Chapter 489: August Gelder.
Chapter 489 – Auguste Gelder
“Is this the so-called flying shuttle loom?”
Within the factory building of a weaving farm, Gerd Rodney’s eyes focused on the flying shuttle that passed back and forth.
He had been in the Northwest Bay for almost a month now, visiting the various workshops almost every day.
As the shuttle went back and forth, a sheet of cloth was being rapidly shaped on the machine.
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
Paul, standing next to Gerd Rodney as an escort, confirmed for him.
Gerd said with great emotion, “A very subtle gadget, even to me, a layman, it doesn’t seem to be complicated, I didn’t realize that it was such a simple improvement that increased the efficiency of cloth production to such a great extent.”
Paul chimed in, “A lot of technology isn’t that advanced, it’s merely waiting there quietly, just lacking a bright idea from someone.”
Gerd said with some meat on his bones, “If it’s that simple, then I could have done without giving you so much as a share, and taken one look at it here and gone back to gathering craftsmen to copy it.”
“Whoa! You can’t say that, Lord Geld.”
Paul raised an eyebrow, “If we have a good cooperation, you can also enjoy our technology upgrade service afterward.”
“Technical upgrades?”
“Yes. Believe it or not, in my lab, there are even more advanced technologies than what you have seen. If the technology in front of me is stolen, then I immediately carry out a technological upgrade and squeeze the guy who stole it out of the market with higher productivity. And partners who play by the rules get the benefit of upgrading together.”
“You’re very confident, Earl Greiman.”
Paul spread his hands with an air of confidence, “I am that confident.”
“Well!”
Gerd didn’t talk further on the subject.
He looked at Paul, “So, was it you who had the aura about the technology of flying shuttles? Count Greiman.”
Paul smiled coyly and slightly, and said in a humble tone, “Although it was me, the completion of the specific details is still dependent on Mr. Guy Burns and his colleagues at the machine shop.”
“Guy Burns? Wait, I think I’ve heard that name before.”
Something suddenly flashed through Gelder’s head, and then he fell into remembrance.
“Guy Burns? Burns …… Burns ……”
His mouth rambled on and on.
Paul, on the other hand, smiled and waited for him to recall that Guy Burns was from the royal capital, or from a noble house, and Earl Geld knew that there was still a good chance that he was.
But he wasn’t going to remind Gelder, sometimes recalling some vague memories could be a pleasure.
“Haha, I remember.” Gelder slapped his head.
“One of Crystal Yew’s Chimera masters, although his ability is relatively mediocre, but his style of acting is relatively unique, unwilling to make toys for the nobles, but also taught his own skills to those poor family’s children, and in the end, the Chimera masters of Crystal Yew boycotted together, and couldn’t get along in the local area to look for another way out in other places. Ah …… Earl Gleeman, is that Guy Burns of yours from Jingyao? After all, there are still many people with the same name.”
Paul laughed out loud and said, “I think it’s this Mr. Guy Burns, and the experience he told me about is exactly the same as what you just said. But I can’t agree with that assessment of mediocre ability, many of the instruments I have here were done by this Master Burns.” Gerd was very surprised, “Could it be that he is very good at what he does? But I have heard ……”
“Oh! Lord Earl.” Paul waved his hand, “You also said that the king’s capital’s strange armors are keen on making [toys] for the nobles, Master Burns doesn’t care about this kind of thing, his ambition is to make [big stuff], like the flying shuttle loom in front of him, a machine that can exponentially and exponentially increase the productivity.”
Paul continued derisively, “Haha, it seems that the nobles of the royal capital have lost a great talent but forced him to the Northwest Bay. Imagine, if he had continued to stay in the royal capital, maybe this moment would be me running to the royal capital to buy technology and machines from you, Earl Gelder.”
Earl Geld raised his right hand to his eyes rubbing his thumb and fingers and said with a smile, “Still need a little bit of a bright idea right?”
The two men looked at each other and laughed out loud.
After laughing, Paul asked, “Lord Gelder, do you also have an interest in mechanical technology on a regular basis?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Just now you were clear about Mr. Burns’ deeds, and it feels like you’re a ……[circle member].”
“Oh! It’s not because I’m interested in mechanical technology.”
Gerd answered honestly, “Actually, it’s because my brother is interested in machinery, and I heard about Mr. Burns’ deeds from him, and he’s kind of a …… in your words, kind of half [circle insider].”
“Your brother?” Paul asked, “Lord August? Or Lord Urico?”
“It’s August.”
Gerd replied, “He’s a man who’s interested in machinery and such. He’s been running to your machine shop and farm factory every day lately? I think he recognized Guy Burns a long time ago, they should have met when they were in the kingdom.”
Paul nodded, “I see, no wonder he knows about Burns.”
Gerd looked back to the flying shuttle loom in the workshop, a loving look appeared on his face, “My brother, he is a man with both interest and talent, often hanging on the words that if he was not born in the royal family then he would be an excellent locksmith, which often makes him ridiculed by other nobles- -After all, he was born into the royal family, but he is still passionate about it.”
At this point a bit of helplessness came back to Gerd’s face.
Paul laughed, “Your brother is quite an interesting man, and I know of an emperor who likes to be a carpenter, so that’s not too much to ask.”
Gerd smiled back, he took Paul’s words as words of comfort so he didn’t press him on which Emperor of Carpenters in history he was talking about.
He continued, “My brother’s talents have still played a role, do you know about the guillotine?”
Paul: “Huh? The guillotine? Our lords over here are usually hanged, but I know what a guillotine looks like.”
Gerd: “Over in the royal capital, the beheading knives used for guillotines used to be square, with its blade parallel to the table below, but this shape of beheading knives develops a curled edge after a few uses, and it’s a pain in the ass to resharpen the knives.”
Paul: “Let me guess, your brother – August – fixed that problem?”
“Yes.” Gerd laughed again, “Guess how he solved it? He changed the chopper to a triangle with a slanted blade, and it’s been less prone to curling ever since.”
“I see, that’s a simple but effective idea too.”
Paul exclaimed heartily.
The last name of the title is misspelled ……
(End of chapter)