Chapter 48 Investing is risky
More than 100 large freight magic locomotives crossed the border between the kingdoms of Lampari and Ruerxun, and drove towards the eastern part of the Ruerson Kingdom.
This is the first time since the invention of the large cargo magic locomotive that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has seen so many large freight magic locomotives together.
More than 100 large freight magic locomotives are connected together to form an extra-long convoy of more than two kilometers on the road, which looks extremely spectacular.
If you look down from the sky, it looks like a long snake wriggling on the ground at high speed.
This convoy is a joint convoy composed of major chambers of commerce in the Lampari Kingdom, and this time it entered the Kingdom of Ruerson in large numbers, and the destination was directly to the east of the Kingdom of Ruerson.
The items loaded on these large cargo magic locomotives are all kinds of strategic materials ordered by the Ruerson Kingdom from the Lampari Kingdom, and now they are being transported to provide various supplies to the Ruerson Kingdom Army that is fighting against the Third Army of the Candela Empire.
Although the performance of the Ruerson Kingdom Army on the battlefield shocked everyone, no matter how good the army is, it is still the logistics supply that determines the outcome of a war.
Especially now equipped with a large number of military magic machines, the army of the Ruerson Kingdom has higher requirements for supplies.
Not to mention anything else, in the first battle between the two sides alone, the army of the Kingdom of Ruerson consumed as many as 130,000 arrows in just one day due to the massive use of magic repeaters.
Although the lethality is amazing, if you want to replenish all these 130,000 arrows, it is obviously impossible to rely on the blacksmith shop recruited by the military headquarters of the Ruerson Kingdom alone.
Moreover, the steel arrows used in these magic repeaters must fully meet the standards set by the New Flyers in order to be properly loaded and used. Let the traditional blacksmiths build it. Not to mention that the speed is ridiculously slow. None of these standards can match the criteria – after all, it is difficult for a human hand to be able to perform tens of thousands of consecutive times with the same level of accuracy as a machine.
For example, there are two arrows in King Trutz's hands at the same time, but he carefully looked at the arrows held in each hand, touched them for a while, and then folded them hard, and finally smiled bitterly and shook his head.
At first glance, the two arrows look exactly the same, but when you put them in your hand at the same time, you can clearly feel that the one in your right hand is lighter. And in terms of feel, the surface of the arrow in the left hand is extremely smooth and round, while the arrow in the right hand is very rough, and there are even some potholes on the surface that are not easy to see but can be touched lightly.
The most important thing is that if you put both arrows straight at the same time, you will notice that the arrow on your left hand is unusually straight, and the arrow on your right hand is noticeably crooked.
Although these differences are not particularly obvious to the naked eye, King Trutz, who has been particularly keen on riding and archery since childhood, knows very well that if he competes in the same environment, the effect of using this arrow in his left hand will definitely be much better.
As for why there are these differences......
This arrow in the left hand of King Trutz at this time. It was the standard arrow of the magic repeater that the Ruerson Kingdom ordered from the Spirit Fox Chamber of Commerce in the Black Rice Wasteland.
This Spirit Fox Chamber of Commerce nominally belonged to a certain fox orc tribe in the Black Rice Wasteland, but King Trutz knew it well. Standing behind it was obviously the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
And the arrow in his right hand was made by the blacksmith urgently recruited by the military headquarters of the Ruerson Kingdom in the country because of the outbreak of war, and then there was an obvious gap in quality.
But the real reason why King Trutz was forced to give up using domestic blacksmiths to complete the supply of crossbow arrows by himself was not enough to cast arrows and the gap in quality, but the more important reason was the cost.
If you order a magic repeater standard crossbow arrow from the Spirit Fox Chamber of Commerce, the total price of a tube of twenty pieces is twenty silver coins, and because the Ruerson Kingdom ordered a large number of them, the Spirit Fox Chamber of Commerce gave some discounts, and finally set it at a barrel of nineteen silver coins.
When converted, a crossbow bolt costs less than one silver coin.
If it is crafted by a blacksmith, the average cost of a crossbow arrow will be more than two silver coins, even if the blacksmith's labor costs are not taken into account.
One, two, or a hundred, or two hundred, the difference doesn't matter, but in a state of war, the consumption of more than 100,000 crossbow arrows a day is as high as more than 100,000, and if all the crossbow arrows made by blacksmiths are used, the cost of this alone will be a difference of thousands of gold coins, and the difference is not negligible.
Based on the above reasons, even if King Trutz did not want the supply of the army of the Ruerson Kingdom to be in the hands of outsiders, he had to accept this fact.
Thinking of this, King Trutz shook his head, threw the two arrows in his hand aside, and looked through the window of the magic airship at the large freight magic locomotive fleet that was speeding quickly on the ground, and then turned to look at Xu Yi next to him.
