Struggle in the Steam Age

"Not just gadgets, we can also use these things to make some interesting things, such as handkerchiefs used to wipe some precious items, or the lining of some pockets or boxes used to hold jewelry. "

Obviously, as a hereditary nobleman, Viscount Surrey had much more experience in this area than Lawrence, and soon he thought of many uses of this new material that Lawrence had not thought of before.

"You know, rich people also have high requirements for the outer packaging of luxury goods when they buy those luxury goods." Seeing Lawrence with a dazed expression, Viscount Surrey continued.

"So we can make a fortune by selling some luxury-related peripheral products, not just making clothing as a way out."

"It is indeed the Earl of Sauer who developed a deserted island into a prosperous place in a short period of time." When Viscount Surrey's voice fell, the dwarf Huck looked at Lawrence and said.

"But even so, I didn't expect you to think of a development method that is fully in line with our local conditions in such a short period of time."

"It's just a coincidence." Lawrence said with a shrug.

"If it hadn't been for me to have encountered this kind of incident before, I can't do much now. Fortunately, we have recovered a large number of Roka murlocs that happened to have encountered this kind of incident, so they carried this special microorganism."

In fact, Lawrence doesn't carry these things at all in normal times, or under normal circumstances, no one carries a bunch of microbial culture flasks that look like bio-chemical weapons.

It’s just that this time Nora felt that she was likely to cut off contact with Lawrence for a long time, so before she separated from Lawrence, she used a space bag belonging to the August family heirloom that Lawrence obtained after becoming an earl. Full of various microorganisms that I have cultivated.

According to Nora's statement before the two separated, these microbes contained some of his power. So if you really encounter some problems that may not be solved, you can use some of them.

Compared with the magic props or magic scrolls sold on the market, these extraordinary microorganisms blessed by Nora have stronger lethality, and at the same time they are more assured to use.

After the two sides returned to the Viscount Mansion after their inspection of this space, everyone quickly focused their discussion on this emerging industry in the future.

Soon, a few people figured out how many people this new industry can absorb and how much income it can bring to the entire territory.

"The overall money made by producing this fiber does not seem to be a lot, because this kind of thing requires too high a planting density." After Lawrence described in detail the previous group of Loka fish people's observation of this kind of thing. , Viscount Surrey frowned and said.

"I didn't expect that as long as the density is a little bit higher, the final quality of the fiber will be significantly reduced. When it reaches a certain level, this fungus will stop growing."

"So that's why we positioned this thing as a luxury at the beginning, because I and several agricultural church staff tried for a long time on the island, but we have not been able to find a way to increase the planting density. "

Lawrence also showed a helpless expression on his face. In fact, at first he hoped to make this thing into a light luxury product, but then he had to give up this idea.

According to the memory of his past life in his mind, unless it is handmade by the individual, the top luxury goods are only expensive in unit prices, but the overall profit is not high.

And that group of luxury goods companies make the most of their money mainly from the light luxury products that have the largest output for the middle class.

For example, these teas on the island of New Sauer are like this. The top teas are basically used to give a name to the tea produced on the island of New Sauer and to raise the bar. The real money is those ordinary high-quality tea.

This is why Lawrence has considered mass production after discovering this fiber, because in this age of industrialization, only those ordinary consumer goods that can be mass-produced will have the highest profits.

The only good thing is that this kind of fiber formed by a certain kind of fungus is just as easy to breed and does not consume too much manpower. Therefore, even small-scale production is acceptable in terms of profit.

More importantly, this industry helps the Loka people who were accustomed to nomadic herding settle down. On the whole, it has obvious help for the construction of the entire New Sauer Island.

"It's a pity that the planting density is low, but I can at least provide 600 people with a job in this city." Although Viscount Surrey said so, there was not much regret on his face.

Because in his opinion, it would make him happy to take advantage of the headache-inducing space of this blockbuster and recruit some residents for the city, let alone add some new ones to his territory, Sustainable industry.

For a hereditary nobleman like Viscount Surrey, he hopes from the heart that his territory can be passed on from generation to generation.

Therefore, he pays more attention to the sustainable development of this kind of special breeding and planting industry that continuously provides jobs and profits for the territory than those coal mines that are not available after digging.

This is why he is only willing to sell raw coal, but he is unwilling to build a coal chemical plant in this place.

Because if the impact of pure coal mining work on the environment can be controlled, then chemical plants will bring almost irreversible damage to the region’s inherently fragile environmental system.

For Viscount Surrey, who has received a high-level education in Briton, it is not that he does not know that the money earned from selling finished products must be higher than the profit of simply selling raw materials.

If he were a capitalist, then he would definitely invest in a factory, because once the mine is finished, he can pat his **** and leave, and then leave the devastated land and impoverished workers here.

But as a noble lord who owns his own territory, all kinds of losses must be borne by himself and his descendants. In this case, he naturally would rather make less money than give himself and his descendants' future.

Of course, for such a large territory, this fungus cultivation center can only be said to be an icing on the cake. Therefore, after a rest night, Lawrence, under the leadership of the Viscount Surrey, went ten minutes away from the city. Visit the mining area a few kilometers away.

Unlike the coal mines that Lawrence has seen before ~ ​​www.ltnovel.com~ This coal mine in the Viscount Surrey is a very shallow open-pit mine.

According to Viscount Surrey, this land used to be a small hill full of rubble, until a group of dwarven geological survey groups sent by the Briton government discovered the mine through sampling.

“On the top of the entire coal mine is a layer of soil and rock less than 3m thick, and underneath is a layer of coal over 15m.” Looking at the huge pit at the foot of the hillside by the roadside, Viscount Surrey pointed to Lawrence proudly. .

"Moreover, the quality of coal here is also very good, almost all of them are the highest quality anthracite."

"How many people are there now?" Lawrence asked curiously as the miners lined up like ants in the black mine pit using carts and rope slides to transport the dug coal out of the pit.

"There are probably more than 10,000 people in this large mine alone." Viscount Surrey said after thinking for a while.

"This mine is mainly the mine that I developed together with the Briton royal family. It belongs to the largest coal mine in the region. At the same time, various regulations and welfare are the best. For this reason, the mine where my leaders work It’s mainly this place."