Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 385, Arrive at Treasure Island

A few days later, more than a dozen large ships of the advance team sailed very leisurely on the sea.

Since the Japanese pirates and pirates were wiped out last time, the rest of the journey has been much quieter, and no Japanese pirates or pirates without eyes dared to rob them again.

Of course Dong Mu, Li Yuanshan and others didn't know that the group of Japanese pirates they wiped out was the biggest Japanese pirates and the biggest pirates in the East China Sea.

Because Wang Zhi got the news that there are more than a dozen large ships coming from Tianjin Port, the fat sheep are going south, so he also joined forces with Matsuura Takanobu, the biggest Japanese pirate leader, and some pirate groups he supported to do big business together. .

Unexpectedly, this kick hit the iron plate, the fat sheep did not eat, but all these pirates and Japanese pirates were folded in. It can be said that this battle almost wiped out all the Japanese pirates and pirates in the East China Sea.

Naturally, no one would dare to rob them next.

"According to the itinerary, we can arrive in Ryukyu today~"

On the 'Grand General', Li Yuanshan took a sextant and carefully calculated the position of the fleet. After the calculation, he said very positively.

"That should be Ryukyu~"

Beside Li Yuanshan, Zhang Lun looked towards the sea to the east with a telescope in his hand, and the outline of the land suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

"I'll see~"

"That's right, this is Ryukyu Island~"

"We're here~"

Li Yuanshan quickly picked up the binoculars and looked carefully. The outline of the land in front of him was constantly expanding, and the field of vision was getting bigger and bigger. There was no doubt that this must be Ryukyu Island.

On the other ships, the watchmen who were in charge of looking out also saw everything on Ryukyu Island. The bells rang continuously, and everyone suddenly became refreshed. After half a month, they finally arrived in Ryukyu Island.

In the northern part of the Ryukyu Road, at the estuary known as the Tamsui River in later generations, more than a dozen large ships slowly went upstream along the Tamsui River, looking for a place to anchor and then looking for a place suitable for establishing an advance base.

Danshui River, located in the north of Ryukyu Island, is the third longest river on the Ryukyu Road and the only navigable river on the Ryukyu Road.

The flow of this river is very stable. Historically, it was the only navigable river on Treasure Island, but later, with the opening of Treasure Island, at the end of the 19th century, this river was gradually silted up and lost shipping capacity.

But now it is the twelfth year of Hongzhi. At this time, Ryukyu Island is still a land of barbarians, and there is no development at all. Therefore, here in the Tamsui River, the ships of the advance team can also go straight up the Tamsui River.

At a bend in the Tamsui River, where the water flow is gentle, it is a natural harbor area. The ships of the advance team anchored here, and teams of advance team members stepped on the Ryukyu Road in full armor and set foot on this area. Magical land.

"Phew~ finally arrived in Ryukyu~"

After setting foot on the land of Ryukyu, Li Yuanshan heaved a sigh of relief, then looked around, all he could see were tall and dense virgin forests, the terrain was very flat, and the mountains in the distance could be seen with a telescope.

There is no one inhabited here, a barren land, without a trace of human habitation.

"Wild Land~"

Zhang Lun looked at the land in front of him and couldn't help but say so.

Arriving at Ryukyu Island, the advance team became extremely busy.

Teams of advance team members in full armor continued to spread and explore in all directions, to clarify the surrounding situation first.

There are also teams of advance team members who started cutting wood and weeding, and built a simple dock here in the river bend, which is convenient for unloading the cargo from the ship.

Because building an advance base on the Ryukyu Island is equivalent to building a new city, the location of the new city is particularly critical.

There are many factors to consider in the construction of a new city.

And because it is here on Ryukyu Island, there are even more things to consider.

There are also barbarians here, and they are quite fierce, so safety has become the first factor to consider. Of course, it is very simple to build a city with the existence of cement. Coupled with artillery and bows, safety is still guaranteed enough.

Then there is the convenience of transportation, because in order to prepare for the later immigration, it is naturally best to rely on the Danshui River and connect it through the Danshui River, so that the boats can directly arrive at the new city, and the immigrants and material resources will be continuously transported here.

In addition, many factors such as water use, future development expansion, transportation, etc. need to be considered.

In terms of water use, Liu Jin considers that the miasma on the Ryukyu Island is very severe, and there are so many mosquitoes that it is easy to breed various diseases, especially malaria. In the case of powder, basically there is no salvation.

