For example, when building a railway, no matter whether he can build it for the time being or not, at least he has to make a good plan. And things like distance measurement require some professional talents. There are several geniuses in this area among the goblins, but a country is not his own territory. With Lydia's order, someone quickly stood up and worked with the goblins to come up with a solution.
There is a skill in magic called Wizard's Eye. It is unknown who activated this skill, but this skill is really useful. It was combined with the goblins and the kingdom to form a rangefinder.
The most important thing is that this thing can be mass-produced, and it is very easy to operate. You only need half a month of training to be able to do this job.
After the rangefinder was developed, a new problem arose: the test equipment could be knocked out by hand, but mass production was almost impossible.
He returned to the territory overnight in a flying car and gathered some temporarily free goblins. The requirement for a lathe was formally approved. In the past, there was no way to solve the problem of power, but now that there is a way to power, the results will naturally come out soon.
Lathe processing factories also came into being as a result, because there are still some problems with precision cutting due to power issues, but these are not important now, as long as everything can be made and used, it's fine.
In order to reduce the burden on the goblins, Lin Xingchen captured all the people without magical talent in Maple Leaf Territory to be apprentices. No matter whether they had talent in this area or not, they had to learn first. Apprentices from the kingdom were also on the way, and at the same time, the goblins were encouraged to increase the speed of population expansion.
Every day these precious talents eat the finest ingredients and drink the best wine in the hope that they can make greater contributions to the goblin population.
Many things are not about beauty but practicality. These high-tech things naturally need to be polished slowly, while some things that do not require much technology can only work miracles with great effort.
More than a dozen flying cars have been built. Every day, nobles come to Maple Leaf Territory to check on the trains and the situation in Maple Leaf Territory. All those who go back swear to support the development of the trains.
They saw that the train could bring them huge benefits, so they were naturally enthusiastic. However, Lin Xingchen and Queen Lydia were both the kind of people who were eager for quick success and instant benefits. Together with Prime Minister Frank, they came up with a railway construction plan.
The United Chamber of Commerce of Nobles once again played a key role. Everyone unanimously agreed that the Chamber of Commerce should invest in the construction of the railway, and the state would grant the Chamber of Commerce the right to use the railway for 30 years.
It will be nationalized after thirty years. Other kings would definitely not accept such a situation. After all, no one can calculate how much profit can be generated in these thirty years. But Lydia, this devilish woman, is very scary. As long as it can make the country rich and strong quickly, she is not afraid of losing money as long as you dare to invest money.
This is a person who is passionate about power to the core, and she is very patient and persistent. She once again emphasized that she is a person who really knows how to do business. She can shorten the time from a hundred years to thirty years. She thinks this deal is very cost-effective. The country does not need to pay out a gold coin, but only needs to give the Chamber of Commerce the right to collect taxes for thirty years, and the country can use it for free when needed.
After this plan was passed, the nobles went crazy. Fortunately, when Elsa collapsed before, Anna accepted her shares in the Chamber of Commerce.
The products and technologies are produced by themselves, and it would be meaningless for Maple Leaf to reap a large share of the profits from the users.
Iron smelting furnaces were erected at the designated locations. The once noble magicians were commanded by Lin Xingchen to begin carving magic circles, or were sent to do distance measurement. Mineral deposits were searched for all over the country. The lords who had iron mines in their territories woke up with smiles in their dreams.
Unconsciously, as Lin Xingchen's baton started to turn, everyone looked back and found that it seemed that everyone in the kingdom was busy. Those with skills were hired to work, and those without skills were either mining and building roads, or busy with farm work.
It was at this time that everyone realized the lack of many talents. There was no other way but to find a solution. Someone thought of Lin Xingchen's original method, and the slave traders suddenly became active.
As the news of the slave traders spread, many capable but unappreciated people began to flock to the Kurma Kingdom.
Maple Leaf Territory, as the first stop, often gets priority. The two women, Anna and Avril, are also very ruthless. As long as they are talented and willing to stay in Maple Leaf Territory, they will give very generous treatment.
The price of iron ingots in the commodity exchange continued to rise. At this time, Maple Leaf Leader also took out one of its flagship products, the Magic Floating Carriage.
Lin Xingchen had this idea a long time ago, but he had never used it before. But now it is different. Both iron ore and iron ingots are very heavy. With this suspension to reduce weight, the speed of pulling goods has increased by several times.
