Unless both sides were supreme rulers holding absolute power, it was basically impossible to conclude negotiations over a major project in a single round these days. There was simply too much involved.
The result before him was, to a certain extent, within Zhou Xu's expectations.
Without dwelling on it, Zhou Xu returned to the imperial palace after Carl's departure and went back to doing what he needed to do.
He had not even planned to change his original arrangements because of this matter. The date was set for tomorrow, when he would set out for a trip to the Barton Islands.
As for the business with Copper Furnace Fortress, he had already given all the necessary instructions. The rest could simply be left to Kong Daqian.
Otherwise, if he had to handle everything personally, why would he keep so many subordinates?
While their Great Zhou fleet occupied the Barton Islands, Great Zhou's internal development had not stopped. It could even be said to have entered a period of rapid growth, allowing the southern region to successfully open its second railway.
In fact, before Bolevin and the others had led their troops out to reinforce the frontline forces, this railway had already been laid from Black Moon City to the outskirts of the Plain Farm.
Now, the railway had finally been completed in its entirety.
The starting station was set in Black Moon City. The line passed through the grassland region and the Rainforest region, while the terminal station was, without a doubt, located at the Southern Border Fortress.
Compared with the first railway route in the southern region, the biggest difference was that travelers no longer needed to take a boat from Black Moon Port to the Factory District railway station to transfer.
Instead, after boarding at Black Moon City