At this time, the sand dunes that were still expanding their territory were rolling and surging around, relying on the assistance of their own positions, with the illusion of both truth and illusion to create a false appearance, Luo Zhengdao led hundreds of pirates to swagger away from under the noses of the two strong enemies, as for the pirates, whether these two groups of guys would fight, Luo Zhengdao didn't bother to pay attention.

During the hurried march, the mood of palpitations made these unruly pirates look at Luo Zhengdao, who led the team, and their eyes were full of awe. Such a powerful and incredible force is obviously beyond the scope of mortal ability, and if you go out and do it, it will probably not be difficult to annihilate an army alone!

After exerting all the chips from the pursuit of the Drow Elves, the rest of the journey was surprisingly calm, and the return to Wake Reef was unexpectedly smooth, whether it was bad luck in the front or good luck in the second half. After arriving home, the first thing Luo Zhengdao did was to greet his subordinates to eat a meal, which can be regarded as soothing the soul! Follow him to arrange ships to transport supplies to the gray iron dwarf tribe, since those dwarf guys have agreed to Luo Zhengdao's request, now he is also in a hurry to get the skilled craftsmen, and the lack of materials can find another way, the fourth ship Lanjin has been lying on the slipway half-dead, and has only completed the main project of laying the keel and the construction of part of the ribs, which is not good news for the pirate fleet that is eager to form combat power!

In the New World, even warships are usually used as the basic combat units to carry out tasks, and the odd number of warships are grouped to attack, either there is a suspicion of wasting combat power, or the combat power is insufficient to overwhelm the enemy forces encountered, in short, there are many problems and troubles.

Completing the construction of the first phase of the four ironclad ships as soon as possible, this plan is one of the necessary steps to settle many troubles, and it is the moment when he is anxious to wait for the rice to be cooked, and it is human nature that Luo Zhengdao can't bear it. It is precisely because of his own small profit that he has to do it himself, if he has a strong family background like Yaling and Elf, this little thing of sesame mung bean will not be able to worry about the supreme leader.

In the old world, there is a so-called eight-character mantra for the fast way to make money, including prostitution, gambling, smuggling and drug trafficking. Even so, it takes a long time to accumulate a huge amount of wealth, and many people dislike that it is too slow to make a fortune, so they embark on a more convenient path to riches, such as bank robbery. As Luo Zhengdao, who returned to Wake Reef, spared no effort to recruit human refugees and train craftsmen and soldiers, he also felt that his money was becoming more and more tight, and his position was tight!

Faced with the double dilemma of shortage of raw materials and lack of craftsmen, the first thought that flashed in Luo Zhengdao's mind was that it was time to go out and grab a ticket again, and he didn't grab any business quickly, unless he opened a bank to build a government.

The main continent was made miserable by the goblin Second Empire with the trick of moving the border and banning the sea, and the goblins who did not hesitate to hurt people got the expected effect, that is, to make the pirates fall into a miserable situation where they could not rob them, not to mention that they were about to starve to death, and the actual situation was not much better.

Today, on the long coastline of the main continent, except for the strongholds of the city fortress and a small number of military ports guarded by goblins, what remains is an empty and uninhabited area that stretches for thousands of miles, and the only target worthy of plundering on the bright side is Xiangjiang.

Standing in front of the chart of the sea of stars, Luo Zhengdao, who had been pondering for a long time, moved his steps, and suddenly said to himself:

"Alright! That's you. ”

Hearing that the pirate Count Will Needham had led the team to the sea off the Xiangjiang River again, the bigwigs of the merchant group were almost frightened and cried when they got the news, and they hurriedly sent a few lobbyists to act as negotiators to negotiate with the pirate leader.

"Your Royal Highness, you've broken the rules by doing this! The robbery has to change places, and the family of our Xiangjiang business group has been hollowed out for you, are you trying to force us to death? ”

As soon as the chubby round-faced businessman met, he rolled on the spot, and he pounced on Luo Zhengdao's feet cleanly, relying on his dealings, knowing that although this uncle said the same, he could still be reasonable, so as not to directly pull out a knife and cut people, the fat businessman put on a mournful posture to win sympathy, and he just wanted to wipe all his snot and tears on Luo Zhengdao's robe.

Seeing this scene, the angry and funny Luo Zhengdao didn't have much to do with this kind of cheeky and familiar guy, and said lukewarmly:

"Hey, don't say it so ugly, I'm a pirate, why don't I come out to rob and eat? You have time to cry, why don't you think about what conditions can convince me to give up on my plan! ”

The sad Xiangjiang Port is about to become Luo Zhengdao's ATM, every time he feels that he is short of money, he comes to do a vote, although the business group feels very wronged, Luo Zhengdao still feels that he is humiliated! If it weren't for the troubled times, he would have become the number one target of the goblins, and he could make a fortune by developing any technology, so why bother to come to eat this bowl of pirate's severed rice?

At present, the most lacking thing of Luo Zhengdao is not money, as long as he is willing to sign a traitorous treaty with the Yaling Empire, the other party will definitely have a lot of financial aid to the account immediately, and the lack of craftsmen and metal raw materials is a bigger problem.

Some time ago, the Yaling Empire got a full set of drawings for the Black Gold, and immediately began to trial produce ironclad ships, Luo Zhengdao refused to sell his future earnings further, and it became more and more difficult to get a large amount of metal.

