Erengrad, the saltywetsea breezemixes with the drizzleto blow bugle and beat drums the coast, exhausts the lastheatfrom the southernwarm and humid air streamshere, with the coldairconnection of northern continent, forms the preciousrainfall, is moisteningthiscity, sprinkles the seed of lifeto the northernmost of thiscivilized world.厄仑格拉德,咸湿的海风夹杂着细雨吹打着海岸,来自南方的暖湿气流在这里耗尽最后一丝热量,与北方大陆的寒冷空气交汇,形成宝贵的降雨,滋润着这座城市,也将生命的种子洒向这文明世界的最北端。SitsRodincity hall, a facesatisfiedlooks atoutside the stonewindowto flutter the drizzle that the rainwaterreplaces the snowflake, means that in the winterpassedtruly. Allproduction activitiescandouble the operation. Althoughin the pastwinter, entireErengradhas immersedin an upsurge of bigdevelopment, but, the speedis insufficient, Roddesired, isoneday a change, rather than a quarterchange.
坐在市政大厅中的罗德,一脸惬意的望着石窗户外飘荡的细雨,雨水取代雪花,也就意味着冬天真正过去了。所有生产活动可以加倍运行了。尽管在过去的一个冬季里,整个厄仑格拉德已经沉浸在一片大开发的热潮中,但是,速度还不够,罗德希望看到的,是一天一个变化,而不是一个季度一个变化。Althoughin the wharfhas returned the scene of being bustling and filled with people, in the harbor was also full of the ships from the world, but, thisis insufficient. Even if the foreign capitalfloods intocrazily, constructs the factorymarket, but the entireErengradunemployment rateachieved20%to25%as before, in the grownlabor force, 20%many people have not workedas before, gets by the most basicrelief food.
虽然码头上已经重新回到了人头攒动的景象,港口里也停满了来自世界各地的船只,但是,这还不够。即便外资疯狂涌入,兴建工厂市场,但是整个厄仑格拉德的失业率依旧达到了百分之二十至百分之二十五,在成年劳动力中,依旧有20%多的人没有工作,靠最基本的救济粮度日。„BrettoniaBourellCountintendsinErengradlocalHerborgAreaInvestmentBrewery, land parcel that first batch offund5000generalGold Crown, hesettles onsituated inHerborgarea No. 3block, fromharborfivekilometers.”
“巴托尼亚的布雷尔伯爵有意在厄仑格拉德市内的海堡区投资酿酒厂,首批资金五千枚通用金王冠,他看中的地块位于海堡区三号街区,距离海港五公里。”Inworkhall, municipalofficerAlvisevery single word or phraseis reporting the recentwork contenttoRod. Naturally, the Rodcompletematterwill not inquire, butsymboliclistens tosomeimportantinformation, after all, if the things of alleconomic constructions must oneselfdo it yourself, then, oneselfhas died of exhaustion10,000times.
办公大厅内,市政官阿尔维斯正一字一句的向罗德汇报着近期的工作内容。当然,罗德不会全部的事情都去过问,只是象征性的听一些重要的信息,毕竟,若是所有经济建设的事情也必须自己亲力亲为,那么,自己早就累死一万次了。Sincepromotes after Alvisis the oneselfassistant, Rodalmostdoes not haveoneselfto handle a matterin the economic construction of Erengrad. InitiallyinBlackhammer Fort is also so. The tiniestperson, actuallycontains the most powerfulstrength. The excavationtalent, is always the work that Rodattaches great importance.
自从将阿尔维斯提拔为自己的副手之后,罗德在厄仑格拉德的经济建设上几乎没有自己处理过一件事。当初在黑锤堡也是如此。最渺小的人,其实蕴藏着最强大的力量。发掘人才,一向是罗德最重视的工作。In the history the most successfulemperor, is abundance of capable peopleall, even ifoneselfverywaste, so long asonebatchfollow the oneselfpersonloyally and devotedly, thatsamecansucceed. On the contrary, the personal abilityis strong, does not have the talent , the resultbasicallyisverymiserable.
历史上最成功的帝王,无不是手下人才济济,哪怕自己很废物,但是只要有一批忠心耿耿追随自己的人,那一样可以成功。相反,个人能力再强,手下没有人才,结局基本上都是很惨。„The Erengradurban districtdoes not allowto constructanyfactory, the suburbland parcelcanbe casualheto elect. The rent, tax rateanything, youdecide.”
