Ten minutes later, Riley was in a new private room in the restaurant. After hearing the middle-aged man's self-introduction, he couldn't help but stare blankly.
This middle aged man who was interested in the roads wasn't some knowledgeable noble of the Candra Empire, nor was he like Riley had guessed. He wasn't a representative of a company in the Candra Empire who had received the news and smelled the benefits of the roads.
This guy wasn't from the Kandla Empire at all!
"Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom?"
Riley frowned and thought for a while, but he still couldn't remember where he had heard the name of this country.
Logically speaking, this country's name was so special that it should have left an impression after hearing it once.
"It's normal that you don't have an impression."
The middle-aged man cracked a smile, revealing his white teeth, "Because our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom has only been established for less than a year, and our kingdom is very small. Naturally, we wouldn't attract much attention, so it's normal that we don't have much fame on this continent."
"Established for less than a year?" Riley looked at the middle-aged man who called himself Gaza with confusion.
"Forgive me for being presumptuous, but your country's name … … Does it have any meaning?"
Gaza laughed and said, "The name says it all.
Our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom isn't a traditional kingdom, but rather a kingdom established by the alliance of thirteen merchant guilds. "
"Ah?" Riley was dumbfounded.
"A kingdom established by the merchant guilds?
How is that possible! "
Gaza waved his hand with a smile, "Vice-chairman Riley, the so-called country is actually just a name for the territory, autonomy, and power that can be controlled.
Right now, our thirteen merchant guilds control enough land and have enough autonomy, so there's nothing wrong with calling ourselves a kingdom. "
Riley was stunned for a while, still unable to accept this new concept.
"You're formed by the alliance of thirteen merchant guilds, so who's in charge?"
"Our thirteen merchant guilds have formed a joint conference to discuss the important food items in the kingdom and make decisions together.
Although we'll nominate someone to be the chairman of the joint conference every once in a while, there's no one merchant guild or person that has absolute authority. "Gaza smiled.
Riley couldn't help but knock his head. After thinking for a while, he said, "Why do I feel that this model sounds familiar …"
"Of course it sounds familiar to you, because this model is actually somewhat similar to the current Congress of the Principality of Constantine."
Riley was stunned. "You know about the Congress of the Principality of Constantine?"
The Principality of Constantine was a small principality at the edge of the continent. Even though the New Flyer had made the Principality of Constantine a lot of attention in the surrounding countries, it was still very inconspicuous in the Sines, and not many people would pay attention to it.
It was strange that Gaza even knew about the parliamentary system of the Principality of Constantine and showed a certain degree of understanding.
"Of course I know. Our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom's joint conference system is actually an adaptation of the Principality of Constantine's parliamentary system.
Speaking of which, I have to express my heartfelt admiration for Chairman Xu Xu Yi of the New Flyer.
He was actually able to come up with a completely new political model. It's like opening a new door for us.
If it wasn't for him, our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom might not even exist. "
Riley was even more confused when he saw Gaza's undisguised expression of admiration.
According to Gaza's self-introduction, their Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom shared a border with the Kandla Empire. It was more than five thousand kilometers away from the Principality of Constantine.
Why would they know so much about the Principality of Constantine and the New Flyer that was five thousand kilometers away?
"This isn't strange.
We're all merchants, and the way we obtain information is better than the average person.
When we noticed the New Flyer and started to collect information about the New Flyer, we received information about the New Flyer more frequently.
Including our Huayue Chamber of Commerce, the thirteen Chambers of Commerce all praise the New Flyer. Because the appearance and development of the New Flyer is simply the biggest miracle. "
"I don't disagree with that." Riley nodded.
"The New Flyer is indeed a living miracle.
But Chairman Gaza, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with the matter of paving the road, right? "
Gaza smiled faintly, "You're sorry, but I can't help myself when it comes to the New Flyer.
Cough … Alright, let's talk about the road.
Vice Chairman Riley, your Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce is without a doubt the only Chamber of Commerce that can completely pave the road. Am I right? "
Riley smiled and proudly said, "That's right.
Although there are many Chambers of Commerce trying to enter this field, apart from our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce, no other Chamber of Commerce can pave the entire road. "
"Not even the New Flyer?" Gaza asked with a smile.
Riley's expression froze.
Although the New Flyer had never been in the field of road engineering, whether it was the cement and steel bars that the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce used, as well as the various construction magic machines, they all came from the New Flyer.
With the terrifying research power of the New Flyer, it only needed a bit of research and practice before it could pave the road by itself.
