Nicoto said kind words and stopped Luo Lan.

He can't help it, the food and bee coal in Phuket are really eye-catching, even if the technical exchange is not fair, Nicoto has to admit it.

Luo Lan snorted lightly, unwilling to speak, and let Charles speak.

Charles was quite polite, and patiently explained to Nicoto and others: "Don't blame the prince for being angry, our Phuket Island is too weak, and we have to hold on tightly if we have a little technology, for fear of being robbed by others." So the prince was inevitably a little sensitive. ”

Charles said, leaned close to Nicoto's ear and said: "Lord Duke, please rest assured, the technology of bee coal will definitely be given to you, but to make bee coal, you must have anthracite as a raw material, and it is also a good intention for us to send someone to Nanshan Country to help you find it, otherwise you can only buy bee coal for the rest of your life." ”

"Mr. Charles has a point, but I have a question." Nicoto's eyes flickered, and Charles motioned for him to say.

"What the hell is anthracite? What if your people can't find it? If you can't find it, won't this nest of bee coal industry be unable to develop in my Nanshan country? ”

Nikto, too, was an old fox, and he thought that Phuket might drag on forever.

Charles laughed, as if he had heard a big joke: "Duke Nicoto, are you joking?" Blackstone is everywhere, anthracite is also blackstone, I don't know how many open-pit mines, even I have Phuket Island, how can Nanshan Country not have it? Sure you can find it! ”

Charles swore an oath, "If you really can't find it, I will supply you with bee coal for free in Phuket, 10,000 yuan a year, and not a single gold coin will be charged!" ”

As soon as Charles's bold words came out, the envoys were overjoyed, and Luo Lan said angrily: "Charles, what do you say? Nest bee coal is so precious, how can it be supplied for free? ”

Charles seemed to realize that he had gone too far, and said with a dry smile: "Your Highness, don't be angry, Nanshan Country is our only friend, of course we should be kind to our friends, so let's supply five thousand yuan for free every year, how about an extra copper coin?" ”

"Good, thank you for the prince's kindness." Nicoto snatched the words and bent down to thank Luo Lan.

Luo Lan looked unlucky, so she had to nod and agree, and the messengers were suddenly crooked, as if they had taken advantage of a big advantage.

This dinner was not a good meal, and the relationship between Luo Lan and Nicoto was a little not good.

After three rounds of drinking, Luo Lan went directly to sleep, saying that he was sleepy, leaving Charles to deal with the messengers.

When Nixto and the others saw Luo Lan leaving, they thanked Charles, and they felt that Charles was more friendly.

Nicoto rolled his eyes and complimented Charles: "Mr. Charles has made great contributions to the development of Phuket Island, and this Prince Luo Lan is too strict with you, and he actually scolded you to your face, hey." ”

A general also said: "Yes, Prince Luo Lan is a bit arbitrary, unlike my king, he treats Duke Nixto like a relative, and never scolds." ”

Charles's face darkened, and then he smiled: "Don't talk about this, drink!" ”

The crowd drank again, and dispersed in the middle of the night.

Charles was carried to the apse, and Nickto and his party returned to the castle where they were temporarily staying.

On the way, the clever messenger said excitedly: "Lord Duke, this Charles seems to be a little contradictory to Luo Lan." ”

"It's true, it's just not obvious. This point can be exploited, Luo Lan represents Phuket, it is impossible for him to sell the interests of Phuket, but Charles is not necessarily. In the future, I had more contact with Charles, and I won over Charles, and half of Phuket Island was ours. ”

By the window at the highest point of the palace, Luo Lan looked down at the envoys who were going away.

Charles pushed the door in, he was no longer drunk.

"Your Highness, Nicoto actually wants to stir up relations between us, do you want to push the boat down the river?" Charles smiled weirdly.

Luo Lan raised her eyebrows: "It's really an old fox, I want to think about it......"

After a deep groan, Luo Lan nodded: "Since Nicoto wants to win you over, you can do it with him, maybe you can catch big fish in the future." ”

After one night, the envoy of the Nanshan Kingdom came to see Luo Lan again.

This time it was very official.

Luo Lan met them at the palace, and both sides sent their respective civil ministers to sign the cooperation document.

There are three big documents, the first is the sale of grain in Phuket in the coming year, the second is that Phuket Island sent people to Nanshan Country to find anthracite coal to teach technology, and the third is that Nanshan Country opened an arrow casting workshop to receive craftsmen from Phuket Island.

There are more small documents, including the sale of bee coal, port tariffs, textile machine prices, and fishing ground boundaries......

After half a day passed, the two sides signed the documents and went to drink in a friendly and cordial manner.

Of course, each must have some insidious thoughts in their hearts.

In order to cooperate as soon as possible, Luo Lan personally went north to select an elite craftsman, follow Nicoto back to China, and enter the workshop to study.

At the same time, he also had to select Nest Bee Coal technicians to go to Nanshan Country to find anthracite coal and teach technology.

Both of these things were very important, and Nicoto also attached great importance to them, and he continued to stay with the people, waiting for Luo Lan to return.

Of course, in the meantime, Nicoto was not idle. Without Luo Lan, the envoys relaxed all of a sudden, mingling with Charles all day long, and the two sides were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, walking here and there, intimately.

Nicoto even gave Charles an expensive pearl, a pearl the size of a pebble, which made Charles very happy, and promised on the spot to secretly give 100,000 catties of corn to Nanshan Country in the coming year.

The envoys all looked happy, and Nikto smiled kindly.

North, West Coast Industrial Base.

Luo Lan had already returned here, and he had a meeting with Rick, Bor, and Gulmis, and talked about the deal with Nanshan Country in detail.

Young Gulmis, who did not understand politics, shouted vigorously: "Are you going to Nanshan Country to find anthracite?" Okay, okay, let's make our invention go to the world for the benefit of all! ”

Rick slapped him on the spot: "You fool, if Nanshan Country masters the technology of bee coal, where is there any chance for us to survive, in the future, the history books will record that it was Nanshan Kingdom that invented Bee Coal, and you Gurmis will not even remember your name in the book." ”

Gulmis looked dazed, unable to figure out why.

Boer looked at Luo Lan: "Your Highness, I'll help you select workers and craftsmen, the port has been repaired well recently, and I'm free." ”

Luo Lan nodded: "This matter is very important, we must choose clever people, we have too many workers, and it is easy to leak secrets." In this way, you tell the selected workers and craftsmen that as long as they complete the task, they will be the marquis of Phuket in the future, and they will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins and 20 acres of homestead land, and they can be appointed as officials. ”

This reward surprised several people, because it was too bloody.

But Luo Lan was not distressed, he knew that Nanshan Country was much richer than Buji Island, and the workers and craftsmen who often suffered hardships were easily shaken, and if they didn't spend their own money, those people were likely to be bought by Nanshan Kingdom.

Selfishness is human nature.

In early autumn, Mead's merchant ships headed south, carrying a group of craftsmen and a worker, with about two dozen people on either side.

This group of people took on the heavy responsibility and followed Nicoto to Nanshan Country with great hope, and they were the first people to study abroad in Phuket.