New Sea Moon

Chapter 290 - 290 3 The Mysterious Ocean_1


290: Chapter 3, The Mysterious Ocean_1 290: Chapter 3, The Mysterious Ocean_1 Hansen Port, laborers were braving the howling sea wind, busily loading the ship.


“The Governor’s here!”
The moment the words hit the ground, the entire dock was in an uproar.


Everyone stopped their work and looked in the direction of the incoming man.


At the dock, people have encountered all sorts of characters from all walks of life and can be said to have seen a wide range of things.


But the scene of the governor’s personal visit, many people were encountering it for the first time.


The vast and unpredictable sea always induces awe.


Storms, sea monsters, pirates…All pose threats to the safety of sea navigation.


Living on the sea could be considered as living on the edge, one must always be prepared for the possibility of being buried in the sea.


Humans are always filled with fear of the unknown, and the high and mighty noble lords are no exception.


From the Southeastern Province to the capital city of Canglan, in addition to the land transport route, one can also take the sea route along the continent and then go upstream along the Lancang River.


This sea route has been open for hundreds of years, and countless ships and merchants pass through every day.


The prosperity of trade can’t cover up the dangers of sea navigation.


Almost every so often, news of ship accidents would come out.


The dangers of the sea couldn’t stop people’s desire to get rich.


The huge profits of sea trade attract merchants and adventurers to join in succession.


Even some declining nobles have also joined the sea trade business.


Compared to the conservative inland, the atmosphere of Hansen Port is clearly much more open.


However, among these participants, it doesn’t include those with considerable houses and businesses.


For Fief Lords, unless it’s absolutely necessary, everyone would prefer to rush on land rather than choose the sea route.


On the one hand, it’s the distaste for unknown risks, and on the other hand, it’s the unsatisfactory experience of sea navigation nowadays.


The biggest advantage of sea transportation is its low freight cost.


As for passenger transportation, it doesn’t exist at all.


The speed of the noble lords galloping on horseback is much faster than the slow pace of the ships.


The war horse with magical beast bloodlines can completely be regarded as the greatest biological technological breakthrough on the Aslante Continent.


The dual enhancements of endurance and explosive power freed the knights from the trouble of having one man and two or three horses.


A knight can easily travel hundreds of miles a day; the urgency of frontline military dispatches can even reach a thousand miles a day.


Of course, compared to horseback message couriering, people prefer airborne troops to deliver information.


But airborne troops are too scarce to be equipped on a large scale, and most of the time, cavalry is still used for courier services.


Given the cautious style of the noble lords who detest risk, if given the choice, everyone would certainly prefer to take the land route.


Unfortunately, the monthly cargo transport task of tens of thousands of tons is simply too heavy.


In order to reduce costs and increase efficiency, waterway transportation has become the only choice.


As the first round of materials shipped to the front lines since the start of the war in the Southeastern Province, Governor Piers arrived to supervise personally, accompanied by a group of big shots from the province, to emphasize the importance of the event.


Looking at the mountain of goods ready to be loaded onto the ship, everyone couldn’t help but be moved.


Looking at the list of materials presented by his subordinates, Earl Piers’ face suddenly changed, pointing at a set of data and asking puzzledly, “What’s this about?”
The military officer next to him glanced at the data and explained with a chuckle:
“These are materials sent from Layton County.


They were severely affected by the disaster and couldn’t gather enough food.


They had to meet the requirements set by the provincial government by supplying weapon armor and premium raw iron to make up for the shortfall.


They originally wanted to supply other iron products too, but we rejected them on the grounds of transportation considerations.


We didn’t expect they would provide such a huge amount of iron products and the province was caught off guard in terms of intra-provincial material adjustment.


After communicating with the Capital Logistics Department, they agreed to receive this batch of materials so…”
Suddenly entering a total mobilization system, no matter how experienced one is, all sorts of issues were inevitably to occur.


Flexible adaptability is the key to solving problems.


Time is pressing and some materials couldn’t be gathered on time.


Other strategic materials had to be used as substitutes.


That’s just the way things were.


If rules were to be rigidly enforced and leave no room for flexibility, those on the ground wouldn’t be able to get their work done.


Earl Piers was naturally aware of this.


Otherwise, he would never have agreed to the intra-provincial materials adjustment in the first place.


What he is concerned about isn’t so much the discrepancy in the kinds of materials, but that the amount of top-quality raw iron provided by Layton County vastly exceeded his estimate.


The task that was originally to supply food had turned into a pile of iron nuggets.


This meant that the Mountain Domain, that could only produce inferior weapons, has now laid the basis for large-scale production of weapons and equipment.


Arriving in front of a cart that was transporting weapons, he randomly drew out a war hammer, on which was prominently engraved the words ‘Produced in Mountain Domain’.


Inferior iron became superior iron, Earl Piers wished he could have those who gathered information sent back for rebuilding.


Military industrial production capability is crucial for any major power.


Limited by the lack of coal, even the Dalton family can’t produce weapons and equipment on a large scale now.


Unfortunately, this core strategic material has always been right under his eyes, yet it had never been discovered.


War has broken out, and unity is the theme of the Alpha Kingdom.


Any action that incites disputes and disrupts the overall unity will be harshly cracked down upon by the kingdom.


Moreover, the current Mountain Domain isn’t a pushover either.


Hudson, who has integrated the military strength of Layton County, is also considered a powerful figure in the Southeastern Province.