After discussing the cooperation with Jesse, Zhao Hai had a meal with the Crook Family before returning to Wild Dragon Castle to rest. The next day, he went to Dark Soldier Fort and talked to Randolph about the cooperation. Naturally, Randolph agreed. Now that the Radiant Church was being suppressed, they were ready to go all out.
After coming out of Dark Soldier Fort, Zhao Hai returned to Wild Dragon Castle. This time, Laura and the others didn't follow Zhao Hai. They stayed inside the Space and dealt with the Markey Family and the Buda Clan's matters.
Zhao Hai wasn't interested in dealing with these matters. And with Laura and the others' strength, they should be able to deal with these matters. Therefore, Zhao Hai simply handed these matters over to them.
On the second day after returning from Dark Soldier Fort, Zhao Hai went to the Imperial Palace. He wanted to see the Emperor and bring Lizzy back home. Then he would discuss the matter of cooperation with him.
The Imperial Family also had their own businesses. Cooperating with the Imperial Family would make Zhao Hai worry less. Zhao Hai's position in the Rosen Empire was very high. When the guards saw Zhao Hai, they didn't dare neglect him. They arranged a place for Zhao Hai to rest before they immediately went to report to the Emperor.
Naturally, the Emperor wouldn't let Zhao Hai wait outside, so he invited Zhao Hai to his study. After sitting down, the Emperor looked at Zhao Hai and said, "The matter of the Radiant Church was dealt with thanks to you. But the Radiant Church has already been defeated for many days, why did you come back so late?"
Zhao Hai quickly replied, "I went to the Purcell Duchy and prepared to establish a chain store there. This time, I came back to pick up Lizzy as well as discuss the matter of cooperation with father-in-law."
The Emperor looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Are you talking about the things in your hands?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I have a lot of things in my hands. But because of the Radiant Church's suppression, I wasn't able to sell them. Now that the Radiant Church has fallen, those things will become money."
The Old King nodded and said, "Right, it should be turned into money. You don't need to tell me about this. Go look for Charlie and cooperate with him."
Zhao Hai stared, then his eyes lit up as he bowed his head and nodded. At this time, Lizzy also arrived at the study room. Zhao Hai and Lizzy chatted for a while before Lizzy left.
The two got on the carriage and headed towards Wild Dragon Castle. While walking, Zhao Hai turned to Lizzy and said, "It seems like Father-in-law is preparing to pass the throne to Third Brother."
Lizzy stared, she didn't hear the conversation between the Emperor and Zhao Hai. Therefore, when she heard Zhao Hai, she couldn't help but ask, "Why? Did Father tell you something? "
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "He didn't tell me anything. But when I said that I want to cooperate with the Imperial Family, Father-in-law told me to look for Third Brother. If Father-in-law didn't want to pass the throne to Third Brother, then why would he tell me to do this?"
Lizzy's eyes lit up as she said, "If Father really said that, then it's certain that the throne will be Third Brother's. Hehe, it seems like Third Brother needs to thank someone."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I don't need him to thank me. As long as he ascends the throne, our Buda Clan would be able to obtain a lot of benefits. How about this, we'll visit Third Brother tomorrow and talk to him about our cooperation. But don't mention anything about the throne. The day after tomorrow, we'll go to the slave market. I want to see the slaves that he prepared for me and see how they're doing."
Lizzy smiled and said, "There's no need for us to say anything. When Third Brother heard that we want to cooperate with him, he should know what's going on. Big Brother Hai, wouldn't it be too little for us to see the slaves? The Black Wasteland isn't ready yet. "
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "It's already time for spring plowing. We should have the slaves prepare for the Black Wasteland. If we miss this season, then it would be too late to plant anything."
Lizzy nodded and didn't say anything. When it came to farming, she didn't know anything about it. She wasn't able to manage a shop, but in this regard, she was a princess who didn't have any say in it. She didn't know anything about farming, so she didn't know what to do.
