Urban Sims

Chapter 76 Fairy Tales
Zhou Ming, who became the earl of the Earl of Rhodes and the chairman of the United States of Iron Fortress, has been implementing his "coal-steel rail economic integration" plan for the next period of time.

The core of this plan is to prepare to transport coal and iron ore resources through raw material transportation tracks to places with abundant water resources, large surrounding population, and relatively developed economy, to create several "coal and steel capitals", and then through the well-connected personnel The material transportation track transports steel products to various markets, and strives to make the Iron Fort United States a steel center that accounts for more than 90% of the world's steel production.

So... the location selection of the steel factory, the recruitment of miners in the coal mine, and the route planning for the construction of the track all required Zhou Ming to personally plan and lead.

There is also the matter of the Free Trade Union, the Mercenary Union, and various other matters... With such a huge workload, even a body made of iron will be exhausted.

To this end, Zhou Ming held the "Civil Service Examination" twice a year to select capable government personnel, regardless of background, age, or appearance. Whether you are a knowledgeable bachelor or a calculating businessman, As long as you have talent, as long as you pass the civil service examination, Zhou Ming will hire you without sticking to one pattern.

It was through this method that the burden on Zhou Ming was eased after several batches of manpower were recruited.

In addition, in the New World, in order to obtain the extensive and easy-to-exploit sulfur and saltpeter resources behind the Ural Snow Mountains, Zhou Ming asked the thief Jie Luo to recruit a mercenary group of 3000 people who can adapt to the high-altitude living environment. Go to the Dafeng pass, bring tools, and first dig out an "S"-shaped trench channel to reduce the difficulty of passing the pass, and then send a large number of people to bring back a batch of urgently needed sulfur and saltpeter from the New World.

In addition, many of the hundreds of crop seeds that Zhou Ming brought from the New World have germinated under the right environment, including the corn seeds, breadfruit seeds, cotton tree seeds he is most looking forward to, and others. The most awaited rubber seed.

Zhou Ming's [Steam Engine] scientific research team has also developed the experimental product of the steam engine to the fifth type in the past ten years. Except for the lower output power and higher coal consumption, the rest basically meet the actual needs. So Zhou Ming issued an order to mass-produce "five-type steam engines", and strive to produce more than 100 steam engines within two years.

When the rubber tree is mature, rubber raw materials can be collected in batches, and the vulcanized rubber can be used to replace the sealing material in the Type [-] or Type [-] steam engine. After the air tightness is improved, the thermal efficiency and output power of the steam engine will undoubtedly be improved. Great improvement.

Everything is moving forward in an orderly manner.

However, two letters from the capital of Woz made Zhou Ming, who has been busy with various government affairs for more than a year, immediately gather an elite army of 1 people and rush to the capital of Woz away from the city.

These two letters are actually letters of appeal for help. One was written by King Helian himself, saying that his king's capital had been besieged by barbarians from the west for half a year. He begged him to send some troops to save his kingdom. In the letter, he put forward two generous conditions: If Zhou Ming agrees to send troops, he will not only pardon all his previous crimes of disrespect, but also make him the Grand Duke of Rhodes within the authority of his king's canonization... In addition , will also marry his beautiful princess—Princess Irene, to him, and form a royal marriage with him...

"It seems that Helian was really worried by those barbarians in the west. Otherwise, he would not have rushed to the doctor. All the letters for help were written to me, and all my crimes were pardoned..."

Zhou Ming laughed sarcastically, he didn't expect Helian, who was stingy, to have such a magnanimous side.

but……

Seeing the end of the letter again, Helian put forward two substantive conditions and mentioned a familiar name, Zhou Ming couldn't help but sigh: "What a rare infatuated woman in the world."

Yes, the whole matter is related to this Princess Elena.

After the Battle of Itti Valley, King Helian, who had lost so much that he was about to pawn his pants, had six counties in the south, and was snatched by the "Yankees" four more. Under the desperate predicament of possibly becoming a fish in the mouth of others, Helian put his last hope on the Chulin Kingdom known as the "Westside Barbarian".

The Kingdom of Chulin is a kingdom established by nomads. Its national strength is similar to that of the Kingdom of Voris. In this kingdom, there are many pastures and a group of nomadic barbarians. Yellow hair, brown eyes, sturdy physique, wild nature, proficient in riding, all of them are born cavalry.