So Liu Jin thought from the very beginning that the newly built city should adopt a unified tap water supply and a unified sewer drainage system.

It is not difficult to get tap water. Europeans have slowly promoted and popularized it in the 18s. The reason why Europeans came up with this thing is actually because they were plagued by diseases.

Medieval Europe can be described in one word, that is smelly!

From princes and aristocrats to ordinary people, cities across Europe are full of stench.

At that time, there was no water supply system or drainage system in Europe. The cities were full of all kinds of excrement, so that various diseases were born.

Even those kings and so on, each king has many castles and palaces, in order to change their residences frequently, and those who don’t change can’t live at all, it’s too smelly and dirty.

In addition, Europeans in the Middle Ages believed that bathing would make them sick, so they basically didn't take a bath. This is why spices and perfumes are popular in Europe. If you don't spray these things, you will stink to death.

Later, in order to solve this problem, the Europeans came up with a unified water supply system and a unified patting system, which solved the problem of stinking European cities.

The benefits of running water and sewer are manifested, which are very useful in preventing diseases.

The Ryukyu Road is full of miasma and mosquitoes. Under such circumstances, if we don't do a good job in this area, there will definitely be problems in the later stage.

The construction of running water and sewers is not difficult, especially if it is considered and designed from the beginning, it will be easier.

"Haha, there are actually deer herds on this island~"

Soon, the daytime passed, and in the evening, the team members who went out to explore came back one after another. Someone hunted a deer and carried it back happily.

Near the river bend where the boat is moored, the members of the advance team have leveled out a piece of land, set up tents here, smoked the surrounding land with fire, and drove away mosquitoes, snakes, ants, etc. Here is a temporary camp.

The smoke rose, and a large pot was set up, and the stewed meat in the pot gave off a burst of fragrance. The team members were already hungry after a day of hard work, and they were waiting for the meal with the bowls and chopsticks.

The advance team was invested by Liu Jin with real money.

The salaries of the advance team members are quite considerable. The most common members have several taels of silver a month. As for talents like Li Yuanshan, the monthly salary is hundreds of taels of silver. Without this figure, Tianjin would not be hired at all. Students who graduated from the Maritime Academy.

And this is because everyone is looking at Liu Jin's face, otherwise everyone can go to sea casually and earn this amount in a month, so there is no need to come to the Ryukyu Road to suffer and suffer.

Naturally, there is nothing to say about the food for the advance team. It is the same as here at Tianjin Maritime Academy. The food is full, and the fish is complete. You can choose noodles and rice.

When it was meal time, the whole camp erupted in cheers.

"Crack~"

"I'll go, the mosquitoes here are poisonous~"

While Zhang Lun was eating, he slapped the mosquitoes that were biting him to death. Then he carefully looked at the mosquitoes, and then looked at the place where he was bitten. As long as he was bitten by a mosquito, he would immediately get a big bag.

"Of course it's amazing. This is a wild place, full of miasma and mosquitoes. This is no joke."

Li Yuanshan on the side seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and regardless of the heat, he wrapped himself tightly so that mosquitoes could not bite.

"Order down, let the brothers seem to remember to hang up the mosquito net at night, and light up the mosquito coil, so as not to feed the mosquitoes here."

Zhang Lun hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of food, and immediately went to give orders.

Now he doesn't look like a prince or nobleman at all, his face is tanned, his hair is cut short, and he is wearing the uniform of the advance team.

When he ate, he had the same appetite as the other advance team members, but he didn't chew his food slowly, and his speech became more rude, without the politeness of the past.

Of course, not only Zhang Lun, everyone sent by Emperor Hongzhi is changing silently, even Dong Mu and the eunuchs sent to supervise the army are also changing.

Soon, the night fell slowly, after a good meal and a refreshing bath by the Danshui River, the members of the advance team began to fall asleep slowly.

Because sufficient preparations have been made in advance, and a large number of mosquito nets and mosquito coils have been prepared, all the advance team members slept soundly on the first night when they arrived here.

The mosquitoes raging here did not affect everyone's sleep at all, so that everyone could get a good rest and lay the foundation for the next city construction.

Of course, the barbarians here also did not come to disturb the rest of the advance team members. The barbarians are still in the tribal stage, and the tribes are not big. Facing such a large-scale advance team, even if they knew about it, they would not dare to come over.

　The mosquitoes in Guangdong are really powerful~ As for the mosquitoes in Baodao, I have never been there~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)