When the smoke cleared, Desel realized how much damage he had caused from the shells. This terrifying power is only mentioned in some of the books that record magicians......

Living in a world of magic, Desel hadn't heard of greater powers. But this earth-destroying power actually emanated from a small iron pipe designed and manufactured by mortals, which was shocking.

At this moment, Desel is completely speechless, the target is his own choice, and this cannon is also the arquebus he personally lit. There was almost no possibility of falsification, and he now confirmed the fact that what he saw in front of him was the true power of the cannon!

With this weapon, the enemy's fortified castle is almost indistinguishable from gravel: as long as such artillery can be built on a large scale, human fortifications are completely useless.

If there are enough of them, they will also play a decisive role in field warfare. After all, this thing can fire outside the enemy's range and be the first to carry out ultra-long-range strikes against the enemy's battle formation.

With just this kind of leap, the city lord of Seris City in front of him can completely conquer all sides and win every battle.

Thinking of this, Desel once again remembered the story that Chris told before: How many times can you make a profit by investing in the monarch of a country?

What Chris lacks now is capital and time to accumulate raw capital. Once he does rise, there will be no profit to be made in at that point.

Thinking of this, Chris's previous condition "The Dragon-Tate family will be the richest family in the world, there is no one; And there is only one voice in this family, and that is your voice! "It immediately became enticing.

"Gollum ......" Desel, who felt a little thirsty, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then handed the torch to Wagron, who was beside him.

He walked up to Chris step by step and looked up at Chris, who was much taller than himself: "What if...... Can you really do it...... You said...... The Dragonteite family will be on your side! Always loyal to you! ”

"Now, how much money are you going to pay to buy the position of the richest man in the world?" Chris asked with a smile as he looked at Desel.

Desel thought seriously for a moment, glanced at the two cannons in the distance, and then solemnly replied: "1,976,000,000 gold coins!" ”

"It's like that!" Chris nodded and smiled with satisfaction: "I won't let your investment go down the drain...... Happy to work with. ”

"Cooperation...... Pleasant! I'm leaving, and in ten days, I'll buy grain, steel, and everything you need, and I'll come back here." Desel couldn't wait to say: "You don't have to worry about your taxes, I will pay 1,000 gold coins directly in the Arrant Empire." In addition, this time the 2,000 gold coins I brought with me will be left here! ”

"Thank you!" Chris smiled and nodded, ending the conversation.

Looking at Desel in the distance, Dean said with some concern: "Money is moving...... My lord, can he trust him? ”

"As long as he has great wisdom, or as long as he is not stupid, he will not easily make up his mind." Chris replied confidently, "He won't get more good by destroying Seris, but he will have one more enemy...... It's not a good deal. ”

"And what are we going to do next?" Vaglon asked, pressing his sword, standing behind Chris.

"You leave henchmen here, keep an eye on them." Chris ordered, "We must go back to the castle and have a defense plan to ensure our own safety." ”

"You mean?" Wagron asked, grimacing.

"Now we have to think about how we can protect ourselves!" Chris looked at the two cannons and said confidently.

The group quickly returned to the castle in Seris, and then took out a detailed map and pressed it on the round table in the conference room.

The city of Seris, which the Iran Hill family acquired, is a transportation artery, bustling and rich in resources.

In peacetime, such places are often rich, but when a war starts, they are ventilated on all sides. The city of Seris is a battleground for soldiers, and it is also an unlucky place for four battles.

"We have to get out of this situation of being caught between all sides." Chris clasped his hands in front of his chest, frowned, and said, "Multi-front combat is a taboo for soldiers. ”

Chris knows very well that any country that is caught in a multi-front war, no matter how powerful, will inevitably end up in a predicament, or even completely defeated.

France, which had Napoleon, fought on two fronts in Spain and Tsarist Russia, and finally fell apart and lost its hegemony.

Germany, which had extraordinary combat power, also fell into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts in the two world wars, and tasted the bitter fruits of two defeats in a row.

With so many examples in front of him, Chris felt that he had to put an end to the situation in the Land of the Four Wars in order to be invincible after he provoked a war for supremacy.

