It had only been a month and a half since Shenlang's two thousand men landed on the Forcing Tide Islands. Everything had been surprisingly smooth.
There was no resistance after they landed on the island because there was no one there.
Many years ago, this used to be a mine of the Russo Family that specialized in smelting iron. Now there were many mines and abandoned smelting workshops.
But a few years ago, Duke Debus had abandoned this mine.
Why? Because the iron ore here was too high in sulfur, and the smelted iron was too brittle.
Of course, even so, it was still a mine. Smelting iron for daily use would bring huge profits. But later, the Russo Family discovered a better iron ore, so they abandoned this mine.
So Shenlang's two thousand men easily occupied this place and started to build a city.
That's right, a city!
How long did it take to build a city, even a castle?
Qiu Tianwei's Raging Tide Castle took more than ten years, the Russo Family's Duke's Castle took more than twenty years, and the Queen's Palace took twenty-seven years.
So how long would Shenlang's city take?
Shenlang's goal was to build a city with 100,000 people in half a year.
When he said this goal, everyone was shocked, thinking that he was talking in his sleep.
How big was a city with 100,000 people? Even if it was crowded, it would need about ten square kilometers. A city with a width of six miles and relying on two thousand people to build it would take about two to three years if only wood was used. If stone was used, it would take about five years.
Half a year was like a fool's dream.
But like a magician, new things popped out one after another. It was simply too much to take in.
First, he abandoned the two building materials, wood and stone.
These two things were good, but they took too much time.
The first thing he took out was cement.
Some people might say, isn't cement even slower? It needs to be calcined and crushed. It was a completely labor-intensive industry.
This was only half right, but Shenlang had found a good place with good feng shui.
Not far away was the Inferno Island. There was an active volcano on it that would erupt once every few years. So what was the most abundant thing on the Fire Island?
Volcanic ash.
When it was combined with lime, it would become volcanic ash cement. It sounded very primitive, but this kind of cement was already very strong.
He only needed to send ships to transport volcanic ash back. As for lime? There were several lime mines in the Jade Tide Peninsula where Shenlang was located.
Therefore, from the very beginning, the cement production was already very high, and it was completely dependent on the transportation capacity of his fleet.
As for the second item, it was even less rare, and that was bricks.
He employed thousands of people to bake bricks and built brick kilns one after another.
As soon as the bricks were fired, they immediately built a house.
All of them were two-story buildings. Because there were no steel bars yet, they could only build two stories with bricks and cement.
In the end, Shen Lang felt that this method of building was still too slow. So, he simply produced large cement bricks on a large scale so that the construction speed would be faster.
Therefore, the development of the Jade Tide Peninsula was changing with each passing day.
One house after another was erected like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
… …
It had only been a month and a half, and a medium to large town had already taken shape.
Shen Lang no longer had 2,000 people under his command, but had skyrocketed to 5,000 people. The remaining 3,000 people were all slaves that he bought with money. Of course, after buying them, they were all given the status of free people.
However, these slaves did not seem to feel particularly happy and were still numb. But when they moved into their new houses, their ecstasy could no longer be suppressed.
Almost all the slaves lived in pigsty. Even the slaves of the nobles had dozens of people to a room. When they came to Shen Lang, they all shared a room with two people. Twelve people lived in a house. They were so happy that they wanted to cry.
Moreover, these brick houses with flat roofs were like palaces to these slaves.
However, the work efficiency of these slaves was really much slower than that of the army. It was not that they did not work hard enough, but that they were too stupid. Most of the slaves could only do the simplest repetitive work, such as firing bricks, burning lime, or making cement according to a fixed proportion.
But after buying this batch of slaves, Shen Lang's 2,000 troops were finally freed from the boring work. They could now do more advanced work.
… …
Shen Lang had already opened the box that Jiang Li had left behind.
He had opened it very early because when the moonlight shone on it, a series of Roman numerals and Latin letters would appear on the surface of the box.
This was also a password box. At that time, Shen Lang was quite amazed. There was no doubt that this was another product of the ancient civilization. There must be a Nightmare Stone inside as the energy source.
So what was the password to this box? There were a total of 19 of them.
If it were anyone else, it would be impossible for them to open this box. But Shen Lang could see the password at a glance.
It was too obvious. There was a circle on the surface of the box, so there was no doubt that it was Pi.
So Shen Lang pressed the Roman numerals 3.141592653589793, and the box immediately opened.
It was filled to the brim. There were five bottles of pills, five ancient books, and all kinds of information recorded by Jiang Li. There were more than hundreds of thousands of words.
