Chapter 222: Stride too far, but not afraid to get an egg

Bryan was hunted down by Eberron so he had to run back to Fort Hammer for asylum of his son and daughter-in-law. For the time being, after having dinner here, Tang En has started discussing with Fiona about the way to start the road. Already.
Thousands of tons of asphalt recovered from the Dwarf Kingdom can only meet the first phase of Ellington's road works. The asphalt is only enough to cover the area covered by Ellington's old and new urban areas, and even other villages in Ellington cannot completely China Unicom.
"Lord Lord, although it hasn't started yet, I think this project is costly and we can't afford it at all."
Fiona roughly estimated the cost of paving. At first, she didn't care much about it, but she was taken aback after she calculated it. According to the current data given by Tang En, and the thickness of the paving, a new square meter of asphalt was paved. The cost of the road is almost a gold coin!
Doesn't seem to be much?
According to Tang En's plan, the main road must be at least 16 meters wide, and the secondary channel must be at least 10 meters wide, so a distance of one meter is 26 gold coins. The current total length of the main road in the old and new urban areas is added. It's about fifty kilometers up, which is already 130,000 gold coins!
Only now, the Ellington area, which has not yet been completed, requires 130,000 gold coins to pave the road, not to mention in the complete plan, the total length of the road has exceeded hundreds of kilometers, and There are roads connecting other villages!
If you want to rebuild all the roads in Ellington, don't even think about it without millions of gold coins!
If you still want to connect with other territories and lay asphalt road network, the number you need to invest is even more amazing, it can be calculated in units of millions and billions! This kind of project can only be completed with the help of one country. Want to complete this kind of project in a territory like Ellington? It's just a crazy dream!
"I never said I would pay for it myself."
Tang En's indifferent look: "Pave the roads in the country first, and the roads in other places. After those people have come to Ellington, someone will come to us for cooperation. At that time, we will just set standards and sell You can make money by selling materials and technology and equipment. "
"……I understand!"
Fiona understood Tang's meaning almost immediately. No matter how much she said, it would be better to experience it firsthand and use the existing examples to let those people feel the benefits of the asphalt road, and they would offer to pave the way.
Tang En did not worry about the funding of road construction in the future, because he knew that after the benefits of asphalt roads spread, more and more people would like to build roads.
Think about it, once you feel the stability on the asphalt road, who else can stand the kind of dirt road that will become muddy once it rains? Or is it a rough bumpy road that bumps up and down?
To be more exaggerated, asphalt roads have also brought efficiency improvements. The major chambers of commerce are not fools. If the roads are replaced with such flat asphalt roads, how much will their carriage caravans advance? You need to know that time is money, and business opportunities are fleeting. If you are one step ahead, you can make a lot of money. If you are one step behind, you can only pick up some residues.
"All we have to do now is build Ellington."
Tang En said earnestly: "As long as you build Ellington, all problems will be solved and you don't need to worry about other things."
"I understand, but ..."
Fiona pulled out a letter: "The news that Hilton sent back from Yalinks, that the President of the Aristocratic Parliament, Leander, is secretly searching for any information about you, which does not seem to be good news."
Tang En waved his hand indifferently: "Let's search it. My news is already on the tables of the nobles of Yalinks."
"Oh, there is another message from Yeye. President Berkeley decided to launch a business alliance to block the Datang Chamber of Commerce. All members of the business alliance have refused to sell anything to the Datang Chamber of Commerce ... Lord Lord, Ye Who is the song? "
"A little thief jumping up and down ... Huh!"
"Mao Zei? How did Mao Zei know of this news ... This is not good news."
Fiona had a headache, holding her eyebrows: "We are still importing food to Kaspermy and Bein. The food industries in these two cities are all business alliances. The business alliances have blocked us. We can't even buy food! "
Tang En frowned slightly: "How long can the grain harvested this month, plus the previous purchase, last?"
"It lasts up to four months. If there is a Warcraft attack in winter, or a cold wave, or a war, it will cause food shortage."
"Four months ... Is it the cold moon at the end of the year ..."
"Yes, two months before the dawn of the dawning spring."
Tang En froze for a moment: "The harvested grain can't even resist the spring harvest. How did it winter here before?"
Tina, who came in for tea, couldn't help but whispered, "Master Lord, Ellington starves many people every winter ... Everyone can't eat enough, barely enough to carry the spring harvest ..."
