Exactly one month after the last time, the second batch of fleet support arrived as scheduled.
Since Ye Qing was away, Cao Cao was the highest-ranking person in the old territory, so he went to the port to greet him personally. His mood was not only eager, but also impatient.
Railway construction lacks skilled workers, and the construction period has been greatly delayed. The segmented competition incentive mechanism has been implemented, but the effect is limited, but it is not enough to recover the lost progress.
It is good to pass on from master to apprentice and study at night for workers - of these two types, the former is a characteristic of agricultural society and the latter is unique to industrial society, but they are actually good experiences.
The premise is that there must be masters and teachers, and we count on old workers to establish a inheritance and training mechanism.
This time, the aura fountain in the sea hundreds of miles west of the harbor did not erupt. The North Sea ice floes formed in the warm spring and could not reach this sea area. The trip was very punctual, and the mast of the sea ship was seen at noon.
A group of sea ships appeared on the horizon, and as they got closer, they became clear enough for ordinary people to see.
"One, two, three...eight, nine...seventeen, eighteen?" Several officials who followed were very surprised. This was twice the number of ships they came over last time.
"The counterattack is over, and the East China Sea Qingmeng's need for transportation capacity is no longer urgent... Your Majesty called on nine more large ships to Xianmen." Cao Cao looked around with a smile and said casually.
As soon as the order was given, the flag to welcome friendly ships was immediately hoisted, and the crowd in the harbor work area became lively and began to guide people into the port and prepare for unloading...
In fact, the overseas new colonial areas have an insatiable thirst for ocean transportation capacity. Even if there are no hard needs such as war supplies, there are also hard needs for people's livelihood supplies. This is a railway bait that runs through the ten territories to make some demands...
Except for Ye Qing himself, who has no ships, the nine territories have squeezed out a total of nine ships, plus the support of two ships from Qingmu Island and Banshan Island, and the seven ships from the seven Qingmai princes of Qingzhou, Jiangzhou, and Ezhou along the coast, there are ten ships in total.
Eight ships, breaking through the bottleneck of maritime transportation along the thousands-mile transshipment line of "air transportation, land transportation, and sea transportation"...
Further down is the production bottleneck. The cooperation between Ying Xiang and Northern Wei has deepened, and most of the production capacity has to be used for the expansion and upgrading of its own factories. This year's support budget can no longer be squeezed out.
Cao Cao had never handled it in the past, but he had recently built a center from scratch. After all the troubles, he realized how complex the industry was. All the elements were intertwined, and the entire Hanhou Mansion worked together.
Only then did this miracle happen that was hidden from the sky.
"Now it's up to us, Dong Han Mansion." He strode forward to meet us, feeling anxious and ignoring the splash of water as the ship docked.
The six boats that came down were carrying people, and an official presented a list: "Prime Minister, two thousand refugees, one thousand apprentices, and three hundred skilled workers."
"But there will be 40,000 refugees in the future."
Cao Cao frowned. Generally speaking, there were far fewer refugees from the mainland than expected...
This is directly related to the fact that the suppression of foreign ships has basically ended, and the princes of the state have attracted refugees to resume production in the beginning of spring.
Immediately, the admiral in charge of the twelve ships of supplies was Lu Meng, the governor of Beihai. Cao Cao saw that Lu Meng wanted to pay tribute to him, so he hurriedly stepped forward, supported him and smiled: "How dare you be so polite? How much supplies do you have?"
Lu Meng smiled and handed over the brochure: "It is mainly the core magic weapon for refining steel and copper. With it, you can build a blast furnace. There is also a special bonus of twice the base number of Ye Huolei, and three sets of complete equipment for making fire thunder.
and prefabricated rails, spikes and locomotives..."
"The carriage was too long and too big to fit on a sea-going ship, so we only transported the chassis of the carriage..."
"Then there are steel bars, one hundred kilograms each, piled neatly."
