Chapter 483: When the Enemy Comes, the General Will Stop Him; when the Water Comes, the Earth Will Cover It.

"Can we increase the delivery of population and materials?"

After listening to Lin Zhennan's report, Jia Huan asked directly: "The Beggars' Gang is not short of food at the moment!"

In this era, food is the most valuable strategic material.

As long as there is enough food, countless landless people can be recruited to quickly fill and expand the base on Yizhou Island.

In fact, Jia Huan wanted to go to Yizhou Island in person to prevent the base there from deviating from the original development direction due to distance.

The power of tradition cannot be ignored. He is worried that the core disciples of the branch there will evolve into local gentry landlords and powerful people without supervision and restraint.

He knows that the most simple wish of many Beggars' Gang disciples is to own their own land, and the more the better.

After having land, it is to marry and have children to continue the family line. It is best if the sons can study and pass the imperial examinations, and finally become officials to bring honor to the ancestors. It is so simple and unpretentious.

At present, some core disciples have great power, and Jia Huan has to be on guard. The martial arts promotion system he painstakingly established must not have any problems. If he takes the traditional old path, it will be a joke.

At present, the place is still in the stage of land reclamation and development, and there is no interference from other forces. The situation is still under control.

But when the situation there improves significantly, we must be careful.

Sure enough, his consideration is not unreasonable.

Hearing Jia Huan's inquiry, Lin Zhennan showed an embarrassed look.

Then, he said cautiously: "It is not easy to buy more sea ships from the southern shipyard!"

"The families behind those shipyards seem to be very interested in our development of Yizhou Island and want to get involved!"

"Then how do they plan to get involved?"

Jia Huan's tone was calm, and there was no emotional fluctuation.

"They want to use sea ships in exchange for a few large manors!"

Lin Zhennan's tone was erratic, and his voice was unreal, and he was obviously quite guilty.

"Hehe, it's the same old familiar routine!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said disdainfully: "Yizhou is such a large place for development, but they are reluctant to spend energy and resources, and just want to grab the peaches by force in the end!"

Seeing Lin Zhennan's face full of embarrassment and even showing a panic, he waved his hand and said: "Don't misunderstand, Chief Escort Lin, it has nothing to do with you!"

"These guys have always been so disgusting. How did they get so many fields in their hands? Don't others know about it in the future?";

Lin Zhennan said embarrassedly: "Elder Jia, if there is no support from these big families, it will be difficult to buy a sea ship!"

He didn't take his code name into account. His relationship with the big families on the southeast coast is quite ordinary. They are not the same kind of people at all.

The industry of the Lin family of Fuwei Escort Agency is mainly based on the escort agency and ancillary businesses. As for land and shops, there are also some, but they are not the main source of income.

"Since these guys won't cooperate, let's build the ship ourselves!"

Jia Huan sneered: "Could it be that a living person can be suffocated to death by urine?"

Lin Zhennan was stunned, and after a while he said carefully: "We don't have any shipbuilding craftsmen!"

In this era where resources and technology are severely monopolized, if there are no skilled shipbuilding craftsmen, it is useless even if you have money.

Craftsmen in the feudal imperial era were incorporated into the craftsman households and accepted the control and guidance of the government.

No matter how amazing your skills are, if you are not appreciated by your superiors, you will eventually be mediocre.

In addition, there are many skilled craftsmen in the hands of local tyrants and aristocratic families, all of which are strictly controlled "private property" and there is no possibility of being poached.

"I'll take care of this!"

Jia Huan said without question: "When the craftsmen are in place, Chief Escort Lin will help build a shipyard at a suitable location on Yizhou Island!"

Lin Zhennan was shocked and wanted to know where Jia Huan got the confidence from, but he didn't ask in the end, just nodded solemnly to show that he understood.

But then he changed his mind and said with some embarrassment: "Elder Jia, I'm afraid that if we reject the conditions of the Southeastern clan, it will cause bad things!"

"Chief Escort Lin, you have to be tougher!"

Jia Huan didn't agree, and smiled leisurely: "You are backed by the Beggars' Sect, one of the top forces in the world!"

"Let alone, the strength of the Fujian branch alone is not comparable to one or two Southeastern clans!"

"If they want to rely on the power of the government, I would rather do so. Do you really think they are something good?"

This was said with great confidence, which made Lin Zhennan confused.

Thinking about the network of people that Jia Huan had exposed before, he couldn't help but feel cold in his heart.

If it was really as he guessed, the southeast coast would be in trouble, and there might even be bloodshed.

However, although he felt a little reluctant, he didn't dare to say anything.

"If the big families in the southeast want to play tricks with the Beggars' Sect, that would be great!"

Jia Huan's light voice continued: "I am actually quite curious about the strength of the big families in the southeast coast. I don't know how many powerful masters they have accumulated over the years?"

"If the quality is not high and the quantity is not enough, I will be very disappointed!"

These words made Lin Zhennan feel cold in his heart again.

Jia Huan ignored Lin Zhennan's complicated feelings and changed the subject leisurely: "I heard that there are many pirates in the southeast coast!"

"Among them, the powerful ones have quite a lot of ships alone. Does Chief Escort Lin know the specific situation of some pirate forces?"

"This..."

Lin Zhennan was stunned at first, and then he suddenly reacted. He looked at Jia Huan with a look of horror, and he couldn't speak clearly: "Jia, Elder Jia, the pirates on the sea are not, not easy to provoke!"

But facing Jia Huan's confident eyes, he paused and said directly: "Of course, Fuwei Escort Agency still knows something, but the number of times we deal with them is not many, and the specific situation is not very well understood!"

"Collect the information you know into a book, and Chief Lin, the head of the escort, should not intervene in the future. It is best to clear the relationship!"

Jia Huan smiled slightly, and did not mean to embarrass Lin Zhennan.

In the past five years, he has cooperated with this guy quite well, and he does not want to change his partner. It is too troublesome.

Lin Zhennan couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and was secretly grateful for Jia Huan's kindness. At this time, he was quite self-aware, and he also knew that Fuwei Escort Agency was indeed not easy to get involved in such things.

Although he was wary of the power of the big families in the southeast coast, he trusted Jia Huan, the martial arts master, even more. Even if he couldn't win, he could still escape unscathed.

Fuwei Escort Agency only needed to do a good job of logistics, and that was enough.

Lin Zhennan did a good job in this regard, which made people look up to him.

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