Chapter 298 Monica, it’s time to wake up
The newly built ship set sail.
While people were gathering, Hughes announced the news of the newspaper and the opening of the route. It was a spur-of-the-moment idea, but the result was better than he had imagined.
Kyle, who was as strong as a bear, had red eyes, Zoe also had a determined look on her face, and the rest of the Crusaders were so excited that they seemed to be ready to die for Caster.
Xius himself felt a little helpless.
The prestige brought to him by the victory in the war is so great that now Zeus's credibility is almost at its peak. Even if he openly asks the Imperial Truth to worship him as a god, the people will obey.
He planned to make use of this prestige, and preparing to publish a newspaper was the first step.
Castel currently only has this newspaper, which has to publish the progress of the search for the airship, as well as the recent discussions.
The reading rate of this newspaper will be close to 100%, and Hughes can use the newspaper to guide people's thoughts.
History has proven countless times that decisions that go against public opinion can easily lead to huge backlash, so it is very important to guide public opinion.
Zeus was not in a hurry to expand, but his airship was seized by the prince, so he had to deal with this matter.
Yes, according to Hughes's estimation, the airship was most likely seized.
Given Connor's caution, the airship might encounter danger, but it would not be so dangerous that no message could be sent back.
The most likely scenario is that he didn't know that Blood Harbor had become independent from the Empire, and he went directly to contact the prince, which led to his detention.
If this is true, there will probably be some friction between Castel and Tis. It would be fine if it could be resolved through negotiation, but I am afraid that the prince has already resorted to any means necessary to fight the empire.
Newspapers that can follow up and report the entire process can then spread the word on the island on Hughes' behalf, so that no matter how things develop, they will be able to stand up to legal scrutiny.
The prince had a good reputation, and Hughes admired his years of forbearance and planning. If possible, it would be better to negotiate peacefully.
Although Castel has selected a lot of war technologies, Xius still wants to make friends with the surrounding forces - war will affect his dumping of goods. With Castel's level of industrialization, dumping goods to the surrounding areas to gain loyalty is much faster than conquering.
Why resort to violence when free trade can solve the problem? Of course, if the other party refuses free trade, that is another matter.
All of this is inseparable from newspaper publicity.
Therefore, Hughes not only wanted to publish a newspaper, but also wanted to run it on a large scale, and it would be best if the newspaper could be sold all the way to neighboring countries to gain control of public opinion.
The same applies to opening up trade routes. It goes without saying that making money by dumping goods is a big deal, and bringing in more people is also an important goal. When Castel's industry had not yet taken off, Xus asked Nora to go to the North to recruit people. Now the shortage of people is more serious than before. If you want to expand, you cannot do without population anyway.
In addition, the smooth flow of trade routes also means that Castel's influence can be expanded outward.
Today, Castres has a variety of industrial products, advanced systems, and strong overall strength, but its influence on the outside world is almost zero.
This is because there are too few external contacts, and nothing is more convenient than business to make connections.
Therefore, opening up trade routes is also essential, and bringing back the islanders' relatives can also effectively enhance cohesion.
In the next few days, Hughes mobilized a large number of mechanical engineers to go to the shipyard. Although the shipyard had just been established, several ships had already been planned.
The current main direction is cargo ships and armed cargo ships. Although warships purely for military purposes have been designed, there are no plans to build too many.
Hughes had a hunch that Castel's future battlefield might not be at sea.
Of course, we must build a few warships first to support the situation.
Shipbuilding requires a large amount of steel, and Hughes never considered building ships with wood, even though Gem Bay had a large amount of usable wood stored up.
Holding on to backward production capacity will only lead to rapid elimination. Castel has a small population and does not have the capital to compete with other forces in terms of population. Technology must be developed in a high-end direction.
Fortunately, Castels has been baptized by war, and steel mills are everywhere. The current steel production has reached an astonishing level.
To put it simply, the only thing that can limit Castell's steel production capacity now is the speed of ore mining.
Steam power was popularized in the mines very early on. Although mining work is still needed, machines have replaced most of the heavy physical work. In addition, most of the veins on the island are open-pit, so the efficiency of ore mining is quite considerable.
Several trains leave the mines in the southwest every day, carrying different types of ore to various smelting plants.
In the cathedral on the other side, Castres' first newspaper was officially established.
Hughes originally considered letting Zoe manage the newspaper, but she recently joined Link, and at the same time Hughes also found a better direction, a group of people who are more suitable for running a newspaper than Zoe.
Banshee.
These banshees have long been accustomed to chatting all day long in the mind link. Many of them are also very gossipy and have even learned the profession of reporter without any training.
As soon as the news of publishing a newspaper was announced, a large group of banshees came to sign up.
Their professional level is very high, they are very familiar with writing manuscripts, and they have a spiritual connection, so all these things can be presented to Xius in real time.
I have to say, this race is really born to do this.
However, Hughes did not go to finalize the staff for the newspaper. He could not care about these details at all. He had more important things to do.
Monica is waking up.
He still had to find Zeus and tell him that Monica had basically recovered, and the banshees also took turns watching her spontaneously.
Hughes could sense from the connection of the symbiotic contract that Monica was indeed no longer in danger.
After contacting the banshee, Zeus walked to the banshee duty room next door.
Monica is here.
Although it is called a duty room, it is actually more like a large activity center.
The Castel Cathedral was designed with the banshees' ease of entry and exit in mind. Most areas are over four meters high, so the banshees will not feel restrained at all.
The duty room has a large overall area. In addition to the office area, there are also many entertainment facilities, such as a long table specially used for waxing scales, a pure steel casting, a high platform that can support six hands arm wrestling at the same time, etc.
Monica was lying on a small bed, which was pulled from the human barracks and was just right for Monica.
At this moment, the spacious lounge was packed with banshees. All the banshees on the island gathered here.
(End of this chapter)
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