It's been two days, and the three of them have already figured out the situation. On that day, the trio drove the boat slowly upstream along the Singapore River. and disembarked not far from the mouth of the river and established a simple foothold. It is actually very simple to say that it is a foothold, which is to choose a relatively high place near the river and build a simple log cabin out of wood.

Opposite them there was a village, which was inhabited by Chinese. After some exchanges from unfriendly to 'friendly', I finally figured it out. This Chinese village is called Lijia Village, and there are three families living in it: Li, Zhang and Liu. The village chief is the head of the Li family, and Li Changqing is called Lijia Village because the Li family has the largest population.

The three families were originally a village, and it is said that more than a hundred years ago, the Qing Dynasty imposed a policy of forbidding people to live within 50 miles of the coast, and killed a large number of resisters. Because I was scared, I moved the whole village overseas, and finally in Singapore, oh! No, it's called 'Temasek' now.

When they heard this, the three of them were completely relieved, so that the sea ban should be the policy of Kangxi in the early years, and it would be almost the late eighteenth century in more than a hundred years. Fortunately, this can already be regarded as modern history, and it is not too far away.

Later, the three of them hurriedly boarded the three ships and counted the goods inside. There was a ship full of munitions, more than 200 38 rifles, and about hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. In addition, there were 24 75-mm mountain guns of the 41 type, as well as thousands of shells. That's enough to crush all the enemies now.

The other steamer turned out to be an oil tanker, which contained about 10,000 tons of diesel. The three of them shouted excitedly, which meant that the fishing boat could run for a long time. Because although those three freighters are coal-burning, there is no coal in Singapore! So how do you leave Singapore and get back to the mainland?

Driving that fishing boat? But if you don't have enough diesel and no sails, you'll definitely stop halfway. What about going overland? I don't know when it's going to go.

Now there are tens of thousands of tons of diesel available, if this can already be said to be good luck. The two crates of penicillin found on the other ship were a gift from God. In the era when there are no anti-inflammatory drugs, this can be said to be a life elixir.

This can even be said to give the trio a chance to challenge God.

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As a liberal arts student with a decent history, Wang Kun knows that Singapore was first developed on the banks of the Singapore River in the early 19th century. This is because, at this time, Britain has entered the industrial society for more than 20 years, and the social productive forces have been greatly developed, which requires a large number of markets and raw materials. The need for trade with the East has made Malacca an important golden waterway, making Singapore a very important strategic point for trade with the East.

To put it simply, the UK has not yet landed in Singapore, and it may be soon, but Wang Kun has affirmed that they no longer have this opportunity.

At the same time, as a person who knows a lot about Singapore, Wang Kun also knows that Singapore's best natural harbor is not here, but in Keppel Harbour, but now it is called 'Gulongya Gate'.

Singapore's earliest urban areas were located on both sides of the Singapore River. The water here is gentle, and the meandering river makes it easy for sailboats to load and unload goods along the river. Boats and sampans are transported to and from the river, and the markets on the banks of the river are busy. The barge quay on the Singapore River soon became a hub for transportation and trade. Keppel Harbour is far outside the city and is not connected by roads. The coast is full of wasteland, and there are a few fishing families living on the water. Raffles, who founded Singapore, was an employee of the East India Company and was not familiar with maritime affairs or even the existence of Keppel Harbour. It wasn't until he left Singapore that his successor, William Farquhar, wrote to him about a so-called "new port", Keppel Harbour. But at this time, Singapore's shipping is concentrated at the Barge Terminal. So neither Raffles nor Farquhar paid much attention to the new port.

But then a British admiral named Henry Keppel noticed this and passed by. After some surveying, Keppel unexpectedly discovered that this new harbour is actually a natural deep-water harbour, which is suitable for large ships. In 1900, "New Harbour" was renamed "Keppel Harbour" to commemorate Keppel's surveying and mapping work.

Therefore, Wang Kun knows that the best port in Singapore is Keppel Port, which is also the only port that can dock these three 10,000-ton freighters. However, it will no longer be called Keppel Harbour.

