Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 18: Questions and Answers (Please read later)
If Count Raymond had questioned a normal first-year student at the magic academy, he would definitely not have gotten any useful answers.

Are you kidding? A first-year student can’t even get started with basic meditation, so how can he understand magical machinery?

Keluoyi is different. No matter what he saw in his previous life or what he read in this life, if he wants to talk about it, he can brag about it for three days and three nights.

Now, what he is actually thinking about is how much he can say and how deeply he can say it!

After a pause, Luo Yi seemed to be organizing his words, and after a while he said, "My Lord Earl, I read a book a few days ago, and there is a passage in it that I think makes a lot of sense."

"The book says that magic machinery will be the primary productive force, will trigger a huge change in the social system, and will also change the mode of war."

Count Raymond had to admit that he was just making small talk, but at this moment, his eyes suddenly focused, like a lion staring at its prey.

"You've only been in contact with each other for a few months, and you dare to say such big words?"

Luo Yi bowed slightly and said, "It is because I have only been exposed to it for a few months that the shock is beyond description."

He paused for a moment, then spoke again, his voice seemed tinged with strong emotions: “Although I have entered the magic academy, first-year students don’t actually come into contact with many magical machines, except for the academy’s street lights.

The magic crystal ball is incredibly bright, but not blinding."

"I once wandered under the street lamp for a long time and read magic books, just wanting to understand the mystery.

So, I asked Butler Hoover for help and went to a magic textile factory. "

"In the Xiangsheli Magic Energy Textile Factory, I saw the magic energy pool, the universal power machine, the gears, connecting rods and bearings rotating throughout the workshop, and the efficiency of the workers in spinning."

“It was here that I learned that textile work can actually be divided into two parts: spinners and weavers.

With primitive techniques, five skilled spinners work hard every day to provide the raw materials needed by one weaver.

The efficiency gap between the two sides was too large, so the magic spinning machine came into being, becoming a symbol of the popularization of magic machinery.

From what I have seen so far, its production efficiency is tens or even hundreds of times higher than before.”

Having said that, Luo Yi actually asked a question in return: "My Lord Earl, do you know what the future will be like if this happens?"

The white-haired old man was slightly startled, and then asked: "What do you think will happen?"

"I have no idea!"

Luo Yi spoke confidently, even a little confused: "I really don't know, who can see the future except the gods?"

As he said this, he looked at Count Raymond steadily and said, "But this matter keeps lingering in my mind, and I can't sleep well.

So, I was thinking, I was thinking, what will the future be like?"

"So, I made a very bold deduction. I imagined, what would happen in the future?"

"When various magical machines become popular, large-scale, systematic, and standardized production becomes inevitable.

It is visible to the naked eye that factories will be built one after another, and a large number of various goods will be produced.

Cotton wool, linen, silk, ironware...

So, what will happen when there are mature products in every aspect of people's lives, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation? "

Roy's words seemed to have an inexplicable allure, pulling Count Raymond into his own logic.

“I was thinking again, thinking about the prices of these goods, I think they are going to be very cheap, very cheap!
Yes, these better things, instead of being expensive, will become very cheap.

Because large-scale production and improved efficiency will make costs extremely low, and merchants can set prices very low. "

"Of course they are greedy, very greedy, and want to make more money, but they are also willing to use lower prices to defeat their opponents, completely defeat them.

As long as their competitors fail, they can occupy the entire market and earn more wealth. "

“So, these goods will be dumped out at lower prices in every city, quickly occupying markets everywhere.

In this way, a large number of new businessmen will emerge, and a group of nobles who are willing to accept new things will quickly accumulate astonishing wealth.

But what is the result? "

"Doing this will always have an impact, and the most direct victims will inevitably be those artisans and those workshops."

“Their costs are high, and the goods they produce have no market.

They will lose money, go bankrupt, lose their livelihoods, and struggle to survive on the poverty line.”

“However, things are always interconnected. Handicrafts are just the beginning, and will later affect agriculture, animal husbandry, manufacturing and other aspects.

