Lord of Industrialization

The emergence of cameras set off a craze in the city of Milan.

However, no one expected that the first photo published in the newspapers in the Principality of Milan was the remains of a little girl.

More than ten years ago, there was a fire in the Rey family. The real Bili Rey was killed after being sent to her uncle's house. Her body was buried in the garden. When the remains were exhumed, it could be seen that the neck was unnaturally twisted.

At the same time, one tooth can be clearly seen missing from the mouth.

It was this missing tooth that became the most important clue in solving the case.

The current "Bili Rey" is fake, and the so-called retaking of the family property is just a show. All the property of the Rey family and Mrs. Rey's family have fallen into the hands of others.

As soon as the news came out, the whole city was shocked.

Frederick was invited to the city's Supreme Court as a reporter, and Edwards, the Archduke of Milan, personally told him the facts of the case that had not been publicly reported.

The jailer in the prison showed Fake Bili how to use more than a dozen torture instruments, and she immediately started using them.

Edwards said to Frederick somewhat depressedly: "Her name is Beian, she is one of the illegitimate daughters of Enrique, the Governor of Venice. Her mother... has some relationship with the royal family, and she met His Majesty when she was three or four years old."

Frederick frowned, guessing that this person's mother should be the illegitimate daughter of someone in the royal family.

The identity of the illegitimate children of nobles depends entirely on their parents' recognition. If no one recognizes them, they are just ordinary people. Only if they recognize them can they have some status.

In this situation, it is obvious that Beian's parents are putting pressure on the Principality of Milan.

Sure enough, Edwards sighed and said: "If it's Enrique, I won't pay attention to it."

"However, her mother wanted to keep her alive."

Frederick guessed that he wanted something from him, so he remained silent and waited for the next step.

Edwards continued: "The impact of this case is extremely bad. Everyone is worried that something like this will happen to them. Parliament has unprecedentedly unanimously passed a declaration calling for severe punishment."

"So, a lot of people are going to die in this case."

"You arranged a defense lawyer for the defendant in a public trial twelve years ago, and we also learned from this."

"Now Behan's mother wants to save her life and has hired the best lawyer in the north of the Kingdom of Sardinia, paid by Enrique."

"The strategy of these lawyers is very simple. Beian did not kill anyone, so the crime does not warrant death. For this reason, he will join other servants in defending him from death."

"Their reasons are very good. Beian was just a child at the time. What could she decide?"

"Enrique also gave us a list of those who participated in this matter. Some people are still in the city. He also promised to arrest the relevant people who were sent away and hand them over to us for trial."

Frederick continued to remain silent, understanding what was going on.

The influence of the bird occupying the dove's nest this time was really bad. It is estimated that the royal family also exerted pressure, otherwise no one would die.

Frederick sneered and said: "Governor Enrique and Beian's mother really love each other."

Judging from Enrique's performance, he doesn't value Behan, otherwise he would keep him in Venice instead of using him as a chess piece.

Spies in any era would never end well, let alone the hostile relationship between the Principality of Milan and the city of Venice. This kind of thing would be killed without mercy.

If it hadn't been for the telegraph, which could transmit information quickly, grass began to grow on Beian's grave, and the news would not have reached her parents.

It can be inferred that the biggest driving force behind this incident should be Behan's mother. Judging from Edwards's lack of intention to reveal her name, this person's status is not low.

If the man behind the scenes wants to save his daughter, he will definitely need the city of Venice to throw in enough people to withstand the case.

Now Enrique has really handed over the list, and judging from Edwards' performance, the weight is sufficient.

Frederick couldn't help but sigh, Enrique was really willing to pay, and there was probably a deal in the audience that he didn't know about.

Politics in this era is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relations.

As Frederick expected, Edwards said: "According to their wishes, Behan will be sentenced to exile a thousand kilometers north."

After he finished speaking, he awkwardly picked up the tea cup and lowered his head to drink tea.

Frederick almost laughed.

The thousand kilometers of exile is just an imaginary number. No one really measures how much it is. Generally speaking, three or four hundred kilometers is about the same.

A few hundred kilometers north of the Kingdom of Sardinia is the League of Rhine, which used to be a remote country.

When the Wesson family was still counts, they would earn five hundred florins a year, which is equivalent to five hundred ores here. It was indeed very poor for the wealthy northern part of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

At that time, being exiled to the north was like the ancient exile to Lingnan from Frederick's hometown. It was indeed a punishment.

Things are different now. With the rise of Frederick, if he is exiled to Weissenburg, is that a punishment or a reward?

Obviously the person behind the scenes didn't want his daughter to suffer, so he came up with this method.

Now Frederick had a strong say in the north. He was the one who reported the case. If he found the prisoner eating and drinking on his own land, he would "click" him in anger with just one sentence.

