"Is there no room for manoeuvre?" Crown Prince William said with a frown. In fact, he knew in his heart that it was useless to ask such a question. After all, for the people of the Western Continent, honor is their life.Especially in a duel, if you admit defeat before the duel, you will definitely be ridiculed as a coward.

"Of course not, please prepare two identical pistols for us." Ferdinand said.

"I hope to use the M1900 Ronning pistol." Zhao Shouhong added.Since Ferdinand did not make a request, Crown Prince William had no choice but to agree. He quickly found two Ronning pistols and handed them to the two after they were fully loaded.

Originally, single-shot pistols were supposed to be used in the duel, and the two sides could only shoot once, but Ferdinand insisted on filling the bullets.Ferdinand, who considered himself a sharpshooter, looked down on Zhao Shouhong very much. He thought he could shoot all seven bullets into the opponent's body.

"The two of you are back to back, and I will start counting the passwords. Each of you will take five steps forward, then turn around and shoot, and it will end when the bullets run out or someone falls to the ground." Crown Prince William had no choice but to start. Because there was a duel with Archduke Ferdinand, the other people present were not qualified enough.

"One, two..." Crown Prince William stepped back while counting, and finally hid behind a big tree.When Wu's voice came out, Archduke Ferdinand and Zhao Shouhong turned around at the same time.At this time, the members of the delegation from the Austrian side, and Sun Baoqi from the Houjin side were all in a cold sweat, for fear that their own people might make mistakes.

If fighting Zhao Shouhong has not been trained, shooting is a sport that can be cheated.In Zhao Shouhong's personal optical brain, it has the function of assisting the owner in shooting. At this time, the personal optical brain has been connected to the chip in his brain, and a targeting system has been installed in his eyes.

When Zhao Shouhong raised the pistol, a crosshair had already appeared in his eyes. Around the sight was a series of data such as gravity, curvature of the earth, wind force, wind speed, range, and bullet weight. It became an absolutely accurate crosshair, as long as Zhao Shouhong fixed his target with his eyes, his pistol would never miss.

Archduke Ferdinand fired first, and when his bullet roared out of the barrel and shot at Zhao Shouhong, Zhao Shouhong's first bullet also went out.Precisely predicting the trajectory of the opponent's bullet, Zhao Shouhong was able to slightly adjust the muzzle of the gun in a short period of time. His bullet was fired first, and it actually hit Ferdinand's bullet accurately and knocked it into the air.

A spark flashed in the air, and the two bullets collided and flew to an unknown place.Although the guests present were far away, they could still see clearly, and they exclaimed in surprise.Before Ferdinand fired the second bullet, Zhao Shouhong waved his hand slightly and fired his bullet.

The bullet was fired, but it didn't go towards Ferdinand's heart, but the gun in his hand.The second bullet hit Ferdinand's gun at an odd angle.Ferdinand only felt a strong force coming from his hand, and the whole pistol was thrown out of his hand immediately, flying towards the upper right.However, just as the pistol flew out, the third bullet arrived, and it miraculously hit the pistol again, causing its height to rise by a certain distance again.

Zhao Shouhong's wrist shook continuously, and he fired several bullets in a row, which made Ferdinand's pistol rise steadily until it was more than four meters high, and then fell because he stopped shooting.At this time, the guests present were all stunned. They had never seen someone use a pistol so superbly.

Chapter 2 with twists and turns

"This is simply a magical skill." The guests kept exclaiming, but they quickly realized that Zhao Shouhong stopped shooting, and there were still six bullets in Archduke Ferdinand's pistol.Everyone hung their hearts, they couldn't bear to watch such an excellent sharpshooter die in a duel due to negligence.

Archduke Ferdinand was taken aback for a moment, and then reacted. He reached out to catch the falling pistol and pointed it in Zhao Shouhong's direction with a sneer: "Stupid post-golden pig, so what if your marksmanship is good? Now you have no bullets. , and I still have six bullets. I will shoot these bullets into your body one by one, and let you know that there is a price to pay for being soft on the enemy."

Zhao Shouhong still looked at Archduke Ferdinand with a smile, but did not refute a word.Ferdinand gritted his teeth, aimed at Zhao Shouhong, and squeezed the trigger hard.However, what surprised Ferdinand was that the trigger force was so strong that despite his best efforts, the trigger still did not budge.

