"There are currently more than 76,600 gold coins in the territory, and the lord has allocated 40,000 gold coins to Miss Lia for the construction of the dry dock, and the disposable gold coins are 36,600 gold coins."

There were a lot of gold coins seized from the kobolds and robbers, and not only were all the funds for the construction of the dry dock that were originally unknown, but there was also a balance of 36,600 gold coins, and the capital demand for the construction of the fleet was very huge, and the first start-up capital was settled.

"Well, how many blood-invigorating potions are still in the territory's inventory?"

"There are 185 of them." Jona checked the information.

"All the wounded are given medicine according to their injuries, and the missing amount is purchased and distributed to all the wounded from the exchange, and I don't want any of the wounded to die because they are not treated in time." Lu Cheng commanded.

"Yes." Jona accepted the order, hesitated slightly, and then asked, "There are also more than 200 wounded robber slaves, do you need to arrange medical treatment?" ”

Lu Cheng hesitated, but after thinking about it, now the robber slaves are also the labor force of the territory, and they have lost their own losses when they die, so he said: "They are all treated together." ”

"Your Excellency is merciful!"

"Leah, now that all the funds you need are in place, how is the construction of the dry dock progressing?" Lu Cheng looked at Liya, who had no intention of holding a meeting, and Liya had been scribbling with a pen and paper since the meeting was held.

"You put 10,000 hearts, I estimate that there are still 5 days to officially complete and deliver, by the way, the robber captives who have just been captured will be handed over to me for a few days, I see that these guys are much stronger, and they are very suitable for transporting materials, and I want to add another 500 wheelbarrows, and now the most affecting the progress of the project is the transportation of materials." Leah said without raising her head.

"It's all within your purview, you just buy it." Lu Cheng said.

"Alice, Hasqi, you have seen the drawings of the Galen-class battleship, tell me about the situation."

"My lord, the drawings have already been read, and although there are no problems with the manufacturing, there are many places that still need to be analyzed thoroughly, so we still need some time to formulate a construction plan, and if it goes well, it can be completed at the same time that Miss Lia completes the dry dock." Haschi said.

"What is the estimated cost of the Galen-class battleship?" Lu Cheng is more concerned about the cost of production, which determines the quantity he can make.

"The construction cost of the battleship has been calculated, the construction cost of each ship only requires 5,000 gold coins, and the price of weapons I have confirmed with Lord Chiyan, each 120mm cannon costs 500 gold coins, and the 75mm rapid-fire gun costs 150 gold coins, plus some costs of weapons and accessories, the manufacturing cost of each ship is about 17,000 gold coins. Of course, this is the price at which all the materials are purchased, in fact, if all the materials produced and processed in the territory are made, the price can be reduced a lot, of course, because of the problem of the production of resources in the territory, all self-sufficiency will lead to slow speed due to the lack of material supply. Alice replied.

Jona added: "In addition, the biggest problem is not in the manufacture of ships, the territory currently has a total of 10 junior captains, junior captains can only control ships below 500 tons, and the tonnage of Galen-class battleships has reached more than 800 tons, which requires intermediate captains to control, and Galen-class battleships need 150 seamen, each 120mm cannon needs 5 people, each 75mm rapid-fire gun needs 4 people, and it also needs to be equipped with a reserve group of 30 people, each ship needs a total of 312 people." ”

"Is there a way to quickly increase the rank of captain?" Lu Cheng is also aware of the situation, although there are some obstacles to the construction of the ship due to the problem of Shamer's class, but the biggest problem is the level of the captain and crew, and it takes an intermediate captain to control the Galen-class battleship, and the level of the crew will also have a great impact on the performance of the entire battleship. If the captain reaches the intermediate level in time, and the other seafarers are all rookies, let alone fighting, it is a challenge to be able to move the ship safely.

"My lord, the level of the territory is not high enough, the supporting facilities of the seafarer academy are insufficient, if you can upgrade to a higher level, it is not difficult to directly train intermediate or even senior captains. At present, there is only one way, that is, let the captains go to sea to run the sea, run a few more times to accumulate experience, there will always be better qualified captains to advance, and the territory can also obtain development funds through trade, killing two birds with one stone. Jona suggested.

"It's a good idea to run a maritime trade, but where should we go to the port?" Anne asked.

"Considering that the ships that can be used now are all ships under 200 tons, so they can only run short-distance trade near the sea, and Miss Minglian, a high-level adventurer who recently came to our territory, brought an important piece of information that I think may be useful for our future development, so I brought Miss Mingren to the venue." Jona said and looked at a new face, "Miss Minglian, please introduce the situation." ”

A young woman sitting in the back position stood up, because of the recent battle outside, Lu Cheng still saw Minglian for the first time, she had short black hair, bright and clear eyes, like a fresh and lovely little sister next door, dressed in a light green short-sleeved suit, a short skirt of the same color, and a small and delicate short bow and matching 2 quivers hung on her back.

"I've met the lord and friends, I'm Minglian." Minglian nodded in greeting, "Unlike you, I am a native of this island, and my hometown is Sanglai City, which is near the sea in the west of this island, and it is more than 50 kilometers away from here in a straight line. ”

"Hello Miss Minglian, can you introduce the situation in Sanglai City?" Red Flame asked.

