"This salt factory was built by your Su family. If you give us the management rights, what's the difference between this and robbery?"

"I am willing to work in the salt factory for free, otherwise I would be sorry for the food provided by the Su family!"

Shen Shuli didn't expect Gao Fei's reaction to be so intense.

Xie Chengyuan also turned his head to look at Shen Shuli, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows a few times.

His eyes seemed to say, 'See, I knew Uncle Gao wouldn't agree.'

Shen Shuli rolled her eyes at Xie Chengyuan in annoyance, then quickly tried to comfort him and explain to him.

"Uncle Gao, don't get excited yet. Let me explain it to you slowly."

"Everything on our island is still under construction. There is no such thing as buying or selling. Therefore, the ownership issue is not important."

"It is estimated that in a few years, the salt produced by the salt factory can only barely supply the people of the island. Forget about transporting it off the island to sell it for money."

"To put it bluntly, everyone who worked at the salt factory in the past few years worked for nothing."

...

...

"The reason why the Su family wants to hand over the management rights of the salt factory to you and the Xie family is because you and the Xie family have 150,000 soldiers."

"When the salt factory has revenue in the future, you will be able to be self-sufficient and support these 150,000 soldiers, right?"

Gao Fei was indeed moved when he heard this.

He couldn't really say no.

If he refuses, doesn't that mean that the Su family will have to continue to support so many soldiers for him?

How could the Su family have so much money and supplies to support them?

If they run the salt factory, they can use salt to exchange for supplies from the Su family.

Seeing Gao Fei's obvious hesitation, Xie Chengyuan immediately added fuel to the fire: "Uncle Gao, A Li is right. We have to find a way to support these soldiers, right?"

"If you think it's inappropriate, why not let the Su family take 60% of the profits?"

Gao Fei struggled in his heart for a few moments, and finally agreed reluctantly.

According to him, at least 80% should be given to the Su family.

But Shen Shuli didn't want to take more.

It was already enough for the Su family to get 20%, but the other party even wanted to give the Su family 80%.

After much persuasion, the Su family finally took over 40%.

Of the other 60%, Gao Fei and the Xie family each account for 30%.

Shen Shuli wrote the contract on the spot and asked Gao Fei and Xie Chengyuan to sign it in triplicate, leaving no chance for the other party to regret.

The salt factory is only half the size of the state's salt factory.

It's not that there is no space, but there is no need to build it too big. A salt factory of this size is enough for the people on the island to use.

It won’t be too late to expand if there is a need after development in the future.

There is no need to invest too many resources now.

Gao Fei wasted no time and immediately took 10,000 soldiers to the salt factory.

Among these ten thousand people, at least five thousand were soldiers who had worked in the salt factory when they were in Jeonju.

At the Quanzhou Salt Factory, there were sometimes not enough people working, and in order to maintain production, Gao Fei had to let soldiers take over.

So almost all the soldiers under his command knew the process of making salt.

Su Yunhai only provided the salt factory site, but did not prepare the necessary tools.

Because he didn't understand, he could only let Gao Fei's people figure it out themselves.

Before Gao Fei left, he entrusted the remaining 40,000 soldiers to his elder brother Xie Jiuchong.

After General Xie Jiuzhong of Zhenbei learned the news about the salt factory, he no longer refused Gao Fei's request and agreed to manage the 40,000 soldiers for him.

He also sent another 10,000 soldiers and asked Gao Fei to take them to the salt factory to help with the work.

After all, the Xie family also owns a share of the salt factory.

Xie Jiuzhong doesn't have the skills, but at least he should get some people to do the work, right?

Otherwise it would be a huge bargain.

Fortunately, the salt factory is big enough.

It can easily accommodate 20,000 people.

After seeing Gao Fei had already led his troops away to the salt factory, Shen Shuli and Xie Chengyuan also said goodbye.

The salt factory has not yet prepared food and other supplies.

Shen Shuli and Xie Chengyuan quickly drove a helicopter to the salt factory first and filled all the warehouses.

These food and supplies will be enough to feed at least 20,000 people for half a year.

