Russell walked out of the Navy Staff Headquarters with a sullen face.
Russell looked up at the sky that was gloomy because of the thick clouds. He sighed deeply and shook his head. His eyes were full of helplessness.
No matter how impassioned and serious he was just now, Chief of Staff Isolay never showed any agreement with his idea.
Chief of Staff Issori even bluntly dismissed his final proposal as ridiculous!
"Ridiculous?
Maybe … "Russell smiled bitterly. He didn't think Chief Isler's reaction was strange.
If it was anyone else who heard Russell's suggestion to cancel all the fleets of the royal navy and replace them with the guard ships of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, they would definitely find it absurd.
Although the Kandla Empire's naval fleet had never been as important as the Empire's army, it had been more than six hundred years since its establishment. Now, there were four complete fleets under its name. There were nearly two thousand ships of various sizes and more than one hundred thousand subordinates.
To cut down such a large number of people in one go was simply a fantasy. It was simply impossible.
Of course, Russell knew that this idea couldn't be realized, so his real suggestion was to cut off a part of the royal navy and use the saved budget to buy the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's guard ships, creating a new fleet.
But this idea still didn't receive the support of Chief Isler.
"Cut a part?
Okay, which part should I cut off? "
Chief Isler's rhetorical question made Russell speechless.
As the Deputy Chief of Staff, Russell certainly knew more about the situation of the Empire's navy than most people.
He knew very well that although the Empire's navy only had four fleets in name, there were many factions in these four fleets. The various forces of the Empire were mixed in. If he wanted to shake the position of any of these factions, it was tantamount to declaring war on them.
Yes, which part should he cut?
It was easy to say, but it was too difficult to do.
Russell was only the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Empire's navy. Even if he was the governor of the Empire's navy, or even the military chief, he couldn't easily make this decision.
The only person who could possibly do this was probably the high and mighty His Majesty the Emperor.
But for the emperor, the only threat in his mind came from the Malor Empire. The Empire's navy had never been valued by him.
If this proposal was really proposed to him, the emperor's first thought would be to simply cut off the entire Empire's navy.
In the end, since the establishment of the Empire's navy, it had never brought any substantial benefits to the Empire. This was the most important reason why most people in the Empire didn't value the Empire's navy.
This situation hadn't improved in the six hundred years since the establishment of the Empire's navy. It also hadn't improved in the twenty years since Russell joined the Empire's navy.
In the foreseeable future, there still wouldn't be any improvement..
Russell was helpless in this situation, so he could not think of a reason to convince Chief Isler, so he could only leave in disappointment.
"The only thing worth being happy about is that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce is only a small company in the Stantine Duchy, it's impossible for them to pose a real threat to our royal navy … …"
Russell comforted himself in his heart, but he still felt a bit unsettled.
When he had inspected the New Flyer in the Principality of Constantine, even if he had only stayed for a few days, he had seen countless amazing places.
In the depths of Russell's heart, there was always a laughable thought.
This New Flyer, it was like it came from another world.
The messy magic machines that it made seemed like they did not belong to this continent.
When he saw the normal magic machines in the Principality of Constantine, he didn't feel that deeply. But after seeing the New Flyer's giant Magic Boats and seeing the incomparably strong battle strength of the New Flyer's guard fleet, this feeling became deeper and deeper, making him more and more unsettled.
He felt that if this New Flyer kept developing like this, perhaps ….. it would become a threat to the entire Kandla Empire.
This thought appeared in Russell's mind again and he couldn't help giving a laugh of self ridicule.
The Kandla Empire was one of the two empires on the continent, it was a giant that the continent couldn't resist.
Not to mention the New Flyer being a small Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Constantine, even if it was the entire Principality of Constantine, the Kandla Empire wouldn't even put it in their eyes.
The uneasiness in his heart because of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was because he didn't understand the strange magic machines made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Thinking of this, Russell waved his hand at his private driver who was silently waiting for him, "Martin, do you know where I can buy the New Flyer's magic machines in the city?
Bring me there to take a look. "
Martin was stunned.
Sir Russell finally came back to Wimbledon City from the navy base on the coast. It was fine if he first reported to the navy staff, but why did he want to see the New Flyer's magic machines?
