It was only seventy years ago that Pearl Island became rich. At first, there were only about 30,000 people on the mainland. They were self-sufficient. They lived a good life fishing for herbs. Enrollment in the Sixth Academy, or the recruitment of disciples by some big island families was a major event worthy of celebration. .
Later, with the protection of Zhu Hongmei, Zhu Youfu was able to go down to the deep sea to fish for pearls and pick rare underwater medicines. He quickly started from scratch. He then recruited some people from his family to form an exploration team to make a living in the sea. In ten years, he The first main city, Heyuan, was built.
He has very strong control over Pearl Island. All town power belongs to the island master's palace. All the freshwater pearl mills, salt fields, refineries, medicine gardens are under his name. Only the team he has established can go to the sea to collect pearls and herbs. , and stipulates that everyone can only buy a house deed, never a land deed, which also hinders the formation of families.
He heard that a family gang wanted to settle on Pearl Island, but he drove them back.
Those local families who want to develop based on the land are also told that they can develop their families based on the land, but don't come to my town.
It can be said that he is quite domineering and ruthless.
This is his private island.
Now that the inland sea is occupied, the teams of pearl hunters and sea medicine have nowhere to go. He also took away all the treasury of each town. The entire Pearl Island instantly became a piece of scattered sand, as if a big family had been plundered and the trees fell. Hozen scattered.
Four-tenths of the million people who came to the Pearl Island because of the profit had gone. The remaining people either had nowhere to go because they were weak, or were busy selling off their inventory or property, or taking advantage of the situation. He occupies a large amount of land and buys items sold at low prices to accumulate wealth. After the Pearl Island stabilizes, he will become rich and become a powerful force.
In the turmoil, everyone has their own calculations and considerations.
Zhan Changfeng, on the other hand, wants to leave two main cities where people gather to achieve self-sufficiency, and then turn the other five towns into military towns and turn this island into her military camp.
She carefully analyzed Zhu Youfu's control over the construction of the town, and then thought about her absolute control of the island's requirements, and there were some similarities.
She wants absolute control because of military needs. If possible, she would also like to expel everyone who is not in the military or working under public assets and turn it into a completely private island.
However, with Zhu Youfu's greedy and eager character, how could he desperately resist the entry of families from outside the island when his fortune was just beginning and his power was unstable, ignoring the protests of the locals and refusing them to establish power in the town?
His approach destined that after he left, Pearl Island would lose its only cohesion and decline instantly, and those who stayed on Pearl Island with leases and property deeds would not have enough power to occupy the island.
It's like it was designed.
Zhan Changfeng suddenly remembered that Zhu Hongmei once said that the entire island was under her eyes and they did not dare.
If Lingbeng and Pearl Island were only interdependent, Zhu Hongmei shouldn't have been able to say this, but she still remembered her unquestionable and strong confidence when she said this.
In addition, Zhu Hongmei once said that there was something important under Pearl Island.
Then it is very possible that Zhu Hongmei was planning the construction of the entire island. After ensuring Zhu Youfu, no one can control the island.
If this is true, it means that there is indeed something special hidden on or under the island.
Over the course of a day and night, the Albatross has flown to various parts of the island, and various images have appeared in Zi Ali's mind. While she was sorting out the useful information, she was writing official documents, perfecting the plan for the island, and formulating New laws governing barracks in cities and towns.
The three corpses of Zhu Youfu's assassins had been hung on the city wall early in the morning, and they were almost stinking now.
Yan Ce's face looked disgusting, and he stared at Yang Zhan coldly, "Are those three men your subordinates? Why did you take the initiative to assassinate Zhu Youfu!"
"Sir Yan, although you are favored by the Marquis, you and I are at the same level. I came to Pearl Island to assist you because your plans have been frustrated one after another. The Marquis is impatient and wants me to supervise you." Yang Zhan was also at the right moment. He was upset and heartbroken over the loss of three of his right-hand men, and his tone became sarcastic, "What's more, you proposed the assassination of Zhu Youfu, and now it's all my fault if something goes wrong?"
Yan Ce was aroused by his shamelessness, "Idiot, I knew how well Zhu Youfu protected himself, so I asked Er Gong to lure him into the crowd and then assassinate him. It would be better for you to go and die yourself. Not only did I not stop them from handing over, but I also alerted the enemy. I don’t need your help, just go ahead and I will explain it to the Marquis."
Yang Zhan met his cold gaze and looked embarrassed, "Oh, Master Yan, are you so sure that you won't be able to use the Shadow Sea Guards I brought?"
Yinghaiwei is a group of dead soldiers under Jinyihou, and some of them are now assigned to be dispatched by Yangzhan.
Give it to Yang Zhan instead of Yan Ce. As Yang Zhan said, Jin Yihou was indeed impatient with Yan Ce's plan.
Yan Ce Yuran took advantage of the turmoil on Pearl Island to give it a fatal blow and turned it into a large-scale venue for Jinyihou to forge weapons. This was what he proposed to Jinyihou.
At that time, Zhu Youfu paid money to the four lords, and the generals of the four lords really wanted to retreat. He saw that there was an undercurrent among the four lords, and sooner or later there would be a conflict over the Hongyuan Orb, so he asked Jin Yihou to contact Black Snake Lord to divide it. Suoyou, who lives in the inner sea of Pearl Island, offered him a lot of weapons to refine in Pearl Island in the future as bait, asking him to continue attacking Pearl Island to ask for more money.
As he expected, one side of the Sea Tribe moved, and the other three parties, not to be outdone, also took advantage of the situation to plunder, and Pearl Island was forced to make ends meet.
At the same time, he helped Jin Yihou purchase large quantities of pearl herbs at low prices to replenish his warehouse. He also purchased house deeds and land deeds in the hands of indigenous people, forcing Zhu Youfu to transfer Pearl Island.
The price he proposed at that time was 300 million, and Zhu Youfu did show signs of being interested.
However, after hearing this, Jin Yihou said that he could not afford it, and he would either have to pay 100 million or wait for his ships to attack Pearl Island.
Only then did Zhu Youfu hang up the auction in anger.
The Starfish Islands are a hundred kilometers away from the Pearl Island, which is not very far, and their combat capabilities are not bad. But now that the Pearl Island is surrounded by the Sea Tribe, if the ships of the Starfish Islands rashly step into the battle circle belonging to the four lords, they will first arouse public anger. .
After the auction was over, Huang Duge and Zhu Youfu reached a temporary truce agreement with the Hai clan and guarded the Pearl Island. Marquis Jinyi was wary of Huang Duge's power and could not move at all.
Yan Ce proposed to buy it at auction, but he was obviously unwilling to spend too much money, so Yan Ce had to find a way to make it pass.
Who would have thought that Zhan Changfeng would be killed halfway.
But before Zhan Changfeng completely takes control of Pearl Island, he still has the opportunity to take over Pearl Island without spending a single soldier or even any money.
Yan Ce was confident and glanced at Yang Zhan. Although he was dissatisfied with Jin Yihou for giving him the Shadow Sea Guard, after this time, he would prove to Jin Yihou that he was right.
The attendant next to him said with a wink, "You two adults don't have to be upset. They are all for the same purpose. Only by cooperating with you both civilly and militarily can this be successfully completed."
The Shadow Sea Guards are still useful. Yan Ce's brows relaxed slightly, "Lord Yang, I was impulsive just now, and I have to rely on you for my next actions."
Complete the task first, and then settle the accounts with you after paying the errand with the Marquis. Yang Zhan smiled, as if to bury the hatchet, "If there is anything I did wrong, please forgive me, Mr. Yan."
The two of them smiled at each other and discussed the next move.
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