Lord of Industrialization

Frederick has a house in Hammar. In recent years, it has basically been used by Baron Adiken and Lilu when they pass by. It is rare for him to live there during this period.

At the end of another day of wrangling, Frederick lay on the bed with a dull headache. Catherine was gently massaging his temples.

Frederick breathed a sigh of relief and said to her: "Count Weisen will come tomorrow. He is a person I trust. You can go with his caravan."

Catherine responded softly. This day will always come. She was ready in her heart.

One night passed, and the book will not repeat it.

The next morning, Count Weisen came for the interview in a close-fitting blue suit, looking like a big balloon.

Frederick patted his arm when he greeted him at the door of the living room. Although he had a big belly, the muscles in his hands were still very strong. It was good to be able to maintain this in late middle age.

After both parties sat down, Count Weisen looked at Catherine curiously and immediately saw that this woman had an affair with Frederick, and at the same time felt a little familiar.

He suddenly thought of someone, so he decided not to think about it anymore. Frederick would tell him what he should know, and he should not ask what he should not know.

After the maids served tea, Frederick said straight to the point: "I called you here this time because I have a very important task for you."

Count Weissen said confidently: "I have heard about the Rhine Alliance army coming. Please rest assured that I will ensure the logistics support."

He was so confident because he had made a lot of money in business with Frederick in these years. He had a large transport fleet and was familiar with the people on both sides of the Elbe River. He was very successful in both procurement and transportation.

Frederick smiled and said, "I heard that the Wiesen family is now well-known on both sides of the Elbe River. You, Veran, and Lori have lovers all over the Elbe River Basin."

When Count Wiesen heard Frederick teasing about his father and his son, he didn't understand what he meant for a moment, so he could only express his loyalty: "All my achievements were made under your protection."

He was thinking, is Grand Duke Wiesen hinting that he should find a lover?

Frederick nodded and said, "You also agree that the Elbe Treaty Organization should establish a defensive army."

Count Wiesen immediately said, "Yes, I agree."

These days, Frederick has contacted members with strength and voice in the organization through various means such as telegrams. Now that the Kingdom of Sverrier is heading south and war is raging, everyone agrees.

Frederick said to him solemnly: "I plan to hand over this army to you for command."

Count Weissen's brain suddenly crashed, and it took him a while to react. He waved his hand and refused: "No, no, no! How can I command this army with my ability? You should come."

His heart tightened, recalling whether he had done anything to offend Frederick during this period, and now he was being criticized.

He thought about it, and it seemed that the incident of not flushing the public toilet in Weissenburg last month was contrary to Frederick's policy. It couldn't be this incident, right?

Frederick didn't think about what he was thinking, and continued: "This is a defensive army, only used to defend the territories of each member, not participating in any offensive operations, and has no heavy weapons."

"The difficulty encountered in forming this army is not how to organize the battle, but to coordinate the relationship between the members of the army, and the relationship between the army and the garrison. You are the most suitable in this regard."

Count Weissen saw that he was not being criticized, but really wanted to let him command, so he calmed down and began to think about this problem seriously.

Frederick was a little worried. This army was different from the traditional army under the feudal relationship between lords and vassals. It was established by various families temporarily in the face of external threats. Because the degree of threat was different, the minds of the parties would not be the same.

This requires the commander of the army to coordinate the relationship between the parties, at least to achieve harmony on the surface.

Frederick was interested in the connections that Count Wissen had accumulated over the years, and it was most appropriate for him to handle it.

And Frederick was not worried about his loyalty. He had already handed in his name in front of William's coffin.

Count Wissen thought of some doubts in the hearts of the members, so he said: "The name of this army is very important. I think some members will have some ideas. It is better to explain that it is only a temporary army and will be disbanded after the threat is lifted."

Frederick nodded. The power of each family had reached a balance. The emergence of this army would undoubtedly destroy the balance.

Count Wissen continued: "The second problem is military expenses. Some members are far away from danger. They are not willing to spend money for nothing."

This is the most practical problem. If it is not handled well, it will be a mess, and the organization will even collapse.

Frederick said to him, "I think there is still some time. You might as well visit each member and listen carefully to their opinions."

"Tell them the two points you just mentioned, and then listen to everyone's ideas. Don't agree to anything easily. Collect their concerns and opinions, and then solve them one by one."

Count Wiesen agreed.

It is not a matter of forming such an army to be solved in a few words. There are many internal and external issues to be solved. Frederick determined the general direction, and the specific affairs were handled by Count Wiesen.

"You may know something." Frederick suddenly became helpless, "Our Majesty Rudolf is going to lead the army in person."

Count Wiesen's chubby body jumped up and said nervously, "Didn't you stop him?"

Frederick shrugged and said, "You want me to tell him, Your Majesty, you killed my father the first time you went to the battlefield, and I captured you the second time. I am worried that you will kill yourself and me the third time. I think you should stay in the palace to eat, drink and have fun."

Count Wiesen sat down and said, "You can persuade him to leave an heir before going to the battlefield. The country cannot be without an heir."

Then he thought about it, raised his mouth slightly, and said, "It's a good thing for Your Majesty to go to the battlefield. There are not so many accidents on the battlefield. If there are accidents..."

He stopped talking. It was seen when the previous king died. If Rudolf died without an heir, Frederick would succeed him.

Frederick rolled his eyes at him.

Count Weissen did not mention this again, cleared his throat and said: "I have a suggestion, let your majesty form a hundred-man team yourself."

"Recently, many coastal areas in the north have been robbed, and the strength of those bandits is not strong. Your majesty can prove himself on the battlefield."

Frederick nodded, this method is feasible.

After a few days of wrangling, the command of the army fell into the hands of little Franz recommended by Frederick, and Rudolf was sidelined.

But when people are idle, there will be chaos. Count Pisto and others are having a headache about how to find things for the king to do. It is best to let him go out and make a killing.

One hundred people is just the right number. If there are more people, officers can be appointed to manage them. So many people have to be managed by themselves, and there must be a lot of trivial matters, which is enough to make people headache.

"Not bad." Frederick said with a smile, "I stole this method."

"One thing to note is that the army of the Convention Organization does not listen to Rudolf's command."

Count Weissen nodded. There are many nobles in the organization who are not Rhine Alliance, so there is no reason to care about Rudolf.

Frederick continued, "This time, the Rhine Alliance does not need you to send troops. Just let your son lead a convoy and follow the command. Although the merit is not much, I will reward you if you do it well."

Count Weissen immediately said, "I will let Fuan lead the team. It is time for him to come out and earn military merit."

After discussing the military affairs, Frederick asked Count Weissen to arrange someone to send Catherine home.

When Count Weissen heard the destination, he immediately knew Catherine's identity and couldn't help shouting, "Didn't you die of food poisoning while hunting last fall?"

"Hehe..." Catherine laughed contemptuously, "That rubbish, he didn't even dare to announce that I was kidnapped by people sent by the Kingdom of Piast."

Count Weissen looked at Catherine, then looked at Frederick, lowered his head to drink tea without talking, and after drinking tea, he slipped away on the pretext of preparing a comfortable car for Catherine.

Frederick didn't say much about this matter, and got up to discuss with Count Pisto about letting Rudolf brush the copy.