After reading it, Shen Lang was really amazed. This was a huge treasure trove.
Especially the information recorded by Jiang Li. Many of them were key secrets of the entire Western world.
But the awkward thing was that this box was not left for Shen Lang, but for Princess Helen.
Shen Lang loved his daughter dearly, and Jiang Li was no exception. But not long after Princess Helen was born, he left the New World and returned to the Great Yan Dynasty. So he left behind the most precious things for his daughter.
In this one and a half months, Shen Lang spent most of his time studying the treasures left behind by Emperor Jiang Li.
They were simply too important. They were the guiding light for Shen Lang to open up a new situation.
Here were a few examples.
In the information, Jiang Li told Helen where there was a huge kerosene mine. The so-called kerosene was, of course, petroleum.
Where there was a large gold mine, there would be iron ore of the highest quality.
But that was not all. The key was that Jiang Li also marked the locations of two ancient ruins, as well as the history and taboos of the Amazonian female warriors, and many of their secrets.
In short, the chest left behind by Emperor Jiang Li was a huge treasure to Shen Lang. He studied it day in and day out, forgetting to eat and sleep.
… …
And in this one and a half months, Zhang Chunhua was really tired to the point of vomiting blood.
As the ruler, Shen Lang really did not do anything. He only gave orders to do this and that. All the deployment was handed over to Zhang Chunhua and the Sky-sea Pavilion students she brought with her.
The internal affairs of five thousand people had already left her in a terrible state. She slept for no more than six hours every day.
Because everything was starting from scratch, only God knew how difficult it was.
Fortunately, the framework had already been set up, and she finally did not have to do everything herself.
"Shen Lang, we are out of money."
Zhang Chunhua walked in, sat directly in front of her, and gulped down a cup of tea.
"Out of money?" Shen Lang said in shock, "Didn't we bring 300,000 gold coins when we left Queen City?"
"We spent it all," Zhang Chunhua said.
Shen Lang was astonished. How could he spend it so quickly?
"We've bought enough food for more than 100,000 people, a lot of cotton cloth, a lot of pig iron, a lot of blacksmiths, and a lot of seeds. We've already bought 3,000 slaves, and there are still 20,000 slaves on the sea route."
"Half a month ago, you spent a lot of money to buy 13 ships. Even if you ask me to sell them, I can't make so much money."
"Also, Sir Shen Lang, may I ask why you bought these things?"
Shen Lang asked, "What things?"
"You bought a hundred and fifty bolts of silk in all colors for thirty gold coins each. Why did you do that?"
"And this belt made of gold and white jade. You bought 10 of them in one go? Why is that? "
"The most expensive sturgeon caviar, 150 live deer, 300 dairy cows, 270 cattle, and 530 barrels of 15-year-old red wine, white wine, sweet, semi-sweet, dry red, and dry white wine."
"There are 356 bottles of various flower essences."
"There are also combs, cowhorn combs, ivory combs, and jade combs. There are more than 100 of them."
"And all kinds of gems. You bought more than 150 catties. This is the first time I've seen gems sold by catties."
"Your Majesty, may I ask why you bought these things?"
Shen Lang said, "To use them, to eat, and to drink."
Zhang Chunhua was on the verge of tears. She wanted to pick up the stool under her butt and smash this future emperor to death.
'What kind of a time is this? As an emperor, not only do you have to read books leisurely every day, but you also have to live like a noble.
'We're struggling to start a business, but you've spent tens of thousands of gold coins on luxurious things.
'Are you really going to fight your way back to the Great Yan Empire? Why do I feel that following you is not reliable? '
Immediately, Zhang Chunhua said sternly, "Shen Lang, you're my emperor, so I must advise you. Starting a business is difficult, so how can you be so extravagant? We're a government in exile. We've worked hard to start a business, so what right do we have to be extravagant? If you're so extravagant and invincible, you're not letting down your ancestors and your loyal subjects … "
Zhang Chunhua stopped before she could finish her sentence.
This was because Shen Lang brought a glass of semi-sweet wine to her mouth and fed it to her.
Then, he cut up a medium-rare steak and fed it to her.
Finally, he put a gemstone necklace on her and brought over a gorgeous dress.
"It smells so good …" Zhang Chunhua said, "This dress is too beautiful. Now, it's still missing a brooch. Dream Luo City has the most exquisite jewelry. Next time, we can buy those brooches and hair flowers."
Just like that, Zhang Chunhua carried a large pile of gifts and returned dizzily.
