In the meeting room of the guild hall, eight members of the Business Alliance sat together. The expressions on their faces were very relaxed. Karl spoke first: "Mr. Zhao Hai and the others have been away for a while and should be arriving soon.
That island, I heard that they were on the ship, and they did not forget to conduct research. Now the machine gun has been completely researched, and the machine gun and bullet production machine drawings have also been sent back. We can produce a batch of machine guns."
Roger also said with a smile on his face: "I wonder how powerful this machine gun is? Did Mr. Zhao Hai mention it?" They really feel very relaxed now. Now that the Swordfish Archduke and the Mother Goddess Church are standing up,
And they are the ones who benefit the most from it. Under the pressure of the Mother Goddess Church, the Swordfish Archduke will move closer to them. This is definitely a good opportunity for them.
Karl nodded and said: "It has been tested. It is very powerful. It is at least five times more powerful than the steam gun we use now. The machine gun that can be produced now is more powerful than the best steam gun we have."
The gun is about seven times more powerful, has a longer range and is more powerful."
"Okay, great, this is definitely good news for us. The Swordfish Archduke has given us news that he wants to cooperate with us. If the Mother Goddess Church really wants to attack the Swordfish Territory, he hopes
We sent troops to help him, and the condition is that Haizhou City will forever become a free trade port, but we cannot send troops to Haizhou City. The security of Haizhou City can only be left to the police." Wood said at this time.
Karl said solemnly: "It seems that the Mother Goddess Church has put a lot of pressure on the Grand Duke. Even the Grand Duke has offered such conditions, but this is good, so that our control of Haizhou City can become justifiable, but we also have to
Make another kind of preparation. If something unexpected happens to Grand Duke Swordfish, we must also be prepared to deal with it."
Wood said: "I have ordered the army to prepare for battle, and I am also preparing to seize the time to produce a batch of steam weapons, mainly steam cavalry guns and steam heavy armored infantry weapons. After all, the weapons they use,
There is no need to be too flexible, even if you use a box-type pressurized cabin, there will be no problem, and full-scale production has now begun."
Frank also said: "Our people who stayed in the city have also begun to change their equipment and are preparing to replace them with new steam guns, so that their combat effectiveness will be greater. If there is any problem, they can be the first to deal with it."
We have time to fight, and at the same time we have begun to organize workers in various industries and conduct simple military training."
The other people all nodded, and another congressman said: "Our fleet at sea has also begun to gather. We can transport our troops to Haizhou City at any time, and we can even enter the Steel World through the Haihe River at any time. At the same time,
Some of our people in various cities have also begun to take action and are ready to fight or evacuate. If the Mother Goddess Church really turns its back, then we can respond as soon as possible."
Everyone nodded, but Karl sighed softly and said: "It's a pity. If we are given a few years, if Mr. Zhao Hai's weapons can be completed, it will definitely be a great success for us."
A good thing is that we won’t have to worry about the Archduke or the Mother Goddess Church."
Everyone nodded, but Wood said at this time: "No matter what, no matter when it comes, we must firmly hold the sea power in our hands, whether it is the Mother Goddess Church or the Grand Dukes, as long as they want to
We must cut off those who reach out to the sea, and we must not give them a chance."
Everyone nodded, and Karl said solemnly: "Now we still have to see the development of the Swordfish Archduke and the Mother Goddess Church. I really want to see how far they will develop in the end.
"A few people all nodded. They are also waiting for the result. If the Swordfish Grand Duke wins in the end, the Mother Goddess Church's power in the Swordfish Territory will suffer heavy losses, which will be very beneficial to the development of their business alliance.
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Wood said: "We all need to pay attention to safety recently. The people from the Mother Goddess Church are really anxious this time. I'm worried that they want to muddy the water. If they really want to do that, they may be dealt with."
Us, if we get rid of us, the merchant alliance may be in chaos. As long as the merchant alliance is in chaos, the Swordfish Archduke will lose the most support. When the time comes, the Mother Goddess Church will definitely take action against Swordfish without hesitation."
Everyone nodded, and Karl said: "Don't worry, now I'm fully prepared whether I'm going out or going home. No one even knows where I'm going to rest at night." Everyone else did the same.
Nodding, it is indeed the case now, where they will rest at night, no one except the people closest to them knows.
Frank glanced at a few people, and then said: "Everyone, I think we can rest on the boat at night, go directly to the boat to rest, and replace all the people on the boat with the most loyal people. At night, the boat
Just leave the port. In that case, even if they want to deal with us, it will be impossible. As for what to do if something happens here in Haizhou City at night, we can definitely use the letter eagle to contact us."