The next day, Zhao Hai and Lizzy went to visit Charlie. Charlie's actions were still very low-key. However, he had been cooperating with Zhao Hai for a long time. Because of this, Charlie's income wasn't small. It can be said that his income was the highest among the Princes. Because of this, Charlie had always attached great importance to Zhao Hai.
This time, when Zhao Hai came to talk to him about cooperation, Charlie couldn't help but be excited. He already knew that Zhao Hai was cooperating with the Crook Family, the Calci Family, and the Imperial Family. Now that Zhao Hai wanted to cooperate with him, Charlie immediately understood what this meant. Because of this, he was very excited and wanted to invite Zhao Hai for a drink. However, Zhao Hai didn't agree, he still wanted to go to Shelley Hotel in the afternoon to discuss the matter of cooperation with the Shelley Family.
Last time, when Zhao Hai went to Marriott Hotel, he asked the Shelley Family for help in spreading the news about the Iksa Family to the continent. The Shelley Family gave him a lot of face and did a good job. Because of this, Zhao Hai wanted to further cooperate with the Shelley Family.
Aside from the Haven products, Fire Fishes, and seafood, Zhao Hai's cooperation with the Shelley Family also included wine. Naturally, it wasn't only Milk Wine, but also Rice Wine and Beer.
At this time, Rice Wine and Beer had already been produced in the Black Wasteland. However, these two wines couldn't be mass-produced yet.
In the Ark Continent, the way of making wine was still very backward. If Zhao Hai wanted to mass-produce these two wines, then he would need more than a thousand people. He would also need a lot of skilled workers.
However, Zhao Hai intended to make these two wines first. Then just like the Milk Wine, he would put them in the Shelley Hotel for trial sale. When the people of the continent can accept these two wines, the Shelley Hotel would also be able to establish a liquor store and increase the production.
The cooperation with the Shelley Family went very smoothly. At this time, the Shelley Family had almost blind faith in Zhao Hai. They believed that as long as they cooperated with Zhao Hai, they would be able to make a lot of money. This was the experience they had accumulated in the past year. From the first day they cooperated with Zhao Hai, they had been making a lot of money, and the more they made, the more they made.
Zhao Hai was very satisfied with this result. After negotiating with the Shelley Family, he returned to Wild Dragon Castle and prepared to go to the slave market the next day.
After going to the slave market and bringing the slaves to the Black Wasteland, Zhao Hai prepared to go to the Beastman Prairie. The Beastmen had already retreated for a month, so he should be able to go to the Beastman Prairie at this time.
The next day, Zhao Hai and Lizzy went to the slave market and went to see Linley. Linley told Zhao Hai that the slaves had already been prepared. But because of the war in the continent, they weren't able to transport them to Golden Island. If Zhao Hai wants them, then he can send them over at any time.
Zhao Hai immediately paid for the slaves and had them transport them to Golden Island in the shortest time possible. Then he and Lizzy left. After returning to Wild Dragon Castle, they immediately sat on a hawk and flew towards Golden Island.
On the third day after Zhao Hai's group arrived at Golden Island, dozens of large ships carrying slaves arrived. Zhao Hai immediately had them head to the naval base and then placed the slaves there.
Golden Island's naval base was very large. Additionally, the undead in the naval base were patrolling the surroundings of the island. Because of this, it wasn't a problem for 100,000 people to be stationed here.
What made Zhao Hai the happiest was that these 100 thousand slaves were brought in by households. Altogether, there were about 20 thousand households. This was in line with Zhao Hai's requirements.
Zhao Hai immediately used the evening to send these people to the Black Wasteland. It was already spring, so the weather outside wasn't too cold. Although there weren't any houses in the Black Wasteland, they could still build them. Zhao Hai had already prepared the materials needed to build houses.
After the slaves arrived at the Black Wasteland, Zhao Hai immediately organized people to provide them with living materials. Moreover, he told them that these living materials would be their private property and that they should cherish them.
