Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 139 Deep Blue Alchemy Workshop

  After finishing the inspection trip to Hongshan Shipyard, Li Fushou was waiting to return to the Red Fort in a carriage when he was suddenly stopped by a voice;

  "Your Excellency, the Earl of Queensland, would I be fortunate to have a private conversation with you? Allow me to introduce myself. I am Baron Gretzka of Leverkusen, an engineer from the German Naval Shipyard Horvatz."

  Li Fushou looked back when he heard the words, and saw that the guards around him had surrounded the 30-year-old engineers in the middle, as if they were facing an enemy.

  You don’t need to order, the guards have already searched him, but they didn’t find any sharp weapons.

   "Cough cough... Don't do it, but give Mr. Grezka suitable treatment." When the guards finished searching, Li Fushou waved his hand fakely and said kindly; "Do you have any questions? Sir."

  "Uh...It's about some novel ideas. Please forgive me for hearing the conversation between you and Mr. Fox. I have some thoughts on this..."

  "Get in the car and say..."

   Li Fushou immediately interrupted the other party and got into the carriage first. Baron Grezka hesitated and then entered the carriage.

The    convoy, under the close protection of the guards and guards, drove all the way towards the direction of the Red Fort. The front guard cavalry had already ridden their horses to clear the road ahead, isolating all carriages and pedestrians along the road.

  The central yellow line of the Red River Valley City Street is the area where aristocratic carriages walked. It is exclusive to the Earl of Queensland. General carriages can only go on both sides of the road.

More than a hundred heavily armed dragoon guards, guarding a group of three carriages moving forward fast, the rush of rainy horses hoof beats on the hard stone road, passing through the busy city with a shocking momentum, attracting a lot of attention. look.

  In the Red Fort

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

  Mr. Grezka wears gold-rimmed round glasses that are rarely seen in this era. He is full of scholarly style, and his personality is restrained and introverted. He is obviously not a nobleman who is good at communication.

He said with an expression; "Uh...I don't know how to introduce it. My family is in a scenic village in Düsseldorf, and I graduated from Heidelberg University, specializing in ship design and mechanical design. He once obtained 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 worth exploring, and there is an indescribable beauty..."

  Mr. Grezka leaked his own bottom as soon as he opened his mouth. It turned out that he was here to steal the teacher and wanted to understand the essence of the seagull patrol ship design.

  The design of the Seagull-class ships is a master-class design, which is worthy of careful aftertaste.

  Why does the ship's bow drift out? Why is it designed as a spindle? Why should the stern be contracted? How much shrinkage can minimize the resistance of wave making, is this the best design? Is there room for improvement? How to choose between ship's seaworthiness and speed? Can the sharply enlarged bow design maintain stability in high-speed navigation? Provide a stable firing platform for the bow artillery? Is there a better design?

  For a man of science and engineering who is obsessed with mechanics, the seagull patrol ship, a new type of ship, itself contains countless details worthy of exquisiteness, which is more memorable than the beautiful lines of the beautiful Dong body.

   "Ha ha ha..."

  Li Fushou laughed knowingly when Baron Grezka introduced himself. His words revealed a lot of information that Mr. Baron’s family was not well-off.

  Good, this is good.

"Let’s tell you Mr. Grezka, I have a lot of very genius ideas, but the limitations of my ability cannot be realized. I need the help of an expert who is proficient in machinery. Do you know the Da Vinci manuscript? When I see it Always..."

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

  Baron Grezka screamed, apparently he hadn’t understood what Li Fushou meant. Not everyone could understand the world of the tyrant.

  Li Fushou’s trip to Europe not only used 1/5 of his wealth to bribe a British Duke to become a towering tree behind him to shelter him from the wind and rain, but also bought thousands of treasure collections at the expense of pound sterling.

  From the Easter eggs of the Tsar’s court to Egyptian statues, from European famous sculptures to works of art, especially modern European painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Van Gogh, etc., almost all the works circulating on the market have been swept away.

Participating in Monet's work exhibition in Paris, Li Fushou rounded up all the works with a big wave, and sent people to Monet's residence on the Champs Elysées to empty out all the fine works created and collected over the years. This cost up to Thousands of pounds were passed on for a while.

  Because of this bold and generous style, when the trip arrived in the Netherlands, the impoverished Dutch painter Van Gogh begged to come, Li Fushou waved his hand to continue the package, and spent 85 pounds to pack all the works of this writer.

  Hopefully, the dilemma of this talented painter can be alleviated, so that he will not commit suicide by drinking bombs and end a splendid and tragic life.

