After solving the problem of intermarriage and recruiting indigenous youths. Wu Tianxiao chose a sunny day, and asked Jia Youshi, Wu Dayou, and Chen Minxin to drive the Tamsui sea ship with two hundred new and old sailors, carrying a large number of matches and all the furs exchanged for the exchange with Monadao, to Zhoushan. Then he took Yaqun, Tailu, and Daoze as guides, and took Tan Lun and more than a dozen military guards to carefully investigate the situation around Wujiazhai, Hanxi Village and Guanhai Village. And left Jiang Zhuang, Chen Minzhi, Yang Hongju and others to guard each village.

A few days later. After Wu Tianxiao had a great understanding of the boundary between himself and Monadao, he began to draw the planning drawings of Tamsui City. Soon. Jia Youshi and others also returned to Wujiazhai safely, but fortunately, they did not encounter pirates or pirates on the way back. and brought back a lot of materials, and also brought back dozens of Zhoushan people who took refuge in Luomen and were resettled by Jia Yuan. (No matter how many pirates and pirates there are, it is impossible to encounter them every time they go to sea.) ）

A.D. 1537, November of the sixteenth year of Jiajing. Wu Tianxiao summoned Jia Youshi, Wu Dayou, Jiang Zhuang, Shen Quan, Yaqun, Tailu and other more than a dozen major personnel of Wujiazhai to discuss the construction of Tamsui City.

Everyone gathered in Wujiazhai. Wu Tianxiao explained to everyone the planning map of Tamsui City that he had laid out: "Tamsui City is north of West Mountain, and West Mountain is the mountain forest of Daoze's original territory. It is bordered by the Danshui River in the west, the Hanxi River in the south, and the cultivated land of Hanxizhai Farm in the east. It is an oval walled city nearly 20 miles long and nearly 10 miles wide. There are four main streets, divided into four gates, east, west, north and south. The four main streets are spaced at intervals ranging from 500 steps to 2,000 steps, and the other lanes are sized according to demand. However, in the long run, the roadway is five paces wide at the narrowest.

"The road from the east gate to the west gate is called the East and West Road, and the road from the south gate to the north gate is called the North and South Road. The road on the left side of the north-south road is called the north-south left road, and the right side of the north-south road is called the north-south right road. From the East Gate Suspension Bridge, the south side is the barracks, along the barracks to the east will be connected to the north gate of Hanxi Village, Hanxi Village will become a dedicated market and wharf in the future. Out of the south gate of Hanxi Village is the Tamsui Wharf, and the Hanxi Village Wharf will be called the Tamsui Wharf in the future. On the other side of the Tamsui Wharf is Wujiazhai Wharf, which is directly connected to the north gate of Wujiazhai, and the whole Wujiazhai will become a dedicated farm in the future to grow various crops. It is mainly cultivated in rice, and in the hilly areas it is cultivated tea, jute, sisal, sugar cane and various vegetables, as well as some southern fruits such as bala, lychee, mango, bayberry, loquat, longan, and even some medicinal herbs. We have planted a lot of these crops, and we can have a great harvest when they become trees. You know, fruits can be transported and brought to sell by Daming, and fruit juice wine can also be brewed. In the summer, this fruit juice wine is soaked in well water, and when it is cold, it is taken out and drunk, which is a first-class good thing. Once brewed, it is sure to be a hit.

"The south gate of Tamsui City faces the Tamsui River in the south, and the shipyard is crossed by the suspension bridge out of the south gate. To the east of the shipyard is a hemp weaving yard, which produces hemp rope and linen, and further east is a sugar mill. At this time, Wujiazhai has planted the local crop sugarcane, and the sugar squeezed from this sugarcane is very profitable, so the sugar mill is naturally indispensable, and the east of the sugar mill is Hanxi Village. To the north of the shipyard, the hemp yard and the sugar mill is a large livestock farm, and to the north of the livestock farm is the south gate of the barracks. The first time we came to Dongfan Island, we brought a lot of livestock from Zhoushan. For example, ploughing cattle, mules, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. Moreover, there are many males and females, but every time they go back and forth, they will carry some of them, mainly not for food, but for breeding, and they have also raised many various livestock after several times. ”

When everyone heard that there were many male and young mothers, they all laughed. Wu Tianxiao humorously continued: "Most of our main meat now is prey exchanged from the mutual market. Of course, some pigs are also purchased every time they go back and forth to Zhoushan, but the livestock they mainly bring over are still for breeding. So now there are a lot of all kinds of livestock, and it is necessary to establish a livestock farm to manage it, and the manure of these livestock is still a very good orchard fertilizer.

