Chapter 406 Expectation
The ocean voyage team is about to return and is expected to arrive at the port tomorrow morning.
This time the ocean voyage was profitable, and the comprehensive profitability was estimated to exceed 100 million taels of gold!
The direct profits in Wuyue and Wuyue alone are as high as 40 million taels of gold; and the price of rare medicinal materials obtained in Wuyue and other countries will increase several times after returning to Anyang.
In order to welcome these heroes, tomorrow morning, Li Xian will personally go to the pier to welcome the heroes back!
In addition, 40,000 kilometers away, missions from Wu and Yue countries also came!
As the newspapers poured down, the news spread like a tsunami; and too many smart businessmen were keenly aware of the mystery inside—the King Xian seems to attach great importance to the ocean!
Newspapers fell from the sky, and the above-mentioned information swept across Anyang like a tsunami. Countless people were shocked! The whole of Anyang seemed to be restless like a colony of ants on a hot pot.
Time, little by little past midnight, moving towards dawn little by little.
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"Hurry up, hurry up!" Fu Minghui turned pale.
From the moment he received the letter, Fu Minghui led the main personnel of the Yulin Army Mercenary Regiment to fly to Anyang City overnight. But recently, due to continuous expansion, tight military expenditures, and no consortium and group support behind it, Fu Minghui is still in a bit of a tight spot here, so he didn't buy a plane.
If he didn't buy a plane, he could only fly here by himself; but the accompanying think tanks and important people were not strong enough, so Fu Minghui could only work harder by himself.
Now, after a night of flying and stopping, they finally arrived in Anyang City. But now Fu Minghui was a little exhausted. Departing from the west of Nanyang County yesterday afternoon, where there are no trains or planes, and overestimating the abilities of himself and his teammates, General Fu almost failed to survive.
Stumbled and flew to the outside of Anyang City, wanted to hire a few taxis, but was dumbfounded. At this time, let alone taxis, there were no private cars.
Amid anxiety, Fu Minghui finally discovered one of the benefits of Anyang—the bus, which is definitely the most punctual.
After getting on the bus, Fu Minghui asked the driver why—everyone went to the beach.
It should be said that His Royal Highness the Xianwang went to the harbor to wait at dawn, at the darkest hour of the day; as a result, the political show of the Xianwang was so powerful that the whole of Anyang was a sensation, and almost everyone ran to the seaside.
Sure enough, when the bus arrived at the seaside, Fu Minghui was dumbfounded. It couldn't be that people from the whole of Anyang came here. Looking around, it was really crowded!
At this moment, white fish belly appears on the beach, but the beach is already overcrowded. You know, all practitioners can fly, so this group of people is also three-dimensional. Those who came early stood on the ground, and those who came later stood on the car. Later, he simply used a little spell to build a small step. And more flying ones simply flew into the sky.
I don't know how many people gather here, the sky is like dark clouds, and the ground is a sea of people; only in the middle of the crowd, there is a "line of sky", where Li Xian is, no one has dared to fly on top of Li Xian.
"There is no place to stand!" The driver screamed strangely, seeming to be gloating.
Fu Minghui didn't come up in one breath, "What's your name?"
"My name is 'can't say'. Haha..." The driver walked away.
"Can't say? Sooner or later, I will make you 'Say Can't'!" Fu Minghui snorted coldly, "Go, squeeze forward!"
After all, Fu Minghui and his party are masters, and they are all people with rich combat experience. They are much stronger than ordinary people. The group used small spells and tricks to squeeze into the crowd little by little, and squeezed to the seaside with countless curses.
At this time, the Oriental Light was a masterpiece, and a ray of light bloomed, illuminating Li Xian, who was standing with his hands behind his back, like a sculpture, and many officials in Anyang. These people have been waiting here at dawn, and it has been more than an hour and a half now, and they will continue to wait.
The rising sun in the east pushes out of the sea little by little. The rising sun is extraordinarily red and huge.
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared from the distant sea...
"It's an ocean-going fleet!"
Someone yelled, and then people found that where the sea and the sky meet, three black dots appeared. The black dots seemed to be sprinting at a high speed.
The sun rose little by little, and the three black spots "slowly" approached, and gradually the black spots turned dark red and then white. The moment the sun completely jumped out of the sea, three large steel ships clearly appeared in everyone's field of vision.
It's just that the practitioner's field of vision is very far away. It is estimated that it will take an hour for the three big ships to approach the harbor.
But the cheers had already spread, especially those from the three groups of Pengcheng Wanli Group, Sancai Group and Qingquan Commercial Bank were even more cheering.
Waiting, hopeful waiting is a romance.
On the boat, everyone from the Wu and Yue countries raised their eyes and looked into the distance. Following the direction of the sun, they could clearly see the situation by the sea, and they could clearly see Anyang City under the rising sun.
The sea was crowded with people, and the young man in the middle, like the center of the world, just stood quietly and waited.
There are endless crowds on both sides, like the strong wings of the young man.
From the eyes of several commanders of the Wu and Yue countries, an approximate figure can be seen at a glance - at least three million people gathered by the sea!
And behind the crowd, there are many high-rise buildings. The high-rise buildings are endless, and there is no end in sight.
"There are so many people!" Jiang Huang, Prime Minister of Wu Kingdom, sighed. The simple three words contained a lot of emotion.
"Yes, there are so many people!" Gou Yuanli, Prime Minister of Yue Kingdom, also sighed.
Behind Wu and Yue, there are Anyang merchants, sailors, and idle soldiers. Different from the feelings of Wu and Yue, these people are more grateful and excited, as well as unspeakably proud!
