Chapter 244: Jealousy
Just five days later, the flying boat landed again in Xingchang County. Zhang Hao stepped off the flying boat and looked at the already precarious, but still strong front, with a relaxed smile on his face.
Fu Yun stood on the flying boat, quietly looking down, and a look of relaxation appeared on his face.
If you want to fly over the dangerous area of the country of Danyang, someone must 'press the formation'. This transaction is related to the common interests of the country of Qixia and the country of Canglan, and the country of Canglan is rare to be generous, and Fu Yun was sent as an envoy of both parties to be responsible for the transaction.
However, the master's field fee is not cheap, and every time it is transported, the country of Qixia needs to pay Fu Yun 500 catties of 99.6% Xuantie.
Gu Xingdong, the county guard of Xingchang County, Zhao Donghe, the general of Zhenxi of Canglan Country, and Zhou Shuhai of Xinglintang, warmly received Zhang Hao. And, of course, representatives of the Neptune Group.
After a brief exchange, Zhang Hao, on behalf of the Dayang Group, purchased a war bond of 200,000 high-grade spirit stones here in Xingchang County, which was paid in the form of pills. Bonds cover one-year, three-year, and five-year maturities, with very few one-year ones, mainly three-year and five-year ones.
There are 200,000 high-grade spirit stone pills, and there are hundreds of millions of Peiyuan pills in pure calculation; of course, it is impossible to only use Peiyuan pills on the battlefield, there are many expensive pills. For example, the pills used in the Jindan period and the Yuan infant period.
The total number of various pills is about five million. These pills are enough to ensure the needs of Xingchang County for half a year's war.
The country of Canglan is indeed a big country, and a leaky finger is enough to bring the country of Qixia back to life.
For thousands of years, the country of Qixia was at the 'bottom of exploitation', and items from the east passed through the country of Canglan and Jinyang before arriving at the country of Qixia. After thousands of years of exploitation, the country of Qixia has run out of oil.
But the country of vicissitudes is rich.
Zhang Hao stopped here for a while, and then set off again. This time, Zhang Hao flew directly to the imperial capital of Qixia Country, and when he arrived at the ground, Fu Yun asked Liu Dingshan to play chess. Zhang Hao and Feng Zhiling went to the palace.
Seeing Liu Xinyu again, the 'queen' looked a little tired. Zhang Hao was also direct, and he bought a million high-grade spirit stones of war bonds, all of which were three-year and five-year periods.
Faced with this "pie" falling from the sky, even Liu Xinyu was speechless in surprise.
It is said that since the issuance of war bonds, the war bonds of five million high-grade spirit stones prepared by the country of Qixia have been sold for about three million, and they have been weak in follow-up.
A large number of families only buy a little symbolically, and then stop selling.
These families are thieves - we bought, we support the national war. However, we are also struggling.
Liu Xinyu's teeth itched, but she was helpless. And a more important problem is placed in front of Liu Xinyu: the fact that war bonds cannot be sold has also affected the credibility of the government and the country's confidence in the war!
And in the past few days, another annoying thing has happened - the country of Jinyang actually pushed out the second prince of the country of Qixia that they had captured, and named it 'King of Guangling' in the occupied area.
Guangling is the name of the imperial capital of the country of Qixia, and the significance of these two princes sealing a 'King of Guangling' is self-evident. Not only that, but there are also a lot of rumors coming out. It's hard to tell whether these rumors are true or false, but one thing is emphatically promoted:
Liu Xinyu killed his brother to seize power and rebelled.
There are many more rumors. For example, Liu Xinyu did not hesitate to take off his clothes in order to sit in a stable position;
For a woman, the above two rumors are extremely vicious.
Well, we know that the killing of my brother is real, but we have been blocking the news from the outside world, but this has not stopped the country of Jinyang from spreading rumors. Liu Xinyu has already found out the previous matter, and it is not that the people around him leaked secrets, but that the matter of killing his brother cannot stand scrutiny.
And undressing or something, it's pure slander. But for a woman, this rumor is too vicious.
