Magic Industrial Age

Upon hearing this, Loyer raised his eyebrows, asking with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "What, are you also interested in this railway?"

"Of course, I'm interested. Haven't you seen that the Caroline family's main business is railway tracks?

But before, the Empire simply looked down on small factories like ours. Most of our products were resold to other large iron foundries, who would pick and choose the best parts, slap on a brand, and then resell them to the Empire."

"With just this one step, they do nothing and still earn a full 50% pure profit.

If there were any defective products, they would also fine us. Their attitude was arrogant and condescending."

Douglas Hill couldn't help but complain for a while, then turned and said, "Loyer, just give me a straight answer. Is it really possible to buy shares and become a shareholder in this railway?"

"Is there some kind of pitfall here that I don't know about?"

Loyer countered, "Haven't you read the newspapers?"

"I've read them, but because I've read too much, I'm afraid to believe everything.

Newspapers are written by people, and I know better than anyone how much exaggeration there is in them, so I just want to ask you!"

After a slight pause, he added, "Loyer, if you say it's possible, then I will do my best to fight for it. I will also participate in that share auction.

I'll try to get some, even if it's just a little!"

Loyer tilted his head slightly and understood Douglas's concerns. To put it bluntly, he was afraid that the Empire was tricking them out of their money.

Although the policy was issued by the Empire, policies can also change. Maybe after the railway is built, the cabinet will come along and 'kill the donkey after it grinds the mill,' then wouldn't he be miserable?

This is actually a concern for many people. In fact, many people have already inquired with Loyer indirectly.

However, Loyer knew that with Douglas's personality, if you explained too much, he would only be half-convinced.

So, narrowing his eyes slightly, he said, "If you really get shares, then we will be shareholders together."

Douglas's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Really?"

"Can you tell me how many shares you have?"

"Not many, just 19%."

"Then how much gold Thiel did you pay? I'll use it as a reference to prepare."

Loyer shook his head, "I really can't say about that, but my situation is special."

After a pause, he added, "Douglas, we've known each other for so long. Although our initial acquaintance wasn't very pleasant, that's all in the past.

Now, you should know my personality, and I also understand your temper.

So, I'll say a few more words. You can listen if you want, or just let it go in one ear and out the other!"

"This time, it can only be considered a pilot project. As long as it is successful, and the railway can be built quickly and well, then in the future, the Empire will definitely promote this model."

"At that time, the railway will inevitably spread rapidly throughout the Empire like blood vessels, thereby connecting the north and south, transporting goods east and west, and completing the connection within the Empire.

In this way, with the transportation problem solved, magic-powered machinery will inevitably usher in another explosive development."

"This is the beginning, and also an opportunity. In this process, you may encounter many problems and many situations.

But the times are inevitably moving in this direction."

"So, whether you can seize the opportunity, whether you want to seize the opportunity, depends on yourself."

"Get on this big ship, and maybe you don't have to do anything. After many years, you will have the capital to live a carefree life."

Seeing Loyer speak so decisively, Douglas's eyes lit up at this moment. He seemed to have thought of something and asked, "So, whether it's that blast furnace or the stamping machine, they are actually preparations for this?"

Loyer didn't deny it, but instead said, "The current cast iron technology is still somewhat backward. Railway track production is too complicated, and the yield rate is not high.

However, if we build a blast furnace, we can produce steel on a large scale, and with mold casting, we can produce a large number of railway tracks at the fastest speed.

In this way, the speed of railway construction will be greatly improved."

"Good, good, good!"

Douglas nodded heavily and said, "I understand!"

"Okay, I won't invite you up. You must be very busy. I'll just wait for the news of the auction."

"Okay, if there are any changes, I'll tell you."

……

The meeting with Douglas was just a small episode. Loyer clearly knew that there would be more and more of these things in the future.

In any case, Loyer is also a small shareholder in nine magic-powered factories, and he is well-known throughout Oakland City.

If they are interested in the railway company, they will definitely come to him to inquire.

Loyer was waiting for them to inquire. Miller even prepared a lot of inside information for him, just waiting for the time to release it little by little!

In this way, he would definitely make the wealthy merchants and nobles of Oakland City go crazy for this railway.

In the end, they would take out more gold Thiel.

Of course, although Loyer was doing these things, he didn't put much thought into them.

He was more busy with the Northern Railway Company and the Ortis Pharmaceutical Company.

The establishment of the Northern Railway Company naturally still needed time. Loyer felt that if the exploration speed was slower, it might be a matter for the New Divine Calendar 312.

