Although the first group of Prandal racers had appeared on the streets of Bein, fortunately, there weren't many Mana Sedan on the streets. In addition, the streets had become very spacious after the renovation, so their racing competition didn't cause any bad consequences. However, their cars were now registered by the traffic police. The next time they violated the traffic rules, they would be severely punished.
Under Sachs's urging, his driver finally won first place. After Sachs gave him a bunch of cash as a reward, he immediately got out of the car and rushed into the store. He waved the cash in his hand and shouted, "I want to buy the Optimus Prime! I want all the available ones! "
"Sorry, sir."
The salesperson said apologetically, "You're late. The cars are sold out."
Sold out!?
As if a bolt from the blue had struck his head, Sachs was dumbfounded. "What about Hercules?!"
"Sold out."
"What about the King Kong!?"
"Sold out too."
The salesperson smiled. "All the trucks in this batch are sold out. Please come earlier next time, or you can order in advance now. We will inform you as soon as the vehicles arrive."
Ordering is good too!
Sachs took out his Star Diamond Bank crystal card and Datang Chamber of Commerce three-star card without hesitation. "I want to order four Optimus Prime! Five Hercules! Ten King Kong! "
"Okay, your total cost is seven million gold. According to the current 20% discount, the discount price is 5.6 million gold. Your membership card can enjoy a 10% discount, so the final price is 5.04 million gold. We'll charge you 40,000 gold as a deposit, and the rest will be paid in one lump sum when you pick up the cars. Is that okay?"
When he heard the salesperson say seven million gold, Sachs's liver trembled. Even for him, taking out seven million gold at once was very painful. However, after the salesperson continued with the discounted price, he let out a long sigh of relief. His heart immediately felt better.
In the past, he never felt that the three-star card in his hand had any special benefits. After all, a 10% discount wasn't much of a discount. However, when the price of the things he bought was high, a 10% discount saved him a total of 560,000 gold. It was equivalent to giving him five King Kong cars and 60 high-level magic crystals for free!
Furthermore, it was a 50% discount!
Tang En Majesty is so generous. I love him so much!
"No!"
Sax hurriedly asked, "Am I the first one to make a reservation?"
"Yes, that's right."
"In other words, if a new car arrives, will I be the first to be notified?"
'Yes, sir. '
Sachs was overjoyed. "That's it, let's sign the contract!"
Although they didn't manage to get the first batch of goods, they were still able to get the first batch of goods! Even if they weren't in the lead, they couldn't fall behind either!
When Sachs handed over the money and signed the contract, he saw that other people had made the same choice as him. He smiled proudly.
So what if you made a reservation? Now, it's obvious that the Datang Chamber of Commerce doesn't have enough production capacity. Even if you guys have made a reservation, I will be the first to pick up the goods when they arrive. You guys can just stand behind me and watch!
The same situation happened in the mountain city of Bein one after another in the Irus Empire. After understanding the advantages of trucks and carriages, the Chamber of Commerce almost went crazy. Even the expensive Optimus Prime heavy truck was completely sold out in the blink of an eye.
In other words, just the Optimus Prime alone had brought in more than 80 million gold for the Great Tang Chamber of Commerce on this day alone!
The material cost of the Optimus Prime was only 50,000 gold at most. The research and development cost was almost negligible. In other words, the net profit from selling 100 Optimus Prime heavy trucks was more than 75 million gold!
This terrifying profitability not only scared Aurelia, but also shocked Fiona.
"Although I know that the things you make are very profitable, these heavy trucks are too profitable!"
Fiona couldn't help but sigh. "I'm a little regretful now that I've continued the 20% discount. Without it, the profit would have increased by another 20 million gold!"
"You really only care about money."
Tang En flipped through the silver. "I'll say it again. Don't forget that we're the ones who printed the money! Our mission is to sell the products to them and earn their money. Then, we'll spend the money where it should be spent. That's the only way it's meaningful. "
"I understand, I understand, Your Majesty!"
Fiona rolled her eyes at him, then continued to look at the report happily. No matter how many times she looked at it, the beautiful numbers made her feel very happy.
"Oh, right."
At this time, Fiona suddenly remembered something. "Brian is looking for you. Go and see what he wants. He's waiting for you at the Magic Engineering Research Institute."
"He's looking for me?"
