Fiona had just ordered the purchase of the herbs, and in the blink of an eye, the first batch of buses had been delivered. Ellington, who had reserved the vehicle lanes and traffic signal positions in the city plan a long time ago, saved a lot of time in the transformation of the city's traffic. After installing the signal lights and isolation fences, the buses could already be on the road.
The emergence of the buses would completely change the way people traveled in the Irus Empire. Such a huge change, of course, could not wait until the production of the buses was completed. This was a step-by-step process, and it might take a lot of time for people to familiarize themselves with the traffic laws and regulations.
The first batch of 400 buses, 200 in Ellington and 200 in Alinx. Although the transformation of the traffic in Alinx had not been completely completed, it could already allow people to adapt to life with the buses in advance.
Although Nicol Peters lived in Alinx, he was a businessman from Ronitant. Of course, his identity was not only a businessman, but also a spy for Ronitant, collecting information about Alinx for King Oscar.
Once, as one of the outsiders, his business in Alinx was oppressed by the Trade Union, but after the Trade Union was crushed by Tang En, his spring came. Nicol's business in Alinx became more and more prosperous, and sometimes he even forgot his real job because of the money he made.
The business he used to hide his identity was mainly a carriage business, which was to produce carriages and promote cheap horses with high cost-performance ratio in Ronitant. This method of bundling sales made him a lot of money, which could allow him to live the life of a top aristocrat when he returned to China in the future.
A while ago, the Datang Chamber of Commerce suddenly launched a Harley motorcycle on the market, which aroused Nicol's vigilance. The light and small single-person vehicle had excellent performance and was much more powerful than riding a horse, and the efficiency was completely different.
The only fortunate thing was that the Harley motorcycle could only carry one more passenger, and it could not carry goods, so the carriage was still the first choice of businessmen.
Although this was the case, Nicol also got a Harley motorcycle out of curiosity — he was a two-star member of the Datang Chamber of Commerce.
After a day of simple practice, Nichol was able to ride the Harley-Davidson motorcycle skillfully.
The convenience of the Harley almost completely conquered Nichol.
He couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, this Harley motorcycle could only carry one person. If it could carry a few more people, perhaps the carriage wouldn't be able to be sold.
Not long after he sent the information to King Oscar, he heard new news.
"Traffic laws? City Public Bus Route Planning Map? Is this related to the upgrading of the city's transportation system? "
Nichol, who was sitting on the balcony, looked down at the Tang Daily in his hands and then looked up at the construction team not far away. The corners of his eyes twitched.
Ever since they announced that they were going to carry out traffic reconstruction, the construction team had been busy all day. Nichol could not believe that this was the street closest to the aristocratic district.
If it weren't for the fact that the roads had become flat and spacious after the construction, the protests would have reached the palace.
But the noise wasn't the real reason for Nichol's irritation. What he cared about now was what the newspaper said: City Public Bus.
On the side of the text, there was a beautiful picture of a bus that was very eye-catching. The appearance of the elven art style could attract everyone's attention.
"City Public Bus … Travels according to a fixed route … Waiting at the bus stop … You only need to pay a few copper coins to get to every corner of the city … Each bus can carry 60 people …"
Nichol stared at the newspaper and read it out subconsciously. He didn't react at first, but after a while, his face suddenly changed.
Each bus can carry 60 people!?
Damn it, even the largest eight-horse carriage can only carry a dozen people, and not everyone has the ability to drive it!
What kind of damn city bus can carry 60 people!?
What a joke!
It's impossible!
If it was used to transport soldiers, wouldn't it be invincible?!
But — this was a product of the Datang Chamber of Commerce!
Since the establishment of the Datang Chamber of Commerce, there had never been a time when it had not fulfilled its promise!
This meant that the city bus was likely to replace the horse carriage and become the means of transportation for people to travel!
At this time, an employee ran into the room in a panic. "Not good! Mr. President! Not good! "
Nichol's face was full of impatience. "What are you panicking for? What's the matter? Say it quickly! "
The employee stuttered and said, "Guest, guest, guest wants to return the goods …"
Nichol's face changed greatly. "What did you say!?"
"The customers who have placed an order … suddenly want to return the order!"
The employee's voice became fluent. "It's not just one or two people, but many people came together and wanted to return the order!"
"That's impossible!"
Nichol was furious. "They have already arranged the production after placing the order and paying the deposit. If they suddenly return the goods, we will lose everything!"
