my magic industry

Chapter 4
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"Trust that everything will be fine."

Unexpectedly, there was such a story behind this painting. Xia Lin felt that he seemed to have stepped into a pit, which had no positive impact on the following conversation. He could only be silent for a moment, and comforted Ellen.

"Perhaps, Your Excellency Xia Lin, what is the purpose of your visit to me today? I remember that the sergeants should be leaving for the northern border soon."

Maybe it was because he had lost hope that his father could get rid of the curse, so Ellen put the topic aside and asked.

"I came to visit Your Excellency Ellen today to give you, your family, and myself a chance, a chance to change the world."

Xia Lin realized that Ellen's mind was no longer on the conversation with him. He quickly thought about the countermeasures, and in a flash of inspiration, he said these words carefully.

Xia Lin suddenly realized just now that Ellen did not seem to have much confidence in his father's recovery, so if Viscount Greg passed away, the Greg family should fall into a weak and strong situation.

Faced with this situation, Ellen should really need a solution, and Xia Lin's words can draw Ellen's attention.

"If you came here just to fool me with big words, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you. Our Greg Chamber of Commerce does not welcome people who talk like you."

However, Ellen frowned and said dissatisfiedly, his right hand moved, as if he wanted to let his personal servant see off the guests.

Obviously, as a person who can run such a huge chamber of commerce quite well, Ellen has already passed the age of being confused by these words.

Although Ellen's reaction did not seem to meet Xia Lin's expectations, Xia Lin's heart settled down instead.

From Ellen's fierce reaction, he could see that Ellen didn't care about his words as he did on the surface, but he seemed to regard himself as a liar with big words.

In this case, there is no need for Xia Lin to be nervous.

Xia Lin walked to the table and chairs in the middle of the reception room and sat down like a master, and spread out his drawings upside down on the coffee table one by one in order:

"Your Excellency Ellen, since you have given me a chance to meet, why don't you give me a little time so that I can show you my confidence in saying such things? Please come here!"

Seeing Xia Lin's confident appearance, Ellen couldn't help being a little curious due to the influence of young people's nature, and hesitated for a while. The words came to the coffee table.

"What is this?"

Ellen thought that these parchments were old treasure maps made by crooks to lure himself to pay for those useless parchments. On the parchment that was spread out, I saw wonderful lines and various numbers, and I was a little surprised.

"This is a vertical spindle spinning machine, a machine used to spin roving into fine yarn. This machine can allow one person to spin more than ten spindles at the same time. Do you know what that means?"

Xia Lin knew that this kind of drawings made according to modern drawing standards might be difficult for people in this world to understand, so he explained with a smile.

"This means that we can earn more than ten times the profit... But, does the machine you mentioned really exist?"

"If the machine you're talking about is just the ravings of a madman, you won't get anything from me, and I'll even propose to the Mage Guild to remove your mage qualifications."

Hearing Xia Lin's devil-like seductive words and comparing it to the hand spinning machine in his memory, Ellen's heart beat violently, but he calmed down quickly and asked.

"You see, since you have said that, it explains a problem, as long as I am not a lunatic, then there is no need for me to come here to deceive you.

And do you think a madman can become a mage?

Although this machine does not exist yet, you only need to take these drawings to any qualified carpenter. Under my guidance, he will be able to make this machine in less than an afternoon, and you will be able to Validate what I said. "

Xia Lin felt a little amused at this childish threat. He heard the key point from Ellen's words, and Ellen already believed in himself a little.

"Is that so... Then it's not necessary to try it once. There are several carpenters in my manor. Since you promised to finish this machine in one afternoon, you can bring these paintings with me now!

If you can really achieve the effect you said, then you can make your request, as long as my ability can meet it! "

Ellen also felt that a mage should not deceive himself for such a thing, but he still said cautiously.

After all, it doesn't cost much to make a spinning machine out of wood, and it doesn't take much time. He has the time and ability to verify whether the machine Xia Lin said is real.

If this vertical spindle spinning machine is real, it means extremely terrible profits.

Nearly a thousand spinners employed by the Greg Chamber of Commerce can completely turn all the rovings in the market into fine yarns. At that time, whether these fine yarns are sold or spun into fabrics by themselves will be an extremely huge profit.

This means that the Greg Chamber of Commerce will inevitably grow stronger because of this machine, and this can just bring Ellen much-needed prestige to suppress those offshoots that are about to move.

