Time passed quickly, and after the banquet eased, it gradually came to an end.
During the period, Howard left his seat and went back to rest. Then some other nobles also stepped forward to talk to this beautiful girl and introduced themselves to each other.
After Gihassen's stand, Finbull, who had won with firearms, was pushed out again.
"Sorry, beautiful Miss Lacey, for frightening you."
Finbull took off the armor he used for the duel before, put on a white shirt and vest, and apologized gracefully in front of the girl before standing up slowly.
In this regard, Roland Hill said that he should not care, and then asked.
"Is this the fire gun that has become popular in recent years?" Her pupils blinked, and she seemed curious to find a place to hide the fire gun on Fenbull.
Looking at this beautiful girl with a sweet smile, Fenbull's face turned slightly red, a little embarrassed and embarrassed. In the end, it was the brother next to him who helped out the siege.
"That's right, Miss Lacey, this is the advanced version of the musket, the magic crystal gun. It was first invented by mages, but now it's very popular in the aristocratic circle, and Fenbull's family raised many high-level alchemists to make it. these things."
"I heard that Crancia also used a lot of muskets in the war a few years ago." The girl in the white dress turned her head slightly, showing a curious look.
"Yes, those countries in the west use more, because they have few people and can't afford archers."
"But Miss Lacey doesn't need to take this gun too seriously. Although it's convenient to use, its power is just that. Unless it's a special magic crystal gun, it can pose a threat to the extraordinary."
Seeing that this girl was interested in this, several noble youths began to introduce them incessantly as if they were greatly encouraged. From their descriptions, it can be seen that the upper echelons of the empire have studied muskets and magic crystal guns, and they know a lot.
"So, His Majesty the Emperor later pardoned the exiled mages and asked them to make such alchemy creations for the empire."
"Those gadgets made by mages are really interesting." Some young nobles commented.
In the midst of this chatter, Roland Hill nodded slightly, gradually knowing what the upper echelons of the empire thought about those alchemy creations. Interested, curious, but not getting the appropriate attention.
Yes, the empire is indeed imitating muskets and building its own alchemy workshop, but its strength and quantity have not met the expectations of the girl. That is to say, the so-called 'emphasis' of the Empire still underestimates the great changes brought about by technology.
Natural science and social science actually influence each other, and new breakthroughs in natural science will inevitably lead to changes in social system and composition. See the history of the earth in the past, that is, the overthrow of feudal society by the Industrial Revolution.
It is a pity that the current imperial people do not know what they will face in the future, and still think that this is just a wave of troughs that can be tolerated and foreseen in the thousand-year history of the empire. In a few decades and hundreds of years, when the muskets and magic crystal guns in the empire are popularized, the two sides will return to the same level as in the past.
But in the information that Loren Hill left to Crancia, the musket actually only accounted for a small part, just a tiny prototype in industrialization. Behind it, steel smelting, metal turning, machinery manufacturing, gunpowder chemistry, etc., when these truly form a complete industrial chain, will drag the entire society into a new era like a roaring train.
With chemical fertilizers and breeding improvements, many lands do not need to be rotated many times, and food production can be doubled directly. After the iron and steel and mechanical processes are mature, railways and trains will connect all cities and regions one by one, and various resources will be quickly exchanged and traded. , since then, countless people will be freed from inefficient and complicated agriculture and put into more efficient industrial production.
Following this line, industrially produced products will exchange enormous wealth from other backward parts of the world, and these wealth will in turn accelerate the accumulation of industrial countries and continuously advance the advantages of science and industry.
At that time, the empire, a country that mainly relies on farmers for agricultural production, will be abandoned by the entire era, just like those feudal dynasties in history.
Even if there are no other countries to invade, they will be overthrown by the envious people in the country, because everyone sees a better way and wants to live a better life. This simple and real desire is difficult for any ruler. suppressed. In the end the difference is nothing but a decent abdication or an unseemly abdication.
The thoughts in their minds danced, and when several people saw that the girl listened so seriously, a kind of excitement and joy of being recognized and valued rose in their hearts, and they said more things.
In the end, Roland Hill could even calculate from the information disclosed, the approximate annual output of the Empire's muskets, and the stage of the craftsmanship.
In this way, until the banquet was completely over, everyone gradually dispersed with some reluctance.
Soon after, Loren Hill also said goodbye to the housekeeper beside him, and wished Earl Howard good health.
After ten minutes.
Watching the carriage carrying Miss Lacey leave outside the courtyard, Howard slowly put down the cup in his hand on the windowsill.
"Have you found out, the background of that Miss Lacey?" He looked at the man behind him.
"Returning to the master, I have only obtained some shallow information at present, and it may take some time for more detailed and true information."
"Well, I'm not too demanding of you, but at least tell me the final result before next Saturday."
"Let me give you a few suggestions. This Miss Lacey's background is by no means an ordinary chamber of commerce. Find out who is behind their chamber of commerce certificate. Go to the south and see, she is obviously more familiar with the south of the empire than the north. "
"Obviously inquire about the servants around her. They are around and naturally know the abnormality of this eldest lady."
"Yes, this subordinate remembers it." After that, the shadow disappeared into the study.
Although there are many decadent and depraved people among the nobles of the empire, the small group standing at the top of the pyramid is still a rare elite. They may not show their talents and achievements, but they have been secretly controlling the power of the country. A key resource with far-reaching impact.
"It's really interesting. I didn't expect to see such a special girl appear in the stormy weather." Howard slowly tasted the wine in his hand, and looked at the sunset sky in the distant evening.
"Which family came up with this beautiful vase, Landsworth? Forest elf? Or a descendant of the previous emperor?"
"The Star Wants To Retire"
"What's the purpose? To stir up disputes, let the old and the new fight, or to muddy the water and cover up what else?"
In this way, Howard stood in front of the window of the pavilion, thinking carefully, with a playful smile on his face from time to time, until the sun completely went down, the earl standing in the dark was like a bat watching the night, standing still. .