Chapter 221: The Need for Pumping Machines
Although several of the Extraordinaries sent by the Balk family had some opinions about Elliott who was late, they were still very welcoming to Elliot on the surface.
After a welcome banquet that evening, early the next morning, the early family members took Elliott to visit the copper mine.
The colonists of the Vorsack Empire had been mining the copper mine for seven or eight years, and the living facilities were relatively complete.
There was the land where Elliot and his administrators lived, and where the local foremen and coachmen lived, and where slaves and horses lived.
While visiting, a few people chatted, and Elliott found that the people had faintly gathered around the Sequence 6 Zachari, and they had only enthusiasm for Elliot, the actual leader, but not much respect.
Elliott, of course, knew that because he was a faithful believer in the "Founder", he had the opportunity to get this position, and the other copper mine and a forest farm in the family were all supervised by a Sequence 6.
Elliott is only a Sequence 7, and has not done much for the family so far.
Gotta find a chance to reclaim power, Elliott thought.
After visiting the quarters and carriages, the group came to the entrance of the copper mine.
Elliott saw an old-looking steam engine at the entrance to the mine, as if it was working hard with a little effort to turn the wheel, making a "clacking" sound with every movement.
On the other side of the steam engine, hundreds of slaves sat squatting, and brown-skinned local foremen patrolled back and forth with horsewhips, keeping the slaves in order.
When the foremen saw Elliott and the others, they immediately showed flattering smiles.
Elliot asked, "Are these slaves waiting for their shifts?" ”
"No," Zachary replied, "there was a small seepage in the mine yesterday, and it was useless for them to go down until the pumps pumped the water out of the mine." ”
Another extraordinary person who followed behind said: "This pumping machine was left by the Fusak people, and it is said that when it was shipped, it was an old guy who had been used for more than 20 years, and the piston often leaked, and it was estimated that it would have to be pumped for another day and night." ”
Another extraordinary person said to Elliott, "Mine Supervisor, can you apply to the Council of Elders for a new pump?" ”
Others also said: "Yes, if it is a new pumping machine, it is estimated that the dozen or so slaves will not drown yesterday, and now the slaves are getting more and more expensive, and these are the costs of copper mines." ”
"It's best to buy a Lune pump, I've heard in Crolier City, Rune has the best quality pump."
"I've also heard that if you have a Rune pump, you can at least double the output of the copper mine."
Eliot nodded, "I'll figure it out." ”
He couldn't hear it, they were giving themselves a problem.
At this time, Zachary said: "You guys are dead of this heart, I have also heard of Rune's water pumps, but they are in demand in their colonies, and they can't be bought elsewhere in the Southern Continent."
"Even if you want to buy it, you have to go through the Fusak Empire, and I don't know how much it will be premium."
Everyone looked at Elliot with a smile.
Elliot didn't say anything, just watched the steam engine over there, as if to escape the embarrassment.
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Hobart's team is much busier than previously thought, and now they have an average of two court sessions a day, and the four of them can't keep it busy.
So Hobart asked Barton for two more men and an office.
Tuesday was another busy day, and he was supposed to deliver a letter to Mr. Azik this afternoon, but because of the arrival of a new person, Hobert really couldn't leave and had to wait until tomorrow.
As he was about to leave work, Hobart heard a prayer from the "Land of Disorder", and needless to say, it must be Elliott, and others who knew the honorific name of the "Founder" would not normally pray to the "Founder".
Arriving at the bathroom, Hobert enters the "Land of Disorder", and sure enough, it is Elliott praying.
Spreading spirituality to the stars representing Elliot, Elliot's voice was immediately heard: "Great Founder, I give you a daily report that I have been assigned by the Presbyterian Church to manage a copper mine......"
After briefly talking about the situation of the copper mine, he finally said: "There is a small matter that needs your help, the facilities here are too dilapidated, especially the pumping machine is not decent, I wonder if there is a relevant channel among your dependents to buy the pumping machine produced by the Kingdom of Rune?" ”BIquGe.biz
In Elliott's cognition, a big man like the "founder" will of course have many dependents.
Hobert, who was sitting on the "Iron Throne", had an urge to cover his face: Friend, my family is you!
It occurred to Hobert that he really had a channel for the pumping machine, and that Mr. Dicos had built the most advanced pumping machine in the world.
But the "Founder" certainly couldn't be interested in such a trivial matter, and instead of replying to Elliott immediately, he returned to his rental house on Blanca Street after work, and prayed to himself: "Dear 'Founder', I have access to a Rune pump, and it's a state-of-the-art centrifugal pump, which costs about 1,200 pounds, or about 320 ounces of gold. ”
320 ounces is about 9 kilograms.
Hobart then enters the "Land of Disorder", mosaics his prayers, and throws them into Elliott's stars.
This is a kind of use of the "trumpet", and Mr. Fool said it was good!
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Elliot was having dinner when suddenly the "Founder" of the "Iron Throne" appeared in his mind, and the "Founder" was more majestic and oppressive than before, as if it was the description of the "Black Emperor" in the family records!
While being oppressed and out of breath, Elliott was a little excited: the great "Founder" had become even stronger!
Then he saw a man whose face and figure he could not see clearly prayed: "Great 'Founder', I have ......"
When the image ended, Elliott's mind vanished, and he saw the table in front of him, as well as the other members of the family.
Elliott's first thought was that the "founder" had other dependents.
320 ounces of gold is not expensive for Elliott, because copper mines are usually accompanied by gold ore, and it is not easy for them to get 1,200 pounds of rune currency, and maybe 1,000 ounces of gold may not be exchanged for 1,200 pounds of paper money.
But gold for them is just a stock piled up in a warehouse.
Elliott looked at the people at the table and smiled: "I'll show you how great the Great Builder is!"
Such a big deal must be reported upwards, and when Elliott left the non-existent town, he was summoned by the patriarch, and the way to report to the patriarch was to pray to the patriarch!
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