industrial lord

Chapter 665 What's the Intention?

Frederick was a little puzzled as to why Tom and his team didn't use a desalination machine. After asking, he understood the reason.

When the Principality of Wessen's ship was designed from the beginning, space was reserved for the desalination machine, and it was equipped with an underwater water intake that could draw water directly near the bow of the ship.

However, traditional boats do not have water intakes, and no one dares to make holes in the hull. They can only use wooden barrels to draw water for purification, which is very inconvenient.

Moreover, this machine is very expensive, and the captains are worried that if they use it too much, it might break down at a critical moment, so they just have to endure it in normal times.

Frederick was a little scratching his head. At that time, he thought that this was a must-have item for sailing and there was no need to worry about not being able to sell it, so he priced it a little high.

Now it seems that this strategy is not so good. If someone buys one and doesn't replace it for ten years, how can they make more money than selling it at a low price and using it frequently and then buying three machines in ten years?

He began to understand the practices of some people in his previous life, but now he was sitting on their side.

The two men climbed onto the deck from the stern and came to the control room.

Tom made a great discovery and asked in disbelief, "Is this the machine that controls the rudder?"

He had ridden in a taxi in the Amstel city and seen a steering wheel, and thought how nice it would be if a ship's rudder could be controlled in this way, rather than having to be pushed by a human.

Now it has actually been realized.

Frederick went into salesman mode: "This boat uses a magic steering gear to control the rudder. You look at the glowing steering wheel, and each column corresponds to the rudder deflection angle. The response time is fast and it is extremely labor-saving. Existing sailboats can also be modified and installed, and it only costs ten florins."

Tom was a little tempted, but out of caution he asked, "How does it work?"

Frederick took him to the stern to show him the equipment.

Every time the steering wheel in the control console turns 1°, a signal will be output to the magic brain core used to control the magic puppet through the magic circuit. The rudder steering also has signal input. When there is a difference in the signal, the magic reciprocating machine controls the rotation of the rudder through the gear set, and stops when the signal matches.

Frederick spoke a bunch of professional terms like "four circuits and two backups", and Tom understood.

This servo system was not available on the previous generation of Flying Tulip. This time, Allmight was deeply involved in the design of the new ship and developed it by leveraging its technological advantages in magic puppets.

From the beginning, Omet planned to sell individual systems, so the entire system operates independently and can be installed on sea vessels, inland boats and even pedal yachts in the park.

Tom said, "I'm going to get one for my boat."

Frederick smiled and said, "After the test voyage, if there are no problems, we will put it on the market."

"Let's go check out the engine."

Tom immediately perked up; that was the place he wanted to see most.

On the way, someone who had been arranged came to see Frederick and said there was something urgent.

Frederick could only regretfully tell Tom that he was leaving, and Tom had no choice but to get off the boat with him.

That night, a group of people invited Tom to drink.

They were all big names in the maritime circle, and it was difficult for him to accept some and reject others, so he simply booked a pub and invited them, and told them what he had seen today.

Some people were interested in the ventilation system because the stuffy and humid cabins made some cargo prone to mold.

Many people also want to buy a servo, which can really save lives.

Another person was horrified because his boat had just been painted with fake paint. Another person asked him, "What is the engine like in the boat?"

Tom said regretfully, "We were on our way to check on the engine, but something urgent happened and someone called Grand Duke Wesson away."

At this time, someone asked doubtfully: "Does he not want you to see it?"

Someone nearby immediately said, "That shouldn't be the case. During the day, the Duke of Lukang's men beat up the owner in the tavern. It was said that he drank onion-flavored Oleron beer. The Duke of Lukang made the attacker pay a large sum of money to settle the matter privately."

Many ship owners and captains began to curse. They could not tolerate that the issues they cared about most were ruined by such things.

One captain said angrily: "I will never transport beer to Oléron Island again!"

After he finished speaking, he heard someone sighing next to him. He looked unfamiliar and didn’t think he was from the sea, so he asked, “Sir, do you want to buy this kind of boat too?”

When the captain heard that Grand Duke Wesson's new ship could run from Amstel to Le Havre in one day, he became interested and regarded the person next to him as someone who shared his ideas.

Baron Turgot said with a sad face: "I am worried that if one day the Wesson Army arrives here in one day with a ship like this, what should we do?"

A captain from the Kingdom of Anglia at the next table immediately said, "You are the Baron Turgot who always said that Grand Duke Wesson would invade your Kingdom of Gaul. Everyone knows that following Grand Duke Wesson can make a lot of money, but you keep trying to sow discord. What is your intention?"

A shipowner from the city of Paris immediately agreed: "Yes, the Duke of Lugang was kind enough to provide us with friendship bonds to make my lord rich. You want us to be so poor that we can't even buy onions before you can feel at ease, right?"

"Are you a devil sent by the pagans to sow discord?!"

The person next to him continued, "Grand Duke Wessen has a good relationship with the pagans. He must be a whispering devil, tempting us to make mistakes!"

In the scriptures of the Church of Light, good things are all taught by the God of Light, and bad things are instigated by the devil. If this accusation is taken too far, it will be enough to drag Baron Durgot to the square and roast him.

Moreover, behind these two people are the great nobles of the city of Paris, and they have the ability and means to slowly roast Baron Durgo without any problem.

Other people in the tavern echoed the sentiment. Those who did business at sea did not have a big shot backing them up, and anyone who dared to stop them from making money together would be crushed to death.

Baron Turgot realized that the situation was not good, and immediately ran away in disgrace, leaving behind a sentence before leaving: "You will definitely know that I am right in the future!"

The information in the tavern soon reached Frederick.

Maria asked Frederick, "Should we tell him to shut up?"

The Duchy of Wessen had heard of Baron Turgot's remarks, but since he was a noble of the Kingdom of Gaul, there was no way to touch him.

Frederick smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, when you go back, discuss it with Ah Fu and find a few people from the Kingdom of Gaul to contact him, provide some financial assistance, and let him find like-minded partners."

Maria asked in confusion: "Why do we have to do this? If there are too many people against us, it will cause us trouble."

Frederick asked her, "Then do you know who is against us but doesn't show it?"

Maria shook her head, then understood: "You want to use him to find those people?"

Frederick nodded. No one was willing to show any ill will towards him now, but that didn't mean there wasn't any.

So it's better to have someone take the lead and get these people to the surface.

(End of this chapter)