Chapter 239: , Copper and the problematic Polina

In Joseph's office, Napoleon was arguing with Joseph. The reason for the quarrel was simple, because Joseph actually asked to replace all the French cannons with iron.
"If you make cheap steel right now, that's fine, but your steelmaking is still in the laboratory, and you actually want to replace the copper cannon with the cast iron cannon. No, never, absolutely impossible! Me Napoleon, will never do anything to damage the combat effectiveness of the army in exchange for benefits!" Napoleon and his eldest brother screamed at this.
"Napoleon, although iron cannons are actually a bit heavy, they are not completely useless. In a short period of time, we will not have any large-scale expeditions?" Joseph said, "Now we are really short of copper, very very Lack of copper."
"If you are short of copper, find a way to buy it!" Napoleon said.
"Damn it! If I can take the test and buy it, I won't be anxious at all! Napoleon, did you know that in the past few months, the copper price in Europe has almost doubled. Those countries around us? A large number of paper-made tokens have been used, because the people in those places have directly sold us copper coins as copper.
Throughout Europe, from Tsarist Russia to England, as long as we can buy copper on the market, we are eating a lot. The British have begun to restrict copper exports. Of course, the Spaniards and Austrians dare not, but they also raise prices very quickly. As for France, almost all of the copper items in the homes of the common people were stolen by themselves or thieves and sold to us. Even the church bells have been replaced by iron. However, copper is not enough!
Napoleon, if you think about it, your bronze cannons have risen a lot in terms of price. If you agree to hand those bronze cannons back to us, I...I will return you two for every bronze cannon, not two and five iron cannons of the same specification-what do you think? "
"Even in normal times, one bronze cannon is worth two iron cannons." Napoleon sneered, "No! You have to add money! I must make the army feel that I am strengthening them, not weakening them. You have to change 4 doors, and you must ensure the quality, and you can't fool our army with the kind exported to Prussia!"
"Oh, Napoleon, how can you slander the iron cannons we export like this? Because of the use of new technology, although the iron cannons we export are not as good as copper cannons, they are already comparable to the British iron cannons. There are performance advantages.
A while ago, the Prussians had to repay the money, so they replaced all the brass cannons of the army with iron cannons. They compared the British iron cannon with our iron cannon, and they concluded that our iron cannon is not inferior to the bronze cannon at all, and it is even better than the British iron cannon. How can you say that about our iron cannon? "
"You lied to the ghost! The Prussians now have to deal with the non-climate Poles. Of course they can use iron cannons. Those Poles don't have any guns anyway. Besides, they are satisfied with the performance? They can have the performance. What's the requirement? They have only one requirement for performance, and that is cheap. Right?"
"Oh, Napoleon, why are you so stubborn? This iron cannon is a purely excessive product. After a while, when the cheap steelmaking from Lavoisier comes out, these things will become It’s the waste that needs to be recycled. It’s not impossible to make the performance better. For example, the composite barrel of cast iron and wrought iron is not much worse than the copper cannon except that it is heavier. Well, it's not much different from the old bronze cannons, and the output can't rise at once. Unlike ordinary iron cannons, which can be used directly for Prussia... Napoleon, don't be so stubborn. Soon, I promise that soon, you can use the steel cannon." Joseph said, patting his chest.
"Come on, you have promised me many times during this period." Napoleon said, "I don't understand. The copper mine in Prussia of the Consortium will soon be put into production-this is what you said; the copper mine. The scale is very large, relying on it and our new technology, I can easily turn the copper output of the entire Europe-this is what you said; and..." Napoleon's spit and stars almost splashed on Joseph's face Up.
"Damn, I need an n95 mask." Joseph thought in his heart.
Then he tried to argue: "But Napoleon, this takes time, we don't have time to wait now."
"Why don't you have time to wait? Isn't it just your power plants? What's the big deal to let them wait?" Napoleon said.
