Chapter 57 Bavaria
The girl called Sisi is 16-year-old Elizabeth Ameiya Eugeni, the daughter of Maxmilan Joseph and Princess Ludovika. She is a little duchess and can also inherit her mother's name Sisi. Her father is a "singer". She is old but she is obsessed with circus and travel like a child. She doesn't have home for several days and is called "Mad Max". There is a crazy father who has a different childhood from an ordinary aristocratic girl. She often skips school with her brothers and sisters to go to the countryside to ride horses and sightsee. She is quite a bit of a father-like style and is lively and active by nature.
Xixi's sister Princess Helen is much quieter and knows how to accompany her sick mother at home. Princess Helen was surprised to see her sister bringing a man home!
Princess Sissi introduced her grandly to her family: "Mr. Buckingham, the most powerful inventor on earth, has come to see her mother. The medicine he invented shocked all the scientists and professors from the University of Munich. What is the name of jealousy or willow?" She couldn't remember the strange name of jealousy.
The Duke, Marquis and Bozinan, the Baron and the Duke are far apart, and they are even more than 100,800 miles away from the princess. The little baron saluted Princess Ludovika with great respect. He did not see him so respectful when he saw the king.
It is not easy to see that he fell in love with someone else's daughter. Tang Ning carefully explained the medicine and taboos to Princess Ludovika. He even asked Reuters to write down all the items in German and handed them to Princess Ludovika.
Princess Ludovika has a severe migraine and has no energy to talk to others. Princess Sissi's 14-year-old brother Carl Theodore is curious about Downing: "Is the great inventor going to Munich to prepare to open a factory here?"
After constantly discussing with professors from the University of Munich, Downing had made up his mind to open a factory, but he really didn't know which factory to open. The planned telegraph factory was to be opened in Zurich. It was impossible for the technicians to run around in the German Confederacy with him, and most of them had already rushed directly to Zurich. Moreover, Bavaria is an authoritarian country, and the king is friendly and insecure. In the future, he will face the military front of the Prussian Kingdom. Obviously, changing the mid-way is not his intention, so he can only express "still thinking".
Although the little Duke of Theodore is only 14 years old, he is relatively tall and strong. After asking, he is ready to join the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria, and his itinerary has been confirmed.
Tangning half-jokingly said: "Maybe I should open an arsenal in Munich."
The little duke was relatively simple and took this seriously. He asked, "Is that true? Did you invent a new weapon? Is it a gun or a cannon?" In his opinion, the great inventor could invent anything, but not? Radio, bicycle, camera, anesthetic, what is the connection between them? It can be seen that the little baron is the cross-border king.
Unexpectedly, the little duke took it seriously. I can't say that I was fooling you, right? Tang Ning had to follow his words and said: "Have you fired a gun?"
Little Duke: "Of course, my marksmanship is pretty good."
Sure enough, he was a little hero. Tang Ning continued: "Oh, not bad. Did you notice that the current rifle will emit smoke and block your sight after it is fired? Also, every time it is fired, there will be gunpowder residue left in the barrel, so it needs to be cleaned up. What I want to invent is a new rifle bullet, smokeless and no residue. This belongs to the category of chemistry."
The little duke's eyes suddenly lit up and he gave a thumbs up: "Master! It's true that he is a master, there is no residue. This is amazing, and the launch speed can be increased a lot."
After hearing Reuters' translation, Tang Ning couldn't help but be surprised. It seemed that the little duke was quite smart.
When the little duke thought about it again, he became even more excited and spitted everywhere: "Wow, no! Without gunpowder residue, wouldn't it be possible to use rifled guns on a large scale? My God, this is simply a revolutionary invention. Mr. Windsor, I'm finally convinced. You can change an industry with just a word."
Tang Ning was stunned. This was a little genius, not just as simple as cleverness.
It is indeed a casual statement. How can such an arsenal be built in an authoritarian country? Downing still likes Britain and Switzerland, and Germany, and what will happen in the future?
Because the little duke admired Tangning, the atmosphere of this home visit was very good. The little duke was also very interested in science and said that he had read the German version of the founding issue of "Nature". He had three types of cells for the eyes, which received red, green and blue light. What was Tangning's head doing? He could actually think of this theory, a god.
As we chatted, the vinegar-salic acid taken by Princess Ludovika worked, and her migraine was greatly relieved. No patient who had recovered after getting sick was happier. In her eyes, Tang Ning also became a god.
Under the respectful eyes of the dukes and princesses, the great god seriously explained the mechanism of action of vinegar and arbitrary acid. Only the young duke listened with relish and asked questions from time to time, and the princesses continued to be unaware of it.
The miraculous doctor said: "Valantacin only plays a role in relieving symptoms. There are many causes of migraine: mental stress, irregular diet, and fatigue. Migraine is more likely to occur during menstruation. There are other hormone effects including the use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, premenopausal and menopause. I want to learn about His Royal Highness’s life habits and see what can be adjusted."
It is obviously embarrassing to ask a lady about her living habits. Even if Tang Ning acts like a doctor's parents, Princess Ludovika is still a little embarrassed and has to go through translation, which is even more awkward. There is no way, this is to see a doctor.
