The chief executive of the Liberty Alliance, Ledos, hurried over to see Lorist the next day.
"Your Highness, is there anything we did wrong that offended your family?" Ledos asked directly.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Lorist was puzzled.
"Then why did Baron Shredder approach me yesterday and say that he wants to rent land and move the camp of your family's fleet out of the dock fleet area?"
It was only then that Lorist realized that Fatty Dare to Love History had gone to the Liberty Alliance ruling council to discuss the lease of the land, which made Ledos think too much.
"No, you misunderstood, Ledos. I ordered Baron Shredder to rent land from you. Now that the Fali Hill Plain has returned to peace, our family's armed forces have fulfilled their mission and promise, so before the end of the year our family The armed four legions will all withdraw to the Northland. Originally, the family fleet would also withdraw from the Golden Bay. Considering that the Freedom Alliance does not have armed forces at sea, and it is impossible for your Freedom Alliance to invest a lot of money to form an armed fleet to protect The safety of Zangjin Bay and the outer sea routes. Therefore, although our family fleet is about to evacuate Morente City, it cannot leave Zangjin Bay yet.
And Morente City and Tibetan Golden Bay have resumed the lively scene of ships coming and going, and it is also related to the safety of the sea route for our family fleet to trade, so it is impossible for our family fleet to withdraw from Tibet within a period of time. Golden Bay. In order to maintain our friendly relationship with each other, I personally think that our family fleet can no longer occupy your dock fleet area for nothing, so I asked Baron Shredder to discuss with you about renting land to build another fleet camp, and return the dock fleet area to For you guys… "
"So that's it," Ledos said with a sigh of relief: "Your Highness, you are right, our Liberty Alliance currently has no plans or funds to form an armed fleet to maintain maritime security, so the issue of maritime security will depend on Your family's fleet to maintain. But I don't think we need to discuss any land lease issues, we can lease the dock fleet area to your family's fleet for ten years for free."
Lorist waved his hand: "No, Ledos, we can't lease the dock fleet area. Now that peace has come, the Liberty Alliance is an independent country, and Morente City is the capital of the alliance, so we can't lease it in Morente City. The emergence of armed forces from other forces will prevent your ruling parliament from being accused of treason. Moreover, the current maritime trade situation is getting better and better. Merchant ships from various countries in the southern part of the mainland are gathering. The dock area of Morente City will soon face expansion. Question. Under such circumstances, if our family leases the fleet area of the terminal, it will have a great impact on the operation of the terminal.
I'm not talking about speculation, Ledos, now that we rent the dock fleet area from you, it will not be questioned by others. But what about two or three years from now? With more and more merchant ships coming, the dock fleet area of our concession will occupy a large area of sea due to military control, which will cause great inconvenience to your dock operations. Under the temptation of interests, our lease will become a thorn in the eyes of many stakeholders. What I worry about is that if there is any conflict at that time, we still have to move out of the fleet area of the dock, so it is better to stay away from Morente City as soon as possible, and rent another place in Tibetan Gold Bay is the best way. "
Ledos was a little dizzy when he heard this: "Your Highness, you must have thought too much..."
Lorist laughed and said, "It's just in case. The Norton family has always acted aboveboard. The reason why we think about the long-term is to avoid disputes between our two families over these trivial matters in the future. That's why we arranged this in advance. For the sake of maintaining the friendly relationship between us."
Ledos thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, Your Highness, you are right. Then where do you want to lease Zangjin Bay to build your family fleet camp?"
Lorist pointed to a map of Zangjin Bay hanging on the wall: "Here, what our family wants to lease is the land at the mouth of the sea."
"What!" Ledos opened his mouth in disbelief: "But Your Highness, that area is wasteland, rocky beaches and offshore reefs..."
The estuary of Zangjin Bay is surrounded by Lantau Island and Xiaoyu Island. It is like a strong arm bending to embrace Zangjin Bay, blocking the wind and waves of the outer sea, making Zangjin Bay like a pool of tranquil spring water. Both Lantau Island and Xiaoyu Island are steep rocky mountains, with no grass growing, and cliffs everywhere. The cliffs outside the sea are as hard as steel, and they are constantly facing the wind and waves. The cliffs in the inner sea are full of small holes, which are the nests of petrels. It is said that there are nests of sea eagles and sea harriers on the top of Lantau Island and Xiaotau Island, but the mountains are high and dangerous, and it is difficult for humans to climb up.
