Chapter 194: Meet The Generals
The main course came out, and the table ate in silence for a few minutes as the rest of the room buzzed with anxious conversation.
"So, what is Wigin like? It’s a large city, isn’t it?" Dominic asked, trying to salvage the conversation.
General Wigin nodded. "A quarter million now, with a fishing fleet of nearly five thousand ships. We’re leaders in magitech shipbuilding as well. The whole city has been changing ever since the new steam assisted ships were introduced.
Keeping enough coal on board to drive the boiler has been difficult, but Dagos doesn’t have the number of mages that Cygnia or Bostoveria do."
General Modbury nodded. "We had recently changed from building conventional ships to building airships in my hometown, though it is currently under siege. The adaptation to new designs and technologies has been a real boon for industry.
Tell me, how does Cygnia handle the shortage of copper?"
Princess Alexis sighed. "Not well, I’m afraid. We’ve instituted large recycling programs, developed new mining tools to extend the lives of the few copper mines that we have, and we have been working on trade deals to import more."
General Wigin tapped at the table. "If the situation was different, I would offer to have our merchant fleet bring you more copper, for a moderate commission, of course. However, with the battle of the two Heirs, I don’t see a way that the struggle for the throne is going to end with anything resembling normal trade relations."
Dominic shrugged. "Well, I suppose if things get bad enough, another option can be found. You never know where there might be another Dagos Royal hiding in plain sight.
But I do have some hope for the Viscount.
He has proven to be a pragmatic leader in the past. Not like some who would throw their entire army away for a slim hope of victory."
That clear dig at Prince Kaizon didn’t go unmissed by any of the Nobles who were listening carefully from the nearby tables.