From Chief to Ball

The news quickly spread throughout Holy Friday Harbor, and many citizens rushed out of their homes with curiosity, wanting to see this group of people from the mysterious country.

After getting the permission to enter the port, Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief, and for the last time conducted the lectures that he had given countless times before on the ship.

Soldiers and sailors repeatedly expressed that they would remember that after landing, they were not ordered to leave, they were not allowed to visit prostitutes to avoid syphilis, and so on.

Got six young men who had already been consulted, and they would pretend they had a consumption and would be resting at St. Friday Harbor instead of traveling with the ship.

In effect, they are translators and recorders for the future.It mainly records how many ships enter the port every day, when the escort fleet arrives, the work and rest time of the army, etc.The other two are carpenters who will work in the shipyards here to earn a living after their "recovery", and their carpentry standards are adequate.

This is an excellent reason.

Once a patient is found during the voyage at this time, the patient will be disembarked as soon as possible, otherwise it is very likely that the entire ship will be infected. This is a general rule that cannot be rejected, as long as it is not a hostile country.

After preparing everything, Chen Jian put on a special robe that symbolizes his status, and the accompanying soldiers were also under the restraint of officers and prepared to disembark according to strict drills.

Chen Jian did not disembark first, but let the flute players who beat the cowhide drum and flute disembark first, played military music, and the soldiers disembarked one after another in two rows.

When Chen Jian disembarked, the citizens watching the excitement couldn't help but let out bursts of shouts. The uniforms of this group of soldiers were extremely bright. Although they were a bit weird, they were well-disciplined and neat, and the music was extremely exciting, more like a military parade.

The neat sound of goose steps, which had not yet appeared at this time, together with the cheerful and passionate fife, feasted the eyes of the watching citizens.

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Two days later, Chen Jian was allowed to sell the goods in the port on the grounds that he did not pay the silver coins for buying fresh water and food. Of course, some bribes were necessary.

After expressing his intention in stammering Latin words, the governor of the jurisdiction expressed his willingness to send four crew members and a special envoy to follow Chen Jian's fleet to Spain.

After determining the candidate for the special envoy, the governor of the jurisdiction wrote a letter.

"Honorable Majesty, Queen, and Duke Lerma."

"...Please forgive the negligence of your loyal servants, I did not notice the existence of such a country."

"According to their governor and envoy, their country is just north of the archipelago."

"In my estimation, they should be around the size of Napoli. It's a force to be reckoned with and it's bound to have a huge impact here."

"If they can reach Spain smoothly, please do not allow them to go to countries and regions where heresy is prevalent. England and the Netherlands, if they sign a series of contracts, it will be extremely detrimental to us."

"However, their governor is aware of the situation in Europa. Therefore, your loyal servant suggests that if they go forcibly, please detain them. The rebellious northern beggars cannot be given any chance to contact these people."

"In addition, they are not Catholics, but terrible unbelievers. Their attitude towards faith is pathetic. This can be clearly felt from their governor."

"They're ambiguous about us. They're going on a voyage around the world, hoping to bypass Africa and cross the Pacific."

"Given the lostness of their souls and the attitude of the unbelievers, please do not let them go to Granada, and forbid them to contact the heathen through Gibraltar. Of course, if the monks can save their lost souls and return them to God, it is the best."

"According to my estimate, their country can organize fifteen thousand to twenty thousand soldiers."

"Their soldiers are tall and strong, and don't wear any armor, including cotton armor. But according to my guess, they can make armor."

"They used a fine flint gun with a short spear in it. Each soldier was armed with fifty buckshot and a kind of powder wrapped in paper, which fired very fast and could easily penetrate some simple armor. In addition The guns they have on board are very good, and the Governor's flagship is armed with about twenty sixteen-pounders or similar, and some other calibers, both bronze and iron."

"I've seen demonstrations of these weapons, which are completely different from our tactics, but not enough to alert us."

"Their line is weak, only three to five layers, and there seems to be no cavalry, and even their governor has never seen a horse—at least when I brought the horse, he called it a big sheep in Latin, and he didn't dare to ride it. With such infantry, it only takes one cavalry to attack and disperse them."

"Their attitude towards faith is ridiculous, but they are fanatical about commerce and trade. Please don't let this fleet mix with these heretics, given that Granada is deporting Moors and dirty Jews at this time in the country. Contact. These people will sell weapons to anyone willing to pay a high price, even an apostle of Satan."

