Wang Defa's family on Liuqiu Island took oil and rice from here, leaving behind not a piece of chicken feathers, but a thriving commercial city.

Customs duty here is extremely cheap, but only three percent.

Residents of the area, regardless of whether they have a citizenship card or not, can send their children to school for free.

The urban personal tax here is only charged according to the size of the fixed dwelling, and the larger the residence, the more you pay.

The agricultural tax here is only 5 per cent, which is probably the lowest agricultural tax in the world outside of Western Australia.

Because of various reasons, in a few years, it has become an important trading city on the golden sea route established by Zhang Island.

There is also an army barracks and a naval barracks, with a total number of no more than 2,500 soldiers.

However, they have become the most powerful force on the island of Borneo, and even the country of Bo Ni, which is hundreds of kilometers away, can feel safe.

Since they were stationed here, Borneo has never been plagued by Bagan pirates.

The night view of the Wenlai estuary fully expresses the prosperity of this place.

At night, the temperature at the mouth of the Wenlai River cools down, people start to walk out of their homes, and the streets start to get crowded.

Wallace and the boatswain called a canoe back to port------ and the boatswain didn't like crowds, as may have been the case for people who had been at sea for a long time.

The calm Wenlai River reflects the kerosene street lamps on both banks, like two strands of charming pearls.

The canoe was rowed by a young and sturdy native, and while paddling down the river, he introduced the boatswain to a water green house, which is said to be a female singer from Japan.

This young indigenous Da Song dialect spoke very well, with a Lin'ancheng accent.

The boatswain smiled and said, "Come on, don't try to lie to me, no matter how flavorful they are------ there are eight rivers?!" ”

Of course, the best and most expensive Qinglou will definitely be opened in Badaohe City.

What to do with the water green building here, it can only be done by ordinary sailors.

The young native didn't get angry when he saw that the sales couldn't be done, and grinned, the kid's teeth were quite white.

He actually wanted to introduce Wallace to people of the white or black race like him who liked to go to the water green house.

But Wallace was unmoved.

There were also people who rowed to join them in small boats, wanting to sell their fruits------ and the kerosene lamps on the boats illuminated the various fruits on the boats.

The boatswain laughed and said, "If you can keep up with me, I will ask for your fruit------ I have a five-masted ship!" ”

The fruit vendor smiled and rowed away.

The young native explained that the port was run by the Masha people, and that people from other tribes could not sell their goods, as everyone had agreed over the years.

There are only 300 patrols in the entire Wenlai estuary area.

In the beginning, they were only responsible for policing the estuary area.

Later, some indigenous tribes from other parts of the island of Borneo also came to them.

On one occasion, when the Liuqiu Army was training jungles in the heart of Borneo, they inadvertently quelled the fighting between the two tribes, and afterwards gave both sides some supplies and helped both sides treat some of the wounded in the battle.

The inadvertent display of force by the training team of the Liuqiu Army had stunned the people of the indigenous tribes.

Of course, they had never seen those terrible weapons, and in their eyes, they were lightning and thunder in the sky!

Later, they discovered that associating with the Wanderers would only bring benefits, not harm.

For example, chop a few bunches of bananas or pick some fruit for them, and they will be rewarded with useful rewards.

Even the coconuts that are everywhere, they want them.

If they are more skillful, they will use coconut flax to weave ropes and bags into bags, which can be exchanged for more living materials, which is far better than the days they have been hunting.

In this way, there is a conflict between the tribes on the island and they come to ask for help------ they can't tell the difference between the navy, the army and the patrol, anyway, no matter who they look for, they will help them solve it with a bitter face.

Later, the governor here divided the area for them, and forbade them to cross the border------ so that there were fewer things.

Tianzhu labor is very suitable for the weather here, and it is relatively docile, so although many have been introduced, there have been no mass incidents.

As Wallace saw, security is good.

Back at the port, the boatswain was catching the sailors in the cabin playing gold------ a different form of gambling than the leaf cards, where the more people involved, the bigger the stakes.

The boatswain immediately went into the table and gambled, ignoring Wallace.

Wallace knew that these men were very gambling, so he went to the deck alone, leaned to the side of the ship, and quietly watched the moon in the distance.

At this time, the moon in Scotland is as beautiful as it is here, right?

He knew the voyage of the ship.

When the day after tomorrow when the last shipment is loaded, they will cross Sriwijaya and go straight to Marbury Port in Tianzhu, and from there to Xingfu Island, which is located at the entrance and exit of the Red Sea Strait.

Arriving at Happiness Island means that he will reach the Cairo area in less than half a month, which is the new starting point for him to set foot in Europe.

He had also heard some rumors about the Happy Island.

It is said that a long time ago, the ancient Tianzhu people continued to go to that island to obtain frankincense, gentian, dracaena, myrrh, aloe vera, civet, ambergris and other precious medicines, so they called this island "happy island".

It is also said that when the Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt was in its heyday, the Egyptian pharaohs often sent people to the island to collect precious medicines, focusing on buying frankincense from the island for mummification.

It is said that frankincense was sold for a higher price than gold at that time.

The ancient Egyptians also called that island "Banhe", which means magical island.

But now, the Liuqiu Navy has already built a naval base there, and it is said that there are five large warships.

Not only did it become a new island of trade, but it also provided all kinds of assistance to merchant ships passing by.

While he was thinking about it, the old captain didn't know when he came behind him.

He said in a hoarse voice, "The kid is homesick? Don't worry, when you get here, you won't encounter the same wind and waves as in the South China Sea in the future------"

Yes, the rest of the voyage will be smoother.

The old captain said, "You are still the first white man I have met who wants to go back to his homeland in Europe, and you see that among those black people who have been free, who wants to go back to his homeland?" ”

Wallace said: "The people in my hometown are ------- so bitter. ”

The old captain nodded, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "After that storm and wave, you should understand that no matter how capable a person is, he can't beat the wind and waves------ you need the help of many partners, don't be a hero alone!" ”

Wallace said, "I see it, I understand!" ”

The old captain said, "Take your citizenship card with you, I don't know how it is in Europe, in the Mamluk control zone, the object is very useful, and no one is bothering you." ”

At present, the relationship between the Mamluk Kingdom and the Liuqiu Island and the Great Song Dynasty is quite good, and there has not yet been any behavior that embarrasses the other party's trade.

Of course, it is not uncommon for taxes to be raised from time to time.

PS: Thank you for the reward from Xiaobai, who thinks about it.