Half a month later, Claude went to the Patres Military Port Shipbuilding Base for an inspection. This time he stayed at the shipbuilding base for a month and a half and had close and friendly exchanges with the ship design department and power development center led by Master Bird. More than ten academic conferences were held, and the designs of ultra-large passenger ships, ocean-going cargo merchant ships, and large whaling ships made of iron shells were successfully launched, allowing the four major shipbuilding workshops in the shipbuilding base to develop designs for these three types of civilian ships before they were ready. We received orders for more than ten ships before they were finalized, and everyone was beaming with joy. Everyone knows that the profit of building civilian ships is much higher than that of armored warships...
The clock design that Claude privately discussed with Master Bird also attracted his great attention. He believed that the development of clocks, a timing mechanical tool, would greatly improve the production level of precision instruments in overseas autonomous territories. However, he left the development of the clock to his grandson Mallex, believing that he was fully qualified for this development work. Naturally, Claude would not keep his illegitimate child a secret. He told Malex all the clock knowledge he could remember in his mind, and he also drew several designs of table clocks, pocket watches, and watches.
In addition, Claude also discussed the possibility of establishing a polytechnic university with Master Bird, but was poured cold water on it by Master Bird. It's very simple. The technological development of this Faslan world is based on the alchemical magic talisman array. Rune mages who can do various experiments in the alchemical magic talisman array are the main force in promoting technological development. This can be said to be It is a practical research-based technical magic system.
And as Claude requires, establishing a university that allows ordinary people to learn these technologies is equivalent to knocking down this magic building and building a new one. It's not that it can't be done, but it's The time, energy and money spent are too much, and the gain outweighs the loss. Ordinary people don't understand alchemical magic experiments. Even if they learn magic knowledge, they don't know how to practice. Without magic power, everything is in vain.
To give the simplest example, a rune mage can conduct experiments in the alchemy magic array, understand the change process of the test items, and understand the principles of the synthesis of two metals. Ordinary people cannot do any alchemical magic experiments. To achieve the same experimental effect is to establish a new training and experiment system to let them understand why two metals become another brand-new metal when combined. We need a new synthesis theory that people can see clearly, and we also need to conduct real-life experiments. The cost is not a small sum...
Claude knew very well what Master Bird meant by these words. It’s not that there is no knowledge of physics and chemistry in this world, but that this knowledge is in the hands of magicians, called alchemy, and it is not systematic or communicated with each other. . Just like Master Bird, he turned from a firearms master to researching fire engines and steam engines, then developed into various mechanical power, and now turned to ship design. It can be said that he changed the research direction at will according to his own hobbies...
Most of the other rune magicians are like this, and their teaching methods are also similar. They either give step-by-step instructions or watch the teacher's alchemical magic experiments and then understand it on their own. Not to mention it is not systematic, and they often teach here and there. After all, whether they learn or not depends entirely on the magic apprentices themselves. This kind of education method and efficiency are actually very backward and low.
Moreover, even if these rune mages gained some experience from magic experiments, they kept it secret and refused to communicate with other magicians. This largely caused the delay and stagnation of the world's technological level. If it weren't for the unexpected variable of overseas dominions, Claude would have discovered that in the more than 20 years since he traveled back in time, the technological level of this world has actually not improved at all...
However, since the kind of polytechnic university that Claude had in his previous life could not be established, what about setting up a magic academy to train qualified rune mages in batches for overseas dominions, while also serving as a forum for exchanges among rune mages serving overseas dominions. Claude hopes that the rune mages in the overseas dominions can present their discoveries and experimental principles to other magicians, learn useful things from other people's experimental results, and further promote technological development.
If such a magic academy can be built, the Dominion Military Region can propose the establishment of a magicians association, provide annual salary and welfare subsidies, open an alchemy academic magazine to publish papers and give rewards, etc. Master Bird was a little moved by Claude's proposal, but he still didn't think much of the academic exchanges between rune mages. After all, many mages regard their discoveries in alchemical magic experiments as opportunities for themselves to make profits. It is really difficult to persuade them to give up this traditional habit...
Master Bird finally said that he could try to persuade the rune mages who served the overseas dominions. He has doubts about establishing a magic academy. After all, for hundreds of years, magicians have had an evil impression in the minds of ordinary people. Even these rune mages who work for overseas dominions are also magicians who hide themselves from the outside world. Identity, alchemy magic experiments are done in hiding, rather than conducted openly. It was hard for him to imagine what kind of changes the public establishment of a magic academy would bring to overseas dominions and magicians...
Master Bird thought over and over again and said that Claude was too impatient. He did not think that it would be a good thing to openly establish a magic academy. This would instead expose the identities of the magician teachers and magic apprentices to the public, which would incite public anger. Without strong opposition and public rejection, it would be difficult to ensure the personal safety of teachers and students in this magic academy. He thought it would be better to select and train magic apprentices secretly, just like a magic academy, but cover it up under another name.
As for the establishment of the Dominion Magician Association, Master Bird believes that this is a good thing. Those rune mages will be happy to join. After all, this is also a recognition of their status of serving the Dominion. In addition, they have a lot of annual salary and income. Welfare subsidies, no rune mage would refuse such an invitation.
