Schozin's trip to Manila and Batavia was a success in promoting the starting point, and it was inevitable that most of the starting point goods would be displayed in front of Europeans.

After he returned to Hong Kong, he mainly participated in the planning of the Hong Kong trading branch and put forward construction suggestions, during which he had completed two transactions, with a transaction amount of more than 300,000 taels of silver, but the place of pick-up was still Tianjin.

According to Wang Yue's vision, Tianjin will be used as a trading port for northern China, Japan, and Korea in the future, Shanghai will become a major port facing the mainland and leading to the world, and Hong Kong will be mainly a trading port for communicating with the South Seas in the future.

Once the starting point city has industrial capacity, the output of various commodities is staggering, just like Britain after the Industrial Revolution, there is a need for more dumping places for goods, so it is essential to establish trade with the commercially developed Europe.

Although the Tiance army fought with the Spaniards and the Dutch in Taiwan, this did not stop the desire of European businessmen to make a fortune, not to mention that Europe was not the only two countries.

"Report, Li Yanqing, deputy chief soldier of Nantou Village, brought it!" Wang Yue was talking to Schozin when Yue Shun, the commander of the guard platoon, came in and reported.

This Nantou village is located opposite the Victoria Harbor, and there is a naval battalion stationed in the village, with 112 naval warships and more than 2,300 troops. Hong Kong is its jurisdiction, and there are also garrisons of the naval division in the two flood areas of Fotangmen and Tai O on Hong Kong Island.

Li Yanqing was called by Wang Yue to inform him, in fact, the Tiance Navy warship docked in Victoria Harbor, Li Yanqing had already received a report from the soldiers, and when he was in doubt, he received Wang Yue's notice to know that the left squire of the military department and the governor of Yingtian, Lord Wang, were here.

Although Li Yanqing is the deputy chief soldier, his official position is too far from Wang Yue, and Ying Tianxun can't manage it, and it's not something he can slack off, not to mention that Wang Yue still has the actual position of a soldier in the army.

The starting point city bought land here in Victoria Harbor and built a lot of construction, Li Yanqing also received a red envelope, he hasn't had time to do things like fighting the autumn wind, and now the name of the starting point city and the Tiance army is not small, so he is still doing it for the time being.

"Li Yanqing, deputy chief soldier of Nantouzhai, see Lord Wang Sihua!" Li Yanqing paid a grand salute.

Wang Yue's official is very big, the grade is very high, this pressure is already very great, on this steel giant ship, Li Yanqing's pressure is even greater, his eyes are not enough to see, I damn it! This, is this really a ship?

"Mr. Li doesn't have to be polite, watch the seats, serve tea!" Wang Yue behaved very politely.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" After Li Yanqing sat down, he looked at the glass of tea sent by the orderlies and was a little stunned.

Wang Yue said: "General Li Bing, this official is here this time to solve the problem of the British fleet harassing the coast of Guangdong, do you know where their fleet is now?" ”

"British? Does Lord Wang mean those Hongmaoyi? ”

Wang Yue knew that the Ming Dynasty people called the Dutch Hongmaoyi, so he explained: "They are not Hongmaoyi, but the British from Europe." ”

Li Yanqing frowned and said, "Lord Wang, these Britons are so powerful that they have almost turned the Pearl River Estuary upside down. Ten days ago, there was a battle with a lowly sailor, and two of our sailors' warships were sunk, and eleven soldiers were killed in the battle, and it is said that they are now docked near Qi'ao Island. ”

Wang Yue asked Yue Shun to take the map and asked Li Yanqing to indicate the location, Li Yanqing admired the delicacy of the map and pointed out the location of Qiao Island. The island is located at the mouth of the Pearl River, more than 60 kilometers away from Hong Kong Island, and next to the later city of Zhuhai.

"Let Commander Zhuang reconnoiter this area, and notify me immediately if you find anything." Wang Yue instructed Yue Shundao.

"Yes!" Yue Shun went out after receiving the order.

Wang Yue said to Li Yanqing with a solemn expression: "General Li Bing, I want to take care of the development and construction of the city in Hong Kong, I hope you can take more care of it, don't let Xiaoxiao come to make trouble, and the official will have a report in the future." ”

Li Yanqing hurriedly patted his chest and promised: "Lord Wang, don't worry, as long as I, Li Yanqing, am here, this will never happen." ”

Wang Yue nodded, in fact, he just knocked it casually. There is currently no government administration on Hong Kong Island, and local affairs are mainly maintained by the local gentry, and only the sailors of Nantouzhai are considered to be the military presence of the Ming government.

Soon the number of Tiance troops on Hong Kong Island will be increased to the size of a company, and the Nanyang detachment will also be stationed, so the security problem here will soon be resolved.

There will also be several artillery batteries in Victoria Harbour, using the Type 07 double-barreled automatic anti-aircraft gun, with a caliber of 35 mm, a firing range of 5 kilometers, and a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute.

The cannon can be used as a flat-fire weapon against enemies from land, so Hong Kong Island will soon be impregnable.

At the eastern end of Ki'o Island, the British fleet.

"Father Rybordeaux, I can't trust you Portuguese anymore, we are here to trade with the Chinese, and it is your obstruction that has made this situation today." British Captain Weddell roared loudly.

Fr. Rybordeaux, from the Society of Jesus in Macau, advised: "I am only a Jesuit priest and I don't know what is happening to you with the merchants. I have come to inform you on behalf of the Chinese government that as long as you hand over the perpetrators, and pay a fine of two thousand eight hundred taels, four cannons, and fifty muskets, they can agree to this trade, which is regarded as the privilege of this trade. ”

Weddell sneered: "The Chinese government is really whimsical, now I am the winner, is there a winner in the world who pays a fine to the loser and sends his own warriors to punish such a ridiculous thing?" ”

Handing over the perpetrator is the most difficult for Weddell to accept, the real perpetrator is himself, if he finds a substitute for the dead ghost to accept the punishment of the Ming Dynasty, it will also be a shame for Britain.

Rybordeaux said bitterly: "Captain Weddell, you came to ask for trade with the Chinese, not they invited you." You've been tossing around here for months, aren't you just trying to get the right to trade? ”

"Thank you, Father Bordeaux!" Weddell said: "I can't believe the words of you Portuguese, I have also learned the Chinese's rebellion, and I will use my own way to get the results I want." ”

The reason he was referring to was that after he bribed Chen Qian, the commander-in-chief of Guangdong, Chen Qian allowed British merchants to trade ashore without permission, and was arrested by the Guangzhou authorities.

Having lived in Macau for many years, Rybordeaux has fully learned the characteristics of the Chinese's good face, and Weddell's behavior has already swollen the Chinese's face, and if he does not lower his profile, it is difficult for him to see the possibility of a peaceful settlement of this dispute.