My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 24 Game of Thrones officially begins!
"In fact, it's not just these, there are other things, and we are also restricted."

After talking about the situation of the refugees and the speculation of the mastermind behind the scenes, Haisheng talked about other situations.

"It's iron, wood, and grain!"

Before Haisheng opened his mouth, Zhu Gaoyu guessed the general situation.

Now that that person has already made a move, other parties will also make a move.

In order for a territory to develop, in addition to the necessity of food, other raw materials cannot be lacking.

The position of Zhu Gaoyu's fiefdom, anyone who is not a fool can see that the navy must be the main force for future development.

In this era, 9% of the construction of ships requires wood, and it is not the kind that can be cut down and used.

Shipbuilding wood needs to be specially selected, and it will take several years of basic processing before it can be used in shipbuilding. Without a certain foundation, it is impossible to do it.

Not to mention iron.

All kinds of agricultural tools and armor weapons for the army must be used. It goes without saying that there is no iron.

Not to mention food.

You don't even have food and drink, what else do you want to do, what else can you do?

Haisheng cupped his hands in admiration.

Zhu Gaoyu deserved to be the person he followed, and his words were direct and serious.

"The food is better, but the merchants over there used the long distance as an excuse to double the price of food, and completely slaughtered us like fat sheep."

Haisheng immediately explained the food situation.

In his mind, although iron and wood are in short supply, they are not urgently needed. Food is the most important thing.

Without food, what do these people in Qiongzhou rely on to eat and drink?Just eating fruit is not enough.

As for seafood, there is no official cooperation, and the folks want to go fishing in the sea, not to mention the difficulties are not much better.

If Qiongzhou can't even take care of food and drink, His Royal Highness Yue Wang doesn't have to think about his grand plans and hegemony, and he can just stay in Jinling and lie flat for the rest of his life.

"The problem of food, I will solve part of it first."

After estimating all his food in his mind, Zhu Gaoyu decided to provide for him temporarily at the beginning.

"I will return to Jinling as soon as possible to help you solve another part of the food problem."

Haisheng didn't show any relaxed expression. He frowned slightly and asked, "How much can Your Highness provide? Can the mainland ship more food?"

He needs to know the quantity of grain and the arrival time of grain at normal prices from the mainland before he can make the following arrangements.

Food is a big deal, and a slight deviation will cause big trouble.

"I'll leave you eight thousand stones, and let the fleet go out to sea to catch some seafood. It should be enough to last for a while."

Zhu Gaoyu roughly estimated his own food storage, and directly gave half of it to the other party.

"As for the cheap food on the mainland..."

Zhu Gaoyu pondered for a while, "Let's say half a year, there will be food delivered within half a year."

Only then did Haisheng heave a sigh of relief, and wrote down all this in his notebook.

Eight thousand stones of grain, plus his storage during this period, and the seafood replenished by the fleet, are enough to support the Qiongzhou government for half a year.

Hai Sheng didn't ask where Zhu Gaoyu got so much food.

Although he is a bit straightforward, he is not stupid. After being an official for so many years, he still knows what should be asked and what should not be asked.

"In terms of wood, you should take someone to search on the island first to see if there is any suitable wood."

Zhu Gaoyu said seriously to Haisheng: "It's better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. We only rely on the supply from the mainland. If we are blocked by people one day, we will call the world ineffective every day."

Haisheng also agreed with it very much, and said with a smile: "The students have ordered someone to do this last year, and some have been stored, but it will take a few years to wait for it to be used for shipbuilding."

After talking about grain and timber, Zhu Gaoyu raised his hand and tapped his forehead, thinking about how to deal with the iron ore.

He has never been to Hainan in his previous life, and he doesn't know much about it, but he vaguely remembers that there seems to be an iron mine called Shi where the Li nationality is located, and the location seems to be Jinniuling.

This was something he saw by accident when he was watching short videos in his previous life, and he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so he just slipped past it.

Now he regrets it.

If I had known about such a thing, I would have to memorize the content of that video.

Although I can't remember clearly, there should be no big mistake in the location. Qiongzhou Mansion is only this big, and with his meager memory, the mine is not a needle, so if you want to find it, you can definitely find it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyu confessed to Haisheng: "I once read some historical materials in the Ministry of Industry. It is said that there is a mine here in Qiongzhou Prefecture. It seems to be a copper-iron mine. The location seems to be Jinniuling."

"It's just that this place used to be a remote place, and the previous imperial court didn't pay much attention to it, and it was gradually forgotten by people later."

"Although I don't know if it's true or not, it's better than not having any clues. You can find a team in this area to investigate and see if you can find this mine."

"If this news is true, we won't be restricted in copper and iron in the future."

After listening to Haisheng, although he felt a little unreliable, but then again, hope is better than nothing.

And he seems to have heard of Jinniuling.

Regardless of whether there is a mine in this place, it is good to look for it, maybe you will encounter a ghost, and there really is this mine.

"I'm going back to Jinling in a few days, tell me what else you need, and I'll take care of it all."

Knowing that someone in the court restricted him, Zhu Gaoyu didn't plan to stay in the fief anymore, he was going back to fight wits and courage with others.

What's more, his little wife is still in Jinling, and he hasn't seen him for nearly two years, so he really misses that girl a little.

"Craftsman, we urgently need capable craftsmen from all walks of life."

"There are also management officials, and teachers, and..."

Haisheng was also not polite, and said several needs in succession.

These subordinates are busy and desperate, and as old people, they can't be idle, and they have to end when they should work hard.

Otherwise, if you just want to enjoy it, who would work hard for this kind of rotten salted fish.

Reaching into his bosom and taking out a small notebook, Haisheng handed it to Zhu Gaoyu with both hands.

"In addition to what the students just said, there are other things that the students have recorded here."

"Your Highness, if you have time to take a look, don't forget."

After taking the notebook and flipping through it, Zhu Gaoyu nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time he was very happy.

Fortunately, this subordinate was accepted in the tavern at the beginning, otherwise there are so many things and suggestions that ordinary people really can't handle.

After staying in Qiongzhou for three days, Zhu Gaoyu saw that Zheng He hadn't come back yet, and his heart had already flown back to Jinling, so he decided not to wait any longer, explained to Haisheng, and took the fleet to continue northward to Jinling.

Looking at the endless coastline, Zhu Gaoyu stood on the deck with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Jinling.

"This king is back, the game of power has officially begun!"

(End of this chapter)