Duke Edward couldn't help but step forward and touch it, it felt cold to his hand.Then, he turned around and asked, "Duke Leman, can you test it?"
We want to see the power of artillery. ”"No problem!"
Duke Lehmann said confidently.Next, he called in a few guards who had learned to operate the artillery for a test firing.Because the cannon was built on the principle of a musket copied by White, it was a front-loading cannon that used black powder containing ash powder.Ready to fire, the guns were aimed at the field to the east, and the guards lit the fuse.On the other side, Duke Lehmann urged everyone to cover their ears with their hands.Boom!!!
A ball of flame erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, and the large iron ball flew out of the distance at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye, and fell into the field in the distance, and a large amount of sand and soil were smashed into the air, and the scene was particularly shocking.Seeing this scene, the nobles of the Western Realm all opened their mouths and were surprised.No wonder White lost to Owen, the cannon had a much longer range than the average trebuchet, and it was so powerful that it was simply a siege weapon.With it, even the magicians who stayed in the rear could not safely cast their magic, after all, the conditions for large magic to be cast were relatively high, and it was too easy to be interrupted."
Great!"
A nobleman from the Western Realm said excitedly, "If we make a few more cannons like this, we won't be afraid of the Puppet King at all!"
”Shocked, Duke Edward hurriedly asked, "Duke Lyman, can we get our craftsmen from the western realm to participate in the creation of muskets and cannons?"
”"Absolutely."
Smiling, Duke Lyman readily agreed."
At this time, the puppet king should not do anything to us, but next year will be difficult to say.Taking advantage of this opportunity, we want the blacksmiths to step up their efforts to create new weapons.Every time we build a few muskets or cannons, our chances of victory will be a little greater, and I will send a few skilled craftsmen to teach your blacksmiths over there. ”"Thank you very much."
I didn't expect the other party to agree so easily, and Duke Edward stroked his chest and thanked him.In fact, the reason why Duke Lyman did this was also forced to be helpless, these were originally his secret weapons for hegemony.But if he wants to deal with Owen's army, he can't hide his skills, and he must share them with the Duke of the West.It's all about defeating Owen, and Duke Lyman doesn't want to repeat White's mistakes.After the artillery test firing performance, the nobles returned to the conference room of the lord's castle to continue discussing the formation of a coalition army.Having seen the power of artillery, Duke Edward was confident in defeating the puppet king, and soon made the decision to join forces with Duke Leman.That night, a banquet was held in the hall on the first floor of the lord's castle to welcome the nobles from the western realm.Standing in the limelight, Duke Lyman raised his glass and toasted to the nobles of the West, led by Duke Edward."
I wish us success in bringing down the puppet king!""
Down with the Puppet King!"
The crowd chanted, and then drank the red wine from their glasses.In the middle of the banquet, Duke Edward, with a slight drunkenness, quietly approached Duke Leman."
By the way, Duke Lyman, who do you think we should elect as the new king after we overthrow the puppet king?
Is it the fourth princess who is not yet an adult?
Or the second princess who doesn't know where to go?
”"Why do you want to elect a new king?"
Duke Lyman asked rhetorically, "Don't you want to control half of the kingdom with me and make yourself king?"
”Hearing this, Duke Edward instantly sobered up a little and looked at Duke Lyman in a daze.After a while, he whispered, "Your ambition is really not small. ”…… The eastern border of the kingdom, Auroville.The autumn harvest has been successfully completed, and looking at the bright smiles on the faces of the farmers, we know that this year's harvest will certainly not be worse than last year's.After the Ministry of Agriculture completed the statistics of the autumn harvest, the second plenary meeting was also held as scheduled.The expanded town hall also has a much larger meeting room than before, large enough to accommodate hundreds of officials.Sitting in the most prominent seat, Owen glanced around the crowd, and it was nice that the town hall was now much larger than it had been in previous years, and that all functions were being carried out effectively.As is customary, the Minister of Agriculture, Lang Fei Xiu, was the first to make a report.Sure enough, it was another bumper harvest, with the amount of wheat collected several times more than last year's autumn harvest, which was able to meet the food needs of Dawn City.It is normal to have this yield, after all, the population is large, and the cultivated land area has naturally expanded a lot, coupled with the Ministry of Agriculture's vigorous promotion of scientific planting, the increase in production is the inevitable result.The remaining serfs were all granted freedmen this year, and finally got rid of the status of slaves.Eventually, Lang Fei offered Owen the idea of building more granaries for storing grain, and for more stone mills powered by steam or electricity to grind this year's wheat into flour.Owen approved it all.He then gave instructions to optimize the acreage area for various crops for next spring.Next is Education Minister Theresa.She said that Dawn City's recent population growth has been too rapid for a single school to meet the current demand, and several new schools are already being built and enrollment is expected to begin next spring.This year's graduates are much higher than last year, and they are also 100% employed.It is worth mentioning that the number of graduates applying for admission to chemistry laboratories has increased significantly, as many as 51 people.You know, there were only seven people last year.It seems that Newklian has done a pretty good job of looking for students at the school, and he has brought in so many people.Eventually, Teresa reports that several lizardfolk who have obtained their teaching credentials have applied to return to Mystery City and want to start a school there to teach Asian children.This is a good thing, the education level of the subhuman race to keep up, not only can strengthen itself, but also help to communicate and interact with humans, enhance friendship.Without even thinking about it, Owen approved it directly.This was followed by the reports of the Minister of Construction, Viru, and the Minister of Industry, Gitta.The two had already reported once before, and this time they simply reported to Owen something new.Viru reported that the railroad tracks on land for the Auroville-Noa section of the railway have been largely laid, and now it is time to wait for the large iron bridge over the Ulshui River, which is in the final stages of tackling the problem and is expected to be completed soon.At that point, the railway can start operating.After listening to the report, Owen gave new instructions, saying that he had discussed with Nowa, Ambila and the Alliance of All Nations, and decided to speed up the construction of the remaining section of the railway from Nowa to Chisha Fortress.If there is a surplus construction team on the Dawn City side, they can all be invested in that side to speed up the construction.Gitta, for her part, reported that the list of weapons for the Red Sands Fortress had been produced, and that the cement steamship with the last weapons and ammunition would depart tomorrow.There is also the fact that the production of military vehicles is progressing well, and it is expected that the first car will soon roll off the assembly line.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon