"Nicole? Well, although I expected it, the Nicole really wants to dock at Sin'anseong, and there are still some conditions that need to be met. ”

"I know, the family has decided, and the Nicole will bring the Blue Pier."

Wei Hong immediately responded, and when he heard this, Hou Xianglin nodded and continued:

"Well, you have also seen, now I am repairing the wooden dock at the mouth of the river, but after repairing it, I can only dock ships of the Pride level, the dock where the Nicole docks is half a kilometer west of the mouth of the river, and I have already built some dock facilities there, including roads, the question is, when exactly will the Nicole come?"

Hou Xianglin asked.

"It's estimated that it's going to be soon, the family is very busy during this time, the demand for coal on the Nicole is too great, you can wait patiently. The main reason is that the steel floating dock is too heavy for the Pride to be transported, and you have to wait for the next time the Nicole brings it, and then you need to prepare the labor force for installation and construction. ”

At this time, Kangda took a sip of tea, exhaled a breath of hot air and responded beside him.

"The General Assembly has discussed and adopted a major resolution calling for the island of Timor to be established as a strategic resource exporter for us as soon as possible, at least until we actually occupy the Australian continent, which will be our most important resource center, especially for the bulk cargoes of iron ore, copper ore, coal and timber."

Wei Hong drank the tea in the teacup in a few sips and explained further to Hou Xianglin.

"Then, do I still need the deep-water dock here at the mouth of the river?"

Hou Xianglin asked.

"Of course, we all think that the port of Xin'an will become an important trading base for us overseas, so it is obviously not enough to have only one steel floating terminal, and we may need more than one small and medium-sized terminal that can berth all kinds of ships in the future.

In addition, before we left the Red Pier, Wang Gong's slipway had already started, and the plan was to complete the main body of the slipway by the end of the rainy season, and then we would start assembling the sister ship of the Pride......"

"Roar! Is it so fast? ”

Hou Xianglin looked surprised after hearing this.

"Look, Brother Hou is still too fast here!? As everyone knows, Peng Qiang and Hu Xiaolin are all so anxious that they scream, saying that they want to become captains soon. ”

Wei Hong said with a smile beside him.

"Listening to Captain Gu, I think those two are going to be disappointed, after all, they are inexperienced......

"Brother Li, listen to what you mean, then who can be the captain?"

"Who else? Dr. Zhu! There is also Translator Xu, Captain Gu thinks that in our group, the two of them currently have this qualification. ”

Li Sanduo responded.

"Well, no matter who it is, in short, after the new ship is completed, I hope to run Xin'an Port ...... fixedly"

Before Li Sanduo's words fell, Hou Xianglin responded excitedly.

"So, Brother Hou, the various infrastructure construction of Xin'an Port is still urgent, and the construction of wooden wharves in Jiangkou is also a top priority, and there should be several such wharves.

In short, after the discussion of the plenary meeting, it was believed that the port of Xin'an is close to Dili, and it is not far from the port of Kupang, the trading base of the Dutch on Timor Island, and there is also Oecussi, the source of copper ore, so it is in a position to become an important trade hub port for us, and we can not only rely on this base to do business with merchants from the Dutch, Portuguese and other countries, but also a springboard in the South Seas, so my family sent me to give you a helping hand......"

Wei Hong finally drank the tea in the cup, and then said to Hou Xianglin.

"Xiao Wei, are you really here? It's no better here than at home, and you're ...... I'm afraid my sister's wife won't be able to bring it now, right? ”

Although Hou Xianglin had already guessed seventy-seven eighty-eight since he saw Wei Hong coming on the same boat, he was still a little surprised that this personnel arrangement was really said by Wei Hong in person, after all, in Hou Xianglin's eyes, this young man is really too young, and he is only twenty-two years old this year, right?

"Hey, Brother Hou, you always know that it's my ideal, isn't there an escort here? I want to start practicing it from now on, training and leading troops...... Brother Hou, don't worry, I have also fought in actual combat, originally Sun always wanted Brother Lan to follow, but I don't know why, Brother Lan is unwilling to live or die, so he has to give up. ”

"Although Rambo is a bodyguard, he has a psychological shadow about fighting and killing, and in fact, his rebirth syndrome is not good...... Xiao Wei, the conditions here are really not better than at home, and you have thrown that beautiful girl at home, it seems that you are really ambitious, so let's do it, I will arrange for He Sizhi and Daddy Luoka to follow you and introduce the situation to you at any time, so that you can get familiar with them as soon as possible, and I told you, you really have to be ready for war......"

Hou Xianglin pondered for a moment and then said to Wei Hong with a serious face.

"Yes, is it a war, I'm here for this, don't worry, Brother Hou, I won't coward, as for my wife's affairs, I don't care about these for now, now I can only endure it anymore, Sister Xia said that she will go through the marriage procedures for us in a year and a half, and then she will bring her sister, don't worry, Brother Hou, I will work hard, and I will definitely persevere......"

Wei Hong saw Brother Hou's somewhat groaning look, and knew that he was worried that he was too young, so he hurriedly explained to Hou Xianglin.

"It's good, it's actually nothing, it's just that the conditions here are more difficult, even if it's the Duke's manor, in addition to the advantage of spaciousness, the living conditions there are really not as good as the Red Mansion......"

Hou Xianglin nodded in response.

"Since then, I've been stationed in that stilt house, it's not a matter of hardship or anything, as long as I can let go of my hands and feet to train the army, hard work is also happy!"

"Haha, uh...... It is that sentence, nothing can be compared to interest, as long as the interest is there, it is bitter in the eyes of others, and it is happiness in others. ”

Kangda was also a cup of hot tea at this time, and interjected with a burp, and at this time Li Sanduo also looked at Hou Wei and the others and said:

"By the way, this time I will also bring you a radio station and supporting foot power generation equipment, as well as eighty-five rifles and eight thousand rounds of paper shell ammunition, but you have to save some money, and when the Nicole comes, the ammunition can be supplied on a large scale......"

Speaking of which, Li Sanduo introduced to Hou Xianglin the two weapons called the "Federal 1657 Breeched Flintlock Pistol" and the "Federal 1657 Hand **" that he made at home a while ago, and finally concluded:

"Anyway, the Nicole must be running to Xin'an Harbor regularly, and at that time, you will have guns and guns here, and you will have people."

"Hey, that's the case, but when it comes to people, it seems that there are only natives here......"

Wei Hong muttered.

"You can recruit from Macau!"

"That's right! And the Han people of Sulu......"

"Don't think about this, I don't think I will come here, I heard that Zixia Island is going to be developed ......"

At this point, Kangda interjected.

"Huh? It seems that this can only be the case, anyway, the transportation of ore and timber or something, or the economic ...... of Nicole"

Hou Xianglin learned a lot of important things from the words and words of his brothers, and he emphasized to the brothers that as long as the Nicole appeared on the coastline of Timor Island, it would be a kind of support for us, a kind of coercion for the Dutch and natives, and an encouragement for our allies, the Portuguese......

However, I can't guarantee that the Nicole will be able to fill the ore when she comes, and it is almost impossible to fill the Nicole cargo compartment with our current capabilities.

Hou Xianglin saw that his brothers were listening carefully, so he further explained:

"There is indeed a lot of indigenous labor here, but the mobilization ability and control of the indigenous tribes of the Dili authorities are still quite worrying, I hope that Pimont can mobilize the enthusiasm of the natives to mine the stone in the near future, otherwise, the Nicole will not be able to carry much ore, and the cost of coal burning this round trip is not a small amount......