Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 283: Deploying airships

What the Duke of Gloucester meant in his words was how much convenience the emergence of airships would bring to the empire's transportation, and how it could strengthen the connection between the empire's center and local areas. It sounded like he was extremely flattering. , making people think that the Speaker of the Noble Council rose to power through flattery.

But the Queen and Princess Anne present could understand the hidden meaning of the Duke of Gloucester in these words.

The Duke of Gloucester went to the North, and the purpose of developing the North was something that the three people present knew.

So after the Duke of Gloucester chatted about the North, Princess Anne no longer looked uneasy like before, but listened carefully to what the Duke of Gloucester said.

Since the last time the Queen's only son Justinian was completely kicked out of the palace, everyone in the empire has made it clear that the next imperial throne will be inherited by Princess Anne. Therefore, the Queen has also been trying to let Princess Anne take over some government affairs during this time. .

Although the Queen has no physical problems, and judging from her physical condition and royal inheritance, it is easy to live for another twenty years, but it is obvious that the Queen is already trying to let Princess Anne take charge of government affairs.

Although Princess Anne has been cultivated as an heir in the past, after all, the nominal heir to the throne is Justinian, and Princess Anne's character does not like these things very much, otherwise she would not have gone to join the army.

Therefore, Princess Anne did not have much contact with government affairs, and it was only in recent years that she began to gradually take over this aspect of affairs.

Now that the end of winter is approaching, all aspects of the empire's affairs are complicated. The already somewhat elderly queen naturally feels that her energy is low. Many matters can only be handled by Princess Anne on behalf of the royal family.

It's okay to say that the two sides agree on the same views, and there may not be a good story of harmony between the monarch and the ministers; but if they disagree, I'm afraid no one wants to see such a scene.

Fortunately, Princess Anne's ability to handle government affairs is not bad. Although sometimes she still has a strong military style and likes to be straightforward, at least the handling of various affairs seems to be quite satisfactory to both the government and the public.

Now that the empire is facing an unprecedented disaster, there is nothing wrong with having a safe heir at this time.

Although a leader who is talented and capable and can lead the empire through the crisis is very important at this time, when Purficott has taken charge of the entire northern expansion plan to deal with the doomsday crisis, a less sharp-edged leader is actually It's pretty good, even more appropriate.

For people with such high ambitions and abilities, it is difficult for them to convince another person.

After all, at this critical moment, what is needed is unity and unity. One talented and strategic leader is enough. If there are two, there will inevitably be disputes.

Moreover, Princess Anne has only taken over this matter in these years. Due to her lack of experience, she is not smooth and ideal in handling many things, which is something that everyone can accept.

Therefore, everyone at the center of the empire can basically understand that Princess Anne is not outstanding in government affairs, or that she has not shown any interest in military affairs.

Even the Queen only asked Princess Anne to take over some government affairs to familiarize herself with the procedures, and did not require her to do a good job. But this does not mean that Princess Anne herself is content with mediocrity.

This is not to say that Her Royal Highness the Princess is very high-spirited and unwilling to admit that she has not done well enough, but that she does not want all of this to be weighed down on Purficott, who should have been protected by her.

Such a huge empire can only rely on a teenage girl to cope with the apocalyptic winter and hope to save the empire. Saying this will make people laugh out loud. It will also make people think that the center of the entire Victoria Empire is a bunch of drunkards. , not as good as a teenage girl.

Even though this little girl has proven that she is a rare talent born in the empire, there are almost very few people in this world who can compare with her.

So during this period of time, although Princess Anne was not interested in these things, she was still forcing herself to gradually take over and master them, not only to prove her ability, but also to be able to bear more of what she could bear, so as to Purficott offers more help.

Listening to the Duke of Gloucester's words, Princess Anne understood what he meant. She thought for a while and took the initiative to speak: "Now the Royal Shipyard has increased its production capacity to the maximum, and recently there have been five more ships." The airship is about to be completed. I think we can hand over these five airships to Purficott?
She currently only has two airships available, and one of them had previously returned to the empire for repairs due to malfunction. This is enough to show that she now needs the airship's transport capacity.

In comparison, the empire's domestic demand for airships is not that great. "

The five airships mentioned by Princess Anne are the batch that will be delivered by the Royal Shipyard, but they are not large airships like the Behemoth, but much smaller, light, high-speed airships.

This is an airship ship type specially summarized by the Royal Dockyard based on its past experience in building surface ships for the navy.

Its main feature is its specially enhanced speed and weight-reduced internal structure, which allows the airship to run faster.

Originally this was a reconnaissance boat that the navy wanted, but now the eldest princess has spoken, and she hopes to increase the power in Purficott's hands.

"Indeed, from what I have seen and heard in the North, the environment in the North is indeed too harsh. Even Count Brandlis had to open up space in the mountains to accommodate his own alchemy laboratory. ." The Duke of Gloucester said with emotion.

The harsh environment in the North really left a deep impression on the Duke of Gloucester. Having traveled to the North twice, he was sincerely impressed by how a delicate aristocratic lady like Perfectcott could still complete her work in such a harsh environment. feel admired.

"Earl Brandless will carry out large-scale construction work in the Northern Territory this year. Airships are indeed urgently needed for her. I agree to transfer these five airships to the Northern Territory." Duke of Gloucester Naturally, she would not object to Princess Anne's proposal. The empire's top priority now is to ensure the smooth development of the northern territory.

Not to mention handing over the new ships that will be allocated to the navy to the North, even if it is to transfer ships from the Navy to the North, for the current Victoria Empire, as long as Perficott has such a need, even if it is her The flagship of the naval fleet will also be given to her.

(End of this chapter)