After the discovery of Bermuda in the early 16th century, Europeans came here due to various maritime accidents, and the Spaniards stocked pigs on the island as "fresh meat futures" in the age of sailing, ensuring that they could be extracted at any time when passing through in the future, and the result was the birth of a special Bermuda wild meat pig.

The cypress brought by the Europeans quickly occupied this land in the past hundred years, and even evolved into a special cypress tree species due to the environmental climate, which made great contributions to improving the local water and soil environment, and also became a good material for the local shipbuilding industry.

Overall, the remote and inhospitable island of Bermuda in the early 17th century was not as useless as it appears on the surface.

Sunday, October 16, 1622, fine.

Overseas Territory of the United States of America, Shuangwan City, Bermuda Island.

After five months of full construction, a large number of timber, cement prefabrication, rebar, masonry and construction workers have been transported by sea without stopping, so that this lonely island in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean has undergone tremendous changes every day for the past five months.

Twin Bay city blocks, hospitals, trade warehouses, ports, military forts, rainfall and fresh water storage, and various town functions have appeared on the deep islands of the North Atlantic at a jaw-dropping rate in this era.

Compared with the little bit of formation in the local West Point Town, Shuangwan City, which covers an area of only more than 500 acres, is fully worthy of the words "rising from the ground".

Supplies, man-hours, military cover, ship dispatch, a series of expenses add up. With a total investment of $700,000, the combined cost of this tiny town is far greater than all the town's infrastructure projects in this year's budget combined!

The funds seized from the pirates played a key role here.

In order to replenish the permanent population and maintain the basic functions of the town, a considerable number of European immigrants have been transferred to Double Bay since August, and the total population of the town now exceeds 400, including nearly 100 residents of English origin who are allowed to continue to live in the town. Just from the point of view of the function of the town. The city's infrastructure is more complete than that of the more populous town of West Point.

Due to the storm climate characteristic of the Bermuda Sea, the development of local agriculture has been relegated to the back burner. The planned agricultural area is less than 1,000 acres, and the agricultural products are basically fruits, vegetables and poultry. Grain cultivation is almost non-existent, so grain self-sufficiency is currently the lowest of all towns in the country.

Under the terms of the trade agreement with the Kingdom of Spain, the city of Double Bay would unilaterally open its trade rights to the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean of Central America. With the implementation of the free trade port policy, the cargo tax on ships is also much lower than that in Europe.

In the future, once the trade influence of Shuangwan City is stabilized and expanded, all kinds of industrial and agricultural raw materials from the entire Caribbean and Central and South America will be imported to the Republic of China and the United States of America at a faster speed, and industrial products will also invade the above areas more smoothly.

This will have more development potential than the European-facing Azores Herogra de Marsmo, and more importantly, it is a territory that belongs entirely to the American Republic of China.

In addition to the current 400-odd ordinary residents, the Ministry of Defense has also arranged for two reinforced platoons of land forces to be stationed at the military fort in Shuangwan City, and one platoon per quarter to carry out the transfer of local troops.

Military defense with two fortified battery positions, six 90 mm Wisworth rifled guns. Even if an adversary initiates a naval invasion, it can easily prevent the adversary from entering the port or landing.

If an adversary attempts to achieve an invasion with a long-term blockade, the city of Twinbay will be able to summon its own fleet from the mainland within a week using the shortwave radio.

At least for now, Bermuda's security is not a big concern.

Early in the morning, the last of the workers of the Oriental Construction Company boarded the Fairy sail Galen and returned to their homeland. Today's follow-up construction of Shuangwan City will fall to the state-owned construction engineering company and local residents. …,

The light cruisers Liberty and Drava had been patrolling and training here for almost a week, and now they had not yet waited for the arrival of the "legendary" Spanish convoy, which made the commanders of both warships a little impatient.

Like the naval warships, four valuable clipper merchant ships were moored outside the harbor, and the bored crew was sitting on the deck playing cards.

In a temporary resting area built for immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. More than 20 rectangular simple dormitories are neatly arranged, each of which can accommodate at least 100 people, and if it is crowded, it is not impossible to live in 200 people.