Those who come to Maple Leaf Territory from the Empire or other principalities to purchase goods will all bring back a large bag of cotton seeds. After the cotton is grown and processed, it can be transported back by truck the following year, which can increase their profits a lot. Although the goods they transported in the past could be sold, the price became lower as more people came. At least the cotton here is purchased at a guaranteed price.
In the past, no one cared about the output of steel. But now, looking at the figures submitted by the goblins, Lydia and other decision-makers all had a headache. After a rough calculation, the total annual steel output of the Kurma Kingdom was only 80,000 tons. Although it was a rough estimate, Lin Xingchen felt that even if the number was raised to 100,000 tons, it would be of no use.
Because the goblins calculated that 300,000 tons of steel would be needed this year alone, the gap between the two immediately became apparent. Someone suggested using wood if steel wasn't enough, but Lin Xingchen retorted.
Scratching his head, Lin Xingchen was helpless: "Everyone, we are currently stuck in a dilemma by the steel production. Let's think of a solution!"
"I can't believe that we didn't pay much attention to this matter before, but now it has become the biggest problem hindering our development." Prime Minister Frank looked guilty. After all, he had never paid attention to this matter during his more than ten years as prime minister.
"It's not your fault. After all, you only used steel to make weapons before. Now that steel has become an important resource for national development, it's natural that there will be a shortage. Instead of feeling guilty, you might as well think about how to solve it!" Lin Xingchen could only say that there was no way to deal with this situation.
"Lin, if that doesn't work, we can only slow down the speed and wait until the amount of steel increases!" Lydia discussed with Lin Xingchen with a helpless look on her face.
“Your Majesty, if you want to talk about iron ore, I do know a place that has it. As long as we settle down there, we can get enough iron ore.
With mineral deposits, we can naturally increase the amount of steel, and our development can be accelerated. "Lin Xingchen thought about all the ways he could think of, and finally thought of a place.
"Oh... Lin, where are you talking about? Do we have large amounts of iron ore that can be mined?" Not only the queen, but also the others looked at Lin Xingchen with inquiring eyes.
"Endless abyss!" Lin Xingchen uttered four words.
"How is it possible...The Endless Abyss has always been a legend. Even if it really exists, it would be a problem how we can get there!" Lydia asked in surprise.
"Ah... everyone, just pretend I didn't say that and I was just joking!" Lin Xingchen laughed and no one took it seriously.
After the breakup, Lin Xingchen returned to his home in the royal capital and quietly prepared for other matters. After all, since he was restricted all of a sudden, he naturally needed to take care of other things.
He ran around the capital checking on the necessary work preparations, but his life was interrupted by the queen's servant on the third day.
Sitting in the carriage, Lin Xingchen asked the messenger what the queen wanted to see him about. The waiter couldn't answer, only saying that there seemed to be a turn for the better regarding the steel matter.
This time, Lydia was sitting in the council hall in formal attire. She was obviously stunned when she saw Lin Xingchen's look. After all, he was wearing casual and loose clothes today, which looked a bit out of place.
"Didn't Waiter Lin remind you to change your clothes?" Lydia turned and looked at the waiter.
"None of her business. I just didn't have time to change. After all, the Queen must have something important to tell me when she summoned me. I don't think the Queen would care about clothes." He managed to ward off disaster for the waitress. Otherwise, given her status, she would have been badly injured if not killed.
"You're lucky! Lin, an important guest is coming today. He may be able to help us solve the iron ore problem that is bothering us." Lydia explained why she asked him to come.
"There is such a person? Who can get a large amount of iron ore? Who is he?" Lin Xingchen immediately became interested.
"Bishop Steve Percy, Bishop of the Church of Light."
"Steve, the Church of Light, Your Majesty, when did you get involved with the Church of Light?" Lin Xingchen's face suddenly fell.
"It wasn't my connection. It was introduced by Owen Griffin."
"Owen is a really good guy. He has been away for a few years and now he has become disgusting." Lin Xingchen said this without any concealment, and many people in the council hall heard it clearly.
"Lin, who did I make disgusted? You have to tell me clearly, otherwise I will be angry." Owen's voice came from far away and soon reached Lin Xingchen.
The guy gave Lin Xingchen a hug as soon as he came up: "Long time no see. When I went home two years ago, I went to Maple Leaf to look for you. Your family was traveling with you. I didn't expect to see you this year. I'm so happy." Owen has been traveling abroad for the past few years to open up markets for their business.