Archduke Ferdinand turned the gun in surprise and looked at the trigger. He was shocked to find that there was a bullet stuck in the trigger.The bullet had been deformed by the impact, and it was deeply embedded between the guard ring and the trigger, completely jamming the trigger.No matter how many bullets Ferdinand has now, it is impossible to fire.

Seeing Ferdinand checking the pistol, many spectators knew that there was something wrong with his pistol. Everyone burst into laughter, rejoicing that no one was killed in the duel.

Seeing that Ferdinand was pulling the trigger hard, but the trigger could not be restored to normal anyway, Crown Prince William walked over with a smile and said: "Since Mr. Zhao Shouhong's pistol is out of bullets, and Archduke Ferdinand's pistol has malfunctioned. , then this duel should be considered a draw."

"Wait a minute." Zhao Shouhong said suddenly: "Who said it was a draw?" He turned to Archduke Ferdinand and said, "Maybe you are right, I am too merciful to the enemy, since you remind me, I think I should Make this duel a perfect end. Your gun is broken, but mine is not. Maybe you didn't catch me, I only fired six shots, which means I have one round in my pistol, and I think it's enough to last Your life is over."

"No, absolutely not." Crown Prince William immediately became nervous, and even the audience exclaimed, and several ladies even fainted.The situation turned abruptly, and Archduke Ferdinand was already in a daze on the spot, not knowing what to do.Because of the sudden incident, Crown Prince William could only stammer and say no, unable to express his complete meaning for a while.

"But today is my good friend's drinking party. I don't want to make him look bad, so I choose a draw." Before everyone could react, Zhao Shouhong suddenly turned his gun to the sky and fired the last bullet.

"Oh? My brother, you are so great, you are the most kind gentleman." Crown Prince William stepped forward excitedly and hugged Zhao Shouhong. At this moment, he didn't know what language to use to compliment Zhao Shouhong Forgiving and generous.

Zhao Shouhong has his own considerations in his heart, Hualan is still the weak in the world today, he can't make too many enemies.What's more, the Allies are a weak side, and they don't want to weaken their strength. More importantly, if Crown Prince Ferdinand dies here, what will happen to the Sarajevo incident?This is tantamount to killing the established route of history with his own hands, and deviating the entire history from the track.

The biggest advantage of a traverser is knowing the history. If this biggest advantage is gone, it will be very difficult for him to control the overall situation.So he will carefully protect the history, not too destructive, at least not until he becomes stronger.

After reacting, Grand Duke Ferdinand came straight over, and he suddenly bowed to Zhao Shouhong and said, "I am very grateful for your kindness, I take back what I just said, and I will get to know the people of Houjin again. At least I know now that there is such a fine man among them."

Zhao Shouhong appreciates Ferdinand's candid character, his own way of doing things without any scruples about other people's ideas.It's no wonder that he ignored the protests of the entire royal family and resolutely married Sophia, a commoner woman.Just now, I was merciful. If I was a person who cared about other people's feelings and wanted to save face, I'm afraid I would be embarrassed to give in so quickly. I'm afraid that others will say that he is afraid of death, but Ferdinand would simply come over to express his thanks.

"I was also momentarily righteously angry. I just didn't want to hear others mocking my motherland. I said a lot of exaggerated things just now, and I hope the Grand Duke will forgive me." Zhao Shouhong reciprocated the favor, and began to speak with tolerance: "His Royal Highness's straightforwardness makes me Admiration, I don’t know if I have any hope to make a friend with Da Da.”

"Of course, I admire people who are stronger than me, especially your marksmanship is so good." Archduke Ferdinand exaggeratedly waved his hands and exclaimed: "That is simply a magic skill."

"That's great, we'll be good friends from now on, don't be awkward anymore. There are excellent people in any country, and it's not a gentleman to attack each other with insulting words." Crown Prince William smoothed things over with a smile, watching He was also very happy when the matter was successfully resolved, and at the same time secretly thanked Zhao Shouhong for his clever means.

"Unexpectedly, when I came to visit the Teutonic country, I was able to meet a good friend and such a capable person. I am so happy." Crown Prince Ferdinand raised his wine glass again to greet Zhao Shouhong, and Zhao Shouhong also reciprocated Raise your glass.

"Who has the ability? It seems that I missed something." A confident voice came, and it was obviously William II who came.The guests who had just wanted to disperse gathered again, and he greeted William II one after another, but His Majesty the Emperor only nodded at them slightly, and then ignored them.

"Let's go in and talk about something." Crown Prince William quickly let the two friends and his father back into the living room.After paying tribute to the guests, Crown Prince William led several people to the fireplace: "Today, the three of us have become best friends. Father, you should be happy for me."

