Chapter 132 The branch’s first “business”!
Establishing a new naval branch is not an easy task. If they want to establish a permanent branch on Shuixianxing Island, Kuzan and Tsugikuni Yoshiichi must first open up a long-term supply channel.
Since the original residents of the island had moved away because of the war between the navy and pirates, some fertile fields and orchards were left uncultivated on the island. At the same time, in order to provide housing for a large number of navy officers, many more houses were built when the town was rebuilt after the war.
In order not to waste resources, Kuzan and Ji Guoyuanyi first thought of increasing the population and developing maritime trade.
Only in this way can the naval branch be easily supplied. Once trade develops, merchants will naturally bring various supplies to the island to do business.
In this way, the navy's supplies no longer need to sail to other towns or countries.
Just one week after the naval fleet left, Kuzan and Ji Guoyuan, who had designated the location of the branch, took a dozen sailors out to sea. They planned to go to Miguo Town, the closest town to Shuixianxing Island, to recruit some people who were willing to live on Shuixianxing Island.
Previously, the indigenous people of Shuixianxing Island had received resettlement allowances and had moved to this small town of Miguo. If these people were willing, Kuzan wouldn't mind taking them back to their hometown to live.
Of course, the house and land could not be given away unconditionally, so they were sold at a price reduced to 70% of the previous resettlement subsidy. The price reduction was considered "island depreciation."
After all, the terrain of Shuixianxing Island has changed greatly compared to before. Roger's "greeting" slash directly split the island into two. Although the crack is only a few meters wide, it runs through the entire island and has some impact on life.
Although Miguo Town is a small town, the actual area of this island is 200 square kilometers, and there are nearly 70,000 people living on the island.
The scale of this town is already comparable to some island countries in the pirate world.
As its name suggests, Miguo Town is rich in rice and fruits. It is an important agricultural town at the end of the New World. It is only 1,000 nautical miles away from the G-ICE branch. It can be reached by boat in less than three days and a round trip can be made in a week.
Kuzan and Ji Guoyuan agreed that Miguo Town needed to be brought under their branch's control. By stabilizing the situation in Miguo Town and opening up the shipping lanes, their naval branch would have no difficulty in securing supplies.
A green warship slowly sailed towards the port of Miguo Town. A large blue seagull adorned its snow-white sails. Above it, the G-ICE logo was written in English.
As the warship approached the port of Miguo Town, the people who were busy at the port also looked up.
In the New World, naval warships are quite rare.
The people in Miguo Town have seen quite a few warships. After all, when the large naval force was stationed on Shuixianxing Island, they would often come here for supplies.
However, the navy has come less frequently during this period, and the people of Miguo Town have never seen the G-ICE branch logo on this warship.
The news of the navy coming to Miguo Town spread quickly to the island. Just as Kuzan's warships were entering the port, many residents in the town were gathering quickly. Soon, the crowd was rushing towards the port.
Slow down, stop the boat, reef the sails, and drop the anchor.
A dozen sailors on the warship worked together, and after more than ten minutes, they steadily docked the ship at the dock. As the warship stopped, hundreds of people gathered on the dock, each looking towards the warship with anticipation.
"Yuichi, what happened? Why are there so many people gathered at the dock?"
Kuzan, who was originally in the cockpit, felt the warship come to a stop and walked out of the cabin. When he came to the deck, he saw Tsugakuin Yoshiichi standing at the bow, looking at the dock in silence, and he also came to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's side.
Seeing that a huge crowd of people had gathered on the dock, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Who knows, but judging by their appearance, they don't seem to be here to chase us away."
Ji Guoyuan looked at the surging crowd on the dock, shook his head and said.
At the dock, people had already occupied the walkway. As the warship stopped, the crowd automatically made way for a path, and an old man, leaning on a cane, slowly walked out of the crowd.
Standing on the side of the warship, looking up at the warship, his eyes happened to meet Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's gaze.
"Mayor!"
"Mayor Hisoka!"
The people around greeted the old man upon seeing him arrive. There was even a sobbing woman who came to Hisoka's side, opening her mouth to speak.
But before he could utter a word, Hisoka slowly raised his hand to stop him. Looking at the two men in military uniforms at the bow, Tsugakuin Yoriichi and Kuzan, he handed his crutches to the person next to him, then slowly knelt on the ground, kneeling towards them.
"Mayor?!"
"Mayor Hisoka?! What are you doing?!"
The surrounding townspeople exclaimed in shock upon seeing this scene. In their eyes, the old mayor, who was so highly respected, was actually kneeling before an outsider?!
However, Hisoka, who was kneeling on the ground, paid no attention to the people around him. He bowed deeply and shouted to Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Kuzan at the bow:
"Navy! You are the navy!"
"Help me, help my townspeople, help those poor mothers, help...those children!!"
Hisoka's loud shout echoed from the dock. Hisoka's expression was resolute, but his voice was filled with helplessness and despair. Hisoka's kneeling action quickly brought silence to the dock. The sobbing woman looked at Hisoka, then at the sailors on the warship, and then fell to her knees with a plop.
As the two men knelt, the people on the dock immediately knelt down. At a glance, they were basically young men and women in their twenties and thirties, with only a few middle-aged people in their fifties and sixties.
"This is really a big thing!" Ji Guoyuan stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the people kneeling down below, his expression changed, and he said to himself.
At this time, Kuzan, who was originally standing at the bow of the ship, had disappeared.
As soon as Hisoka cried for help, Kuzan arrived in front of him. Looking at the people in front of him, Kuzan leaned forward slightly, took Mayor Hisoka's arms with both hands, and tried to help him up while introducing himself:
"I'm Kuzan, the base commander of the Navy G-ICE branch stationed on Shuixianxing Island!"
"Get up first and tell me if you need help from our navy."
"I will do my best to help you!"
Kuzan's tone was heavy and his expression was quite ugly.
They were willing to kneel down and give up their dignity to ask for help from the navy. These people must have encountered a huge problem!
"Child. My child is missing!!!"
"He's only 5 years old!!"
As soon as Kuzan finished speaking, a sharp cry came from the crowd. A woman in her twenties rushed to Kuzan and knelt on the ground, holding a photo of a girl in her hands and handed it to Kuzan.
Her actions immediately inspired other people. Many men and women flocked to Kuzan, stuffing photos into his hands, and crying filled his ears.
"My son is missing too! Navy, help me, help my child!"
"Please, please, look at my child, he's gone too, I can't live without him!!"
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The cries and shouts continued, and at this time, on the bow of the warship, many navy men gathered around Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, looking at Kuzan who was surrounded by the crowd below, with a solemn expression on their faces.
Ji Guoyuan looked at the scene on the dock with his brows lowered, and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Has the sin of the new world reached the point where it can be seen everywhere?"
(End of this chapter)
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