Fiona added: "Thanks to the advent of combine harvesters, this season's harvest of grain was very fast, there was basically no waste, and there was no loss due to weather and World of Warcraft. Therefore, the grain output increased by about 30% compared with previous years. But it's not enough per capita. "
"This is mainly because the number of people in Ellington is much larger than before, and has almost doubled, but the area of ​​food cultivation has not expanded. On the contrary, we have also increased the area of ​​mint and two herbs, so the problem suddenly occurred. It broke out. "
"What about food rations?"
"It can last another month, and the frozen month will come next year."
Tang En knocked at the table: "Even if the rationing system is implemented, at least one more month's worth of food can be obtained for all of Ellington before winter."
"Yes, but considering stability, it's best to buy food for two months."
Fiona reluctantly said, "Don't watch us run Ellington. In fact, now Ellington is extremely vulnerable. At this time, you, our Lord Lord, are the most critical, as long as you can solve us Problems, then Ellington can continue to develop. If you ca n’t solve a problem, with a little pressure and a little frustration, Ellington is likely to collapse. "
"After all, most of the people who come to Ellington now are poor people. These people risk their lives and go to Ellington to eat a full mouthful. Once they learn that Ellington has Food is not available, so who wants to stay here? "
Tang En nodded with a smile: "I see, rest assured, food is not a problem."
"Laugh! You still laugh!"
Fiona was furious: "Where are you going to find someone to sell you food? Even if you are willing to sell, after knowing the blockade of the business alliance, you will definitely take the opportunity to blackmail the price. We can't afford this. toss!"
"secret."
Tang En waved his hand: "I know the issue of food. For the time being, I won't talk about it. Going back to the previous issue first is a matter of paving the way."
"What else? Costing is clear ... oh yes!"
Fiona clapped her hand: "Although you have always said that asphalt can pave the road, it is a good thing, but how exactly the road should be paved has not been said yet."
"Well, it's simple, but you still need to train, because you need two machines."
Tang En smiled slightly: "I started to study paver and road roller in the afternoon, but the production after that ... our spare parts processing plant may not be able to keep up, and the capacity is seriously insufficient."
"Not enough capacity!"
Fiona sighed again: "The technology of the lathes and presses you made is very convenient and can easily expand the production capacity, but-we don't have so many people now! In the parts processing factory, the workers on the production line Busy people are fast turning and ca n’t open the circle. Construction is still underway outside. Where can anyone be available? "
"When it comes to employing people, we are short of people now, but if we recruit more people, our food gap will be even larger. Now this is an inextricable loop, unless we can solve the food problem so that we can Recruiting refugees with confidence. "
"In addition, Lord Lord, we are now rebuilding Ellington. At the same time, we will also engage in water conservancy, road repairs, mining improvements, agricultural reforms, and external business expansion ... Don't you think our steps have gone too far?"
Fiona stared at Tang En and said, "Seriously, these things are enough for ordinary people to do the same. It ’s enough to stay in the history, but Lord Lord, you take them out the same way, and I always feel at your leisure. There seems to be a faint anxiety under my face, is it my illusion? "
"Of course."
Tang En said innocently: "What is my anxiety? Don't forget that I am a mage. Even if Ellington is broken by my play, it ’s a big deal if I pat my and leave. Can I still stay here? Are they buried here? Oh, of course, rest assured, if I leave, I will never forget to bring you. "
"Lord Lord ..."
Listening to what Tang En said, where Fiona and Tina remembered what they were just discussing, their eyes were suddenly foggy and moving, they were so stunned that they couldn't wait to get up and offer a kiss.
"It's almost time, you can organize your files here. I'll think about the roller first."
Smiling Tang En got up and left the study room. As soon as the door was closed, the smile on his face disappeared, and he couldn't help whispering, "Women's intuition is really terrible ... can you feel it?
"Master Lord? What are you talking about?"
Tang En's face turned right and he turned around: "Oh? Marlene, have you changed your hairstyle? It looks so pretty!"
He knew very well that women, especially curious women, were very dangerous creatures, and it would be even more dangerous if they added the attribute "pretty" to it.
Fortunately, this creature has a very fatal weakness, which is that it is extremely emotional and likes to ignore normal logic ...
Therefore, they can easily divert their attention.
"Yes, Lord Lord, really?"
Marilyn's curiosity was immediately shifted, and she moved around happily, and then asked shamefully, "So ... is I beautiful or Tina beautiful?"
"It's all beautiful ... I've been out beforehand. You're busy."
Marilyn's voice was so sweet that most people couldn't help it. Tang En smiled slightly at her, and then hurriedly left the Lord's House.