On April 5, the Feminist and Captain Timo arrived at the Macau South Pier, and after boarding the ship on behalf of Xiaoshan, they immediately sent a telegram to Xiaowanshan Island to inform Huang Ren Ai and the others, and Ren Ke immediately put down his work and followed Xiao Ai to the Assassin.

The former Ke didn't pay much attention to the two ships, but since he knew that he would be appointed governor of Zixia Island and that he would most likely be assigned to a ship, he had also begun to actively participate in training on the Assassin, and he felt that he could not lose to the group of crew members who had been trained by Xiao Ai at least in terms of practical skills.

Immediately, Dai Xiaoshan sent another telegram to the Red Mansion, informing him that the two ships had received it and asked for instructions on the next step, and the Red Mansion quickly sent a telegram through the Pride:

"Zhu Beiguo is hereby appointed as the acting captain of the Nuquan, Xu Zhi is the acting captain of the Captain Timo, and Peng Qiang and Hu Xiaolin are appointed as the first mates of the above two ships respectively, in view of the fact that Xu Zhi is still in the position of the chief mate of the Nicole and cannot take up his post for the time being, the two ships are temporarily managed by Zhu Penghu and the three of them, and after the Pride arrives in Macao, they will receive and lead the sailors to sail back to the Red Pier with the Pride for renovation, including the Assassin.

In addition, the two mortars are reserved for you to use as land and shore defense artillery, and Boss Luo said that he will build two more for you. ”

On the third day, April 7, Dai Xiaoshan sent another telegram to the Red Chamber:

"Xue Laixiang's fleet brought us immigrants, it was an inland refugee from the Leizhou Peninsula, a total of seven large and small ships, carrying a total of 600 men, women and children, has arrived in Macao, and immediately transferred to Dawanshan Island after replenishment, Xue Laixiang reported that because of the limited capacity, there are still 1,000 people waiting to board the ship in Leizhou.

For this reason, Ren Ke urgently suggested that the development plan of Zixia Island should be implemented in advance, and he hoped to lead these immigrants to land on Zixia Island immediately, and ask his family to support him in terms of transportation capacity and materials. ”

Red House Call Back:

"Agreed, the Pride will assist in the transfer of these immigrants along the way, and in addition, we have allocated a special fund of 10,000 taels of silver for the preparation of materials for the reclamation of Zixia Island.

As for the specific implementation matters, after the Pride arrives in Macau, you will discuss it, and we will not control it remotely, and after you determine the approximate date of the trip in advance, the Nicole can also support by the way. ”

A day later, another telegram came from the Red Chamber, from Lao Ba, acting chairman of the Supreme Executive Council:

"The quartz sand you brought back last time has been trial-produced, and the conclusion is that it can be used, but the composition of some additives needs to be changed to adapt to the quartz sand you have here.

So the relevant equipment manufacturing plan has been arranged to Boss Luo them, but a group of people from the Science and Technology Industry Committee discussed that it seems to be stuck in the energy problem, whether it can be done is still an unknown, the specific situation Mr. Zhao They will have a special call to inform, and Mr. Zhao They are now doing joint chemical bodies, doing a lot of things are very miscellaneous, and they have been busy on all fours, I heard that their key projects are now *** and nitrocellulose**, what is the specific situation, I can't say it to a layman.

In addition, the doctors are still developing various drugs, including fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, etc., and the main energy of the family is currently focused on these aspects, so both Shuguang and Baisha Group are still too busy, so even if the plan is passed, your glass factory equipment may have to wait for half a year, and it will not be for you to make it at that time. ”

Subsequently, Zhao Xihe, chairman of Baisha Group, also sent a telegram:

"The quartz placer you brought home last time has been experimented and can be used, but there are a lot of impurities, and you need to increase mineral processing and purification equipment, so if you want to build a glass factory there, you not only need large-scale power generation equipment, but also invest in mineral processing equipment, which will lead to a great increase in the cost of glass.

However, after careful calculation, the board of directors of the "Beishang Fund" believes that if a glass factory is built near Wanshan Island, it can not only save transportation capacity, but also greatly shorten the capital cycle for production and sales nearby, so even if the glass production cost there has increased, it is still worth building a factory.

Therefore, the Supreme Executive Council has asked us to make a feasibility report, which clearly outlines the conditions required to build a glass factory in your place, which we will complete in the near future, and if all goes well, it is expected that by the end of the year we will be able to provide you with a glass factory with a complete set of equipment, the same size as our original glass factory, which can produce more than 100 pieces of glassware per day, including glass mirrors.

But we must explain here first: whether you can get these equipment before the end of the year, we are not sure now, the main reason is that Boss Luo is too busy, his requirements for labor are very high, and the crowd tactics can't be done, and we can't help.

Another reason is that Xin'an City is also preparing to build a glass factory, and now Kangwang Electric Power Co., Ltd. has applied for a start-up capital of 30,000 taels of silver from the "Beishang Fund", and the two of them plan to make full use of the labor force in the Xin'an City naturalization camp to build a dam on the Xin'an River to build a hydropower station, obviously the conditions over there are better, so it is also the project that the Supreme Executive Committee is currently most concerned about.

Undoubtedly, the construction of the dam is of great significance to Sinanseong, after the dam is completed, six 100-kilowatt vortex turbines will be installed in the cave, and the Supreme Executive Committee believes that by then, Sianseong will have an economic miracle.

Because of obvious geopolitical factors, whether in terms of the ease of trade with the Portuguese and the Dutch, or in terms of labor access and geopolitical security, Sinanseong will be our most important trading base in the South Seas for a long time, so when it comes to the various conditions for industrial construction, the conditions of Sin'an Seongsangs are indeed much better than yours......"

Well, this is indeed true and irrefutable, but Ren Ke and Xiao Ai are not Anfen's people, and they also have their own plans.

It is said that the members of the Huotang Club are discussing a plan, and they are determined to play a big game of chess, hoping to use the large and small Wanshan Islands as a springboard to continue to develop to the north......

On April 21, the Pride arrived at the East Beach Pier on Xiaowanshan Island, and then unloaded a large number of clay pots from the ship, which contained various chemicals needed for the pharmaceutical factory, the sugar factory, and the ammunition factory, as well as 1,000 57-style hand** projectiles.

At present, the ammunition factory can already produce bullets for the Type 57 rifle, but the bullet body of the hand ** still needs to be provided by the Shuguang Machinery Factory.

Also brought with the ship were two mortars and 100 Type 57 rifles, which were specially provided by the Red Mansion to strengthen the defense of the two piers on the large and small Wanshan Islands.

Although the island will not be under the attention of the Qing court for the time being, there is still security pressure, especially after the departure of the Assassin, and everyone thinks that the defense here seems to be a bit empty.

As a result, the Supreme Executive Council has officially appointed Irush as the captain of the garrison of Wanshan Island, and with these weapons support, his garrison will number more than 600 guns, plus two mortars, and the pirates of the nearby ocean will have to weigh their strength if they want to covet this place.

At the same time, on the East Beach wharf, Xue Laixiang and Huang Zhiyan brothers met with Zhu Beiguo and others.

Since the end of the year before last, Zhu Li and others and Xue Huang have not seen each other for more than a year, and now they have met in another country after a long absence, everyone is very affectionate, a group of men shook hands on the dock trestle and hugged warmly, and the surrounding group of tenants who carried materials were stunned, and said that the etiquette of this Australian is simply strange, friends either go up to hold your claws or hug each other chest to chest, and it is rare to see an arch.

However, everyone has to admit that this kind of atmosphere is very good and warm, and it can instantly narrow the distance between people, but this kind of behavior always makes people feel awkward.