1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 156 All kinds of shocks
After seeing the two Cangshan boats, He Qiang seemed to think of something, and said to Li Nai: "The boat that led us ahead seems to be a warship of my Daming Navy..."

The "Hai Xun 01" ship is the navy warship that was seized after the crossing group landed in Shengli Port.When Luo Shengdong was released back to Yazhou, he argued that the ship was seriously damaged and needed to go ashore at Shengli Port for repairs.As a result, the ship was hacked by the Traveling Group for no apparent reason, and the ship was renamed and given a new hull number.Luo Shengdong is also a bachelor, and in the situation where we can see each other when entering and exiting this harbor, he turned a blind eye to this ship, as if he didn't know the origin of this ship at all.

But Luo Shengdong pretended not to recognize it, it didn't mean that others couldn't tell the difference between civilian ships and warships.There are crenelated structures on the sides of this Haicang ship, which are similar to city walls, so that the officers and soldiers of the navy can use firearms on board. This alone is quite different from the Fuchuan for civilian use. Although the sailors on "Sea Training 01" set up a lot of fishing nets on the ship's side, they still exposed a part of the battlements, which was seen by the sharp-eyed Manager He.

Li Nai forced a smile and said, "Uncle He, I told you that you are too worried! This place is under the rule of my Daming Navy, how can there be a private fort built by maritime merchants?"

He Qiang felt very confused at this moment, it seemed that this was the only way to explain what he saw before him, but why did he always feel that something was wrong?
At this moment, the fleet had sailed into Shengli Harbor, and Li Nai excitedly raised his finger and pointed ahead, "Look, Uncle He, that is the legendary Haihan Iron Ship!"

Anyone in this time and space will inevitably be greatly shocked and shocked when they see a giant steel beast like the "New World", even the well-informed He Qiang is no exception.At that time, when everyone listened to shopkeeper Li describing the magnificence of the Haihan Iron Ship, they almost listened to it as a joke—how can anyone in the world be so stupid as to use tens of millions of catties of iron to build a ship? Won't the ship sink directly into the sea?
But when he really saw this behemoth appearing in front of his eyes, all doubts at the beginning had been thrown away, and He Qiang couldn't help but a thought popped up in his heart-who is the fool?Is it the Haihan people who built these big iron ships?Or was he the one who quietly laughed at Shopkeeper Li for bragging about not making drafts?
The Haihan people had more than one iron boat. When they saw a row of smaller iron boats docked behind the "New World", they were completely speechless.Almost every one of these small iron ships was larger than the four hundred sea-going ships in their fleet, with slender hulls and graceful lines.The only thing they don't quite understand is that there are no masts and sails on these large and small iron boats. It seems that the Haihan people don't intend to use these iron boats to go to sea, or there is something wrong with these iron boats that prevent them from going to sea— — This also seems to be a good explanation why they still need to pay for second-hand seagoing ships from the mainland.

The wharf of Victory Port is not small. It extends along the coastline and is a full hundred feet wide. The westernmost part has not yet been completed, and there are still nearly a hundred laborers working hard in the sun.But Li Nai and He Qiang noticed that there were not many sailboats moored at this pier, only two or three, and they didn't know where the seaboats bought for the Haihan people went.

The "Sea Training 01" ship leading the way has already docked. The sailors on the ship threw several cables from the bow and stern to the pier, and some migrant workers tied the cables to the stone cable piles on the shore to fix the ship.

He Qiang suddenly slapped his head and said: "I know what's wrong! Although this ship belongs to the navy, the people on board are not from the navy!"

Li Nai took a closer look, and it wasn't like what He Qiang said, the crew and sailors who were landing on the pier from "Sea Training 01" through the springboard were not dressed as sailors at all, but blue cloth shorts of the same color. Clothes.Only the last two people were wearing brightly colored clothes, and their hair was like a monk's, with only a short section sticking out of their scalps.

"It's from Haihan, the last two are from Haihan!" Li Nai clearly remembered that his cousin mentioned that Haihan men generally have short hair, the length is basically below the shoulders, and they don't wear buns. A kind of green flower jacket - the two people you see in front of you, don't they look exactly like this?
At this time, He Qiang didn't feel as excited as Li Nai did. These Haihan people were not only very familiar with the navy of the Ming army, but even occupied the navy's warships. What kind of situation is this?
In this way, the two went ashore with their own thoughts, and Schneider, the person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, greeted them on the pier.Because Schneider's work needs to deal with the outside world, he is currently stationed at the No. [-] base in Victory Port. When foreign businessmen visit, it will be more convenient for him to receive them here.