After a difficult exchange, Tang Ning's suggestion was to take a walk outside more, exercise, and not think about the troubles, and do something happy. Princess Helen remembered something and said, "One aunt we just passed away, and my mother was feeling a little depressed."
So that's it. Tang Ning nodded, and the advice he had to find something happy to do remained unchanged.
The little duke admires Master Tang so much and strongly recommends that his mother stay at home. What a great opportunity, but Tang Ning cannot agree, because the king has invited Tang Ning to live in the palace, but Tang Ning has refused, saying that he wants to live in Li Bixi's house. This is a matter of being decided. The old Li family cleaned the guest rooms. If it changes, it is too sorry to others. In Tang Ning's eyes, Li Bixi is more important and more noble than the Bavarian king. After rejecting the king, he must reject the little duke, otherwise the king will be unhappy again, which is really entangled.
After taking the big light bulb, Reuters took a photo of Princess Ludovika and Tangning with Leica, Tangning reluctantly bid farewell to the duke's house, his mind was full of Princess Sissi's figure. Oh, why did I fall in love with another girl? And I always fall in love with a noble girl. People should see if they are born in a good family? Last time I fell in love with the Countess, this time it was good, Duke! Love always makes people feel uneasy. Generally, girls from ordinary families are confident, but the daughters of the great noble families are difficult to succeed. He even felt a little unconfident even when he looked at Princess Sissi. At this time, he was very grateful to the British Minister of Finance Wood for himself as a baron, otherwise if he was a commoner, he would have a slim hope. Because a nobleman would lose his title when marrying a commoner.
The power of love is great. When he returned to Li Bixi's home, Tang Ning began to learn German hard! Li Bixi was not sure, so he thought he worked so hard to communicate with him. He was very moved and asked his wife to make delicious food for Tang Ning every day.
Early the next morning, the little Duke Theodore ran to the palace to report to the king about the residual bullet chemistry that Downing had told him. He knew that the king loved to recruit talented people in science and technology, but was afraid that the king would not know the major military technology innovations brought by this technology, so he could make Bavaria a great scientist who could become a military power.
The king was worried about how to keep Tangning. Just so the little guy came to the door, so the little duke warmly welcomed and spyed on the information, trying to make Tangning settle down in Munich completely. The household registration issue was easy to talk about. The king finally gave him a secret: "Dangning seems to be interesting to your sister. If you start in this direction, we will have a chance."
The little duke was overjoyed: "After saying this, I have a plan, I guarantee that I will live up to my trust. I just don't know what my sister and my mother think. After all, Tang Ning is just a little baron..."
The king patted his chest and promised: "Lord? Wait until Tangning becomes my Bavarian son-in-law. There is a lot of titles, don't worry about this!"
If Bavaria becomes a first-class military and technological power, then what title is not worth it? The king's good game is good.
The little duke ran to Li Bixi's house without stopping and recommended himself to be Downing's Munich tour guide. Although he didn't know English, he could speak French. It was impossible to have a good conversation. There was no problem with communication. Downing's French was already able to communicate with him, especially for tourism. Isn't that just a few words?
The little duke wanted to get close to Tang Ning, but Tang Ning was still thinking about the little daughter of the duke's family. The two hit it off. Although the communication was not very smooth, it could not stop them from getting along.
The academic atmosphere in Munich is really strong, especially after the king's banquet, the academic community in Munich was even more sensational. Big-name scientists kept coming to visit Liebich's house. The academic exchange meetings at the University of Munich were one after another. Downing was so busy that he didn't have time to go to the Duke's house to be familiar with him. There was no way. Who said that Downing likes academic people the most? He didn't want to disappoint any of them.
Munich's huge number of scientific and technical talents finally moved Downing. He thought seriously about running an industry here. The German nation is famous for its rigor and perfectionism. Or... well, set up the automobile factory here. The president sent a telegram to London, and most of the scientists from General Dynamics Laboratory were going to Munich. This team was not very famous, and their migration did not attract much attention. Everyone focused their attention on the telegram fuselage, and this team had basically arrived in Zurich.
General Dynamics is headed by Walter Hancock's son, Hancock Jr., whose father is the inventor of steam buses and has actually operated a company, while Walter's brother Thomas Hancock is Downing's partner, patent holder of the rubber vulcanization process in England.
Little Hancock was responsible for the design of the car body. He knew that the core of the car was the "fuel cell" technology that no one could understand, so the boss had a life and dared not disobey. He had to travel thousands of miles from London to Munich, feeling a little unhappy.
This time, the team's big transfer was really serious. A large number of power equipment and mechanical equipment were transported to Munich by large ships, and even alarmed the British customs and seized their black technology equipment. A baron's reputation as "unpatriotic" was once again hyped up by the Times.
Downing's employees were careless this time. They had a license to Brussels, otherwise what would happen to the factory in Zurich? But this time they planned to divert to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and ended up causing this disaster.
Rothschild's people were in charge, and Downing was not in London, so this storm could not end for a while. The Bavarian ambassadors to the UK all came forward to mediate.
Chapter completed!