Release that Witch Chapter 187: New business group

When summer comes, Margery's inland river fleet arrives at Border Town.

Roland deliberately hosted the businesswoman at dock and looked at the goods she brought by the way.

The most important is the saltpeter of three ships. Now Border Town's gunpowder is almost exhausted, and even the shooting practice of First Army has stopped. Although revolving rifle has begun to equip troops on a small scale, it has only stayed in practicing bomb reloading, gun maintenance, and reloading ammunition. Now with this batch of saltpeters, it is finally possible to resume live-fire training.

In addition to saltpeter, she also brought two ships ore ingot according to the agreement, mainly iron and copper, and some green alum ore. These goods will take two or three days to unload.

Roland also placed two steam engines in a conspicuous position on the yard, and put on red cloth and satin as usual, tied with big red flowers for Margery acceptance. In fact, Western Region Industrial Co., Ltd. has been stumbling for only a month to piece together a steam engine, which is still based on hundreds of scrapped parts, so Roland had to let Anna go out, and those deviations were not too big. Parts were reprocessed, so that the second steam engine caught up with the scheduled delivery time.

To Roland's surprise, Margery didn't come alone this time. She also brought the Kingdom Capital merchant group.

After delivery, the Margery group followed Roland to return to the castle and enjoy a rich lunch in the parlor.

"His Highness, this is Hogg, my old friend, and one of the best mining merchants in Kingdom Capital." Margery one by one introduced, "This is Gamore, and Marlan belong to Crescent Moon Bay Caravan. The main business is Greycastle and the cross-sea trade of the fjord. .They are very interested in steam engine. I have known them for many years, and I am embarrassed to sell them at a higher price, so I introduce them to you.

"Say hello to Your Highness, Esteemed," said Hogg with a big belly and a shiny face, "Listening to Margery, this machine can replace manpower, quickly pump water and mine from the mine, and it also It ’s so powerful that I do n’t have to rest all day? Can I see it with my own eyes? ”

"Of course you can." Roland took a sip of the wine. At first he couldn't adapt to the sour taste, and now he is getting used to it. "But if he wants to move the ore, he has to install track system. Have lunch. Later, I can take you to see Northern Slope Mine. "

"His Royal Highness, I am very curious about the use of steam engine you described. Can it really be installed on a sailboat instead of sails to drive the ship forward?" Marlan said, "If it is a three-masted ship like a sea ship, What about a four-masted ship? I'm afraid it's not strong enough.

"steam engine is also the same as horses. Some are powerful and some are weak, depending on the model at the time of manufacture. Of course, machines with high output are naturally more expensive. And if one is not enough, it can be more than two. , On four. "Roland smiled answer.

Getting steam engine on board, even the most primitive Stream Ship, is a complex system involving power, transmission and control. Except for Border Town, Greycastle has no other modified technical force. The cost of retrofitting such a ship will inevitably exceed that of steam engine itself.

"In this case, Crescent Moon Bay Caravan also wants to order this machine from you." Gamore forks out a bun just out of the cage and puts it in his mouth, squinting his eyes with the thick gravy.

Sure enough, things are gathered in groups, and people are divided into groups. Big dogs ’friends are still big dogs, and they do n’t even see the actual results. They just place orders, as if they do n’t put thousands of gold royal in their eyes at all.

Roland shook his head. "Unfortunately, Border Town is understaffed, and steam engine is very complicated to manufacture. I am afraid it will be difficult to make additional machines before completing the Margery order."

"I can provide you with your hands, Your Highness Esteemed," Gamore patted his chest. "Whether it's a carpenter, a blacksmith, or even a shipbuilder, I have a lot in my port, and I don't have to pay labor!"

"Then let them learn the manufacturing method and use it for you?" Hogg interjected.

"No! Of course not!" He narrowed his eyes, "How dare I do this trick in front of His Highness the Prince. Ten years, Your Royal Highness," he opened his palms, "I would like to let them work for you ten In the year, I will pay the salary. The only requirement is that steam engine made by them is sold to Crescent Moon Bay Caravan first.

This is an interesting proposal. Roland thinks that, similar to later generations of technology partnerships, they only provide technology and earn big money. Of course, the other party can get steam engine as soon as possible, and they can get a group of technical staff ten years later. The salary of workers in this decade is equivalent to technology purchase cost.

"Don't hurry to clap the board, we can talk about these details after seeing the real thing," Roland presses down the hand, "And I ’m not the only one here who is worth buying steam engine. There are some things that you will also be interested in. , Such as this. "He snapped his fingers, the guards around him moved a lot of things out of the wooden box beside his feet, and set them on the table.

"These are all new Border Town's products. They are all of high quality and reasonable price, such as the simplest mug," said Roland, pointing to the colorful cups on the table. "Light, beautiful, but not like crystal The cup is so fragile. The pattern on the top can be customized, and it does not stick to water, which is very easy to clean. "

"No water?" Margery picked up a cup and examined it carefully.

"You can try it with wine," the prince joked, "you can pretend to be drunk and throw it on the ground after you finish drinking. It's mine."

"This workmanship, it's really delicate ... I'm afraid that every cup can't guarantee this quality, right?" Pot belly Hogg has filled himself with a drink and sipped, "Oh, it's actually dry inside. . "

Of course it is dry. It is essentially an ordinary wooden cup, but it is covered with a layer of Soraya paintings. The patterns on it are all designed by ourselves. "It does not conflict with the crystal cup. It is more suitable for appearing in the boudoirs of the young ladies than the formal court banquet." Roland said, "As far as I know, they have bright colors and beautiful appearance. East and west have never been resistant. "

"I think so too," Margery nodded with interest, "you do look very experienced."

"cough cough," Prince coughed twice. "Look at this again. The overall breastplate is completely uniform in thickness. There are two pieces in the front and back, both made of wrought iron. Compared to Knight's plate armor, it's lighter, not a person. Wearable, no gap after closing, suitable for caravan guards without squire. The most important thing is that it is cheaper than plate armor ... "

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After introducing all the products, the merchants couldn't help but chatter. Roland simply left them a free time for discussion, got up and left the hall, and went to the garden promenade to let go.

"His Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a month, and you have a lot of new things here." Margery also came out.

"Don't you need to exchange opinions with them?"

"No, I do n’t need to listen to what others think. It does n’t matter if it ’s a commodity or a person.” She shook her head with a smile. “The caravan will stay here for three or four days. You can … Let me look at Lightning again? "

"Although she didn't recognize you, at least she didn't show disgust last time, so I don't think it's a problem."

"Thank you!" Margery said gratefully.

"Everything you can do," Roland smiled, "Well, if you have stayed so long, why not watch a drama? Border Town will hold its first drama in three days."

"In a month, you built the theater?" she was surprised.

"Of course not. This is an open-air show, right on the square in the center of small town, I think it will definitely be different."

"It is better to obey, then, Your Highness." Margery stroked his chest and bowed his head. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start casting, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read.)