Pirate Kingship

Even though it was already the end of December, it was still the deepest part of the forest that was lush and green.

Beside a clear stream, Byron rolled up his sleeves and added the last shovel of soil to a small spice tree seedling in front of him.

He took out the Warrior's Cup again and recited the inscription: "Clear springs pouring down", and an endless supply of fresh water flowed out, thoroughly feeding the seedling with water.

The farmyard manure was still in the composting process, and I'll talk about it next time.

Catherine, who was wearing trousers and short boots next to her, also put away the dozen shovels she imitated with the [Mithril Hand] and sat down on the ground without any image.

She was sweating all over, soaking the back of her shirt, making it translucent.

"Five hundred spice trees and two thousand teak trees are finally planted.

Why are you the one who took on the task of "farming", but your sister was the one who dug the pits?

Next time there is such hard labor, you should go to Bruch. I won't come no matter how much you roll around and act like a spoiled child.

I get the salary of a financial officer, but I do the work of digging holes and digging soil. Even the animals borrowed from the neighbors are not used for this."

She kicked off her shoes, painted her white bare feet with a bright rose color, and dipped them in the cool stream, then sighed comfortably.

Recently, she has been following Byron to plant trees. In just a few days, she dug more than two thousand pits with her [Mithril Hand].

She was exhausted, and her feet had several blisters.

But what they did really needed to be kept strictly confidential.

In addition to Byron, Catherine and Bruch, even the trusted Gus and Eight Fingers could not do it.

Moreover, it was not until he started planting trees that Byron suddenly discovered a serious problem.

Originally, the two types of shipbuilding wood he selected were oak and teak.

But oak is not very suitable for planting in tropical areas. It is more suitable for growing in the cooler northern hemisphere.

For example, the Channel Islands and the Evernight Peninsula.

On the contrary, teak, which is much more precious than oak in the Old World, is very suitable for the environment of Bantaan, and suitable seedlings are readily available.

In fact, as a shipbuilding material, teak, a high-end tropical wood, is much better than oak!

It is very resistant to wind, rain and seawater corrosion. Even after long-term corrosion and sun and rain, it will not warp or crack, but will present a more beautiful color.

If it is an ocean-going ship made of oak or walnut, or even a sailing battleship with the highest quality requirements, most of them can only maintain a lifespan of about 10 years.

Basically, it can only be scrapped after more than a dozen ultra-long-distance ocean voyages.

Warships built with teak are different. They are almost completely resistant to the erosion of seawater and time, and can be used for up to 30 or even 40 years.

Even retired teak warships can be dismantled and used as high-end furniture materials. Anyway, they will never lose money.

Ship engineers in various countries in the Old World did not want to use pure teak to build warships. It was simply because the raw materials were too expensive.

As teak in the Old World was consumed in large quantities, it was in short supply for a long time, and the price went up all the way.

It was so luxurious that even if you counted all over the world, there were only a few large sailing ships built with pure teak.

Even the Invincible Armada of Castile could not afford the high cost of building all the main battleships with teak.

At present, only on the main battleships can you see the gun deck made of pure teak with a thickness of more than 10 cm, which needs to carry several tons of heavy artillery vehicles.

Since it was found that it was not suitable to grow oak on the Taiman Islands, Byron did not stop and directly changed all to teak.

With the help of Catherine's [Mithril Hand], this amazing amount of work that broke her back was completed.

It also indirectly proved the joke that the rich woman really used gold and silver hoes when she was farming.

Byron took out the crystal skull from his waist bag and chanted its deeds, making history reappear:

"The gods used yellow and white corn dough to create the flesh and blood of the new people and forge their personalities.

Then they made bones out of reeds and placed them in the flesh and blood to radiate vigorous energy"

Huh——!

The emblem of abundance suddenly burst out, covering most of the island, creating a large area of ​​fertile land.

Byron put the [Moss Tombstone] and the crystal skull back into his waist bag, and then he heard Franklin, the know-it-all, start talking to the crystal skull:

"Compost is the use of various animal and plant residues, such as crop straw, weeds, leaves, peat, garbage and other waste as the main raw materials.

It is mixed with human and animal feces and urine, and fermented and decomposed under high temperature and high humidity conditions to form organic fertilizer. The key points are as follows"

Obviously, this is a flavorful agricultural science knowledge.

But for Yum Kax, the corn god who embodies all the agricultural knowledge of the Taya civilization, every sentence and every word seems to be shining with the glory of civilization.

I listened to it with fascination and relish.

Moreover, this knowledge that can elevate the height of an agricultural civilization is of too high a quality, far beyond the petty quarrels in the brains of the Old World in the past.

The saplings around me rustled and began to grow rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This time, the speed and coverage of the [Land of Plenty] far exceeded any previous blood sacrifice on Taimanbrak Island.

Even Byron felt that if the restrictions were relaxed and the crystal skull was allowed to explode at full power, it would be no problem for the planted saplings to grow into mature trees in just a few months.

"That's all.

Although we don't have a servant of abundance stationed here, the [Land of Abundance] is always the power domain of the crystal skull, which can lock in intruders through the roots of vegetation.

Add to that the protection of the [Silver Law] brought by the lighthouse, and the double insurance is enough to protect the secrets here from being discovered by others.

The local residents have very limited development of this island.

When the spices and teak grow up in the future, it will be completely reasonable to say that we suddenly discovered it."

Finally, the most time-consuming task was done, and Byron breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Catherine who was lying on the ground and couldn't get up, and was still secretly glancing at him, he could only say helplessly:

"Sister, how about I carry you down the mountain, and then go back and give you an aromatherapy massage by myself, okay?"

