According to Zhu Jun's order, the news spread rapidly across the nine provinces along the well-connected roads, and the maritime merchants also sent the news to Java. Now more than a dozen ports in Java are being renovated, and there are tens of thousands of husbands conquered. The local natives were originally a little dissatisfied, but after hearing about this, they immediately suppressed their anger. The Dutch ruled them for half a century, and they dared not rebel because the Dutch ships were strong and cannons were powerful. Now the Ming army has come here to defeat the Dutch. At first, they are lucky and used sneak attacks to occupy Yagoda. Later, annihilated the Dutch fleet. After understanding it, it is not so simple. The natives lost their temper. Immediately after a group of Dutch workers came to Java under the surveillance of Spanish thugs. These ragged Dutch people participated in the repair of the port under the supervision of Spanish thugs. The local natives suddenly became gloating.

These high-ranking red-haired dogs wield their whips to bully them a few months ago. Now they have become slaves. They are not full, don’t wear warm clothes, and are not serious about working. Compared to the treatment of natives, they are treated like they are in heaven. Although the wages are not large, there is no problem to fill their stomachs. Although it is also forced labor, at least they will not be whipped. Whether it is hard or not, it will be blessed. Thinking about red-haired labor, it feels happy. The natives are very excited to work.

Java has been renamed Dinghai Province. The Dinghai Province governor was named Liu, named Chuande. Liu Chuande was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Chongzhen. Later, he was the magistrate of Qiantang County. After fleeing south with Yongli, he served as a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy. Then he was stroked by the Ministry of Personnel's Merit Test and became the governor who guarded the area. Now Dinghai Province is in chaos and needs to be rebuilt. What's more, here guards the Strait of Malacca, it is an important military port and commercial port. The maritime merchants in Haidu began to establish division points here. Originally, there were more than 200 maritime merchants composed of Arab, Europa, Han people, etc. These people were originally a little afraid of the Ming army's looting. After a while, they saw that the Ming army was not moving, so they felt relieved and boldly continued to do his life.

I was impressed. In this way, there were hundreds of merchant ships coming to Yagoda every day. According to the emperor's will, Yagoda must establish a large port to support the Haidu Port. The two ports were only separated by one day. This not only facilitated the navy's patrol back and forth, but also complemented the trade between the two ports. It also controlled the Strait of Malacca. In addition, the Malacca Port on the other side of the Strait was also built. It was originally attacked by the navy and burned into rubble. Now that the Dutch army was completely wiped out, this natural and excellent stronghold has become a pearl of the Strait of Malacca. Both ports need to be built, and the treasury has also allocated 1.5 million taels of silver. Such a huge project, manpower has become a problem.

The magnificent former Java Governor's Office has been replaced with a plaque in the magnificent place. Several oriental tables and calligraphy and paintings have been added to the original complex Western style decoration, which is inconsistent. Liu Dechuan, Dinghai Provincial Supervisor Yang Wenlong, Lu, Hai Second Battalion Commander Liu Er and Wang Qiu sat in the reception room. Liu Dechuan solemnly introduced the current situation to his colleagues: "Now, various ports need to be repaired, Yagoda, and Ma

The two ports of Rokka need to be built. The population of Dingnan Province is only 100,000, and the number of strong labor is only 30,000. Now it has been recruited to various places for repair of ports. Yagoda and Malacca ports were personally approved by the Ministry of Works to build overdue. If the construction period is too late, how can you explain to the emperor? It is hard for a good wife to cook without rice. The construction of two major ports requires at least 20,000 craftsmen and coolies. Even if I change, I can't change the number of people in this area."

Yang Wenlong was originally an official in the Censorate. Now he has been transferred to Dinghai Province. He has been promoted several levels in a row. He has long been thinking of making a career that has been celebrated for all ages. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a problem just after taking office. He was also in a difficult situation. Now all ten provinces are building projects. The original nine provinces have just completed the construction of the road. The emperor issued an order to build a development zone. Who knew that the development zone was getting bigger and bigger, and it was originally planned to accommodate two or three hundred workshops. However, more than three hundred merchants were registered for the site and factory construction. In the second batch, more than five hundred merchants were registered. Some small wealthy families also

He was very jealous and actually borrowed debts everywhere to run workshops to do business. In this way, laborers in the nine northern provinces were originally in short supply, and it was impossible to withdraw them to support Dinghai Province. Now the emperor has issued another strict order to build a giant harbor at two wharfs in Yagoda and Malacca within three months, and it is also stipulated that at least 1,000 large merchant ships should be moored. In this way, the officials of Dingnan Province were unlucky. The Dutch confiscated more than 5 million taels of silver here. The emperor was so troubled. What is the use of this harbor no matter how big it was built? It would be better to rest with the people." Yang Wenlong sighed.

