Chapter 96 Shrewd Elder Lisanya

This method can be summed up in one sentence.

Cliff too high? That's easy, just fill it in!

The 50-meter-high cliff is completely impossible for most ordinary people on the Sainz continent, so no matter whether it is the Lurson Kingdom or the Amley Chamber of Commerce, when they first heard Xu Yi unexpectedly When he wanted to build a road from here to Luerxun Kingdom, they thought he was crazy.

But for Xu Yi, on a technologically advanced earth, a 50-meter-high cliff is not an insurmountable problem at all.

On Earth, there are many ways to solve this problem, but they are limited to the current level of technology on the Sainz Continent. Xu Yi finally chose the most simple and crude method, which is to fill up this cliff.

Specifically, it is to use a large amount of stone and earthwork to increase the height of the lower-lying Principality of Standing, and forcibly fill in a roadbed that is sufficient to connect to the Kingdom of Luerson on the other side of the cliff.

It is of course impossible to completely fill it up. What Xu Yi asked for was nothing more than filling in an uphill roadbed that could be used to lay roads.

Considering the height of the cliff and the slope of the road, according to calculations, the length of the roadbed will be as long as five kilometers. With the roadbed at least 50 meters wide, the stone and earthwork required will be an astronomical figure. If it is based on the level of science and technology %long% wind% .cfx.ne on the Sainz continent before, no matter whether it is excavating or transporting stone and earth, it can only be completely manpower. If you want to complete such a huge project, you must at least Tens of thousands of migrant workers will be mobilized, and it will take several years or even more than ten years to complete.

Such an amount of work. In addition to the embodiment of the will of the country. There is no other possibility at all.

And now with the help of the engineering magic machinery developed by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. This project is much simpler.

After careful exploration and data calculation by the Amley Chamber of Commerce, it is finally estimated that as long as the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can provide enough large and medium-sized magic excavators and large magic trucks, the manpower required for this huge project will not exceed 3,000. Not more than two years.

If all goes well, the entire Silu Highway will most likely be completely completed within five years.

However, although the required manpower and engineering time are greatly reduced, the investment will not be reduced too much.

According to estimates, the Sulu Highway will definitely be the most expensive road built by the Amley Chamber of Commerce so far.

Among them, the road from Xu Yi's private territory to the border between the two countries has a total length of more than 140 kilometers. The estimated investment is 300,000 gold coins. The total length of the section from the border to Kulaka City in the Rulson Kingdom is more than 560 kilometers, with an estimated investment of 1.1 million gold coins.

These two sections of roads are paved according to ordinary road construction standards, and the estimated cost is also based on this standard.

However, from the filling of the roadbed to the final climb to the top of the cliff, the total length of the section into the Lurson Kingdom is only about five kilometers, and the estimated cost may exceed a staggering 800,000 gold coins.

In total, the total investment of this Silu Highway is 700 kilometers, but the total investment will exceed two million gold coins, and may even reach as much as two and a half million gold coins.

Although the Luerson Kingdom will be responsible for the investment in the section of the highway in the Luerson Kingdom, Chairman Cruise still feels that the cost of this road is too high. Some are not very cost-effective.

In his opinion, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would rather spend such a high price to build such a road. It's better to just go around in a circle, at most it will only cost an extra day and a small amount of freight, which is far more economical than building this road.

But Xu Yi didn't feel much about the price.

On Earth, the construction of a highway is carried out at a cost of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan per kilometer. Here, the average highway construction cost per kilometer is even less than 10,000 gold coins, which is undoubtedly much cheaper up.

Although there are reasons such as the fact that the artificial materials in Sainz Continent are extremely cheap, and the quality of the roads built is far from comparable to the highways on Earth, Xu Yi still feels that the price is completely acceptable.

The reason why he insisted on investing a lot of money and overcoming such difficulties to build this road is actually precisely because Xu Yi did not want to adopt the method that Chairman Cruise said.

It is certainly feasible to detour the goods to the Rulson Kingdom, but if you want to detour, you must pass through the territory of the Lampari Kingdom.

Leaving aside the need to pay certain customs duties when entering and leaving the Kingdom of Lampari, if the Kingdom of Lampari even prohibits the passage of goods from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then it will be too late for the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to seek a solution. late.

After all, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is currently actively developing large-scale magic ships suitable for deep sea and ocean voyages, as well as building this Sulu Highway, all in order to be able to transport the goods produced by Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to other parts of the continent more conveniently and quickly go.

Although the Principality of Standing has a pleasant climate, it is very suitable for living, and it is not too disturbed, but the terrain here is really limited. If you don't find a way to solve this problem in advance, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will only have a dead end.

Of course, these issues are not within the scope of Elder Lisanya's consideration. She came to meet with Xu Yi this time mainly because the subgrade filling project of the Slu Highway happened to pass through the Moon Shadow Forest where the Moon Shadow Tribe was located.

