Lord of Industrialization

Frederick has been exploring coal mines alone in the bitter snow and wind for almost a winter.

He has built wooden frames around him and hung thick blankets to block the wind. Two charcoal stoves are burning brightly, but they still can't stop the cold.

A few kilometers away, a new shed has been built and the stove is lit.

Frederick recorded the data of this place, disassembled the Luoyang shovel and put it in a box, left the shed and got on the carriage that had been waiting for a long time, and went to the new exploration site.

The Luoyang shovel in his hand was rubbed by hand in the tractor 4S shop before departure. The poles behind are all water pipes and external joints, which are very convenient for exploration.

A place is roughly divided into four ends and a center point of a rectangle, all of which are low-lying places. With Frederick's physical strength, it only takes one hour to explore one place, and then rush to the next place.

The large area of ​​this coalfield frightened him, but there was no way to station troops, so he could only control it by investing in shares.

As night fell, the carriage drove into the castle of Earl Greengrass.

Frederick wrote down today's exploration results in the carriage and handed them to the earl's servant.

He went to the bathroom first, where hot water was ready in the wooden barrel, so he took a bath first.

A delicious dinner was prepared on the table, and the plate was filled with delicious pork elbow stewed with beans.

All the lords here knew that Mr. Meyer could have no one to sleep with him at night, but he must have pork or mutton for dinner, or other game, but never bring fish.

Many lords who had mines at home gathered in the restaurant tonight, a full twenty-eight, patiently waiting for Mr. Meyer's arrival.

These days, they reached an agreement.

After Frederick sat down at the table, dinner began, and he reported today's exploration to Earl Greengrass.

After listening, Earl Greengrass asked, "Mr. Meyer, can I understand that the underground coal seam is starting to thin and reach the edge in my territory?"

The coal seam to the west of his territory is more than three meters thick, and only more than two meters to the east.

Frederick replied: "The uneven thickness of the coal seam is not necessarily the edge."

Earl Greengrass asked tentatively: "Then can you stop the coal seam here?"

Frederick asked puzzledly: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

Earl Greengrass said: "If there is too much coal, the price will drop very low."

Frederick understood.

The coal on his own territory is his own, and the coal on other people's territories is other people's. If coal is dug out from other people's underground, the price will drop, and they will suffer.

So they must protect their own interests and not lose money for nothing.

Frederick used his eyes to ask others, and everyone nodded, it seems that a consensus has been reached.

He calculated in his mind that the coal currently explored is enough for a long time, and the most important thing is that it is enough for iron ore smelting in Grouse Forest.

This matter is just a matter of talking to him, but it can be used to exchange for benefits.

He said tentatively: "It is difficult to get a territory in the Duchy of Wessen now. I heard that there are many small islands in the north of your country that no one wants. I wonder if I can..."

The landlords understood that he wanted a fief to become a noble with a territory.

There are many islands in the north, which are small and complex in terrain. It is cold and it is impossible to farm and graze. Some of them don't even have fishing villages.

So some businessmen donated a large sum of money to the royal family when they became rich, bought an island as a territory, and paid a little money every year as feudal taxes to become nobles with fiefs.

Although many of these nobles have not been to their own territories for generations, this does not hinder their noble status.

Earl Greengrass said: "This is not a problem. Which island do you want?"

This is an exchange of interests. Frederick helps them maintain the price of coal, and they use their connections in the Kingdom of Anglan to get Frederick an uninhabited island as a territory. It is a win-win situation.

Frederick said, "I want a small island in the Handle Islands where I can build a fishing port."

"I plan to build a fish canning factory there, buy fish from the sea nearby and provide supplies, and sell the canned fish back to the Duchy of Wessen."

Now everyone knows that the money in his hand belongs to Grand Duke Wessen. Now he has explored the coal mine and established a chamber of commerce, and he will sell the shares in the future.

