Claude looked over and over at the invitation in his hand, feeling a little strange in his heart. The newly appointed supreme commander of the theater, general of the kingdom, and hereditary earl, General Alges Kai Osmolin, was not going to do anything in the past two days.
Did you go to the 1st and 2nd Panshi Division for an inspection? How come you had time to invite yourself to his private dinner in the evening? What does this mean?
Is he trying to win over himself, or is it because he has not been with him during the military inspection in the past two days, so that he feels that he is deliberately going against him and is preparing to find a reason to deal with him? No, if that were the case, he would not have sent the invitation.
Eating by oneself, a private dinner, represents building a relationship, showing closeness and friendship, or discussing in private...
"You said General Alges returned to the headquarters this morning?" Claude asked his personal adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Anders, who sent the invitation.
Lieutenant Colonel Anders nodded: "Yes, according to the itinerary, General Algers should have gone to Panshi First Division for inspection today, and the round trip took a total of five days. But for some reason, General Algers canceled the inspection of the lower unit.
He decided to return to the theater headquarters in the morning, and then sent his adjutant to deliver this invitation to you."
Claude thought for a moment and asked, "Did General Bolognik come back with you?"
"No, General, I have inquired. General Bolognik has returned to the First Rock Division." Lieutenant Colonel Anders replied.
"Okay then, go and tell the adjutant who sent the invitation that I am happy to accept General Alges's invitation and will attend his private dinner on time." Claude said.
The night was already deep, and the carriage made a rolling sound on the gravel road. Claude sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and meditated. He really did not expect that the purpose of the private dinner that General Alges invited him to that night was actually
License for drawings and production of projectiles.
There were only two people at the dinner party. General Alges booked a top-grade box at the most luxurious American Tavern run by the Mining and Commerce Association of Lanhu Town to entertain Claude. This made him originally think that there would be many people attending.
This dinner was a surprise to Claude. He really didn't expect that General Alges would invite him alone.
The atmosphere was really awkward at first, but General Alges was worthy of being from an old aristocratic family, and he was a master at adjusting the atmosphere of the conversation. Although he was nearly twenty years older than Claude in terms of age, he and Claude
There wasn’t much of a barrier in the conversation. We started with a few dirty jokes about the royal capital, and then talked about the children’s education, and the large ranch that Claude was running for his sister Anna during this time, and the family business.
After buying it, Claude soon felt relaxed and natural, talking and laughing freely, and the conversation with General Alges was particularly interesting.
After they were full of wine and food, they removed the dishes and served the black tea after the meal. General Alges and Claude talked about business. Only then did Claude understand that the main reason why General Alges interrupted his trip to inspect the troops to assess their combat effectiveness was
Because he had watched the offensive warfare drill commanded by General Servicit in the 2nd Pandan Division and discovered the offensive weapon of grenade, he was confident in conquering Vibato Port, so he stopped the trip to inspect the troops.
General Arges said that after seeing the explosive power of the grenades during the attack, he understood what was the key to Claude commanding the Thunder Division to annihilate the three main armies of the Kingdom of Hicks in one fell swoop and win the Third Colonial War.
After learning from General Sevicit and General Bolognik that the grenade was Claude's invention, he immediately rushed back to Lanhu Town and entertained Claude for two purposes. One was to honor the Guards Division.
To purchase grenades, the second is to obtain the production license for grenades from Claude.
As a member of an old aristocratic family and a representative figure in the Royal Army, General Alges is naturally not an ordinary person. Although his military career has some twists and turns due to the heavy casualties suffered by his subordinates, he is invincible and has an invincible record and title.
But it is real, otherwise he would not become a kingdom general.
He knew very well what the effect of throwing grenades in offensive warfare means. For the kingdom's army, it is a strategic offensive weapon that can reduce heavy casualties of offensive troops, be indestructible and invincible. If it were not owned by its inventor Claude
Given his identity and status, perhaps General Alges would be more willing to use other methods to obtain the production license for the grenade.
Claude naturally knew this very well. In fact, it was very easy to imitate the grenade. Once you get a few and take them apart, the internal structure will be very clear. And there are no patents in this world, like the one behind General Alges.
The old aristocratic family has taken a fancy to the grenade invented by Claude. It can be produced by copycats. All it takes is to change the cylinder into a round appearance. General Alges can seriously discuss China with Claude.
The production license of the grenade has clearly expressed his goodwill.
Claude agreed to General Alges's request, signed a formal authorization document, and drew a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the grenade on a piece of white paper on the spot, including some of the more technical features.
