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Nicotto stopped Luo Lan with a kind word.

He had no choice. The food and coal on Bouji Island were really envious. Even if the technical communication was not fair, Nikto had to admit it.

Luo Lan snorted lightly, unhappy to speak, and asked Charles to say.

Charles was quite polite and explained patiently to Nictor and others: "Don't blame the prince for being angry, our Bouga Island is too weak, and you have to hold it tightly, for fear that someone else will rob you. So the prince will inevitably be more sensitive."

After saying that, Charles leaned closer to Nicktor's ear and said, "Duke, please rest assured. The technology of Wofeng coal will definitely be given to you. However, the manufacturing of Wofeng coal must include anthracite as raw material. It is also good for us to send someone to Nanshan Kingdom to help you find it, otherwise you can only buy Wofeng coal for the rest of your life."

"Mr. Charles's words are reasonable, but I have a problem." Nictor's eyes flashed and Charles signaled to him.

"What exactly is anthracite? If your people can't find it, what should I do? If you can't find it, will this coal industry not be able to develop in my Nanshan Country?"

Nikto was also an old fox, and he thought that Bouga Island might delay forever.

Charles laughed, as if he heard a huge joke: "Duke Nictor, are you kidding? Black stones are everywhere, anthracite is also black stones, I don't know how many open-pit mines are, even I have them in Bouji Island. How could Nanshan Kingdom not be found? I will definitely find them!"

Charles vowed, "If you really can't find it, I will supply you with free coal from Bouji Island, 10,000 yuan a year, and not a single gold coin is charged!"

As soon as Charles made his bold statement, the messengers were overjoyed, while Luo Lan said furiously: "Charles, what did you say? How can you provide coal for free?"

Charles seemed to realize that he had said too much and said dryly: "Your Highness, don't be angry, Nanshan Kingdom is our only friendly country, of course we should be better for friends. Let's do this, 5,000 yuan is provided free of charge every year, how about the extra copper coins?"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your kindness." Nictor grabbed the words and bent down to thank Luo Lan.

Luo Lan looked unlucky and had to nod and agreed. The envoys were immediately relieved and took a huge advantage.

This dinner was not delicious, and Luo Lan and Nictor had a bad relationship.

After three rounds of drinking, Luo Lan went to bed directly, saying that she was sleepy, leaving Charles to deal with the messengers.

When Nicotto and his friends saw Luo Lan leave, they thanked Charles one after another. They thought Charles was more friendly.

Nictor's eyes rolled and complimented Charles: "Mr. Charles made an indelible contribution to the development of Bougai. Prince Luo Lan is too strict with you and scolded you in person, hey."

A general also said, "Yes, Prince Luo Lan is a bit tyrannical. He is not like my king. He is like a relative to Duke Nictor and never scolds him."

Charles's face darkened, and then he smiled and said, "Don't talk about this anymore, drink!"

The group of people started drinking again and left in the middle of the night.

Charles was swaying and was helped to the apse, and Nictor and his group returned to the castle where they temporarily lived.

On the way, the clever messenger said excitedly: "Duke, Charles looks a bit conflicted with Luo Lan."

"Indeed, it's just not obvious. This can be used. Luo Lan represents Bouge Island. He cannot sell the interests of Bouge Island, but Charles may not be sure. In the future, he will have more contacts with Charles and win over Charles. Half of Bouge Island will belong to us."

Next to the window at the highest point of the palace, Luo Lan looked down at the messengers who were leaving.

Charles pushed the door open and he was no longer drunk.

"Your Highness, Nictor actually wants to provoke our relationship. Do you want to go with the flow?" Charles smiled strangely.

Luo Lan raised her eyebrows: "It's really an old fox, I think about it..."

After pondering, Luo Lan nodded: "Since Nictor wants to win you over, just do it with him. Maybe he can catch big fish in the future."

One night later, the messenger from Nanshan Kingdom came to see Luo Lan again.

This time it's very formal.

Luo Lan met them in the palace, and both sides sent their respective civil servants and ministers to sign cooperation documents.

There are three major documents: the first is the food sales on Bouji Island next year, the second is that Bouji Island sends people to Nanshan Kingdom to find anthracite to teach technology, and the third is that Nanshan Kingdom opens the archery casting workshop to receive craftsmen from Bouji Island.

There are more small documents, including the sale of Wofeng coal, port tariff issues, textile machine prices issues, and fishery boundaries issues...

After half a day passed, the two sides signed the documents and went to drink friendly and kindly.

Of course, each of them must have some sinister thoughts in their hearts.

In order to carry out cooperation as soon as possible, Luo Lan went north personally and chose an elite craftsman, followed Nikto back to China, and entered the workshop to study.

At the same time, he also wanted to select Wofeng coal technicians to go to Nanshan Kingdom to find anthracite and teach technology.

Both of these matters are very important, and Nictor also attaches great importance to it. He continued to stay with his people, waiting for Luo Lan to come back.

Of course, Nictor was not idle while waiting. Without Luo Lan, the messengers relaxed all of a sudden and mingled with Charles all day long. Both sides seemed to be old friends who had not seen each other for many years, walking around here and there, and being intimate.

Nictor even gave Charles an expensive pearl, a pearl as big as a pebbles, which made Charles so happy. He agreed to secretly give Nanshan Kingdom 100,000 kilograms of corn next year.

All the messengers present looked happy, and Nictor smiled kindly.

North, West Coast Industrial Base.

Luo Lan has returned here. He had a meeting with Rick, Bor, and Gurmith and told the deal with Nanshan Kingdom in detail.

The young Gulmith didn't understand politics, so he kept shouting: "Do you want to go to Nanshan Kingdom to find anthracite, okay, let our invention go to the world and benefit everyone!"

Rick slapped him in the forehead on the spot: "You stupid guy, if Nanshan Kingdom mastered the technology of wofeng coal, there would be no chance of our survival. In the future, historical books will record that Nanshan Kingdom invented wofeng coal, and you, Gurmith, wouldn't even remember a name in the book."

Gulmith looked confused and couldn't figure out why.

Bor looked at Luo Lan: "Your Highness, I will help you select workers and craftsmen. The port has been well repaired recently, and I am free."

Luo Lan nodded: "This matter is of great importance. You must select smart people. We have too many workers, which is easy to leak information. In this way, you tell the selected workers and craftsmen that as long as you complete the task, you will be the marquis of Bouji Island in the future, and will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins and 20 acres of residential land, and you can become an official."

This reward surprised everyone because it was too much money.

But Luo Lan did not feel sorry for him. He knew that Nanshan Country was much richer than Buji Island, and the workers and craftsmen who often endured hardships were easily shaken. If they did not spend a lot of money, those people were likely to be bribed by Nanshan Country.

Selfishness is human nature.

In early autumn, Mead's merchant ship headed south, carrying a group of craftsmen and workers, with more than twenty people on both sides.

This group of people took on the important task and followed Nikto to Nanshan Kingdom with hope. They were the first people to study abroad on Bouji Island.
Chapter completed!