Loyer just built a framework first, trying to cultivate some people, so that they wouldn't be at a loss when it really came time to work.

But the Ortis Pharmaceutical Company was an imminent matter.

Maruna and Ang were both sent out by him to investigate suitable locations through commercial and underground channels.

He was unwilling to build new factories. It was too slow, and he didn't have time to delay, so he had to find suitable ones from existing factories.

Maruna was familiar with this matter, because the Lightninger Magic Machinery Factory came about in this way.

However, after that time period, it was not easy to find.

In the end, he rented a factory from the textile king Jack Lisbon, made some modifications, and put up the signboard first.

It was Mrs. Linda who reminded him. As a second-order alchemist, she actually knew the value and market of the meditation secret medicine Soul Stabilizing Incense better than Loyer.

It can be said that this one product alone is enough to support a large pharmaceutical company.

Therefore, instead of fooling around, it is better to build a new, more luxurious, and more complete pharmaceutical factory.

Moreover, it is best to equip it with a top-notch pharmaceutical laboratory and pharmaceutical research institute to integrate production and research to ensure the company's vitality.

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Loyer agreed with this idea, so the matter was divided into two parts.

The factory was temporarily rented, and various pharmaceutical tools were purchased first. Then, when the personnel and raw materials arranged by Mrs. Linda arrived, large-scale production would begin.

It was so urgent, for no other reason than that every portion of incense produced was a considerable profit.

Of course, this time, Loyer's pricing was much more conscientious.

The cost of Soul Stabilizing Incense is about thirteen copper Thiel, and the Empire sells it for fifty copper Thiel, which is basically more than tripled.

And Loyer certainly couldn't buy it cheaper than the Empire, that wouldn't be competition, but a slap in the face, a self-inflicted trouble.

So, Loyer priced it at sixty copper Thiel per portion.

This time, he really thought about it and felt that this secret medicine that could promote meditation and the development of magic-powered machinery really shouldn't be sold too expensive.

Otherwise, it would be easy to be criticized!

So, he only added a little profit to it.

Of course, even so, the cost of twelve or thirteen copper Thiel, plus transportation, labor, and losses, would add up to a maximum of twenty copper Thiel.

And then?

Selling it at a price of sixty copper Thiel is also twice the pure profit, which is definitely not low.

In just over half a month, the entire production line was built. It is still in the running-in stage, and the output is not high, but it has already made a name for itself.

On the platform of the Mage Tower, almost every time Soul Stabilizing Incense appeared, it was bought up immediately.

Even those buyers who went back and sold it on the black market, even if they didn't use it themselves, would make ten times the profit.

This is a real good thing that doesn't circulate outside at all.

These days, Loyer has been very busy, not only because he is burdened with many things, and there are many things waiting for him to make a decision,

There are also the final exams for the second-year first semester, which are also in full swing.

Even so, he has to deal with all kinds of wealthy merchants and nobles. He is really busy.

You can imagine that even he, who loves to be lazy, is like this. What about others, such as Maruna, Hoover, Mira, and Ang, who are in charge of specific affairs?

Especially the first three, they sleep less than six hours a day, and spend the rest of the time running around.

They deal with things here and then deal with things there, and this situation lasted for nearly a month before it was sorted out.

Of course, although they are busy, things are progressing smoothly, and it feels like they are on the right path, as if they have divine help.

Time flies, and it is the end of December, and Christmas and God's Grace Day are just around the corner.

It was also at this time that the imperial engineer Mars Adams finally returned to Oakland City before the winter snow.

He locked himself in his room again for three full days, and finally, the railway design drawing was released.

This is a parallel double-track railway with a total length of about 360 kilometers, with eleven stations planned along the way, all on transportation arteries.

The entire railway runs from Fisherman's Port to Oakland City, then to Camoti City, and then connects to the Imperial Railway Network.

Preliminary calculations show that it will cost 200,000 gold Thiel.

Also on this day, a notice was posted at the Executive Hall. Baron Miller decided that on January 15 of the New Divine Calendar 312, a railway share auction would be held at the Seven Gods Bank, with the highest bidder winning.

Of course, this kind of thing is unique, and Miller felt that using the word 'auction' was inappropriate.

So, Loyer made a suggestion, and so, it was changed to 'bidding meeting'!

The full name is, Northern Railway Company Share Bidding Meeting!

When the news came out, the entire Oakland City was in an uproar, and it spread outwards at an exaggerated speed.

And this time, the movement caused by the new business model was far more exaggerated than Loyer imagined.

The second update is here!