Chapter 95 Damn it, this guy did it again

Chapter 95 Damn it, this guy did it again

So before that, newspapers were published in nearby residents with the Illuminator Church as the center.

The newspaper published in the previous issue can even be free, because it is just a trial version of the tabloid, which can only test the market reaction at best.

You can also place a small advertisement to prepare for the follow-up.

When newspapers can be printed on a large scale, they can enter the charging model and start to make real profits.

The blueprint outlined by Lu Qi's words made everyone present seem to see a bright future.

But then, a question from Navis also created a new problem.

"Your Highness, not to mention the entire Royal Capital, even one-third of the Royal Capital, how can we guarantee that the newspaper can be delivered in a short time by manpower delivery?"

She raised her hand and spoke her mind.

This question suddenly made everyone present think deeply.

From the very beginning, they knew that Lu Qi planned to let the children from the church serve as newspaper deliverers. This job was not difficult and would allow them to earn money by their own abilities.

Of course, not all the children in the church are required to deliver newspapers, but only some of the capable ones are selected.

After all, you can't just let a child as young as three, four or five start running to deliver newspapers.

Even if you're a little older, it might be okay if it's just a run around the neighborhood.

However, the newspaper group must be large-scale. With the physical strength of a child, how can we ensure that the newspaper can be delivered in a short time?

You know, even one-third of the area of ​​the royal capital is not small.

Riding a horse is one way, but let’s not say whether the child can ride a horse. Even if he can, the price of the horse is not cheap.

In this way, the investment and return are completely disproportionate.

"I've already figured out how to solve the problem you mentioned."

Lu Qi was already prepared for this problem.

Since the newspaper delivery speed is slow, then think of ways to speed up the speed and that's it.

It’s nothing more than a matter of multiple means of transportation.

Lucci couldn't build a four-wheeled car, but could he still be troubled by a two-wheeled one?

Everyone was a little curious.

Lu Qi showed a master-like smile and led them to Navis' office.

I found paper and pen here, felt it, and started sketching directly on it.

Navis, Meili and Coson could tell at a glance that Lu Qi was sketching a drawing of something unknown.

Lux, Kashina, and Fiona watched with curious eyes.

I saw that Lu Qi's hands were not resting, and the swishing sound kept ringing in the room. He drew one drawing after another. His eyes were like rulers, and he did not need to hesitate when he started writing.

Mei Li and Ke Sen were dumbfounded when they saw this scene. This was the first time they had seen someone start drawing directly without using a draft, measuring ruler or other tools.

Is this His Highness the Prince?

Why are the gaps between people so big?

Under Navis's glasses, she was filled with admiration.

Although Lux and the others couldn't understand it, they could still vaguely sense that Lu Qi seemed to be doing something very awesome.

The three of Navis were looking at the drawings, while the three of them were looking at Lu Qi's focused profile.

Twenty minutes later, Lu Qi raised his pen and announced the end of work.

Lux asked curiously: "What did you draw?"

Lucci replied: "I call it a bicycle."

"Is it great?"

Lux asked in confusion.

Lu Qi didn't say anything. Navis, who picked up the drawing and looked at it for a few times, already answered for him: "It's amazing!"

She raised her tone a bit and focused all her attention on the drawings, flipping through them one by one.

Every time she looked at one, Mellie and Keson hurriedly picked it up and looked at it, marveling at it.

"That's amazing! As expected of His Highness!"

"If nothing goes wrong, there is no doubt that this bicycle is also a driving tool that can change the normal life."

Unlike the focused Navis.

At this time, Ke Sen and Meili wished they had drawn these drawings, and they were in admiration of Lu Qi's mood.

They are craftsmen. Even if they are not competent inventors, they still understand the value of the drawings in front of them.

If this bicycle were not envisioned, it would be impossible to replace horses and carriages, but it is definitely a traveling tool that is several times lighter than horses and carriages.

The most important thing is that it is cheap and can be mass-produced and sold.

This was probably as much a design as a hand-cranked printing press.

