Chapter 211 New King city

Early the next morning, we hurried to the coast to see our own people off, and to see the envoys of El Dorado off.

Before leaving, I repeatedly asked the three emissaries to take care of our people, and I will be grateful to them.

After the fleet left, we returned to the apse to prepare for an important meeting.

Before that, I asked Cui Bin to carry a box of gold ware to wait behind.

After saluting, I asked, "Are you all satisfied with the trade?"

Everyone nodded.

"Congratulations to the chief on getting all the gold." The King rose and bowed.

Others immediately followed suit.

"The gold is not so important. The important thing is that this time we got a lot of new goods." I looked at all of them. "You must be disappointed that you didn't get gold this time."

"No, no. I bought some pearls." One of the Kings was quite satisfied and said, "Pearls are the same as gold."

"Well, the gold isn't that important."

I toward Zhang Yutong eye, she got up and walked behind. Soon Cui Bin came out with two men carrying the wooden box. When the cover was opened, everyone looked inside.

"There's a lot of gold in this chest, chief."

"Only El Dorado can have such good craftsmanship."

"If only our brass shone as brightly as gold."

"Since everyone likes and likes the gold, let's divide it up." I stood up and said: "Cui Bin, give everyone points, try to even some."

They didn't give me the courtesy. They just bowed.

When the gold had been handed out, they hid themselves hastily, for fear that everyone should look at them.

After greeting them to be quiet, I continued, "All the Kings and chiefs are in their own dominions. How do you feel about life?"

All eyes look at one another.

"Say what you have to say, and don't be careful." I encouraged.

One king said, "It's all right, Sir, but it's too quiet. It's not as busy as it used to be."

"Yes, we all hope that the chief can move his capital to the king's city, so that we can see him often."

"I shall not leave Cuckoo Island for a while." "But I have an idea," I said, "to find a good place by the sea and to build a new port and a royal city, and to build a business district in the royal city. Everybody can live in it. Not only will it be easy for us to trade with other kingdoms, but it will be much faster for us to trade with ourselves."

"Does the chief really think so?"

I nodded affirmatively.

Everyone immediately delighted and agreed. This group of people who have been used to city life can no longer adapt themselves to country life. But it fits my purpose.

In addition to limiting the development of the old Cheng, I did this to solve the problem of the old big tribal nobles. Once they left their fiefs and lived together, their control over their respective kingdoms and tribes began to weaken.

When the time is right, I can replace them with emissaries and wipe out the nobility. This means that the measures to change the feudal state into the county system are the same in history. When I find Li Wanxue, I can migrate directly to the Island of Brass and be the real king.

When their excitement wore off, I said, "But we're so short of money right now that we need to get this done together. When the new royal city is completed, everyone will have their own big houses, and I will make everyone's salary go up again after the tribe gets more wealth. Maybe two or three thousand a month for each person."

"Everything depends on the leader." The crowd rose to thank him.

Beckoning them to sit down again, I announced new orders. They were told to keep their people under strict control, not to run away, and to go elsewhere only with the consent of the king or chief and the censor, or they were to be punished.

The people should be ordered, have expressed their willingness to bring over the people, sent to build a new king city, and will provide part of the food and supplies.

After the meeting was declared over, I took them to lunch and then we went home.

In the afternoon I called in some of my own men and had a little meeting.

I said: "we have already built a tribe, this time to build a king city, you two no problem?"

Li Ding was indifferent and said, "No problem. I don't have to work anyway. How to do, fly elder brother although you arrange it."

I looked at Cui Bin again.

"Lu Fei, I don't think it's necessary to go to so much trouble. We can let Uncle Cheng move to another place. This royal city is not bad."

"How can you think of that? After all that Uncle Cheng has done for our tribe, do we want him to go somewhere else? Let's leave it to Uncle Cheng. We can work harder."

Cui Bin and Old Cheng were on the same side as us, but Cui Bin was very fair and did not completely side with old Cheng, which made me feel relieved.

"That is all right, anyway a thousand people, at most in a month to build the new city." Cui Bin nodded.

"Give me a hundred men and give you nine hundred." I'd like to build a few more wooden boats while I can. A big ship is too restrictive to handle.

Both of them agreed, I went out to find Old Cheng. On the way I saw Wu Wa leading a king in a hurry to come over.

Salute after, I don't understand of ask a way: "you why haven't you gone?"

"Chief." He smiled and said, "The territory you have given me is very large. I would like to dedicate a piece of flat land near the sea to the chief."

"Oh? Is it a good place to build a port?" Now that there is a typhoon, the location of the port is very important.

"Fit, fit." "There," he repeated, "is a natural harbour, and that plain is grass, with a curved hill behind it. A good place for a royal city."

"Why didn't you build your own palace?" I'm curious about that.

"It was so close to the sea that everything would be destroyed when a typhoon came," he explained. "We built our settlement behind that hill. Now that I think about it, it should be the god's intention to let me stay and offer to the leader to build a royal city."

"I see. Well, I'll send someone to see about it, and if it suits me, I'll make you king as soon as possible."

"Thank you, chief." He fell on his knees in gratitude.

After pulling him up, he said he wanted to stay and lead us there. This matter sooner rather than later, I will arrange Li Ding to go with him.

After I had dismissed them, I went to the palace hall. Surprisingly, Cheng was already teaching.

I went to the last row and sat down and watched as he taught everyone to read one by one. It's like teaching elementary school kids. But I can teach about thirty words after a class. These new words, which he and the emissaries had worked on together, were easy to learn.

After class, everyone went out.

I went up and exchanged a few pleasantries with Lao Cheng, and made my intention clear.

Lao Cheng looked at me in dismay: "Lu Fei, I didn't hear you wrong, you want to give me this place completely?"

"It belongs to you. After all you've done for the horde, you deserve it."

Lao Cheng was silent for a moment and laughed. "Well, I'll do it respectfully. When the new king city is built, you should move here as soon as possible, so that we can all have electricity."

I suddenly thought of another way to solve the problem with Old Cheng. It would be better for all of us to lead him to scientific research.

I said, "Uncle Cheng, you know we can't move it in a while. Why don't you take a good look at it and invent the engine and electric light?"

"I don't have a problem with wires." Cheng said, "There are banana trees on this island, but how could I invent electric lights and engines? Don't think I'm too clever."

"I think it'll be all right with you."

Lao Cheng smiled ruefully and told me to stop choreographing him. I stopped there, and suggested that when our trade expanded, and the time was right, he might spread his faith to other tribes.

Cheng nodded. "I have this plan. If everyone accepts my religion, there will be peace in the future."

"Then you are just like Jesus."

Cheng's face dropped. "I don't want to be Jesus."