Lord of Industrialization

Time gradually passed, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the weather became colder and colder.

For the observation post on the mountain, a large and deep pit and communication trench were dug, logs were propped up on top, and the entire area was piled with stones, which could not only prevent the enemy from aerial reconnaissance, but also block the biting wind.

Today, Archduke Suarez, accompanied by Eugene, came over to take a look. He first went up the mountain from the magic crystal mine, got into the traffic trench at the exit above the mine, and then entered the observation post.

"It smells so good!" He asked about the strong aroma as an observation post, "What's stewed in the pot?"

Today is Crom's shift. Metzger heard that a leader was coming, so he came early and immediately saluted and reported: "Sir, the pot contains fat meat, golden beans, and dried pumpkin."

Grand Duke Suarez opened the lid of the pot and saw a few pieces of fat meat in the pot with half of its face exposed among the beans. He nodded and said, "It's better to eat more fat meat when the weather is cold."

"This stove of yours is interesting."

The stove in the outpost has wood burning in the middle, and a space around it is used to hold water. It can not only cook and heat, but also provide hot water.

Grand Duke Suarez finished looking at the stove and walked to the observation point of the outpost. There were two refracting telescopes almost the size of human legs, which could clearly see Count Sampaio's castle in the distance.

There is a map in the middle of the telescope, which is divided into grids with straight lines, and each row and column is numbered.

Grand Duke Suarez saw the benefits of planting maps at a glance. When there are multiple maps, you only need to report the coordinates, and others will be able to find the corresponding place immediately.

Behind the telescope are several communicators, which are making routine reports at this time. Any clues on the other side can be discovered immediately.

Archduke Suarez was very satisfied with this post, and many of the enemy's arrangements could be seen at a glance.

It's not that he hasn't thought about setting up an outpost here, but the communication methods were limited in the past and he couldn't transmit the information to the bottom of the mountain in time.

Therefore, he also lost the opportunity to discover the mine.

"There have been some rumors here recently." Archduke Suarez said to Eugene, "Some people say that the Kingdom of Madeira will not attack, but that you are here to harm my grain depot."

"I followed the rumors and found many spies of the heretics. Do you want to pass on any information?"

Eugene thought for a moment and said, "Let's just say we are here to make money."

He added: "We have made a lot of progress recently regarding food."

"We sent troops to plunder villages and towns. Last month we brought back 500 tons and bought 4,000 tons, as well as a lot of livestock. The other side reported a loss of 6,000 tons to the king and settled the account."

"Now many distant towns are also looking for us. When our troops go there, they pretend to attack the city, knock down the sky wall for an hour or two, and then they send the things out."

"I'm worried they have some conspiracy."

It happens occasionally to settle accounts through war, but now it's not just one or two, but many, which makes people suspicious.

Archduke Suarez twitched the corner of his mouth, shook his head and said: "Those nobles close to the front line have two functions. They are mainly to serve as shields when I attack, and they can delay time by risking their lives."

"The second is to raise food and grass. When the army comes here, the food they have accumulated in the past will be used."

"It worked well for the first ten years, but then it stopped working."

"In the past ten years or so, King Doss of the Kingdom of Madeira has grown older, and his children have all grown up. The issue of heirs has begun to affect internal affairs, so he no longer attacks me."

"It's the same here. When my attention shifts to the country, I don't have the energy to take the initiative."

"The wars here in the past ten years have only been minor ones. In addition, you sold the good stuff from the Principality of Wesson. They smuggled food to me in order to have money to buy it."

"Who would have thought that Doss actually agreed to Old Louis' request and suddenly sent troops, disrupting the positions of many people."

"There are strict requirements on the amount of grain stored there. When the army arrives, it must provide a certain amount of grain and grass. The problem is that they can't fill such a big hole now, or they will lose their heads."

"It's just right for you to take the initiative and help them settle their accounts."

