Zhang Tie stood on the outer wall of the castle and watched the construction workers operate a rail trailer to push a huge steam boiler from a material storage area in the distance to the castle gate, and then the rail crane lifted it
The steam boiler was slowly hoisted.
Several construction workers from the Changfeng Commercial Group wearing safety helmets tied a few steel ropes to the crane to control the balance of the big machine while communicating loudly with the people operating the rail crane on the high platform.
"Slower, slower, slightly to the left, yes, later to the left, okay, keep lifting, keep lifting, right..."
The construction site of the entire castle is in full swing, and everyone is busy working on their own. After the main project of the castle is completed, there are still a large number of follow-up projects to be carried out - the most important of which are the installation of the castle's steam power unit and various defensive weapons.
and debugging, as well as interior and exterior decoration and greening of the castle.
Although the current castle has some appearance, it is too ugly. It is just a concrete lump without any sense of beauty, with exposed cement and various thick steel components everywhere.
Liu Gong, the leader of the construction team of the Changfeng Merchant Group, and another manager of the Changfeng Merchant Group, accompanied Zhang Tie on the wall of the castle's outer fort to inspect the construction progress of the castle.
Zhang Tie looked at the hat and asked various questions with great interest.
"Is this steam boiler the main boiler of the castle?" Looking at the big guy being lifted into the air by a crane, Zhang Tie pointed at that thing and asked.
"Yes, this is the main power boiler of the castle, with an output power of 9,600 horsepower. This main boiler is usually responsible for the power output of the castle's anti-air weapons and two main ballistae. In conjunction with this, there are two other units with slightly higher output power.
A smaller conventional power boiler. The output power of each conventional power boiler is 3,400 horsepower. It is mainly used to drive several distributed strike systems and small crossbows that will be installed on the castle!" After hearing Zhang Tie's question, he was involved.
Professional, Liu Gong answered immediately.
Zhang Tie pointed to the tallest defensive arrow tower in the castle, "Is this main power boiler installed under that arrow tower?"
"Yes. This main power boiler is installed in the power room of the arrow tower, and the other two boilers are secured at this location and this location..." Liu Gong pointed to the outer and inner castles.
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Zhang Tie couldn't help but feel slightly worried when he thought about the explosions of steam boilers he had heard about before. In this era, apart from the alchemy bombs made by alchemists, steam boilers are the only things that can explode. However, although the explosion of a steam boiler is powerful
It's amazing, but strictly speaking, it's not actually an explosion. It's just the rapid release of high-pressure steam energy in a very short time, which is two different things from the explosion of an alchemical bomb.
But if this thing really explodes, it will be enough to make this castle drink a pot. Zhang Tie is the one who watched the construction of this castle day by day. Although until now, even if he touches the cold things on the wall of the outer castle with his own hands,
The hard and rough concrete walls made Zhang Tie still feel a little unreal in his heart, and he still felt a little unreal about the fact that he would soon own a castle, but there was no doubt that Zhang Tie still devoted himself to this castle.
of many emotions.
These feelings, in addition to the astronomical debt of four to five million gold coins that can make ordinary people feel despair, are also mixed with some other things.
Because there is a cloud character in Lan Yunxi's name, and this place is also called Yunju Mountain, Zhang Tie chose this place to build the castle. It is also because owning a castle is something almost every man in this era has wanted to do since he was a child.
A dream that I will have, this castle will also be the starting point of Zhang Tie’s career in the future.
"Will these boilers explode?" Zhang Tie asked seriously.
"Haha, the boiler you are talking about that will explode is an old-fashioned steam boiler. This castle uses a new water tube steam boiler with a relatively complex structure. Its thermal efficiency and output pressure are higher than ordinary boilers, and it is also
There are triple automatic protection switches for water level, temperature, and pressure, so you can be absolutely assured in terms of safety and performance!" Liu Gong swore and patted his chest.
Hearing this, Zhang Tie finally felt relieved.
"What needs to be considered here now is actually the issue of the guards and personnel stationed in this castle!" Manager Ou of the Changfeng Merchant Group, who was accompanying Zhang Tie, took over, "This castle only needs 20 days at most.
It will be completed. After completion, full-effect potions will be produced here immediately. This place will definitely attract many people to spy. To support the complete defense and security system of this castle, at least 70 guards will be needed here. This is still in
Qianlong Island, if it is on land, the personnel exchanges will be more complicated. As an important place, the number of guards here will be at least doubled. I wonder what your plans are?"
Zhang Tie pondered for a moment, "I wonder if Manager Ou has any suggestions?"