On the map, Xiaoyu Island is shaped like a huge palm, sloping slightly inward, and the coast is an offshore reef area. Several hill-like reefs are far away from Xiaoyu Island, and there is a short distance between them. Five hundred meters of sea surface. This is the entrance and exit of Zangjin Bay. No matter the ships going out to sea or coming in, they follow the travel rules of sailing on the left to avoid accidental collisions.
The terrain of Zangjin Bay is a bit like a gourd, the front is small and the back is big. The estuary of the White Milky Way, the second largest water system in Galintia that feeds the fertile Mana Hill Plain, is just at the small bay in front of the gourd, and the estuary of the famous mother river in Lorist's memory is like a waterfall flying over the sea. The difference between the majestic landscape is that the mouth of the Milky Way gives people the feeling of moistening everything silently. If it is not for the different colors at the junction of the green river water and the blue sea water, it is difficult for people to tell which is the river. River water is sea water. Especially on the days when the two moons in the sky are full moons, the phenomenon of seawater pouring into the White Milky Way will occur, so both sides of the estuary are uninhabited swampy areas.
Morente City is the bottom of Zangjin Bay, so the most prosperous and bustling banks of Zangjin Bay are in the big bay of Hulu, while the two sides of the small bay in front are relatively desolate. Especially on the other side of the White Milky Way, the large area by the sea is even more desolate. As Ledos said, it was wasteland and rocky beaches, and the area near the White Milky Way was still a large swamp. But whether it is a small bay or a large bay, the Tibetan Gold Bay is the territory of the Freedom Alliance. The place Lorist was pointing to was the small bay in front of it, the uninhabited wasteland in the rocky area by the sea.
"Yes, it is this area that our family wants to lease, covering a range of 30 miles." Lorist nodded and said, "Because our family fleet is also an armed force, it is not a good idea to avoid the bustling urban area. It will disturb the people. Second, it is convenient for the fleet to conduct drills without affecting the normal sailing of sea trade merchant ships. Third, it is close to the sea port, and can quickly go to sea to carry out the tasks of eliminating pirates and protecting commercial routes. That's why we decided to lease here. "
"Yes, but it's too desolate there, and it's too far away from Morente City, so it's not convenient for your fleet to come to purchase daily consumables. And you have to spend a lot of money and energy to rebuild a camp... Also, a Why does the fleet station camp have to lease such a large area, and it can be canonized as a baronial territory for a distance of 30 miles... "
Ledos couldn't figure out whether Lorist had any other intentions in renting that piece of wasteland. In fact, he thought that the location rented by the Norton family fleet was as close to Morente City as possible. The daily consumption of ingredients is a good business, not to mention the expenses of the fleet members going to Morente City. Everyone knows that the soldiers of the Norton family are wealthy, generous, and law-abiding. They are much better than those soldiers who are greedy for petty gains and eat for nothing. They are the most popular guests of those taverns and brothels.
"Because in addition to providing training grounds for fleet soldiers, we are also planning to move the families of fleet soldiers stationed here, so we are also planning to build farms, livestock farms and vegetable gardens. Maybe we will also build here A town to serve the garrison fleet. With this in mind, our family decided to lease such a large place. Anyway, to you, this is just a wasteland. After earning our rent, we will develop and build it for you. When the lease expires If you do, we can return this developed area to you for free..." Loris made a promise that Ledos couldn't believe.
"This, this... how many years is your family going to lease?" Ledos finally raised a key question.
"Well, we have to do a good calculation. The key is how much you rented this land to us, plus how much money we invested in the development and construction of this land. As a businessman, Ledos, you It should be understood that if there is no profit, we will not waste the gold coins here. After all, after the lease period expires, everything here will belong to your Freedom Alliance. Therefore, according to the lease period, we can consider apportioning the development and construction funds to each year. Then we will lease it for as many years as we can pay back the cost, and I will let Baron Shredder discuss this part with your ruling council in order to reach a result that satisfies both of us."
Ledos bowed respectfully and left: "Your Highness, you are right, then I will leave first to discuss with the congressmen and wait for the arrival of Baron Shredder."
