Chapter 189 Special research and development funds
"Brother, can this thing take people flying?" Xiaoman pointed at the 'suspended aircraft' and asked curiously.
Li Yinguang smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, it has a maximum load capacity of 1,500 kilograms. It will not be a problem to carry several people while flying!"
Xiaoman said excitedly: "I want to try it!"
The result of pretending to be sweet and cute is that his little head was beaten: "It's not like you can't fly yourself, and the port is not suitable for test flights!"
Touching the place where he was hit, Xiaoman muttered: "Brother, you will become stupid if you keep hitting your head. Are you willing to raise a stupid sister?"
Of course, the little girl is not really angry, she is just expressing her displeasure.
He rolled his eyes and encouraged, "How about we drive the Castle into the wild? Find a place where no one is around and do the test flight?"
Li Yinguang shook his head with a wry smile. At this time, the armored city was activated to leave the port. Lord Mansion Andifei and the others had to mistakenly think that they were running away.
"Don't worry, this is just a preliminary test product. Once the model and specifications are confirmed, I will give you one specifically for you!"
After speaking, he asked Buhe: "Old Bu, do you think this thing is useful?"
The 'Suspended Matrix Controller', plus twelve 'Controllable Red Soul Beads', and twelve suspended aircrafts, this set of things will cost at least 250,000 silver bull coins as a base, and it does not include 'weapons'.
System', if no weapon system is installed, the twelve hovercrafts can serve as 'air taxis' at most.
In Li Yinguang's view, the advantages include 'controllability', 'flying speed', and 'group formation' and other characteristics. The disadvantage is the high cost. If a set costs 20,000 silver ox coins, then you don't even have to think about it, just close your eyes.
Just do it, no matter whether it is useful or not!
But then again, overall, the few 'air forces' in the Iron Armored City are of great use!
Buhe grinned honestly and said: "There should be many uses. With it, we can reach anywhere within a thousand kilometers in a shorter time, which is extremely beneficial for detecting intelligence. Secondly, as long as a weapon system is installed, the hovercraft can carry out
'Air-to-air' and 'air-to-ground' attacks, when used properly, should produce unexpected results."
Li Yinguang nodded, knowing that what Lao Bu said was true, but the problem is that the cost of making this thing is really expensive. The cost of making one set can buy six "cannons".
I think so in my heart, but I can’t say it with my mouth. It will easily dampen the enthusiasm of other ‘researchers’. We must encourage and support them.
"The Suspension Matrix Controller, as the first-level technical reserve and research and development target in the Iron Armor City, has allocated funds to set up a special development team and allowed the recruitment of dedicated personnel for this research. Buhe also serves as the leader of the 'Suspension Matrix Controller' research and development team."
Buhe's eyes lit up, he smiled and stepped forward and asked: "City Lord, how much funds can be allocated to this research and development team every month?"
"Ten thousand!"
Old Bu's face suddenly darkened and he said anxiously: "If you can't even research a hair out of 10,000 silver ox coins, what are you asking us to do?"
"Old Bu, you have to know that the finances in our Castle Iron Armored City are also very tight right now... The maximum is 30,000, no, 50,000 silver cattle coins per month, and absolutely no more!" Li Yinguang saw Buhe staring at his eyes.
He looked anxious and said with a smile.
Fifty thousand silver bull coins are spent on the 'levitation matrix controller' every month, which is already a lot of money. You must know that the monthly investment in the 'steam airship' plan is only 100,000 silver bull coins per month.
That's all.
The 'steam airship' plan and the 'talent training' plan are the two top-level plans that the Castle has prioritized so far.
Some time ago, after the Sugar Industry Company, the Newspaper Group and the Castle Company began to make money, special funds began to be provided to these two companies.
The ‘steam airship’ research and ‘talent training’ plan will invest 200,000 silver cow coins every month, with a special expenditure of 100,000 silver cow coins for each project!
Sold 20% of the shares of the 'Castle Sugar Company' for 1.05 million silver bull coins.
The daily turnover of the castle store remains above 5,000 silver cattle coins, and the net profit will not be less than 3,500 silver cattle coins, but 50% will be given to Andifi.
As for the newspaper group, in addition to the "Lady's Newspaper" making money, the "Independent Women's Newspaper" and the "Manbach Town Tabloid" are both in a state of loss, and the funds invested in Zhiboge Newspaper have not been recovered yet.
So for the time being, the places where the Castle can make money are one at the 'Castle Shop' and the other at the 'Noble Lady Newspaper'. They have to cope with the fixed expenses of 200,000 silver cattle coins every month, which is still a lot of pressure.
Coupled with the 'Suspension Matrix Controller' research and development project, the basic monthly expenditure has reached 250,000 silver cattle coins, which is not a small amount.
Li Yinguang understands that even if this money is squeezed out from the gap between his teeth, it will still be squeezed out. Whether people can take a high look in the future depends on whether these projects can make any breakthroughs.
