The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

After Xia Zuoyi sent someone to deliver the letter demanding compensation, she turned to deal with the oil mine dug out in the Riffins Mountains.

- Petroleum is an important energy reserve.

Xia Zuoyi must be firmly in his own hands, after all, oil is also equivalent to gold to a certain extent.

In addition, Quincy West was originally a border city, close to the San Airo Empire.

In case the multiple benefits of oil are known to the outside world - Quincesi is like a piece of fat put on the bright side and coveted.

In addition to strengthening the cavalry garrison, the way to defend oil and Quincy West is to expand the border—to push the edge of the territory outward and extend the garrison line of defense.

Xia Zuoyi stroked her chin and pondered, the border of the San Airo Empire...well, just right.

He understood that it was impossible for the lord on the border of the empire to willingly and voluntarily give up his territory with this letter demanding compensation.

This letter only served as a pretext, a reason for the attack.

——Rites first and soldiers later.

Since "communicating well" doesn't work, don't blame him for not talking about martial arts in the future.

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The discovery of oil in Quincy West was a complete surprise to Xia Zuoyi.

In particular, minerals such as oil are not common in the western continent.

As far as Xia Zuoyi knows, there is only one oil field that has appeared so far in the Anas Empire, which is the current Anas Kingdom.

And there is another oil mining site in the westernmost Kadi tribe.

Furthermore, the role of oil being discovered at present is not comprehensive.

Most uses are in refining kerosene from petroleum.

——The price of portable kerosene lamps is not cheap in the Western Continent, especially in some territories that are exclusively used by nobles.

In addition to using kerosene lamps, people also lit candles for lighting.

And the main raw material that produces candle basically has two kinds at present.

One is beeswax, which is the substance extracted from the hive.

The other is white wax.

White wax is obtained from the secretion of wax worms, and then some things are added, for example, animal or vegetable fats and so on.

In modern times, the main raw material for making candles is mostly paraffin wax.

While paraffin is a mixture of hydrocarbons extracted from certain distillates such as petroleum or shale oil…

The homes of some civilians or slaves use firewood for lighting at night, and families with a little extra money buy candles for lighting.

The presence of oil in the territory is of great significance.

In addition, oil can also be used in lubricants and anti-corrosion coatings on the Western Continent.

But this kind of usefulness is even less than that of lighting.

It is mainly due to the limitations of existing technology, coupled with the fact that there is not much oil extraction... What's more, this brown-black viscous liquid is also called "the devil's sweat"...

In the context of belief in the Creator God, many people are very resistant to this.

Therefore, oil has not been studied much when it is not very popular.

Not to mention, some civilians, slaves, and even nobles did not know that the kerosene in the kerosene lamp was extracted from petroleum.

Petroleum is not only an important raw material in production.

There are also many functions in life, and the production of many daily necessities is related to oil.

Xia Zuoyi exchanged her reputation for a lot of related books in the library on the system interface.

——Actually, petroleum has already appeared in ancient China, and it is also recorded in some circulating books.

In addition to being used for known lighting, oil can also be used for medicine production, insecticide and disease treatment, or as a weapon on the battlefield.

Xia Zuoyi had some thoughts about this in her heart.

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After he executed the mayors, officials and robbers who were corrupt, cheating and colluding on the spot in the early morning, he imprisoned the businessmen from the San Airo Empire.

And the suffering people were properly resettled...

In the end, he led Walker and others to the village near the Riffins Mountains again, found the location of the second mine that was determined last night, and planned to continue digging.

At the same time, he was not idle either.

The oil that has been excavated today has been filled with more than a dozen round wooden barrels.

Among them, the round wooden barrels that were previously taken to the Saint-Aero Empire by the merchants have also been recovered by the cavalry team...

Fortunately, the deputy company commander who was pretending to be an ordinary civilian paid attention to this.

He reported to Barna immediately after the oil-filled barrel was brought out of Quincy West, and Barna made the right decision right away.

Now we have petroleum raw materials in hand.

Xia Zuoyi plans to make incendiary bombs to prepare for the attack on the territory on the border of the San Airo Empire.

The compensation letter he sent out, the other party did not respond at all.

Xia Zuoyi was not surprised.

He remained in Quincy West, multitasking.

——On the one hand, the people were called to come to extract oil, and the amount of wages was very considerable, and on the other hand, they were ordered to study and produce quickly... Finally, the plan to siege the city was implemented a few days later.

With the help of hundreds of incendiary bombs, the territory on the border of the San Airo Empire went smoothly unexpectedly.

In particular, people in the border territories of the empire did not have much resistance to the cavalry stationing.

I heard Taylor, who came back to report the war, say that at that time, some people actually provided them with the residence of the lord of this border territory.

This allowed Taylor to capture the opponent before he escaped.

Xia Zuoyi was satisfied with this.

——Doing good deeds will be rewarded, not to mention curbing the spread of the epidemic.

Now that the territory on the border of the San Airo Empire has been captured, it is useless to keep these merchants.

Although they secretly bought oil in Quincy West, they were only middlemen earning the price difference, and they were not guilty of death.

