Magic Industrial Age

The time approached the last few days of December in the New God Calendar 311. In a daze, another year had passed.

Looking back on this year, from the initial disaster of the God's Grace Festival and the pirate killings, to the later struggle between the old and new nobles, the involvement of the Twilight Hermitage, the repeated calculations, battles, and killing between the two sides, and even the development into shelling and white terror...

All of this left too many shadows in people's hearts.

Even in the second half of the year, when Miller was in power, the changes in Oakland City were obvious to all, the City Guard became the Police Department, and the public security also improved.

However, some 'scars' cannot be forgotten in just one year.

Therefore, both Christmas and the God's Grace Festival this year were very uneventful!

The Executive Hall was busy with the railway affairs and had no time to hold any celebrations; the common people remembered the tragic situation of last year and were even afraid to go out on the streets.

Even the nobles and wealthy merchants who loved banquets chose to stay at home obediently, trying not to attract attention.

Of course, by the end of the year, what Luo Yi should be busy with was not neglected.

After a year of hard work, there were still some holidays, and the workers could have a good rest.

Luo Yi still did the same as last year, paying wages, bonuses, grain, gift packages, and some daily necessities...

Luo Yi was definitely a generous boss who didn't like being stingy. According to seniority and merit, different levels were given appropriate amounts of money and benefits.

What is work for?

Isn't it just a little salary to support the family!

As long as the money is in place, many times, even if it's a little tiring, the workers won't say anything.

Of course, these are all minor matters, but they are also trivial.

Luo Yi now has more industries, and just running around them takes him to the God's Grace Festival.

Luo Yi didn't have much fun during this year's God's Grace Festival either. Oliveira was gone, and Lilia was also absent, so he seemed a bit lonely.

Only Mrs. Cassidy prepared a large table of delicacies, allowing him to enjoy a hearty meal.

It is worth mentioning that on this day, Luo Yi received two letters from across the Silver Sea, sent from the Tudor Empire.

One of them was written by Lilia, expressing the pain of separation, feelings of longing, and also describing her current situation.

She had returned home, and because it was timely enough, she saw her critically ill father.

And that bottle of 'Tears of the Holy Angel' potion played a great role, forcibly pulling Lilia's father back from the brink of death.

For this, Lilia expressed her deep gratitude and promised to come back and thank him properly.

As for how to thank him?

She was willing to unlock more positions or something.

Although it was only a few words, it already made Luo Yi feel hot all over, with blood rushing to his head, almost unable to suppress it.

However, Lilia also said that her father was recovering from a serious illness and was physically weak, so she had to take care of him for a while.

Therefore, the return would have to be delayed.

This letter was quite conventional, reporting good news but not bad, and hardly said any key information.

But the letter from Lien Vasquez, the bow wielding strongman, did not say the same.

Lien Vasquez received Luo Yi's care, and was already on high alert, seeing everyone as a bad person.

Then, before arriving at Lilia's house, they encountered an ambush.

Although it looked like it was done by bandits, Lien Vasquez keenly noticed something was wrong.

For example, those robbers didn't care much about robbery, but just wanted to kill everyone.

Even when they realized they couldn't win, they still tried to take Lilia's life.

This didn't make much sense.

For another example, Lien Vasquez caught a robber and, after interrogation, found out.

The reason they targeted this team was because the bandit leader had a temporary idea, someone came from the city, met him, and then there was this robbery.

All indications clearly showed that this road would not be peaceful, and Lien Vasquez, the bow-wielding strongman, discovered.

Lilia's father, rather than being critically ill, was actually more like being poisoned.

It was just that the effect of the 'Tears of the Holy Angel' was too overbearing, regardless of any symptoms, it cured everything.

If it had been any other potion, it would not have had this effect.

Also because of these thoughts, Lien Vasquez, the bow-wielding strongman, carefully observed the members and situation of the Lightning family.

He discovered that Lilia's stepmother, a charming woman, seemed to have some unclear relationship with Lilia's uncle.

Therefore, he suspected that the poison was administered by the two of them, and the bandits were also hired by them, with the aim of naturally seizing the Lightning family's property.

Of course, the above are just the bow-wielding strongman's speculations, without evidence, he was just saying so.

At the end of the letter, the bow-wielding strongman was again expressing his loyalty, he told Luo Yi that he would definitely protect Lilia's safety.

