Chapter 185 So Now Comes the Problem...

The flush toilet is said to be the greatest invention in the history of mankind on earth. It solves the problem of going to the toilet that has troubled people for thousands of years. It is clean, convenient and clean, and has brought the smelly and unpleasant Europe back to the era of freshness. It can be seen that this invention How important.

Before Tang En came to Purandal, he had never discovered that toilets were so important that he had to list the design and production of toilets as a key project.

This project came naturally after he discovered clay minerals.

Before Tang En set off for Alexis, he had already left Fiona a set of structural diagrams of ceramic firing and toilets that he had compiled. He had specially marked the more important parts, especially the He hoped that Fiona and Brian could organize themselves to study the automatic water pumping valve and the U-shaped drainage pipe below.

What surprised Tang En was that in just half a month, they had successfully produced a batch of flush toilets, urinals, and even ceramic tableware.

"You guys are very efficient!"

Tang En touched the surface of the ceramic with great interest. The familiar feel was that of smooth enamel. Although the ceramic toilet they fired was incomparable to the craftsmanship on earth, it already had a look. Just connect the drainage system and water supply pipes and you can make do.

Fiona pointed at a few dwarfs not far away and said with a smile: "Although Brian is very interested, he is still busy researching the properties of new steel materials and has no time to do these things. Mr. Clotto happened to be here. As a guest, he became interested after seeing the drawings, and then he led a team of dwarfs to join in the research work. The characteristics of the ceramic you mentioned gave him many new inspirations, and he praised the lord's intelligence many times for this Woolen cloth."

"too exaggerated."

Tang En chuckled and shook his head. If it was Clotto, he would understand. He was originally engaged in engineering and was the most powerful craftsman among the dwarves. This kind of craft that had nothing to do with magical power was not difficult for him to get started at all. .

But as the leader of the dwarfs, is it really okay for this guy to do nothing all day long?

"So," Tang En pointed at a few toilets that were obviously several sizes too small, dumbfounded, "Did they prepare this for themselves?"

"Mr. Cloteau thinks your idea is very good, and he is also happy to try this toilet. In addition..."

Fiona spread her hands: "The water supply project you mentioned has been popularized by Mr. Clotto for a long time. He is willing to help us speed up the construction of this project - in fact, he has sent many dwarves to help us build our territory. .”

"Popular? Okay."

Tang En was helpless. Is it so difficult for him to copy something from the earth?

The last time he was in Gear City, he just went through the motions, and he really didn't know what the daily life of the dwarfs was like.

But this is more normal. A race that studies science and engineering without the convenience of supernatural powers can only work hard to develop industry.

Moreover, the nobles in Alinkx also have a convenient magic water supply system, so only the poor Ellington is the same as the primitive society.

Poor Tang En, he thought at first that he had arrived in a "primitive society" and that whatever he picked up at his fingertips could create a history. But what was the result? Reality slapped him hard...

"Well, tell me, what does Mr. Cloteau want?"

There is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason. Clotto is willing to help him, which is of course a good thing, but Tang En must also pay some price.

"Lord, you are really smart."

Fiona praised Tang En a little, and then whispered: "He told me that he wanted you to provide detailed ideas for the internal combustion engine mentioned before. He said that they have built several small models, but about ignition and They seem to have encountered some difficulties in terms of combustion chamber materials..."

"He said that if they decide to give it a few final attempts after getting the detailed idea, and if they still can't solve the problem, they will start to study the combination of magic and engineering to solve the power problem. They are already adding more researchers to the magic crystal. Clotto He also said that if you are free, you’d better go over and give some on-site guidance.”

"Then he also asked me to tell you that they have adopted your previous suggestions for the dwarf subway. He welcomes you to try to ride the dwarf subway again, and is willing to help us build a railway connecting the dwarf kingdom and Ellington - for your sake With the help of Gnome Engineering's advice, their charges will be very low."

"Besides these..."

Fiona said words that she didn't understand at all, and paid attention to Tang En's expression. When she found that Tang En seemed to really understand these things, she felt helpless again.

The surprises brought to her by the lord are really endless...

Tang En smiled bitterly: "This guy Clotto is really... okay, I know. I will leave you the drawings of the internal combustion engine before I go back. If he comes over again, just give it to him. He will ask about the starting point. Regarding fire, just tell him the word 'timer'. Ordinary metal cannot withstand the impact of the combustion chamber, so let him try some magic metals."

