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- The wasteland outside Lisbon is very lively. Zhao Hongyu paid enough salary, so many people are willing to work here.
Although he owns cement and bricks, he still needs to buy wood and stones from nearby.
After all, when building in this era, especially here in Lisbon, the interests of local businessmen have to be taken into consideration. Some small benefits should always be given to them.
This will save you some minor troubles.
Therefore, the businessmen who got some engineering raw material business, as well as the small nobles, all expressed goodwill to Zhao Hongyu.
How could Zhao Hongyu not know the principle of sharing the benefits?
The craftsmen invited from Lisbon began to lay the foundation and build the house based on Wang Shan's drawings.
Zhao Hongyu does not want the houses in the concession to be in the Gothic style built with stones like those in Europe, or in other styles. He has only one requirement, and that is to be quick.
Therefore, under Zhao Hongyu¡¯s repeated requests and the offensive of a lot of silver pesos.
These craftsmen worked hard day and night, and finally came up with the overall framework of some buildings.
The rest of the things are not going to be fast. There is no way to make this world's technology limited.
Therefore, the only thing left that Zhao Hongyu can do is wait.
Fortunately, the fleet departing from Manhattan finally arrived in Lisbon after a month of sailing.
Because these ships are not equipped with engines and propellers, their speed cannot be compared with that of the Sea King.
After the arrival of these ships, the criminals in Lisbon's prison began to be escorted onto the ship and then returned.
It was the ship that carried 2,000 prisoners, which suddenly reduced the pressure on the Lisbon prison a lot.
The fleet did not dock in Lisbon for a long time, only three days.
After all the prisoners were on board, the fleet left Lisbon.
As for Zhao Hongyu, he also received news from the Americas.
First of all, the urban construction of Manhattan is progressing smoothly. Now Zhang Tie has focused its construction on connecting Quebec and Lake Ontario.
In his opinion, the urban construction of Manhattan can last for several years. Therefore, for military considerations, road construction became a top priority.
Zhao Hongyu deeply agrees with Zhang Tie¡¯s consideration.
Because Manhattan is located on the eastern seaboard, it is extremely vulnerable to attack.
Quebec also became a good target for attack because the St. Lawrence River connects to the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean.
Therefore, when these two areas are attacked, Ontario City, as the rear, can quickly increase troops to the two areas through the highway.
At the same time, Zhang Tie also vaguely reminded Zhao Hongyu that there was an undercurrent in the waters near Manhattan. The pirates are ready to launch an attack on Manhattan.
He hoped that Zhao Hongyu would not come back until the situation was clear.
Zhang Tie was worried that the battleship would be attacked by the pirates, which would threaten Zhao Hongyu's personal safety.
Zhao Hongyu didn¡¯t take the threat of pirates seriously.
The most that will happen is that part of Manhattan will be destroyed and the construction results will be wasted.
But if those pirates land and plunder, their fate will definitely not be much better.
Although Zhao Hongyu was willing to part with it, Zhang Tie was reluctant to do so.
That¡¯s why Zhang Tie is so nervous.
But no matter what, Zhao Hongyu will not go back for the time being, because his European trip has just started, hasn't it?
Zhang Tie¡¯s worries were in vain.
In addition, Zhang Tie¡¯s letter also told Zhao Hongyu some things about the development of Song Hu in Lake Ontario City.
Zhao Hongyu was shocked by the purchase and operation of iron fishing boats, replica disposable rocket launchers, even power stations with low power on small dams, and old coal mining and transportation series machines in coal mines.
In addition, the development of Quebec, Montreal, and the other five areas controlled by the mayors is proceeding steadily.
Zhang Tie proposed not to expand within three years, but to settle down and develop. After the city developed, it began to expand further.
The reason why there is such a proposal is because the number of genetic people is too small now.
It is simply not enough to support them to expand again.
You know, now they have controlled most of the Americas with hundreds of thousands of genetic people.??'s land.
This makes them seem a little stretched.
