After listening to Fang Xiaoyu's excited explanation, Wu Yu's eyes lit up and he said: "Master, this is really a good opportunity to make a lot of money. With the protection of the navy, we can make money very safely, but with those shipyards we
What are you coming for?"
Fang Xiaoyu smiled and said: "We can build merchant ships at the shipyard. The cost of merchant ships is low and the profit is high. Moreover, the quality of commercial ships built by the navy's shipyard is guaranteed, and there will definitely be many people vying to buy them. Besides, the navy will not have to build merchant ships when it has money.
As for warships, as long as we can build warships, will the navy go to the Western Continent to place orders? The profits from building warships are not very high, so why don’t you just give me back the 20% of the profits that Marshal Xiahou got?"
Fang Xiaoyu thought proudly that these days he had combined the problems he encountered in reality with the knowledge he had learned online, and had a deep understanding of business. This involved calculations to make money, and he was definitely better than Marshal Xiahou, who only knew how to fight.
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Wu Yu said blankly: "Then we can make more money." After saying that, he glanced at Fang Xiaoyu and said with emotion: "Since I followed the young master, I know what making money is. I used to do it all.
You have lived in vain." Fang Xiaoyu patted Wu Yu on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, as long as you follow the young master, you will have a lot of opportunities to make money, and this has just begun. In the future, I guarantee that I can use gold to step on your bricks." Wu Yu
He nodded with longing: "There will always be a day when you follow the young master."
There are three normal routes to the Western Continent. The first one is to go all the way south to the Kingdom of Siam in the south, then cross the Southern Ocean to the west along the coastlines of the Kingdom of Siam, the Kingdom of Jhansi and the Persian Empire, and enter the Mediterranean Sea through the Sinai Canal.
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The second route is to sail all the way east, across the Eastern Ocean, through the Kingdom of Oahu to the Boston Empire in the New World, and then go all the way south along the coastline, bypassing the Straits of Magellan in the southern part of the New World, and then sail all the way north, passing through the Ocean of Storms.
Arrive at the Thrall Empire. The first of these two roads is relatively close. Although the second road is far away, you can do business in the New World, which is equivalent to an extra level of profit.
Fang Xiaoyu decided to take the third route, which was to go south from Quanzhou Port to the Kingdom of Siam, then sail eastward, pass through the Kingdom of New Guia and the Wilderness Continent, directly reach the Strait of Magellan, and then sail all the way north to the Saar Empire.
, although this road is about the same distance as the second road, there are no special products in the Kingdom of New Guia and the Wilderness Continent, so this road is the least profitable, and no merchant ships usually take this road.
One of the main reasons why Fang Xiaoyu wanted to take this road was that he wanted to see the wild continent. In the eyes of civilized people in this world, the wild continent is a wasteland. The area within thirty nautical miles is covered with reefs. Normally,
It is difficult for ships to navigate, and there is only a winding channel in its north.
According to the only expedition team that entered here, the climate here is unstable and there are several types of venomous snakes and spiders, which caused great losses to the expedition team. Moreover, the groundwater here is all salty water. They penetrated 100 kilometers into the place.
Except for the cliffs, the desert has no development value. Therefore, even the Kingdom of New Guia, which declared sovereignty here, only built a small village-like Moorish Port on the coast with the only waterway as a symbol of sovereignty, and then completely ignored it.
It's up.
Fang Xiaoyu stood on the boat, looking at the sunset on the horizon and thinking deeply about the investigation plan for the wild continent. In Fang Xiaoyu's understanding, there is no completely useless wasteland. At first, the Arabian Peninsula was also a wasteland with only desert, but it turned out that it was not discovered underground.
Having produced so much oil, it has become a treasure sought after by the world.
Canada is close to the Arctic Circle and is full of ice sheets. It was once considered a wasteland, but it turned out that numerous gold mines and other minerals were found there.
The situation in Siberia is similar to that in Canada. Even the four most barren islands of Japan are quite rich in geothermal resources. What's more, what Fang Xiaoyu wants most now is just a piece of land where he can develop freely without any restrictions. As for whether the resources are rich and whether the natural environment is
Superiority is not within the scope of his consideration, because he is confident that Xiaofeng's scientific research capabilities do not need to rely too much on mineral resources or environmental advantages.
