Unscrew the metal valve, and cool spring water flows out.

Compared with the past, it is necessary to use a bamboo tube to connect the clear spring on the mountain all the way to the flat land, I don't know how much more convenient.

The image of the Song people who are good at business is once again more vivid in front of the world in the opening of tap water.

As long as you are willing to pay a monthly fee, you can use it with peace of mind, and it is said that this device has become popular among the shops in Port Seli, but there is only one in the royal palace in Brunei.

On the banks of the current Brunei River, there are now more than 1,000 poor people living in wooden huts on the water, and there is no reason to spend money to buy water to drink on the banks of the river. Only seaside ports like Sili, which already lacked fresh water and were now thriving for trade, would spread among immigrants. Although the water tariff standard announced by the Economic Strategy Department is low, it is also a large income in view of the growing population in Hong Kong and the demand for fresh water among the residents of the shops. Of course, Xinhua Daily will only say that laying water pipes costs a lot of money, and that the government is doing a loss-making business that benefits the country and the people.

From the Senate's side, although it is true that the provision of public services is not profitable, it is not a loss. It is only for the sake of strengthening the rule of the regime that public services cannot be left in the hands of others. Just as there are many buffalo in the local area, and the public ox cart between Si Lai and Brunei is also on the agenda, only by making the life of the people under its rule closely related to the government, the government's control over the people can also be higher and higher, after all, in today's propaganda, many of the government's work is said to be virtuous and graceful, so it is only right that the naturalized people are grateful to Dade.

'It's a good idea'.

Now Ruaba can only slander these words, and he will never dare to say it.

Although he also knew that he was now under house arrest by the Song people, if he really wanted to say something rebellious, with this understanding of the Song people in the past few months, I believe it would not be a problem. It's just that most of the servants in the palace have become the eyes and ears of the senate, and no one will echo them when they say anything, and they will feel bored as long as they do boring things a few times.

Anyway, at the moment, in addition to not being able to go out of the palace at will, it will not take long for the Song people to enjoy the various enjoyments provided outside the palace to change some tricks, compared to the past, it is much more comfortable, what kind of revenge for killing his brother will slowly fade, sometimes His Royal Highness Lu Aba lying on the couch will also think that if he didn't pick up his younger brother to die, it is not bad to be rich and prosperous together, at least he has never heard of the papaya and pineapple sent outside the palace today, and the younger brother he died must have never tasted it.

The Song army's role in the country can only be understood through the newspapers and the various enjoyments of peacetime, in which the Song army pacified Dudong yesterday, Kota Kinabalu today, Kuching and Samfa tomorrow, accompanied by victory or victory for the Japanese army and the Fubo army. Immigrants from Luzon, from Sriwijaya and even from the Ming Dynasty are increasing day by day, and the tribes of North Borneo are being merged into new towns and villages, and salt factories, sugar factories, ceramics factories, glass factories, cement factories, iron-smelting factories, and military factories are being built one after another. Just listening to people reading the newspaper, Lu Aba himself would feel that it was difficult to calm down, and it turned out to be for the Song people to open up the situation and honor.

But there is only one thing that Lu Aba doesn't understand, and it is this article that will occasionally make the Bo Ni Maharaja a little worried after being full of wine and food, that is, what is the use of keeping his own little life for the Song people?

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'Of course it works'.

This was the standard answer of the Senate in response to the senators who had doubts about the disposition of the Bo Ni royal family.

Coming out of the Feng Pavilion, Wen Desi handed over a scroll, and when it was unfolded, it was surrounded by hand-painted gold edges. The above is a table seal written in Chinese characters, and the seal letter is still copied according to the preserved historical materials, because it has been swept by the Spaniards several times, the things of the Boni Kingdom have lost a lot, and as for the gold plate and other things are not good to forge, there is really no only way to do it, Fu Xiaofei knows that in addition to this one, there should be the same one written in Persian.

"The minister of Bo Ni, Abdul Jaliru Jaba, respectfully expresses his majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty: Fu Yi Shengzi of Heaven respects the ninefold, dominates all nations, China is prosperous with Yongxi, and the benevolence of Dai Fusui is waiyi, and the six are spring. The humble country is praised and honored, and the virtue of the world. Weichen's new heir Lu Li, it is advisable to cultivate the sincerity of contribution, and I would like to leave the Zhenggong envoy Fu Xiaofei, the deputy tribute envoy Gu Ziming, the three tribute envoy Jin Yanze, and the Zhengtong minister Huang Yuluo and others to take a Zhenggong boat and an escort boat, and translate a Tang character on behalf of the gold leaf table, and load the Tuyi after the item, according to the same system, and send it to the Guangdong Buzheng Division, and make contributions to the courtiers, with the sincerity of the worship dance, and fulfill the duties of the courtiers......"