From a distance, they saw Li Xian standing at the back of the port, in the middle of the crowd, and of course they also saw the boundless crowd.
"This is our honor!" Such words sounded in everyone's heart.
The big steel ship cuts through the waves and sprints forward; the wanderer who has been wandering outside for two months with unprecedented courage is about to go home at the risk of unknown dangers!
When the sun was shining all over the land, three slightly mottled ships rolled up rows of waves and slowly entered the port.
On the port, rows of salutes that had been prepared for a long time roared immediately, and clusters of gorgeous fireworks exploded, forming the warmest welcome.
"Clatter..." Amidst the tumbling waves, the steel warship finally anchored steadily.
The people of Wu and Yue are shocked at the moment, but they are also at a loss - what should they do next? Obviously, this grand welcome ceremony will not be for me and others.
But at this moment, Hao Youcai came to the princes of Wu and Yue, "Your Highness, please."
After all, Wu and Yue are guests, and they should be taken care of first. But on the other hand, the envoys of Wu and Yue are not another kind of "goods"! Although it is a bit inauthentic to say this, isn’t that what politics is like!
The representatives of Wu and Yue came down side by side, while Hao Youcai and others still stayed on the boat and did not get off.
Li Xian stepped forward to meet the missions of the Wu and Yue countries.
But Li Xian is a virtuous king after all, so you have to be more reserved; Chen Jinbing, who followed Li Xian, walked a few steps faster, walked in front, and came to the princes of Wu and Yue: "Welcome the two princes, and the virtuous king is here. Welcome friends from both countries."
With Chen Jinbing's "lubrication", Li Xian officially met with the princes of Wu and Yue; Hao Youcai and others.
People from Wuyue and Yue countries looked at each other, they could only wait aside for the time being; Li Xianneng personally came forward to greet and make amends, which is not considered negligent.
When Li Xian went to upload, he saw Hao Youcai and all the navy standing neatly, and he also saw the merchant sailors lined up behind him.
"Thank you." Three simple words are enough!
"It's not hard...it's our honor!" Hao Youcai stammered. Four years ago, Hao Youcai was just an ordinary team leader in the Foundation Establishment Stage; four years later, he became a master in the Nascent Soul Stage, controlling a fleet.
This is the elite cultivated by Li Xian. Compared with those ancestors who have become masters in the Nascent Soul stage after a long time, groping alone, and hard training, people like Hao Youcai are full of gratitude to Li Xian, and of course they have endless loyalty.
Basically, it can be said that as long as Li Xian doesn't commit suicide, a person like Hao Youcai's loyalty can be called unlimited.
For example, right now, the simple three words moved Hao Youcai deeply; on the contrary, the two people beside him, Li Qingsong and Hong Qingxia, didn't feel anything at all. There are only three dry words, what a lack of literary talent!
For masters like Li Qingsong and Hong Qingxia who joined Anyang later, they had more of a "part-time job" mood. However, people like Hao Youcai regard Anyang as their home, and everyone has built this huge family step by step.
In addition, the merchants in Anyang also have a "family" feeling and loyalty to Anyang. When Li Xian looked over and greeted each of them, each one was moved and at a loss.
After greetings, Li Xian also promised various generous rewards; and then entered the most important stage - drying the harvest!
Li Xian is too clear, people are lazy by nature; look at the earth, all the splendid civilizations appeared in disasters. On the contrary, the tropical regions that are most suitable for survival have almost no splendid civilizations. Anyway, in that high-tech era, there was no famous tropical civilization.
Needless to say, Egyptian civilization arose on the edge of the desert. Chinese civilization, Eastern civilization, and European civilization all rose up in the flames of war. In contrast, in Southeast Asia, when it entered the 19th century, it was still only looking for bananas in the mountains and plains.
In a word, the rise of civilization needs stimulation, and the prosperity of a country needs stimulation even more. But now, Li Xian wants to turn the eyes of the whole Anyang to the sea, so the best stimulus is - wealth!
Gold, countless gold!
Therefore, the next stage is the most important.
With Li Xian's order, all the merchants and sailors on the ocean voyages got busy.
Boxes of gold were thrown all over the ground, and there was no time to sort out the gold. The gold that was not afraid of falling was thrown directly from the ship. The gold rolling all over the ground attracted countless eyeballs.
There are also boxes of treasures laid out, and the brilliant treasure light makes countless people jealous.
Then there are a large number of precious medicinal materials, elixirs above the golden elixir stage, some exercises collected by the palace, and so on.
At the request of Li Xian, Pengcheng Wanli Group, Sancai Group, and Qingquan Trading Company launched an auction on the spot. The frantic competition lasted until the afternoon. The final transaction price of these treasures and medicinal materials 40,000 kilometers away exceeded 70 million taels of gold !
Finally, after a comprehensive calculation, the total profit of this ocean voyage exceeded 110 million taels of gold! The net profit is as high as 86 million taels of gold!
When the data was released in the afternoon, there was a gasp all over the coast. One transaction is the net income of a big country for eight years!
Then, Pengcheng Wanli Group, Sancai Group, and Qingquan Commercial Bank made a "big deal" decision. They took out a total of 70 million taels of gold and invested it in Anyang Shipyard to order ships. This time, they want to order a large ship, a large ship with a displacement of more than 100 meters and a displacement of more than 5,000 tons, and it must be specially modified to be suitable for oceangoing sailing!
The atmosphere was pushed to the peak step by step. The huge benefits have stimulated the whole of Anyang, and even all the businessmen and diplomats in Anyang.
In the afternoon, Li Xian brought the envoys from the Wu and Yue countries to the City Lord's Mansion, but the cheers from the coast were still endless like waves.