Li Zhe stood on the top of Tebul Mountain at the northern end of the Kaesong Peninsula, looking at the peninsula that went down the mountain all the way to the harbor, and now Kaesong only occupies the top of this small peninsula and the area closest to the harbor. After all, there are still few people!

When I think of the future generations, no matter where I go, there will be an era when there are many people, and this kind of nature in this era is rare.

But if you want to develop, you still need a population.

He said to Hestia, who was with him:

"When will the people you promised me deliver?"

Hestia replied:

"Official, don't worry, the elders of the sect got the letter of concubine as early as last month, presumably, this month will definitely arrive no matter what, it can't be delayed for a few days, and every month in the future, a few boatloads of slaves will be brought to the officials, and the affairs of the officials will not be delayed!"

The relationship between Hestia and Li Zhe is now very delicate, although she has now become Li Zhe's concubine on the surface, and she will indeed fulfill her obligations as a concubine, but the connection with Zoroastrianism has not been broken, and Li Zhe is still cooperating with Zoroastrianism through her.

Because of the relationship between Tia and Li Zhe, Zoroastrianism did put its hand back into Tianzhu, and Li Zhe did not hesitate to provide support to Zoroastrian in some aspects, which in his opinion was also an investment, and as long as Zoroastrianism maintained the same influence in Persia and Asia Minor as it does now, then this investment was worth continuing.

When he came to Kaesong, he also needed the support of the Zoroastrians, otherwise relying on the little support given by Tianzhu, the so-called immigrants who provided no less than 300 people to Kaesong every month would not be able to satisfy his appetite.

He needs a population, a large population. Even with Tianzhu's support from a series of colonies on the east coast of Yanzhou, such as the Falklands, Tanzania, and Mozambique, it was not enough.

In this era, no matter what you do, you need a large population.

Coming down from Tebul Mountain, Li Zhe turned around and said to Yan Guozhen:

"This mountain, on the top of the mountain, is very suitable for building a military camp, which can protect the entire peninsula, and is a strategic place. Go back and arrange it! Li Zhe crossed his arms and gestured to Yan Guozhen.

Yan Guozhen was stunned for a moment, yes, yes, Li Zhe is right, but if the defense is built here, it will be to include the entire peninsula in the scope of Kaecheng, although this peninsula is not big, there are two or three thousand square kilometers, Li Zhe's plan, hey! It's a little too far!

He didn't know that Li Zhe only set the scope according to the urban area of Cape Town in later generations, and Cape Town in later generations developed to a population of more than 3 million, which was indeed barely occupying the peninsula, but even so, the population density was not high, and it was a very good city for natural environmental protection in later generations.

And such a big place, in this era, is almost enough to build a small country, Li Zhe built like this, this is the rhythm of turning Kaesong into a frontier fortress in the face of the entire European colonial power, to firmly root here, to drive the European power out of the West, and never be able to move forward half a step again.

Li Zhe came from later generations and knew very well the strength of European colonial power in this era, although the end of the Thirty Years' War in Europe, the European colonizers would sooner or later make a comeback and re-challenge the hegemony of the Great Song Dynasty in the Western Ocean. His construction here is to prepare for a rainy day.

Thinking of this, Li Zhe smiled, and he didn't know if England in this era, without the crown jewel of Tianzhu, could still take advantage of the situation to rise and repeat the majesty of the empire on which the sun never set in the previous life?

Li Zhe and his entourage returned from Tebul Mountain and were walking on the way back to Kaichenggang, when there was a sudden commotion in front, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Zhe frowned and said angrily.

"Back to the governor, there are westerners blocking the way in front of you to see the governor!"

"Well, Westerners! Didn't I say that the Governor's Mansion was recruiting Westerners? ”

But the Westerner said that he had something important to ask to see the governor, and he ......said, "At this point, the officer hesitated.

"What did he say." Li Zhe immediately became impatient.

The officer hurriedly replied,

"He said he could help the governor solve the problem of lack of manpower in Kaesong,"

"What?"

Can even a Westerner guess that he is worried about the population? Li Zhe was a little surprised.

But then think about it, this is normal, the current Kaesong, poor and white, all industries are waiting to be developed, can you guess what this is, that port was not short of population when it was first built?

It's just a casual guess by this Westerner! However, since you can think about it in this way, this Westerner is not simple, at least not the kind of simple-minded mediocrity, which shows that this person has begun to be able to look at problems from the perspective of a ruler.

"Alright, bring him here! Let me see who this man is. ”

Li Zhe said with a smile, it is funny to say that this Westerner is also funny, and he also blocked the road to ask to see, isn't this obviously a drama that only exists in the book of calligraphy and painting.

When this man came up, oh, it turned out to be a mercenary, just looking at the sturdy wide belt tied around this guy's waist, you can know that no one else needs such a belt in this era except for the mercenaries who have to carry bullets, gunpowder, kettles and other bells and bells.

The mercenary saluted Li Zhe and said:

"Your Royal Highness! My name is Dugan and it's an honor to meet you! ”

Well? What kind of terrier is the prince?

The translator also expressed helplessness, he just listened to this guy's language to translate, and no one knew why this guy called Li Zhe the prince.

The mercenary didn't notice the mistake he made in his title, and continued to talk about it with his hands in a hurry:

"I know that His Royal Highness is troubled by the huge manpower gap needed for the construction of the port, but I have a way to help His Highness's troubles? And I don't need much in return......"

"Stop!" Li Zhe suddenly spoke.

The mercenaries and interpreters all stopped,

"You said you had any way to solve the problem for me."

As for what the mercenaries need in return, Li Zhe didn't want to hear it at all.

When the mercenary heard Li Zhe's words from the translator, he thought that Li Zhe had directly agreed to his request, and his eyes were red with excitement.

"Your Highness, Negro, Negro! Turning over from this Tebul Mountain, the vast grassland in the north is full of blacks, there are hundreds of black tribes there, we have caught some of them, but the population of blacks will grow, keep growing, just like the piglets and ducklings we raise, a litter can give birth to a dozen, they are like a plague all over the grassland, never decreased, this is a wealth that God has given us......"

"Your Royal Highness, as long as you give me the name of fighting for you, we will at once take our swords and guns and go to the north, and we will bring you at least five hundred, nay, a thousand, a thousand black slaves a month......

Li Zhe listened to it and understood, grass! Isn't this just for him to catch black slaves?