Wang Xinyu walked into the village, and the military households knelt on both sides of the stone road and saluted.

"Get up!" Wang Xinyu waved his hand, "Since you have come here, everyone is your own brother!" ”

Most of these military tun households were captured Qing soldiers of the Green Battalion, who were sent here to join the military tun households, producing food for the Nanyang Company, and also providing meat and various non-staple foods for Yanping Port.

The village is dotted with coconut palms and bamboo groves, and the buildings are tucked away in the shade of the trees, which is not at all hot during the hot summer months in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Lin Furong's home is on a raised platform in the village, and the first floor is the kitchen, hall and storage room. On the second floor is the reception room, two bedrooms and a balcony. Walking up to the second floor, I opened the windows on all sides, and the breeze with the salty smell of the sea blew, which made people feel indescribably happy.

Standing on the second floor, you can see the river flowing towards the sea, and white seagulls flying above the river in the distance, plunging into the water from time to time. Farther afield, at the mouth of the river, a large number of coolies and slaves were working intensively.

"There are coking plants and steel plants, and when they are finished, the high-quality coal from Annam can be sent to coking, and the coke can be supplied to the steel mills for steelmaking." Wang Xinyu pointed to the construction site and said to the soldiers.

The coolies working on the construction site are all prisoners of the guilty Green Battalion Qing soldiers, who are using their labor to wash away the sins they have committed; The other slaves who worked were the other Sulu tribes who had been defeated by the Banshiran tribes. The men of those tribes were captured by the king of Banshiran and sent here as slaves.

"It's all because of the adults! The great kindness of the adult to the lowly family, the lowly does not know how to repay the adult! Lin Furong said his heart.

"As long as you can manage the military cantonment household well and hand over the military rations we need, it will already be the best reward for this general! In the future, our army will be strong and strong. After the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, you have a share of the credit! Wang Xinyu replied.

Wang Xinyu walked down the second floor and went door-to-door to see the living conditions of the military households.

The houses here are all made of wood, surrounded by primeval forests, and there is no shortage of wood. Lin Furong's group of people from Xiamen lived in two-story houses, but the other people lived in houses that were not as big as Lin Furong's houses. Both are downstairs with a kitchen and a hall, and upstairs with two bedrooms and a balcony. The families lived in single-storey bungalows with only one single bedroom, and their meals were eaten in the communal dining room. Anyway, these military households are all bachelors, and as long as there is a single room, it is already very good.

"The five lives of the Grass People King knock to see Lord Dudu!" Seeing Wang Xinyu walking towards his house, Wang Wusheng hurriedly knelt at the door and saluted.

"Get up!" Wang Xinyu motioned for Wang Wu to get up.

Walking into Wang Wusheng's single bedroom, I saw that it was a bungalow of about 12 square meters, with a wooden structure, walls and roof. The floor is also a wooden floor. Since the floor is raised, the wooden floor is laid on the beams, which is not easy to get wet, reducing the moisture in the house.

The house is permeable from north to south, and the air circulation is very good. The houses of the military cantonment families are all built in the woods, and the windows in the houses are not hot at all. In Wang Wusheng's room, in addition to a bed, there is also a table. A wardrobe, a locker. In the corner of the wall lay a spear and a hoe.

"When did you come here?" Wang Xinyu asked.

Wang Wusheng replied: "Back to my lord, the villain was captured in Qiongzhou, so he was sent here." ”

"You're used to living here, aren't you?"

"Much better than at the Tartars! When I first came, I ate whole grains. This year's summer grain harvest is abundant, and every day I eat white rice, green vegetables and tofu, and often fish and meat. Where is it better than in the Tartars. I can't even eat enough, and my military salary is still deducted by those fake Tartars! Wang Wusheng said happily. The food here is really good, although the food is from the big canteen, but the fragrant rice, meat and vegetarian dishes. Sometimes you can eat mouth-watering, large pieces of fragrant braised pork, and you can get paid, which is really a good day.

"Not bad! Well done! After a few years of saving enough money, General Ben will help each of you find a daughter-in-law! Beautiful guaranteed! Wang Xinyu said with a smile.

Who knew that Wang Wusheng said: "My lord! In a few years, I'll be full here, and I'm going to be a soldier! ”

"Soldiering?" Wang Xinyu paused for a moment, "Isn't it good here?" ”

"Back to my lord! It's good here! When the villain understands that if you want everyone to live a good life, the only way to do it is to fight the Tartars! The villain's home is in Jiangxi, there is an elderly mother at home, and two younger sisters and a younger brother, the villain enjoys happiness here, but they all suffer at home. Wang Wusheng's tears were about to fall out.

"Good! When you have been here for three years, you will be allowed to enlist in the army! As for your brother and sister, you can give the village chief the address, and we will find a way to bring your family over! Wang Xinyu patted Wang Wusheng's shoulder and said.