The place was also marked in detail. This move greatly surprised General Alges. Unexpectedly, Claude was so sensible, so he presented a money order from the National Bank with a face value of 10,000 gold crowns as Claude's
Licensing income.
Then Claude discovered where General Alges' real gratitude was. He placed an order for 20,000 grenades for the Guards Division, but the price was not what Claude sold to the five reinforced divisions in the theater.
The internal price of one gold crown for one grenade was the high price of three gold crowns for one grenade. General Arges told Claude that one gold crown for the 50,000 grenades previously sold to the theater
The price of one piece can be marked as a trial discount price. In the future, the official purchase must be set at three gold crowns each, otherwise you will definitely lose money.
Losing money? How is it possible? Claude can't think of why he is losing money. The production cost of a projectile is only about one silver thaler, and the other miscellaneous expenses are not more than two silver thalers. The sale price is one silver thaler.
A gold crown can earn a profit of three silver thalers. Now that the grenade has proven its power and effect in actual combat, training, and drills, the Kingdom's army will definitely make a large purchase. How can it lose money?
General Arges laughed and told Claude that he actually envied the good relationship between the five divisions in the overseas territorial theater. There was no intrigue or mutual favoritism here. It was unlike the relationships among the ace armies of the Kingdom.
Competition and involvement, such as I won't get it and won't let you live a good life, etc. What I fear most are those pig teammates who are specifically holding back.
A grenade is priced at three gold crowns. This is not because General Alges is greedy, nor is it because the old aristocratic family behind him wants to make a huge profit. It is that the price of these three gold crowns must include two gold crowns.
Crowns are used as public relations expenses, so that everyone involved in this matter will have a share of the profits, so that the production of grenades can be controlled by his family, so that no other military workshop in the kingdom can produce the same imitations.
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Now Claude has two more money orders from the National Bank. One is for 10,000 gold crowns. This is the authorization fee for the production license of the grenade, which can be put into his private pocket. The other one is for 60,000 gold crowns.
General Alges generously paid for the 20,000 custom-made grenades for the Guards Division in advance. He bluntly told Claude that the money was used for the military expenses of the Guards Division.
, without having to pay for military expenditures in war zones.
This time, in order to take up the position of supreme commander of the war zone, capture the port of Vibato, and obtain the meritorious service of being promoted to the marshal of the kingdom, he carried with him a military expenditure of 300,000 gold crowns and prepared to spend it all on this battle. This is unacceptable.
Don't let Claude lament the rich wealth of those old noble families. Of course, this money was not personally paid by General Alges. The families behind most of the noble officers in the Guards Division who came with him also came out.
force.
General Arges told Claude not to worry about how long he would stay as the supreme commander of this war zone. He came to the overseas territories this time just to gain military exploits. After capturing Vibato Port, he would soon
Take the Guards Division back to the kingdom's mainland. By then, the position of supreme commander of the theater will still belong to Claude...
But now Claude is sitting in the carriage, recalling General Alges's promise, and doubts whether the Kingdom will retain the war zone setting after capturing Vibato Port. Without the threat of the Kingdom of Hicks invading the colony, the Kingdom
It is very likely that the governor-general-admiral responsibility system of the overseas territories will be restored. By then, the Thunder Legion and the three Rock Legions will not know where to go. They may also be disarmed on a large scale. Like the second-line legions in the kingdom's mainland, only one will be retained.
The structure of the shelf corps.
Seeing that the carriage was about to arrive at Veblen Manor soon, it suddenly stopped. The security order given by the big man Germi suddenly made the atmosphere a little tense. Claude looked out of the car window and saw
The guards guarding the carriage put their mounts outside and raised their muskets with match ropes on alert.
"What happened?" Claude asked.
The big man Germi came back soon to report: "General, there were five or six drunkards just now, they should be new immigrants, making a mess beside the road. Now we have sent people to drive them away, they are all right.
We can move on."
This seems a bit fussy. They are just a few drunk immigrants. In fact, there is no need to be so nervous. However, since the big man Germi became the squadron leader of Claude's personal guard squadron, he is meticulous in carrying out security escort tasks and must do so at all times.
Follow security regulations.
When Claude returned home, he handed over the public food to his wife Kaifuni in a polite manner, and then fell asleep with Kaifuni in his arms. But soon Claude was awakened by the crisp sound of musketry, and Veblen
Noisy sounds began to be heard in the manor, and firelight and candlelight shone.
Kaifuni was sleeping soundly. Claude slowly opened his wife's hand on a certain body part of his body, got off the bed and put on his pajamas. He came out of the bedroom, and soon the big man Gemmi took it in his hand.