"Come again. The north gate of Tamsui City is just a small mountain gate, and out of the north gate is the mountain woodland, and the role of the north gate is mainly to facilitate the transportation of ore. During my exploration, I and the blacksmith Master Zhu discovered some coal mines and copper mines. ”

At this time, the blacksmith master Zhu Guoxiong said: "There are a lot of coal and stones in the coal mine, but the grade is a few times, but it is enough for us to use now." There is less copper, but it will be enough for us to mine for several years. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded and continued: "Hmm." There are coal mines and copper mines that will definitely be mined, and we will use a lot of copper in the future. If there are bronze cannons in naval battles, the odds of victory will be greatly increased. ”

Wu Dayou was pleasantly surprised at this time: "My lord is going to cast a bronze cannon?" ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded: "Of course." Only when the bronze cannon is driven to the sea ship is the real warship. We want to destroy pirates and pirates, and all ships in the future will be equipped with artillery. It's just that our casting technology is not very good now, so let's experiment with copper first. Once the casting technology has improved, the skilled iron cannon is the best choice. But let's not talk about that for now. ”

The crowd was amazed. Wu Tianxiao continued: "The north and south roads go out of the north gate, and the connecting mountain road will lead directly to the coal mine and the small copper mine. The north gate is actually used to transport ore, so it is actually not large. On the west side of the north gate is the blacksmithing field, and on the east side is the charcoal burning field. A certain amount of charcoal powder is required to make gunpowder, and charcoal is used for many purposes, so charcoal burning farms must be built. In the future, we will mine many raw materials by ourselves, and we don't need to buy them from Daming.

"To the east of the charcoal field is a brick-burning field, and I plan to build a salt drying plant in Guanhai Village, and to build a salt drying field, you need flat bricks. Therefore, a brick-burning yard should also be built, but there is no rush at the moment. Further south is a farmland about ten miles wide, and to the south of the farmland is the east gate. The side from the brick yard to the east gate is flat, and it is also the main defensive line of Tamsui City. Since it was very labor-intensive to build a wall, I didn't plan to build it at all. ”

Jia Youshi was puzzled when he heard this: "Is the city without walls strong?" How to defend it? ”

Wu Tianxiao was serious: "The best defense is the soldiers who dare to fight, as well as sharp weapons, and more importantly, the hearts of the people." No matter how high the city wall is, if it is unpopular, demoralized, and lazy, it will not be able to stop the invasion of foreign enemies. There is the Great Wall in the north of the Ming Dynasty. But in all dynasties, did the sturdy Great Wall ever block foreign invasions? Therefore, instead of using countless manpower and material resources to build a city wall, it is better to use these resources to train soldiers, equip soldiers with sharp weapons, and provide a peaceful living environment for the people. Not to mention that we now do not have the manpower to build massive walls. ”

The crowd seemed to understand it. But everyone actually works for Wu Tianxiao, and they all get him a monthly salary, so what the owner of the family says, that's what it is.

Wu Tianxiao saw that everyone didn't speak, so he continued: "The city wall can not be built, but the fence is necessary. We sharpened the three-meter-high trees and smashed them into the wooden fence of the walled city, and then built an arrow tower every hundred paces, and defended it with horses outside the fence. The horse refused to dig a moat two zhang wide and one zhang deep, and inserted wooden thorns in the river, which was enough to play a good defense. The moat entered the barracks through the East Gate Drawbridge. The moat in the barracks doesn't need to be that big, as long as it is one zhang wide and six feet deep, and there is no need for wooden thorns, it can be used to pass water. Then the ditch goes down the barracks to the South Gate Suspension Bridge. After crossing the South Gate Suspension Bridge, the Tamsui River is connected to the Tamsui River along the west wall of the shipyard, and the Tamsui River is diverted for irrigation. Fences will be erected both underwater and above the estuary to prevent people from sneaking in. The defense of Tamsui City will be mainly done by sergeant garrisons and patrols.

"Houses will be built in the city from the north gate to the south gate, and a two-step wide military path will be left between the houses and the fence for the sergeants to inspect. Window doors will be prohibited on the fence-facing side of the house, and the military path will be closed, and no one except the sergeant will be allowed to enter or leave. To the west of the house is the north-south right road that is five zhang wide. On the west side of the north and south right road, there is a warehouse on the north side, and on the south side of the warehouse is a shop miscellaneous house, and the shops in the city are to be opened. We bought a lot of goods, which we could sell from the shop to everyone, so that we could circulate the goods and become a real city.

"To the south of the store is the school. The school is for all children to study, whether it is Han children or indigenous children, I will let them all go to school and learn skills, and I will arrange the expenses. ”