Lord of Industrialization

"Be careful, even if Grand Duke Wesson falls, don't let him get touched!"

When Susan heard what Lulu said so seriously, she immediately retracted her hand, took a step back, and moved away from the navigation clock.

Frederick also said to her seriously: "This kind of marine clock is worth 500 florins. There are only three in the world. One is here, one is in the Wesson Observatory, and the other is in the headquarters."

Susan was unfamiliar with sailing and was surprised to say, “It’s so expensive!”

Frederick nodded and said, "Yes, its error is only one second a day. It cost 20,000 florins to develop it."

When Susan heard this, she immediately hid behind Frederick, fearing that something might go wrong.

Hayreddin once sailed south along the coast, but suddenly there was no wind for several days. Everyone thought it was a warning from God. Fortunately, he was on a sailing boat and finally rowed back.

Although he was not optimistic about Frederick's voyage, he sent several translators to help and asked them to be loyal to Princess Susan.

So Susan took the translators on board the ship in the city of Lacobriga, and worked part-time as a doctor, mainly serving as the translator's translator, because those translators did not speak the language of the Principality of Wessen.

Pietro, the maritime overlord of the Kingdom of Tarragona, also provided some help and gave Frederick a rough nautical chart of the south.

Only when the fleet left the city of La Cobriga did Frederick have time to listen to Lulu's sailing plan.

"Let's find the Lucky Islands first." Lilu pointed to the rough sea map and said, "This archipelago is also called the Seven Sisters Islands. It has seven volcanic islands and some large reefs. It is more than a thousand kilometers away from the city of La Cobriga, and is distributed over more than 400 kilometers in the sea from east to west. The easternmost island is more than 100 kilometers away from the land. If the ship encounters a storm or loses control and is pushed south by the ocean current, it can stop there if it is lucky."

"The largest island has forests and mountains over two thousand meters high, where we can set up radio stations and supply points."

This voyage was different from what Frederick had imagined, which was to step on the accelerator and reach the destination directly. Neither Lulu nor the headquarters would take such a risk.

Currently, the maximum communication distance of a telegraph station is about two thousand kilometers, but the maximum effective communication distance between the ship's transmitter and the telegraph station is about one thousand five hundred kilometers. At this distance, the ship can clearly receive the signal from the telegraph station, but the signal sent by the ship is already very vague when it reaches the telegraph station.

The only solution was to set up three to five temporary telegraph stations along the way and compile communication abbreviations, so that only abbreviations needed to be sent for different situations.

To this end, most of the navy's paddle steamers were on standby in the city of La Cobriga, with equipment installed and personnel on standby, ready to set sail as soon as they received the news.

Then Lilu took out a report and said, "There is a maritime legend in the Tarago Kingdom. There is a Horseshoe Islands about 2,000 kilometers southwest of the Lucky Islands. The small islands there are arranged like a horseshoe. A few hundred kilometers to the east is the westernmost part of the Southern Continent."

"After we establish a base in the Lucky Islands, we will head south to find the Horseshoe Islands and establish a second base, then head east to find the coast and follow it."

Frederick nodded and said, "All up to you."

He had considered establishing a base on the southern mainland, but referring to the southern coast of the inland sea, he was afraid that all the places on the shore suitable for establishing a base were already occupied by the black uncles.

Frederick asked again: "So how do we trade with them? Do you have a plan?"

Lilu said, "That depends on who Susan brings with her."

Susan said, "One of the people I brought here is Kamala, whose hometown is on the West Coast. I'll call him over right away."

She went out and called a bald man to the captain's room, and when she came back, she sat on Frederick's lap.

Kamala looked to be in his early forties, with a stocky build and skin as dark as charcoal.

He knelt down and saluted Princess Susan and Count Kfeto.

At this time, Frederick almost forgot that he had the title of Count Kfettau and territory in the Kingdom of Kush. The last time he used this identity was at Rudolf's coronation ceremony.

After Frederick sat him down on the sofa, he said, "Kamala, can you tell us about your hometown?"

Kamala said slowly in the language of the Kingdom of Kush: "My hometown is on the Lion Rock Peninsula. To the north and west is the endless sea, and to the east is a great river formed by the confluence of two rivers."

"My father is the head of the village and his family owns 20 boats."

"Those boats are certainly not comparable to yours. They are just small boats that can hold ten people. We rowed upstream inland to trade in salt."

Frederick translated what he said to Lulu, and then asked: "What do you think is the best way for us to exchange for gold?"

"In his sacrifice, he filled this bowl with wine and offered it to the tallest tree."

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"After the news got out, many people colluded with my uncle to attack our village. My uncle secretly opened the village gate, and finally my father and brothers and sisters were killed. I stole a boat and fled along the coast, and was finally rescued by Marshal Hayreddin."

"Sir, if you help me take back the village, I will be loyal to you!"

Frederick said calmly: "Hayreddin sent you to me, which means he trusts you. I believe in Hayreddin, so I also believe in you."

"To work under me, you need to be able to prove your worth."

"I can take back the village for you, leave a shipload of goods for you, and send some people to help you."

"You don't have to think too much. Those people must have a mission to monitor you."

"I will then continue southwards, and will see how your results are when we turn back."

"If you do well, you will be one of my agents in the Southern Continent."

He didn't believe that Kamala's family lost their lives because of a glass bowl. From what they said just now, he could tell that this family lived by the sea and sold salt inland. This was probably the problem.

In recent years, there have been many small nobles who have failed in political struggles and have come to Frederick to ask him to take back what they have lost.

But Frederick seldom helped. For example, when a small noble from the Duchy of Bavaria fell from power and came to him for help, his one or two hundred acres of land was not enough to make Frederick offend the Grand Duke of Bavaria.

Kamala is different. Firstly, there is no one in the Southern Continent who cannot be offended. Secondly, Hayreddin probably has some ulterior motives in sending him here. Thirdly, the benefits he provides are sufficient.

In Kamara's view, being Frederick's agent is like holding on to a golden thigh, and his rapid rise to fame is just around the corner. No matter what the price he pays for it, it is worth it.

That day, when Frederick returned to his cabin after dinner, he found a dark girl lying on the bed.