Release that Witch

188. Chapter 188, “The good show is here!”

    After a field trip to the Northern Slope Mine and two days of negotiations, Roland entered into a new trade contract with Hogg and Crescent Moon Bay Caravan.

    After seeing the orbiting mining system that was running like a fly, Hogg’s eyes were falling out. He even proposed to invest in the construction of the factory in Border Town, specializing in the construction of mine tracks and supporting equipment, half of the profits, but was rejected by Roland – investment can be done when people are too many, small town now What is missing is people, not money.

    After all, Hogg is just a mining businessman. Although he has several mines, he also manages an open-pit silver mine for the Kalbara Earl in Silver Light City. But the only miners who can get it are the strength of an island compared to Crescent Moon Bay. A lot worse. In the end, the contract he signed was a Steam engine that was ordered six months later. It was also ten, and a complete mine transportation system (including rails and mine cars). Half of the Months of Demon was delivered before the rest of the year.

    Crescent Moon Bay Caravan has a lot of breath, and Gamore has signed a ten-year contract. When the caravan comes next time, he will bring a team of 300 people, mainly composed of blacksmiths and carpenters. These people are paid by Crescent Moon Bay, and Roland only needs accommodation and food. The Steam engine they produced in a decade was sold to Crescent Moon Bay, and ten years later they voluntarily decided to stay – this was what Roland had repeatedly negotiated.

    There is no doubt that there will be caravans in this group of people. Even after adding this article, the other party will inevitably choose the people who are loyal to Crescent Moon Bay. When they decide to stay, half of them will not know. But for Roland, skilled workers are always not enough, leaving 10% to earn. What he fears is never a technical advantage, but he is worried that no one will turn his technology into a real product.

    In addition to the Steam engine, the second big single comes from the ship’s transformation.

    Together with the 300 craftsmen, there are two riverboats. Crescent Moon Bay Caravan wants Border Town to convert it into a steam-powered Stream Ship. The cost of a single ship is up to 1,800 gold royals. Directly exceeds Margery’s Steam engine order. In contrast, although the mug received three orders, the total amount was less than three hundred gold royals – this is still in the case of Roland’s price increase ten times that of the convenience store. This made him feel the profit gap between industrial products and civilian products. If it could not be mass-produced, the civilian products would simply satisfy the needs of the small town residents.

    Somehow the prince was surprised that the iron breastplate and the iron farm tools were left out. Later, at dinner, Margery answered his doubts. “Although your breastplate is indeed cheaper, but the output is too small, if you resell, every piece of transportation costs and taxes, perhaps only five or six gold royal profits. Moreover, your armor is forged from a hydraulic forging hammer? Either use the Steam engine…In any case, the price of this armor is very fixed, expensive on expensive iron, not artificial. ”She paused, “It is even more unnecessary to buy it. The sea merchants, whether they are guards or sailors, rarely wear heavy armor, which will make them sink quickly when they fall into the water. Most of the time, armor is embarrassing to them, not protection. ”

    “The same is true for farm implements. If you can’t get a lot of cheap iron, it’s cheaper and not too cheap. It’s hard to form an advantage compared to similar local products. Unlike those colorful cups, the price is completely undecided, and you may be able to earn several times if you run into a favorite noble. ”

    “So that’s it.”Roland thought about it and found out that it was…For armor and farm implements, which are stable in price, the material cost is very difficult to put down the price under the big situation. He is cheaper and cheaper. Steam engine is more efficient than water hammer. Unfortunately, this difference is not enough to cause The interest of big businessmen.

    And the whiteboard armor with Soraya’s stab-resistant finish is part of the First Army dressup. Before the iron production goes up, the mass sales are impossible.

……

    The exciting drama premiere is coming soon.

    In the afternoon, the townspeople surrounded the central square – this was the case in Roland where the old buildings were demolished and the area of ​​the square was doubled.

    In order to promote the role, Roland began to issue a notice to citizen one week in advance, and also ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to send people to the small town peripheral area to mobilize serfs to watch the drama.

    As a feudal lord, Roland clearly has the best viewing position. In the direction of the performance stage, Karl set up a temporary wooden platform with three rows of wooden tables, which can accommodate about 100 people. Roland sits in the middle of the third floor. On one side is Witch Union, next to him is Anna, on the other side is a merchant group, the most recent is Margery.

    The first and second floors are mostly officials and apprentices of City Hall.

    To ensure safety, the people around the wooden platform are First Army soldiers who watch the drama while isolating the prince’s location from the civilian population.

    At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the sun’s hotness has faded, and the cool breeze that Wendy rolled up from time to time has made everyone on the stage enjoy VIP-like treatment.

    In the applause of the crowd, the actors stepped onto the stage one by one.

    To be honest, Roland’s heart will not have any effect on the final performance. After handing the script to Irene, he will not have to deal with it again, recruiting or rehearsing, all by her and Fern. Busy. Looking back now, a newcomer to a theater has only appeared on stage once and how much experience can it have? And the friends she found, it is estimated that they are all not able to perform in the stronghold theater before they go to the small town actor.

    In other words, this is a new drama directed, organized and implemented by the newcomer team.

    Fortunately, Roland doesn’t mind failure. This drama is not for ticket sales, nor for promoting the script. This is an enlightenment of ideological transformation, and it is not only performed once. This did not play well, the next time there is progress then it will be alright.

    “I know why you are so confident in this show,” Margery suddenly exclaimed. “You just invited Miss May!”

    Roland groaned, “Who?”

    “May, don’t tell me you don’t know about it! God, I saw her performance at Kingdom Capital before I came here,” Margery grinned. “Whether it’s the role of the character or the creation of feelings, she is top notch. “Prince Seeking Love earned tears from many people, and even Cajin Fez praised her! ”

    “Who is Cajin Fez?”Roland turned over the memory and found that there was no impression on the name in the brain.

“……Your Highness, are you really a Kingdom Capital? ”Margery blinked. “I take the liberty to ask, who is the most familiar person at Kingdom Capital? Except in the court. ”

    “”Magic Hand” Hugo,” Roland blurted out and found that it was not good.

    “Hey,” the businesswoman looked at him meaningfully. “The most famous playboy, I heard that with a both hands, women can’t forget about him…I’ve got it!

    “Only by hand?”Anna turned her head. “Why?”

    “No…NothingRoland helped the road. “We still watch the drama seriously.”