But after a while, she returned again. This time, she did not reprimand Shen Lang for being wasteful. Instead, she said bitterly, "Shen Lang, we're really out of money. Previously, we placed an order with the pirates for 13 ships. They've already brought the ships and will be docking soon. If we don't have the ships, we won't be able to transport enough volcanic ash, and the production of cement will be greatly limited."
Shen Lang asked, "How much money do we need this time?"
"One hundred and fifty thousand gold coins," Zhang Chunhua said.
Shen Lang was shocked. "Why didn't they just rob? A ship costs more than ten thousand gold coins? "
Zhang Chunhua said, "This ship was indeed robbed by them from thousands of miles away. It's very expensive, but it was also exchanged with human lives. The profits from the sea can't be compared to the business on land. A life of blood should be more profitable. Also, every ship has its own sailors, so the price is not expensive at all. "
Some people said that the people of the Black Pearl were pirates, so why didn't they rob themselves?
Absolutely not!
Rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows. If Shen Lang wanted to develop his city, he had to rely on normal trade.
As long as others could earn money from you, pirates and sea merchants would continuously transport goods to you to sell.
This was the most effective way to obtain resources. Once your reputation was destroyed, no one would want to do business with you anymore.
"How many gold coins do we have left?" Shen Lang asked.
Zhang Chunhua said, "Twenty thousand."
Shen Lang was a little embarrassed. He had been a little too wasteful, and once he had money, he couldn't help but spend it.
These 13 ships were too important. Not only were they needed to transport volcanic ash, but they also needed a large number of ships to transport saltpeter.
It could be said that ships were Shen Lang's lifeblood. Ten thousand gold coins per ship might seem expensive, but it could save a lot of time for Shen Lang.
"How long will it take for these ships to reach the shore?" Shen Lang asked.
"About ten days," Zhang Chunhua said.
Shen Lang said, "Alright, I'll go out for a while."
Zhang Chunhua said, "Where are you going?"
"To Bi Jin City," Shen Lang said, "to earn money."
Zhang Chunhua said, "You, you're not really going to sell your body, are you?"
Shen Lang snorted and said, "Look at what you're saying, how is that possible? No matter what, I'm the future emperor. Why would I sell my body? Your thinking is very dangerous. Once you're short of money, you'll think in that direction. It's just like the saying, when a woman becomes bad, she becomes rich. "
"Let me clarify again, I'm the future emperor, I'm the most honorable person in the world. My conduct must be flawless. You say that I'm selling my body? That's an insult to the emperor. "
Zhang Chunhua bowed and said, "I was wrong, Your Majesty."
… …
Two and a half days later!
After disguising himself, Shen Lang appeared in Bi Jin City.
This was an ordinary house, but after entering, it was luxurious and majestic.
It could be seen that the owner of this house was very rich, but because his bloodline was not high, the appearance of the house could not be too ostentatious.
This was the tragedy of the Weida Clan. No matter how rich you were, you could only be in the middle and lower class of the Xilun Dynasty. You could only live at the foot of the mountain in Bi Jin City. On the other hand, the poor white people could live on the mountainside. Even if they were poor, they could still step on them.
"My dear, you … you really came to find me? I really missed you. "
A beautiful woman pounced on him and instantly kissed Shen Lang.
After a while, the two of them rolled together, and all their clothes disappeared.
When Meng Luolan, who was protecting Shen Lang outside, heard this, her scalp went numb.
This … is this the ruler we're supposed to be loyal to?
She had heard it clearly. Previously, Shen Lang had said that he was a noble Human Emperor and that he had to be flawless.
In the end, in order to get money, he really slept with a beautiful female sea merchant.
Wasn't, wasn't this selling his body?
He had no bottom line and didn't seem like a ruler. Queen Medusa, whom she was loyal to, was so noble and high up.
Why was there such a big difference between them?
… …
Half an hour later.
"My dear, weren't you in the Queen's City a few months ago? Aren't you the husband of Queen Medusa? Why did you come back to see the poor and lowly Hill? "Black Widow Hill said coquettishly.
Did she miss Shen Lang these few months? Very much. Every time she thought of him, she felt like she was drunk.
But lovesickness? Couldn't she live without him?
That's not it!
Hill was a very independent woman. When she was with the man she loved, she would release her passion without reservation.
But after they separated, she would go back to her own life. She could live well without a man.
Shen Lang said, "My dear, I want to make a business deal with you."
Hill's beautiful eyes trembled. She didn't want to hear that word. When she said that she wanted to marry Shen Lang and share all his wealth with him, she meant it. Once they got married and had children, they would be a family. Everything would be family property.
However, it was obvious that Shen Lang would not marry her. She could give Shen Lang many gifts, no matter how precious they were, to express her love for him.
