In a large study, Renault talks to a fine military map, his fingers constantly drawing on the map, and Prince Castro''s eyes constantly chasing his fingers.
"Your Highness, this is the bredeso River, a tributary of the Nassau river. It is the nearest river to the main stream of the Loeb river. The straight-line distance between the two is only less than 40 kilometers, which is not far."
"If a man-made canal is dug out to connect the LEBU river with the bredeso River and drain the lebu River to Nassau wetland, the wetland area will soar and the natural barrier in the northern part of the kingdom will become stronger..."
By the time Renault reached this point, Prince Castro''s face was red with excitement, his eyes were wide open, and his lips trembled slightly. He had fully understood Renault''s meaning.
The middle-aged man named "vasilite" sometimes stares at the map in shock, and sometimes looks at Renault in admiration. It is obvious that this idea completely conquers him.
"Your Highness, in fact, the engineering quantity of the artificial canal is not large. I have made a simple estimation. If the design width of the canal is 20 meters and the depth is 5 meters, the earthwork to be excavated will not exceed 3.5 million cubic meters. As long as the Kingdom mobilizes more than 50000 workers, the work can be completed in three months."
"However, I am worried that the drainage capacity of one canal may be insufficient, especially after the rainy season, the rainfall in the north will be greatly reduced. In the long run, I suggest planning another two canals to ensure that Nassau wetland can get enough water at any time."
"In addition, the function of the canal is not only to drain water, but also to transport food and other materials. Even at critical moments, the canal can quickly mobilize troops..."
At this time, Prince Castro finally couldn''t help it. He looked at Renault with bright eyes and said excitedly:
"Mr. Renault, this is a genius idea. Your wisdom is amazing..."
Renault just listened to Prince Castro''s chatter with a smile. When the Duke''s excitement eased slightly, he took the opportunity to insert a sentence:
"Your Highness, if the kingdom is willing to take a risk, it may be a great blow for the black orcs to suddenly connect the canal and cut their army in two on the way of crossing the river ”
vasilite turned to look at Renault and retorted:
"Mr. Renault, before the invasion of the black Orc army, they will send the magic eye to investigate frequently. The construction of the canal is so huge that they can''t see the canal...."
"Once they find out the existence of the canal, they will be on guard. I''m afraid your plan is not feasible."
But Renault and so on is this sentence, because no one "cheers", he can''t naturally lead to the next topic.
With his virtue of not getting up early, how could he not take the opportunity to add some private goods?
"Mr. vasilite, your concern is very reasonable. The key lies in the magic eye. As long as the magic eye can freely enter and leave the sky of the Kingdom, there will be no escape for the existence of the canal."
"But..."
He stopped for a moment, attracted Prince Castro''s attention, and then said with a smile:
"what if there is something that can fight against the magic eye?"
Prince Castro was surprised and asked:
"is there anything that can fight against the magic eye?"
For a long time, the evil eye has been a serious problem for the human army. When Prince Castro heard that there was something with a positive evil eye, he couldn''t help it.
Renault nodded positively:
"of course! Your highness, I wonder if you have heard about the hot air balloon. In fact, the Duke of Byron in the North has placed the first order for hot air balloon with our chamber of Commerce... "
Then he began to talk again.
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After bragging about the various functions of the balloon, Renault concluded:
"I think the balloon is definitely a tool that can change the mode of war. As long as you can skillfully use it, it is not difficult to deal with the magic eye..."
Prince Castro and vassilit looked at each other and said:
"if your description of the hot air balloon is true, then even if the hot air balloon can''t fight against the magic eye, it can play a very important role in high-altitude detection..."
"I''m very interested in a recent hot air balloon demonstration. Can we arrange it for you?"
Renault was not surprised by the Duke''s words. You know, this famous "thunder Eagle" in the kingdom is famous for his resourcefulness. He didn''t even see the real object. How can he rush to place an order with just a few words?
Don''t even think about it!
Renault secretly determined that after going back, he must make careful preparations, design a demonstration scheme with more grand scale and more gorgeous performance, and show the efficacy of the balloon to the Duke in an eye-catching way.
Because this order is not a small fight like that of Duke Byron, but a big order for at least 10 sets of hot air balloons, 20 sets and 30 sets are not impossible!Renault''s face suddenly burst into a warm smile. He bent down and said:
"as you wish, your highness!"
After thinking for a moment, he gave the date:
"the demonstration time is set in a month, what do you think?"
Prince Castro nodded his head and agreed:
"I hope we can see the wonderful performance of the hot air balloon at that time!"
Renault quietly clenched his fist.
Yes!
He came to see the Duke of Castro this time. One of his purposes is to "continue life for the kingdom of thousand lakes", and another is to "sell hot air balloons". Now these two goals have been perfectly realized.
For Renault, the former is not profitable. After all, it is just an idea. Moreover, he is still a foreigner, and no one is willing to fight for more rewards for him.
That is to say, Renault won''t get too many rewards from Qianhu kingdom. Maybe it depends on the face of being an extraordinary person in the wind system. If he is just an ordinary person, I''m afraid he will be dismissed with dozens of jinnals.
There is no way. In this extraordinary time and space, human beings value powerful force more than pure wisdom.
The latter is not the same. As long as we win the order, the net profit of Haichao chamber of Commerce will be as high as thousands or even tens of thousands of jinnals.
As for the more profitable "arms trade at the military level", Renault will certainly promote it, but not now.
Because this cake is so big that even a Duke does not have the courage to eat it alone. If Renault acts rashly and wants to eat all his shares, it will definitely attract many competitors to fight back.
And the craziest and bloodiest revenge.
Even if Renault can afford revenge, his men will not be able to do so. They are bound to die.
Hot air balloons don''t have this worry. This is a brand new field. No matter how full Renault is, it will only attract envy at most, and there will be no serious conflict of interest.
After the discussion, the Duke of Castro warmly invited him:
"Mr. Renault, lunch time is coming. Would you like to have lunch with me? Of course, I know that you still have some entourage, and they will get the most warm hospitality... "
Renault happily agreed:
"with pleasure!"
Obviously, the Duke was going to take the opportunity to woo him, but why refuse?
Anyway, he also wants to take the opportunity to get close to each other and pave the way for future trade, which can be regarded as "instant hit".
But Renault didn''t expect that the Duke would hit the snake with the stick and sent out a new invitation:
"by the way, there will be a dance in the castle tonight. I wonder if you are interested in coming. I believe there will be many people in Leiyun Castle who want to meet you..."
Renault hesitated and nodded back:
"it''s my pleasure!"
Since it''s a dance, there must be many white girls, and there are all kinds of styles for ladies. For the sake of girls, just promise