Isabel's message is solid. Just after seven o'clock the next day, Roland and Nikita saw a familiar figure walking through the early morning twilight towards the cemetery on the outskirts of Sayre.

The sharp-eyed Roland quickly recognized that the person was Matwei Wittgenstein, perhaps out of mourning for his deceased wife, this old man who was usually always dressed in a mechanic's uniform changed into a black dress today, and his cap was also replaced by a top hat, holding a bouquet of flowers, which looked particularly solemn.

"Good morning, Mr. Matvey." Roland took Miss Mage's hand and greeted him.

"It's your ......" In the mist-shrouded cemetery in the early morning, a pair of handsome men and beautiful women suddenly appeared, and this scene was really a bit scary. The old gentleman was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, and snorted sarcastically, "For the sake of me, a bad old man, His Royal Highness the Prince has really put a lot of thought into it." ”

I originally wanted to pretend to meet him during a walk, but I didn't think that my acting skills were not up to par, and the old man saw through it at a glance, Roland scratched his head in embarrassment, and simply admitted that he was waiting here for a chance to communicate with him again.

"Nikita and I just had breakfast, we don't have anything to do anyway, we're going to take a walk here, if you don't mind, how about we walk around together and have a casual chat?" Roland asked politely.

Matvey glanced at the tombstones lining the hillside in the distance, and replied coldly: "For young people like you, the cemetery is not a good place to walk. ”

Roland pretended not to understand the sarcasm in the old man's words, and his smile was as kind and frank as ever: "I am a priest, and I have only respect and no taboos for those who sleep forever, and the cemetery is lush and quiet, just suitable for walking and chatting." ”

"We didn't do anything unfortunate, and we weren't afraid of ghosts coming to the door, if there really were any evil spirits running out to make trouble, we would just be eliminated along the way." Nikita picked up lightly, with a clear difference in attitude from Roland, and was obviously unhappy with Matvey's arrogant attitude.

Matvey glanced at her, and instead laughed: "The little witch of Beacon Hill is not very old, but her temper is not small, if anyone marries you, he will inevitably suffer in the future." ”

"Humph! This doesn't bother your old man! Nikita replied angrily, "As if I was in a hurry to get married...... Your old man's thoughts...... If you don't update it quickly, you'll really be outdated. ”

"Hearing you say that, I feel like my thinking is a little outdated, and it's so stressful." Roland smiled wryly.

As a result, Nikita inevitably became angry, and the smile on Matvey's face became more natural.

Roland noticed that the old man had unconsciously let down his guard, and took the opportunity to get to the point: "Old man, you shouldn't be busy now, can we talk for a few more minutes." ”

"Your Royal Highness need not be so polite to me, your time is more precious than mine," Matvey was silent for a few seconds, and then his tone softened as he spoke again, "I heard that what you said yesterday in the watch workshop is indeed sobering. ”

"Do you agree with my vision of the Xaar watch industry growing and moving out of town?" Roland asked.

Matvey nodded and said with emotion: "I completely agree with your opinion on the watch industry, in fact, over the years I have been trying the possibility of industrial production of watches, although there is still a distance from success, some of the experience has been summed up." ”

"If Mr. Matvey is willing to publish this valuable experience, it will definitely bring great benefits to our watch industry, of course, these results are not free to share, the government of Kolas is preparing a patent law, if you do not object, I will be happy to help you apply for a patent in the field of watch processing."

Roland's enthusiasm caused Nikita to sneer, and she did not give His Royal Highness the prince the slightest hint of money, and joked in front of Matvey: "Do you want to invite Mr. Matvey to go out of the mountain to serve as Minister of Transport, or do you want to invite him to open a watch factory?" ”

Roland sneered: "Those who can work hard, Mr. Matvey's talent is not limited to the railway industry. The topic quietly led to the railway.

The effect of doing what he liked was very significant, the old man Matvey was silent for a while, and finally couldn't hold back his itch, and took the initiative to ask Roland: "The current situation of the Kolas government is not optimistic, the military strength is far inferior to the empire, and the finances are probably also very embarrassing, frankly speaking, now is definitely not a good time to engage in railway construction, the reason is very clear - the finances are not rich in the first place, and they still have to spend money on railway construction, what do you use to recruit troops and build the army, where is the money to buy new weapons and advanced equipment?" Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have been engaged in railways for most of my life, and I have one of the deepest understandings, and I hope you can take it seriously. ”

"Your old man, please speak, I will definitely remember it." Roland is colorful.

"Railway construction is not just about building two parallel tracks, the development and manufacturing of locomotives and the daily maintenance of railways cost a lot of money! When the Far Eastern Railway was built, the most headache for me was not the technical problem, but how to raise funds, the Far Eastern Railway finally gave up halfway, only completed one-tenth of the mileage of the design and planning, the main reason is that the budget is insufficient, the money is not omnipotent, but the railway construction has no money and can not make do, once a traffic accident occurs on the railway, it will be more tragic than a road accident or even a shipping accident! The old man coughed violently excitedly, and after a long time he calmed down, and said earnestly: "I am also a native of the Far Easterners, and I have truly experienced the discrimination and oppression suffered by the Far Easterners in the imperial province era, and I sincerely hope that your new government, which belongs to all the people of the Far East, can be maintained for a long time. There are strong enemies outside, and there are still many forces against the Kolas government lurking in the dark, and the finances are not sufficient, wasting a lot of money to build a railway in such a grim environment is tantamount to suicide! ”

"Mr. Matvey, I am very touched by your heartfelt words, and I accept your criticism, but allow me to explain." Roland said calmly.

"Your Highness, please speak." Matvey made a deaf gesture.

"As the 'father of the railway' in the Far East, you don't mention technical difficulties to me, only talk about financing difficulties, which shows that you are very confident in the technical aspects of railway transportation, but the difficult financing experience when building the Far Eastern Railway has left a deep psychological shadow on you, so you are more concerned about the problem of money, and you are not afraid of your jokes when you say it, I don't know anything about the technical aspects of railway construction, and I have no other ability, the only thing I am good at is to make money." Roland said calmly.