When Frank said this, everyone couldn't help being stunned, but then their eyes lit up. Frank's idea was very good. Now the sea power was in their hands, and the sea was like their home. They would
You can go to the sea to rest. At that time, even the people from the Mother Goddess Church will not be able to deal with them. They only need to do their own security work during the day.
Frank looked at everyone, smiled slightly and said: "It's up to you what you decide. If nothing happens, let's go back first. After all, the situation is changing rapidly. What will happen in the end is still unclear.
It's really hard to say." Everyone nodded, and then they all left. Some of them were already preparing to arrange their own boat to rest after going back.
At this time, Grand Duke Swordfish was sitting in his study, holding a document in his hand and looking at it. The housekeeper was standing in front of him. Grand Duke Swordfish read the document for a while, and then said to the housekeeper: "
How is the contact with the people from the Business Alliance going? Do they agree to my request for union?"
The steward said: "When I get back to the Grand Duke, they have already agreed to our request for alliance. Please rest assured, Grand Duke. They said that if the Grand Duke needs it, the merchant alliance's troops will come to support us as soon as possible. We only need the Grand Duke to really agree in the future."
Just turn Haizhou City into a free port."
The Grand Duke nodded, and then said: "Okay, that's good. As long as we have the support of the Merchant Alliance, then we dare to compete with the Mother Goddess Church. This time we must withstand the pressure of the Mother Goddess Church, otherwise
, we have really lost our autonomy." The housekeeper also responded.
The Grand Duke glanced at the butler, and then said with a smile: "Come, sit down, come and serve tea." Following the Grand Duke's voice, a servant immediately walked in. This servant walked to the study and took a cup of tea.
A pot of tea was brought to the two of them, and then they exited the room.
The Grand Duke looked at the housekeeper and said with a smile: "I have worked hard for you during this period. All actions against the Mother Goddess Church were carried out by you. You did a very good job. The Mother Goddess Church did not assassinate you.
Less, right? You have to pay attention to your safety." The Grand Duke is still very satisfied with the performance of the housekeeper during this period. The housekeeper has done a really good job. The people who carry out various actions of the Mother Goddess Church are all housekeepers. Mother Goddess
He also led people to seal the church of the Church of God. It can be said that the housekeeper really offended the Mother Goddess Church to death. From what the Grand Duke heard about, there were no fewer than ten assassinations against the housekeeper, but none of them were successful.
, otherwise, the housekeeper might not be able to sit here.
The steward didn't dare to say anything, but the Grand Duke smiled slightly, then picked up the tea and said to the steward: "Come, try it, this is a good tea sent by the Merchant Alliance, all of which are produced in the Daowu world.
, The taste is very good, those guys from the merchant alliance really kept all the best things for themselves to enjoy." After saying that, he took a sip of tea.
The steward also quickly picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Then the Grand Duke put down the tea cup and nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed good tea." The steward also nodded, but at this moment, the Grand Duke's expression changed.
His face turned red immediately, and then he seemed to be unable to breathe. He quickly covered his chest with his hands, gasping for air, looking very painful, and then a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
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The housekeeper also saw the Grand Duke's appearance. He couldn't help being surprised. He immediately rushed to the Grand Duke's side, supported the Grand Duke, and said loudly: "Master, what's wrong with you? Come, come quickly, call the doctor."
"But at this time, the Grand Duke's face has become even more ugly. His face has turned blue-gray, the look in his eyes is slowly disappearing, and even his breathing is about to disappear.
At this moment, the door of the study room was pushed open, and then a group of people walked in. The housekeeper turned around and found that the person who walked in was Andrew. The person following Andrew was the second son of the Grand Duke.
Leonard, behind them, was followed by several guards from the castle. Those guards all looked at the housekeeper, with a trace of murderous intent in their eyes.
As soon as Andrew entered the room and saw this situation, his expression couldn't help but change, and he immediately said loudly: "Okay, Philier, you dare to kill the Grand Duke, come here, arrest this murderer."
." The guard behind him responded immediately, and then rushed towards the butler. The butler's name was Philier, but because he had been a butler for too long, everyone had forgotten his real name.
When Butler Philiel heard what Andrew said, he couldn't help being stunned, and then he immediately said: "Nonsense, Andrew, go call the doctor quickly, the Grand Duke is poisoned." Philiel already felt that something was wrong at this time,
But he still hoped that he had guessed wrong, that's why he said this, but obviously, he guessed correctly this time.