“厄仑格拉德市区不允许建设任何工厂,郊区的地块可以随便他选。租金,税率什么的,你来定就可以。”Rodwaves, is speaking to Alvis.罗德挥了挥手,对着阿尔维斯说到。„Yes, IalsodeclinedthatCountlike this.”
“是的,我也是这样回绝那位伯爵的。”Alvisreplied.阿尔维斯应答到。„There is no loss, ifhethereforedoes not come, then, will haveotherCountto come, Duke that eventhesekeep aloofalsomeetsginseng/partakeonein private.”
“这没什么损失的,他若因此不来,那么,也会有其他的伯爵来,甚至那些高高在上的公爵私下也会参一手。”Rodrespondedwith a smile.罗德笑着回应到。„Indeed, presentErengrad, like a bigcake, no onewill rejectsuchdelicacy.”
“的确,现在的厄仑格拉德,就像一块大蛋糕,没有人会拒绝这样的美味。”Continuation that Alvisgrinning, somesmiledbadlyis saying——阿尔维斯咧了咧嘴,有些坏笑的继续说着——„The agricultural useharvester outside cityis been very longbycertainpersoncaring.”
“城外的农用收割机已经被某些人惦记很久了。”„Thatsold tothem.”
“那就卖给他们吧。”Rodalmostdoes not have the slighthesitation and stop, thenblurted outdirectly.罗德几乎没有丝毫的犹豫和停顿,便直接脱口而出。Alvissomewhatknits the brows.阿尔维斯则有些皱眉。„Sincedecidedto open, something are not then ableto conceal. If the harvesterwedid not sell tothem, theyalsowantcompletelyallmeansto obtainin secret. The smuggling, orsteals the personto steal the technology, youfeeltheseEmpiremerchantstogain the benefit, whatmattercan't do? So long asthere is an enoughbenefit, somepeoplewill braveto be doneby the risk of beheading. The harvestertechnical difficultyis not essentially big, so long asthesemerchantssteal the technical worker and spare part, at the Empireengineering technologylevel, will soon copywithourexactly the samemachines. Moreover, the pricealsohas the advantagecompared withus.”
“既然决定开放了,有些东西便无法隐瞒下去。收割机如果我们不卖给他们,他们也会私下里想尽一切办法得到。走私,或者偷人偷技术,你觉得这些帝国商人为了得到利益,什么事干不出来?只要有足够的利益,就会有人冒着被砍头的风险去做。收割机本质上技术难度并不大,只要这些商人偷到技术工人和零部件,以帝国的工程技术水平,用不了多久就会仿造出和我们一模一样的机器。而且,价格比我们还有优势。”Rodis explaining——indifferently罗德淡然解释着——„Therefore, stomachintonationsimilar, cansell. The machinetogether with the technology, the packsells outtogether. The priceraises.”
“所以,胃口调得差不多了,可以卖了。机器连同技术,一块打包卖掉。价格抬高一些。”„Good, how many can thatsell?”
“好吧,那要卖多少?”„Thiswas decidedbyyou.”
“这个由你决定。”„Iunderstood.”Alvisnods, „right, a matter, butsomewhat the meaning, youstillremembergambling that Iandyouhit? The winterspringareawater supply systemconstruction, youthink for twoyearssomepeoplenot to receivethisproject, but, thisyoumade a mistake, the winterspringareawater supplyprojectnot onlysomepeoplereceived, but, completed, completedvery muchperfectly.”
“我明白了。”阿尔维斯点了点头,“对了,还有一件事,可真有点意思,你还记得我和你打的赌吗?冬泉区的供水系统建设,你认为两年内都不会有人接下这项工程,但是,这回你错了,冬泉区供水工程不仅有人接下了,而且,完成了,很完美的完成了。”Sitson the stonechair, Alvisnarrows the eyes, with a smilespeaking. Infacial expressionquitesomewhatmysteriousself-satisfaction.
坐在石椅上,阿尔维斯眯起双眼,笑着说到。神情中颇有几分神秘的得意。„Is impossible, the project that thisprojectbasicallypays out of money, issuedinitially, buttoexpand the Erengradcapital constructionscale, the bracekeeps up appearances. Thisproject, is the livelihood project, does not gain. Some not possiblepeopleto receive.”
“不可能,这项工程基本上就是倒贴钱的工程,当初之所以发布出去,不过是为了扩充厄仑格拉德的基建规模而已,撑撑场面。这种工程,属于民生工程,不盈利。不可能有人接下的。”Rodis sayingcareless, in the brainhas startedto shift the attention, is forming in one's mind the war of followingHell Pit.罗德漫不经心的说着,脑子里已经开始转移注意力,构思着接下来的地狱深坑之战。HoweverAlvisseems like still confident.
