Rick Special Industrial Zone.

Truckloads of iron ore were pulled here, and all the blacksmiths present gathered around, and some merchants from the blacksmith shop immediately came to ask: "Your Highness, how to sell iron ore?" ”

There has always been a shortage of iron ore in the special industrial zone, and the merchants who toss the iron smelting industry have not been able to make money.

If there is iron ore, then you can make agricultural tools from iron, and the more than 200,000 farmers in Phuket are in dire need of agricultural tools, which is a big business.

Luo Lan signaled everyone not to worry, and he found a backbone for a meeting.

Rick first said: "Your Highness, since we can buy iron ore in the future, then let's hurry up and build an iron-smelting workshop, and strive to let the farmers use iron tools next year." ”

Boer said: "Yes, now we have two waterways, transportation is not difficult, as long as the farm tools are ready, it can be transported to the southernmost point in half a month at most." ”

Of course, this is true, but it needs to be pondered a little more at the beginning.

Luo Lan touched his chin and said, "How many blacksmiths do we have?" ”

"More than a hundred, they used to basically serve the nobles, but now they are doing their own things, and they are not convinced by each other." Rick laughed, "You can bring them together, just like a rum factory, and concentrate on big things." ”

Rick admired Luo Lan's state-owned business model, so he advocated continuing to establish a state-owned company.

But Luo Lan didn't agree this time.

He thought for a while and said: "Ironsmithing is not the core technology, and there are many blacksmiths, each of whom is relatively scattered, and they have their own set of systems, which is not suitable for centralization. ”

Rick was stunned: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"Let them be private, cooperate with the local government, set up township business family enterprises, and let the iron smelting industry blossom everywhere."

Luo Lan's idea was also epoch-making, and he let go of the big hand of the planned economy.

Rick worried, "In that case, will the merchants mess around?" For example, overpricing farm tools and harming farmers and so on. ”

"As long as the iron-smelting industry blooms everywhere, there will be competition everywhere, and whoever dares to price too high will definitely go bankrupt, and the farmers will not buy it." Luo Lan smiled, and Rick's eyes lit up: "Yes, it's me who is too dull." ”

In fact, this is the self-regulating mechanism of the market, and the market will also choose businessmen.

The private sector of iron smelting was thus decided, and merchants from all over the country were free to buy and sell iron ore with Aiman without going through the hands of the king.

For a time, the iron ore on the west coast was snapped up, except for the five hundred kilograms that Luo Lan specially transported to the Daisi Industrial Base, there was not a single kilogram left.

Ai Yimanle is broken, and she makes a lot of money on this transaction.

She was about to say goodbye immediately, saying that she would go to Beiyuan to buy iron ore and come back in half a month.

Luo Lan grabbed her, smiled and took her to a remote tavern to drink.

Ai Yiman hugged his arms and stared at Luo Lan cautiously, for fear that he would get angry. Spring-like.

Luo Lan poured a glass of rum for Aiyiman, and then asked, "Does my sister have anything to tell me?" ”

"Nope." Aiman simply shook his head neatly.

Luo Lan didn't care either, and began to get down to business.

"You don't have to rush to make money, it's just a small amount of money now, do you want to make a lot of money?"

Luo Lan looked like a profiteer. Ai Yiman's ears pricked up: "Of course, what tricks do you have?" ”

Luo Lan took out a map of the Central Sea from his arms.

The Central Sea is located in the middle of the eastern ocean of the Norlan continent, more than a month's distance from Sophia's East Bay.

North of the Central Sea is the northern country, Aiyiman usually goes north, at most three days across the Central Sea, she will not continue to go north, because the north is too chaotic.

"Why are you showing me the Central Sea? Is the business in the Central Sea? Ai Yiman was puzzled.

The Central Sea is too far away from Phuket to do business.

Luo Lan smiled and pointed to an island in the central ocean. This island is half a day's sea journey from the mainland, and is the "homeland" of the famous pirate king Black.

Blake grabbed Central Sea by the throat and demanded tolls from passing fleets, earning a decent amount of money for decades.

His islands are said to have a population of more than 50,000, forming a small feudal state, and because of the sea, Blake developed a seafaring industry and advanced shipbuilding technology.

