The children of the Tan clan returned to Jiangshan Fort, and it was as if they had become a different person. Ye Tao finally understood this. He came to Jiangshan Fort five days before the wedding, received etiquette training, understood the whole ceremony of the wedding, and then ...... The wedding is here. On the day of the wedding, he was drunk by Tan Weiming Tan Weiran and many of the old retainers of the Tan clan in the mountain fort and threw him into the wedding room.

In the days that followed, in addition to being dragged by the old loyal head to visit the entire Jiangshan Fort, he was dragged around by Tan Weiming and Tan Weiran, hunting in the surrounding forests, or in the farms under the mountain to meet the old people of the Tan family.

Such days are not much different from those busy days in Danyang. What has changed may only be the occasion for Ye Tao and Tan Weixin to have those secret, small conversations, no longer in the hot afternoon when the change begins, in the high room where the light, wind and temperature are just right, but in those nights, in the bedroom of two people.

Ye Tao did little to contribute to the entire complicated preparation of the wedding, but he made their wedding room very comfortable. The waterbed made of double calfskin has a great tactile feel, and lying on it will make you fall asleep quickly and without stress. The newlyweds had a tacit understanding and never mentioned the question of whether it was a prescription or not, and they had long understood that if there was no major medical breakthrough in this time and space, relying on Shengsheng and other medicinal materials to slowly recuperate, there would be no such possibility in a few years. At night, they will lie together, Ye Tao likes to hug Tan Weixin from behind, and Tan Weixin also likes to pilllow on Ye Tao's arm and shrink in Ye Tao's arms. They are all in this posture, which has been since the original time and space, but at that time, such a posture happened after the leakage of * points and tiredness, and now it has become the closest way for them to each other. Of course, Tan Weixin will not provoke Ye Tao's ** to make trouble for herself, and Ye Tao will not use her hands and feet to arouse Tan Weixin's emotions. And this kind of blandness can make the two more aware of each other's cherishment of themselves.

Tan Weixin has been working on those gifts almost all the time. On the contrary, the family did not prepare any expensive gifts for her. Because the people who talk about the family are like this, as long as they have it, they will definitely have her share, as long as it is what she needs, her father and younger siblings will definitely do their best to get it for her. On the contrary, it was the gifts from other people that gave her a headache, and things like jewelry had always been disliked by her, and only a few people chose this kind of thing, such as the representative of the Yunzhou tribe who sent almost half a ton of gold jewelry, when this gift was delivered. It really made many people gasp. But the talkers are used to it. When the prince got married, they also gave it away, and the same was true when Tan Weiran got married, and when the Tan family mentioned the Yunzhou tribe, they would always unconsciously guess how much gold and jewelry they had hoarded.

Most of the calligraphy and paintings sent by famous artists, or rare medicinal materials, special varieties of tea. Old Man Qi sent twenty-four kinds of incense with a total of one hundred and twenty catties. This handwriting is quite amazing, when it was delivered, the two of them carried a mouthful of inconspicuous boxes, but the value of the one hundred and twenty catties of incense in it was much more valuable than the same weight of gold. Old Man Qi's generosity is understandable. The in-depth cooperation with Ye Tao and Yip's Workshop can be said to be the most important and wise decision she has made over the years, Tissot table clocks. Now it is the most precious gift in the world, after the Samir family deliberately reduced the profit sales, the Franks and Zurich watch industry was almost completely liquidated, and those extremely high precision marine clocks and nautical supplies, so that the Seven Seas Trading Company and the Samir family have an advantage in navigation that others do not have, not to mention ballistas, fire oil, Mars bombs and the like, making the Seven Seas Trading Company invincible in the South Seas. Not only do they not take pirates seriously, but they can pounce on them without hesitation when they encounter the privateer fleets of some countries. Seven Seas Trading Company has a share of Ye Tao, and if the Tissot table clock, an invincible gift for the old man Qi when he dredged up the relationship, if it is used as a wedding gift for Ye Tao and Tan Weixin, it will be a joke, and the old man Qi thought about it before giving this gift. Not only did he not feel that this was a heavy gift, but he also felt that it was light, and he was completely unworthy of Ye Tao's current status, especially their iron-clad friendship......

Other special gifts came from Samir and Muhammad. Over the years, Muhammad was an important member of the Seven Seas Trading Company, and as a link of communication with the Samir family and other Hu merchants, it can be said that he was left and right. He sent five pairs of peacocks. One of them is the highly prized white peacock. Since the feathers of one pair of peacocks were badly damaged due to the problems of sea transport, Muhammad suggested that the peacocks should be roasted and eaten in bad condition, making them the most popular gold leaf roasted peacocks at the grand feasts of the Frankish kingdom......

