All in Century Chinese (21zw) Gongola walked over from the other side of the fence, came to Hua Bushi and cupped his hands and said: "I am deeply impressed by Mr. Hua's ability to teach fighting dogs such dodge skills as the 'Barre Dance'" Although the result is a bit surprising, I still think this is a great dog fighting match. The fighting dogs trained by both of us have shown their best strength, so I am willing to accept this result and will fulfill my previous commitments."
Gongora is a Spanish royal noble and a shrewd businessman. Now that he knows that losing this bet is irreversible, he simply maintains his elegant demeanor and readily admits defeat. After all, the Spanish fleet will still be doing business in Okura Castle in the future. Business is his most fundamental interest
However, Hua Bushi felt like he was in a sweet dream. This victory was too incredible. After a while, he woke up, clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "I don't dare Hua Bushi win this game. I'm really lucky and ashamed."
Hua Bushi's victory in this dogfight can only be said to be due to great luck. The god of decline who had been bothering the young master for a month finally left, and the person who brought him good luck was Hai Hongzhu.
Because the large piece of meat and bone that made the princess stand up in the end was the one that Hai Hongzhu threw into the fence.
When Sima Rulan went to Zixiao Terrace to watch the competition, she brought with her a large cloth bag containing several pieces of meat and bones, which were intended to be used as rewards after the princess won. Hai Hongzhu sat side by side with her on the sidelines and had seen this earlier. A big bag of stuff. When the princess fell to the ground and could not be saved despite Sima Rulan's shouts, Hai Hongzhu simply grabbed a piece of meat bone from the bag and threw it directly into the field, which led to the jaw-dropping scene.
There seems to be nothing in the world that Hai Hongzhu dares not to do. This heroine of the sea has always acted with no regard. As for the rules of dog fighting competitions, she has not taken them seriously at all.
This is obviously against the rules, and of course we can't just let it go.
After deliberation among the dog boys at the "Purple Sky Conference", Hai Hongzhu was given a serious warning for her daring act and was prohibited from going to the "Purple Sky Platform" to watch any dog fighting competitions in the future and was fined three thousand taels of silver.
Being punished like this for throwing away a piece of meat bone is nothing short of heavy. Three thousand taels of silver is indeed a lot, but compared to the outcome of the dog king battle, it is a drop in the bucket.
Two "meat and bone incidents" made Big White Dog the title of this year's dog king. Song Er and Xue Cheng, two senior dog boys, were ridiculed by their peers. What is quite interesting is that this year's dog king is known as the "big foodie" However, the princess became the most famous among the dog kings since the "Purple Sky Conference" was held. Even many years later, she was still talked about by the people of Okura City.
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The sound of hoofbeats caused thirteen horses to gallop across the mountains, follow the path through the dense broadleaf forest, and arrive at a verdant meadow.
Most of the knights on horseback were dressed as samurai with swords hanging on their backs. There was a young man and a ten-year-old girl, but neither of them held weapons.
The young master rode a black horse, was thin and average-looking, wore a sapphire blue silk robe, a square scarf on his head, a dove egg-sized suet jade inlaid on his forehead, and six or seven gold and jade rings on his hands, which made him look like a picture. The dress of a wealthy young man
The girl is riding a white horse, her features are picturesque, and her skin is as good as snow. She is wearing a snow-white dress, but she does not wear any gold or silver jewelry, giving her the feeling of a fairy in a painting that is both beautiful and vulgar.
Behind these two people is a young man with a sturdy back, a strong waist, a square face and big ears, sitting on a maroon horse like half an iron tower.
The young man dressed as a rich young master is Hua Bushi. The girl in white is Sima Rulan. The boy with a square face and big ears is Zhu Hong. The ten warriors accompanying him are the guards of the "Wanjintang" city lord's palace.
This is the southern end of Okura Island, and today is August 18th. Ten days have passed since the battle for the king of dogs in the "Purple Sky Tournament"
The big white dog princess took away the 500,000 taels that the dog king Hua Bushi had bet in various casinos, and in an instant it turned into 1.5 million taels. All the gamblers in the city had their fortunes in one day. In this young master’s pocket
Gongola also agreed to fulfill the bet and hire top shipbuilders for the "Wanjintang" in Western countries. Three hundred artillery pieces and smoothbore flintlocks were also shipped as soon as possible.
It seems that the conditions for making a dragon-slaying ship have been met. The next thing is to start building the ship.
The first thing to do in building the Dragon-Zhanying Ship is to build a large enough dock, but Hua Bushi does not intend to build the new dock in the existing Okura Port.
Okura Port is originally a trading port. There are more than 20 shipyards and multiple docks in the harbor. Many merchant ships from all over the world come in and out every day to berth and load and unload cargo. The shipyards for building behemoths such as the Dragon-Slaying Ship are built in the harbor. It will inevitably affect the docking and trading of other merchant ships in the port and is not appropriate.