"President Xu, when will the magic rockets arrive?"
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Please rest assured." The magic rockets are being loaded, and if nothing else, the first two thousand should arrive in three days. ”
"Three days later?" King Trutz glanced in the direction of the east and nodded slowly: "That's okay, the Candela Empire should still take a few more days to prepare, and it won't be in such a hurry to start another war." ”
"If they still can't learn to be cautious after the previous defeat, then the Candela Empire is really a disappointment to me. Xu Yi said with a smile.
"Wouldn't it be better for them to be stupid?" King Trutz took a sip of tea, paused and continued, "This way it will be easier for us to win this war, and then your military magic machines of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will be even more able to shine through this war, and we can both get the most satisfactory results." ”
Xu Yi spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders: "What I'm worried about is that if they are so stupid that they can't even recognize the shape like this, it will be very troublesome for us to carry out all kinds of promotions in the Candela Empire in the future." ”
"You're worrying too much. King Trutz shook his head and pointed to the east. "Now the eyes of the entire continent have been focused on that battlefield, and the role of military magic machinery in it has long been seen by everyone. I'm sure. Wait until this war is over...... Oh no. It should be said that it did not wait for the end. There will be countless people who will ask your Chamber of Commerce to buy military magic machines. President Xu, what are you going to do?"
"If I said that I would sell to the Candela Empire first, would you believe it?"
King Trutz was silent for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "President Xu, this joke is not funny. If you choose so, our kingdom of Ruersun is now completely conquered by the Candela Empire. ”
Xu Yi laughed, waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk about these meaningless nonsense." His Majesty the King. Do you have anything else to build about the gear processing plant that we have built together this time?"
King Trutz thought for a moment: "The location of this gear processing plant is best designated by us, and it is best that you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce should not have any nominal involvement with it." To put it simply, this gear processing factory is completely independently operated by our Kingdom of Ruerson. ”
Xu Yi seemed to be a little surprised, and after pondering for a while, he frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this is different from what we discussed before." If we don't have any nominal connection with this gear factory, then we will have a lot of trouble if we want to build on this factory in the future. It's not good for either of us?"
"No, President Xu. This will indeed cause a lot more trouble for our Ruerson Kingdom, but it will be a lot less trouble for you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, won't it?" King Trutz pointed to the east again. "I actually understand your chamber of commerce's concerns about supporting our Ruerson kingdom, so before the shape is clear, I think it's better for your chamber of commerce not to have such an obvious connection with us. ”
Xu Yi was really surprised at this time, looked at King Trutz in amazement for a while, and slowly shook his head.
"No, His Majesty. Do you know that when this matter was first negotiated in the Chamber of Commerce, most of the people in the Chamber of Commerce had the same idea as you, and did not want the Chamber of Commerce to have too obvious support for your Ruerson Kingdom, but I vetoed it. Do you know why?"
King Trutz narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Yi: "Why? No matter from which point of view, it is impossible for our Ruerson Kingdom to be able to defeat the Candela Empire." Even I didn't have much confidence before my first fight. President Xu, why do you have faith in us?"
"I don't have confidence in your Ruerson Kingdom, but in our Chamber of Commerce. Xu Yi smiled. "Or to put it another way, from the perspective of a merchant, it is that the return on investing in your Ruerson Kingdom is much higher than investing in the Candela Empire. If we support the Candela Empire, we should be able to defeat the Ruerson Kingdom easily, but it will not give us the attention of the Candela Empire. And once the kingdom of Ruerson falls, the Duchy of Stantin will face the Candela Empire, which is not what I want to see. ”
King Trutz was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "I understand what you mean, but President Xu, do this to your chamber of commerce...... Or should I say you're taking a lot more risk, is it really worth it?"
Xu Yi shrugged: "A businessman who is unwilling to take risks is not a good businessman. ”
"But President Xu, are you sure that everyone in your Chamber of Commerce is willing to take this risk with you?"
Xu Yi pointed to his feet: "I want to ...... The following is enough to illustrate a qiē. ”
King Trutz turned his head to look through the window at the convoy that had faded away, and nodded slightly.
"If your majesty is still not at ease with my sincerity, then this thing will surely make you more confident in us. ”
Xu Yi smiled and handed over a rectangular box to King Trutz.
King Trutz's eyes narrowed, and he took the box without hesitation.
When I opened the box, I found that in addition to a drawing, there was also a mold made of metal.
King Trutz picked up the magic repeater standard crossbow arrow that he had just put down and put it in, and the crossbow bolt immediately fit perfectly with the inner wall of the mold, not a single cent, not a single cent. (To be continued......)