After the two returned to the base, it was already late, so they went home.

*

The other side.

Lihai City.

After half a year.

Xiao Yuqi's shipyard finally built the first warship that was larger than a large ship.

The crew drove the boat for a trial distance in the nearby sea.

There are absolutely no problems in all aspects.

The speed and durability are much better than previous treasure ship models.

In the past two months.

There was no loss of supplies in the city, so Xiao Yuqi and Lin Wanwan gradually relaxed their vigilance.

The two of them also breathed a sigh of relief.

To prevent the Su family from continuing to steal supplies.

Xiao Yuqi built several secret passages in the mansion where he lived.

That’s not all.

He also ordered the construction of more than a dozen secret passages throughout Lihai City.

The purpose was to confuse the public and successfully transport the supplies purchased from the immortals to several surrounding cities.

Fortunately, no supplies were lost during these two months.

Otherwise, Xiao Yuqi would probably have people dig a secret passage to connect the eight surrounding cities.

Lin Wanwan has never stopped shopping in the past two months.

Now the system level has been upgraded to level three.

In addition to food and clothing, the system mall also unlocks meat, eggs, milk and vegetables.

Various cooked meat products, pickles, cold dishes, sesame cakes, steamed buns, dumplings, and other fast foods.

As well as various beverages, coffee, milk tea, tea, various snacks, etc.

There are even all the food-related delicacies that any restaurant in the modern world can prepare.

The food quality in the military units across the country has increased dramatically, greatly enhancing the prestige of Xiao Yuqi and Lin Wanwan.

Except for the eight cities around Lihai City.

More and more people from neighboring cities heard the news and migrated there.

Among them were people who had fled from the north.

They heard that Emperor Dayong was in Lihai City and provided food to the people every day.

Many people were willing to stay in nearby cities and work for them.

The daily upper limit of the amount that can be spent in Lin Wanwan’s system has been increased to 3 billion system coins.

Over the past two months, the money looted from wealthy merchants and nobles from all over the country has almost been exhausted.

The money earned every day is almost in short supply.

In order to buy up all the quotas from the immortals every day, Xiao Yuqi organized the army to look for craftsmen among the people.

Let them make various porcelain, pottery, calligraphy and paintings, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, silk brocade, embroidery, rosewood, golden nanmu, etc.

He had people make all the valuable items that the "immortal" would like.

He even wrote poems and painted pictures himself, and wrote imperial edicts and stamped the imperial seal himself.

As long as he handled something related to the royal family, he could get a huge price by selling it to the "immortal".

But as he produced more and more, he found that the exchange rate given by the immortal was getting lower and lower.

In other words, his calligraphy, paintings and objects are becoming less and less valuable.

Xiao Yuqi could only place his hopes on the skilled people and let them actively participate in the production.

It will also provide the people with everything they need, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.

This barely maintains daily consumption.

But some expensive luxury goods take time to make, and there is no way to take shortcuts.

There was no point in Xiao Yuqi being anxious.

"My dear, the big ship has been successfully built. The crew has tested it at sea and there are no problems."

"We have stockpiled a lot of supplies during this period, enough to feed the armies in each city for at least a year."

"You should prepare yourself in the next two days and lead the troops to the battle with me."

Lin Wanwan had long known that Xiao Yuqi would take action against other neighboring small countries.

Otherwise, the little money in hand is not enough.

If it wasn't for the need to prevent the stockpiled supplies from being stolen by the Su family, she wouldn't have been so worried every day, fearing that she would wake up to hear the news that the supplies had been stolen.

Fortunately, the Su family has been very well behaved recently and has not taken any action against the supplies.

They also took advantage of this period to stockpile a lot of food in dozens of places.

So that you won’t be wiped out by everyone.

"Your Majesty, I would like to go with you, but I am six months pregnant with twins. I am really worried about the children after all the traveling."

Deep down, Lin Wanwan was reluctant to go on the expedition with him.

How could fighting a war be an easy thing?

She was a weak woman, and pregnant at that, how could she endure such torture?

