Chapter 427 Chapter 425: New City Construction (Subscription Request)
After inspecting the industrial area and passing through the already used residential area, Roy finally set foot in the new city of Brussels.
Here, he found Julius Martin!
This young man, who was only in his twenties, was once so fair, elegant and graceful.
He was also proficient in painting, writing and poetry.
To put it bluntly, he is just an artistic young man who wants to be a great designer.
But now, he has dark skin, rude manners, and likes to shout at the top of his voice. His roar can even scare busy workers.
The construction site is already noisy and chaotic, and if you speak too quietly, others won't be able to hear you at all.
So, he forced himself to change, and became so unrecognizable that Luo Yi could hardly recognize him.
But you can't deny his professionalism, hard work and results!
As the person in charge who spends almost all his time on the construction site, he is familiar with almost every engineering team here, every mage sent by the empire, the progress of every building, and every design concept.
He could even use his brain to conceive the distribution map of streets and buildings and the finished appearance.
When he met Luo Yi, he was no longer as reserved as before, but pulled him aside and began to introduce him incessantly.
"Hope Community, yes, it's the same community as before, I named it Hope Community.
Its completion and use have diverted most of the population from the slums, providing those who work here with a better living environment."
"Don't think this is a big deal. Just because there's more hope, everyone's work enthusiasm is higher."
"However, I know that the industrial zone is overcrowded, so the area where I am currently constructing is the Second Industrial Zone."
“The construction of the new city of Brussels revolves around the continuous alternation of industrial and residential areas, with the addition of other areas.
For example, the government district, high-tech zone, etc. ”
"The complete form is that each industrial zone has its own strengths, rather than being a hodgepodge of them all together.
In that case, it will be difficult to bring into play the role of industrial aggregation."
“Therefore, according to the plan, the First Industrial Zone will gradually eliminate and transfer other industries in the future and become a pure military production zone.
This second industrial zone is developing towards various types of vehicles. After its completion, the Magic Heavy Truck will be the first to be produced here.
There will also be plans for factories such as magic locomotives and magic aircraft in the future."
"Although, I think the Empire is unlikely to transfer the production technology of magic aircraft, you might as well consider magic airships..."
"Okay, okay, you are the Earl, I will do as you say."
"In addition to these heavy industrial productions, there are also supporting steel mills, iron foundries, railways and roads that need to be built.
All of these are happening simultaneously.”
"Speaking of this, I really want to express my admiration. I don't know how you, Lord Earl, managed to mobilize so many civilians to work here.
Although they don’t have much technical skills, they are young and strong, and with the help of the older ones, they are growing very fast.”
“It’s only with so many people that the project can move forward so quickly!”
"If this happened in any other feudal dynasty, even in the Habsburg Empire, the nobles would be furious."
This was what surprised Julius, but Chloe acted very calmly.
Wasn't it just for this day that he turned all the nobles and vassals into capitalists?
With one order, these capitalists, who were more active than Roy, returned to their respective fiefdoms, and then the laborers were semi-forcibly recruited.
At the beginning, these civilians were still a little scared, thinking that there would be another war.
It was not until they were taken to the construction site, provided with food, accommodation and wages, that they felt settled.
In fact, ordinary farmers in the village have no way to make money, so they work very hard when they have the opportunity to do this kind of work.
And, seriously speaking, Xianhualing has been stable for many years and there is no shortage of population.
All of these have become a boost to industrial development and new city construction.
Of course, this is only one aspect. On the other hand, it also requires the strong support of the empire.
Then, a wizard chanted a spell and cast the magic of "turning fossils into mud".
After it fell, a group of workers immediately rushed over, waving pickaxes and working hard.
Before the magic wore off, the foundation was dug to sufficient depth and length.
There were also mages who, upon seeing the stacked bricks and stones, cast a spell of 'turning mud into stone', and the bricks and stones became as strong as stone.
In addition, these construction wizards have demonstrated unimaginable efficiency and speed in exploring underground water veins, building ditches and sewage treatment systems, laying lapis lazuli, cutting objects, and moving large materials.
This is also one of the reasons why the construction of new cities has progressed by leaps and bounds.
There are enough workers to be mobilized at will, and the involvement of magic makes many troublesome tasks that are beyond the reach of manpower become simple and efficient.
This is actually one of the directions of transformation for many mages in the empire.
As the empire increasingly promoted the magical industry, the status of mechanical mages was greatly improved.
But the cake is so small, and if mechanical mages take up more of it, other types of mages will naturally get less.