At a cursory glance, this was a document from a feudal state to the Ming Dynasty, and when Wen Deji saw that Fu Xiaofei had finished reading it, he handed over another piece of paper.

"Xiaofu, this is the list of actions sorted out by the two governments, you can see if there is anything that needs to be added or decreased."

"What has been decided a long time ago, you can just watch and do it." Fu Xiaofei was absent-minded, if it weren't for this mission, he wouldn't be able to enter the Feng Pavilion with his identity, and he should stay in Si Li's school classroom at this moment.

The senate is worried about the population in the territory is not from today, leaving the Boni royal family unmoved, the old king is indeed because of the short time, as for Ruaba, who is still a young lord, one is to pass on the reputation of the royal family, so that the process of unifying Nanyang will be smoother, and the other is that the royal family of this Boni country is still somewhat useful.

After careful preparation and argumentation, the most daring plan of the Senate since the crossing was about to be implemented, and the key to this plan fell on the Boni royal family.

The core of Li Dai Taozhuang was that the patriarch pretended to be a tributary envoy of the Boni State and set up a tributary mission to go to the Ming Dynasty, which was to prepare for the future actions of Wang Shi. In order to avoid the eyes of the Spaniards, the team would choose to follow the current trend from the west road north to Siam and Annam, also in order to smoothly investigate the military politics along the way. The historical data of the Luzon Islands is relatively well established because of the nearly 300 years of colonial rule by the Spaniards, and there is evidence of the previous Western captives, so the situation in Manila is still relatively clear.

On the contrary, the situation on the road from the Malay Peninsula to the Indochina Peninsula can only be heard from the maritime merchants, and there are many inconsistencies in what is said, and the relevant policy strategy cannot be formulated without doing a good job of intelligence gathering in advance. And the choice of this route is also related to the goal of the Senate, if you take the east road to the north, from Luzon to the Ming Dynasty is Fujian and Taiwan, Taiwan is now half of the white land, Zhu Ming has not established effective rule on the island, and Spain and the Netherlands have been trying to expand in the local area, this trip is to pave the way for intelligence, the military conflict may be as small as possible, not to mention that this time you have to wear a Bo mud country vest.

The patriarchs are now roughly divided into two factions, and most of the high-level leaders still feel that it is more prudent to farm with peace of mind and keep their eyes on the road, which is the patriarch who supports taking the western road. There are also a few high-ranking people and many radical senators who want to take Luzon first, the reason is nothing more than the hostile attitude of the Spaniards, you must know that the massacre in history, the one 14 years ago was only the beginning of the three massacres of China, and the last two were also bloody, and the number of dead people was not much less than the first two, all in the tens of thousands. Therefore, the capture of Manila can not only combat the arrogance of the Spaniards, but also protect the Han Chinese group in Luzon, continue to open up the fast passage for immigrants to the south, and also connect to the trade route to Japan, which is the most convenient and economical way to import copper at present.

But after all, the current force is limited, and the energy is even more limited, if the Spaniards count the indigenous coercion in the local area, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands of troops, of which the Spanish regular army should be more than 600 people, no matter how much its combat power is much stronger than the Almudine 10,000 people, and the city of Manila is also very strong, and there is the support of the natives, if you rashly attack, the Westerners will rely on the fortified city to defend, and delaying time will be extremely unfavorable to the Senate.

What's more, the Privy Council has always used the idea of silver Galen from the Americas, and beat Manila first, and then no one will travel thousands of miles from Mexico to the East to give gifts.

If you take the western route, as long as you go to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, there will not be too much danger in either Siam or Annam, and it is enough to hold itself with limited force, and the final destination is Guangzhou, a city in the south of the sky. Hainan Island, which passes through during this period, will also be an important military springboard for the future, and it will be of great strategic value. Xiangshanao near Guangzhou is also a good deep-water port, which should still be a desert island, and the adjacent Macau, although occupied by Portugal, is much easier to deal with than Spain's aggressive in East Asia.

As long as the banner of the Boni royal family is still there, I believe that the Ming Court is not enough to have too accurate judgment of the situation in Nanyang across thousands of miles of sea, and the preparations are sufficient, it will not be a problem to stay in Guangzhou for a year and a half. Although the Ming government's treatment of tributary missions is not much different from that of a begging for food, its attitude is much better than that of missionaries, not to mention that the 'tribute' brought this time should cause a lot of commotion on the mainland.

