The horse carriage quickly moved down the Falling Rain Road, carrying Xu Yi and chairman Cruz to the Falling Rain Valley.
There was a horse carriage carrying large amounts of goods that passed by them. Chairman Cruz looked at the large horse carriage through the window before looking at the road before suddenly saying to Xu Yi, "This road should be widened."
Xu Yi nodded, "That's right, I've already considered this matter.
When we built this road, one, we didn't have the money and two, you didn't have any experience, so we only made it four meters wide.
Now it seems like this width isn't enough, it's best to double it. "
"There's no need to double it, I think it should be enough if we widen it by another two meters." Chairman Cruz said.
"No, since we're widening it, we'll widen it a bit more.
After all, this road won't just be horse carriages, we'll be using other cars … … "
"Other cars?" Chairman Cruz's expression changed.
"Chairman Xu, I've heard chairman Pompeii say that you promised him that you would develop a new Magic Car within this year that could replace the horse carriages they use and greatly reduce their costs?"
"I was just comforting him." Xu Yi said in a helpless voice.
"Actually, the main components of this Magic Car haven't been developed yet, so I'm not certain if we can release this Magic Car this year.
If it wasn't for chairman Pompeii urging me, I wouldn't have made up this kind of thing to trick him. "
Chairman Cruz didn't care if Xu Yi was comforting chairman Pompeii or not, he only cared about the most important meaning in Xu Yi's words.
"This means that this Magic Car is real?"
Xu Yi looked at him, "Why do you care about this thing this much?"
"Why can't I care?" Chairman Cruz immediately asked back.
"If this Magic Car can be as good as you described it to chairman Pompeii, being able to run forty kilometers in an hour, it will definitely eliminate horse carriages.
In addition, this thing could run so fast, it would definitely not be able to stand the broken dirt road.
Since this is the case, it means that the demand for roads will increase countless times. This has too much to do with our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. "
Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh. "Your reaction is really fast.
That's right, this Magic Car has a higher requirement for roads, so for the Magic Car, roads have to be popularized. Your Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce's road construction will become even more important. "
"Then can you tell me when this Magic Car will be developed?
Give me an exact time so that I can expand our road construction team in advance. Otherwise, we won't be able to cope with it, "President Cruz asked again.
Xu Yi pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I can't give you an accurate time.
For example, our Chamber of Commerce has a magic research facility called Sancheli. I gave him a research mission, but it's been more than a year now, and he still hasn't produced any results.
But I can only patiently wait because there's no meaning in rushing this thing. "
"Nothing after more than a year?" Chairman Cruise was a little surprised.
Chairman Cruz was a bit surprised, "Xu Yi, you really are patient.
According to me, this fellow must be eating and drinking for free in your company, right?
No matter how hard the research is, there should be some results after a year. How could there be no results at all? "
"No, the thing he's researching isn't the same, it is indeed difficult." Xu Yi said with a smile.
"As long as he can research this thing in the end, it isn't a problem for me to raise him for ten or twenty years.
Anyway, our company can still raise him alone. "
Chairman Cruz couldn't help shaking his head, "This fellow, I can't help saying that you're a wastrel.
But speaking of this, you can't give me an exact time, but can you give me an approximate time?
For example, if it doesn't work this year, what about next year?
If you can't do it next year, what about the year after? "
"Eh ….. Let me think … …" Xu Yi rubbed his chin to think for a bit before slightly knitting his brows and saying with a bitter smile, "Actually, even I can't guarantee that it won't be done this year, so I can't tell you if it will be this year or next year.
But what I can guarantee is that even if it can't be developed this year, with the current progress, it will definitely be developed next year. "
"This means that it will be in the next two years?"
After receiving Xu Yi's confirmation, chairman Cruz quickly calculated.
"Even if it's developed at the end of next year, it will only be two years.
Adding in the fact that it will take around a year to promote it, it will be three years.
This means that I have at most three years left. If it's a bit faster, it might only be a year and a half.
Like this … … "
Seeing chairman Cruz's conflicted appearance, Xu Yi thought about it before saying, "Actually, even if the Magic Car isn't developed, your company still needs to quickly increase the number of road construction teams.
There are people all over the kingdom wanting to build roads and you're already lacking people, could it be that you have to wait until the Magic Car is developed? "
"That is different."
Chairman Cruz shook his head, "Before the Magic Car appears, our company can invest less in road construction, but after the Magic Car comes out, we will definitely invest more.
So when this thing appears, it will decide the overall plan of our company. "
"Then there's no other way. I can only give you an approximate time, I can't give you the exact time." Xu Yi said with a shrug.
"That's enough.
Actually, you just need to be sure that your Chamber of Commerce will be able to develop it, "President Cruz said with a smile.
Chairman Cruz said with a smile, "There are many times when a certain piece of news can affect many things."
"I agree with this."
Xu Yi nodded before saying with a bitter smile, "For example, chairman Renersa has confirmed that there are three beastmen tribes targeting us, so I have no choice but to consider the matter of establishing guards."
