Sitting on a stone on the shore of the city of Birta, Judas looked at the "Saikyo Maru" migrant ship slowly sailing into the wharf of Birta, and his eyes were gloomy.

The "Saikyo Maru" migrant ship is a retired ship of the Pacific Company, in fact, the service life of this ship is far from the end, just because of the backward power, and the use of sails and paddle wheel drive, it was disposed of by the Pacific Company at a low price.

For the Ezo company, the backward power is not a problem, after all, in the hands of the Ezo company, the "Saikyo Maru" does not need to cross the Pacific Ocean, only in East Asia for a short voyage, fast and slow day does not matter, for example, from Kiyotsu to Kata, using the "Saikyo Maru", the whole journey takes about three and a half days, using the most advanced propeller to propel the ship, it also takes about three days, half a day, for the Ezo company There is almost no difference, so slow down, the main thing is cheap, this is what is important in vain.

As a former ocean-going migrant ship, the "Saikyo Maru" can transport about 1,500 people at a time, of course, there are certainly not so many people on the "Saikyo Maru" now, and in addition to the robbed Korean laborers, the "Saikyo Maru" also has various materials that have been robbed, and it is good to be able to send 1,000 people at a time.

"Sir, shall we begin?" The interpreter that Bai Qi had assigned to Judas came to ask.

Unfortunately, Judas didn't know Japanese, nor did he understand Chinese, and the wandering warriors in Japan didn't know English and Russian, so Judas and those wandering warriors couldn't communicate directly at all, and any order from Judas needed to be paraphrased by a translator before it could be given, which made Judas feel very powerless, and in this case, Judas couldn't show even if he had great ability, unless Judas could learn Japanese in a short time.

Chinese is also possible, but only a small number of people with status in Japan can understand Chinese, and if you want to communicate with those low-level wandering samurai without barriers, Japanese is more reliable.

Judas didn't have much interest in talking, just nodded slightly.

The translator turned around and gestured, and the wandering warriors who had been waiting near the dock for a long time immediately swarmed towards the dock.

What to say?

Judas now understands that he is a scapegoat with a black cauldron, since landing on Sakhalin, all orders have been given by himself, whether it is the defense of Western Siberia or the plundering of Korea, they are all orders given by himself, and now Judas does not dare to think about tomorrow, dare not think about how people will scold him in the future, the only thing that can make Judas feel a little comforted is that these things were done by Judas Isgret, and have nothing to do with Edward Scottli.

A simple disguise allowed Judas to convince himself that in order to better manage the Korean laborers, Judas sent nearly a thousand Japanese wandering warriors to serve as the overseers of the Korean laborers, and Judas prepared a leather whip and a wooden stick for each of them, giving the overseers the power to kill and take them, and the only requirement was to build a city that met the requirements of the white rise before the arrival of winter.

Speaking of which, although under the influence of the Sea of Okhotsk, the temperature in Sakhalin in winter is a little warmer than that in the inland areas of the same latitude, but because of humidity and ocean currents, the snowfall on Sakhalin Island is much higher than that of inland cities at the same latitude, and in some mountainous areas, the snow on Sakhalin in winter can reach more than five meters, so there is not much time left for Judah, and from now on, at most until October, this short half a year is Judah's operation period.

Time was so short that Judas had no choice but to desperately squeeze those Korean laborers, and as for the possible labor casualties caused by this, this was not within Judas's consideration, anyway, the person who gave the order was called Judas, not Edward.

Before leaving New York, Li Mu finally made a promise to Judas, if Judas could facilitate the sale of Sakhalin Island by St. Petersburg to the Pacific Company, then the Horse Group would provide protection for Judas and send Judas to the Bahamas in South America, where Judas could live a carefree life without fear of retaliation from the Russians and Americans.

Carefree!

