Black Iron’s Glory

The 480th chapter train

Claude is staying at home to be a daddy. In mid-February, Kaffini added a little daughter to Claude, and in late March, sister Anna also produced. She and Maijiek have a son. There were two small lives in the Field Manor. The people who came to the door for a moment of enthusiasm were in a constant stream, and Claude was so busy that he couldn’t wait. Fortunately, McJack was also in the manor, while serving his sister Anna and helping the guests, let Crowd breathe a sigh of relief.

When Kevni’s eldest son Tesiore and his second son, Bai Jiaxi, Claude were not at home, the eldest son would be trained at Wangdu’s military academy, and the second son was born with him. The Thunder Division is fighting the standing army of the Hicks Kingdom. Now that the little daughter was born, he rarely stayed in the manor, accompanied by his wife from beginning to end, welcoming the arrival of new life. When he knew that he was born a daughter, he was happy.

The mother was no longer bedridden because of the birth of two small lives, and she no longer cares about the Blovik hiding in Anna Ranch. Only Adele’s expected date of birth is at the end of June, and there are still two months. The younger brother, Blovik, invited the legion for a half-year holiday and prepared to accompany Adele to welcome the birth of the two.

Now the situation of the overseas self-governing leaders is very calm. The same is true of the news from the kingdom's homeland. The situation is getting better and better, except for the Nasri kingdom and the kingdom, which are somewhat entangled in the debts of the three loan sharks. . Perhaps it can be said that the 1.6 million kingdom refugees and displaced people who Claude moved from the kingdom of the kingdom helped the new superior Frederick I to do a great job and wiped out the kingdom's biggest instability.

According to the local motherland, the reason why Wang Du and the Nasri Kingdom could not reach an agreement on debt disputes is that no one is willing to bear the three usury debts of Sterling XI and Nasri. Some even suggested not to recognize the three debts. The Nasri Kingdom wants to collect debts and can go to Sterling XI. It is ready to die and not accept it. Anyway, Sterling XI is already cool and can be pushed off to the dead.

In contrast, Frederick I is more kind. Perhaps he is sober-minded, knowing that this is not the past, no longer the situation in the countries of the eastern part of the continent. He said that he can have a good talk with the special envoy of the Nasri Kingdom. Regarding the three loan sharks with a total amount of 8 million gold krona, Wang is willing to repay the principal plus normal interest for a total of 5.6 million gold krona. Lin XI also only got 4.8 million in cash...

However, the Special Envoy of the Nasri Kingdom did not agree with Freddy I's suggestion. His two requirements were also very simple. One was to pay off the entire fund of 8 million kronor before the end of the debt period. The second is to sign another three-year loan agreement of 8 million gold krona, that is, borrowing new money to pay the old debt, but the new loan agreement will become 12 million after three years of maturity. Kim Klang.

The two requests of the Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Nasri were taken for granted by the high-levels of Frederick I and Wang Du, and the two sides have been arguing for a long time. However, the termination period of the three loan sharks was in August of this year, and the special envoy of the Nasri Kingdom also put aside words, to the effect that if you don’t pay back, we can send the troops to take it.

No one will take the slogan of the special envoy of the Nasri Kingdom, even if the Nasri Kingdom really sent two standing army regiments to the border areas of the two countries, Frederick I only ordered the Red Dragon Army stationed in the border area. Strengthen alert. Even if the kingdom of Ovilas is now in great strength, the kingdom soldiers still have not put their former defeats in their eyes. The military threat of the Nasri kingdom is more like a joke in the eyes of the kingdom soldiers.

The world’s most important thing is the laying and construction of the second railway being deployed. The official operation of the first railway has already benefited all the people of the self-governing community. Traveling is more convenient, faster, safer, and the transportation volume is saved with less effort. The entire overseas self-governing body is like being pulled by the locomotive. The economic development is extremely fast, full of vitality and vitality. As long as you can do it, no matter who can find a salary. Philip's work.

In the first half of this year, the 150,000 military corps will complete the replacement of weapons and military uniforms, all equipped with new rifles and new military uniforms. Nowadays, both the Thunder Corps and the Rock Corps have newly created a legion directly under the reinforcement of the field team and the direct special forces brigade, as well as a mobile light riding camp, so that the total number of each legion is 75,000.

Next, the self-governing military region will also replace 20 new rifles with the local garrison, and equip the two regiments with new infantry light field artillery. It is used to load marine steam engines for all battleships of the Ocean Cruise Fleet and become a dual-purpose battleship for sails and steam engines. The new iron-shell battleship has been experimentally developed in the dock and is expected to be completed for offshore testing in the second half of the year.

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Lanhu City Southeast Railway Station, this is the largest and most lively railway station of the entire overseas self-governing body.

"Wow, this is a lot of people in Lanhu!" The long-faced man came out of the train station and exclaimed what he saw in front of him: "It looks like a king, so many people and vehicles, and such a wide road." ......"

