Lord of Industrialization

In the teahouse in Hanma City, Frederick thought for a long time after listening to Bellberk's account of the cause of the incident.

"It's not that simple." Frederick sighed, "The swamps in the south are different from those in the north. We also have to consider factors such as climate and soil."

"The most important thing is that that is the territory of the Church of Fire. Is this going to provoke a religious war?"

He was worried about the last point. It was one thing for pagan merchants to come here to do business, but it would be a serious problem to settle down on the land.

The Church of Light and the Church of Fire had fought several full-scale religious wars, and both sides suffered heavy losses, so the two sides marked the territory and stopped fighting.

The Kingdom of Sverrière in the north believed in the Church of Nature, and now their invasion to the south has the potential to trigger a religious war.

Now the Rhine Alliance is trying its best to prevent the war from escalating into a religious war, because once it is upgraded, other countries that believe in the Church of Light will join in, and the cake will be divided by others.

Belle Burke said confidently: "It's okay, this matter has been resolved, and the church's "false believer clause" can be used."

Frederick was speechless. The "false believer clause" was a product of the previous religious wars. At that time, the battle lines were back and forth. In some places, the odd-month was the territory of the Church of Light, and the even-month was the territory of the Church of Flame.

So the Holy See announced that believers in places occupied by pagans could pretend to convert to preserve their usefulness, and then return to the embrace of light after recovery.

Of course, it's not that you just say you are a false believer and the church will believe you. You have to donate a sum of money to the church. The moment the coin falls into the cash box, you are still a loyal believer of the God of Light.

Considering that a bunch of bishops in the Church of Light now have illegitimate children, Frederick frowned and asked, "Who do you find in the church to protect you?"

Bellburk said, "For the Church of Light, we will give the Pope and the Cardinals some shares, but not positions, and promise to give their illegitimate children some benefits at that time."

Frederick nodded. The illegitimate children of those clergymen are mainly their fathers' white gloves for making money and tools for making friends with local nobles.

Bellburk continued, "In the Church of Flame, the Linhai Diocese has always been a place of exile. We contacted the archbishop there and gave him some shares."

"Oh... huh?!" Frederick immediately realized that the amount of information was a bit too much, "How did you contact the Church of Flame?"

Bellburk answered as a matter of course, "Of course, Marshal Hayreddin was asked to pass on the message. He came to deliver something to Susan during the World Expo last year. Maria told him about this and he agreed immediately."

"He also wants a place to accommodate his subordinates and wants to leave a way out for himself."

Frederick sighed and was convinced.

He asked again: "How many people did you bring in?"

Bellberk counted on his fingers and answered: "This business is led by Maria. Susan returned to the country with Marshal Hayreddin last year to take charge of the Kush Kingdom. Lilu also joined. I am responsible for the specific work of the Rhine Alliance."

"In addition to the two churches abroad, Madam Mafia returned to the country last winter. Not long ago, she sent a message that she joined as a glove of the royal family of the Kingdom of Sardinia."

"Lulu went to the Osmaga Empire, and Queen Anna is also willing to join and contribute."

"Marshal Hayreddin is trying to win over Pietro, the maritime boss of the Kingdom of Tarago. There should be news recently."

Frederick did not expect this matter to be so big and involve several countries.

He asked again: "What stage is it at now, where are the children of the families now?"

Bellburk replied: "Our company now invites scholars from various schools to conduct field investigations and formulate development plans. They went together as the main investors."

"Huh?" Frederick grasped the key point, "They paid for the development?"

"Why are they so active?"

It stands to reason that since so many people are involved, they are all rich people, and there are many investments from all parties. There is no reason why the children of the families are the main money-spending force.

Bellburk said helplessly: "Foreign partners are currently only willing to provide help other than money. They trust you but not us."

"In the Principality of Wessen, we, the children of foreign families, have several clubs, and I am one of them, so I pulled them in."

"First, they will pay for the field investigation, and then use the investigation report to apply for a loan from the bank."

"Maria has found many ladies and young ladies in the Principality of Mainz, and they are willing to invest in our company's bonds and stocks in the future."

She was helpless when she said this, and she also saw Frederick's reputation in the economic field and the confidence he gave people.

Whether it was her or Maria, when they were talking about business with people, they would first make sure whether it was a business led by Frederick. When those people heard that Frederick didn't know about this, they suddenly became much colder.

No one would go against their own money. Talking about business with Frederick was one thing, and talking about business with people other than Frederick was another, even if it was his fiancée or lover.

Frederick reached over and knocked on Belle Burke's head, and whispered: "What kind of outsider are you?"

He went on to say: "It's good that way. People from the Rhine Alliance account for the majority, and we have more initiative."

"By the way," he thought of something, "you said you built a company, what's the name?"

Belle Burke replied: "Because this company was opened by many people together, mainly growing fruits in the south, so it's called the United Fruit Company."

Frederick was silent for a while after hearing this, and finally said nothing.

"I don't care about you." He lay down on the sofa and rested his head on Belle Burke's lap. "I believe in your abilities."

Belle Burke breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and kissed Frederick on the forehead, and said softly: "I thought you would be angry."

She knew that this matter was not a trivial matter of one or two thousand gold coins. It might affect the diplomacy of the Principality of Wesson, and she had been worried that Frederick would be angry.

Frederick raised his hand, pinched her face, and said, "Do you remember before? You said you could help me get information at salons and tea parties, but I refused."

"I have always believed that talented women should use their talents in their own careers instead of wasting them shaking a feather fan."

Belle Burke nodded, naturally she still remembered those things.

She grew up in an environment where, even among aristocrats, unless a woman was particularly capable, she could only spend her whole life in teahouses and dance parties, and the outside world had nothing to do with them.

Over the years, she first suffered setbacks in the catering field, and then led Wesson Railway Construction Company to achieve impressive achievements in railway construction and civil construction.

Every time she saw another section of railway track being opened to traffic and another building being delivered, she felt a greater sense of accomplishment, and she felt even more disgusted with her previous life.

Frederick continued: "Go to Cologne City, as the leader of Wesson Railway Construction Company and one of the leaders of United Fruit Company, and explain this matter clearly to those families."

"Thank you." Belle Burke reached out and gently caressed Frederick's face, tears dripping on the tip of his nose, "You gave me new life."

With Frederick's words, Belle Burke could appear in the upper class society of the Rhine League with a new independent identity, not a girl under the protection of the Shakespeare family, not a lover attached to Archduke Wesson, but He is the leader of a large company with four-digit employees and a steady stream of gold coins every year. He is also an emerging capitalist.