But directly giving money? No way! It went against her principles as a sea merchant.
Hill pulled away from Shen Lang's arms and put on her silk pajamas. She said seriously, "My dear, I love you very much. I'm head over heels in love with you. But love is love, and business is business. If you want to do business with me, then I can only follow the rules of the sea merchants. "
Shen Lang said, "Of course."
Hill said, "Then what kind of business do you want to do with me? My beloved man, could it be that you want to sell your body to me? That's fine too. Ten gold coins per session. That's the highest price. "
Black Widow Hill felt that her words were too serious just now, so she added another sentence in a teasing and intimate manner.
Shen Lang said softly, "But Hill is priceless to me. Every time I'm with you, I feel like I'm in heaven. I'm willing to give everything in exchange for a night of joy with you."
As he said that, he carefully opened the box and took out a bowl and a wine glass.
Hill's eyes lit up. She trembled and said, "Porcelain?"
Doing business in the West and the East was completely different. Some things were worthless in the East, but they were very valuable in the West.
Before the East and West completely cut off contact, silk, tea, and porcelain from the East had entered the West. Just like on Earth in ancient times, it caused a huge trend.
Later, after the East and West completely cut off contact, some people from the East entered the Xilun Dynasty. They found wild silkworms in the wild and began to breed them in captivity. They barely managed to develop the silk industry of the Xilun Dynasty.
But even so, the price of silk in the Xilun Dynasty was still more than five times that of the Great Yan Empire because their production was much lower.
Tea was easy. Once tea plants were found, they could be transplanted on a large scale. Now, the Xilun Dynasty had many tea plantations, and the price of tea was only 1.5 times that of the Great Yan Empire.
But porcelain was difficult. Those who escaped from the East to the Xilun Dynasty were either soldiers or nobles. Who knew how to make porcelain?
It was the same on Earth. Although the West bought porcelain from China a long time ago, they only started to produce their own porcelain in modern times. For thousands of years, Europe and Central Asia used silver and pottery in large quantities.
Now, it was the same in the Xilun Dynasty. The nobles used gold, the rich used silver, and the ordinary people used pottery.
Porcelain? With the interruption of trade, it had long become a rare item. Only a few nobles had porcelain. If one's family did not have porcelain at a banquet, they would definitely be ridiculed.
In the entire Xilun Dynasty, porcelain was the highest grade of utensils. Below it were gold and silver. The rarer something is, the greater its value. This was always true.
Hill looked at the porcelain set in front of the lamp.
It was simply amazing. It was as smooth as jade and as thin as paper. Moreover, there were gorgeous patterns on it. They were not painted, but fired.
These three pieces of porcelain were even more precious than the porcelain in Duke Deborah's house.
Of course, Shen Lang had lived in Duke Deborah's mansion for a long time. He knew that she had dozens of porcelain sets in her house. It was a top-notch aristocratic family, and these porcelain were considered treasures even in the Great Yan Empire.
However, they could not compare to the three samples that Shen Lang took out.
Shen Lang's three pieces of porcelain were the culmination of thousands of years of porcelain craftsmanship on Earth.
In a total of fifty days, he had fired thousands of pieces, but there were only a few dozen finished products. The rest were failures.
How could such treasures not be amazing?
How could he not be shocked?
Shen Lang pointed at the small bowl and said, "How much is this bowl worth?"
Hill looked at it carefully in front of the lamp. Then, her delicate body trembled and tears gushed out.
This was because the bowl was flawless white jade. It was so thin and transparent that it did not seem to have any patterns. However, under the strong light, one could see an incomparably exquisite pattern. It was even somewhat like the watermark on a banknote.
And this pattern was Hill's portrait. It was too amazing, too exquisite.
"It is priceless to me." Hill said, "I want to pass it down for generations."
Shen Lang said, "How much can such a bowl sell in the outside market?"
Hill said, "Do you sell it on a large scale, or on a small scale like a luxury item?"
Shen Lang said, "On a large scale."
Hill thought for a moment and said, "Because the trade of goods has been cut off for a long time, the Xilun Dynasty's porcelain is one less piece after every broken piece. The price has become abnormally high. A good porcelain bowl is probably more than ten gold coins. And this porcelain bowl far exceeds the standard of the existing porcelain bowls in the Xilun Dynasty, so it should be able to sell for a very high price. But considering that once there is a large supply, the scarcity will decrease. But it will definitely be popular throughout the Xilun Dynasty. It will even be a shame for the nobles to not have such porcelain. "
"So, I think it is a very reasonable price to set such a bowl at 15 gold coins."
