1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 115 Population
Since November in Jianye City, the number of rainy days has gradually increased, especially in December, with an average of one rain per week.

The road from Jianye City to Heishan Fort was soaked in rain and became extremely muddy, making it impossible for carriages to pass through.

After the rain stopped for a while, the road had not been completely dry for two days, and it rained again.The transportation between the two places was intermittent, which greatly affected the construction of various buildings in Montenegro.

Qi Tian knew that the area around Jianye City had entered the so-called wet season, which might last until March and April next year.

In order not to affect the follow-up construction of Heishan Fort, Qi Tian simply built another brick kiln nearby, and it was a large wheel kiln.

The wheel kiln is a continuous production brick kiln, the flue gas generated during the production process can preheat the bricks ahead.When a [-]-door wheel kiln is in production, eight doors are firing, eight doors are preheating, eight doors are cooling, and the remaining six doors are already producing bricks.

Moreover, as the flame moves between the kiln doors, continuous production can be achieved, and the efficiency is many times higher than that of small earthen kilns.The theoretically planned daily output of this wheel kiln can reach 4 to [-] yuan of bricks, which can basically meet the daily construction of Heishanbao and its surrounding areas.

At the same time, a cement kiln will be built next to the wheel kiln, and the raw material will directly use the slag after ironmaking and steelmaking.Perhaps, while satisfying housing construction, it may be possible to gradually harden that dirt road.

When Jianye City and Montenegro were planning to build a new round of basic industrial facilities, "Polang 1" returned to Jianye City from Batavia on a pouring rain afternoon.

In addition to buying 150 barrels of gunpowder, they also brought back five Indian horses, four Java buffaloes, two mules, and... 62 immigrants.

Originally, one of Hu Wenjin's important tasks in Batavia was to recruit all kinds of craftsmen, entertainers, scholars, and even smart people.After a few months, nearly 200 people were recruited.There are Germans, Portuguese, Swiss, English, and even Japanese, but Ming people are the most numerous.

Dong Fengshan shipped various materials urgently needed by Hanzhou, and the immigrants could only accommodate more than [-] people.Considering the crowded cabins and harsh environment on board, they all selected strong and healthy men.

Even so, during the [-]-day voyage, more than ten people died one after another, even including two immigrant sailors who were newly boarded.

When more than [-] people arrived, they were still cleaned, disinfected, isolated, and tested for ability.Craftsmen and entertainers are selected and classified into various workshops and workshops, and the rest are allocated to agriculture and construction.

"What did they say? They don't want to farm, and they don't want to build a house!" Qi Tian looked at a dozen tall, blond "Westerners" opposite him in surprise.

“They said they were born fighters and were willing to fight for us until they gave their lives or could no longer fight!” said Yazmir, a teenager from San Fernando, Luzon.

Fuck, isn't this a mercenary? In the 17th century, the Germans, as the gold medal fighters of the Netherlands and the Habsburg dynasty, as well as Sweden, Denmark and other countries, can even be called one of the most reputable mercenaries in Europe.

However, in our current situation, it seems that such "advanced thugs" are not needed for the time being.

So what do they do?

"Let them disperse into various industrial, agricultural and mining teams, first go and speak Chinese fluently for me, and then arrange for them to exchange and train combat skills with the guards!" On the battlefield, how many translators will I provide you?
"Since Batavia has stockpiled a lot of supplies and people, how about we make another trip?" Qi Tian tentatively asked Yu Fukun and Dong Fengshan.Traveling back and forth at sea for a month was really hard work. When we set off again, the personnel must be rotated.

"How about I go there!" Niu Jinmin interrupted, "I haven't been to Batavia yet!"

You haven't been there, and neither have I?Qi Tian said in his heart, if there were not too many things about each project, he would like to take a trip to visit Batavia in the 17th century

"Okay, then Niu Da will go there." Yu Fukun said: "Select some people from the immigrants and practice hard."

"Oh, that's right." Qi Tian suddenly remembered something, "When you go to Batavia, bring some steel knives made by us, and various iron farm tools. See if you can sell some silver coins return."

