All in all, Xu Kuang is not short of money now. He is so rich now that even Henry wants to get some money from Xu Kuang.

It was no wonder that Henry lost his temper. The textile factory's tax return for the second month was submitted to the tax bureau, and the results were extremely surprising.

For this property alone, the monthly tax payment is close to 150,000 gold coins. Remember, this is the tax payment, not the turnover. According to Mogu Ridge's tax rate, the turnover of this property is probably Millions of gold coins.

And according to Xu Kuang's estimation, there may be more in the next month, because more businessmen will come, not only to buy cloth, but also to buy high-quality liquor.

Xu Kuang made a quick decision and immediately classified the method of making liquor as top secret.

In addition, more than a dozen branch industries such as sugar and non-staple foods produced in Moguling have also begun to become popular. Although their scale is not as large as textiles, when they are gathered together, they can It brought tens of thousands of gold coins in taxes to Mogu Ridge.

Mogu Ridge collects more than 200,000 gold coins every month just from tax collection.

With money, Xu Kuang began to issue better policies. Better policies attracted more people, so all walks of life had sufficient labor. With labor, the scale of the industry would expand, and it would bring Xu Kuang’s taxes are also more...

This seems to have become a virtuous circle, so good that Henry is envious.

Xu Kuang also used all the technology tree fragments in his body to raise the metal smelting branch of the technology tree to another level.

Now, Xu Kuang no longer needs to make the barrels of the Type 56 guns in Mushroom Ridge. But for other guns, such as the Maxim, the M1 heavy machine gun, and other guns, Mushroom Ridge now also has the ability to manufacture independently.

Unfortunately, the production capacity of gunpowder was insufficient.

Even if Xu Kuang worked hard to increase the production capacity of gunpowder, it was still not enough.

People in this world don't pay much attention to the development of sulfur, so Xu Kuang can only prepare it himself. After this preparation, Momouling's production capacity will be reduced a lot.

All in all, Mushroom Ridge's firepower is now greatly enhanced. After the last battle, Xu Kuang seemed to want his soldiers to prefer long-range attacks rather than close combat.

So Xu Kuang stuffed a general-purpose machine gun, three light machine guns, six submachine guns, and fifteen semi-automatic rifles into a platoon.

Of course, this is only a preliminary adjustment based on the current situation. If there is a war in the future, the firepower will be doubled.

The five cannons were also taken out by Xu Kuang at the right time. Zhang Damiao was overjoyed when he saw this.

Now the more than 4,000 people in Mushroom Ridge have twelve cannons. Don't underestimate this number. When these twelve cannons are fired, it will be a nightmare for the opponent.

The military academy also opened smoothly, with Xu Kuang as the principal, Zhuge Duan as the vice principal, and Xin Jian as the teaching director.

The city wall has now been built. Now if people from Baihua City come here again, Xu Kuang can completely rely on the city wall to build defense.

A new round of farming has also begun.

…

Xu Kuang rubbed his head. He had too many things to worry about.

He sat in the newly built office and looked out the window with some melancholy.

Suddenly, it started raining heavily outside the window.

Xu Kuang hurriedly came to the corridor and quietly enjoyed the first heavy rain in three years.

Zhuge Duan's voice came from behind Xu Kuang:

"I wonder how many people can be saved by this heavy rain?"

Xu Kuang did not answer, but asked:

"Has the river been widened?".

Zhuge Duan replied:

"It has already been widened."

Xu Kuang nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhuge Duan:

"Sir, he is always so meticulous about everything."

Zhuge Duan laughed loudly and said to Xu Kuang:

"My lord is so complimentary."

Xu Kuang remembered the question he had asked before, so he asked again:

"If I ask you to guess the amount of water now, will your answer be the same as before?"

Zhuge Duan was stunned for a moment, and then wondered in his heart:

"This Orange Town has never been seen in recent months. Why does the Lord care so much about this Orange Town...".

Zhuge Duan didn't know, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

He simply replied:

"Still the same, we will definitely be able to make the assault boat sail on the water.".

Xu Kuang nodded, he was very satisfied with this answer.

Xu Kuang looked not far away and asked:

"Sir, how long do you think this rainy season will last?"

Zhuge Duan made some calculations, and then said to Xu Kuang conclusively:

"At least a month."

Xu Kuang didn't believe it, he couldn't help but said:

"Isn't there going to be a flood next month?"

Zhuge Duan looked unbearable, but replied:

"I'm afraid that's the case.".

Xu Kuang frowned. He was not too worried about Mushroom Ridge. Mushroom Ridge had a high terrain and a well-developed drainage system, so there would not be any big problems at all. What he was worried about was that people from other places would not be able to get through, which would affect his business. Affected.

Zhuge Duan saw what Xu Kuang was thinking. He sighed and said to Xu Kuang:

"Lord, you must be prepared to have no harvest within a month."

Xu Kuang nodded, and he remembered something.

The single-cylinder engine, the drawings Xu Kuang left behind from his previous mission, seem to be of use now, but the problem is what to do if there is no oil.

When it came to oil, Xu Kuang's thoughts drifted far away. He took advantage of the rain to arrange for the officials of Mushroom Ridge to have a meeting.

The theme of this meeting is also very simple, which is to describe what oil looks like and ask everyone to search nearby to see if there is any oil.

In fact, Xu Kuang has no hope at all here. At least there is a stubborn rock layer within a few meters of Mushroom Ridge. Even if there is oil, it cannot be mined according to current capabilities.

Xu Kuang thought of the small drilling platform in his storage space again. That was also a problem. Not only did it cost him a thousand gold coins every day, it also became a worry for Xu Kuang.

Xu Kuang sighed. He didn't know what to say, so he had to forget these things for the time being.

The heavy rain came as scheduled, exactly as Zhuge Duan had predicted.

In the second week after the rain, the Mei River meets the Pearl River.

The navy began to practice in the rain. They drove assault boats and galloped on the river at the fastest speed. Each assault boat was equipped with a Maxim. Whenever the assault boat slowed down a little, the machine gunners would seize it. Opportunity to fire.

Xu Kuang stood on the shore and watched the sailors' drill.

So far, the sailors have performed well, which makes Xu Kuang quite happy.

The leader of the sailors was even more happy. Xu Kuang suddenly paid attention to the sailors, which was a major benefit to him. It meant that his future would be brighter.

Xu Kuang breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he knew very well that what happened next would be more than before, not less.

At the same time, Viscount Baihua kept roaring in his mansion.