"Napoleon, have you forgotten that it will soon come when the wheat needs watering the most. We promised farmers across the country, especially those villages where veterans are village chiefs, that they can live without worrying about eating and drinking. Good day. How does this good day come? It must be obtained by increasing the yield of wheat. How can the yield of wheat be increased? Of course, it must be greatly increased by more irrigated land. How can the area of ​​irrigated land be expanded?
With the support of the army, the veterans led the farmers in the village to dig more canals. This played a role. But this alone is not enough. The water in the canal cannot flow into the wheat field by itself, and it is limited by manpower or livestock. To expand irrigated land in a large area, electric water pumps must be used to pump water. Electric water pumps must rely on electricity delivered from power plants.
And you also know that generators, motors, and wires all need copper. If we want an unprecedented bumper harvest this year, we must quickly build as many electric water pumps as possible before large areas of wheat need to be watered.
Moreover, Napoleon, more than half of our soldiers are farmers from the countryside. If they see the changes that electric water pumps have brought to their hometown and to their loved ones, their support for us will grow further.
Yes, you took them to fight everywhere, took them to make a lot of money, and made them people who own their own land. This is enough to make them grateful. If you add to the fact that you can make their crops a good harvest and ensure that their children and grandchildren can eat well, let alone a crown, they will even be willing to build a temple for you. "
This last sentence moved Napoleon a little. He thought for a while and asked, "How many electric water pumping stations can be built now?"
Joseph was waiting for these words. Hearing this, he knew that Napoleon was tempted. So he said: "Wait a minute, I will ask your sister-in-law to bring the map. Let's look at the map."
So Joseph went outside and saw Fanny playing chess with Polina, who was wearing a men's suit. Polina's situation was not so good at this time, and she was about to let one of Fanny's soldiers go to the bottom line to become a queen. (By the way, I have always wondered why pawns in chess can become queens. Did they have Mulan so early?) At this time, seeing Joseph and Napoleon coming out, she quickly stood up and said: "What can I do for help? Is it right?" At the same time, he pushed the board smoothly: "No more, no more, I have to work."
"Oh, Polina, we need to find that water plan." Joseph said.
Polina turned around, looked for it in a filing cabinet for a while, then drew a portfolio from the top, and took it over: "It should be all here, look for yourself."
Fanny came over at this time, took the portfolio, opened the bag, and installed a map inside the king-size table in Joseph's office, big enough to be a bed table for a platoon of soldiers Spread out on top. When these were done, she smiled and pulled Polina out.
Napoleon looked at Polina, who was retreating, and frowned slightly.
"Joseph, you don't have to discipline Polina to see what she looks like. She is always dressed in men's clothes now-what it looks like."
"What's the matter? Men's clothes are indeed much more convenient, don't they? You see me getting up and getting dressed, five minutes is enough, but Fanny, it, can wear clothes for an hour. It's... It’s a waste of life."
Napoleon knew what Joseph meant by "wasting life". When Joseph was teaching him back then, he said: "Life is made of time. To waste time is to waste life." Later, Napoleon often used this phrase under generals and government officials. So if at this time ~EbookFREE.me~ someone wants to write a celebrity quote or something, this sentence will probably be put under Napoleon's name.
But at this moment, Napoleon disagrees with Joseph's view: "Well, women, why do you want to cherish time so much? They have too much time, but they will make a lot of trouble. Hell, there is something I want to tell you, but Don't get excited-Fouché told me a few days ago that he saw Polina wearing a man's clothes and went with Lucien to investigate the entertainment industry in Paris, um, that kind of entertainment industry."
"Huh?" Joseph jumped up when he heard this. "When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Just a few days ago, what happened after you went to the Saar coal mine." Napoleon said, "I asked Lucien, and he admitted that it was true. But Lucien said that they didn't do much. That is to understand the situation on the spot. Because Polina is writing a book, I need to understand this kind of situation..."
"What did he say, what do you believe? This brat is completely itchy..." Joseph said.
"I don't believe it, but Polina is really writing, and the writing is very good. I have seen it, and many scenes are written very lively, such as...No, most of Lucien, this still carries Pauline has been to the casino."