"Okay, with this, I have nothing to worry about."
Cao Cao was very happy. In the past few days, the railway has been laid to Xiangquan City. In this way, the freight trains can be assembled and the road construction materials can be transported directly to the end of the railway track. The speed will undoubtedly be greatly accelerated. It is expected that the railway will be built to Qinggan Peak in the summer solstice. Next, the construction of the new capital city will provide support for transportation arteries.
And Ye Huolei even solved the urgent need of the front line... Even if he is coordinating the rear area, he knows very well that without victory from the front line, there will be no stable production in the rear area.
As for steel bars, before we can produce them, we are in urgent need of weapons, farm tools, and shipbuilding. This really solves the urgent need.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he asked: "Is there any new military support?"
"No." Lu Meng shook his head regretfully. After seeing all the officials around him busy, he lowered his voice and said, "There are no ordinary Taoist soldiers, but two ladies are here...
When Cao Cao heard this, he looked slightly solemn: "Who are the two on the boat? Let me go over and pay homage."
"They are not on the boat." Lu Meng looked a little weird and coughed slightly: "At the Lingqi Sea Ridge, the two ladies said that this ridge was good, so they jumped down."
Jumped into the sea?
Cao Cao opened his mouth wide and woke up: "Is it the Dragon Girl?"
"Shh... the Shuifu system has little to do with the human world... it was transferred from within the Shuifu to take charge of the development of the sea areas on both sides of Dongzhou..."
At this point, the voice became even lower: "This is within the Blackwater Ocean. These two coastal waters are probably bigger than Taiping Lake. I really don't know how the Lord operates... Now these two seas are our territory."
Cao Cao thought to himself that it was no wonder that he did not increase his troops. With the Dragon God in charge of the sea, he was better than tens of thousands of troops.
Dragon Girl's itinerary was a secret, and it was inconvenient to say more. The two of them changed the subject with a tacit understanding. Cao Cao left the officials to preside over the unloading of supplies at the dock, and sent officials to personally take the refugees and workers to the city to rest, and they would be delivered tomorrow. They are on the road to pioneer, and they will be well entertained today, with wine and food to fill their esophagus.
Lu Meng was very interested in this new and wild land: "I would like to take advantage of the half day before the ship returns to visit the nearby area. Will Meng De entertain me?"
"I'll ask someone to show you the way as a guide."
Cao Cao smiled and said that he was busy and had no time to entertain, so he could just let someone take Lu Meng around.
In the deep sea water, the water pressure is very strong when it only reaches 300 meters. Only a few creatures are swimming, full of spiritual energy. Two snow-white and slender figures are swimming, going deep into the sea ridge, looking for them along the veins of spiritual energy.
Not long after, Hengyun turned around and walked towards the trench between the mountains: "Sister, here"
"Well...be careful" Jingyu rushed towards her.
The "booming" water flow surged, and a huge dark figure stood up, holding a fork with both arms and stabbed at the snow-white dragon shadow. However, the light flashed, and the fork sank into the mud. The figure looked around alertly, but the enemy just now was missing. He pulled out the fork to attack. Facing the Jingyu, someone suddenly tapped it on the shoulder: "I'm here."
He suddenly turned around and saw a sea of black lightning in front of him. The thunder exploded in the water, and his whole body was instantly charred.
Shocking rain rushed in, and the dragon horn pierced its neck. The huge figure covered the hole in its neck with its hands and struggled twice. It shrank and shrunk while bleeding, and turned into the corpse of a three-foot-long lobster... This It is a shrimp demon, a relatively low-end species among the blackwater ocean demon clan, at least from the perspective of the dragon clan.
"Ah, it's lobster. I like to eat it." Henyun was very happy and dragged the corpse of the shrimp demon down. Jingyu turned back into a human form and followed behind, looking at his sister with some humor and affection.
