When Hua Kai returned to Ryukyu Island, it was already the beginning of April. The Lu family had prepared more than 60,000 slaves for Hua Kai in just three days. This was enough to show the Lu family's sincerity in cooperating with China. They had already followed Hua Kai's request and were looking for a suitable bay to build a large port.
All kinds of stone roads had already been built on Ryukyu Island. On the way, Hua Kai saw a relay station for tourists. Some of the key areas had already been built with pavilions. China's pavilion had already been moved to Ryukyu Island.
Hua Kai was very satisfied with this. When he arrived at Lingdu City, King Chu and Tang Lei were arranging work in the city. They already knew about Hua Kai and Wuren Tuya's achievements on Luzon Island.
"Ryukyu Island has just begun its development. This year, all the areas will be under China's control. When the Nanyue Mountain Range is almost done, let Chinese Ink come to Ryukyu Island to reconstruct the mountains here. Ryukyu Island's climate is better than the Central Plains. It's easy to live here and cultivate tens of millions of fertile land. We can also choose to build a ranch here," King Chu said to Hua Kai.
"Ryukyu Island is a treasure island. We will need it as a transit point for our future communication with Java.
This time, the Lu family has already promised to give us enough food to build a port on Luzon Island. Quickly pack up and settle down before we head to Luzon Island, "Hua Kai said.
"The Nanyue Mountain Range has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If we leave Ryukyu Island, we won't be able to keep up.
Your Majesty, send more officials and soldiers from Tian Tan Island over the next few days. By controlling Ryukyu Island, we will be able to reap great benefits. We can already establish a prefecture here, "King Chu said to Hua Kai.
"That's good. Building a port and city on Luzon Island requires a lot of wood. Luzon Island doesn't have much spiritual wood. I will send more spiritual wood over from my family's secret realm.
Otherwise, we won't be able to build the port and city to our desired effect due to insufficient materials, "Hua Kai said.
Hua Kai didn't stay in Lingdu City. He and Wuren Tuya rode the Sky Carriage to Tian Tan Island. The place was already bustling with activity.
The Huaxia Kingdom had just started to explore overseas. Many people were still eager to explore the overseas world. Therefore, when they saw that they could go to Tian Tan Island to search for treasures, many people came by boat.
Hua Kai put down the Tower Ship and had the 30,000 or so people get on board. They crossed the Ryukyu Strait and arrived at Lingdu.
After resting for a day in Lingdu City, Hua Kai placed all the spiritual wood he brought out of his family's secret realm into a [Spirit Shell]. With the [Spirit Shell], it would be much easier to transport large quantities of goods.
The Fortress Ship was much faster than the Sky Chariot, so they had already arrived at the Spirit Eating Fish's territory by noon. Hua Kai saw some Spirit Eating Fish starting to destroy the Fortress Ship, so he quickly wrapped the Fortress Ship with his Ice Will and asked everyone to drive the Fortress Ship through the Spirit Eating Fish's territory.
Although the distance between Ryukyu Island and Lushun Archipelago was only 2,000 miles, it was much more difficult than going to Eastern Deity Island. After leaving the Spirit Eating Fish's territory, Hua Kai had used up more than half of his Will and Mental Energy. He then drove the Fortress Ship through the storm zone.
After passing through the storm zone, Hua Kai went to his room on the ninth floor to rest. It was already afternoon, so the Huaxia people didn't dare to rest. They quickly drove the Fortress Ship south.
When night fell, the Fortress Ship finally saw the coastline of Lushun Archipelago. Hua Kai and Wuren Tuya boarded the Sky Chariot and approached the coast to negotiate with the locals. After the Fortress Ship docked, everyone rested on the ship.
The next morning, Hua Kai saw many locals looking at the huge Fortress Ship. They couldn't imagine that a ship could be so big. It was like a bustling city on the sea.
When Lu Zhongyao knew that the Huaxia ship had docked at the coast of Lushun Archipelago, he brought all the important members of the Lu family to welcome it. However, when they saw the Huaxia ship, many people were speechless.
"Greetings, Venerable One!"
Lu Zhongyao bowed to Hua Kai. This time, he and the members of the Lu family behind him were very respectful to Hua Kai because they saw teams of soldiers in elite armor disembarking from the Fortress Ship to the small boat. They were planning to disembark.
The first to board the coast were hundreds of soldiers in black armor. They were in a neat formation and had a powerful aura. Everyone could feel a powerful aura pressing down on them. The members of the Lu family felt that as long as the other party was willing, they would be engulfed by the other party's powerful aura in the next moment.
Lu Zhongyao only took a glance at the army and saw that the weakest person in the army was at the Connate Realm. In the Lu family, the Connate Realm was the core existence, but in Huaxia, they could only be ordinary soldiers?
"Master Lu, we meet again!
How do you think my army is compared to the elites of Java? "Hua Kai asked Lu Zhongyao as he pointed at the people who were disembarking in the distance.
"How can the elites of Java compare to the Venerable One's army? With so many elites in Huaxia, as long as Java dares to send troops over, they will definitely not be able to return," said Lu Zhongyao.
