Chapter 390: Building a Yalu River Free Trade Zone?
General Kim Jung-sik sent his own soldiers to the ordinary canteen, and he opened his mouth to order four dishes and a bottle of liquor, what else can Captain Wang Hyunbin order?!
All the expenses are out of him again.
Of course, this cost is nothing in terms of his income.
General Kim Jong-sik said, "I don't know how you managed to get ice cubes in the summer and bring fresh pork from Tamna Island!" ”
"That's Jeju Island, where we begged for the navy! Ice cubes are simple, and you can make them with nitrate. ”
General Kim Jong-sik shook the wine in his glass, and the sound of ice cubes crashing in it sounded good in the summer.
"Sell us a set of your wireless telegraphy equipment, it's better than a wired telegraph!"
"No, we won't let the island master, and even if we give it to you, you can't charge it-------"
General Kim Jong-sik took a sip of chilled coconut blossom wine and felt that it tasted great.
He knew it would be this and didn't care.
Two people, you toast me, I toast you, and the atmosphere on the wine table is quite kind.
General Kim Jong-sik felt full and began to say another request, which was indeed the right thing.
It turned out that they knew that there was a Goryeo stormtrooper in the Liuqiu Guard, and they wanted them to come back to help in the battle!
General Kim Jong-sik said with a little sadness:
"Captain Wang doesn't know, my soldiers are beginning to be afraid of the Tatars------ those red horse expeditions are really amazing, and they injured thousands of my men and horses before they died!
Only your Goryeo stormtroopers are not afraid of them------ hand them over to me. ”
Captain Wang Xuanbin smiled and said, "You think highly of me, this matter can only be decided by the owner of Zhang Island------ and I heard that the owner of Zhang Island wants to use them to take care of the mineral wharf in the Goryeo Kingdom and the mining area in the northern mountains. ”
"Then Captain Wang, can you help me convey that this is the request of our lord-------"
Captain Wang Xuanbin thought about it, this request was normal, and he promised to convey it for him.
"But, General Kim, I'll be honest, even if I give you the Goryeo stormtroopers, you can't afford to raise them!"
General Kim Jong-sik smiled bitterly and said, "I know that their salaries, food and clothing are very high, and most of their families have been sent to Liuqiu Island and Shandong------ but they have the righteousness of dying for the lord of the country, which is inviolable!" ”
"Hehe------- righteous ------"
Captain Wang Xuanbin actually wanted to say, "Fart! ”
But he held back.
General Kim Jong-sik ate and drank to his heart's content, took two watermelons with him, and put down a sentence that he repeated more than three times before leaving.
"Next time, I'll bring a yellow dog, and everyone in Korea knows that summer is the time to drink hot dog soup-------
This guy didn't use Captain Wang Xuanbin to send it personally, so he left with someone.
Captain Wang Xuanbin had to send a message for him, and then he felt dizzy and went to rest.
A few days later, the Dengju Naval Base forwarded a reply from the lord of Zhangdo, who did not agree to hand over the Goryeo Assault Brigade to the management of the Goryeo State, however, they could assist the Goryeo State in the land war if necessary, and did not take on the task of the main force.
On the next day off, the guy came again, and after four promises, he counted and brought a big fat yellow dog.
At this time, another batch of goods was delivered from the Dengzhou Naval Base, and the entire improvised dock was busy.
Captain Wang Xuanbin had to chat with him, in fact, Zhang Daoist's reply had already been sent to him, and Goryeo had to agree to Zhang Daoist's request.
Watching the bags of goods fall on the shore, General Kim Jong-sik sighed with emotion: "You are such a small place, how can you have money like this, the wealth of the world is all in you and the Great Song Dynasty, no wonder my Goryeo Kingdom is so poor------ you can let those captives eat the same food as us, and even eat three meals!"
Look at what your soldiers are wearing, the ------ we Goryeo soldiers look like beggars. ”
Captain Wang Xuanbin shook his head and said, "No. My lord of the island has said that the wealth of this world is endless, they are dug out of the ground, grown from the soil, or fished out of the sea, and finally they will become wealth through the exchange of land, and you will never be less because there are more others.
You are poor because you were robbed by Tatar robbers------- and now you have not paid them tribute twice in a row, do you have some wealth in the treasury of Goryeo and in the homes of the people? ”
General Kim Jong-sik nodded, yes.
He asked, "What kind of coal do you want, I understand the copper and iron ore, but what do you want for that graphite?" ”
Captain Wang Xuanbin thought for a while and said: "Making pencils ------ more and more children go to school there in our school, and the owner of Zhang Island said that educating children is the way to strengthen the people." ”
Of course, he won't tell the graphite tongs that are mainly used to make tool steel.
"That's it!"
General Kim Jong-sik's face was a little lost, he had heard that it was of great use on Liuqiu Island, and he wanted to take the opportunity to get something back.
Captain Wang Xuanbin said: "This batch of cornmeal has also arrived, you can organize someone to pull it back tomorrow." ”
"Why is it cornmeal again? Do you only have cornmeal on the island? And where did the rice and white noodles you eat come from?! ”
"Because your lord thinks that cornmeal is cheap, you can ask for a little more, it's not that we don't give it!
The rice is grown on Liuqiu Island, and the white flour is grown in Shandong, not falling from the sky, nor is it robbed and stolen! ”
Alas, General Kim Jong-sik sighed and said: "What kind of free trade zone and reclamation of wasteland you proposed to build in the surrounding areas, our lord has approved it, and it can be done for as many years, but the land rent must be paid on time." ”
Captain Wang Xuanbin smiled and said, "Okay." ”
Of course, he knew the purpose of the free trade zone that Zhang Daozhu said, as long as there were people and businessmen who came here, it would prosper sooner or later, and his naval base would no longer use the rear to provide basic logistics, and even if it was a small amount of management fees, it would be a large amount of income.
General Kim Jong-sik asked, "Are the war horses you want to capture to train cavalry here?" ”
"No, we have to reclaim the wasteland, and we have to open up paddy fields, dry fields and cotton fields here. We need animal power. ”
"Your soldiers still farm?!"
"Of course, during the training, they all had the experience of supporting workers and farmers, which was requested by the owner of Zhang."
General Kim Jong-sik has seen soldiers build wooden houses, manipulate equipment to load and unload goods------ and they even farm.
He looked at the wasteland around him, and he really didn't think about what it would be like in the future.
But no matter what, when he has the chance, he will definitely go to Liuqiu Island to see how they train the army.
Afterwards, he said goodbye to Captain Wang Xuanbin, and went to the officers' canteen to wait for him first------- who wants to work outside on this hot day, how happy is a glass of cold beer.