Zhao Yu also did his homework before deciding to go to Qiongzhou, and he knew that the Qiongzhou he would see was definitely not the Hainan of the future. Therefore, not only did I consult all the information that could be collected, and collected relevant information through the bureau, but I also talked with those crew members who had traveled to and from Qiongzhou, and had a preliminary understanding of the place.

But Zhao Hao's original focus was purely on the military perspective, thinking about how to hold the strait. When he arrived in Guangzhou, he had a new idea after seeing the prosperous business here, thinking that if he could take care of business, he might be able to realize the prosperity of his previous life as soon as possible, and found himself a long-term meal ticket. With a stable income, Qiongzhou will be able to get rid of its dependence on the mainland and achieve its long-term strategic goal of self-sufficiency.

Of course, Zhao Yu didn't want to do this out of thin air. At that time, the port trade of Hainan Island was unprecedentedly active, and Baisha Port in Qiongshan, Qinglan Port and Puqian Port in Wenchang, Shiji Port in Chengmai, Yulin Port and Sanya Port in Yazhou all became important ports for foreign ships to dock and trade. Baishajin, which is closest to the mainland, is between Xinbu Island, Haitian Island and Baishamen Island, and is also called Baishamen because Baishamen Island is alone in the sea like the gateway of Baishajin.

However, under the impact of the Nandu River for a long time, Baisha Port has been deeply affected by sediment accumulation, and the port has become smaller and smaller, and its functions have become more and more limited. Seventy or eighty years ago, due to the siltation of the port to the bending of the coast, the big boats could not pass through the big boats, and the big boats were berthed on the coast and there was a lot of wind and waves. At that time, Wang Guangzu, the commander of Qiongzhou, wanted to open a port for business travel, but the situation was serious, and it was difficult to do so with manpower. But who knew that one day suddenly a hurricane broke out, and under the action of wind and waves, it rushed into a port, so Baisha Port was also known as Shenying Port, which gradually replaced the status of Lielou Port, and it gradually became a private port for 'people flow'.

Although there are strange changes in "Shenying Port", it is difficult to change the long-term trend of Baisha Port becoming smaller, so the flow of the Nandu River into Haikou has gradually attracted people's attention. There are three small islands washed out at the mouth of the sea due to the Nandu River: Xinbu Island, Haitian Island and Baishamen Island. After the formation of the three small islands, the Nandu River to Xinbudu was divided into two: the main stream flowed north into the sea. However, due to the influence of three small islands, it narrows day by day, and the tributaries flow westward into the sea, forming a new estuary.

Xinhaikou is bordered by Haitian Island in the north, the land of Qiongzhou in the south, connected with the tributaries of the Nandu River in the east, and the unimpeded Qiongzhou Strait in the west. Since the fifth year of Song Kaibao, the imperial court began to set up Haikou Pu on Haitian Island, and since then the name of "Haikou" has begun to meet people's eyes, and gradually called. In the case that the main flow of the Nandu River into the sea mouth is becoming narrower and narrower, it has also become the first choice for new ports. Its natural conditions as a port are much better than those of Baishajin, and it has gradually become the main entrance and exit of Qiongzhou to the South Seas.

Nowadays, the function of Haikou has shifted from the flow of people to logistics. Become a more fully functional official. As an ancient ferry, Baisha Port still retains the function of a port, but its commercial and trade functions are shrinking day by day. Zhao Yu meant to use the two ports to create a new city that served both military and commercial purposes......

"I want to build a water camp with Baisha Island as the center, and at the same time make every effort to train an elite naval force and strengthen the sea force to achieve the goal of destroying the enemy at sea. Haitian Island was built as the main city port, connecting the sea with the Nandu River waterway to facilitate the entry and exit of merchant ships, and as the commercial center of Qiongzhou in the coming days, attracting maritime merchants from all over the world to trade. Xinbu Island was built as a sub-city as the garrison and military camp of the yamen of each division. At the same time, forts were built along the coast of Changhua Army, Chengmai, Lingao and Wenchang four military counties. Form a complete northern line of defense. Zhao Yu pointed to the map and said his idea.

"Your Highness has a very good idea, but this ...... I'm afraid this won't be able to do it for a while, right? Ying Jieyan was shocked by His Highness's idea, not to mention wartime, even in peacetime, it can't be completed in a year or two years.

"Your Highness, don't be too ambitious. This Guangzhou city was built in the Han Dynasty, and it took hundreds of years of reconstruction and expansion by the Tang Dynasty and the Chinese Dynasty to have such a scale, which consumed countless manpower and material resources. However, it is good that His Highness has such ambitions, but you must not be in a hurry. Deng Guangjian said with a straight face. But thinking that this was too much of a blow to His Highness's confidence, he encouraged him with two more words.

"What the two gentlemen said was that I was thinking too much. However, the construction of Baisha Shuiying and Zicheng is imperative, and we can't build a big one, so we will start from the foundation, but we must leave room for future development for later use. Zhao Hao said with a smile, he also knew that Haikou had spent twenty or thirty years to build an international commercial city with national financial support and modern machinery. And now it is really difficult to complete such a grand plan in one place.

"Your Highness thinks it is best to do this, we must not blindly invest in the construction, and we will not make a decision until we arrive in Qiongzhou after the survey. However, it is imperative to reorganize the army and establish a defensive line, and there must be no delay, and if it is really as expected by His Highness, there will be a war in a year or half a year, and we must prepare for it in advance. Ying Jieyan said.

"Yes, but the matter of the whole army still needs to be presided over by Mr., and I don't know anything about it." Zhao Yu said.

"Eh, Your Highness is too humble, isn't the current Shuaifu Army established by His Highness with his own strength?" Ying Jieyan said, and suddenly remembered something, "Today's search for His Royal Highness is related to the affairs of the army, but ...... It was almost delayed. ”

"Oh, it's all my playfulness, it's disgusting! The two gentlemen haven't had dinner yet, have they? Zhao Yu understood now, it was indeed not the two gentlemen who deliberately embarrassed themselves today, but they just happened to bump into the muzzle of the gun, and saw that the two nodded, "Wang De, let the dining room prepare some delicious meals, and I will leave the two gentlemen to eat." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the little one will arrange it!" Wang De was stunned and said, His Royal Highness used to be simple and simple, and it was rare to open his mouth to eat well today, of course he had to put some effort into it, anyway, now the house is not bad for money.

"Your Highness......"

"The two gentlemen don't have to be polite, it's just a light meal. And I am young and far away from the Queen Mother, and all affairs need to be handled by you, and I can't repay it. Moreover, the ancients had a saying: one day is a teacher, and one life is a father. We're closer together, what's wrong with having a meal, right? Although Zhao Yu hated this kind of eating and drinking in his previous life, he had to admit that it was also the most effective means to get closer to each other, and things were often negotiated at the dinner table.

But for the two in front of him, he has another feelings, like a teacher, a father and son, a master and an apprentice, a friend, and like a family member. Zhao Hao couldn't tell the complicated emotions in it, although there were disputes between them, they knew that they were also sincerely for their own good, and they would put themselves in their shoes, and they could stand up in front of them at the most dangerous moment, even at the cost of their lives! (To be continued.) )