Chapter 317 Let’s talk about business first
The popular style of Wesson women’s clothing in the past two years is to use single materials and colors, mainly focusing on lace, buttons and pleats.
Today this visitor is wearing a long-sleeved long skirt made of fine beige silk from the Kingdom of Sardinia. The skirt is in the style of a pleated skirt. The thin skirt folds like waves, and the waist The waist is shaped with pleats like elastic bands, and there is a string of jeweled buttons from the neckline to the top of the belly.
The most expensive part of this skirt is the handmade lace inlaid on the neckline, cuffs and skirt. These laces are woven bit by bit from silk by highly skilled craftsmen, and their price is equivalent to the same weight of gold. .
The weather in Citrus Island is a bit cold now. The guest is wearing a snow-white fur shawl, which is made of the best white bear skin in the dark land of the Far North. Not only does it keep warm, but ordinary people can’t pierce it with a knife. In the country of origin, a bear skin like this can be exchanged for several tons of canned oranges.
Frederick just took one look and knew that this guest was not only rich, but probably a high-ranking person.
Thinking that the mistress has been very close to the royal family recently, it is estimated that this person may be a member of the royal family.
He stood up and saluted, and the other person responded politely.
After the two sides introduced themselves, Frederick said in surprise: "So you are Her Royal Highness Princess Lola! No wonder your voice is so nice."
He only found out after listening to the record recently and asking his wife. , Princess Lola, the youngest daughter of King Francesco of the Kingdom of Sardinia, is a national treasure-level singer. Even the aisles were full of people when she performed at the opera house.
Ten years ago, Lola, who was sixteen years old at the time, was already well-known in the entertainment industry. At that time, King Louis of the Kingdom of Gaul invited her to perform in the city of Barris, but Francisco refused, saying that if he wanted to hear my daughter sing, he would do it himself. come over.
It was only at that time that the Kingdom of Gaul was violently beating the Rhine League in the lowlands. In the year when Frederick was violently beating his neighbors, Louis took the art troupe of the Kingdom of Gaul to personally go to Baili City, the capital of the King of Sardinia. .
However, this matter had little to do with the Rhine League, known as the "cultural depression", and Frederick had no time to pay attention to these things at the time.
Laura sat down on the recliner across the small tea table from Frederick and said as usual: "Sister Caris wrote me a letter in Constantbul, and you were mentioned in it. "
Frederick was a little impressed by this name. After thinking about it, he recalled that Caris was the one he had played with when he was participating in the competition in Wanjing City. He could transform into three meters tall. senior lolita.
Caris also has another identity, she is a member of the Witch Sisters.
Frederick asked Laura in the secret language of the Witch Sisters: "Are you a member of the Witch Sisters?"
Lola replied in the same secret language: "Yes, Sister Caris and I am the same teacher."
Frederick nodded. It seems that this organization is in deep water. He has already met two princess members.
He asked: "In what capacity did you come to me today?"
"Both." Laura replied solemnly, "Let's talk about the sisterhood first."
"We learned that you can build ships without sails, and we want to buy two or three. I'll go there in the fall When Weisenberg City was recording the record, she asked Lord Psyche for help on this matter, and she said let us talk to you."
Frederick thought for a while, if it was just an ordinary steamship, it would be okay to place an order. There is no need to talk to myself about Psyche's words, which means they have a special purpose.
"Do you have any additional requirements for steamships?" he asked, "Can I know your purpose?"
Lola replied very solemnly: "We, the Witch Sisters, will always We are committed to searching for the ruins before Ragnarok, but we have traveled all over the continent and failed to find any high-value clues.”
"I wonder if you have heard of rumors that there is another continent to the west of the sea. We think the ruins are on that continent."
Frederick understood that they wanted to go to the New World.
He said with some embarrassment: "The technology of steamships is far from mature now, there are still many problems, and it is not yet possible to conduct ocean voyages."
