Release that Witch Chapter 149: Kingdom Capital Merchant (2)

"Are you mainly engaged in saltpeter in Kingdom Capital?" Roland cut to the main topic.

"No, Your Highness," Margery is no longer a formulaic smile at this moment, and there is a kind of kindness in the words, "I have a lot of things, from gem to cloth, from hotels to pubs. In fact, I am in I have n’t done saltpeter trading before. It ’s just that the original owner of the nitrate production field lost my pants in my casino and had to mortgage it to me. "

Not only selling all kinds of goods, but also doing services ... what exactly is this businessman? You have to know that opening a casino in Kingdom Capital is not only possible with money. He knocked on the desktop, but the Nightingale was the middle --. This means that the other party was carrying God Punishment Stone, and he could not tell whether he was lying.

Wait ... Since it's impossible to observe, why did she pinch her right hand so hard?

Roland coughed twice, resisting the urge to look back.

He once heard that after the settlement of Four Great Kingdoms by some merchants from the fjord, the business grew bigger and bigger, and the wealth accumulated in the end was unimaginable. After all, Haimin are born businessmen who are very adventurous and have a keen sense of smell and are good at capturing business opportunities. Many people were cut as wool after they started their business, and some of them succeeded in gaining a foothold, buying through local relationships, and forming a more stable interest alliance. Could it be that Margery is also one of the big dogs?

In this case, Roland decided to make a straightforward request, "I need a lot of saltpeter, the more the better."

"But the kingdom Western Region is not a hot place, especially the small town near Impassable Mountains. Your Highness, do you really need so many saltpeter?" she wondered, "I have three nitrate production plants outside Kingdom Capital Enough to supply ice for noble in a medium-sized city. "

Three nitrate factories! Roland was immediately overjoyed, but the expression on his face remained unchanged. "I plan to build a cold storage in the basement of the castle to store some perishable food. If you give the right price, I will have all these saltpeter." /

"Now that you said so," she nodded, "I can ship all saltpeter to Border Town, and only charge 90% of your market price. But ..."

"But nothing?"

"I don't really want gold royal, they are almost filling up my warehouse. I heard you have some very strange products here, if you can, can you use these instead of gold royal? I will be happy to contact you Reached a transaction agreement. "

"Strange product?" Roland startled, he was the first time he heard that someone didn't want gold royal.

"Yeah, for example, a black iron creation that can run on its own," Margery leaned forward slightly. "Your servant said that this thing only needs to be ignited to boil water, and it has amazing power. In fact, I heard it I decided to visit Border Town's in this case. Otherwise, it would be in my interest to sell saltpeter directly to Kingdom Capital noble. The farther the -- is, the greater the loss I suffer.

This is really a pleasant surprise, Roland thought. Although I don't know how Barov's apprentices got on this line and how they talked about steam engine, obviously the Kingdom Capital businessman was full of interest in it.

How amazing the profits of industrialized products are, he knew very well, especially this kind of mechanical products that only he can make. He was also worried that after Border Town no longer sells ore, the coins moved from Duke House will always have a day, but he did not expect an excellent opportunity to be in front of him.

"So that's it," Prince smiled slightly. "What you said is steam engine. It can convert the steam generated by boiling water into power. The principle is simple, but only Border Town can produce it."

"Does this really exist?"

"Of course," Roland said, "But it is very complicated to manufacture and the price is quite expensive. If you are interested, you can take a look at the real thing."

"Extremely happy," she said, getting up excitedly.

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Northern Slope Mine, Margery's eyes almost fell when he saw the rattling steel monster pulling the stone-laden mine cart out of the mine.

"Hi, this, this ... It's incredible." She trembled. "I thought your envoy was exaggerating. I didn't expect him to say that it was far worse than that ... I'm afraid that dozens of people are together. We ca n’t compare to this one ... steam engine. "

The business woman wanted to watch it one more time, but was stopped by Roland. "steam engine at work is very dangerous. Don't rely on it too close. Do you see the white gas that comes out? Just stick it a little, it will Burn your skin. "

"Do you only use it to mine?" She had to raise her head and asked loudly because the noise was too loud.

"There are two mines in total. The first machine is responsible for hauling the minecart and the second machine is responsible for pumping the mine." Roland answer said, "In fact, from the successful development to today, Border Town has only produced three steam engine. I They must be used where they are most needed. But it is actually very versatile. In addition to what you see, it can also replace windmills and watermills to grind wheat and is not affected by the force of the river Breeze. Anything that requires a lot of human or animal power Where it can come in handy, it can even be equipped with sailboats, drive paddles, and sail fast without sailing! "

He knows how significant it is for the people of the fjords to ignore the sea-going Breeze winds. Sure enough, Margery was looking at Roland, and his eyes were almost glowing, "You can make a price, I want to buy it!"

"This is not the case. The mine still depends on it to maintain production. You can order a few new steam engine, wait until saltpeter arrives, and then settle."

"What's its price ...?"

Roland took her to a place far from the entrance of the mine, and the noise of the machine's work was not so harsh. "Five hundred gold royal," he said. This price is set a bit exaggerated, almost equivalent to the annual income of a Knight territory. The ore cost of steam engine is about 20 gold royal, plus smelting, labor, and installation costs, but only 50 gold royal. But buying and selling, it is necessary to bargain.

"That's it! I want to buy ten steam engine!"

"..." Roland startled, ten units are five thousand gold coins! Almost equivalent to the savings of Duke Ryan five or six years. There isn't even a bargain. Is that how big dogs do business? He cleared his throat, "Are you sure? This is not a small cost. Also, the machine can't be used for a long time. You have to keep putting money to maintain it."

"I know, just like a sea boat goes to the dock every year to clean up keel parasites and algae, change sails and cables," Margery said without any care. Buy then it will be alright here. It really doesn't work, you can offer me another price and sell me the craftsmen who maintain and operate the machine. "

Roland closed his mouth, he only had one thought in his heart, it was good to have money.

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