The sky was gloomy, and the rain was pouring. No one wanted to go out in this kind of weather. Even Tang En was lazily curled up on the sofa in the study, watching Fiona busy there. Occasionally, he would hear her answering a phone call. (Although it was a little inappropriate to call it a phone call, it was still written as a phone call for the convenience of the readers.)
Although Tang En could interfere with the weather, the weather in the middle of the Month of Harvest was already relatively hot. In addition, the farmland had already been harvested, and the grain had already been stored in the granary. Tang En did not interfere with the storm, and instead enjoyed the feeling of listening to the sound of rain.
Tang En, who was curled up on the sofa by the window, stared blankly out the window. When he was on Earth, he liked rainy days very much, listening to the sound of rain, singing, and feeling the quiet moments that belonged to him alone.
But he did not expect that in the blink of an eye, it had been almost two years since he came to this world.
"Hilton just called. Princess Aurelia and Byron, the head of the Royal Military Academy of Irus, have reached an agreement. They will immediately start the renovation of the school."
Fiona looked at Tang En. She did not know why, but she felt that the atmosphere around Tang En was a little inexplicably isolated — as if he had been stripped away from this world.
"Hmm …"
Tang En responded and recovered a little. "It's not just the Royal Military Academy of Irus. The next step is to build at least ten primary schools, middle schools, high schools, and at least four universities in Irus."
Fiona sighed in relief. After he spoke, the feeling of being stripped away disappeared, as if color had been restored. "The preliminary plan has been handed over to Hilton. I believe that she can handle this matter well. I'm more concerned about the opening of schools in other areas …"
"Find a way to follow up. Education is a long-term and important job. The inheritance of civilization depends on the schools."
Tang En stared at the dark and gloomy sky outside the window and said in a daze, "Life without experiencing school is incomplete …"
"Oh …"
Fiona did not know why he suddenly began to feel emotional again.
"The Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales data for the first period is out. A total of 20,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles were sold nationwide. As of now, the sales figures are still accelerating."
Tang En was a little surprised. "In other words, the Harley-Davidson motorcycles alone have already brought us 10 million gold coins in profit? There are so many rich people in the Irus Empire? "
The Harley-Davidson motorcycle was sold for 500 gold coins, which was not a high price. At least 60% of the households in the country would not be able to afford such a huge sum of money.
"In the beginning, the sales figures were indeed not good. However, perhaps it was because of the collateral effect after someone bought it, the number of people who bought it gradually increased."
Fiona thought for a moment and continued, "In addition, the main customers who buy Harley motorcycles are the nobles. The price of five hundred gold coins is not high. Basically, every family has bought dozens or hundreds of Harley motorcycles. Some for their own use, some for their hired guards, and some even give their servants Harley motorcycles to show off their status."
Tang En couldn't help laughing, "It seems like I've still underestimated their spending power."
Fiona also revealed a smile, "It is indeed like this. According to the market statistics, the most popular motorcycles are the 'Pink Rose' and 'Green Field' motorcycles designed by Emily. The 'Harley' model can't compare to the other two models in terms of sales."
"I can roughly guess the reason."
Tang En gave a shrug and said with a smile, "It seems like no matter where, women are the main consumers."
The designs of the Pink Rose and the Green Field were more similar to the little sheep on Earth. They were very suitable for women and young people to ride. Moreover, they were very spacious and could carry some things. Therefore, they were very popular and were almost sold out on the market. Now, the magical machine factory had adjusted the production structure and gradually increased the production of the two products.
"Relying on the sales of motorcycles and the promotion of the Magic Buses, the Magic Crystal market has begun to warm up. People are gradually realizing the importance of Magic Crystals."
After saying this, Fiona's expression became serious, "Actually, there are already companies that are buying Magic Crystals, they're finally making a move."
The Datang Chamber of Commerce's products all used Magic Crystals and each product sold well. This meant that the closed Magic Crystal market had finally been opened. City of Silver was no longer a large consumer of Magic Crystals, all the citizens that used the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products had become consumers of Magic Crystals.
This meant that the Magic Crystal market was very large and it was impossible to monopolize the market.
The companies with sharp senses took this chance to follow, at least they could drink two mouthfuls of soup. If they came in late, they wouldn't even be able to drink the soup. After all, the price of Magic Crystals had already begun to rise. A low quality Magic Crystal was already worth eight gold coins or twelve silver coins, it would soon return to its original price of ten gold coins per crystal.
