In the tavern, Luo Lan thought for a long time.

The Golden Triangle has been formed, and his next goal is to expand the trade circle, and the first task is to buy ships.

If you want to buy a boat, you have to get in touch with the northerners, because the northern ships are the best. And among the northerners, Blake is the best choice.

This is what Max told Luo Lan.

However, Ai Yiman hates Blake, and Luo Lan does not want to force Ai Yiman to contact Blake.

"One Piece can be kicked out, the Adri-Edri fleet of the three major fleets can also be kicked out, and the Sin City fleet and the Big Whale fleet are left......"

Luo Lan tapped her fingers on the table, and found Rick a moment later.

He told Rick about his plans for the sea trade.

"We have discovered silver mines, and we have a lot of food, and it's time to expand our overseas trade, seize territory, and increase our influence. We in Phuket can only develop sea power. ”

"I wanted to make an alliance with Blake, but that kid was my rival. Rick, I'd like to recruit another fleet, do you think it's possible? ”

Luo Lan hit the idea on the Sin City fleet and the Great Whale fleet, both of which were sea overlords, and trading with them was undoubtedly a shortcut.

"Your Highness, with all due respect, it is impossible for some silver mines and grain to attract a large fleet, and our firearms, coal, and wheat cannot be leaked, so I think it is unlikely that the two major fleets will take care of us."

Rick uncovers a ruthless truth.

Luo Lan nodded: "Yes, it's too difficult." Nanshan country will take care of us because it is too short of food, and it is difficult to develop maritime trade. ”

Both were lost in thought.

Half a day later, Luo Lan still had a glimmer of hope and sent Mead to secretly go to Bishui Bay and visit the branches of the two fleets.

As you can imagine, Mead was mercilessly taunted and almost thrown into the sea.

"Your Highness, they don't look down on Phuket at all, and they don't want to come to inspect it, and the silver mine can't make them tempted." Mead came back angry and cursed, he was so angry that he was in a state of suffrage.

After Luo Lan said a few words of reassurance, she walked alone on the coast.

Feeling the faint sea breeze, Luo Lan's brows furrowed tightly, this was the first time he had encountered a problem that he was helpless about.

The country has developed steadily, but there is still a lot of fog abroad, and even an ally cannot be found.

The Northern Plains are allies, but the Northern Plains do not pay attention to maritime trade, and their ships are not advanced.

What's more, if the Northern Plains Territory trades with Phuket Island with great fanfare, it will definitely attract Barron's attention. No matter how stupid he is, he will send someone to find out, and then the secret of Phuket Island may be exposed.

While Luo Lan was thinking, a woman came behind him, and the woman shouted at him with a big grin: "Luo Lan, I heard that you were mocked by the two fleets?" ”

Luo Lan looked back, who was Ai Yiman?

"Well, the mockery across the sea, it's really me off." Luo Lan said with a smile.

Ai Yiman gave him a blank look and walked side by side with him.

"You completely blocked the news of Phuket Island, people from the outside world don't know about Phuket Island at all, if they know that Phuket Island has produced tens of millions of kilograms of wheat this year, they will definitely take the initiative to come to you." Ai Yiman said, the implication was to tell Luo Lan that he was actually very powerful.

"Yes, the fleet will take the initiative, and Barron will take the initiative."

Luo Lan exhaled, very helpless.

Ai Yiman was silent for a while and then said, "Forget it, I'd better go and befriend Blake, we will be safer if we form an alliance with him, and your plan can be implemented." ”

Ai Yiman was calm, as if it were a trifle to stammering Blake.

Luo Lan looked at her and couldn't help laughing twice: "Ai Yiman, I have seen a word in the book, called 'green hat', what do you think it means?" ”

Ai Yiman shook his head suspiciously: "Green hat? ”

"Blake pursues you, and you are the woman I want to get, if I send you to Blake, I am cuckolding, or do I take the initiative to wear it, this is an insult to men, do you want to insult me?" Luo Lan squinted.

Ai Yiman laughed for some reason, her laughter was very peculiar.

"Haha, I remember one thing, there used to be a lord in our north who fell in love with the concubine of the lord next door, so he sent his wife over and replaced the other party's concubine. It's called mutual cuckolding, and you men are really disgusting. ”

The topic is a bit off-topic.

Luo Lan waited for Ai Yiman to finish laughing and said, "You stay honest, I will think of a way." ”

Ai Yiman smiled and walked away humming a ditty.

Luo Lan sat on the reef and waited for the sunset to get dark before returning to the port.

He still didn't think of a way, and when he returned to the port, he found that the merchant ship that Aiman usually took was gone.

Luo Lan was shocked, and hurriedly asked the workers: "Where is Aiyiman?" ”

"She seems to have gone north, and she brought a lot of sailors with her."

No way? Ai Yiman went north without saying a word? What is she going to do?

Luo Lan hurriedly ran to the boat docking, wanting to call someone to chase after him. As soon as I got on the boat, I ran into Mead.

The two bumped into each other, dizzy.

"Your Highness, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Mead rubbed his head and asked, Luo Lan said in a deep voice: "Ai Yiman went north, she is really crazy, chase after her!" ”

Mead scratched his head stupidly: "Why are you chasing?" It was Mr. Karl who asked us to send a ship to the north, about thirty kilometers north of here, and there was primeval jungle everywhere, and it was difficult for cavalry to walk. ”

What?

Luo Lan wiped his sweat, and Mead said again: "Mr. Karl, the defense general of the West Coast, is currently opening a mine with miners, he probably found something good, let's go and take a look." ”

I see.

Luo Lan breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that she was wearing a green hat.

"Let's take a look, let's take a look." Luo Lan asked Mead to sail, and a warship immediately headed north.

The coastline of Phuket is not short, the west coast has been undeveloped, and the north side is even more so, which is full of dense jungle as far as the eye can see.

However, about 30 kilometers north, a large ship appeared in front of it, and the big ship did not dock, because there was no way to dock, and the sailors jumped out of the boat and waded ashore.

"It's love for them." Mead shouted, bringing his ship closer to the coast as well.

The coast is full of reefs, and there are reefs underwater, so you can't get too close.

The sailors jumped into the water one after another and swam to the shore. Mead took off his clothes and jumped down, and Luo Lan looked left and right on the deck, not daring to go down.

He can swim, but it's scary to jump from a height of ten meters so roughly.

Fortunately, there were sailors who knew to take care of Prince Luo Lan and threw the rope below.

Luo Lan grabbed the rope and moved it down, and the palms of her hands were peeling.

As soon as she went there, there was a woman's laughter on the shore, and Ai Yiman was laughing at Luo Lan on the shore wetly, and Meade was still talking to her about what had just happened.

Luo Lan looked depressed, swam over and spit out the seawater, and then was picked up by Mead.

Ai Yiman, who couldn't stop laughing, patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't cuckold you." ”

"Enough, don't talk about it, what did Carl find?" Luo Lan said weakly.

"Gold Mine." Ai Yiman leaned close to Luo Lan's ear and his tone trembled.