At this time Wu Yu came over and said: "Master, we are temporarily switching to this big ship. We don't have enough cargo. Many cabins are still empty." Fang Xiaoyu said: "This ship uses a steam engine and consumes more coal. There is no
Can you load more coal?" Wu Yu said: "This ship has a displacement of 3,000 tons, and it is also a supply ship. It has many cargo holds. It has already brought a lot of coal, which is enough for us to sail thousands of nautical miles."
Fang Xiaoyu said: "It doesn't matter. We brought a lot of money with us this time. We can go to Siam to buy some spices and bring them with us. These things are very profitable in the Western Continent." Fang Xiaoyu learned all his knowledge about the Western Continent from Xia Tingwei.
That's what I heard.
After more than ten days of sailing, Fang Xiaoyu's ship purchased a large amount of spices in Siam without making any further stops, and sailed straight towards the wild continent. At this moment, the wild continent was already in sight.
The low houses and dilapidated trestles in Port Moore were so crude that Fang Xiaoyu couldn't help but be a little surprised. Even though Port Moore is a natural deep-water port, that small trestle cannot dock this huge naval supply ship at all.
After coming down, Fang Xiaoyu, who had not considered this situation, had no choice but to let the supply ship anchor half a kilometer away from the port. Fang Xiaoyu and others boarded the shore in a small boat.
After landing on the land of the Wild Continent, Fang Xiaoyu found that a group of people were already waiting there. It is rare for a ship to come here all year round, let alone such a huge steamship. The first person stepped forward and saluted: "Governor of Port Moore, Edward Lai, greets you.
Salute, I wonder who you are?" Fang Xiaoyu said: "Fang Xiaoyu, Colonel of the Lanfang Empire Army, are you disturbing the Governor."
Lai Dehua was a little surprised after hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words. He couldn't believe that such a young child actually had the rank of colonel. You must know that the army commander of the Kingdom of New Guia only had the rank of colonel. However, he had heard that there were many nobles in the Lanfang Empire.
The important children of the royal family or some big nobles have a position when they are born, so it is possible to become a high official at such a young age.
If it was a big shot in the country, it was something that a little governor like him couldn't afford to offend. He said carefully: "It turns out he is the master of the Lanfang Empire. I am really lucky to meet you. I don't know what you want from coming here."
matter?"
Fang Xiaoyu looked at the surrounding scenery and said with a very relaxed smile: "I am a person who prefers adventure. I came here specifically for adventure this time."
"Expedition?" Edward was a little surprised. Since the only expedition team came back, there has been no more expedition team. When that expedition team entered the mainland, there were more than 300 people, and in the end, only 11 people came out alive.
It is said that most of them died of thirst and poisonous snakes.
Lai Dehua kindly reminded: "Sir, the Wilderness Continent is very dangerous. Only 11 people from the expedition team of more than 300 people who entered the original came back alive, and the people who came back became madmen." Lai Dehua was very scared.
This great man died here. If a great man died here, his little governor would not be able to bear the responsibility.
Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, we have made complete preparations, and we guarantee that nothing will happen." Since Fang Xiaoyu insisted, Lai Dehua had no choice. After all, New Guia did not have laws prohibiting exploration in the wild continent, and he also
No right to stop.
There is a river with a large amount of water near Port Moore, which is the only water source for Port Moore. After detailed questioning of Governor Edward, Fang Xiaoyu knew that even if wells were drilled in inland areas, most of the water would be salty, so it would take a lot of water on the way.
Fresh water was prepared, but Fang Xiaoyu had a chip for opportunistic purposes and was not worried about this. On the night when he lived in Moore Harbor, Fang Xiaoyu made a special trip to the river and secretly loaded a large amount of fresh water into the chip's agricultural equipment warehouse for temporary storage.
The next morning, Fang Xiaoyu's expedition team was ready to go. Thirty members of the Iron-Blooded Guards were set out together this time. Plus Elena and Fang Xiaoyu, the scale of this expedition was considered very small. In order to stay in the wild for a long time
In order to survive, everyone in the expedition team brought enough supplies, but Fang Xiaoyu specifically asked them not to bring water except the water bottle they carry.
Seeing the team members who were already eager to try, Liu Junxi, who was left behind, felt a little uneasy and said to Fang Xiaoyu: "Master, I think it's better not to go. I heard the governor said this place is very dangerous. If anything happens,