Bucher has received a special R&D fund of 50,000 silver bull coins per month for the 'Suspended Matrix Controller' project, which he is quite satisfied with. Although it is not too much, it is barely enough at this stage.
Alma had a gloomy face and said helplessly: "If we spend money at the current rate, it won't be enough! We planned to buy a second-hand 'magnetic laser cannon' and spent one million silver bull coins. The lady in the castle shop
The maximum profit after the monthly profit from selling the perfume and selling nourishing brown sugar is around 100,000 silver ox coins.
Even this month, I have to rely on the 'Lady's Newspaper' to make money, which makes up for the three special expenditures of the castle and the armored city, at least 100,000 silver cattle coins, and the gap will be even bigger next month."
It seems to be making money, but there are more places to spend money, the talent training plan, the steam airship plan, and now the 'Suspended Mother Controller' project, a total of 250,000 silver cattle coins per month, and this is not counted
These individuals in the city are provided with food, drink, food and drink every month, as well as a fixed salary.
With the financial power in the castle in charge, it’s no wonder that Alma is in a good mood!
"Spend it first, wait until you have no more money." Li Yinguang smiled dryly, not daring to argue or talk back to Alma. Money can't be spent.
Alma's face was gloomy, and she wanted to say something else. Li Yinguang winked at Buhe, pretended to be in trouble, and hurried towards the upper level of the Iron Armor City.
"If you don't get something decent after spending so much money, I will throw you into the smelting furnace and burn it as fuel!" Alma muttered viciously towards Buhe and others, and left with a sullen face.
Already.
Bucher was already very familiar with Alma. They shared life and death and shared joys and sorrows. Naturally, he also knew that she was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so he would not take these words to heart at all.
With money, you can purchase materials, recruit professionals, and speed up the research and development progress of various projects. The 'Steam Airship' project and the 'Suspended Matrix Controller' project that he is responsible for, which one can be carried out without money investment?
In fact, the 'talent training' plan is not bad. Most of the 100,000 silver bull coins have been purchased and stored in potions, tonics, weapons, equipment, etc., so it is not necessarily that so many silver bull coins are consumed every month.
Therefore, the majority of the expenditure in the Castle Iron Armored City is still on 'technology research and development'.
In the control room, looking at the heavy snow falling down outside the window, Li Yinguang fell into deep thought.
What is certain is that the 'Silk Book Drawing' is definitely not just an ordinary 'steam airship' manufacturing drawing, it contains 'black technology'.
Technologies related to the soul system can all be classified into the 'mysterious system'. Although there are also specialized research directions, the general category is still in the 'mysterious system'.
“Let’s keep the ‘silk book and drawings’ simple!”
Li Yinguang said softly to Lan Ling, who walked in holding a tray with nourishing soup on it.
last night,
Lan Ling was really sent to Li Yinguang's bed, but he stayed in the bilge until midnight, and it was already dark when he came back.
Facing the beautiful woman in the soft quilt, Li Yinguang did not make a move. He was sleepy and did not want to wake up the sleeping woman.
In the morning, she was woken up by Buhe knocking on the door again, and she was pulled to the bilge to see the hovercraft that could house the "controllable red beast soul", so she didn't touch her at all, and only used Lan Ling as a tool to warm the bed.
, hugged and slept comfortably all night.
Li Yinguang thought that Lan Ling had been asked by Alma to let Xue Niang put the 'cartilage potion' in the sweet soup. When he saw her coming over, he took the initiative to talk to him in order to avoid any embarrassment between the two of them.
"I've also heard that that thing can be used as an aircraft and an air-to-air weapon. It should be a very rare technology."
Lan Ling walked up to Li Yinguang and handed him the 'nourishing medicinal soup' on the tray: "Xue Niang specially prepared it for you to drink while it's hot!"
Li Yinguang looked up at her with a wry smile and shook his head helplessly: "Am I that weak?"
Lan Ling said with a smile: "Not weak, nor very strong!"
A sentence means something.
Li Yinguang was not angry either. He took the soup bowl, raised the corner of his mouth and said with a wicked smile: "I let you off the hook last night. Don't think that this city lord is really letting off the horse. Otherwise, why don't you come back tonight? Try to be more powerful."
Or not!”
Lan Ling blushed and hummed softly: "Just go, I was willing to do it last night. Otherwise, do you really think Alma would put medicine in my meal?"
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly outside!
Li Yinguang was stunned. After he woke up, he couldn't help but smile. It's better to be willing. It's better to be willing than to force it. This kind of thing is more comfortable if the two people are in love!
"I found Buhe later and said I had something to talk to him about!"
After drinking the 'nourishing medicinal soup' in the bowl, Li Yinguang put the bowl down and said to Sophia who was standing in the shadow of the corner.
"Um!"
Sophia came out: "If you use that machine to create a controllable soul from a human soul, what do you think will happen?"
Li Yinguang frowned: "Is there any difference between controllable souls created with human souls and animal souls?"