"Huh?" Alphonse started to act crazy.

"I asked you to let go." An held a small fan in her other hand and hit the back of Alphonse's hand heavily.

"If you don't let me go, when will you stop being angry? I will let you go again." Alphonse took the opportunity to threaten.

"Okay, I'm not angry anymore, let go." An said in a low voice: "People will see it later."

"Okay then." Alphonse reluctantly let go of his hand, and then continued: "This is my first time going shopping with a girl."

"What kind of shopping is this?" An hummed, feeling quite happy.

"Then let's find time to take a stroll some other time. When I first came to Calais, in order to find a suitable business, although I wandered around the streets and alleys of Calais all day long, I didn't notice anything. Later,

Business is improving and I am even busier." Alphonse said with a smile.

"Anyway, as long as you have money, you'll be fine. When have you ever cared about anything else?" An curled her lips and said.

"Don't you want money?" Alphonse said blankly.

"Yes." An was absolutely sincere at this time, without any pretense.

"That's right, the first thing we pursue is money, and then we can use the money to chase our dreams." Alphonse smiled.

"Then what is your dream?" An turned her head to look at Alphonse and asked.

"Drive a boat to conquer the vast sea!" Alphonse said helplessly: "But at present, I am a bit afraid of death. It must be a big boat, but the country seems not to allow us to have such a big boat. I want to achieve it

Dreaming is still a bit difficult."

"Aren't you a capitalist? Don't you know that it's not cost-effective to build big ships? A 500-ton Galen costs more than 100,000 livres, while a 300-ton Flute merchant ship only costs 23,000 livres." An tilted Alphonse

One glance.

"You miscalculated again." Alphonse retorted with a smile: "A Flutter merchant ship has a single deck and can only carry 11 18-pound guns and 8 rapid-fire guns. A Galen has a double deck, so it can

The ship is equipped with 25 18-pound guns and 30 rapid-fire cannons. From a defensive point of view, the 12-pound guns can damage the merchant ship Fuluth, while the 18-pound guns cannot hit Galen from 500 meters away.

The Lute merchant ship is really not enough to defeat a Galen ship."

"That's not necessarily the case." An hummed. As long as the battle line can be fought, five Frut merchant ships can kill a Galen ship by sinking three sides.

"No, no, no, it must be like this. Have you forgotten? Our rapid-fire cannons were invented to resist the boarding. No matter how many Frut merchant ships worked hard to get close to the boarding, they still couldn't break through the rapid-fire cannons.

Blockade." Alphonse smiled.

"Huh." Ann, who couldn't argue, didn't bother to continue the bickering. She walked on the stone plank road, looked at the sea in the distance and asked: "Which boat belongs to Mr. Darren?"

Alphonse frowned. Based on their current position, as long as the ship can enter the port today, they will definitely be able to see the shadow of the sail and the bow of the ship. How come they still haven't seen Darren Desai's ship?

Could it be that something happened? The more I think about Alphonse, the more angry I feel. I am a multinational arms dealer, but there are blind pirates and privateers who dare to steal my money?! Don't let me know who it is.

, I will set up my armed fleet and send you to see Poseidon as soon as possible!

"Why do you look so ugly? Something happened, right?" An looked back and saw Alphonse's gloomy face, so she knew she had said the wrong thing.

"It's okay, let's wait." Alphonse waved his hand and looked at the sea in the distance, frowning very seriously. An knew that he was really unhappy at this time, so he leaned towards him slightly and held his hand quietly.

His hand to give him some comfort.

The two stood quietly in the middle of the plank road, with busy porters and traders on both sides. However, there was no sign of Darren Desai's ship, until Alphonse felt that Darren

? Something may have happened to Desai, and suddenly a familiar face appeared in the distance!

"Master Alphonse! Miss Charles, why are you here? I was going to find you!" A young man wearing a torn leather hat ran from a distance. He was Darren Desai's attendant Bo.

Co Andal had previously gone to Spain with Darren Desai!

"Boko, why are you here? Where is Uncle Darren? Are you okay?" Alphonse grabbed Boko Andal and asked loudly.

"You...don't be excited." Boko Andal was startled at first, then smiled and shook his head and replied: "My husband has temporarily changed the itinerary and asked me to go back to Calais with the Spanish ship.

On the one hand, it is to transport the second batch of artillery, and on the other hand, it is to report a message to you and your family. Look, this is the letter from sir."

"That's good, safety is the most important thing." Alphonse decided that a more convenient communication network must be built to avoid the situation where the other party did not show up at the scheduled time, but could only act in a hurry.

"Then I'll go back first." Boko Andal bowed.

"Can I take you for a ride? We have a carriage." Alphonse stopped him and said.

"No need, the Chamber of Commerce is not far from here. I can go over and pick up the group of Spaniards with them, and then take the Chamber of Commerce's carriage back." Boko Andal refused with a smile, and Alphonse didn't say anything.

What, but in my heart, I listed the other party as an unreliable person. The whole family might have been frightened to death because Darren Desai did not arrive in time, and Boko Andal was still dragging his feet here!

"Boko, if you are busy, let's bring you the letter Mr. Darren brought home first. They are probably waiting impatiently." An then said.

