There is a large amount of idle land in the southern part of Silverpine Forest, and Greymane and Blackmoore cooperated to grow a large amount of cotton here.
Blackmoore was the best at speculating and profiteering. Lothar disliked this person very much, but he had to admit that he was quite capable.
Even though he did not get the position of commanding the former army, he still relied on his intelligence to complete the layout for the future.
In the past, cotton was also grown in human countries, but no country planted it on such a large scale as they did.
Because before the emergence of the Jenny machine, the low yarn production efficiency made it meaningless to plant more cotton.
Therefore, the income from growing cotton is far less than that from growing food. It is precisely because of this that Lordaeron, the largest agricultural country, is the most powerful country in the alliance.
But now the situation has changed. After the rise of the Hanhai Protector, all countries know that new technology has emerged. Although few people know the details, the saying that yarn can flow out like water has long been popular.
If nothing else goes wrong, industrial yarn production will inevitably be resisted by conservative forces. We can only say "thank you" to the war. In this changing era, the resistance to new things has been much lower.
And in this case, there will be smart people like Blackmore who take the express train.
He was keenly aware that cotton would be one of the most in-demand raw materials for a long time to come, and it might not take long for countries to plant cotton extensively to feed the cotton-eating beast.
And Blackmore will be at the front to reap this bonus.
"Your Majesty Greymane, that Protector Li De really exceeded my expectations. The tribe really defeated him.
But if this is the case, then our opportunity to make a fortune has also come, so we can only say thank you to Protector Li De. For the sake of the alliance, he selflessly bombed his raw material suppliers."
In Greymane Manor, Blackmoore shook his red wine glass and spoke in a sinister tone.
He will never forget the humiliation that Li De and those damn Pandaren brought him. Sooner or later, he will take revenge on everyone.
But in the process of strengthening himself, it does not prevent him from making some money from Li De first.
"So far, your plan is perfect. But I still don't understand where your confidence comes from. Can those unruly beasts really grow cotton well?"
Hearing Greymane's question, Blackmoore immediately became energetic.
"No, no, what you said is completely wrong. First of all, orcs are not beasts, they are a truly intelligent race.
Secondly, after my observation, the orcs are not unruly at all, they will be the most outstanding slaves."
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Li De didn't know Blackmore's plan to build a cotton estate. Of course, even if he knew it now, he might still choose to purchase part of their cotton.
Nausea is nausea, and labor must continue.
Now that falling out with the goblins is inevitable, the Protectorate of Hanhai must find an alternative place of origin.
The maturity period of the planting industry is a tough line. Blackmore and others are the first to lay out their cotton, and their cotton will be the first to seize market share.
But speaking of it, Li De is actually planning his own place of origin. He plans to cooperate with the Kingdom of Storm to plant cotton on a large scale in the western wilderness.
At this time, the Western Wilderness was actually not worthy of its name. This prairie was actually extremely fertile. It could build large farms and graze cattle, and it also contained considerable mineral deposits.
It is precisely because of this that Li De really cannot understand how people will starve everywhere in the future.
It was only after he found out the truth from Varian that Li De suddenly understood.
The problem still lies in the fucking production barriers. The nobles want to control the price of food, so some of them are even willing to let large tracts of land fall into disuse!
The king had almost no land of his own in the Westfall, so he had no way of influencing the nobles' policies there.
If Li Dexiang wants to grow cotton in the western wilderness, he must first pass the test of the nobles.
As soon as the words came to this point, Li De was no longer interested in talking anymore. As long as it involves nobles, there is no one who is not at ease.
Compared with the question of what kind of cotton, the most important thing at the moment is how to deal with goblins.
Ever since they bombed Marshpaddle Town during the war with Ner'zhul's tribe, the goblins of Booty Bay have been out in force.
They sent a large number of fleets to approach the Kingdom of Stormwind. The Kingdom of Stormwind has a long coastline in Elwynn Forest and Western Wilds, but the Kingdom of Stormwind does not have any decent naval power.
Speaking of Stormwind Kingdom and Levigaz of Booty Bay, they are really old enemies.
When Stormwind City retreated, the main force that attacked the Stormwind Kingdom fleet was the Blackwater Pirates of Booty Bay!
