Chapter 670 Agent
"Be careful, even if Mr. Weisen falls, he can't let it be touched!"
When Susan heard Lilu say so seriously, she immediately retracted her hand, took a step back, and stayed away from the navigation clock.
Frederick also said to her seriously: "This kind of navigation clock is worth 500 Florin, and there are only three in the world, one here, one at the Wesson Observatory, and one at the Commander."
Susan was not familiar with sailing and said in surprise: "It's so expensive!"
Frederick nodded and said, "Yes, the error of it is only one second in a day. It cost 20,000 florins to study it."
When Susan heard this, she immediately hid behind Frederick, afraid that it would suddenly have problems.
Haileding had sailed south along the coast once before, because suddenly there was no wind for several days, and everyone thought it was God's warning. Fortunately, he was riding a sailboat at that time and finally rowed back.
Although he was not optimistic about Frederick's voyage, he also sent several translators to help and made them loyal to Princess Susan.
So Susan took the translators to board the ship in Lacobrica City, working as a part-time doctor, mainly serving as a translator for the translator, because those translators did not know the words of the Principality of Wesson.
Pietro, the maritime overlord of the Kingdom of Tarago, also provided some help, giving Frederick a rough southern navigation chart.
When the fleet left Lacobrica City, Frederick had time to listen to Lilu's navigation plan.
"Let's find the lucky islands first." Lilu pointed to the rough sea chart and said, "This archipelago is also called the Seven Sisters Islands. It has seven volcanic islands and some large reefs, more than one thousand kilometers away from Lacobrica City, and is distributed east-west on the sea more than four hundred kilometers. The easternmost island is more than one hundred kilometers away from land. If the ship encounters a storm or is out of control and is pushed south by the ocean current, you can stop there if you are lucky."
"The largest island has forests, with a mountain height of more than two thousand meters. Radio stations and supply points can be set up there."
This long voyage is different from what Frederick thought of stepping on the accelerator and reaching the destination directly. Neither Lilu nor the commander-in-chief would be so risky.
The maximum communication distance of the telegraph station is now about 2,000 kilometers, but the maximum effective communication distance between the transmitter and the telegraph station on the ship is about 1,500 kilometers. This distance can clearly receive the signal from the telegraph station, but the signal sent by the ship is already very blurred when it arrives at the telegraph station.
The only solution is to build three to five temporary telegram stations along the way and compile a brief message. In different situations, only abbreviations are required.
To this end, most of the Navy's paddle steamers were on standby in Lacobrica City, loading equipment, and personnel were on standby, and they set sail directly when there was news.
Then Lilu took out a report and said: "There is a sea legend in the Kingdom of Tarago that there is a Horseshoe Island about 2,000 kilometers southwest of the Lucky Islands. The islands there are arranged like horseshoe Islands, and hundreds of kilometers eastwards are the westernmost part of the southern continent."
"When we set up a stronghold in the Lucky Islands, we look south for the Horseshoe Islands, build a second stronghold, and then find the coast east and walk along the coast."
Frederick nodded and said, "I will listen to you."
He had considered establishing a stronghold on the shore of the southern continent, but referring to the southern shore of the Inner Sea, I'm afraid there are Uncle Hei where suitable places to establish a stronghold on the shore.
Frederick asked again: "So do you have any plans for trading with them?"
Lilu said, "It depends on the people Susan brings."
Susan said, "There is a man named Kamala who is on the West Coast among the people I brought. I'll call him here."
She went out and called the bald man to the captain's room, and when she came back, she sat on Frederick's lap.
Kamara looks in her early forties, has a strong figure and is as dark as charcoal.
He knelt down and saluted Princess Susan and Earl Kefitao. At this time, Frederick almost forgot that he had a title of Count Kefitao in the Kingdom of Kush and his territory. The last time he used this identity was at the ceremony of Rudolf's ascension.
Frederick asked him to sit down on the sofa and said, "Kamala, can you tell us about your hometown?"
Kamala said slowly in the language of the Kingdom of Kushi: "My hometown is on the Lion Mountain Peninsula. To the north and west are endless seas, and to the east are a river formed by two rivers."
"My father is the lord of a village and has twenty boats in his family."
"Of course those boats cannot be compared with adults' boats. They can only take small boats of ten people. We rowed upstream and went upland to the inland and used salt to trade."
Frederick translated what he said to Lilu, and then asked, "What do you think we are the most suitable for gold?"
Kamala said: "Everything is suitable, steel swords are very popular, and thin cloth woven by machines is sure to sell, especially glass. Wars broke out in the past because of a glass bowl."
At the end of his speech, he smiled bitterly. He used to think that glass bowls were rare treasures, but now he has seen the world and has two sets in his home in Kushi Kingdom.
Frederick saw from this bitter smile that he had a story, so he asked, "Can you tell me about the glass bowl?"
Kamala nodded slowly and gritted her teeth and said, "Before the twenty-three rainy seasons, a businessman doing business along the coast sold a glass bowl to my father."
"When he was offering this bowl of wine to the tallest tree."
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"After this incident spread, many people colluded with my uncle and attacked our village. The uncle secretly opened the village gate. In the end, my father and brothers and sisters were killed. I stole a boat and ran away along the coast, and was finally rescued by Marshal Hyreding."
"Sir, if you help me take back the village, I am willing to be loyal to you!"
Frederick said calmly, "Hereding sent you to me to show that he believes in you, I believe in Heeding, so I believe in you, too."
"Working things under my hands requires being able to prove that you are valuable."
"I can take back the village for you, leave a ship of cargo for you, and send some people to help you."
"You don't have to think too much, those people will definitely have a task to monitor you."
"I will continue to go south then, and the anti-aircraft time will see how your results are."
"If you do well, you are one of my agents in the Southern Continent."
He didn't believe that Kamala's whole family lost their lives because of a glass bowl. From what he said just now, it can be seen that the family lives by the beach and sells salt inland, which is probably the problem.
In recent years, there have been many young nobles who failed political struggles and asked Frederick to take back the lost things for him.
But Frederick rarely helped. For example, the little nobles in the Principal of Byrne came to find him, but his one or two hundred acres of land were not enough to make Frederick offend Grand Duke Byrne.
Kamala is different. First, no one in the southern continent cannot offend him. Second, Heileding is probably a little careful about sending him. Third, he provides enough benefits.
In Kamala's opinion, as Frederick's agent, he was holding on to the golden thigh, and his success was just around the corner. No matter how much the price he paid, it was worth it.
That day, when Frederick returned to his cabin after dinner, he found a dark girl lying on the bed.
(This chapter ends)