"This island is good, but if you really want to build a big port, you will spend the money on the sea." Li Si is the most sensitive to the economy, the cost of such large-scale construction is extremely high, and Hong Kong's local economic foundation is too poor, and the investment will be a bottomless pit.

"You can only make money if you have the capital, and the silver is used to spend." Wang Kefan had already considered that the four Li brothers and sisters cooperated with the imperial court, and the profits from selling salt were very lucrative, except for supporting the military expenses of the Gongyi battalion, the rest were invested in the construction of the port.

"In fact, it doesn't cost too much money, there is already a port on this island, and you can moor big ships after renovating it...... Chen Zhaoan spoke, he is the Xin'an County Commander, although he has not yet taken office, he has already understood the customs and customs under his rule, Wang Kefan greeted him, and specifically inquired about the situation in Hong Kong.

Because of its geographical location, Hong Kong already had a port in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and it was also the coastal defense fortress of Guangdong, which was responsible for defending Guangzhou, but the Ming Dynasty was eroded, and Hong Kong's ports and fortresses were in a semi-abandoned state.

"The construction of the port must be done in one step, of course, the old port can be renovated at the beginning, but at the same time, it is also necessary to prepare for the construction of a new port, at least to be able to dock more than 2,000 sea ships." Wang Kefan is ambitious.

"Two thousand?" Luo Ming was taken aback.

"Yes, not only can a big ship of 2,000 materials be docked, and Hong Kong will be prosperous in the future, but it will also expand the wharf again, and dock a huge ship of more than 5,000 materials......" Wang Kefan is playing a big game of chess.

Maritime trade contains huge potential, East Asia and South Asia do not have a maritime power, just like a sleeping market has not yet opened, contains countless opportunities, the capital invested in Hong Kong in advance, in the future will get a tenfold and hundredfold profit return.

As for Spain, the Netherlands and other European maritime powers, although they took advantage of the situation to dominate the waters of Southeast Asia. But they are far from their homeland and are not terrible enemies.

"How much does it cost? How can there be so many people to work? Chen Zhaoan shook his head again and again.

Wang Kefan's plan is far beyond his imagination, this kind of large-scale project will cost countless manpower and material resources, the first phase of the port project alone, at least a few thousand people will have to work for half a year, without two or three hundred thousand taels of silver, it will definitely not be able to get down, plus other ancillary facilities, the whole project is equivalent to the construction of a new city, it is really a bit whimsical.

"Silver is not a problem, and neither are people. As long as there are people, the silver can be saved. Wang Kefan said.

"What did Wang Junmen say?" Everyone is confused, Xin'an County has a total population of more than 100,000 people, and it is not so simple to transfer tens of thousands of people, and it is even more impossible for them to work on the construction site for many years.

"This is going to bother General Luo. Go to Luzon and Java to find more natives, whether to catch or buy. It all follows the meaning of General Luo...... "Wang Kefan's tone was very flat. As if talking about a hunt.

In the 17th century, when the West was selling black slaves on a large scale, Wang Kefan was ready to learn from them and build Hong Kong with the blood and sweat of the indigenous people of Southeast Asia. The islands of Southeast Asia are full of indigenous people, and they are also the labor needed to build Hong Kong. Compared with the people of the Ming Dynasty, these laborers were cheaper and could be used directly as coolies or even slaves, thus greatly reducing costs.

"Run so far to catch the natives. Not cost-effective, right? Chen Zhaoan has not yet reacted.

"Hey, how could it not be cost-effective? Don't treat them as people, just use them as cattle and horses to die, anyway, there are so many natives, and if they die, they will be caught! "Luo Jing has done similar things and is very experienced.

Wang Kefan nodded and didn't say anything more. Capital came to the world, blood flowed from every pore, and for the sake of Nanming, these Southeast Asian natives must become victims......

Chen Zhaoan was going to Xin'an County to take up his post, Luo Jing was preparing to transfer the sailor to Hong Kong, and the four Li siblings were preparing to develop salt pans in Hong Kong and establish a base for artificially cultivated pearls. These people are civil, military, and business, and cooperate according to their abilities, plus Fu Guan's Metropolitan Procuratorate as the backstage, even if Wang Kefan leaves Guangdong, no one dares to attack the idea of Hong Kong.

Wang Kefan originally wanted to go to Hong Kong to see on the spot, but Gongyi Camp was about to leave Guangdong, and there were too many things to leave.

With Kong Youde's army moving south, the situation of the Qing army to attack Huguang has been very obvious, and the soldiers of the Gongyi battalion want to go back to defend their hometown.

Wang Kefan thought about it, agreed to their request, and ordered Wang Sheng and other generals to lead their troops to set off first and rush back to Huguang, while he himself had to stay in Guangdong for a few days to deal with some things. With the settlement of Ding Kuichu's case, the situation in Guangdong has stabilized, and the authority of Emperor Longwu alone can control it, and it doesn't matter if Gongyi Camp leaves.

But before the Gongyi battalion left, Wang Kefan gave a death order to the generals, and immediately organized Chongyang and other places to retreat after returning to Huguang, and was not allowed to fight with the Qing army without authorization.

Wang Sheng returned it, Zhou Guodong and others didn't understand it, and it was too breathtaking to withdraw if they didn't fight.

However, Wang Kefan stopped them in one sentence.

"What, do you think you can win against Kong Youde?"

In the frontal battle, the main tactics of the Gongyi battalion is to fortify the city and the hard wall, to treat the guests, and Kong Youde's cannon is the nemesis of the strong city and hard wall, and Kong Youde in order to seek a complete victory, mobilized nearly 100,000 troops from all sides, and also has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, the Gongyi battalion has gone through a series of battles in Jiangxi, Fujian, Ganzhou, etc., and the troops have suffered heavy casualties.

Defending the enemy outside the country, to put it bluntly, is a hard fight, not a good way, in the face of a strong enemy, you must exchange depth for time, Wang Kefan is waiting for an opportunity.

After playing Emperor Longwu, the Gongyi battalion left Guangzhou, went north by boat, before leaving, Emperor Longwu personally went to the army to condole, gave a military flag, and commended the soldiers for their rescue efforts.

Accompanying Emperor Longwu, there was also the first assistant He Wusu, Wang Kefan in front of him, to Emperor Longwu to build yì, with Fu Guan as the main examination of Enke at the end of the year.

Before Emperor Longwu could express his position, He Wuwu's face changed.

That night, He Wufu found Fu Guan and proposed to support Emperor Longwu to move to Guilin, but asked Fu Guan to give up Enke's main exam. The Ming Dynasty has not held an examination for many years, and whoever will serve as the main examiner is the seat teacher of all the Jinshi in this subject, and the He Wufu faction is determined to win this, and does not hesitate to compromise with the Wang Kefan faction.

Fu Guan bargained, and he also had to serve as the chief examiner of the martial arts, He Wusu hesitated slightly, and then agreed happily, he valued those civil officials, and he didn't care about the generals.

(PS: Inside, a little Kavin, just this one, ashamed.) (To be continued......)