Frederick asked: "What do you think?"

Edwards said very seriously: "I hope she will be severely punished."

The city of Venice has deployed long-term spies in the Principality of Milan. No one has ever suspected her before. If something happens at a critical moment, there is no telling how much damage it will cause.

This is simply sitting on the head of the Principality of Milan and shitting on it. As the Grand Duke of Milan, Edwards naturally cannot tolerate it.

Frederick had no special opinion of Beian.

In terms of appearance, Frederick was not short of beautiful women, and this was also the case after he came to Milan City, and Beian was not outstanding among them.

In terms of talent, Beian had some talent in business, but if Frederick posted a job advertisement in Milan City, more talented people would fill the streets at the gate.

Frederick thought for a while and said, "I have a new industry in the dark land in the far north, and she can go there."

The iron ore in the Grouse Forest was to be mined, and the railway survey team of the Ministry of Railways began to be formed after Frederick returned to Hamma City, and it should have started working now.

Frederick described the environment there.

The coldest winter in Milan City was only a few degrees below zero. Edwards couldn't imagine what a thick layer of snow would look like, and his eyes looked back and forth between the ceiling and the floor several times.

There was also the polar night, and Edwards really couldn't imagine how people could live without seeing the sun for several months.

Finally, Edwards said, "Let's exile her there."

Then he said, "That place is too terrible. How about this? We sentence her to slavery and sell her to the exile place. You buy her and she will be free again after she earns enough money to redeem herself."

"That way I can have an explanation."

This is also a common practice here. After all, it costs money to send people to the exile place. Selling her there can at least make up for the round-trip fare.

The problem is how much the redemption money is. Many people can't earn this money until they die, and even the buyer refuses to pay.

Frederick nodded in agreement.

He asked about the other people's situation.

The espionage activities were all done by people in the Chamber of Commerce. Beian's two maids were from local white families. The housekeeper was the mistress of the gangster boss who escaped from Citrus Island that year. Like other gardeners, coachmen, and cooks, she did not engage in espionage activities and was acquitted.

These days, the so-called legal system is a word from a big shot. The big shots reached an agreement, and the trial is a propositional essay.

Edwards and Frederick reached an agreement at 9:30 a.m. The court opened at 12:00 p.m. to try these people first, and the verdict was completed before 5:30 p.m., and neither the plaintiff nor the defendant appealed.

In order to commend Frederick for his report and exposure, the court awarded him all the property of the Rey family.

Frederick only kept one house for his own use, and the remaining shops and other properties were given to the businessman who lent him the house.

The Rey family mainly does business between the nobles in the White Mountains in the north and the Venetian Chamber of Commerce in the southern port, and its core asset is its connections.

Frederick looked down on these hard-earned money, so he returned the favor and let people know that being friends with him is a great benefit.

After dinner, Beian was escorted to Frederick's residence.

When Beian walked into the house from the small door, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been worried that she would be tortured to death, and she couldn't sleep or eat because of this.

Now being sold to Grand Duke Wessen is the best result. I have never heard of any bad deeds of him before.

She believed that with her beauty, she would definitely be able to win the favor of Grand Duke Wesson in the shortest time, which would be considered as completing the original goal.

Aleppe sent Beian to the servant's room expressionlessly and left.

Beian saw three maids here, one was short and chubby, one was slim and had long legs, and one had a sweet and lovely face.

Before she could say hello, Cabbage shouted: "Squat down and put your hands on your head!"

Beian didn't react for a moment, and the sweet and lovely maid Asparagus went over to press her down and put her hands on her head.

The long-legged maid Lettuce said to her: "Little bug, from today on, you are a low-level slave of the Wesson family."

Cabbage continued: "Garlic is your lifelong code name. Get to work!"

After they finished speaking, they took Garlic to the bathroom.

The Freedom Society group was well versed in espionage activities and judged that Garlic would definitely continue the previous actions lurking around Frederick.

So they made a plan to let Garlic have the opportunity to contact Frederick only at night, and arrange her to do other things during the day.

For example, let her renovate the house that once belonged to her and now belonged to Frederick, and sell her clothes, jewelry and furniture.

The Freedom Society judged that someone would contact Garlic after the news passed, and if they could catch fish, they would catch them. If the fish was too slippery to catch, they would let them continue to pass on the news.

At that time, Garlic would sleep with Grand Duke Wessen on one side, and she would not be able to produce any useful information on the other side, and then it would be fun.

So Aleppe said to Frederick seriously: "My lord, please love Garlic more in the next time, we will arrange someone to see it."

"We will send her to Wessenburg before arriving in Diberli City and hand her over to the person you designate."

Frederick was black and didn't want to talk.