The only difficult thing is to convince them to come up with their own experimental findings, but this can be solved by offering a large reward. Just like if there are any technical problems that cannot be solved in the Dominion Military Region or the shipbuilding base, you can ask the rune mages in these associations to offer rewards for help. Whoever solves the problem will receive a reward...
Some things really shouldn't be rushed. After listening to Master Bird's words, Claude realized that he was indeed too anxious. In fact, the rune mages who serve the Dominion Military Region are currently cooperating quite smoothly with the Dominion Military Region. Now, the Dominion Military Region directly allocates funds to these rune mages, allowing them to conduct alchemical magic experiments and obtain the results. The more than 400 technologies that need to be kept secret in the shipbuilding base that General Beach Kerin mentioned at the last military meeting came from this. This is actually a kind of alternative reward, but it is a relatively large waste of funds.
Back in Lanhu City, it was General Bockal who was the first to report to Claude. This time he came to report to Claude about his contact with Erikson's Black Sails pirates. The so-called hot face meets a cold butt is what Bokoal is experiencing now. He is wholeheartedly planning for Erikson, but Erikson is not like him and blindly agrees to Claude's request because of their friendship as a boy. On the contrary, on behalf of the Black Sail Pirates, he proposed a series of conditions to the Dominion Military Region that were as big as a lion's mouth, such as delivering the six armored warships first, and then delivering six more after the completion of the matter, etc...
"What did you tell him?" Claude asked: "Did you tell him all the reasons why our Dominion Navy cannot take action?"
Bockaar nodded dejectedly. In the past two months, he had contacted Erikson many times and wrote six letters. At first, Ericson was very excited in his reply, expressing his willingness to cooperate with the Dominion Military District and join the Dominion Navy's armored fleet to attack the United Kingdom's naval fleet in the Fox Islands, and plunder a few of them ashore.
But after Bok'ar discovered that he had misunderstood, he quickly wrote again to tell him that it was not his Black Sails Pirates who were united with the Dominion Navy's armored fleet, but the Black Sails Pirates who independently took on the task of attacking, and the six armored warships were also at that time the reward given to him. As soon as this second letter passed, Erikson's attitude cooled down in his reply. He asked Bockar whether the Dominion Military District and Claude didn't like his Black Sails Pirates, so they deliberately set a trap. Let them die
Bockaar could only write another letter to reply to Erikson, telling him that Claude had no such intention. This time it was an opportunity he had fought for to give Erikson and the Black Sails Pirates. Only after taking the initiative to attack the navy fleet of the United Kingdom on the Fox Islands and demonstrating the strength and determination of the Black Sails Pirates, will the Dominion Military District consider listing Ericson's Black Sails Pirates as a target of support and cooperation. This time, Ericson will be targeted for support and cooperation. For Sen, this is indeed the best opportunity.
Then Erikson's reply came, asking Bockaar to explain why he thought this was an opportunity for Black Sail Island? In his view, leading his own black sail pirates to attack the navy fleet of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands was simply an act of seeking death. Unless the Dominion Navy first lends him a dozen or twenty armored warships, then he can have the confidence to set up a formation and take the initiative to attack the United Kingdom's naval fleet in the Fox Islands...
In order to convince Erikson, Bockar had to reveal some intelligence and inside stories about the military meeting, so that Erikson could understand the real reason why he was looking for him, which was mainly to make the Black Sails pirates have good relations with the Dominion Military District, and to satisfy Airy. Kesen's wish to obtain an ironclad battleship. It was just that after Erikson learned the inside story, he opened his mouth and asked the Dominion Military District to provide six armored warships first and six more later. He did not guarantee that the attack would be completed. He could only guarantee that the Black Sail Pirates would take the initiative to launch an attack. , and at the same time, the Autonomous Territory Military Region must pay a million gold crowns worth of military supplies as compensation for the Black Sail Pirates' attack...
Bockaard then wrote two more letters in an effort to persuade Erikson, but Erikson insisted on the conditions he proposed in his reply. Only then did Bockal realize that this task was not easy to accomplish. He could not agree to Erikson's request on behalf of the Dominion Military Region, so he had to come back to Claude and admit that his plan to win over the Black Sails Pirates and Erikson had failed.
Claude didn't show any anger at all. Instead, he laughed heartily. He got up and went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of fruit wine and filled a glass for Bockar. Then he told Boq'ar that he had expected Boq'ar's failure. To be honest, when it comes to Erikson and the Black Sail Pirates, Bockaar was confused by his childhood friendship, his intuition and judgment, and he behaved neither like a businessman nor a soldier.
If Bockaar had remained as shrewd as a businessman, he would have discovered long ago that Erikson was not corresponding with him for the sake of friendship as a boy, but to get some news from him about the Dominion Military Region. At the same time, Bok'al will be turned into the spokesperson of the Black Sails Pirates in the Dominion Military Region. With Bok'al's identity, he can easily purchase some military supplies and in-demand commodities that need to be monitored in the Dominion. Erikson knew very well that he could not impress Bockaar in terms of money or status, and could only rely on friendship to win over Bockaar...