"Do you know Blake?" Luo Lan looked at Aiyiman and asked, Aiyiman frowned, and said angrily: "What are you doing?" ”

Ai Yiman was suddenly upset, and Luo Lan was a little surprised: "Why are you angry?" ”

"Nothing, you go on." Ai Yiman crossed his legs and squinted at Luo Lan.

Luo Lan continued: "Blake is a pirate who can match the three major fleets, but he has no backing, and sooner or later he will be slaughtered by the northern countries. This is Blake's fatal flaw that can be exploited. ”

Luo Lan said what Max told him, and he was planning in his heart.

Ai Yiman was a little surprised: "How do you know about Blake when you are squatting on Phuket Island?" Southerners don't seem to have heard of him. ”

"A friend told me that Blake would flee south in the future, that he was a pearl in the ocean." Luo Lan pointed to Pirate Island, "If I want to buy a boat, I will do business with Blake, and the next time you go north, you will buy a few big ships from him, and then give him a box of gold coins, saying that it is a gift from Prince Ben." ”

Ai Yiman snorted, "Don't do it." ”

Luo Lan was puzzled: "You seem to be really angry, what's wrong?" ”

"If you want to buy a ship, you can buy it from the Northern Empire, and you can't do business with Blake."

"My purpose is not to do business, but to establish trade relations, and if something happens to Blake in the future, I have a way here for him to go." Luo Lan explained, "This pearl is priceless. ”

Luo Lan explained carefully, Aiyiman rolled his eyes, got up and left, and made it clear that he didn't want to do it.

Luo Lan was surprised, what happened?

At this time, Meade's ship returned from the south, and Meade rushed to see his pirate queen, only to see the pirate queen return to the ship with an unhappy face.

Mead and Luo Lan were confused.

"Your Royal Highness, have you angered Ai Iman?" Midage said, Luo Lan spread his hands: "I don't know, I talked to her about a big plan just now, that's it." ”

Luo Lan told Mead about the big plan, and Mead couldn't help but laugh after hearing it: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, don't you know, Blake has been pestering Ai Yiman for several years, and every time he goes to the Central Sea, Blake will definitely come to harass and annoy him. ”

Mead sat down, "Aiman has always resisted Blake, she could have relied on Blake to become the true pirate queen, but she chose you. She put all her fate and hope on you, and in the end, you want her to trade with Blake, and it's no wonder that she is not angry. ”

How could it be?

Luo Lan touched her chin, so Blake is her "rival in love"?

Although they are not real rivals, the relationship between the three parties is destined to be discordant. If Ai Yiman is a man, it doesn't matter at all, but she is a woman, and women are sensual, and it is understandable that she resists Luo Lan's plan.

"Your Highness, the crew said that Ai Yiman was irritable and cold when he arrived in the north, and he was in a good mood and happy when he arrived in the south. If it weren't for the sale of rum, she would definitely not want to go north, she would like to do business near Phuket and Bishui Bay, and she probably thinks of you as someone she can rely on. ”

Mead said in a low voice, with a little more sympathy on his face: "Ai Yiman is too bitter, too stubborn, and too beautiful at the same time, if such a woman refuses to compromise, she will definitely end miserably." Your Highness must not use her to trade with Blake, Blake is not rare in money, and he will seize this opportunity to make Aiman compromise. ”

Mead said seriously, as if he was afraid that Luo Lan would force Ai Yiman to trade.

Luo Lan smiled bitterly: "Look at what you said, it seems that I am a negative man." You go and tell Ai Iman that she doesn't want to forget it. By the way, by the way, I also rely on her very much, I still love her very much, I want to get her, Blake is my Luo Lan's rival. ”

Mead opened his mouth and walked away in a strange way.

On the merchant ship in the port, Aiyiman grabbed his messy hair and looked at the fishermen in the distance, his expression calm, obviously thinking about something big.

At this time, Mead came over, and before he could open his mouth, Ai Yiman said first: "Tell Luo Lan that I promised to trade with Blake." ”

Mead sighed, shook his head and said, "No, no, Luo Lan said no, he depends on you very much, loves you, and wants to get you, so Blake is his rival in love, and he won't send you to his rival in love." ”

Ai Yiman froze, then cut off, flicked his pigtails and went to the cabin to drink.

(It's the National Day, there are a lot of orders for the bun shop at home, and my parents are very tired, as an old man with no income, I have to do some work for the store, so I have been changing it every day recently)