Of course, Aruna, who was originally the regional intelligence chief, as his princess and the Australian intelligence chief, made him even more powerful. Although he received the same education as his brothers since he was a child, and his studies were almost the same, but in terms of

In terms of on-the-spot reaction, he was still slightly inferior after all.

The responses of intelligence personnel are extraordinary. In addition to their own acumen, long-term training, and consciousness are also superhuman.

Aruna had already seen through Kitard's intentions, otherwise Zahatai might have been decadent as soon as he stepped into this lonely place.

What's more, Aruna is a strong Mongolian woman. After they got married, she gave birth to two sons for him, which made Zahatai burst into tears with gratitude.

Not long after, several people arrived, and Aruna sat down next to Zahadai. Although she was only the intelligence chief of the Australian Governor-General's Territory, she was a princess after all, so she naturally had this qualification.

Zahatai first faced Fang Quji and Su Wu saluted.

"You two have traveled tens of thousands of miles from Timor Island to safely transport 3,000 families of immigrants. You have done a great job. Please accept my respects from the king."

Fang Quji, Su Wu quickly stood up.

"Your Highness, this is a matter that belongs to me. You must not do this. It will upset us."

Zahatai waved his hand, "I am extremely grateful to you all for being able to follow me to this desolate and lonely place. After arriving, you did not sink into decadence, but worked hard and made great achievements. It is completely worthy of my worship."

Aruna looked at her husband, her eyes filled with admiration.

This scene would obviously not have happened with the previous prince.

"Everyone, let's not talk nonsense. It has been three years since we came here. The three years are not long, but they are short. Although we have gained something, we have just gained a foothold. Now every year we still have to pay attention to it.

We need a loan of one million silver coins from Truchin Bank to maintain it”

"Our country has a long-term plan of five years. It is about to be completed for five years. Not only me, but everyone here needs to report on their work. By then, just relying on a 'foothold' will obviously not be enough."

"Therefore, I have decided that within two years, this jurisdiction will at least be responsible for its own profits and losses. If there is a slight surplus, that would be even better."

The words cheered up everyone's spirits, and they all offered their suggestions and advice. Zahatai kept nodding his head.

Some people talk about developing fishing, some talk about developing animal husbandry, some say vigorously developing industry and mining, and so on.

Finally, Zahatai said: "Everyone has mentioned a path, but in my opinion, they are all long-term prospects. Looking at the current situation, we only have two years. We must seize one or two that will produce quick results. Others have not yet

Only the project will work”

"For example, in the fishing industry, we do not have specialized boats. Moreover, we can do this not only here, but also in the Far East, India, and South Africa. Who will we sell our fish to?"

"As for animal husbandry, the same is true. The grassland behind the southwest corner of Australia is extremely vast and can support hundreds of millions of cattle and sheep. But where do the cattle and sheep come from? We don't have enough space for immigration, let alone cattle and sheep?"

"Furthermore, who will the cattle, sheep and furs be sold to in the future? Afghanistan, India, and South Africa also have a large number of pastures and a large number of herders. We cannot compete with them at all."

"As for industry and mining, before the railway is built, it is obvious that it cannot compete with the Far East and India."

Fang Quji saw this and knew that he had made a plan, so he stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, I think you have already made up your mind. Why don't you tell me and let me go over the details together"

"Okay!" Zahatai also stood up and slapped the table hard.

"There are two matters that are both quick-acting and differentiated from other jurisdictions"

"This first thing is also fishing, but instead of catching various fish in the ocean, it's crocodiles!"

"Ah?"

Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Zahatai said with a smile, "Darwin, which is the area we newly named Wenghan, has tens of thousands of square kilometers of swamps, and there are extremely large numbers of crocodiles scattered there."
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"Although there are also some in Ha Tien Town in India, they are densely populated and their numbers are becoming increasingly scarce. However, there are few people near Ong Han. According to the survey of the garrison, there are at least hundreds of thousands of them."

"Therefore, I plan to increase Wenghan's garrison to a battalion, and at the same time, dispatch craftsmen who are good at slaughtering animals and tanning leather to assist them."

"At the same time, 300 unmarried people who immigrated this time will be transferred to Wenghan to set up workshops for catching, slaughtering, and making dried meat and leather goods."

"I have reported this idea to my father, and he has agreed. There will be such craftsmen on the next ship to Australia. Crocodile skin is a high-end product, and crocodile meat has very little fat, so it can be made into dried meat in large quantities.

, Crocodile liver is not only a sacrifice, but also an excellent medicinal material."

"I have estimated that crocodile is no less effective than rosewood. It works quickly"

"Quji, please contact Garcia to see if he is interested in selling this product to the mainland, the Far East, and India. I guess there is a market at least in the mainland and the Qing Dynasty."

"The second issue is iron ore"

"I asked someone from the Mining Department of the Ministry of Industry of the People's Republic of China that Ukraine's iron ore reserves are extremely rich, but the grade is not good, less than 20%. It requires a lot of energy to clean and beneficiate before smelting, which is very costly."<

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"The ones from India are almost the same, and those from South Africa are slightly better, but the content of impurities is also very high, and they cannot be smelted directly."

"According to the mining and metallurgical engineers in our jurisdiction, Port Hedland, that is, the red desert about two hundred miles north of Port Surai, is an excellent large-scale iron ore producing area in the world, with few impurities and extremely high grade.

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"The content near the port is about 30%, and the red desert is as high as 60-70%. It has very few impurities and is shallowly buried. It is very easy to mine. According to the engineer, it can almost be smelted directly!"

"I have calculated that as long as we build a railway to reach the Red Desert, which is about two hundred miles away, and then expand the Su Lai Port, even if the transportation costs are added, it can be transported to Ha Tien Town, Calcutta and other places for sale. The cost is very high.

It’s even lower, at least the Governor-General of the Far East needs it”

"But before that, we need to order several enlarged versions of Tengis from the Viceroyalty of India. At present, the general cargo capacity of Tengis is up to 5,000 tons. I decided to double it and use four 1780-class ships.

It is driven by a large 1,500-horsepower steam engine, and our own coal is used."

"Calculating this way, we still have a profit of about one silver coin per ton. Even so, the cost is lower than the cost in Goa and South Africa. I believe they will not settle the accounts."

"One ship is a profit of five to six thousand silver coins, and a batch of three ships is a profit of fifteen thousand silver coins. Starting from Surai Port, crossing the Timor Sea, and arriving at Timurid City in Ha Tien Town, the distance is almost

When we arrived in Goa, I discussed it with Lao Si, and he agreed and decided to give us half of the share."

"It's about 20,000 miles from Sulai Port to Timur City. Including the delay in transit, it only takes a month. We make a trip every five days to avoid the storm season in Southeast Asia. We have half a year available every year.

This is thirty-six lies, which is more than five hundred thousand silver coins."

"When we get familiar with the route and Ha Tien Town deepens its trust in us, the ultimate goal will be one million silver coins."

"Coupled with crocodile products, the ultimate goal is to break even in two years."

"We cannot do this alone. I am going to bring in Garcia Shipping Company and Solomon Bank. The Kingdom of Solomon is also smelting steel now, but the required iron ore is far from meeting the demand. If ten thousand tons of Tenji

Once it is completed, they might as well buy from us”

"Establish two companies, one is Sulai Mining Company, which requires investing in two hundred miles of railway construction, port expansion, ordering large ships, recruiting manpower, etc."

"One is Wenghan Crocodile Products Company. The investment required here is much less. Just one company of troops, plus the required special ships and recruited manpower, can start with 200,000 silver coins. This part is directly
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