"So fast?" Mag looked at Hill in surprise. He gave Hill the final drawings before going to Lodu. Only half a month later, Hill had already produced the first steam locomotive. , and also carried out preliminary debugging, which is simply amazing.
"We hope to open a line from the City of Chaos to Wake Ridge and complete the traffic before the negotiations begin in three months. If there are no problems in the test, the steam locomotive and rails will enter the mass production stage, and the bank and the city owner's palace will They are all very determined." Hill smiled and nodded.
Mag thought for a while, looked at Hill and shook his head slightly: "It takes three months to start from scratch, and to complete the opening of a section of hundreds of kilometers of rails to traffic. This is probably not an easy task. Just making the rails will take a long time." It is a big project, not to mention the terrain conditions required for track laying. Although I recognize the ability of the City Government and the financial resources of Buffett Bank, it is necessary for me to remind Ms. Hill that the railway is a people's livelihood project, and whether it is safe and reliable is related to the train. We care about everyone’s lives, and we must not be too perfunctory just to meet the deadline.”
Although he doesn't understand politics, he probably understands why Hill is anxious to complete the opening of a section of the railway before the peace agreement negotiations begin. This is to increase the bargaining chips of Chaos City and Buffett Bank on the negotiating table.
For a consortium of the size of Buffett's bank, the rise and fall can no longer be determined by more than one country or city. However, stability and peace are the most important factors in the bank's business. Once Nolan Continent falls into total chaos due to war, then Buffett The bank is not far from collapse.
The City of Chaos was born because of the peace after the war. If the war restarts, it will fall into a very embarrassing situation and may even become the target of public criticism.
Although the strength of the City of Chaos has continued to increase over the past hundred years, it is still just a city and cannot yet compete with other races.
Moreover, the city of chaos was founded on peace, so it naturally did not want the war to restart. The introduction of steam locomotives was largely because it wanted all races to calm down and see the possibility of racial integration.
But Mag is still an engineering guy at heart. No matter what capitalists and politicians think, steam locomotives not only carry freight, but also bear the important task of basic passenger transportation. Safety is undoubtedly very important and cannot be neglected.
Blair looked at Mag on the side and said seriously: "We all understand what Mr. Mag said, three months to open to traffic is the shortest construction period after repeated deliberation and demonstration by our engineering department.
The area from the east of Chaos City to Wake Ridge is basically a plain area, and the geology is stable, so the workload of laying tracks will be reduced a lot.
Moreover, we recruited a large number of blacksmiths and fire magicians from multiple races, used a large number of magic tools, and set up a large number of rail manufacturing points along the railway to ensure the quantity and quality of the rails. "
As he spoke, Blair also took out several drawings from the bag he carried with him, including a topographic map of the City of Chaos in the direction of Wake Ridge, a planning map of the manufacturing site, and some information about some problems that may be encountered in the laying of railway tracks. Presets and solutions.
Mag read the drawings carefully and came to only one conclusion: trench!
In his previous life, he was more or less a second-generation rich man. It was not that he had not seen the world, but with his father's capital, building a highway was already the limit. It was impossible to use countless manpower and material resources like this, in a situation where heavy industry was completely backward. It took less than three months to build a railway on the barren plain.
Fire magicians and dwarf blacksmiths are used as coolies... To this extent, apart from the national wealth, it is hard for Mag to imagine that with the power of Buffett Bank and a consortium, they dare to play like this.
If Hill is not out of his mind, it means that Buffett Bank's wealth is even more exaggerated than he imagined. The money network covering the Nolan Continent has brought Buffett Bank an unimaginable amount of wealth.
The smiling Miss Hill sitting opposite looked normal, so it was obviously the latter.
"Mr. Mag, please believe in our determination and attitude." Hill looked at Mag and said with a smile.
"It seems that Miss Hill really values the steam locomotive project." McGonagall handed the drawing back to Blair and said with a somewhat complicated expression.
Hill is making a huge bet. If he loses, Buffett Bank may also be dragged into the abyss. This is not building a car.
"I believe Mr. McGonagall's outstanding creations will bring huge changes to the world." Hill took a deep look at McGonagall and said with a smile.
Mag looked away and smiled: "When does Miss Hill want me to visit the completed locomotive?"
"If it's convenient for Mr. McGonagall, you can go there now," Hill said.
Mag glanced at the clock on the wall, shook his head and said: "It may not be convenient now. I will soon prepare for the noon business. If possible, I can go there at one o'clock in the afternoon."
"Mr. Mag is really a good boss. I will have someone pick you up at one o'clock in the afternoon." Hill stood up, smiled at Mag and nodded, then turned and walked towards the door.
"Goodbye, Mr. Mag." Blair put the drawings away, shook Mag's hand again, and quickly followed Hill.
"When technology meets a huge amount of money, it can indeed speed up." Mag looked at Hill's back and sighed silently. Under Hill's promotion, the world will probably enter the steam age soon. Whether it is good or bad, Mag is still unclear.
After all, this is a world of swords and magic, and the experience on Earth does not apply.
However, one thing that is certain is that if the railway to Wake Ridge is really completed and opened to traffic in three months, it will inevitably have a certain impact on the upcoming peace negotiations. As one of the leaders, Buffett Bank will also be affected by the chaos. The city is bound and has the opportunity to stand on the negotiating table with all ethnic groups.
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"Any requirements from the engineering department have been met. Has the negotiation between the city lord's palace and the goblins concluded?" Hill got on the carriage and looked at the secretary sitting opposite.
"The news just came back that the negotiations have been basically finalized. Based on the possible turmoil and the long-cherished wishes of the elves and forest trolls for many years, the goblins are willing to reach an alliance with the City of Chaos and open up various underground mineral resources to our bank. Develop together with Chaos City." The secretary nodded.
"Very good." Hill nodded, lifted a corner of the car curtain and took a look at Maimi's restaurant, "You will pick up Mr. McGonagall to the construction site at one o'clock in the afternoon."
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"I was very disappointed with the vegetarian dishes in the restaurants I ate this morning. There were no restaurants worthy of rating. I wonder what will happen to this one?" In the queue outside Maimi Restaurant, a person with short gray hair was meticulously beaten to the back of his head. The middle-aged man looked at the signboard of Maimi Restaurant and whispered to himself.
