The Hero Who Troubles the Heroes

"What's wrong?" Zlatkin looked curiously at Charles as he photographed himself.

"It's nothing," Charles said. "It just confirms a conjecture that I had made while reading some books."

"Professor Zlatkin, I have a question." Charles asked, "At that time, Philip's reforms would inevitably touch the interests of some people. Did those people not object?"

Zlatkin shook his head with a wry smile, and asked, "Do you know what a country and a nation that has been losing more and winning less for more than a thousand years yearn for the most?"

Charles picked up the teacup and drank a cup of tea. After thinking about it, he said, "It's a change that can bring victory."

On this point, Charles, who has done a lot of research on modern Chinese history, has a deep understanding. From "learning the skills of the barbarians to control the barbarians" to "supply-side structural reforms", whenever the country encounters various difficulties, there will always be someone who will stand up to make changes.

"Yeah." Zlatkin also drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then said, "Philip gave everyone hope of victory at that time."

"He taught us what are productive forces and what are production relations."

"He also told us in the most direct way what it means to liberate productive forces and develop productive forces through some reformed special zones composed of farms and towns directly under the emperor."

"There is an island with a huge mule in the middle of Lake Neva not far north of Abyss City. It was one of the first places Philip carried out pilot reforms." Zlatkin looked at Amiya when he said here, and then He asked, "Little girl, is that your hometown?"

"Yes." Amiya nodded.

Zlatkin continued: "In that year, the residents of the reformed mule island broke out with a huge enthusiasm for production, and the grain output was much higher than in previous years. When the farming season came, the residents were in the local government's slack. Under the organization, water conservancy facilities were built on a large scale. By the second year, the grain production on the island had risen a lot again.”

"The Royal Springfield Weapons Workshop in the west of Abyss City has also been reformed. The profits of the workshop are divided into four parts: the royal family's income, the self-retained funds of the workshop, the bonuses of ordinary workers and the bonuses of management. At that time, the weapons produced by the workshop were both in terms of output and quality. There has been a significant improvement.”

"With these examples in front of us, who would oppose his reforms?"

Charles fell into deep thought after listening.

He still has an important question that he still doesn't understand, which is why the ancestors and the queen ancestors have to die together on the battlefield, instead of continuing to lead the country down the road. At that time, they had won the final disastrous victory on the battlefield, and it was even more unlikely that anyone would hurt them after Victoria arrived.

If they became gods... But Charles didn't think becoming gods would be so easy. Reimu, the unfortunate child, became a **** too late, and then he didn't even get a good priesthood, and he almost became a poor god. The two old people were even later, and maybe even the poor gods could not get it. The most important thing is how mortals can condense their godheads and become gods. Charles has never heard of it. The top of mortals is a divine servant like Blanche.

In contrast, the possibility of becoming a servant of God is much greater. But why such a grand event should be concealed, it doesn't make sense. If you are admitted to a university, you have to invite a meal. You become a servant of God, isn't it the beginning of a three-day running water banquet?

In the end, the old ancestor said at the time that he would come back in a few hundred years. What would he do? Did he wear it back after watching the ending of Conan?

Charles couldn't come up with a reason after thinking about it. It seems that he will only ask Reimu when he has a chance in the future.

Having solved the most important questions and raised a slew of new ones, Charles continues to search for all the useful clues in the book.

Unfortunately, there are no clues about this in the book.

After coming to the Rurik Empire, the ancestors had three main tasks: one was to deepen and improve the reform of the political system, the other was to strengthen the construction of spiritual civilization, and the third was to formulate a long-term development plan. In the game of golden fingers and golden thighs, farming style is played.

In terms of army building, it is the ancestors of the queen who are doing it. However, there are also many traces of our ancestors, such as "three disciplines, eight points of attention", for example, the captured enemy flags are still on the ground at the military parade ceremony, and the parade soldiers can step on it.

As for the technical matters, the helpers summoned by the ancestors all over the country are handling them. From the planting of staple food, to the use of new agricultural tools, from the new steelmaking furnace, to the promotion of the concept of standard parts. The level of agriculture and handicrafts in the Rurik Empire has greatly improved in the past ten years.

For example, large-scale ponds raise fish, which Charles had never heard of in the east. If he wanted to eat fish, he had to catch it now. Even in China, it was only after the liberation that with the efforts of Academician Liu Yun and others, the people of the whole country could eat cheap fish. And here, several domestic fish breeding, feeding and disease treatment techniques have been mastered.

Alexei said that the demon people were eating grass and couldn't wear pants. It was estimated that there was a department of war and neglect in the Rurik kingdom. I just don't know how to get around this on Brigitte and Locke Bryant, who were sent to visit by the Temple of Blacksmithing.

It's just because the steel production and coal production have missed too many classes in various aspects, and the level has not improved.

Now, if we make up the lessons of power systems such as steam engines and increase production through mechanical excavation, this land may usher in a large-scale industrial upgrade.

