Chapter 22 Kuching Harbour
The current Britain is not the British Empire after the completion of the Industrial Revolution, so the current British people have not yet fully cultivated the pride of the British people. They are not yet the country that claims to be the 'sun never sets' empire, so the British on these ships easily surrendered, because they are still called rogue by Europeans.
After constantly identifying the direction and changing the course, I finally arrived at my destination - Kuching. In later generations, it was Malaysia's territory in Sarawak, and in later generations, it was called Kuching, and fifteen to twenty miles south of it was the Seromun Gate. But I don't know what this place is called now, but it doesn't matter, now that Wang Kun is here, he has already decided.
No matter what the name of this place used to be, this place will be called Kuching in the future! It sounds quite Chinese, no matter what the name of this place is in later generations. But later, he was developed by a group of Chinese here, so this group of Chinese gave this place a name with Chinese style.
From now on, the word 'Kuching' has taken on a different meaning, which means that the name of the place has not changed compared to the future generations, but the meaning it represents has been fundamentally different.
The steamer dragged the sailboat slowly approached the Kuching Harbour in the back market, which was also desolate compared to later generations, and everything was still in a pristine state. Just like Singapore, they are still like village girls in the countryside, still so ordinary and ordinary, but who knows if they will not become beautiful city girls in the future?
Wang Kun was the first to jump off the boat and come to the port, and Wang Kun's mood was still a little excited when he came to this land again. The last time I was here was a few years ago......
Wrong! It was supposed to be a few years before the crossing, when a difficult task had just been completed, so came to Kuching for a relaxing holiday. The reason why Wang Kun knew that there was a gold mine in Shilongmen was when he was traveling in Shilongmen. They also went out of their way to see the large gold mining pit left by the gold panning at that time.
Therefore, Wang Kun only needs to bring these recruited people to Shilongmen to start work, and they can completely save the time of prospecting.
It's because he has been here that Wang Kun knows a lot about this place, let's just say this Kuching Port! Kuching Port is located in the lower reaches of the Sarawak River on the southwest coast of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
In later generations, it was the largest port in Sarawak and the largest port in Sarawak. It is the capital of Sarawak and the centre of politics, economy and transportation, as well as the distribution centre of Sarawak.
The average annual temperature in Hong Kong is about 29 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is abundant, with an average annual rainfall of about 3000mm. It is a daily tide port, with an average tidal range of 3.6m. There are 3 main berths in the port area, with a shoreline length of 628 meters and a maximum water depth of 8.5 meters.
Wang Kun couldn't help but close his eyes and open his arms, slowly breathing in the breath of this land, this will be the place where Chinese people live in the future. No one should try to snatch it from us, not even the British!
When Wang Kun embraced this land, Zhang Lei led Xie Wu to drive the British off the sailboat!
Marvin got off the boat and saw Kuching Harbour at first glance and knew that it was a natural harbour, as long as there was a large enough plain behind the harbour to be developed, or cultivated. Then this port will definitely develop into a good big port.
Such a good port should be managed by the invincible British Royal Navy, but it is a pity that it is now going to be wasted in the hands of these barbarians. However, the Royal Navy of the British Empire will definitely take him over in the future, as long as there are enough interests on land.
Yes! As Marven, who has been adrift on the sea all year round, he can see at a glance that there is potential to become a big port. However, it depends on whether the interests on land are sufficient to support it, and it becomes a large port.
But if he had known that there was a natural harbour in Singapore to the west, he might not have missed it.
Marven reluctantly got off the boat, knowing that as long as he came to the den of these robbers, it meant that he had to wait for the verdict of fate. Because these people alone can't run away no matter what, so the only thing left is to pray that the other party is a benevolent robber! It's hard, but that's it!
More than 100 crew members on the sailing ship were also escorted off the sailing ship. Although land is safer than sea for sailors, it is clearly not a safe continent, especially for them.
And Cheng Luo and Zhao Shichang also brought off the ship more than eighty Chinese at this time! Compared with the indifference of Britain, these Chinese are more fearful. Maybe it's the first time I've come to this place, so I'm afraid of new and unknown places! It's better to get used to it later!
If you let these Chinese know, they will definitely say collectively, adapt to your sister! This robbery started as soon as you went to sea, and you didn't say anything when you went to recruit people! Didn't you say that you would go to the gold panning with these people?
Yes! When the shopkeeper Li recruited people at that time, he said that he was going to dig gold mines, so although these people didn't know these people, they still came to make a living. However, Shopkeeper Li didn't say that these people were bandits!
In the consciousness of the Chinese, those who engage in robbery are all bandits who kill people without blinking. They are bull-headed horse noodles that eat human flesh and drink human blood, killing people is the same as playing! As for robbing the rich and giving to the poor? Sorry, we haven't heard of it yet!