Many people admire Frederick's ability to resist temptation and not participate in big businesses that he cannot control, and his approach of stopping when he sees the good is very impressive.

These landowners are also more willing to cooperate with Grand Duke Wessen, who is invincible in the business world, rather than this lucky young man.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement, and Greengrass led 28 nobles to write a joint letter to the House of Lords tomorrow.

Frederick said that he would issue a report tonight, limiting the scope of the coal mine to their territory, and there is no mining value outside the scope.

He has been coveting the Handle Islands for a long time.

The Knife Handle Islands are located northeast of Angland and are the northernmost territory of the Kingdom of Angland. They are named because the shape of the many islands resembles a knife handle.

The total area of ​​the archipelago is about 1,500 square kilometers. There are five or six islands with fishing villages, and the surrounding waters are rich in fishery resources.

Geographically, it is located in the north and west of the North Sea, more than 300 kilometers east of the Dark Land. The headquarters of the Church of Nature, Nidaros, is more than 700 kilometers northeast of it, and Cod Island is 900 kilometers northwest of it. The Cod Island route and the future Grouse Forest iron ore route will pass nearby.

Frederick believes that if a fishing port and logistics facilities are built there now, warships will definitely be fished out of the sea in the future.

His current demand for overseas territories is mainly based on geostrategic considerations, and economics is secondary.

However, Frederick didn't know that Anna gave the royal family 5% of the shares that should have been distributed to the locals. King Edward simply gave him the entire archipelago. The House of Lords thought that the place was a remote and poor place with cold weather, so they accepted it, but only gave him the title of baron.

When winter was about to end, Frederick returned to Londinium.

"I really admire you!" Anna said while lying on the bed, "You can really make a big noise wherever you go."

Frederick was studying the newspapers during this period and said seriously: "Since there is an opportunity, you must seize it."

Anna said: "This time I have learned something from you."

Frederick asked her: "What did you learn?"

Anna did not answer, but asked: "What are you going to do next, reveal your identity?"

Frederick shook his head and said: "I have a hunch that the Kingdom of Angland will have a full-scale conflict with me in the future, so our identities cannot be exposed, otherwise these will be confiscated."

Anna nodded. She had seen a lot of such things and asked: "Then how do you deal with it? This identity?"

Frederick smiled and said, "That's easy. In the Duchy of Wessen, many people have handed over their industries to professional managers. They have audits by auditing companies every year, and they travel around with the money."

"We will announce in a few days that we will build a company after we go back. The funds of Grand Duke Wessen and the Osmaga royal family will only buy corporate bonds, and then this company will invest in the Coal Chamber of Commerce. Finally, we will go to the south to find new opportunities to make money."

"However, we will think about which country in the south we have a new title. We will exchange the company's equity there when the time comes. Anyway, it has nothing to do with the Duchy of Wessen, and no matter how the war goes, it will not affect the business."

Anna thought about it and felt it was feasible.

She laughed: "If the Anglans know the truth in the future, I don't know what their expressions will be."

Half a month later, Baron and his wife Meyer went back to the Duchy of Wessen to find someone to form a professional team to form a Coal Chamber of Commerce, left the city of Londinium, and disappeared from the sight of the Anglans.

Many years later, a rumor spread in the city of Lundinium that Baron Meyer had raised the price of mining equipment and railway equipment to increase the share price of the Chamber of Commerce. In fact, the money invested by the locals was enough for him to buy all the equipment and pay for the construction costs, which was equivalent to getting half of the shares of such a large coal mine without spending a penny.

The shareholders who were dissatisfied went to Weissenburg to settle accounts with Baron Meyer, but they couldn't find him after a month of searching. They heard that Baron Meyer and his wife appeared on the coast of the inland sea from time to time.

Finally, it was Grand Duke Weissen, who suddenly started to grow a beard and suddenly caught a cold and spoke with a nasal voice, who received them and told them that it was their fault that they couldn't get the internal price of the equipment, so they just had to accept it.