This was close to what Shen Lang had expected. Because it was not selling household utensils, but status symbols. It was completely a luxury item.
15 gold coins was already an absolute windfall profit.
Shen Lang said, "In the future, I will provide you with 4,000 sets of porcelain every month. How about you sell them exclusively?"
Hill's beautiful eyes widened and she trembled. "That way, I can abandon all my business and multiply my assets several times in a few years. I can't even imagine how my family can take on such a huge business. "
Shen Lang said, "I don't care how much you sell it for. Each set of five pieces of porcelain will be sold to you for 5 gold coins. How about that?"
Hill said, "Then I will become one of the richest women in the entire South."
Shen Lang said, "But I need to pay 250,000 gold coins in advance. Do you have that?"
Hill said, "I have a lot of money because my family has accumulated wealth for hundreds of years. But the 250,000 gold coins you want is more than half of the gold I have now."
Shen Lang said, "This requires you to give me great trust. If I am a liar, then you will lose half of your family's gold. Of course, I hope you can believe in my personal charm, but as a business partner of the city, I can invite you to visit my base. "
"No, I will promise you first and give you the money. Then, I will visit your base." Hill said, "My gold is hidden in a very secret place. Give me the address and I will transport the gold there."
Shen Lang said, "It's a deal. Happy working with you."
… …
Seven days later!
Hill's ship appeared at the dock of the Jade Tide Peninsula. 250,000 gold coins had been transported.
She did not board Shen Lang's base, as if this was a sign of trust in him.
But Shen Lang boarded her ship and only came down after more than two hours.
When he came down, his legs were a little weak.
There were also 250,000 gold coins and more than a hundred boxes of them.
Zhang Chunhua was stunned.
Was the future Human Emperor worth so much?
Could he earn so much gold coins by selling his body?
No wonder Shen Lang was so extravagant. His money came too easily.
However, who was the one who spent money on Shen Lang? Could it be an old and ugly woman?
A moment later, she saw the woman who had spent so much money.
She was from the Queda Clan, but she was very beautiful and had a great figure. Most eastern women were jealous.
Most importantly, she looked at Shen Lang with eyes full of love and passion.
Once a handsome man was shameless, he could do whatever he wanted.
Hill's ship left, leaving 250,000 gold coins.
Shen Lang and Zhang Chunhua looked at the mountain of gold coins.
"Shen Lang, you, Human Emperor, are too shameless. You actually sold your own body."
Shen Lang could not help but grit his teeth. "I didn't sell my body."
Zhang Chunhua said, "I'm not blaming you. It's worth it to sell it for 250,000 gold coins. Why don't you sell it again?"
F * ck me!
Vixen, if it weren't for the fact that I've exhausted all my strength, I would have let you experience what 250,000 gold coins are for once.
I would have made you bleed.
… …
At the same time!
A powerful fleet appeared in the Devil's Triangle Sea.
This was the joint fleet of Sky-sea Pavilion, Punishing Sky Pavilion, and Stupa Mountain. After half a year of preparation, this adventurer fleet was finally formed. It was completely modeled after the big ship of the Kim family.
Especially the lightning protection measures, they were copied exactly the same.
It was difficult to keep the ship designed by Shen Lang a secret. Although it was designed by Shen Lang, it was built by the Heavenly Society.
Now that Sky-sea Pavilion had obtained the complete blueprint, they even knew the principle of lightning protection.
The most terrifying thing about entering the Devil's Triangle Sea was the lightning strikes. There was no pattern to the countless lightning strikes. It was impossible to avoid them.
Any ship that entered would be quickly destroyed by the lightning.
After obtaining the blueprint of Shen Lang's lightning-proof ship, they modified five ships and conducted many experiments. They completely proved that this new ship was lightning-proof.
Originally, the six transcendent forces had stopped exploring the Devil's Triangle Sea.
But now it was different. The Kim family might have entered the Devil's Triangle Sea. Shen Lang also flew into the Devil's Triangle Sea on the huge ball.
That's right. Until now, the entire Great Yan Empire thought that Shen Lang had also entered the Devil's Triangle Sea.
The scene of him being swept away by the tornado was too far away. Moreover, it was night time and the tornado blocked the view. They did not see the process of Shen Lang's hot air balloon being swept away.
"His Majesty has decreed that Jiang Li's son, Shen Lang, and his family must be seen alive and dead."
"Enter the Devil's Triangle Sea!"
Following Princess Ning Han's order, the joint fleet of the three forces suddenly sailed into the forbidden zone of humans, the Devil's Triangle Sea!
… …
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