The headed Dahan looked at the simple map of Lanhu City purchased from the small bookstore in the station and said: "There is a permanent resident population of nearly 400,000 in Lanhu City. It is the capital of the entire overseas self-governing body, economic and financial and administrative center. certain."

The round-faced man sighed: "If, if the army of the overseas self-governing army can fully help the Majesty during the civil war, then the Majesty will not be assassinated, and we will not fall to the present position. We used to take this overseas self-governing body." I think about the colonies of the countries on the West Coast. It seems that we are wrong..."

The head of the Dahan face is blue: "They even if they manage the place well, it is also the rebellion of the kingdom. They are not only betraying their majesty, they even betrayed the thieves of the kingdom, otherwise they will not declare autonomy. When we clean up the despicable woman, let’s see if there is a chance to give a deep lesson to the buns here, let them understand that the betrayal of the kingdom is not good.... Well, go find accommodation first. Place, then you will go to the news to see if there is any woman’s whereabouts and whereabouts..."

"Okay, head." The round-faced man and the long-faced man answered.

"Hey, you stand, wait..." Two patrolmen in black in the distance noticed a dozen men here and stopped them: "Where are you from here, here? What to do? Is there proof of identity?"

For the first Han dynasty turned his face, smiled and greeted him: "Hello, we are from Crusoe, this is the proof of identity we got from customs..."

The two patrolmen checked the identity registration form handed down for the first big man, and took out a seal on the stamp. The seals on the form indicated that they had passed several patrol checks.

"You are here to buy the goods, then you should go to the West District to see, it is the commercial area of ​​Lanhu City, and also the wholesale market of bulk goods." A patrolman and Yan Yue color said to the head of the big man: "You can stay there directly There are many big pubs and big hotels, there are many restaurants, and some are open for business day and night."

"Thank you for your thank you..." thanked the first big Han for the channel: "We are here for the first time. Fortunately, we met with your advice. Otherwise, we have to pay for it for a long time. It is really thankful."

Another patrolman patted the round-faced man behind his back with a big bulging backpack. The head of the big man was a stiff face, but he listened to the patrolman. "You have come here, I will remind you here, remember not to bring the musket and long-range weapon on your body. Shopping, it is best to keep it in the place of accommodation. If you have any trouble, just look for the patrolman, I promise you will be treated fairly."

"Okay, thank you, we understand."

When the two patrolmen left, the round-faced man wiped his sweat from his forehead: "It seems to be more severe than the train station in other places. We just got off the bus and was smuggled by the patrolman."

The headed Dahan looked at the two patrolling backs and sighed: "This is the capital of the overseas self-governing leader. The warning will of course be stricter. Let's go, let the carriage go to the West, and find a place to stay and say."

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"...What do you say, the laboratory of the Blackstone Gunsmithing Workshop has created a rifle that can be fired continuously, and can play thirty-eight bullets in one breath without stopping?" Claude was somewhat surprised. Look at the messenger standing in front of him. Mrs. Sonia was very aware of the importance of confidentiality, so she did not use the eagle to send a letter, but specially sent a messenger to tell Crowder.

"Yes, general, I saw the rifle that fired at the time. After the trigger was pulled, thirty-eight bullets were shot in one breath, and the gun target was completely ruined." The messenger answered very honestly. .

"That line, you have to rest in the manor for two days. After two days, I will go to the workshop to see the workshop." Clodra took the bell, and Major Mason Hughes came in. Claude told him to be good. Entertain the messenger, and send a letter to the railway station to prepare a box for yourself. Two days later, I will go to the port of Vibator.

The overseas lords also have the privilege of five generals. They can hang a special compartment behind the train, also known as the box. The outside is covered with thin armor, which can resist the shooting of the musket and the bombardment of the light infantry field artillery. This facilitates the generals of the autonomous leading region to quietly handle official duties and think strategic issues in the box.

Claude wondered how Mrs. Sonia thought of making a machine gun. She never told her what the machine gun looks like. After the last time the new infantry light field artillery was finalized, did Master Bird not let her study the heavy artillery mounted on the iron shell battleship? When did she change her target to research machine guns...

But in any case, Claude had to look at it with his own eyes to know what was going on.

Two days later, Claude took a guard squadron and took the carriage to the train station. The train that was ready to depart was still docked on the platform. The passengers had entered the carriage and were looking through the glass windows to the guard squadron that arrived at the station. The carriage with Claude...

Crowder entered the last special compartment, with a small kitchen and bathroom, a bedroom and a small meeting room, and a study room. The front is the guard room, which connects the normal passenger and freight cars. However, the car in front of the special box has also been occupied by the guards. They brought fifteen horses to the car in case of accidents during the journey.

The station's stationmaster, a chubby middle-aged man ran over, and gave Claude all the latest newspapers that he could buy near the station, so that Claude could read the newspaper during the car. Claude thanked him, and soon the whistle sounded and the train began to drive.

