The principle of coal killing is that the coal combustion process consumes oxygen in the chamber, and then the carbon and oxygen are combined to form carbon monoxide when the carbon and oxygen are incompletely combusted. Carbon monoxide can tightly bind to hemoglobin in the blood, causing it to lose its gas exchange capacity, and eventually lead to carbon monoxide poisoning and death from lack of oxygen.

The people of this world cannot understand this esoteric thing, so they shun coal, missing out on the basic fuel for scientific development.

Luo Lan won't miss out on coal.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, Luo Lan said the correct way to use coal.

"It's very simple, don't use coal in a confined place. In the past, in order to avoid outsiders, alchemists often hid in caves to alchemy, resulting in the smoke of the black stone could not dissipate in time, and then poisoned. And in Phuket, I will protect the alchemist, who can do alchemy in the open air, and there is no need to dodge at all. ”

Luo Lan smiled, "In the future, the west coast will be the base of alchemists, and Mr. Rick can use all resources at will, without hiding in a closed mine to alchemize."

Luo Lan's words shocked the people around him, especially Gandalf, who stopped talking and his face was very ugly.

Rick, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised, he saw Luo Lan's determination again.

Luo Lan proposed open-air alchemy, which was not a simple change of venue, but to show his attitude: I accept the alchemist with an iron heart, it doesn't matter if I am discovered, no one can persuade me!

"Your Highness, I believe in you, since you said that open-air alchemy will not be killed by the black stone, then I will try, and I will no longer hide in the dark and damp mine cave in the future!"

Rick excitedly said that he also admired Luo Lan very much now, just like Bina.

There is no need to say any more superfluous words, everyone made a detailed alchemy plan for the West Coast that day, Luo Lan not only wanted to use the mine, but also retransform the West Coast into a prosperous industrial base.

The two fast horses were the first to return to Phuket City, and with the Prince's hand, they ordered the Guards to move Rick's alchemy tools to the west coast.

At the same time, the edict also stated that 200 civilians would be recruited to work on the West Coast. Their main job was to move rocks and lay the initial foundation for Rick's industrial base.

When these things were in full swing, Luo Lan had already arrived at the seaside on the west coast on horseback.

It was only an hour away from Rick's industrial site, and it took an hour because there was no road to the sea, and if the road to the sea was built, it would only take ten minutes to get there on horseback.

The sea breeze is gentle, the endless sea is rolling waves, and the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks is good.

Luo Lan looked at the sea, and his gaze gradually looked to the north. There are also mountains and forests, which have not been touched by humans, and the sea is also a pristine sea.

Next to Luo Lan, Gandalf and Bina were also there, both of them showing comfortable expressions.

Especially Bina, she unveiled her long hair and was beautiful and moving.

Luo Lan glanced at her and chuckled, "Miss Bina, what do you think of the sea here?" ”

"Pretty."

Bina only said two words, and Luo Lan asked Gandalf again, "What do you think?" ”

Gandalf muttered, "The coast is flat here, and there are roads on the other side of Rick's mine, so we can expand here. We can connect Phuket City with the mining area and the western sea for fishermen to fish. ”

is worthy of Gandalf, and he still has a good eye.

But this is not what Luo Lan thinks, the goal of fishing is too small.

Perhaps seeing Luo Lan's carelessness, Gandalf asked, "Your Highness, do you have any other ideas?" ”

Bina, who was on the side, pulled up a strand of hair and said, "He must have other ideas, if it's just for fishing, he won't do it." ”

Or Bina knows me.

Luo Lan laughed, raised his horsewhip and pointed to the endless sea, "This must be a good fishing ground, the east coast is only more than ten nautical miles away from the mainland of the Sea Spirit Kingdom, and the fishing industry has been occupied by people from the land." Our fishermen don't have a say, so it's better to move here, not only to open up new fishing grounds, but also to provide meat security for the industrial base."