"The fastest way, of course, is to directly hire armed guards. Changfeng Merchant Group has armed guard hiring services. If you are considering long-term development, you can also directly consider recruiting family warriors!"
"Recruit family warriors!" This suggestion moved Zhang Tie's heart.
Manager Ou smiled, "Being able to own a castle and such a net worth already qualifies you to recruit family warriors. As long as the conditions are favorable, there are many free warriors who are actually willing to find a promising family and master to join them and take a bite.
We have a stable life, so it is not difficult to recruit family warriors!"
"If this is the case, the loyalty of these newly recruited family warriors will be a problem!" Zhang Tie said.
"The loyalty of newly recruited family warriors needs to be cultivated, but if you purchase slaves and slaves directly, as long as you let them see hope, loyalty can be easily cultivated."
Since arriving in Huaiyuan County, this is the first time Zhang Tie has heard that slaves can be bought and sold here, and the term slave trade is quite new.
"Are there still slaves in Huaiyuan County? Also, what is a slave trade?" Zhang Tie asked with interest.
"There are no slaves in the entire Jinyun Kingdom, or there is no such mechanism to force the production of slaves, but Jinyun Kingdom and Huaiyuantang do not prohibit slaves and human trafficking. Many countries on the Hawaiian subcontinent recognize slavery.
There are also many countries on other continents that recognize slavery. The population and slave trade are very important ways of population mobility and exchange between continents and countries. The so-called slave trade refers to voluntarily giving up and selling one's personal rights and turning one's own rights into a slave.
Those who actively sell themselves to others as slaves and maids are common in both Huaiyuan County and Jinyun Country. After all, not everyone in this world can live a nourishing and valuable life. Some people can't even eat.
Food and survival are both problems. When you meet such a person, he is willing to sell himself for a chance to eat and survive. This kind of thing that you and I are willing to do, no one can care about!"
After hearing this, Zhang Tie fell silent and thought of the General History of the Human Race that he had been reading in the past two days. According to the General History of the Human Race, human beings have actually been claiming to be the most advanced in technology and civilization before the catastrophe, and serfdom has actually always existed.
It exists, but it's just changed to a nicer and more confusing name.
Before the Great Cataclysm, serfs in human society existed in many countries. They were typical in some so-called democratic countries that implemented apartheid. Those serfs did not have any means of production of their own, nor did they have any political rights. They had no
The right to free movement. No property rights, sometimes even their bodies are not theirs.
They have been restricted to working silently on land that does not belong to them all their lives, and they have endured all kinds of injustices imposed on them all their lives - economic exploitation, political oppression, and personality discrimination. Sometimes, under the powerful
In front of the bulldozers driven by violent machines, their dignity of life and property were inferior to that of dogs. According to the price calculation of this era, serfs in some countries of that era were randomly killed and their families were taken away.
The compensation that could be obtained was only about 20 to 30 gold coins. At that time, the price of many expensive dog breeds easily reached thousands of gold coins, and there were many dogs with hundreds of gold coins.
Considering that slavery existed in various forms before the Catastrophe, it is not surprising that it existed in this era.
Zhang Tie suddenly felt relieved and felt that reading more books would indeed broaden his horizons.
"Um...is there such a thing in Huaiyuantang?"
"This is just kidding. If all the descendants of Huaiyuantang have become slaves and sold themselves, then what will the Zongren Pavilion do? What will the family do? As a descendant of Huaiyuantang, even if it is the worst, the family will also have a share of support.
, otherwise, if you want to work, there is no problem in finding a job to make a living through family connections. This kind of people who are willing to take the initiative to be slaves are strictly managed in all Chinese countries, and those who come from big families
There is no body-trading slave named He Da, and no one dares to buy such a person!"
"Where can I buy slaves and slaves in Huaiyuan County?"
"The largest human trading market in Huaiyuan County is in Stargazing City. It is also managed by the family. The price of ordinary slaves and body slaves is only about 50 gold coins. Children are cheaper, and beautiful women and those with skills are cheaper.
Physical men are more expensive, and slave warriors above level six generally cost more than 600 gold coins." Steward Ou explained.
"Are there many slave buyers and slave traders in Huaiyuantang?"
"Haha, rich families basically have a few
Zhang Tiexin thought about it and made a decision all of a sudden. He smiled and said, "Since the Changfeng Merchant Group has ready-made armed guards, let's hire eighty guards first. Let the castle operate first.
It's from Huaiyuantang, so I can rest assured that I can go to Yunzhou City to see it when I have time!"
Manager Ou also smiled, "Since we want to hire armed guards from the Changfeng Merchant Group, I will bring the agreement tomorrow for you to take a look at first!"
"Is it expensive?"
