Weddell had not been to Yulin Bay for a long time, and the Committee and the Military Council were anxious to know what was going on with the British, and at the same time to know about the children who had been sent to study in England. Because the next year, in 1640, King Charles I of England will convene Parliament, thus triggering a half-century-long bourgeois revolution in England.

Xia Yang, Xu Lang, Shi Xianyang and others hosted a banquet for Weddell.

Weddell began by thanking Yulin Bay for ceding Singapore and Kampot to the two parties, and that the British had benefited greatly from these two places during this time.

Xu Lang also expressed his intention to cooperate further with the British: "Captain Weddell, our cooperation in these two places is just the beginning. I heard that you also went to Phnom Penh, where you will also get a lot of benefits. ”

"We are also very grateful to the gentlemen for allowing us to go to Phnom Penh." Weddell was also very satisfied with this matter, "I have already conveyed the enthusiasm of the gentlemen to our King Charles, and our king has asked me to convey his respect for your Ming Empire on my behalf. ”

"Mr. Weddell, please also convey our respects to your kingdom of Charlie." Xu Lang said politely and asked, "Your Excellency knows Oliver?" Cromwell this person? ”

Weddell thought for a moment and shook his head: "Sir, I don't know this person, but the Cromwell family still has some prestige in our England, how did Your Excellency know about him." ”

"I've heard that, too." Xu Lang smiled, "He should soon become famous in England." ”

Weddell was very curious as to why Xu Lang would say this, and before he could ask Xia Yang to speak first: "Mr. Weddell, I wonder if you are interested in Luzon?" ”

"Luzon? It's the place for the Spaniards. Weddell asked rhetorically, "Could it be that your Ming Empire went to Luzon?" ”

"Our fleet is visiting Luzon and should be able to make an agreement with the Spaniards to open the Luzon market to everyone."

Xia Yang said that he had discussed with the Military Commission, and the purpose of Zeng Guangxian's visit to the Philippines this time was not to occupy the Philippines, but to stop the massacre. At present, the influence of Yulin Bay has not yet extended to Luzon, and Japan has already ceded to Zheng Zhilong, and no one dares to guarantee how the Spaniards in Luzon will react after Zeng Guangxian returns. So the two committees made a resolution to use the British to contain the Spaniards. If the British could also go to the Philippines, it might create some contradictions between them, so that the Spaniards would not have the time and energy to cause trouble in Yulin Bay.

After listening to Xia Yang's words, Weddell hesitated: "Mr. Xia, I would like to express my gratitude to you first, but it is unlikely that we will go to Luzon. ”

"Why?" Several traversers are a little confused, and there is still no fat to eat that is delivered to their mouths?

"Gentlemen." Weddell said, "Maybe you don't know yet. In the East, we have an East India Company, which is authorized by our Queen Elizabeth and King James to deal with matters in the East. And now, the main target of the East India Company is India, and I think they may not be interested in Luzon. ”

Shi Xianyang smiled and said: "Captain Weddell, I remember that you English have a saying, you want to trade, not land. India can indeed bring you great benefits, but so can Luzon. We can also continue to work together in Luzon, where the Spaniards are already in the setting sun. ”

"Thank you, gentlemen, for your kindness." Weddell also felt uncomfortable not eating the fat in his mouth, "I will convey your intentions to the East India Company as soon as possible, and the results will be available soon." ”

"Mr. Weddell." Xu Lang asked again, "How are those children of ours with you now?" ”

"They're just amazing." Speaking of these children, Weddell frowned a little, "I've never seen such smart children, they learn very quickly. It is estimated that it will not be long before they can return from their studies. ”

Xu Lang smiled: "Don't be in a hurry to come back in advance." Mr. Weddell, can your fleet or government employ them, I mean after schooling, of course. ”

Weddell was a little strange: "Mr. Xu, do you mean to let those children serve us in England?" ”

"What's wrong with that?" Xu Lang discussed with Xia Yang, He Yun and others that they should not only let these children study in British schools, but also let them go deep into all aspects of the British government, army and society, so as to better bring back the Anglo-Saxon culture.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Weddell said, "It's best if they can stay in England. ”

Xia Yang raised his glass: "Captain Weddell, I respect you. Soon there will be a second group of children going to you. ”

After eating, everyone went back to their units. As soon as Xia Yang entered the office, he saw Luan Xu and Di Chong waiting for him.

