Chapter 167: Marquis Southgate's Worries
Three days later, the Marquis of Southgate returned to the Duchy of Stanting with Xu Yi and others.
If the Marquis of Southgate was just in the mood of a casual visit when he first came here, then this time he came again, his goal was quite clear.
After a detailed investigation of the automatic water supply system that had been basically fully rolled out in the Principality of Stanting, he did not hesitate to sign the first agreement with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The content of this agreement is to introduce an automatic water supply system from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce into the Maro Empire.
Of course, as this was only the first tentative collaboration, the scale of the agreement was not particularly large, and the Marquis of Southgate only wanted to introduce an automatic water supply system to the town on his private estate, covering a total area of less than five square kilometres. 、
According to estimates, the New Flying Chamber of Commerce will provide Marquis of Southgate with five sets of magic pumps, as well as supporting automatic water supply pipes and gas valves, and the total amount of the transaction will be finally determined to be 48,000 gold coins after negotiation between the two parties.
If the same agreement is signed with the Lampari Kingdom or the Luxon Kingdom, the total amount of the transaction will actually be two or three thousand gold coins lower than this price, the reason is that the Maro Empire is even farther away from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the cost of transporting these magic pump units and supporting facilities to install them is much higher than in the Lampari Kingdom and the Luxon Kingdom.
So although the price is higher, the profit that the new flyer will make from it has actually dropped a bit.
However, given that this is the first cooperation between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Marquis of Southgate, it can also be regarded as the first cooperation between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Maro Empire, which represents an extremely important meaning. Then it's normal to give some discounts.
And, in fact, with the automatic magic machine tools are assembled in various factories in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on a large scale. The cost and time it takes to produce most magic machines is now significantly reduced.
Even if some concessions are given. In fact, the profits obtained by the new flying chamber of commerce are also much higher than those of the previous two years.
The automatic water supply system was something that the Marquis of Southgate had already established when he first arrived, and naturally the agreement between the two parties was very smooth.
However, in terms of the highway that Marquis of Southgate also attaches great importance to, and the magical communication network that Xu Yi recommended to him this time, Marquis of Southgate still went through a detailed investigation before finally making up his mind.
It's just that in terms of magical communication networks, it's okay to say, after all, the Marquis of Southgate can continue to experiment with his own territory, so it is also very smooth to sign an agreement with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to introduce a magical communication network, involving a total amount of 76,000 gold coins.
As for roads, the Marquis of Southgate knew very well that it didn't make much sense to just lay roads on his domain. Therefore, after a three-way meeting with Xu Yi and President Cruise, the representative of the Amrley Chamber of Commerce, he decided to put it on hold for the time being, and after he returned to the Maro Empire, he tried to persuade the Council of the Maro Empire to approve the construction of a road connecting the Falk Kingdom and the capital of the Maro Empire, Angelo City.
If nothing else, the construction of this road will be accompanied by the completion of the road built by the Amritri Chamber of Commerce in the Kingdom of Falk, which will allow both the Kingdom of Falk and the Maro Empire to connect to the road network that is now spread across the southwestern part of the Sainz continent, making it extremely convenient for the two sides to travel between the two sides.
The straight-line distance between Angelo City and the main base of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is even more than 3,000 kilometers, and this time the Marquis of Southgate came all the way from Angelo City, and it has taken nearly a month to reach the unexpected Fellac Principality's main city, Felois City, which is more than 1,300 kilometers.
And when they arrived in the city of Felois. When he went to Anweimar City, the royal capital of the Lampari Kingdom, which was more than 800 kilometers away, he only spent only one day on the road.
That's the huge difference between having a road and not having one.
If only there was a road to Angelo. Then it only takes a few days to get from Angelo City to the main base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the infrastructure, the Marquis of Southgate had already seen the convenience of the various household magic machines produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce last time, and how could he let it go.
So this time, he signed an agreement directly with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, intending to cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to build several domestic magic machinery assembly factories on his private territory.
He even voluntarily gave up the two mines in his territory and decided to jointly mine with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to share all kinds of mineral resources in them.
However, he also made a request, that is, these mineral resources could not flow out of the Maro Empire, so Xu Yi finally decided to set up a steel mill and a non-ferrous metal smelting factory on his private territory in a joint venture with him, smelt these metal ores on the spot, and then send them directly to the various household magic machinery factories jointly established by the two parties.