"It may be expensive to others, but to you, it's just a drop of rain!" Manager Ou said.
Zhang Tie laughed loudly and enjoyed the compliment. He found that as long as a man has money, he can gain more respect.
It feels really good to have money!
In the next half hour, Zhang Tie walked around the castle with great interest, looking at the construction progress of the castle, especially staring at the various pipes laid in the castle to connect several steam power units.
After looking at it again and again, I finally came to Black Dragon Town with satisfaction, and prepared to go to the island dragon cave to condense Centipede's seventh-level war spirit totem.
The weather is very good today, the sun is shining brightly. The gift given to Lan Yunxi two days ago was not thrown out of Fengqi Pavilion by Lan Yunxi. This makes Zhang Tie very happy, feeling that life has reached this moment. Love and career have begun.
Going in a good direction, things are getting more and more prosperous. I just visited my own castle again. Zhang Tie is in a good mood today...
People were coming and going in Heilong Town. It was more lively than before. Zhang Tie first went to the pharmacy opened by Yang Yuankang and others in Heilong Town that sold full-effect potions. He found that it had just reached noon and the pharmacy was already full of people.
It is closed, and there is a sign hanging on the door of the pharmacy - our store has sold out all the full-strength potions today and will open at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. The sale is limited to six bottles, and one person is limited to one, so please queue up to buy!
Although the sign was hung up, clearly stating the number of full potions that could be sold here tomorrow, there were dozens of people queuing up outside the store. Some people simply waited outside with benches and blankets.
Waiting and chatting.
Seeing Zhang Tie poking his head at the door of the store, someone in the queue shouted, "Boy, if you want to buy the full potion, go to the back and queue up. I didn't see so many people waiting here..."
"Let me ask. Hasn't it been made clear here that there will only be six full-effect potions for sale tomorrow? What's the use of a bunch of you queuing up here?" Zhang Tie looked at the long queue questioningly.
"Ha, if it doesn't work tomorrow, there's still the day after tomorrow. If it doesn't work the day after tomorrow, there's still the day after tomorrow. Anyway, as long as you wait in line for three or five days, it will always be your turn. Here, you can buy a full-effect potion with eight gold coins each, and you can refill it as you like.
We can sell one or two gold coins, and we are all ordinary people on the island. If we had to do other things, it would be so easy to make money! You can earn one or two gold coins just by queuing for a few days!" he just called
The man in the queue who lives in Zhangtie replied.
"Yes, I heard that this full-effect potion was made by an alchemy master in Qianlong Hall. He just takes some time to prepare a few potions every day, which is enough for us people to earn for a year!"
The human interface said.
Master of elixirs. When did he become a master of elixirs? He was not even an herbal medicine apprentice. Zhang Tie secretly felt a little funny. The information in Qianlong Hall was somewhat distorted when it was transmitted to the outside.
"Let me ask again, who do you sell these potions to after you buy them?"
"Of course it's the women who came to the island!" The guys in the queue looked at Zhang Tie as if they were idiots, "Don't you know, although the women who came to the island are very powerful, as long as they say
Judging from the effect of this full-effect medicine, each of them is no different from the ordinary women at home. They are full of words like how to whiten the skin and rejuvenate it, anti-aging, etc. That day I met a woman.
I added three gold coins to a bottle of Manjushahua, and she bought it without batting an eyelid, and she seemed to think it was very cheap!"
"Then why don't you add a few more gold coins!" The people next to him also regretted it.
"I didn't know that girl was so rich..."
Zhang Tie left from the door of the store amidst a lot of discussions among scalpers of full-effect potions. Women, women again, why do these women look like flies one after another when they hear something that can make them beautiful and young?
It was like a rotten egg. It was like this in Lingtianyuan. I didn't expect that it would be like this after leaving Lingtianyuan. If this continues, the full-effect potion I made will become a cosmetic only for girls.
The stores opened by Yang Yuankang and others are like this. Needless to say, the situation of Ma Aiyun and the others is not much better. I heard that the store Ma Aiyun and the others were looking for in Lanlong Town was not open at all.
The potion has been completely digested by the girls in Lingtian Academy. Where can the potion still flow out?
Zhang Tie estimated that this situation would have to wait until at least more than a month later, after the fermentation of the batch of medicine he brewed is completed, before the situation might get better.
However, Zhang Tie was happy to see the success of what he created and was so popular with girls, and was secretly proud of it. This would give him another reason to get close to Lan Yunxi in the future.
After leaving the pharmacy here, Zhang Tie casually strolled around Black Dragon Town. With his mental power and perception that were far beyond ordinary people, he immediately discovered something unusual.
Zhang Tie felt that he was actually being followed... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read