The Grey Iron Dwarf Tribe in the Dark Sea promised to provide craftsmen for Wake Reef, but looking at the overly active situation of the Drow Elves, they couldn't count on those dwarves to fulfill the agreement for a while, and before they got rid of these stalker Drow Elves, they didn't need to expect the Gray Iron Tribe to take the initiative to send the craftsmen to Luo Zhengdao.

At its peak, Xiangjiang, the leading commercial metropolis on the coast of the main mainland, accommodated more than 1 million people, and was eliminated by the harsh living conditions of war, disease, starvation, etc., and the population of the city is estimated to exceed 600,000, among whom there are many craftsmen. Even if we take a step back, there are not many craftsmen among the human refugees who have escaped, and the major business groups in Xiangjiang have their own various workshops, saying that they have no craftsmen, this nonsense can only coax laymen, could it be that those big-bellied profiteers went to make iron weaving cloth by themselves? It's a big joke in itself.

Whether Xiangjiang can hold or not, looking at the causes and consequences of the previous attacks, it has already been clearly told what the answer is to both sides, and the strength of the army is an obvious fact, so there is no need to bother to discuss. Instead of being beaten up and then starting negotiations, it is better to negotiate the conditions as soon as possible and invite Luo Zhengdao to return home as soon as possible, and the performances and bravados of both sides are to serve this fundamental goal.

As the protagonist, Luo Zhengdao knows it in his own heart, this time he came to ask for craftsmen, unlike the last time he used the prestige of the pirate alliance to solicit human outcasts, the difficulty coefficient of the plan is no less than that of seeking skin with the tiger!

Those craftsmen who have mastered a skillful skill are like hens that lay golden eggs to the various merchant groups, as long as the craftsmen are raised, they will continue to generate excess profits, and it is conceivable that the major merchant groups will categorically not agree to hand over the craftsmen, unless they really have no choice. Which of these black-hearted businessmen doesn't know that the business foundation of simply reversing profits is unstable? Once the market rises and falls, or the upstream and downstream channels fluctuate violently, the rootless duckweed that lacks the support of the cash flow of the real economy will die ugly.

Publicly clarifying his intentions, Luo Zhengdao looked at several negotiators with a smile at this time, watching them sweat like rain, several people secretly exchanged glances, and the round-faced businessman led by him continued to smile and said:

"Your Royal Highness the Regent, please allow us to go back and convey your request, is that okay?"

Hearing the sound, Luo Zhengdao pointed to the hourglass timer next to him and said:

"Listen, you have an hourglass of time to convince them, and if they don't reply within the time limit, I'll give the order to open artillery to attack. Do you know how powerful a 110-pounder gun is? Hehe, you'll find out soon. ”

It is the professional characteristic of businessmen to ask for money and not to die, so Ma Dabeard said that they dared to risk the gallows if they had three times the profit, and now the three stupid black and thick ironclad ships under the command of Luo Zhengdao are blocking the door of their own homes, and the Xiangjiang merchant group union, which has always only recognized money, has also begun to tremble.

The ironclad ship is such an epoch-making cutting-edge warship, which can be called the concrete carrier of the navy's strong ship and artillery, and the arrogant and domineering goblin navy is not deflated in front of Luo Zhengdao, these ironclad ships have been tested by war, although after being sacked last time, the merchant group jointly spent a lot of money to reorganize the defense system, but I am afraid that the 48-pound and 60-pound fortress guns laid on the periphery of Xiangjiang Port will not be able to gnaw these ironclad ships! Looking at these three fierce gods and vicious ghosts aggressively, the merchant group and the whole group really wanted to sing a song "Ask you how sad you can be", if they can sing, it will be weakly exploded with the wooden battleships playing soy sauce behind the three iron guys, and compared with the big ships and huge guns of the ironclad ships, the threat is not worth mentioning.

"What the hell is going to do? What do you say? ”

At the round table within the Chamber of Commerce, the dreary atmosphere and the smell of tobacco permeating the room were equally unpleasant, and the shouting of the panting president could not arouse the enthusiasm of the attendees, and they cast too much scheming and greed into each other's eyes. Since suffering losses is an inevitable outcome in the current situation, the question of who should bear these losses has become the focus of contention in the meeting. In order to achieve the realistic goal of trapping others to save themselves, the bigwigs must dig out their ways to organize their language, try to weaken their competitors, and succeed in getting themselves out.

"I don't agree to hand over the craftsman, although that bastard will come in, we will lose more, but I will never agree to be blackmailed!"

The big guy's speech was complained by the old opponent sitting opposite, saying:

"Phew, do you say you don't agree? Have you ever beaten a pirate fleet? Those three ironclad ships are monsters, tsk, I really don't know where you got this courage. ”

"Then you can't be scared and surrender with two words, you soft bones!"

"Bah, you're hard-boned, go out and block the shells! I'll see how you die! ”

Listening to these useless speeches, which were only used for personal attacks, the president of the Chamber of Commerce could not bear it any longer, and he slapped the table and shouted angrily:

"Enough! That's enough! Stop arguing. Can talking this nonsense get pirates out of here? Did you get drunk yesterday and still haven't come to your senses? Do you need me to pour you ice water and cool your heads? ”