At present, the only commodity that Hanzhou can sell is steel.It would be best if he could exchange some money back, as he would not spend all of the several 10 taels of silver in stock as he said.

Only when industrial products are commercialized can they promote industry development and technological progress.If we blindly invest in industrial production regardless of cost, the collapsed red empire of later generations will be a good lesson.

Just when Niu Jinmin set off for Batavia with more than 900 old and new sailors, Cao Xiong took three boats full of more than [-] immigrants, as well as ironware from Foshan, raw silk, lacquerware, medicinal materials, and livestock from Guangzhou. Various materials such as crop seeds have sailed from Daming to Batavia for more than [-] days.

Cao Xiong's fleet reached Guangzhou Bay on October [-], where it split into two.

Zhou Yingping's Fuchuan and Luo Rucheng's Haicang ship "Tuochan 2" sailed to Songjiang, entered the Yangtze River, passed through Yangzhou, walked the Grand Canal, arrived at Xuzhou, and returned to Bozhou by land.Here, they will rely on many Huai merchants and salt merchants to realize some of the treasures collected from Boni.

Cashed gold and silver, buying porcelain, raw silk, medicine, rhubarb, turmeric, dajianxiang, ancient rice, lacquerware, fans, murals, metal zinc, tin, iron, rattan, etc.These commodities are the most in-demand and high-value materials in Europe, and it is estimated that they can be sold at a good price.

Of course, if possible, it is also possible to collect a large number of refugees and transport them to the warehouse in Batavia, which Hu Wenjin is responsible for managing.

"You mean, Jianye City sent a boat over half a month ago?" Cao Xiong asked in surprise after hearing Hu Wenjin's report.

"Yes, they mainly came here to buy gunpowder. By the way, they brought nearly seventy immigrants and some livestock from me."

"Where did they get the boat?"

"Master Cao, do you know He Lao Liu?"

"Well, when I came to Batavia last time, I left inexplicably, and I don't know where I went."

"This He Laoliu attacked and killed two teenagers in Jianye City. After coming to Batavia by boat, he hid."

"That's a bitch!" Cao Xiong scolded, "The two teenagers who disappeared that night were killed by him!"

"One is still alive." Hu Wenjin continued: "He hid in Batavia for a few days, colluded with some pirates, more than 200 people, and went to our Jianye City!"

"How's the situation?" Cao Xiong asked nervously.

"It is said that when they first landed, more than [-] people were killed and injured, and more than [-] people were killed and injured outside the camp and in the storage area."

"Later, Chen Dalang led people to take the opportunity to burn three of their boats and seize two of them.... When they were in chaos, they were overwhelmed by Huzi and more than 300 indigenous people."

"Are we hurt?"

"More than a dozen minor injuries, no one died."

"That's good, that's good!" Cao Xiong breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, "He Lao Liu, did you catch him?"

"His head was smashed by a musket, and he died in an extremely ugly way. However, a leader named Lao Bangzi was captured and sent to the mine to dig iron ore....In the end, Lao Yutou, Lai Si and a dozen or so ran away. The subordinates in Jianye City probably went to the depths of the inland to fight against the savages."

"They... didn't think about cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots, so as to avoid future troubles forever."

"Run far! They said that those people ran at least five or six hundred miles, or even farther."

Cao Xiong shook his head, a continent wider than Ming Dynasty, it is not easy to find more than a dozen people.

"I brought back more than 730 people this time. However, almost 100 died on the way, and only 620 people remained. Moreover, there are more than 100 people on board who are extremely weak, so they will all stay here to take care of them. ... In a few days Today, you are in the warehouse, and I will pick more than 100 people who are in good health to board the ship." Cao Xiong said with a sigh.

From Guangzhou to Batavia, the voyage lasted more than [-] days, and stopped in Champa for a day on the way to replenish fresh water and food.Some people who were still healthy before boarding the ship lay down on the lower deck one after another within a few days of going to sea.Along the way, several corpses were thrown into the sea almost every day.

In the future, with some strength, we must set up a few supply points on the way to Daming, otherwise, the death rate of these many immigrants will remain high during the long sea voyage.

(End of this chapter)