Els, the goblin orc, has been sailing on the Chiyuan River for more than half a month with the first fleet of Yuanliu City.

This fleet consisted of a main ship with high sails and three double escort ships, with more than a hundred sailors, and the bottom of the warehouse was full of goods such as silk, glass, porcelain, sugar, and cotton and linen.

He was standing on the deck, holding a telescope and looking ahead.

This waterway is a tributary of the Chiyuan River, and the river is far less wide than the Chiyuan River. In the early morning, it was foggy and the water flow was gentle. Except for the sails, it was only by the sailors in the nacelle to paddle vigorously that they could keep moving forward at full speed.

In his spare time, Ayers turned over the sketches of shipbuilding that he carried with him, looked at them again and again, and changed them again and again.

"I don't know when our shipyard will be able to manufacture the self-driving steel flat-bottomed boat that the priest once said..."

"According to the principle of buoyancy that the adults once said, steel can also float on the water, but it does not rely on manpower and wind, how to make it move?"

Els rubbed his temples in distress: "Could it be using witchcraft?"

In the past six months, Els has supervised shipbuilding and selected sailors in the shipyard. He has excellent skills and has clear rewards and punishments. The shipyard has grown from scratch and is well organized.

The people of Abyssal City gradually changed from their initial discrimination and disdain, and finally they were completely convinced by this orc superior. No matter who it was, they were willing to call him captain.

Half a year ago, Els was living a slave life in the smelting workshop of Pearl City. Shen Qingze rescued him. He thought that in the best case, he could be a slave with no worries about food and clothing. .

It never occurred to me that as a slave of the orcs, he would be on an equal footing with the human race, and even become a respected official. Not to mention, there are still abundant resources for him to squander on the shipbuilding business, even if he was in the goblin race in the past, It is also an unthinkable luxury.

While Ayers was thinking hard, a sailor hurried towards him and said out of breath, "Master Captain, there is a message from the watchtower that there are several small boats ahead of us, approaching us quickly!"

Ayres tightened the cloak on his body, and in the monocular, a few black dots appeared in the field of vision.

According to the opponent's ship shape and speed, Els quickly made a judgment: "It's a water bandit!"

Since the beast tide broke out in winter, disasters have been common along the Northland Grand Canyon, the city order has been lost, bandits are rampant, and water bandits on the rivers have emerged in endlessly. They only make a living by robbing and extorting merchant ships.

"What shall we do?" The sailor seemed a little nervous. He was a newcomer in the sailor's hands. This voyage was the first time in his life. He didn't expect such bad luck to meet the water bandits for the first time!

While monitoring the enemy's progress, Ayers calmly gave an order: "Don't be afraid, tell the deputy captain, furl the sails, slow down, and prepare to fire."

He has faced many life-and-death moments. A mere team of water bandits is not enough to stand between the teeth of the well-built ships and cannons in Yuanliu City.

"Without actual combat experience, no matter how much simulated training is, it's just a joke. Today, I just took these short-sighted guys to test the power of our ship's cannon!"

"Yes!"

This approaching water bandit is a tyrant on this tributary. There is no passing merchant ship that has not been robbed by it. Be smart and take the initiative to hand over the money. When the goods return, they will extort a large amount of money, which is called "fattening".

The caravan finally made a hard trip to the merchants, and all of them made wedding dresses for the water bandits.

In the distance, the boats of the water bandits were ringed on three sides and rushed towards Ayers' fleet. The sailors on the deck could vaguely see them. Good for boarding.

The four merchant ships stopped and floated still on the water, like a few little sheep who gave up struggling and obediently waited for the hungry wolf to pounce on them and bite off a bite of fat.

The water bandits laughed loudly when they saw this scene. The businessman was indeed the most spineless, so he gave money with both hands to rob these fat sheep just by frightening him. It was really effortless!

After a while, they noticed that the four merchant ships were slowly turning, pointing their side cabins at them—wanted to turn around and escape now?Too late!The water bandit laughed even louder, and Ayers could hear it even when it came out of the water.

In a short period of time, the water bandits got closer, thinking that the draft of these ships must be fully loaded with cargo, the water bandits howled excitedly, but saw that the other party took all the oars back——

The side cabins opened square windows one after another, and a black, hollow iron pipe protruding from each window, a hollow pipe made of steel, I don't know what it is.

The water bandits didn't take it to heart, they thought it was just some bows and arrows at most, they just put on rattan armor casually, the bows and arrows that can be stored in the cabin are limited, on the water, the accuracy is extremely poor, there is nothing to worry about.

