Early the next morning.

As soon as the sky was dark, Zhu Daolin had already made an inspection tour of the resettlement area, visiting more than 300 wounded and sick patients who were concentrated in the leeward area at the foot of the mountain.

Thanks to the thorough anti-epidemic measures and the fact that the migrants waited for the past three days of the typhoon in Baoshan Port before their departure, they generally received publicity and education on epidemic prevention and disease prevention knowledge, and Zhu Daolin was very satisfied with the sanitary environment in the temporary resettlement area.

None of the soldiers and civilians drank raw water, so they consciously went to the five large toilets that the officers and soldiers of the Tamsui battalion dug and built overnight, and immediately reported to the medical officer when they found that their comrades-in-arms and villagers had any abnormalities.

Coupled with the bonfires and mosquito-proof chrysanthemum grass that burned all night around the resettlement camp last night, the vast majority of the migrants were safe and sound, and they slept soundly on the ground, and quickly adapted to it.

After a night's rest and the care of medical officers, more than 100 patients who were dehydrated due to the turbulence and vomiting at sea were able to get up and walk out of the quarantine area, return to their relatives and do what they could.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers who had changed from the Daming Navy Division to the Daming Navy overnight were ready, and they took a basket of wild plantain and wild lemons picked by the army brothers of the Tamsui Battalion, and boarded the warship with pride and embarked on the return journey.

On the dock, Zhu Daolin led the 36-year-old deputy commander of the Tamsui Fleet appointed last night, Simeno, the 33-year-old chief of staff Li Changlong, the 25-year-old chief of the town Tan Yue, the 25-year-old commander of the Tamsui garrison, Yang Dading, the 34-year-old spear instructor captain Leon. Juan, 27-year-old Tamsui Fortress Commander Liu Yongqing, 38-year-old artillery instructor captain Cerso. Amos, along with 40 mercenary instructors and 16 civil affairs officers appointed last night, watched as the seven battleships on their shoulders sailed out of the estuary, lined up on the sea, hung up their full sails and accelerated northward, until the fiery red flag fluttering on the mast of the last battleship became hazy in their field of vision, and they returned to the camp.

Half an hour later. Zhu Daolin took Jiang Zhaohuan, a 38-year-old confidant and aide to the meeting, and under the escort of 30 armed guards, he went to the north bank on a patrol clipper transferred by the departing Spanish garrison to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance around the mouth of the Tamsui River.

Zhu Daolin and his entourage walked around the 4-kilometer-long riverbank and the 3-kilometer coast, and then passed between the western foot of the Moon Mountain and the sea. Winding back to the point of origin along the river, a morning passed in a blink of an eye.

Zhu Daolin stood on the uneven but very solid stone riverbank, looking at the camp on the south bank separated by 1.6 kilometers of river for a long time, and repeatedly compared the advantages and disadvantages of the flat beach by the sea and the 300-meter-wide riverbank at his feet, and finally decided to put the first batch of urgently needed materials on the riverbank at his feet.

While this may have caused shock and suspicion among the military and civilians, it is safer and safer than placing it on the unobstructed stretch of coast 3.5 kilometers to the south.

"Does the General want to build a dock here?"

Jiang Zhaohuan, who has become the head of the civil affairs of Tamsui, wiped his sweat while asking, and the guards on the side immediately sent a military kettle with half a pot of tea left, and spent a long time in the hot sun. Everyone's bodies were wet and dry, dry and wet, and all the military uniforms on their robes were condensed with white salt crystal sweat stains.

Zhu Daolin took a deep breath and pointed around: "This river bank is 3.5 kilometers away from the mouth of the sea, the foundation is solid, the terrain is relatively gentle, you only need to go a few meters forward to obtain a water depth of more than 4 meters, and there is no problem in berthing a 2,000-ton cargo ship." ”

"Secondly. It is 3.5 kilometers from the mouth of the sea, and there is a depth of defense. Therefore, it is very suitable for the construction of a 100-meter-long permanent wharf, only need to build two conjoined bastions about 15 meters long and 40 meters wide around two small hills about 60 meters from the coast, and then install more than a dozen large-caliber fortress guns to protect this flat area of more than 3 kilometers in length and width. ”

