Chapter 227 Gu~ Then lend me some money
On the carriage leaving the water plant, Maria asked Frederick: "Why do you have to deliver water to the city from so far away?"
< br>Frederick thought to himself, I can’t tell you that I have seen a set of data in my previous life. In 1958, one of the three villages with more than 1,000 people in Tianjin had a simple water plant. The villages with water plants had enteritis, typhoid fever, The prevalence rate of dysentery is 11.3%, and the rates in the other two villages are 16.66% and 19.2% respectively.
So he thought for a while and explained to Maria in plain language what microorganisms in nature are all about.
This gave him an idea: Could the organization publish a set of popular knowledge books such as "One Hundred Thousand Whys", and use easy-to-understand language and pictures to educate children like Maria? Popularize relevant knowledge.
The next day, Frederick did not take Maria out for inspection because the place he was going to go that day was not theoretically safe.
"Gu~ kill me!"
Although the girl complained, she still skillfully carried a rail on her shoulders and walked towards the roadbed paved with stones.
At this time, Belle Burke's long hair was cut to shoulder length. She was wearing a burlap jumper like other prisoners of war, with thick cushions sewn on her shoulders. She could not tell that she was a girl from the Earl's family.
Frederick's appearance caused a commotion at the railway construction site. Last year's war had spread here. These prisoners of war looked at the man in front of them with fear, fearing that he would catch them and stew them.
Only Belle Burke pouted, pretending not to notice, and continued to move the rails from the carriage to the sleepers and put them in place.
Frederick sneered, pointed at her and said to the foreman of this section: "That woman successfully attracted my attention and asked her to wait for me on my carriage."
After saying that, he asked someone to give him a ruler and personally measured whether the dimensions of the road bed, sleepers and rails were up to standard.
This is the railway from Weissenburg to the city of Hausen in the northwest via the Oak City on the canal. In the future, it will be further extended to the city of Reichardt, which was the former city of Ansbach.
This railway is 1.5 meters wide in one step. It is planned to use a 50-horsepower locomotive, which can pull 5 to 6 carriages at a time and transport 120 to 150 tons of cargo at a speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour.
According to the plan, every town in Wesson will be connected to railways, forming a railway network to promote transportation development in various regions.
The construction of the railway will proceed with the expansion of Frederick's territory. Wherever the golden double-headed eagle flag is planted, the railway will be built.
Now there are signs of troubled times on the east bank of the Elbe River, and the Osmaga Empire seems to be unstable internally. Otherwise, it would not have remained on the defensive in Bohemia after Casimir's defeat. Otherwise, that By that time, they were enough to conquer the large basin of Bohemia and reach the territory of the Piast Kingdom. Frederick felt that after the First Five-Year Plan, they could initially expand, develop several more five-year plans to consolidate the territory, and then reach the North Sea coast. Not a problem.
Frederick randomly selected a few places for measurement and found that they were basically qualified. He announced with satisfaction that everyone would add chicken legs tonight.
He glanced at a few corpses hanging on wooden poles not far away, and said to the foreman: "Take them and bury them, they are an eyesore."
When he returned to the carriage, Tony drove everyone around him away.
Belle Burke was waiting in the car, and Frederick asked her curiously: "I heard that you had a fight a while ago?"
"Yes." Belle Burke clicked. Nodding, "A woman came here with her daughter to find her husband. Her husband died long ago, so she worked in the kitchen with the fellow villagers. There were some trash who wanted to fuck her daughter, and I happened to be nearby. When I heard the noise, I went over and killed them. "
Belle Burke has been through serious knight training since she was a child. After working for two years, her physical strength and vitality are very good. Three or five ordinary mercenaries really can't deal with her.
Frederick took out a towel from the box on the side and wet it with water to wipe her face. At the same time, he said: "I am a person with outstanding merit. You have performed a major meritorious service. You can go back now." Home.”
After wiping the sweat from her face and neck, Belle Burke shook her head and said, "I don't have the face to go back. Even if I could go back before, I can't go back now."
Frederick asked strangely: "Why not?" Is there any way back?”
