisis again, it was obviously unlikely to see the light of day again.
However, Ivan doesn’t worry about its work attitude at all. When he launches the "House Bankruptcy Art" again, even the most cold artifact, the holy sword, will turn into the most obedient dog licking. .
In addition.
[Libra Balance Sacred Sword] Sooner or later, it will be used after all.
Ivan seriously considered for a few days, especially after Macaulay explained that the purchase of a large number of rockets was in response to the follow-up actions of the "Oath Bearer", after all, he used the Saint’s own [Celestial Messenger] to inform. The holy angel Bellenus said.
After taking this artifact in his hand and understanding what it represents, Ivan has figured out why the "Oath Bearer" must fight for it in a way that pays heavy casualties, which can be described as tragic.
I also realized that the ownership of [Libra Balanced Sword] will determine a series of strategic plans for the "Black Iron Cross Church" to deal with the expansion of [capital]. Wrong intelligence orientation may cause serious misjudgments in strategic decisions, which in turn may lead to unnecessary and significant losses.
It's too funny to fight the air for a long time.
Although Ivan has some minor problems, the big issues are still very reliable.
And different from the "Black Wing Order" that is seeking to transform, the main purpose of the goddess is to prevent the other party from obtaining the artifact and delay the time for the "Black Wing God" to obtain the [capital] priesthood. Is it personally controlled? The artifact is secondary.
Simply seizing the artifact from the "sworn bearer" has already made great achievements.
So, as Aiwen's trophy, the [Libra Balanced Sword] also stayed in his hands.
In the passenger compartment.
"Your Excellency Marquis, such a great industrial creation as a steam locomotive is simply a miracle that mortals can't imagine!"
"Yes, I think the sooner the later construction plan for the colony starts, the better."
"Since it can be built in stages, let's start along the Buffalo and Kashoel lines first."
"Go and go, it should be to start Georgia and Charles along the line first."
This line of steam locomotives has been tested by a dedicated person, and the official first steam locomotive is dual-purpose passenger and cargo. The first eighteen sections are freight cars, and the last two sections far away from locomotive noise, smoke, and soot are passenger cars.
The governors of all twelve colonies of Falettis were also invited to experience the epoch-making swiftness of a steam locomotive with Ivan as the lord and Olivia as the chief consul.
After the initial shock that accompanied the start of the steam locomotive, one by one was excited to find Aiwen on the ground, and asked him to start the full-line project of the "Binhai Railway" as soon as possible.
In the past, even with the help of northeast trade winds, normal merchant ships would take 15 days to travel from the northernmost point to the southernmost point of the colony, which would take longer to travel in the reverse direction. It takes three days.
Don't say anything else, the collection and distribution of goods and personnel exchanges can greatly improve the efficiency of commerce and trade. It is far from comparable to the slow shipping in the past.
This first train from Georgia to Yuanfanling carried a batch of high-quality white oak produced in the mountains of northern Georgia.
After Alvin was qualified as a member of the House of Lords and was initially identified by observers, in addition to the right to cast guns, the independent right to build battleships also fell into his hands.
And under the guiding ideology that there will be a battle between the kingdom and Hilius sooner or later, a large number of orders from the local area have been obtained, and the destination of the supply is the large shipyard located in Yuanfanling.
Although the white oak produced in the New World is not as good as the iron oak produced in the Southern Continent’s "Treasure Bay", it can be used to build second and first class battleships, and even the "treasure tree" for legendary battleships.
But it is not a problem to build low-level battleships.
White oak is widely distributed in the northern and eastern parts of the New World, and the quality in the northern part of the Appayachi Mountains is the best. In addition to building sailboats, another very famous use is to make wine barrels for storing wine.
When the steam locomotive returns, it will bring back the raw cotton that has been removed from the steam gin.
It is worth mentioning.
In the past, an Anuma slave worked tensely all day long and might not be able to pick up a pound of cotton. In the entire cotton textile industry, ginning was a costly production process anyway.
The steam gin was also born at the historic moment, and unlike other cotton textile equipment born in the kingdom, the gin was born in the new land of cotton.
Obviously, there is demand only when there is supply. The urgency of the demand for cotton gins in the local areas without large-scale cotton cultivation is obviously far less than that of the New World.
This cotton gin, designed and manufactured by the "Mechanical Immortality School", can be driven by water or steam, and can clean up to 1,000 pounds of seed cotton a day. A laborer can clean more cotton a day than in previous months. .
This also caused a weird phenomenon. Obviously, driven by Georgia and Yuanfanling, there are more and more cotton textile factories in the New World, but the raw cotton exported to the Kingdom has turned dozens in a short time. Times.
In any case, the biggest beneficiaries are Georgia and Yuanfanling, who are also on the northern cotton belt of the New World. The two marquis even received a letter from the Queen acknowledging their achievements.
Before the railway was opened to traffic, Aiwen, Olivia and the old father-in-law had already made their own industrial plans for the three territories, and focused on developing their own characteristics under the premise that all the basic industries must have.
Buffalo: A large trading port created by its geographical advantage; the traditional industries of animal husbandry, maple syrup, and some fruits, which originally ranked first in the entire league; and the leather trade and wine that have just begun to develop.
Georgia: military industry (steel industry), ceramics, cotton textile industry, medicine.
Yuanfanling: Shipping, shipbuilding industry, agriculture represented by sugar and cotton, cotton textile industry, large-scale smuggling.
As long as the "Binhai Railway" connects them to form a complementary industry, it is not just as simple as one plus one equals two. The governors of the colonies are urgent, and Ivan is even more urgent.
"My Excellency Governors, please stay calm and rest assured. Next, as the representative of the Marquis, I will discuss with you in detail the construction of the Binhai Railway and the division of interests."
Walking with Ivan and Olivia, Hawkins, who is more and more like a successful person in formal attire, separates the crowd, and next to him is Mrs. Edith, the widow of Speaker Jerome. , Wearing a smart shirt and trousers, acting as his assistant.
Hawkins, who is in charge of the money bag of the "Long Island Development Bank" in the territory, has to practice what is meant by the "industrial and agricultural scissors" through the economic artery of the "coastal railway".
The establishment of the railway is certainly a great thing for the entire Falitis colony, and it has created the necessary conditions for achieving economic growth.
However, the relatively slow development of the royal colonies and autonomous colonies is mainly the raw material supply for the kingdom, and Yuanfanling and Georgia have already begun the transformation of the steam industry~IndoMTL.com~ and they should have advanced production technology industrial areas When exchanging industrial and agricultural products with agriculture with backward production technology, the price of industrial products is often higher than its own value because of the added value, and the price of agricultural products is often lower than its value, and it also appears as an open scissors on the statistical chart, that is, Yes-the industry and agriculture are poor in scissors.
With the convenience of the railway, everyone is bound to grow, but the other colonies of the kingdom may grow by "ten", and Georgia and Yuanfanling will grow by "20", and there will be a small half in the "ten". The latter was taken away unknowingly.
This is the essence of getting rich first!
Although the ownership of the colonies of the kingdoms along the "Binhai Railway" does not belong to Aiwen, economic activities such as trade in goods have no borders.
With the help of the steam locomotive, it is enough to integrate the power of all twelve Falitis colonies today, allowing the Hou Kingdom to take the lead. And it's nothing more than a question of earning more and earning less, and other people won't suffer.
Although the three territories of Yuanfanling, Georgia, and Buffalo are not bordered, under the current measures, the combined influence of the three territories far exceeds the entire territory of 460,000 square kilometers! The potential power in Aiwen's hands has also been greatly enhanced!