After pondering for a long time, the mountains and rivers of Tachihara opened their eyes, "Someone!"

"What do you command?" a long-robed warrior gently pulled open the door and knelt down in the doorway.

"Go and call Kono-kun and Mori-kun over. Tachihara Yamakawa said with a serious expression.

After a while, a man in black quietly came in and knelt silently in front of the mountains and rivers of Tachihara.

"Kono-kun, how is our ship research progressing?"

"Report to the lord, there is some progress, but it is not yet mature. The man in black replied cautiously.

"And when are we going to wait?" Tachihara Yamakawa's voice became stern.

"Lord forgiveness, our progress is already relatively fast, compared to the Takeno family and the Tianqiu family, our technology has surpassed them a lot. It's just that compared to the Don River people and the Milanese, we still have a considerable distance. The man in black knocked his head on the ground, and his voice trembled a little.

"But we are not facing an internal enemy, but a stronger external enemy. If the Tachihara family wants to gain a foothold in the Great Eastern Ocean, it is not enough to defeat the Takeno family and the Tenki family, we must develop west and south, and that is our dream. Tachihara's eyes seemed to be burned by the tone of his own words, and turned red, and his feverish eyes made people shudder.

"Yes, my subordinates should be damned, and I will redouble my efforts when I go back. The man in black was already sweating profusely.

"Well, maybe I'm in too much of a hurry. You go down first, you must step up, don't relax, the Liyuan family depends on you, and I will think of other ways too. Go ahead, I'll wait for your good news. The mountains and rivers of Tachihara let out a long sigh, and his voice also fell, this really can't be blamed on the lack of effort of his subordinates, the people of Tanghe have accumulated technology for hundreds of years, and it is true that they can not catch up in a day or two, but the fate of the Tachihara family can only have a way out by becoming a strong man on the sea, which can't help but make him feel anxious as a contemporary head of the family.

"The head of the family can rest assured that his subordinates will swear to serve to the death after they go back, and they will never live up to the trust of the lord. The man in black wept with gratitude for his lord's trust.

Not long after the man in black left, another middle-aged man in gray quietly came to Tachihara Yamakawa's room.

"Maori-kun, you're here. Slightly half-opened, Tachihara Yamakawa's face was gloomy.

"The lord is looking for a subordinate, but what's the matter?" The gray-clothed middle-aged man's clothes are very plain, and the skin on his face is particularly smooth, so that people can't tell his real age, but he is dressed quite neatly, and he doesn't look any different from ordinary people on the surface, and no one can imagine that he is the left arm and right assistant of Tachihara Yamakawa, the head of assassination and intelligence, Maori Centurion.

"Hmm, I'd like to ask you how you're doing?" Tachihara Yamakawa said in a heavy tone, "Our own research plan is not going well, and if we continue like this, we will never be able to catch up with the Tang River and the Milanese." ”

Mao Li Baitai kowtowed slightly, then straightened up and replied, "My lord doesn't need to be overly anxious, although we haven't made much progress yet, we have some clues. ”

'Oh? "The mountains and rivers of Tachihara immediately came to the spirit.

"Our intelligence department has spent considerable effort to infiltrate and spy on the naval forces of the Don River and the Milanese, and the Milanese are quite strictly guarded, and our intelligence officers have never achieved satisfactory results. However, judging from the information sent back recently, we have found a breakthrough among the people of Tanghe, and it is estimated that it will take a while to have unexpected surprises. ”

"Is that really the case?" The mountains and rivers of Tachihara, which had always been indistinguishable from color, also changed color a little.

"Maori would never dare to deceive his lord. One of our long-dormant intelligence officers has worked hard to get in touch with a high-ranking official in the Tang River Army, this guy is a drunkard, he has become completely addicted to the beauty of our intelligence officers, and he is addicted to gambling and money, and he already owes many usury gambling debts to the locals, and I think that with a little more effort, I will definitely be able to get this man into line. "Maori Centurion is too confident in the report.

"Very well! Don't worry about money, give as much as you want, and when that intelligence officer returns, I will reward her personally." Remember, be sure to get the mystery of the keel design of the Don River people military ship and the improvements in the crafting process. Tachihara Yamakawa was so excited that he lightly slapped his palm, "These two things are the key for us to lag behind the Tang River and the Milanese, which will save us years or even decades." Maori, if we master these two technologies, we can build large warships, and fight a tough battle with the sailors of the Don River and the Milanese, and we will no longer have to be driven by them to hide like rabbits, not to mention the Mahad, when the time comes, hehe, the Great Eastern Ocean and the Great South Ocean will belong to us. ”

Somewhat intoxicated with his own ideas, Tachihara Yamakawa found that he was a little out of shape in front of his subordinates after a while, and quickly coughed dryly, calmed down his emotions, and asked: "Do the Tang River people and the Milanese have any recent developments in their skills?"