Three days later, Fatty Shi appeared in front of Lorist: "Your Highness, it's done, this is a lease agreement. The ruling council of the Freedom Alliance leased the land on the other side of the White Milky Way to our Norton family for ninety-nine years. The rent is 3,000 gold coins. Originally I wanted to lease it for 150 years, but Ledos and the others were worried that such a long lease period would be accused of selling the territory of the Freedom Alliance in disguise, so they changed it to 90. Nine-year lease period. But Your Highness, isn’t it a bit of a disadvantage for us to spend nearly 300,000 Jinford to lease this sterile land for 99 years? And we have to invest a lot of development and construction funds... "
Lorist laughed in satisfaction: "Hehe, nearly 180 square miles of land was leased to us by the Liberty Alliance for 99 years at a price of 3,000 gold dollars. I can only say that we have taken advantage of it. Three thousand gold blessings a year, Ledos and the others leased it to us as the annual income of an ordinary barony. For our family, this is a strategic place to control the hidden gold bay. The one hundred and eight on the coast The land of ten square miles is just an addition, what is important is this reef area, and nothing is worth it!"
Picking up a charcoal pencil, Lorist casually sketched a few times on the map of Hidden Gold Bay: "Come and see, Shredder, do you understand now?"
On the map, the reef areas on the coast of the mouth of the Tibetan Gold Bay are connected by Lorist, like a fist protruding into the sea. Fatty Shi immediately understood: "Your Highness, you mean to fill this reef area with the reef area of Cape Romani to build a sea castle fortress?"
Loris nodded: "The area of this reef area is not large, the most important thing is these several reef mountains that go deep into the sea, connect them into one piece and set up a fort on it, then the entire entrance to the sea will be under our control. No matter whether it is going out to sea or entering Zangjin Bay, no merchant ship can escape the aiming range of the artillery on the fort. Mastering this place is equivalent to controlling the entire Zangjin Bay."
"Your Highness, then who are you going to let be responsible for the construction and development of this family fleet camp? Also, what is the size of this camp?" Fatty Shi asked.
"In my original idea, I was only planning to build a mooring base for the family fleet squadron, where the fleet members could take a short rest. But what I didn't expect was that the Liberty Alliance agreed to take the 180 people by the sea Ten square miles of land was also leased to our family’s request. I was originally planning to bargain with them. This was a pleasant surprise. The ninety-nine-year lease period is enough for us to invest in comprehensive development and development of this place. Construction, at the very least, can make the daily consumption of food and other ingredients of the family fleet reach the point of self-sufficiency.
For the sake of comprehensive development, we have to send people to conduct exploration and mapping of this area, and choose a suitable location to build a town to provide residence and life for fleet members and families of armed soldiers stationed there. In addition, I plan to deploy a corps here with four battalions of 12,000 people, an artillery battalion, a cavalry battalion, a garrison battalion and a steel crossbow battalion. As the guardian force of this territory. With this guarding corps, I believe that even if there are any accidents, they will be able to hold on until the arrival of our family's reinforcements.
Regarding the development and construction tasks of this fleet camp and this territory, I am going to hand over to Schwader. He completed the castle construction task at Cape Romani last time very well, and I am very satisfied. In addition, Shi Huade has a resolute personality, is serious in his work, and is cautious and easy-going. He will also serve as the commander of this guarding regiment. I want him to practice more, so let him stand alone here. what do you think? said Lorist.
Fatty Shi nodded in agreement: "Your Highness, Shi Huade is indeed a very suitable candidate. We have all watched him grow up and know him very well. We can rest assured that he is in charge here. In this way Well, next, Malek and I will take people here to conduct a careful survey, first design a blueprint for how to develop and build, and then hand it over to Schwader, and he can carry out the construction according to our design blueprint .But we lack labor for construction here, how to solve this? Should we send a batch from the family territory?"
"There is no need to transport labor from the family territory to carry out the construction." Lorist thought for a while and said, "We can contract the most basic construction to those large and small construction companies in Morente City, but we can do it from the family territory. Mobilize a group of technical construction personnel. When the last confidential defense facilities are constructed, the technical personnel can guide our family soldiers to carry out the construction, which will also speed up the progress of the construction and complete the development and construction of the territory as soon as possible."
"Okay, then I will take my leave first, Your Highness, and I will go there with Malek tomorrow to check it out."
"Wait a minute, Shredder, I'm fine tomorrow, let's go and have a look."
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