industrial lord

Chapter 662 Sugar-coated bullets
Are you heading to Le Havre?

Oysters, grilled sea bass, smoked sausage and apple tart,

Please give my regards to someone there,

He used to be my friend.

Ask him to prepare a meal for me.
Crab, flounder, tripe stew and rice pudding,

Beer doesn't need onions or garlic.

That way he can continue to be my friend.

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In the Internet age, there was a question in a Chinese language test in a certain Eastern country: What kind of feelings are expressed in the lyrics of "Friends of Le Havre", which was written by Grand Duke Wesson when he was on vacation in Le Havre?

A foreign student from Weissenburg answered: The lyrics express the Grand Duke of Weissen's disgust with onions and garlic in beer.

The teacher gave this answer an X, but the student was dissatisfied and complained about it on the Internet, which caused an international uproar. In the end, the student was proved to be right when the descendants of the Wesson family made public part of Maria's diary for the first time.

However, Frederick and Maria were very well-mannered and did not show this when they were guests at Philippe d'Avranches' house, so this story was only passed down as an anecdote in the city of Weissenburg.

Frederick and Maria lived a leisurely life in Le Havre. They went to the theater from time to time, went fishing at the seaside, and were invited to attend the founding ceremony of the first local football club and served as honorary head coach.

During this period, the army of the Kingdom of Angland boarded the ship and headed straight for the Kingdom of Tarragona, announcing to the outside world that they were working together with the Wesson Army to fight against the pagans.

"You are still so leisurely?" Frederick found that Armand was still here. "Charles across the sea is obviously heading for you."

Armand picked up the sweet shrimp that Frederick had grilled and ate it, saying nonchalantly, "Anyway, I've already sent the information back. Now my job is to keep an eye on you."

Frederick smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. I will take a ship to the Kingdom of Lisenburg to spend the winter in a while."

Armand shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. My intuition tells me that you are planning something big."

Frederick picked up a shrimp that had been split in half and placed it on the wire mesh. The spiced wine that had marinated the shrimp dripped over the charcoal, making a sizzling sound.

Armand then asked, "How do you manage to hold two thin sticks with one hand to pick up the shrimp?"

Frederick picked up another one and said, "This is Taohuashi's eating tool. I plan to go on a trip when I have the chance. Let's contact him now."

Armand thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the Dashi Empire participated in the civil war in the Ghazi Empire and began to send troops to the eastern part of the Ghazi Empire. The roads may not be peaceful in the next few years."

Frederick flipped the shrimps on the iron net, sighed and said, "The Dashi Empire is too bad at grasping the opportunity. If they get out before Wanjing City falls, they still have a chance. Now the situation of the Ghazi Empire is determined. The best way is to take over the poor and remote areas on the border and extort money. If they hold on, they can get land, but the investment is too large. If they continue to attack, they will be surrounded and lose all their field mobile forces, and finally be pushed back."

"Hehe, their emperor is very ambitious."

Armand chatted with him casually, trying to find out some information: "I heard you are building two new ships?"

There was no need to hide it now. Frederick nodded and said, "The new Flying Tulip and Flying Cornflower."

Armand asked in surprise: "Has the original Flying Tulip been removed from the list?"

The ship without sails shocked many people. No one expected it to be removed from the list so quickly.

Frederick smiled bitterly and said, "The keel is damaged and cannot be repaired. We are going to put it on display."

Armand sighed: "That's a shame."

Sailing at sea is very risky, so he thought it was due to something like running aground, and did not ask any further questions.

Armand continued, "I heard that the Kingdom of Anglia has launched a steamship in the north. It seems to be a special warship and is said to be equipped with many weapons."

Frederick echoed, "That's amazing."

There was a steam bakery near the shipyard in the Kingdom of Angland, and the Steamed Bakery Bureau obtained a lot of information about the ship.

It was a paddle steamer that used a tractor engine, with a water wheel at the stern. The sides of the water wheel and the hull were protected by metal armor. There were 30 jet cannons developed by the Kingdom of Anglia installed on both sides of the three decks, and it was possible that there were rocket-like weapons powered by disposable jet tanks.

But according to the number of slipways and information provided by steam bakeries in other places, the ship was actually equipped with at least 60 jet guns. Frederick had to sigh that the shipbuilding foundation of the Kingdom of Anglia was still very strong, and it built a battleship without any guidance.