"It is said that the people of the Tang River are working on a synthetic lacquer, which is already close to success. It is said that this lacquer has an excellent fire-retardant effect when applied to a ship, far surpassing the original fire-retardant paint. However, this information is not conclusive and has no basis. "The Maori Centurion turned a blind eye to his lord's gaffe.

"Oh?" Tachihara Yamakawa's eyes glowed with greed again, but he immediately thought about it again, "This, we have to pay close attention, this technology is very useful in naval combat, but our primary target is still the keel technology and manufacturing process of the warship, don't be distracted for the time being, of course, if it does not affect the primary task, it is another matter." "The first thing in the battle of the sailors is the battle between the archers, and the rocket has a considerable weight in it, and the current warships are mainly wooden structures, who can effectively reduce the threat of rockets, who can occupy a greater advantage in the water battle.

"The subordinates understand. In addition, the Milanese are also improving the design of the sails on their warships, and it is said that there is also great progress. The Maori Centurion asked another question. Sails are an important source of power for warships, and well-designed and well-made sails will bring more power than ordinary sails.

"Alas, it seems that both the Don and the Milanese are actively developing technology, and our industrial and research capabilities are indeed quite far from theirs, which is also related to the limitations of our economic power, which requires us to redouble our efforts and catch up with them at all costs and sacrifices. The mood of the mountains and rivers of Tachihara slowly calmed down, and the excitement of Fang Cai had completely disappeared, "Don't relax on the Milan side, don't be afraid that you can't do it, you're afraid that you can't think of it, I don't believe that the Milanese people's precautions will be leaky? ”

"Sister, don't you seem to be very happy today?" The girl who was sitting quietly reading the newspaper under the laurel tree raised her head slightly, her blue eyes seemed to be two stars hanging high in the night sky, which made people fascinated.

"Sister, you have also read the report of where I came back, the Kingdom of Milan has formed the Third Cavalry Regiment, and the Grand Duchy of Mahad and the Duchy of Andaco have both declared that they will follow Milan's example, strengthen their armaments, and increase investment in national defense construction, which also means to expand the army. The girl in a light orange dress slowly turned around, like a statue of a goddess, the jade face is enough to make any man intoxicated, the red lips are lightly bloomed, and the innate noble and elegant temperament of the body makes people know at first sight that this woman must belong to the royal family, of course she is the thirteenth princess of the empire Situ Yushuang, and the girl who talks to her is of course the princess Sophia of the Jemerlot Kingdom who has died.

"Huh, this is a good thing, they should all be prepared in advance to prevent the attack of the Mache Khan invaders, and this will not affect the interests of the Tang River Empire. Sophia was a little surprised, she was far from the girl who didn't know anything when she first arrived in Zhongzhou, for nearly a year, she had been living in Situ Yushuang's mansion, and she had also learned from Situ Yushuang to understand the changes in the political situation in the Eastern Continent, and she benefited a lot.

"Sister, this may be a good thing, but for the Empire, what does it mean? This shows in disguise that they have lost confidence in the Empire's ability to control the changes in the situation in the Eastern Continent, and will turn to strengthen their own military strength, everyone understands this truth. This is undoubtedly a considerable blow to the image of the empire, once the image is broken, the chain reaction will be gradually exposed, and the situation of the empire will be more difficult in the future. Situ Yushuang's mood became more and more depressed, and her voice was inaudible at the end.

After listening to Situ Yushuang's explanation, Sophia seemed to understand something, but she didn't have anything to say to comfort her sister, she had broken her country and her family, wandering around, and seeing that her best sister was in the same situation in her motherland, how could this not make people feel lost and sad.

"Isn't there a talented person in the empire who can assist His Majesty the Emperor in revitalizing the empire?" Sophia asked Situ Yushuang softly as he was lost in thought.

At present, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee have formed gangs and factions, and all of them are fighting endlessly for their own personal interests, and even a few people will be unable to save the overall situation. And my elder brothers are even more intriguing, bent on ascending to the throne themselves, where can they still care about the safety of the empire? My father is old, and he doesn't have much energy to take care of these things, alas, ''''''" A trace of unspeakable bitterness appeared on Situ Yushuang's jade face.

"Isn't there a man of insight in that place?" Sophia asked, she had a question in her mind, but she found that her sister seemed to have a deep understanding of the man, so she didn't dare to say it.

Lin Guowei and Lang Yongquan are both traitors and thieves, they look deferential now, in fact, they are waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to take advantage of the empire, the empire is declining, they are too late to be happy, where will they serve the empire. Situ Yushuang was a little excited, and when she mentioned Lin and Lang, she hated them even more.

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