Volume 5 Chapter 141 - Golden sea route (1/2)
Volume 5 Chapter 141 Golden sea route
Seeing the displeased look on chairman Cruise’s face, Xu Yi could only reveal a bitter smile.
Ambassador Hakanin worked hard on this road at first and Xu Yi was happy about this, thinking that he would finally open the door to the Candra Empire. He would let them understand the convenience of the roads and then the same effects in the Lampuri Kingdom would happen in the Candra Empire.
However, he never thought that when the Amrit Chamber of Commerce paved the road in the southwest province, they would encounter all kinds of strange hindrances. The most important problem was that the efficiency of the workers of the southeast province of the Candra Empire was just too low. It also took a long time just for them to get any clearance to use small pieces of land, which greatly delayed the construction.
Moreover, those officials bared quite a bit. According to what chairman Cruise said, in just half a year of starting the road, the Amrit Chamber of Commerce had paid over three hundred thousand gold coins which was almost half the cost of the road itself.
Moreover, most of the actual investment came from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, with a bit of it coming from the Amrit Chamber of Commerce. The Candra Empire wasn’t paying a single copper coin, but they were enjoying the various benefits that the road brought. For the Frestech Chamber of Commerce and the Amrit Chamber of Commerce, this was a business that really made them suffer.
This made chairman Cruise unhappy with the Candra Empire. However, the road was already half complete and it had a big significance, so even if he wasn’t happy, he could only endure it.
Xu Yi thought about it before helplessly patting chairman Cruise’s shoulder and comforting him, “This is the first road after all, just endure it for now. As long as this road is finished, I don’t believe that the Candra Empire wouldn’t be able to see the benefits it brings. As long as they want to continue building roads, they will look for your company. When that time comes, you’ll be able to get back the grievances that you suffered building this road.”
Chairman Cruise gave a cold snort, “I’m not as optimistic as you. From what I can see, the Candra Empire is rotting from the head down. Even if they realize the benefits of the roads, we wouldn’t be able to get any benefits.”
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and revealed a cold smile, “When that time comes, it might not be up to them.”
Chairman Cruise looked at Xu Yi with a strange look.
He could sense danger from Xu Yi’s words, but where did that danger come from?
The Candra Empire was one of the two empires of the Sines Continent. Xu Yi wouldn’t have the courage to do anything to the Candra Empire, right?
Xu Yi waved his hand and stopped this topic. He reached his finger out to tap on the last red line.
“Actually, compared to the road through the Candra Empire, I feel that the road that connects the furthest southern part of the continent is even more difficult. Cruise, do you have any confidence?”
Cruise looked at the road that ran along the southern sea to the east that started from the Candra Empire, finally drawing a red line across the coast and he revealed a bitter smile.
“I say, Xu Yi, I thought that the idea of those fellows from the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom was just their fantasy, but I never thought that you would take it seriously. Did you forget what I said last time? In theory, building this road that connects the continent’s east and west is possible, but the biggest problem is that it costs too much. Didn’t I calculate for you last time, to build this road, it would take over fifty million gold coins. This much money……we can’t take it out even if we sold our companies.”
“That’s why I said last time that it wouldn’t be finished in a year or two.” Xu Yi gave a shrug, “Moreover, the three transport lines that I’ve planned can’t be completed in a short period of time. If I had to choose one, I would want this one to be built first.”
Seeing Xu Yi point at the top most red line, chairman Cruise let out a sigh of relief.
“It seems like you really aren’t crazy. Not bad, compared to the rest, this road can be finished right now. Whether it is the Stantine Duchy, the Lampuri Kingdom, or the Drake Duchy, they already have roads in them. We just need to pave some roads in the Falk Kingdom. As for the Marlow Empire……it’ll depend on the cooperation between you and the Marlow Empire.”
Seeing chairman Cruise’s doubtful gaze, Xu Yi nodded with a faint smile, “I have confidence in Marquis Southgate. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be sending news soon.”
“I hope so.”
The two of them discussed the three planned roads for a while before chairman Cruise left.
After Xu Yi sent him off, he went back to the map and looked at it for a long time. He then took out a pen and starting from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s main base, he started going out west. He drew a blue line through the endless seas that then turned south, bypassing the Stantine Duchy, the Rudson Kingdom, and the Candra Empire until it reached the coast of the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.
The Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom had already finished their harbour for five months now, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s transport fleet had been making round trips each month. They had already finished five transport trips, establishing a sea line between the southwest and southeast coasts of the continent.
To build the road that ran across the south coast that chairman Cruise called the most difficult road on the Sines Continent was just too hard right now. So for now, the most reliable method of connecting the east and west coasts was this sea route.
After five trips, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had brought a large amount of goods and people to the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom. They had already started building the cement factory and a steel mill in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.