Only God knows how much Judas longs for that kind of day in his heart, yes, Judas is rich now, and the negotiations between St. Petersburg and Washington have brought Judas unimaginable profits, but with them comes the threat of St. Petersburg and Washington, and Judas has not even had time to enjoy the luxurious life that wealth brings, and how willingly does this make Judas -

As soon as the staff on the dock tied the cable and set up the gangplank, the impatient wandering samurai rushed onto the "Saikyo Maru", and the ship immediately screamed and cried.

The North Koreans on the "Sekyung Maru", in addition to the men, also had a part of the Korean women, and these women were like magnets, attracting all the attention of the wandering samurai.

There is no way, the current Sakhalin Island is almost a complete male world, more than 10,000 wandering warriors are almost panicking when they stay in Sakhalin, there are no entertainment facilities on the island, there is no place for leisure, and there are not even women, these wandering warriors are already hungry and thirsty, and this situation is simply uncontrollable.

"Let them not go too far, and remember, if they lose the ability of North Koreans to work during non-working hours, then all the losses will be borne by the person concerned." Judas was not disgusted by this kind of behavior, and in fact it was generally accepted by all as the privilege of the victors, and the Russians often went even further than that.

"Yes, sir." The translator agreed very well, turned around and began to pout, according to Bai Qi's regulations, Judas can do very little to treat the employees of the Ezo Company, at most it is to fine some money, and this is exactly what many wandering samurai don't care about the most, because for them, money is almost worthless, they have sold their lives to the Ezo Company, even if they get a salary, they are left hand in and right hand out, and there is no concept of savings at all.

Fortunately, Judas's greatest fears did not happen, and the wandering warriors, though hungry and thirsty, were not yet able to prostitute themselves in public, and although they were inevitably rubbed with oil during the disembarkation inspection, all the laborers finally stood safely on the docks of the city of Birch.

"Listen to me, you are now employees of the Ezo Company, your task is to build a brand new birch city here within half a year, if you can complete the task, then I will give you a rich reward, so rich that it makes you feel that the trip is worthwhile, if you can't finish it - no, there is no problem with this, now, start working - I mean right away!" Judas swore word by word, through translation.

The so-called "reward" is, of course, a lie, Judas did not intend to pay a penny, if nothing else, only a small part of these laborers should live until half a year later, during this period, how to incite these laborers to work hard for Judas is Judah's greatest task now.

As the order was given, the overseers rushed up and drove them to work with whips and sticks, the men had to go to the wood, mine the rocks, and prepare enough fuel for the winter, and the women were responsible for leveling the land and clearing the ruins left behind by the war.

"Sir, can we send a telegram to headquarters?" The interpreter asked Judas for advice, and his attitude was quite respectful.

"Send it." Judas didn't care about the attitude of the translator at all, and Judas knew very well that he could not be respected by these people, never will.

The wireless telegraph was indeed useful, and after half an hour, Judas's telegram had been delivered to Bai Qi.

Bai Qi picked up the telegram and glanced at it, then laughed, and expressed great satisfaction with Judas's efficiency.

"Alas, it's really hurtful to do this." At the same time, Pan Tingzhen, who was handling official business in Shurijo, also put down the telegram in his hand.

Although it was the Koreans who were offended, the Japanese who were scolded, and the Russians who were beaten, Pan Tingzhen still felt unbearable, after all, Pan Tingzhen had read the sage books for so many years, and he still had a certain sense of right and wrong in his heart.

"It's just fate, uncle don't be sad, think about our Ryukyus, if we hadn't asked for Mr. Reem's support, I'm afraid we would be swords and axes now, and who would say a fair word for us at that time?" Pan Wenli's heart is as strong as iron, and he has no pity for those North Koreans.

Since independence, the textbooks used to educate the next generation on the Ryukyu side are all provided by the Junma Affiliated School, which has never taught "convincing people with virtue", only teaching "a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye", these ideas Pan Tingzhen may have a small word, but Pan Wenli is convinced, so those unnecessary "mercy" forget it, there are still many Chinese in the Qing Dynasty who are eating soil, and Pan Wenli can't take pity on foreign people.

