That's basically it, and in the following time, William and Master Leonardo discussed the future of the next ironclad. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It's just a pity that the master was perhaps one of the most intelligent men of his time, as well as one of the best engineers and inventors. But he has no military acumen at all. In other words, if you want to talk to this person who has the most contact with the ironclad ship, how to use the ironclad ship, and how to make the ironclad ship play a greater role, it is very hehe, close to impossible.

Having understood this, William stopped his futile efforts and gave a new order to the master.

He hoped that the master would suspend the design of the ironclad ship for a while and do another job.

Hearing William say this, Master Leonardo was very angry at that time. On the one hand, he felt that William did not value himself and felt that he was not doing his job well. On the other hand, it's because his dwarf genes are roaring.

After arriving at the Hereford family, now the Russian-Gothic Empire, he quickly fell in love with the novelty of ironclads.

In other words, no dwarf could refuse the freshness of such a great industrialization. It's like the dwarves of hundreds of years ago, who had no way to refuse a steam train, a ironclad train.

The thought of such a large, heavy, smoking, iron-clad thing that would be self-made by the master made his blood boil. He has devoted himself to this job and has no spare time to do anything else.

However, William was also embarrassed: "The problem is, I can't think of anyone else who can do this work for the time being except you, master." He didn't take it lightly or lightly with Master Leonardo. It was as if the vast majority of scientific researchers were like the vast majority of dwarves, and the master felt very useful when he heard this. The violent reaction before is not too serious now.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" asked the master.

"Here's the thing. So William said: "I look forward to the development of the railway transport of the Empire." You should know, Master, that in this day and age, the transportation of supplies is a very important thing. Although the Russian-Gothic Empire was very rich in water resources, as well as a large number of natural rivers, canals could be dug to connect all of these water systems.

But the problem is, we are confronted with the constraints of a harsh winter environment. No matter how hard we try, we also have at least three-fifths of the time of the year when we don't have access to the canal network.

In this case, trains, railways are the only transportation conditions and means that we can rely on.

The Russian-Gothic Empire, which consisted of millions of square kilometers of land, was to be cohesively cohesive, and it was necessary to have fast means of transportation. ”

"In other words, you want me to preside over the construction of the rail network?"

Opposite, Master Leonardo fell into deep thought.

For a while, I didn't know how to answer William's question.

To be fair, this is a very important and very honorable errand. If he had not come into contact with the steam ironclad before this, then Master Leonardo would have been very happy, and did not hesitate to accept William's offer to become the Minister of Railways and the Chief Engineer of Railway Planning.

As a dwarf, there is nothing more enjoyable than building a railway network on such a good and vast land.

However......

"However, I still want to continue to design and build steam ironclads. ”

After thinking for a while, the master still muttered something like this.

“...... yes, that's a shame. William shook his head: "Originally, I thought that I would give you this honor. But since you say so, I certainly can't go against your will. Then forget about it.

Master, can you recommend me some of the better Dwarven Engineers, they may not be as strong as you, but I think two more people can always match the strength, right?"

Hearing William say this, Master Leonardo continued to mumble, saying that the talent of dwarves cannot be compared by numerical superiority. But at the same time, he didn't say anything.

As I said before, this master lived a life of isolation before he came to Russia, the Gothic Empire. Although the technology is there, it is because of several previous failures and a bad temper. So the relationship with the dwarven race is very poor.

He almost looked down on and despised any good Dwarven Engineer, and only felt that he was the best. Therefore, it is basically impossible to get this guy to recommend talents or something.

"In that case, well, then I'll have to find it myself. Master, go back and keep trying. By the way, I'm going to build another experimental base for steam ironclads on the shores of the Black Sea. I hope you'll be able to check it out. After all, the strategic importance there is somewhat higher than in the Polotsk Sea. ”

"-Wait!"

After hearing William's words, the dwarven master finally couldn't help but shout:

"Wait, you can't-ah, that--I mean, there's something to discuss. If, in case, I have to, then ...... It's not like I can't ......."

Although he has already made a decision in his heart, the dwarf is still thin-skinned after all. So after halfway through, the Master Onardo didn't know what to say.

This guy's face was flushed, especially the big rosacea, which was shiny red, and he looked very much like a circus clown.

William resisted to laugh, and then went on to say to him:

"So, Master, would you like to take up the position of Minister of Railways and Director of Railroad Planning?" asked William with a smile to Master Leonardo.