"If possible, the cannon needed for the two new forts built in the Viceroyalty would not require Manila to purchase from Macau or Goa."

"Your Majesty, please write to the Jesuits to send reliable missionaries to the kingdom of these people to save their lost souls."

"In addition, some of their goods are exquisite, and they are obviously involved in smuggling. If His Majesty does not want this kind of smuggling to continue, you need to send more fleets from the Governor's District, or engage in royal monopoly charter trade with them."

... After finishing the last sentence, the governor of the jurisdiction affixed his personal seal.

Aside from those considerations for the country or the royal family, the governor of the jurisdiction is very willing to reach a trade. If it can be reached, then Holy Friday Port can replace some of Manila's status and become an important trading port.

In addition to accepting Chen Jian's bribes, if this place becomes a trading port, the governor of his jurisdiction can also gain more wealth during his tenure, which is the most important thing.

It is the time when the fire is cooking oil, and it looks like it is invincible in the world, so there is no need to worry too much, as long as you are busy collecting money.

Chapter 26 Great Desert City Planning

The fleet carrying the special envoy of the governor of the jurisdiction did not follow the instructions of the Spanish crew members who were familiar with the route, and went directly westward to Spain along the current and trade wind.

Chen Jian ordered the fleet to sail northwards towards the Great Deserted City according to the familiar route.

This land will inevitably be explored by people, but it will take a long time to take root in this land. Chen Jian is ahead of people from other countries.

The gap between organized immigration and unorganized spontaneous immigration is too great, and no one in the world today is more familiar with the routine of planned immigration than Chen Jian.In the last life, I have done this kind of thing for decades, so I have already been familiar with it, and I have prepared everything that should be prepared.

Using technological monopoly advantages to absorb blood and fully develop this area is actually still a hidden macro-control and planning guidance.

A steady stream of capital investment will not pay off in a short time.Especially after the Nanyang Trading Company was created, the wealthy people in their hometown will all focus on Nanyang, where they can make a fortune in silence.

One year later, when Chen Jian set foot on the Great Wilderness City again, it was already the third year since the construction of the Great Wilderness City began.

The vast majority of people here are still employees of the colonial company in name, and even the first batch of employees who set foot on Turtle Island still need two years to terminate their employment contracts.

Under strict planning, the prototype of a planned city has emerged.

This is not the wisdom of people in one county and one village, but the gathering of a large number of outstanding talents based on party factions, coupled with the new school training model that has lasted for five or six years, there is no shortage of talents in all aspects.

In this era, if you exclude literature and history, if you want to be an "all-rounder" similar to a naturalist in science and engineering, you can still do it.

Under the engineer's plan, a defensive fortress built of stone, wood and mud has taken shape around the pier on the river bank.

The four cannons left at the beginning were also placed on the fort on the high ground. If the number of cannons was increased and equipped with a six-jin field cannon, it could completely contain or defeat a thousand-man attacking force.

This is the center of the entire Great Deserted City. Due to Chen Jian's judgment on the form, people believe that this place will be safe within ten years.

In addition to the long-term planning discussed by the previous party committee, the overall planning of the Great Deserted City is based on the goal of 3 people, and the overall defense system is also based on a ten-year cycle.

Regarding this judgment, Chen Jian was very sure.

No one can reach here in ten years, including the Europeans. They still have a lot of bad things on their own side, and the focus is on Southeast Asia instead of here. At most, after the fog is opened, the Dutch will go to the north to trim their fur. Build trading posts and the like.

More than ten years later, the world does not know what kind of chaos it will be. At that time, a short-term immigration wave may form.But at that time, I must have gained a firm foothold here, and the upper class of the aborigines was removed, and the mainstream culture was still the mutated Chinese culture.

Back here again, those who stayed here prepared a special banquet for those in the fleet.The food at the banquet is completely different, like going to another country, but the overall taste remains the same.

Steamed buns have changed to corn buns, and chickens have changed to turkeys. There are no pork, beef, and mutton that need to continue to breed, but there are a lot of fish.

Fennel peanuts, potato soup, roasted sweet potatoes and other things are not available in the hometown, and the taste of the dishes is also developing in the direction of spicy.

Some Europeans in the same fleet are not used to eating, especially some dishes.