After finishing the inspection trip of Hongshan Shipyard, Li Fushou was about to return to Hongfort in a carriage when he was suddenly called by a voice;

"His Honorable Earl of Queensland, do I have the honor to have a separate conversation with you? Please allow me to introduce myself, Baron Grezka, Baron Leverkusen, an engineer from the Naval Shipyard of Horvaz, Germany."

When Li Fushou heard this, he looked back and saw that the guards around him had surrounded the engineer in his 30s in the middle, as if facing a great enemy.

Without orders, the guards had searched him, but did not find any sharp weapons.

"Ahem... don't do it, give Mr. Grezka the treatment that suits his identity." When the guards searched, Li Fushou waved his hand hypocritically and said kindly; "Do you have any questions? Sir."

"Uh... it's about some novel ideas. Please forgive me for hearing your conversation with Mr. Fox. I have some ideas about it..."

“Get into the car…”

Li Fushou immediately interrupted the other party and took the lead in getting into the carriage. Baron Grezka hesitated for a moment and followed him into the carriage.

Under the strict protection of the guards, the convoy drove towards the Red Fort. The foreman cavalry had already rode their horses ahead to clear the road, isolating all the carriages and pedestrians along the road.

The central yellow line of Red River Valley Street is the area where noble carriages walk, exclusive to the Earl of Queensland. Ordinary carriages can only walk on both sides of the road.

More than a hundred fully armed Dragon Cavalry and Cavalry guards guarded a group of three carriages to move forward quickly. The dense sound of horse hooves hit the hard stone road, passing through the downtown area with a shocking momentum, attracting the attention of the blockbuster.

In the Red Fort

"Mr. Leverkusen, I know that Leverkusen has always been a few small villages near Cologne and Duseldorf. This should belong to North Rhine-West** state, adjacent to Belgium and the Netherlands, so..." Li Fushou stared at Baron Grezka with an interesting smile and said with a kind smile: "Can you introduce yourself to me?"

Mr. Grezka wore round gold-edged glasses that were rarely seen in this era. He had a full scholarly style and a restrained and introverted personality. He was obviously not a nobleman who was good at socializing.

He said with a look of a rage, "Uh... I don't know how to introduce it. My family is a scenic village in Düsseldorf. I graduated from Heidelberg University with specialties in ship design and mechanical design. I once received a double bachelor's degree in ship design and physics.

To be honest, I am very fascinated by the hull design of the Seagull Patrol ship. The simple lines contain countless engineering art that is worth exploring, and there is an indescribable beauty..."

Mr. Grezka extricated his bottom as soon as he opened his mouth. It turned out that he was here to steal the stolen master and wanted to understand the essence of the design of the Seagull Patrol.

The Seagull-class ship design is a master-class work and is worthy of careful reminiscence.

Why does the bow float outside? Why is it designed in a spindle? Why is the stern designed to shrink? How much shrink can minimize the wave resistance? Is this the best design? Is there room for improvement? How to choose between the ship's seaworthiness and speed? Can the sharply amplified bow design maintain stability during high-speed navigation? Provide a platform for stable shooting for bow artillery? Is there a better design?

For a science and engineering man who is obsessed with machinery, the new type of ship, the Seagull Patrol, itself contains countless details worthy of consideration, which is more worthy of reminiscence than the beautiful lines of the beautiful Dong body.

“Hahaha…”

Hearing Baron Grezka's self-introduction, Li Fushou laughed knowingly. His words revealed a lot of information. Mr. Baron's family was not well-off.

Very good, this is very good.

"To be honest, Mr. Grezka, I have many very genius ideas, but I cannot achieve the limitations of my ability. I need the help of an expert who is proficient in machinery. Do you know the manuscript of Da Vinci? When I see it, I will always..."

"O God, of course, I am an admirer of this great artist."

Baron Grezka screamed in dismay, obviously not understanding what Li Fushou said. Not everyone can understand the world of rich people.

Li Fushou's trip to Europe not only bribed a British duke with a fifth of his net worth, becoming a towering tree behind him to shelter from the wind and rain, but also spent a lot of money on pounds and bought thousands of treasures to collect.

From Easter eggs in the Tsarist court to Egyptian statues, from sculptures of famous European masters to artworks, especially famous modern European painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Van Gogh, etc., almost swept all the works circulating on the market.

Attending the Monet exhibition in Paris, Li Fushou waved his hand and filled all his works, and sent someone to Monet's residence on the Champs-Elysées to clear all the fine works he had created and collected over the years. It cost thousands of pounds to do so, which was once said to be a beautiful story.

It was precisely because of this generous and atmospheric style that when the journey arrived in the Netherlands, the poor Dutch painter Van Gogh asked for a visit. Li Fushou waved his hand and continued to wrap the whole work of the writer for 85 pounds.

I hope that this genius painter can alleviate the embarrassment of this talented painter so that he will not commit suicide by drinking and shooting himself early, and end his gorgeous and tragic life.

"I'm afraid you don't understand what I mean, Mr. Grezka, whenever I admire the complete set of Da Vinci manuscripts in the study, many wonderful ideas often pop up in my mind, as if I was playing a magnificent symphony with the sages..."