Liu Xinyu's current pressure, that is the real pressure. It is necessary to endure rumors, to strongly integrate the turbulent country, to organize an eastern crusade, and to deal with this 'King of Guangling' who suddenly appeared.
Don't look at the second prince as just a puppet, but there are really a lot of people who take refuge. In particular, some families were worried about the demise of the country of Qixia, but they took refuge in the 'King of Guangling' in advance - they knew very well that this King of Guangling was the country of Jinyang.
In addition, there are also some people whose heads are in the water, and they want to welcome back the second prince to the throne.
In short, the current country of Qixia is a mess, and the whole country is crumbling. At this time, Zhang Hao appeared again, and the shot was a war bond of 1 million high-grade spirit stones.
At that moment, Liu Xinyu actually breathed a long sigh of relief. The first batch of five million war bonds was finally nearly sold.
Even Liu Xinyu couldn't help but say thank you to Zhang Hao at this time.
Coupled with these elixirs, plus the bonds of Xuantie and artillery purchased by the Zhang family and Dayang Group, the Zhang family and Dayang Group purchased a total of more than 2 million, almost supporting half of the country of Qixia.
Millions of high-grade spirit stones were piled up, and the guards were busy with their feet not touching the ground. Zhang Hao came to Liu Xinyu, who was still a little excited, and said with a light smile: "Your Highness, hold on further." The first real ironclad ship of the Zhang family is expected to be completed within three months.
When I go back this time, I will do my best to supervise the production of the ironclad.
As long as the ironclad ships are completed, we will be able to build our own trade routes from the sea. β
Liu Xinyu suddenly stood up excitedly, but soon she had a new question: "Even if the ship can be built within three months, the time to open up a trade route is still uncertain!"
"The time of the trade route ......" Zhang Hao's face became firm, "We plan to sail for the first time, which is to advance along the coastline to the country of Canglan, with an estimated voyage of 8,000 kilometers and 16,000 kilometers back and forth. Estimated time is one month.
We plan to intercept the caravan coming from the east directly on the sea and complete the deal at sea.
After repeated deductions, the first transaction is expected to be a very sufficient time of one month. β
Liu Xinyu shook her head: "You are too optimistic." Even if everything goes well on the sailing side, the final deal may not go well. The ships coming from the east have established long-term cooperative relations with the country of Canglan and the country of Langya, and they should have agreed with each other. Not necessarily with you. β
Zhang Hao's face instantly became solemn, yes, he even forgot to think about this. After thinking for a while, Zhang Hao said slowly: "I'll go back and discuss this with you again." β
hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Xinyu, and Zhang Hao landed with the last pill worth about 800,000 high-grade spirit stones to the Ocean Group. Zhang Hao didn't go home directly with these pills.
As the president and largest shareholder of Dayang Group, Zhang Hao must show sufficient responsibility. Otherwise, this nascent Dayang Group will face the danger of disintegration. Before the first voyage, before making a complete profit, Zhang Hao needs to be careful to maintain the stability of the Dayang Group.
When the 'parity elixir' of 800,000 high-grade spirit stones landed, the entire Dayang Group was boiling in an instant.
"It's all quiet!" Zhang Hao yelled. The crowd calmed down suddenly.
At this time, Zhang Hao was backed by a small mountain - 800,000 high-grade spirit stone pills, plus a simple packaging box, it was a real pile.
And now, Zhang Hao is standing at the foot of this mountain, pointing out the country.
"Everyone, there are a total of 800,000 high-grade spirit stone pills here, but these pills didn't fall out of thin air. The Ocean Group needed to supply the country with 20 artillery barrels and eight tons of 99.6% pure iron. β
Everyone's faces were instantly wonderful. These things...... Only the Zhang family can provide it!
Zhang Hao continued: "Dayang Group is a whole, and it is also a large group that is higher than families and commercial banks. Dayang Group has the style of doing things of Dayang Group.
Later, Dayang Group will purchase cannon barrels and Xuantie from the Zhang family at the agreed price, and each shareholder needs to distribute the pill according to the number of shares they have.
In the end, the remaining pills, or some pills that are not distributed in sufficient quantities, will be auctioned at the general meeting of shareholders in the form of auctions.