The Samir family, represented by Assad, sent something that must have been very pleasing to Ye Tao: craftsmen and books. Among them were the watchmakers who were forced into bankruptcy, but also the various architects, decorators, miniature painters of the rival families and countries they captured, all kinds of common and uncommon craftsmen, and even a few Egyptian monks who made mummies...... There are more than 300 people from 19 countries and regions who speak at least seven different languages...... By the way, I brought with me all kinds of books, drawings and other things that these people would not let go of when they were caught. Some of these people have been detained by the Samir family for many years, and they don't know how to deal with it, but this gift did make Ye Tao's eyes light up, and he praised the Samir family for being good friends. In order to praise Ye Tao, Assad also generously said that he would send a few translators to listen to Ye Tao's dispatch until the language problem of these people is no longer a problem.

Compared to filling several rooms with all kinds of precious medicinal herbs that can never be eaten, Tan Weixin is more than willing to deal with these more troublesome gifts. Lighting a stove of incense, summoning attendants one by one in the refreshing smell, and instructing all kinds of things, from arranging food and lodging for the craftsmen and their families who had just landed in Yicheng Port, to finding someone to feed the peacocks, and even racking their brains to recall what the peacocks ate was a very pleasant experience. As for roasting peacocks, leave it to the boring aristocrats of the Franks who have too much money to spend it.

A few days after Ye Tao and Tan Weixin's wedding, Tan Xiaopei, Zhuo Xiu, Tan Weiming, Tan Weiran, and Tan Weiying all went back to Danyang, and as for Tan Weiya, another member of the Tan family, he didn't come at all. Tan Weiya, who has the royal blood of Chunnan, is noble, but because she has been under the care of her mother Concubine Chang Ling, and Chang Ling is a person who Tan Weixin and his brothers and sisters do not like to see...... Thereupon. Whether it was Tan Xiaopei or Tan Weixin, after completely politely inviting Concubine Lian Chang Ling and being politely refused, they had no other thoughts at all.

Ye Laogen didn't stay in the mountain fort for long. Although a noble in-law can be said to have great respect for Ye Laogeng, not only does he not care about Ye Laogeng's background as a carpenter, but he often interacts with him like an ordinary person. When Tan Xiaopei had to return to Danyang because of heavy state affairs, he was very enthusiastic to let Ye Laogeng feel free, but although Ye Laogeng had no state affairs to do, he had to do the extremely complicated management of Ye's workshop. Breaking the smelting and the arrival of ordnance craftsmen, a large number of people are placed in the construction of the plant, and the installation of equipment. Raw material organization is even the most troublesome solution to the problem of language communication...... Thinking of these things, Ye Laogen had a headache. And he only found out at this time. How good is the most unskilled Qian Shun, although that guy is passable in terms of craftsmanship, he really has a set in management. But Qian Shun is now doing a good job in Yunzhou, Guan Haishan left with Assad after the wedding, and now he must be on the boat to Dubai. Suo Yong sat in the Ye Workshop in Danyang, but at the headquarters of the Ye Workshop in Yicheng, only Zhao Dazhu, who was extremely skilled but had little roots in management, was left in charge...... What a disaster. In addition, Ye Laogeng rushed back to Yicheng and had another thing to do, that is, to arrange a much more low-key wedding with Dai Yuege: Ye Tao and Dai Qiuyan's wedding.

Ye Tao, who was left in Jiangshan Fort, naturally had a lot of research work to do, perhaps too much. He soon discovered that it was impossible to figure out the structure of the hill fort. Even if he is familiar with the mountain fort, he can't figure out the intricate secret passages and the location of the so-called treasure cave. Even in the entire system of shoyama forts, there are many buildings that do not even have decent drawings.

In this case, Ye Tao finally decided not to save money for the inner government. She decided to completely demolish all the "dilapidated houses" in the Jiangshan Fort system, except for the Tan clan ancestral hall on the top of the mountain, the cemetery and the villa on the mountain, basically rebuilding the entire Jiangshan Fort system.

In Ye Tao's preliminary design drawings. The hill fort and the slightly cramped gate will be demolished and replaced with a huge suspension bridge and towering stone towers on either side of the drawbridge. Along the sides of the gate, an arc-shaped wall is formed halfway up the mountain, and there are ** stone defense towers at intervals. And behind this circle of walls and towers is the core of the defense of the fortress. Behind the drawbridge, about three hundred paces behind the original main fort, a new main fort will be built, and the new main fort will be one level higher than the original one. The top two floors are open-air ladders for long-range projectile weapons. The giant catapult will be the main equipment at the moment. However, Ye Tao left room in design, and when conditions permitted, he could build an artillery, which could quickly reequip the mountain fort. The command post of the hill fort will be located in the main fort, but there will be two watchtowers on each side of the main fort to quickly communicate with the defenders on the walls. Behind the main fort, there is a separate towering watchtower with an eagle station at the top. In the space between the main fort and the city wall, there is also a lot of space for many military-related buildings, such as armory, etc., and you can also build some warehouses to store defense materials.

