Fiona's question had been raised by many people on Earth before.
We already have carriages, why do we still need cars?
We already have cars, why do we still need trains?
We already have trains, why do we still need planes?
We already have …
But from her point of view, it was normal to ask this question. In this situation where there were only dirt roads in the countryside, the performance of the hardened stone road was already very superior. Even Alinx in the Imperial Capital still used stone pavement.
However, Tang En did not think so.
He spent a lot of effort to make Fiona understand the important role of the road's load-bearing capacity, permeability, durability, corrosion resistance, friction, and other indicators. Although these data could not be seen for the time being, Tang En did not have the time to keep an eye on it, so if he could get it done in one step, he would definitely not divide it into two steps!
By the time Fiona figured out the meaning of these indicators, Twain had already climbed onto the paver and loaded a bucket of asphalt into the back of the cart.
Fiona hurriedly followed.
The asphalt was isolated and heated by the fire magic array and soon melted. After adding the slag of the steel mill and mixing it evenly, the paver began to lay the asphalt road forward.
"What a pungent smell!"
Fiona pinched her nose. Although her image was very unsightly, she did not care so much.
"Oh."
Tang En nodded, and a soft whirlwind immediately wrapped Fiona. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"My Lord, I just found a problem. If these machines are built on the road and children mistakenly enter, it will be very dangerous …"
"So, that's the other thing to do next."
Tang En said casually, "Before the construction begins, the construction section must be announced in advance in the newspaper. At the same time, start to train the traffic safety rules and warn children not to enter."
"Traffic safety rules?"
"Well, this involves a lot of things. Let me tell you, why do you think I am paving this asphalt road?"
"Of course, it is to improve the efficiency of transportation."
"… You can't be like this. You pointed to the ultimate answer, what else can I say …"
"Alright, then I'll ask my dear Sir Lord to explain."
"My pleasure."
Tang En smiled. "Flat asphalt roads are naturally not just for carriages. That would be too wasteful. Apart from carriages, magic-powered cars and magic-powered automatons can also display the superior performance of such roads."
"Magic-Powered car? … Ah! I got it! "
Fiona's eyes lit up. "I heard from Clotho and Brian that you brought up this concept, but they didn't know what it meant. Could it be that it has to be paired with this kind of path?"
"On one hand."
Tang En smiled and stopped the paver. The two got out of the car. Tang En looked at the paved asphalt road and said, "In addition to this flat, friction-resistant asphalt road, we are still missing a more important material. Next, we need to solve the problem of that material."
"Oh …"
Fiona didn't quite understand. She looked at the road and curiously reached out to touch it. "That's it?"
Tang En was shocked and grabbed her hand, "Are you dumb? Daring to touch it while it's steaming, you don't want your hand anymore? "
Fiona's face turned a bit red, "I forgot."
"It's about done. Now we just need to use the road roller to crush it and then it will naturally cool down."
Finally, he tested the road roller. After confirming that the road roller could also work, the overall road construction plan was basically formed.
Fiona calculated the cost and almost went crazy, "I was too conservative before! One gold coin per square meter can't be done at all, we need to add at least fifty silver coins! "
"Ah?"
"The consumption of these machines is even greater than the combine harvester and they all need to use standard Magic Crystals! The bigger the project, the faster it will be consumed. I didn't calculate this cost before! "
Fiona had a crying face, "Adding in the cost, just the main road between the old and new districts will cost close to two hundred thousand gold coins!"
"Wu ….. Actually it will be a bit less."
"How is that possible!"
"Relax, it will be less."
Tang En said with a smile, "As the mining volume increases, the mining process will continue to improve and the efficiency will continue to increase. The cost of the asphalt lake will also continue to decrease. Not long after, we will be exporting Magic Drills to the dwarven kingdom. As their mining efficiency increases, when there is too much ore stored, they will need to export more. As their only two partners, the dwarven kingdom and our Ellington will be their only choice for exporting ore."
"Like this, we can obtain cheap ore and the Magic Drills we produce can be exported at a high price. Not only can we replace the cost of mining asphalt, we can also replace the metal ores."
"This also means that we are just maintaining our leading technology and investing in a bit of productivity. We won't consume anything and we will gain economic and industrial development in our territory for free."
Fiona was stunned after hearing this, "Sir lord."
"Un?"
"Could it be that you planned all of this from the very beginning? From the very beginning, you had already decided that you could make friends with the dwarves and that the dwarves would accept you. You also knew that the dwarves would take a fancy to the magic-energy drilling machine, so you took out this technology in front of Brian because you knew that they would be willing to exchange ores for it. Everything was planned by you, wasn't it?
