Chapter 193: 193 letters
Chapter 193 Letter 193
On a not particularly sunny afternoon, there were dark clouds rolling in the sky outside. Tang Mo turned on the desk lamp and felt the blazing heat emanating from the bulb.
He opened the third letter Roger sent back from Black Dragon Island under the lamp, with a faint smile on his face. He liked such a quiet afternoon, and he liked looking down at his familiar handwriting and writing the happiness on the paper.
Tang Mo,
I have received the roster and medals you mailed. I never dreamed that a mediocre little old man like me would one day become a baron of the Kingdom of Wright.
A title, as you said, is something you can get if you want it... I was excited for several days. Really, I suddenly wanted to go to the cemetery to see my mother and make her son a Tell her about the Baron.
But I know that I have more important things to do. I want to help you take good care of this island, this island full of wealth!
Seriously, I think that since I am already a baron, you should also think carefully about your title.
In fact, the viscount is not worthy of you at all. You should be the fourth earl of the Kingdom of Wright and become a real noble!
You are the most energetic and forward-looking young man I have ever seen. Your investment in Black Dragon Island will definitely become the most profitable investment.
Now, we have built a town here, and the workers love this process of building a new home from scratch.
To be honest, this is a kind of enjoyment. We live in this paradise-like place without any worries, as if the rest of the world has nothing to do with us.
The hunters have found the third coastline of this island. This island can really be said to be very huge, so huge that it is surprising.
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to call this island a continent—we don’t know how long it is, but it’s at least 190 kilometers from north to south.
According to our exploration and speculation, the east-west length of this island is probably at least 210 kilometers or more.
There are mountains, rivers, and many animals on the island. We found tigers on the island and some beautiful birds.
We can already produce the tools and equipment we want here. The women have also cultivated about 30 acres of farmland next to the town.
If you include the almost endless fruits and game on the islands, we can even achieve food self-sufficiency in a short time...
However, according to your assumption, the population here will be larger, so we will not stop our efforts to reserve food.
We built a granary in the town and a livestock breeding base. The pigs, cattle and sheep brought from Bunas are very adaptable to life here, and the hens are also laying eggs smoothly.
Every morning, when I open my eyes and open the window of my room, I can see our sailboat cruising on the sea in the distance.
This is simply paradise, Tang Mo, you should come here and become the master of this island.
We have reinforced the piers of the port with cement. You may not believe it yet, but the size of the pier here is already comparable to that of Bunas.
Because we have a lot of cement and a lot more wood and stone. There is enough stone here, at least enough for us to spend a while.
We used the explosives we brought to quarry stone, and then built a pier in this natural harbor. Now the pier here can directly accommodate ironclad ships, and we have also found a larger and better port location in another place.
It is not far from our place and can even be connected and built together. However, we have no way to spread our manpower now, so we can only develop the area that has begun to take shape first.
According to your request, we gave this place a new name, called Dragon City, and it now belongs entirely to you.
Longcheng now has 5 factories, one is a masonry factory, one is for the production of machine tools, one is for the production and maintenance of steam engines, one is for refining oil, and the other is an arms production factory.
They are located in the four corners of the town and are managed by specialized talents. I often go to see the construction situation in those places, and the progress is very good.
We can already produce bricks ourselves and use these bricks to build houses. There are already many houses here with masonry structures, which is good for wind resistance.
We don’t know how cold the winter here is, but looking at the plants here, we speculate that the winter here should be similar to Bunas.
To be on the safe side, I hope you can prepare some cotton clothes and send them here, as well as a stove and some thickened tents to avoid problems in the winter.
Here we have been able to refine some oil according to your request. I have also seen what I got, and it is exactly the same as what you asked for. Although I know that this thing can burn violently, I still can't figure out what use this thing can have.
But since you think this thing is useful, then I must expand the factory here until it can meet your needs.
The population here has exceeded 6,000. It is indeed not easy to feed so many people.
If you hadn't recruited dozens of students from the school to help, I really wouldn't have the ability to manage such a small town.
Only when I started working did I realize that coordinating a small town and making it work is not an easy task.
Although you had already planned the division of labor before coming here, the actual operation still made me a little confused.
Fortunately, you let Loew stay. This really helped me a lot. He is in charge of the army, security and training here, which really makes me feel at ease.
The troops here have also been expanded, and now the total strength has reached 6 companies and two battalions. Although there is still only one battalion of artillery for heavy weapons, the other battalion, as mountain light infantry, actually already has basic combat capabilities.
We have stockpiled at least two basic bullets. Although it is not enough to deal with a war, we still have some guarantees for simple self-defense.
In addition, our safety can actually be guaranteed. After all, there is an ironclad ship staying on the sea. That is the guarantee of our invincibility!
Even though we have the support of ironclad ships, the most worrying thing about living on the island is still the war that may come at any time.
This is still unclaimed land, and we only found some traces of measurements. No other humans were seen during the exploration here, so we cannot tell whether anyone will come back.
If a country suddenly becomes interested in this island, I think it is possible that the other country will go to war with us over such a huge piece of territory.
Even if calculated based on the smallest area, this place is larger than the entire Beiling. No one would give up on such an island, so I think war will eventually break out.
This is not someone else’s war, it’s ours!
Our Datang Group is in a war with one or several unknown forces! I think we should be prepared for this! I think we should not let others take such a beautiful place away from us.
Even if we have nothing but this island in the future, this life will still be worth it. So, I, Roger, am willing to fight for this island!
For this reason, I also hope that you can prepare for battle and expand the army. At least we should deploy 3,000 people on this island! Moreover, a large area of land should be reclaimed here and at least dozens of factories should be built here!
Of course, these are all my personal thoughts. You may have a better plan. Anyway, I listen to you.
How is that little witch in the forest doing? Is she still looking her best in school? Hahaha...I feel happy just thinking about it.
That kid Dino doesn’t seem to talk much, but he definitely admires you the most. It can be seen from the way he looks at you that he simply regards you as his father.
Oh, by the way, isn't Garza's father also on Black Dragon Island? He even mentioned his son to me yesterday, and his proud look made me a little jealous, hahahaha.
If you reply, please send a few words to Garza's father, so that he will be happier. You know, when he is happy, he can do a lot more work every day.
Are the newly recruited talents still useful? I actually miss working next to you.
This is the last time I call you by your name. After all, Datang Group can only have one voice and one master, and you are its only master.
So, please accept my loyalty and let me be your subordinate. Although I am your father's partner, my efforts are indeed not worthy of everything you have created.
Don't embarrass me, please let me sincerely call you master, you...or you, my dull but loyal subordinate, Roger.
yours truly.
Hold the letter in his hand, the smile on Tang Mo's face deepened. He looked at Roger's handwriting again, then placed the letter on the table.
My uncle, who is not a biological uncle, is really a lovely person. He picked up the pen and thought for a long time but didn't write anything.
Heilong Island's development plan is going very smoothly. He has already obtained dozens of barrels of gasoline. If he needs it, he can also obtain petroleum products such as diesel.
In any case, he can get himself a car now, a cool and fast... very, very handsome... car.
Well, there are so many things that don’t exist in this world. When can I get myself a smartphone? It will be much more convenient then...
Thinking of this, Tang Mo grabbed the pen again and wrote a row of vigorous words on the letter paper: "Dear Uncle Roger..."
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I still owe you two more updates.
(End of this chapter)