William II nodded and said: "Yes, from my point of view, the future Houjin Kingdom will definitely be Zhao Shouhong's world. After all three of you become leaders of the country, a new and more powerful national alliance will emerge. .”

While speaking, William II couldn't help but waved his disabled left hand to strengthen the power of his words.As soon as William II waved his hand, Crown Prince Ferdinand noticed, and he exclaimed: "This is impossible, His Majesty's arm has healed, did you encounter a miracle doctor?"

"Of course, it was Mr. Zhao Shouhong's subordinate who cured my natural disease, and now I feel better." William II smiled, and Ferdinand looked at Zhao Shouhong as if he was watching Aliens, of course if he knew there were aliens.

Chapter 2 Special Medical Expenses

"I don't know if I can borrow Mr. Zhao Shouhong for a while. I want to talk to him alone." William II said with a smile. Of course, he doesn't need to be so polite to Crown Prince William, but Archduke Ferdinand is the representative of the allies. Enough etiquette.

"Of course, I would also like to chat with His Royal Highness Crown Prince William for a while, please do it yourself." Archduke Ferdinand bowed slightly and said.

William II nodded, and he took Zhao Shouhong up to the second floor, and soon came to the royal private study.Entering the gorgeous royal study, Zhao Shouhong's eyes lit up.The decoration here is quite simple compared to the entire palace. Apart from the big clock in the corner, two sofas and a desk, the most impressive thing in this room is the rows of bookshelves, just like a library. .

Looking at those books in various categories and languages, many of which were seriously worn, Zhao Shouhong knew that William II was by no means as simple as it was said in history.This is a person who pursues perfection and excellence, and his famous violent temper in history is estimated to be mostly from congenital disabilities.At this time, the physical defects will disappear, which will cause a great change in his temperament. It is believed that the disappearance of character defects will enable him to exert greater abilities in the First World War.

William II let Zhao Shouhong to the sofa, and then said with a smile: "From a business point of view, you are the imperial envoy of the Later Jin Empire. From a personal point of view, you have cured my stubborn illness. I should give you enough compensation." Yes. I've thought about it for the past few days, but I still can't think of anything to repay you, so I hope you can bring it up so that I can refer to it."

"Originally, Hualan people pay attention to giving favors and not expecting repayment, but after all, what I rescued was a monarch, so this is tantamount to insulting your identity. Besides, I do have great difficulties, and I hope you can help me." Zhao Shouhong finally said reached the ultimate goal of his plan.

"My motherland is poor and weak. In recent years, it has been bullied by various countries, especially the Rakshasa and the Japanese, who are eyeing our country, so I have always hoped to strengthen the country and compete with these two countries." Zhao Shouhong mentioned Luo as soon as he came up. The brake is to make William II feel united against the enemy, so that his request can be passed more easily.

Seeing William II nodding slowly, Zhao Shouhong continued: "If a country wants to be strong, it cannot do without its industrial strength. And the strength of industrial strength lies first in the machine tool industry, so I hope to buy one from His Majesty this time." The [-]-ton hydraulic press is the core of my country's machine tool industry."

"What?" William II's face suddenly changed color.If this [-]-ton hydraulic press is an ordinary person, I probably don't know what it is useful for, but as someone who is familiar with industry or the country's scientific and technological strength, they are very clear about what it means.

The workpieces manufactured by the [-]-ton hydraulic press have the characteristics of high precision, saving materials and labor, and are durable. Moreover, many workpieces that cannot be manufactured by cutting methods can only be manufactured by hydraulic presses.In today's industrial production, the hydraulic press is regarded as the highest level of heavy industry, and it can be called a nuclear weapon in the machine tool industry. Without many of his equipment, it cannot be produced.

For example, there is no hydraulic press of more than [-] tons, steam turbine wheels, large support rollers, and large crankshafts for [-]-ton ships cannot be produced. However, if you want to manufacture ships with a flying scissor bow of more than [-] tons, there is no [-]-ton ship. The first-class hydraulic press cannot manufacture the bow part at all.Because the British only have [-]-ton hydraulic machines, all their battleships have straight bows, and their wave resistance is much lower than that of Teutonic products.Even more miserable, the Japanese only had [-]-ton hydraulic machines, so when they built the latest Fuso-class battleships, the marine steam turbines could only be imported from Saar.

