Chapter 407: Negotiating Byzantine Intervention into Reconquista (2/2)

A smile etched itself upon Berengar's immaculate appearance as he nodded his head while responding with a single phrase.

”Go on...”

After hearing this, Vetranis cleared his throat before making his demands of Berengar.

”After this conflict is over, you will supply us with the technology needed to replicate the weapons you have already begun to sell to us. We will not consider joining this alliance with the Moors in Granada unless this condition can be met.”

Contrary to what the Byzantine Emperor expected, Berengar silently took a sip from his tea before uttering a single word.

”Done...”

After hearing this, Vetranis gazed at him with shock; he could not even think of what his second demand was at this point. He was simply astonished that Berengar would quickly give away such valuable technology.

However, he had no way of knowing that Berengar had already planned to do such things in due time. Hell Berengar even planned to sell the technology behind his Frigates and Clippers to the Byzantines after he had replaced them with his proposed Adela Class Light Cruisers and Dominion Class Cargo Ships.

It was as Palladius had suspected, Berengar wanted his allies to be powerful enough to hold their own against their enemies while still being technologically inferior to his realm. After all, he wanted Germany and its future Empire under his Dynasty to rule this powerful alliance. The only way to ensure such a thing was to maintain a vastly superior State. After silence prevailed for a while, Berengar raised his brow before asking the question on his mind.

”Is there anything else?”

After discussing it with his advisor for a few moments, Vetranis shook his head, realizing that asking for anything more was likely to jeopardize the progress he had already made. As such, the Emperor reached out his hand to seal the deal. In response, Berengar firmly grabbed ahold of his father-in-law's hand and shook it as he said the following words with a smile on his face.

”A pleasure doing business with you... I expect you to send a sizeable army into Granada within three months. When the war is over, and we have won, you will get the technology behind the 1417/18 Rifled Muskets and the 1417 12 lb Field Guns, as well as the knowledge behind the tools to produce them.”

Berengar had no intention to equip the Byzantines with the Bessemer Converter. Instead, he would give them the technology behind the puddling furnace, which could be used to create the steel necessary to make the springs in the flintlock action. Albeit in a severely limited supply, aside from this small amount of steel, such technology would significantly increase the iron that the Byzantines could produce.

With this agreement made, the Byzantines had secretly entered the Reconquista. They would soon enough be fighting alongside the Austrians and Granadans for the sake of repelling the Catholic Armies from the Moorish Kingdom.

After finalizing their agreement, Vetranis and his advisor departed from Berengar's study, the Emperor of Byzantium would spend some time with his Daughter over the next few days before returning to Constantinople. As a man who ruled over a vast empire, his time was severely limited, especially now that he had much to prepare for.

As for Berengar, he would get his affairs in order in the coming days before departing for the warzone himself. He was not the type of man to hide away at home while his soldiers fought on the frontlines of a dangerous conflict. With this in mind, he stretched his back before getting back to work, for he too had much to prepare for.

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