There wasn't anything worth paying attention to at the Banka Road opening ceremony. The only highlight was that after Count Samo finished speaking, her highness Seveni also gave a simple speech.
Although her highness didn't say much and most of it was to congratulate the opening of the Banka Road, she had revealed a very important piece of information from these words.
It was that the king was very certain about investing in the road and he clearly supported it.
So the representatives of the large companies all became excited.
Since this matter had the support of the kingdom's royal family, it meant that it was very promising.
What they needed to see next was if the New Flyer could earn money from this road.
This doubt disappeared into thin air when the Fersen Carriage Company's horse carriage returned to Banta City.
Because this horse carriage had set off from Banta City at the beginning of the ceremony and now that it had made a round trip, it had only taken a trivial morning!
All merchants understood one thing, which was that time was money.
Before the Banka Road was built, although it was less than sixty kilometers from Banta City to Karma City, it would take half a day to get there even with the fastest horse carriage.
But now that the Banka Road was opened, it took less than a single morning to make a round trip. If it was converted to a single trip, it would take less than two hours!
Compared to before, there was no doubt that this saved a large amount of time.
Needless to say, riding a horse carriage for 60 kilometers on that kind of gravel road was almost enough to make one's entire body fall apart. If it was goods, in order to protect the integrity of the goods, the speed had to be reduced to an extremely low level. A single trip might take an entire day.
However, because the Banka Road was paved with cement, the horse carriage didn't feel any bumps at all.
Adding in the fact that the Fersen Carriage Company's horse carriages had changed from the traditional wooden wheels to the new tires developed by the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, not only did it reduce the vibration of the horse carriages, it also made the horse carriages much lighter and much faster.
If it wasn't for the help of the new tires, even on the smooth Banka Road, they wouldn't have been able to make a round trip between Banta City and Karma City in just a single morning.
So after the « Banta Times » made a special report on the new tires, there was a new wave in Banta City and the surrounding cities, which was to change the tires for horse carriages.
In just half a month, the horse carriages running through the streets of Banta City and the surrounding cities were all changed to the new tires made by the New Flyer.
If a family's horse carriage was still using the same wooden wheels, they wouldn't have the face to see anyone!
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On a certain night in September, the City Lord's Manor held another banquet. All the chairmen and nobles of Banta City were invited to this banquet.
"Chairman Xu, I really do admire you!"
The Fersen Carriage Company's chairman Pompeii raised the wine cup in his hand and clinked it with Xu Yi's before sincerely praising, "Since your New Flyer was established, no matter what you developed, you would always create a buying frenzy in Banta City and the surrounding cities.
Forget about the magic machines from before since your New Flyer has always focused on making these things.
I never thought that a tire that you casually took out would create such a craze. "
Xu Yi shook his head, "Chairman Pompeii, you can't look down on the tire, this thing isn't casually taken out.
You have to know, although this thing looks like it's just a simple steel ring, there are many layers of things inside. Just the cushion was made by the Armani Chamber of Commerce countless times before I was satisfied.
Because of this, President Vincent has complained to me countless times, saying that I'm too picky. "
Actually to be honest, the most important part of the tire was the outer tire.
But in the Sines, Xu Yi never found the existence of the rubber tree. Although he wanted to make tires before, because he didn't have rubber, he could only give up.
Later on, when the Nightsong tribe elves followed Xu Yi's request to experiment with different kinds of resin, they accidentally found a special resin that was very similar to processed rubber.
This resin came from a plant the elves called the Tear Fruit.
After this plant matured, it would form a fruit the size of a person's head. If it was cracked open, it would release white juice.
When this juice was mixed with several kinds of pollen and processed with the special magic of the elves, it would become this special resin.
This resin was very similar to processed rubber, so when Xu Yi saw it, he immediately thought that it could be used to make tires.
After a series of experiments, the Nightsong tribe elves finally succeeded in making the outer tire.
Of course, the existence of this special resin was a secret of the New Flyer, so Xu Yi naturally wouldn't reveal it to chairman Pompeii.
