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Zhou Wu is currently shuttling between Niujia Town and Nanhai Island. Because Nanhai Island is not yet completed, his family is still in Niujia Town. He comes to Nanhai Island to check on the overall progress and then give some suggestions for improvement.

Every time Zhou Wu came to Nanhai Island, after walking around the construction site, he would go for a stroll around the surrounding area. During the last bandit suppression operation, Zhou Wu found the island to be very beautiful, with a strong island atmosphere, azure waters, golden beaches, and coconut trees.

These landscapes will require a great deal of money to see and enjoy in later generations.

However, Zhou Wu is not only enjoying a moment of peace, but also looking for a way out for the future of Nanhai Island. With such a large island, it is important to have some economic industries.

Zhou Wu has now made some general plans. A shipyard will also be built on Nanhai Island. In the future, some large ships, such as the Qinglong, or even larger ships than the Qinglong, will be placed in the Nanhai Island shipyard. Niujia Town will be responsible for building ships below the Bull Demon King level.

Now that he has two nests, Zhou Wu certainly doesn't plan to put the eggs together.

Marine fishing and trade transshipment must be vigorously developed. Although there will be some overlap with Niujia Town, the Great Dragon Empire is so large that Niujia Town alone cannot handle it all.

However, the future scale of Nanhai Island, whether in terms of population, area, or economy, is definitely not comparable to that of a small town like Niujia. Therefore, relying solely on these industries is far from enough. This is also a problem that Zhou Wu is currently considering: he must find more economic industries.

With economic industries, the local economic benefits will attract more people to come, thus forming a virtuous cycle.

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At this moment, Zhou Wu was riding on horseback, accompanied by several guards, wandering aimlessly around the area, hoping to find some inspiration.

Zhou Wu had already thought about the island's unique economic industries in advance, and even wrote them down in advance to prevent himself from forgetting.

Pirates' most relied-upon and common economic activities generally fall into three categories: agriculture, fishing, and tourism. Among these, fishing faces certain bottlenecks due to the limitations of current technology, which prevents long-term storage. As for agriculture, it is the most fundamental aspect of this era, and the weather conditions in the South China Sea will shorten the ripening time of crops, allowing for more frequent planting, making it an essential area for development.

The last aspect is tourism. If this were Zhou Wu's original era, it wouldn't be a problem at all. Tourists would come to him on their own, making it a pillar industry of the island's economy. However, due to the transportation industry and per capita income in this era, tourism is probably not easy to develop. But Zhou Wu will not give up.

"Let's take a break."

"promise."

We've been traveling all morning, and although we're riding horses, the horses are exhausted, as the weather on this island is much hotter than inland.

"I'm going to pee."

One of the guards quietly greeted someone next to him, then pulled up his trousers and prepared to go into the nearby woods to relieve himself.

"Be careful, the adults say there are a lot of snakes in the woods on the island."

"rest assured."

Actually, most of the people were just joking.

"Sir, would you like a coconut?"

The guards skillfully fell a few coconuts from a nearby coconut tree, opened them with their own hole openers, and gave them to Zhou Wu first.

Before everyone arrived on the island, Zhou Wu specially compiled a booklet of precautions for arriving on the island using his knowledge. After all, it was a deserted island, very different from the mainland, so this was to ensure everyone's safety. Of course, it also included some life tips and tricks.

For example, this coconut actually contains drinkable water, and it's even sweet, but it's difficult to open. So Zhou Wu wrote down a simple opening tool in the booklet, which made things much easier. Now, when people on the island are thirsty, they basically just pick a few coconuts to quench their thirst. You know, now the island is almost covered with coconut trees, so there's no shortage at all.

"This coconut is so delicious. I wish I could bring some back for my wife and kids to try."

These guards were all veterans of the Qingyang Army. Although Niujia Town was also near the sea, for some reason there were no coconut trees.

"Hehe, you can take a few back with you next time you have a day off, but these things are bulky, so I doubt you can carry many."

"What you say is true, sir. This thing is just too bulky. It would be better if it were lighter."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. It seemed that in a past life, when coconuts were sold inland, the outer husk was cut off. This made the coconuts much smaller and lighter, allowing for more to be transported on boats of the same size.

"good idea."

Zhou Wu immediately made a note of the coconut trade. Although it wasn't a big business, shipping the coconuts out would also spread the name of the South China Sea.

"Holy crap, I was just peeing, and the tree was peeing too."

The soldier who had urinated returned, still cursing as he pulled up his pants.

"What kind of tree pees on? Could it be that the tree has become a spirit?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, go and see for yourselves. That tree not only urinated, but it urinated in white."

"Hahaha~~~"

The others burst into laughter upon hearing this, but Zhou Wu frowned deeply. White urine?

"But it's a white, breast milk-like liquid? And it's a bit thick and sticky?"

"Yes, yes, you see, the adults know I didn't lie."

Finally, someone could prove that he wasn't lying, and the guard was extremely excited.

"Where is it? Take me to see it."

Compared to the guards, Zhou Wu was naturally more excited. If that thing was exactly what he was thinking, then the South China Sea would not only have an additional economic industry, but this era would also produce more good things.

The guard led everyone to the spot where he had just urinated. Sure enough, there was some milky white sap on many of the trees. Zhou Wu went up, touched it, rubbed it with his fingers, and smelled it. Now he could almost be sure that it was a rubber tree. As far as the eye could see, there were almost endless rubber trees.

"Hahaha~~~~"

Zhou Wu suddenly burst into wild laughter, leaving the guards bewildered. This lord was perfectly fine just now, so why did he go mad after touching the tree's urine? Could it be that this tree has truly become a spirit?

"My lord, my lord, it's all over, it's all over! My lord has been bewitched by this tree spirit!"

"Go to hell! You're the one who's bewitched by tree spirits. This isn't a tree spirit; it's a rubber tree, a good thing, a treasure!"

Rubber trees are trees with very high economic value. When it comes to rubber, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is probably tires. That's true. Although there are no cars in this era, there are still many horse-drawn carriages. The reason why Zhou Wu doesn't like riding in a horse-drawn carriage is because wooden tires are really too uncomfortable and have no sense of comfort at all. But with the addition of rubber, it's a different story.

Moreover, rubber is not only used to make tires, sealing strips, pillows, and many other small items that are indispensable in daily life, but people don't usually pay attention to them.