"Ah, yes, yes, that's it!" seemed to be a little broken, and Master Leonardo said with great displeasure, "I will never allow any dwarf to climb on top of me!, at least not in this country." ”

"Ahh William spread his hands: "Although according to common sense, I shouldn't interfere in private matters." But Master, you should also know that if the Empire wants to move forward, it cannot be left to you alone. We're always going to get more dwarven engineers, inventors, and railroad workers. It's useless if you object to that. ”

"Of course I know! Of course I will not object!" Master Leonardo shouted, "But the boss of these dwarves must be me, me!

Of course, as Master Leonardo demonstrated, the importance of railways in this age of steam cannot be overstated. Therefore, the position of the Minister of Railways in the cabinet of the central government that William is about to organize is at the level of deputy prime minister. It is one level higher than other ministers, and is said to be the same as the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture. In a sense, the Minister of Railways is basically equivalent to the Minister of Transportation. It's just that in this era, there were no planes or automobiles, and only ships and trains could run transportation. So it doesn't really make much sense to call it the Ministry of Transportation.

There was no Minister of War and Navy in William's cabinet. In other words, William completely separated the military from politics. The leading body of the army is the General Staff, and the commander-in-chief of the whole army is the chief of the general staff, which is held by William himself, and under it is the War Department, the Navy Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Equipment Research Department, the Reserve, the Militia, the Paraarmed Forces Department, and the Special Service Intelligence Department, a total of six departments, all of which are of the same rank as cabinet ministers.

It can be said that the status and weight of the military personnel of the Russian-Gothic Empire were equal to those of the government from the very beginning, and the two were sufficient to compete with each other.

This is not only the reason for William's emphasis on military affairs, but also, in a sense, a kind of balance that William observes.

The Supreme Constitution clearly stipulates that active military personnel cannot participate in politics. At the same time, a series of problems within the army were clearly defined, including the need for military offenses and special military tribunals, and it was also made clear that the army was independent of the cabinet and directly under the command of the supreme ruler of the empire, the great Hereford family.

This was what Wilhelm wanted, a Prussian, royalist, traditional and independent national army, free from any partisanship, and politically neutral. At the same time, it is also one of the cornerstones of the empire's ability to rule this world.

Of course, this question can be discussed later, and the most important question now is the question of this master. Hearing Master Leonardo say this, William was a little crying and laughing, and at the same time secretly lamented the stubbornness of those lovers, and a little bit of a dog's eye on people.

To be honest, this master said that you must be the boss, although it doesn't sound good. But William knew that Master Leonardo didn't say this for his own fame or status.

At least not entirely for these reasons.

He did so because of a real need.

For even now, in spite of the fact that in the Hereford family, the Russian-Gothic Empire was in a high position and led a series of scientific researches, although the matter of ironclads could not see the light of day, in addition to ironclads, a large number of transport ships and merchant ships designed by Master Leonardo for transportation with steam and sails were proved to be practical.

The empire now has a thriving shipping industry, and has the prestige of the Dutch "sea coachman" in its heyday, and this master is indebted.

In addition, a series of the most important guns and munitions factories of the Hereford family, as well as the steam engine factories and steel mills, would never have played such a huge role without the guidance of the masters. The new breech-loading rifles, the Minne, and the yellow gunpowder as the new ****** were also inseparable from the help of the master.

In addition to inventions, William was surprised to find that Master Leonardo also had an excellent talent for utilization, guidance, and planning of production. In this regard, the importance of the master is the same as that of the Minister of Logistics and Equipment of the Third Reich, Dr. Speer.

That is, the Allied newspapers once exaggerated that Germany could do without Hitler in this war, but it could never do without Speer's genius butler.

Another very important point is the differential machine. Yes, the Difference Machine.

After importing and then dismantling and studying, it was Master Leonardo who finally figured out the principle of this delicate machine and how it was made. The first differential machine designed and built by the Hereford family was designed and built under the design and direction of Master Leonardo.

It can be said that if there were no masters, the industrial production capacity, scientific and technological strength and scientific research and engineering of the Hereford family would be at least ten to twenty years behind the present. At this point, William just can't overstate how much honor he has given him.

And this series of honors, except for the military industry, which needs to be kept secret, most of the others are public.

It was precisely because of the master's talent in organizing production and management that William dared to boldly appoint him as the Minister of Railways.

But.

yes

But.

But even so, Leonardo's reputation among the dwarven community was terrible. Countless dwarves turned a blind eye to his exploits, still dwelling on the failures of the master many years ago, believing him to be nothing remarkable.