Despite the implication of buying and selling, the fjord traders eventually accepted the option. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info They all know that if they quit now, the others will only swallow that one along with that one - in the face of goods that have no substitute, this small concession is nothing.

And they also had to admit that Roland had a certain point, although the samples brought back before had obvious differences in taste, they were not comparable to fruit wines or other drinks on the market, and the difference was just to make more money and earn less. What's more, the regions where everyone is responsible for sales are different, and the possibility of competition is not high, which further reduces the risk of selecting inferior products.

Watching Garmore and the others look back and forth around the barrel, and even put their noses on it to sniff, trying to find some residual drinks, Roland laughed in his heart. Despite the ordinary appearance of these barrels, there is a film drawn by Soloya on the inside, which completely isolates the inside and outside air, and you can't smell any difference just by your nose.

While everyone was choosing the Chaos Drink, he quietly called Margaery aside and whispered, "In the several barrels on both sides of the tenth and twenty-fourth, the taste of the drink is not bad, at least I personally like it." ”

The latter looked surprised, "Your Majesty ......"

"Just as a thank you," Roland chuckled, "If it weren't for the merchant group you brought with us in the first place, maybe it would have taken another two or three years for the West to become what it is today." Although your goal is not to do business with the border towns in the first place, the towns still benefit a lot, so this reward is nothing. He paused, "Of course, only this time - after all, if you draw a good card every time, everyone else will be suspicious." ”

What he said was basically true, that the steam prototypes of the time were cumbersome and difficult to operate, could only be used for the simplest of drainage and hauling work, and that there was not much market for them in the West. If she hadn't introduced it to the mineral merchants of Silverlight City, thus opening up a high-profit trade route, the primitive accumulation in the early stage would probably be much more difficult.

What's more, the sales area in charge of the Margari Chamber of Commerce is the Gray Fort Continent, and it is also a good choice to occupy the local market with delicious varieties first.

"Then I will accept your thanks," the businesswoman did not make much excuses—she did have a bit of a thunderous shadow in her dealings with people, and she was hearty and generous, and at the same time informal. After stroking her chest slightly and saluting Roland, Margaery covered her mouth and smiled, "Since I have received your gift, I can't give you any feedback, so let's reveal you a good news first." ”

"Oh?" Roland raised an eyebrow.

"The original group of merchants you mentioned, my old friend Hogg, is also planning to visit the Westside in the near future. "But from his letters, he's not the only one who came this time - the machines you sold have already spread in the middle of the kingdom, and almost all the mine merchants are now asking him about the rail transportation system." Maybe in half a year, your factory will be busy all day. ”

"Yes......" Roland was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "It does seem to be good news to celebrate." ”

But only he knew that when he heard the news, he suddenly felt a heartfelt sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The day has finally come.

In the past two years, he has sold nearly 100 steam engines, of which only 30% are in the kingdom. At the beginning of the establishment of Greycastle Industries, the monthly output was only two or three units, and even when the territory's own needs were not met, he still sold some of them to Silverlight City, looking forward to this day.

Such a scarce source of power is almost negligible for the industrial revolution, but it is a signal, a signal that the transformation from human to mechanical, and the mode of production is about to be reborn. When everyone notices this new force and wants to follow suit, change begins.

This kind of profit-led change is almost impossible to stop, and its effect is ten million times better than shouting and selling products everywhere, and the energy contained in it is enough to change the entire era.

And now Neverwinter is not what it used to be, and the industrial park produces as much in one day as it has in the past month, and even more after three shifts. Above all, a large number of apprentices who had completed their primary education were being transformed into workers – they had never touched a hammer or built a sword, but they had learned how to produce a machine from a machine. When the time comes, Neverwinter will be able to explode with a productivity that will stagger the times.

From Margaery's message, Roland seemed to see that this time was not far from him.

......

Two days later, the Fjord Merchant left Neverwinter with a selection of Chaos Drinks, and Barov impatiently walked into his office with a thick stack of notebooks.

Judging from the expression on the old manager's smile that he almost couldn't see his eyes, Roland knew that this time he must have gained a lot.

However, after opening the statistical book, he did not stay too long on the amount of warehousing, but focused on the new population.

According to the agreement of the last meeting, Sunset Island and Repulse City will each provide 300 craftsmen in exchange for completing the transformation of the paddle steamer within five years, while the deep-pocketed String Moon Bay will go even further and buy a sailless steel ship for 2,000 people and 50,000 gold dragons. Although the purpose of both was to ship shipbuilding, Roland did not care about this careful thinking, but used it as a bargaining chip - as long as he was willing to keep people, not only the manufacturing methods and process means, but also the design drawings could be given to them.

According to Barov's statistics, the number of craftsmen brought by the fjord trip was one or two percent more than agreed, and most of them were old carpenters with many years of shipbuilding experience, and their intention was self-evident: since Neverwinter did not prohibit the transmission of technology, then when the contract was completed, except for those who were used as part of the transaction, the rest of the people would bring back to the fjord.

It's a pity that they don't understand the term technology in the new era.

Roland couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, it won't be long before the fjords will find out that if they want to produce their own steamships, they will have to buy raw materials, processing equipment, and key components from Neverwinter...... In the end, it will only become more dependent on the Grey Castle, like the smaller states that did not have full industrial capacity in later generations.

He picked up the quill pen, drew a circle under the total number of craftsmen, and returned the book to Barov.

"Settle them well, and then get Carl Van Burt together to make a financial plan based on the current situation in the industrial park," Roland instructed, "and we will build a few more factories." ”