Volume 5 Chapter 43 - Give me cement (1/2)

To build a road that was over five thousand kilometers and where half of it would mean cutting through the mountains, this would be a very difficult matter even if it was on the highly developed earth.

But speaking of the difficulty of building roads, there was only one basic problem which was funds, which was a problem that was impossible to solve.

The fifty million that Riley gave as an estimate was rather discrete. If one really wanted to build such a road, the total investments might even surpass a hundred million gold coins.

Such a large investment, on the Sines Continent, perhaps only the Candra or Marlow Empires could take out this amount.

Other than this, it was impossible for any other country or company to take out this shocking amount by themselves.

Whether it was the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom or the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.

However, when chairman Cruise gave the message that Riley sent from the Candra Empire to Xu Yi, Xu Yi actually showed a strong interest in this crazy plan which surprised chairman Cruise.

Seeing Xu Yi carefully looking over the giant and detailed map of the Sines Continent hanging on the wall of the manor’s living room, seriously considering it, chairman Cruise didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Hey, Xu Yi, are you really planning on building this road?”

“Why not?” Xu Yi turned to reveal sparkling eyes that were filled with interest, “You don’t think that if we build this road, it would be equal to connecting the Stantine Duchy to the eastern countries of the Sines Continent? Look, if this road is finished, we wouldn’t need to go through the Candra Empire to reach the east of the continent. We can even bypass the Candra Empire to build another road north which would connect us to the entire continent.”

Chairman Cruise shook his head with a bitter smile, “I say, Xu Yi, although you always had crazy ideas, this one really is too impractical. This kind of road would cost at least a hundred thousand gold coins, can you take that much out? I guarantee that damn Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom wouldn’t be able to take out that much money.”

“Didn’t that chairman Gaza say that he didn’t say when the road needed to be built? He and I have the same opinion, this road needs to be built, but because it costs too much, it can’t be built right away. Of course for a large project like this, it wouldn’t be finished in a short amount of time. Un…..Cruise, if this project was given to the Amrit Chamber of Commerce, how long would you need to finish it?”

Chairman Cruise knit his brows. He looked at the map and after thinking about it, he said, “It would take at least ten years and we would need to use all our strength to build it.”

“Good, then we’ll set it on twenty years to finish this road. The amount that would need to be invested each year wouldn’t be that much, it wouldn’t be too much to handle.” Xu Yi said.

Chairman Cruise couldn’t help giving a cold smile, “You say it like you can afford five million gold coins each year. Don’t forget, your Frestech Chamber of Commerce needs the money for other things.”

“I didn’t say that we needed to start building right now, right?” Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, “The Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom has no way of rushing this project and I have no need to rush it, so it is only a plan right now. Of course, in order to show our sincerity, I will first decide to build a sea road from our Stantine Duchy that passes through the Rudson Kingdom, what do you think?”

Chairman Cruise was surprised by Xu Yi’s idea.

“A sea road that connects the Stantine Duchy to the Rudson Kingdom?” Chairman Cruise looked at the map and slowly nodded, “This is a good idea. There’s only one road from the Stantine Duchy that leads to the Rudson Kingdom right now, that isn’t convenient. If we were to build another road in the south, that would also connect the Stantine Duchy and the Rudson Kingdom.”

“To be honest, I hope that we can promote the development of the southern part of the duchy with this road.” Xu Yi said, “How much do you think this road will cost?”

Chairman Cruise was silent for a bit before shaking his head, “Without seeing it, I can’t give you an accurate amount. I can only say that it’ll be higher than the current Stru Road.”

“Alright, we’ll just set it like this for now. I hope that you can draw up a suitable plan as soon as possible.”

“You’re certain you want to build this road?” Chairman Cruise asked.

“Certain.”

“Alright, I will accept this project on behalf of the Amrit Chamber of Commerce.” Chairman Cruise nodded before suddenly changing his thoughts, “But Xu Yi, can you agree to one of my requests?”

“Speak.”

“Actually, I’ve raised this request many times. You…..can you transfer the cement manufacturing technology to our company?” Chairman Cruise had a look of hope, “Our company’s various construction projects aren’t just limited to the Lampuri Kingdom and the surrounding kingdoms, the distance can even reach over two thousand kilometers. However, if we have to ship the cement we buy from your Frestech Chamber of Commerce a large distance, the amount is just too much each time. So…..”

“Alright.”

Chairman Cruise looked at Xu Yi in a daze.

“You…..You’re agreeing?”

“Yes, I’m agreeing.” Xu Yi nodded with a faint smile, “I can give you the cement manufacturing technology, but you must strictly follow the standards that our company has set.”

Chairman Cruise had a look of disbelief.

He had made this request to Xu Yi many times, but he had been rejected every time. So why did he suddenly agree to this?

“Because the timing is right.” Xu Yi replied with a smile.