580 Chapter 580: Steam Engine Business

Yitzhak just sighed slightly, and didn't want to continue talking about this matter.

As the saying goes, the ass decides the head, as a veteran nobleman, Yitzhak has the habit of despising the lives of the people more or less.

This habit has been engraved into the bones of almost every nobleman. Even Arturia occasionally shows such an expression. This is a tradition left over from the mainland for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Nobility above all else.

If it weren't for the rebellion of the Ten-Party Alliance, Aslan's deviant behavior dominated by the people would definitely be punished by the nobles of the entire kingdom.

It's just different now. Aslan has become a warlord force comparable to the Gorland rebels, and he is more difficult and powerful than the Gorland rebels.

The simplest point is to have money.

The Kyoto Commercial Bank still owes Aslan a loan of 70 million gold coins. Now the Kyoto Commercial Bank has stabilized the financial status of the Kingdom of Cleveland, but because of repeated wars and disasters, although they have paid it back in installments for two years, they later loaned it back due to financial constraints. back.

For example, Yitzhak would not be able to borrow the formula of five million gold coins this time, and had to pay with actual gold coins, but this time, the entire Kyoto nobles and royal family could jointly pay the bill.

Yitzhak understands very clearly that as long as they grasp the material channel of Yaqingsaisu, they can still make a lot of money, and they can also let noble groups join the planting army of Shangtong. What the Kingdom of Cleveland lacks most now is time.

"The steam engine has appeared as an experimental machine, and it is combined with the water pump, which greatly increases the mining speed of the mine." Yitzhak changed the topic and said.

"And what happened?" Aslan asked casually.

"The experimental base suffered an inexplicable attack, a great swordsman mentor and a dozen mentor-level assassins." Yitzhak said lightly.

"There is no magician?" Aslan was surprised.

"Yes, two magisters hid in the city and tried to destroy the entire experimental base, but they all died." When Yitzhak said this, he showed absolute confidence.

"In that battle, we dispatched more than 30 mentors and three great mentors."

Aslan nodded. It seems that the Maxim Empire has suffered a big loss this time. After the flood is over, it will definitely launch a war against the Kingdom of Cleveland.

"The next step is very dangerous!" Aslan said lightly.

Yitzhak nodded, and gave Aslan the blueprint of the steam engine researched by the Royal Academy of Magic.

Aslan just glanced at it, and instantly understood that it was a steam forging machine for beating.

"Forging machine! I didn't expect you to be so fast." Aslan said with a smile.

Yitzhak shook his head helplessly. Sure enough, he guessed right. Aslan should have mastered the steam engine technology, but he was afraid of being retaliated by the Maxim Empire's assassins, so he didn't produce it for a long time. He should have produced a lot secretly. The steam engine, otherwise the productivity of Mellow City is so high.

"That's right, please help me produce ten steam forging machines and ten steam drilling machines." Yitzhak said straightforwardly without any further temptation.

Obviously, he wanted to exchange the market for technology. After buying these two steam engines, one or two of them must be disassembled and copied.

Aslan had no doubts about whether the Royal Academy of Magic could imitate the steam engine produced in Merlot City. He never doubted the Royal Academy of Magic's manufacturing and research capabilities.

It's a pity that no matter how good the Royal Academy of Magic is, they still can't mass-produce steam engines. When technology and culture are still firmly in the hands of the upper class, the scientific research strength of the entire kingdom will not be greatly improved, because these sophisticated parts are basically It is not ordinary civilians who can produce it. As for noble magicians to produce it every day, the price of the steam engine produced must be terribly high.

This is Aslan's biggest killer feature. A more complete industrial system allows him to produce machinery and equipment, including weapons and equipment, that are cheaper than those produced by the Kingdom of Cleveland, and the precision and modularity are also higher, so that many spare parts can be common to each other.

Needless to say, precision is very important, and modularity is very important. The higher the degree of modularization, the more convenient it is to replace parts, and the maintenance is therefore faster.

According to the news sent back by disciple Merlin, the steam engines currently produced by the Kingdom of Cleveland are completely assembled by a group of magicians. Many steam engines look exactly the same on the outside, but many internal parts do not match, and even the parts of the same model have an error of more than a few centimeters.

So Aslan didn't worry that there would be no market for the steam chance he produced.

"Okay! How about we cooperate, I will be in charge of production, and you will be in charge of sales. Of course, all of this must be done in secret. I don't want to be targeted by the Maxim Empire." Aslan said with a smile, and offered another deal.

Yitzhak also came to his senses in an instant, and nodded repeatedly.

The two discussed the price of the product again.

A steam engine factory will be opened in Kyoto to mainly produce various types of steam engines. Its real purpose is to deceive the public. On weekdays, it mainly produces steam engines that can be produced by the Kingdom of Cleveland. Other steam engines are produced by Merlot and secretly transported to Kyoto.

Of course, Yitzhak will be responsible for the delivery, and Aslan will be responsible for the ex-factory price, and Yitzhak will be responsible for the sales price. Aslan doesn’t care how much he can add to the original price. , he is only responsible for shipments, not sales.

Some people must be worried that Aslan's downstream sales network will be controlled by Yitzhak, and will be controlled by Yitzhak in the future. In fact, Aslan doesn't care at all.

There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that the steam engine is just an outdated product. After all, the city of Merlot has now begun to mass-produce the magic power engine, which is stronger than the current steam engine in terms of horsepower and torque. The machine is already behind Merlo City, and it is impossible to surpass Merlo City, so it is not bad to treat it as an extra business.

The second reason is that the steam engine is not completely eliminated. For example, the steam turbine engine derived from it is Aslan's goal.

As for the control of the downstream sales channels, that is simply a joke, because there is no place in the entire continent that can sell such cheap steam engines except for the Maxim Empire. Unless the Royal Academy of Magic does not want to make money, otherwise it is impossible to fly solo.

Aslan, who has mastered the advantages of technology and price, may change agents at any time. At that time, as long as the price is lowered a little, the market will return to Aslan. This is the key competitiveness of mastering the core technology, because the cost of goods is low. In control.