"Oh, I'm sorry to trouble you." Boko Andal quickly took out another letter and handed it to An, and then Alphonse took An back to the carriage in a hurry.

"Old Anda, send us to Uncle Dai Lun's house first, and we'll deliver a letter to them." Alphonse hurriedly got in the car and opened the letter. Fortunately, An himself remembered to tell Old Anda.

"Don't worry, we'll go right away." Old Anda helped him get on the carriage and said with a smile, then turned around and headed towards Desai's house.

"What did Mr. Darren's letter say?" An asked as he sat down opposite Alphonse.

"That's great. When Uncle Darren arrived twelve days ago, the Spanish sent all 400 rapid-fire cannons to the navy. It is said that Lieutenant Colonel Juan was in charge of the city defense cannon samples we sent.

, the Minister of War also accepted it for testing, and Uncle Darren also quoted a price of 70 livres." Alphonse smiled and handed the letter he had read to An Dao: "Eight days ago, Uncle Darren was supposed to set off to return.

However, Philip III sent a messenger to inform Uncle Darren that they would arrange for the navy to go out to sea to escort a treasure ship in the near future. They would also verify the power of rapid-fire cannons and confirm new orders, so Uncle Darren continued to stay in Lisbon, but according to today's Benjamin

Came here to place additional orders, it seems the Spaniards have made a great comeback!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Juan? Doesn't this have anything to do with General Tang Juan?" An said suspiciously after receiving the letter.

"It shouldn't be that coincidental, right? It is said that Admiral Don Juan died young, and there may not be any descendants to pass down. And after all, he is of royal blood, so he doesn't have more than a lieutenant colonel rank, right?" Alphonse didn't really believe it.

What a coincidence.

"Anyway, it's fine, it's fine. Your face was as dark as the bottom of a pot just now." An then rolled her eyes at Alphonse and said.

When An said this, Alphonse felt more and more important about An. If An was not present today, maybe he would not have the patience to wait until Boko Andal found him and sent him a letter; at this time, he didn't know if he was full.

Shijie is looking for someone to inquire about the recent situation, and is even preparing to report the funeral to the Desai family. In addition, if An hadn't just remembered to take the letter from Boko Andal to the Desai family and send it to him, then he would have no morals.

Will the Sai family members go to their own homes to cry in mourning...

"Ann, would you like to be my girlfriend?" Alphonse suddenly reached out and took Ann's hands and said seriously.

"I...I love my cousin very much..." An replied with her head lowered.

"I don't care, from now on, you can't continue to dwell on the past." Alphonse said loudly: "I will write a letter when I get back. Yes, I will ask Alfred to send it to your house for me and ask about your cousin.

name and service number, and then write a letter to my uncle in Africa. No matter how much it costs, if he dies, his bones will be sent back; if he does not die, he will be exiled to the New World!"<

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"You can't do this!" An said angrily.

"Of course, I can do anything for you. I am a devil!" Alphonse replied confidently.

"Shut up! Keep your voice down!" An's momentum dropped a lot.

"Promise me, okay?" Alphonse held her hand tightly and said.

"...Hmm..." An lowered her head and responded with an inaudible nasal sound.

"That's great!" Alphonse rushed over and hugged An, excitedly.

"Master, Mr. Dai Lun's house has arrived." Just when An Zheng was emotional, Old Andana's voice, which had become annoying, came from outside.

"Damn it!" Seeing An suddenly blushing and huddled up like a frightened rabbit, Alfonson immediately threw out the idea of ​​increasing his salary for old Anda at the dock...

Ann stayed in the carriage and refused to come out. Naturally, Alphonse had no choice but to take the letter and visit Mrs. Desaix. By the way, he chatted with little William for a while, and then he declined their invitation to stay for dinner and returned to the carriage.

Follow An back to your home.

"Next, I will be even busier. The first thing is the investment plan. With the good news from Uncle Darren, maybe I can plan a bolder investment plan; and then I will design a more convenient communication method. From Ovi

It takes eight days to get here by boat from Yado, and even a month to get to Barcelona, ​​but it only takes four or five days to get here by land. There are also the UK, the Netherlands and even the Baltic Sea. We must have our own faster way of transmitting information." Alphonse agreed.

An, who was leaning in his arms, said in a low voice: "And I also want to design a new artillery carriage that can be used by all artillery, so that the artillery can also be sold, and the artillery carriage can also be sold. I always have a feeling that our

The quality of the artillery is too good, but the business will not last long."

"Why? Others say the product is not good and the business will not last long, but you worry about the long-lasting business because of the good quality? Do you want to cast some explosive cannons?" An rolled his eyes and complained.

"Of course it's not that we want to make bad products, but we are the most advanced, so first our peers will have opinions, and then the people who were beaten by our artillery will also have opinions, and then what I'm more worried about is our

The country has objections to us." Alfons said softly: "Although arms dealers who do not sell weapons to the enemy to attack their own country are not good arms dealers, but since ancient times, no such arms dealers can survive unscathed. If the country is destroyed,

The enemy will naturally come to raid our home. Once the enemy is destroyed, the state will naturally raid our home."

"Then you don't want to be in the artillery business?" An asked softly in Alphonse's arms. She believed that Alphonse's sense of urgency was necessary. No matter how big the arms dealer was, no one could really do it.
Chapter completed!