Continental Hero Senki

15 March.

I decided to visit the Grill Palzer Chamber of Commerce factory and do an audit. It is the civilian or military law officer who does it, to make sure that there is no conflict with the laws of the Duke's territory for the purpose of name. This time in the form of escorts of officials of the Duke's Territorial Administration.

Even so, it slipped off quickly! Well, I think it's okay just for the bureau, yeah.

The official name of the factory to be visited is "Building 1, Krakow Spinning Plant, Grill Palzer Chamber of Commerce". In other words, a factory to turn cotton into yarn.

The factory is built in a place called Wenk, a little east of the centre of Krakow. There's nothing in particular around you, which means land is cheap. However, it is not inconvenient, but rather the traffic is good because it borders the river that flows through the centre of Krakow. Probably going to use this river to transport raw materials.

... but the size of the factory was bigger than I imagined. I thought the size of the factory must be small on this continent, where the industrial revolution has not occurred.

The factory is made of brick and is 30 meters tall. Then, in the area bordering the river, there is a simple wharf and a water wheel that loads raw materials.

For now, when I was looking out at the factory, a familiar voice came from the factory.

"Construction is behind schedule. We're not gonna make it to next week's inauguration."

"I'm sorry. There was just a shortage of personnel…"

"That's because your labor management system hasn't become. I've seen a little bit of it, what are these employees playing with?

"No, it's..."

"In a management system like this, we don't know what happens when the factory is operational."

It is Mr. Lisel.

Apparently, she's watching the factory, too. And more than 30 give instructions to someone who looks older than Mr. Lisel. It's tough for you.

"You're making progress, Mr. Lisel."

"... Oh, Mr. Yuzef. Did you want it?

"Yep. To audit the factory."

"Audit?... Oh, with that said, the Governor's Office was here earlier. Don't you have to accompany me?

"That's okay. Our governor's office is all excellent, so we don't have to have decorative entourages."

In fact, I don't know what the factory system is like, and it makes sense that you should leave it to the experts. I know I'm with you from the beginning, whether you're here or not.

I guess the problem is that even if you get lost, you don't come looking for me... Kind of lonely.

"By the way, Mr. Liselle, are you sure you don't want to work even though you're pregnant? Put too much strain on it..."

"It's okay. It's just something light when it comes to work. Besides, I'm following a maid."

So she turned around. There is a maid in maid clothes floating all the time in a swarm of sweaty and working Osama at a factory construction site. It's not the wrong place.

Meanwhile, Mr. Lisel doesn't care. He's just saying, "Romy's not a worker." I guess it's that maid's name to say Romy. Looks older than Mr. Lisel...... probably feels like Alasser.

"Well, that's why you don't need to worry about it."

"Really? But don't push it. Otherwise Radek will cry."

"Hehe. I'd also like to see you crying, Mr. Radek, but I'll keep it that much longer."

With that said, she took over the task to the person who was to be the head of building 1, which was nearby.

"What does it feel like to be Mr. Lisel's responsibility here?

"Oh, speaking of which, you didn't say. My current position is" Head of the Silesia Branch of the Grill Palzer Chamber of Commerce. "

It was an unexpectedly high ranking position. I'm afraid I'm the branch manager.

"You won't be surprised. Perhaps Mr. Radek would have held a senior executive position by now had he not been in the military, too. Directors, directors."

"Really..."

Well, Radek does work fast, and isn't it strange to be able to do that much? Besides, Radek's current position is to supplement the Krakow Garrison Supply Staff. This is pretty good, too.

"And Mr. Yusef can't talk about people, can he?

"Huh?"

"'Cause it's the second seat in the military division of Governor Krakow's office, isn't it?

That's what I was saying. Her Royal Highness Emilia has forgotten too many things, but at this age the Major is unusual. Hmm, you did something so weird...... Well, no. Even if I argue, I'm going to dig a grave, and let's change the subject.

"Even so, it's a surprisingly large factory. Besides, two more factories of this size are going to stand, right?

"Yes, now it's just this spinning factory, but we'll build a clothing factory right around the corner. If we go according to plan, it should be the biggest factory in our Chamber of Commerce."

"That's amazing"

After that, Mr. Lisel asked me about the factory specs.

