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Mu Tong paused, and then said: "There are thirty-six countries in the Divine Apocalypse Continent, and the Qingyun Empire occupies the widest area and the richest. The Jinguang Empire is the second, along with smaller countries such as the Zhengde Kingdom and the Doro Kingdom. After Hera appeared to establish the Qingyun Empire, he made great efforts to make the people's livelihood better, and the Hera family was also honored by the Pingtian King merchants, although the Pingtian King merchants had no real power, but they had a very high reputation in the Divine Apocalypse Continent, no matter what country or tribe encountered a catastrophe, the Pingtian Wangfu would be funded, and the Pingtian Wangfu would mediate from the disputes of various countries, so that the people would have a lot less suffering from war. Based on this, the Pingtian Palace's prestige in the entire Divine Apocalypse Continent was honorable, and even the Hera clan of the Qingyun Empire could not be compared. There is the Pingtian Wangfu as the big proprietor of the Hengchang Chamber of Commerce, not to mention the small Xia Yuan City Lord Li Jun, even the major princes of the Hera family dare not move easily, so Patriarch Liu handed over all the business of the nobles to me Mu, which is the safest and most secure......"

Liu Zhibang smiled and said, "It seems that my Han nationality has a lot of money, and I don't have to worry about having a good life......

Mu Tong's old face was slightly red, and he smiled and said, "Patriarch Liu, what are the buildings with strange shapes over there for?" ”

Looking in the direction pointed by Mu Tong, Liu Zhibang smiled and said, "It was a windmill I designed and built, using the abundant wind power from the seaside as the power source for workshops such as mills and paper mills. ”

Mu Tongda asked with interest, "Oh...... Paper mills? What good things do paper mills produce? ”

"Please come with me for a visit......" Liu Zhibang smiled and walked towards the paper mill with Mu Tong.

A few miles to the east, beside a stream stood a large workshop, in which there was a rumbling sound, Mu Tong walked into one of the workshops, the workers were nervously busy, there were several white pools in the large room, each pool had a gauze bag on it, and between the ups and downs, the gauze stained with the white slurry in the pool was removed and placed on the flat wooden board on the side, and there were countless layers.

"What is this?" Mu Tong walked to a pile of semi-finished products that were gradually drying, and gently tore off a page, only to see that this square white paper that was about to dry was as thin as a cicada's wings, and it was very smooth.

Liu Zhibang continued: "This is paper!" ”

Mu Tong looked left and right curiously and asked, "What's the use?" ”

Liu Zhibang explained: "This object can replace animal skins and silk silks for writing, and the cost is far cheaper than animal skins and silk silks, and the writing is clearer......

Mu Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Patriarch Liu, you are really a god...... Patriarch Liu...... Brother Liu...... Boss Liu, can this blank paper be resold to me? ”

Liu Zhibang looked at Mu Tong's excited old face and smiled: "It depends on what good price the shopkeeper Mu offers......

Mu Tong's shrewd brain was running fast, and it took a long time to say: "I will give out ten copper coins for a piece of paper......" After speaking, Mu Tong looked at Liu Zhibang nervously, waiting for him to make a counteroffer.

Liu Zhibang calculated in his heart that a small animal skin was only ten silver coins, and a hundred pieces of paper could top a small animal skin, and he made these papers, almost no cost, big trees were everywhere, and the workers were not paid, but it took some manpower and time, which was definitely a good thing, and he immediately made a deal with Mu Tong. Mu Tong laughed so much that his mouth couldn't close together, and he kept howling in his heart, this time, it was bigger.

That night, Liu Zhibang held a banquet, and after three rounds of wine, Mu Tong said to Liu Zhibang with the strength of the wine: "Brother Liu, there are really a lot of treasures in your clan, but there is a little bit of ...... bad."

Liu Zhibang put down the wine glass and said with a smile: "What's wrong?" ”

Mu Tong shook a few times, stabilized his figure, and continued: "The Han nationality is too far away from the official road, I rushed all the way from Xia Yuan City, it took more than ten days, it is too hard, if you can build a road that leads directly to Xia Yuan City, then the business will be better......

After listening to Mu Tong's words, all the leaders looked at each other, and there was a look of vigilance in everyone's eyes.

Hong Feng stood up and said: "Patriarch, my Han people have to be safe, to a large extent, because it is far away from Xia Yuan City, the road is difficult, the Qingyun Empire wants to conquer, the cost is high, if the road is repaired to Xia Yuan City, then the army of the Qingyun Empire can go straight in, and the Han people will be tired of fighting and will not be at peace......

"Yes, this road can't be repaired...... "Elder Heiqi also chimed in.

Lu Er also said: "Although Li Jun does not have a cavalry regiment, but Xia Yuancheng still has a border army, there are a lot of cavalry, if the road is built, within a few days, the cavalry of the Qingyun Empire can attack our Han nationality, they do not need to attack the city, they only need to harass from time to time, and my Han nationality will not be able to live in peace......."

Long Qing also continued: "Patriarch, even if you want to build the avenue, it will cost countless manpower and material resources, which will increase the burden of the Han people......"

For a while, there were objections, Liu Zhibang looked at the leaders coldly, and only when everyone was quiet did Liu Zhibang speak: "You are reasonable, and the proposal of the shopkeeper Mu is not unreasonable, there are pros and cons to building roads, but ......"

Aya interrupted Liu Zhibang's words when he heard this: "Patriarch, I think this matter will do more harm than good, and now the Han people still need to prepare for war with all their might, so they can't distract themselves from doing other things......

Seeing Aya's objection, Liu Zhibang nodded silently and said, "This matter will be discussed later, and everyone will continue to drink......

After the dinner was over, Aya walked into Liu Zhibang's room and said, "Abang, I see that you are quite moved by Shopkeeper Mu's proposal, do you really want to build the avenue?" ”

Liu Zhibang nodded and continued: "Well, after building the avenue, we Han people can really get out of Wumang Mountain, our Han people are poor people, it is difficult to become a big climate here, and going out is the only way out......"

"But......" Aya was a little worried.

Liu Zhibang smiled faintly, sat down and said: "I also know everyone's concerns, they are all reasonable, this thing has to be done, but slow down a little, according to Xia Yuancheng's informant, Li Jun kept his promise, and the public list declared the autonomy of the Han nationality, which was severely refuted by the superiors of the Qingyun Empire, Li Jun will be transferred out of Xia Yuancheng in a few days, and the new city lord will definitely gather a large army to attack the Han again, and the next battle is estimated to dispatch the border army of Wumang County, and the troops will be more than the last time Li Jun brought, and the combat power is far better than Li Jun's resident army......"

Aya couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Can the Han people block the attack again this time?" ”

Liu Zhibang thought for a while and asked, "We need more soldiers, how is the expansion of the Han army now?" ”

Aya took out a thick booklet, all made of white paper, with these papers and the brush developed by Liu Zhibang, the cause of recording was greatly reduced.

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