"She has nothing to make trouble about. Armand has his own family and doesn't need her to care." But Alphonse cannot let the relationship between Veronica and Armand develop further.

"Yes, but if he goes to see Mr. Desai..." Alfred hesitated.

"You are right, lock Armand at home; tell him that if he dares to act without authorization before I come back, I will drive him away immediately, and I will write to Yvette about what happened last night."

Alphonse said without hesitation: "Prepare lunch, clothes and carriage for me, I will go to the dock right away."

A Spanish galleon, accompanied by two small French boats, slowly approached the dock in Calais. This was an old ship. The paint on the hull looked a little mottled, and the bow looked gray.

Thick moss has grown in the gaps between the deck and the railings;

In addition, it looked like it had just gone through a war. Several middle-aged men wearing linen clothes whose original color could no longer be seen were working hard to nail repair boards to the holes in the deck and the damaged railings; there were also several

A thin young sailor was lying on the deck, vigorously scrubbing the remaining blood stains on the deck with a Bible stone!

"Mr. Desai, is this Calais?" A tough young man stood next to Darren Desai and asked calmly. Standing on the stern of the ship, he could clearly see the Port of Calais in front of him.

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It looks like a wharf hut that was built haphazardly and might be razed to the ground by a strong wind. There are two tattered wooden planks covered with patches. The only stone plank road is also a small one.

Fishing boats, I'm afraid there are not 30 boats anchored in such a little-known small port.

"General, oh no, Mr. Juan, this is Calais, the place where dreams set sail." Darren Desai smiled slightly and said: "You think it is small now, but that may not be the case next time you come."
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"Haha." Standing next to Darren Desai was the original Lieutenant Commander Baiserion Juan on the Sea Pearl. After the Battle of the Soya Islands, he was quickly promoted to major general by Philip V; <

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This time I came to Calais not only to deliver the money and successfully escort Darren Desai back to China, but also to secretly invite Alphonse to Spain; even the conditions were brought: as long as Alphonse brings all the

The technicians went to Spain and were immediately made count, given a castle, and served as the king's engineer consultant!

"Brother Alphonse." When Alphonse arrived, little William was already waiting there, with little Lessen standing next to him; and beside the carriage in the distance were Mrs. Desai and the stinky-faced Wei.

Ronika, it seems that the whole family is here to welcome you this time.

"Have you had a rest?" Alphonse patted William on the shoulder and asked with a smile. As a representative of the family yesterday, William naturally had to accompany everyone to hold the meeting all night long.

Although he did not speak, he still had to concentrate on remembering every sentence and everyone's expression last night so that he could report to Darren Desai later; he would get up early and rush to the dock. For him,

For my grade, it is indeed a bit reluctant.

"Well, I've slept." Although he still has panda eyes, little William is still in good spirits. Perhaps people of this age are the most energetic and can endure it for a few days.

"Brother Alphonse, don't you bring a gift?" Little Lissen took Alphonse's hand and whispered: "How about you give me some money, and I will buy it for you."

"Are you crazy about money?" Little William knocked on his head and asked.

"I want an iron sword!" Xiao Lisen shouted loudly.

"Come to my house tomorrow and I will lend you my sword." Alphonse didn't want to quarrel with Lisson here. Besides, Darren Desai wanted to give him tens of thousands of livres.

, a sword costing 500 livres is not a loss at all.

"Then it's settled!" Xiao Lisen stared into Alphonse's eyes and said.

"It's settled." Alphonse nodded, and heard the sound of a carriage coming from behind. When he looked back, it turned out to be Will Morty.

"Uncle Will." The three juniors hurriedly stepped forward to say hello to Will Morty.

"Is the ship docking soon?" Will Morty asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, Mr. Francis sent people to clear four boat slots on the plank road of the Merchant Alliance. Uncle Darren only has three boats in total, which must be enough." Alfonse replied with a smile, and heard a jingle from the end of the pier.

The bell rings, a ship has docked.