"Your Majesty, all the soldiers have disembarked from the Fortress Ship. We have already set up camp on the beach," said King Chu as he came to Hua Kai's side.
"Master Lu, let me introduce you. This is King Chu of Huaxia. In the future, he will stay here to preside over China's affairs. You should communicate more," said Hua Kai to Lu Zhongyao as he pointed at King Chu.
Lu Zhongyao could sense that the elder beside Hua Kai was extremely powerful. At the very least, he was much stronger than the King of Java. He didn't dare be arrogant as he hurriedly bowed to King Chu.
"Greetings, King Chu. I hope that King Chu will support the Lu family in the future!" said Lu Zhongyao.
"You are very talented. The Spirit Qi here is too thin. It will be easier for you to break through to the Central Plains.
I will be here for the next few years. If you have any problems, feel free to look for me, "said King Chu to Lu Zhongyao.
"Then I will thank you first, King Chu. I have already asked people to count the seashore that I have chosen for you. There are hundreds of seashore suitable for building harbors in the entire Lushun Archipelago. However, there are only two places that can allow such a large ship to dock." As Lu Zhongyao spoke, he took out a map and pointed to the location he had found for Hua Kai.
"The Balasai Coast in the south is deep water. There are large bays that can allow large ships to dock.
The Latin Bay in the east is also not bad, "said Lu Zhongyao as he pointed to two locations on the map in Hua Kai's hand.
"What about this place?" asked Hua Kai as he pointed to the bottom right corner of the map.
"This is the territory of the Ladetu Family. They have one Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator and more than ten Connate Realm cultivators. The family has a population of more than ten thousand people …"
"What about here?
This is the best harbor! "asked Hua Kai as he pointed to the largest harbor in the central region of the map.
"This … this island has more than a hundred islands. There are more than two hundred tribes of different sizes. The total population is more than three hundred thousand people. It is the most important region of the Lushun Archipelago. The north of here is also the largest trade area of my Lu Family," said Lu Zhongyao.
"We will build the harbor here and not enter this river. This island is not big. It is only a few thousand mu. It should be good for us to build the harbor here," said Hua Kai as he pointed to a small place.
"This place is good. This place is called Clay Island. Although it is not big, it is the key to entering Luzon Island. This bay in the north is more than a thousand square kilometers. It is a good place. However, if we build the harbor here, we will not be able to dock that large ship," said Lu Zhongyao.
"Then it will be here!
We will build the harbor in the north bay of Clay Island. Clay Island will be China's base. We will not allow ordinary people to easily land on the island.
Now, let's talk about building the city. What is Family Head Lu's suggestion? "asked Hua Kai.
"The southernmost part of Lushun Archipelago is not far from Java's Maru Ancient City. Maru Ancient City will often send soldiers to our Lushun Archipelago to capture slaves. We have more than a hundred tribes here with more than two hundred thousand people. Every year, more than ten thousand people are captured by Java," said Lu Zhongyao as he pointed at the bottom of the map to Hua Kai.
"This place seems good!
Then it will be here. We will build the city here. No matter how many people Java sends, it will be useless. Then it is decided!
As for the slaves, you can communicate with Chu Jun. I have already handed over all the goods to him. If there is anything, you can let Chu Jun pass a message to me.
Tang Lei, the mission of your [Undead Army] is to clean up and explore all the islands. Try not to have a direct conflict with Java. I will come here at least once a year to increase the strength of all the tribes and ensure that Lushun Archipelago will not be invaded by Java.
Today, I will return with the Empress. Chu Jun, you can slowly explore Java. The construction of the port and the city cannot be stopped. I will also not come to the island. I will leave you 500 ships. "
Hua Kai left King Chu, Tang Lei, and the others here. In the future, they will have to rely on themselves. In the expansion of China's power, there will definitely be many obstacles. This Lushun Archipelago can be considered as a simple test.
After returning to the Central Plains from Lushun Archipelago, Hua Kai did not stay in Nanyue Region. He directly returned to Hua City, which he had left for a long time.
It has been more than five years since he left Hua City. There were already 19 princes and princesses of China who had reached adulthood. However, none of them had held a coming-of-age ceremony. Hua Kai and Wuren Tuya were not in Hua City. The princes and princesses who were already 23 years old had their residences opened for many years. Without holding a coming-of-age ceremony, they would not be able to obtain the final 900,000 gold.
On the 1st of May, Hua Kai held a coming-of-age ceremony for his 19 children. He invited all the sons and daughters of the third rank and above aristocratic families in China, as well as the representatives of the Five Great Academies to participate. Many young people were waiting for this day because the princes and princesses who had reached adulthood could be engaged.
Many princes actually had their own goals. They were only waiting for Hua Kai and Wuren Tuya to agree. Then, they would be able to marry into the aristocratic families of China. Hua Kai did not reject this kind of union.
Some people who felt that they had the strength also wanted to marry the princesses of China. Hua Kai did not have any requirements for his children's spouses. Everything was as long as they were willing.