Chapter 4: Trivial Affairs
This is indeed good news.
Regarding Xu Yi's request to lease land, His Majesty the King actually preliminarily agreed after consideration!
As for the specifics, it will not be really considered until Xu Ye submits a detailed plan stating the purpose and use of the land he leases.
And the premise of this consideration is also based on the fact that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can complete the first batch of farmland magic machinery within the time limit, otherwise, a qiē Xiuti.
Of course, this premise is not difficult for the new pilot, which has already successfully developed a series of magic forging machines.
Compared with the production situation of the magic machine tool workshop, which has been on the right track, Xu Yi is always more concerned about technology research and development.
The workers of the magic machine tool workshop have been changed to the new workshop, and the old workshop has been converted into a special magic machine tool research and development workshop by Xu Yi.
At present, thirteen dwarven craftsmen with the most technical experience, including Camby and Portru, are in charge of the research and development of magic machine tools in this workshop.
Although the magic forging machine tool can now be put into use, this is only a preliminary success, and both Xu Yi and Camby and other dwarves feel that there is a lot of room for improvement in these magic machines.
In fact, if it weren't for the tight time for the orders from His Majesty the King and the Department of Agriculture, according to the opinion of the dwarves such as Camby, it would be best to give them another three months before they could be considered basically completed.
For Xu Yi, a well-known mechanical engineer on the planet, he knows very well that the time spent on the development of a machine tool should never be only a short month, nor just another three months, but simply endless.
Even the earth, where the machinery industry is extremely developed. Research into mechanics continues to be carried out, and new results are published every year.
Because for those mechanical engineering companies on the planet. Only by mastering the excellent technology that is advanced enough to surpass most other companies. to be able to get a piece of the pie in the mall.
Although there is currently only the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on the Sainz Continent, which produces magic machinery, and there is no technical pressure, Xu Yi's requirements for this will never be relaxed.
In fact, as Xu Yi's research on magical machinery continues to deepen, many times he no longer completely copies the mechanical theories on the earth, but will make corresponding changes according to the characteristics of magic and some particularities on the Sainz continent.
For example, the medium-sized magic drilling rig he recently asked Camby and others to develop is actually very different from the drilling rig on Earth.
The drilling machine on the earth mainly relies on power to drive the drill bit to drill the hard surface layer, and the drilling machine developed by Xu Yi now combines the unique magic of the Sainz continent, and attaches several powerful fifth-level earth magic arrays to the drill bit.
With the help of these earth-based magic arrays. The drill bit only needs to be close to the surface, and the power of the magic array will be reflected, directly shaking and loosening the soil and even rock layers, and then drilling will save a lot of effort.
The small magic drill that Xu Yi used to drill water wells in the Nightsong tribe was only a test piece, and it was powerful enough to drill through rock formations several meters deep, but this medium-sized magic drill rig that is now being developed has gone one step further and drilled even more effectively.
Heinze once asked Xu Yi why he wanted to develop this kind of thing, because although the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had purchased an iron mine, it simply did not have enough funds to invest in the development of this iron mine. It can only be put on hold for the time being, and this thing will not be used if it is developed.
In this regard, Xu Yi could only once again despise Heinze's lack of foresight in his heart.
Even if you don't need it, some people need it.
For example, President Fuller Morgan of the Falcao Chamber of Commerce.
"President Xu, this thing is so powerful!" President Morgan looked at the collapsed boulder in front of him in surprise. Ignoring the huge dust thrown by the rubble falling to the ground, he opened his mouth wide in surprise and couldn't close it for a long time.
Xu was also invited to observe the new magic machine produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. President Morgan hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to take a look.
However, he didn't expect that the magic machine called the small magic drill machine that Xu Yi demonstrated in front of him was so powerful. It only took less than three minutes to move the tall one in front of him more than three meters. The boulder, which is more than four meters wide and two meters thick, has been directly turned into rubble.
As the president of the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, President Morgan could see at a glance that this boulder was the siderite commonly found in iron mines, and it was extremely hard.
If the workers in the mine were to crush it with iron picks and iron drills, such a huge piece of iron ore would not have been able to be broken for a few workers for an hour or two.
And just now, Xu Yi just asked two young men who didn't look very strong at all to carry this magic drilling machine and drill all the way down to the center of this huge siderite ore, and then this huge ore that even President Morgan, who was experienced in mining work, felt that it was tricky, was drilled through the middle and shattered into several petals.
The two men then continued to drill the larger ore with the magic drill, and all the ore eventually turned into rubble.
The total time spent on the whole process was just over ten minutes.
Hearing President Morgan's exclamation, Xu Yi smiled slightly: "How is it? President Morgan, are you still satisfied with this magic drilling machine?"
"Of course, full ......" President Morgan suddenly stopped his mouth, glanced at Xu Yi, collected the excitement and shock on his face, coughed lightly, and said in a slow voice: "Hmm...... This stuff is really good. But President Xu, you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce don't seem to need it, do you? What are you doing researching this thing?"
Seeing President Morgan's calm appearance, Xu Yi was amused in his heart, but on the surface he made a surprised expression and said, "Who said we can't use it?" President Morgan, you forgot, didn't our Chamber of Commerce auction an iron mine some time ago. We researched this thing for mining. President Morgan, you Falcao Chamber of Commerce are experts in mining, and I asked you to come here just to show you. Wouldn't it be nice to use this thing for mining?"