Tang En smirked. "What a coincidence. I have something to talk to him about too."
Magic Engineering Research Institute.
"… Due to a large number of technical support and personnel training policies, the number of downstream manufacturers is now very large. Every day, we have to export a large amount of raw materials and core components to meet their needs. This has led to an unusually high consumption of raw materials. So, big brother, now we're facing a very troublesome problem."
"Oh?"
"The production capacity has greatly increased, and it is expected to continue to grow rapidly. The consumption of raw materials has greatly increased, and now our raw ore production can no longer keep up with the consumption!"
"I understand."
Tang En nodded. He had considered this problem and also knew that it would come sooner or later, but he did not expect that day to come so soon.
"You have a solution?"
Brian's eyes lit up, then he hurriedly closed his eyes and said with trembling lips, "… Maybe when you come back, can you put me down and talk to me properly?"
At this time, Brian's feet were tied with a rope, and he was hanging upside down from the ceiling. The Hand of Magic pushed him from time to time, making him spin in mid-air. Although he was only a few meters above the ground, this pure-blooded mountain dwarf was now in a daze.
"You want to come down? Maybe when you know what to say and what not to say, I'll consider putting you down. "
Tang En pursed his lips. That's right, he was purposely punishing this blabbermouth. It was because he could not control his mouth once he drank and started spreading rumors in Ellington that almost everyone was gossiping about those rumors now.
The annoying password answer in the camp in the Great Rift Valley was this guy's idea.
Brian blinked his eyes and said with a smile, "Well, big brother, I've already deeply reflected on my mistakes. Can't you see my sincerity from my sparkling eyes?"
"No, I only see eye shit."
Tang En did not even bother to lift his eyelids. He stroked his chin and thought about the problem of raw materials.
Due to the introduction of the magical drilling machines and mining carts, Prandal's raw ore production had increased a lot. It was more than ten times the original production. Take the nearby Brussels iron mine, Ellington's own iron mine, for example. In the beginning, the miners had to dig with iron picks to remove the useless gravel and soil. Thousands of miners could only dig out a few tons of pure iron ore every day.
However, after the magical drilling machines were installed and the mine was modified, there were fewer people working in shifts every day, and the work pressure was reduced. However, the production capacity had increased by nearly 20 times, and they could send 50 to 60 tons of iron ore to Ellington every day.
Although it was a far cry from the hundreds of thousands of tons of iron ore a day in the mines on Earth, in the current Prandal, this kind of production capacity was quite terrifying.
Unfortunately, this production capacity was still not enough to meet the current industrial needs of Ellington.
Especially when the industrial scale was further expanded, this kind of raw ore production capacity was a bit stretched.
Now, there were many mines under Tang En's name, including the Irus royal family, but most of the mines were still in an undeveloped state, and it was difficult to form an effective production capacity to supply ore in a short period of time.
Why not mine?
Again, because there was a shortage of people!!!
Unlike on Earth, Prandal was vast but sparsely populated.
Tang En had previously estimated that the size of this planet was larger than Earth. However, after experiencing two Chaos invasions, how many people were left on this planet? Roughly counting the various races, there were at most five hundred million people!
500 million people walking on a land that was larger than the Eurasian continent. With the previous transportation conditions, how could there be a large number of foreign laborers?
Generally speaking, the miners in a local mine were local residents who served in the mines after reaching the age of 18 to replace military service or to offset taxes. Very few foreign workers specifically worked in the mines.
How many people could there be in a third-tier town? Including the surrounding villages, there were no more than 200,000 people.
Don't think of it as a small number. Don't forget that the super-large cities in Prandal, namely Alinx, Shengge City, Fehra, Nanilla, and Blood Rock City, had an average population of only about 1.5 million, which was far less than the population of a third-tier city on Earth!
In other words, in order to solve the labor shortage, the low fertility rate, the high fetal mortality rate, and the steady increase of the population must be addressed.
But this was a long-term plan, and Tang En obviously could not wait for decades to develop the industry.
Of course, the long-term plan could not be abandoned, but the short-term plan also had to be solved.
So, in the case of not being able to enjoy the demographic dividend, how could he solve the existing labor shortage problem?
Tang En narrowed his eyes and looked at Brian, who was swaying back and forth, and a vague plan emerged in his mind …
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