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Tiru saw his obsessed expression and couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, then he sat down alone in a corner, fetched a bottle of liquor, and began to drink.Menard saw that no one was watching nearby, the drunken look on his face disappeared instantly, and he deftly took out a wooden ball from his coat pocket, slightly larger than a fist—this was an exact replica of the cannonball that had hit the farmhouse, made by the craftsmen, from the size to the indentations on it, nothing was amiss.Menard placed the wooden ball one by one on the muzzle of the six four-pound cannons here, and the sizes of the muzzles of three cannons corresponded roughly to the size of the cannonball.He then fished out a long strip of paper from his pocket, which had two parallel lines drawn on it with some vertical marks and irregular circles.He took the strip of paper, compared it with the wheels of those three cannons, and quickly ruled out one of them using the width of the wheels—the strip was ac
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"There's nothing yet," said Prosper with a troubled expression, "As you know, we haven't really been in contact with the military before. Just yesterday, my people managed to establish a connection with an officer of the French Guards..."Fouche spoke coldly, "I'll give you five more days. If you can't find anything of value, the position of the action team leader can be replaced.""Yes, sir! I will do my utmost," Prosper could only accept the command with a bitter face.Seeing his expression, Fouche knew the difficulty of this mission was extreme—the army had its own intelligence system, even the secret police hardly dared to stretch their tentacles into military affairs, let alone the Police Affairs Department that had been established for only a few months."Remember, where there's contact, there must be a trace!" he encouraged his subordinate, "As long as you pay attention to all the details, I believe, you will find what you're looking for."...In the office of the Commander of
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"That's right, Paris is about to hold Fashion Week, and we will need railcars to transport the guests.""What a great concept!" Murdock praised before continuing, "However, if I may speak frankly, your track construction crew might not be quite professional. They had the good idea of using broken stones for the foundation, but when it comes to the securing of the sleepers or the precision of the rail installation, it's rather... well, you understand."Joseph thought to himself that he was the one who had told them to use broken stones, and indeed, their technical skills were quite average.He quickly asked, "Do you have any suggestions regarding the construction?"Murdock waved his hand dismissively, "Your Highness, I'm not particularly skilled in laying tracks. But I do know some experts in the field. The mining areas of Birmingham have laid many tracks, and with the recent scarcity of new coal mines, their income has been very poor."Joseph's eyes lit up, "Mr. Murdock, you must have
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Dibowa crinkled his nose, sensing an ominous premonition, and quickly turned to instruct the police officer, "Antony, spread out and search! Foustan, go back and call for more people, hurry!"About half an hour later, a large group of police officers had surrounded the area, and Antony rushed back to report to Dibowa, "Chief, a farmhouse to the north was hit by artillery fire. An old man and his wife died, and the house and animal shed were destroyed.""Artillery fire?" Dibowa's brow furrowed deeply.After a while, the other searchers also returned one by one, but nothing of value was found—by then, the sky had already darkened, making it difficult to discern objects more than ten paces away. Moreover, the soldiers of France had been well-prepared, resulting in the police returning without success.The next morning.In a small room on the second floor of the Industrial Planning Bureau, Murdock was excited yet anxious as he looked at the notes and diagrams in front of him, the bloodsho
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"I'm very familiar with steam engine technology. In fact, I've always wanted to open a steam engine factory, but I lacked the funds. Until I heard from Mr. Dupont that you planned to invest in the steam engine industry, so I immediately came over," he said."Your Highness, if you let me help you build a factory, I swear, I will definitely do no worse than Mr. Watt!"Murdock had worked in Watt's company for over a decade, losing many patents but receiving low compensation, brimming with resentment, yet for the sake of survival, he had to compromise.It wasn't until over a year later when he invented coal gas technology by dry distillation and earned money from the patent for gas lighting that he finally broke free from Watt.But Joseph's steam engine development plan gave him another option!Joseph had not expected that missing out on Watt, he would scoop up Murdoch.This expert's skills were undoubtedly no less than Watt's, and he could also help him light up the technology tree for g
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William Murdoch? Joseph seemed to have heard this name before, but he couldn't recall who it was at the moment, figuring it must be some capable British technician.Since the man had come all the way to France, Joseph felt obliged to extend his welcome, "I am very welcoming to you, Mr. Murdoch. I am very much looking forward to your showcasing your skills in France's steam engine project."Seeing that Dupont had only brought Murdoch with him, Joseph sensed that things might not go smoothly.He asked the two men to sit down and looked anxiously at Dupont, "What does Mr. Watt say?"Embarrassment crept over the latter's face as he began with some difficulty, "Your Highness, I am sorry, I failed to fulfill your important trust. Mr. Watt has rejected my invitation."Although Joseph was mentally prepared, he still frowned upon hearing this, "Is he dissatisfied with our conditions?""No, Your Highness, in fact, he didn't care about the conditions..."After Dupont briefly explained Watt's sit
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