At this time, Yanping City has begun to take shape, after nearly a year of construction, has built a city close to a radius of one mile, the circumference of the city wall is 720 zhang, there are four closed corner forts protruding from the outside at the four corners, there are four city gates in the east, west, north and south, and there are two fortresses on both sides of each city gate in the arch guard gate. On top of the ramparts, there was also a layer of ramparts, on which there was an inner fort, and on top of the fortress there were turrets for defense.

If it was just to deal with the local natives, there was no need to build such a strong city, Wang Xinyu was considering that in case it was threatened by Western colonists, such a strong city would make it difficult for Westerners to retreat.

Around Yanping City, a large area of wasteland has been reclaimed. The once lush primeval forests have been cut down and turned into paddy fields. In some low-lying places, ponds were dug out of which fish, ducks and geese were raised, and the two sides of the pond were planted with mulberry trees, and the fallen leaves of the mulberry trees could be provided to the fish pond as fish food, and the silt fished out of the fish pond could be used as fertilizer for the mulberry trees; On the relatively high slopes, fruit trees are planted, and chickens, sheep, pigs and cattle are raised between the fruit forests.

At the gate of the city, there were lively bazaars, and there were many Han immigrants selling goods, including those selling grain, meat, vegetables, eggs, and so on. Most of the vendors were military tunks and freedmen who had been cultivated around the area. In addition to the grain handed in, the rest of the food is at their own disposal and can be sold in the market.

In the bazaar, there are also many local Sulu cooks who bring the fish and seafood they catch, deer from the mountains and all kinds of game to sell in the bazaar, and they sell their own things to buy rice, vegetables, sweet potatoes, cloth, salt, condiments and ceramics and other daily necessities. But the gold and brass sold by the Sulu people to the Han people, as well as the silk, ironware, tea and wine sold by the Han people to the Sulu people, were all the monopoly items of the Tu King of Banshilan, and ordinary Sulu people could not sell gold and brass casually. It can only be sold by the king of the earth; Ordinary Sulu people also had no right to buy silk, ironware, tea, and wine, and they could not buy these things in the bazaar, so they could only be purchased by the Tuwang from the officials and merchants in Yanping City, and then sold to his people when they returned.

Because of the monopoly item project, the king of Banshilan made a lot of money from it.

In the Governor's Mansion of Yanping City, Pan Ying sat in the study. Fingers flicked the abacus.

"Miss! Uncle is here! Outside, a maid rushed in, looking like she was in a hurry, and her head was dripping with sweat.

"Uncle?" Pan Ying turned her head angrily, "Where is the uncle?" Miss Ben hasn't even married yet! You damn girl, Miss Ben won't be kind to you if you talk nonsense! Say! Which kid wants to take advantage of Miss Ben! Look Miss Ben doesn't clean him up! ”

"It's the royal governor!" The maid pursed her lips and snickered.

"Huh? It's Brother Wang who is back! Pan Ying jumped up like an electric shock and rushed out of the yard.

"I just said I was unhappy, but when I heard that it was Wang Dudu, I ran more quickly than anyone else!" The maid looked at Pan Ying's back, and squatted on the ground with a smile.

Pan Ying had just walked out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion. I saw a young man in a white scarf walking towards him. The young man in white is not Wang Xinyu who he has been thinking about for a long time! Pan Ying called sweetly: "Brother Wang! A gust of wind trotted forward, a beautiful face filled with a smile like a spring breeze, full of happiness all flooded into my heart, and my face was full of joy.

"Ying'er!" Wang Xinyu was frozen as if he had been immobilized. I haven't seen Pan Ying for more than half a year, and this little girl has become more and more beautiful.

After more than half a year of missing, Pan Ying completely forgot her shyness, and immediately fell into Wang Xinyu's arms, and said with joy: "Brother Wang." Do you know how much the concubine has missed you for more than half a year? ”

Wang Xinyu was at a loss for a while. was stunned, but he still couldn't help but stretch out his arm and hug Pan Ying tightly.

Pan Ying may have felt that she was out of shape, broke free from Wang Xinyu's clutches, withdrew half a step, and stood there Qiushui looked at Wang Xinyu affectionately: "Brother Wang has a long journey. Let's get back to the house and rest. ”

Walking into the Governor's Mansion, Pan Ying asked long and short questions, and only then did she know that Wang Xinyu came from Qiongzhou, and the fleet sailed at sea for seven days and seven nights. So she said with concern: "Brother Wang go and lie down inside for a while, and the concubine will let someone prepare lunch for you." With that, he went to the kitchen. Tell your subordinates to prepare lunch.