As a result, there will be many unemployed people who just want to have a full meal but cannot get it, which will cause more social problems.

The results of it? "

Why is the security environment in Oakland so bad? Roy believes that this is the fundamental reason. In fact, not only Oakland, but the entire Habsburg Empire is in such a mess.

Seeing that Loyi did not continue, Count Raymond could not help but ask: "What's the result? Can you continue?"

"The result is that the small peasant economy system that the old nobles have worked so hard to build will collapse under the impact of a large number of cheap goods!"

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, the quill pen that had just been used for writing was crushed. It was not crushed into two halves, but exploded into pieces by the power unconsciously emitted by Count Raymond.

At this moment, Count Raymond's expression had become extremely ugly.

But Roy did not stop talking, but continued: "Of course, I can guess these things, and the rulers of the Habsburg Empire cannot fail to see them.

However, they are also happy to see this happen, because factories also need a large number of workers, and these bankrupt craftsmen and farmers are the best fillers.

But social problems still exist and may even become more acute. What will the rulers of the empire do?
Therefore, I think the next step for the Habsburg Empire will be to look outwards, to other countries, and to open up new markets.”

At this moment, Count Raymond suddenly raised his head, his eyes sharp as a knife: "Do you know the purpose of my visit?"

"Of course I don't know." Luo Yi firmly rejected:

"Didn't Oliveira tell you?"

"I asked, but you know Mr. Oliveira's character. How could he possibly tell you?"

Count Raymond nodded slightly, which was considered as tacit agreement. After a pause, he continued, "I came here at the invitation of the Habsburg Empire to watch the parade of the Seventh Mixed Corps."

"It's not just me who has accepted the invitation, but also several neighboring principalities, nobles and royal families in the kingdom."

“In fact, thirty years ago, in the great war between the Habsburg Empire and the Bourbon Dynasty, we all thought that the Bourbon Dynasty would win.

There is no reason for them not to win. With five elite knights and three legends in charge, how could they lose? "

"But they lost. They lost completely. The powerful Knights fell on the way of the charge, and fell under the muskets and cannons of the magic gunners."

“Since then, the Habsburg Empire has proven itself, and no one dares to underestimate them.

We are also actively collecting information about magic energy pools, magic firearms, and magic energy cannons."

"But none of these are as shocking as this military parade!"

"As for you, you also made me see clearly the Habsburg Empire's plot. Among the series of treaties they tried to sign with us, the most insignificant one is the Free Trade Agreement."

“It turns out that this is what they want most.”

Count Raymond raised his head again, looked at Roy, and asked, "So what do you think we should do?"

"do not know."

Luo Yi shook his head bluntly: "My Lord Earl, these are just my wild thoughts. If you want to ask me what to do, I really don't know."

After a pause, he continued: "However, I think no one is a fool. Even if they can't see it now, when the goods are really dumped, everyone will react.

At that time, no matter whether it is a principality or a kingdom, it is likely that they will raise tariffs and erect trade barriers to protect their own industries.

But the Habsburg Empire at that time would never give up as long as it had tasted some sweetness.”

"And there is only one solution..."

"war!"

The last two words were uttered by Count Raymond. At this time, his eyes were different when he looked at Luo Yi again.

It seemed that there was a bit of shock, a bit of admiration, a bit of wonder, and a bit of confusion.

After a moment, he pulled out a letter from under the desk, pressed it on the desk, and pushed it forward.

"I read what you wrote. Perhaps the Xiangsheli Magic Spinning Mill would be a good entry point."

"From today on, Butler Hoover will obey your orders, and the Raymond family's wealth, resources, and connections in Oakland will also be under your control."

"Besides, I will leave Oliveira to you and keep you safe."

"As for what you want to do and how you want to do it, that's your own business!"

"I won't interfere, and I won't care. I just want to see a different result!"

Even for this moment, Count Raymond's work still amazed Roy.

PS: The new book is launched, and it is most important to follow the reading. I beg you to do so!

　I thought about it for a long time and chose to write it in this way. I think it is better than dry predictions!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)