They already have a hydroelectric large automatic spinning machine inside the factory using that big water wheel. Its spinning machine performance is said to be 30 times more productive than traditional manpower spinning machines. Technological innovation is great.

"Did the Grill Palzer Chamber of Commerce think about it?

"Yes, I just want to say, no. It was the inventors of the United Kingdom of Albion who invented it. We just bought that drawing. It was expensive!

Let me make some money because it was expensive! Does that mean? I know. If you don't make me money, I'll be in trouble as a duke.

By the way, the United Kingdom of Albion is a nation on a remote island in the north-western part of the continent, that is, a place called the British Island in previous life.

Even so, do you install expensive machines to build many factories? Is the cost okay?

"This, can you recover your investment?

"We've already secured our customers. Three factories."

I see. You're saying we'll see how demand grows and expand sequentially?

"Any further expansion requires reliable customer securing. I built it good, but less than 30% occupancy, what a sorry thing to do. We are now operating in Esterburg and surrounding cities, but our Chamber of Commerce sales department doesn't seem to be very good..."

"Can't you?

"No, it's more about transportation costs than that. Fine for luxury clothing, but if it's for middle-income people, it will hit the price directly…"

"Uh..."

Something I've heard on the news in my previous life. The cost of transportation jumps and commodity prices rise because of the cost of gas and labor. And I'm not sure. Temple until the town aunt says "expensive".

I never thought I'd hear about that scene, but surely it's a headache issue as a manager.

"What are the sales channels other than Ostmarc?

"... I have Carlsbert. Reconstruction demand."

"Anything else?

"No, not yet..."

Mr. Lisel leaned down with a shomboli. Why don't you? It would be bad for your child's education if your mother looked like that.

The point is, I want to build a clothing factory here for middle-income people. Based in Krakow, I want to have many sales channels. Decentralizing the factory lies in breaking, in military terms, the "principle of force concentration". Probably.

"So why don't we even make a product for Silesia?

"Is it Silesia?

"Yep. It's a good opportunity. Local production. Local consumption."

"Ha... But where exactly?

"Right... the river beside this factory, the Vistula..."

Vistula.

It is the river from which the pseudonym of His Highness Emilia's cadet school days, the name of the crushed Duke of Vistula's house, originated. Krakow is upstream, so the river is still narrow, but the flow is relatively mild and if you go downstream, the river widths will be wider.

"This river Vistula, downstream, leads to Villanuf, the largest city in eastern Silesia."

"Downstream..."

"Yep. Downstream."

The means of transport on this continent, many of them rely on carriages. Naturally, there are no railroads. But the carriage has its faults. that there are limits to large-scale and long-distance transport;

And the only thing that can make that possible is water transport. To float a ship in the river and carry goods downstream. Ships are better suited for mass transit than carriages, and river traffic is a very important means of transportation on the continent.

"I didn't take it into account initially by dividing it up for Ostmarc, but I see, if there's a big city downstream, it's a good opportunity."

"Yes, I just have a problem"

"Problem?"

"It is that each aristocratic territory in the Vistula River Basin may demand a transit tariff. I can still manage if you're a princess aristocrat, but other than that, a little bit."

If I had known beforehand, there would still have been room for negotiation.

"What's the solution?

"Negotiate with each noble lord, or in the king's capital,"

The former would be out of the question. Too inefficient. So the latter, it would be best to ask the country.

Ministry of Industry or negotiate with His Majesty the King to become a privileged merchant. That would make it easier for each aristocratic territory to pass a reduction in transit duties and, more importantly, to do business outside Krakow in the future.

Regardless, when it comes to doing it normally, it takes time. We have to be cautious in making foreign companies privileged traders, albeit in friendly countries.

But if you have a letter of reference, or a letter of recommendation, for someone in a nasty capacity here.

Well, I promised "Royal Conne" in return for every piece of information, and I want the Grill Palzer Chamber of Commerce to throw its capital at Krakow.

You guessed that, Mr. Lisel, from the Schomboli face back to the merchant's face and turned to me.

"Mr. Yuzef."

"What is it, Mr. Lisel?"

"Tell Her Highness Emilia I say hello"

"Yep. Happy to."

Liselle smiled and walked away when she heard the answer and started discussing something with her maid, Romy.

All right, all right. Finally, I want you to join Mr. Liselle on the radeck and talk about marriage in the King's Capital.