Lord of Industrialization

Frederick comforted Belle Burke and asked her to wait for lunch in the servants' dining room. After eating, she continued to work on the sewing machine. She could not have dinner without smoke.

He would not blindly believe in Belle Burke's words. He didn't know much about Cologne City, but there were people in Weissenburg City who were familiar with the situation there.

Christian had been in Cologne for many years and was familiar with the situation there. Frederick asked Vanessa to inform him to come to the castle to meet him in the afternoon.

"Niels of the Hegel family?" Christian became nervous immediately after hearing the person Frederick asked, "Sir, do you know anyone who was captured by him?"

Frederick shook his head and said, "No. So you know what he did?"

Christian sighed and said: "The patriarch of the Hegel family is also a sword master, and the old lady is His Majesty William's first woman, so their family will be protected no matter what they do in Cologne and the surrounding areas. "

Frederick understood as soon as he heard it, "First love, I know how much weight these words have in a person's heart."

His hometown in his previous life built a scenic spot. One year when he went back, he saw a tourist hit and killed a pig with his car. The villagers surrounded him and refused to let him go. When he went over, he saw that the driver was his first love and her family. So he helped them out without saying a word and even helped them buy tickets to go home.

Christian continued to sigh and said: "That Nils... alas... after all the bad things he has done, the God of Light will punish him one day."

"To tell you the truth, my Zhuangzi's steward's daughter was kidnapped by him. When I went to ask for her daughter, he slapped her until my teeth became loose."

"That girl...sigh...should still be buried in his garden now."

He kept sighing and explained in detail what Niels had done, which was basically consistent with what Belle Burke said.

Frederick asked again: "What about the Shakespeare family in the Hall of Arms? How much do you know about them?"

Christian suddenly became serious and asked: "Is Miss Belle Burke Shakespeare here with you?"

Frederick did not answer, but said: "Tell me about this family."

Christian said sternly: "The Shakespeare family is a family that cannot be underestimated. They were just actors in the palace more than a hundred years ago. At first, they relied on pleasing the queen at the time to gain power, and later on, they relied on their excellent acting skills to serve the king. among the nobles to safeguard the interests of the royal family.”

"I have dealt with them a lot. They can behave very well with my temperament and hobbies, which makes me feel that I can become good friends with them, so even if there is an argument, there will be no falling out."

After hearing this, Frederick smiled and said: "It sounds like they are more suitable to be diplomats than you."

"Yes." Christian also agreed with this statement, "So they have been in charge of the Heraldry House in recent decades, mediating the relationship between the royal family and the nobility, and the nobility and the nobility."

Frederick nodded and asked again: "So they are all performing, so how credible are their words?"

Christian answered firmly: "They won't lie, they will only use their acting skills and words to make people sympathize and like them, and then follow their steps step by step."

Frederick sighed: "They are really talented people."

Christian asked him doubtfully: "Sir, is Miss Shakespeare really here with you? She has a grudge against Niels, and I was also present when she kicked Niels that day."

Frederick replied: "I heard about Miss Shakespeare for the first time here."

"By the way, I heard that the Shakespeare family is short of money recently?"

Christian thought for a while and replied: "At the beginning of last year, I heard that they had found a way to do business with the Aveiro family in the Kingdom of Madeira to the west. Those believers of the Earth God Cult would sell hippogriffs to them, so they got a lot of deals. We organized a fleet to sell the goods."

"If there's something wrong with this shipment, it's going to be a big deal for them."

After hearing this, Frederick mentally recalled the map of the west, calculated the distance, and said: "With a sea route of more than three thousand kilometers, I'm afraid it won't be surprising if something happens."

Christian agreed.

Frederick asked him again: "So, do you think it is necessary for us to make good friends with the Shakespeare family?"

Without thinking, Christian answered with absolute certainty: "It is very necessary."

"The Shakespeare family are dogs raised by the royal family. They bite whoever the royal family tells them to bite, and they wag their tails to whomever the royal family tells them to."

“They are extremely well-informed, so they also act as intelligence brokers.”

Frederick thought for a while and said: "Send back the thousand florins sent by the Shakespeare family yesterday and the letter written by Mrs. Shakespeare, and tell them that no one among the prisoners said that he was 'Shakespeare'" Miss Beale'."

"Tell them again that if the business with the Kingdom of Madeira can still be done, I can give them goods on credit for fifty thousand florins."

Now that he is rich, he can get goods worth tens of thousands of gold coins on credit, but that's only the wholesale price, not that much based on the ex-factory price.

If the Shakespeare family can't pay it back, he plans to ask the church to be the guarantor anyway. For such a large sum of money, the church should either ask them for it or sell the house. I heard that their house is large and in a good location. Not far from the palace, the surrounding area is rich and expensive. The garden area ranks among the top five in Cologne. You might still be able to make money by buying it and converting it into a greenhouse.

Then, Frederick solemnly said to Christian: "This time you go to Cologne to inquire about a piece of news."

"Many places west of the Elbe River have been looted this spring. The king will send troops to reinforce and organize defenses. We will definitely send troops to fight when the time comes."

"I received a message that a force is planning something. The target is us. The purpose is unknown. You go and try to find out as much as possible."

Christian agreed without changing his expression, feeling a little shocked.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an intelligence collection business. It has some intelligence dealer business and has related funds. This part of the funds has been specially approved by the Duke and will not be audited.

He knew that the king wanted to reinforce the west bank of the Elbe River and reported it. However, he had no information about the fact that a certain force wanted to target Weisen State. Not even the intelligence dealer with channels in the palace mentioned it.

Now that the Duke directly mentioned this matter, it means that he has another intelligence organization. This is normal, but it is not simple that this intelligence organization can actually find out deeper intelligence in the palace.

Frederick thought for a moment and asked Christian to leave the study for five minutes before coming back.

After Christian returned, Frederick gave him a map of the Rhine League. Important cities such as Cologne and the territories of many important nobles were clearly marked.

"You still have a task." Frederick said, "Purchase real estate in these places in my name, whether it is a house in the city or a manor outside the city. The reason is that I want to build a chamber of commerce in the local area."

"The specific requirement is that these places must be high, the higher the better."

Christian didn't quite understand the last request, but seeing how cautious the leader was just now, he shouldn't have asked.

Frederick asked him to leave with the map. Seeing that it was still early outside, he decided to go find Heinrich to see how the telegraph research based on broadcasting was going.