Semyon believed that Roland's promising business would be very profitable, and the opportunity to make a fortune rewarded by His Royal Highness the Prince should not be missed, but he was also tempted.

Lyudmila is also worried that it is not appropriate to participate in the investment and establishment of factories as a government official, although this is not a "power for personal gain", and spreading it will cause reverie and damage the reputation of honesty and self-love.

The two had just expressed their concerns, and before Roland could reply, Anthony jumped out to express his opinion.

"I want the horses to run and the horses don't eat grass, how can there be such a good thing in the world? Only when you have wealth can you establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship, only talk about morality and not about benefits, in the final analysis, it is still a lack of morality! Roland's approach is reasonable, if you are afraid to participate in the shares, transfer the shares to me, miss this kind of guaranteed business, you will regret it for a lifetime! ”

Roland glanced at Anthony and motioned for him to say less.

Anthony's words can't be said to be unreasonable, but it would be too heart-wrenching to explain the truth so nakedly, which is both extreme and harmful to the public image. It is precisely out of consideration to avoid attracting criticism that he will use the Kolas Family Foundation instead of his personal name to invest in the mirror factory and the soap factory, which can be regarded as setting up a "firewall".

Roland entrusted the construction of the mirror factory and the soap factory to Semyon Ivanovich, and the business of developing overseas markets was entrusted to Master Fogel, who had a good eye for the world. Whatever the means, Antony always had a way to sell the mercury mirror and soap in a seemingly legitimate cloak to the Assanian Empire, where Antony saw a huge market and a lucrative business with great potential and a huge amount of money, and he did not seem to care whether such an act was considered treason.

This reminds Roland of the wise words of old Mr. Marx: as long as there is enough profit, the capitalists will sell and hang their own noose. It seems that the capitalists are the same urine, both on the planet and in Vares.

After today's inspection, Roland is still quite satisfied. In particular, Semyon's talent, he has been trained for a few years by the management committee of an industrial zone, and when the old man Zinovi retires in the future, this person is very suitable to take over as Minister of Industry in the Cabinet.

Semyon Ivanovich admired Roland even more, and he almost doubted that the brain structure of this noble prince was different from that of ordinary people, otherwise how could he explain that he could always come up with some brilliant ideas, and it was still in a relatively remote field such as industrial technology and alchemy, and the depth of knowledge was really hard to believe that he had just turned 20 years old.

Roland was able to distinguish between sincere admiration and sloppy pat at the subtlety, and was aware of Semyon Ivanovich's change of attitude, but he didn't care.

Inventions like mercury mirrors and soap can indeed bring him a lot of money, but as Jack said, the value of these inventions cannot be compared with grenades and magic guide proximity fuses, of course, it is good to make a fortune, but the premise of doing business is to have a peaceful and stable environment, and military force is the guarantee of peace.

Roland was still contemplating an industrial project bigger and more important than the soap factory and the mirror factory: the opening of the first cement factory in the Far East using the rich limestone and clay resources of the Karon region.

In today's construction industry in the Vares countries, including the construction of magnificent castles and magnificent cathedrals, the adhesives used are mostly ordinary clay, what if the strength is not enough?

What else can be done, the magic is reinforced, the cost of construction has skyrocketed, and most of the institutions that can afford to build castles and churches have made money, and the looted people's fat and ointment are condensed in every brick and stone of churches and castles.

After the founding of the Far East, it was also necessary to carry out a lot of infrastructure construction, whether it was to repair bridges and roads or build castle buildings, if they were reinforced by magic...... From the point of view of Roland, a traveler, it is a pure waste, as long as cement and reinforced concrete are invented, most of the enchantment links used to strengthen the building can be cut off, saving a lot of costs.

On the other hand, cement also has an important use in the military field, especially in battlefield environments where defensive positions need to be established quickly, and no magical enchantment is as convenient and reliable as concrete fortifications.

Roland didn't know much about the cement process on earth, only a simple recipe invented by the British in the early 19th century, the main raw materials were limestone and clay, and it was not clear how to fire it, so he was not in a hurry to announce it, and planned to ask Jack to help perfect the process after returning to Krasbourg, and it was not too late to make sure that the ideal cement was fired in a laboratory environment before considering industrial production.

Roland and his entourage walked around the alkali lake for a while, and did not return to the starting point until sunset. Roland, Lyudmila, and Anthony are all extraordinary professionals, and it is easy to walk all day, but Semyon Ivanovich is a middle-aged uncle with an ordinary physique, and the tour guide can make him tired enough to choke on this day, his feet are blistered, and the soles of his shoes are thin.

Lyudmila was kind-hearted, and when she saw that the uncle was only panting when he walked, she was very sympathetic, and persuaded Roland to come here today, and send Semyon back to rest first, after all, he is in his early forties, and his physical strength is not as good as that of a young man.

"Then let's go back first, and we'll come back another day." Roland was also very considerate of the middle-aged uncle, summoned Sputnia to come out, and directly took Semyon to the office building of the Karon Industrial Zone Management Committee, saving him from walking back again......

Semyon Ivanovich This is the first time in his life to experience magic teleportation, or the Royal Highness of the Prince personally escorted, this face is big, enough for him to go home and blow for three days and three nights, and he is happy and does not feel tired.

However, the good times did not last long, and as soon as I arrived outside the door of the management committee, I found that the atmosphere was not right, and the grassroots civil servants in the industrial zone did not stay in the office.

A man in a military uniform and a captain's epaulette paced in front of the gate, his slightly dark face showing a look of anxiety, as if he was waiting for something. Not far from him, two young guards stood tall without squinting, but they were wearing reserve uniforms.

"Semyon Ivanovich, you're finally back!" The captain officer hurried to the head of the management committee and said eagerly, "I demand that martial law be imposed on the Karon Industrial Zone, that all factories be closed until the crisis is resolved, and that no one leave the factories without permission!" ”

"Captain Viktor Rostov, what the hell are you talking about?" Semyon Ivanovich's face was full of inexplicability.