Roland received its first purchase order for the construction of the steam engine, and the largest transaction to date.

The price of one "bare metal" is 500 gold dragons, and two units will be delivered in the first month, and one unit will be added every month for a total of 10 units. The technical support, parts replacement, and equipment improvement of the steam engine in the future all need to pay extra gold dragon, as for the high-quality after-sales service and the three-guarantee commitment, Roland said that he has never heard of it.

Barov was most thrilled by the deal, which, in his opinion, increased the revenue of the town hall, both for trade and plunder, was worthy of praise. Carter, Books, and Nightingale have all questioned the matter, arguing that it is too early to sell these powerful machines to outsiders, and that the border towns themselves are not enough to use themselves.

Roland didn't explain much about this, because he didn't make this decision from the perspective of a lord alone, but from the position of an agent of industrialization.

It is almost impossible to promote the process of industrialization of society on his own, even if he has knowledge that is above his time. The town's digestive capacity is extremely limited, and the industrial products produced are no different from scrap metal if no one buys them. More people must be involved in this revolution in order to set off a wave of new power applications.

What does he get by selling the steam engine?

Plenty of money, lots of jobs, and a pool of skilled workers, the latter of which has always been the most important.

This is also the reason why Roland has depressed production.

Anna's ability has evolved, and her production efficiency is no longer the same, and as long as there are enough raw materials, she can now cut a dozen steam engines in a day.

To sell such a product is simply to "sell" the machine.

If you want to drive this industry, you must set up a special team to be responsible for production, assembly and maintenance. In Roland's plan, he only had to open a factory, prepare the production tools, such as boring machines, planers, milling machines, etc., and leave the production of the steam engine to the workers. It can be expected that the production efficiency of the factory in the early stage must be low, and the product qualification rate is miserable, but slowly, everything will be on the right track.

The next step is to use the profits from the sale of the machines to expand production and train more technicians. Experienced workers have given the town the ability to produce higher products, such as steam trains, steamships, and so on. There is no doubt that this is a virtuous circle. And those steam engines that are sold can also indirectly create benefits for themselves -- they can be used for mining, which can reduce the price of ore, used for shipping, can promote trade, and used for textiles, can make up for their own shortcomings.

Roland wished that steam power would soon spread throughout the country, as long as the machines were produced in the border towns. Once he unifies the Grey Keep, he will save a lot of effort.

He also considered the possibility of buyers copying steam engines, but the new steam engines will use round cylinders drilled by boring machines, plus some deliberately designed complex parts, relying on the current level of craftsmanship, I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to build a qualified machine in a short time, even if they have a high-temperature type of witch.

It should have been a joy to be able to negotiate such a large order and find a channel to sell industrial products at the same time, but Roland found that he was not in a happy mood at all.

"It's already sunny outside, why do you still have a bitter face?" Nightingale sat on the desk with her long legs raised, holding a plate of dried fish slices in her hand, "Are you still worried about the news of the church?"

When the books are not around, Nightingale behaves very casually, and the corner of her desk and the chaise longue by the wall are where she spends her time. To the other lords, such an act was obviously an offense, but Roland knew she didn't care, and she knew it too.

"I've always wondered why the Church would support me and Garcia for the throne at the same time, but now I guess I figured it out. If my guess is correct, I'm afraid that Tifeco also received an invitation from the church. He frowned.

In addition to the order, Margaery also brought him a lot of information about the royal capital, one of which surprised Roland, that is, the church attacked and took over the kingdom of eternal winter, and according to the businesswoman, it seems that they are planning to go one step closer and launch an attack on the kingdom of the wolfheart. This news was like a bolt from the blue, linking all the bad omen that had been hovering in his heart.

"Support the three of you in the fight for the throne at the same time?"

"It's not support, it's consumption. Roland shook his head, "The church doesn't care if the war spreads across the country, or rather, they are happy to see the Grey Keep caught in infighting. As for the church and the faithful being drawn into the war, it is not at all their concern. The Grey Keep is not as weak as Eternal Winter, it has a vast territory and a large number of men, and if it is stormed, the Inquisitor will lose most of it. Only when we are done killing each other will he be able to take possession of the Grey Keep at the minimum cost. After that, the church can be built as many believers as they want. Those pills...... It's nothing more than a trap that they have carefully prepared. ”

Wimbrandon III's edict for the king is equivalent to giving the church the opportunity to manipulate the situation, and if the Grey Keep, Wolfheart, and Eternal Winter are destroyed one after another, the only kingdom of Dawn will not be able to survive alone. The real purpose of the church is probably to unify the four kingdoms, and given the slow transmission of information and the indifference of the people to the political situation, it is likely that the other party will be killed at the door, and everyone will wake up.

This is also the reason why Roland feels anxious.

In this era, there was no foundation for a united front, and it was even more foolish to count on the nobles of the Grey Castle to come to the aid of the country.

"But you also have a new weapon, and the Inquisitors are not much stronger than ordinary knights, and I don't think they can win against you. ”

I remember that the nightingale used to be only afraid when she mentioned the behemoth of the church, but now she can have so much confidence in herself, which is slightly beyond Roland's expectations.

He smiled reluctantly, but sighed in his heart, it was not difficult for the revolver to be produced by Anna, and the trial production of a revolver rifle and two revolvers, whether it was trigger reset or automatic revolver, performed very well. However, if the problem of bullet firing is not solved, the new weapon will have no real combat value. In the absence of mercury thunderate, he had to use some alternative material as a primer.

Hopefully, the guards who went to Chishui City would bring good news, Roland thought.

Just then, regaining her former vigor and being in the middle of her daily training, Lightning flew into the office, bringing the unexpected news that the flag on a dirt slope in the woods on the east side of the border town had been changed to blue.

According to the protocol agreed upon in the rumors spread by Roland, the blue flag meant that a new witch was coming. (To be continued.) )