There is nothing that Fatal VI hates more than talking about money.
But as a monarch, I have to work hard for this.
Faced with the Minister of the Interior's request for the construction fee of the industrial zone, the Sixth Emperor did not directly agree to pay as much as he wanted. Instead, he asked the Minister of the Interior to go down and make plans first, and then discuss the cost.
Ministers who have never done this before are also confused.
If it's enough to imitate a tractor, then it's easy. Just find a count to do it, or bring in a few more viscounts to join forces and figure it out yourself.
But heavy-duty trucks require industrial support.
Several new investigation teams were dispatched to specifically inquire about matters related to heavy trucks, and the news returned was even more disturbing.
For heavy-duty trucks from automobile manufacturers, it is said that they only produce a few components such as engines, gearboxes, frames, etc., which only account for about one-fifth of the vehicle by weight, and the rest are all dependent on supporting components!
Even if Fatal reduces its allocation and lowers all indicators, it will at least need iron smelting, steel making, glass manufacturing, metal parts manufacturing, furniture factories, bearing processing capabilities, as well as system units such as engines, tires, and batteries. The production capacity, etc., etc., only with such a huge amount can something like an automobile factory come out.
During the internal affairs meeting, one of my subordinates came up with a bad idea: "I talked with the investigation team. The Phoenix Kingdom has had steam cars for a long time. They were not so powerful at that time. Let's build steam cars. Anyway, six I have never seen an internal combustion engine in my life."
"..." The Minister of the Interior was speechless, staring at the guy who came up with the idea, and soon stared him down.
What do you mean by never seeing an internal combustion engine?
Such a special name!
Whether the fire is outside or inside, anyone with eyes can tell it! ?
The Minister of the Interior did not tell his subordinates. In fact, he himself had considered using a steam car to get through, but the risk was too high and it was easy for the Sixth to twist his head.
But he knew better that it was impossible to build a heavy truck in one step. Even if a master alchemist came, it would be useless. How many U-shaped steels could an alchemist process in a day?
A complete set of production equipment needs to be imported, and many things in the Phoenix Kingdom will not be sold at all!
If you rely solely on yourself, there is another natural obstacle - literacy rate!
The Minister of the Interior did not mention this matter to King Fatel VI. I believe that the Black Guard also reported it, and there is no point in bringing it up.
How can the production capacity of the Phoenix Kingdom be improved? Can it be done without a super high literacy rate?
The simplest thing is that if someone who can't understand the manual operates the machine, he or she will have to question whether his hand is still there after three days.
The organizational form of the Fatel Empire determined that literacy was something that could not be touched. Once touched, the foundation of aristocratic rule would be shaken.
Under such conditions, it seems like a joke to build a heavy-duty truck yourself.
But there is no way. The Minister of the Interior must also admit that King Fatel VI and the Minister of Finance are right to worry about the net outflow of currency. They must find ways to create usable productivity tools under limited conditions to level the gap so that the empire can continue. For a while.
After holding several meetings with no progress, we decided to get the tractor out first to see what problems there were to solve in building the truck, and then find a solution.
The focus of promotion must be the railway project.
The feasibility of importing rails is too low. You have to start it yourself and first establish your own large-scale iron smelting capabilities.
Although the main factory and branch factories of Phoenix Iron Works keep secrets, in the world of magic, there are not many secrets that can be kept. Fatel has obtained the general shape of the blast furnace, and through counter-tracing the source of goods, he has analyzed the more reliable ones. Spectral iron smelting solvent configuration.
Unfortunately, it is too difficult to analyze the composition of steel, and even the composition alone cannot be found, so we can only wait and explore later.
There are two main iron ore producing areas in Fatal, and only one large-scale coal mine that is easy to mine. Water in these places is relatively expensive and scarce.
After comprehensive consideration, it was decided to launch large-scale iron smelting along the Luna tributary, which is more than 300 kilometers south of the Imperial City, and to lay railways from there to the Imperial City and the coal and iron ore producing areas.
The kingdom has no money, but since the Phoenix Kingdom has proven that there is money to be made in this way, it can naturally find nobles to top up the money.
There is no need to worry about a locomotive. This thing is more complicated than a truck. Just thinking about the difficulty of production makes the Home Secretary start to back off.
The earliest railways in the Phoenix Kingdom were hand-operated trolleys. This thing can also be used, but why choose a worse one when there is a better one?
Finally, they contacted directly through diplomatic channels and asked to buy two steam locomotives.
Sixth Generation couldn't object, because there was really no way to rub this thing by hand. I had to buy at least two of them and see what they looked like inside before considering it.
The Phoenix King was quite generous and sold it directly without any embarrassment.
But the deal will not be completed now. There is still a lot of preparation work to be done in order to transport the two steam locomotives to their destination. Special river ships are needed to ensure that they can disembark close enough to the destination.
The more we advance, the more we realize the productivity gap between the two sides. No wonder no one in the surrounding areas of the Phoenix Kingdom has replicated its production system over the years.
"Is it really possible for all people to be literate?"
Whether the Phoenix Kingdom is strong or not depends mainly on its population. With a mere few hundred thousand people, it can even affect the prices of goods in the Fatel region, which has a population a hundred times larger.
"Don't dare to talk nonsense."
Everyone is very cautious, and the topic of literacy cannot be discussed casually, even if there is no royal family nearby.
The people of Fatel didn't know that the Phoenix Kingdom had a group of second-generation disasters from the industrial wasteland, so they could only attribute the Phoenix Kingdom's development speed to the literacy of the entire population. As a small king, it was difficult for the Phoenix King to manage specific things. a production process.
But having said that, if you consider the problem from the perspective of national literacy, you will find that the gap between the two countries is not that big.
The literacy rate in Fatal is about 3%. The low literacy rate determines that literate people do not need to rely on manual labor to earn living expenses. If we find out all the people here who are willing to participate in labor and labor management, they may not even be able to make up the money. The size of a Phoenix Kingdom.
Unfortunately, knowing the problem does not mean it can be changed. It is more reliable to concentrate on making money for yourself and raise magic items to survive the Three Realms War.
Make arrangements for the related industries of railway construction. When they can be used depends on whether the nobles in various places are interested in it. The Minister of the Interior does not have many good ideas in this regard. Even if he sends inspectors to keep an eye on it, it will not happen. What a great effect.
The form of aristocratic rule meant that not every noble wanted the local area to prosper. A change of only a few percent of the tax base is okay, but if the tax revenue increases several times due to prosperity, it may attract greater aristocrats to covet it, and there is a risk of family ruin.
Because of this kind of mess, the Ministry of Interior couldn't even handle it on its own, and occasionally reported it to Fatal VI to change territories for these guys.
It is not so easy to change the territory. Over the past few hundred years, all the fiefdoms with a certain economic foundation have been sealed off, and the rest are places where birds can't poop. The sixth generation delayed it for a month or two, which made the progress of the work fall apart. Kind of stuck.
There are many chronic diseases in the empire, and there is still a long way to go to close the productivity gap.
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