Isekai Craft Gurashi ~Jiyuu Kimama na Seisan Shoku no Honobono Slow Life~ - Ch. 36

[MangaDex]

 

[NeverAnother]

Conniving greed and political maneuvering is ALWAYS the greatest evil in stories like these. Thank you so much for the chapter.

 

[Chizan]

Bet Pony Express was also upset when telegrams took off...

Side romance with the prince and Karon?

 

[Slingerman]

It's almost like he should have worked on making a Steam Engine instead.

That logic about the speedier trade 'destroying the economy', makes no sense, maybe it'd be bad for carriage drivers and their escorts, but it should increase trade and revenue. It would make more sense for an antagonist to say 'this will bust my monopoly'.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[FANNYMAN231]

Thanks for the TL.

This solves the conundrum of relying on Miyabi for the supply of magic for the power of the train, but it was also revealed that the Noble's, Trent, main goal for this was to push poor Karon to their limit and expand. I think that is pretty bad, since that wasn't really the deal and issue Trent presented when he denied Miyabi's prototype.

Now, regarding that other Noble, it's just plain old greed. They might have some monopoly or deal with how goods and services are traded between the two places, and Miyabi's train will interfere or mess it up.

 

[zetsuravez]

Condolence and advance happy birthday TL...

 

[ciera]

Thank you for the scanlation

 

[lowarctic]

put on his best Don Draper presentation lmaooo

 

[jvlg]

 

[outinthegardener]

I am beyond happy with these motherfluffin' cats on this motherfluffin' train!

uWu, motherfuckers!

 

[Psychronia]

I...what?
Maybe I missed that lesson in economics class, but my impression is that while some specific industries might suffer from a merging of two economies, a larger economy as a whole in general is healthier and more productive.

Even if producers in market A are objectively worse than Market B at making all products, they would have far less opportunity cost for that same reason and everyone gets more if Market B focuses on trading their most profitable products with Market A in exchange for whatever they diverted resources away from to do so.

If I were the guildmaster, I'd be drooling at the prospect of this train and scrambling for special trading privileges rather than any sort of interference.

I was originally going to assume that the train would need 240 enchanters to move based on the 1/8th model, but I forgot about the Square-Cube law. Does x600 mean we need to hire 600 Karons or 30x600?
Regardless, this is also a good thing for Crafters because it means they get to be employed en masse. If Miyabi can figure out a way for further power engines to be easily added, they could even be bulk-hired for emergencies when the train needs extra horsepower.

 

[finalm]

Miyabi was sure everyone would be too distracted by the metric shitton of Karons to notice he sucked at basic multiplication.

 

[Toastly]

Sorry for your loss and HAPPY ADVANCE ON THAT BIRTHDAY!

 

[JavelinJoe]

It's almost like he should have worked on making a Steam Engine instead.

That logic about the speedier trade 'destroying the economy', makes no sense, maybe it'd be bad for carriage drivers and their escorts, but it should increase trade and revenue. It would make more sense for an antagonist to say 'this will bust my monopoly'.

Thanks for the chapter!

It could cripple the economy temporarily if all the carriage drivers, horse breeders, and carriage manufacturers / maintenance crews go out of business. It will take time for people to both adapt to and learn how to handle the new transportation repairs and maintenance.

Plus you cannot just have people with no magic ability opperate it like you can with carriages. It effectively shuts out a decent chunk of the population from being able to easily change from being "carriage drivers" to "train driver".

Add to it that prices for shipping would drop dramatically, and escort services would no longer be necessary either, and there would be a significant immediate economic impact.

But all of that is just immediate impact. Knowing the long term impact could either have it make the economy boom, or end up crippling it too hard before it can have a chance to take off again.

 

[finalm]

I...what?
Maybe I missed that lesson in economics class, but my impression is that while some specific industries might suffer from a merging of two economies, a larger economy as a whole in general is healthier and more productive.

Even if producers in market A are objectively worse than Market B at making all products, they would have far less opportunity cost for that same reason and everyone gets more if Market B focuses on trading their most profitable products with Market A in exchange for whatever they diverted resources away from to do so.

If I were the guildmaster, I'd be drooling at the prospect of this train and scrambling for special trading privileges rather than any sort of interference.

I was originally going to assume that the train would need 240 enchanters to move based on the 1/8th model, but I forgot about the Square-Cube law. Does x600 mean we need to hire 600 Karons or 30x600?
Regardless, this is also a good thing for Crafters because it means they get to be employed en masse. If Miyabi can figure out a way for further power engines to be easily added, they could even be bulk-hired for emergencies when the train needs extra horsepower.

That would require Market A to immediately restructure itself so that it ceases to be competition for B and deals in supporting it instead. That is not always possible and you should consider other issues, like simple refusal to change out of a sense of pride and/or tradition concerning the family business (these are nobles we're talking about, not venture capitalists). There would also be power balance considerations, since mass transportation has serious implication for troop logistics - a fellow noble who has bad blood with you might suddenly be able to deploy forces near your territory at a moment's notice, even though he's too far away to normally do it.

 

[Seetee]

Thank you for the translation! This manga is a personal favourite of mine!

 

[ProgNerIte]

People were giving the TL a hard time? That’s so awful of them!!!! You do fantastic translations, much better than I see in official translations too! I’m looking at you WEBTOON

 

[Psychronia]

That would require Market A to immediately restructure itself so that it ceases to be competition for B and deals in supporting it instead. That is not always possible and you should consider other issues, like simple refusal to change out of a sense of pride and/or tradition concerning the family business (these are nobles we're talking about, not venture capitalists). There would also be power balance considerations, since mass transportation has serious implication for troop logistics - a fellow noble who has bad blood with you might suddenly be able to deploy forces near your territory at a moment's notice, even though he's too far away to normally do it.

That's fair. Though it's not like Market B would be able to immediately capitalize on Market A or restructure to specialize either. It would be more of a gradual shift as more and more people start taking the train. But yeah, there would be fallout from the sudden change for sure, and some people will be left holding the bag.

As far as I know, that guy at the end was the craftsmen guildmaster and not a noble though, so he should be somewhere between political considerations and venture capitalism. His own personal ventures might be in trouble, I suppose. As far as pride and tradition goes, craftsmen that refuse to adapt also have the option of rising to the challenge.

All that said, it's also a huge "if" that Angellum can't compete with the capital. Weiss and Beldini are both figures that would draw in big-time talent.

 

[XenoAshura]

can this old codger just kick the bucket already...

 

[SunSun]

Guys, it's not that hard. The subway will destroy the current economy which the shady looking guild master is benefitting from.

A new economy around this form transit will take time to form, which new people can benefit from.

Look up the conditions and aftermath around when the automatic elevator was being adopted, or when we transitioned from horse drawn to automobiles.