Mage? Spell Engineer!

In Rorschach's view, the production capabilities of the three major countries have reached critical points, and it is time to use war to pull out all the wealth.

Take sugar as an example. Although the entire continent regards sugar as an expensive treasure, especially in teahouses, the roots can be boiled with a little sugar and sold for sky-high prices.

However, this thing is actually not lacking at all. Ever since Rorschach got involved in the beverage factory, Istani has been importing sugar from overseas plantations to the mainland continuously. However, there is a tacit understanding from the raw material suppliers to the sales end - not to lower the price, especially not to lower the price.

When "Fonda" came out, the people in Bain were shocked. How could they buy such a sweet drink for the price of light beer? They began to think about how profitable the expensive little sweet water in the teahouse could be.

In essence, the three major countries all have reserves in terms of theory and production capacity. However, due to the monopoly of various organizations and insufficiently developed transportation, material production is in a state of extremely unbalanced development.

When places such as the Imperial Capital, Valoisana and Würzburg already had mature civil societies, when the slums of Istany were filled with migrant workers and the factories were non-stop, rural areas such as Rorschach's birthplace were still there. Living a hard life similar to that of the previous life in the Middle Ages.

When those farmers looked up and saw the airships, they couldn't believe that they were artificial creations, nor could they imagine that there were people inside, looking down at the farmers in the fields like ants.

It is this imbalance that has given Bayne's handicraft industry false prosperity. The intricate guilds are dividing the wealth within the territory of the Douma River League, and the tariff barriers for goods from Valois in the south do not reflect the price advantage; as for those in the north, Peers, their big customers were actually the imperial authorities.

To take another example, the Mining and Metallurgical Association's products were not defeated by the North's price war simply because the empire's military supplies absorbed too much steel production capacity, and the leakage was put into the civilian market, which made Byrne's Metallurgical Association think they were The production capacity is not enough to expand the market to the south.

Therefore, everything built along the river in Valuana should be called a factory. But before the arrival of Rorschach, Byrne was a small workshop organized by masters, apprentices, and families.

Now he is facing generations of craftsmen who have grown fat. What made him particularly dissatisfied was the blacksmithing guild. Since they couldn't take all the orders, they had to take the steel ingots to other places to be processed into coils, which only increased Rorschach's costs.

"One Hundred Thousand Guns" was an attack on the Metallurgical Association and the Forge Federation.

The representative of the Forge Federation burst into action: "Impossible! Why does Byrne need so many guns? Lord Rorschach, you are not a local, so I'm afraid you don't understand our situation:

"According to the usual practice, the twelve workshops with the ability to make guns keep their forging hammers and furnaces burning, and a total of one thousand guns are made every month. It is amazing. Your Majesty's army has always purchased part of its arms from outside, and the rest It will take at least a year for the equipment to be installed, and then we will make up for the losses.”

Rorschach said with a grim face: "These requests were not made by me, but by His Majesty's will. In the future, more young people will be recruited, not only for guns, but also for cannons, as well as military uniforms and food. Are you talking about Your Majesty?" Are you not from Bain and don’t understand the situation?”

The representative who stood up wanted to say "unrealistic and whimsical", but he saw that there were strong "factory employees" inside and outside, and the person sitting in the main seat was a spell caster, so he could only swallow his words.

It's a pity that Rorschach still didn't give him a step. [Mage's Hand] directly pulled out the chair behind the opponent and smashed it into pieces. The movement shocked everyone else present.

Rorschach put his hands on the table: "You can't do it because your home is still a manual workshop. We have magic automation and assembly lines. Every one of our workers must listen to instructions and learn techniques. We must use them in every process. Mechanical, focus on efficiency.

"No wonder you can't make it. Small handicraft workshops are not qualified to participate in our meeting!"

After saying this, Luo Xia made a gesture, and two big men immediately grabbed the representative who had lost his seat and dragged him out. The representative wanted to yell, but the big men covered his mouth tightly.

"You people usually do business, and you will not be held accountable for how much tax you have paid. This is wartime, and when the kingdom is in emergency, you leave the soldiers of the kingdom without guns and clothes to wear. Aren't you the sinners and traitors of the kingdom? Then why does the kingdom allow your workshop to continue to exist?

"Those who can fulfill orders can continue to operate, and those who cannot fulfill orders will have commissioners seize the criminal's property."

Rorschach looked around at the representatives with different expressions and suddenly smiled: "The above are the exact words of His Royal Highness Prince Otto. I think the kingdom is too harsh on everyone. Even the 'Fonda' Food Factory and 'Basif' , I also feel a lot of pressure.”

The representatives nodded repeatedly, and Andre provided them with a list of military supplies in due course. Some were literate and quickly found the tasks they were required to undertake in their industry, while others were illiterate and asked their neighbors with a piece of paper. Regardless of whether they read it themselves or heard it read by others, these people all expressed embarrassment when they heard the huge figures.

"I know you can't do it, so you can only watch the rulers of the kingdom confiscate your properties? Actually, I think there is still hope. Each of the dyeing guild and wool guild has thousands of looms. Some of them are the most advanced ones imported from Istani, and several of the Metallurgical Associations have blast furnaces, which are not much different from those of the dwarves.

"If all the machines and equipment, all the masters and apprentices can be integrated together to form a large factory, the efficiency will definitely be improved. I am also willing to help everyone. As you saw this morning, you can send out the Golem Gang Everyone is building factories and relocating equipment.

"Who is in favor and who is against?"

As if these silent guys were in agreement, Rorschach and Andre left the venue, and Mr. Hasay entered with a series contract.

In the eyes of the representatives, every piece of paper is a "deed of sale." But the atmosphere has reached this point, and it’s really necessary to sign even if you don’t want to sign.

In the corridor, Rorschach patted his face, trying to loosen the stiff muscles on his face. He shook his head: "Prince Otto seems to be too eager. He wants to solve it all at once and leave this offending job to us. In the end, I will scare them."

Rorschach could also understand the eagerness of the royal family. After the other southern states were completely integrated into the empire, these small workshops in Byrne would lose their advantages in terms of cost and market. If they continued like this, they would definitely be squeezed out by the factories in the northern part of the empire.

I don’t know whether it was the idea of ​​the prince himself or the ministers. The authorities wanted to intervene forcefully in these workshops and turn them into monopolies large enough to cope with the new situation. They also asked "young entrepreneurs who have learned from Valuana" to Xia Lai speeds up the process.

"Teacher, I think you are quite suitable, and the improvised lines are also very effective." Andre was very happy. He analyzed for Rorschach:

"Manager Hasai is known to everyone as a good gentleman. If we let him negotiate business, but now is a critical moment, there is no time for everyone to negotiate an agreement that everyone is satisfied with. Therefore, I need you, teacher. Be tough and others just obey.”

Andre spoke enthusiastically, holding the information in one hand and clenching his other free hand into a fist.

Luo Xia couldn't help laughing: "I see, you are more suitable for this than me."