Release that Witch

"Are you in the king's main saltpeter?" Roland cut into the title.

"No, Your Highness," Margaret is no longer a formulaic smile at the moment, and the words are more intimate. "I run a lot of things, from gems to cloth, from hotels to pubs. In fact, I was a month ago. I still don't buy saltpeter. Just the original owner of the smelting field lost the trousers in my casino and had to mortgage the site to me."

Not only sells all kinds of goods, but also serves the service industry... What exactly is this businessman coming? You must know that you can open a casino in Wangdu, not only if you have money. He knocked on the table, but the night was in the middle - which meant that the other person carried a stone of divine punishment and could not judge whether he was lying.

Wait... Since it’s impossible to observe, why did you force yourself to the right before?

Roland coughed twice and held back the urge to turn back.

He had heard that some merchants from the fjord settled in the four kingdoms, and the business became bigger and bigger, and the accumulated wealth was unimaginable. After all, the sea people are born businessmen, very adventurous and at the same time have a keen sense of smell, good at capturing business opportunities. Many people have been cut as wool after they have made their homes, and some have successfully established their footholds and bought local relationships to form a more stable interest alliance. Is it that one of the big dogs is a big dog?

In this case, Roland decided to make a straightforward request. "I need a lot of saltpeter, the more the better."

"The western kingdom is not a hot place, especially the town near the desperate mountains. Your Highness, do you really need so many saltpeter?" She curiously said, "In the suburbs of Wangdu, I have three systems of nitrate. The field is enough to supply aristocratic ice in a medium-sized city."

Three-seat system! Roland was overjoyed and there was no change in his expression. "I plan to build a cold storage in the basement of the castle to store some fragile food. If you give the right price, I will have these saltpeters."

"Since you have said this," she nodded. "I can ship all the saltpeter to Bianbu Town and only charge 90% of your market price. But..."

"But what?"

"I don't really want Jinlong, they are filling up my warehouse. I heard that you have some very strange products here. If you can, can you use these instead of Jinlong? I will be happy to reach a deal with you." of."

"Peculiar product?" Roland groaned, and he was the first to hear that someone didn't want Jinlong.

"Yeah, for example, a black iron creation that can run on its own," Margaret leaned forward slightly. "Your servant said that this thing only needs to be ignited and boiled, and it has amazing power. In fact, I heard this. It was decided that I would come to Bianbu Town personally. Otherwise, it would be more in my interest to sell the saltpeter directly to the Wangdu nobles. The farther the transport distance is, the more I will suffer."

This is really an unexpected surprise, Roland thought. Although I don't know how Barov's apprentices got on this line and how to talk about the steam engine, it is obvious that this Wangdu merchant is full of interest in it.

The amazing profit of industrialized products is very clear to his heart, especially the mechanical products that only he can make. He was also worried that after Bianbu Town no longer sold the ore, the coins that had been moved from the Duke’s House were always useful, and I did not expect an excellent opportunity to be in front of him.

"It turned out to be the case," the prince smiled. "What you said is called a steam engine. It can convert steam generated by boiling water into power. The principle is simple, but only Bianbu Town can produce it."

"Does this kind of thing really exist?"

"Of course," Roland said. "But it's very complicated to make and the price is quite expensive. If you are interested, you can follow me to see the real thing."

“I am very happy,” she said excitedly.

......

At the North Slope Mine, Margaret saw that the screaming and roaring steel monster pulled the stone-filled mine car out of the mine a little bit, and his eyes fell quickly.

"His Highness, this, this... is incredible." She trembled. "I thought that your messenger was exaggerating. I didn't expect him to say that it was far less... I was afraid that dozens of people would be together. Not on this... steam engine."

The woman wanted to watch it again, but she was stopped by Roland. "The steam engine at work is very dangerous. Don't rely on it too close. See the white air that is sprayed out? If you touch it, it will take your The skin is hot."

"Do you only use it to mine?" Because of the noise, she had to raise her head and ask loudly.

"There are two mines in total. The first machine is responsible for pulling the mine car, and the second machine is responsible for pumping the mine." Roland replied, "In fact, from the successful development to today, Bianbu Town has only produced three steam engines. I must Use them where they are most needed. But its use is very wide. In addition to what you see, it can replace windmills and waterwheels to grind wheat, and is not affected by rivers and winds. Anything that requires a lot of manpower or animal power. The place, it can come in handy, even can be loaded with sailing boats, driving paddles, and can sail quickly without a sailboat!"

He knows how much it is for the fjords to ignore the wind and wind. Sure enough, Margaret looked at Roland and his eyes were coming out. "You open a price, I want to buy it!"

"This is not the case, the mine depends on it to maintain production. You can order several new steam engines first, and wait until the saltpeter is shipped, and then settle."

"It's the price...?"

Roland took her to a position far from the mine entrance, and the noise of the machine work was not so harsh. "Five hundred gold dragons," he said. This price is a bit exaggerated, almost equivalent to the income of a knight's territory for the whole year. The ore cost of a steam engine is about 20 gold dragons, plus smelting fees, labor costs, installation fees, but also 50 gold dragons. However, buying and selling, it is necessary to bargain.

"So that's it! I have to buy ten steam engines!"

"..." Roland smashed, ten sets of five thousand gold coins! It is almost equivalent to the savings of the Duke of Lane for five or six years. Even if there is no bargaining, is the dog big business doing this business? He cleared his throat. "Are you sure? This is not a small fee. Moreover, the machine can be used without being bought, and you have to keep investing in it to maintain it."

"I know, like a sea boat, every year, I have to go to the dock to clean up the keel parasites and algae, replace the sails and cables," Margaret said. "What do I need to change, I will pay for it from you." It’s okay to buy. It’s not good, you pay a price, and sell the craftsmen who maintain and operate the machine to me.”

Roland closed his mouth. There was only one thought in his heart. It was good to have money.

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