Russell walked out of the Naval Staff Headquarters with a sullen face. ,
Looking up at the sky that looked a little gloomy due to the thick clouds above his head, Russell sighed deeply and shook his head, his eyes full of helplessness.
No matter how impassioned and solemn he was just now, Chief of Staff Isori never showed any approval for his ideas.
Even regarding his final proposal, Chief of Staff Isori unceremoniously dismissed it as ridiculous!
"Is it ridiculous? Maybe..." Russell smiled bitterly, feeling that Chief of Staff Isori's reaction was not surprising.
Anyone who hears Russell actually suggesting that the Imperial Navy cancel all existing fleets and replace them with new frigates will definitely find it ridiculous.
Although the Candela Imperial Navy Fleet has never been as valued as the Imperial Army, more than six hundred years have passed since its establishment. It now has four complete fleets under its name, with ships of various sizes. There are nearly 2,000 searches and more than 100,000 subordinates.
It is completely impossible to cut off such a huge establishment at once, which is completely impossible.
Of course, Russell also knew that this idea was completely impossible to realize, so his real suggestion was that he hoped that the Imperial Navy could cut down part of its establishment, and then use the saved budget to purchase new frigates and form a new fleet of ships.
However, this idea still did not gain the support of Chief of Staff Isori.
"Cut off a part? Okay, which part should be chopped off?"
Chief of Staff Isori's rhetorical question left Russell speechless.
As Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Russell certainly knows much more about the situation in the Imperial Navy than most people.
He knows it very well. Although the Imperial Navy only has four fleets in name. However, there are many factions within these four fleets. All forces in the empire are involved. If you want to shake the position of any faction or force, it is tantamount to directly declaring war on them.
Yes, which part should be cut off
It's easy to say, but too difficult to do.
Don't say that Russell is just the deputy chief of staff of the Imperial Navy. Even if he is the governor of the imperial navy or even the commander-in-chief of the military department, there is no way he can make this decision easily.
The only one that could possibly do this. Probably the only one who is above us is His Majesty the Emperor.
But for His Majesty the Emperor, the only threat in his mind comes from the Maro Empire, and the Imperial Navy has never been taken seriously by him.
If he really wanted to make this proposal to him, His Majesty the Emperor's first thought might be to simply cut down the entire Imperial Navy.
In the final analysis, the Imperial Navy has not brought many substantial benefits to the Empire since its establishment. This is the most important reason why most people in the Empire do not pay attention to the Imperial Navy.
This situation has not improved in the more than six hundred years since the establishment of the Imperial Navy, nor has it improved in the more than twenty years since Russell entered the Imperial Naval Staff.
In the foreseeable future, there may still be no improvement.
Russell was powerless to do anything about the situation, so he could think of no reason to convince Chief of Staff Isori. I can only leave sadly.
"The only thing that is gratifying is that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is just a small chamber of commerce in the Principality of Standing after all. It cannot really pose a threat to our Imperial Navy..."
Russell comforted himself in his heart, but still felt vaguely uneasy.
When he inspected the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Standing before, although he only stayed for a few days and left, he saw countless magical places there.
Deep in Russell's heart, there was always an idea that was a bit ridiculous to say.
This New Flying Chamber of Commerce is like coming from another world.
The messy magic machines it created seemed like items that should not have belonged to this continent.
At that time, when he saw those ordinary magic machines in the Standing Principality, he was not so impressed. But later, after seeing the huge magic ship of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce with his own eyes, and seeing the incomparable combat effectiveness of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's escort fleet, This feeling became deeper and deeper, making him feel more and more uneasy.
He always felt that if this new flying merchant association was allowed to continue to develop like this, it might... pose a threat to the entire Candela Empire.
This thought flashed through Russell's mind again, and he couldn't help but laugh to himself.
The Candela Empire is one of the two major empires on this continent. It is an irresistible behemoth for the entire continent.
Not to mention that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is just an inconspicuous small chamber of commerce in the Principality of Standing. Even the entire Principality of Standing will not be taken seriously by the Candela Empire at all.
The uneasiness in his heart caused by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce might as well be said to be the uneasiness caused by his lack of understanding of these strange magical machines produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Thinking of this, Russell waved to the private coachman who was waiting quietly for him: "Martin, do you know where the magic machinery of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can be sold in the city? Take me to see it."