She is the one who is carrying the child.

No matter how much Xiao Yuqi took care of her, he could not understand the pain of carrying a child.

Moreover, it was icy and snowy outside, and even with a luxurious carriage, it would be difficult to resist the cold wind.

The space in the carriage was so limited that it was difficult for her to turn over.

There is no place like staying at home.

Xiao Yuqi must bring Lin Wanwan with him.

When leading troops to war, the most important thing is material supplies.

As long as Lin Wanwan is here.

He no longer needs to carry heavy food and fodder when traveling, and he doesn't have to worry about the food and fodder being ambushed and stolen.

It would be so convenient to ask Lin Wanwan to buy it at mealtime!

Xiao Yuqi also knew that Lin Wanwan was not feeling well and was worried that something might happen to the child.

After all, he didn't expect that Lin Wanwan would be pregnant with two babies at once!

Let’s not talk about gender for now.

In this era.

Being able to conceive twins at once is a good omen.

Even girls are precious!

"Don't be afraid, my beloved. I have already thought about it. I will send a warship with us. You can just take the boat when the time comes."

"I will let the army carry a week's worth of rations every day. When they run out of rations, you can dock at a suitable place to resupply them."

"I have specially prepared an eight-horse carriage for you. There is enough space inside for you to live. If you encounter special circumstances and cannot join the army, you can use the carriage temporarily. Don't worry, I will not let you suffer any grievances."

Xiao Yuqi planned to have the army march along the coastline so that they could meet up with the large ships at any time.

Lin Wanwan listened to Xiao Yuqi's arrangements and knew that she had to obey him.

"Your Majesty has made such a thoughtful arrangement for me, so I will respectfully obey your orders."

Lin Wanwan secretly hated Dai De in her heart, but on the surface she had to be grateful to this bastard for letting her travel a long distance while pregnant!

"Well, take a look and see if there is anything you want to bring. I will have someone bring it to you."

Xiao Yuqi touched Lin Wanwan's belly lovingly, and could occasionally feel the child's naughty movements.

"Understood, Your Majesty." Lin Wanwan replied gently.

Three days later.

Xiao Yuqi set off with Lin Wanwan and an army of 200,000.

Xiao Yuqi asked Lin Wanwan to ride on the warship, while he personally led the troops to stabilize the morale of the army.

He was determined to win this war and seemed particularly high-spirited.

If he had not wanted to gain wealth as quickly as possible, he would not have been so anxious to start a war.

Otherwise, they would definitely choose to take action after the extreme cold disaster is over.

Lin Wanwan predicted that a blizzard disaster would occur in three months.

By then, the entire earth will be covered with thick ice and snow, and it will last for three months.

He must hurry up and accumulate enough wealth to exchange supplies with the immortals before the blizzard disaster comes!

otherwise.

When the blizzard disaster comes, his people will not be able to raise enough money. How can he feed the 500,000 troops and the people in nine cities?

Although they have secretly stockpiled enough supplies to last the army for a year.

But the common people had no share of these supplies.

If you don't care about the people.

No one knew what riots would occur.

So he must take precautions before it happens!

You must accumulate enough money within three months!

After Lin Wanwan boarded the ship, the warship quickly headed southeast.

In order to protect Lin Wanwan's personal safety, Xiao Yuqi arranged two thousand elite guards and more than one hundred servants and maids on the warship to serve her.

Lin Wanwan was quite satisfied with Xiao Yuqi's arrangement.

You can wait until the ship moves.

She found herself suffering from severe seasickness, and as she was pregnant, she was in a state of nausea and vomiting all the time.

But Xiao Yuqi and the army traveled by land.

There is no way to know Lin Wanwan’s situation.

It was impossible for the warship to stop just for Lin Wanwan and ignore Xiao Yuqi's order.

But in order to take care of Lin Wanwan, the warship could only slow down and sail at a turtle's pace waiting for Lin Wanwan to slowly adapt.

Lin Wanwan only experienced morning sickness in the early stages of her pregnancy. Now that she is six months pregnant, she has hardly experienced any morning sickness.