Over the years, Li Mu has tried his best, the total number of immigrants from the Qing State is less than one million, considering the total population of more than 400 million in the Qing State, it is not even a drop in the bucket, in the past two years, it has become more and more difficult to immigrate from the Qing State through normal channels, and the snake people of the Pacific Company have even penetrated into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and they still can't satisfy Li Mu's growing appetite, the Chinese in the United States should be supplemented, the strength of the Chinese in South America and Southeast Asia should be strengthened, and Alaska is still waiting for the Chinese to open up, and a Sakhalin Island will be added soon, Even if he got half of the population of the Qing Kingdom, Li Mu would not be satisfied.

Of course, don't think about it when you get half of it, even if you maintain the current scale, by the day Li Mu dies, Li Mu will not be able to fulfill this grand wish.

"It's not sad, our strength for self-protection is still insufficient, how can we feel sad." Pan Tingzhen shook her head and shook off her distractions and focused her attention on the unfinished government affairs.

A little later, Li Mu also got the latest information about Sakhalin.

"That's good, it's really right to let Judas go to the Far East, to deal with the Russians, you really still need Russians, and no one else is so ruthless." Li Mu was also very satisfied with Judas's efficiency, and as for the miserable Koreans in the telegram, Li Mu habitually ignored them selectively.

There is no way, this is a society of the jungle, think about the Chinese who died in the Lushun massacre, think about the Chinese corpses along the Pacific Railway, and then think about the tragic fate of the Chinese in Southeast Asia, Li Mu, like Pan Wenli, is not in the mood to pity anyone.

"Our lord baron can really do it, you say, if we work harder, can we get Siberia back?" Situ Lei's brain was open, this idea was rather strange, and Li Mu didn't have such a big appetite.

"Siberia, beware of death!" Li Mu is not angry, Li Mu doesn't know the value of Siberia, it can be said that Russia in the 21st century is all maintained by selling various resources of Siberia, but this idea can only be imagined, the Russians may be able to sell Sakhalin to the Pacific Company, but they will definitely not sell Siberia, Siberia is too big, Li Mu and the Junma Group can't swallow it, even if they pull Washington together, Li Mu does not have the strength to swallow Siberia.

"Hehe, just thinking about it, since the construction of Huatai City has started, then when will we send someone to Huatai?" In other words, Situ Lei has said that it is not a hundred years ago, and human beings' knowledge of the earth is far better than before, at least Situ Lei can clearly see how big Siberia is.

"Let's wait until it is completed, this time we are not in a hurry, what is in a hurry is the Governor's Office of Western Siberia, I heard that now the Governor's Palace is sending ten telegrams to St. Petersburg a day to ask for reinforcements, but there is nothing to be done in St. Petersburg - how is Ivan now?" Li Mu has already left Ivan behind, and now when he talks about St. Petersburg, Li Mu thinks of Ivan.

Two months ago, Li Mu sent Ivan back to Russia and began to smash nails in St. Petersburg, as Li Mu expected, as a seller of the Horse Weapons Company, Ivan was very popular in St. Petersburg, and the last time he asked about Situlay, Ivan had already hooked up with the Russian Minister of Defense, and I don't know what Ivan's current situation is.

"It's not bad, Ivan won a big order from the Russian Ministry of Defense, with a total value of about $7.2 million, all of which are ordinary individual weapons, and St. Petersburg also wants to buy the latest rapid-fire guns, preferably with the drawings, Ivan did not agree on the spot, and wanted to hang the appetite of the Minister of Defense." Situ Lei couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this figure, the Russians sold Alaska to the United States for only 7.2 million US dollars, but now St. Petersburg casually gave I0,000 orders, and the total amount was about the same as selling Alaska, it seems that the Russians still have money, at least the princes and ministers are not short of money.

"The Russians are also facing huge defense pressure now, the British, the Turks, the Finns, Russia is full of enemies, and told Ivan that if he can get more orders, up to 10 million dollars, then I will increase his agent level so that he can get the product at a lower price." Li Mu directly asked that even if he would rather earn less, he would help Ivan to take the position in the shortest possible time.