Manhattan, Quebec, Montreal, and Lake Ontario are better. After all, these three cities were supported by Zhao Hongyu at the beginning, and with the integration of local Indians, there is no pressure on the population.
But the five areas under construction by other township leaders are completely different.
Although they are cultivating 1,000 Chinese genetic people every month, they are also conducting trade with local Indians. But they were inevitably involved in the vendetta of the local Indian tribe.
??Wars are often staged in these five regions, coexisting with development at the same time.
Therefore, for the time being, these five regions have nothing to hope for.
The current development of the empire still depends on the three regions of Manhattan, Quebec and Lake Ontario.
In other words, in fact, apart from these three areas, Zhao Hongyu's control over the land under the empire is very weak.
If there was really any problem, he wouldn't care about it at all.
Zhang Tie¡¯s reminder made Zhao Hongyu take it to heart.
The letter Zhang Tierang the gene man brought was very long, and Zhao Hongyu continued to read it patiently.
The land allocation under the auspices of the Umbrella Company went very smoothly, and people in Huaxia Gene basically got their own share of land. He became a manor owner, owned a large number of black slaves, and hired white guards.
It can be said that the Chinese genetic people have now become a special class in the empire.
They have wealth and land.
This is something that none of Zhao Hongyu¡¯s other genes possess.
??After Zhang Tie¡¯s observation, other genetic human populations did not respond much to this.
The main reason is that the Somali Legion and its genetic men are stationed in Quebec. And they don't value land very much. As long as you give them enough silver coins, they can drink and find women every day.
People with Gurkha genes are even simpler, as long as they have a salary and can find a wife.
And the Asans of the Indian race have never even thought about land.
They are just the "coolie" role in the empire, which is quite a fusion with the "temporary workers and urban management" of later generations.
And Brother San also knows his status very well and will not make too many illusions.
For them, as long as they can do things for the ¡®masters¡¯, that¡¯s great.
Of course, it can also be said that Asans have no ambition.
This made Zhao Hongyu feel relieved a lot.
Enrollment for Lanxiang Technical School and ordinary primary schools has gone smoothly.
The Europeans who received short-term training at Lanxiang Technical School went to work in large numbers and became the cornerstone of empire construction and contributed to the construction of the empire.
And those children who have reached school age, unless they really don¡¯t want to go to school, basically enter elementary school to learn basic courses and knowledge and be brainwashed.
This is a very good phenomenon.
"When these children who have read and been brainwashed grow up, it goes without saying that they are loyal to the empire.
Anyway, in this era without computers and the Internet, the policy of obscuring the people was implemented very smoothly.
The ¡®Belief to Create God¡¯ project is also going very smoothly. Manhattan already has hundreds of believers, who have fanatical beliefs in the religion.
At the same time, the number of believers in Lake Ontario, Quebec and other places is also increasing.
According to this trend, it won¡¯t be long before the divine religion appears openly and confronts the European church.
In the letter, Zhang Tie made it clear that the pressure from European churches is increasing, because most Europeans in this era believe in Jehovah.
Therefore, many businessmen said that it is unreasonable to have no churches in America.
Fortunately, Zhang Tie withstood the pressure from this aspect and did not open up religious freedom.
This did not allow the church people to succeed.
Of course, it is not an option to continue like this, because some fanatical church believers have begun to affect the security of the city.
Even those priests from Europe secretly preached to the Indians and persuaded them to believe in Jehovah. This aroused Zhang Tie's serious concern.
But on this issue, Zhang Tie can't use high-pressure measures, so he can't do anything for the time being.
Therefore, we can only wait until the time is right for the divine religion to come to the forefront and confront the church.
Zhao Hongyu is very important to the church?Pay attention, because he knows very well what religion is.
And the religions in Europe worry Zhao Hongyu even more.
Because the European church likes to influence the stability of a country and like to control the royal family.
What they like to say the most is ¡®the divine right of kings¡¯.
But the fact is, if you want to become emperor, you have to get the nod from the Pope.