Of course, it was during that attack that Li De's ship deviated and arrived at Tanaris, embarking on a fantastic journey.
But Li De would not thank these bandits for this, because their intentions were sinister and vicious.
Later, it was Revigaz who made off the gold that the orcs robbed from the Stormwind treasury!
"The Booty Bay fleet is surprisingly restrained. Apart from sending ships to patrol our coastline, they have not made any other impulsive moves."
Varian listened to Shore's report, looked at Lothar, Reed, Turalyon and others who were silent, and tried to analyze the problem independently.
"The alliance's reputation has reached its highest point after returning with a great victory, so the goblins don't want to start a war with us right away?"
Li De nodded affirmatively.
"The correct answer is that goblins are businessmen, and they will not fight until they are cornered.
Now the most powerful goblins are waiting and watching to determine what the alliance's intentions are.
Of course, such goblins also give us ample room for maneuver."
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It was also when Li De and the others were analyzing the goblins in Stormwind City that all the goblin trade kings gathered on Kezan Island.
In the eyes of outsiders, goblins are everywhere. But when it comes to the specific situation inside the goblins, most people have only a partial understanding.
It would be great to be able to talk clearly about Hotsand, Bilgewater and Venture Capital.
But in fact, in addition to the three most famous goblin chaebols, there are three chaebols of the same level on Kezan Island!
In the deepest mine in the rich mining area in the south of Kezan Island, six goblin kings gathered here.
Compared to the splendid palaces of the kings, this mine, which had been abandoned for many years, still looked extremely shabby even though it had been decorated to a certain extent.
The venue for the gathering was chosen here because this mine has extraordinary significance to the goblins.
Goblins are a race that only cares about profit, and nothing seems to be sacred in their eyes. But even goblins like this have their most cherished sacred history.
This mine is where the goblins began to rise. It was here that the goblins became smart under the influence of Kaya ore, and concentrated on making powerful weapons. They finally broke out of the mine and drove away the Zanda who enslaved the goblins.
Pull the troll.
Therefore, in the goblin racial culture, this mine has become the only holy place for goblins. Whenever the entire goblin race encounters a major crisis, the six trade kings will hold a secret meeting here.
The six trade kings were evenly matched and sat at the six corners of the six-pointed star conference table. Directly opposite the conference table stood a statue. This statue was the legendary most powerful one when they drove away Zandalari.
Engineer: St. Gabriels.
Sitting on the six corners of the hexagram are:
Streamwilder, the king of Hotsand Group, Hotsand;
Childross Bilgewater, King of the Bilgewater Cartel;
Venture capital firm boss Mogul Razdunk;
Gig Wundt, the great alchemist of the Alchemist Guild;
Dirkzic Redo Fons, President of the Tinker Guild;
Vice Admiral Gryzlik of the Trade Fleet.
It is no exaggeration to say that these six trade kings represent the entire goblin. The strength of each of them can be equivalent to that of a country, and the strength of the six together is enough to stir up a continent!
"Half a month has passed since the bombing of Marsh Paddle Town. What is the alliance's plan?"
The first person to speak was Mogul Razdunk. As the owner of a venture capital company, he was most concerned about risk control.
To be honest, the most prominent goblins outside of Kezan are the Steamwheedle Corporation and the Venture Capital Corporation.
Marsh Town is an industry under the name of Hotsand Group and has nothing to do with the venture capital company, but Mogul never expects other races to be able to tell the inside of the goblins clearly.
If the Alliance is bent on starting a war with the goblins, the venture capital company's business will be greatly affected.
"The letter sent back by Rivigaz said that the explanation given by the Alliance is that Swamp Paddle Town provides weapons and supplies to the orcs and is considered an enemy of the Alliance."
Hot Sand said with a straight face that in the past, when a trade king had conflicts with other races, it was rare that the trade king meeting was disturbed. This time, because of his conflict with the alliance, it was considered a bad start in recent years.
It made him lose face.
It can only be said that no one could have imagined that a combination like the Black Dragon Orcs could be defeated so quickly and completely. Even if the news they received was delayed, they could still conclude that the alliance would win.
"They are so domineering in their words and deeds. Is it because the dragon is emboldened to stand on their side? I just don't know if this enemy is limited to Marsh Patch Town, or whether it also includes the people behind Marsh Patch Town."