Many of these slaves had been slaves for several generations. Their situation was similar to Zhao Hai's slaves in Iron Mountain Fort, perhaps even worse. This was the first time they had their own property, so they were very excited.
The next day, Zhao Hai organized the slaves to help them distribute their things. Then he divided them into villages. Actually, Zhao Hai had already planned out the locations of these villages. What they needed to do now was to build these villages.
The building materials had already been prepared. Zhao Hai also released a large number of undead to help with the construction. Moreover, he had already planned out the style of the houses in these villages. Because of this, it wasn't very troublesome to build them.
Zhao Hai wanted to build large villages. Every thousand households would get a village. Regardless of their character, each household would be given land according to the number of people. An elderly person would get 5 mu of land, a man in his prime would get 10 mu of land, a woman in her prime would get 10 mu of land, and a child would get 5 mu of land. Every household would get a bull or a scaled wildebeest. Moreover, they would also get some farming tools and daily necessities.
Zhao Hai had already made the necessary irrigation works for the villages using earth magic. He had also planned out what to plant on the land. The land that was given to the Humans would be used to grow bamboo rice, while some of the better land would be used to grow wheat.
As for the rest of the land, Zhao Hai left it for the Beastman slaves. He wanted the Beastman slaves to graze there. Then he would have them learn how to cultivate the land little by little.
The land that was given to the slaves wasn't free. At the end of the year, Zhao Hai would collect 40% of the harvest as tax. The remaining 60% would be given to the slaves.
Although this tax was very high, for the slaves, this was like heaven. They didn't think that they would be able to get their own land and property in such a place. One must know that in the continent, even the treatment of commoners was similar to them.
What made them even more excited was that if they did well, they would have the opportunity to become commoners. They would be able to see people with slave marks like them working in the castle every day. They would be able to eat meat, their children would have the opportunity to study, and they would also have their own time to play. This made them very envious.
Zhao Hai didn't immediately start educating the people. He wanted to use this matter as a reward for those who did well. Not only would they be able to become commoners, but they would also have their children go to school. They could even become nobles.
The slaves didn't think that such a good thing would happen. But when they saw the slaves become commoners, they believed in Zhao Hai's words and became very motivated.
Zhao Hai also distributed seeds, rations, and farming tools to them. After everything was prepared, it took Zhao Hai seven days. This was because he had a lot of undead in his hands. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to handle this matter in such a short time.
After everything was distributed, Zhao Hai also told these people that they could learn other crafts outside of their work. As long as they learned well, they would immediately become commoners. If they had special abilities, they could also go to the castle and ask the steward to turn them into commoners.
After all these matters were handled, half a month had passed. This was thanks to Green's team's work in advance. They planned every step of this matter well. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so smooth.
If Zhao had arranged for commoners, it wouldn't have been so smooth. But now, he had arranged for slaves. These slaves had been trained and were very obedient. They would do whatever they were told to do, and none of them would cause trouble. So in less than half a month, he was able to settle down a hundred thousand people. And now, the slaves had already begun to cultivate the land.
For 100 thousand people to live, a lot of things were needed. Zhao Hai's Space wasn't idle. Moreover, Zhao Hai was like a person who was afraid of being poor. Everything was good. As long as it was something that could be harvested, he would take it. Because of this, the slaves' food, necessities, and firewood were all settled. After the autumn harvest, they would be self-sufficient.
The improved land in the Black Wasteland was very fertile. As long as the slaves worked hard, their days would certainly be better. Zhao Hai's 40% tax wasn't fixed. If you got 100 jin of grain per mu, then Zhao Hai would take 40 jin. If you got 200 jin of grain per mu, then Zhao Hai would take 80 jin. The remaining 120 jin would be given to the slaves. After the slaves learned about this, they were very happy. And with the opportunity to become commoners, they didn't need anyone to mobilize them at all.
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