"Master Yang." Wang Qiu's face darkened: "The emperor said that Java and Malacca are both maritime fortresses, important maritime passages between the South and Indian Oceans, and the West. If all maritime merchants want to do business, they must park in these two major ports to rest. One day, the daily tax on merchant ships can reach tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This is a matter that benefits the country and the people. If you are so disrespectful, are you dissatisfied with the emperor?"

Liu Er also looked angry. The officers were different from court officials. The court officials would somewhat refute the emperor's views, hoping to find out the mistakes in governance from the emperor, but the officers were all loyalists of Emperor Xinshi. What the emperor said was what he said. If anyone dared to fight against the emperor, Qiu Ba and others would not agree. However, Liu Er was different from Wang Qiu. Wang Qiu was reckless and Liu Er was restrained. Even if he was angry, he would not be too excited. He just glared at Yang Wenlong.

"Cough cough..." Liu Dechuan, the governor, coughed awkwardly. As the nominal highest executive in a province, he had to come forward to mediate: "General Wang doesn't have to be angry. Lord Yang is just talking nonsense. He is also loyal to the emperor, but he cannot understand the emperor's original intention, and he cannot have the emperor's lofty insight. That's why everyone is an official in the province, work together for the emperor and serve the country of Ming Dynasty. What we need is harmony and harmony. Well... Well, the most urgent thing is that everyone must come up with a way to build the harbor that the emperor gave."

Liu Dechuan was mixed up. Although the atmosphere was a little eased, he was still a little embarrassed. He had to continue speaking: "I have estimated a rough figure. To build two ports within these three months, at least 20,000 laborers and 500 craftsmen will be needed. The craftsmen have gathered together. The court has already assigned a group of Dutch craftsmen and laborers, but there are still 15,000 laborers in this gap. Now all the elites who can be recruited in Java have gone to the repair wharf. There are twenty-seven marinas in Java. Hey, Lord Yang, two generals, what can you do?"

Wang Qiu and Liu Er looked at each other and said that the government affairs were really not their leaders, so it was really difficult for them to come up with a solution. However, Yang Wenlong seemed to have some clues. He held the teacup and kept calm. After a long time, he said: "There is not a solution, it is just that it is difficult to explain to the Ministry of War, and it requires the cooperation of two generals."

"Oh? Please speak with Lord Yang." Liu Dechuan opened his ears.

"The nine northern provinces can no longer draw labor, and Java cannot recruit them. However, there are 15,000 young and strong troops in the land warfare and navy stationed in Java. Lord Liu, two generals, we can submit a memorial and ask the emperor for instructions. If the emperor agrees, our Ming army can also join the construction of the harbor?" Yang Wenlong said.

"No! Those who served in the army were not hard labor. How could they be allowed to carry the load and dig stones?" Wang Qiu hurriedly rejected that the Ming army stationed in Java was divided into two parts. One was the land battle camp under Wang Qiu, with a total of 5,000 people, and the other was the Nanyang Navy Camp, commanded by Liu Er, and the total number was more than 10,000 sailors.

Yang Wenlong argued with reason: "General Wang, I will take time to see you practice on weekdays. It's just standing posture, long-distance running and combat training. These are all training soldiers' physical strength, right? Since that's the case, letting soldiers build harbors, and not keep exercising their physical strength? Besides, this is only three months. After three months, those who join the army will still join the army, and no one will interfere with you. The soldiers can receive military pay, and the governor will also allocate wages after work.

Isn’t it a good thing for soldiers to pay double a day? Now that the emperor is strict in order to build a harbor, it is our duty to share your worries. It is better to do this. On weekdays, soldiers will let them go to the harbor to do things when they are physically trained. When they are trained in actual combat and dance and play guns, you can call each department back to train on their own. In this way, the emperor’s port is built, and the soldiers’ training will not be delayed, and they can pay an extra wage. This is a happy thing. Why does General Wang object?"

Liu Dechuan, who was in charge, nodded repeatedly, thinking that this method was good and had taken care of in all aspects. He glanced at Wang Qiu, and saw that he was hesitant on his face, and seemed a little reluctant to admit defeat. So he hurriedly said, "Mr. Yang's method can be considered, but this matter is of great importance and everyone here cannot decide. Tonight, I will write a memorial and send it to the capital overnight for the emperor to read it."

Wang Qiu nodded. Since Liu Dechuan moved out of the emperor, he naturally had no reason to object: "Then it will be up to Lord Liu. If the emperor agreed with the emperor, he would never object."

Liu Er nodded as well. After discussing the matter of the harbor, there was no common topic between the two people and the two martial artists. After a few words, Wang Qiu and Liu Er said goodbye first. Yang Wenlong thought that there was still official business to do, so he also stood up and said goodbye.

Liu Dechuan did not dare to neglect, so he asked Zaoli to take a pen and write the book, and wrote the matters discussed today into memorials. After blowing it dry, he called Zaoli and sent it out.
Chapter completed!