The O1 sailing ship that participated in the voyage finally arrived at the port of Xiamen in 12 hours, leaving behind the two Dutch-style Galen ships that participated in the voyage at the same time.

Its arrival made the whole port boiling...... The legendary paddle turbine sailing ship that marched like the wind, and the paddle turbine sailing ship that slammed the scarlet plywood ship in legend has finally arrived...... The Hantang Group is here.

In fact, if their destination was Kinmen, it might have taken less time to arrive, because that was the closest place to Penghu.

However, the middle-aged uncle Yongshengbo Zheng Cai had to personally greet the sailing ship of Taiwan's Hantang Group at Xiamen Port, so they could only go to Xiamen Port first, which made them travel for half an hour longer.

Of course, these twelve hours excluded the time to temporarily anchor in the Penghu Islands and then replenish firewood, coal and fresh water.

The opening of the Penghu Islands has long been on the agenda.

The history of the Penghu Islands can be traced back to before the Qin and Han dynasties. In that side of the world, there are archaeologists on Penghu Island to excavate hard sandstone axes and other ancient relics, which have been verified to be left by immigrants who crossed the sea before the Qin and Han dynasties, and belong to the culture of the big 6, and the big 6 culture has not yet appeared on the island of Taiwan during this period.

This shows that the spread of the Big 6 culture is to Penghu first, and then from Penghu to Taiwan. In the spread of culture, Penghu has an indelible important role. It can also be seen that in that period, the spread of culture could only be displayed at a distance of a few kilometers every year, which was really fast.

Afterward. With the exhibition of ancient navigation technology, the Penghu Islands have gradually become a springboard for cross-strait transportation across the Taiwan Strait. It is a good harbor by nature, and it is a natural gathering point for all kinds of ships in the Taiwan Strait.

Since the Song Dynasty, Penghu has been officially included in the Chinese territory and belongs to Quanzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province, which opened more than 38o years earlier than the main island of Taiwan; During the Yuan Dynasty, with the increasing number of immigrants, the Inspection Department was set up; The Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of the Dutch twice, but in the end they were all recaptured by the Ming government, preferring to give Taiwan to others.

This shows that in the eyes of the Ming government, the Penghu Islands are far more important than Taiwan. This is not the Ming government's intention to betray the country, they are at that level, and they have that knowledge-

The Penghu Islands can reach the Matsu Islands, Dachen Island and Zhoushan Islands in the north, and the Dongsha Islands and Nansha Islands in the south, and can lead to the Philippines and Southeast Asian countries. The Penghu Islands are located in the center of the Taiwan Strait, choking the shipping key points in eastern Asia, and are known as the "key to the southeast."

The bottom base of the Penghu Islands is a raised basalt mountain, which is formed by many sea 6 lifts, sea erosion and volcanic eruptions, generally at an altitude of 2o-3o meters. From the sea, the terrain is low and flat, like a large and small flat plate floating on the sea; The average altitude is 17 meters, and the highest point is Damaoyu in the southwest, with an altitude of 78.9 meters.

The inland sea surrounded by three islands is the most famous grandmother's Penghu Bay, which is about 12 kilometers long from north to south and about 8 kilometers wide from east to west. The north entrance is the Niugongwan Strait; The south entrance is choked by the Fengjiali Peninsula and Yuweng Island, with a width of about 3.3 kilometers and a water depth of 1o~62 meters.

There are no wharf facilities in the bay, but there is a natural anchorage in the north of Strait Rock, with a water depth of more than 1o meters and a muddy bottom, which is the most ideal sheltered anchorage in Taiwan in winter.

Ming University 6 has been in a mess for a long time, where can I still afford to pay attention to this place...... In the plan of the Hantang Group, this is the final berthing place of the Ziyun, of course, not yet.

The Penghu Islands have a flat terrain, no rivers and mountains, shallow soil layers, all red and brown soil, insufficient fertility, lack of water sources, and strong sea breezes, which are not conducive to the growth of crops, and can only grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, etc.

In the mid-8o years of the world, watermelons, cantaloupe, and loofahs were successfully planted here, so they were known as the "three melons" in Penghu, which was more famous.

In terms of agricultural utilization, Hantang Group did not think much about it at all.

Now there are many land resources, in that world, in 1997, the whole Taiwan has a total of 85oo square kilometers of cultivated land, a single Jianan Plain, it starts from Changhua in the north, south to Kaohsiung, 18o kilometers long, 5o kilometers wide, there are 48oo square kilometers of arable land, this is a number that makes the Hantang Group shudder happily when it thinks about it, really, now we can calculate the cultivated land can also be used as a unit. Of course, if you want to open up so much land, you also need to have corresponding farmland management and supporting equipment.

Hantang Group's main consideration is to use the fish resources around the Penghu Islands.

The fishery resources there are so abundant that there are too many species to mention.

The lack of water resources on the Penghu Islands means that in terms of large-scale agricultural and industrial use, it is not a problem to simply develop light industry, such as fish processing projects, to provide drinking water to a corresponding number of people.

It would be a good idea to have a sub-base of the fish processing industry in the estuary base, which would probably be the main base in the future, and also a first stop for future immigrants.

Of course, this is all a long-term vision, and I can't take care of it yet.

Therefore, the Hantang Group decided to put up the shelves of the Penghu Islands first and make corresponding preparations.

In the operation of accompanying the 6 regular technicians to explore the oil resources of Miaoli, the security team member who lost an arm, his name is Da Niu, and now he comes in handy.