"Should we take action against them?"
Those fellows were like parasites attached to the Datang Chamber of Commerce. Fiona hated this feeling very much and couldn't wait to chase them away.
"There's no need, let them buy as much as they want."
Tang En said with a smile, "Don't forget, the Magic Crystals used in our products are all in our hands. Just tell them that 'we won't compensate for any damage caused by buying Magic Crystals that aren't sold by authorized dealers'."
"Is this alright?"
"Of course it's alright. Don't underestimate the importance that people place on the 'official license'."
Tang En didn't care that much about these companies buying. Rather, it could be said that they finally discovered the Datang Chamber of Commerce's plan, Tang En couldn't be happier.
The more people saw the benefits, the more people would join the industry. With the continuous increase of standard licensing, the industrial chain needed to produce various products would gradually take shape. It was estimated that counterfeit products would be born soon.
Tang En wasn't afraid that they would have the advantage of being late and steal his market. After all, all the Magic Crystal mines in the Irus Empire were in his hands, there were incomparably rich reserves in the underground world, and the mines in the Ryan Empire all belonged to him. As the number one miner in Prandal, the Magic Crystals that those companies bought could be considered bought from him, so what was he afraid of?
His cost would always be lower than the other side's.
As long as they dared to copy, Tang En dared to lower the price. As long as there were competitors, he would have a reason to lower the price of his products, benefiting more citizens.
Copying was the first step of innovation. If they dared to copy the Datang Chamber of Commerce's products, it meant that they had the ability to produce products.
Once the industrial chain was formed, this society would develop even faster. This was a process of accumulation, developing faster and faster until it exploded with unimaginable potential.
After more than a year of development, the basic industries in Prandal had begun to develop in ignorance. The most obvious point was that with the introduction of various convenient tools by the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, the mining industry was booming. The price of ores continued to drop, and so did the price of pig iron. The once precious iron was no longer the monopoly of adventurers. Instead, it had entered the homes of ordinary people, and many families could now use ironware.
Other than that, the development of Prandal's industry was clearly guided by the Datang Chamber of Commerce. Accurately speaking, it was influenced by Tang En. It was now developing in a strange direction. The basic industries didn't settle down and directly jumped from zero to one, completely ignoring the development process in between.
Especially the chambers of commerce that were lucky enough to hire rogue sorcerers, they developed even faster.
Under Tang En's instructions, the Datang Chamber of Commerce deliberately ordered a large number of basic parts from the chambers of commerce that developed the industry, such as gears, transmission rods, screws, and so on. However, some of the more sophisticated parts could only be produced by Ellington for the time being, such as high-precision (relatively speaking) bearings, hydraulic rods, magic-powered engines, and so on.
Even so, the orders from the Datang Chamber of Commerce still supported many chambers of commerce. Many chambers of commerce had even given up on reselling goods and settled down in a fixed city to process the parts. They had begun to rely on the orders from the Datang Chamber of Commerce to survive.
There was nothing wrong with this. Compared to the dangerous life of a merchant, although the profits now were less, it was better in terms of safety and stability.
"Other than that, the framework of the Tang Empire's mobile communication system has been built. All the major cities in the empire have opened shop fronts. The recruitment and training of personnel have also been completed. Now, excluding the magic-powered mobile phones for our own use, there are still a few goods in the inventory. Should we sell them slowly?"
Fiona suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly reported it to Tang En. She remembered that he had attached great importance to this matter.
"How many do we have in the inventory now?"
"There are about five thousand units registered on the account. Since they are for our own use, they are all 'Libra' models. The main thing is that the current production capacity is still not enough. When Ms. Yustisa and the others have further mastered the technology, the production capacity may be further increased."
Five thousand "Libra" magic-powered mobile phones …
Tang En pondered for a moment and said, "If we distribute them evenly to each city, we have a few hundred units. We can start selling them now. However, before we sell them, let's follow the old rules and hold a press conference. At least let the people know that Prandal has ushered in the era of wireless communication."
Although she did not understand what the era of wireless communication meant, Fiona still remembered this sentence.
"Understood. Then set the time for the press conference three days later. I need to do some preparatory work on my side to warm up."
"You can make the arrangements yourself."
Tang En looked at the gloomy sky outside the window. Was it an illusion?
It felt like something was flying over.
"Boom!"
The small red baby dragon crashed into the window, and its entire face was flattened. It stared at the faint arcane light on Tang En's hand …
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