A fool like Merik doesn't know how big a wave the full rollout of pot machines has caused in the entire Pilates area.
The camel machine is a machine with traction. The upper limit of the production of serious car companies is even comparable to that of large-scale Warcraft. A few of them are okay, but too many will directly shake the large livestock industry. The most serious losses will be the lords and livestock dealers in each district. Big landowner.
However, during the entire process of popularizing orders for pot camel machines, several parties did not speak up. Even the lord's wife helped an outsider, which involved an exchange of interests.
First is the lord.
The Phoenix Kingdom only started to take special care of the Pilates area after it became a floating island. There are not many fixed assets that can be used to offset the loss of the lord. The only ones that can be truly valuable are those at the airport, but the airport's The lords originally had the majority of the members, but if they gave way, they would be gone.
So the plan they gave was to give away two wooden planes for free. These things are a real money-printing machine nowadays, and the unit price is really not cheap. If they are given to the lord personally, there is no reason to refuse.
Livestock dealers and landowners don't have that much face. Starting from the lords themselves, too many forces in the city are not allowed to have their own air transportation capabilities, because it will break the existing air transportation pricing system.
In response to the livestock dealers, the Phoenix Kingdom offered a discount on the price of the engine. It was like the sun was rising in the west.
Ever since the Phoenix Kingdom started its external trade, it has always been selling things with the same words. Because the things are so good, there are too many people grabbing them, and they tend to rise rather than fall. Especially some six-cylinder diesel engines that are purchased for use in mining areas are even more expensive. It can still be sold at the original price after a few years.
Only through special instructions through administrative channels can something lower than the initial price appear. Anyway, people in the Pilates area have never enjoyed it before.
At this stage, the main models of engines exported by the Phoenix Kingdom to the Pilates region are single, double, four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines. The latter two have no substitutes from other regions. In particular, the six-cylinder engine is extremely difficult to buy and often requires Only a few units can be ordered by leveraging the relationship between Rainbow Group's cooperative mining areas.
This time, after only a short negotiation, the other party relented and agreed to provide 100 inline six-cylinder diesel engines to various livestock operators in Pilates within three months.
Although there is no supporting industry in the Pilates area to turn it into a heavy-duty truck, as long as the power is high enough, it can be used for anything, including digging wells, mining, and making heavy-duty lifting equipment.
In addition, a four-cylinder gasoline engine will be built by a light vehicle factory in the Phoenix Kingdom and will cooperate with various operators to open a local light truck assembly plant. At the same time, the single-cylinder and twin-cylinder engines shipped to the local area from the Phoenix Kingdom will also be partially supplied to the factory. Produces wood gas carts, tricycles, tractors, etc.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be done without the filial piety of the lord, but it is not given by the Phoenix Kingdom, but the "filial piety" of the merchants.
This is an endless supply of rice, and those who have opinions will naturally shut up.
As for the transportation bottleneck of fuel, that is another problem, and the other party has also given advice. If it is not possible, you can locally produce some highly distilled alcohol and mix it with fuel. Although the effect will be worse, it can effectively curb the increase in fuel output. thought.
Landowners are relatively less influential. Some landowners may have a few magic swordsmen in their families, but their importance to the entire city is too low. Their livestock holdings are only in units of "hundred" at most. In the process of "turning livestock into meat", the losses will not be too great.
Therefore, the other party gave money directly, and the lord distributed it on his behalf. All transportation animals were subsidized with 100 yuan of Phoenix coins per head. As for how much of this money was left in the lord's pocket in the end, it depended on whether the landowners could concentrate their efforts.
Once the operation was completed, all relevant stakeholders shut up. Experiencers like Merik who had no direct contact with the above naturally felt very calm.
There are two forces that are also closely related, but they are promoters.
A local snake group similar to the Gaia Society, they
It does not engage in livestock trading and has no direct benefits. However, after the popularization of camel machines, the people's labor force will be greatly amplified, which will significantly improve the income of people in the area, which also means that the same proportion of protection fees can be much higher.