但是阿尔维斯看起来依旧信心满满。„Firstleavesdraws a conclusionquickly, Itold that you were whoreceivedthisproject.”
“先别这么快下结论,我跟你说说是谁接下了这项工程。”
The Alvisbrowselects, the corners of the mouthhave the self-satisfiedfaint smile.阿尔维斯眉头一挑,嘴角带着得意的浅笑。„Is a EmpireAlchemymaster. Henot onlycompletedthisproject, but alsousedmerely for threemonths, compared withoriginally planningto be ahead of timeentiretime of time.”
“是一位帝国炼金术士。他不仅完成了这项工程,而且仅仅用了三个月,比原计划提前了整整一倍的时间。”„Hecertainlyis a swindler.”
“那他一定是个骗子。”Rodcontinuesto replycareless.罗德继续漫不经心的回答着。„Ifheis a swindler, hehas deceivedGods. Rod, guesses that whatmeansheused, completedthiswork?”
“如果说他是个骗子,那他骗过了诸神。罗德,猜猜他用了什么办法,完成了这项工作?”FacingAlvisself-satisfiedfull, Rodthinks otherwise.
面对阿尔维斯的得意满满,罗德不以为然。„The way that heusescopper-platingsolved the core technologiesdifficult problem of water pipeeasycorrosion!”
“他用镀铜的方式解决了水管易腐蚀的核心技术难题!”These words, making the Rodcorner of the eyecannot help buttwitch.
这句话,让罗德眼角不由得抽搐了一下。„Said.”
“说下去。”Juststillinponderingtwomoon/month later Rod of war of Hell Pit, was interestedinstantaneously.
刚刚还在沉思两个月后的地狱深坑之战的罗德,瞬间被提起了兴趣。„ThisAlchemymaster who saysfromEmpirecapitalAltdorf, with the method of hisoneselforiginal creation, covered a coppermembranein the surface of ironwater pipe, the copperfilmis thinner than the paper, the cost is only higher than5%compared with the ironwater pipe, thisadds onhisAlchemycost, in other words, thisAlchemymaster, canarrive at the extremelycompactfinedegree the metal working. The naked eyeseems like, thesewater pipesprobablyfromsoaking the pail of copperfluidtookgeneral. Liketakesfrom the paint, no, is thinner than the coating!”
“这个自称来自帝国首都阿尔道夫的炼金术士,用他自己独创的方法,在铁质水管的表面镀上了一层铜膜,铜膜层比纸张还薄,成本只比铁质水管高出百分之五,这还是加上他的炼金成本,也就是说,这位炼金术士,可以将金属加工到极其致密精细的程度。肉眼看上去,那些水管就好像从浸泡了铜液的桶子里拿出来一般。就像从油漆里拿出来一样,不,比油漆层还要薄!”Alvisis introducing, self-satisfiedsmile that the corners of the mouthcannot conceal. It seems is showing off the oneselftreasureto be the same.阿尔维斯介绍着,嘴角是掩饰不住的得意笑容。好似在炫耀自己的宝贝一般。ButRod, then the corner of the eyetwitchedfiercely.
而罗德,则眼角抽搐得更厉害了。„Does thatAlchemymaster, name?”
“那个炼金术士,叫什么名字?”Rodwas startledbeing startled, urgentlyinquired.罗德怔了怔,急切询问到。„Hesaid that hisname wasGelter. Eh...... BayerZeGelter.”
“他说他叫盖尔特。额……拜尔沙泽・盖尔特。”WhenAlvissaidthisname, innermost feelingscannot help butwild with joy of Rod. The entireheartas ifhung the throat.
当阿尔维斯说完这个名字时,罗德的内心不由得一阵狂喜。整颗心仿佛悬到了嗓子眼。„Toldme, where was heat?!”
“告诉我,他在哪?!”Rodwalksfrom the chair, excitedis staring atAlvis. Seemingto discoverwhatstartleddayburied treasureis ordinary, naturally, thisindeedis the startleddayburied treasure. Only thenRodknows,thisnamemeansanything. Heonlyplaces hopes in thisworlddo not have the fellows of toomanyduplicate.罗德从椅子上走下来,一脸兴奋的盯着阿尔维斯。好似发现了什么惊天宝藏一般,当然,这的确是惊天的宝藏。只有罗德知道,这个名字意味着什么。他只寄希望于这个世界上不要有太多重名的家伙。
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