Wang Xinyu walked to the bedroom, lay down, and thought to himself: The speed of the ship at this time is too slow! If it's smooth, it's okay, but it took seven days and seven nights to come over this time. Is it possible to design a fast boat? By the way, it seems that in the nineteenth century there was a kind of sailing ship that could reach speeds of fourteen to seventeen knots, and even twenty knots! It only takes more than ten days to cross the Pacific Ocean. If there is such a ship, it can run to Europe in more than a month, how efficient it is!

The name of this type of ship is the clipper, and it is a high-speed sailing ship that was born in the 19th century.

Wang Xinyu couldn't draw the design of this kind of ship, and there was no such ship in this era, so he could only slowly explore.

With clippers, a sextant is also needed. After having a sextant, the ship can directly cross the Indian Ocean after crossing the Strait of Malacca, pass through the Cape of Good Hope, and then go north along the African coastline to Europe, so that it does not need to follow the Indian coastline all the way, and then follow the Arabian coastline, and then go south along the African coastline, so that it can straighten the voyage.

At that time, because the ship did not have a sextant, it was easy to deviate from the course, so it did not go straight through the ocean as much as possible.

Unconsciously, Wang Xinyu fell asleep. After I don't know how long, a fresh fragrance penetrated into his nostrils, and he only heard a soft voice calling out to him: "Brother Wang, get up and eat." ”

Walking to the dining room, the servants and maids had already brought the meal to the table. On the table was a large pot of white rice, a pot of braised pork, a plate of steamed fish, a plate of boiled shrimp, a plate of stir-fried vegetables and a large bowl of stewed chicken soup. Three tables were also set up outside the hall, and the soldiers sat outside to eat.

It's all some home-cooked food, but the chef's skills are good, and Wang Xinyu eats it very sweetly.

"Is this rice and pork produced here, or is it shipped from somewhere else?" Wang Xinyu put down his chopsticks and asked.

"It's all produced here, there are many rice fields here, the land is fertile, and the yield is quite high. The piglets that were brought in last year have also grown up, as well as chickens, ducks, cows and sheep. They have all grown up. Pan Ying replied.

Wang Xinyu felt quite satisfied, but he thought it was better to see how others were doing, so he said: "I don't need to prepare my meal at night, I'll go see those military households and eat with them." ”

After lunch, Wang Xinyu returned to the study to talk to Pan Ying. Knowing the population of Yanping City, I learned from Pan Ying that there are currently more than 15,000 people in Yanping City, including more than 7,000 immigrants sent by Qiongzhou, more than 3,000 prisoners by the Qing soldiers of the Green Battalion, and more than 5,000 people who originally emigrated from Xiamen. Most of them are men, and according to statistics, there are more than 11,000 men and more than 1,000 children. There were less than three thousand women.

"This is a serious imbalance between men and women, and it looks like we have to get some female immigrants, and we need to get some more. However, the Tartars have now made a relocation order, and it is difficult to immigrate again. Wang Xinyu said.

Pan Ying thought of a solution: "Brother Wang, otherwise, how about letting these men marry local indigenous women?" ”

Wang Xinyu just took a sip of tea, and when he heard this, he almost squirted out a mouthful of tea. He put down his teacup. He said, "Those Sulu natives are so ugly, it's me." I really can't do it. ”

"There are also good-looking ones."

"But not much, most of them are disgusting." Wang Xinyu said with a smile. The indigenous Filipino women of this era have not been mixed with Chinese and whites, and most of them are very ugly, almost all of them have dark skin, flat noses, and ugly appearances. Later Filipino women were mixed with Chinese and white genes. It just became good-looking.

"If there were no women, they wouldn't be ugly when they saw Sulu women." Pan Ying said.

"That's good, but I have a better idea."

Pan Ying couldn't wait to ask, "What do you think?" ”

"Go to Annam, North Korea, and Japan to bring in women, and those women will be acceptable." Wang Xinyu proposed.

Pan Ying thought for a moment and said, "My father is preparing to go to Annan to discuss with them. Negotiate about our coal and iron ore mining over there. ”

"As long as the minerals over there can be developed, we can open a branch there, and we can set up a matchmaking company there, bring in Annan brides, and provide daughters-in-law for our people." Wang Xinyu said. Those Vietnamese women are still quite good-looking, tall, with a thin waist, and there is absolutely no problem where they should be. As long as I can develop well here, I believe that Vietnamese people are willing to send their daughters over.

