Chapter 600 Trade Demand

Gawain didn't foreshadow too much. After the topic naturally progressed to the field of economy and trade, he bluntly threw out his own suggestions - at this point, he thought that too much cover up and guidance would appear deliberate and make himself appear self-conscious. There are too many ideas behind this trade plan, and based on his current sense of Rosetta Augustus, he thinks that the other party should also prefer this kind of direct communication.

Rosetta really showed a hint of interest - of course, this expression was not so obvious in his lack of change: "Trade... I did think about this aspect. Typhon and Anzu are adjacent to each other. , each with its own characteristics and outputs, should share what they have, I once thought of opening up a trade route between the two countries, but this idea has not yet been implemented."

Although Ansu and Typhon have been in a confrontation for a long time, small-scale private commercial activities have not been banned. There are often commercial activities near the border, but the "commercial route" in Rosetta's mouth is definitely not the kind of business that relies on traders or private people. A small transaction maintained by the caravan... He has already begun to think about a large-scale trade with Ansu? Just haven't had time to start yet?

In the blink of an eye, Gawain has grasped some of Typhon's situation based on the information provided by Daniel. It seems that "machine production" has gradually grown into a scale in Typhon and has begun to show its strength. More and more industrial products are being produced from The factory is constantly delivering to the market, and Rosetta Augustus has already realized that these industrial products need a larger market... Is he considering Ansu as a dumping target?

If I didn't meet him this time, Rosetta's dumping target should be the Eastern Territory. The Eastern Territory is currently at war, and may indeed accept the "cheap materials" provided by Typhon due to the shortage of materials. Fortunately, in the short term Maintain the frontline supply, but this will destroy its own production order in the long run, and Prince Edmund and Silas Lauren are very likely to adopt the same plan as the "Southern Trade", using resources and even mining rights to mine Swap for Typhon's industrial products...

It's a familiar operation.

Gawain smiled and glanced at Rosetta Augustus. He seemed to see a little bit of himself on the face of this brilliant and talented ruler of the empire.

"The Cecilians have always opened their doors to welcome friends," he said cheerfully. "We may consider first establishing a trade route between the Principality of Cecil and Typhon—I will not hide that the new Principality of Cecil is now Stages do have a lot of shortages, magic materials, ores, wood, oh, and of course a lot of cloth... and on the other hand, we have some unique magical creations that are just not going to sell."

Rosetta Augustus did not express his attitude immediately, he thought for a few seconds before slowly saying: "It seems that business is indeed a good thing for both of us, but you should know , Ansu South Territory and Typhon do not directly border..."

Gawain pinched his chin and looked contemplative. After a minute or two, he said while thinking, "We have set up a mine in the White Sand Hills area.

And I am planning to build a new road to the south. I can negotiate with the Duke of the east. He should not mind if I expand the road a little bit east. Or we could open a new road further south at the foot of the Dark Mountains, along which Cecil connects directly to Typhon. "

Although the southern border of Ansu does not directly border with Typhon, it is not far away. An extension area in the southeastern corner of the southern border is even separated from Typhon by a short mountain road. The "Typhon Task Force" will not infiltrate the Cecil territory so easily.

Rosetta thought about Gawain's proposal seriously - although he and Gawain both tacitly understood what the end result was, he thought about it for two minutes, and said cautiously: "It does sound feasible, only But...I need to know what Cecil has for us first."

Gawain kept smiling, of course he knew that the best situation for the emperor was that Typhon didn't need anything - he only needed to export industrial products to Ansu, or Cecil, while the latter used his own In exchange for gold and silver reserves or mineral resources, Typhon does not need to buy any additional goods from Cecil in the process.

It is a pity that although Gawain is ready to let Typhon "dump" industrial products on himself, he still has to control the outflow of gold and silver reserves if possible.

"Magic products, such as various types of alchemical potions, processed artificial crystals, and... magic-powered vehicles."

Clearly, Rosetta's pupils contracted slightly when she heard the words "magic powered vehicle".

Gawain did not miss this detail.

"The means of transport you mentioned...are the things you took when you came?" Rosetta really focused on those vehicles, "they are really incredible. I've heard that Cecil has a A magical technology called 'Magic Machine', those vehicles are the products of Magic Machine?"

Gao Wen nodded reservedly, thinking that of course the other party had heard of magic machinery. Not only did he hear about it, but he also copied it. Not only did he copy it, but he also successfully copied it and mass-produced it.

"Those vehicles are indeed what I call 'transportation', but they are only part of it. We have larger and more efficient transportation technology," Gawain said, looking around, "If you don't mind If so, I can show you what it looks like right here."

Rosetta's eyebrows rose slightly, showing a look of interest, and then raised her hand to stop the band playing music not far away: "I'm looking forward to it, what does it look like?"

Gawain smiled and signaled his subordinates to bring a small magic net terminal in front of him in preparation—on the premise that the communication function was not turned on, the Typhonians present would probably regard this strange looking machine as a mosaic Projection crystals on a strange base, and this kind of thing is not very rare in the upper class.

