Dorothea thought for a moment and asked another question:

"What about the Speakers of the two houses?"

"Elected by the Councillors, like the previous Chairperson of the Coalition Conference, he does not have any additional powers, but only the power to arrange for the meeting to be held and keep the meeting going normally."

"Then let's decide."

Dorothea saw that there was no special change in the Speaker, and that the council still seemed to be quite manageable, so she agreed to the idea.

"And what about Your Majesty's second request?"

Xia Lin then asked.

"Point 2...... Viscount Charlin, I hope that you will hand over the gun factory to the royal family, and that all the craftsmen and hired workers in it will be included in the ranks of the royal craftsmen, and for this the royal family can pay a sum of money to buy your factory and craftsmen."

Referring to this topic, Dorosia looked into Xia Lin's eyes and said seriously.

「……」

"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to do this."

Xia Lin had long expected such a day, but he was not too surprised and indignant, and persuaded in a calm tone.

"New weapons must be in the hands of the royal family."

But Empress Dorothea refused to back down, and said firmly.

"But have you ever wondered how useful the new weapons in the hands of the royal family can be, Your Majesty? As far as I know, there are probably hundreds of skilled craftsmen in the royal estate, and these craftsmen produce a large number of products for the royal family in their workshops.

But there are more than 100 craftsmen who can be converted into gun production, and even if you add the personnel of the gun factory now, the output will be maintained at 60,000 rounds of ammunition per day, about 400 rifles, and two or three artillery pieces.

And your idea is to arm most of the legions in the empire with new weapons, putting aside other factors such as cost, to achieve this, such a production is absolutely not enough, at least 60,000 rounds of ammunition per day, which is enough for 6,000 soldiers, that is, half a division of soldiers for a day's training.

When the time comes, you'll have to expand and work with other forces, such as artisan guilds or chambers of commerce.

In this case, what is the difference between leaving the gun factory in the R&D center? You should admit that the royal craftsmen are not as sensitive to industry as I am the founder.

I'm currently working on Master Faun in charge of developing a firearm that fires in quick bursts, as well as a grenadier that can throw grenades and explosives packets.

When the research and development of these things is completed, more new weapons will be included in the research and development goals, so that the new army can form a stronger firepower advantage over the knights on the battlefield, does it mean that Your Majesty only needs rifles and breech guns, and does not need these things?"

Xia Lin naturally knew that guns and cannons were new weapons that could change the current mode of war, and Empress Dorothea attached great importance to them, but relying on holding any important industry under the hands of the royal family to ensure the advanced technology and dominance of the royal family, in Xia Lin's opinion, was completely at the expense of the basics.

"This ......"

Dorothea was speechless for a while, and suddenly remembered that her father had asked her to hand over the new steelmaking technology to the royal craftsmen, but until now, the royal craftsmen could only complete the production with the help of the technicians sent by the New Leaf Chamber of Commerce.

"There is some truth in what you said, then Viscount Xia Lin, you can help the royal family establish a gunpowder factory and a gun factory according to the previous new steelmaking technology!"

Thinking of this, Dorothea calmed down, took a step back, and instead of forcing the gun factory to complete the relocation, she chose to ask the New Leaf Chamber of Commerce to share these important technologies with the royal family.

"There's no problem with this, but Your Majesty, industrial production is an extremely complicated matter, and I think the Royal Workshop also needs to strengthen the implementation of the management system, otherwise I can't guarantee that the factory I have established can operate normally."

Xia Lin nodded and reminded.

Previously, with the help of technicians sent by the steel mill, the royal craftsmen quickly set up the royal steel mill and set up the electric arc furnace in just a few days, but the trial production was never successful.

Xia Lin passed

The report submitted by the expatriate technicians speculated that it may have been due to the fact that the craftsmen of the royal family were not well adapted to this industrial production system, and now that they had done their duty, Empress Dorothea would not blame herself for any problems.

"I'll take notice."

"Then I need your permission for one more thing, Your Majesty, I hope that the various proposals passed at the previous alliance meeting can be implemented in the empire as soon as possible, including the promotion of public weights and measures, research and development centers, patent discussions, and so on.

These proposals are all for the purpose of industrialization, and they have been promoted relatively slowly by the power of the alliance, and only the patent proposals have been implemented relatively well, and I hope that Your Majesty will attach great importance to the first two things."

Seeing that Dorothea didn't seem to have any more requests, Xia Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to his thoughts.

"There is nothing wrong with the first two, I will continue to let the coalition cooperate with you, and I think it may be necessary to wait for the establishment of the council and then submit it to the members for a re-vote."

Dorothea said with some embarrassment, after the patent proposal allowed the Xinye Chamber of Commerce to make a profit from the share of the industrial park, and then got a huge amount of additional income, and many chambers of commerce in the business alliance that were affected by this interest were dissatisfied with this, and Dorothea did not dare to force it forward.

"Your Majesty, not only the alliance, but I hope that the guilds of the imperial capital can also cooperate with the implementation of these two proposals.

Especially for the R&D center, I need to get the full cooperation of the Mage Guild and the Alchemist Guild to develop a key alchemy item as soon as possible, with this thing, our power will change drastically!"

Xia Lin said to Empress Dorothea with a serious expression.

"What's that?"

Seeing Xia Lin so solemn, Empress Dorothea couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

"Demon motives! A new machine that uses the magic power of the magic stone to drive all kinds of machines, with which we can create carriages that can travel without being pulled by horses, and ships that can sail without sails. There is no need to be selective about the right location by the Seine to set up a factory.

When the time comes, it will be incomparable for the growth of our strength!"

"Demonic motives?"

Dorothea imagined the things Xia Lin described, and her pretty face couldn't help but show a little doubt.

"That's right! Demonic motives!"

Xia Lin paused, organized his language and continued:

"Your Majesty, I have previously explained to you the concept of productive forces, which means the ability of human beings to transform the natural environment, and one of the most critical areas in the process of transforming nature is the revolution in the power used to drive the various means of production.

From the earliest times, people used their own power, the so-called human power, to drive various tools.

Later we domesticated all kinds of livestock, using cattle and horses for farming, milling, pulling carts, and more recently, water power in the factories I designed.

The changes that have taken place have also led to a step-by-step change in our productivity, but these dynamics have their limitations.

Manpower is not as strong as livestock, and the power of livestock is not as stable, reliable and cheap as hydraulics, which has the disadvantage of having to be built on the water's edge.

The magic motive I envisioned, without the shortcomings of these powers, can provide stable, efficient and convenient power to drive the operation of various machinery and equipment required in our industry, and the changes brought about by the time will be an unprecedented change!"