Chairman Cruz looked at Xu Yi and gave up the idea of establishing a non-ferrous metal smelting factory with him. After thinking about it, he said, "Actually, if it doesn't work, I know a few mercenary group leaders. You can find them to hire some mercenaries to act as guards."
"That can only be used as a last resort.
The fee for hiring mercenaries is too high and they aren't our people, so it's not reassuring. "Xu Yi shook his head.
"Un, that's right.
If you want to be assured, of course it's best to have guards for your company. "
Chairman Cruz said in an emotional voice, "Actually, I envy your company, being able to recruit dwarves and elves as guards for your company.
They are much stronger than normal human guards. "
"I don't know if we can reach an agreement or not." Xu Yi shook his head.
"The dwarves and elves can work for our company, but that doesn't mean they will accept being our company's guards.
Because this is equal to them coming to protect us humans, I'm worried that they won't accept it. "
Facts proved that Xu Yi's worries weren't groundless.
The carriage carried the two of them to the Falling Rain Valley. Xu Yi and chairman Cruz parted ways, letting chairman Cruz go ahead to Samara to meet up with chairman Renersa. Xu Yi then went to find Patriarch Siluka and Patriarch Monto who were sweating profusely in the steel mill in the Falling Rain Valley.
Of course, when he proposed to the two patriarchs that he wanted to set up a company's guards and hire some dwarves as guards, the two patriarchs showed an awkward expression.
"Sir chairman, this … Although my brothers and I are very willing to work for the company, working is just to make money. Being a guard is equivalent to risking our lives.
I'm afraid that many of my brothers won't be willing to risk their lives for you humans … "Patriarch Siluka said with some embarrassment.
Xu Yi turned to Patriarch Monto, but Patriarch Monto also scratched his head and said with an awkward expression, "Patriarch Siluka is right.
It's not a problem to work for money, but risking our lives is a problem.
In the end … We're not of the same race. "
Seeing that Xu Yi's expression was a bit ugly, Patriarch Monto hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Chairman Xu, Patriarch Siluka and I don't have any other intentions. It's just … It's just that having us dwarves risk our lives for you humans sounds very strange."
Patriarch Siluka nodded repeatedly, "That's right. Apart from a few thousand years ago when we fought against the rule of the elves together, we dwarves and humans have worked together. However, we dwarves have never accepted the command of you humans, let alone risk our lives for you humans. That's why this doesn't make sense based on history."
Xu Yi thought for a bit and said with a frown, "Can't you treat being a guard as an ordinary job?
I'll give my dwarven brothers a salary all the same.
And I can guarantee that the salary of a guard will be higher than that of an ordinary worker. "
Seeing that Xu Yi still wasn't willing to give up, Patriarch Siluka and Patriarch Monto looked at each other and said helplessly, "Alright then, we'll talk to our brothers.
But chairman, we can't guarantee that our brothers will agree.
Of course, we'll do our best.
After all, we've all been taken care of by you. Now that you're in trouble, we'll definitely help. "
Xu Yi could only helplessly say, "That's it then.
Just do your best.
Tell the dwarven brothers that this is just an ordinary job. Everyone is willing to participate, I don't have any intention of forcing them. "
Compared to the dwarves, the elves were known for their arrogance and disdain for humans.
Xu Yi originally thought that since he had been rejected by the dwarves, it would be even more impossible for him to be accepted by the elves.
But when he came to the Nightsong tribe with a trace of hope and asked Elder Elucía for this request, he was extremely surprised to receive an affirmative answer.
"Why not?"
Elder Elucía looked at Xu Yi's face of disbelief and said with a smile, "Although we elves are arrogant, we'll always admit the truth.
We lost to you humans in the racial war several thousand years ago, so you humans are definitely stronger than us elves.
Moreover, after my clansmen went through your Chamber of Commerce's special training, their discipline has indeed improved, letting me see the hope of them getting a new life.
Now, even if I give them to you as guards, I think it will also be helpful to them. "
Hearing the evaluation of "getting a new life", Xu Yi's heart gave birth to a trace of vigilance.
Could it be that the elves still wanted to counterattack the humans and regain control of the continent?
But after thinking about it, Xu Yi felt that this idea was a bit ridiculous.
When the elves were at their strongest, they were still no match for the humans. Now that their numbers had become so small, it was even more impossible for them to be a match for the humans.
The most important thing was that the fertility rate of the elves was too low. It was impossible for the total population of the elves to increase rapidly, so it was even more impossible for them to pose a threat to the humans.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi felt relieved and asked Elder Elucía, "So, you're willing to let your clansmen become guards of the Chamber of Commerce?"
Elder Elucía smiled faintly, "Of course I can.
Since I've already decided to let my clansmen put down their useless pride and enter your Chamber of Commerce to work for the humans, then if I refuse this job now, wouldn't it completely negate what I've done before?
Chairman Xu, the biggest advantage of us elves is that once we set our mind on something, we will definitely complete it and will not give up halfway. "
Looking at Elder Elucía's face that seemed to be radiating light, Xu Yi silently added a sentence in his heart.
"This advantage, in fact, is called stubbornness."