"Please forgive me for taking the liberty to interrupt you, respected Lord Earl, you mean..." Baron Grezka's voice trembled a little.

"Yes, I have collected complete Da Vinci manuscripts, including architecture and biology and others." Li Fushou shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said lightly; "It doesn't cost much, it's just a few hundred pounds, and it's worth much more to me."

This era is so evil. You can buy "Sunflower" for ten shillings, or buy "Holy Virgin by the Spinning Wheel" for 210 pounds, or buy a steam armored battleship worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, or buy a large area of ​​Alaska land for more than $6 million.

Except for Her Majesty's crown, you can buy almost anything else with money. Everything you see, whether it is people, land or loyalty, is fine.

It is an era where capital can do whatever it wants. Chaos and vicious competition fill the market, and monopoly cartels have risen one after another. Opium dealers in Hong Kong can launch the Opium War with one hand, and gold miners in South Africa can also drag the British Empire into the abyss of war for their own selfish interests.

Buy a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, it's drizzling!

Looking at Baron Grezka's shocked look, Li Fushou was very satisfied with the effect he had achieved and continued to say, "I do have many geniuses. The naval gun is just one of them, but for some reason I can't share it with you..."

"Why Lord Lord?" Baron Grezka took the conversation appropriately.

"Because Mr. Fox is my person, and you are not." Li Fushou looked up and down at Grezka with an extremely harmonious look, which made Baron Grezka suddenly feel his anus tightening, and stood up alertly and said, "What do you want to do?"

"Hahaha...you may have misunderstood."

Li Fushou immediately realized that he had made a mistake and explained with some amusement. "Please be careful not to be impatient. Mr. Grezka, I mean that Mr. Fox is a director and an operator of Hongshan Shipyard. Therefore, he can enjoy dividends and high salary every year, with a total income of more than 2,600 pounds. Therefore, he is considered my subordinate, not an outsider, but you are different. You are an expert at the German Naval Shipyard..."

There is no need to say more about the rest. Baron Grezka also realized this problem. He understood the truth that the law did not pass on Liu Er, so he looked particularly depressed.

"Actually, we have a solution." Li Fushou said in a temptation manner. "As long as you join Hongshan Shipyard, you can not only get a high salary, but also make inventions that shock the world, and have since been famous. I am a lord who attaches great importance to technological innovation. The new diesel engine of Cargill Company was completed with my support. This... you should be familiar with it, right?"

"Cargill diesel engine, oh... this is a great invention, does it belong to you too?"

"Bingo, the answer is correct. I am the controlling shareholder of Cargill Steam Machinery Company. By funding research by experts and scholars from relevant American universities, I have obtained this exciting scientific and technological achievement, which on the other hand confirms the strength of the Red River Valley."

"But... but Count Horvas is an important sponsor of me. I can complete my studies at Heidelberg University and be trained as the most promising ship designer. I cannot..." Baron Grezka looked hesitant. It was false to say that he was not moved in the face of a high salary and an infinitely bright future.

"As long as you agree, there is no problem." Li Fushou snapped his fingers happily. He had arrived here and had almost completed 99% of the time, and he was just about to tremble for the last time.

"You may not be as important as you imagined. I will leave my work to convince Mr. Hovaz, but you should find a few capable assistants among these German experts. I believe Mr. Hovaz will definitely give me this face, and it is nothing more than to pay some benefits."

"If this is possible, it will be my honor to serve you." Baron Grezka had nothing to hesitate and agreed immediately.

He was very curious, what wonderful ideas did this young Count have?

Two days later

A trans-ocean telegram was sent to the office of Count Horvas. After reading it, Mr. Horvas read it, he agreed readily, because the telegram promised;

The price of 32,000 tons of steel plate supplied to the shipyard dropped by 10% again, which is equivalent to giving up more than 10,000 pounds of profit.

Australia is very sincere. For the Hovaz Naval Shipyard, it is just a few experts. At worst, you can just go to Heidelberg University to recruit a few more, which is enough to spend a few hundred pounds.

Red River Valley, Australia

Hongshan Shipyard announced the recruitment of Mr. Baron Grezka as the head of the technical department and chief engineer, and several other German experts as engineers to jointly be responsible for the technical research and development of Hongshan Shipyard.

For more than ten days

Baron Grezka and several German experts stayed in a secret base in a secret base, and the Earl of Queensland would visit every day, and stayed in the secret base for most of the day.

This secret base is located in the forest behind Red Fort and is called "Deep Blue Alchemy Workshop".

The deep blue can be an endless sky or a universe, or a vast ocean, representing the endless imagination of mankind.

The alchemy workshop is in line with the meaning of the mysterious European alchemy and the beautiful imagination of refining hundreds of gold. It has become the source of the development of original technology in the Red River Valley and an extremely mysterious place.

And this is an ordinary name in Australia where gold is everywhere.

A alchemy furnace and a pair of iron pliers dare to claim to be an alchemy workshop. There are not thousands of them in Australia, but hundreds of them.
Chapter completed!