Now Claude understands why the nobles of the Kingdom of Hicks are so keen on setting up mineral development companies to recruit people to explore and mine in the inland colonies. The Nikancha country only occupies one third of the inland colonies of the Hicks Kingdom.
More than a dozen gold and silver mineral resources have been discovered in the territory. It is conceivable how many gold and silver mineral resources there are in the inland colony, which still has two-thirds of the territory.
You must know that the nobles of the Hicks Kingdom are only interested in mining gold and silver mines, or mineral resources more valuable than gold and silver. They are not interested in anything else, because gold and silver mines can be directly refined into ingots and transported back to the country.
In exchange for a large amount of cash. The most important thing is that transportation is convenient. A few pack horses or donkeys can easily transport a few months or half a year's output to the seaport and board the ship. There is no need to spend money to build any roads...
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Compared with the inland colonies of the Kingdom of Hicks on the Nubisian continent, the original seven overseas territories of the Kingdom of Overas were miserable. Although the vast area, flat terrain, and convenient transportation are suitable for colonial development, Amphi has the most mineral resources.
There are only three gold and silver mines in the Direct Territory of Ston. There are no gold and silver mines in other direct territories. Although the mineral resources discovered are valuable, they require large investment and construction before they can be mined. They are not as good as gold and silver mines.
Convenient to make money.
With the help of Bokoar, the war zone has divided the Vibato Port Direct Territory and its borders with the Nikancha country, which is basically divided according to the original jurisdiction of the original Vibato Port Colonial County. In
Some local war zones also took advantage of the fact that some small hills and highlands were placed under direct jurisdiction along the border. In the future, it would be easy to build a defensive front based on these geographical advantages.
This time, in addition to accompanying the special envoy of the Nikancha country to the three direct governors of Tiersim, Mormali and Arturas, Bok'ar mobilized the local Nikancha settlements to move to their own country.
Besides, he had something important to do with Claude. After looking around, he pretended to be mysterious and took out a piece of paper folded into a square from his arms and handed it to Claude.
"What is this? Sneaky..." Claude opened the document disapprovingly. The content inside seemed to be a list. But Claude almost jumped up when he saw it and reached out to grab it.
He took Bok'ar's collar and pulled it in front of him: "Where did the things on this come from? Are they all real?"
We can't blame Claude for being so surprised, because the list clearly states a set of large hydraulic forging presses, a large refining furnace, as well as various supporting hydraulic cutting machine tools, large hydraulic drilling machine tools, etc., all of which belong to the Kingdom.
Military machinery and equipment owned by overseas territories are prohibited. The machinery and equipment written on the list that Claude saw can completely form a large-scale military industrial base. In other words, these things can be manufactured by the war zone itself.
Guns and cannons are made with standard equipment, rather than native guns and cannons of different specifications.
"Calm down, calm down!" Bockaar pointed to the collar where he was grabbed.
Claude let go of his hand in embarrassment, picked up the wine on the table and drank two sips directly to calm down. The new rifle being researched by his sister Anna's laboratory has made great progress and has entered the test phase.
The gun stage is to continuously fire to test the durability, practicality, and safety of the gun. Generally speaking, it takes three thousand bullets to be fired before it can be initially determined whether the new rifle meets the design requirements.
However, Claude also received bad news from Master Bird, that is, even if a new rifle is invented, it will not be widely used in overseas territories. It is very simple. Overseas territories do not have a military industry and cannot produce large quantities of rifles.
To manufacture new rifles, at best, you can only do a small amount of hand-made manufacturing in the alchemical magic talisman array, or organize a blacksmith to build it on a small scale. However, in that case, uniform accuracy and quality cannot be guaranteed, and it can only be regarded as a crude gun.
Now the mechanical equipment of the military industry on the list sent by Boker has completely solved the difficulties faced by Claude in preparing to manufacture a new standard rifle. But what makes Claude strange is that, logically speaking, a military industry like this
Complete sets of mechanical equipment should be the focus of attention in the war zone, so how could they appear in the hands of Bockaar silently?
Bockar dusted off his collar that was wrinkled by Claude, and wanted to drink some wine. However, he looked at the bottle that Claude took two sips from, curled his lips in disgust, and went to choose another bottle from the wine cabinet.
After opening the fruit wine, he poured himself a glass and tasted it slowly. Claude was no longer in a hurry now and just watched his performance coldly.
After Bockard finished drinking, he pointed to the list and said to Claude: "Would you believe it? I only spent two boxes of good wine and one box of fresh beef to get the items above."
Claude shook his head, expressing his disbelief that any villain would trade these things with Bockar for two cases of fine wine and one case of fresh beef.
"It's true, I didn't lie to you." Bockaar proudly told the story. It turned out that the complete sets of machinery and equipment for the military industry on these lists were transported from the Kingdom of Hicks to the Port of Vibato.
