However, in any case, everyone was very happy that there was no conflict with the Qing Dynasty in the end, and it was clear that this was the mainstream consciousness that traveled through the crowd.

At this time, most people believe that business should be the focus at present, and now that all aspects of construction have just been rolled out, we need a relatively stable external environment to concentrate on construction.

So, in the coming period, let's try not to get into trouble.

After all, the current momentum of all kinds of business is very good, in addition to glassware, glass mirrors, sugar, sweet potato spirits and other old accidents, there are new trade growth points---- especially the "Australian miracle drug", calico, fine linen, fairy cave milk wine and federal type 1 single-shot handcuffs as the representative of the new business, the momentum is even more vigorous.

In addition, because of the demonstration effect of Sin'an City, two commodities, glass windows and cement, have also become popular in Dili City, Oecussi City, and Kupang, a Dutch trading stronghold at the western end of Timor Island, and have become hot trade items in the market.

The key is that our external business environment is constantly improving, especially recently, after arriving in Dili City with Nicole, Sun Lao negotiated with Pimont to reach an agreement with the Portuguese Viceroyalty called the "Memorandum of Understanding on Coastal Navigation of Portugal and Macao".

The core clause of the agreement was that once a foreign vessel with a trade licence issued by an Australian entered the 12 nautical miles of the island of Timor, the Portuguese would not be allowed to block their trade in the port of Sin'an after registration, nor could they collect taxes and fees in any way.

In return, the Australian side also treats foreign ships entering the port of Dili and its surrounding ports---- and this agreement also applies to the city of Oecussi.

Unless this "foreign country" is at war with Portugal and Macao "at the same time".

Note that the emphasis in the agreement is on "foreign ...... At the same time", it is clear that this clause is not only for the Dutch ships who come to trade in Sinanseong, but also for any other foreign ships.

In today's Europe, the Portuguese and Dutch are often divided into different camps due to religion, tradition, and other geopolitical factors, and the two countries often become members of opposing camps for various reasons, which makes the two countries enter a state of hostility from time to time.

To a greater or lesser extent, this state of affairs will also affect the foreign policy of the respective countries' overseas trading bases.

On behalf of the Australian Federation, Mr. Sun's statement on this is: I don't care if you beat you, but as long as you do business with me, you are friends, we respect your history, but we don't want to get involved in the grievances and grievances between you......

Obviously, this agreement is a great benefit for many foreign ships, and Sin'an will gain a growing attraction and will certainly continue to attract ships from various countries to do business, and of course, because Dili and Si'an are actually inseparable from the economic and trade ties, and Dili is also a beneficiary.

All in all, it is a bilateral agreement that prospers the local economy and is happy for all.

Nowadays, the two cities of Xin'an and Dili are becoming more and more prosperous, and compared with the same period last year, the foreign trade volume has exploded.

At present, whether it is in Xin'an City or Macau, all trade projects have made huge profits, so in this case, except for the gang of people in the Huotang Club, everyone has no intention of opposing the Qing Dynasty or any other forces, if it were not for the war fever, a normal person would not be able to get along with the business environment of the daily advance, let alone take the initiative to provoke and destroy.

In short, the current mainstream public opinion is actually five words: make a fortune in a muffled voice.

Back in early March of 1659.

On 5 March, the Pride returned to the East Beach Pier, this time bringing a large amount of chemicals needed to the island's pharmaceutical, ammunition and sugar factories, as well as 100 kilograms of spice seeds.

These are the spice seeds required for the production of five-spice powder, and there are a total of nine spices.

These include subtropical spices such as peppercorns and chili peppers, which Wang considers suitable for cultivation on the island, as well as tropical spices such as nutmeg and cloves, which Wang wants to grow experimentally here.

For this reason, Lao Wang also personally handwrote several pages of cultivation instructions, and asked Ren Ke to be responsible for this matter.

Regarding Ren Ke's work arrangement, Dai Xiaoshan said in a telegram to Xiaowanshan Island that at present, the division of labor between you brothers and sisters in the Red Mansion has been clear, and now Xiao Ai specializes in military training, and Huang Shenyi is now the governor, he has to manage both the pharmaceutical factory and the daily affairs of the immigrants on the island, and he is very busy.

Ren Ke was a little puzzled by this request, and said in his heart, why did Lao Wang ask me to plant spices by name?

So Ren Ke immediately sent a telegram to Macao, saying that although he, like everyone else, had done a lot of farm work in the fields with Lao Wang, and he was no stranger to farm work, but why me? My ambition is to lead troops to fight, not to be an agricultural expert, Mr. Wang, your old man assigned me as soon as he came up, and he didn't ask for my opinion in advance, which is not good......

As a result, Dai Xiaoshan quickly sent a longer telegram to Xiaowanshan Island, saying to Ren Ke that the last telegram was indeed a bit brief, and now explain it in detail, and by the way, I will bring you brothers and sisters to inform you of some important situations at present.

First of all, according to the report of the Red Mansion, the Pride obtained some information when Manado was conducting a secret transaction with the King of Sulu, according to which the Red Mansion predicted that something big might happen in Sulu in the near future.

This so-called recent, perhaps within the year, perhaps at the beginning of next year, when King Unduhara, may come to power by means of a palace coup.

The Red Chamber explained that in fact, this has something to do with the fact that we have been secretly transfusing blood to the king, which has led to some changes in the balance of power between him and Prime Minister Suhabi.

It is for this reason that, according to the secret agreement reached between King Unduharah and us, the pro-government king will fulfill two promises to us: one is to release and provide us with Han Chinese slaves on a large scale, and the other is to gradually open the entire Sulu kingdom to us.

These include, but are not limited to, allowing us to freely do business with Sulu merchants, allowing us to set up factories and warehouses in Porto Jolo and other cities and villages, allowing us to travel freely in Sulu and any other investment that does not violate the local laws of Sulu, etc.

Obviously, by that time, we will most likely acquire Han Chinese tenants on a large scale.

But the Red Mansion believes that the immigrants from Mornington Island still have to come step by step.

In the future, the two schools of Zhuyuan and Sunflower will be the main channels for the family to introduce labor, after all, these orphans have been trained by us and are of the same mind as us, and such people are reliable and easy for us.

In addition, although there is labor on the island now, the available labor in the industry is still extremely scarce, and at present, among the 3,200 Han tenant slave immigrants, the vast majority of them can only do rough work, these people have no problem working in the fields and pastures, and they can also work in the mines, but other than that---- except for a small number of female workers working in Huasheng Textile, there is an extreme shortage of qualified industrial workers in other factories.

Therefore, although these tenant laborers have relieved the pressure on the family's labor, they have only replaced the menial work we used to do.

Therefore, if we really want to obtain reliable talents with a certain quality, we can probably only cultivate them step by step through the two schools at home.

Moreover, there are still two worries on the part of the Red Mansion, one is that we are afraid that we will not be able to control so many immigrants, and the other is that the pressure on the supply of grain and oil is also increasing.