"I'm afraid you didn't understand what I meant, Mr. Grezka. Whenever I admire a complete set of Leonardo’s manuscripts in the study, I often think of many fantastic ideas in my mind, as if I’m co-photographing and playing with the philosophers. A magnificent symphony..."

   "Excuse me for interrupting you, dear Count, you mean..." Baron Grezka's voice trembled a little.

"Yes, I have collected the complete Da Vinci manuscripts, including architecture and biology and others." Li Fushou shrugged indifferently, and said lightly; "It didn't cost much. It’s just a hundred pounds, and to me it’s worth much more than that.”

This era is so evil, you can buy "Sunflower" for ten shillings, you can buy "Madonna by the Spinning Wheel" for 210 pounds, or a few hundred thousand pounds for a tens of thousands of tons of steam iron armored battleship, or Spend more than 6 million US dollars to buy a piece of land in Alaska.

  Except for Her Majesty’s crown, which can’t generate extra covetousness, almost anything else can be bought with money. Everything you see with your eyes, whether it’s people, land or loyalty, is all right.

This is an era when capital can do whatever it wants. Chaos and vicious competition floods the market. Monopoly cartels have risen one after another. Opium dealers in Hong Kong can start opium wars. South African gold mine owners can also drag the British Empire into war for their own interests. The abyss.

  Buy a Da Vinci manuscript, drizzle!

Seeing the shocked look of Baron Grezka, Li Fushou was satisfied with the effect of his words, and continued; "I do have many genius ideas. The naval gun is only 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 at Grezka up and down with a particularly harmonious eye, which made Baron Grizka suddenly feel the chrysanthemum tight, and stood up vigilantly and said; "You think What are you doing?"

   "Ha ha ha... you may have misunderstood."

Li Fushou immediately realized that the oolong was in trouble, and explained some dumbfounding; "Please don’t worry, Mr. Grezka, I mean that Mr. Fox is the director of the Hongshan Shipyard and also the operator, so every year you can Enjoying dividends and a high salary, totaling more than 2,600 pounds in income, so it is my subordinate, not an outsider, but you are different, you are an expert at the German Horvatz Naval Shipyard..."

  I don’t need to say more about the rest. Baron Grezka is also aware of this problem. He understands the principle of not spreading the six ears, so his expression is particularly depressed.

"Actually, we have a solution." Li Fushou said temptingly; "As long as you join the Hongshan Shipyard, you will not only get a high salary, but you may also make an invention that shocked the world. This name will go down in history. I am a very The lord who values ​​technological innovation, Cargill’s new diesel engine was completed with my funding. This... shouldn't you be unfamiliar?"

   "Cargill diesel engine, oh... this is a great invention. Does it belong to you as well?"

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

"But... But Lord Horvatz is my important sponsor. I can complete my studies at Heidelberg University and have been trained as the most promising ship designer. I can't..." Baron Gretzka looked hesitant. In the face of a high salary and an infinitely bright future, it is false to say that it is not tempted.

   "As long as you agree, it's okay." Li Fushou snapped his fingers happily. He was already here, and he was almost 90% finished, just short of the last shiver.

"You may not be as important as you thought. The job of persuading Mr. Horvaz is left to me, but you should find a few capable assistants among these German experts. I believe Mr. Hortz will definitely give me this face. It's nothing more than paying some benefits."

  "If this is the case, it would be my honor to serve you." Baron Grezka had no more hesitation, and agreed.

  He is very curious, what are the whimsical ideas of the young Lord Earl?

  Two days later

  A transoceanic telegram was sent to Earl Howards’s office. After reading it, Mr. Howards readily agreed, because the telegram promised;

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

  Australia is very sincere. For the Horvatz Naval Shipyard, there are only a few experts. The big deal is to recruit a few more at the University of Heidelberg, and it will cost a few hundred pounds.

  Red River Valley, Australia

  Hongshan Shipyard announced the appointment of Baron Gretzka as the head of the technical department, chief engineer, and hired several other German experts as engineers to jointly take charge of the Hongshan Shipyard’s technical research and development.

   more than ten days in a row

  Baron Gretzka stayed in a secret base with a few German experts to get out. The Queensland Earl would visit every day, and stay in the secret base for most of the day.

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

  Dark blue can be the endless sky or the universe, or the vast and boundless ocean, which represents the endless imagination of mankind.

  Alchemy Workshop not only conforms to the implication of European mysterious alchemy, but also conforms to the beautiful imagination of making gold. It has become the source of the original technological development of Red River Valley, a very mysterious place.

  And in Australia, where gold is everywhere, alchemy workshop is an ordinary name.

  A gold alchemy furnace, a pair of iron tongs dare to claim to be an alchemy workshop, there are not thousands and hundreds in Australia.

  (End of this chapter)