"This ….. Even if it's the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, they can't compare to our Amrit Chamber of Commerce in terms of experience."
Riley said with a serious expression, "So if you want to pave the road, our Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce is the only and best choice."
Gaza nodded and didn't pursue this topic. He continued, "Then vice chairman Riley, if I want your Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce to pave a road that is over five thousand kilometers long, are you confident in completing it?"
"What?" Riley's eyes popped out, "Over five thousand kilometers?
Are you joking? "
"No, I'm not joking at all." Gaza's expression was serious, it didn't seem like he was joking at all.
"From the Principality of Constantine to our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom, it's close to five thousand kilometers on the map. If you want to pave a road to connect them, of course it will be over five thousand kilometers."
Riley looked at Gaza in a daze for a bit.
"This ….. Although you're right, why do you want to pave a road like this?
Do you know how terrifying it is to pave a road like this? "
"Of course I know." Gaza revealed a smile, but his expression was still firm.
"Not only do I know, the thirteen companies of our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom all know.
But in order to connect the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom to the Principality of Constantine, this is the best method. "
Riley was a bit speechless.
Gaza was right, but this idea was just too shocking.
A road that was over five thousand kilometers long, how terrifying was that?
It had to be known that even the Lampari Kingdom, which had the most roads, only had a mileage of fifty thousand kilometers.
The first road built by the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom had to be over five thousand kilometers long, this was just too exaggerated.
"Why do you want to pave a road to the Principality of Constantine?" This was the question that Riley was most confused about.
"Because the New Flyer is in the Principality of Constantine." Gaza's answer was short but powerful.
Riley was speechless again.
After all this time, the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom's goal in building a road like this was just to make it easier to pave a road to the New Flyer.
"Is the New Flyer really that attractive to you?" Riley couldn't help but ask.
Gaza glanced at Riley and smiled, "Vice President Riley, if you can't see how terrifying the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is, then I can only express my regret."
Riley was speechless again.
It had been over five years since he first came into contact with the New Flyer. Now, he was being looked down on for not understanding the New Flyer. This was simply comical.
After thinking about it, Riley gave up on arguing with Gaza. Instead, he calculated in his mind and frowned.
"That's not right, President Gaza.
Even if the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom wants to build a road like this, it's not realistic. "
"Oh?
Why is that? "
"It's very simple, it's because according to the location of the kingdom you described, there isn't a place that borders the Stantine Duchy at all. There is the giant Candra Empire and the Rudson Kingdom in between."
Because they wanted to build a road on the entire Sines, the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce had a deep understanding of the geography of the entire continent. How could a vice president like Riley not know about this problem?
"No, there is a road that connects the two." Gaza rummaged through his backpack and took out a rolled up parchment.
When he opened it, it was a map of the Sines continent.
"Look here."
Gaza's finger pointed at the bottom left corner of the map and the bottom right corner of the Kingdom of Ruhr. Then, he pointed westward and drew a crooked line near the Endless Sea. It was almost completely along the coastline, all the way through the huge Kandla Empire and finally stopped at the bottom right corner of the Kandla Empire.
"This is where the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom is located. Look, there is a long and narrow area between here and here that the Kandla Empire doesn't need. We can use this area to build a road."
Riley's eyes swept over this line, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
"President Gaza, forgive me for being blunt, but this idea is crazy.
If my knowledge of geography is correct, the line you drew is completely on the mountain beside the coast.
In other words, if we want to build a road like this, we have to dig through the mountain. "
"Then cut it open," Jia Sha said with a smile.
"You're crazy!" Riley finally couldn't help but yell.
"Do you know how much it'll cost to open a road from the mountain?
Let me tell you, a normal road costs less than five thousand gold coins per kilometer, but if you want to build a road, it'll cost more than ten thousand gold coins per kilometer, or even more!
If we want to build a road of five thousand kilometers, we'll need fifty million gold coins! "
Gaza smiled and pulled Riley to sit down.
"Don't worry, I'm not crazy.
Of course, I have to admit that this plan is crazy.
But vice president Riley, I didn't say when the road would be built, right? "
Riley was startled, "Then what do you mean?"
Gaza's smile revealed a trace of slyness.
"Actually … … I just want to express our Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom's sincerity to New Flyer."
Riley was stunned.
He couldn't understand why this president Gaza, or rather the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom he represented, would place such importance on New Flyer. It was to the point of madness.
Was New Flyer really that important?
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