The Hengduan Dashan development license is similar to the overseas trade license, both costing one thousand taels of silver, but the biggest difference is that the sea trade license is renewed once a year, while the Hengduan Dashan development license is paid once and used for life.
Zhang Xian was cautious and bought three license plates, one for himself and one for Tong Baimei and Lou Huanqiu, spending a total of three thousand taels.
Although the money was spent excessively, Tong Baimei and Lou Huanqiu both benefited from it. They were both considering whether they could consider splitting into three families, each with their own territory, when the territory they occupy becomes larger in the future.
Of course, this is just an idea, and it is far from time for separation. Together, we may not be able to develop well, so why talk about separation?
After Zhang Xian arrived in Qinzhou, he also brought news that the definition of successful development in the implementation details had a general framework.
According to information revealed by reporter Ruoqi, the joint meeting divided the criteria for territorial development:
Those with more than ten houses, a population of more than one hundred, and 1,000 acres of cultivated land (including forestry), which have been occupied for more than one year, will be rated as Level 3 and can be registered with overseas reclamation companies. They will be eligible to participate in future share expansions;
Those with more than 100 houses, a population of more than 1,000, and 10,000 acres of arable land (including mountain forests) that have been occupied for more than three years will be rated as Level 2, and can be granted a title of Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Fengguo, with a fiefdom of hundreds of miles around;
If a town is formed, with a population of over 10,000, and 100,000 acres of cultivated land, and has been occupied for more than five years, it will be rated as a first-level city, and one lieutenant of the auxiliary state and one lieutenant of the fengguo can be awarded, with a fiefdom of 300 miles around, and the sect can enter the states.
True sect book;
If a territory rated as a first-level territory contains the Blessed Land of Cave Heaven, when the Zhenshi Hall builds a pavilion in the future, it will be eligible to be a candidate, and can be awarded one Lieutenant of Zhenguo, Lieutenant of Fuguo, and Lieutenant of Fengguo, with a fiefdom of 500 miles around.
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At the same time, each territory is granted the right to name its own territory. Whoever develops it first can name the place. After reporting to the overseas reclamation company, it will be officially certified by the joint meeting.
In addition, Zhenshitang will also award honors such as third-class medals to special-class medals based on the performance of the pioneers.
This news made Tong Baimei and Lou Huanqiu very excited. After comparing the terms, they took Zhang Xian to Four Seasons Bank and used Zhang Xian's credit line. They loaned out 10,000 taels and spent all of it.
And the number of purchased servants was directly expanded to one hundred and three.
On March 10, when more monks appeared one after another in Qinzhou Port, the merchant ship Erbai Baimei set sail and sailed across the Beibu Gulf towards Ha Long.
On March 13, the Bai Mei entered Halong Bay. After searching along the coast for two days, it found a coast with an average water depth of about two feet.
The shore is covered with hills and hills that are several feet to more than ten feet high, rising abruptly from the ground, and the scenery is beautiful. Obviously few people have been here, there are no detectable human traces, and the tall sky-gazing trees are densely packed.
The coast is obscured, and the distance you can see is only four to five feet.
Lou Huanqiu stayed on the boat to look after the house, while Tong Baimei and Zhang Xian went ashore to investigate. The two of them spent three days going deep into the old forest, carefully exploring every corner within a radius of five miles. Although there were many monsters, they had not sensed them.
Feel the truly powerful aura of the great demon.
Zhang Xian couldn't help but feel excited and said: "Uncle Yan, it's so smooth. I can find such a place in one go. God is really helping me!"
Tong Baimei was also very excited, but as someone who had been on the battlefield, he said out of caution: "Don't worry, expand another five miles and take a closer look. Don't be careless."
Lou Huanqiu, who was on the boat, received the flying talisman from Tong Baimei and Zhang Xian, and continued to suppress his temper and did not go ashore. In order to reduce food consumption, he began to direct the boat to fish.
There are so many fish and shrimps in Halong Bay that few people catch them. I cast the net several times and when I fish it up, I can catch dozens of kilograms of snapper, marlin, golden thread fish, etc., and from time to time there are also squid, prawns, and crabs.