There is a saying that a drop of water can penetrate a stone, and Erikson relied on several years of correspondence to finally make Boker blind his precise businessman's eyes because of friendship, and imagine Erikson as the simple companion of his boyhood. Of course, over the years, the Black Sail Pirates have used the Buffalo Trading Company run by Bok'Al's father. Whether it is purchasing supplies or selling stolen goods, Bok'al has never had to worry about it. This has also made Bok'al trust Erikson more and more. Come.
He was unqualified as a businessman, and his performance as a soldier was also very poor. As Claude said, as a soldier, you will not believe in a pirate's promise. Just like Ericson is also Claude's youth partner, even if the Dominion Military Region has no conflict with Ericson's Black Sails Pirates, for Claude, he will still be concerned about Ericson's The Black Sail Pirate remained vigilant, regardless of whether he was his teenage friend.
Bokoal trusted Erikson very much, and for this reason he did not hesitate to argue with Claude to speak for Erikson and the Black Sail Pirates. But when Claude gave him a chance, he was rejected by Erikson. Claude analyzed it clearly for him. Erikson's communication with him cost nothing, but he could learn about the Dominion's movements from him, which could be regarded as a source of intelligence. Therefore, Erikson was happy to maintain a friendship with Bockaar and kept writing letters.
But when Bock'al asked Erikson to lead the Black Sails Pirates to attack the navy fleet of the United Kingdom of Fox Islands, Erikson must consider the cost issue. He is the leader of the Black Sails Pirates. If he harms the strength of the Black Sails Pirates in order to maintain his friendship with Bok'ar, then he will definitely reject this friendship. The rule of pirates is that the strong are respected. Strong refers not only to the strength of an individual, but also to the strength of the pirate gang he leads. If he damages his own strength for the sake of friendship, he will not be able to keep his position as the pirate leader.
Claude comforted Bockaar, saying that it was a good thing to be able to see Erikson's true face through such an incident, which was much better than Ericson asking Bockaar to do things that would harm the interests of the Dominion Military Region in the future. He asked Bockaar to put this matter aside, and he would follow Claude on a visit to the Pamigal National Republic. Claude hoped that during his visit, Bockar could focus on the colony of the Principality of Vasiliko and learn about the armed conflict between the two indigenous peoples, the Skolos and the Gisdes... . ..
The implementation of the first step of the Wildfire Plan can be said to be a success or failure. The success was that the Dominion Military District occupied the Rodex Bay Colony of the United Kingdom of the Fox Islands, and at the same time promoted the independent establishment of the Pamigal people in the colony of the Morosik Kingdom and established an independent country. It established the first indigenous nation-state on the west coast, and twice defeated the expeditionary forces sent by three colonial countries including the Molosik Kingdom to the mainland of Nubisia to regain the colonies.
What failed was the second colony of the Kingdom of Resnia and the indigenous national liberation movement in the colony of the Principality of Vasilko. The Rusmans in the second colony of the Kingdom of Resniya became scattered after their chief was killed by the colonial authorities. Although they drove away the colonists in the name of revenge for the great chief, at the same time they massacred the innocent white people who immigrated in the colonies. In order to compete for rights, the various large tribes fought with each other and became chaotic.
Under the strong pressure of the Dominion Military Region, they also united in the war against the invasion of the three colonial expeditionary forces. However, after the war, fighting among the tribes began again. Even if the Dominion Military Region came forward to help them establish an alliance of Rusman chiefs, it was of no use. It was just a title on the surface. In the country, there were still seven tribes fighting in a melee, and no one would submit to the other. The country is in a mess...
Finally, there is the Vasilko Principality Colony, which is even more of a headache for the Dominion Military District. Originally, according to the plan, after the establishment of the Pamigal National Republic, troops were sent to help the two indigenous ethnic groups, the Skolos and the Gisdes, in the colony of the Principality of Vasiliko to liberate themselves and follow the example of the Pamigals in establishing an independent country. Of course, the Skolos and Gisdes also had to work hard to stage an uprising and attack the colonists of the Principality of Vasilko.
The uprising was successfully held, or rather a riot. The garrison of the Vasiliko Principality Colony was completely unable to suppress the armed uprising launched by these two indigenous peoples. They had no choice but to send people to the neighboring Opsaro City-State Alliance Colonial Garrison for help. . Just when the situation was good, the uprising armed forces of the two indigenous peoples, the Skolos and the Gisdes, clashed. Then the conflict turned into a war, and then developed into a genocidal war between the two indigenous peoples. .. ...
Now the two indigenous peoples in the colony of the Principality of Vasilko no longer care about armed uprisings, driving away the colonists, national liberation and the establishment of an independent country. The two sides fought fiercely, and the vendetta between the two tribes became more and more intense. Whether it was the invasion of the expeditionary force or the armed forces of the Pamigal National Republic coming to help them resist, they ignored them and continued to fight for this life and death battle between the two tribes. .. ...