"We have more good news when it comes to industrial development." Desel took advantage of Chris's emotion to change the subject and talked about something that made people happy.

Since Chris left Seris, the pace of construction here hasn't slowed down. On the contrary, because there are more and more sophisticated machinery, the development here is still faintly accelerating.

"General Lawrence went south from the sea and got the natural rubber, which gave us an opportunity to miniaturize the internal combustion engine, and we used to have a very bad sealing method, but now we can say that there is no problem at all." At the mention of machinery, Smith was immediately excited.

These machines are like his children, and every progress and development makes him happy as a "father". He immersed himself in the design every day, sketched out his own improvement ideas, and handed them over to the experimental department for demonstration.

Because of Chris's drawings, most of the time his improvements were very correct and immediately effective. As long as the production process can meet the required standards, then the technological progress will be immediately visible in front of you - this is a happy thing, but also a thing that makes people cry and laugh.

The long, meaningful and interesting trial-and-error phase for development researchers was skipped. Whether in terms of materials or mechanical structure, Chris has given a very precise direction of development.

Who would have thought that before electricity fully showed its powerful energy advantage, Chris had already depicted all the shapes and materials of electric lights? The alchemists in the laboratory only need to find the material "tungsten" from a pile of ore according to the recipe table, and they can directly enter the stage of development of the light bulb to near perfection.

Unless you take out the fluorescent lamps behind it or the more advanced and powerful LED lamps, this incandescent lamp is the most advanced lighting device: it was born without wasting a second compared to the bulb, which took decades to develop and correct errors.

Another example is plastics, in fact, in the laboratory of Iran Hill, plastics have been prepared for a long time. Just because the supply of raw materials is not available, this seemingly avant-garde raw material can only lie in the corner of the laboratory, waiting for the day when it will truly change the world.

"On the other hand, we already have an eyebrow for the finishing equipment for small internal combustion engines, and it is estimated that a prototype will be produced soon...... If we can, we will build a car according to the drawings. He said as he introduced the rubber.

"In fact, for us, whether it is the steel frame of the car or the shock absorption, it is very easy, and the problem is concentrated in raw materials such as rubber tires." Secretary Smith had a smile on his face when he thought he would soon see a "car" on which he could walk.

"The biggest problem is the fuel constraints, although we are actively stockpiling the gasoline and diesel that we produce...... We have too little oil in our hands, so I'm worried about fuel consumption after the popularization of the internal combustion engine. Deser said as he looked at Chris.

On the other hand, the weapons engineer also talked about the internal combustion engine: "With a small internal combustion engine, we can reduce the size of the generator, so that it can be equipped on the train, so that the defensive anti-aircraft gun train can be loaded with searchlights and generator cars." ”

Then, of course, the topic turned to oil, which was the domain of Gullo, and he only heard him say: "The oil fields of Hanhai have been increased, and according to the refining method, we can already prepare gasoline and diesel...... It's just that the yield is a bit low, and it seems to be a bit far from our expectations. ”

Desel has been leading the purchase of oil, but the results have not been significant: "The nearest oil field to us should be in the Kingdom of Higgs, but their production technology is too backward. The number of them sold was nowhere near enough for our needs, which was a headache. ”

In fact, Elanhill now borders only three countries, the Higgs Kingdom, the Prairie Empire, and the Arrant Empire. The Elanhill and the Arrant Empire were at war, so the road to import fire oil, i.e., oil, from the Arrant Empire was blocked.

The production of thermal oil in the Steppe Empire is basically the same as nothing, although they also have a small oil field, but the production capacity is really better than nothing. Even so, because the relationship between the two countries is good, Ellan Hill is still buying fire oil from the Steppe Empire as much as possible.

After all, the Prairie Empire is now a major consumer of industrial products in Ellan Hill, and in addition to meat and fur, there are only some strange minerals and a lot of human resources left to pay off the debt.

"The focus is on the Higgs Kingdom, but the price of oil there has already been raised by ourselves...... It's expensive and the freight is very high, after all, they don't have a railroad, so they have to rely on horse-drawn carriages......" Desel said a little crying and laughing at this time.