As a result of this realignment of the forts, the total area of the forts was effectively reduced, and the limited forces were confined to the main defensive circle, which also had to provide a large amount of space for non-combatants to enter the defensive circle, as well as sufficient storage space for food, drinking water, and a variety of other things. Ye Tao turned his brain to the mountain, making full use of the few caves that had been dug before, and then digging some more caves to solve this problem.

What has changed even more is the part outside the defensive circle, which will serve as a living area in non-war times. From the foot of the mountain to the height of the city wall halfway up the mountainside, two communities are placed in the front of the castle, two communities on both sides, and a community is also arranged in the back mountain, each community has different types of buildings such as courtyards, single-family villas and collective dormitories, etc., around a small watchtower, and there is an alarm clock on the top of the watchtower. There is also a cellar underneath for hiding. If possible, Ye Tao even wanted each community to have a separate defense system. In this way, it can be used as a supplement to the defense of the main fort. These additional communities can be used as residences for the Tan clan and clan soldiers' families, as well as as barracks. As for the training of the Dan soldiers, it has always been carried out in the back mountain, where there are quite complete barracks and other conditions, so there is no need for Ye Tao to worry. Since it is going to be rebuilt, it might as well be thorough, Ye Tao decided to open up the water supply and sewage. Power is needed to feed water. In this regard, Ye Tao did not completely rely on the steam engine technology in the initial stage of Ye's workshop. Instead, he set his sights on a very mature Dutch windmill. Those beautiful big guys are good at that. Ye Tao even added a sand filter to the central water supply system. Naturally, the deep wells that used to be in various places were also fully utilized. Installing a set of pressure rod water lifter in all deep wells will greatly improve the work efficiency. As for the construction of sewage discharge pipes, toilets and other things, it is naturally beneficial to the environmental sanitation of the entire Jiangshan fort from a normal point of view. And once it's wartime, keeping it clean is actually good for long-term perseverance. After all, if there is defecal residue all around, no one will have much morale.

Ye Tao spent two days building two models of the mountain fort with the help of Lao Zhongtou, who was made his scalp tingle by Ye Tao's quick but yet bold idea. If Ye Tao's plan is approved, I am afraid that the entire project will not be completed in two or three years, after all, the construction requirements of the fortress are different from those of civil buildings. Ye Tao and Dai's Construction Company have built so many things over the years, but Tiecheng has only just been completed and opened at the beginning of the year, this is the difference. Cement and bricks can be manufactured, but stone can only be transported from a suitable source for processing. But after a few days of struggle, the old loyal head decided to support Ye Tao's plan. On the one hand, Ye Tao's plan is not only very thoughtful and reliable, but also fully considers the needs of fortress maintenance and the installation of new long-range projection weapons in the future. The old loyal head knew that he was so old, and he was waiting for himself to hang up. It's not easy to find someone who can toss and tinker like yourself. It's better to solve the problem once and for all. Naturally, there is another reason, that is, Ye Tao's plan is really quite powerful and beautiful.

Can it not be pretty? The new main fort is almost an entire copy of the Holy Helmet Fort. It's just a multiple-fold enlargement, which makes it possible to install large projectile weapons.

Ye Tao no longer has to do everything in architecture, even if he only has a relatively simple design drawing, he can gather a more qualified team of architects and engineers to improve the entire design for him. As for the interior decoration style, lighting arrangement, furniture and other supplies arrangement, Yip's Workshop has the most complete team to provide a comprehensive solution. Thinking of being able to do this in this time and space, Ye Tao was really proud.

Leaving for Yicheng, the letter asking Ye's Workshop and Dai's Construction Bank to send a team of architects and engineers to Jiangshan Fort was quickly replied. In the past few years, Dai Yuege, who has been raised by one after another very influential and famous architectural projects, has no interest in general architectural projects, even if he makes more money, after all, he is not short of money at all. However, this kind of big project to get closer to the Tan clan was not sought by Dai Yuege. With Tan Xiaopei's temperament and the consistent style of the Tan family, he will inevitably come to worship his ancestors in the mountain fort after becoming emperor in the future. And for a builder, I'm afraid, that's the pinnacle that can be reached.

Along with Dai Yuege's reply, there was also an urging from Qi Zhentao. And the things mentioned in Qi Zhentao's letter were very interesting to even Tan Weixin.

This time, the merchant ships that came to Yicheng brought not only craftsmen, steel ingots, and a considerable amount of other materials, but also a large number of strange things collected by the Seven Seas Trading Company and the Samir family in the South Seas. Some of them have already been discovered, such as spices and the like, and some are things that don't know the purpose or even the name. Considering that there are many kinds of trials and triing, there are even quite a few quantities of each. The ores have been tried to be smelted by artisans, and the identification and classification of those plants is a bigger problem. And Qi Zhentao asked Ye Tao if he wanted to take a look like that......

Want! Absolutely! There are so many good things hidden in the vast tropical jungle. If there were some of these things that could be used, Ye Tao could collect and even cultivate them through the growing power of the Seven Seas Trading Company, and some of them could even bring about extraordinary technological innovations, such as rubber.