When the smoke cleared, Des could see clearly how much damage the shells he fired had caused. This terrifying power was only mentioned in some classics about magicians...
Living in a magical world, Des had never heard of more powerful forces. But this destructive power actually came from a small iron pipe designed and manufactured by a mortal. This made people wonder.
Shocked.
At this moment, Des was completely speechless. He chose the target himself, and he lit the cannon himself. There was almost no possibility of forgery. He now confirmed one fact: the scene he saw before him
, is the true power of cannon!
With this kind of weapon, the enemy's strong castle is almost no different from gravel: as long as this kind of artillery can be manufactured on a large scale, human defenses will be completely useless.
If there are enough weapons of this kind, they will also play a decisive role in field battles. After all, this thing can fire outside the enemy's range and be the first to carry out ultra-long-range strikes against the enemy's battle formation.
Just by relying on this kind of leap, the city lord of Seris City in front of him can conquer all directions and win every battle.
Thinking of this, Des once again thought of the story Chris told before: How many times can you profit from investing in a country's monarch?
What Chris lacks now is capital and time to accumulate original capital. Once he really rises, there will be no profit in joining at that time.
Thinking of this, Chris's previous condition, "The Longtate family will become one of the richest families in the world; and there is only one voice in this family, and that is your voice!" immediately became tempting.
Incomparable.
"Gudong..." Des, who felt a little thirsty, swallowed, and then handed the torch to Wageron beside him.
He walked up to Chris step by step and looked up at Chris, who was much taller than him: "If... you can really do it... what you said... the Longtate family will stand by your side.
Bian! I will always be loyal to you!"
"Now, how much money do you plan to pay to buy the position of the richest man in the world?" Chris looked at Des and asked with a smile.
Des thought carefully for a moment, glanced at the two cannons in the distance, and then solemnly replied: "1.976 billion gold coins!"
"It looks like that!" Chris nodded and said with a satisfied smile: "I won't let your investment go to waste... Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation... I'm leaving now. In ten days, I will buy grain, steel, and everything you need, and come back here." Des said impatiently: "There's no need to worry about your taxes.
Yes, I will help you pay 1,000 gold coins directly in the Arant Empire. In addition, the 2,000 gold coins I brought with me this time will be left here!"
"Thank you!" Chris smiled and nodded, ending the conversation.
Looking at Des who was walking away, Deans said with some worry: "Money and silk touch people's hearts... Sir, can he be trusted?"
"As long as he has great wisdom, or as long as he is not stupid, he will not easily make mistakes." Chris replied confidently: "Destroying Siris will not get more benefits, but it will cost one more
Enemy...this is not a good deal."
"Then what are we going to do next?" Waggron pressed his sword and stood behind Chris and asked.
"You leave your confidants here and keep an eye on them." Chris ordered: "When we go back to the castle, we must have a defense plan to ensure our own safety."
"You mean?" Wagron asked with a heavy expression.
"Now we have to think about how to protect ourselves!" Chris looked at the two cannons and said confidently.
The group of people quickly returned to the castle in Seris City, then took out a detailed map and pressed it on the round table in the conference room.
The city of Seris acquired by the Eilandhill family is a transportation hub, prosperous and rich in resources.
In peacetime, places like this are often prosperous, but during war, they are exposed from all directions. Seris City is a battleground for military strategists, and it is also an unlucky place for the Four Wars.
"We must get rid of this situation of being attacked from all sides." Chris folded his hands on his chest and said with a frown: "Multiple front operations are a taboo for military strategists."
Chris knows very well that any country that is engaged in multi-front warfare, no matter how powerful it is, will inevitably end up in trouble or even be completely defeated.
France, with its genius Napoleon, fought on two fronts with Tsarist Russia in Spain, and eventually fell apart and lost its hegemony.
Germany, with its dazzling generals and extraordinary military prowess, also fell into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts in the two world wars, and suffered the bitter consequences of two consecutive defeats.
With so many examples before his eyes, Chris felt that he had to end the situation in the Land of Four Wars so that he could remain invincible after he initiated the war for hegemony.
"To the north of us is the earthen castle." Wagron pointed his finger at the north side of Seris City and introduced to Chris: "There are seven lords further north. They have more cavalry than us, and their combat effectiveness is very high.