Belle Burke glared at him and said, “Last year I met Baron Adican when I went shopping for food. He told me everything about you and my family’s business. Now everyone thinks that I am your lover. If I go back like this, I will be regarded as being rejected by you. Do I still have the face to see others?"
Frederick asked her with a black line. "Then what are you going to do next?"
Belle Burke looked Frederick up and down, nodded and said: "You are quite good-looking now that you are older. I don't mind being your lover. An annuity of three to five hundred florins will suffice, as this is worthy of your status.”
Frederick felt a vein on his forehead when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down and said coldly: "I don't care for idlers." Unexpectedly, Belle Burke shook her head, laughed softly and said: "You Maybe you don’t know, but Madam’s social circle is a very important one, and you can get a lot of useful information. I’m worth the price.”
“Not interested.” Frederick shook his head. , "You might as well continue building the railway here, at least you won't starve to death."
Belle Burke pouted and said: "Then you lend me some money and do me a few more favors, and I can support myself." , it won’t take long to pay back the money.”
Frederick was noncommittal and just let her talk.
"First of all," Belle Burke said, "let's make it clear that I am your mistress."
Frederick glared at her and said, "You will continue to blackmail me about this matter." Really?”
Belle Burke did not answer, and continued to say seriously: “I have seen the cooking vehicles used by your army. I want to buy them. I will buy five first and then the other two. Buy it when you have money."
"Now the wives of the prisoners of war who are building the railway are working as cooks. I will recruit them to work for me."
"Build it now. Railways often change places, and every time they change, the kitchen must be demolished and rebuilt, which is very troublesome. Having a cooking car like that is convenient, and you can follow the construction site.”
"At that time, I could provide three meals a day at a construction site. If I package more, I could go directly to the village to purchase it. The price would be much cheaper, and I would earn more."
"I asked if there was any Few prisoners of war are willing to stay and work in the future. By then I have already recruited many of their wives, and it will be easy to recruit them again."
"You will definitely have to hire people to work at that time, they are skilled. You must be much better than a novice. As your mistress, I am not afraid of being snatched away.”
After hearing this, Frederick was silent for a long time and looked at Belle Burke. It has also become sharper.
“You look very smart.” Frederick asked her again, “Why do you always think you want to be my mistress?”
Belle Burke shrugged and said calmly: "When I was first captured, if I hadn't told you that I was of high status, you would definitely ask me to be your mistress in the future, and you could get a lot of money by handing me over to you cleanly. Bonus, I was thrown into the mountain by those people a long time ago."
"Do you really think this is paradise? I was the one who saved one person when I saw it that day. Do you know how many people I didn't see? "
"A widow died last month, and it was the fault of the guards. Anyway, if no one comes forward, it will be left alone. "
Frederick frowned tightly when he heard this. got up.
Belle Burke continued: "Just wait, wait until there is trouble, and your territory will be full of bandits."
The corners of Frederick's mouth twitched, and then he sighed deeply.
Belle Burke seemed to want to vent something, and said: "Do you think I really like you, so I want to be your mistress? I just don't want to be fucked to death. Look at how you look." He's quite handsome, so it's not a loss to me."
After hearing this, Frederick became thoughtful and said to her after a while: "I will ask the Minister of Police, Dominic, to come to you tomorrow. You are familiar with the things you just said. You can also talk to those people. You help Dominic handle this matter, and I will give you a sum of money to do what you want to do."
Belle Burke was not happy. With an expression on his face, he just said lightly: "Thank you. By the way, spray me some of your perfume."
It is a tradition for noble masters to spray perfume, and it can also prevent mosquitoes.
Frederick naturally followed the Romans, but he didn't have the habit of making a human-shaped sachet whenever and wherever possible, so he didn't take it with him.
He thought Belle Burke wanted to prevent mosquitoes, so he said, "I didn't bring it with me. I'll have it delivered later."
Belle Burke pouted and said, "I don't have you on me. The smell of perfume will be revealed as soon as it comes out, so give it a try.”
(End of this chapter)