It was already the afternoon of the third day when the trio dragged the three freighters into Keppel Harbour by fishing boats and laid them down.

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Zhang Lei laboriously anchored the last steamer to the protruding rock on the shore of the harbor, gasped and asked, "Big brother, we have parked the ship, and what should be hidden has been hidden." What do you think we should do next? ”

"Since you asked so, then I'll tell you what I've been thinking about the past two days, and you two can see if it's feasible. According to the information obtained from the village chief Li, as well as our knowledge of history, we can know that it is the end of the eighteenth century. The ruler of the big **** at this time is the emperor who is known as the perfect old man. Now his rule over the whole country, or rather, the entire gentry class is still very strong. So when we go back at this time, it's still difficult for the three of us to make a career.

So what I think is, we have to take our time, infiltrate little by little, and then settle the matter in one fell swoop. First of all, we need to rely on Singapore for the time being to build our power. So my consciousness was that the three of us set up a colonial company and then expanded under the banner of the company. ”

Wang Kun paused for a moment and saw the two nodding thoughtfully, and then continued:

"But then we will enter the first industrial age that lasts for a century, and Singapore can only be used as a port city, as for where to choose as the rear to develop industry in the future. Or decide later. But for now, we have to run Singapore well, because it can choke Malacca's throat. ”

"Big brother is right, since our company is temporarily based in Singapore to expand outward, then we have to face threats from three aspects. The first is the Netherlands, known as the coachmen of the sea, who regard the whole of the South Seas as the Dutch sphere of influence and do not allow others to interfere.

The second was the British East India Company, which at this time had become the de facto controller of India and was actively seeking to develop eastward.

Finally, Spain in Manila, as an old 'empire on which the sun never sets', may not be aggressive, but after all, it is still an old naval power, and its strength should not be underestimated. ”

Zhang Lei thought for a while and said, "But as long as two seven-five-millimeter mountain guns are arranged in the port, it can be ensured." ”

"I'm not worried about this, if we save a little bit of the weapons we have, we won't be too embarrassed in the next five years, and we should be able to build a simple industry in five years, right?"

After finishing speaking, Wang Kun looked at Zhang Lei suspiciously, Wang Kun knew that this kid was a mechanic, although he didn't graduate, his ability was still very good, but after all, he didn't have any tools now, so Wang Kun was not very sure.

Seeing the eldest brother's slightly inquiring gaze, Zhang Lei was still very confident.

"No problem! I can't play too high-end, simple blast furnace steelmaking and earth blast furnace steelmaking, I can still do it. The earth blast furnace is a very common steelmaking tool in China in the sixties, although the steel is not very good, but the current steam engine has no particularly high requirements for steel. As for the principle of blast furnace steelmaking, I know it, as long as I test more, I think I can still do it.

In fact, the steam engine is not complicated, the principle is very simple, among which the most famous Watt improved steam engine is a low-pressure steam engine with a large body and low efficiency. It is mainly used to power factories, and it is also easy to manufacture. Then there is the Trivicik high-pressure steam engine, which has a significant improvement in work efficiency, and the relatively high requirements for steel and manufacturing process are also high. Finally, there's the Stirling engine, which I'm most familiar with, and I've made a lot of models based on the principle. Some of them are made with two cans, and some are made from beakers that can drive toy cars. There are also those that can drive bicycles. ”

"I didn't know that you were so powerful, you can get this. This time you're much better than Big Brother. It's even more powerful than me, and it seems that we don't have to worry about it now. ”

Zhao Shichang looked at Zhang Lei with little stars in his eyes, and his cousin was full of worship. But don't boast about it like that! Wang Kun complained in his heart, and then said:

"Well, in that case, then we don't have to worry about it. So now we're going to work on the greatest project ever..."

Speaking of this, Wang Kun stopped and looked at the two, and said excitedly: "Our company was officially established, as for the name, I plan to call it 'Weifeng Company', and the port under our feet is called 'Weifeng Port', do you two have any opinions?" If you have it, keep it, and forget it if you don't. Hahahaha!! ”

"Damn!"

"Big brother is shameless!"