Otherwise, how much money can you really make by selling a rubber ring for 15 yuan?
Rubber rings are originally imported for this reason. After being transported by air, plus a landing tax, they are already 8 yuan each when they are transferred to Gaia Society. With the ability of the blacksmiths, they may not be able to collect 200 yuan a month. A functional pot machine only consumes a few rubber rings. How much money can you make?
Three thousand phoenix coins may seem like a lot to the common people, but for a society like the Gaia Society that supports more than a dozen high-level mages and professionals of the same level, this little money is not enough to do anything.
Selling for 15 yuan is actually a way to suppress the blacksmith's cost as much as possible through profit sharing. Similarly, it is also a good intention to keep the price of iron in the region from rising.
Another related party is Duolai Iron Industry.
Duolai's situation is more like Quagmire City than Black Water.
There is iron in Duolai, but it does not produce coal itself, and there are no places around it that only produce coal like Montenegro.
Of course, there is still coal on this floating island, but it is a little further away. It has to be taken from the south end through the river to Duolai, which is about 150 kilometers away. The river has not completely dried up due to occasional rains, so there is no way to come directly. It had to be transported across a stagnant lake. The point is that this road is of a different era and is not for vehicles. The transportation cost is as high as transporting coal by air, and is not even as cost-effective as coking with local firewood.
However, the coke content of wood coking cannot be compared with that of coking coal. Even if the appearance of some furnaces of Phoenix Iron Works is copied, it will not be able to produce good steel.
Duolai people are not stupid. They have even obtained some new steel-making solvents and slag-related technologies at previous industrial exhibitions. However, they are limited by local conditions and the development is particularly difficult. The relevant groups have not paid attention to the new technologies and local conditions. The retail workshops have widened the gap.
From the perspective of their own security, they also need to promote cheaper steel in order to achieve a higher armed rate across the island and counter the expansion of the demon clan into the region.
Don't think that iron armor is useless. Low-level goods like little devils are more prevalent. Their fireballs do not have the effect of continuous burning, and their melee capabilities are not higher than those of an average person. However, long claws can easily cause The wounds fester and die. Using a three-millimeter fully armored iron armor with a slightly thicker front breastplate is enough to deal with them. If the armor is changed to steel, it can even be lighter.
If the price of iron armor is reduced by half, the entire floating island can have at least 30% more patrol and guard capabilities. At least the normal production and living costs will not rise particularly high.
The Phoenix Kingdom tried to give away the drawings of the pot camel machine for free, and even helped with a wave of sales. This was obviously a good opportunity.
In terms of income level, the demand for iron from traditional blacksmiths is actually very low. According to the weights and measures of the Phoenix Kingdom, the amount of iron consumed for repairing various farm tools is in the hundreds of grams. Even those with poor craftsmanship cannot consume twice as much. One kilogram of farm tools is made. Iron will also make two or three hoe or shovel heads.
As for the pot machine, according to the explanation of the previous communication staff, if it cannot reach a certain amount of iron, it will almost break when the furnace is opened! This alone can increase the iron consumption of a single blacksmith shop by more than ten times from the original one or two kilograms per day.
Even after it is fully rolled out, only a group of blacksmiths with good enough skills will really need more iron, which can at least double the output of the entire Duolai pig iron.
Only when the output increases will there be money to improve production capacity... This is of course taught by others.
Only with money can it be possible to unite with other cities to make certain improvements to the transportation lines, and hopefully use local coal. Once coal at an acceptable price is connected, Duolai will immediately become the real center of the entire floating island.
Therefore, the focus at this stage is to help suppress the phenomenon of some retail investors in Duolai raising prices on the ground, and to maintain the popularity of the entire Guotuo machine.
The small, hand-made pot camel machine built by a single blacksmith and his apprentice actually affects not only the blacksmith's income, but it is no exaggeration to say that it even involves the top power of half the floating island and nearly one million ordinary people. people's future.
As for the price of the Phoenix Kingdom... in someone's eyes, it is almost zero.
