Gawain didn't foreshadow too much, and after the topic naturally progressed to the realm of economics and trade, he bluntly threw out his own suggestion - at this point, he thought that too much concealment and guidance would seem deliberate, as if he still had too many ideas behind this trade plan, and based on his current sense of Rosetta Augustus, he thought that the other party would also prefer this kind of direct communication.

Rosetta did have a look of interest - of course, it was not so obvious on his unchanging face: "Trade...... I did think about that. Typhon and Ansu are adjacent to each other, each with its own unique output, and I have thought of creating a trade route between the two countries, but the idea has not yet been implemented. ”

Although the confrontation between Ansu and Typhon has been a long time, small commercial activities have not been forbidden, and there are often commercial activities near the border, but the "trade routes" in Rosetta's mouth certainly do not refer to the kind of small transactions that rely on merchants or private caravans...... He has already begun to think about large-scale trade with Ansu? Just haven't had time to unfold yet?

In the blink of an eye, Gawain had already grasped some of the situation of Typhon in combination with the information provided by Daniel, and it seemed that "machine production" had gradually become large-scale in Typhon, and began to show its power, more and more industrial products were being delivered from the factory to the market, and Rosetta Augustus had already realized that these industrial products needed a larger market...... Is he considering Ansu as a dumping target?

If she hadn't met with him this time, then Rosetta's dumping target would have been the East, which is currently at war, and may indeed accept "cheap supplies" from Typhon due to a shortage of supplies, so as to maintain front-line supplies in the short term, but this will destroy its own production order in the long run, and it is very likely that Prince Edmund and Silas Loren will adopt the same plan as the "Southern Trade", exchanging resources and even mining rights for Typhon's industrial products......

It's a familiar operation.

Gawain smiled and glanced at Rosetta Augustus, who seemed to see a little shadow of himself in the face of the eloquent ruler of the empire.

"The people of Cecil have always been open to welcoming friends," he said cheerfully, "and we may consider establishing a trade route between the Duchy of Cecil and Typhon first—I will not hide that the nascent Duchy of Cecil does have a lot of shortages at this stage, magic materials, ore, wood, oh, and of course a lot of cloth...... On the other hand, we have some unique magical creations that are not marketable. ”

Rosetta Augustus didn't express his attitude for the first time, he thought for a few seconds before he slowly said: "It seems that trade is indeed a good thing for both of us, but you should know that the southern border of Ansun and Typhon do not directly border ......."

Gawain pinched his chin and made a contemplative look, and only after a minute or two did he say while thinking, "We have set up a mine in the White Sand Hills region, and are planning to build a new road to the south, I can negotiate with the Duke of the East, he should not mind if I extend the road a little further east." Or we could make a new path a little further south at the foot of the Dark Mountains, along which Cecil was directly connected to Typhonon. ”

Although the southern border of Ansu is not directly bordered by Typhon, it is actually not far away, and an extension in the southeastern corner of the southern border is even separated from Typhon by a short mountain road, if it were not for this, the "Typhon Task Force" led by Thorderling would not have infiltrated the vicinity of Cecil's territory so easily.

Rosetta pondered Gawain's proposal—even though he and Gawain both tacitly understood what the end result would be, he pondered for two minutes and said cautiously, "It does sound doable, but it's ...... I want to know first and foremost what Cecil has that we need. ”

Gawain kept smiling, knowing that the best case scenario for the emperor was that Typhon didn't need anything - he only needed to export industrial products to Ansu, or to Cecil, who in exchange for his own gold and silver reserves or mineral resources, and in the process Typhon didn't need to buy any additional goods from Cecil.

Unfortunately, although Gawain was prepared for Typhon to "dump" industrial products on him, he still had to control the outflow of gold and silver reserves if possible.

"Magical artifacts, such as various types of alchemical potions, processed artificial crystals, and...... Magic-powered vehicles. ”

It was very obvious that Rosetta's pupils contracted slightly when he heard the words "magic-powered vehicle".

Gawain didn't miss this detail.

"The means of transport you mentioned...... Do you mean the things you rode in when you came? Rosetta really focused on the vehicles, "They're really incredible. I've heard that Cecil has a magical technology called 'magic machine', and those vehicles are the product of magic machine? ”

Gao Wen nodded reservedly, and said in his heart that of course the other party had heard of the magic guide machinery, not only had he heard of it, but he also imitated it, not only did he imitate it, but he also imitated it successfully, and the industry was mass-produced.

"Those vehicles are what I call 'vehicles,' but they're only part of it, and we have much bigger, more efficient transportation technology," Gawain said, glancing around, "If you don't mind, I can show you what it looks like right here." ”

Rosetta's eyebrows rose slightly, revealing a look of interest, and then raised his hand to stop the band playing the music not far away: "I'm looking forward to it, what does it look like?" ”

Gawain smiled, and had already prepared to signal his subordinates to bring a small magic web terminal to him—without turning on the communication function, the Typhonians present would probably think of this strange-looking machine as a projection crystal embedded in a strange base, which is not very unusual in the upper class.