"Okay, okay, liars are puppies."

The girl immediately jumped up happily on the spot.

Throwing the boots to Byron, she jumped onto his back barefoot, hanging on like a koala, and drying her feet on his pants.

It was hard to tell who was the elder sister and who was the younger brother at this time.

"Let's take off!"

After Byron activated [Son of the Storm], Catherine, who was very light on his back, was also defaulted as equipment, and gravity was forced to zero.

Then, he jumped up, like a gust of wind, stepping on the grass leaves on the ground layer and the shrubs in the shrub layer in the three-dimensional rainforest and rising layer by layer.

Tender branches in the young tree layer, branches in the canopy layer, until the tall deciduous layer that saw the sun again.

A large green sea of ​​trees swaying in the wind appeared in front of him.

Byron only needed a leaf under his feet to easily gain leverage, and he jumped dozens of meters, carrying Catherine on his back and swooping down to the foot of the mountain like a bird of prey.

"Ah--!"

The sudden loss of weight made Catherine's heart beat faster, and she closed her eyes and screamed.

I couldn't help but hug Byron's neck more tightly, and clamp my legs around his waist, fearing that I would fall from the sky.

It was even more exciting than the adventurer's "Birth of the Sky" and "Surge of the Wind".

"Sister, open your eyes and look at our new home. The view here is unique."

At this time, the golden red sunset was setting, and the blue waves in the distance were rippling with a little light. The only town with people outside the mountains and forests was curling with smoke.

Most people were still busy in the fields, wineries, blacksmith shops, carpenter workshops, docks, etc.

Many familiar figures could be seen among them.

Old Hans was old, and even if he was a non-combat position, he was not suitable to continue to follow the pirate ship in the wind and rain.

He was arranged by Byron to serve as the first chief engineer and director of the dock.

Catherine assigned several maids who had been with her for many years and the manor steward to key positions in the town.

Use your rich experience as a steward of a noble family to help the town complete technical innovation in all aspects.

This is the advantage of a colony ruled by a lord.

There is no need to consider other people's ideas. As long as the lord thinks it is the most beneficial, he can directly implement it.

The premise is that the lord must have enough talent, and they are not short of such things.

It has been less than a week since the two took over Georgetown, but the town has changed every day. Everyone from top to bottom is full of energy and hope for the future.

As for where they got the money to start comprehensive infrastructure?

Of course, it was the 50,000 pounds of gold and silver that just went into the pockets of the crew!

"My idea is good, right?

Without Pioneer Bank and Pioneer Pilot Colonial Company, how could the money that was distributed flow back so easily to participate in the construction of the territory and form a positive cycle?

This is called money never sleeps!"

Speaking of her professional field and great achievements, Catherine of the Gold and Yuan Sequence lay on Byron's back and raised her exquisite chin high.

"Sister, you are awesome. If the territory doesn't have you, I don't know what to do."

"That's right."

The previous 50,000 pounds of spoils were taken by pirate officers, stormtroopers, carpenters, doctors, and cooks, 25%, and ordinary crew members took 40%, a total of 65% of 32,500 pounds.

On average, more than 300 pounds per person, which is equivalent to a farmer's salary in the Old World for 30 years.

The problem is that if you are given so much money at one time, can you keep it properly? What if you accidentally lose it? What if it is stolen?

It is impossible for a single crew member to travel a long way to save money for retirement in the royal colonies of various countries, right?

The gold and silver deposited in the hands of the crew are no different from stones. Only when they are circulated can their value as money be truly reflected.

So, two days ago, Catherine applied to the Governor's Office to register the "Pioneer Bank" and "Pioneer Pilot Colonial Trade Company" in the name of the Greenville family.

Then Byron assisted Catherine, who specialized in finance and economics, and started a series of operations with his own territory and the two companies in his hands.

First, since most banks at this time were engaged in fund custody business.

Some banks even made their main income from the "custody fees" paid by depositors.

They used the credit of the territory and the captain, and the advantage of zero custody fees (yes, absolutely no interest) to attract crew members to save in Pioneer Bank.

With Byron and all the pirate officers taking the lead in demonstration, the pirates were very enthusiastic.

Pioneer Bank would then use the money to make low-interest loans to Pioneer Pilot Colonization Company.

The colonial company then used the money to acquire taverns, purchase building materials, recruit labor, and start Georgetown's vigorous infrastructure construction and consumer goods supply business.

Then through tavern operation, blacksmith sword repair and customization, tailor shop clothes, open [blood brew] sales, and even the just-initiated real estate sales.

Waiting for consumption channels, let the spare money in the hands of pirates further flow back.

In the end, the more than 30,000 pounds of gold and silver passed through the hands of the crew, and most of them returned to their hands.

The two companies will then make external purchases or continue to invest in territory construction.

A positive circulation of funds gradually formed.

Of course, there is no need to say more about the transfer of land use rights from the territory to colonial companies, various consumption taxes on the territory, and other things that pirates cannot see or understand.

In short, money flows in this chain, and some people have become richer and richer, but we will not say who this person is.

On the other hand, Catherine gradually gained a second title besides [Flower of the North]: [Mithril Dragon]!

In the end, the crew members got a fair distribution of the spoils and the same enjoyment as those in the big cities; the small town residents got enough work opportunities to feed themselves;

Byron and Catherine received real money for territory construction; and a large number of crew members who were re-energized due to lack of money.

They are all winners!

But this was not enough for Byron.