industrial lord

Chapter 317
In the past two years, the popular style of women's clothing in Wessen State is that the materials and colors are single, and the main efforts are made on lace, buttons and folds.

The long-sleeved dress worn by this visitor today is made of fine beige silk from the Kingdom of Sardinia. The skirt is a pleated skirt style. From the waist, from the neckline to the top of the belly is a string of jeweled buttons.

The most expensive part of this dress is the handmade lace trims inlaid on the neckline, cuffs and skirt. These lace trims are woven with silk by skilled artisans, and the price is equivalent to the weight of gold.

The weather in Citrus Island is a little bit cold now, and the guests are wearing a snow-white fur shawl, which is made of the best white bear fur in the dark place of the extreme north. The skins can be exchanged for tons of canned oranges.

Frederick just glanced at it, and he knew that this guest was not only wealthy, but probably a person of high authority.

Considering that my wife has been very close to the royal family recently, it is estimated that this may be a member of the royal family.

He stood up and saluted, and the other side also politely returned the salute.

After the two sides introduced themselves, Frederick said in surprise: "So you are Her Royal Highness Princess Lola! No wonder your voice is so nice."

It was only after he listened to the record and asked his wife recently that Princess Lola, the youngest daughter of King Francisco of Sardinia, is a national treasure singer, and even the aisle was full of people when she performed in the opera house.

Ten years ago, at the age of 16, Lola was already well-known in the entertainment industry. At that time, King Louis of the Kingdom of Gaul invited her to perform in the city of Paris, but Francisco refused, saying that he wanted to hear my daughter sing and come by himself. .

It was only at that time that the Kingdom of Gaul was violently beating the Rhineland Alliance in the lowlands, and Louis took the art troupe of the Kingdom of Gaul to the capital of the King of Sardinia, Tiberias, in person in the year Frederick beat up his neighbors.

However, this matter had little to do with the Rhine Union known as the "cultural depression", and Frederick had no time to pay attention to these matters at the time.

Laura sat down on the reclining chair across the small tea table from Frederick, and said as usual chatting: "Sister Carlisle wrote me a letter in Constantbul, and you were mentioned in it."

Frederick had a little impression of this name. After thinking about it, he recalled that Carlisle was the old loli who could transform into a three-meter-tall old loli who had fought with him when he participated in the competition in Wanjing City.

Callis also has another identity, she is a member of the Witch Sisterhood.

Frederick asked Lola in the secret language of the Witch Sisters: "Are you a member of the Witch Sisters?"

Laura replied with the same secret language: "Yes, Sister Carlisle and I are the same teacher."

Frederick nodded. It seems that the waters of this organization are very deep. He has already met the two princess members.

He asked, "in what capacity are you looking for me today?"

"Both." Laura replied solemnly, "Let's talk about the sisterhood first."

"We learned that you can build ships without sails, and we want to buy two or three. When I went to Wessenburg to record a record in the autumn, I asked Lord Psyche for help on this matter, and she said let us talk to you."

Frederick thought about it. If it was just an ordinary steamship, placing an order would only be a matter of Psyche's words. There is no need to talk to him, because they have special purposes.

"Do you have any additional requirements for steamships?" he asked. "May I know what you are using?"

Laura replied very solemnly: "Our Witch Sisters have been working hard to find the ruins before Ragnarok, but we have traveled all over the mainland for so many years and have not been able to find any high-value clues."

"I don't know if you've heard the rumor that there is another continent to the west of the sea. We think the ruins are on that continent."

Frederick understood that they wanted to go to the New World.

He said with some embarrassment: "The technology of steam ships is far from mature now, and there are still many problems, and they cannot go on ocean voyages yet."

"I think, if we want to find the western continent, this ship can at least cross the two ends of the inner sea from east to west without docking."

"With Wessen State's technology, it will take ten years to build such a ship."

Lola is not familiar with ships and ocean voyages. The royal education taught her to listen to the opinions of professionals in professional matters. She just needs to find trusted professionals to help her deal with professional objects.

She believed that Frederick was professional in this area, so she said, "Understood, I will report the truth to my sisters."

"Be sure to inform us when the ship is built. I will start saving money now, so you don't have to worry about us having no money."

Frederick thought for a while and said, "I have a suggestion. If you sell me the maps and customs drawn over the years, I will give you a ship that can directly cross the inland sea from east to west."

Lola replied, "I'll report back."

The Witch Sisters have been digging ruins for many years, and even Peach Blossom Stone has the pits they dug, leaving a lot of geographical information.

In Frederick's eyes, these materials are more valuable than their accumulation of magical knowledge.

Laura's expression was still serious: "Next, let's talk about what the princess should say."

"Father plans to build a railway to connect Emperor Baili City and the six northern cities."

Frederick frowned slightly.

In addition to the islands such as Citrus Island, the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia mainly includes the entire Sardinian Peninsula and the plain area south of the northern White Mountains. In the middle of the Sardinian Peninsula is a mountain range running from north to south. Only the east and west sides are suitable for farming. Plains and hilly areas , most of which are steep mountains in the middle.

The political form of this kingdom is relatively complex, and its roots can be traced back thousands of years.

After the fall of the Pulan Empire that occupied the coast of the Inland Sea, as the birthplace of the old empire, this area became a arena for all parties who wanted to inherit the claims of the ancient empire. The city has changed over the past few decades, and the local population is almost non-existent.

In the end, the Kingdom of the Germans from the Rhine region occupied this area for a short time, during which the war was quelled, and the Church of Light also took advantage of this period to develop.

Decades later, the East Pulan Empire, centered on Constantbul, united with the Church of Illuminati to fight back to their hometown and regain the scepter of the ancient emperor, but the Germans took the crown back to their hometown to establish the Second Pulan Empire.

Now the scepter is still in Constantbul, and the crown is on the head of the king of the Rhine Union.

But not long after, the Ghazi Empire began to rise and competed with the Eastern Pulan Empire for the land on the south coast of the Inner Sea, which made Constantabul focus on that direction and have no time to look around.

The revived Sardinia region also gradually began to become independent, and soon became a mess again.

At this time, a macho man descended from heaven, unified all regions and established the Kingdom of Sardinia.

At that time, this hunk had seven daughters who could follow their father to the battlefield to slay people. The eldest daughter was the queen in the thousand-year-old capital of Diberia, and the other six daughters were entrusted to a wealthy place in the north to resist the Gaul alliance who attempted to cross the White Mountains and go south. , the Second Pulan Empire and the newly-emerged Osmarga Kingdom.

If the story ends here, it will be a happy ending for sisters.

But the wheel of history rolled forward relentlessly, and the descendants of the Seven Sisters began to have their own thoughts.

Today, the main forces in the Kingdom of Sardinia are the royal family and the six free cities in the north. On the surface, they get along fairly decently, but the political and economic struggles between them have never stopped.

This is still a contradiction between the high-level. Down below, the relationship between the small groups within each force is also messy.

Under such a political background, if the king wants to build a railway, what will other people think? Will they think like those gangs before.

After thinking for a while, Frederick said: "I ask you to ensure the safety of the construction team and settle the bill every five kilometers."

Luo La said: "This matter is agreed by the father and the other five governors, and there are no problems with safety and funds."

Frederick said that since this is the case, he agrees in principle, and the specific details will be discussed by his subordinates.

"Okay," Laura said with a relaxed smile on her face, "Let's talk about my own affairs."

(End of this chapter)