In the draft of the document, Rhesa Republic, Barbarian Federation and Fadiland Empire redrew their borders. In the new division plan, the two countries would each sell part of their land to form a corridor between the north of Fadiland Empire and Nordinham Commercial Federation. Additionally, the two countries would jointly build a new city in this corridor and gift it to Zerom and Kerlin. Nordinham Commercial Federation would then accept this city as a member of its new alliance.
After reading the document and the joint declaration, Zhang Tie nodded. Closely after that, he gave the document and the joint declaration to Zerom and Kerlin. Kerlin directly shook his head as he passed the document to Zerom. After reading it rapidly, Zerom nodded as he tried to suppress his excitement …
After Zerom nodded, this thing was settled.
"I need to modify one thing in this document. You don't need to pay for the construction of this new city. I will not take advantage of you. I will pay for the construction of this new city. After the construction, the new city will become one of the largest Fiery Oil production bases on the Western Continent!" Zhang Tie said as he knocked on the map on the table. At this moment, Zhang Tie actually didn't care about how much it would cost to build a new city at all. What Zhang Tie wanted was the attitude of Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation. Now that they had shown their attitude, Zhang Tie didn't want to take advantage of them anymore. "Have Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation started to build Fiery Oil production bases in their respective countries since the end of last year?"
Mayers and Gulana exchanged a glance with each other.
"Erm … let me explain it to you. All the countries on the Western Continent are actually paying attention to the battle situation in the Western Theater of Operations of Taixia Country; especially the application of Fiery Oil weapons in the battlefield!" Mayers pretended to cough twice before saying, "It's also one of my most important tasks in Taixia Country last year. After collecting incendiary mines through legal channels in Rhesa Republic, exterminating 200,000 demon army on the bank of Weishui River and the newly-established air cavalry troop and wing demon corps in the air, I sent the message back to my homeland. According to the order from my homeland, I should get the blueprint of fiery oil production base in Taixia Country first. Ahem … ahem … General Mushen, you know, fiery oil production bases in Taixia Country use mature alcohol production technology. The main production process of the entire base is almost the same as that of alcohol production. There's nothing confidential about the production process of the entire base. As long as a knowledgeable person could take a look in the base, he or she would know the general situation and draw the engineering blueprint. The most important thing in the base is the reactive yeast in the core fermentation device. As there are too many fiery oil production bases in Taixia Country and too many people are involved in it, the blueprint of fiery oil production bases could not be kept confidential at all. In the second half of last year, diplomats in Xuanyuan Hill learned that the blueprint of fiery oil production bases in Taixia Country could be purchased semi-openly through some channels at the initial price of 500,000 gold coins. Later on, it directly decreased to 20,000 gold coins. I only spent 50,000 gold coins to get a blueprint of 1 million tons of fiery oil production bases. After that, I sent the blueprint back to my homeland …"
"Actually, all the countries on the Western Continent have the same idea!" Gula, the diplomatic ambassador of Barbarian Alliance opened his mouth, "Fiery oil is an important resource that is related to the overall situation of the holy war. We'd rather build Fiery Oil bases and wait for the arrival of the core fermentation device than build bases after the arrival of the core fermentation device. The earlier we can produce Fiery Oil, the earlier Fiery Oil weapons would appear on the battlefields on the Western Continent. The earlier Fiery Oil weapons appear, the earlier they could save numerous fighters' lives. I believe that General Mushen could understand this point. Those who need Fiery Oil weapons most are numerous low-level fighters on the battlefields. Fiery Oil weapons are their hope to fight demons at the risk of their lives. As for fighters of Barbarian Alliance, as long as they have an inflammable grenade, any of our corps would dare to charge at a LV 9 demon corps. Because our fighters know that inflammable grenade is their hope to kill a demon fighter. As long as they have this hope, they won't be afraid of sacrificing themselves …" Zhang Tie let out a sigh.
Zhang Tie let out a sigh. It was Cecilia who told him that the Western Continent had started to build fiery oil production bases last night. Actually, besides Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation, Francia Empire, Sacred Light Empire and almost all the other powerful and large-scale countries on the Western Continent were building fiery oil production bases on a large scale. Everybody was racing against time. Even if the fiery oil production bases would rust after being built, they had to build them. Besides fiery oil production bases, many air cavalry type-1 and type-2 airplanes and dual-drive engines had been purchased by countries outside Taixia Country. Of course, those countries were developing them in reverse so as to adjust and plan the distribution of airplanes production capacity in advance.
Compared to producing Fiery Oil, it was easier to produce airplanes. Because airplanes could be produced on the existing industrial production conditions. Basically, almost any country that could produce automobiles could produce airplanes.