Naturally, Xia Lin would not refuse Ellen's eagerness, and the two hurried downstairs under the surprised eyes of the chamber of commerce manager, then got into the carriage again, and drove out of the city.

The two were sitting in the carriage. Although it was the first time they met today, both of them didn't know each other well, and there was a little unhappiness just now, but Xia Lin was a tried and tested old fritters seller, and although Ellen's social skills were still immature , but also wanted to deliberately win over Xia Lin, so the two hit it off and chatted quickly.

"Your Excellency Xia Lin, did your family come from the textile industry? You know so much about the structure of the spinning machine."

"Well, my father was a dock porter, and my mother was a laundryman, and of course I sometimes did odd jobs in spinning.

When I was a child, I felt that my parents worked too hard, so I had the idea of ​​improving these tools, and these drawings are my results.

However, when I was 12 years old, I was detected to have the talent to learn magic, so I became a military cadet. This time, I came to visit you in order to exchange the vertical spinning machine for enough money to terminate the military cadet agreement. "

"Wharf porters? Spinners?"

Ellen was completely surprised by Xia Lin's family background, and couldn't help repeating in surprise. Aren't the people engaged in these industries all the poorest poor in the imperial capital?I didn't expect that there were people with such a background among my classmates.

"Cough cough..."

However, this kind of reaction is not very respectful to a mage, who is also the person he needs to win over. Ellen quickly coughed a few times to cover up his gaffe, and then said:

"I didn't expect such a story behind this vertical spindle spinning machine.

Don't worry, as long as this machine can really do what you said, then I will pay enough.

I promise that this reward will not only be enough for you to terminate the agreement with the northern army, but also allow you to change your family and maintain the dignity of a mage and knight. "

"Thank you so much for your generosity! Your Excellency Ellen!"

Xia Lin didn't expect her plan to go so smoothly, and she couldn't help feeling a little fond of Ellen.

A child like this who is smart but has a bottom line is his best partner so far!

Originally, what he was most worried about was that the spinning jenny would be taken away for nothing. Now it seems that the nobles in this world still have a bit of conscience and are not so greedy.

The remuneration of at least fifteen gold lunettes can be regarded as a huge sum of money. Although this remuneration is not worthy of the great invention of the spinning jenny, it is enough for Xia Lin.

After all, at this time, fifteen gold lunettes mean her own life, and except for a few things in the world, other things will be eclipsed by life, and Xia Lin thinks that she can use the spinning jenny to exchange her life. No loss.

What's more, there are at least a few extra gains from Jinlunte as a base. Xia Lin has already begun to think about the use of this extra Jinlunte in his mind.

Is it for the research of magic, or is it used as the principal to start another business?
Xia Lin thinks the latter is better. After all, research without continuous financial support is like a tree without roots, and everything in this world that has anything to do with magic is of high value.

The most basic magic stone, which can absorb, store and release magic power, is not something that Xia Lin can afford with that little salary.

Crystal, Diamond, Moissanite, Zircon, Corundum, Emerald, Amber, Tourmaline, Beryl, Spinel, Peridot, Topaz, Chalcedony.

These gems, which Xia Lin had only heard of in the previous life, have experienced a wonderful reaction with magic power in this life, and their value has skyrocketed. Even the cheapest magic crystals and magic diamonds cost more than two gold lunts.

Even with this reward, Xia Lin felt that he could only buy some leftovers from the jeweler's polishing, and the price was about five silver coins per pound.

As for how many grams a pound is, Xia Lin has not estimated it, but it is estimated from the volume that it can fill a beer bottle cap in the previous life.

In the ensuing conversation, the relationship between the two parties in the carriage became more and more harmonious.

Xia Lin didn't have any cultural background in his life. He just crammed characters for half a year before entering the college, and then occasionally heard some knowledge about geography, history and other humanities from the professors of the college. Very strange.

However, Ellen was born with a standard aristocratic education. She studied literature, poetry, history, geography, heraldry, mathematics, calendar and other subjects under the guidance of tutors since she was a child, as well as various knowledge passed down orally from her parents. In terms of world humanities, the two can be described as far apart.

Through deliberate flattery and guidance, Xia Lin successfully obtained a lot of information from Ellen.

For example, the general shape of the empire's territory, the names of the vassals and nobles in various places, the special products of each fiefdom and manor, and the information on the ongoing war between the northern and southern borders of the empire. The most important thing is the news of the military mages in the northern border.

(End of this chapter)