Moreover, it can also echo the north and south of the Fortress Hill Fortress to be built on the south bank. Completely blockade the sea area within a radius of 5 kilometers from the mouth of the river, and I don't have to worry about the opponent's 500 warships after it is built. ”

Jiang Zhaohuan smiled and pointed to the north: "The one 3 kilometers away to the north that you just named is Xiaobei Mountain, and 2.5 kilometers in front is the sea, and the opponent can land and drill in from that coast." ”

"Wouldn't it be okay to build another large fortress around the 40-meter-high Xiaobei Mountain?" Zhu Daolin replied.

Jiang Zhaohuan, who had served as the head of the Hushan Manor Wood Factory for half a year, shook his head again and again: "A strong fortress of 300 meters from north to south should be built on Fortress Hill on the south bank, and two conjoined fortresses of 40 meters square should be built near the mouth of the sea on the north bank. Build a large fortress on the small north mountain with a radius of hundreds of meters in the north, not to mention how much silver it costs, and the stone can also be obtained from the nearby mountain, but how to calculate the artificiality? ”

"At least 20,000 people need to keep digging river sand, opening stones, burning lime, burning bricks and tiles, going up the mountain to chop wood, and even cooking mothers-in-law need at least 500 people, otherwise it will definitely not be completed within two years, but within half a year, can we transport 10,000 craftsmen and 50,000 young and strong laborers?"

Zhu Daolin nodded: "There is no problem, starting from October, the Tamsui fleet will add at least 3 ocean-going cargo ships of more than 700 tons, 2 new three-masted warships of 500 tons, and the number of immigrants transported each time can reach 8,000 people......"

"Even if you run two round-trips a month, you can make 10 round-trips around the Spring Festival next year, and it is not a problem to have 100,000 people in half a year, even if 40,000 of them open up wasteland to farm land and build houses."

"I think it's a bit hanging, unless we can transport dozens of ships of reinforced concrete from our Hushan Manor, but this is impossible! Even if there are so many ships, there are not so many cargo. Jiang Zhaohuan shook his head again.

Zhu Daolin couldn't help grinning: "Good idea, I'll give it a try, haha!" Let's go, cross the river to eat, I'm hungry, and after eating, you have to go upstream to plan the construction of three major residential areas, and I also want to go to the west to see the seaside. ”

"Simeno led a team of dozens of our officers and instructors to be busy all morning with my blueprints, it is estimated that there are many questions to look for me, and I still have to go out to make an appointment in the evening, and the ship of the Tianshu Pavilion is probably already looking for me."

"Please take care of everything while I'm away, but don't overwork! Okay, let's get on board. ”

"Oops! Wait for me! ”

Jiang Zhaohuan chased Zhu Daolin's ass to the boat, grabbed Zhu Daolin's hand and begged in a low voice: "General, can you tell me, where is that Tianshu Pavilion with boundless mana?" ”

Zhu Daolin solemnly pointed to the horizon in the east: "Crossing the mountains dozens of kilometers to the east and crossing a sea is relatively far for us, and for their steam clippers that travel thousands of miles a day, the distance of thousands of miles is very simple. ”

Jiang Zhaohuan followed into the cabin, sat down and pondered for a long time, then suddenly turned to Zhu Daolin beside him and asked in a deep voice: "Is it the Hawaii Island in the middle of the 10,000-mile sea on the map?" ”

"Shhhh Don't say it again, this matter must not be nonsense! Zhu Daolin admonished in a low voice with a straight face.

Jiang Zhaohuan suddenly realized, pondered for a moment and high-fived and sighed: "I came to Tamsui really came to the right place, I'm afraid that no third person knows such a secret thing!" Ha ha...... It turned out to be that place, I said, why the first word of the country name is the word 'Xia', dare to love that this group of Tang and Song Dynasty relics have not forgotten that their ancestors came from China, not bad! ”

"It's just that the word 'Weiyi' in the country name is a bit abrupt, and it is estimated that it is directly taken from the meaning of 'Weizhen Barbarian', which is excusable and excusable......" (to be continued......)