Seeing that he was not surprised, Armand asked: "You know about that boat?"

Frederick replied: "A little."

He wondered if Armand had any purpose in bringing up the matter of the boat.

The Principality of Wessen is now building two large shipyards in the North Sea region, and everyone can see that the glory of the Guild Alliance will be restored in the future.

The Kingdom of Anglia was another maritime power, and a clash between the two was inevitable.

Frederick couldn't help but wonder, is the Kingdom of Gaul going to provoke a fight between the two sides?
If a war breaks out, Lukang will be the first to be hit, and the Kingdom of Gaul will most likely be involved.

A thought suddenly popped up in Frederick's mind. Could it be that the Kingdom of Gaul thought that it had already won the Kingdom of Tarragona and its next target would be the Kingdom of Anglia? However, the Kingdom of Gaul's naval power was not strong, so it used Deer Harbor to drag itself down.

He took a deep breath. Could it be that old Louis had thought of this all along? On the one hand, he built a defense system in the northern coastal area of ​​the Kingdom of Gaul, and on the other hand, he granted the land of Lugang to himself as a thank you for treating his illness.

The location of Deer Harbor connects to the inland waterway in the northeast of the Kingdom of Gaul, and is right on the edge of the defense system, which can be bypassed by the river. If the Kingdom of Anglia wants to attack the Kingdom of Gaul, it will be the best land stronghold.

Another point is that it was agreed at the time that Lugang would only carry out limited armament, and the Kingdom of Anglia could really take it down if it mobilized the whole country.

The more Frederick thought about it, the more he felt that this was very likely. This should be what old Louis planned. Since he was difficult to beat, he would ask him to join in the fight, or force him to join.

The land in Lukang is a sugar-coated bullet.

Frederick quickly thought of a preventive measure and asked Armand: "Let's not talk about other countries. I have an idea. How about opening a postal connection between our two countries?"

"Like the Davranches, it's not very convenient for the two brothers to send letters. They have to ask someone to deliver the letters. It would be much more convenient if they could communicate by post."

Armand thought about it. Recently, the Kingdom of Gaul followed the example of the Rhine Confederation and set up a postal department, which had a good effect. It would be great if it could have postal service with the Rhine Confederation.

He said, "I will report this to His Majesty the King. I think it will be OK."

Frederick added: "Then the exchange center of mails between the two countries should be located in Lukang."

Armand thought it was okay.

Frederick continued, "By the way, you also know that I have flying machines over there, which are much faster than ships."

He pointed to the sea and said, "There are often ships in distress at sea. Although there are communicators for help, it still takes a lot of time for the surrounding ships to find and rush there."

"I plan to build an air rescue center in Lugang. If a ship is in distress, we can fly over immediately and find it quickly. Whether it's guiding other ships or throwing life buoys, it can save the lives of sailors."

"Of course, if the weather is too bad, then we can only rely on the God of Light to protect us."

Armand said, "Isn't this part of your Dawn Chamber of Commerce's marine insurance work? There's nothing wrong with commercial behavior. Just bring the airship over."

"Of course, if you agree that someone can pay to fly in the sky, no one will object."

Frederick immediately said, "Well, how did you know that I was going to provide airship passenger service?"

He decided to build an airport in Lukang to use as a reconnaissance airport.

By then, we will build a large airport in the inland area on the border between the Rhine Confederation and the Low Countries, using the name of the Ministry of Posts. By then, Psyche will probably have developed large transport aircraft.

Previously, torpedoes had all failed to hit their targets in actual combat, and improvements were made by all parties. However, the manned torpedoes and rockets of the Springfield Armory were a bit too martial.

The predecessor of the telegraph was the technology of remote-controlled magic circle activation. I don't know whether it was his own idea or Psyche's guidance, but he invented jet thruster. Torpedoes and rockets can adjust their direction by installing thrusters. Observers use telescopes to see if they are off track, and operators use handles to control up, down, left, and right.

Although we can only fight within visual range, it is enough.

Frederick was a little curious. If human-controlled rockets could really be developed, would there be carbon-based magic air defense devices (magicians for short) in the future that could fight against human-controlled rockets? It would be very interesting.

(End of this chapter)