Luo Lan first affirmed Gandalf's idea, and then said ambitiously: "In addition to the fishing grounds, I will also set up a special economic zone here, in this special zone, where alchemy will drive mining, weapons manufacturing, blackstone processing industry, etc., this will be the most high-end area in the world." ”

Gandalf and Bina looked confused.

"What is a Special Economic Zone?"

Bina said curiously, and Luo Lan smiled, "It is to take economic construction as the center and give as many preferential policies as possible, so that it can develop into a leader that drives the prosperity of Phuket." For example, a blacksmith who comes here to strike iron can buy all the iron ore from the state treasury at a polar price, or a foreign ship can dock here and pay half of the customs duties elsewhere."

Luo Lan's explanation made Gandalf and Bina's eyes light up, but Gandalf immediately frowned.

"Your Highness, on the opposite side of the port of Phuket City is the great port of the Sea Spirit Kingdom, where almost all southbound ships dock, and where the most prosperous commercial transactions in the south take place. Our port of Phuket City has been suppressed to the death, and now that you have opened a port on the west coast, which is even farther away from the land, I am afraid that the merchant ships will not be happy to come, even if the tariff is reduced by half. ”

Gandalf's concern was very reasonable, and Luo Lan had already thought about it, but he still had to do it.

"Although the port of Hailing Country is prosperous, there are many complicated government decrees. If I'm not mistaken, that port is in the hands of my second brother, who is the lord of that fiefdom. My second brother was a land-obsessed lord, and he only wanted to develop cavalry. ”

Luo Lan smiled at the corner of his mouth, "As for the sea, he doesn't want to take a second look, his port can develop so big, it is completely forced out step by step by merchant ships." Our SEZs, on the other hand, are actively attracting merchant ships and eliminating all the complications."

Luo Lan has a second brother in his memory, and he still knows better.

Gandalf looked surprised, "Your Highness has actually studied the second prince?" It's unexpected"!

Gandalf looked very happy, Luo Lan shrugged, he just took the second prince in his memory and analyzed it.

In fact, the mentality of the second prince is a common problem of the lord of the right of way. The Norlan continent is rich and can be completely self-sufficient, especially in the south, where every country is developing cavalry, and their arable land can fully meet all needs, so naturally they will not pay attention to maritime development.

At present, the world's merchant ships are basically from the northern countries. The perennial wars and chaos on land in the northern kingdom made it very risky to do business on land, so the merchants developed a maritime trade, and they traded with the south, exchanging leather, spices, fish, etc., for cloth and weapons from the south.

Countries that do not attach importance to the sea will naturally not pay much attention to the situation of merchant ships, let alone clear the obstacles for merchant ships. As a result, the captains of the North often complained that the Southern decrees were too complicated and harsh.

For example, when a convoy of merchant ships enters a southern port, the lord must first be notified, and then the customs duties must be paid, and the customs duties are not paid once. A tax was paid on every cargo of a merchant ship, and even sailors who came ashore had to pay a personal entry duty.

In addition, the lords were insatiable, and the lords of all sizes demanded high customs clearance fees, resulting in very low profits and complaints from many merchant ships.

What Luo Lan wants to do is to open up to the outside world, implement the most preferential policies, and attract foreign capital to drive the development of the special zone.

Luo Lan told her about her strengths, and Bina and Gandalf both nodded their heads repeatedly.

"Then we have to give the SAR a name first, Your Highness, what do you think this place should be called?"

Gandalf said a little impatiently, Luo Lan flashed the words "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone" in his mind, and then said: "Let's call it Rick Special Zone, I want to make Rick's name go down in history, and at the same time tell the alchemists all over the world what is the attitude of Phuket towards alchemists." ”

"Huh?"

Gandalf's face is not very good-looking, he is already a little dissatisfied with Rick, and now he is even more unhappy to use Rick to name the special economic zone.

"Gandalf, don't be angry when you say you've done it for a month. When the special zones are developed, we will open up other special zones, and when the time comes, we will name them after you, and you will also go down in history. ”