The "Black Dragon Palace" is the enemy of Okura Castle. There must be an informant in the city. Once they learn that "Wanjindo" has begun to build the dragon-slaying ship, they will probably send people to destroy it. There are countless people and goods passing through every day. It's much more difficult to defend the harbor
There is another reason for building the dock outside the harbor.
Okura Port is a bay that is concave into the land. Although this terrain is good for isolating wind and waves, the forts on both sides of the channel can be used to resist attacks from the sea. However, the disadvantage is that once the enemy blocks the exit of the channel, all ships will be destroyed. They were all blocked in the bay and could not sail out. This was also the reason why the pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" could easily block all external channels of Okura Castle.
Therefore, Hua Bushi discussed with Sima Rulan and the two elders of "Wanjintang" to find another location on Okura Island to build a port and water fort specifically for berthing warships and a dock for building the dragon-slaying ship. It is also built in Xingang. If foreign enemies encircle the island and block the channel in the bay again in the future, the warships in Xingang Water Village can attack the enemy from inside and outside with the ships in the bay. It will not be that easy to block the channel out of the island.
To build a Xingang Water Village dedicated to warships, you must first find a suitable location. Not only must the terrain be easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it must also be able to berth huge warships such as the Dragon-Slaying Ship. There must also be sufficient water depth on the coast.
In the past few days, Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan searched for multiple locations on the coast around Okura Island but found no place that could meet the requirements for building a new port water village. Today they came to the southernmost tip of Okura Island. The location of Moli Village is where Hua Bushi was in distress at sea and was rescued by Xinliga’s fishing boat more than half a year ago. It was from here that he landed on Okura Island.
From the trail through the woods and then across a meadow, you can see the village of Mori below the hillside.
The Moli Village in front of Hua Bushi now is very different from what he saw when he came ashore.
Although the original houses in Mori Village were crude, they still looked like a small village. Now those houses are gone. In the place of the original village, there are only more than a dozen shacks built with wood. The original small fishing port is also gone. The empty seaside There are only a few pieces of wood left that are still charred and black.
This place was once destroyed by pirates when the "Black Dragon Palace" besieged the island. Although the villagers of Moli Village have returned here, it is obvious that they have not yet rebuilt the village.
In the past few days, Hua Bushi had been exploring the terrain along the coast of Okura Island and had seen several destroyed indigenous tribes. However, seeing the desolate appearance of Mori Village, he still felt a sense of sadness and indignation in his heart. Zhu Hong, who was following him on horseback, clenched his fists with an angry look that was beyond words.
"Mr. Hua, is this the Moli Village you mentioned?"
Hearing Sima Rulan ask Hua Bushi, he calmed down and said: "Yes, the water depth on this coast should be more than two feet. However, the shore is not very flat and there seem to be a lot of rocks. It is necessary to find a place suitable for building a water village. I am afraid that is also the case." "Not easy"
Sima Rulan looked at the coast in the distance and said: "Yes, and the current on the sea here is a bit turbulent. I just don't know what the situation is like behind the hill over there. Let's go over and check it out."
Hua Bushi said: "Okay, let's go around from behind the mountain and take a look."
Everyone was about to pull up their horses and leave when they suddenly heard someone shouting: "Mr. Hua, Brother Zhu, don't leave!"
Everyone looked around, only to see a boy running up from the hillside in the distance. The boy was thirteen or fourteen years old, had dark skin and was wearing coarse clothes. He knew Xin Wang, Xin Liga's son.
Xiao Xinwang was originally sent to the Veitian Tower by his father Xinli Ka as a waiter. He also took care of Zhu Hong's daily life and food when he was injured. However, after the siege of the city a few days ago, Xinli Ka had to take the villagers of Moli Village from Okura Castle left Xiao Xinwang but asked for leave from Hua Bushi and wanted to go to the seaside with his father to rebuild the village. He said that he would not return to Baitianlou until the village was built.
He is Xinlika's eldest son. He is young but also an important labor force in the family. It has been more than a month since Hua Bushi agreed to let Xiao Xinwang go back with his father.
Xiao Xinwang quickly ran up to him and said, "Don't go. My father mentioned Mr. Hua in the morning and said that he wanted to thank Mr. Hua for sending us food and utensils. Now that Mr. Hua is here, he will go to the village and sit for a while." Why don’t you sit down and drink a few glasses of fruit before leaving?”
Hua Bushi said: "Thank you very much. We are here today just to explore the topography of the coast to find a suitable location for building a harbor. In a few days, when I have some free time, I will make a special trip to Moli Village to visit Brother Xin."