Join the network and gain a lot.
On March 20, seven days later, Tong Baimei and Zhang Xian returned to the shore. Lou Huanqiu asked anxiously: "What happened?"
Tong Baimei and Zhang Xian both shook their heads, and Lou Huanqiu suddenly felt disappointed: "Is there a big demon? Is there a miasma? It doesn't matter, let's change the place again, alas..."
Zhang Xian couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter. Tong Baimei smiled and stroked his beard, and said loudly: "Get off the boat."
Hearing this, the whole ship cheered enthusiastically.
Looking at the vast old forest in front of them and the ten acres of sloping land on the shore, the three of them decided to officially choose this place for development. Zhang Xian and Lou Huanqiu unanimously agreed to name the place Baimei Port.
Naturally, Tong Baimei was very humble and couldn't be polite, so she had to accept it.
There are three immortal masters here, so the safety cannot be said to be foolproof, but it is also very guaranteed.
Tong Baimei, Zhang Xian, and Lou Huanqiu went ashore first and began to clear the dangers in this slope.
There are no monsters in this area on the shore, but there are many snakes and a group of wild boars. In half a day, they were all hunted down. More than a dozen wild boars were captured alive, and more than fifty venomous and non-venomous snakes were killed. In addition,
They also cleaned up a poisonous beehive and obtained a hive.
The sailors and servants also got off the ship, cutting down trees and clearing away vines and weeds, initially clearing out an acres of habitat. Then they cut wooden fences and built a simple wooden wall.
The old men and women were busy cooking wild boar, grilling fish and shrimp, and picking wild fruits, while the sailors began to build wooden houses.
Looking at everything in front of him, Tong Baimei happily took out the big gourd and took a swig of it. Then he said to Zhang Xian and Lou Huanqiu who were chewing on the wild boar's hooves: "Tomorrow I will deal with the nest of monster snakes in the west.
, Zhang goes to kill the wolf demon first, Huanqiu is here to protect everyone."
The two said in unison: "Understood!"
When Tong Baimei led his subjects to open up land in the southeast of Hengduan Mountain and the northeast of Dali Kingdom, Zhao Ran in Yingtian received a flying talisman from the real person Huang Bingyue of Helin Pavilion: "I am at Baoyue Villa by Mochou Lake.
, when will Zhiran be free?"
Zhao Ran quickly smiled apologetically at Rong Niang: "I'll be back later, Master Huang is here."
Rong Niang didn't even raise her head from the table. She carefully looked through the loan list for the Hengduan Dashan special development loan sent by Four Seasons Bank, and said: "Go...your good friend Zhu Meng, he also borrowed money, and his teacher
Liang Tengxian and several other disciples borrowed a total of forty-five thousand taels. Qiqiao Lin borrowed so much, I was worried whether they would be able to pay it back."
"Junior brothers are also going to Hengduan Dashan? As expected, Huayun Pavilion is still crowded with sixteen sects. Given this opportunity, they will definitely be willing to set up their own sects... Which other Huayun Pavilion is there?"
"There are also Yunlan Gang, Tianxing Tower, and Heshan Sect."
"Master Uncle Zhao Tenghu and Master Lu Tengji are also preparing to leave? The strength of Huayun Pavilion has been greatly damaged."
"But Elder Xiahou and Elder Yan definitely don't see it that way, they are eager to do it!"
"We need more help with the Huayun Pavilion matter. Do we have enough money?"
"Amber collected 2.8 million taels, which should be enough, but I'm afraid it won't be enough."
"If you really can't pay it back, I will pay back the money owed to Huayun Pavilion."
"Do you have that much money?"
"I'm so poor now, how can I have so much money? But I can conjure it up for you at any time, believe it or not?"
"Well, I believe this. Just leave quickly and don't disturb me to settle accounts!"
Zhao Ran rushed to Baoyue Villa and met Huang Bingyue. Huang Bingyue's first words were: "Zhiran, my teacher has gone into seclusion!"