"Losing the war is just a matter of ability. Bribing the palace ministers will only result in symbolic punishment."

"Selling food to me means betraying the king and will lead to death." "It's not just the lord who will die, but the relevant bureaucrats will also die together. Let those people fool the higher ups together."

"You don't have to worry too much. It's too late for them to invite you, and they won't and don't dare to harm you."

Eugene breathed a sigh of relief, since it was not a conspiracy.

However, he did not take it lightly and still asked the team to act according to wartime standards to avoid being lured and eliminated by the enemy with bait.

Archduke Suarez said to Eugene when he was coming down the mountain: "For some reason, the army of the Kingdom of Gaul has been silent this year, which is beyond my expectation. Do you have any clues?"

Eugene shook his head. He couldn't understand the situation in the Kingdom of Gaul at the moment.

People in the mountain post saw the leader leaving and breathed a sigh of relief. Then it was lunch time.

A kind of rice brought from the south still has clear grains after being steamed. Before going up the mountain in the morning, I pack a box of rice and then ask someone from the mage group to dehydrate it. Now I pour it into the hot soup and soak it for a while to make a delicious hot lunch.

Crom was responsible for dividing the dishes for everyone. He first scooped the soup into the lunch box to soak the rice, then fished out the fat meat and put five pieces per person on the rice, and finally scooped out the beans and pumpkin slices.

Ziker mixed the rice and vegetables evenly, ate a piece of fat, and felt particularly satisfied. He said to Zopel next to him: "Someone in our village used to say that the king's life is to eat a piece of fat every day."

Zokel said while eating: "I have never eaten fat before coming to Wessen State, but I have eaten lard residue twice."

Metzger smiled and said: "Hehe, we used to hear that old Master Wessen used lard to spread bread every day."

Ziker asked curiously: "Is it true?"

A telephone operator operating the communicator said: "It's true."

"My father has always been a guard of the castle. He said that when old Master Wessen was roasting a fire in winter, he would spread lard on bread slices and roast them on the fire, so that the lard would slowly melt into the bread."

Metzger thought for a while and said: "This will make the bread softer."

"Now there are more rich people and they eat better. In the past, bread had to be sawed, but now lard is put into the bread, saying that it is softer."

Then he was despised by everyone. He was the richest person here.

After finishing their meal while chatting and laughing, we suddenly found that the wind outside was gradually getting weaker. It almost stopped around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky suddenly became clear.

Krom immediately asked Zopel to check the sunshade of the telescope. The two telescopes were very precious, and they could only be maintained by college students. It was difficult for Zikel to touch them.

The sentry post faced the west. When the sun set, the reflection of the sun on the telescope lens would expose the sentry post.

Metzger came to a telescope and observed the opposite side. A column of smoke rose to the right of Count Sampaio's castle.

He asked Krom: "How many bakeries are there in the No. 1 castle? When do they bake bread?"

Krom immediately replied: "There is a bakery on the north side of the castle. It bakes bread from 10 am to 4 pm every three, six, nine and nine days."

Metzger asked again: "Are there still birds in the woods now?"

Krom replied: "There are still some, but not many."

Metzger said to him: "Pay attention to these. Bakeries and bird flocks can reflect many problems."

After Metzger left, Zikel asked Krom: "Squad leader, I know that the bakery has a lot of smoke because it bakes a lot of bread, but why does the company commander have to watch the bird flocks? It's normal for birds to fly around in the woods, isn't it?"

Krom replied: "The normal flocks of birds that change places are different from the flocks of birds that are startled. The flocks of birds that change places often have only one kind of birds, and the flocks of startled birds sometimes have several kinds of birds, and they fly in different directions and speeds."

Ziker had never paid attention to this aspect before, but it made sense after thinking about it carefully.

Krom patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ask more questions and learn more about things you don't understand. Don't always focus on the tailor's little daughter."

Ziker's face turned red and he stammered in his defense. The sentry post was filled with happy laughter.