Lord of Industrialization

When Frederick pointed to the stone table and chairs and invited the two big men to sit down, Taro immediately took the maids over to clean the tables and chairs. The tables were covered with beautiful tablecloths and the chairs were covered with soft and comfortable cushions.

By the time the three of them sat down, tea and snacks had been set out.

The maids came over with kettles, towels and basins. The three of them washed their hands and wiped their faces before they started talking.

Frederick took an empty plate and placed it in the middle of the table. He first put three round biscuits together and placed them in the middle, and then placed several kinds of candied fruits next to them.

He asked all the servants to leave, and then said: "Our three families are all dissatisfied with the royal family. I even broke up with the royal family. Now it is only superficially healed."

"The biggest threat to us comes from outside."

"To the east and south of the Principality of Bain is the Osmaga Empire, to the west of the Principality of Mainz is the Kingdom of Gaul, to the south is the Helvetic Federation, to the north of us is the Principality of Franconia and to the east is Regens The Alliance is controlled by the Osmaga Empire, and they are our respective biggest enemies."

"For many years, the two have been seeking to unify the southern region to integrate forces and face the outside world, but they failed because of the principle issue of who should take the lead."

He made it clear directly that the two Grand Dukes were experienced political beings, so he just smiled at this.

Grand Duke Byrne put down his tea cup and asked with a smile: "What, do you want to be our lord?"

Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were a bit cold, and he could not give in on issues of principle.

The Grand Duke of Mainz said to him: "Don't be so nervous. This little guy has a lot of clever ideas. Maybe he can solve the problem that we two old guys have been arguing about for more than ten years."

"Yes, yes." Grand Duke Bai En looked very angry, "Who doesn't know that this little guy will marry your goddaughter in the future, and then you guys can bully me together."

The Grand Duke of Mainz took advantage of the situation and said: "I will hold a hunt in the autumn. I invite you and your grandchildren to participate. My granddaughters will be very happy."

Frederick finally saw what it means to be a veteran politician. In just two sentences, Archduke Byrne proposed to strengthen contact with the Archduke of Mainz. The Archduke of Mainz immediately agreed. The relationship between the three families is like this. Reinforced in the traditional way.

Suddenly, a question popped up in this guy's mind, what would happen if Archduke Byrne renewed his relationship with the granddaughter of Archduke Mainz.

Don't dare ask this question, you will definitely be beaten to death if you ask.

Grand Duke Byrne did not mention the marriage again, but said excitedly: "Hey, then I will have a good competition with you to see who has more prey!"

He didn't refuse, which meant he agreed.

Frederick kept a smile on his face and said seriously: "I have a suggestion. The three of us form a cooperative organization. All members of this cooperative organization are equal. The purpose of the organization is to strengthen mutual trust and good neighborliness among the three parties. friendly; encourage cooperation among all parties in the fields of politics, military, commerce, education, transportation and other fields; and work together to maintain and ensure regional peace, security and stability."

"Politically, a formal tripartite meeting mechanism has been formed using cooperative organizations as a platform. In addition to the permanent institutions of each department, summit meetings are also held regularly, taking turns among all parties. The three parties are in the spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, and seeking common development. resolve all issues between them through mutual consultation.”

"Militarily, the three parties have strengthened military trust in the border areas and conducted negotiations on mutual reductions in military forces in the border areas within the framework of cooperative organizations."

"In terms of business, the three parties can conduct bilateral negotiations under the framework of cooperative organizations to reduce or reduce tariffs on each other and strengthen trade exchanges."

"Schools such as Weissenburg University can be opened to the two's territory, and tuition fees can be reduced accordingly."

"That's basically all I can think of."

After he finished talking a lot, he picked up the tea cup and took a big sip.

The two Grand Dukes looked at me and I looked at you, and then they laughed together.

Grand Duke Byrne couldn't help but sigh: "I'm getting old, I'm getting old, young people today are so daring to think."

"I'm afraid only young people like you, who have never tasted the delicacy of power, can come up with ways to talk about interests instead of power."

Then he looked at the Grand Duke of Mainz and asked: "What do you think?"

The Grand Duke of Mainz smiled and replied: "Try it, you will know after you try it."

"Our three families don't have any deep hatred. There is no need to fight to the death. We can sit down and talk about anything."

"We can reduce the number of people on the border between you and me. The troops we used to guard those five companies can be strengthened on the border. It will be good for everyone."

Archduke Byrne also nodded and said: "I think it will work. How about this? The armies on our three borders can communicate regularly and treat each other as mutual confirmation."

"How about playing a game of football from time to time?"

Frederick looked confused when he heard the last part, but thought about it later, this was not a bad idea.

The Grand Duke of Mainz smiled helplessly and said: "Now it's your turn to bully me."

He then said to Frederick: "After you came up with that football, Mingxing City was the first to learn it. I'm very optimistic about a game between you."

Frederick laughed. He was used to making some small episodes to lighten the atmosphere during negotiations, and then began to bring the topic to business cooperation.

Currently, Weissen State has a serious flaw. Mineral resources are very scarce, and almost all mineral raw materials need to be imported.

The Principality of Mainz and the Principality of Bain have mines, and the Principality of Bain always has abundant wind magic crystal resources because of its high mountains, which is needed for weapons such as pea guns.

The Principality of Byrne also had some fire magic crystals for boiling water, but Frederick kept a prisoner in the castle and took good care of him. She had a lot of fire magic crystals at home.

Now Frederick plans to deepen commercial cooperation with them, import raw materials and energy, and export industrial products.

The two princes quickly agreed, agreeing to deepen commercial cooperation and, in principle, exempt each other from tariffs on raw materials and industrial products.

Now everyone knows that the industrial products of Wesson State are very popular. If you can buy them cheaply, you can make a lot of money whether you use them yourself or export them to neighboring countries.

Although they are hostile to neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Gaul and the Osmaga Empire, this does not prevent the two sides from making money before fighting.

At the end of the conversation, the Archduke of Mainz suddenly said to Archduke Byrne: "Since Wesson has given us so many opportunities to make money, let's not embarrass him on the Nuremberg issue."

"You are the only one who knows how to be a good person." Archduke Byrne scolded with a smile, "As if I am a bad person who wants to make things difficult for Wesson."

"Okay, I'll let those people support Wesson."

A bright smile appeared on Frederick's face. Now the Free City of Nuremberg was in chaos. Agents from the royal family, the Principality of Mainz, the Principality of Bain, and the local factions were fighting for power and profit. It was a mess.

He originally just wanted to collect protection money, but he didn't expect the king to put this hot potato into his hands in an attempt to provoke a conflict between him and his two neighbors.

Now the boss nodded, and the minions charging into the battle knew what to do.

The three of them have decided on the general direction, and the people below will argue with each other about the specific details until a critical point is reached that is acceptable to all three parties.

During this period, in addition to arranging troops to raid homes in Nuremberg, Frederick finally had time to play with Maria.

This guy also hid the unicorn he was going to give to Maria in the military camp, and issued a hush-hush order to surprise her in the fall.

By late May, the three parties reached an agreement on detailed provisions, and the "Cooperative Organization Convention between the Principality of Bayern, the Principality of Mainz and the State of Wessen" was officially signed and came into effect.

Because these three places are the upper reaches of the Rhine and Danube rivers, they are simply referred to as the "Upstream Regional Cooperation Organization".

With the external threat removed, Frederick could finally turn to domestic affairs.