: Don't rush to follow the wind

"A request, Fubo, I don't think you have to be too polite. Do we still need to be so polite between us? If you have anything, just say, as long as I can do it, there will be no problem!"

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II agreed very readily. He even thought in his heart that if there were 3,000 muskets and enough ammunition, he might be able to rule Europe. Of course, France is not included, because Zhao Fubo said that his family would be better off not fighting in the middle.

As an emperor, Frederick II was certainly unwilling to follow such advice. But like Louis IX, he knew very well about the current situation in Europe. The reality was not what other lords in Europe were like, but what about the young man in front of him.

Although his army was only a few thousand, their rifles and crossbows were more powerful and range than the weapons he provided to the Europeans. Although this made people feel uncomfortable, although it could not be stronger than him, it could be stronger than other European kings, and that was enough.

"Well, your majesty, since you are so sincere, I'm not polite. I want you to give me all the armor, weapons and other iron products of the captives. If you can do this, then..."

Zhao Fubo's request made the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II somewhat confused. Why did he want these useless iron armor?

In fact, no one in the world knows that Martin has conducted effective research on the refining of Damascus steel in his empire and the filling method of Wuhu in the Song Dynasty on Huaxia Island. Now, the research on the crucible steelmaking method has been completed on Huaxia Island. And according to the ratio of raw and cooked iron in the steel filling method, pure steel is refined in the crucible. This is why Martin asked Zhao Fubo to collect iron materials. A large amount of raw and cooked iron materials will rapidly increase the output of steel.

At the same time, the procurement of raw coal and burning is also underway. When the steel production reaches the level, it indicates the future popularity of hot weapons in the Yulin Army of the Song Dynasty.

"It's no problem, we can no longer use those armor anyway!"

Now the war in Italy has basically stopped, and the army of the city alliance returned to their cities one after another, intending to carry out defensive operations. The army of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was at a critical moment of changing clothes.

The heavy cavalry will be equipped in the style of the main combat cavalry of the Song Dynasty Yulin Army, and it is inevitable to purchase armor and weapons naturally. This battle requires too much money, so he has to think about the transaction of muskets. At this moment, what Zhao Fubo needs is to gather a large amount of iron materials in a short period of time to promote the development of the steel industry on Huaxia Island.

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Zhao Fubo soon reached an agreement on this matter due to their different needs. Frederick II will collect iron materials other than the population where he fought and hand them all over to Zhao Fubo.

In addition to providing 3,000 muskets, Zhao Fubo will also sell daily steel utensils produced on Huaxia Island to Europe. After all, steel products are light and sturdy than ordinary raw iron utensils, which can be regarded as Zhao Fubo's contribution to European agriculture!

Louis IX, who was sitting aside, seemed not interested in their arms deals at all. He just smiled, often went to see the training of Emperor Frederick II's musket camp, and often paid attention to the conversations between Zhao Fubo and others.

At the same time, praising red wine and smoking pipes is his job. Although Louis IX seems so leisurely on the surface, his heart is not at all calm. Zhao Fubo's actions in Europe can be said to have clearly known that he had the 5,000 army of 55,000 people destroyed the 55,000 Milan army.

This is definitely a strong strength, but he is the only European monarch who has not discussed arms procurement with Zhao Fubo. Because he is still waiting, waiting for his own opportunity. His army is still in Cyprus. If he wants to change clothes, it is more convenient than God Frederick II.

But he was still waiting, or he was still observing, observing Zhao Fubo's weapons to determine the equipment he needed in the end.

Simply put, he was not like Frederick II, because he was facing siege from all sides of the Holy Roman Empire. His enemies may be England or other regions of Europe in the future. In addition, now, Zhao Fubo's trade routes are about half of Europe. He seems not interested in places outside the Mediterranean.

If he wanted to get the other half, he shouldn't have played with Conrad IV or Frederick II. Ignoring that his daughter told him that the hope for the future would be above the sea. What he thought was just like the establishment of the navy in the Yulin Army of the Song Dynasty.

A powerful fleet equipped with a large number of sailboats and landing soldiers will bring more security to France. Moreover, as a country surrounded by the sea on both sides, the navy has more important significance to them.

"There are other things in the iron ore, and if it's really like my daughter said, maybe these minerals are what this little guy in front of me really needs."

Louis IX, the "perfect monster", does have a different mindset than ordinary people. His considerations cannot be said to be long-term. After all, the iron materials already in Europe are really not worth mentioning compared to mineral deposits. However, for him, mining with one pick and one pick is too slow.

According to the conversation between his daughter Qili and herself in Cyprus, Zhao Fubo and others have the means to mine resources, especially gunpowder and explosives. What if they use these things to mine minerals? If they trade from the perspective of resource providers, they need enough navy and marines, because only in this way can they plunder mining resources in Europe and Africa.

With this idea, Louis IX continued to listen to the conversation between Zhao Fubo and Frederick II, and found information from Zhao Fubo's words to confirm what his daughter Qili told him.

"If France can complete the reform of the army at the lowest cost, then..."

Then there is another thing involved. Zhao Fubo's view of religion is very clear. So whether Europe needs ***ism. For the pious, it is a matter of indecisiveness and life and death. For the sake of him, what else has the progress in France before Zhao Fubo occupied Gibraltar.
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