Chapter 414: Recruiting the Expeditionary Force
The selection of the expeditionary force has not yet begun, but the first batch of rails has already arrived at Blood Harbor.
This was all thanks to Galahad's contacts everywhere - when the prince knew that Zeus had this idea, he immediately threw Galahad over and made all kinds of promises without asking for money. The core idea was only one: as long as the railway could be built in Blood Harbor, any effort would be acceptable.
Zeus felt a little embarrassed. The prince was so cooperative.
Therefore, a shipload of materials for repairing the railway tracks was approved to be sent over first.
Galahad left with satisfaction. He arranged for people to deliver the message and send the rails back by ship, but he himself stayed in Castel.
This was the prince's idea. He planned to build a "Principality of Tis Office in Castres" in Castres. It had no other use. Whenever Zeus wanted to cooperate on a project, he would let Galahad take it over immediately.
There was no way. The shipload of rails shipped by Castel was only as much as the Rio that the prince had painstakingly accumulated for a long time. And these were just the materials that were delivered first, and even the construction workers had not been selected yet.
The prince has already obtained a complete set of knowledge about railways, from the principles of railways and trains to how to lay railways and the training of engineers.
These arrived with the railways, but basic railway knowledge began to spread even before that.
There is no other way. Blood Harbor is a relatively chaotic place. If we send the rails directly over here, it might be troublesome if people think it is something weird and it causes cognitive interference.
As for the workers cooperating with the prince, they had received training even earlier. The Secret Order had already started teaching them for a while, and now most of them had completed the literacy classes and could perform basic spelling and reading.
That means you can start reading the instructions yourself.
As for the railway construction plan, the prince would naturally like the tracks to make a hundred turns in the Blood Harbor before going there, so that every area can be taken care of, but Castel would definitely not design it this way.
After all, it is not a subway for transporting passengers, and it is not suitable to build a railway for too long in the city, which will cause a lot of messy troubles. The planning of rail transit requires great attention.
After bringing in a group of researchers and working on it for a while, Hughes finally came up with a rough idea:
From the dock, we crossed Blood Harbor, passed a planned industrial area and barracks, and then headed north.
One advantage of this type of construction is that after unloading at the dock, the goods can be directly sent to the train via the gantry crane, greatly improving the transportation efficiency.
At the same time, Josh, who returned to Blood Harbor, also completed the mobilization of the Secret Order. A large number of believers joined the preliminary construction and began to contact the crusaders on Castel's side.
Xius had paid special attention to the Secret Order before. This organization rooted in Blood Harbor was the best channel for Castel to radiate his influence to the mainland.
It's just that their beliefs are a bit extreme.
After some research, Xius did not directly ban or take over the organization, but instead sent some political commissars to supervise and guide them to a certain extent.
After all, the Skitarii's ideology isn't very serious, they're just worshipping all day long, and who knows what weird things they'll come up with if they add the Secret Order into the mix.
Thinking carefully about the ships and cannons built by Castel, Hughes suddenly felt powerless.
Is this technology tree a bit off?
No, at least the foundation is still solid. The chemical industry chain he is climbing is a serious industrial path. As long as he pays more attention in the future, he will be able to turn back the technology that has gone astray.
A few days passed in a flash.
The recruitment of the expeditionary force went smoothly. Maybe there were some problems with Alexei, and the door of the recruitment office was often broken by people, but at least enough people were recruited.
Even a little too much.
"Bribery?" Xius looked up in surprise.
"That's right." Alexei sighed. "I think the atmosphere was corrupted by Galahad. Ever since he set up that office, he started to run around with connections everywhere."
"Don't worry about him for now. Someone is asking you for a bribe?"
"There are so many! Every day, people come to try their luck and give gifts to ask for a spot in the expedition. I don't understand. We are clearly going to fight, so how can we snatch one up?"
Xius glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "Since you don't care, you can give your place to him. Isn't that the problem?"
Alexei's eyes widened: "How can that be the same?"
"Okay, let's stop talking about this nonsense. I came here to ask you something - did you design the departure ceremony for the expeditionary force?"
"Yes."
"What's going on with this process? Why is Nora still having lines?"
"Nora?" Alexei was stunned for a moment, then reacted. "Is it a memorial ceremony? That is the tradition before the army sets out. They have to pay tribute to the martyrs and ask if the battle is dangerous. I learned this at the Royal Army Academy."
Hughes nodded. It did sound like a normal procedure.
"Then I thought that the martyr was Nora, so I changed the object of the worship ceremony to Nora. Then I can just ask Nora whether she was dangerous or not."
Hughes opened his eyes wide: "You really have a clear mind. Chiconola is not a prophet. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for her to answer you on the spot that you don't know?"
"It's okay. In previous memorial ceremonies, no martyr would come out to answer questions."
"That"
“So what we’re asking is whether it’s dangerous or not, not whether it’s going smoothly or not. If it doesn’t jump out and say it’s dangerous, then it’s not dangerous.”
Hughes covered his face and said, "Who did you learn this ritual from?"
"Empire, the Queen always decides whether to go to war or not."
"That"
"Then just go on an expedition every time. That's how the empire's vast territory was conquered." Alexei shrugged.
“.”
Xiu Si took a while to relax, and felt a little breathless.
Is the empire so ceremonial?
"Let's skip this question and answer session. I have another question. What's the matter with letting Nora read the letter?"
"Oh, this is also a tradition of the Empire. I learned it in the academy. Before setting off, soldiers have to write their own suicide notes and burn them for the martyrs. You know, they should let Nora read it to show their courage, so that the martyrs can stay where they are with their weaknesses, and they can go to the battlefield with courage."
"Really good." After thinking for a moment, Hughes exclaimed earnestly, "Leaving weakness where it is and bringing courage to the battlefield. These rituals of the empire are indeed carefully designed. I feel my blood boiling just by listening to them."
After he finished speaking, he sighed, "There's just one small problem - Nora has to go to the battlefield with you too."
Alexei blinked. "Huh?"
(End of this chapter)
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