Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

But it doesn't matter.

"Even if you only have a single industry, it will be much better than having nothing before."

"As long as you build a sugar factory, you can use the money you earn to exchange for countless goods from me. I remember that up to now, many people in the tribe are still wearing animal skins and leaves, right?"

"Don't they want to wear clothes, or don't they have money to buy them?"

Qin Ming's words quickly made Lan Chongshan lower his head.

"I understand. Please arrange for someone to go over there."

After discussing with Qin Ming, Lan Chongshan found a piece of vacant land from them and gave it to him.

As for the price of hiring labor from the southern tribes, after negotiation, it was temporarily set at seven cents of silver per month.

It's much worse than Qiantang City.

But for a teammate who got on the bus later and had stabbed him in the back, Qin Ming was already giving seven cents of silver, which was very considerate.

Besides, seven cents of silver was already a very high amount for the southern barbarians.

Normally they exchange rubber for supplies, and the input-output ratio may be lower than working in a factory.

"By the way, are you asking me to take over the factory so soon? But you don't have the raw materials to make sugar yet."

Qin Ming was very confused when facing Lan Chongshan who kept urging him before leaving.

"That's easy. Didn't you say you needed bananas? We already have plenty. All we have to do next is expand the scale of our planting."

Lan Chongshan and his team had already planted some bananas. If Qin Ming needed them, he could just buy a batch and send them over for processing.

Qin Ming calculated that if the army wanted to store a batch of compressed biscuits, it would indeed require a lot of sugar to make them.

So he nodded in agreement and prepared to let Wu Qingye lead people to build the road first to make it easier for his craftsmen to get there.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, Elder Lan."

Walking out of the border city wall, Qin Ming extended his hand to Lan Chongshan.

Lan Chongshan sighed slightly and nodded to Qin Ming.

"Pleasant to work with."

Looking at their departing backs, Qin Ming began to think about the expansion of his forces.

If things go well, this will be the first affiliated force he builds.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Qin Ming had been here for nearly a month.

Seeing that time was almost up, he asked Liu Chuang to go back to Qiantang City with him.

Many people working in the factories here have already moved away.

Originally, Chen Shimao recruited refugees and some impoverished families.

They have no ties here.

If you leave here and work elsewhere, you will get some subsidies.

For example, they will be given a place to live in the factory dormitory.

No money will be charged within six months.

If some families moved away and wanted to build a house, Chen Shimao would give them a 30% subsidy.

Many people have worked in factories for a long time and have saved some money.

Lingnan was not originally a wealthy place, and many people were very yearning for the south of the Yangtze River.

Now that they have factory subsidies, they are naturally willing to move.

So when Chen Shimao proposed to open a factory in Jiangnan and offered good treatment to people to relocate.

Suddenly, many people left this place and moved to Jiangnan with their families.

At the moment, they paid more than 100,000 taels of silver for this, which is a huge sum of money.

But in the long run, these investments are worth it.

They'll have a very loyal workforce over there.

"Teacher, your arrangements are really flawless."

Sitting in the courtyard of Qiantang City, Qin Ming and Chen Shimao had an iron pot in front of them.

There was only boiling water inside, with sesame paste and some hand-cut lamb slices on the side.

This is also the sheep they got from the farmhouse.

Qin Ming gave Chen Shimao a thumbs-up while eating.

To be honest, all the measures taken by Chen Shimao here are very bold.

Leading thousands of people to migrate, no one else would dare to do this.

Not only did Chen Shimao do this, but the results were also very good.

"Their resettlement has been completed. The next step is to send troops over. I heard that you recaptured a group of troops from the border a few days ago."

Chen Shimao mentioned the border troops that Qin Ming had gathered before.

Naturally, he had also made arrangements for these people. Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded.

"Yes, it's Chenpi and the others. These people need to be arranged to go to Jiangnan soon."

Speaking of this matter, Chen Shimao's face immediately became solemn.

"Your Highness, the Japanese pirates have been roaming around for too long and have become a large force. They now have more than a dozen large ships roaming overseas, and they will come ashore and plunder villages whenever they get the chance."

"How many casualties were there?"

"They have already massacred more than a dozen villages and looted hundreds of villages."

Hearing this number, Qin Ming frowned immediately.

There were at least several hundred households in a village. The Japanese pirates would kill a large number of them every time they came ashore, and even destroyed several villages.

These people kill without blinking an eye and are cruel by nature. They must be dealt with!

Although Prince Duan continued to arrange his soldiers to resist, they were poorly trained.

There is a huge gap between them and the Japanese pirates, so only Qin Ming can clean up the Japanese pirates.

"I didn't expect the situation to be this serious. What do the secret guards say?"

Ever since he subdued Liu Yueli, Qin Ming had her set up a secret guard to oppose the shadow guard and build her own intelligence organization.

Now any disturbance in the area under his jurisdiction will be reported to him.

Some of the news that is not harmful but can attract people's attention will be published in newspapers.

Some important news will be reported to Chen Shimao, who will decide whether it is necessary to notify Qin Ming directly.

"Prince Duan is short of manpower. They have all been rushed to Jiangnan to guard the coast. If they find any trace of the Japanese pirates, they will contact the army. However, the army has not yet arrived."

Qin Ming put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and slowly stood up.

"In that case, I'll go there myself."

"Your Highness, compared to Jiangnan, the port of Shanyin County may need you more."

Chen Shimao stopped Qin Ming and reminded him.

After hearing what he said, Qin Ming suddenly thought of a question.

Half of the year has passed. According to past experience, the Nanyang merchant caravan should be arriving soon.

Ever since Qin Ming occupied Shanyin County and built a port relying on the surrounding mountains.

This place became his trading place with the countries in Southeast Asia.

The development is getting better and better. Now the shipyard has a good output, and every household hopes to make a lot of money from foreign trade.

After Wu Shizhong of Yinshan County became financially well-off, he even built a mountain road and arranged for himself several cargo ships to travel back and forth to the south of the Yangtze River for business.

You can quickly reach Qiantang City by riding a bicycle from there.

"A Nanyang merchant caravan?"

"Yes, if they arrive, you will have to receive them in person."

"I see. I also need to go look for Wu Shizhong."

Qin Ming remembered that Bai Mo of the Fire Worshiping Country had been jointly destroyed by him, Hu Haisheng, Ji Zhun and others.

Although sailing on the sea is very dangerous, it is possible to be completely wiped out.

After returning, the Fire Baiting Kingdom will definitely not find evidence to take revenge.

But they are not fools, and they must have some suspicions in their hearts.

If these warmongers feel unhappy, it will inevitably lead to disputes among several countries.

Previously, Yinshan County had specifically asked Qin Ming for a batch of weapons, saying that it wanted to sell them to the countries in Southeast Asia.

I could take this opportunity to see if my old friends from the Nanyang Merchant Corps have handled this matter after returning.