The new Shuangwan City Hospital, which was officially put into use at the beginning of the month, has a team of 10 medical staff, most of whom are European-American medical staff who have been trained by the Capital National Hospital for more than a year, and are led by a protégé of Chen Yuanyuan, the former director of the community central hospital and now president.

Under the temporary rules of the Ministry of Health and Education, health care workers who work shifts at the Shuangwan City Hospital on Bermuda Island receive an additional $20 per month stipend. Even if they work far away from home, the special work allowance is almost equivalent to half a month's income in China, and it is guaranteed by a rotation system, so many European medical staff are rushing to sign up, and those who do not have a rotation sigh.

Just as a bunch of medical staff were already idle, moldy and dozing off in the hospital office, the familiar sound of naval salutes came from the direction of the port.

"Erica, Robin, lead everyone to hurry up and prepare, the fleet should have arrived, there may be seriously ill and wounded, everyone move stretchers and emergency tents to the docks. Reagan, you and Eva are in charge of the emergency file records! Fang Chun, the 38-year-old director of Shuangwan City Hospital and a former 120 emergency physician, hurriedly greeted his subordinates.

As with the sudden and intense preparations in the hospital, in the direction of the port, 23 Spanish warships sailing from the port of Recife, Brazil, had entered the Gretel Bay and were slowly approaching the port dock under the guidance of the Liberty.

Piles of Spanish naval officers and sailors poured onto the deck, looking curiously at the long American light cruiser ahead. And the unusually neat and beautiful port in the distance surprised the Spanish officers and soldiers who had been patrolling the various colonies in the Caribbean for many years.

With the exception of a few large two-story buildings, there are no imaginary huge, swarthy stone port forts, no towering churches and monasteries with daily bells, and no strings of black slave laborers working along the docks. The entire American-controlled island of Bermuda is like a chessboard-like garden town with a fresh and different style and a highly unified plan.

"Dear General Freddy, welcome to the U.S. Overseas Territory, Twin Bay, Bermuda." On the flagship St. France, Su Zining walked to the side of the commander-in-chief of the Spanish fleet, who was stunned. Easily said, "Today, we need a wine banquet to thank you for your hard work along the way." ”

"Oh God. I was passing through here five years ago, when the English were still cowering on a small island in the north-east corner, and it was still a wild place. Unbelievable......" The Spanish general stammered a little, pointing to the port that was slowly getting bigger in the distance, "what miracle did you make after driving out the English?" ”

"Well, that's American speed." Su Zining spread out his hands and looked "innocent".

Freddie was about to admire, when he suddenly looked at the row of four gray flying scissors merchant ships moored by the harbor, and his rich experience at sea allowed him to judge the tonnage in almost a few seconds, all of which were thousand-ton ships.

Look at the other two American ships with 4 strange naval guns. The Spanish general was silent, because he had also received rumors about American ships fighting European pirates.

The series of "rumors" brought by the merchant ships returning from Europe continued to circulate that these Yankees, who had made their fortune in North America, clearly possessed an armed force that the Spanish elite feared, and that this power was not purely exaggerated. …,

Otherwise, why would local officials agree to an "alliance" with the United States?

For the task of transporting the "mercenaries of the East". When Freddy arrived at the port of Recife with his fleet, he almost immediately saw through this lame trick. More than a thousand old people, women, children, these are also mercenaries?

The justification for human trafficking can be so high-sounding, do these Yankees want to start the world's largest plantation in that cold land of North America?

However, the Spanish navy was still the best and most powerful in the world, and until the European Protestant coalition was completely defeated, and the Dutch and English threats to the Caribbean and East African routes were resolved, the small actions of the English, French, and Americans in North America would sooner or later be liquidated by the great Spanish kingdom.

The whole of America belonged to the Kingdom of Spain. It was, it is, and so does the future!

After thinking about this, General Frey changed to a sincere smile: "Then congratulations to Your Excellency Minister Su, the vitality shown by your motherland is admired by all Spanish naval officers and men. ”

Really? Then why did I look at you so confused just now?

Su Zining smiled slightly, noncommittal.

At this time, on the American merchant ship Eden, which entered the port with the Spanish fleet, Yan Xiaosong and Caterina also looked surprised.

Although he had known about the plan to annex Bermuda for a long time, the scene in front of him was obviously far beyond his imagination. Could it be that the local development has reached this point to be able to build such a port town in just five months?

