After seeing off Eugen and his family, Desai continued to stay outside Lyon.

At night, the north wind whistled and the atmosphere dropped sharply. A few hours later, the Marquis of Rothena, a suburb of Lyon, ushered in the first heavy snow of this winter. The next morning, the entire city of Lyon was covered with silver, covered with white snow everywhere, with snow covering the thickness of the snow as high as 20 cm, making it difficult for carriages to pass through.

For several days thereafter, Desai stayed at the Marquis of Rothena. In addition to sending encrypted telecommunications through his adjutant Major Simerci and the Telegraph Office of Lyon to remotely control the political affairs of the autonomous leaders of the Gruna, he also assisted Dr. Kava to improve the "Disease Bacteria Theory Report". The report will be held in public preaching and public debate in the academic hall of the Paris Academy of Sciences.

The latter thing is not too difficult for time travelers. Thanks to the popularization of modern medical knowledge, ordinary high school students can describe the ins and outs of bacteria. What's more, the time traveler's identity in the past life is still a canned merchant who is proficient in this. But the trouble is that Desai needs to spend a lot of time seeking knowledge** Irish doctors who are too strong.

The Jew Candiola went to Lyon again, with only one purpose: to persuade the inventor of the jacquard machine (a semi-automatic loom), the engineer Garca (also translated as Jacques), to join the Dominion of Hruna. Previously, the stubborn inventor of Lyon rejected the repeated invitations from Professor Say and the Duke of Desay, and insisted on starting a business in his hometown.

For this, the narrow-minded Jews were annoyed. At the request of Candiola, Desai sent the intelligence officer Lieutenant Koror and the Military Intelligence Bureau's intelligence station in Lyon to fully cooperate with the Jews' secret operations, and then created a "commercial dispute."

Two days ago, under the instigation of conspiracy, the Textile Association of Lyon City joined forces with a large number of handicraft owners to file a class action lawsuit with the Lyon Court. On the grounds that the semi-automatic jacquard invented by Garca caused the loss of a large number of factory workers to unemployment, it demanded the legal operating rights of the "Garca jacquard" to protect the city's employment opportunities.

The Lyon court heard the trial with extremely high efficiency and sentenced the commercial case. In the end, the innocent engineer Gaca lost the case. The "Gaca Jacquard Machine" was not allowed to be sold in Lyon, and it also had to compensate the unemployed workers and factory owners for losses, totaling 20,000 francs. At the same time, the lender also found the inventor and asked Gacaca to repay the loan and interest of 50,000 francs in advance. The poor Gacabank would go bankrupt.

Desai could only give him deep sympathy like a crocodile for the unfortunate encounter of Garca engineers. As one of the five basic elements of the first industrial revolution, the traveler was bound to win, and even if he had to perform some power conspiracies, he would do whatever he wanted. Desai was very clear that in the early 19th century, the "Garca jacquard machine" was the only advanced industrial technology in France that surpassed Britain.

Although the Dominion of Hruna of the Duke of Desay is not suitable for spinning and weaving, Barcelona is the largest hand-made textile industry base on the Mediterranean coast. However, due to the wanton exploitation of the French occupying forces and the large number of British cotton textiles, Barcelona's hand-made textile industry has been difficult, and a large number of textile factories are on the verge of bankruptcy, which is also the best period for technological innovation.

As Desai has actually controlled the entire Catalonian region, both public and private, he must contribute to the industrial and economic development of the region, thereby consolidating and strengthening his actual rule in various parts of Barcelona. Following canned trade, ocean shipping, and medical exchanges, the "Gaca Jacquard Machine" will become another cornerstone of cooperation between the Duke of Khruna and local nobles and wealthy merchants.

At the beginning of the period when she stayed in Lyon due to heavy snow, Miss Littisia seemed very happy. She was a natural and active person who either rode horses and hunted in the forest near the Marquis Manor, or enthusiastically supervised Xiao Tier's studies. But soon, Miss Littisia was unwilling to communicate too much with Xiao Tier's. The latter's super-reading ability and meticulous logical thinking made the Duke of Desay's female secretary pale in comparison.

For a period of time, Miss Littisia felt that she had become an unnecessary waste, and everyone was busy. Even the 13-year-old Littisia followed Desay all day long, acting as a full-time stenographer, and occasionally cited classics to participate in adult discussions on military and political affairs, which won everyone's approval. However, Miss Littisia completely became a full-time attendant, and was unwilling to serve tea and water to everyone.

Desai noticed Miss Litisia's psychological changes. He took the initiative to build snowmen in the small garden with him and accompanied Miss Litisia out for hunting several times. Soon, the Duke of Desai bought a high price for an elegant, lively and cute Italian spirit dog to accompany the Spanish girl to spend her free time.

Outside the study, in the corridor, and in the entire manor, the laughter and joy of Litisia's silver bells echoed again.

...

Compared with Lyon, which has distinct seasons, the city of Hruna, which has a Mediterranean climate, is still sunny during the days when the rain stops. However, today, Professor Say, the head of the Dominant Cabinet, has a blue face, as if frost and frozen.

