"A few days ago, when you were leading your army on an expedition to fight those Indian tribes in the Great Plains, a merchant ship from Manhattan came to us. Listen to the businessmen who say that a kind of big iron tower is being built in Manhattan today, and Governor Zhang said that when these big towers are built, a new commodity can be developed, which can make people talk in the air. ”

Originally, when Wang Shan heard the news from Manhattan, he didn't have much interest.

But as the clerk spoke, Wang Shan's attention was suddenly attracted.

What?

The Great Tower!

Isn't it a bit of nonsense that it can still allow people to talk in the air after it is built.

People in this era couldn't understand what these towers were used for, but Wang Shan immediately understood what kind of role these towers were built in Manhattan when he heard it.

Talking through the air, this is okay to fool the natives of this time and space, but it can't fool other kings.

Because he knows all too well what those towers are for.

However, Wang Shan immediately thought about it again, and understood what Zhang Tiewei said.

Come to think of it, this kind of high-tech thing, you have to explain to the natives of this plane that they don't understand. After all, there is a lot of knowledge in the technology of infinite communication.

With the perception of people in this plane, it is still difficult to understand this.

So, in plain terms, comparison can make people understand.

If you were to use a bunch of academic terms and add a bunch of equations, the natives would probably be confused.

Hey!

The Great Tower!

Isn't this a fucking wireless communication tower?

After Wang Shan understood, he couldn't help but smile in his heart.

At the same time, however, he felt the speed at which Manhattan was developing.

I can't think of it, I can't think of it, I can't imagine that now in Manhattan, Zhang Tie has spare money to build a wireless signal tower.

I really don't know what this guy is doing with this thing. You must know that this is very money-burning.

And if he came up with this thing, does he still want to engage in the communications industry in this era?

After the initial shock, Wang Shan suddenly thought of a series of questions that followed.

However, he felt that since Zhang Tie dared to do this, then he must have his own ideas.

Moreover, after the wireless tower is built, it will also be of great benefit to the empire. Because of that, it can shorten the 'distance' between people, and can notify some important news in real time.

For Wang Shan, Manhattan is engaged in wireless signal towers. There are pros and cons.

But in the end, the pros outweigh the cons.

In other words, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

"Oh, there's such a thing going on in Manhattan, and it seems that after we left Manhattan, a lot of things happened over there that we didn't even know about."

Wang Shan deliberately showed a shocked look on his face, and at the same time began to talk nonsense.

Actually, he didn't know what Manhattan was doing, but even if he did, he was in front of this European-American clerk. He had to pretend he didn't know anything.

"Yes, sir. Since we left Manhattan, we don't know much about what it's like there. If it weren't for a merchant ship that comes every two months, we wouldn't even know the news. ”

The clerk chimed in.

"Your Excellency. Do you know what that tower does? Why do those people say that when the tower is built, it will allow people to talk in the air? ”

The European-American clerk was very curious.

When he first heard about it, he asked the person who told him about it. But it's a pity that the guy who told him about it. It's not very clear about this either, and that person also listened to others.

Of course, this matter is very credible.

The reason is simple. Because this news was officially released by Manhattan.

Therefore, there can be no falsehood in this matter.

"I don't know, and I can't give you an answer if you ask me. Because I don't know what the role of the tower is, so what ......about it", Wang Shan spread his hands and made a helpless expression.

The phrase 'pretending to be confused' is talking about people like Wang Shan.

In fact, he didn't know what to do there, he simply knew the role of this tower too well.

However, when he was questioned by the clerk, the guy just didn't want to answer.

Because once you answer that, then the next thing is '100,000 for what?'

In order to avoid such trouble, Wang Shan wisely chose the method of 'I don't know the way'.

Sure enough, when Wang Shan said that he didn't know what to do, the face of the European clerk standing opposite him showed an obviously very disappointed expression.

It can be seen that the clerk is very concerned about this matter.

"Well, you don't have to be so disappointed. When I get in touch with Manhattan, we can build this kind of tower in the spring of next year. Won't you be able to get an answer then? ”

Zhang Tie said to the clerk.

The clerk smiled: "Of course it would be nice if we could, but the most important thing for us in the spring of next year is not this, but to build the city of San Francisco." ”

Of course, Wang Shan knew that the construction of San Francisco was the most important thing, and he didn't need this clerk to remind him of this.

But Wang Shan got some inspiration from the construction of the signal tower in Manhattan, that is, if the signal tower was also built here in San Francisco, and it was used as a village-level fortification, then wouldn't it mean that he could completely control the area of San Francisco?

The walled house was a fortress on the outskirts of the future city of San Francisco, a small village that lived and farmed. And in the event of an attack, the enclosure becomes a defensive facility.

The existence of the signal tower allows the people in the enclosure to effectively contact San Francisco City in the shortest possible time after being attacked, and then allow San Francisco City to calmly deploy troops to help.

Time is of the essence.

By getting the news in the shortest possible time, you can avoid big losses.

Therefore, Wang Shan also wants to get this kind of big iron tower. Then it is used in the military field.

Wang Shan and Zhang Tie had different ideas, he thought that after the signal tower was built, it could be used for military defense.

On the other hand, Zhang Tie in Manhattan, after he made the signal tower, used it for brainwashing, and did not consider it militarily at all.

From this point, it can be seen that although Zhang Tie and Wang Shan are both cultivated genetic people, their personalities and visions are different.

They are like normal people, they all have independent thinking and thinking and behavior.