Chris also listened to the pain of the flesh: in the era when there were no oil pipelines and no means of transportation such as tanker trucks and tankers, it was really devastating that oil had to rely on horse-drawn carts to transport oil in wooden barrels like red wine.

The thought of relying on barrels that looked like wine barrels, and the thought of relying on such means of transportation and a little bit of crude oil to support the industrial development of Iran Hill, Chris felt bitterness in his mouth.

Chris frowned and thought for a while, and said to Desser: "The problem is that we are now at war with the Holy Demon Empire, and it is very irrational to disperse our forces and rashly start a war against the Higgs Kingdom at this time. ”

He didn't want to fight another war where he was scattered and didn't see much effect in a short period of time. What he needs most now is to develop with peace of mind, instead of making enemies everywhere and causing a lot of trouble for himself.

After all, the Holy Demon Empire's big trouble was enough, and Chris felt that he was still too anxious, he underestimated the combat power of the Magic Empire, and also overestimated his own development speed.

At a time when he was able to quickly equip himself with a few cannons through handicraft workshops, he was still confident of conquering the world. But after raising the war to the scale in front of him, he found that it was not a matter of relying on a few handicraft workshops to support a modern war.

Desel nodded and looked at the others: "I don't recommend going to war either, because it's too close to the Holy Demon Empire, and even if we get the oil field, we won't be able to build it." ”

He looked at Chris as he spoke, and elaborated on the details: "We have tried to invest in helping them increase their production capacity, but their motivation is really not high, their dependence on fire oil is very low, and their cognition is still stuck in the stage of ignition products for defense. ”

"Haven't prices gone up? Why are they still reluctant to increase production capacity and make more money? Chris said that he couldn't understand this, and from his position, the other party should be very willing to increase production capacity.

"The other party is worried that after expanding the production capacity, our prices will be lowered accordingly. On the other hand, they are also worried that once they increase their production capacity of hot oil, the attitude of the Holy Demon Empire will change somewhat. Deser explained.

"This is based on the fact that we did not have any worries about war with the Arrant Empire. Ever since we went south to wage war against the Arantes, their oil sales have been reduced to three percent. "He is very sensitive to this kind of trade and is very simple and objective to introduce.

"Well, now, if they hear that we are still at war with the Holy Demon Empire, then it is estimated that we will not be able to get a barrel of fire oil." Chris smiled bitterly, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's all up to us." ”

"Indeed, we had a meeting to discuss this matter before Your Majesty returned. In my opinion, it is still necessary to imitate rubber resources to expand ideas. Desel pointed to a simple report from Ferry City and said to Chris, "There are many islands in the sea, and most of them are uninhabited, and if we can find oil resources on them, then we will solve all problems." ”

Chris touched his nose, sighed and said, "You think you're a god?" What can be found on the island without anything? Before, Lawrence went south because we knew that there must be rubber trees in the south, after all, the environment in which rubber grows is known to us, and Dosen is still a big producer of rubber trees, which is a predictable harvest. ”

At this point he paused, and then continued: "But oil is different, this thing is unpredictable, maybe in the south, maybe in the north, maybe in the east!" It's not easy to find. ”

But at this point, he still compromised, and said: "But this is really an idea, let's let Lawrence pay more attention along the way, if we can find other oil fields, of course it is good news for us." ”

"He's gone south! Lawrence couldn't wait to go to sea after getting three warships, he now had a fleet, three transports and three warships, and he no longer had to hide from those Arrantic naval warships. Desel said proudly.

"Even if it's only rubber, we owe the Navy a favor. If General Lawnes comes back, why do you have to prepare 3 more battleships for him! Chris thought for a moment and said.

"When he comes back, I'll give him a fleet!" Desel replied confidently: "Although the sailboat is not cheap, I can still build it!" As long as he doesn't shout for an ironclad ship, I can give him as much as I can give him a wooden boat! ”

"It's not long before we're stretched thin, and soon we'll have more resources...... As long as we defeat the Holy Demon Empire! Chris pressed the pistol on his waist and confidently imagined the future.