Fortunately, all the work is not improvised, and what should be done has already been done. Such an errand would have been very suitable for Mei Casey, who has a solid foundation in historiography, but Lao Mei's status is different and cannot be moved lightly. Fu Xiaofei has always been interested in the mainland, although it is not his own territory now, but it is still quite attractive to go up and take a look, after all, it is the richest place in East Asia.

Of course, if you want to travel far to the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is to have a suitable ship, any modern ship moored in Labuan can do it, but such a ship does not talk about Guangzhou, just a round trip on the sea route from Siam to Annam is also big news, which will inevitably cause panic in the South Seas and bring a situation that Borneo is not very willing to see prematurely.

After all, even in Sili locality, except for the four warships moored in Sili Harbor, all the rest have returned to Labuan, and except for the elite of the Fubo army, it is difficult for ordinary naturalized people to approach the forbidden land at sea, which is also the intention of the Senate.

However, if you use indigenous ships or ordinary ships and ships, there is really not much protection.

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'Port side 1, put ......'

'Port side No. 2, put ......'

The sound reverberated through the drydock in the farthest part of Silly Harbour, until the trumpet was shouted for the tenth time, and all the cables holding the ship in place were untied.

The scaffolding had been dismantled, and the water pouring into the dock gates echoed the celebratory crowd on the shore until the two gradually raised hulls reached the designed waterline and the loud music began.

It is only a displacement of more than 200 tons, and even in the South China Sea at this time, it can only be counted as a medium-sized ship. Moreover, with the various trial works of the Ministry of Industry before, they are not the two largest, at least about twice as small as the ships specially designed to transport slaves, but one is the traffic dependence on the north.

Because there is not much cargo to be carried, the design of the Chinese and Western sailboats is based on safety. The elders were more concerned about how to ensure smooth navigation in the wind and waves, and the self-sustaining ability to escape smoothly in the face of pirates and hostile warships, although the appearance of the hull was between that of a fortune ship and a Western-style ship, but the overall flow line was more slender. Although the Chinese hard sail has a speed disadvantage compared with the Western soft sail, it is still the first choice for this project because of its low cost and simple workmanship.

Although the keel built of steel consumes the reserves on Labuan Island, since it is for the security of the patriarch, it is not so stingy, and it is not much to just use these two small ships for positioning camouflage reconnaissance, and there will be many other uses in the future. Neither the double-layer ribs in the middle of the hull to strengthen the hull structure nor the sturdy sandalwood for the masts were standard for future export vessels, and because there were no gun doors to design, it was only natural to replace the all-access lower deck with watertight bulkheads.

After the general completion of the ship, the seams of the ship materials should be twisted one by one, and then sealed tightly with tung oil, hemp silk and oyster shell ash mixed filler, and finally a layer of wood tar should be brushed inside and outside the hull. All the processes are completed every day by the elders of the craftsman supervisors, and even the indigenous shipwrights who participated in the construction are cautious.

Originally, Su Yao wanted to put his newly made 70mm rifled cannon on the splint along with the rail-mounted retraction system, but because there were too many ports to pass through, and especially in Guangzhou, he would inevitably face the local city officials boarding the ship and cross-examining him, so he was abandoned. Instead, more modern weapons were put on board, after all, as long as they were kept in the cabin, there would not be too many problems, and even if they were ashore, small modern firearms and protective clothing were well concealed under the loose robes at this time.

Among the people who went north together, Zhang Kui, Qin Xian, Liu Ying, and Zhou Ling, the four instructors who were drawn from the military academy, were all veterans with relatively good military quality, and they were also the biggest force guarantee in this operation, which was named 'Wanbi'. In addition to this group, the rest of the patriarchs are all experts in navigation, minerals and history, only Huang Yuluo is the only one who insists on going to Daming and has no relevant professional skills, and he is also the only female patriarch of the Fengyi faction on the ship in this operation.

The gate of the dock has been opened to the maximum, and the latest two self-built ships belonging to the navy have finally slowly sailed into the bay.

When Wen Desi and Fu Xiaofei arrived at the shipyard, two Chinese and Western sailing ships were circling and cruising in Bajia Bay at a speed of about 7 knots, and two 26KW marine diesel engines at the stern of each ship could easily make the propellers submerged in the water provide more than 70 horsepower of thrust to the hull, allowing it to sail freely in the harbor, which is the basis for the ship to be able to escape safely when encountering enemies at sea.

Surrounded by everyone, he walked up to the podium, and amid the noise of drums and applause, Chinese Deji was a little excited in his heart, and he fumbled and took out a page from the pocket on his chest.

"The warships Liaoning and Changning, the construction began on June 1, 1617, and it is now completed, and it is hereby named, August 1, 1617, the Third Empire of the Great Song Dynasty."