The only pity is that these drawings are so perfect, and even the details are marked on them, so it doesn't have anything to do with them.

When Navis improved the hand-operated printing press, she needed them to provide certain assistance. They were like assistants, so they would be nominated in the future.

However, with the drawing of the bicycle in front of them, all they have to do is use a hammer to knock out the same parts as on the drawing piece by piece, and then assemble them together.

The most jaw-dropping thing is that it only took twenty minutes to create such an awesome drawing.

If this were spread to the outside world of craftsmen, no one would believe it.

After listening to it, Lux entered a state where although she couldn't understand it, she felt it was so powerful.

Kashina's shining eyes stared at Lu Qi's face.

The gaze in Fiona's eyes could not be taken away for a long time. The mystery in Lu Qi's body has never dissipated in her eyes. Even as time goes by, it becomes more and more curious, as if it has its own gravity, making it more and more curious. People are trapped.

At this moment, Lu Qi also had a satisfied smile on his lips.

Only Lacus saw the little hint of embarrassment in this guy's smile and couldn't help but curl her lips.

Damn it, this guy did it again.

At this time, Navis came back to her senses from the drawings and couldn't help but said: "In this case, we need to expand the manpower again."

Manpower, especially scarce human resources with technology, is often particularly expensive in this era of underdeveloped industry.

Now if we want speed and ensure quality, we must have a lot of manpower invested at one time.

The current size of the workshop may not be enough.

Hearing this, Lu Qi thought for a second and said, "It's not urgent. Come with me to the palace later."

He also realized that the small wallet he had on him might not be enough to spend if he continued to spend it like this.

But it's not a big problem, because someone will pay for Lu Qi.

When Meili and Keson heard this, they came over shamelessly and smiled ingratiatingly.

"Your Highness, I wonder if I can take my little brother along for the trip to the palace?"

"Your Highness, can I come with you?"

After glancing at the two of them, Lu Qi didn't refuse: "Okay."

These two siblings have been working very hard recently, so it would be a good idea to take them out to see the world.

In this situation, everyone had a meeting. Now that the meeting is over, they are ready to go about their own business.

At this time, after cleaning up, everyone left the workshop together.

At the door.

"Goodbye everyone."

Kashina waved goodbye to everyone. Before getting on the carriage, she seemed to think of something. She turned back to look at Lu Qi and said, "Your Highness, if you have time, you can come to my house and sit. My sister and mother both said they want to see you, or wait. One day, I will take my sister to your place as a guest."

Hearing this, Lu Qi nodded and said that it was fine.

Kashina's mother is Lady Lestara, Barrett's wife, and she can be considered a conservative and respectful woman in Demacia.

If you want to meet him, you might learn something about Lu Qi from Kashina.

However, what makes Lu Qi a little confused is why Kashina's sister, Sona, also wants to see him?

He had not seen Sona since the last palace banquet, and even had very few conversations with Sona that time.

But even though he had doubts, Lu Qi didn't think too much.

What I want to do is to visit the Bouvier family one day when I have time.

Soon, Kashina got on the carriage and left, heading straight to the Church of the Illuminator.

Lux and Fiona were preparing to go to the commercial street at the other end.

So the group of people temporarily divided into two groups, and Lu Qi took Navis and the other three people straight to the palace.

The carriage drove along, and after about a while, it stopped at the entrance of the palace.

"Your Highness."

Several guards at the door saw Lu Qi and bowed.

Lu Qi nodded and led the three people into the palace, and the journey was smooth.

He first went to see the third generation, said hello, then excused himself and left.

The purpose of his entering the palace this time was not for his old father, but for someone else.

After a while, several people stopped at the door of the marshal's office.

Looking at the door in front of them, Navis, Meili and Keson all felt a little scared.

Lu Qi knocked on the door naturally and shouted, "Is aunt here?"

"Enter!"

Tiana's unhappy voice immediately came from inside, as if the good mood of the whole day was over.

Lu Qi opened the door and walked in.

