Out of his understanding of the sea, Tang Ming chose Ryukyu Island as the treaty port for Ming foreign trade, and Zhu Di couldn't look down on him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, it was not easy to turn Ryukyu Island, which was still a desert island at the time, into a port with a large throughput. Especially in ancient times, when there was no mechanical foundation, it was undoubtedly a very huge project with human power alone.

It's not that Zhu Di doesn't understand the benefits of this place, but he has estimated that if he wants to build Ryukyu Island, it will require astronomical wealth to complete, so he was scared away rather than ignorant.

Even Zhu Di, the king of a country, was intimidated by the astronomical investment, why did Tang Ming dare to build here? Could it be that he is richer than Zhu Di now? The answer is obviously no, Tang Ming now uses every penny he earns to Jeju Island. He dared to make Ryukyu Island the largest port in Asia because he had cement!

The first 3,000 craftsmen to be brought in by Fei Xin did not come to build a wharf, but to build two cement factories on Ryukyu Island. Cement is being fired day and night to ensure that there is enough cement supply when the wharf starts. The wharf was not built in one go, Tang Ming divided it into three phases to build.

Slowly expand from small to large, build a small wharf first, and then slowly expand the rest later, so that you can save two-thirds of the manpower and material resources. If calculated in this way, the cost is not so big, that is, within the range that Tang Ming can afford.

The fleet left Suzhou and finally arrived safely on Ryukyu Island after drifting at sea for nearly ten days. Tang Ming and the others naturally changed to warships and landed on the shore, and they could not see the changes on the shore in the sea and the sea, and after going ashore, Tang Ming realized how strong the labor of the ancients was.

In less than two months, the changes on the island can be described as changing with each passing day. Tang Ming remembered that the last time he came, this wharf was still a large piece of barren woodland, but this woodland was gone, and a large piece of cement was leveled. This speed is already comparable to that of later generations of small engineering teams.

When Tang Ming was surprised, he pulled Fei Xin and asked him to know that he was using the captured pirates last time as labor. The hundreds of pirates, Fei Xin promised them that as long as they could complete the tasks he assigned within the specified time, they would be free, whether they left or stayed.

Seeing a glimmer of hope, all the pirates worked hard, and this speed naturally increased. You must know that most of these pirates are in the prime of life, and there are almost no old, weak, sick and disabled.

Fei Xin saw that Tang Ming seemed to be pleasantly surprised by the changes on the island, and he decided to give Tang Ming an even bigger surprise, so he pulled him into the carriage parked on the dock and galloped along the road that had been paved with cement.

The carriage ran along the cement road for less than four miles before stopping at the entrance of a basin, and Fei Xin smiled and asked Tang Ming to get out of the carriage. Looking up, Tang Ming's eyes saw a series of neatly arranged two-story cement houses. At that moment, Tang Ming was completely stunned, and at this moment, the two-story cement house in front of him had the illusion of making him travel back to the afterlife. This delusion shocked him fiercely.

Fei Xin seemed to enjoy Tang Ming's shocked face, pointed to the cement house in front of him that looked like a community, and said, "This is the design of those cement houses you gave me last time, how about it?" The effect is not bad! ”

Tang Ming nodded fiercely, already shouting in his heart: "This is not only good, it is simply perfect!" ”

Although I haven't seen whether these cement houses are sturdy, this is in ancient times, and this cement has only just been invented, so I don't think Fei Xin will cut corners on this house. As long as it is built strictly according to his drawings and does not cut corners, this house will definitely be strong and durable!

Fei Xin was still smiling, and suddenly came to Tang Ming's side, and said with a smile: "Master Hou come with me, the bigger surprise is still to come!" ”

"And surprises?"

Tang Ming was stunned for a moment, and he was no longer verbose, and hurriedly followed Fei Xin, who was already leading the way in front.

Zhu Yong looked curiously at the cement houses on both sides of the street, and muttered: "Can this cement house be inhabited?" It doesn't look as good as a stone. ”

Tang Ming turned around, stretched out his hand and slapped him on the head, hating iron and steel, "What do you know? After all, this place is close to the sea, and if the houses are still wooden structures, any typhoon can sweep them all away. Only a concrete house is strong enough, and a stone house is so easy to build! ”

Zhu Yong touched the back of the beaten head dissatisfiedly, and warned Tang Ming with a fierce face: "Don't hit me on the head again!" Lao Tzu is not smart in the first place, and it would be a fool to let you fight again. ”

"Poof!"

Xiao Ding and Chen Jialan behind Zhu Yong couldn't hold back their laughter and burst out laughing. Since Zhu Yong's face was scarred with fear, the two ladies stayed away from him, and even Xiao Jasmine was scared and cried a few times by him. Therefore, Zhu Yong was planned by the two ladies to be an uninvited guest, and they all hid when they saw him.

Seeing his honest performance today, the two hot mothers are no longer so afraid of him. Tang Ming shook his head helplessly, Zhu Yong is a heartless person, if you want to say that he is simple-minded, sometimes he can always play extraordinarily, in short, he is the kind of person who is sometimes good and sometimes bad, and likes to do things as he pleases.

Too lazy to care that Zhu Yong was still babbling there expressing dissatisfaction, Tang Ming would have been attracted by a small three-story western-style building in front of him. He remembered that this was the home he had painted in his previous life when he was bored, and Fei Xin asked him curiously at that time, what is this? Tang Ming smiled and told him that this was the home of his dreams.

Unexpectedly, Fei Xin actually remembered this, and really built this small western-style building, and planted some flowers and plants in the small courtyard in front of him. I don't know if the two big trees in the yard are transplanted or they are already there, and the dense foliage can completely block the direct sunlight, which is enough to keep the house cool in the summer.

Outwardly, it was no different from the home of his dreams. At this moment, Tang Ming felt a little emotional and excited in his heart, and there were already faint tears flashing in his eyes. Tang Ming's expression was instantly caught by the two attentive ladies, and while he was surprised, he also began to wonder what kind of meaning such a house had to Tang Ming! So much so that when he saw it, tears flashed in his eyes. (To be continued.) )