Union City, a new city in the central region of Luzon.

In the face of this continuous torrential rain, a lot of water has formed in the streets of the city. It was only at the beginning of the construction of the city that the problem of the rainy season was taken into account, and there was a relatively complete drainage system, so that the heavy rains for several days were discharged into the reservoir lake outside the city.

The population of the city has now reached more than 10,000 people, in addition to the armed forces established by the United Merchant Group, the workers engaged in the construction of the supporting facilities of the United City, and the related personnel engaged in the Nanyang spice trade, there are some farmers recruited from Guangdong to engage in the cultivation of cotton, peppers and potatoes, as well as the Ming merchants who pass through here.

However, both the recruited workers and the farmers engaged in agriculture slowly adapted to life in Union City, and liked the place where they could be fed.

Most of the people who choose to come here are from poor backgrounds, with comfortable houses and even their own fields, but what is there not to be satisfied with?

The Chinese people are not only hardworking, but also have a skill.

As the people gathered here, some people opened a tavern here with home-brewed rice wine, and some people opened a restaurant here with exquisite cooking skills, making this place present a prosperous scene.

However, the layout of the city is very different, the north gate is a gathering place for farmers, the south gate is a gathering place for workers, the west gate is a gathering place for former Ming merchants, and the east gate against the Luzon mountains is the residence of the core members of the United Merchant Group.

Affected by the heavy rain, Hu Niu did not stay in the mountains, but chose to return to United City in the rain, and even directly ordered the construction team there to be withdrawn one after another.

Although many days have passed, Shen Jun, Chen Zhixiao and Weng Huasong are also thrilled to learn that they have found an open-pit gold mine not far from the road.

"At present, the most important thing is to set up a mining team, a guard team and a material transportation team, and build a factory for mining and smelting in the gold mine to live in, so that it can be officially operated within two months!"

Weng Huasong unfolded a drawing and said to the others next to him.

Although the gold mine has been found and the road has been paved, there is still a lot of work left. Such as the recruitment of personnel and the corresponding problems of food and clothing, as well as the firewood required for alchemy, etc., these are all problems to be solved.

Of course, the most important goal of the joint merchant group to enter the South Seas was to exploit the South Sea gold mines, so they were already prepared for many things, so the main thing was to improve some details.

"The affairs of the mining team are still handed over to Daniel Zhang!" Chen Zhixiao nodded lightly, then turned to Daniel Zhang and said, "This matter is handled by Lao Zhang, and I ask you to repair the book and let them come!" ”

"Chen Gongzi, where are you talking about! The United Merchant Group has been supporting my brothers all these years, and they have been eating white rice for so long, so it is naturally time to work for the United Merchant Group! Daniel Zhang looked serious.

Chen Zhixiao looked up at Shen Jun, but Shen Jun didn't wait for Chen Zhixiao to speak, he slapped his chest heavily and said, "Don't worry, all of my people are good hands, and it will definitely be okay to guard a gold mine!" ”

Chen Zhixiao looked at the mining team and the escort team without any problem, and looked up at the tiger girl. But regardless of Tiger Girl's age, as Tiger Girl returns here, she is the top decision-maker here.

Hu Niu nodded lightly, and then looked at Liang Yi and said, "Their work can be slowed down, but Director Liang, you must find credible people as soon as possible to complete the roads, factories and residences and other projects!" ”

When everyone heard this, they also secretly admired and looked at the tiger girl, who was worthy of being the sister of Da Ming Wenkui. Although he is not very old, he can get to the core of things.

"Yes, I will live up to the expectations of the eldest lady!" Liang Yi solemnly bowed.

He was not considered a core member of the United Business Group, and he thought that this mission would end here, but he didn't want the tiger girl to continue to reuse him, which made him feel slightly moved.

"Oh no!"

It was at this moment that a man hurried here and said loudly.

Weng Huasong saw that it was his confidant, and asked suspiciously, "What happened?" ”

"Cebu Island comes to our rescue!" The man came with an envelope in his hand and reported anxiously.

Cebu Island was a stronghold that Lin Haoran personally led his fleet to grab from the Spaniards, but the center of gravity of the United Merchant Group has always been on the Luzon Baguio Gold Mine, so it has always been just a stronghold, and no new city has been built.

It's just that Cebu Island is the most important transit point for the spice trade, connecting the spice islands of the South Seas. Once that place is robbed by someone else, then their spice transportation lines will inevitably be greatly threatened, and even their spice trade will be destroyed.

"Is it a Spaniard?" Shen Jun immediately asked.

Normally, if something didn't happen, it would be impossible for Kirisuki to call for help from them. It must have been when they encountered a powerful force that they chose to come to the rescue here.

"This letter was sent back from the dark spot, Cebu Island released a red flare, the details are unknown!" Weng Huasong opened the envelope with only two seals, and handed the envelope to Hu Niudao.

Hu Niu knew that something big must have happened, so she even said, "I'll go to support!" ”

"Miss, you can't go!" Weng Huasong was taken aback and immediately blocked the way.

Hu Niu's brows furrowed slightly, and she looked at him and asked with a straight face, "Why?" ”

Weng Huasong was suddenly a little speechless, he was not only worried about the safety of the tiger girl, but also worried that the tiger girl would fall into the hands of the Spaniards. It's just that if you say it honestly, according to the character of the tiger girl, it will definitely be impossible to deal with him.

"Aunt Nian, you used the rice grain to help the natives of Luzon before, and the rice grain in United City was in crisis, you can't put down the pick, you have to find a way to fill this hole!" Chen Zhixiao stood up to help Weng Huasong relieve the siege, and directly accused.

Hu Niu glared at Chen Zhixiao, but said disapprerovingly: "Isn't this already a matter of people transferring grain from Guangdong, and in a few months, a new batch of potatoes can also be picked, and the food problem will be solved soon!" ”

"Now I'm afraid that there is also a fire in Guangdong, and you don't let us fight the idea of closing the position, I'm afraid that we won't be able to raise so much rice and grain for a while!" Although Chen Zhixiao is a scholar, his crooked intestines are full of crooked intestines, but he is entangled with the tiger girl.

Weng Huasong secretly gave Chen Zhixiao a thumbs up, and even echoed: "Brother Chen is right! Now the people in the city are panicking, and the eldest lady must still be here! ”

Tiger Girl's brows furrowed slightly, although she knew that they were actually trying to prevent her from going to Cebu Island, but when she found that there was really such a possibility, she couldn't help but hesitate.

"Then I'll bring someone over to support Kirisuki Island!" Shen Jun immediately said.

Weng Huasong was afraid that the tiger girl would get involved, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you go over!" If things are not right, you can help Lin Lei settle the dispute, but ...... If things seriously deteriorate, you withdraw here directly with our people! ”

If you haven't found this gold mine not far from the road, you will naturally have to fight for every inch of land for the stronghold of the spice trade. It's just that now that gold can be mined soon, it is naturally more important to preserve strength.

Shen Jun knew the severity, so he nodded solemnly, and even led the fleet of the United Merchants Group to Cebu Island to support.

Call!

It's just that the Combined Fleet was sailing for only half a day, and a strong typhoon swept over the Pacific Ocean, blowing this fleet away from the course.