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Chapter 551 Standing on the Wind

What happened to Skinner was completely beyond people's imagination. No matter whether it was Fontana, a businessman who had traveled all over the country for many years, or the son of a noble like Lowena, none of them had ever heard of such a thing.

Especially the huge blood clot that was as big as a tree branch. It might have torn the lung when it came out. It was bloody and extremely scary.

The two knights under Avex's command had fought in more than ten wars, not to mention hundreds of battles. They had seen many corpses on the battlefield, and their legs trembled when they saw the blood clot.

At this time, Skinner was breathing heavily, feeling more refreshed than ever before, but he coughed up blood from time to time.

Frederick took out a bottle of medicine for treating internal injuries from his waist bag and gave it to him to drink.

Skinner took the glass bottle and drank it in one gulp. He immediately felt a burning sensation in his right lung. A moment later, it felt as warm as taking a hot spring bath on a snowy day.

At this time, the local bishop came over. Seeing that he had come at the right time, Frederick handed the blood clot in his hand to him and said, "Take this and deal with it."

Frederick meant for the bishop to take it and throw it away, but the bishop thought he wanted to suppress the devil himself.

The problem is that he knows his own abilities. He was able to become a bishop because he is the illegitimate half-son of Baron Avex. He has no ability to slay demons, but he is proficient in the four ways of roasting mutton.

Seeing him dawdling, Frederick said impatiently, "Hurry up and take the things away."

The bishop shuddered suddenly, recalling that many years ago the Pope had decreed that Grand Commander Wesson was possessed by an angel, and maybe now he was possessed by the God of Light. If he refused, he might be punished by the gods.

Frederick continued unhappily, "Do things more quickly. If you can't do this little thing well, what else can you do?"

When the bishop heard this, he suddenly felt relieved and felt like he was floating.

According to what he meant, this devil can be solved by himself, or in other words, he can solve the devil that has been severely damaged. How come I don't know it when I am so powerful?

This is the recognition of the God of Light who possessed Grand Commander Wesson. I must not know how powerful I actually am, but He definitely knows.

At this moment, the bishop's mind was working quickly, and he recalled a story in the Church of Light about a devil who was wrapped in a divine robe and roasted in a fireplace for a whole year.

He then took off his divine robe, took the blood clot in his hand, and walked towards the church reciting scriptures devoutly, with many onlookers following behind him.

Frederick thought that Skinner was just afraid of getting his hands dirty, so he didn't take it seriously and asked Skinner to go back and rest for two days before working again.

He didn't know that the blood clot had been preserved into the space age and became a mainstay of local tourism.

Baron Aibex invited Frederick to a dinner party at the castle and also invited Lowena.

Lowena said she had to take care of her hounds first and would arrive later.

After entering the city and on the way to the castle, Frederick discovered that the clothing of the residents here was similar to that of Weissenburg, at least 80% the same, not to mention that Avex was wearing a dark blue striped suit.

He then discovered many elements of the city of Weissenburg, for example, every house on the roadside had a house number plate, and several patrol officers passing by were wearing the same uniform as the Weissen Army but in different colors. In addition to helmets and wooden shields, they also had iron-clad wooden batons that looked like baseball bats.

When Abeks was at the University of Weissenberg, he recruited many students to be his assistants. Major officials such as administrators, tax officials, and commercial officials were all civilian students who graduated from the university. The heads and technicians of several factories were no exception. The dinner became an alumni gathering.

While waiting for the dinner to begin, in the reception room, Frederick, as the principal, talked to everyone one by one and asked them about the difficulties they had in their lives.

After the pleasantries, Frederick asked Ebex what he thought about the railway to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Abeks is the landlord here and his opinion is important.

He said: "Personally, I welcome this railway very much."

"My wife is from Berne in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Her family had an accident a while ago and she had to rush back home. It is estimated that it will take about half a month to get there. If there is a railway, it will take one day." "Many of my neighbors raise snow sheep. After field visits and investigations, I found that the first shackle restricting the scale of sheep farming is the lack of forage."

"If we want to get more forage, we need to purchase a lot of fertilizers such as urine crystals from Weissenberg City, but under the current transportation conditions, the price of fertilizer plus freight exceeds the benefits of increased production."

"The same is true for minerals. The price of ores shipped out from some places is higher than that of refined metals."

"Recently, I have an idea. Based on the upcoming railway trunk line, we will build a narrow-gauge railway with our Snow Sheep Town as the center to all parts of the White Mountains."

"But we lack funds and technology, and hope to get help and support from the principal."

Frederick's mouth twitched slightly. Wow, he was just here for research, but this guy actually started to solicit investment.

He was not familiar with the situation here, so he did not agree immediately. Instead, he said, "I don't know much about what is happening inside the White Mountains. You can write a feasibility report and attach the opinions of the relevant lords."

"After the report is written, it will be submitted to Queen Anna first. After Her Majesty approves it, it will be passed to me."

“I will then organize a discussion based on this report, and only after it is approved can we proceed to the next step.”

This is the territory of the Osmaga Empire. Although Frederick and the Queen are familiar with each other, they still have to follow the rules when it comes to official matters and cannot reach out without permission.

Avex didn't expect that he could attract huge investments with just a few words. Now it's different from before. Just a few words can make Frederick pay money. The investment over the years has been institutionalized and formalized.

Even so, Frederick has recently run into problems in the investment field.

"I understand," said Aibex. "We will definitely prepare a feasibility report for the railway construction, and there will be no problems like the 'milking machine incident'."

Frederick nodded and let him go ahead and do it.

When the wind blows, even a pig standing on it can fly.

Frederick has created many new trends over the years, and many people have risen to great heights and created one wealth myth after another because of it. Avex has now also seized a trend.

Frederick said to him: "Your territory has become a processing center for snow sheep, which means it has unique advantages, perhaps because of convenient transportation, or perhaps because you have a good relationship with other lords."

"You need to leverage your own strengths, use the snow sheep trade as a starting point, and use the railway as an opportunity to expand the scope and scale of trade and increase the added value of your products."

What Frederick has to do now is not something he can accomplish alone. He paints a rosy picture for Avex in the hope that he will join the ranks of capitalists and strengthen the team.

At present, Avex has only one simple idea - to get rich.

His territory and the surrounding areas are all mountains, with very little arable land. The food problem was only barely solved in recent years with the introduction of potatoes.

So he had no idea of ​​expanding his territory, he just wanted to manage his place well.

They imitated the Principality of Wessen in Snow Sheep Town mainly because they saw that there was money there, so they naturally learned how to make money.

The dinner consisted of roast venison and venison pie, with plenty of black pepper, which was thoroughly enjoyed by both the host and the guests.

This time Frederick is here in person, so I have the opportunity to ask for advice.

At the dinner, after confirming once again that the principal had no objection to their construction of a branch line railway, Avex and others began to ask how to make more money using the railway.

Frederick was very concerned about the development of railways, and there were many examples at present, and he answered them one by one.

(End of this chapter)