Chapter 1104： bad idea (2/2)

There are many similar family rules, most of which are aimed at dudes. Once offended, the title and surname will be taken back, and the imperial prison will serve.

I don't know if it can be implemented 100% in the future. Anyway, after Franz has been in power for so many years, no one has tried.

Before coming to the Far Eastern Empire, it was obviously a bit embarrassing to ask Louis to put out enough capital, and the royal allowance was obviously not enough.

But after arriving in the Far Eastern Empire, everything changed. Along the way, it was soft when receiving gifts.

Especially when I arrived in the capital, after a few banquets, the profits were bursting. Although there is a courtesy rebate, it still makes a lot of money after all.

Louis is not a national public official. This time he came out as an exchange between the royal family. It is purely normal behavior to exchange gifts.

That is to say, there are many local tyrants in the Far East Empire, and exchange activities like this in Europe are good to save money. It is impossible to make a lot of money.

Therefore, it is common practice that these gifts belong to individuals. Neither the government nor the royal family will interfere.

If it were not in a hurry, it was estimated that Louis would have to invite all the relatives and relatives of the Far Eastern Empire.

No way, these people are too polite. Anyone who is invited, regardless of whether they will come or not, will definitely come, and no one will come empty-handed.

As a representative of the Shenluo royal family, Louis could not be rude either. The return gift must be prepared, and it cannot make people feel ashamed.

The insufficient number of gifts prepared in advance was also one of the reasons why Louis came out on business quickly. It is estimated that the banquet exchange will continue when the gifts ordered from China arrive.

Although gifts are not cash, they can also be discounted. In this respect, Shanxi merchants were professional, and one third of the gifts of the bureaucrats of the Far Eastern Empire were underwritten by them.

After listening to Chairman Wang's explanation, all the people became angry for a while. It is really not easy to meet such a well-regulated partner.

Naturally, such an opportunity should not be let go. As for offending the Japanese, it is nothing at all.

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I don't know that Sir Louis, who has been easily dealt with, is still worrying about raising supplies. No way, the tsarist government actually entrusted him with the food and drink of hundreds of thousands of Russian troops.

It sounds trivial, but the Russians did delegate the important task of raising materials to the Vienna government, and then Franz the Great authorized him to handle it.

The reason is very simple. There are not many members of the Shinra royal family in Asia, and even fewer people can speak Chinese.

However, this task requires a high-level person to communicate, otherwise the bureaucrats cannot be frightened, and the royal family is the most suitable.

In order to accomplish this political task, the first thing Louis did after coming to the Far Eastern Empire from the Australasia was to make friends.

The effect is also very obvious. With the signature of the Shinra royal family and his communicative talents, he quickly met many ”new friends”.

Regardless of how unreliable this relationship is, it's okay to get some information. If it weren't for worrying that too many people involved would be prone to bad things, it is estimated that Louis would pull a group of powerful and powerful people in to make a fortune.

Of course, fortunately, he didn't do this. Otherwise, he would have to learn what it means: ”What do you mean, why don't you mess with the first place.”

Originally, Louis was very confident in raising supplies, but after seeing the way of the Far Eastern Empire, he was completely desperate.

To solve the logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops with such bad traffic, in his view, it is simply an impossible task.

Had it not been for a friend to recommend Shanxi merchants to him, and enumerated the feat of transporting grain out of customs two hundred years ago to solve the food for hundreds of thousands of people, Louis could not believe that anyone could do it.

Since someone can do it, then there is no need to say, it is natural to cooperate.

You must know that more than two months have passed since receiving the order. If the next progress is not fast, the Russian army on the front line will be cold.

Louis does not care about the life and death of the Russians, but his mission cannot fail.

Seeing that Louis was in a bad mood, the translator of the same colleague comforted: ”Sir, you don't need to worry at all. Shanxi merchants are smart people and know how to choose.”

Do you need a translation if you can speak Chinese?

There is no way, there is no unified Putonghua these days, and there are many dialects everywhere. Including what Louis studied, they are all Minnan dialects.

After a pause, Louis shook his head: ”Li, you don't understand military. The consumption of materials in a modern army is completely different from that of an ancient army.

According to the information provided by the Russians, 500,000 Russian troops consume more than 5,000 tons of materials every day on average. Even if the Russians can solve half of them, there is a gap of 2,500 tons, which is 7 o’clock in a month. A gap of 50,000 tons.

If it is in China, this little material is not worth mentioning at all, it is nothing more than a dozen trains per day.

But here is the Far Eastern Empire, relying solely on human and animal power, to transport 2,500 tons of materials to the front lines every day, which is simply unimaginable.

Now I don’t want to extravagantly, to meet all the logistical needs of the Russian army, just to solve their food problems and the supply of weapons and ammunition is enough. ”

Translator Li: ”Sir, the problem is not that complicated. As long as the Russians have money, all this is not a problem.

If the food transportation cannot keep up, it is entirely possible to buy a batch of livestock from the grasslands nearby and drive them directly.

Now only need to get the weapons and ammunition, it is really impossible, and you can sell a batch of transport airships to the Russians.

I remember your country set a record of 5,000 tons of bombs dropped in one sky during the European War. Relying on transport airships for temporary emergency response should not be a big problem. ”

It can be seen that this translator does not understand military affairs. Throwing five thousand tons of ammunition in one sky is not fake, but the price behind this is that in the following days, Shenluo's airship unit collectively rested.

For no other reason, after the extreme flight, the airship must be overhauled, otherwise there is a risk of becoming a firework.

Of course, that was an airship more than ten years ago, and now the technology of airships has improved, and large transport airships can even transport hundreds of tons of materials at once.

In theory, as long as dozens of Big Macs are built, the logistics problems of the Russian army can be solved in a short time.

The prerequisite is not to encounter enemy aircraft, or it is a large-scale fireworks display, and nothing will be lost as soon as the explosion sounds.

In fact, there will be more restrictions, such as high operating costs, troublesome logistical maintenance, and the need for professional technical teams.

After a little thought, Louis affirmed: ”Good idea, I will generate electricity for the country immediately. This is another big business.”

Obviously, Louis knows the weakness of the airship. Even if the airship transportation is developed, it will play a role in the early stage at best, and it will be scrapped when the Japanese react.

Affected by the European War, the aircraft boarded the stage of history ahead of time. It was rarely used in the Russo-Japanese War, mainly because Japan and Russia were poor and could not support the air force.

Although the price of airplanes this year is not high, it is relatively speaking. Especially the logistical maintenance is troublesome. After each flight mission, the crew must be overhauled.

The air force keeps not only the aircraft, but also the crew behind. After conversion, the cost of an aircraft with supporting facilities is much higher than that of an infantry battalion.

Except for the two local tyrants, Shenluo and Britain, who dared to equip them on a large scale, even if other countries wanted to follow suit, their financial resources were not allowed.

Knowing, but this does not prevent Louis from adding an order. You must know that Shinra retires a large number of airships every year, and Zhengshou can't find his next home to take over.

It happened to be sold to the Russians for a temporary emergency. As long as the number is not too large, I believe the Tsarist government can still collect the crew.

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