After visiting several military households, they all said that they were doing well here, and they all hoped to see their families as soon as possible.

Then Wang Xinyu came to the big canteen again, and saw the small workers busy at the kitchen door. A military household working as a small worker was washing rice, a small worker was washing vegetables, one was washing taro, and some people were drawing water from the well. In the kitchen, chefs are cutting pork, making their own tofu, and scraping the scales of fish.

Walking into the kitchen and chatting with the chefs and workers for a while, Wang Xinyu learned that this year's summer grain harvest was bumper, and in addition to the grain handed over to Nanyang Company, the grain here could not be eaten. The pigs raised in the village have also grown up and become fattened, and in addition to some of them being sold in the market, the military households here can often eat pork. Some of the eggs laid by the chickens and ducks raised in the village are also brought to the kitchen for everyone to eat. All vegetables, melons and fruits, are also grown by themselves.

When I returned to the village chief Lin Furong's house, I went to the balcony on the second floor, and there were already fruits on the table and a set of tea sets.

"Please use the tea, which we also grow ourselves. It's just not as good as the tea in my hometown. Lin Furong boiled water on a charcoal stove to make tea.

Wang Xinyu took a sip of tea, and indeed felt that the taste was far inferior to the tea produced in the mainland. He put down the cup and said: "There are no full-time tea farmers here, and there are no tea craftsmen here, we can drink these teas ourselves, and if we sell them to the Xiyi people, we can't sell them for a few dollars." This is also a trade secret, and we don't have the technology yet. ”

It is true that the production of tea was a trade secret in those days, and the Portuguese and Spaniards took tea seeds from China very early, but the tea grown in Southeast Asia could not be imported. It was not until 1884 that the British took eight tea workers with them and began to grow the plant in large quantities in India, and from then on, Indian tea sales surpassed that of China.

In addition, at this time, Europe had not yet begun to drink tea in large quantities, and the largest buyers of tea exports were Chinese and locals in Southeast Asia.

If Wang Xinyu can master the technology of making black tea, then this fragrant thing will definitely be popular with Europeans and can earn a lot of silver. However, even if you introduce high-quality tea seeds and catch some tea workers, the black tea you produce will definitely not be as good as the taste of Wuyi rock tea, and the real high-end goods still have to be purchased from the mainland.

In the evening, Lin Furong's daughter-in-law and grandmother returned to the village. In the kitchen, the smell of stir-fried food came out.

After dinner, Wang Xinyu returned to Yanping City.

Wang Xinyu sat in the study, with candles lit on the table, holding the performance book of Nanyang Company for nearly a year after its establishment. When he saw that the Nanyang Corporation Bank had been established and began to absorb deposits and lend loans in Borneo, he nodded with satisfaction. But he couldn't read the back and forth ledgers, and he had a headache when he saw these numbers.

"Childe, I'll help you rub it." Seeing Wang Xinyu put the performance book on the table, and leaned back on the chair as if he was very tired, Pan Ying walked up and said softly.

A pair of soft and boneless little hands were placed on Wang Xinyu's shoulders and rubbed gently. Wang Xinyu closed his eyes and enjoyed the beauty massaging himself, feeling that every pore was indescribably comfortable.

"It's rare for Childe to come here, and he won't stay here for a few more days this time?" Pan Ying asked softly.

Wang Xinyu replied: "There is really no way, I came here to prepare food, prepare some food, and then go to Manila, find the Spaniards to sell things, and repair the ship that should be repaired." Then go to Borneo and gather enough food and food, and then go to trouble the Dutch. ”

"The concubine is also going to Borneo, so let's go with your fleet."

Wang Xinyu couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he had to agree: "Okay, you can go with our fleet." ”

Pan Ying suddenly asked: "The son has already married, the child's wife must be like a fairy, right?" ”

Wang Xinyu didn't know how to answer, even if he didn't know much about women's psychology, he still knew a little, if he answered yes, this Pan Ying would definitely be unhappy; If the answer is no, it is too hypocritical. To be honest, the girl in front of him is also very fond of her, but if he marries her as a child, it will be too much to say, after all, she is the daughter of the company's major shareholder, and she is her best helper in the economy.

Seeing that Wang Xinyu didn't answer, Pan Ying said sadly: "The little girl knows, the wife of the son must be like a fairy, and she must be a hundred times more beautiful than me." ”

Wang Xinyu turned his head, but saw that Pan Ying's eyes were a little wet, so he grabbed her shoulders in distress and said softly: "Miss Pan, you and her are two different types of people, and they can't be compared." She is a person who practices martial arts, with a bold personality and generous. And you are from a scholarly family, knowledgeable, and gentle, and you are a different person. ”

Pan Ying struggled to break free, turned her head, and said quietly: "The son is a person who practices martial arts, and the lady is also a person who practices martial arts, the two of you must be in love, and I am nothing!" After saying that, he walked out of the study without looking back. (To be continued......)