"To the north of us, is the earthen fort." Vageron pointed to the north of Seris City and introduced Chris, "There are seven more lords further north, and they have more cavalry than us, and they are very strong in combat. Further north, there is the land of cold winds...... The territory is huge. ”

Chris looked in the direction he was pointing, his brows furrowed and he didn't speak. Attacking north is clearly not a good option, at least for now.

"Comparatively speaking, our defenses from the north are under the greatest pressure, and those lords are greedy and powerful." Wagron said a little depressedly: "In normal times, we have the most soldiers in the north. ”

"To our west is the Kingdom of Higgs, which is also not small in size and has a strong army." Dean pointed to the west of Seris and said, "The Kingdom of Higgs borders the Holy Demon Empire and is powerful...... At the same time, it is also a thorn in the side of the Arrant Empire. ”

Such a country is very variable and requires a lot of energy to defend. In fact, the Arrant Empire placed a lord like Chris on the border, which itself was a cordon and firewall.

"Then it's left to the south and the east." Chris looked at the map, pressed his hand to the south, and said, "To the south of us is the Arrant Empire, we are paying taxes to them, and the security is quite secure for the time being. ”

Now the target is only the two castles in the east, and Wagron pressed his hand on the two castles and said, "The situation in the east is relatively simple, Mayne City and Ferry City. ”

"Mayne is a predominantly agricultural territory, but the terrain is very steep. The threat from this direction is minimal, and the forces we have deployed here are minimal. He introduced the two cities and brought some useful information: "Ferry City is a port, they have a great geographical advantage in their backs to the Sea of Nothingness, but there is only one road to the interior, which is the road that passes through our Seris. ”

Chris finally nodded and said, "What we have to do now is to expand our forces and strengthen ourselves!" ”

"The expansion plan will increase the budget by about 700 gold, and we will expand the number of soldiers in the territory to 2,000."

"The cavalry will be increased to 500 men, and the infantry will be divided into two parts, one for the city guards guarding the city of Seris, and one for the infantry in charge of field battles."

"In addition, we will allocate 1,000 gold coins to improve the treatment of all active soldiers! We need to intensify our training to guard against the enemy in several directions. Chris casually spent almost all the gold coins that Desel had left behind.

"My lord, are we...... Wait...... Dines considered his words for a moment, and then exhorted: "If you spend so much money preparing for a war that may not necessarily break out, the development of Seris will be seriously slowed down......"

"Yes, I know!" Chris nodded and acknowledged what Deans said: "But we are in a very dangerous situation now, if we lose militarily, then we are finished, right?" ”

"War doesn't have to break out, ...... your lord" Dean looked at Chris, hoping that his lord would be more reasonable, "Shall we think again?" ”

"There's no time to think about it!" Chris waved his hand and looked at Waglon: "So what we have to think about now is - how to win in a possible war!" ”

"There's really no time to think about it." Steed, who figured out the key to this, reacted and said to Deans beside him: "We will soon be targeted!" ”

As soon as he said this, Deans also reacted: woodworking machinery and cheap woodworking products will soon sell well, and then Seris will become a complete piece of fat.

"Alright! It seems that we have to prepare our own defenses before others treat us like fat. With this in mind, Dean also had to admit that strengthening the defense now was the right choice.

"Don't panic! Haven't all the types of machines I've developed already experimented? Put these machines into production! Chris confidently comforted his subordinates: "Wouldn't it be nice to find a way to earn back the gold coins you spent?" ”

He patted Dean on the shoulder: "Soon you will find out that gold is just a number for us. ”

On the same day, 30 women were trained to start using the new loom designed by Chris, and the price of cloth production in Seris dropped by more than 90 percent.

What's even more terrifying is that because of the printing and dyeing process recipe provided by Chris, the color of these fabrics is very beautiful, and the price is twice as high as that of cloth in other places.

Soon the city of Seris was making money, and the gold coins spent on Chris's expansion plan were back in his hands almost instantly.

On the other hand, the blacksmiths of Seris were also shocked by the improvement in forging technology: the new furnaces could raise the temperature to incredible heights, the forging of various metals became easier, and the production rate of gun barrels was increased exponentially.

Because of the increase in job opportunities, every civilian in the city of Seris has a smile on his face. Everyone knows that Seris has risen and this will become a rich land!