Hearing Xu Yi mention chairman Vincent, chairman Pompeii laughed, "But now that the tires are selling well, their Armani Chamber of Commerce must be earning quite a bit of money, so chairman Vincent shouldn't blame you."
Xu Yi revealed a smile. He looked at chairman Vincent who was chatting with several nobles in the distance and thought that compared to asking the Armani Chamber of Commerce to experiment with the cushion countless times, what chairman Vincent wanted to complain about the most was that even now, New Flyer still couldn't develop the Magic Textile Machine he needed.
But this was something that couldn't be helped. New Flyer had a limited number of researchers and there were too many things that needed to be developed, so Xu Yi could only gather his strength and choose the things that needed to be developed the most.
Compared to the cotton spinning that wasn't that important right now, it was clear that the most important things for the industrial system were energy gathering, road construction, and other things that were more important.
"Right, chairman Xu, I still haven't thanked you yet." Chairman Pompeii suddenly said.
"Un?
Thank me for what? "Xu Yi said.
"Of course it's to thank you for making this request to her highness for me.
Now that her highness has agreed to sell me the horses that can't be used for military purposes from the royal family's horse farm.
Although the price is a bit expensive, for our horse carriage company, the more horses we have, the more carriages we can make and the more business we can do. "Chairman Pompeii said with a red face.
"That's nothing. I just mentioned it to her highness in passing." Xu Yi waved his hand and didn't care much.
Then he asked curiously, "Right, Chairman Pompeii, how much does your horse carriage company usually spend to buy a horse?"
"That's hard to say.
The quality of the horse is different, so the price is very different.
The best type of horse might cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Our company can't afford it.
Usually, the best horses are provided to the royal army apart from the private breeding of the great nobles.
Our Chamber of Commerce uses inferior horses, and one horse is usually around one hundred to two hundred gold coins. "President Pompeii replied.
"100 to 200 gold coins?"
Xu Yi thought for a moment and asked, "Then, if I could give you something to replace these horses and make the carriage go faster, twice or even three times faster, how much would you be willing to pay?"
Chairman Pompeii looked at Xu Yi in a daze. After pausing, his eyes suddenly popped out and he excitedly reached out to grab Xu Yi's shoulder, "Chairman Xu, is what you said true?
Is there really such a thing?
Has your Frestech Chamber of Commerce already developed it?
Quickly tell me!
If there really is one, even if it costs two hundred gold coins ….. No!
I'll definitely buy one for three hundred gold coins! "
Xu Yi was a bit speechless. When he heard about tires last time, chairman Pompeii was also this excited. Now that he was just revealing a bit of information, he was actually this excited.
He was the chairman of a large company, was there a need to make such a fuss over nothing?
"This ….. It hasn't been developed yet, it's still in the early stages." Xu Yi pushed away chairman Pompeii's hand as he replied.
"Ah?
Not yet. "Chairman Pompeii's excited expression instantly turned to disappointment.
"That really is a pity.
This thing is just too important for our Fersen Carriage Company. Chairman Xu, can you tell me when it will be developed? "
Xu Yi gave a shrug, "I can't answer you.
This thing is very complicated, it's not something that can be developed that easily. "
Chairman Pompeii thought about it before saying to Xu Yi with a serious look, "Alright.
Chairman Xu Yi, when the thing you're talking about is developed, you have to notify me ahead of time and sell it to our Fersen Carriage Company first, alright? "
"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Xu Yi vaguely replied.
Developing the engine was indeed very difficult, Xu Yi wasn't even certain if it could be developed, so how could he easily agree to this?
Then again, if the engine really was developed, there would be many uses for it. Xu Yi naturally wouldn't give priority to this.
Seeing Xu Yi's vague reply, chairman Pompeii knit his brows. He wanted to say something else, but he found that Samo Count had already come out with the crowd. He could only close his mouth and look at Samo Count.
In front of everyone, Samo Count slowly walked to the stage in the center of the banquet hall. He looked around before raising his wine cup and saying in a loud voice, "Everyone, welcome to this banquet to study how to better transform Banta City."