These things came because Mechid III wanted to build a large gun manufacturing workshop in the colony of Nubisia mainland to produce muskets, artillery and ammunition, so as to reduce the pressure on shipping and make it easier for the colonial garrison to arm and replace damaged weapons and equipment.
Since this was the idea that Mechid III came up with, the people below responsibly transported these military machinery and equipment to Vibato Port and then discovered a big problem. Where should this gun manufacturing workshop be set up? As we all know,
Unfortunately, the gun manufacturing workshops set up by all countries in Farea Continent have very strict geographical requirements, that is, the utilization of water power requires continuous waterfall water resources all year round, but the Colonial County of Vibato Port does not have the appropriate conditions.
place.
Now the official who came to be responsible for building the gun manufacturing workshop was in trouble. Fortunately, his team also brought some engineers and prospectors over. The Hicks Kingdom's inland colony here is so large, I believe it will always be
He could find a suitable place. So he sent out all his engineers and explorers to find a suitable place, and then he would build this large gun manufacturing workshop.
It's just that the poor official in charge didn't realize that the colonial officials and nobles here in Vibato Port did not take Melchid III's request to heart, but instead focused on his engineers and prospectors.
.The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The colonies here are very short of people, not just those brainless coolies, but these professional talents.
At that time, the colonial war had not yet begun, or in other words, Melchid III had just turned his attention to the overseas territories of the Kingdom of Ovilas. He wanted to build a large gun manufacturing workshop in the colony beforehand. But he did not
What comes to mind is that the nobles of the Hicks Kingdom have become very popular with mining in the inland colonies. They very much need professional prospectors to find new gold mines for them. Even those engineers can also design designs for their mining industry.
Or repair the latest gold mining machinery...
Therefore, the surveyors and engineers sent out by the responsible officials soon lost their whereabouts, and each of them became a missing person. Only then did the responsible officials realize that the colony was not the mainland of the kingdom, but a lawless land. He might not even be able to protect his own safety outside the city.
There is no guarantee. Many times he saw the guards transporting gold and silver ore ingots fleeing to the city with heavy casualties and begging for shelter. Similarly, he also understood that if these guards met people weaker than them in the wild, they might transform into
The extremely vicious bandit and slave-catching team...
The official in charge wanted to go to the local officials in the colony for help, but all he got was perfunctory and delay. No one was willing to help him in a thankless way. And when he wrote a letter back to the kingdom, because of the outbreak of the colonial war, no one sent him a letter.
Take the letter seriously. Anyway, everything and equipment are there and can't be lost. The disappearance of a few people is just a minor matter. It won't be too late to build a gun manufacturing workshop after the colonial war is over.
So the only responsibility of the official in charge was to guard this pile of equipment. Even the managers of the dock area warehouse thought that these things took up too much space and forced the official in charge to transport all these mechanical equipment to an abandoned warehouse in the west city of Vibato Port.
.That place was a shanty town where the Nikancha people lived. The official in charge had to live there with his servants as custodians to prevent the Nikancha people from stealing some small things.
In this way, the official in charge kept these mechanical equipment for more than four years, until the port of Vibato was besieged by the light cavalry of the Thunder Legion. Materials in the city were tight, and he and his servants could only eat potatoes to satisfy their hunger. When General Bolognik led
When the Guards Division appeared under the city of Vibato Port, he knew very well that after the city was broken, he, an official of the Hicks Kingdom, would definitely enter a prisoner camp. So he found Bokoar and exchanged the pile of mechanical equipment he kept for
I bought two boxes of good wine and one box of fresh beef, and prepared to let myself and my servants enjoy themselves in the last few days in the city.
"That's not right." Claude was a little strange: "After the occupation of Vibato Port, wouldn't it be necessary to carry out a city-wide search? Such complete sets of military industry machinery and equipment will definitely become theirs after being discovered by the Guards Division.
A great feat. You must know that seizing such a set of military machinery and equipment produced by the Hicks Kingdom is even greater than the destruction of the city. How did you hide it from the Guards Division?"
"Have you forgotten? Didn't I say that these mechanical equipment are stored in the warehouse in the west city of Vibato Port, which was originally the place where the Nikancha people lived, a slum shanty town. The Nikancha people were killed by Hicks
After the people were captured as slaves, the entire place became a deserted place with no one in it, except for small animals such as rats, wild dogs and sparrows, no one came in or out at all."
Bockal looked like he had a pearl of wisdom: "And after I found this pile of machinery and equipment, I went to the management office and ship registration office in the dock area and found the registration files that shipped this pile of machinery and equipment more than four years ago.
