Since Hong Tao and Swann finished talking this time, the hundred and ten sailors on this battleship have entered devil mode, and they have been trained by Captain Swann every day, with only one purpose, that is, to try their best to speed up the ship, just like Cape Town Harbor has his fiancée, and if he goes late, it will belong to someone else. And no one could complain, for Swan, as captain, was 100 percent the leader, and he spent more time on duty than anyone else, sleeping only four or five hours a day, spending most of his time staring at the deck, and roaring at even half a knot in the ship's speed.

Hong Tao will not interfere with Swan's control of the ship, as long as it does not violate the rules and regulations of the Royal Navy, the captain is God at sea. Each captain has a different personality and management model, and there is no need to be uniform, as a crew member, they will slowly adapt to their own captain. Besides, it's not a bad thing to do a long-distance training, it's also a standard training course for the Royal Navy, and the captain has the right to ask the whole ship to go into wartime at any time, regardless of whether there is a mission or not.

With Hong Tao's indulgence and Swan's efforts, coupled with God's strength, this new Jiaosha-class battleship ran the highest speed in the history of the Royal Navy. It took only 25 days to complete more than 8,000 kilometers from Golden River City to the port of Cape Town, setting a record that was not so easy to break.

"I said, Lao Mai, can't you eat less? I'm still counting on you to sell me a few more years of life, and if this trend continues, I guess you'll die fat in less than five years. You are an official of the empire, I am the emperor of the empire, if I don't agree, you are not allowed to die, otherwise it will be illegal, I will copy your whole family! "I haven't seen you for two years. Martini's belly seemed to be getting bigger again. He doesn't even need a table to eat now. Just put it directly on the belly, and you can put down at least four dishes.

"Your Majesty is too worried, he can't die, he is alive and well. Last year and the first half of this year alone, there were three more sons and two daughters. I estimate that in another ten years, this land will be full of his descendants! "On the dock, it was not only Martini who greeted Hong Tao, but also Luo Youde, who arrived early. Hearing that Hong Tao was squeezing Medini, the handsome old guy was not far behind. Exposed the old bottom of Martini.

"Don't just talk about Lao Mai, your black son should be almost two years old, right?" Hong Tao couldn't get used to Luo Youde's seemingly tall face, but in fact, he was angry when he saw everyone who was more handsome than him, and he would never let it go if he had the opportunity to be disgusted.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Boss Luo's son looks very much like him, and he looks like his own, hahahaha. Martini looked at the little black baby in Luo Youde's arms, and laughed so hard that his fat flesh was like waves on the sea, and he couldn't stop shaking.

"Son, call Daddy to listen to them!" Luo Youde's face is not thin, and he does not fall behind in the face of the joint attack of Hong Tao and Medini. also deliberately lifted his son up and kissed him.

"Give Sugar...... Dad ...... "Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, rats and sons can make holes, who raises what sons." Luo Youde's black son inherited his father's businessman genes 100%. Even the screaming dad has to come with additional conditions, no sugar and no screaming.

"Here are the shipyards, to the north are the smelters and forges, next to the machine factories are the chemical plants...... As His Majesty had instructed in his letter, I placed it alone by a river, and no pastures, farmlands, or residential areas would develop there. To the east is a cement kiln that smokes, and the things His Majesty has made are so useful that the people here have taken it as a god-given clay, and sacrifices are arranged before each use. Seeing Hong Tao's eyes begin to wander around, Martini immediately reported on the expansion of Cape Town Port, pointed to several open spaces in the distance, and introduced the uses to Hong Tao one by one.

"These artisans are the wealth of the country, and we should treat them well and let them go deep into the interior as little as possible. I'm not afraid of the attack of the natives, but I'm afraid of disease, and no one can get infected with this thing. You find people to communicate with the locals, get their treatment recipes in your hands and summarize them, don't underestimate these things, sometimes they can save lives. Hong Tao was satisfied with Martini's arrangement, and the progress of the project was not slow, and there were hundreds of black people working under the command of Jinhewan craftsmen on several construction sites.