After she boarded the ship, this phenomenon became even more serious than in the early stages of pregnancy.

In order to take care of Lin Wanwan's health, the imperial physician prescribed a lot of Chinese medicine for her.

*

Island.

In the last three months.

Everyone's work focused on the glassworks, ironworks, salt works, textile mills, and shipyards.

As well as newly built power plants, rubber factories, silkworm farms, and oil refineries.

Three months.

The research progress of these factories has made great progress.

Shen Shuli mainly provides the necessary raw materials to various factories.

Mu Wanjun is responsible for researching the chemical composition of the raw materials, and also for studying how to use the technology of this era to let the people below refine them.

The iron factory that Xiao Yuxuan is in charge of has officially entered the production stage.

Blacksmiths were already able to successfully forge steel for shipbuilding.

But steel is too heavy. If warships are built with steel, the ship itself would probably be overloaded.

Modern steel behemoths are basically made of aluminum.

Although there is aluminum ore in Shen Shuli's space.

However, the technology required to refine metallic aluminum is definitely difficult to overcome in this era.

After all, even in modern times.

It was not until the 18th century that the best smelting method for aluminum ore was found - electrolysis.

Electrolysis, to put it simply, is direct current.

To melt aluminum ore, an electric current of about 900 degrees is needed to produce molten aluminum.

But this is ancient times.

Where do they get the electricity?

So this is a difficult problem.

Fortunately, there is a backup generator in Shen Shuli's space.

This generator is enough to supply a villa with electricity for a month.

There are also solar panels.

But the quantity is not large, and the stored electricity is not enough to smelt aluminum ore.

not to mention.

Shen Shuli is not stupid, so why would she waste the limited electricity to refine aluminum ore?

Therefore, building a power plant was also part of the long-term plan of several people.

We now have a ready-made generator template. Although the materials cannot be perfectly copied, it should be no problem to make a replica.

Research and construction of power plants and generators, as well as the corresponding follow-up issues.

For example, electrical wires also need to be developed as quickly as possible.

The copper needed for electrical wiring was relatively simple for them.

Because there are quite a few copper mines in Dayong, the iron smelting plant can refine the copper and make it into copper wire.

The rubber that can wrap the copper wire is also a huge challenge for them.

Fortunately, Dayong also has no shortage of rubber trees.

Shen Shuli brought Xie Chengyuan with her, and the two of them ran across the entire territory of Dayong again.

A lot of all the necessary mineral materials, rubber trees, jade mines, etc. were collected.

These three months.

Shen Shuli's space has been upgraded to level 20.

As more and more factories are built.

The base is severely understaffed.

Xie Chengyuan and Mu Wanjun each borrowed 30,000 soldiers from General Zhenbei and Marquis Pingxi to work in various factories.

Su Yunhai also hired one-fifth of the people from the shipyard’s staff quarters to help with work in various factories.

Otherwise, with so many factories and such heavy tasks, the 50,000 people at the base alone would not be enough.

Three months later.

Except for the power plant, which has not yet been conquered, other factories are basically on track.

As more and more factories were built, more and more steel was needed.

The steel mill's production speed can no longer keep up with its efficiency.

The ironworks next to the shipyard not only supplies the shipyard, but also meets the needs of other factories.

But it is still far from enough.

Su Yunhai selected a suitable location on the island and built a larger steel plant.

The new steel mill needs more hands to work.

And you have to be a strong laborer, otherwise you won't have the strength to work.

The combined number of soldiers under the command of General Zhenbei and Marquis Pingxi was only 100,000.

The staff that were seconded previously have not yet been returned.

Shen Shuli was worried that the soldiers who entered the factory would become lax in physical fitness and other aspects after staying in the factory for too long.

We have to find a way to transport a group of people to the island.

"Dad, choose a piece of land near the ironworks and build a group of dormitories. I'll go find some people outside."

Shen Shuli had just returned from outside and delivered the materials she brought back to various factories. Thinking of the future plans, she proposed it to her father.

