Like the Sword of Damocles hanging above his head, the shadow of the Magic Empire always lingers over Chris' head.
In the conflict with the Arant Empire, as long as he wins, the Magic Empire will be alarmed. Chris really doesn't want to conflict with the Magic Empire, at least until he has reserved enough power, he doesn't want to expose his strength in front of the Magic Empire.
If possible, he really wants to develop some kind of long-range bomber and atomic bomb first, and then cause trouble with the Magic Empire. However, this is not an achievable strategy.
All industries need to be accumulated and built up before they can finally rise. Similar to Chris' previous evil path of relying on handicrafts to make cannons, it is actually impossible to develop for a long time.
Fortunately, he met Des and Gurlo, who allowed him to correct his development model and have an industrial system that can barely support the economy.
And this industrial development system that is already on the right track has just sprouted, and it has burst out with amazing power. A variety of industrial products have been manufactured and filled people's lives in just one year.
In a short period of time, the life of civilians in Airan Hill has undergone earth-shaking changes.
With soap bathing, people's personal hygiene has been significantly improved, disease rates have begun to decline, and the population has begun to grow explosively. More newborns have survived this year than in the past three years.
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Similarly, a large amount of cheap cloth has turned into a large amount of cheap clothes: clothes in this world have never been so cheap as today. Clothing factories set up in various places even directly make the cloth into finished clothes with numbers and sell them directly to ordinary people.
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This kind of clothes with the same style is very popular because it is really cheap and saves time. Just go back and change it a little, and it will fit you perfectly.
Moreover, everyone wears the same clothes, which weakens the so-called distinction between high and low. People with similar incomes all wear similar clothes, just like they did in the 1960s and 1970s, gray and black, almost dyed with Alan Hill.
of all cities.
Management matters also began to become detailed and rough. All cities and villages in Ireland must fly the royal flag of Ireland. The black and white eagle flags are hung on the flagpoles of city walls and fortresses, facing the wind.
fluttering.
With the rapid establishment of factories, villages and towns quickly turned into cities, and countless idle agricultural people poured into Desel's factories and began to engage in simple production work.
No one thought that such a scene would appear in their lifetime: countless children and women even have jobs, and every family is accumulating their own wealth crazily. But their wealth is due to the need to improve their lives.
Once again, like thunder, it surged back into the treasury of Elanthir.
Improving living conditions requires building new solid houses with cement. With new houses, utensils made of metal and ceramics are needed. In order to hold these utensils, brand new furniture is needed. Then when the family sits at home, they think of their children.
Education issues.
Just like New China in a certain period, people who became wealthy began to think about more and more things. No one in any era is stupid, they are just restricted by reality and unable to see further.
Once they see hope, they will keep chasing the light. Even if it is a blazing flame, they will rush forward without hesitation, just for the illusory future.
The good news for the common people of Ellandhill is that the future Chris gave them is a proven, extremely powerful and correct future.
After Chris captured Hanhai, he only stayed for a few days before heading back to Seris City. After all, this is his foundation and the industrial core that radiates to all surrounding areas. Because the degree of industrialization here is the highest and the support of the people is also the highest.
The highest, Chris's dominance is also the strongest.
Having swept through five territories along the way, Chris actually faced many problems. He lacked officials to manage these territories, and he could not promote officials in Seris City on nepotism. He could only use some local bureaucrats and let them temporarily
Manage to see the consequences.
The advantage of this is that it maintains stability in the region. There is also bad news. Some officials who are rotten to the core are still delaying the development of the region, slowing down Chris's industrial advancement plan.
Entering the territory of Siris, Chris felt comfortable looking at the towering chimneys. He rode on his horse, turned his head and said to Des: "Fighting against the magician army, just
Relying on infantry is clearly insufficient."
He looked at the other party, pulled the reins to let the horse move forward slowly, and continued: "For the ground troops, we have artillery and rifles, which have the strongest firepower... but we don't have the weapons to defend the dragon knights."