The president of the Tinker Guild, Dirkzic Radolfons, who was wearing a leather jacket and goggles on his head, said with a snort.
There was actually dissatisfaction with Hot Sand in his words. On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with Hot Sand for making enemies indiscriminately, not only provoking a huge political entity, but also forging a quarrel with a giant dragon.
Of course, in addition to this, the Tinker Guild and Hotsand Group have also been feuding for a long time.
Among the six major forces, the Tinker Guild is relatively the weakest in terms of wealth.
But in Radolfons's understanding, he believed that the Tinker Guild, which had switched to engineering, was the most important force of Kezan. It was the most powerful hot sand that made the Tinker Guild weak.
Booty Bay, Ratchet City, Swamp Paddle Town... It is precisely because of the continuous development of Hotsand that most of Kezan Island has been attracted to follow suit to speculate on land and make this hot money.
As a result, fewer and fewer people invest in the engineering fields that really need the most money.
"Okay, let's not talk about these gossips. We are sitting together today to accurately judge the alliance's intentions and make sure there are no mistakes."
The great alchemist Gigvondt, who has a tactful personality, is trying to smooth things over. He seems to be a good guy, but everyone knows that there is no good person who can achieve the position of trade king.
"The Alliance will never give up after bombing only one town. They lost 20,000 troops before.
My suggestion is to start making weapons with all your strength from now on and prepare for war with the Alliance."
Childross Bilgewater said eloquently that he has always been such a person, even in transactions, he likes to put extreme pressure on his opponents.
He even published a book called "The Art of Dealing". Perhaps it was because of similar personalities that King Bilgewater fell in love with Gallywix, the "barbarian" who also liked to run rampant in shopping malls.
It's just that King Bilgewater's strategy has not been adopted by everyone at the moment, because the logic in the mall cannot be strictly applied to the battlefield.
There is a professional soldier sitting here.
Wearing a navy uniform and a bicorn hat, Grizlik frowned and smoked a cigar. It took him a long time before he blew out a puff of smoke and spoke carefully.
"The naval battle must not spread to the main island of Kezan. I do not recommend launching a full-scale war with the alliance."
With the Alliance as his imaginary enemy, Gryzlik only cared about one thing: Kul Tiras.
The six trade kings all have their own fleets, but the most powerful fleet is Gryzlik's trade fleet.
He made the goblin navy become more professional. Compared with his fleet, the fleet of Hot Sand, with a total displacement of more than ten tons, looked like a team of grassroots.
With such a fleet under his control, Grizlik has contracted more than half of the maritime trade security business.
But such a powerful Gryzlik knew that if a full-scale war broke out, he would definitely not be Kul Tiras's opponent.
This is actually evident from the military ranks: Admiral Daelin, Commander-in-Chief of the Kul Tiras Navy; Vice-Admiral Grizlik of the Kozan Trade Fleet.
From the beginning of the meeting to now, Gryzlik's words have hit the point.
Whether or not this battle should be fought, and how it should be fought, it seems that the goblins have no say at the moment.
Therefore, goblins must understand, if they want to fight, what is the maximum intensity of war they can withstand, and what should they do to achieve their strategic goals.
In the end, the goblins decided on a grand strategy: defend as a whole while waiting and watching, but don't let the alliance see that they have a strong defensive tendency.
In short, we must not be soft on the battlefield and actively negotiate off the battlefield.
When necessary, the goblin fleet can also gain more bargaining chips for itself to negotiate a truce.
For example, put pressure on coastal countries like Stormwind Kingdom, Vast Sea Protectorate, and Gilneas. But for countries like Kul Tiras, don't be overly provocative.
After determining the strategic goals, the six major forces began internal resource replacement, and everyone divided their labors to clearly deal with the upcoming war.
It's just that this incident arose because Hotsand and Bilgewater participated in the Alliance-Tribal War. Out of fear of being affected, other trade kings stepped forward together.
Therefore, accordingly, Hot Sand and Rusty Water must pay something in order to win the help of several others.
Hot Sand and Rusty Water looked at each other, and finally reluctantly accepted the arrangement.
They knew that the Black Dragon's millions of gold coins were not easy to earn. Not only the Alliance was coveting them, but other trade kings were also greedy.