"Lao Xia, go out and be corrupt again." Di Chong laughed.

"I approved this by the commissioner." Xia Yang smiled, "Go and talk to Weddell, what's the matter with the two of you?" ”

"I'd like to discuss something with you." Luan Xu said, "Our ring road has been repaired for several years, and it should be completed in two months." The resettlement of displaced people is also progressing relatively smoothly, and it will be over in about three or four months. ”

"That's good." Xia Yang was a little excited, "It's finally finished, and it will be much more convenient for us to go to Qiongzhou Mansion in the future." ”

"Lao Xia, don't be too happy too early." Di Chong said, "It's a good thing that the ring road is completed, but what will happen to the workers after it is completed, plus the displaced people who built houses, it is tens of thousands." ”

Luan Xu and Di Chong came to find Xia Yang, mainly because of this matter. Now these people are still building roads and houses, and they have work and work every day. By the time both projects are completed, they may have to lose their jobs again. If these tens of thousands of people lose their jobs all of a sudden, Yulin Bay will be in chaos again.

Summer Yang is also a headache, employment is the foundation of people's livelihood, and there is no stability without work.

"Is there anything you two can do?" Xia Yang felt that the two of them came to him at the same time, and they should have come up with a way to deal with it.

"If we have a good way to come to you?" Luan Xu said with a smile, "We don't have an industry that can absorb so much labor at once. Maybe the army will want some, but there are not many industries that can digest it, especially those private enterprises, which are basically full. ”

"How many people can the army want?" Xia Yang asked, "Isn't it difficult to recruit now, and don't they want ready-made people?" ”

"I asked the Military Commission what it meant, and they said that these people are not suitable to go to the army." Luan Xu replied, "Most of these people are in their thirties and forties, and they are too old to become soldiers. Moreover, Zheng Jiang also talked about the problem of military spending, and they fixed the quota of the new army to 25,000 because of money. If the army is expanded too much at once, the military budget will not be enough. ”

Xia Yang heard Luan Xu say this, and suddenly remembered that Zheng Jiang had also told him that if Jiang Beiming's trip to Shaanxi this time went well, he might bring back tens of thousands of rogues. Although the purpose of reorganizing these rogues is to prepare for taking the whole of Vietnam next year, Zheng Jiang, on behalf of the Military Commission, also asked the committee to think of a plan for reettling them in advance, otherwise these tens of thousands of rogues may cause chaos again.

Xia Yang's head is really starting to hurt, and there are 100,000 people on both sides together, but now there are so many jobs in Yulin Bay to accommodate them.

Luan Xu saw that Xia Yang had not spoken and asked: "Lao Xia, I know that it is difficult to arrange jobs for tens of thousands of people at once, why don't your committee hold another meeting to discuss?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not something that can be solved by just the committee's consultation." Xia Yang smiled bitterly, "Let's have a meeting first, and let's think of a way together." ”

The first issue of the enlarged meeting of the two commissions was not at all to discuss the resettlement of displaced people and the integration of the displaced people. Liu Guannan, who rushed back from Wanzhou, first challenged Wang Hua: "Principal Wang, the patrol room is a law enforcement unit, do you know what kind of impact it will have if you take soldiers to beat people in front of the patrol in front of the patrol room." ”

Wang Hua didn't let it go at all: "Why don't you say that your patrol beat my child." ”

"Two, stop, stop, stop arguing." The crowd persuaded one after another.

Although some people think that Wang Hua's approach is not appropriate, no one has raised any opinions, let alone pursued anything. Because everyone understands that Wang Hua's feelings for these martyrs are the deepest.