, and destroyed all the records. No one now knows that there is such a complete set of military gun manufacturing machinery and equipment in Vibato Port. Of course, I mainly want to hide it from the Guards Division. If they find out, they will definitely
This set of machinery and equipment must be transported back to the kingdom as proof of their merits.
After the city was broken, because I had the credit of leading the way and guiding the attack, the officers and soldiers of the Guards Division still trusted me. Later, they searched the whole city and organized troops to search and sweep the shantytowns in the West City to prevent the remnants of the enemy from hiding there. The search found
When I entered the warehouse, I told them that it was a warehouse rented by the Bison Trading Company that I hosted. It was mainly used to store pledged items and some large materials. I disguised the outer wooden boxes of the mechanical equipment and covered them with
The curtains were removed and it looked like furniture. They didn’t check it carefully, they just took a cursory look around and left.”
"Where is the official in charge of the Kingdom of Hicks and his servant?" Claude asked.
Bokoal replied while drinking: "I saved them. They did not reveal their identities. I only said that the two of them were warehouse keepers I hired and they were Hicks civilians. After capturing Vibato Port, I returned
The theater command was worried about them and these mechanical equipment, so they returned to Vibato Port under the pretext of dealing with the matter of the Bison Trading Company.
But it was obvious that I was just nervous, and no one was interested in the contents of this warehouse. The Nikancha people were not in the surrounding shantytowns, so the safety of the warehouse could be guaranteed. The official in charge also raised a native dog for sentry duty at night.
I decided to go to the Nikancha country to look for business opportunities after confirming that everything was fine, but I didn’t expect that I would stay there for more than half a year..."
This bottle of fruit wine was filled with three glasses by Bockaar and then disappeared. After drinking the last bit of wine in the glass, Bockaar smacked his lips: "You have good wine here."
Claude slumped down on the chair to make himself more comfortable: "You know these are not my collection, they should be collected by the former owner of the Admiral's Mansion, and now they are all given to me cheaply. I usually don't like it either.
Drinking, for me, black tea is more refreshing. Later you can pick some and take them back, and treat them as gifts from me."
"Okay, it's not yours anyway, so you don't feel bad. I just took a fancy to several bottles of very expensive fruit wine. I heard about it but never saw it when I was in the kingdom, but I didn't expect to see it here, so I won't
You're welcome." Bockaar pointed to the list that Claude put on the table: "What are you going to do with these mechanical equipment? I went to Vibato Port to see it before coming back this time, and they are basically in good condition.
Now these things belong to our Bison Trading Company, are you going to sell them or keep them there as before?"
Claude tapped his middle finger on the table unhurriedly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The Buffalo Trading Company has shares in the War Zone Logistics Department and the Intelligence Department. I will give you a sum of money to buy this batch of machinery and equipment first.
Replacement, this matter cannot have anything to do with the Buffalo Trading Company. I am currently entrusting someone to design and manufacture a new type of rifle. Just like the revolver you received, it also fires brass bullet shell bullets. It is progressing smoothly and will soon
You can see the sample gun.
Originally, I was still worried about how to mass-produce new rifles after they come out. Now I have this set of military firearms manufacturing machinery and equipment, which has helped me a lot. I plan to use this set of machinery and equipment to open a large-scale firearms factory in an overseas territory.
Manufacturing workshop, of course, I will leave you a share of this military industry as your reward, and by the way, I will also win over high-level people in the overseas war zones and let them become shareholders of this military industry."
Bockal nodded, took out a thin copper sheet from his pocket and placed it on the table. The copper sheet was engraved with a pattern of a bison head: "Okay, you just make the decision, and you will be responsible for this batch of mechanical equipment."
.This Bison Bronze Medal is the supervisor's certificate of the Bison Trading Company. Take this bronze medal to Vibato Port and find the warehouse in the West District. The contents inside will be handled by the person carrying the Bison Bronze Medal, as will the responsible official and his servants.
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"One more thing," Claude said: "You have to ask the official in charge for the names of the explorers and engineers who came to Vibato Port with him before. It is best to have a list. Then you send people to that Ni
The Kamchat people should check to see if there are any engineers and prospectors among the Hicks who were taken captive to mine gold and silver mines. If so, they should try to redeem them. These are all technical talents.
It would be a pity to waste them in the mines. Rescue them, I should be able to use them when I set up the gun manufacturing workshop..."
Bokoal replied: "No problem, but I have to help the special envoys of the Nikancha country to settle the Nikancha settlements in these three jurisdictions. Besides, I estimate that I will have to stay here for a while, and it won't happen right away.
Walk......"
Claude also smiled bitterly and said: "It's okay, I have to put in some effort for the migration of these Nikancha people and help them get on the ship to transport them north. Then take your time in advance. As for the Bison Bronze Medal, I will give it to
Others go to the port of Vibato, inspect the machinery and equipment, and choose a suitable location for the construction workshop in the overseas territory."