"Long admired the name of the Red Flame Lord, Sanglai City is the capital of the Sanglai Principality, Sanglai City is a first-class harbor town with a population of 20,000, and the entire Duchy has a population of 100,000. Three months ago, the Duchy of Kandi, located in the southwest of the island, launched a surprise attack on the Duchy of Sanglai, the Duchy of Sanlai was caught off guard in an unprepared situation, and the city of Sandai was occupied by the Duchy of Kandi in a very short period of time, and the invaders of Kandi plundered the entire town after occupying the city of Sandai, looted a large number of gold coins and property, and slaughtered thousands of residents who resisted, and the nearby villages were even worse, many villages were burned after looting, and the residents were killed and injured countless times. The atrocities of the Principality of Kandi provoked fierce resistance from the Sanlai people, and after paying a great price of sacrifice, the Kandi invaders were forced to withdraw from the Duchy of Sandai. But the good times did not last long, and the Duchy of Kandi still did not give up its plan to completely annex the Duchy of Sanglai, often sending troops to loot the villages of the Duchy of Sanglai, and even sent warships to bombard the city of Sanglai. ”

"The administrative structure of the former Principality of Sandi has been slaughtered by the invaders of Kandi, and the Provisional Government of the Principality of Sanlai is currently governed by the residents, but because of the assassination of the Principality of Kandi, the operation of the Provisional Government is very difficult. Due to the blockade of the Principality of Kandi, it is difficult to transport materials into the city of Sandi, the resistance of the Principality continues to decrease, and it has now reached a critical moment of life and death, if it is not supported by other forces, the Principality of Sandi will eventually be annexed by the Principality of Kandi, and for the residents of Sandi, being annexed by the Principality of Kandi means a tragic future. ”

"However, due to various reasons, other nearby forces refused to rescue the Principality of Sanglai, and just when we were disheartened, the merchant brought information that there were many territories of the Chosen One (players) on the east side of the island, and everyone thought that the Chosen One was our only hope, so the Principality sent us to seek cooperation with the Chosen One."

After speaking, Minglian looked at Lu Cheng who was in the first seat: "And our comprehensive assessment believes that the Arbiter Lord is the strongest Heavenly Chosen One. ”

Lu Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

"How much do you know about the Principality of Kanglai?" Jona asked.

"It's a shameless country!" Minglian gritted her teeth and said, "Kandi City, the capital of the Principality of Kandi, is a third-level town with a population of about 30,000, with a total population of about 150,000. In the past, the relationship between the Duchy of Kandi and the Duchy of Sanglai was relatively friendly, the two sides were close and the resources were complementary, so the trade was very frequent, and dozens of merchant ships traveled between Sandai City and Kandi City every day. There is a high-quality Nanmu forest next to Sanglai City, Nanmu is the main material for the manufacture of large ships, the price has been relatively high, the current market price is a group of 5 gold, and one of the main industries of Kandi is the shipbuilding industry, Sanglai sells the main goods to Kandi is Nanmu, the daily export volume is more than 500 groups during the peak period, and the main commodities we import from Kandi are food, utensils, weapons and ships, in addition to the price of ships and weapons other commodities are not high, so in general, Sanglai is in a favorable position in the trade between Kandi, You can make a profit of nearly 1,000 gold coins from trading every day. ”

Minglian continued.

"Half a year ago, the Principality of Kandi sent someone to negotiate, hoping that Sanglai would sell Nanmu at a price of 3 gold coins per group, which was much lower than the market price, so Sanglai refused, but considering the friendship with Kandi for many years of business dealings, he gave them a 9% discount. However, what I didn't expect was that Condi was not satisfied, and then a group of pirates appeared on the short shipping line between Sanglai and Kandi, and plundered a lot of ships, and later we learned that this group of pirates was actually invited by Condi, which is why Sanglai's fleet has not caught each other for a few months, in order to ensure the safety of the route, Sanglai's fleet had to go to sea to protect merchant ships. Three months ago, Condi suddenly announced that he had discovered the pirate's lair and invited Sanglai's fleet to go with him to exterminate the pirates, and we did not suspect Condy, after which Sandy's fleet fell into the trap of Condi and the pirates and suffered heavy losses, and only 5 damaged warships escaped. Kandi has a total of about 17,000 troops, including more than 5,000 in the navy, 22 warships, including 2 1,000-ton ones, 6 500-ton ones, and 14 200-ton ones, and the army has a total of 12,000 brigades, a total of 12,000 people, of which 2 guards brigades are the most well-equipped. ”

Lu Cheng said: "The Duchy of Kandi is indeed more shameless, but your negligence in prevention is also a very important inducement. ”

Minglian said in a depressed mood: "What my lord said is that because our Principality of Sanglai is mainly engaged in forestry production, and many years of comfortable life have made the people overly optimistic, and they have no clear understanding of external threats, so they fell into the trap of Condi, and fell into the situation where the country is almost ruined." ”

"And how do you want us to help you? You've also seen my territory, and in terms of military power, I'm far from being an opponent of the Condi Kingdom at the moment. Lu Cheng asked.