Lord of Industrialization

In the city of Cologne, the wind in late spring is strong but not fierce. The sun comes out more and more days, and noble gentlemen go out for outings outside the city.

Several shadows flashed across the sky, led by a gliding delta wing, followed by several fire dragons for protection.

Rudolf enjoyed the feeling of gliding in the air very much. At this moment, no one else was helping him, he was all on his own, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Near noon, he landed on a lawn with several awnings not far away.

Rudolf got off the delta and walked into the largest awning.

Now the Empress is very diligent. She always brings the palace design drawings designed by designers when she goes out for outings. She has difficulty choosing the shape of the new palace.

Rudolf sat down on the carpet and Mrs. Derden poured him a glass of juice.

When Rudolf had rested enough, Mrs. Derden said to him: "Let's go for a walk."

Rudolf lost his mother when he was young and was raised by his aunt, Mrs. Delden. In his mind, his aunt was almost his biological mother.

He didn't feel anything when the late king was still alive, but now he suddenly found that his only blood relative was this aunt.

Rudolf helped Mrs. Delden hold up the parasol, and the two walked to the nearby river.

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. Delden said to Rudolf: "You are unhappy recently because of things in Hanma City."

Rudolf's heart skipped a beat, he lowered his head for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice, "I'm not willing to give in."

He originally planned to seize the command this time, but he just pretended to mention who would command at the meeting. As a result, everyone thought it was Frederick, and then Frederick proposed to give it to Franz, and finally everyone All agreed.

Therefore, he was very unwilling to lose the military merit he had obtained.

Mrs. Delden sighed and said, "Well, your father is still to blame for this."

Rudolph was a little puzzled and waited for the next step.

Mrs. Delden recalled: "When you were ten years old, I proposed to the late king that you become a page in the Royal Knights."

"At that time, I was thinking that I would let you receive the best knight education from an early age, and wait until you are fourteen or fifteen to become a knight on your own, and then gradually grow up, and finally become the leader of a knight order."

"If the late king had agreed then, you wouldn't be like this now."

Rudolph opened his mouth for a moment, trying to say something, but finally swallowed it all.

He remembered that when he was ten years old, his father did indeed select people from among the deputy captains of the Royal Knights. At that time, he called many deputy captains to the palace. Now he thought that he was selecting leaders. own people.

Mrs. Delden was wondering if Rudolf still remembered that one day when he was playing in the garden, he jumped off the gazebo and sprained his foot. He cried miserably and loudly, which frightened the late king. From then on I never mentioned it again.

"It's not impossible." Mrs. Delden continued, "You are still young, so it is not too late to take advantage of this opportunity to start."

"I'm contacting you to form a knight team yourself, with about eighty to one hundred people. Find a few experienced old knights to lead you. The main members are capable young people."

"Now there is chaos on the east side of the Elbe River. Bandits from the Sverier Kingdom are plundering everywhere. You can use these bandits to practice your skills."

Rudolph's advantage is that he listens to others' advice, but his disadvantage is that everyone listens to him.

Frederick and Count Pisto took advantage of this, communicated in private, and finally chose to let Mrs. Delden have a say.

Mrs. Delden agreed without hesitation.

In her heart, she hoped that her sister's only son would really become a useful person, but she knew that her nephew was not good enough, and her husband was also participating in this war, so she agreed to let Rudolf form a team to gain experience, so as not to make her a widow by giving random orders.

Rudolph also started to think about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the best way.

If I can achieve sufficient military success on the front line this time, who will point fingers in the future?

A few days later, in Hanma City, Frederick was frowning and Count Pisto was a little absent-minded.

Count Pisto shook his head and said: "I have to say that our Majesty is quite smart sometimes. Asking Duke Hegel to join his knights is the best move."

Duke Hegel was one of the swordsmen of the Rhine League. He only retired from politics many years ago due to the case of his grandson who murdered a large number of young girls. It is normal for this world to re-activate him after so many years.

In addition, Rudolph also recruited several retired former deputy captains of the Royal Knights. Although they are older, it is not a problem to deal with the marauding bandits. What is more important is their experience.

Count Pisto believed that Rudolf's ability to use old people such as Duke Hegel was a sign of political maturity.

The problem lies with the young people. When Rudolf inquired about it, he found that many young people who had become famous in recent years had gone to the Principality of Wesson.

"Grand Duke Wesson," Count Pisto asked again seriously, "didn't my little grandson join the Wesson Army?"

His grandson is about the same age as Frederick. He is good at fire magic and was taught by Becher, the "God of Burning Magic".

But he was not the eldest son and had no right to inherit the title, so like many similar second sons, he found a job to serve in the army and earned a title of his own through military exploits.

Obviously, the invincible Weisen Army has become the first choice of these young people.

Now that Rodolfo was about to form a group, he remembered this young man and asked Count Pisto to invite him back.

Many families also saw the hope of clinging to the king's thigh, and called back their children who were wandering outside.

However, a telegram looking for the person was sent to the Principality of Wesson, and the reply was that the military could not find the person.

Frederick said with some helplessness: "His name really does not exist in the army. If he remains anonymous and uses a false name, there is nothing I can do about it."

These days it's normal for people to go out and live under a false name. If they mess up, it won't affect their family, and they can just restore their names when they become famous.

Before Count Pisto could speak, he continued: "It's not just your family. Many people have asked me for someone, but they can't find them!"

"Then what should I do?" Count Pisto began to be unreasonable, "My grandson is missing from you, you have to compensate me for a grandson."

Frederick mumbled and said, "If you want me to accompany your grandson, you can, but your daughter-in-law must cooperate. I'm afraid your son won't be happy."

This is not a matter of one person. So far, more than 30 people are missing, not to mention their families. Frederick is also worried that something will happen.

"How about this." He thought of a way, "I think they are all anonymous. I will ask the newspaper to publish a missing person notice. They will contact you when they see it."

Count Pisto thought for a while and decided that this was all he could do.

Frederick's method was very effective, and many people got the news within a few days.

But this was like a bolt from the blue to Count Pisto: "They went to the Southern Continent?!"