So now these Chinese are very afraid, but as the maker of all this, Wang Kun does not know, he is used to thinking that these people are because they have arrived in a new place, and the new environment needs to be adapted!
Wang Kun turned around and saw that everyone had come down and stood in two. The Chinese stood in one piece, and the British stood in one piece. The difference is that the Chinese are standing in such a crowd, and seeing Wang Kun look at the past, everyone is obviously afraid, and some even tremble. Wang Kun is a little inexplicable.
And the British stood a little sparsely, with the expression of a dead father. This expression Wang Kun is understandable, of course he is very unhappy to be caught by bandits! Some people who wanted to make something happen were still honest, and when they saw the rifles standing around and the bayonets shining on them, they were finally honest.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wang Kun knew that this was waiting for him to make an idea!
Then under the command of Wang Kun, under the leadership of Cheng Luo, Zhang Lei, Zhao Shichang and Xie Wu. This group of British and Chinese, those who set up tents, those who cut wood, and those who make fires. Looking at the scene of methodical work, Wang Kun couldn't help but sigh, it's good to have someone under him! Just move your mouth to do this work, and naturally someone will help you do it well.
No wonder everyone likes to be an official, this feeling of directing others to work is really cool!
By the time it got dark, the campfire had been raised, and the tents had been set up and distributed. There are a lot of people, and it looks a bit cramped. But it doesn't matter, for these people, all they need is a place to stay. For people who work hard outside all year round, such treatment is not very bad.
Then after arranging the people on duty and patrolling, as well as the personnel guarding the ship, everyone rested. Because now both the British and their own people are very tired, even if Wang Kun wants to say something now, everyone must not have the heart to listen.
Soon the big guys were already asleep, and Wang Kun even heard the sound of snoring. Thinking that I came to this era from the afterlife, it has been almost a week, and from here on, my Wang Kun can be regarded as having his own power and territory. As for Singapore, it's not particularly important here right now. Because it is only when steam sails can a deep-water port like Da Yuan (Keppel Port) compare Penang with this Kuching port.
Because British merchant ships set sail from India to the East, the Malay Peninsula was a good point of supplementation, and the tonnage of ships in the sail age was not too large, so they could dock in Penang and Singapore for supplies.
But by the time of the steamship era, the tonnage of ships would continue to increase, so it was a bit unsatisfactory in Penang. But for a steamer to get from India to the East, it had to have a coaling point between Malacca and Manila, because the ship itself did not carry enough coal to reach the East.
Therefore, in the 19th century, France, whose colony was second only to Britain, occupied Saigon, which later became Ho Chi Minh City.
But now Wang Kun is thinking beautifully in his heart, there will be nothing for you here in the future, and we Chinese can manage this sea area well. Don't worry about it, you can have fun west of the Indian Ocean, and we won't fight with you for the time being.
Thinking about it beautifully, Wang Kun's mood is not as depressed as in the first few days.
Raising his head, Wang Kun saw the bright stars in the sky, and it seemed that tomorrow might be a good day. Patrol around to confirm that everyone is indeed resting, arrange for the personnel on duty to pay attention to the surrounding situation, and fire warning shots if there is something. Then it's time to rest!
There was nothing to do all night, and the weather was really clear the next day, and it seemed to be a good day to travel. But they didn't have a chance to travel today, but they must not be in the mood to do so.
After a simple breakfast, Wang Kun gathered everyone together, and first said to a group of Britons: "I said that as long as you are obedient, I will not embarrass you, and I am very satisfied with your performance!" Therefore, I will not embarrass you. But since you're captives, there's no way you're going to let you go, so you'll have to stay here for a while! ”
"It's kidnapping! You devil, this is not a captive or a kidnapping! Rest assured, we won't let our family send you any more money, and even if you kill us, we won't give you a penny! After hearing what Wang Kun said, Marven retorted angrily.
"It's a captive! I say it's a captive! Do you still have comments? Hearing Marven's rebuttal, Wang Kun said coldly.
Hearing this, no one made a sound at the scene, Wang Kun didn't say it very loudly, but almost everyone could hear it. They could hear the faint threat in Wang Kun's tone.
The Chinese workers here were even more afraid, although they couldn't understand what Wang Kun said, but when they saw that this young man just said something casually, more than 100 people on the other side were stunned and didn't dare to say anything.
How ruthless this person must be, he was so scared that the other party didn't dare to speak! They must have killed a lot of each other! These people must be bandits who kill people without blinking, and it seems that they have entered the bandits' den this time. You must be obedient in the future, and you must be obedient in the future, otherwise they will definitely kill themselves!
"Dictatorship! You are a dictatorship, why do you say yes and you have to be? In the end, Marven retorted again.
"I'm here to remember that this is my territory, and everything must be done according to my rules! In order for you to remember this rule better, I must threaten your lives! After Wang Kun finished speaking, he looked around at these Britons, and then said, "Do you still have any opinions now?" ”