Martin was startled.
Mr. Russell finally returned from the coastal Imperial Navy base to Wimbledon City. He first came to the Naval Staff to report, but why did he then want to see the magic machinery of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce
"Um... Sir, what type of magic machine do you want to see?" Martin asked after thinking for a while.
"Huh? What type? Are there many kinds?" Russell reacted the moment he asked this question.
When he visited the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he had seen countless novel magic machines. So since the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's magic machines have entered Wimbledon City, there are of course a wide variety of them.
"Well, there are not only magic lamps for lighting, but also magic stoves for living, magic rice cookers for steaming rice, and magic water heaters for heating hot water..."
Martin began to introduce Russell one by one with his fingers.
The reason why he knows so much about these magical machines is because he actually wants to buy some for home use recently.
I heard from people I know that these magical machines from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce are very convenient and easy to use, and can bring a lot of convenience to life.
Although he is just a coachman, Master Russell has always treated him well. In addition, there are many people who want to get in touch with Master Russell through him, so he has a small amount of savings and does not have to worry about the expensiveness of these magical machines.
"Okay, just take me to see it." Russell waved his hand, interrupting Martin's narration.
"Well, please, my lord."
When Martin reached out to help Russell onto the carriage, he suddenly hesitated and said hesitantly: "Sir... Actually, I have a suggestion... "
"What suggestion?" Russell looked at him strangely.
"I think... why don't you buy a magic car too?" Martin looked at Russell with a look of anticipation on his face.
"Magic car?" Russell was startled, and quickly remembered the strange magic car that Ambassador Hakanin invited him to ride in when he went to inspect the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
"Yes, the magic car is much more comfortable to ride than the carriage. The key is that it is also very fast and very safe. Two days ago, Baron Soto's magic car and Count Hussein's carriage collided in the city. Guess what? Count Hussein's carriage was completely shattered by the collision, but Baron Soto's magic car was only hit in the front. No one inside was injured at all. The next day after the collision, Count Hussein went home. I bought three magic cars and said I would never go out in a horse-drawn carriage again..."
Listening to Martin chattering about various things he had seen in Wimbledon in the past few days, while praising the various conveniences and benefits of the Magic Glue Truck, Russell's mind drifted to the previous inspection with Ambassador Hakanin. The situation during the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Although he was amazed by all the strange things he saw at that time, what really shocked him was the magic airship he was riding before meeting Xu Yi.
Although the magic car is amazing, it is undoubtedly far behind compared to the magic airship.
If possible, he would really like to own a magic airship directly.
But unfortunately, even the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce itself has not put the magic airship into mass production, so his expectation cannot be realized.
"Okay, then go buy one." Russell nodded suddenly, interrupting Martin.
"... It was so fast at the time that I didn't even see it clearly... Huh? Sir, have you decided to buy it?"
"Well, since you think it's convenient, then just buy one. But when did the magic cars of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce become available for sale in Wimbledon? Weren't there only some household magic machines for sale in the past?" Russell asked rhetorically .
"Sir, you haven't been back for several months, so I don't know. More than three months ago, a store was opened in Wimbledon, specializing in selling the magic car of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. You see, it can be found everywhere in Wimbledon now. I saw the magic car. They were all bought from that store." At this point, Martin looked around, approached Russell, and whispered mysteriously: "I heard that the owner of this store is Cong Lan. He is from the Parry Kingdom and seems to be related to His Royal Highness Prince Frank..."
"Oh?" Russell raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that Prince Frank seemed to have had private contact with Xinfei Chamber of Commerce before. Could this store represent the establishment of a cooperative relationship between Prince Frank and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce
Little did he know that the cooperation between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and Prince Frank had already come to an end.
The boss behind this store is Baron Billier, and he was able to open this store because of his kinship with Prince Frank.
But on the surface, this store has nothing to do with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce except for selling the magic cars of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Russell thought for a moment and nodded to Martin.
"Okay, let's go to this store first."
Seeing Russell's agreement, Martin immediately became overjoyed, whipped the two horses pulling the cart with a whip, and drove the carriage towards the outside of the Imperial Naval Staff Headquarters. (To be continued...)