What he didn't know was that in order to ensure the progress of the construction, almost half of the state-owned construction engineering group and the entire Oriental Construction Company had invested in the construction site on Bermuda Island, and the rear manpower for it was several times higher.

"Honey, it's so beautiful here!" Excitedly, Caterina put her arm around her fiancé's waist and gestured to the simple residential apartments in the distance, hidden among bushes and cypresses.

In her opinion, the house, made entirely of log piles, prefabricated cement, standard wood and masonry tiles, was the most beautiful house she had ever seen. In contrast, even in the historic Spanish port of Seville, most of the neighborhoods are slum-like.

"When I get back to the capital, I should surprise you." Yan Xiaosong leaned on the side of the boat in high spirits, his face full of happiness.

More than 1,900 Ming Dynasty immigrants who boarded the ship from the port of Recife, Brazil, after a month and a half of sailing, miraculously did not lose a single person.

Even after an expansion, the current Shuangwan City Pier still cannot fully accommodate so many sailboats, and ships have to take turns calling at the port, and ships unloading migrants have to leave the dock and anchor in the harbor.

In this way, it took more than 1,900 Ming Dynasty immigrants almost 4 hours to be settled in temporary rest and recuperation quarters, and then a vigorous lunch of rice and white noodles and fish soup made everyone swallow to death.

On the other side, after seeing that Yiqiē was gradually entering order, Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong took a group of Spanish naval officers to the military fortress used as a temporary administrative station on the port side of Shuangwan City, ready to entertain each other for dinner.

Wine and abundant food from the mainland feasted on the Spanish officers, who had eaten only worm bread and stinky bacon at sea, and even Admiral Freddy, the commander of the fleet, forgot his own thoughts and reveled in the hospitality of the Americans.

"Now, let's raise a glass and wish General Freddy good health!"

Su Zining saw that everyone had entered the state, so he stood up with a wine glass. Before the smile on his face could fully take shape, a strange whistling sound came from far away in the sky.

In an instant, including Su Zining and Yan Xiaosong, the people present all had inexplicable expressions. …,

"After that, I got used to it, storms in the waters of Bermuda are very frequent, and we need this rain very much."

The official mayor has not yet taken office, and as the host of Shuangwan City, which is still in a state of temporary military control, Army Lieutenant Deng Jian sat helplessly in his position and smiled bitterly.

Bermuda, which had been calm and sunny before, was shrouded in a dark and dreary wind and rain. After lunch just now, the thousands of Ming Dynasty immigrants who were resting in the temporary residential area were all frightened at this time. Adults shouted and children cried, and groups poured into the simple dormitory room.

The first Spanish fleet after the completion of the transportation of Bermuda Island will continue to rest here and wait for the arrival of the second batch of ships of the fleet, and the natural advantageous environment of the West Bay of Bermuda (Gretel Bay) allows all ships anchored in the bay to be safe and sound under the storm.

However, the cost of supply is not low, and the commander of the Spanish fleet, General Freddy, is secretly slandered, but everyone sees that Bermuda does not have its own fresh water resources, and all drinking water needs to fall from the sky. Here, almost every household has a freshwater pool in their backyard to collect rainwater.

After a two-day break, the four flying clipper merchant ships left the docks of the city of Shuangwan under the escort of the light cruiser USS Liberty. It was loaded with more than 800 Ming immigrants who had been preliminarily selected.

This is already the limit of the crew of the clipper fleet, but the speed of the voyage is fast, and it only takes four days to reach the mainland, so there is no fear of any serious accidents.

On the same day, the shepherds and the santa maría sailed galen also arrived on Bermuda from the mainland, bringing the latest batch of supplies. Subsequently, they would join the Eden in carrying more than 300 Ming immigrants back to the mainland.

At the same time, in the Ming Empire in the far east, the inertia of history was still advancing.

On August 23, the second year of the Apocalypse, the Emperor of the Apocalypse named his fifth brother Zhu Youzhen as the king of letters, and hundreds of officials of the imperial court saluted outside the Huangji Gate.

In September, a meteor fell from Shaanxi, followed by earthquakes. The earthquake in the border towns of the prefecture and county was like a wave, and tens of thousands of houses collapsed, killing more than 12,000 men, women, and children overnight.