Zhao Hongyu didn¡¯t want to have a father on his head, so when Wang Shan proposed his plan, Zhao Hongyu agreed.
He very much hopes to have a sect that can compete with the European churches.
At the very least, ensure the stability of your status in the Americas.
"Your Highness, this letter is too long. You have been reading it for a long time."
Wang Shan walked into the captain's room at this time, poured him a cup of hot milk tea, and said.
Zhao Hongyu put down the letter in his hand, looked up at Wang Shan and nodded.
"Yes, Zhang Tie can't wait to write everything that happened in the letter and let me understand it."
Wang Shan smiled: "Your Highness, this is Zhang Tie's temperament. Don't pay too much attention to it. By the way, what did he write in the letter?"
Wang Shan asked curiously.
After taking a sip of milk tea, Zhao Hongyu felt that it was a bit bland, so he added some sugar.
"I wrote a lot, but the most important thing is that the Chinese people divided the territory, which did not cause turmoil and dissatisfaction and everything was stable. At the same time, in the waters near Manhattan, pirates are ready to launch an attack on Manhattan"
Zhao Hongyu told Wang Shan several important things.
"Well, there are quite a lot of situations on the Manhattan side, but as long as Zhang Tie can handle them, it will be fine."
After listening to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s story, Wang Shan comforted him.
Zhao Hongyu nodded and said: "Yes, Zhang Tie told me in the letter that I shouldn't worry about these problems, he can handle them. So there is no need for me to worry too much about him."
"By the way, Your Highness. There are several Dutch ships docked at Lisbon Port. Their captain said he wanted to meet you. Zhang Tie seems to have promised them something. Do you think you are"
Wang Shan suddenly remembered that he had other business to do when he came to see Zhao Hongyu, so it would be better to let Zhang Tie and Song Hu worry about the matters in America.
"Oh, a Dutch merchant's ship?" Zhao Hongyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he quickly came back to his senses and thought of something. "I know. Zhang Tie seemed to have mentioned in his heart that because he received my letter, he reached an agreement with the businessmen doing business in Manhattan, saying that they could help transport the prisoners in Lisbon."
"So that's it. I asked them what they want to do with you."
Only then did Wang Shan understand.
"Okay, I won't deal with this small matter. You can help me handle it for them. By the way, notify Megan and ask him to escort all the prisoners in the prison and load them onto the ship immediately."
For Zhao Hongyu, this is a trivial matter. There is no need for him to deal with it himself, so it is best to leave it to Wang Shan.
As for the cost of transporting the prisoners, he doesn¡¯t have to worry about it at all.
When the time comes, Zhang Tie will naturally be responsible.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will deal with this matter right away."
Afterwards, Wang Shan left the battleship and went to the city of Lisbon with a few genetic guards to find Megan.
At this time, Meghan was listening to reports from her subordinates.
It was just some daily chores, which made Viscount Megan a little drowsy.
But soon, he was cheered up by a piece of news.
"Lord Viscount, because of the agreement we signed with the Crown Prince of the Song Empire, the prisoners exchanged a lot of funds for us. After these funds were turned over to the Madrid royal treasury, the administrators of some other cities sent letters asking if they could You can join this business.¡±
Meghan was so excited by this news.
He knew very well that someone saw the benefits and wanted to get a piece of the pie.
But there is no harm in this matter for him. After all, if we have money, we can all make it together.
¡°Besides, there are so many criminals in Lisbon, and he has caught almost all of them now.
He still has a headache now, how can he get more criminals.
You know, a criminal and other nobles can get a total of five silver pesos in benefits.
Although not much of it fell into his hands, no matter how small the mosquitoes were, they were still meat.
It is with this money that his life is much better now.
Although the debt has not been repaid, at least he has seen the light of day.
¡°Continuing on, is there any news about this?¡±
Viscount Megan became a little excited.
He knew that if his guess was correct, the nobles in Lisbon who participated in this matter could make a big profit from it. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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