In the afternoon, Wang Xinyu took his own soldiers and followed Pan Ying to the Yanping City Gun Factory located in the upper reaches of the Yanping River.

From Yanping Port, I took a boat upstream, sailed about six miles, entered a tributary, and arrived at the Yanping City Gun Factory. The gun factory is under construction, the dam upstream is under construction, and the surrounding factories and dormitories are also under construction.

"What do we use to keep the gun factory safe? If someone comes to attack the gun factory, it's six miles from our city, how can we protect it? Li Rui asked a question.

Wang Xinyu looked at the map and said, "Foreign invaders, if they are Westerners, they can only go up through the Yanping River. And our Yanping City is a giant battery, and with our sailors, it can completely block the Westerners from attacking from the water. If it's the local natives attacking, you also know the fighting power of those natives. We've got a fence around the gunhouse, and we've got a wooden fence on it, and we've put a few more towers in it, do you think the natives might be able to get in? ”

Li Rui asked again: "My lord, what if Westerners come around?" What if they bypassed our city of Yanping and passed through the forest to attack our artillery factory? ”

"If the Westerners are really able to attack the artillery factory from the land, I'm afraid our Yanping City has been breached, right? That can't happen! Here at the moment the Portuguese and the British are our allies, and the Spaniards are partners. There is only one enemy: the Dutch! We're going to get them in trouble soon! As long as we win the upcoming Battle of Batavia, we will be able to relieve our biggest trouble! Wang Xinyu said.

After visiting the construction site of the artillery factory, Wang Xinyu and his party returned to Yanping City by boat. first sent Pan Ying back to the city, and then Wang Xinyu took his own soldiers to the village of Juntunhu, where Lin Furong was located.

Outside the city of Yanping, a series of stone roads were built. The climate on Luzon Island is humid and rainy, and with the stone roads, it is not easy to get muddy on rainy days, making it easy for people and cars to walk. In the future, Wang Xinyu plans to build a cement road, but the output of cement is not large now, and priority must be given to ensuring the construction of the Haikou fortress in Qiongzhou and the construction of the future Singapore fortress, and only after there is enough cement can the cement be used to build the road.

Come to Lin Furong's Juntun Village, a village on the edge of a small river, named Yunxiao Village, with rows of shelterbelts planted along the river, and dense rice fields between the shelterbelts and the shelterbelts. These shelterbelts are remnants of the original forests, the middle forests have been cut down and turned into farmland, and the trees along the fields and rivers have been preserved to form shelterbelts. Because Yunxiao Village is located in a low-lying area with no hillsides, ponds were dug on some low-lying land, and the excavated soil was filled in to form some high dry land, on which fruit trees, sweet potatoes were planted, and livestock and poultry were raised.

Walking along the stone path with towering trees on both sides, you will see the gate of Yunxiao Village.

Yunxiao Village is a Juntun village, and most of the people living here are prisoners of the Green Battalion Qing soldiers captured from Qiongzhou, and managed by Lin Furong and more than a dozen other people from Fujian. The village was surrounded by a reclaimed earthen castle with a wooden fence built on top of it. At the entrance of the village is a city gate, a wooden gate, a wooden tower, and a tower. Although it is a simple earthen city, such a fortification can keep some unfriendly local Sulu natives at bay.

Of course, this kind of simple city could not stop the Dutch, and if the Dutch did find it, the villagers would only have to retreat along the stone road to Yanping City.

Seeing Wang Xinyu coming, Lin Furong hurriedly took more than a dozen people out of the city to greet him.

"My lord, I'm doing a good job here! The lowly wife and grandmother took it. Lin Furong answered Wang Xinyu's question.

Wang Xinyu asked, "What about your family?" ”

"They have gone into the city to catch the market, and they will not be back until the evening." Lin Furong replied.

Walking into the village, Lin Furong pointed to a wooden two-story building and said, "That's the humble house, please come here with a face." ”

"Hahaha! I'm here today, just to let you have a dinner! Wang Xinyu laughed.

Lin Furong hurriedly bowed and said: "Wang Dudu can appreciate his face and come to the humble house, and his humble face feels bright!" ”

"You don't need to prepare it carefully, it's just a home-cooked meal." (To be continued......)