Chapter 133 Storm Heavy Industry

Two major events have occurred in Castres in recent days.

One is that Isaac, a servant in the manor, decided to resign from his position in the manor, took away many of the manor's guards, and established a chamber of commerce independent of Castel - the Ash Alliance.

Hughes personally handled the formalities for him and gave him his blessing.

Second, Josh was interviewed by Hughes. After he came out, he publicly apologized to the partners he had won over before, stating that he did not own the goods and ships, and showed a letter of employment. He and the Ashes Alliance founded by Isaac jointly hired Jeremiah's ship.

The islanders discussed these two things for a long time. As for Isaac's matter, the islanders unanimously believed that it was the lord's instruction. After all, everyone knew how popular the soaps were, and it was reasonable for the lord to set up a caravan to sell them outside.

As for Josh, many people think that he is finished. After being warned by the lord, there is definitely no place for him in Castel.

But as time went on, these people slowly changed their minds.

After Josh apologized, the men he recruited did not leave him after some discussion. On the contrary, more people came to find him.

These people were not fools. When Josh first said he had a ship and goods, people did not take it seriously. They were willing to work with Josh more because he had actually succeeded in selling soap in the empire.

Now, although Josh has publicly apologized and admitted that his previous statements were wrong, the employment letter in his hand is real, and people now know that he can really get the goods and borrow the boat.

So many people who love adventure came to try to find a way out.

Another merchant group is Isaac's Ashes Alliance - this name doesn't really sound like a merchant group.

Although people also wanted to join, Isaac spread the word that he did not plan to recruit people here. He planned to open up the market in the empire first and try his luck there.

Now people were disappointed and finally turned to Josh.

So Josh was surprised to find that although he was interviewed and publicly apologized, more and more people supported him.

"So why did you come to me?" Ken sighed, "There are so many people willing to go on adventures with you."

The two were now sitting in Ken's house, and Josh had brought some fried fish, as he hadn't spent all the money he made from selling soap last time.

Glancing at his friend across from him, Josh grinned.

"Hey, Ken, you're such a stickler."

He held a grilled fish in his hand and pointed at Ken: "You should have seen the announcement. The Lord provides additional subsidies for students in the advanced class to go to sea, and it is specifically marked that they must sign up for the mechanical course."

Ken nodded. There was indeed such an announcement. He saw it, but he didn't quite understand why.

What does going to sea have to do with ships and machinery? And a trip with a ship often takes ten days or half a month. Although Ken has basically completed the mechanical knowledge of the advanced class, he still wants to stay in the test field. There is a new group of people who know a lot of things, and he has learned a lot.

"It's simple. The Lord needs a group of ship engineers."

"The engineer on the ship?" Ken frowned. He studied mechanical engineering. Are there any mechanical structures on the ship?

Josh said with some pride: "You know about the Ash Alliance, right? The Lord told me this time that he actually plans to set up two chambers of commerce. The Ash Alliance is just a small one, and it is not Castel's official chamber of commerce in name. The one that the Lord really prepared has not been released yet."

This news is somewhat shocking. Is the lord planning to organize his own chamber of commerce? "Is it really okay for you to say this?"

"I'm not saying anything nonsense. I'm just telling you. The Lord didn't tell me not to say it. And I have a guess."

When Josh came to this point, he came over mysteriously and whispered in Ken's ear, "I think he just wants me to tell you this news!"

Ken blinked, revealing a somewhat confused expression.

"Why would you tell me?"

"He said he had specifically asked about our relationship before, and he told me that after he knew we were childhood friends. And do you know the name of that chamber of commerce? Guess?"

"Uh, the Castel Chamber of Commerce?"

"No, it's called Storm Heavy Industries."

"Storm Heavy Industry? Why does this sound even less like a chamber of commerce?"

"The Lord said that this would be a, uh, what's the word? An enterprise?"

"In short, Storm Heavy Industries is a collection of factories on our island, and the Chamber of Commerce is just a part of it - now you understand, the Lord plans to bring together all of Castel's industries and establish a Chamber of Commerce to sell goods to the outside world!"

"It sounds really impressive, but what does it have to do with me?"

Ken scratched his head. He was just an ordinary engineer. He had even heard the word engineer from the lord not long ago. It was really difficult for him to connect these things together.

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"My Lord, you never do useless things, right? When you first learned the principles of mechanics, there were no machines on the island. I heard that a large number of machines have been built now, right?"

"So, Lord, why did you suddenly start to call in the ship's mechanical engineers?"

Josh raised an eyebrow at Ken.

Ken wasn't stupid, he was even smarter than most people, his grades were the best in the advanced class, he just didn't think too much about it.

After Josh's explanation, he also thought of many things. Because of his status as an advanced class student, Ken even knew more. For example, the lord was designing a new type of steam engine, and that steam engine needed to control its volume.

Why does a steam engine need to control its volume?

Ken had never paid much attention to this question before, but now he had some vague guesses.

Could it be that it was to be placed on a ship? How would a steam engine be used on a ship? He didn't know this either, but as a mechanical engineer, he subconsciously began to think about it.

What if we use a steam engine to drive the oars to row the boat? No, maybe we should use a huge wheel to move the water?

It may be a little cumbersome, but it doesn't feel impossible.

If it was the Lord, he would surely be able to design it, right? Zeus's profound knowledge successfully impressed every student, even the newcomers, such as Sister Chloe, who praised him highly, even more enthusiastically than the old students.

Ken understood this situation very well. The more he learned, the more he discovered how terrifying Lord Zeus's knowledge was. Those newcomers knew more than him, so they also knew more about the lord's profound knowledge.

Thinking in this way, the lord might really be able to install a steam engine on the ship.

(End of this chapter)