Chapter 235: Luozi Yuanri Dynasty Meeting!
“Western nations are now ahead of us. They have discovered the New World and are beginning to develop it!”

“Think of a piece of undeveloped land, which can not only create a lot of good farmland.”

“There are also countless minerals, treasures, magical medicines, spiritual materials, and tens of millions of native slaves!”

Jia Cong looked at the map.

The West refers to the European countries, which are neither far nor close to Daqian.

As early as the Han Dynasty, there were caravans traveling on the Silk Road.

However, the trade routes were bumpy and full of banditry, so most of the time they turned back after reaching the Western Regions.

Even though the Yuan Dynasty cavalry had already set foot here.

The powerful people of Daqian have never looked outside.

Jia Cong had already started to order people to plan and gather information.

In this world, Western supernatural powers are also extremely prevalent.

There are more than a dozen mainstream types, including the Holy See, noble knights, magicians, sorcerers, alchemists, etc.

After being transformed by alchemists, the warships are faster and more powerful.

The speed of overseas development far exceeds that of Jia Cong in his previous life.

“Master Gongshu, how many people are available in your Gongshu family?”

“My Lord, there are a total of 921 adult members of the Gongshu clan!”

“There are more than 20,000 vassal families outside the family!”

“Among them are four puppets of the fourth realm!”

“Two are on my body, one is on my brother’s body, and the other is held by my daughter Gongshu Yu.”

“More than 130 puppets of the third realm!”

“The remaining adult members of the tribe also have at least one second-level puppet in their hands!”

“Although those vassal clansmen didn’t receive the true teachings of Gongshu, most of them know some skills.”

“As long as the Marquis gives the order, the Gongshu family is willing to send out two fourth-level puppets, one hundred third-level puppets, and summon three thousand craftsmen to be commanded by the Marquis!”

“I guarantee that no one of them will lose to the master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry!”

Gongshu Hong guessed what Jia Cong was thinking and quickly expressed his loyalty loudly.

The background of Gongshu family is even higher than Jia Cong expected!
Four puppets of the fourth realm are fine.

There are more than one hundred and thirty puppets of the third realm!
But it makes sense. After all, puppets are not human beings and have no lifespan limit.

After accumulating for so many years, even though it was attacked many times by the Mohists, it still maintained this huge number.

However, for Jia Cong, the most attractive thing were the three thousand craftsmen.

“Okay, I won’t waste my time talking to you.”

“Join my army, and I will allow you, Gongshujia, to establish a country overseas in the future!”

The innate gods always use benefits to bind people.

Human hearts are unpredictable and are far less reliable than communities of shared interests.

The temptation to establish a country with the strength of one family is irresistible to any family.

In the future, I will not be afraid that Gongshu will not fight to the death.

After saying that, he asked Baochai to take out a map of Daqian.

“Do you know about Western warships and artillery?”

“In reply to your question, Lord, I don’t know about the Western warships, but I ordered people to buy two artillery pieces and analyzed them. They are far inferior to Gong Shujia’s machine guns.”

Gongshu Hong’s mind was filled with the words “establish a country” at this moment, and his tone couldn’t help but tremble.

As the saying goes, if you understand one law, you will understand all laws!
The knowledge and experience accumulated by Gongshujia over the years far surpasses that of the West.

“That’s good!”

“I will recruit 30,000 workers along the Jiangnan coast and build three large shipyards.”

“You, the loser, will host it!”

“The financial and material resources of the Jing’an Marquis’ Mansion can be used without limit!”

“Before the summer solstice next year, I will launch a hundred warships that are at least as good as those in the West. Can you do it?”

“My Lord, as long as the materials and manpower are complete, I am willing to guarantee it with my life!”

It is only more than five months away from the beginning of summer.

It would take more than a month just to mobilize the manpower and materials.

Time can no longer be described as urgent.

If it were a mortal, it would certainly not be accomplished, but the members of the Gongshu family all have cultivation skills. This is the first task after joining Jia Cong’s army, and Gongshu Hong must complete it no matter what.

“Not only do we need to build warships, but we also need matching naval weapons.”

“R&D is more important than production!”

“Your Gongshujia’s domineering mechanical puppet is feared by the world, but it is too expensive.”

“Strike a good balance between cost and functionality.”

“I hope that you can develop several puppets that can be mass-produced in the future to cooperate with the army’s operations.”

“I obey my orders!”

……

After Gongshu Hong’s visit.

The entire Jing’an Marquis Mansion is operating at full capacity!
Even though Jia Cong usually only brings a few ghost and god masters with him to kill others when he fights with others.

But the Marquis of Jing’an’s Mansion is now a well-known first-class force in Daqian.

Under his command were the founding dynasty, the Qi and Lu clans, and some civil servants who had defected to Jia Cong.

His influence is unmatched by any other powerful family in Daqian.

The most important thing is that there is a terrifying force in the fifth realm.

Which official would intervene to stop such a small matter?
I’m afraid he doesn’t think his whole family, young and old, live long enough.

A decree from the gods reached Jiangnan!
On the surface, the Jiangnan officials and the military and political circles of the Jiangnan camp worked together, and behind the scenes, the system of ghosts and gods throughout Jiangnan cooperated.

Within just a few days, the framework of three huge shipyards was built.

It is backed by the waterway estuary and has a convenient location.

Various places also began to recruit young and strong workers, offering generous treatment of one or two taels of silver per month, which caused quite a stir locally.

The big framework has been established.

Just waiting for Gongshujia’s craftsmen to move in and take charge.

The two major protectorates of Andong and North and South of Korea were launched with all their strength.

The development level of North Korea’s primary school was far less than that of Daqian.

There are mountains and forests in every province and county.

Jia Cong’s methods towards North Korea were not as gentle as those he used in Daqian.

The two major protectorates each conscripted 100,000 civilians to go into the mountains to cut down trees.

Various huge trees suitable for shipbuilding were cut down and transported out from the deep mountains and forests.

The Kingdom of Korea originally had a navy, which was incorporated into the Andongnan Protectorate after its surrender.

Although the warships are backward and the armaments are loose, they have basically no combat power.

It is enough for transportation.

If we take the sea route, it can reach the south of the Yangtze River.

……

First day of the first month
The sixth year of Shunde has officially arrived.

This year’s grand court meeting is more grand than ever before.

For Emperor Shunde, it is not only the sixth year of his reign.

More importantly, after the Mid-Autumn Hunting, Prince Yi Zhong participated in a rebellion.

The retired emperor Kaiyuan has basically delegated his power, and no imperial decrees have been issued from the Huangji Palace for several months.

Needless to say what it represents.

You must know that before the fifth year of Shunde, the decrees that decided important court affairs basically came from the Huangji Palace.

Until this time, Emperor Shunde could truly be called the rightful supreme ruler!

After the court meeting, Emperor Shunde gave a banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Civil and military officials of the third rank and above in the capital, as well as royal nobles, were invited to celebrate together.

The hall was no longer as solemn as before, but now it was filled with singing and dancing.

To show closeness, Jia Cong’s seat was ranked above the other kings, just below Emperor Shunde, almost next to him.

“My dear, I heard that you recently built three shipyards in Jiangnan?”

After three rounds of drinks, Emperor Shunde took the opportunity of chatting to ask tentatively.

(End of this chapter)