Tiana was sitting behind the table. She raised her eyes and was about to tell Lu Qi not to call her aunt, but when she saw three people following behind her, she asked instead, "What's the matter?"

"Last time, didn't my aunt say that I would come to see you when the printing press was ready?"

Lu Qi said with a smile.

Seeing that this boy's aunt became more and more fluent in his calls, Tiana sighed inwardly and was too lazy to care, so she said, "Let me take a look."

Regarding the printing press, I discovered it when the microphone tube went to the workshop last time.

At first it was Lux who said they were doing something.

However, Tiana, who only regarded this as a child's nonsense at the time, did not take it seriously. It was not until she saw the microphone with her own eyes that she took it seriously.

Immediately after arriving at the workshop, they discovered that the microphone was just made by Lu Qi.

This was outrageous. After careful questioning, Tiana learned that he actually wanted to build a machine that could print quickly.

So at that time, she left a message and asked her to come to the palace to find her after the printing machine was built.

Lu Qi handed over the newspaper samples that he had packed before, about forty in number: "These were all printed before coming here, and it only took a minute."

Tiana took it and could indeed smell the scent of ink on it. She took a serious look at it, one by one.

His expression became more and more serious.

"Forty photos a minute?"

"Yes, Navis said, the improved version may be faster."

While Lu Qi responded, he made room to reveal Naviss who was hiding behind him.

Navis was startled, nodded hurriedly, and said tremblingly: "For example, if it goes according to my expectations, the improved version can print eighty sheets per minute."

In ten minutes, that's 800 pictures, and in one hour, it's 4,800 pictures.

This is just one machine, ten machines produce 48,000 pictures per hour.

This made Tiana's eyes flicker, and with her shrewdness, she could naturally figure out why Lu Qi came.

She looked at Lu Qi: "You want to borrow some help?"

Lu Qi nodded upon hearing this.

Tiana then said: "I can directly borrow people from your scientific research institute, but there must be conditions. This printing press includes an improved version, and the government must also have it."

Hearing this, Lu Qi was speechless and said, "It sounds like if I didn't lend him the money, you wouldn't come over and ask for it, aunt."

Tiana was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I almost forgot that you are one of our own."

Isn't the official position centered on the royal family and expanding outwards?

And Tiana is the unified representative of these officials. Even though she is the Marshal of Demacia, one would think that Tiana would just fight the war and be done with it.

In fact, she has to take care of many things outside the military.

As for Lu Qi, as the son of the third generation, no one is more official than him.

Lu Qi then asked again: "Is it easier to talk now?"

Tiana nodded and said, "I can lend you twenty people for half a month."

"Only twenty? Aunt, I'm not a beggar."

Lu Qi shook his head and stretched out a hand: "Fifty, one month."

Tiana also shook her head: "Twenty-five is still half a month. The people in the scientific research institute are all talented people. They are much better than ordinary craftsmen outside. Twenty-five is already a lot."

"Even if they are all geniuses, they are only as efficient as twenty-five people. I am here to borrow people, not brains. Forty-five, one month."

Lu Qi's attitude was also very firm.

Tiana frowned, exuding a sense of oppression from a strong person, and said lightly: "Thirty, half a month, and no more."

Feeling such momentum, the three Navis began to tremble at this moment.

"Don't scare people." Lu Qi insisted without fear, "Forty, one month!"

Meili and Keson looked at Lu Qi's back with admiration in their eyes.

As expected of His Royal Highness, he is probably the only one who dares to bargain with the Marshal like this.

Seeing that she could no longer be frightened, Tiana also put away her momentum and said with a faint smile: "Thirty is my last concession."

Lu Qi said speechlessly: "Are you all so stingy towards your own people?"

"Brothers also have to settle accounts openly." Tiana shrugged and said, "Everyone has lent you money, so do you still want the Research Institute?"

The old witch muttered to herself. Lu Qi stretched out his hand to fumble around in his arms, then took out the concept drawing of the bicycle and slapped it on the table: "What about adding this?"

