Fu Xiaoguan settled down in Shangluo State, only to find that the Spring Festival of the second year of Daxia had already passed.
In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Daxia, and it was time for all the civil and military officials in Guanyun City to go to work.
This was the first year of Daxia's second five-year plan. Standing in the back garden of the Shangluocheng Palace, Fu Xiaoguan looked at the rising sun with a heavy heart.
He didn't know whether Zhuo and his group could carry out this crucial second five-year plan, nor did he know whether the Daxia Academy of Sciences had made a breakthrough in the technology of internal combustion engines to allow Daxia to enter the second industrial revolution during the second five-year plan.
Thousands of miles away in a foreign country, separated by the vast ocean, he couldn't even get in touch with Guanyun City.
Five days ago, he asked He Sandao to send a warship back.
Because of the construction of Shangluo Naval Port, and also because according to the time calculation, Daxia’s three naval ports should have built several more warships.
This round trip will take at least three months.
Fu Xiaoguan decided to stay in Shangluo Kingdom for three months because he was interested in the gold mountain of Tianyao Kingdom.
Isn't the purpose of coming out to harvest a lot of gold and silver?
Frankie is right there and he can't get away, so there's no rush.
What he didn't know was that France's Queen, Maria II, had already realized the mistake she had made - according to the time, Archduke Philip should have sent news back to France long ago, but until now there has been no news.
She also stood under the morning sun, her delicate little face bathed in the red glow of the sun. She took a deep breath, looking towards the east, the worry between her brows growing more intense.
It is impossible for the French Navy, which has rich sailing experience, to be completely wiped out in the storm.
They must have gone to the Eastern Divine Kingdom. According to previous memories, the Eastern Divine Kingdom at that time did not have much combat power at all!
They should have destroyed the army of the Eastern Kingdom with ease and occupied that fertile land.
Then Philip would definitely bring back the good news, and he should be on the ship going to the Eastern Kingdom of God at this moment.
But everything fell on deaf ears.
What happened in the East?
History... This historical world is different. Could it be that the Eastern Divine Kingdom has surpassed the previous era and entered the stage of the first industrial revolution?
If this is true, if the Franky expeditionary fleet is destroyed by the Eastern Divine Kingdom, then its strength must be re-examined, and Franky... must speed up its development.
It seems that the Mauser rifle needs to be developed and the construction of larger ships needs to be accelerated.
All of these require a lot of financial resources to support. In this case, it is time to unify the Iberian Peninsula.
Let’s start with…the Kingdom of Leon!
The girl smiled playfully, reached out her hand and plucked a fresh rose, "It seems this world isn't so boring after all!"
On this day, a legion called the Red Rose was established, and from then on, they would sweep across the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Of course Fu Xiaoguan didn’t know.
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"Boss, if Tianyao Kingdom really has several gold mountains... how long will it take to make back the money from this business? In this damn Liya continent, wouldn't it be enough for us in Daxia to support Shangluo Kingdom? Wouldn't it be better to destroy Tianyao Kingdom all by ourselves?"
He Sandao is unwilling to accept this!
Forget about Shangluo Kingdom, it looks very poor. Besides, the old emperor Doha and the crown prince An'er are very capable, and everyone knows each other well now, so it would be embarrassing to rob them.
Fu Xiaoguan also thought a lot about this matter. It is indeed enough to support Shangluo Kingdom in this Lia Continent. As for Tianyao Kingdom, it is a mountain of gold! Fu Xiaoguan also thought about it!
"Okay, take some people and rob Tianyao Kingdom!"
He Sandao's eyes gleamed with gold. "Okay, I'll bring three thousand men and bring those three gold mountains back to you, Boss!"
He Sandao left in a hurry, and Fu Xiaoguan smiled indifferently and shook his head.
"Liu Jin!"
"The servant is here!"
"Go call Prince An'er and Henry, and we'll go out for a walk later."
"I obey your order!"
After staying in this palace for eight days, most of the serious business has been discussed. However, Fu Xiaoguan still doesn't know much about Shangluo Kingdom, so he wants to go out and take a look.
Since Shangluo Kingdom has become a vassal state of Daxia, of course we still need to be careful.
Three months later, Daxia's fleet and ships will come here. In addition to the army, there will also be merchants. What can the merchants do after they come here?
Commodity exchange is one aspect, and it would of course be better if some workshops could be built here.
On the one hand, it can boost the economy of Shangluo State, and on the other hand, it can use local materials and reduce some transportation troubles.
Fu Xiaoguan left Shangluo City with his personal guards, Prince An'er of Shangluo, and his translator Henry. He had no real purpose. His carriage traveled across the land of Shangluo, taking a look around, and occasionally went to a village to chat with the farmers.
This seemed unbelievable to An'er, but to Ning Siyan and others, they were already used to it.
"This is Yueyang County, with a population of over 100,000, under the jurisdiction of Jinye Province."
This was the fifth day that Fu Xiaoguan had been walking in Shangluo Country, and they arrived at a larger town.
"Golden Leaf Province is located northwest of Shangluo State. It's primarily a gold leaf plantation. We sell it to Shufeng State and Tianyao State, exchanging it for food, cloth, and other things." Crown Prince Anduo stood behind Fu Xiaoguan and gave a detailed introduction. Fu Xiaoguan was taken aback. "Golden Leaf?" What the heck was that?
"I want to see this gold leaf."
"Okay," Ando turned around and told a minister beside him. The minister went straight to a shop and soon brought back a handful of so-called gold leaves.
Fu Xiaoguan took it and laughed when he saw it. Isn’t this just tobacco leaves?
As for tobacco...although it can indeed generate a lot of tax revenue for the country, he has no intention of introducing it into Daxia.
Daxia's current industries are relatively complete, and the efficiency of each industry is relatively good. The country does not rely on this to make money.
However, if this thing is made into cigarettes and sold to other continents in exchange for gold and silver, that is possible.
With an idea in mind, Fu Xiaoguan turned around and said to Anduo, "After the harvest next year, sell this to Daxia. Whatever price they give you, Daxia will give you double the price!"
Anduo was immediately delighted, but the Daluo officials around him were surprised. The name of the golden leaf sounds nice, but the price sold to Shufeng Kingdom and Tianyao Kingdom is extremely low. If it can really be sold to Daxia at twice the price, it will certainly be a good deal.
"Your Majesty, what is the use of this thing?"
"This thing is a traditional Chinese medicine with analgesic and stimulating effects. Next year, merchants from Daxia will come here to build a workshop, and they will process this thing."
"You don't need to worry about the technical matters. As for the production of gold leaf... let's talk about it after the workshop opens."
This thing will be popular all over the world, and I don’t know whether tobacco leaves have been grown in large quantities in other major states.
Fu Xiaoguan conducted an on-site inspection in Shangluo State and gained many surprises. Shufeng State, the country closest to Shangluo State, also received news of the war in Shangluo State.
The state teacher of Shangluo came to ask for help, but the emperor of Shufeng did not agree. In his opinion, it was obviously not a good deal to offend the powerful Franky for the sake of a poor and weak Shangluo.
He thought that Shangluo was doomed to perish, and he even sent envoys to Shangluo to pay homage to Franky. However, unexpectedly, the envoys brought back a piece of news that shocked him greatly!
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