The two sides introduced their identities to each other, and it was inevitable to exchange greetings such as "I have admired you for a long time" and "You are polite and courteous".Regarding the handover of goods and ships, Schneider has its own staff from the Commerce Department to contact the managers of "Furuifeng", and the two distinguished guests, Li Nai and He Qiang, are accompanied by Schneider and go to the No. [-] base first. Internal rest.

At present, as the first phase of the Shengli Port Wharf project is coming to an end, the 300-meter-long "Landscape Avenue" from the wharf to the gate of Base No. [-] has been basically completed as a supporting project and the "External Publicity Model Project" designated by the Executive Committee.The width of this avenue reached six meters, and the entire road surface was hardened with cement concrete. Compared with the contemporary loess road or stone road, the smoothness was much higher.Li Nai and He Qiang were secretly surprised when they set foot on this road, they didn't understand how this solid road could be so smooth and uniform.

On both sides of the road, at intervals of three meters, a large number of street trees, mainly coconut trees, are planted. There are also strip-shaped flower beds and simple benches made of tung oil after the logs are cut in half on the roadside.If it weren't for the fact that the power supply here at Base No. [-] is already in a relatively tense state, the executive committee even plans to install a few LED street lights here, but it seems that for the time being, they can only be replaced by oil lamps with poor visibility.But even so, this elegant environment also made Li He and Li He, who had just arrived, feel extremely novel.

Even in Guangzhou, which is more than ten times more prosperous than this place, they have never seen a road that can be built so neatly.Li Nai couldn't help asking: "Mr. Shi, excuse me, why is this road kept so clean?"

Schneider said with a smile: "This is to educate the local people in place, let them know that they can't throw waste anywhere on the road, and if there is livestock manure, they should clean it up by themselves. Violators will be fined, so now almost all livestock There are manure cages hanging on their bodies. The second thing is to hire a special person to clean it. Every half an hour, there will be a cleaner patrolling the road to clean up the debris on the road. "

Li Nai said in astonishment: "It's so simple? It's fine to hire someone to clean it, but if you fine the people, how can the people be convinced?"

Schneider said seriously: "Every road and every house here was built by the people organized by us. It is the responsibility and obligation of every person living here to cherish the environment here! If you feel that the management system here If it’s too strict, then you can leave here and live elsewhere.”

Schneider's words were very serious, but the more experienced He Qiang could still hear the trick of avoiding the important things in his words.He Qiang interjected: "Then when you come out to punish the people who violated the rules, wouldn't the local government ignore it? Or is it that the Yazhou government didn't establish a government office here at all?"

"A government office? Yes, of course there is a government office." Schneider smiled and pointed forward: "Have you two seen the small courtyard in front? There is the official government office of Victory Port."

While speaking, Li Nai could already see clearly the plaque hanging at the entrance of the small courtyard, and he couldn't help reading out softly: "Yulin Inspection Department...Mr. Shi, is this someone from Yazhou?"

Schneider nodded and said, "It's guaranteed to be true. I think you two don't really believe what I said, so how about it, I'll go and see it with you two."

Li Nai thought to himself that even if you don't say this, I will definitely go to see if it is true or not.Every time this merchant goes to a place, the first thing that needs to be managed is people such as inspectors, yamen servants, and tax collectors. If "Fu Ruifeng" wants to do long-term business with Haihan people, then of course the inspectors stationed here will also Objects that need to be dotted.Of course, the more important thing is to take a look at the situation of the inspection department here, so as to determine whether this place is really as weird as He Qiang thinks.

"Inspector Wei! There are guests coming to visit you!" Schneider stood outside the courtyard without knocking on the door, and let go of his voice to inform the people in the courtyard.

Soon someone came to open the door, nodded and bowed and invited the three of them into the yard: "Mr. Shi, wait a moment, Wei Xunjian hasn't woken up yet, someone has already gone to wake him up."

He Qiang couldn't help but frowned. It was almost noon now, and this Inspector Wei was still soundly asleep, and his life was quite comfortable.Looking around the small courtyard again, seeing that the buildings here are all wooden huts, I couldn't help laughing in my heart. The inspection department doesn't even have a brick house, and it seems that the conditions are limited. The attention is not high enough...

Before he finished this thought, the sneer at the corner of He Qiang's mouth froze, because he saw an incredible thing.

He Qiang walked quickly to the window of one of the wooden houses, and reached out to touch the window. The cold touch told him that this thing was really glass!If it weren't for the reflection of this thing in the sun, he would even think that the windows here are all open and empty, and even the window paper has not been pasted.

Although this window is inlaid with more than 20 pieces of palm-sized glass, in He Qiang's view, this is an extremely shocking thing, even no less than the big iron ship he saw at the port just now—— Using a small piece of glass to make a window is fine, but such a high-end product is actually used in such a small dilapidated wooden house. Is this fucking extravagant or crazy?
(End of this chapter)