Count Fritz, I believe my late brother was also interested in how the Reich was using this new technology. If I can find one of his reports... Ah, here it is.

It seems that there is no settlement in the Reich that can recuit gunpowder infantry. Such troops would require Barracks that are too sophisticated to be built in anything less than a Huge City, of which there are two in Swabia, three in Bavaria, three in Outremer, two in Austria, and of course Rome. The best noble for you to talk to is my own Duke Arnold, as Vienna is the closest geographically and can have the necessary facilities in the least amount of time.

As for artillery, Count Peter is right about Breslau. It is the only settlement in Franconia that can produce bombards. But if you should want the best, then I can say with pride that there is no settlement in the entire Reich that equals Bran, which can produce Grand Bombards.