industrial lord

Chapter 189 Party A Doesn't Change

The sun scorched the earth, as if one was in a furnace, and Frederick felt that the fire element in the air was a little more active than before.

And one of his actions made the magicians restless in the midsummer when they should try to cool themselves down. At the end of August, the "Wesson Daily" published an advertisement on the front page for 8 consecutive days, seeking 10 florins. A patent for a small and highly efficient magic element conversion magic circle.

According to Frederick's request, this kind of magic circle needs to convert a certain magic element into another element, and the energy consumption should not be too large.

This is the research field of the law god and sword master. Some strong people have come into contact with this phenomenon occasionally, but because it is too unimaginable and difficult to reproduce, they attribute this phenomenon to their own illusions.

The basic theory of this phenomenon was proposed by Psyche 200 years ago, but it has not been accepted by the industry. Perhaps there are still a few words in some old papers.

It's just that Frederick is a little timid now. Although Psyche has repeatedly promised that as long as he doesn't make a move, it will take at least 10 years to make staged progress at the current level, but there is no guarantee that any guy who gets the protagonist's script will appear.

He couldn't afford 10 florins now, unless he took out other people's savings in the bank.

Since the beginning of this year, Wessen State has invested heavily in infrastructure, such as the Carolina Canal. Now that Frederick inspects the construction site, Edward's heart will be beating wildly for a day.

Edward is now the general contractor of Party B of the Carolina Canal project, and at the same time the Minister of Construction of Wessen State. His identities are constantly changing, and the title of Frederick is also changing accordingly.

"Boss," he asked Party A's father tremblingly, "will you not change the plan this time?"

Frederick stood on the edge of the canal construction site, followed by two beautiful little girls, looking at the hard-working people with emotion.

Since the construction party asked this question, he replied: "No change, let's leave it at that. Can it be completed next summer?"

Edward breathed a sigh of relief, did not answer the construction period, but said cautiously: "Why don't you make a written note?"

It’s not unreasonable for him to be so careful. This spring saw that the canal would be opened in half a year. As a result, a large number of laborers poured into Wessen State at that time, and a large part of them were farmers with no skills. With a flick of a pen, the canal expands.

The original 20-meter-wide canal was suddenly increased to 60 meters. In addition, some hills had to be dug, and the project volume was five times that of the original.

Fortunately, the depth has not changed, otherwise Edward would have climbed the castle tower and jumped down.

Frederick also had no choice. In April this year, many places on the west bank of the Elbe River were looted, and the landlord’s house had no food left. At that time, there were rumors about the Baron of Wessen who boasted how rich Wessen was, and there were refugees here Therefore, many small landlords simply dragged their families and led the people to make a living.

They took a boat up the Elbe River, disembarked in a lake in the Principality of Franken, and walked two or three days on the mountain road to the north of the city of Nuremberg, which borders the Principality of Franken.

It is impossible for them to live in Wessen State permanently, stay here for a year, and go back to autumn sowing next year with money and newly bought grain, farm tools, and seeds.

So Frederick asked them to dig canals, and each landlord was considered a small contractor, and he could be regarded as relief with work.

The wages of these contractors were quite high, and Frederick promised that as long as they didn't cause trouble, he could buy high-yielding wheat and sow them back. In the end, the money was just in the left pocket and in the right pocket. After the increase in production, they would come back to buy seeds in the future.

Frederick smiled and said to Edward: "Don't worry, I'm going to go out in a few days, and I won't change the plan again."

"By the way, what happened to the bridge over the canal?"

Canals cannot cut off roads, bridges over rivers are a must.

The biggest reason why the canal needs to be widened to 60 meters is that today’s stone arch bridges have a maximum span of 30 meters, and the bridge on the main channel has exactly two spans.

Today, to build a bridge, first use wooden piles and soil to surround the pier with a cofferdam in the river, drain the water inside with a water truck, and then start building the pier.After the two piers are built, a shelf is erected in the middle of the river to build the bridge arch.

Now that there is no water in the canal, the bridge can be built first.

Frederick didn't plan to cross the bridge so he didn't command blindly. Edward invited a bridge builder from the Kingdom of Sardinia to take charge, which also made him feel relieved.

However, the master still felt some shock from Wessen State.

Edward said: "It's no problem to finish the project next fall. Master Gordy said that he wants to use the cement used in the industrial area to build the bridge, which is much cheaper than stone."

Frederick nodded and said, "Then let him use it. You can try a small one in other places this year."

"Bronze houses on Jinqiao Silver Road, building bridges is very profitable."

Edward remembered the last words in his heart, wondering if he should let his son change his career immediately to learn from Master Geddie.

But the work is important, he said: "Master Gordy has designed some bridge designs, and I ask the boss to decide."

Frederick thought for a while, then turned to Maria and Susan who were whispering, "Come on, let's go and see which bridges look good, and you can choose."

Maria immediately said: "No, no, no, mom said I can't interfere with your work."

Susan was younger than Maria, and didn't understand what Frederick was going to do, so she just nodded in agreement with Maria's words.

Frederick just smiled, and led them back to the village office in Oak Village.

Under the huge oak tree in Oak Village, Dawn was playing with the village children.

Now is the season for the acorns to ripen, and he flaps them down with his wings, and when the children pick them up and feed him, he rubs his chin against the children's heads.

As soon as dawn saw Frederick and the others come back, he immediately picked up an acorn in the hand of a child, rubbed the child's head, and then happily ran over.

Frederick smiled and stretched out his hand to pick up the acorns, but he didn't expect Lixiao to give the acorns to Maria without even looking at him.

Frederick flicked the horn of dawn angrily, but the guy pretended to hide behind Maria.

"You guy." Frederick smiled and shook his head, leaving it alone.

Maria laughed, and the three-headed dog jumped out of the village office after hearing the voice of its owner, and ran an "S"-shaped route to rub its feet.

Everyone just found out today that this guy has a fear of heights. Today, Maria became dizzy after riding Dawn with him for a round, and she hasn't fully recovered yet.

After playing around for a while, Edward put out the renderings of a circle of bridges for Party A's father to choose.

Master Gordi studied under a famous painter in the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the renderings he drew can be hung at home as works of art.

Frederick asked Maria and Susan to choose to see which bridge looked better, and the two little girls muttered together there.

Then little Franz came, and Frederick went outside with him to talk.

"Commander," said little Franz, "the army is ready."

Frederick nodded.

The official order from the city of Cologne has arrived. The lords of the Rhineland Alliance will send troops to the west of the Elbe River this fall for a whole year.

Different nobles have different proportions of sending troops. The Duke of Wessen sent 1500 troops, while the Duchy of Mainz and the Duchy of Bain both sent 1000 troops.

This is a feudal obligation of the nobles and cannot be shirked, so Frederick's fiancée came to accompany him for a few days before he set off.

It's just that there is a pit in the military order. The Wessen State, the Principality of Mainz, and the Principality of Bain are stationed in the same defense area. The location is 100 kilometers up from the mouth of the Elbe River, and the Duke of Wessen is under the unified command.

(End of this chapter)