"This ….. Sir, what kind of magic machine do you want to see?" Martin thought about it before asking this.
"Un?
What kind?
Are there many kinds? "When he asked this question, Russell immediately reacted.
When he visited the New Flyer, he had seen countless kinds of strange magic machines. Since the New Flyer's magic machines were in Wimbledon City, of course there would be many kinds of them.
"Un, not only are there Magic Lamps for lighting, there are also Magic Stoves for cooking, Magic Rice Cookers for cooking, and Magic Water Heaters for boiling water ….."
Martin began to introduce them to Russell one by one.
The reason why he knew these magic machines like the back of his hand was because he wanted to buy some recently.
He heard from the people he knew that these New Flyer's magic machines were very convenient and easy to use, bringing many conveniences to his life.
Even if he was just a driver, sir Russell had always treated him well. Adding in the fact that there were many people who wanted to get close to sir Russell through him, he had a bit of savings and didn't need to worry about the cost of these magic machines.
"Alright, just bring me there to take a look." Russell waved his hand and cut off Martin's narration.
"Un, sir, please."
When Martin reached out to help Russell into the carriage, he suddenly hesitated a bit before saying in a hesitant voice, "Sir ….. Actually, I have a suggestion ….."
"What suggestion?" Russell looked at him with a strange gaze.
"I feel ….. How about you also buy a Magic Sedan?" Martin looked at Russell with an expectant look.
"Magic Sedan?"
Russell was surprised. He quickly thought of the strange Magic Sedan that ambassador Hakanin had invited him to ride in when he went to inspect the New Flyer.
"Yes, the Magic Sedan is much more comfortable than the horse carriage. The key thing is that it's very fast and very safe.
Two days ago, Baron Sooto's Magic Sedan crashed into Count Hussein's horse carriage in the city, can you guess what happened?
Count Hussein's horse carriage was completely smashed and Baron Sooto's Magic Sedan only had a hole in the front, the people inside were completely fine.
The day after the crash, Count Hussein's family bought three Magic Sedans and said that they would never take a horse carriage out again.
Other than that … … "
Hearing Martin talk about the various things he had seen in Wimbledon City over the past few days while praising the benefits of the Magic Rubber Car, Russell's thoughts drifted to when he went to inspect the New Flyer with ambassador Hakanin.
Although he was surprised by the strange things he saw, what really shocked him was the Magic Airship that Xu Yi had taken before.
The Magic Sedan was indeed shocking, but compared to the Magic Airship, it was without a doubt lacking.
If it was possible, he really wanted to have a Magic Airship.
But it was a pity that the New Flyer didn't mass produce the Magic Airship, so he couldn't realize this wish.
"Okay, then let's go buy one." Russell suddenly nodded, interrupting Martin's words.
"… … It was too fast, I didn't see it at all ….. Un?
Sir, have you decided to buy it? "
"Un, since you think it's convenient, then I'll buy one.
But when did the New Flyer sell Magic Sedans in Wimbledon City?
Didn't they only sell household magic machines before? "Russell asked back.
"Sir, you haven't been back in several months, so you don't know.
Three months ago, there was a store in Wimbledon City that specialized in selling New Flyer Magic Sedans.
Look, you can see Magic Sedans all over Wimbledon City, they were all bought from that store. "
After saying this, Martin looked around before coming closer to Russell and saying in a low voice with a mysterious look, "I've heard that the owner of this store came from the Lampari Kingdom and seems to be related to his highness Frank … …"
"Oh?"
Russell slightly raised his brows. He thought that his highness Frank had been in contact with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce in secret before. Could it be that this store represented his highness Frank's cooperation with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce?
But he didn't know that the cooperation between New Flyer and his highness Frank had already come to an end.
The owner behind this store was Baron Belil, he could open this store because of his relationship with his highness Frank.
But on the surface, other than selling New Flyer Magic Sedans, this store wasn't related to New Flyer at all.
Russell thought for a bit before nodding to Martin.
"Alright, let's go take a look at this store first."
Seeing Russell agree, Martin immediately revealed a look of joy. He whipped the two horses pulling the carriage and drove the carriage out of the royal navy staff room.