Above the Pirate King

Chapter 10 The Underground Train
"Offie, go pass the Minister of Industry and Personnel!" Arthur said to Offie.

Although Satomi Ishihara left, Ofe stayed to serve Arthur.

Offie stood aside in a daze, sticking out her tongue and licking her lips from time to time, as if recalling the taste just now, Arthur yelled before she could react, she yelled again before she did!
"Ah! Yes!" Ofi agreed hastily, then turned around and trotted out.

Looking at the foodie maid, Arthur could only smile helplessly.

After a while, two people walked into the study one after the other.

The one in front has a back-cut hair, a white suit, a sharp face, a stubbled beard, and melancholy eyes. He is a handsome middle-aged man. He is the Minister of Personnel, Connie.

Mainly responsible for the selection and assessment of officials within the kingdom, as well as the review and transfer of officials, etc., with a gentle personality.

Behind him was a dark-skinned man in overalls, giggling and showing white teeth. He was the Minister of Industry, Giles.

He is mainly responsible for the construction of various projects in the Kingdom. Unlike his silly appearance, he has a smart brain, so the Academy of Sciences of the Kingdom is also in charge of him. He was selected by Arthur himself and is one of Arthur's most important ministers. .

Arthur was the county magistrate of the Rabbit Country in his previous life. What is the nickname of the Rabbit Country?
Infrastructure maniac!
Giles is also uncompromising, and likes to build various infrastructure and scientific research development.

It's a pity that the Kingdom of St. Maarten is so big.

There is no room for him to play at all.

"See His Majesty the King!"

The two knelt down on one knee.

"Free gift!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the King!"

"Okay, you two sit down!"

After taking the two of them to sit down, Arthur began to talk about business.

"Connie, how's the new officer exam going?" Arthur asked.

"It's over, and a new batch of officials have passed the exam!" Connie paused, and said, "However, our kingdom is full of jobs, and we have a backlog of officials!"

The official examination is the civil service examination of the Kingdom of St. Martin, which is held once a year. Although the posts in the kingdom are full now, Arthur still does not suspend the examination in preparation for the expansion of the kingdom in the future.

"Well, that's good, just this morning, our kingdom has captured Blood Harbor Town!" Arthur nodded and said.

"Really? That's great!" Connie didn't speak, and Giles next to him spoke first. With the new site, he can carry out crazy infrastructure again.

Arthur nodded and continued: "Bloodport Town needs a group of officials to manage it. Connie, you choose a group of experienced officials in the kingdom, and then choose a group of new officials to manage Bloodport Town together!"

"Okay, Your Majesty!" Connie said in a calm voice.

"Okay, go down and get ready first, someone will be sent there in a few days!" Arthur said, shaking his head.

Connie nodded, gave a noble salute gracefully, and then went down.

"Giles, come here!" Arthur waved and said.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Giles came over with a little doubt.

"Look!" Arthur picked up the chart and the draft he calculated last night.

"This is the distance and sea chart from Saint Martin Island to Blood Harbor Town?" Giles was a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Arthur nodded, then changed his voice and asked, "Giles, I remember that the Academy of Sciences under you should have developed a steam train!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, but it doesn't seem to be useful. Our country is not big, and at most one round-the-island train can satisfy everything!" Giles explained.

Arthur smiled slightly, pointed to Blood Harbor Town and St. Martin, and said, "Say, what if a train is built between here?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that someone on the Great Channel is building a sea train, but we don't have that technology! If necessary, we need a period of time to develop it!" Giles was a little confused.

"I know, I didn't say it was built at sea!" Arthur nodded and said.

"Where is Xiu?" Giles was a little puzzled.

Arthur pointed to the ground.

"Underground?" Giles said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Your Majesty, the underground can't be built. If you want to build a track underground, you have to go to the bottom of the seabed, and then you can build it to Blood Harbor Town. But, then In the deep places, ordinary people can't dig at all!"

"Don't worry, I've been prepared!" Arthur walked to the side of the study, pointing to the hole digging machine, "This is a special hole digging machine, it can easily dig under the seabed, but there is one thing, that is It can’t get too hot, and if it gets too hot it can get out of control, so you need to be careful when using it for holes.”

"Good stuff!" Giles didn't ask where it came from, but his eyes lit up and he clapped his hands in applause.

If this thing is really as useful as what Arthur said, it is simply an artifact for digging holes!

He immediately thought of the multiple uses of this thing. It can be dug under the seabed, so digging a cave and tunnel is not a problem, right?So the mining road is also very easy, right?

Besides, if the town of Blood Harbor can be dug, why can't it be dug in the whole West Sea?
Thinking of this, Giles got a little excited!

"Also, this thing!" As Arthur said, he took out a wooden box, which contained oxygen grass. "The thing in it is called oxygen grass, which can purify the air underground and produce a lot of air. The reproduction speed is very fast, but there is one thing, it cannot see the sun!"

Giles took the oxygen grass carefully, this is also a good thing!

Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about mining. When mining, you have to dig deeper, so you need air. The underground air circulation is not smooth, and it is easy for people to suffocate to death due to lack of oxygen.

So most of the time mining will not dig too deep. With this thing, you can dig a little deeper, so that you can dig out a lot of resources.

"When it's time to dig the tunnel, you can plant it in the tunnel. If you don't have the confidence to take care of it, you can ask the Minister of Agriculture for help!" Arthur said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Giles nodded and said again, "Your Majesty, there is one more problem that needs to be resolved."

"What's the problem?" Arthur frowned.

"Coal mine!" said Giles.

"Coal mine!?"

Suddenly, Arthur understood that the territory of St. Maarten was not large. There was only a small iron mine in the territory, but no coal mines. The current coal was purchased from the Kingdom of Felt every year.

It's okay now, but once the steam train is used, the demand for coal will rise rapidly, and the steam battleship also needs coal, and the kingdom's current coal inventory will not last long.

Therefore, obtaining coal mines is the first priority, and no matter how bad it is, we must buy more coal.

However, coal mines are an important material for the future development of the kingdom, how can it be done by buying them alone?
At that moment, Arthur made a decision in his mind.

Next target.
Kingdom of Felt! ! !
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(End of this chapter)