Lord of Industrialization

There were many celebrations in the city of Milan. After leaving the Borromeo Library, Frederick went to watch the tractor race around the city.

Ten tractors run ten laps outside the moat, and the winner is finally determined.

There is also a row of maintenance stations next to the city gate, where tractors can be repaired during the competition.

Frederick went to the maintenance station and walked around. Many people stood up and shouted "Principal". They were all technicians from the Principality of Wesson.

"You people from the Principality of Wesson are so weird." Gianni, the eldest son of the Sardinian royal family, also came to the repair station to watch the fun, "How dare you not address your title or official position."

Frederick just smiled. Several of the technicians just now were small aristocrats on the Rhine River and students at Weissenburg University. Because they knew foreign languages, they came to the south to study whether tractors were suitable for production here.

The two walked back to the stands, and someone immediately brought them cold beer.

Frederick took a sip and took a deep breath to regain his composure.

This brewer would definitely have promoted the development of torture in the Rhine League, because he actually added garlic when brewing beer.

Frederick couldn't even accept rice or potatoes in beer, let alone garlic, so he put the beer glass aside and never touched it again.

The Archduke of Milan, Edwards, was already 80 years old, but he was still as playful as ever. The tractor he drove passed right in front of the stands, and there was a sudden cheer around him, even though he was only second to last.

Frederick inquired and found out that their family had often participated in various competitions for hundreds of years and never let others let them down. It had become a tradition.

Jenny and Frederick chatted for a while about how many bearings there were on the tractor, and then said depressedly: "You know, many people, including me, have grudges against you now."

Frederick asked in confusion: "Why, I have eaten all the bread in your house?"

Jenny replied: "Absolutely."

"Because of the wedding in Bern, ladies now think that wedding dresses should be made of snow-white lace."

"Especially that long headscarf, it must be supported by several people!"

Frederick pretended not to hear and watched with a smile as another tractor passed by.

This can't be entirely his fault. Who asked the bride and groom to put the wedding dress on the dummy and then put it in the side hall of the church for people to visit.

The wholesale price of lace cloth in the Principality of Wesson is 5 to 10 gold florins per square meter depending on the pattern, and it is doubled here.

The tablecloth that Frederick gave to his mistress was naturally the best. The 8-meter by 2-meter lace tablecloth alone was worth more than 300 gold coins. The entire wedding dress of Gianozza that day cost 400 gold coins alone. gold.

Jenny continued to ramble there: "You also know about the marriage between the royal family and the Principality of Milan. Anita and I both think each other is good, but she also wants to wear a wedding dress like that when she gets married."

"That headscarf must be at least longer, so that it fits our identity."

His heart was bleeding, and a wedding dress was estimated to cost nearly a thousand gold coins.

Frederick said seriously: "Then you have to order early. The lace that is too long has to be custom-made."

He now understands the reasons why the rich buy luxury goods. It is actually the same as marking the territory of a dog by peeing, except that the rich mark the territory in Vanity Fair.

People with high status do not use luxury goods to prove their status. Instead, they become telephone poles. Manufacturers of luxury goods need to urinate under telephone poles to prove their status.

Jenny continued to mutter there, and his words seemed to suggest that Frederick could sell it cheaper.

Frederick originally wanted to sell them some lace cloth at a cheap price, but when he saw the beer tainted by garlic, this idea was thrown to Neptune.

In fact, he came up with this garlic beer himself. After he used allicin to cure Old Louis, many people regarded garlic as a miracle medicine for curing all kinds of diseases and a sacred health product.

The price of garlic on the market now is a bit like that of tulips back in the day. Garlic beer, a precious beer, is not accessible to the rich and powerful.

Seeing that he was indifferent, Jenny could only change the topic: "I heard that other places want to invite you as a guest."

"The Principality of Dulin, the Principality of Liguria, Feileng Cui and Golden City all hope that you can go there and see if there is anything we can cooperate with."

"Especially the Principality of Liguria, where my grandma is from, they want you to put the shipyard there."

Frederick asked him: "What do you think?"

