Chapter 401 The reporter is fast enough
Garen City is located in the northeast of the Helvetia Federation, adjacent to the southern shore of Lake Constance and the large river flowing into the lake. It enters the Helvetia Federation from Trout Harbor The first city behind is also the most important pass on the land route.
People who can't survive in the mountains go out to work as mercenaries. The first thing they do after returning to their hometown is to have a drink in the tavern.
These people drink wine without closing the door and pour out what they have seen and heard outside. Many people who have never traveled far in their lives love to listen to what they have seen and heard from other places. When they get excited, they give lectures. A glass of wine with a story, and those who drink will tell it more energetically.
Frederick did not need to specifically instruct those people he met in the sky. The grassroots administrators at Wesson Railway Construction were already very eye-catching. Paying for a drink is something that must be shouted at the loudest voice in a crowded place, so that everyone outside the pub can hear it.
The audience will definitely ask what the high official is asking you to do, and those people will definitely tell Duke Wesson's thoughts with added embarrassment.
So the news that Duke Wesson wanted to build the railway spread throughout the city in one day. When Frederick came here, the local "Lake Constance Daily News" had the full front page The news was published.
There were too many migrant workers coming back these days. The cheap hotels in Galen were full of people, and there were more people than horses in the stables. Frederick finally found a place to stay.
This hotel, which just opened at the beginning of the year, is the property of the city owner, Earl Garen. The price is not low, so there are empty rooms.
When Frederick walked into the hotel, he thought he was back in Wesson and was leading a team to conduct a fire inspection, because the layout here was almost the same as the hotel in Wesson, and there was a safety exit sign at the stairway. The throwing fire extinguisher hanging on the wall was the first time I saw it outside, not even in the Kingdom of Kush.
When the girl at the front desk saw a customer coming, she stood up and said, "Welcome, there are only more luxurious rooms in the store now."
"Then I want one." Frederick said, "How much does it cost. ”
The girl at the front desk handed over the price list and then explained.
The price of the daily room and laundry fees, three meals a day and afternoon tea is approximately equivalent to 3 Wesson silver Kreuz coins, and almost 200 kilograms of wheat.
Of course Frederick paid for it, otherwise he would have no place to live.
He planned to stay here for three days, firstly to inquire about the situation and plan the route, and secondly to let this matter ferment.
Originally, he wanted to visit the local city lord, but he had already gone to the royal capital, Xiong City.
The girl at the front desk began to register his information: "May I ask your name..."
"Charles Smith." Frederick reported his current identity as requested, " 24 years old, a college student...Oh, now he is an intern at the Railway Department of Wisconsin. Come here...to travel and gain experience."
He put on some makeup and looked much more mature than his actual age. He spoke. Sometimes he was a little hesitant, as if he was covering something up.
The girl at the front desk calmly took notes and gave him the key. Then she asked another waiter to take the customer to the room, and then she slipped away.
The waiter asked Frederick on the way to the room: "Are you from Wesson, sir?"
Frederick replied: "Yes."
< br>The waiter added: "Then I don't need to explain to you the fire escape passages, throwing fire bombs, dispersion lights, activated carbon masks, etc., as well as the use of tap water and water heaters."
Fitter Lie said: "The fire protection facilities here are quite complete."
The waiter replied: "Our master experienced a fire when he was in Oak City, so he has always paid attention to fire prevention."
Frederick nodded.
The fire that year killed hundreds of people. The fire started in a pub that provided accommodation. It was judged that the customers were cooking in the room.
There was a strong wind that day, and due to the poor organization of the local departments and the resale of fire brigade equipment, the fire expanded. Eventually, a newly built pub street and many people living in it were reduced to ashes.
Many of the victims were migrant workers and students who came to study, and the impact was extremely bad. More than a dozen people, including three second-generation officials whom Frederick had known since childhood, were hung from street lamps.
Later, Frederick promulgated a series of fire regulations in the form of law, requiring all public places in Wesson to comply unconditionally. For this reason, both the Germaine Cathedral and the Edelweiss Great Library underwent design changes.
The guest room arrived quickly. The money spent is still worth it. The room is quite big. It has a ceramic toilet and bathtub produced by the Principality of Byrne. The water heater in the bathroom and the heating and cooling air conditioner on the wall of the guest room have stickers on them. There is a sign of Jinghui Explosion. There is a sofa and coffee table by the window. If you want tea sets, you have to pay an extra deposit. Frederick could only obediently pay for a tea set and better tea leaves.
The waiter quickly delivered a bone china tea set and tea leaves, put them down and left.
Frederick had just boiled the water and brewed the tea when someone rang the doorbell.
He thought it was a waiter, but the person who opened the door was a short-haired girl wearing a black suit and holding a briefcase in her hand.
"Hello, sir." A professional smile appeared on the girl's face, "I am Sonya, a reporter from the "Lake Constance Daily News". Can I interview you?"
< br>Frederick was prepared for this, but he didn’t expect the reporters from the west to be so fast.
Frederick invited the reporter into the room and motioned for her to sit down on the single sofa.
Seeing that the tea was brewed, Sonya took the initiative to pour a cup for Frederick and herself, and then took out a notebook and pen from the briefcase.
Frederick thought the name was a bit impressive at first, and after thinking about it he asked: "Did you write the interview about the railway rumors in today's newspaper?"
When he was learning the Helvetian language The teacher had an accent from a mountain in the south, and Sonya spoke with an accent from the river valley, so they didn't match up at first.
Sanya replied proudly: "Yes. For that report, I interviewed more than twenty pub owners and listeners, and then eliminated the exaggerated parts and extracted the core content. I am very good. Right."
Frederick nodded and praised: "It's really great, it grasps all the key points, the analysis is very good, and the comments are very pertinent."
Those people can't do it in just a few dozen minutes. I remember everything he said during the whole time, either missing this or missing that, and adding fuel to the fire when he was drinking and bragging. There is a discrepancy between the rumors and the real situation.
The content published in the newspaper is very comprehensive. There are only a few insignificant details that are problematic, but the general direction is correct.
Frederick asked again: "I wonder what you think about this?"
Sanya was about to say something, but suddenly paused and said with wide eyes: "Now it's me "I'm interviewing you, not you interviewing me."
Frederick picked up the tea cup and took a sip and said with a smile: "I am reminding you of the new news material. It is not good for the newspaper and readers." Reaction is also important."
Sanya pouted and whispered: "You are covered in news material."
Frederick narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
He didn't care and continued: "I came to your place this time mainly to do preliminary research. I walked around and wanted to understand the opinions of various parties on the construction of the railway."
Sonya immediately wrote it down in her notebook, and then asked: "Where do you want to go?"
Frederick thought for a while and replied: "I want to go to Count Sylvan and Count Sforza. Let’s take a look at Count Stefani’s territory, and finally go to Bear City.”
Sanya thought for a while and said, “The counts may have gone to Bear City now, you. You can’t see them in the territory.”
Frederick said: "It doesn't matter. I mainly want to understand the local conditions, such as the products and terrain. The big people in Bear City will be responsible for the big people's affairs."
Before leaving Weissenburg City, he Arrangements were made to invite a heavyweight to serve as his representative in Xiongcheng to observe the election. As soon as this person heard that he could go on a business trip at public expense, he immediately packed up his fishing gear.
Next, Frederick recounted what happened on the train in detail, and Sonya asked some key questions and received detailed replies.
It was already noon by the time the interview ended. After Sonya closed her notebook, Frederick asked her with a smile: "Can you recommend a restaurant?"
(End of this chapter)< br>