Hong Tao is not worried about these things, under the policy of carrots and sticks, the natives of South Africa have little choice but to accept this exploitation willingly. The only thing that worries him is the disease, and now the chemical industry is just starting, and there is no medicine to synthesize. Since a few years ago, when technicians began to be sent to overseas territories, seven or eight craftsmen from Jinhewan have died of illness in foreign lands.

"Since last year, the city's hygiene standards have been implemented in accordance with Jinhe City, and they have begun to get used to the new rules, no longer defecating in the open, and no longer eating raw meat and drinking raw water. Progress outside the city was slower, though, and when my overseers went to their tribe they were able to follow the hygiene rules, but as soon as the people left, they were the same again. "Martini understands Hong Tao's concerns, and he is also a guy who is afraid of death.

"It's okay, take your time, when those kids in the school return to the tribe, they will bring back their new habits, and it's good to be able to control the people in the city." Hong Tao has no unique views on this matter, and changing people's thoughts and living habits are the two most difficult tasks, and it is useless to be anxious.

"Your Majesty...... Boss Luo showed me your letter, is what you mean by what is written on it? While speaking, several people slowly walked up the slope of Signal Mountain, and Maitini took advantage of the fact that Luo Youde and Hong Tao's guards were a little far away, and whispered something in Hong Tao's ear.

"That's what I mean...... Don't be nervous, it's none of your business. Lao Luo wants to investigate some things, which is very important for the future development of African routes, and the authorization I gave him is time-limited, just to facilitate his investigation. Try to cooperate with him, you two are also acquaintances, and he won't mess around. If Martini didn't ask this question, Hong Tao would feel uneasy. Luo Youde held in his hand a personal letter stamped with the seal of the Prime Minister and the seal of the Emperor, which was specially addressed to Medini, the content of which was to allow Luo Youde to be free from the constraints of the Governor during his stay in the port of Cape Town, and to handle all related affairs on his own.

"Then I will rest assured, he wants to requisition a whaling ship and a dozen sailors, and also load two months' supplies, a lot of tools and building materials, saying that he is going to Madagascar to improve the supply depot, and I will send someone to go with him, but he will not let him. I'm just a little worried about his safety, and the sea here is often windy. After listening to Hong Tao's explanation, Martini was not completely relieved. With his brain, it is impossible to easily believe such a thing that is not very logical. The Royal Navy had no shortage of captains and ships, and the supply depot on the island of Madagascar was no secret that the chairman of the Straits Company could not afford to do the hard work himself.

"It's okay, if he's willing to go, let him go. I think he was also a veteran of running all over the sea in a sea boat back then, it is estimated that he has been uncomfortable in the Great Song Dynasty all these years, and he wants to show off his ability. The older this person gets, the more he looks like a child, and there are sailors on board who are familiar with this sea, it's not a big deal. In this way, let Captain Swann accompany him, Swan, you have a hard trip, I will go to Fort Karl by myself, you will first accompany your Uncle Luo to the Falklands, and then wait for me here, and by the way, let Uncle Mai arrange a black daughter-in-law for you. As for Maitini's doubts, Hong Tao can only eat the wire pull fence and make it up in his stomach, and he doesn't plan to make Maitini completely believe it, as long as he makes up a probably reliable reason so that he doesn't doubt it too much.

"I don't dare, Swan's father is too domineering, I'm afraid that he will bring someone to me to fight hard." Martini has no doubts, with Swan accompanying Luo Youde on the voyage, there is no need to worry about safety. As for what Luo Youde is going to do, this is a matter for the upper echelons of the empire, and he, the governor, should not worry about this idle matter.

Hong Tao stayed in the port of Cape Town for only five days, first for a short meeting with the Imperial officials here, to listen to their reports on the work of the Port of Cape Town and the Governor of Martini, and then to inspect the various construction sites, to chat with the craftsmen who had been sent abroad, and to give an affirmation of their work on behalf of the Imperial Government and the Crown. Finally, accompanied by Martini, he met with the leaders of several nearby large tribes in the Governor's Palace in the port of Cape Town. After making enough of this set of drama about the emperor's travel, he boarded the battleship, personally served as the captain, left the port of Cape Town, and headed north. (To be continued.) )