But soon, the water bandits could no longer laugh.

With several deafening bangs, the four merchant ships shook in the back seats, and shells loaded with gunpowder shot out one after another, blasting sparks several meters high on the water surface, and the small boats of the water bandits Instantly plunged into a sea of ​​flames!

Unfortunately, the ship that was hit by the shell broke into two pieces on the spot, and sank into the water burning with raging fire. Those who were lucky enough to miss were also overturned by the crazy turbulent water, throwing all the water bandits out.

As soon as the merchant ships in Yuanliu City fired a volley, they stopped caring about the broken limbs on the water surface, as if they had trampled to death a few praying mantises blocking the car, turned around again, lowered their sails, and drove away.

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The Chiyuan River originates in the northwest and flows to the mouth of the sea in the southeast. There are countless tributaries in the water area. The largest tributary is called the Moon River. The upper reaches of it come from a huge inland lake. The city named Moon City.

Moon City is located in the southeast of Yuanliu City. It is the second largest city in the North after Pearl City. It is well connected by land and water, and it is an important transit point for north-south trade.

Moon City is the final destination of Els and the fleet.

Due to the tide of beasts, the trade of Moon City has also been greatly affected. Fortunately, the location here is very far away from the Grand Canyon, and it has never been ravaged by the beastmen.

When Ayers's fleet arrived at the port, the bustling and bustling port ships were withered, and only sporadic cargo ships were unloading.

Most of the porters on the wharf squatted listlessly on the ground. After finally seeing such a large fleet, all of them joined together like chicken blood.

Before Els spoke, they lowered the offer by several copper coins, for fear that the gold owner would think it too expensive.

The porters at the port of Moon City all know that the water bandits are rampant in the Moon River. Even if they can arrive, they must be exploited by the water bandits and there will not be much goods left. Unexpectedly, Els hired all the porters at the port at one go. Return the justice.

The porters were both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but slander secretly. Could this fleet be relatives of the water bandits?

As boxes full of wooden container goods were carried down from the cabin, the porters were dumbfounded. Where is there any trace of being robbed?It seems that several merchant ships have been robbed, and there are too many goods!

They looked at the black and gold flag flying high on the bow of the ship in doubt, Yuanliu City?

The Port of Moon City, which had been sluggish for many days, immediately became bustling with the arrival of Yuanliu City's caravan.

The purpose of Ayers' trip, besides buying and selling goods, is more importantly to raise the reputation of Yuanliu City.

He rented a small square near the port, and held a small fair according to the model of the Abyss City Fair.

A dazzling array of luxury goods, novel and practical handmade products, as well as sugar and matches that every household needs, instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the merchants in Moon City.

This small fair can be used both for retail and wholesale to large merchants.In just three days, the big business at the port blew across the city like the wind in the Northland.

The merchants were suffocated by the beast tide, and they flocked to the port one after another. Unfortunately, what was waiting for them was only leftovers picked by others. Even so, the merchants who bought the products of Yuanliu City still smiled happily.

After all, these goods are cheap and beautiful, and the price-performance ratio is extremely high. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it is a business that is sure to make money.

Merchants found it interesting that the caravan was very good at selling itself.

Each of their products will be branded with the words "Made in Yuanliu" in some inconspicuous place, such as the bottom of the porcelain, the side of the matchbox, and even the cloth will be embroidered with a small rag in the corner.

Due to the aftermath of the beast tide, water bandits blocked other competitors, coupled with outstanding quality and favorable price, this voyage took advantage of the right time, place and people.

Soon, "Made in Yuanliu" became popular in Moon City.

The four ships that Els brought were sold out within a few days. On the black market, a piece of blue and white porcelain produced by Abyss City could fetch a sky-high price of two hundred gold coins, and it still has countless fans.

The cargo of only four ships cannot meet the needs of Moon City at all.

Under the pressure of the nobles, the merchants of Moon City stuck in the hotel where Ayers was staying every day, trying their best to please them, even putting aside the discrimination against orc slaves, and only hoped to sign a long-term agreement with Abyss City. Orders for trade transactions.

Ayrs was so busy that he was dizzy and regretted that he didn't bring Luo Xin. He was obviously just a shipbuilder, so how could he know anything about business?

When it was time to return, Ayers commanded the sailors to escort boxes of gold and silver treasures piled up into hills, as well as various spices, medicinal materials, agricultural raw materials, etc. Yes, it still can't fit.

So he simply bought a few more large ships, four ships when he came, and expanded to eight when he returned. The huge fleet was mighty and mighty, and he set off on his way home.