Holding a musket with a lit match, he appeared in front of Claude disheveled.
"General, are you okay?" The big man Gemie looked around cautiously.
"It's okay, who shot?" Claude lit the candle on the lampstand in the living room, and the soft candlelight illuminated the room, and the big man Gemi breathed a sigh of relief.
"It was a shot fired by a sniper on the rooftop. He said he saw three black figures climbing in from the wall of the manor. He fired a shot and seemed to hit one of them. The three figures escaped.
It's better to sneak into the manor, we need to search the entire manor immediately..." the big man Germi reported.
"Maybe it's a thief," Claude disagreed: "I heard that the public security in Lanhu Town is a bit bad during this period, and General Xazolak has complained several times. He needs to form a local garrison in Lanhu Town instead of relying on
A patrol squadron of more than fifty patrolmen is responsible for maintaining security in a town of nearly 100,000 people. However, the war zone did not allocate funds for setting up a local garrison camp. Maybe I should find time to remind General Alges tomorrow.
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Lanhu Town can now be upgraded to a city. After 100,000 immigrant families arrived in the Amphiston Direct Territory, many immigrant families with manual skills were unwilling to become farmers. Instead, they took out a home loan to live in Lanhu.
Family handicraft workshops and small shops were opened in the town, so that Lanhu Town expanded three or four times in one fell swoop. While the manpower and area expanded, it also brought great security risks. Public security incidents such as petty theft, drunkenness, fights and troubles occurred one after another.
Originally, the patrol station of a squadron was already exhausted and unable to deal with the security problems of the entire Lanhu Town.
General Xazolak, who is responsible for the local garrison forces, local security and counter-espionage affairs in the war zone, plans to set up a local garrison battalion in Lanhu Town to assist in maintaining security and order. However, it is limited by the selection of soldiers and the lack of funds. After all, this is a war zone.
, everything is focused on war, and the formation of local garrison forces needs to wait until the formation of the Rock Fourth Division of General Beach Kerin, oh, now it can only be carried out after the formation of the Third Division.
However, after the formation of General Beach Kerin's division, the good news came that Claude led the Thunder Division to victory in the Third Colonial War. At the same time, because the Thunder Division suffered heavy casualties, preparations were made to form local garrison forces through pre-selection.
The new recruits were assigned to the Thunder Division's supplementary troops, which made General Xazolak half angry to death. But there was no way, because he was a local garrison. In the theater, frontline troops were given priority in all matters.
General Xazolak has reported for the third time to establish a local garrison camp in Lanhu Town. However, there has been another job change. Claude has no time to pay attention to this trivial matter. And the newly appointed supreme commander of the theater, Alges
The general has no intention of getting involved in these local affairs. He is concerned about the combat effectiveness of Panshi's three divisions in the theater and the recovery of the officers and soldiers of the Guards Division under his command. He can't wait to capture the port city of Vibato.
It wasn't until his family's manor was robbed in the middle of the night that Claude discovered that the security problem in Lanhu Town had reached a point where it was urgent to rectify it. Even his manor, the commander of the Thunder Legion, was being planned. It can be imagined that the people in Lanhu Town were
How serious is the security problem?
The big man Germi arranged two hidden snipers on the highest roof of the manor every night as a supplementary security force for the night patrol. Unexpectedly, it played a big role tonight. The sniper who fired was taken
When he arrived in front of Claude, he said that the three shadows waited for the patrol team to pass by before climbing over the wall.
Just as the clouds in the sky dispersed, he could clearly see the three black figures climbing over the wall in the moonlight, so he fired a warning shot. Then the clouds blocked the moonlight again, and he didn't know whether the three black figures had escaped or sneaked in.
into the manor. But it is certain that the shot he fired should have hit one of the black figures.
Later, a small pool of blood was indeed found by the wall. Judging from the traces of the blood, the three black figures should have climbed over the wall again and escaped. However, Claude still personally led the team to search the entire manor, causing a scene.
It was a restless night.
Early the next morning, General Chazolac ran over after hearing the news. Claude and him returned to the theater headquarters. After General Alges heard about the incident, he allocated 20,000 gold to General Chazolac with a stroke of his pen.
Kerang used it as the funds to set up the local garrison camp in Lanhu Town, and asked him to rectify the public security problems in the entire Lanhu Town as soon as possible.
When Claude returned to the manor, he found that Mr. Veblen had also come running over, and he also brought three black hounds, so that he no longer had to worry about thieves entering the manor at night.