What do you think?"
Immediately, someone asked in a low voice, "Young Master Zhang...... Forehead...... President Zhang, can you make additional investments and shares now?"
Zhang Hao smiled: "I don't count this, I have to hold a shareholders' meeting." β
In his heart, Zhang Hao was a little dissatisfied: he didn't invest at the beginning, but now he sees the benefits and reinvests, and it's too late. Even if this matter is put to the shareholders' meeting, it is 100% impossible to pass.
Now in the outside world, one Pei Yuan Dan can be sold for hundreds of spirit stones, and the supply is still in short supply, and the Pei Yuan Dan here is still 20 spirit stones, which is enough for their regretful intestines to be green.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Hao's voice fell, some people ridiculed: "If you want to increase the shares, I think it's after the war." There are so many things for the time being, so don't toss. β
Zhang Hao set the charter, and the board of directors is responsible for the rest. Everything was executed smoothly. Of the 800,000 high-grade spirit stones, the Zhang family alone has as much as 60% of themβalmost all of these pills are divided according to shares.
In addition, these ammunition were also talked about by Zhang Hao, although everyone was greedy, they had no opinions.
Two days later, Zhang Hao held a shareholders' meeting to reorganize the Dayang Group. Including the auction of some surplus pills and scarce pills. In addition, a public vote was held on the request for additional shares of some families and commercial firms.
The vote was 96:4, resolutely canceling the request for additional shares.
After the meeting, Zhang Hao held another board meeting, and Zhang Hao told Liu Xinyu's worries on the board of directors, and everyone discussed it for a long time, and Bai Ye decided to send the intelligence officers of Yeyue Tower to investigate.
The intelligence officers will set out from the north, passing through the country of Zhoushan and Zhongshan, and then go south through the country of Taihua and enter the country of Shaoze, and then arrive at the country of Canglan.
It took such a big circle and traveled nearly 30,000 kilometers back and forth. But for the sake of intelligence, it had to be done. In the afternoon of the same day, the elite of the Hundred Night Moon Tower set off.
After taking care of everything, Zhang Hao finally stretched a big lazy waist and returned home. From now on, Zhang Hao will ignore what is happening outside the window and concentrate on building his own steel giant.
Occasionally, he would work with Huang Mingshan and others to improve scientific theories, and study chemical systems with Zhou Xueyao.
Time is a month in the blink of an eye, and under the guidance of Zhang Hao, Zhou Xueyao has already begun to make a complex chemical reaction map. For example, the common carbon, oxygen, iron, copper, sulfur, salt, alkali, water, etc. have been analyzed more accurately, and the chemical reaction relationship diagram has been established.
Especially after Zhang Hao only made the simplest battery, Zhou Xueyao began to electrolyze water and initially understood the chemical composition of water.
The battery is very simple, with copper and iron sheets, plus sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid is obtained by heating malachite. At the same time, for the new gas discovered, Zhou Xueyao named it 'hydrogen'. Because this gas is very light, a new word was created from the word 'light'.
Unconsciously, Zhou Xueyao has become a huge chemical research base here, and the number of assistants around her has increased to hundreds.
In addition, Zhou Xueyao also created a kind of 'chemical symbol' with the help of the mathematical symbols of the Zhang family, as well as the symbols and formations of traditional practice. After many repairs, coupled with Zhang Hao's guidance, today's chemical symbols are very mature.
Time passed quietly, and it was another evening, Zhang Hao and Zhou Xueyao, who had been busy all day, snuggled up to the seaside, watching the magnificent sunset by the sea.
Zhou Xueyao gently leaned on Zhang Hao's shoulder and muttered to herself; I really didn't expect this world to be so mysterious. Water is actually composed of hydrogen and oxygen combustion. The components in the air include oxygen and carbon dioxide, and charcoal is not completely burned, and it can still produce carbon monoxide, which is still highly toxic. β
"But no matter how subtle it is, it can't escape the palm of Fairy Zhou. β
"Really?" Zhou Xueyao suddenly sat up and looked directly at Zhang Hao: "Then you say, who is better, me or Liu Xinyu?"