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Since the waterway trade between Yuanliu City and Moon City was opened, the products with the unique logo of "Made in Yuanliu" have become synonymous with high quality and low price, and began to spread rapidly along the waterway like a virus.

There are luxury goods sought after by the nobles, and there are also cheap products that the common people demand. Once the sales and fame are opened, the market demand is strong, and the supply of Yuanliu City itself gradually begins to be unable to supply, and can only be sold in limited quantities.

As a result, counterfeit goods competing to imitate began to circulate in the market.

With the developed transportation network of Moon City, Yuanliu Manufacturing followed the route of traveling merchants and was gradually brought to other big cities.

Pearl City, City Lord's Mansion.

Lotter sat on the main seat, impatiently flipping through this month's accounts.

He frowned: "What's going on? How did these shops lose so much money? You shouldn't be greedy, right?"

Futan knelt on the ground and trembled: "I'm wronged, Mr. Lot, it's all due to those peddlers who are ungrateful for profit, saying that they have received better goods, and they won't buy our things unless we lower the price."

"You bastard. I don't need to clean up!" Lot threw the account on the ground, picked up a cup of tea angrily, and just took a sip when the hot tea scalded his mouth and knocked over the cup.

"You—" Lott was about to burst into a fit of anger, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a line of small characters exposed at the bottom of the porcelain cup - "Made by Yuanliu".

Lott's eyes widened, and he grabbed the teacup in disbelief: "Didn't you seal up that damn shop? Why did the junk from Yuanliu City appear in the City Lord's Mansion?"

Futan's face turned pale with fright: "My lord, my subordinates don't know, we definitely didn't go to Yuanliu City to buy tea sets!"

Lot shattered the porcelain cup with a slap, and the tea and broken porcelain scattered all over the floor.

"Hidden spirits linger! If you don't give Yuanliu City any color, you're really going to ride on top of our Mingzhu City!" His anger accumulated to the extreme, "That matter can't be dragged on any longer, come on, come with me to see your father grown ups!"

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Yuanliu City.

It was another spring rain, the blue sky was washed as transparent as porcelain, and the drizzle moistened the bustling streets and alleys in the city.

The council hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

On the large desk, a detailed topographical map of the Northland was spread out.

With the land and water caravans of Yuanliu City advancing side by side, the information displayed on the small map of Shen Qingze's system interface has gradually expanded from the original Yuanliu City to more than half of the northern land.

The system's map support directly saves him a lot of scarce geographical exploration talents and a lot of time for road exploration.

Shen Qingze lay down on the big map, and circled a few key cities to be annexed with a Chinese ink pen. The neighboring Nanji City and Beiji City are impressively listed. The most eye-catching one is the Pearl City in the west, which Shen Qingze drew A giant red circle.

What Luo Te was worried about was right, Shen Qingze, an "ambitious careerist" with ulterior motives, was indeed playing tricks on his lair.

Judging from the intelligence, Mingzhu City, Nanji City, and Beiji City have already colluded together, and are in a double-team situation against Yuanliu City, and troops may be sent at any time.

They didn't succeed in any of the bad things they did secretly against Yuanliu City before, and now they are afraid that they will become angry from embarrassment.

Shen Qingze sat in front of the table, casually turning the ink brush, thinking, instead of sitting and waiting for death, it's better to strike first?

Officials Yan Zui and Xiao Meng are all gathered around the map at this time, discussing in a low voice the war that will come at any time.

Suddenly, Teng Er knocked on the door of the meeting hall, and presented a new piece of information to Shen Qingze and Yan Zui.

"My lord, an envoy from Nanji City has presented us with this letter of surrender, expressing his willingness to dedicate the city to us. From then on, it will become the acropolis of Yuanliu City and be under our jurisdiction..."

Several people were taken aback, even Shen Qingze couldn't figure out for a moment, what kind of mind this second-five boy in Nanji City had.

"What conditions did they raise?" Yan Zui crossed his arms, squinted his eyes, and leaned on the high-backed chair Shen Qingze was sitting on.

Teng Er paused for a moment, with a serious expression on his face: "Their only condition is to ask the chief priest to go to Nanji City in person and accept the surrender of the city lord."

Yan Zui's face tensed, and his eyes instantly sank: "You are not allowed to go."

After thinking for a while, Shen Qingze curled the corners of his mouth in an incomprehensible way: "Are you worried that this is a conspiracy by Nanji City? It doesn't matter if it's fake, I'll make it real."

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