The potion master is considered to be the one who is doing the best among them. After all, everyone needs to practice, and practice is inseparable from potions.
But other mages had a harder time.
Sometimes, they even need to help some low-level mechanical mages in order to obtain training resources.
This is something they cannot tolerate. Money is not a concern, the main thing is the loss of face!
Therefore, they have been actively exploring new ways out over the years.
For example, a water-specialized mage is trying to develop in the direction of rainfall, sowing seeds, breeding aquatic products and combing water veins.
Mages who specialize in earth-related skills are more likely to switch to construction.
You have to admit that their efficiency is greatly improved, but the only thing is that the hiring price of these mages is not cheap.
It just so happens that Luo Yi is the type of person who is rich, can make money, and is willing to spend money.
He didn't like putting more and more Gintir into a bank account, simply to watch the numbers increase.
He even disliked filling the house with gold. He guarded the door like a miser, looking vigilantly at everyone who passed by.
To him, gold is simply currency, a tool of measurement in transactions, not much different from a piece of paper.
So, when you make money, make a budget, leave enough money for emergencies, and spend the rest.
Whether it's building a city, developing industry, cultivating talents, stockpiling food, or purchasing magic items, scrolls, potions, and knowledge...
All of these are more valuable than guarding gold.
With this idea in mind, Luo Yi is really willing to spend money.
As for the construction of the new city, although the magician engineering team was sent by the empire, the cost was borne by Huahualing, and he hired a full six of them.
The Second Industrial Zone is responsible for the main project, and the remaining manpower has been allocated to other projects.
Some are responsible for laying foundations and lapis lazuli lines, some are responsible for building sewage treatment plants, and some are responsible for laying magic energy pools.
It is worth mentioning that Luo Yi has stockpiled magic energy pools of four sizes: large, medium, small and micro, with more than ten of each type.
In addition, Luo Yi is even negotiating with the Empire to purchase a few more wizard towers!
It is similar to Lilia's mechanical mage tower, which uses modular technology and can be assembled quickly.
He doesn't want just one or two, but several!
Take as much as you can spare!
All the resources of the empire are now tilted towards war, so these produced mage towers are in surplus.
Otherwise, even if Luo Yi wanted to buy it, he would not be qualified!
Roy's thoughts were wandering a little, but Julius' introduction had not stopped yet.
“Here, right here, a magic energy pool will be installed!
Industrial use consumes a great deal of mana, so a medium-sized mana pool has been installed. Magicians dispatched by the Empire have already arrived to install it."
"And here, according to the Space Mage's investigation, this place is the most stable.
We have imported some technology from the Empire, which allows us to build the most secure vaults.
I heard someone from the Seven Gods Bank came to discuss building a branch with you. However, I think it would be safer for such a large county like Flower County to have its own bank!"
“By the way, this will be the new government office. It will be spacious, bright, and open to everyone.
As the number of factories increases, all kinds of tedious affairs and taxes have to be handled here."
“Where there is light, there is darkness, so every city has a prison.
A complete element suppression barrier has been set up here. Unless one is at the fourth level or above, no one who enters here can use their fighting spirit or magic power, which can effectively detain prisoners."
Following Julius Martin's introduction, Roy and he traveled all over the construction sites of the new city of Brussels.
How to say it?
Unfinished construction sites are notoriously dirty and messy. After a round, Luo Yi's face and body were covered with dust.
However, he was still very excited because a city was changing day by day right under his watch.
Of course, without noticing, the two had already solved the problems encountered in the construction of another city.
"I've already chosen the location. It's northwest of Flower Territory, beneath the Dome Mountains. There's plenty of flat land there."
"To keep it confidential, I only sent a trustworthy construction team, so the work was a little slow.
But at least it’s started!”
"The most important thing is resources. With so many wizard towers, floating rings, lapis lazuli, and magic materials, there shouldn't be too many..."
"I just inflate the numbers as much as possible. Only by reporting enough can I get more surplus from it."
"It's impossible to speed up, but we have plenty of time, so let's take our time."
"The most important thing is to keep it secret! Keep it secret! Keep it secret!"
"If the news were to leak out at this stage, I'm afraid the city would never be built. The Empire wouldn't be happy about it."
"A flying magical city! Now that I think about it, this seems like a crazy plan."
Luo Yi finally spoke: "Then you should be thankful, thankful that you were the executor of this crazy plan, and that you will go down in history because of it."
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(End of this chapter)
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