After reading the letter, Luo Yi's mood was irritable, he didn't doubt the bow-wielding strongman's speculation.

There was really nothing new under the sun, having these things was actually normal.

He only cared about Lilia's safety!

Luo Yi was really afraid that Lien Vasquez, the bow-wielding strongman, would fail, that wouldn't be good.

However, thinking that this letter had traveled across the ocean to arrive here, even if something had really happened, it was probably already over.

He couldn't go to the Tudor Empire, tens of thousands of miles away, so he could only patiently wait.

However, a reply letter was still necessary!

There was nothing to say to Lilia, just sweet words, the kind that could make people sick.

Luo Yi had memories from his previous life and was quite good at it.

As for the letter to Lien Vasquez, the bow-wielding strongman, Luo Yi gave him even greater authority.

Everything was for safety first, and if it really didn't work, just flip the table, and no one would have a good time.

Then delay, delay as much as possible, and send the message back.

At worst, he would just take a trip to the Tudor Empire!

Both letters were written on the night of the God's Grace Festival, and the next day, Luo Yi asked Anger to send them out.

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However, Luo Yi didn't have time to savor it, he was overwhelmed by visitors.

The Habsburg Empire naturally doesn't have any ' New Year's greetings' tradition, but the social interactions and banquets between nobles are still relatively common.

Or, a small number of like-minded people would gather together to talk about everything, like research, and also like looking for like-minded people.

This has a professional name, called Salon!

And Luo Yi was the protagonist of this 'Salon', and the topics revolved around the new business model, the upcoming railway construction, and the bidding meeting.

Luo Yi and Miller naturally knew how to capture people's hearts, so after discussing for a long time, insider information was released from time to time at this time.

It may be the lofty status of the designer of the railway, the imperial engineer; it may also be Miller's observations in the throne hall, corroborating the importance that Hohenzollern III attaches to it.

You can also calculate an economic account, Luo Yi took paper and pen, and calculated a lot, and concluded the gross profit that the railway can harvest every year.

If you lengthen the timeline, the gold thalers that can be harvested are a considerable number.

There is also the prospect of the Northern Railway Company. After the 'joint venture model' has started, it will inevitably be promoted to the entire empire.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the Northern Railway Company completes the construction of this railway, it will inevitably have a batch of mature railway workers and technical trades.

At that time, they can take over the railway construction projects in various cities.

In this way, in addition to operating the railway, they can find new sources of income.

With such a plan, a very cost-effective business is in front of everyone, and it is difficult not to be tempted.

Of course, you want to say that no one questioned it?

That's natural!

Then, Luo Yi would appear and say that he himself holds 19% of the shares and is the actual manager of the Northern Railway Company, and this cannot be changed.

So, he is not fooling people, he just wants to make a fortune with everyone!

If others said this, they would probably be scolded to death, but if it came from Luo Yi's mouth, then they would have to think about it carefully.

Really, Luo Yi's rise was too fast, the speed of wealth growth was even faster, and there was no industry involved that didn't make money.

The most commendable thing is that Luo Yi doesn't like to eat alone, but is used to pulling people to team up.

Then, those who cooperated with him basically made a fortune.

Douglas Hill is like this, so is Mrs. Linda, and the luckiest one is Maruna Marquez.

Don't look at Maruna now as Luo Yi's subordinate, but the entire Marquez family, except for this one, basically no one is alive.

This alone, Luo Yi's weight in everyone's heart has to be raised several points.

The result is that if others advocate like this, they have to be very wary.

But when Luo Yi said this, they had a feeling of sure enough, and also a feeling of wanting to try.

Others don't say, Luo Yi anyway feels that he has successfully completed Baron Miller's task.

When the bidding meeting comes, I'm afraid the scene will be very hot, and there will be no shortage of gold thalers needed for subsequent railway construction.

In this way, busy and busy, a whole ten days passed.

On January 11th of the New God Calendar 312, Luo Yi, who had participated in dozens of salons, finally chose to strike.

It's really too tired, so tired that he has to squeeze out time every day to cultivate, so tired that he can't help but roll his eyes when talking to a group of old foxes.

So, he decided to give himself a day off and go to the shooting range outside the city to relax.

People, always have to rest, Lilia is not here, so he can only resort to training.

Going to the shooting range to shoot guns, fire cannons, and practice swords is a very good relaxing activity.

Today finally caught up!