If we describe it according to modern tactical terms, Chris's troops are strongest in ground-to-ground combat, and ground-to-air operations are basically blank: "If we encounter a magic legion on the ground, I don't know what the rifles and artillery components are."
Whether our defense line can resist it, but if we encounter a dragon...all the troops in our hands will suffer."
Des was a little embarrassed and answered Chris's question: "Your Majesty, actually... we don't know much about the Magic Empire's mage legion. The records are very vague, and there are only a few fragments in some historical materials."
"In the war between the Magic Empire and our mortal empire, dragon knights and some Warcraft cavalry are usually dispatched. So we know the dragon knights and Warcraft cavalry in more detail, and even have some countermeasures." Des said.
Everything I knew was told.
He looked at Chris and explained in detail: "Under normal circumstances, to fight against the dragon knights, more ballistas must be prepared... But this is only a very reluctant method, because few armies can resist the forces in the sky.
Simultaneous attack underground."
"Compared with ordinary cavalry, Warcraft cavalry have thicker armor and higher combat effectiveness, so they are difficult to block. The opponent's charge can easily penetrate the defense line of traditional infantry." After all, Des has had "anti-Magic Empire thinking" for a long time.
As a mortal, he knows very detailed information.
"Tanks and bombers..." After Chris heard Des' description, he covered his face and gave an evaluation that was very consistent with his knowledge. No wonder the Magic Empire can crush mortal civilization for thousands of years, leaving mortal civilization to stagnate.
The era of weak cold weapons.
If there was a civilization on Earth that could develop terrifying war machines such as tanks and bombers in 1627, it would not be difficult to push all the surrounding civilizations back to the barbaric age.
"There is a question I have been wanting to ask." Chris ignored the confusion on Des's face, and did not explain what tanks and airplanes were. Instead, he asked about a topic that interested him.
"What's the problem?" Hearing Chris's question, Des was very curious and looked at Chris next to him: "Your Majesty?"
"Why do we rarely see high-level wild monsters living in jungles or deep mountains until now?" Chris asked doubtfully.
"I can tell you this question. It's actually very simple. Just like magicians, the more advanced the monsters, the higher their affinity for magical elements... These creatures with advanced intelligence are also willing to live in those places with strong magical atmosphere.
Place." Des had researched a lot about the Magic Empire, so the answer came right out of his mouth.
"It's no wonder, that's why only mortals can survive in this world, because we can only occupy places that magicians and monsters don't like." Chris said with a sneer.
He paused, and then asked: "In that case, is it possible that we can find some wild monsters to test our weapons and equipment?"
Des, who can be said to be well-informed, shook his head and replied: "As far as I know, even in the Holy Demon Empire, a wild and powerful monster is very expensive and dangerous. And they will not sell one.
Giving a magical beast to mortals is their pride."
"Are you proud...ha!" Chris smiled self-deprecatingly: "I believe that soon they will let go of their pride, condescend to come in front of us, and chat with us as equals!"
Des nodded and said: "I also believe that this day will come soon! My Majesty! I have been reading various ancient books, including various documents from more than 1,000 years ago... There are many mortals who have killed people through careful preparation.
Died like a dragon."
Having said this, he looked at Chris and said: "Since these dragons can be killed by swords, then they can be killed by cannonballs! I am convinced of this! As long as we equip enough
With modern weapons, we can challenge these damn monsters!"
"This is the most optimistic estimate. We have to prepare for the worst..." Chris had a strong sense of worry and said, "So we have to prepare more powerful weapons until we are absolutely sure to win!"
"What are your plans?" Des looked at Chris in surprise and asked, "Are you going to come up with more advanced weapons?"
"Yes! We can't just be passively beaten, we have to fight back! We not only have to defend against their attacks, we also have to attack them on their territory!" Chris clenched his fists and said to Des.
Chris's idea is actually very simple: since he can't develop advanced technological weapons such as tanks and aircraft in a short time, he can concentrate on developing anti-tank guns and anti-aircraft guns!