"….."
Tang En's eyes flashed with a smile, "How is that possible? I am not a prophet."
Fiona sighed in relief, "….. Well, if you planned all this, then it would be too scary. Even the dwarves were unknowingly tricked by you, then we ….. Ah, nothing."
"Well, that's it. These three machines will be left here. Later, let the guards come over and keep watch. Tomorrow, we will start using them as prototype training. When I go back, I will make the blueprints and give the body to Brian. After that, we will let Nokia arrange the processing of the relevant parts. “
At this point, Tang En said with a frown, "If we start producing these machines, our factory will have to expand."
"Did you just realize?"
Fiona counted with her fingers and said, "Now the mechanical processing factory has to produce air conditioners, refrigerators, water heaters, washing machines, and hair dryers. A while ago, they were concentrating on the production of combine harvesters. Now, they haven't recovered yet. Brian is still preparing to produce the Magic Drills. If you continue ….. I think the workers in the factory will collapse."
"Uh ….. Well, this month, each of them will be given a bonus of ten gold coins."
"Ten gold coins!?"
Fiona was enraged. "You're crazy! Do you know that tens of thousands of gold coins will go out with your mouth!? "
Tang En opened his mouth wide, "No way? We hired so many people? "
"What do you think!?"
Fiona was about to collapse, "Now almost all the natives of Ellington are working for you, my lord! Almost all the adult Ellington residents have become employees of the Datang Chamber of Commerce! Even underage children are working for us. Whether they are selling newspapers or planting medicinal herbs, they are still your employees at the end of the day. "
"Ah? No way? "
Tang En was stunned, "Do we need so many people?"
"This is a lot?"
Fiona was disappointed, "The caravans sent by the Rosa d 'Oro family to various places added up to tens of thousands of people. How many do you have? You haven't even opened the towns in the Irus Empire, and you don't even have a large Chamber of Commerce. Is this a lot? "
"Okay ….."
"And I heard that you have recently planned to mass produce standard armor? Do you think with our current productivity, we can keep up? "
"….."
Tang En sighed, pondered for a moment, and said, "I was negligent before. In this case, to avoid future chaos, Ellington's enterprises need to be restructured in advance. Write it down."
Fiona immediately took out a pen and paper, "Please."
"From now on, Ellington's machinery factory will be divided and reorganized into the Tang Magic Furniture Factory, the Tang Magic Machinery Factory, the Tang Magic Military Factory, and the Tang Magic Military Factory —"
"Wait! My lord! What is the heavy Magic Machinery Factory? And the Tang Magic Military Factory!? "
"Let me finish."
Tang En patted her head, "The Tang Magic Furniture Factory will mainly produce magic furniture for civilians' daily use in the future. Magic air conditioners, magic refrigerators, magic kettles, magic water heaters, magic washing machines, magic hair dryers are all magic furniture. In the future, any magic furniture developed will be handed over to the Magic Furniture Factory for production. The confidentiality level of the employees here is not high."
"The Tang Magic Machinery Factory will mainly produce agricultural and household light machinery in the future. Combine harvesters, magic drilling machines, road smoothing machines, pavers, road rollers, and the magic cars and automatic magic cars that will be developed in the future belong to this category. The technical requirements of the employees here are relatively higher, and the confidentiality level is also higher."
"The Tang Magic Military Factory will mainly produce military supplies in the future. Standard longswords, standard armor, bows, crossbows, and all upgraded equipment will be produced here. The confidentiality level is, of course, higher."
"Don't register the Tang Magic Military Factory yet. It is classified for the time being. Of course, the confidentiality level here is the highest."
After a pause, Tang En continued, "In addition, the current Ellington's machinery factory will also be restructured into the Tang Magic Department Store. There will be a food processing factory, a daily necessities factory, a pottery factory, and a paper factory."
"The food processing factory will be responsible for the processing of peppermints and subsequent food products. The daily necessities factory will be responsible for the processing of soap, extract, and other daily necessities. The pottery factory will be responsible for the processing of sanitary ware, kitchen utensils, and ceramic molds. The paper factory will only be responsible for the production of various kinds of paper."
"After the factory is restructured, a professional system will be implemented. The current employees will only be responsible for their current positions and will no longer be temporarily transferred. At the same time, the scale of recruitment will continue to be expanded. If the refugees who entered Ellington have the intention to receive training and join the work force, they will be given a one-month internship. Food and accommodation will be provided, and no salary will be paid. They will be hired if they pass."
"And …"
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