President Morgan was tempted to shake his head and say no, but the facts were in front of him. If he denied the power of this magic drill, he would undoubtedly be slapping himself in the face, so he could only laugh dryly. Nodding: "Well, that's pretty good." ”
Xu Yi lined up his hands and said excitedly: "That's great." Being able to get President Morgan's affirmation proves that this magic machine is really good. I'm relieved, I was relieved that if I wanted to mine that mine, our Chamber of Commerce wouldn't have enough manpower and funds, but now that I have this thing, I can barely try to mine it. ”
President Morgan couldn't help but sneer, "President Xu, you can't help but underestimate the matter of mining mines. Although I admit that after having this magic driller. Mining ore is much easier, but mining is more than just breaking up ore and extracting it. Subsequent mineral processing, stone crushing and other processes, no matter which one can require a large number of manpower to complete. With your new flying chamber of commerce......" President Morgan snorted softly, his expression full of disdain.
As if he hadn't seen President Morgan's expression, Xu Yi shrugged his shoulders and replied with a relaxed smile: "That's easy, too." What we are best at is to develop various magic machines to replace labor. What kind of processes such as mineral processing, stone crushing, etc., we can still develop some corresponding magic machinery to complete. It's not too hard, is it?"
President Morgan wanted to reprimand Xu Yi for taking mining too simply, but he thought about it for a moment. However, it was found that since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had developed this magic drilling machine, it seemed that it was not impossible to develop other corresponding magic machines used in the mine.
Thinking of this, President Morgan couldn't help but change his face. Looking at the magic drilling machine that was resting on the side after finishing the work, he pondered for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask Xu Yi, "President Xu." This magic drill...... You should sell it too, right?"
Xu Yi snickered in his heart, but a surprised expression appeared on his face. He asked, "What?" President Morgan, are you interested?"
President Morgan frowned and said, "President Xu." If you're not going to sell me this thing, why did you call me here?"
"I just said that I wanted to ask for your opinion. Glancing at President Morgan's rapidly becoming ugly face, Xu Yi immediately changed his words: "But since President Morgan is interested in this thing, then it's easy to say." Sell! Of course sell! Our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was originally selling magic machinery. ”
"Well, how much are you going to sell this for?" President Morgan asked again.
"Hmm...... Pricing has not been clarified yet. But since it's President Morgan, do you ask...... Okay, for everyone's sake, I'll give you a preferential price, count a whole number, one hundred gold coins, what do you think?" Xu Yidao.
"One hundred gold coins?" President Morgan's eyes widened and he looked at Xu Yi incredulously. "Why don't you just grab it?"
Looking at President Morgan's angry look, Xu Yi blinked innocently, and said with a look of grievance: "President Morgan, this is a very fair price, are you still not satisfied?"
"Be fair......," President Morgan endured, but still didn't blurt out the swear words. After taking a few deep breaths desperately, he calmed down and said in a deep voice: "President Xu, don't be joking, you give a real price, if I am satisfied, then I will order a few from you." ”
Xu Yi put on a look of embarrassment, thought for a long time, and then sighed and said: "Okay, for President Morgan's sake, then I'll let a little, ninety-five gold coins, what do you think?"
President Morgan glanced at Xu Yi, and he didn't bother to get angry anymore, and said coldly: "Fifty gold coins a piece, don't think about it any more." ”
Xu Yi shook his head: "President Morgan, I can't accept this price. If you really want it sincerely, then I'll give you a real price, ninety gold coins a piece, no less. ”
"Hmph, in my opinion, the cost of this machine is probably less than twenty gold coins, and you dare to shout ninety gold coins, which is too black-hearted. Fifty-five gold coins, that's the price. ”
"You also have to see how much effort our Chamber of Commerce has put into developing it. Well, a minimum of eighty-eight gold coins. ”
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After some haggling, the final price was set at seventy-eight gold coins each.
President Morgan was quite dissatisfied with this price, but he was helpless.
After witnessing the power of this magic drilling machine, he must admit that if he had the help of this machine in mining, the mining efficiency would be greatly improved, and how could he miss it, so he naturally couldn't insist too much on the price.
And although Xu Yi made an expression of a big loss on the surface, he was happy in his heart.
The material cost of this magic drill is nothing more than a mere piece of hardware.
Although the R&D cost is very high, as long as enough units are sold, the R&D cost can be gradually diluted and ignored.
Therefore, even if it is calculated in the most rigorous way, if it is sold at this price, just one new flying merchant can get a net profit of more than sixty gold coins!
In addition, although President Morgan only ordered 100 units from Xu Yi at first, he also said that if he felt good after using it, he would continue to order a large number of units.
Xu Ye is very confident in this.
The technology on the Sainz continent is backward, and the mining is carried out purely manually, and how can the efficiency of this method be compared with mechanized operations.
As long as the Falcao Chamber of Commerce has tried the huge efficiency gains brought by the Magic Drill, they will never be able to get rid of it again.
Preliminary deliberation determined that according to the usual practice, the two should go to have a meal together at this time to contact their relationship, but President Morgan did not mention this at all because he did not have a good impression of Xu Yi.
As for Xu Yi, there was something else to do, and he didn't mention it at all.
So the two of them said goodbye and left, and Xu Yi went straight to the carriage and horse shop in Bangta City.
All he needed to do was come here to welcome a special group of guests. (To be continued......)