Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Half a month later, the fleet finally arrived at the prosperous Osumi.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, sparkling like a golden ocean.

The fleet first passed through Osumi's Nishinoomote Port, an important transportation hub connecting Ryukyu, China and Goryeo. It was also the only way for the red-haired devils to come to Japan from Southeast Asia.

The port was filled with all kinds of ships, and merchants were busy loading and unloading goods, creating a busy and orderly scene.

Wei Xiaobao stood on the deck, looking out at the vibrant port.

The gold, silver and copper ores dug from Iwami were first transported here and then transferred to Shuri Port in the Ryukyu Kingdom. These precious minerals were an important economic pillar of the Japanese Kingdom.

At the same time, large quantities of grain, daily necessities and other goods produced in Ryukyu were continuously transported to Nishinoomoe Port and then distributed throughout Japan, meeting the Japanese people's growing material needs.

Looking at the prosperous scene in front of him, Wei Xiaobao said to Ling Zhao beside him: "Ling Zhao, look at Osumi. It has a superior geographical location and developed commerce. It is a perfect place to establish a special economic zone. You can consider allowing foreigners to invest and do business here and build workshops. This will not only attract more capital and talents, but also promote the economic development of Japan."

Ling Zhao's eyes lit up after hearing what Wei Xiaobao said, and he said, "Really? Brother Xiaobao, although I won 100 million taels of silver in the gambling house in Tianjin City, I have never known how to make better use of it. If we can establish a special economic zone in Osumi and make more money, that would certainly be better!"

Wei Xiaobao smiled and said, "You are the emperor now. The whole of Japan belongs to you. What is this one million taels of silver? As long as you build up the Osumi Special Economic Zone, even if you have one million one million taels of silver, it won't be too much."

Ling Zhao was overjoyed, but he couldn't help but ask with some concern: "But Brother Xiaobao, I have never set up a special economic zone. I don't know where to start?"

Wei Xiaobao said confidently: "This is not difficult. We can first mark out a piece of land as the scope of the special zone, and then plan different functional areas such as commercial areas, workshop areas, entertainment service areas, and residential areas. The next step is to build roads and streets and improve infrastructure. Of course, the most important thing is to attract investment and attract domestic and foreign businesses and investors to invest and start businesses here. We can introduce some preferential policies, such as reducing taxes and providing land leasing, to attract more funds and talents."

Ling Zhao listened with great interest, but still asked in confusion: "Brother Xiaobao, I have never heard of these new terms you mentioned, let alone implemented them. Can you help me find someone who knows the business to help me?"

Wei Xiaobao thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll write a letter to Mr. Sun from Ryukyu and ask him to help you build this special economic zone. Mr. Sun has a flexible mind and strong management skills, so he should be able to handle this task."

When Ling Zhao heard that it was Minister Sun from the Ministry of National Affairs of the Federation of Heaven and Earth, he immediately perked up and said, "That's great! I'd like to thank Brother Xiaobao first!"

Wei Xiaobao felt very satisfied when he saw Ling Zhao's happy expression. He joked, "How are you going to thank me?"

Ling Zhao smiled shyly and said, "It's up to you!"

Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "Then give me a son to be the emperor!"

When Ling Zhao heard this, he blushed and said angrily, "Hateful!"

In this way, under the guidance of Wei Xiaobao, Lingzhao began to prepare for the construction of the Osumi Special Economic Zone. They hoped that this move would promote the economic development of Japan and lay a solid foundation for future prosperity.

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In the following three days, the Tiandi Army took a full rest in the port of Dadao. During this time, they not only replenished necessities such as supplies, ammunition and guns, but also received exciting news - they were about to be equipped with a new weapon, the Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun.

This Maxim heavy machine gun, as the world's first automatic weapon truly powered by gunpowder gas, has won a high reputation on the battlefield for its powerful firepower and efficient shooting speed since it was created by British inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1883.

The Maxim heavy machine gun became a powerful weapon in the war at that time with its unique caliber (11.43 mm), weight (27.2 kg) and water-cooled barrel design.

Its short-recoil automatic mode, combined with a 6.4-meter-long canvas belt ammunition feed system, enables this machine gun to theoretically achieve an astonishing rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute.

Although the Maxim heavy machine gun has shortcomings such as complex structure, bulky gun body, and reduced reliability when the ammunition belt becomes damp, this does not prevent it from being widely used in modern wars.

This time, the Tiandi Army was fortunate to be equipped with this advanced weapon, thanks to the outstanding contribution of Wei Xiaobao, who, with his wisdom and talent, drew a sample diagram of this machine gun and briefly described its working principle.

Under the leadership of Qiu Daoji of the Ministry of Military Industry, a group of highly skilled craftsmen finally produced this heavy machine gun and equipped it to the troops.

Although the number of Maxim heavy machine guns equipped to the troops this time was limited to only 120, each brigade could receive 40, which was enough to form a heavy machine gun battalion for centralized use.

With the support of this machine gun, the Tiandi Army will have a more solid defensive force when facing enemy cavalry charges.

Three days later, the main force of the Tiandi Army was ready to go.

201、202、203号铁甲舰以及501、503、505三艘宝船载着天地军的一旅、二旅、警卫团、炮兵团和灵召公立的侍卫团，共计约二万兵力，浩浩荡荡地出发前往高丽国。

The three brigades of the Tenchi Army and the Navy's ships No. 204, 502, and 504 remained in Osumi to deal with possible emergencies in Ryukyu and Japan.

In this mission to Goryeo, Su Quan, Shuang'er, Ling Zhao, He Ti Shou and others followed Wei Xiaobao.

With the departure of the main force of the Tiandi Army, Oshima Naval Port once again returned to its former tranquility.

The destination of this trip was Seoul, located in the Goryeo Kingdom, which was later better known as Seoul.

As the capital of Goryeo, Seoul carries a long history and profound cultural heritage.

In ancient times, it was called Hanyang, named after its location north of the Han River.

This name not only reflects the characteristics of the geographical location, but also contains the ancient people's deep affection for this land.

In 1394, King Lee Seong-gye of Goryeo decided to move the capital to Hanyang and renamed it Seoul.