"Mr. Prime Minister, it's right in front. You can choose any of the four berths there." The pilot on the dock shouted to Darren Desai on the ship, pointing to the wooden plank road that Francis originally owned.

It is the four berths with the deepest draft.

"I'm not the prime minister, Mike, don't play tricks on me." Darren Desai felt weird in his heart and did not dare to go directly to the four berths.

"It's your turn starting today. This is a joint decision between Mr. Francis and Mr. Alphonse. You will know the reason immediately. Please feel free to use the berth. Mr. Francis has donated the plank road. You only need to pay 40% off the berth fee.

"Navigator Mike shouted back.

"Francis and Alphonse?" Darren Desai looked confused. When did this happen? How come he didn't know anything about it?

"The frigate is in the open sea. If there is a problem, you can turn around immediately." Baiserion Juan said.

Darren Desai frowned and thought for a while. If it was a conspiracy, there would be no need to alert the other party. In this way, the probability of something good happening without his knowledge would be much greater.

So he shook his head, ordered the three boats to dock at the three berths designated by the pilot, and threw a livre as a tip to the pilot.

"Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Alphonse and the others are waiting for you deep inside the pier. It's okay to put your cargo on the ship. There is no need to move the berth." The pilot added: "There have been no ships from the Merchant Alliance in the past three days.

It's near the shore."

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"Okay, thank you." Darren Desai felt even more relieved when he heard that Alphonse came to the pier to greet him, and then invited Baiserion Juan, who was wearing a low-key dress, to get off the boat with him.

"Dad! Dad!" Seeing Darren Desai from a distance, little Lessen ran over. Darren Desai's whole face suddenly brightened up. He reached out and hugged little Lessen who ran over.

He stood up and asked with a smile: "Do you miss daddy?"

"What a thought. Dad, when you go to sea next time, please take me with you." Little Liesen immediately put his arms around Darren Desai's neck and said coquettishly.

"That's not possible. It's too dangerous at sea. You have to stay at home with your mother." Darren Desai shook his head without hesitation. In fact, he only went to sea three or four times a year.

If Alphonse's business hadn't been so big this year, he wouldn't have gone to sea twice in a few months; and if it hadn't been for the King of Spain's retention, maybe he would have arrived in Spain for the third time now!

"Oh." Little Lissen's interest suddenly dropped, and Darren Desai continued: "I brought you a lot of gifts!"

"Gift! Gift!" Little Lissen suddenly became happy again. It happened that Darren Desai carried little Lissen and walked to Alphonse and others. Then he put little Lissen down and said to him: "Go, mom."

There, dad will chat with your brother and the others for a while."

"Welcome back, Uncle Darren." Alphonse gave Darren Desai a hug, then Will Morty, and finally Little William.

"Alphonse, let me introduce to you. This is a friend I met during this trip, Mr. Baiserion Juan. He has been famous for you for a long time." Darren Desai pointed at Baiserion Juan.

He introduced in a low voice to Alphonse.

"Mr. Juan?" Alphonse narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the neat collar of the other person, smiled and stretched out his hand: "I am Alphonse de Moller, nice to meet you."

"Baiser Leon Juan, on behalf of His Majesty, I would like to say hello to you." Bai Cerion Juan shook hands with Alphonse slightly and replied.

"Come on, Will, let me introduce you to this gentleman. This is Mr. Bargaj, a famous Spanish businessman..." Darren Desai turned around and introduced another Spanish businessman who followed him to Will.

?Moti knew each other, leaving Alphonse alone with Baiserion Juan.

"Your rapid-fire cannon is very good." Seeing that there were no more people around except his own guards and adjutants, Baiserion Juan then whispered to Alphonse.

"I heard that you used rapid-fire cannons to fight a beautiful anti-ambush battle?" Alfonson immediately understood that the other party was Lieutenant Colonel Juan, but he didn't know that the other party had been promoted to major general.

"The British hyenas should have learned a lesson long ago." Baiserion Juan replied calmly, and then said directly: "His Majesty wants to invite you and the technical staff to Spain. In return, Your Majesty will give you the best treatment.