Tiana showed interest in her eyes, picked up the concept map and looked at it for a few times, her expression gradually changed.

After a few minutes, she raised her head and looked at Lu Qi seriously: "Can you make this too?"

Lu Qi smiled: "Basically, we just have to start construction."

Now seeing the confidence on this kid's face, Tiana couldn't question it.

Believed almost immediately.

Because there are so many little secrets in this kid that I can’t finish digging them all out. He had already made a microphone and a printing press before this.

This bicycle is probably one of them.

After thinking for a while, Tiana was just about to negotiate the price.

Lu Qi, however, took back the concept drawing with a smile and made an offer that could not be refused: "Seventy, one month."

Tiana immediately laughed and scolded: "I might as well give you the Research Institute directly!"

Lu Qi thought for a moment: "It's not impossible. I've even found the dean of the Research Institute."

As he said that, he glanced at Navis.

Tiana also looked over, and Navis suddenly started shaking with fear.

Tiana smiled and said: "This little girl is too young. Let's wait a few years before we talk. Fifty people, one month, no more."

Regarding Navis' ability, she recognized it.

She really didn't expect that the Menke family, which had been declining over the years, would now have such a good little girl.

If you put him next to Lu Qi, he might be qualified to become the dean of the Research Institute within a few years.

Where is the Research Institute?

That was where all Demacia's craftsmen and inventors stayed, and basically all the people who could get in were talented people, so Lu Qiqi was here to bargain hard.

Borrowing one person from that place is equivalent to finding two from outside.

The most important thing is that the people who borrow it don't have to pay, the royal family will pay them wages.

"Okay, fifty people, one month."

Lu Qi thought for a while and agreed to this condition.

It's not bad to be able to prostitute fifty people for free for only one month. What he wants to think about now is how to squeeze out the talents of these scientific research institutes in this month.

Seeing that this kid was already thinking deeply, Tiana threw a silver medal to Lu Qi: "Go ahead, take this to the Research Institute to select people."

Lu Qi took the silver medal. The effect of this thing is the same as the token. The token is equal to the command.

"Thank you, aunt."

Lu Qi chuckled.

Seeing him turn and leave, Tiana also showed a helpless smile.

At this time, Meili and Keson, who had not dared to breathe during the entire process, left Tiana's office and breathed a sigh of relief.

They were so nervous. After they were relieved, they immediately looked at Navis.

There was also a vague urge to hug someone's thighs in his eyes.

This girl was appointed by the marshal to become the dean of the scientific research institute in the future. This is so awesome.

"Navis, did you hear that? Work hard, and you will be the dean of the Research Institute in the future."

Walking in front, Lu Qi tossed the silver medal in his hand and said with a smile.

After hearing his words, Navis lowered her head and said softly: "I don't want to be the dean of the scientific research institute."

Mellie and Keson were stunned for a moment when they heard this.

Look, are you speaking human language?

How come you don’t want to be in a position that the Menke family and inventors all over the country only dream of?

Lu Qi also said strangely: "Why don't you want to? Once you reach that position, you will be honored and respected wherever you go."

Navis whispered: "I just want to stay with His Highness."

This is not a confession, but her simple long-cherished wish.

She set a very simple goal for her life.

That is to spare no efforts and use what I have learned throughout my life to help His Royal Highness.

This surprised Lu Qi. He caught the falling silver medal and did not throw it up again. Instead, he handed it in front of Navis and said with a smile: "That's inappropriate."

Navis took the silver medal in front of her and nodded gently.

At this time, Meili and Kesen suddenly realized.

Small!

Their layout is smaller!

What kind of dean is not the dean?

Is it important to have the thighs of His Royal Highness?

The two of them shook their heads and sighed. They didn't expect that they would lose to Navis in this regard.

However, at this time, they had changed their minds.

I don’t want to hug His Highness the Prince’s lap, as long as I can hug Navis’ thigh.

I have had diarrhea all day and I advise everyone not to drink cold water in the middle of the night.

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