Strong. Continuing to the north, there is the country of Cold Wind...the territory is very huge."
Chris looked in the direction he pointed, his brows knitted together and he didn't speak. Attacking north was obviously not a good choice, at least at the moment, it wasn't a good choice.
"Comparatively speaking, our defense pressure from the north is the greatest, and those lords are greedy and powerful." Wagron said somewhat depressedly: "Normally, we have the most soldiers in the north."
"To the west of us is the Kingdom of Higgs, which is also large in area and has strong military strength." Deans pointed to the west of Siris and introduced: "The Kingdom of Higgs borders the Holy Demon Empire and is powerful.
Powerful...but also a thorn in the side of the Arant Empire."
Such a country has great variables and requires a lot of energy to defend. In fact, the Arant Empire placed lords like Chris on the border, which itself served as a cordon and firewall.
"Then the only ones left are the south and the east." Chris looked at the map, pressed his hand on the south, and said: "To the south of us is the Arant Empire. We are paying taxes to them. In terms of security, it is not so bad for the time being.
Guaranteed.”
Now the only targets left were the two castles in the east. Waggron put his hands on those two castles and said, "The situation in the east is relatively simple, with Mayne City and Ferry City."
"Mayne is a mainly agricultural territory, but the terrain is very steep. The threat from this direction is the smallest, and the troops we deploy here are also the smallest." He introduced the two cities and brought some useful information
Information: "The ferry city is a port. They are backed by the Sea of Nothingness. They have a great geographical advantage, but there is only one road to the inland, which is the road that passes through our Seris."
Chris finally nodded and said, "What we have to do now is to expand our troops and strengthen ourselves!"
"The army expansion plan will increase the budget by approximately 700 gold coins. We will expand the number of soldiers in the territory to 2,000."
"The cavalry will be increased to 500, and the infantry will be divided into two parts, one is the city guards guarding Seris City, and the other is the infantry responsible for field battles."
"In addition, we need to allocate 1,000 gold coins to improve the treatment of all active soldiers! We need to step up training to prepare for enemies from several directions." Chris casually spent almost all the gold coins that Des left behind.
"Sir, do we... have to wait first..." Deans considered his words and then began to advise: "If you spend so much money to prepare for a war that may not break out, the development of Siris will be
It will be seriously slowed down..."
"Yes, I know!" Chris nodded and acknowledged Deans' statement: "But our current situation is very dangerous. If we fail militarily, then we are finished, right?"
"The war may not break out, sir..." Deans looked at Chris, hoping that his city lord would be more sensible: "Should we think about it again?"
"There's no time to think about it!" Chris waved his hand and looked at Wageron: "So what we want to think about now is how to win in a possible war!"
"There really is no time to think about it." Strider, who had figured out the key, reacted and said to Deans beside him: "We will be targeted soon!"
When he said this, Deans also reacted: woodworking machinery and cheap woodworking products will soon sell well, and by then Siris will become a complete piece of fat.
"Okay! It seems that we must prepare our own defenses before others treat us as fat." With this in mind, Deans had to admit that strengthening defenses now was the right choice.
"Don't panic! Haven't the experiments of several types of machines I developed already been completed? Let these machines be put into production!" Chris confidently comforted his men: "The gold coins you spent, can you find a way to earn them back?
Already?"
He patted Deans on the shoulder: "Soon you will find that gold coins are actually just a number to us."
On the same day, the 30 women recruited passed the training and began to officially use the new loom designed by Chris. The price of cloth production in Seris dropped by more than 90%.
What’s even more frightening is that because of the printing and dyeing formula provided by Chris, the colors of these fabrics are very beautiful, and the price is twice as high as fabrics from other places.
Soon, the city of Siris was making a lot of money, and the gold coins spent by Chris on his army expansion plan were back in his hands almost instantly.
On the other hand, the improvements in forging technology have also shocked the blacksmiths of Seris: the new furnace can raise the temperature to an incredible height, making it easier to forge various metals, and the production speed of gun barrels has also been doubled.
promote.
Because of the increase in job opportunities, every civilian in Seris City has a smile on his face. Everyone knows that with the rise of Seris, this place will become a fertile land!
