Become the city lord from today

"Enri, with our existing wheat, how long can it last?"Liu Feng turned to look at the fox-eared lady who was eating a mouthful of egg tart crumbs.

"ah? Enli was stunned for a moment, then immediately flipped the notepad and muttered,"The current wheat storage capacity only leaves three warehouses. Based on the current growth of the population, there are more than 25,000 people, which can only last for more than a month and a half.""

"More than a month and a half?"Liu Feng was silent, frowning and thinking. When developing a territory, food, clothing, housing and transportation are always the most important thing. The food in the territory has not been harvested yet. Even the vegetable seeds sown will not be harvested until a month later, but the vegetables are not wheat. These can grow and mature quickly, which can only alleviate the food crisis.

That is to say, Xiyang City is now in a food crisis due to the increase in disaster victims. Now it can only rely on imported wheat, and cities with large amounts of food stored in it have recently Only North Wind City

"Young Master, the layout of Beifeng City should be implemented to avoid long nights and dreams."Anli said softly.

"Um. Liu Feng nodded. He had set his sights on Beifeng City as early as winter. The layout had already begun. He said slowly,"Start using salt and linen to pry open the wheat trading rights. Isn't the Lord of Beifeng City here?" Before he goes back, I want half of the wheat in Beifeng City"

"Master, if you need so much wheat, I'm afraid other cities will take the opportunity to do something evil."Enri's brown eyes were full of worry.

She knew that the plan was to use salt and linen, let other cities purchase wheat, and then transfer it to Xiyang City. The price would be higher. This is why in addition to monthly salary, there is an urgent need for gold coins. one of the reasons

"Don't worry, they don't dare. Liu Feng had a confident smile on his lips and said calmly,"The market economies of other cities are now in our hands. If they want to make a fortune, they can only listen to us.""

Liu Feng is not worried about the commotion in other cities at all. Taking Xiyang City as the starting point, the nearby cities all have trade relations with Xiyang City. Although they are all small cities, they are easy to be ignored because they are small and the economy is monotonous and unique. Xiyang City, a big capital, has invaded the market.

The first two items of clothing, food, housing and transportation are controlled by Xiyang City. To put it bluntly, without the trade of Xiyang City, I am afraid that these cities will go bankrupt one after another, and there will be no salt for cooking. , without linen to make clothes, the standard of living will drop several levels.

This is another kind of rule by Liu Feng, which is a higher level than ruling by military force. You can earn the fruits of victory without seeing blood, and win without fighting. To conquer the enemy.

Of course, such a layout must first have strong capital, production industry, manufacturing, etc., and the most important military strength, otherwise everything will be just talk on paper, a paper tiger, which will be torn apart by barbarians with long swords. Open up the surface and take everything you need.

Liu Feng's plan is to accumulate enough industrial foundation in the early stage. Even if there is a war in the future, it can support him to fight against two, one against three, or even one against ten... After victory, he can quickly restore prosperity

"Then I immediately wrote to several other city lords and asked them to cooperate with us."Anli immediately leaned on the table and started writing.

"Tell them that as long as they can help us buy enough wheat, we will give them an extra 10% of the next batch of goods."Liu Feng said lightly, if you want the horse to run, you must give him something to eat.

"OK"Anli replied without raising her head.

Liu Feng is not worried about not having enough goods at all now. Several of his workshops have not stopped throughout the winter and have been producing goods. The most important linen has been piled up in several warehouses.

"By the way, I have to go to Blackwater City in a while to meet the leader of the orc tribe. I need to discuss some cooperation with him."Liu Feng lowered his eyes, looking at the notepad on the table, thinking about the next step of the plan.

Yesterday, good news came from the scientific research department. The research on water-powered textile machines and water-powered looms has been successful, which means that a large number of people can be liberated. The output of linen will increase several times.

Moreover, the use of water power can meet many conditions where manpower cannot produce quickly. The market for linen can be gradually occupied, and then a new generation of cashmere coats should also be put on the agenda.

"Bang bang bang……"

There was a knock on the door, and Liu Feng, who was deep in thought, looked up and saw the cat-eared girl stepping in, holding a thick stack of letters in her hand, all of which were the intelligence collected today.

"Master, there is important information here."Mina sat on the corner of the desk with her buttocks raised. She piled the letters on the desk and handed the selected letters to Liu Feng. These were urgent letters.

"oh? Liu Feng raised his eyebrows and reached out to take the letter. His brows furrowed more and more as he looked at it, as if he had encountered something difficult.

The information in the letter was about two things that he had always paid attention to, namely coal and iron ore. Now the iron ore has been found.

Xiyang City is currently short of steel. Even if Liu Feng has been investing a lot of manpower and material resources in steelmaking, the steel production will never be enough. The steel production throughout the winter is only enough for the initial construction of Xiyang City. demand.

But for Liu Feng’s future development, steel will be the top priority. He has already asked the scientific research department to study steam engines. With the current level of technology and based on the drawings, Liu Feng estimates that it will be produced by the end of the year, or It might even be faster.

Then once the steam engine is produced, the subsequent steam engine train will not be far away. That is the real iron-eating monster. The amount of steel required for the laying of rails can be prohibitive.

To get rich first, build roads first , Liu Feng plans to implement this wise saying to the end, so the construction of railways is inevitable and will be his focus in the future. Waterways always have too many limitations.

"Young Master, the city lord of this place is already on his way here and seems to want to talk to you about something."Mina took out another letter

"oh? Already here?"Liu Feng looked at him as he took the letter and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He didn't expect that the other party wanted to discuss the salt business with him. This is interesting. What a fat sheep that came to his door.

"Master, do you want to receive him well?"Mina said softly

"No, don't worry for now, let him dry for a few days. Liu Feng waved his hand, looked at the character introduction on the letter, and said calmly,"Tomorrow's auction is the most important thing.""

"clear."Mina responded softly.

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