Gawain adjusted the state of the magic web terminal, and then directly activated an image stored in it.

A clear holographic projection appeared in the air. A giant python made of steel was crawling on the artificial track. It was carrying thousands of tons or more of cargo and was slowly accelerating. A loud flute sounded from the screen. A terrifying power suddenly appeared in the sight of the "Monthly Python" moving forward.

This is exactly the broadcast image that came from Cecil's native land a few days ago!

The scene is very short, less than thirty seconds, because Gawain erased the second half of the image - the advertisement for "Cecil Railroad" should appear after the train has accelerated for a while, and At this stage, Gawain didn't want the Typhons to know too much about the magic train.

The hall was quiet for a while, and almost everyone's eyes widened.

A pair of eyes fell on the holographic projection, on the still picture of the train, and the flute at the end of the video seemed to reverberate in their minds, causing everyone to have countless questions and guesses, even if It was Rosetta Augustus who also kept his eyes on the screen for more than a minute - but in the end, Emperor Typhon was the first to wake up and return to normal, and he looked at Gawain seriously: "What is this?"

"Magic energy train, you can think of it as a very large and powerful vehicle, of course its technology is much more complicated," Gao Wen explained, "This is actually a new technology for us."

"Are you willing to sell it?" Rosetta seemed to feel inconceivable. He glanced at the surprising "magic vehicle" in the picture again, with a hint of complexity in his eyes, but more of a doubt, "Why?"

Just by looking at the picture, the Typhon Emperor can realize the great significance of this kind of transportation and its possible role in many fields such as passenger transportation, freight transportation, and military affairs. He does not believe in creating this kind of magic. Gawain of things (or, in Cecil's parlance, magical creations) would not have thought of this, so he instinctively had a hint of vigilance and suspicion.

Gawain spread his hands, and there seemed to be a hint of helplessness in his tone: "As I said just now, the new Duchy of Cecil... has a lot of shortages."

Have technology, but can't turn it into wealth in the short term? In order to develop "Magic Guide", has there been a major gap in the field of people's livelihood? Or...in a fatal financial crisis...

Rosetta Augustus instantly began to recall the intelligence he had collected through various channels, speculated about the current possible situation of the Principality of Cecil, and finally thought that the reason might be the last two points.

Since the establishment of the Principality of Cecil, it has been carrying out uninterrupted and large-scale construction, expanding the city, relocating the population, and expending a lot of manpower and material resources to open up the land, and all this is after it just experienced a unified war!

If it weren't for the real crisis in the economy and basic materials, it would be impossible for a legendary hero like Gawain Cecil to speak so proactively to discuss "trade" with himself.

"If you're willing to sell, of course we're...very interested," Rosetta said with the last bit of caution, "but from what I've observed, such a huge thing...it seems to have a 'road' to go with it? How are you going to 'sell' this thing?"

"Yes, it needs to lay a basic road called 'energy track', or commonly known as 'railway' to operate, and there are supporting maintenance and control technologies. The transportation of the train itself is not easy," Gao Wen nodded, "We'll take care of the whole package. First, we can build a road on the Cecil-Typhon trade line to send train bodies and technicians to Typhon, and then we'll fix it for you. Roads and construction of stations - it will be according to your requirements. The price of the train itself is fixed, and the roads..."

Gawain glanced at Rosetta, and in the deep gaze of the other party, he did not say the words "help you build the railway for free".

This will arouse the vigilance of the other party, as well as the vigilance of the entire think tank behind the other party. Ansu has a saying: "Most of the bread picked up is poisonous", and he believes that Rosetta also knows this sentence.

It would be fine if only a few parts were free, but it would be suspicious if it was so expensive at first glance that it could bankrupt ordinary small and medium-sized nobles.

"We are willing to offer the biggest discount, but after all, it is expensive - I have a plan, if Typhon can provide the raw materials needed to repair the railway, then we can only charge the dispatch fee of technicians and a part of the 'technical cooperation fee', Its cost will not exceed the labor cost required for road construction, which will be calculated separately according to the actual railway length."

After thinking for a longer time, Rosetta nodded slightly: "The 'cost price' in another sense sounds like a fair and generous plan."

Immediately afterwards, he changed his words: "But one thing - I don't know enough about the 'magic energy train' you call it, or even the magic vehicles you brought. I can't make a decision based on just an impression."

"Reasonable concerns," Gawain laughed, "I will provide more information, and you are welcome to send someone to take a look at the operation of the magic train. As for those 'magic vehicles'... If we can successfully conclude the trade Agreement, I am willing to give you one in my own name to express my sincerity."

"You are worthy of a knight among knights, your generosity and integrity are moving," Rosetta said with awe, and then said seemingly casually, "Then...if this trade agreement is reached, it is Typhon and Anzu's deal, or Typhon's deal with Cecil?"

Gawain looked at Rosetta Augustus quietly for a moment, the corners of his mouth gradually raised.

"This is Typhon's friendship with Cecil.

"I can't, and have no intention of representing Ansu."