To level the ground and improve the roadbed will of course affect the terrain of the Moon Shadow Forest on a large scale, so Xu Yi must obtain the support of the Moon Shadow Tribe in advance.

When Xu Yi proposed this project to Elder Lisanya before and asked for cooperation, he got preliminary consent from Elder Lisanya.

This time Elder Lisanya came here and did not show any strange expression, Xu Yi naturally thought that she had decided to cooperate.

Sure enough, after hearing Xu Yi's question, Elder Lisanya nodded and said, "Well, there is no problem with cooperation. After all, it will be good for our tribe if we can go straight to the Luerson Kingdom."

Xu Yi smiled slightly, waiting for the next article.

Elder Lisanya paused and said, "But...President Xu, I have to make a few requests."

"Speaking."

"First of all, the construction of this road will cause a lot of damage to the Moon Shadow Forest. Therefore, it will have a certain impact on the lives of our tribe. President Xu. You should give our tribe some compensation."

Xu Yi couldn't help but smile.

Who said that the elves are too proud to care about everything like humans? Right now, Elder Lisanya is just bargaining with him.

"Of course. It's just that I don't know how much gold coins compensation you think we'll be satisfied with, Elder Lisanya?" Xu Yixiao asked.

"No. Pure gold coins don't mean much to us, and we are not in short supply right now." Elder Lisanya shook his head. "Oh? Then what compensation do you need?" Xu Yi was slightly surprised.

"We need some practical help. For example, because there is not enough water in the Moon Shadow Forest, it is always difficult for our people to use water. President Xu, I heard from Elusia that you and the first members of their Nightsong tribe One contact is to help them solve the water source problem, so can you help our tribe solve this problem too?"

Xu Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Although this requires field investigations to know the exact answer. But it should not be a problem. For example, with the ability of the siege machinery developed by our chamber of commerce, it is absolutely possible to mine a large amount of groundwater in the Moon Shadow Forest for you. For use. I can even build a comprehensive automatic water supply system for your tribe to ensure that every member of your tribe can use clean water without leaving home.”…

"Really?" Elder Lisanya had surprise on his face. "There is such a convenient system? That's great! President Xu, I'll order such a system from you right now. It's okay for me to pay separately."

Seeing the excitement in Elder Lisanya's application, Xu Yi was a little puzzled.

Does every elf tribe face water problems?

Whether it was the Yege tribe or the Moon Shadow tribe, the first problem he was asked to help solve was actually this problem.

Regarding this comprehensive automatic water supply system, Xu Yi has actually started a small-scale fact on his own private territory.

For example, there is a magic water pump in the ground of his manor, which is continuously pumping groundwater into a newly built water tower in the manor, and then flows into various pipelines through the water tower. For all rooms needed.

The automatic water supply system was developed less than two months ago and is still in the experimental stage. After the experiment is confirmed to be feasible, it will be promoted to the entire territory.

Xu Yi's goal is to make clean tap water available to every household in the territory in the first half of next year.

"Aside from the water issue? Are there any other requirements?"

"Aside from the problem of water sources, there is actually nothing too important."

Elder Lisanya smiled and made a few more requests, none of which were really important, but just hoped that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce would provide more convenience to the Moon Shadow Tribe.

For example, Elder Lisanya hopes that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will develop new types of fertilizer processing machinery for the chemical fertilizer processing plant of the Moon Shadow Tribe, so as to improve the efficiency and output of the chemical fertilizer processing plant.

Another example is that the Moon Shadow tribe hopes to build a small elf town outside the Moon Shadow Forest, imitating a human town, and hopes that Xu Yi can come forward to negotiate with Grand Duke Standing and Lord Weilun and get their approval.

For example, Elder Lisanya hopes that Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will tailor a special magic car for her according to her requirements...

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After listening to Elder Lisanya's various requests, Xu Yi's gaze at her changed greatly.

Compared with ordinary elves, this Lisanya elder is more like a shrewd human businessman, and he has never given up any of his interests because of the so-called pride and reserve of the elves.

In the process of cooperating with the Moon Shadow tribe before, Xu Yi didn't have a deep understanding of this, but this time he has a deep understanding.

Because Xu Yi basically satisfied all the requirements she put forward, Elder Lisanya seemed extremely satisfied. After finalizing the compensation, she nodded with a smile.

"Very well, President Xu is indeed the best friend of our elves. As a noble elf, I must respond adequately to your generosity. President Xu, in fact, I can provide some support for this roadbed heightening project." Are you interested in a brand new solution that can save you at least half a million gold coins in investment and a lot of time?"

Xu Yi was taken aback.

No way? What plan can save a full half a million gold coins at once? Also save a lot of time?

This is simply a fantasy!

But thinking of the elves' usual mystery, Xu Yi's expression immediately became serious, he sat up straight, and stared at Elder Lisanya.

"Appreciate further details."