"Master Queller, that big lake in front should be Ves Lake?"
A slightly childish young man in the team shouted excitedly.
The old shipwright Benjamin couldn't help laughing. The young apprentice named Vito was really energetic. After walking for a day, everyone else in the team looked tired. Only he was still looking around with interest at the scenery on the road.
Queller, who was riding a horse, responded with a smile, "Yes, you have never seen such a big lake, have you? Did you see the island on the lake? That is the destination of our trip."
Lakeheart Town Ah, is this the place where the lord Queller Master mentioned lives? Benjamin felt a little excited.
Benjamin, who is nearly forty years old, is an experienced shipbuilder. He has been building ships in major shipyards for half his life. He is somewhat famous in the shipbuilding industry in the Cape Bay area. However, he is not a stickler for rules and always likes to think about how to improve current ships.
Just three years ago, he wanted to try a boat that does not rely on oars but only relies on wind power. This was not the first thing he proposed. Many people have built such boats in history, but it was just because the environment of the Cape Bay did not put it to much use, so it did not become popular. He was a little tired of building galleys for decades. Benjamin wanted to try something new.
But he couldn't afford to build a big ship with his financial resources as a craftsman, so he went to the shipyard owner to discuss the matter. Benjamin is an old foreman in the factory after all. The boss said that I attach great importance to your opinion and will reply to you after I study it. Then there will be no more.
Benjamin resigned angrily and went to work in several other shipyards. However, every boss was reluctant to invest a large amount of money to test a type of ship that no one might buy in Jiaowan.
During this period, he met a 16-year-old boy named Vito. His ideal was to "go to the other side of the sea and see it." So he went to the shipyard to learn shipbuilding technology and dreamed of building a ship that could go deep into the ocean. For a ship to have this ability, it is impossible to rely on human power and can only rely on wind power. Benjamin felt that the little guy's ideal coincided with his own goal, so he accepted him as his apprentice.
After the master and apprentice continued to hit the wall for a while, their thoughts gradually calmed down, and then they came across Quiller Foster recruiting shipwrights all over the world.
Benjamin went over to inquire with the idea of trying his luck. Queller happened to be at the recruitment site that day. He met an experienced old shipbuilder and received Benjamin personally. During the conversation, he described to him the two model ships he saw in the Franklin Harbor shipyard. Benjamin's heart was beating fast, as if the second spring of his life had begun.
Benjamin resigned from his current job without hesitation, signed up at Queller, and brought his little apprentice with him. The little guy originally wanted to visit other places, but he was also very willing to go to Northwest Bay.
Now, they finally reached their destination.
When they arrived at the entrance of the town, there was already a group of people waiting for them. When they were still far away from Lakeheart Town, Queller sent a fast horse to notify Paul.
Queller jumped off the horse and walked towards the familiar figure, who had already extended his right hand.
"Long time no see, Queller."
"Long time no see, Paul."
The two held their hands tightly together.
Queller turned around and raised his hand back and said, "The shipwrights you asked for have been brought to you. This time there are 30 people, but they are just the first batch. We will send them to you in the future, as well as talents in other fields you want."
Paul patted Queller hard on the shoulder. "Thank you, my hair will turn gray waiting for you."
Then he greeted everyone behind Queller very enthusiastically, "Welcome everyone, I hope you will live happily in my territory."
He also saw other familiar figures and said hello, "Everyone from Lichman Adventurer Group, hello."
Queller Everyone behind him also paid tribute to him.
Paul ordered people to properly resettle the people brought by Queller, and Queller and the actual person in charge of the caravan Chief Steward Christopher were invited to the Lord's Manor enjoyed dinner together, and also found Count Bairdin, Count Mellon Garnard, Chief Steward Ford, Hansel and other Government Affairs Council senior staff to accompany him.
The utensils used for the dinner were all porcelain, and they were patterned porcelain, which really shocked Queller and Christopher.
Especially Chief Steward Christopher, who picked up a porcelain bowl and looked at it carefully under the candlelight, while making various exclamations involuntarily.
Just tap the porcelain bowl with a knife and fork, and you will hear a crisp and sweet sound. It is really a magical and beautiful creation.
After dinner started, Queller conveyed to Paul his father Marquis Foster's intention to cooperate. His family wanted to obtain the exclusive agency rights for porcelain and paper in the south.
"No problem!"
Paul agreed immediately, and then added, "But a time limit must be added. After the time limit is up, the contract can only be renewed if both parties are satisfied."
He is now weak in the north, let alone the south thousands of miles away. If he wants to move in the south, he must rely on the big tree Foster Family, but he cannot rely on it for a lifetime.
Chief Steward Christopher said with a smile, "Of course, of course, that's what we do there. Lord Greiman Please rest assured that you will never suffer a loss when doing business with the Foster Family's Chamber of Commerce."
He made up his mind to get the agency power no matter what, and when he left this time, he took a batch of porcelain and a batch of paper back to the south.
At this time, mass production of truly practical porcelain had begun. After acquiring Bairdin and greatly increasing its strength, Lakeheart Town expanded the scale of Porcelain Kiln.
At this time, the number of workers inside has reached more than 50, and they can produce 3,000 pieces of ordinary daily-use porcelain per month. Of course, because most of the workers are novices and have poor proficiency, the quality of the porcelain produced varies.
Now Lakeheart Town Porcelain Kiln has two businesses: one is to bake ordinary porcelain that Porcelain Kiln has shaped by itself. Taking some daily-use porcelain as an example, a tray is priced at 2 silver coins, and dishes are 1 silver coin; the other is to bake porcelain customized by customers on demand. This price depends on the difficulty of production, and can even reach dozens of silver coins per piece.
It's exciting to think about turning a pile of kaolin into a pile of shiny silver coins.
However, the consumer group of porcelain is not ordinary civilians. After all, many ordinary people have never even touched silver coins, let alone purchased them. The main target customers are aristocrats and wealthy businessmen.
Because of the two military victories, Paul began to "expand" a little, and he was no longer afraid of being a big tree and attracting wind. He instructed Chief Steward Ford, who was in charge of commerce, to relax trade restrictions and gradually expand Arda's trade scope to the east and south.
Porcelain and paper are both hot commodities. At this time, Lakeheart Town is no longer as peaceful as before. It has begun to become a bit "busy". Businessmen from other places often come and leave with large amounts of paper and porcelain.
Paul is considering whether to demolish the pontoon bridge and ask an architect to design a real stone bridge. The current loose pontoon bridge is really affecting the traffic and the image of the town too much.
Or move some people to South Bank in Ves Lake, build new settlements, and expand Lakeheart Town into a real city.
I believe that day is not far away.