According to the plan proposed by Marquis Southgate, his ultimate goal is to be able to copy all the current model of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to his private domain, and make his private territory into a "modern magical industrial base" similar to the main base of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce and Bonta City.
This term, of course, was taught to him by Xu Yi.
"Lord Marquis, I have deep admiration for your foresight and magnanimity, and in this regard, I feel that your attitude on behalf of the Marlo Empire is far more open than that of the Candela Empire. I am confident that you and the Marlo Empire will benefit from this openness. ”
Xu also saw the Marquis of Southgate sign his name on the last agreement reached between the two parties, and then pressed his seal, showing a satisfied smile.
These days, accompanying the Marquis of Southgate to run around to do inspections, and at the same time have to constantly negotiate and negotiate, but it is really exhausting.
Now that the dust has finally settled for the time being, everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
The Marquis of Southgate was also a little tired, but there was a burning light in his eyes, and it was clear that his heart was not at peace.
"Haha, President Xu, our Maro Empire is certainly much stronger than the decaying Candela Empire. Your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wants to find someone to cooperate, and our Marlo Empire is definitely a choice countless times better than the Candela Empire. ”
If Marquis of Southgate was only curious about the New Flying Chamber of Commerce when he first learned about those amazing household magic machines, then after the in-depth understanding and investigation of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce last time and this time, he has deeply felt the powerful power and unfathomable potential contained in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
He is very sure that the emergence of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has deeply affected several countries in the southwest corner of the continent, and will definitely affect other countries in the future.
If the Maro Empire wakes up too late in this regard, it will most likely put itself in a state of backwardness.
Tong Guò was convinced of this by his observations of these countries last and this time, especially the kingdom of Lampari, which was most influenced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
But he wasn't sure he could convince the recalcitrant ones in the Empire, so he didn't intend to convince them, but to convince them directly with reality.
As long as he brings these things into the Maro Empire, so that everyone can see the powerful charm contained in these magical machines, then there is no need for him to convince at all, and countless people in the empire will inevitably flock to it.
Thinking of this, Marquis Southgate glanced at Xu Yi and sighed in his heart.
In fact, he cared more about the military magic machines that he had been hearing rumors about but had never seen examples of them than the changes in infrastructure and the household magic machinery.
According to the rumors, the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is said to have extremely powerful power, which can easily increase the combat effectiveness of an army several times.
The reason why the Lampari Kingdom was able to easily suppress the Sark Kingdom that had suppressed them for hundreds of years before was said to be because the New Flying Chamber of Commerce provided them with a large number of military magic machinery.
Something so important, of course, Marquis Southgate hoped that it would be able to be brought into the Marlo Empire if feasible.
However, Xu Yi has always been tight-lipped about this aspect, and even if the Marquis of Southgate pretends to bring it up inadvertently, Xu will immediately change the subject.
After finding out Xu Yi's attitude, the Marquis of Southgate had to put aside this idea for the time being.
After all, this is the first time for the two sides to cooperate with each other, and Xu Yi should be cautious.
After a long period of cooperation between the two sides, the Marquis of Southgate believed that there would definitely be an opportunity to discuss with Xu Yi about military magic machinery.
As Xu Yi himself said, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is also a chamber of commerce after all, and he pays more attention to his identity as a businessman than his identity as a great magician, so since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has created a military magic machine, it will definitely think of selling.
As long as the new flying chamber is willing to sell, of course it is easy to say anything.
And among these considerations, there was one question that had always haunted the Marquis of Southgate, and which always made him feel a little uneasy.
The last time he came to the main base of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, he stumbled upon Remito Russell, the deputy chief of staff of the Candela Empire's naval command.
Marquis Southgate had fought this guy directly on the battlefield before, and he knew that he was listed by the Marlo Empire as one of the people to be wary of in the Candela Empire, and knew that he could never be the kind of guy who would run around with nothing to do.
Then the last time he appeared in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he must have had some kind of purpose.
Marquis Southgard is worried that his purpose may be related to the military magic machinery produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
It's even possible that the Candela Empire has privately struck some deal with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce regarding military magic machinery.
If that's true, it's a bit of a bad thing.
However, looking at Xu Yi, who was always smiling, Marquis Southgate still firmly suppressed the doubts in his heart.
The coming day is long, but we can't rush it. (To be continued......)