In this era, only the Teutonic country in the world has produced three [-]-ton hydraulic presses with the strength of the whole country, and other countries have none at all.These three [-]-ton hydraulic presses are regarded as the treasures of the town, and they are placed in Essen, Munich, and Berlin, where the industry is the most prosperous, which greatly promotes the development of the Teutonic heavy industry. Now Zhao Shouhong actually wants one of them, even if Even William II had to think about it.

Seeing William II hesitate, Zhao Shouhong knew that this was a critical moment, and he had to be more convincing in order to get this precious [-]-ton hydraulic press.He turned his eyes to think: "Your Majesty, I think the power of the Allied Powers is too lonely. You need to fully contain the allies of the Allied Powers. At least in the future, if there is a war in the Western Continent, the Teutonic Kingdom should not suffer from the enemy."

Wilhelm II suddenly raised his head, facing enemies on both sides is the eternal pain of the Teutonic Kingdom, otherwise Stephen, the former chief of staff, would not have racked his brains to formulate any Stephen plan.What Zhao Shouhong said was indeed very tempting, but William II quickly denied his own ideas: "Of course the Teutonic Kingdom cannot be attacked from behind, but even if the Later Jin Kingdom develops, it will be difficult to resist Rakshasa. What's more, you are not the ruler of the post-Jin country now. Even if I am optimistic about you, I believe that within 30 years, you will not be able to reach the point of reaching the top of the country. The war in the Western Continent is imminent, and all countries are desperately preparing for war. I can't bet on Such a slim hope."

The expression on Zhao Shouhong's face was unwavering, and he looked at William II with sharp eyes and said: "The development of science and technology promotes the advancement of industry. Every industrial revolution will cause explosive growth in some emerging countries. 50 years ago And who would have thought that a White Eagle country that relied on agricultural exports for a living would become the largest industrialized country in the world. Industrialization is a population-intensive industry that requires a lot of labor, and the Houjin country with a population of [-] million, There are exactly such conditions. In addition, the Houjin Kingdom has rich coal and iron resources, and it is not difficult for us to develop industries. In Zhongchuan, the heartland of the Houjin Kingdom, I spent two years building an industrial zone."

"Really?" William II was taken aback. He had no news about this industrial zone.But soon William II became suspicious again. He thought that the industrial area was too small and there was nothing to sell, even if there was a [-]-ton hydraulic press, it would not be of much help.

Zhao Shouhong had already seen through William II's thoughts. He reached out and took out three small bottles from his pocket and said, "My industrial zone has a complete range of industries, and many of the products are unique. This is our industrial zone." The products in it are all unique medicines in the world.”

"What are these medicines for?" William II asked, looking at the three bottles.

2 Ten chapters of the power of Chinese medicine

Zhao Shouhong said: "These three bottles contain Huayao Huisheng Dan, Wan Ling Dan and Jiaozhi Baiyao respectively. This Hui Sheng Dan is a panacea, which has certain curative effects on various diseases, while Wan Ling Dan is specially used for antibacterial Anti-inflammation, I believe His Majesty has seen these two in the circle of nobles. If a soldier is seriously injured, he can easily die due to inflammation of the wound. Once a war breaks out, this situation will greatly damage the long-lasting combat effectiveness of the Teutonic Kingdom. But with this panacea, the death from infection will be greatly reduced, and those wounded soldiers will be able to go to the battlefield again soon after recovery. In addition, it has a good effect on various inflammations. As for the Jiaozhi Baiyao, it is even more miraculous. Once injured, as long as you sprinkle this medicine, it will quickly stop the bleeding and scab, which is very good for the continuation of combat effectiveness, and it can also reduce inflammation and pain, and prevent secondary infection.”

For this era, Zhao Shouhong's medicine is a bit too miraculous.In this era, military doctors can only use alcohol to disinfect wounded soldiers, and then pray that the wound will not be infected.Once the wound is infected, the doctor has no way to help treat it. If the patient cannot survive on his own, he will die. This situation has always been the most troublesome problem for the military of various countries.

After a major battle, there will be ten times more wounded than dead, but due to ineffective treatment, most of those wounded will eventually become dead or permanently disabled.As a result, veterans are wasted needlessly, which will greatly damage the combat effectiveness of the army.

Looking at the three small bottles in Zhao Shouhong's hands, especially Cochin Baiyao, which can quickly restore combat power, William II's eyes are full of hope, which is equivalent to increasing the combat power of his army several times out of thin air.But he couldn't believe it was true, because in his habitual thinking, it was impossible.

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