So according to what they said earlier—willing to offer a large amount of property in exchange for their own lives, Xia Zuoyi sent someone to take them back to the border territory, and let them go home when they got the money.

Pity these businessmen who were imprisoned early.

I thought I could finally return home after losing a lot of money, but I didn't expect that the territory they were in now belonged to Designia.

Looking at the dilapidated city wall and the white cavalry stationed in and around the city, the merchants' faces turned bitter, and they planned to be human with their tails between their legs in the future...

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On this side, Valk asked if he would continue to capture the San Airo Empire.

Xia Zuoyi: "What do you think of the current situation?"

Walker said: "The reason why we were able to occupy the border territory of the San Airo Empire so quickly is that the opponent was caught off guard in terms of the timing of the attack."

"And we took advantage of the surprise attack."

"The second is because of the power of incendiary bombs."

"at last……"

Speaking of it.

Walker looked at Xia Zuoyi and said with a smile: "In the end, it was naturally because of the kindness of the lord that the people in the border territories of the empire accepted us smoothly."

Xia Zuoyi frowned: "It is of course best to minimize casualties in battle."

"Valker, go on."

Walker said seriously: "It was precisely because of these three reasons that this battle was very successful, but if we want to continue to attack the San Airo Empire..."

"My lord, with all due respect to my subordinates, the next battle may not be as smooth as this one."

After all, the advantages will gradually decrease or even disappear.

Moreover, the situation of all parties on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and if you are not careful, you will lose the territory you have already occupied, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Xia Zuoyi nodded.

He understood what Valck meant.

If he wants to continue to attack the San Ai Luo Empire - if the opponent is prepared, or if the empire sends cavalry and the number of troops increases, the war is likely to continue forever...

The shortest period is about one or two months, and the longest period is half a year, unless one party admits defeat first.

Furthermore, the Black Death has just passed not long ago.

It is best for all parties to focus on rest and recuperation, and it is not advisable to waste money and people, otherwise turmoil will easily occur.

But this aspect is not enough for Xia Zuoyi to worry about the Designia territory. The one who should be worried about this should be the San Airo Empire.

However, Xia Zuoyi didn't want the border between the two parties to be plunged into war.

This is one aspect.

On the other hand, Xia Zuoyi was thinking about the planting of potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other crops.

How can farming be better than fighting.

Even if he can convince Orville and Archibald to form an alliance with him to take advantage of the empire...but there are still many things to be done in the territory.

What's more, oil is also being extracted, and the method of making incendiary bombs is not difficult.

If you use it several times, someone with a heart will naturally find a way to crack it, and make the same incendiary bomb to fight back.

Xia Zuoyi crossed her hands and rested her chin in serious thought.

In addition to being made into incendiary bombs, oil can also be made into a fierce oil tank that can continuously fire and breathe fire, and it can even be used as a raw material for gunpowder...

Not only that, weapons made of oil can also be equipped on ships.

Such weapons are more powerful, because the ships are made of wood, and once the fire spreads, it will be a devastating disaster.

Xia Zuoyi changed his posture again, nodding the table with his fingers - now the battle is going to be fought, but he has the final say on how far it will be fought.

That is to say, before the advantage of the incendiary bomb has completely passed, first occupy a few more territories on the border of the empire.

Then, contact Orville and Archibald.

After all, the tripartite alliance still exists, and it can exert pressure on the empire to a certain extent.

After that, it is to dig out the oil mines as soon as possible, and use oil to carry out research on the progress of various aspects of production and life.

Such as weapons manufacturing, medical pharmaceuticals...

Walker saw that the lord changed his posture again - he rested his chin on one hand, and gave him instructions with a pensive expression on his face.

"Continue to attack, Valk."

"Send another person to notify Fernandi and ask him to guard the rear position..."

Following the instructions one by one, Walker memorized them carefully in his heart, and then led them out.

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In war, information transmission is really a very important decisive factor.

The king of the San Airo Empire was furious, and immediately ordered the eldest prince Warner to go to the border to resist the attack of Designia.

However, while the eldest prince Warner was still on the road, the border of the empire was quickly captured by two small territories.

at the same time.

The territory of Aqiyali and the Kingdom of Anas even sent troops to support—to support the currently dominant Designia lord.

After all, Warner is just a prince, and the power he holds in his hands is not as good as that of a king.

He analyzed the pros and cons of this war, and planned to make peace with the Designian lord and stop the continued confrontation, but the king disagreed.

Half a month later, the borders fell one after another.

The scope of Designia's territory expanded to the west, and the garrison line was extended.

In the end, the two sides ended in front of the city where the eldest prince Warner led the cavalry to rebel. After talking, the St. Airo Empire gave up many conditions.

And this war finally ended.

The author has something to say: Xia Xia: We are different~different~

King of the San Airo Empire: Pfft!

Pope: Back then you asked me to stay in the castle to help you take care of Gun Gun until you came back, but after so long, you...

Xia Xia: Ah!My fuck~~ Dad will go back and mess with it now.

pope:…………………………