"I understand, what is the railway he is talking about?"

"A fixed-route rapid transportation method that can transport a large amount of goods and people. It is very useful for improving efficiency. Originally, I wanted to develop it slowly and then lay the railway, but I didn't expect that he actually said that he would help us build the railway. Already..."

Tang En didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was very much like foreigners coming to build railways at the end of the 19th century...

Fiona became excited when she heard that it could improve transportation efficiency: "What do you mean?"

"The railway must be built, but this can be put aside for a while. There is no need to worry, because the cost of building the railway is very high, and we simply cannot afford it now."

Fiona breathed a sigh of relief: "I see, I thought you didn't know."

"What do I know?"

"We have no money."

"ah?"

Tang En was dumbfounded: "How could it be? Aren't there more than 200,000 gold coins left!?"

Fiona was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily: "You don't know!?"

"You have always been in charge of the accounts!"

"That's right! But do you think the number of gold coins in the vault will keep increasing!?"

Fiona waggled her fingers and began to settle accounts for Tang En: "You took away 50,000 gold coins when you went out, and this leaves only 150,000. You spent a lot on buying copper ingots with Durandon before, right? Territory The various welfare policies and salary increase plans you have promulgated cost tens of thousands of gold coins every month! And then building these factories and various infrastructure construction, these add up to not a small sum!"

Fiona said anxiously: "I thought you had a plan for a long time, so you didn't pay them for many projects, but because they were all new to you, they were very motivated to work and didn't rush you. You have to pay - actually it's all your fault! Wouldn't it be better if you didn't promise any salary in the first place? You can save a lot of money!"

Fiona is still bitter about Tang En's promise to pay those people a salary if they join the reconstruction plan. As she said, Tang En is the lord and if he wants to rebuild the territory, then the people must obey unconditionally and dedicate themselves. If you disobey orders, it is a crime and you can be sentenced to death!

Tang En was so kind to them, so kind that Fiona felt like he was a saint alive and the Son of God had arrived!

"So, we have no money!"

Fiona said helplessly: "If you can't find a way to make money as soon as possible, I'm afraid you will face a serious crisis of trust, and our current busy construction scene in Ellington will immediately collapse."

"Okay, okay, I was negligent..."

Tang En knocked on the ceramic toilet and said thoughtfully: "It seems that I will stay in Yalinks for a few more days this time..."

"What are your plans?"

"Well...if nothing goes wrong, we should be able to earn some gold coins before the end of the month to provide some relief. As for whether we can earn a lot of money, it depends on whether our products are powerful enough."

Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly. If he wanted to solve the economic crisis immediately, he could only find a solution with Alex.

Fiona immediately understood what Tang En meant: "Do you want to use that store in Yalinks to quickly recover funds within a few days of opening? It's impossible, it's really impossible, no matter how hard our products are used, Welcome, you can’t get much profit from selling those.”

"That depends on how you sell it."

Tang En smiled very strangely: "Have you ever heard that many guys who claim to be nobles have a bad habit?"

"ah?"

"Only buy expensive ones, not the right ones."

Isn't this nonsense? But when she thought about it carefully, she was stunned, because what Tang En said was actually the truth!

"The top nobles don't care about anyone's looks. They can live whatever life they want. What they enjoy is the top life. And the top nobles will imitate the top nobles. If they can't find the same thing, they will look for substitutes. Only Only in this way will they gain more praise and admiration from their peers.”

"Similarly, second-rate nobles will imitate the life of first-rate nobles. Many descendants of declining nobles will even spend money to wear bright clothes. This is what it means to maintain a bright appearance, because only in this way will they integrate into the circle."

"Therefore, in order to chase the trend of the upper class, those first- and second-class nobles will spend their money..."

"Now the question is, what if those guys find out that the homes of the most famous Dukes Foel and Bolette in Illus use things provided by the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce, and those things are not only novel and interesting, but also What will they do when it is really convenient and useful?”

"..."

Fiona looked at Tang En with a horrified look on her face: "Are you planning to use the two Dukes to make money!?"

"No no no!"

Tang En corrected Fiona very seriously: "Please pay attention to your wording, this is just cooperation!"