“I’ll give the general three sets, including bulletproof military boots. One set for self – Protection and one set can be used as a gift. I’m sure that the commanders and generals in the Army won’t refuse. ” Tang Wen said. “Lord Tang, I’ll remember your kindness.” Jiang Xuan said solemnly. “This set must be very expensive, right?” Tie Wen Jing asked. “These are all equipment for the elites of the Western Army and can’t be bought outside. I only managed to get a batch through some means, so of course, good things are expensive. ” Tang Wen said. “How much?” Jiang Xuan asked curiously. Tang Wen extended two fingers. “Twenty thousand taels? In terms of saving their lives, it was not expensive. Even the elite armor of our Army would cost a few thousand taels. ” Jiang Xuan said. “It’s not expensive, but, sigh, what a pity …” Tie Wen Jing said with a look of pity. “Lord tie, please sleep with my senior brother. I’ll give you a set.” Tang Wen said. “How can I use this? it’s too precious.” Even though he said that, his eyes were still fixed on the equipment. “It should be.” Tang Wen said. “Lord Jiang, Lord Jue has made such a great contribution to the Imperial court. We can’t let him suffer any losses, can we?” The teeman mirror said. “Of course. The bulletproof vests donated by Lord Jue are all for the country. I will convert them into military merits and send them to Lord Jue. Each set costs more than 200 battle credits. Is Lord Jue satisfied?” Jiang Xuan asked. “Lord Jiang, I have no objections to whatever you say.” Tang Wen said. As a result, he had obtained nearly a thousand battle credits. “Lord Jue, I’ve heard from Lord tie that your sumi Island is frequently attacked by Pirates. Furthermore, it has already been attacked three times. How about this, since you’re the Deputy envoy of the Jiang state capital, I’ll apply for a few cannons from the Imperial court. At that time, if the pirate ships want to attack the island, you can just use the cannon. ” Jiang Xuan said after a few bottles of wine. “That’s great, I was just worried about that. ” Tang Wen said. “Of course, you’ll have to pay for it yourself,” Jiang Xuan said. “Of course, of course, it would be even better if we could get a few more.” Tang Wen said. “Ten,” Jiang Xuan said. A few days later, the dam of the hidden Dragon Lake was finally completed after more than eight months. Tang Wen personally checked it several times, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he issued the water storage order. Below, when the water was flowing down from the peak of the mountain toward the hidden Dragon Lake, the thousands of servants of the Tang family all cried out in alarm and screamed. They hugged each other with tears in their eyes because this was the result of their joint efforts. They were filled with a sense of achievement. Of course, it would take about a month for such a large lake to fill the entire Crouching Dragon Lake. In the evening, hundreds of tables were set up in the camp, and Tang Wen let everyone drink and eat to their hearts ‘content. At the same time, the continental shelf that connected Soma and the land was finally revealed after the great ebb that happened once every ten years. Zhan dongwen immediately sent someone down to measure the water, and found that the water under the stone bridge was only about ten meters deep. To Tang Wen’s surprise, the continental shelf of White Tiger Island, which was three to four miles away from SuMei Island, was also revealed. “Yiwu, dongwen, we have to change our plans.” Tang Wen said. “Change? don’t you have to build the bridge immediately? If we don’t build it now, we’ll have to wait a few years before we can start. ” Zhan dongwen asked sincerely, startled. “It’s not that we don’t want to build it. We’re not only going to build a bridge connecting sumi Island to the mainland, but we’re also going to start building a bridge connecting sumi Island to White Tiger Island. In this way, the two islands could be completely connected by two bridges. It’ll be much more convenient to go to White Tiger Island in the future. ” Tang Wen shook his head. “White Tiger Island is full of terrifying man – eating trees and man – eating flowers. Even birds don’t dare to shit on this Island, so what’s the point of spending so much money to build a bridge to the island? It’s such a waste. ” Zhan dongwen said. “That’s right. According to your plan, the bridge is about twenty meters wide and three to four miles from White Tiger Island. It would cost at least a few million taels of silver. Adding SuMei Island, the total of the two bridges would be five to six million silver. Old master, although you’ve earned a lot from selling wine and mirrors, Jianmei’s expenses are too high. Most importantly, it’s a waste to build a bridge that’s useless. ” Luo Yiwu also said. “Yiwu, dongwen, you two have to look far ahead. Who said that White Tiger Island was useless? What were man – eating trees and man – eating flowers? We can get rid of them in a month with a strong grass – shoveling agent. At that time, we still need to open up the Land And Farm, it would be a pity if we don’t cultivate it. Although the cost of building the bridge is high, in the long run, we’ve earned a lot. There was no need to discuss this matter anymore. It was decided. Dong Wen, immediately arrange for people to do the measurements. We’ll officially start work in a few days, and the people will be divided into two groups. Our main task in the next stage is to build the two bridges. ” Tang Wen said. “We’ve built the road to this side. Although it’s not wide, it can still be used. However, we’ll still have to open a path to White Tiger Island, so it’s not a small sum. ” Zhan dongwen said. “We’ll build it in the future. When the time is right, we’ll also build a highway around the island. The houses would be built on both sides of the road around the island. Therefore, he decided to build a section according to the map to connect The White Tiger Island and the Crouching Dragon Lake. In the future, we’ll connect The White Tiger, sumei, and the continent to create a huge home that belongs to us. ” Tang Wen said. “Master, the Holy Turtle Island on our right also revealed its seabed. This Island is only three to four li away from SuMei Island. Unfortunately, Holy Turtle Island is not ours. Otherwise, we can build them together and connect the three islands with three bridges. It’s two to three hundred li from east to west and two hundred li from north to south. That’s really big. ” Li Quan laughed foolishly. “Don’t you have a sore back talking while standing? you can’t even take two bridges, and you want to build a third one? are you trying to tire old master to death?” Zhan dongwen said unhappily. “That’s tens of millions of silver, where are we going to get it? It’s more like a dream. ” Luo Yiwu said. However, Tang Wen was shocked and said,”yes! Li Quan, your suggestion is not bad. ” “It’s not bad, but where did you get the silver? Even the richest man in great Chu, Shen Wansi, would have a headache, right?” Li Liao couldn’t stand it anymore. “Shen Wansi is able to take it out. It is said that his family’s wealth is comparable to a country ‘s, no less than a few hundred million taels. The country ruler even married the princess to the Shen family, one can see how powerful the Shen family is. ” Dongfang Ming said. “Is Shen Wansi really that rich?” Tang Wen was stunned. “Of course! A few hundred million is a small amount, it’s estimated to be no less than one billion taels. ” Dongfang Ming said. “How much tax can great Chu collect in a year?” Tang Wen asked. “Our great Chu has a vast land and abundant resources, with a population of more than one billion people. During a bountiful year, the annual tax is estimated to be no less than five billion taels. Even though there has been a famine in the past two years, it should still be around three to four billion taels. ” Dongfang Ming said. It seemed that great Chu was really rich. The Qing Dynasty’s annual tax was only one to two hundred million taels. Of course, this did not include the taxes collected by the provincial government, which great Chu collected dozens of times more. Of course, this was related to the production of silver mines. “Actually, your train of thought for building the bridge is wrong.” Tang Wen said. “What’s wrong? Didn’t they need to spend money to build the bridge? Although the labor was done by the Tang family, old master also had to take care of their meals, pees, and baths. Pills for cultivation, weapons for equipment, which of them didn’t cost money? Not to mention anything else, just the monthly allowance alone was tens of thousands of taels. That was all money. In a year, the old master’s expenses will be at least a few million taels. ” GE Zi Yun said, unconvinced.