Yesterday, Cecilia told Zhang Tie that some countries on the Western Continent had long produced airplanes and many dual-drive engines. Everybody was waiting for Fiery Oil. According to the latest news from the Western Theater of Operations, countries on the Western Continent would dispatch volunteers to Taixia Country for air cavalry training in the Western Theater of Operations. After completing the training, all the air cavalries from the Western Continent would establish air cavalry regiments of countries on the Western Continent in the Western Theater of Operations so as to help Taixia Country resist demons.
Taixia Country would help countries on the Western Continent to cultivate air cavalry pilots; in return, countries on the Western Continent would dispatch these people to join the war against demons in Taixia Country. This was a trade between Taixia Country and foreign countries.
The application of Fiery Oil and Fiery Oil weapons in the human world was irresistible. Therefore, it would lead to a series of reforms and innovations. Those countries and forces that missed this reform and innovation might be left off the train of humans and perish in this holy war.
After being silent for a short while, Zhang Tie watched the two ambassadors and said, "I know that Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation have already started to build Fiery Oil production bases in advance last year. In return, I will provide you with 1 million tons of Fiery Oil core fermentation equipment each year so as to enable you to produce Fiery Oil this year. Our cooperation could be based on the cooperation between Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory and the major clans in Taixia Country. This is the most favorable cooperation condition that I could offer to you on the Western Continent. Additionally, I have a strict requirement for your Fiery Oil production — — all the weapons and weapons produced by Fiery Oil could only be used in the war against demons; instead of being used in the civil war or the war against other human countries. This is an iron rule. If I find that you violate it, I will stop supporting and cooperating with you on the production of Fiery Oil forever!"
After hearing that Zhang Tie was going to build a new city and make this new city one of the largest Fiery Oil production bases on the Western Continent in the future, Mayers and Gula exchanged an excited look with each other. After hearing Zhang Tie's reply to the two countries, the two ambassadors couldn't help being thrilled as they bowed deeply towards Zhang Tie sincerely.
"Our Barbarian Federation will never forget our friends who provide timely help to us. In the eyes of our Barbarian Federation, such friends are more like brothers and blood relatives than friends!" Gula forcefully hammered his own chest with his right hand as he said to Zhang Tie in the most solemn etiquette of Barbarian Federation.
"This is a friendship made of steel. Our Rhesa Republic would never soften this friendship!" Mayers also said with a serious look.
Zhang Tie nodded towards the two people. Closely after that, he watched Milton, the deputy speaker of Nordinham Commercial Federation with a smile, saying, "In order to appreciate your care for my two teachers, after the Fiery Oil production base in the new city is put into production, you could have a quota of 100,000 tons of Fiery Oil per year!"
After being stunned for a second, Milton became thrilled. If he could use this quota of 100,000 tons of Fiery Oil to make fiery oil weapons, he would also make a lot of profits. What counted more, he really boarded Zhang Tie's ship this time.
"Your generosity and mercy could match the brilliance of the sun and the moon!" Milton bowed towards Zhang Tie as he cleaned off the dust on Zhang Tie's shoes by his sleeve. In Nordinham Commercial Federation, this was the greatest respect that a businessman could give to others.
Everybody in the room was very happy, including Zhang Tie; especially at the sight of Zerom's and Captain Kerlin's smiles, Zhang Tie deeply felt that all his efforts had not been in vain.
Actually, all this was not an investment for Zerom and Captain Kerlin, but a return. When he was capable, Zhang Tie hoped that all the people on his side and those who had helped him could live the life that they wanted so that their lives would be more meaningful and brilliant. He hoped that they could achieve success earlier and enjoy the sweetness brought by wealth, status and honor more.
If not, Zhang Tie felt that his success and efforts would be meaningless.
In Zhang Tie's heart, it was not a success for a person to become a king while all the people on his side knelt down at the foot of the mountain and became his slaves. It was just the humblest ambition of a humble person.
Zhang Tie would also disdain such a person to become a deity, not to mention a king.
"Mayers, bring me your liquor. It's time for us to taste liquor …"
"As you wish …" Mayers replied in a witty way.
…
When the liquor entered his mouth, Zhang Tie's mind had already flown to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory! As he had been away from home for too long, including the 60 years in the tower of time, Zhang Tie had been homesick.
It was also the beginning for Fiery Oil to enter the Western Continent. With the two good examples of Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation, Zhang Tie believed that it would be easier to solve the following problems.
…
Zhang Tie saw off the two ambassadors of Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation, Zerom and Captain Kerlin in the morning. In the afternoon, Cecilia and the diplomatic ambassador of Francia Empire paid a visit to Qianji Manor at the same time …
(To be continued.)
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