Su Yunhai looked up at the gloomy sky and nodded in agreement: "Okay, if you want to build it, you have to do it as soon as possible, otherwise the blizzard disaster will come soon."

Shen Shuli: "Then I will organize people to take the boat out to sea and see if I can find a way to get some people back from the surrounding areas."

"Okay, be safe."

Shen Shuli took Xiao Yuxuan and Xie Chengyuan, as well as all the crew members and captains of the fleet, and agreed to take the fleet out to sea early the next morning.

Mu Wanjun was busy with other things and couldn't take her out this time.

Shen Yuehua was worried that Shen Shuli would encounter danger when going out, so at first she kept asking Shen Shuli to take her out of the island.

Shen Shuli didn't want to refuse her mother's request, so she took her out with her from the beginning.

But there is a little granddaughter at home who needs someone to take care of her.

After Shen Yuehua went on two long trips and learned that her daughter's space was now open to people, she gave up following her.

The next morning.

Xiao Yuxuan set out to sea with a fleet of sixty ships.

Shen Shuli and Xie Chengyuan drove a helicopter directly to the vicinity of Lihai City for reconnaissance.

In the past three months, Shen Shuli would often pass by Lihai City.

If she hadn't had important things to do, she wouldn't have had time to stay near Lihai City for long, so she hadn't discovered that Xiao Yuqi and his 200,000 troops were not in Lihai City.

This time, she was going to come to the mainland to bring a group of young men and women back to the island. Shen Shuli had to first observe whether there were any changes in the military deployment of Lihai City.

Then choose the safest route to transport the population.

"What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many fewer people in Lihai City's military defense deployment?" Shen Shuli frowned and asked in confusion.

Xie Chengyuan was flying the helicopter and took the time to look down, and he also found something wrong.

"Indeed, there are fewer people." Xie Chengyuan was also puzzled.

They didn't believe that Xiao Yuqi would suddenly give up Lihai City.

After all, the defense in Lihai City had relaxed a lot, and at least hundreds of thousands of soldiers disappeared.

The guards of the other eight cities remained the same as before without much change.

This means Xiao Yuqi should still be in Lihai City.

"How about you drive the helicopter and I'll go down and investigate by myself." Xie Chengyuan suggested.

Shen Shuli did not refuse.

Xie Chengyuan's Qinggong is much better than hers.

He can act more quickly and safely alone.

Shen Shuli took over the helicopter and dropped the person off in a safe location.

With Xie Chengyuan’s current strength, he is able to avoid the defenses of Lihai City and sneak into the city quietly.

He was equipped with a walkie-talkie, so he could contact Shen Shuli at any time.

After watching Xie Chengyuan successfully enter Lihai City, Shen Shuli parked the helicopter in the wild.

Lihai City is very lively at this moment.

And the people's faces were filled with happy smiles.

Although it is still very cold today, they don't have to worry about clothing and food. Life is becoming more hopeful, and their mood naturally improves.

Xie Chengyuan was very surprised.

He did not expect that under the rule of the tyrant Xiao Yuqi, not only did the people not suffer from the tragic scene of poverty, but he could always hear the people praising the new emperor for his kindness.

Provide them with work and food.

It is easy to find out Xiao Yuqi's whereabouts.

Because Xiao Yuqi did not hide his whereabouts at all, and even had people spread the news widely among the people.

Almost all the people knew that Xiao Yuqi was going to lead his troops to fight to expand the territory and recover lost land.

You can say that.

At this moment, Xiao Yuqi's prestige has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Xie Chengyuan conveyed all the information he had found out to Shen Shuli through the intercom without missing a word.

When Shen Shuli heard this, she realized something almost immediately.

She quickly asked, "Where's Lin Wanwan? Is there any news about Lin Wanwan?"

Xie Chengyuan: "I didn't ask about her. Wait a moment, I'll find out more."

Shen Shuli: “Okay.”

Lin Wanwan's news was not concealed either.

And her status as a goddess is even more popular than the new emperor.

Because many people know that the inexhaustible supplies owned by the new emperor were all provided by the goddess Lin Wanwan.