Thinking of this, Charles began to sweat again.

Now the human side is starting to prepare for the next war. If the time comes, if you encounter a demon who has stepped into industrialization with one foot...

Well, he thought he could learn from Jia Gui at that time.

Then Charles asked, "Professor Zlatkin, what are the factors that restrict the development of the Rurik Kingdom now?"

People who study history often have a deep understanding of current issues, which is why Charles asks such a question.

"It's a population issue," Zlatkin said. "Our population is too small."

"Why?" Charles felt strange.

He had just read in a newly published book about Philip's agricultural policy that the crop yields in the Rurik Kingdom were not low in recent years, and there was no such thing as being unable to feed children.

"Internal and external troubles!" Zlatkin sighed, "The internal trouble is that there are too many monsters in the country and they are too ferocious. In order to resist the attacks of monsters, we have lost too many young people."

At this time, Charles also sighed. He could see from the farm yesterday that the demon beasts had done a lot of damage to the local agricultural production.

Zlatkin continued: "And there is the tug-of-war with the demons in the West Blanc Mountains, alas..."

Charles asked, "So didn't Philip leave behind any powerful weapons?"

Zlatkin thought for a while, then said, "His Majesty the Demon King told me that I can tell you anything about Philip."

Then he stood up and said, "Please come with me."

There are two heavily guarded basements under the Royal Library, where only those with valid documents and certificates can enter.

After receiving the news, Nicholas II personally teleported over to help Charles and the others brush their faces, and then Charles, Zlatkin, and Nicholas II could enter.

In a huge exhibition hall on the bottom floor, Charles saw many familiar things.

"These are all weapons and various tools from another world that Philip inquired about from the heroes from another world." Zlatkin introduced to the stunned Charles, "It's a pity that we are due to various reasons. , failed to make them."

Then he picked up a gun that he didn't know whether it was a Bayi bar or an AK47 and said to Charles, "This is an automatic fire gun designed and made by Philip. In theory, goblins can use it to deal with ordinary monsters."

Charles took the automatic firearm and played with it for a while, and found that its main structure was similar to the firearms in his previous life.

"Then why not produce?" he asked.

Zlatkin counted with his fingers: "First of all, we don't have enough powerful, cheap and safe propellants. The propellants made of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter are not suitable."

"Secondly, we can't produce them on a large scale." At this time, he pointed to a few huge machines on the other side. "We can't make suitable lathes, boring machines, milling machines and other equipment. The problem of power has always troubled us."

Charles frowned. He couldn't figure out why his ancestors didn't come up with a steam engine here. Even if the coal production is insufficient, it is possible to meet the needs of the factory. Back then, the conditions of the Huangyadong Arsenal were so difficult. There was only one steam engine, and the number of various machine tools and other equipment was less than half a hundred. Even if you can't equip firearms on a large scale, you can equip a few elite troops. But they can only lie in the basement, which makes Charles puzzled.

It's just that Charles doesn't know anything about these machine tools. He doesn't know anything about the machine tools such as turning, planing, drilling, punching, cutting, and cutting, and some have never even seen them.

As for the propellant of the bullet, Charles has only heard of it but never seen it. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Although he heard that someone tried to make nitrocellulose in a chemistry experiment class in high school, he was ridiculed by the chemistry teacher when he found out. Later, the chemistry teacher said in class that she would meet one or two students every year who tried to engage in nitrocellulose, and even if she succeeded, it would be a toy level. Finally, she hung up a photo of her own nitrocellulose setting off firecrackers on the school football field, expressing that those of you who are careful should study more.

Thinking of this, Charles shook his head. Every industrialized product is the spire of a pyramid, and the tower below it is a series of basic industries. The making of bullet casings alone is enough to drive artisans crazy.

As for the front-loaded gun, it doesn't have a big advantage against mages, and the speed of reloading can't keep up with the speed of casting spells. The caliber of the breech gun without rifling is even more touching, and the difficulty of machining the rifling is also very touching. It also has little advantage against monsters. The vitality of monsters in this world is too strong, and the distance of less than 50 meters can easily be broken. In addition, the difficulty of drilling the barrel by hand is not small, which makes the output of the musket very low. Therefore, the front-loading guns in this world appear more as gorgeous handicrafts and rich people's toys.

In the past, there was a gold-plated and diamond-encrusted muzzle-loading pistol adorning the wall in the living room in Charles's house. It was much more gorgeous than the one that was only purchased by their caravan a while ago.

And the breech gun... Because it is too difficult to process, it is a treasure in the collection. It is said that Grandpa Charles' father-in-law has one in his collection.

In addition, there are many common things on earth in the exhibition hall, but due to reasons such as technology, tools, materials and costs, they have not been mass-produced.

After walking around the exhibition hall, Zlatkin left by himself, and Nicholas II left Charles behind.