The clerk standing opposite Wang Shan. Of course, I don't know what the governor in front of him was thinking.

So the clerk said, "Recently, because of the cold weather, people have moved into yurts, but the temperature is still very low. Therefore, it is inevitable that some patients with frostbite will appear, and if you can, your Excellency, it is better to solve this problem. ”

As a clerk, what he has to do is to be responsible for making a record of some unhandled matters. Then remind your superiors from time to time and let him deal with the problems that arise.

Wang Shan has been leading the troops for a month and a half.

After this war, he returned to San Francisco to build a large camp. Then as a clerk, it is necessary to report all important matters to him.

In winter, patients with frostbite appeared, and this is not a trivial matter.

Although frostbite may not seem like a serious thing. But often, if you are careless, frostbite can be fatal or even cripple.

So, the Registrar feels very important about this matter.

Therefore. After a few things, he brought it up.

Yes, in his opinion. This matter is to be dealt with and resolved immediately.

In his notebook, there are actually many things that Wang Shan needs to solve, but he picked a few of the most important things and told Wang Shan.

Now, it's the turn of this frostbite problem.

"What, frostbite? Is the problem serious, and is there a large number of people? ”

Wang Shan, who knew that this matter was very powerful, immediately became serious and asked after hearing what the clerk said.

"People who have frostbite are not very serious symptoms, but their fingers, cheeks and soles are cracked, but even if they get the medicine prescribed by the military doctors, it does not have much effect on relieving frostbite. Most of the people who suffered from frostbite were Indian tribal populations who came from vassals, and a few of the Imperial soldiers and administrative officials who stayed behind also developed such symptoms. ”

Hmm, how so?

Wang Shan couldn't help frowning and thinking.

There are yurts, and there are plenty of cotton clothes, cotton pants, cotton shoes, and quilts. Therefore, Wang Shan felt that in this winter, there should be no such thing.

Fortunately, the clerk said that the people who had frostbite were basically Indians who had come from vassals, and only a few of the soldiers left behind in the empire and the administrative staff here had frostbite.

Therefore, this made Wang Shan's heart relax.

However, this matter still cannot be careless, he must solve this problem.

In particular, the clerk also said that it seemed that the medical staff brought with the army prescribed medicine to treat frostbite, but it did not have much effect, which made Wang Shan's heart a little entangled.

Could it be that these drugs purchased are all shoddy products?

After all, these potions were bought from Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law, so you can't be too confident about this guy's character.

Because the goods sold by Chen Zhenbang's brother-in-law are all shoddy or counterfeit things. After all, the cost of these quality products is not large, but when they are sold to them as genuine products, there is a lot of profit in them.

For this, Wang Shan is no longer able to complain.

"Is it because those potions are not effective? Why is it useless? Wang Shan asked with a frown. Besides, I'm curious, why is this happening, don't I provide enough cold goods? How could such a thing still happen, did you investigate it when I was away? ”

Faced with Wang Shan's question, the clerk replied: "My lord, I have already asked people to investigate this matter. ”

When Wang Shan heard that his clerk had already investigated, he asked, "Since you have already investigated, then tell me what is going on." I wondered how they could still get frostbite when we had provided the cold to protect them. This doesn't make sense. ”

Wang Shan was very puzzled and puzzled by this.

He did everything he should have done, but he still got frostbite.

Wang Shan really didn't know if there was something he hadn't done yet, or if he had missed it.

When asked, the clerk replied, "My lord, this is the case. After the subordinates got the news at that time, they sent someone to investigate and inquire, and found that those frostbite patients had this incident. In fact, the reason is very simple, it is because the weather is too cold, so it leads to such a situation. ”

"We provide them with a lot of warm supplies, but these are not enough. Because the winters here are so cold, even if they live in the tents we provide, it is of little use. I went to their tent and sat down, it was really cold. So I don't doubt at all that I won't get frostbite if I live in a tent like that. ”

"How is this possible!!" , When he heard this, Wang Shan couldn't help but interrupt the clerk's words. At the same time, a very angry look appeared on Wang Shan's face.

If other Wang Shan would not be so angry, but if it was said that it would be cold to live in a tent (yurt) provided by the empire, this made Wang Shan unacceptable.

You must know that when His Royal Highness spent the first harsh winter in the Americas, he lived in a yurt.

And not only his Royal Highness has lived, but even he Wang Shan, Zhang Tie who is far away in Manhattan, and Song Hu who is in Ontario have lived in yurts.

Because they have lived there, they know that the yurt is not cold at all, as long as you light the fire and don't let it go out, then there is no problem at all.

Now someone is telling him that yurts are not warm, isn't that nonsense?

If it hadn't been warm, they and their Highness would have frozen to death long ago.

"Speaking of that kind of tent, I've lived in it, but it's not as cold as you say. I wonder if you're making a mistake? ”

Wang Shan looked at this clerk with an unkind expression.

However, the European clerk was not frightened by Wang Shan, but shook his head and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, this is something I asked me to experience after I went to see it, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with it." If you don't believe me, I can take you to experience it, and then you will know if what you said is right or wrong. ”

Wang Shan watched this clerk swear to himself, and his heart became a little entangled.

What's the problem?

It stands to reason that if you live in a yurt, this will not happen at all?

So, there must be something wrong.

Frostbite in the winter is a problem that you have to pay attention to.

Therefore, Wang Shan decided that he would go and see it himself according to what the clerk said. (To be continued......)