Since the Duke of Desay returned to France, all military and political affairs of Hruna were handed over to the five people, including Colonel Carls (the chief of the military police), Colonel Schönell (the director of the military intelligence agency), Colonel Rusty (the chief of the division staff), Professor Say (the chief of the cabinet), and Colonel Delney (the chief of the main brigade of the Desay Division).

If it is not necessary to submit the major decisions to the final ruling of the Duke of Desay, the five-man regiment can collectively make the final decisions in the general daily military and political affairs of the Dominion. And every other week, all collective resolutions must be edited into military and political briefings, and the Military Intelligence Bureau will send someone to the Duke of Desay for review.

At noon, the Telegraph Office received an encrypted telecommunication from Lyon. The content was very simple. The Duke of Desai asked the five-member team to make all preparations for the Desai division's expedition to Portugal before April 1810.

This was not a hot-headed move by Desai, but a plan for the future. Because within a week, Marshal Sirte, Duke Savari and Prince Eugen, the three of them issued a warning to Grand Duke Hruna.

Affected by the unsuccessful coup of Murah, Foucher and Talleyrand at the beginning of the year, the emperor decided to stabilize and strengthen his dominance in the French Empire after the war on the European continent, and then gave up the idea of ​​personally conquering the Iberis Peninsula again. In the next 2 to 3 years, Napoleon's greatest hope was to marry his Austrian bride and give birth to a healthy and lively heir to the empire.

In Paris, rumors began to be said that the emperor was preparing to appoint Prince Eslin (Marcesterna, who was named Prince Eslin for his military achievements in the Battle of Asperne-Eslin) and Duke Elsingen (Marcesterna Ney), as the chief and deputy commander of the Portuguese Legion, unified command of the French army and worked together to encircle and suppress the British Expeditionary Force. As a reorganized new force that had been resting for more than half a year, the Desay Division was naturally included in the allocation list by the emperor and Marsacene Marsea.

As professional soldiers, Colonel Carls, Colonel Shener, Colonel Rusty, and Colonel Delney, these four officers were naturally happy with the wise decision of the Duke of Desay. It was indeed not good to stay idle in the Dominion of Khruna for a long time. Especially Rusty and Delney, who were promoted to the rank of colonel, were extremely eager to wear the uniform of the Imperial General, but the premise was that the Desay Division must win another great victory.

However, Cabinet Chief Sai tried his best to stop the soldiers' manic actions at the meeting of the five-man regiment.

"Gentlemen, please tell me that once the war begins, the military pay of 15,000 people will be filled. In addition, the supply and ammunition consumption along the way, where will the 8 million francs gap come from?" Say shouted loudly and kept waving his arms.

"King Joseph and the Paris Army will allocate the 8 million francs of military expenses, which is the emperor's promise!" Chief of Staff Rusty explained.

"Of course, we can collect military supplies from the occupied areas as usual, including military expenditures." Colonel Delney advocated the restoration of the glorious traditions of the French-military army.

"Damn it, this will only make Spanish civilians more and more resist the brutal plunder of the French army." Sai was still making moral accusations, but his voice weakened a little. Perhaps his real purpose has been achieved, as long as the soldiers do not want to increase the military budget of the Dominic Government next year.

"Professor, this is a war era. Psychology and mercy can only be directed at our own people, or the Catalan people who are loyal to the Duke." Colonel Carls whispered to the cabinet chief, and finally calmed the professor's inexplicable anger.

"If we actively attack the Spaniards and the British Expeditionary Force in Portugal will inevitably undermine the short-term peace agreement signed with the British?" Sai raised another realistic question.

"The agreement of a document is to be torn apart." Colonel Delney murmured in a low voice.

"Please rest assured, Professor! Our people will make the Spanish rebels violate the spirit of the agreement first." Colonel Carls revealed a little military secret to the professor.

"Yes, professor, the response measures are ready. Even if the war begins as scheduled, the British Mediterranean Fleet will not interfere, and maritime free trade will continue to remain smooth." The Director of the Military Intelligence Agency also made a promise.

After getting the result he wanted, the thousand-year-old ice on the face of the cabinet chief collapsed instantly. He packed up the documents and thought of leaving early, so that the soldiers could discuss their own war topics.

Before getting up and leaving the venue, the professor suddenly turned his head and asked everyone a smile, "Mr. Sanluge of Barcelona and Marquis de Urkiho of Madrid, have been asking people to ask me about the whereabouts of Miss Litisia. If possible, please ask the respected Duke of Desai to work hard and send a letter to both Councilor. Sanluge and Marquis de Urkiho, explain clearly."

The officers were unwilling to get involved with the personal relationships of the Duke of Desay. When Professor Say went out and walked away, everyone was relieved and glad in their hearts, "A good day, I successfully sent this stubborn old man!"

"Gentlemen, let's continue. After today's military briefing is summarized, we will submit it to the Duke of Desay in time." Chief of Staff Rusty brought the colonels back to the next agenda.

"Operation Mole has been launched, and the British have contacted him three times. According to the scheduled plan, the Mole will be in..."

"The special ordnance requirements emphasized by the Duke of Desay, including rifled firing guns, double-layer hook-piercing wire mesh, etc., have been developed and are undergoing field testing of the battlefield environment. If there is no accident, we will..."
Chapter completed!