Sure enough, within a few dozen steps, I saw the cave that the shrimp demon had protected earlier. It was very deep inside, and the rich black spirit energy continuously poured out. This was an important node for the intersection of the undersea spiritual veins between Dongzhou and the mainland.
Jingyu made some explorations, his eyes lit up, he took out the utensils and started to set up the array: "From now on, this will be our cave."
"We came here alone and don't have any soldiers or generals, but as long as we can establish a system and canonize the water demon, maybe we can build a Crystal Palace."
"It's early in the Crystal Palace, let's give it a name first." Hengyun cleared away the water and garbage inside, made an open space, and set up the furniture for grilling lobsters: "Is it called Yunyu Cave House?"
Jingyu spat: "Not good."
"Haha, sister, you actually want to call it Qingyunyu Dongfu, right?" Hengyun said, regardless of her sister's objection, he carved a few words on the top of the cave and said: "Let's call it Yunyuqing... He is younger than us, so he can't
Let him take advantage."
Jingyu was unhappy, so they grilled lobster and ate it together, and pulled his sister up: "Let's go meet my husband first, otherwise he will be worried, and we can take our time with the rest."
Hengyun smiled secretly, not revealing her eagerness. In fact... she missed that guy too, even though he hadn't seen him for ten days.
In the evening, when the unloading of the ship was almost completed, Lu Meng came back. Cao Cao took him to have a light meal in the canteen of the Eastern Han Dynasty government office. During the dinner, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "What do you think Ziming thinks of this place?"
"The talent of a king." Lu Meng said with emotion and sincerely: "Although I only walked around the port city, I can see that Meng De's governance is beyond my ability.
"The county seat is already under construction, and laws have been laid down, especially the exchange house and the country system, as well as the Han family's clothes and language..."
"Given time, this will definitely be the land of the Han Dynasty."
"Ashamed, these are the lord's great plans. When I took over, I mainly acted according to the orders and did not dare to take credit." Cao Cao waved his hands and was a little happy. He wholeheartedly implemented the New Han system here, in cities, ports, and settlements.
This gradually formed the dragon spirit of the Han family.
This sense of expectation cannot be shared with others. Because Qin Waner is here at home, it is difficult to have in-depth discussions with the two wives. Now that you have been recognized and praised by Han Chen's colleagues, how can you not be happy?
When this topic was brought up, Lu Meng looked around and winked. Cao Cao waved his hand to reject the servants, raised the barrier, and looked at the young general: "What did Ziming say?"
"Does Meng De still remember the four-year period?" Lu Meng asked.
Cao Cao's face changed slightly and he asked: "It's done? Is it possible to be yang-positive in advance?"
"No." Lu Meng waved his hand to calm him down and said, "But I heard that the King of Wei was already integrating the fourth cave. My lord recalled Emperor Wa and Sanqing back to Nanlian Mountain. It was rumored by all the officials of the Han Dynasty that the yang energy in the cave was
Susheng..."
"My lord Guhe implemented the Qing system, and the degree of transformation is several times that of ordinary caves. However, it is said that this is also related to Mengde following his lord's avatar to open up Dongzhou. There is no cave in the wild land, so it cannot attract external demons, but it itself improves power and luck.
, which in turn nourishes and promotes the yang transformation of Nanlian Mountain Cave.”
"That's why there is such a sign"
"How long will it take?" Cao Cao listened, his heart pounding, his hands a little sweaty, he has been in the soil for a hundred or two hundred years, and he doesn't know what happened to the Cao family...
Parents, children, grandchildren, and many brothers and relatives, those who are not real people will all turn into withered bones.
"I don't know, it's just a secret rumor." Lu Meng said with a little confidence: "It will always be one step ahead of others. That's enough."
He poured himself another glass and drank it, then looked at the sky outside and said, "Nothing, I'll just say goodbye and return."
"I'll send you off." Cao Cao suppressed his mood, drank a glass of wine in one gulp, and said.