Jenny looked around. There were many people here, so it was not a place to talk.

The tractor competition around the city ended at noon, and the organizer held a warm award ceremony.

As the inventor of the tractor, Frederick presented the winner with a beautiful colorful glass, as well as one hundred cans of red eggplants, more than fifty kilograms of various sausages, more than ten barrels of wine and a bicycle provided by the sponsors.

He himself took out a cheap pocket watch with a gold-plated case from his pocket and gave it to the champion, which made people extremely excited.

Jenny invited Frederick to go to Anita's house with him. There will be a salon this afternoon, and the theme is literature.

Jenny and Anita are not engaged yet, and are now in a passionate love relationship after falling in love at first sight, but when Jenny comes to Anita's house, it is like returning to his own home, and he can even borrow her study.

Anita's study room is quite elegant, with many literary books on the bookshelf. There is no big desk, only a couch where people can lie down and a round table and chairs in the tea room.

She knew that Jenny had something to talk to Frederick, and after a few polite words with Frederick, she left to prepare for the afternoon salon.

Gianni asked Frederick: "What do you think of the future of the Kingdom of Gaul in the Kingdom of Tarago?"

"The Kingdom of Gaul won a small victory after entering the Kingdom of Tarago last year. Now the wheat is being harvested in the north. After the harvest season, there will inevitably be a new offensive."

"Now you and the reinforcements of the Osmaga Empire are heading to the Kingdom of Tarago, and the situation has become confusing."

Frederick said seriously: "The situation in the Kingdom of Tarago has nothing to do with me. The troops we sent are only fighting against the pagans of the Kingdom of Madeira."

Gianni did not believe this official statement, but now the army has not arrived there, so it is difficult to refute it.

He said: "I don't think the Kingdom of Gaul will be optimistic. I think the civil war in the Kingdom of Tarago has become a wrestling match in the quagmire. No matter whether they win or lose on the battlefield, the economy will inevitably have huge negative returns."

"If the Kingdom of Gaul wins, they can enter the Kingdom of Lisenburg from the north by land, not only to avenge their previous shame, but also to gain a lot of wealth."

"If the Kingdom of Gaul loses and withdraws from the Kingdom of Tarago, they will need to find another place to supplement their nutrition. Where do you think is suitable for them?"

Frederick thought about it and understood.

The Kingdom of Sardinia has only three neighbors on land. The Helvetic Federation is nestled in the mountains and there is no need to worry after the two sides sign a treaty. The Osmaga Empire will develop eastward after rectifying its internal affairs recently, and make friends with the Kingdom of Sardinia in the west. Finally, there is the Kingdom of Gaul in the northwest.

If the Kingdom of Gaul wants to attack externally, the Kingdom of Lisenburg and the Kingdom of Tarago in the west have failed, so they will naturally no longer consider it. The Kingdom of Angland in the north has to cross the sea, which is very troublesome. The Rhine Alliance in the east has the Duchy of Wessen, which only fools will provoke. The Kingdom of Sardinia in the southeast is suitable no matter how you look at it.

Moreover, even if the Kingdom of Gaul defeated the Kingdom of Tarragona and solved the problem in the west, there was no reason to ignore the wealthy Kingdom of Sardinia in the southeast.

The richest land of the Kingdom of Sardinia was the plains in the north. It had always been threatened by powerful neighbors crossing the White Mountains. Strengthening the defense in the north had been a long-term national policy.

Among the "Seven Sisters" of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Duchy of Milan, the Duchy of Turin, the Duchy of Liguria and the City of Venice were the first line of defense against the powerful enemies in the north. Florence and the Golden City were the second line of defense in the northern part of the mountainous area of ​​the peninsula. After breaking through, they could reach the capital of the Kingdom of Diberli.

To strengthen the defense, it would cost a lot of money.

If you want to have money, you have to learn from the Duchy of Wessen.

Since the royal family supported them in making money, Frederick said: "I am now waiting for the Parliament of the Duchy of Milan to determine the model of cooperation with me. Once the decision is made, this cooperation model can be replicated in other places."