Gao Wen adjusted the state of the Magic Net terminal, and then directly activated a video stored in it.

A clear holographic projection appeared in the air, a giant python made of steel crawled on a man-made track, carrying thousands of tons or even more of goods slowly accelerated, a loud flute came from the picture, and the "giant python" suddenly appeared in the scene of a shuddering force.

This is exactly the radio image that came from Cecil himself the other day!

The footage is short, less than thirty seconds, because Gawain has erased the second half of the image - it is time for an advertisement for "Cecil Railroad" to appear after the train has accelerated for a while, and at this stage, Gawain doesn't want the people of Typhon to know much about anything other than the magic train.

The hall fell silent for a moment, and almost everyone's eyes widened.

A pair of eyes fell on the holographic projection, on the stilled train screen, and the sound of the flute at the end of the video seemed to still echo in their minds, causing everyone to have countless questions and speculations, even Rosetta Augustus, who also looked at the screen for more than a minute - but in the end, the Emperor Typhon was the first to come to his senses and return to normal, he looked at Gawain very seriously: "What is this?" ”

"The Magic Train, you can think of it as a very large, extremely powerful vehicle, but of course it is much more technically complex," Gawain explained, "and it's actually a new technology for us. ”

"You're willing to sell it?" Rosetta seemed to feel incredible, and he glanced at the surprising "magic vehicle" in the picture again, with a hint of complexity in his eyes, but more of a puzzle, "Why?" ”

With just a glance at the image, Emperor Typhon could realize the significance of this means of transportation and the role it could have in many other fields, such as passenger transport, freight transport, and military affairs, and he did not believe that Gawain, who had created such magical things (or, in the words of the Cecil, magical creations), could not have thought of this, so he instinctively became wary and suspicious.

Gawain spread out his hand, and there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in his tone: "I just said it, the nascent Duchy of Cecil...... There are a lot of shortages. ”

Empty technology, but can't be turned into wealth in the short term? In order to develop the "magic guide", there has been a major gap in the field of people's livelihood? Or is it ...... encountered a fatal financial crisis......

Rosetta Augustus instantly began to recall the information he had gathered through various sources, speculating about the possible current situation of the Duchy of Cecil, and finally believed that the latter two reasons might be the reason.

Since the establishment of the Duchy of Cecil, it has been carrying out non-stop, large-scale construction, expanding cities, moving people, and spending a lot of manpower and material resources to pioneer, and all this after it has just experienced a unified war!

If it weren't for the real crisis in the economy and basic materials, a legendary hero like Gawain Cecil would not have taken the initiative to talk about "trade" with him.

"If you're willing to sell, of course we'...... Very interested," Rosetta said with a last shred of caution, "but as far as I've observed, something of this magnitude ...... It seems to have a supporting 'road'? How exactly are you going to 'sell' this thing? ”

"That's right, it needs to lay a basic road called 'energy track', or commonly known as 'railway' to operate, and there are supporting maintenance and control technologies, and the train itself is not easy to transport," Gao Wen nodded, "We will take care of the whole set of work in this regard." First, we can build a road on the Cecil-Typhon trade line to get the train bodies and technicians to Typhon, and then we'll help you build the road and the station—as you ask. The price of the train itself is fixed, while the road side ......"

Gawain glanced at Rosetta, and in the deep gaze of the other party, he didn't say the words "help you build the railroad for free".

This will cause the other party to be wary, and it will also cause the whole think tank behind the other party to be wary, Ansu has a proverb: "Most of the bread you pick up is poisonous", and he believes that Rosetta also knows this phrase.

It would be fine if it was only a few parts for free, but it would be suspicious if it was something that seemed expensive at first glance and could bankrupt the average nobleman.

"We're willing to offer the biggest deal, but after all, it's expensive – I have a plan, if Typhon can provide the raw materials needed to build the railway, then we can only charge the cost of dispatching technicians and a part of the 'technical cooperation fee', which will not exceed the labor cost of building the road, and will be calculated separately according to the actual length of the railway."

After thinking about it for a longer time, Rosetta nodded slightly: "In another sense, 'cost price' sounds like a fair and generous solution. ”

Then he changed his words: "But there is one thing - I don't know enough about what you call 'magic trains', or even about the magic vehicles you brought. I can't make a decision based on an impression at a glance. ”

"Legitimate concerns," Gawain laughed, "I'll provide more information, and you're welcome to send someone to take a look at the operation of the magic train. As for those 'magic vehicles'...... If we can reach a trade deal, I am willing to give you one in my personal name as a sign of goodwill. ”

"You are worthy of the knight of knights, and your generosity and integrity are touching," Rosetta said solemnly, and then added seemingly casually, "then...... If this trade deal is reached, is it a deal between Typhon and Ansu, or a deal between Typhon and Cecil? ”

Gawain looked at Rosetta Augustus quietly for a moment, the corners of his mouth gradually curling.

"This is Typhon's friendship with Cecil.

"I can't, and I don't intend to, represent Ansu."