In the name of forming a marriage between the two countries, Helian invited the barbarian king of the Churin Kingdom to the palace of Woz City. After seeing the astonished Princess Elena through a veil, Helian A middle-aged barbarian king with straight eyes and a dry mouth agreed to Helian's request almost without thinking. this number.

but……

Helian still seriously underestimated the strength of her royal sister. As early as the age of 16, she used extreme methods such as hunger strikes, hanging herself, and drinking drugs to push back the first royal marriage on her. For ten years, in order to wait for a person, the person she has been waiting for, she has used similar methods to push down countless marriages related to her. The methods are so fierce that even suitors are being produced. Am I right? Feel like forcing the princess to commit suicide?
After Eileen categorically rejected the request to marry the barbarian king, Helian became furious and asked people to put this princess who dared to disobey him under house arrest!This younger sister cannot be allowed to make any mistakes before marrying the barbarian king.

As a result, only half a day later, someone hurriedly reported to him that Princess Elena, whose hands and feet were all bound, hadn't breathed for a quarter of an hour, and she passed out from suffocation.

"...?"

At this time, King Helian, the great anger in his heart, was extinguished in an instant like a small flame in the face of such indifferent life and death and resolute persistence.

After the marriage failed and he found out that he had been tricked, the barbarian king sent [-] troops to make Helian's head into a drinking vessel for himself, and raped the woman who rejected him a hundred times. Give it to the cheapest man slave to play with.

Seeing that the Kingdom of Chulin sent 5000 troops, the Kingdom of Arino, which had already tasted a little bit of success in opening up its borders, also sent [-] troops ecstatically, wanting to take a bite out of the Kingdom of Voris.

……

After reading the letter written by Helian, Zhou Ming opened another elegant envelope with patterns, and a deep sadness welled up in his heart.

But I saw a piece of letter paper covered with wet marks, written a paragraph of words that even a hard-hearted heart must be softened and dissolved:
"My Frog Prince, I have been waiting for you in the tall castle for a long time. When will you come to pick me up? Your princess is getting old and not beautiful. When you come to pick her up again, you will never come here I won't like her anymore... my frog prince, can you come and pick me up soon?"

……

"Kill me!"

After marching rapidly for half a month, Zhou Ming, who led an army of [-] to the outside of Woz, saw countless barbarian soldiers climbing up the wall, and they were fighting against the defensive force composed of recruits and civilians on the wall. When the carnival retreated after the festival, he gave an order, and the cavalry troops with silver armor formed a "∧" formation, and slammed into the barbarian army that turned into infantry after dismounting collectively in order to attack the city. middle.

It was a service, killing [-] people and taking [-] prisoners. The barbarian king fled with the remnants of his defeated generals.

……

ten days later.

A grand wedding was held in the palace castle of Woz City.

At the gate of the castle, a tall white horse came tramping over, a knight with a white helmet and red feathers, and silver boots, wearing a tuxedo with white material and gold trim, gold cuffs with gemstones, a blond, handsome, heroic knight, pressing his hands Take the reins, rein in the horse and stop at the end of the red carpet.

Among the two rows of people surrounded by crowds, the knight on a white horse, facing the woman in a white dress standing on the steps, bowed her head and stroked her chest in a salute, bent over, stretched out a slender right hand to the woman, smiled, and spoke softly. Gentle and authentic: "His Royal Highness, your frog prince has come to welcome you. May I ask your Royal Highness, would you like to ride a horse with me and go on an adventure trip together?"

"What frog prince, it's clearly a frog..."

The woman in the white skirt frowned, leaned back, and looked disgusted.

"However, seeing how sincere you look, I will reluctantly agree to you!" The woman in the white skirt made a grimace, put her slender hands on it, raised her skirt, lifted her feet, stepped on the saddle, swayed her body on the horse's back, and said He muttered dissatisfiedly: "Be careful, my frog prince..."

Clap clap clap clap.

Turning the horse's head, the knight on the white horse, holding the princess with her eyes closed and her body trembling slightly, rode past the horse, and the walls of people on both sides of the red carpet burst into thunderous applause.

When she walked out of the castle and arrived at a secluded place within the city wall, the delicate woman in her arms was already sobbing.

　This chapter is not in the plan, it was written to fill in the previous pit, and there is another chapter to fill in the pit...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)