Perhaps because they had a pleasant conversation, the other party enthusiastically invited Luo Ning to stay for dinner.

When the night was deep, Roning left in a carriage and headed for the inn where the nobles were staying.

Both purposes of this visit were achieved.

The first step was to find buyers for the timber from Waiheke Island.

Although the price of five gold coins per cubic meter does not make much profit, it is the best way when you are currently in a weak position.

If he didn't cooperate with Mellen, once those pirates attacked his ship, causing damage to the ship, death of crew members and other accidents, the loss would be unbearable for Ronin.

It is necessary to cultivate and educate people at sea.

Wait until Roning becomes stronger, then we can talk to him again.

Perhaps, at that time, he could not only negotiate the price, but also choose his own partners, rather than being limited to the Earl's family of Screaming Island.

The second is to purchase two 20-meter-long cargo ships and a warship of the same length.

On the market, such a warship is sold for five thousand gold coins. Although a cargo ship is cheaper, each one still costs three thousand gold coins.

After some bargaining, Myron also made concessions -

The warship was sold for 4,500 gold coins, and the two cargo ships were charged 5,000 gold coins, for a total profit of 1,500 gold coins.

Fortunately, Roning has money now. If it were in the past, he would not be able to afford to pay nearly ten thousand gold coins at one time.

In addition, Roning asked the other party to deliver the goods to his door - successfully docked at the port of Rapids Island.

He planned to first train the navy at Jiliu Island, and then simultaneously build a simple dock in Wubei Territory to initially connect Jiliu Island with Wubei Territory.

As for the navy of Rapids Island, Ronin planned to hand it over to Karada.

As a person who was born in a port city and worked as a teacher in the Extraordinary Academy, Karada has certain theoretical knowledge in this area.

As for Reese, after Vitorino agrees that he can join the Wubei Territory for training, Roning will arrange him in the port of Wubei Territory to train the navy together with Karada.

Once the leadership was determined, all that remained was the recruitment of professional knights, soldiers, captains, sailors, and others.

Vic can be in charge of the captain and sailors, and Pointe City will have the right personnel.

The key is professional knights and soldiers.

When Ronin becomes the lord of Rapids Island, the Knight Vali stationed on the island will naturally leave.

At that time, besides Karada, the only people left on the island were Laen, who had been recruited not long ago, and his four professional knights.

So in the past two days, Roning asked Karada to use his connections to gather his students and friends to join Rapids Island.

Fleming family estate.

Before Ronin came, Myron and Joss agreed to have the pirates surround Rapids Island and attack the enemy's merchant ships.

But I didn’t expect that the two parties have now established a cooperative relationship.

"Sir, you and Roning are now in a cooperative relationship, so do we need to put on hold what we discussed before?"

“Of course there’s a pause.”

Myron smiled unconsciously. "This transaction is almost the same as us taking control of Rapids Island ourselves, but without the hassle of management."

He pondered for a while, then changed the subject: "However, the pirates still need to expand their scale, and have them wander more along the route from Rapid Island to Wubei Territory. Once they find Ronin's ships, they should attack or harass them."

Jos was stunned for a moment, then showed a sinister smile: "I understand, your subordinates, you only protect the trade ships between Ronin and Screaming Island."

Myron nodded.

He was also counting on this cheap but high-quality wood to bring him greater profits, so naturally he had to protect the safety of the ship that Ronin was sending to Screaming Island.

However, Roning's transportation from Wubei Territory to Jiliu Island still falls within the scope of his attack and suppression.

Cooperation is cooperation, and containment is containment. These are two different things.

"Don't tamper with the quality of the ship Luo Ning purchased. Just follow the normal transaction."

Myron warned him that he would not use the Fleming family's business reputation to commit fraud.

"But we will destroy his ships every two years and make him pay out the money he earned."

Jos couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the master he followed was really good at doing business.

The young baron Ronin's idea of ​​making money from the Fleming family is probably going to be shattered.

The next morning, Karada found Ronin.

"Sir, according to your instructions, I have recruited a total of fifteen people this time. This is their list."

Roning took the parchment, which clearly listed the names and strengths of these people.

Among them, there is one bronze knight, two senior knights, three intermediate knights, and nine junior knights.

He couldn't help but praise her: "Well done, I didn't expect you have such a wide network of contacts!"

"I've experienced a lot of twists and turns over the years, and the people I've met are more complicated."

Karada smiled and said, "Among these people, there are partners I have worked with before, such as Lusen and Edan, some are students I have mentored, and some are my classmates from the Extraordinary Academy. They all come from ordinary families."

Ronin noticed that Lucen was the only bronze knight, and Edan was the senior knight.

Karada paused for a moment and continued, "They have all heard of your reputation and are impressed by your strength. They are all willing to become your followers. However, there are a lot of them. Please take a look at which ones are more suitable."

"Stay here, I want them all!"

Roning said without any hesitation.

"The people on Rapids Island are either criminals or descendants of criminals, and the composition of the people is very complicated. In addition, there is the threat of pirates outside, so I feel more at ease with more people."

With Kadala's group and Larn's group, there will be twenty-one professional knights on Rapids Island.

In terms of the number of professional knights alone, it is comparable to that of Ronin's subordinates.

The only disadvantage is that the top combat power is only Karada who is comparable to gold.

"Karada."

Roning looked at the gifted knight who had recently followed him. Although he was born in a humble family, his character was not a problem. After spending some time with him, he had come to trust him.

Now he has brought so many people who know him well to become his followers, which can be said to be a great achievement.

"My lord, please give me your orders."

Luo Ning smiled, and then said solemnly: "I am going to appoint you as the governor of Rapids Island, responsible for the island's security, defense, and transportation."

Karada was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

From an ordinary follower to governor, this was a huge leap and brought him one step closer to his ideal.

He knelt on one knee, "I will do my best to live up to your expectations!"

Luo Ning helped the other person up.

Next, he gave instructions on the government affairs on Jiliu Island.

Potatoes must be planted on a large scale, but attention should be paid to crop rotation to prevent late blight.

In addition to potatoes, the cultivation of coconuts and cherries, the specialty products of Rapids Island, also needs to be expanded.

Of course, Karada is only temporarily in charge of these government affairs. When there is an opportunity, Roning will let the political assistant trained by Wilson go to Rapids Island to preside over government affairs.

Karada’s main task is still to focus on military affairs.

Roning himself would also regularly go to Rapids Island to inspect and provide guidance. After all, for him, with Carlos around, this distance was not a problem. (End of this chapter)