"I think if we want to find the western continent , this ship can at least traverse both ends of the inland sea in the east-west direction without docking. "With Wesson's technology, it is optimistically estimated that it will take ten years."
Laura was not familiar with ships and ocean navigation. The education of the royal family taught her that she should listen to the opinions of professionals on professional matters. She only needed to find a trustworthy professional to help her deal with professional matters.
She believed that Frederick was professional in this area, so she said: "Understood, I will report it truthfully to my sisters." "Be sure to notify us when the ship is built. I am starting to save money now. , then you don’t have to worry about us not having money.”
Frederick thought for a while and said: “I have a suggestion, if you sell the maps and customs drawn over the years. I, I will give you a boat that can cross the inland sea directly from east to west. "
Laura replied: "I will report it."
The Witch Sisters have been digging ruins everywhere for many years. Even the Peach Blossom Stone has pits dug by them, leaving behind a lot of geographical data.
In Frederick's eyes, these materials were more valuable than their accumulation of magical knowledge.
Lola's expression was still serious: "Next, let's talk about what the princess should say."
"Father plans to build a railway to connect Di Baili City and the six northern cities."< br>
Frederick frowned slightly.
In addition to islands such as Citrus Island, the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia mainly includes the entire Sardinian Peninsula and the plains south of the White Mountains in the north. In the middle of the Sardinian Peninsula are mountains running from north to south, and only the east and west sides are plains and hilly areas suitable for farming. , most of the middle is steep mountainous terrain.
The political form of this kingdom is relatively complex, with its roots going back thousands of years.
After the fall of the Pulan Empire that occupied the coast of the Inland Sea, this area, as the birthplace of the old empire, became a battleground for various forces that wanted to inherit the claims of the ancient empire. Over the decades, the city's capital changed with the king's flag, and the local area There is not one out of ten people left.
Finally, the German kingdom from the Rhine region briefly occupied this area. During this period, the war was calmed down, and the Church of Light also took advantage of this period to develop.
Decades later, the Eastern Puran Empire, centered in Constantbul, united with the Church of Light to return to their hometown and regain the scepter of the ancient emperor. However, the Germans returned to their hometown with the crown and established the Second Puran. The empire is gone.
The scepter is still in Constantinople, and the crown is on the head of the king of the Rhine League.
It wasn’t long before the Ghazi Empire began to rise and competed with the Dongpuran Empire for the land on the south bank of the inland sea, causing Constantbull to focus its energy in that direction and had no time to look west.
The restored Sardinia region also gradually began to become independent, and soon became a pot of paste again.
At this time, a strong man descended from the sky and unified all places to establish the Kingdom of Sardinia.
At that time, this macho man had seven daughters who could follow their father on the battlefield and kill people. The eldest daughter became the queen of Baili City, the thousand-year-old capital, and the other six daughters were enfeoffed to wealthy places in the north to resist attempts to cross the white border. South of the mountains are the Gallic Alliance, the Second Puran Empire and the newly emerged Kingdom of Osmaga.
If the story ends here, it will be a happy ending of sisters united.
But the wheels of history rolled forward ruthlessly, and the descendants of the seven sisters began to have their own thoughts.
Today, the main forces in the Kingdom of Sardinia are the royal family and the six free cities in the north. On the surface, they get along fairly well, but the political and economic struggles between them have never stopped.
This is still a conflict between high-level officials. At the lower levels, the relationships among small groups within each force are also messy.
In this political background, if the king wants to build a railway, what will other people think? Will they think like those gangs before?
After thinking for a while, Frederick said: "I require you to ensure the safety of the construction team and settle accounts every five kilometers."
Lola said: "This matter is between my father and the other five people." The governor agreed, and there are no problems with safety or funding."
Frederick said that in this case, he agreed in principle and would let his subordinates discuss the specific details.
“Okay,” a relaxed smile appeared on Laura’s face, “Let’s talk about my own affairs.”
(End of this chapter)