"But they are already blocking the front of the shop." The employee swallowed. "Some people are here to return the goods. They said that if we don't return the goods, they will destroy our shop."
"How dare they! The guard post is next to us. Go and call the guard immediately! "
After Nichol finished speaking, he hurried down to appease the customers.
"Bodi, my friend, your carriage will be ready by tomorrow. I swear in the name of Peters that you'll fall in love with that carriage. It's newer and prettier, and it's faster and steadier than the old models!"
Bodi said with a depressed face. "Nichol, it's too late to say anything now. Didn't you read the Tang Daily News? It's over, it's all over. I can't do business anymore. "
Damn the city bus!
Nichol remained calm and said to another person with a smile, "Linde, we have been working together for a long time, haven't we? You should trust the quality of my carriage. Why do you want to return the order? "
Linde was a businessman and had more opportunities to transport goods. It should have nothing to do with the city bus, right?
"Nichol, no need to say more. Return the order."
Linde said with a smile, "I don't need a carriage anymore."
"But how do you transport goods between those villages …"
"Don't you know?"
Linde looked at Nichol in surprise.
"Know what?"
"The city bus."
Linde slapped his forehead. "Look at me, I forgot that this news hasn't been made public yet …"
The group of people around him suddenly quieted down and stared at him in unison.
"Linde, we are old friends, aren't we? What news do you have that you don't want to share with us? That's too mean, isn't it? "
Being stared at by a group of people, Linde smiled proudly and said, "Since everyone wants to know so much, I will share with you."
"I have a friend in Ellington —"
"We don't care what your friend does! We want to hear the news! "
Linde said helplessly, "Well, it's like this. The transportation transformation is to pave the way for the city bus. The city bus is a large-scale multi-passenger public transportation tool introduced by the Datang Chamber of Commerce. You should have already heard about this from the Datang Daily. But you don't know that the city bus is actually the foundation for another bigger plan."
"When the city bus officially starts operating at the end of the month, the city bus will be built around the major cities. The city bus will be connected to other cities through the city bus center. The city bus will depart from the bus center and pass through the surrounding villages and towns to reach the bus center of another city."
"It is said that this plan is called the One Day Transportation Network Plan."
"I heard from my friend that because there will be less passenger traffic in the early stages, the amount of goods that everyone is allowed to carry will be more relaxed. This means that I can use the city bus to replace the carriage in the early stages."
"You probably don't know how fast the bus is, right? Let me tell you, the bus is four to five times faster than the carriage at full speed! "
"Tell me, now that there is such a convenient transportation tool, why do I need to order a carriage?"
"But," Nichol still tried to win back the game for herself, "you don't know how the bus charges for carrying goods, do you? What if the price is very expensive? "
"No, on the contrary, I know how it charges."
Linde smiled proudly, "According to the new weight standard issued by the Empire, goods that are less than 20 kilograms are free of charge. If it is more than 20 kilograms and less than 50 kilograms, you can buy a ticket according to the price per person. This means that for every 50 kilograms of goods, I only need to buy a ticket according to my standard. This is much more cost-effective than the carriage!"
"The ticket price is the key! We don't even know how much the ticket price is! "
"Don't worry, since the Tang En Majesty has decided to promote this through the villages and towns, the price of the city bus will definitely not be too expensive. At least the ordinary residents in those villages and towns can afford it. Otherwise, who would take the bus?"
Linde spread out his hands and said, "I heard from my friend that the bus is just the first step in advance. After people get used to the bus and the traffic laws, the Datang Chamber of Commerce will launch a new personal transportation tool. Not only will there be more passengers on it than the Harley-Davidson motorcycles, but there will also be options for transporting goods. At that time, I'm afraid your carriage business will really be unable to continue."
When Nichol heard this, he could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
In the beginning, he had mocked the new king, Twain, for foolishly suppressing the aristocratic forces in the country and opening up the market to competition, allowing the merchants of the Ronitans to make a fortune. In the end, he only realized now that the most ruthless person was this new king.
Others went bankrupt because of a failed business competition, but he destroyed the entire market without a sound!
It was foreseeable that with the emergence of the Harley-Davidson motorcycles and city buses, the market for carriages would shrink rapidly, and the cheap horse business of Ronitant would be greatly affected.
Obviously, Oscar His Majesty would not like to hear this news.
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