industrial lord

Chapter 277
Now that the south wind is blowing on the sea, the sailboat needs to take a "Z" route to the southwest after leaving Wanjing City, and the overall speed is a bit slow.

Everyone was not bored at sea. Merchants traveling all over the world gathered under the cloth to block the sun to brag. It was not important to pass the time, but the most important thing was to get news from all over the world.

The protagonist on the boat these days is a young businessman in his early twenties. He has just traveled to the Beihai region and has a mustache that has just grown up, so everyone calls him "horse mustache".

Everyone met by chance, and the whereabouts of some people had to be kept secret. Basically, they were called by nicknames instead of names. Several businessmen on board watched Frederick's game, and Frederick liked to mention the nickname "250".

As soon as Bazihu ​​finished talking about the "Monday Business News" of the Lixiao Chamber of Commerce, which can be bought as long as there is a port in the Beihai area, the prices of commodities in many places are recorded on it. The big bald head asked Frederick: "Hey, two hundred and five, he said Is it true?"

Frederick smiled and replied: "Of course it is true. I heard that some people brought it to the Inner Sea to sell it. Although the timeliness is a bit late, it can also be used as a reference."

The businessmen sitting together on the deck became envious. They could grasp the prices of commodities in various places, and it was difficult to lose money.

The big bald head sighed, "It would be great if there were also on the Inner Sea."

Frederick sighed and said, "It's a bit difficult. Duke Wesson sent people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with other places last year, but only the Kingdom of Kush and the southern part of the Kingdom of Sardinia are willing to build remote radio towers along the coast."

Then he explained to the merchants the role of the radio station, and how to collect and transmit the prices of commodities from various places through the radio station.

He speaks in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, and everyone understands it as soon as they hear it.

"Ah?" A scarred face asked him in surprise, "If it's so good, why don't other countries want to build it?"

Frederick shrugged, and said helplessly: "It's not the Governor of Venice and those people. They are afraid that if everyone understands the prices in various places, they will not be able to rely on other people's information to kill customers, so they spread rumors everywhere."

The big bald head said seriously: "There is such a thing. I heard a Venetian merchant say that after the tower was built, people in that city could only have daughters."

"I thought it was true at first, but they were afraid that we would make money."

For businessmen, anyone who prevents them from making money is a bad person, and nothing they say is true.

A bearded man said angrily: "So that's the case, the Venetian doge should be hanged!"

Everyone began to condemn the Doge of Venice.

Frederick just smiled helplessly.

Similar things happened in the Beihai area, but that was the area that Wessen State focused on. A large number of popular science books quickly made the living space of rumors disappear among those who really had power.

We chatted for a while, and it was noon soon.

Today is the Sunday of the Church of Flames. Apart from the crew members who are manipulating the ship, Olive, who is helping mend the clothes in the room, all came out to pray on the deck.

Frederick was a pagan, so he went back to his room to hide from the sun.

In the afternoon, everyone gathered together to chat again.

This time, a stove appeared in the middle, and tea was boiled in it, and a lot of maltose and fruits were put in it, which tasted quite good.

Now the recipe of maltose has been made public, but not long after, sweeter "white crystal sugar" appeared in Wessen state, and "Wessen sugar" became the name of white sugar.

Now maltose is a relatively cheap sugar, while white sugar is a luxury item. The most expensive cargo on board this time is the small half-shipload of white sugar brought back from Wessen by Mustache.

While drinking tea, the bearded man tentatively asked Frederick, "Two hundred and five, how are those crystal-like Wessen candies made?"

Frederick took a sip of the sweet and sour tea with a hint of bitterness, and said with a smile, "It's made from sweet radishes."

Beets are grown everywhere, and people are no strangers to it. The bearded man asked in surprise, "Is it really a sweet radish?"

Frederick took another sip of tea, he would drink more water if he sweats a lot in hot weather, and then said: "That's for sure, everyone in our place knows."

The bearded man said thoughtfully: "Then I will try too."

Frederick shook his head and said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the difference between a sweet radish and a sweet radish is greater than that between a human and a slime."

"It's like killing pigs to refine oil. Some pigs are only one finger thick in oil, and some pigs are three fingers thick. Now we have palm-thick ones. You know what I mean."

The bearded man understood immediately after hearing this, and his face was a bit ugly.

The big bald man next to him immediately laughed at him: "What are you thinking, can you compare with Wessen State in terms of farming? What do you use for your farmland? Others use iron oxen for their farmland."

The character mustache also said: "That's right, the iron ox keeps water to eat the magic crystal. It works fast and well. It doesn't need to rest when rushing to farm. Can your cow do it?"

"Also, there is food for the dealers in Wessen State. If you feed too little, you won't grow fast enough, and if you feed too much, you will die immediately. Do you know how to feed?"

The bearded man was so angry that he said indignantly: "Hmph, I don't understand anything, can't I let my sons learn it, if I don't learn it, I will break their legs!"

The big bald head continued to taunt: "You have a good idea. It's a secret from others. If you go, you will be a heretic. Can they teach you? I'm afraid that your leg will be broken as soon as you speak."

After the guy finished mocking, he asked Frederick: "Two hundred and five, do you think so?"

Frederick smiled and said "no" and immediately he couldn't fix his bald head, and the people around him laughed.

Frederick sipped his tea and said, "It's okay to learn, and don't talk about heretics. There are no teachers in Weissburg University now. Don't preach and don't fight, you'll be fine."

"Planting is a university course. Foreigners have to take a unified exam to enter the university. If the score is not enough, even Duke Wesson will not be able to speak well."

"Also, Wessen State is in the north, and it teaches the plants in the north, which is different from the south."

"However, it doesn't matter if you go to study. The basic principles of plant growth are the same. When you come back and study the local crops, you should also have a good harvest."

The bearded man immediately said to him, "Hey, you guys are really open-minded, unlike some people."

A circle of people laughed again, and the big bald head was speechless.

The bearded man asked curiously again: "Is that iron bull really so good?"

Frederick thought for a moment, then squeezed his chin and said, "I remember that quite a few tractors were sold to the Kingdom of Kush. You can go and inquire about them."

At this time, Scarface rushed to say: "I know this, I bought a lot, but they are all used in the royal family's farm."

"I heard that His Majesty Yi Wen is going to reclaim the swamps in the Sun River Delta recently, and plans to buy more iron oxen."

Now Frederick became interested. He had never heard of this, so he asked Scarface to explain in detail.

There are relatives in Scarface's family who are in charge of water conservancy in the Kingdom of Kush. I heard that the king thought that Duke Wesson had reclaimed so many swamps in the lowlands and he could do it himself, so he planned to reclaim the swamps in the delta area where the Sun River flows into the inland sea. If successful, nearly [-] square kilometers of fertile land will be obtained.

Frederick nodded thoughtfully. After the gas explosion engine is mass-produced, there will be places to sell those second-hand steam tractors.

Others also began to ask about Scarface. There are extremely high commercial interests behind the large-scale reclamation of farmland. If you can't eat it yourself, you can sell favors to big businessmen.

(End of this chapter)