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"I am very grateful for your majesty's wrong love, but isn't our current cooperation bad?" Alphonse said with a smile. In fact, he had expected that the other party would come to win over him sooner or later, but he didn't know that the Spaniard would react so quickly.

"On our way to Calais this time, we were ambushed by British pirates; if it weren't for my escort fleet, Mr. Darren Desai would have been in great danger." Bysserion Juan looked at Darren Desai.

The figure from behind continued: "And we got the exact news that King Louis XIV wants to block our deal."

"Actually, the Louvre tried to acquire our workshop more than half a month ago, but we still delivered the goods on time." Alphonse continued with a smile: "But the British you mentioned are indeed

The biggest obstacle to the transaction; for this, I have another way of cooperation, do you want to hear it?"

"Please speak." Baiserion Juan replied. He is a soldier and does not like to beat around the bush.

"I do not have a master-servant relationship with the technical staff, and they will naturally not follow me in treason, which means it is difficult for us to reach an agreement;

However, my rapid-fire cannon has been fully formed. If your majesty can accept it, I can transfer all the drawings, technology and half of the equipment to your country, so that your country can produce this rapid-fire cannon on its own. The price is 50,000 livres.

"Alphonse looked at Baiserion? Juan replied with a smile.

"I want all the equipment, as well as a full set of molds; I also know that there is another branch of rapid-fire artillery, called city defense artillery, right? I want all of this too, and we can pay 100,000 livres." Baiserion Juanhao

Without hesitation, he said: "We also hope that if you develop a larger-caliber artillery, you can still maintain this cooperation method; we purchase equipment, molds and drawings at high prices, and we will never sell artillery outside."

"No problem. You mentioned larger-caliber artillery. That's a perfect coincidence." Alphonse laughed:

"We have just developed a new large-caliber artillery, with a French 16-pound caliber, but can use 18-pound shells; a prototype gun has been cast, and if you are interested, you can arrange a test firing."

"Tomorrow, if there is no problem with the test firing, I want to order a batch of goods immediately; I want the drawings, equipment, and molds. They can be delivered within ten days at most. How many artillery pieces can you produce?" Baiserion Juan asked.
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In fact, Spain does not lack these 16-pound artillery, but its major general is about to allocate it by ship. Naturally, he wants to buy some good artillery to equip it.

"In ten days, 60 artillery pieces." Alphonse replied: "But the payment for the goods must be paid in cash, and the money is paid and delivered."

In fact, 60 artillery pieces can be produced in 5 days, but Alphonse has to leave some time for Baiserion Juan to prepare funds, right?

"I will send my frigate to the bank in Ostend to withdraw some money, but I hope you will make the best artillery for me." Baiserion Juan said.

"200 pounds of gold! I only need 200 pounds of gold. I will hand over the drawings, equipment, and molds of three artillery pieces to you, and 60 artillery pieces will also be delivered to you;

In addition, we have designed a gun carriage. This is the original design we plan to launch. I will order a prototype to be built as soon as possible and given to you." Alphonse was so happy that he was still doing business with the rich.

It’s such a pleasure, I don’t even want to pay back the price!

He thought for a while and continued to sell: "This gun carriage can greatly reduce the recoil of the artillery, so that the recoil of the two 16-pound guns we produced is only the power of an 18-pound gun and a 12-pound gun;

Then you can replace the 18-pounder gun and the 12-pounder gun that are ready to be installed with two 16-pounder cannons. I guarantee that the power of this 16-pounder cannon is no less powerful than the 18-pounder cannon."

"Okay, I will ask them to prepare another 20 pounds of gold. If the gun truck can achieve the effect you said, I will also buy the design drawings of the gun truck." Baiserion Juan looked like he was not short of money.

, which made Alphonse even more determined to be friends with him!

"You can stay in my house these days. I can explain to you the design principles of this artillery. I can also find time to accompany you to the workshop and our test firing range." Alphonse

Smiled.
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