From Lanhu City to the banks of the Dolly River, if it is a horse-riding march, the speed is fast, one day and one night, and the speed is slow to add a long time. This is mainly to ride horsepower when riding a horse. At most, it takes half an hour to more than 40 minutes. It is necessary to dismount and ride together or take a break to avoid dragging horsepower. Seriously comparing, sometimes the horse-riding march is really not as fast as the four-horse long-distance passenger carriage. The horse can run for an hour or two and then rest for half an hour. There is no trouble with the horse.

Now, by train, you can reach the banks of the Dolini Barab River within six hours, get off the river and cross the river. There are trains waiting for the arrival of passengers. At present, the railway of the Dominion is divided into two halves by the Dolly River, the North Three States and the South Five States. Since the newly acquired Rocky Mountain State in the north is a mountain, the railway has not been able to be laid, so the Rocky Mountain State is automatically excluded from the northern railway line, generally called the North Three States.

Claude picked up a newspaper. This is the newly published "Lanhu City Daily" in the morning. The headline of the front page is that the **** case is broken and the murderer flees. Claude came to the heart, and said that he remembers that Lanhu City has always had a good order in public security. He has not had a murder case for half a year. He did not read the newspapers in the past two days. How did he have a **** case?

From the beginning to the end, Claude realized that there was a murder in the southwest residential area of ​​Lanhu City the night before, and two smugglers were killed, not local residents. It is said that a female pharmacist came here half a month ago and rented the house where the **** case occurred, where it sold a cream that was very effective against rheumatism.

The two smuggling merchants who died were a group of smuggling merchants from the colony of Crusoe in the West Coast of the West Coast. There were about twenty people who should have purchased goods in the commercial district of Lanhu City. According to the investigation, the smuggling merchants began to inquire about the whereabouts of the female pharmacist from the town of Ancano in Tilsim because the female pharmacist treated a restaurant owner with ointment at the port of Caubicus. Severe rheumatism caused the attention of this group of smugglers.

It is said that one of the smuggling merchants said that his father also suffered from severe rheumatism and was bedridden, so he asked the female pharmacist's whereabouts to buy the therapeutic ointment. But now the police detectives suspect that the smuggling businessman wants to use the ointment formula in the hands of the female pharmacist. It is very simple. Most sailor crews and smugglers live on the ship for years and are old and old. More or less will suffer from rheumatic diseases. If you can get this ointment formula that can effectively treat rheumatism from the female pharmacist, it is almost a gold mining industry that can be passed down to the family.

The reason why the detectives had such suspicion was because the two smuggling merchants who died at the female pharmacist’s residence were fully armed with special muskets and bowed weapons equipped with poison arrows, and visited female pharmacies in the middle of the night. The teacher’s residence is clear and unscrupulous. Some neighbors said that they heard several gunshots that night, and there were fierce dog calls...

At present, the female pharmacist is missing. I don’t know if it was because the residence was escaping from the life or the smugglers of the two smuggled merchants who had been killed. The gangs of the two dead smugglers left the West District where they stayed after the murder. Mona pub, I don’t know where to go. When the police detective went to investigate, they found that these smuggling merchants were in a hurry and left a lot of luggage. The patrol police has issued an overnight notice today to investigate the smuggling merchants in the self-governing body.

Claude did not care. Nowadays, the most smuggled merchants in the colonies of the West Coast are the smuggling merchants of the colonies of the West Coast. The proprietors also sell the goods produced by the manufacturing workshops of the states to the colonies on the West Coast. Generally speaking, as long as the smuggling merchants do not infringe on the rights and interests of the local residents, the contradictions of the self-governing patrols that occur between them themselves are mostly earned and closed. If it hurts or hurts local residents, it is another matter.

The female pharmacist in the newspaper is also foreign. It is very likely that the case will be greatly dragged down and small. Don't read the newspaper saying that an all-night notice has been issued to the smugglers, but Claude suspects that the patrol department of Lanhu City will do the most to post this overnight notice to the station docks. It is even impossible. All night long notices are sent to other towns.

At around 3 pm, the train arrived at the banks of the Dolly River, where there was a pontoon dedicated to the train passengers crossing the river. The small station that was parked built high fences and brick walls on all sides to prevent outsiders from entering the station. After the passengers on the train get off the bus, they pass the pontoon and take the train ticket to the station on the other side of the river. There is also a train parked there. The number of cars is the same. Passengers crossing the river can ride the same train ticket. Cars and seats.

Claude waited for the passengers to cross the river before taking the guards over the pontoon. The other side of the train also added a special box. After entering the box, the adjutant Major Mason Hughes came over to inform Claude that the train would stop for about half an hour before going on the road, because some people from the front crossing the river pontoon lined up at the station to buy tickets, they had to take the train here.

It was not until six o'clock that the train had started to sell dinner to the passengers. The train only made a whistle, slowly started, gradually accelerated, and started to drive...