The Hantang Group asked him to choose between Xiaoliuqiu Island and the Penghu Islands to see where he was willing to go. The two islands have their own advantages, Xiaoliuqiu Island is close to the main island, and the natural conditions are good; The situation in the Penghu Islands goes without saying.

The Mingren security team member who lost an arm didn't even think about it, and directly chose the Penghu Islands.

Obviously, the location of Penghu Island is more important, and Da Niu Jie has moved the whole family there at the same time.

The Hantang Group first arranged for the Ming Second Construction Team and the later Third Construction Team to build a simple wharf in Penghu Bay and set up a repair station. Then they were sent to the Xiamen Jianshang Station and the new wharf.

It is said to be a simple wharf, which is compared with the official wharf of Hantang Group. It uses a cement standard structure, mainly stressed members, which is a reinforced concrete structure...... Much better than strip steel.

The Hantang Group designed the station as a simple fortress, with two floors, one floor without windows, and two floors of people -- the wall of the station was two meters and a half high, and the enclosure area was about 1,500 square meters, and a pressure well was drilled in the courtyard.

On the largest island in the Penghu archipelago, there are about 300 permanent households, all of whom make a living from fishing. Originally, there were more immigrants here, but the two invasions by the Dutch reduced the population a lot...... This account has to be settled little by little.

The fishermen knew about the changes in the city of Geranza, and they had secretly seen them - now that the changes had nothing to do with them, they were still living their old days.

But it can't be said that it doesn't matter at all, the Zheng family in Xiamen will not come to collect their fish tax, and after their catch is sold to Taiwan, no one will collect their commercial tax - only one ** fishing tax is enough, and there are more types of vegetables in the Geranza market, which are much cheaper, as is rice and salt.

These people are here! They know that they are the Hantang Group.

Later, the Hantang Group came to a few big boats, a large number of people came down, and began to build houses and docks, and a person with only one arm gathered everyone together, saying that this will be the land of the Hantang Group in the future, and he is the newly appointed knot of the Hantang Group - no one speaks, whose place is this place, what should they do? Who is not allowed to pay taxes?

It's better for the Hantang Group to come, at least there is no need to pay the poll tax, and there are countless other taxes.

Many people didn't pay attention to what the big cow knot was talking about, but they were attracted by the object hanging from his waist - what was it? It's a short firebolt, how can it be a double-barrel?

Hanging from the waist of the big bull is the 1649 double-barreled pistol designed by Lin Shengli, director of the Red Star Arsenal.

The last time He Bin was sent to Guangzhou to investigate, the Hantang Group remembered that he had neglected short weapons, so Director Lin concentrated on designing a pistol suitable for this time and space.

He gave up the revolver as soon as possible, and when the machining was not fully developed, it was a chicken rib -- it was highly deflated, the guide was short, and it also required metal cartridge cases.

It's definitely better to change to a miniature format double-barreled shotgun, a little bigger and not afraid of anything.

According to the most cost-effective ratio, Director Lin directly cut off the barrel of the long gun he brought, and then redesigned the fighting equipment, and brought some spring steel.

The results of the test gun showed that this gun is powerful and stationary, and within 25 meters, it can burst a coconut. Moreover, it can also be loaded with scattered bombs, which has a strong lethality within fifteen meters.

And it is also easier to load, for example, a disabled person like Da Niu can completely hold the barrel of the gun with both legs and use the other hand to complete the reloading action. The ammunition can be used in common with the rifle or on its own, with some modifications, of course, to reduce the amount of charge.

The Hantang Group directly named it the Type 1649 double-barreled pistol.

The disadvantages, it is also obvious, the first is that the accuracy is not high, which is not a helpless thing, because its barrel is much shorter, the operation of the lead bullet is not as stable as the long gun - but the killing effect of the scattered bullet is better - the second is that the recoil is larger, but this can be made up for in the training the day after tomorrow.

Da Niu was the first to be armed with such a pistol. After several trainings, he was quite satisfied with this gun, he could hit two times in a minute, that is, four bullets. Da Niu is confident that he will reach three times in future training.

The people of the Hantang Group said to him: "In case of an accident, in the case of irresistibility, nothing matters, if you want to find a way to protect yourself, you can run away directly, but the first thing you have to think of is to report the information to the Hantang Group." ”

At that time, Da Niu happily agreed, but thought to himself, this is even funnier than the regulations in the security team - there is a clause in the military regulations of the security team that says that when you really can't resist the enemy, you can surrender, and the weapons don't need to be destroyed - waiting for the rescue of the Han and Tang security teams, we will never give up a team member, no matter what the world is, we are absolutely confident that we can get back what we lost.

The security team can make them surrender, and they let them run away - hehe, how can I run, my family is here, can I run away without them?

Subsequently, Da Niu registered the people on the island one by one, organized them, divided labor and cooperated, and after stabilizing the output of the fish, vigorously developed the fish processing industry, and also engaged in the cultivation of peanuts and potatoes, leading the people of Penghu to embark on a road of "each fighting for the poor and uniting to make every family rich" -- of course, these are all later words, and they were also completed with the strong support of the Hantang Group.

The main task of the big cow on the island is to take care of the aid station, and a cement pond with fresh water has been built in the courtyard, and there are other places where firewood, coal, charcoal, and other objects are classified.

Before and after, more than a month, on the day of the official voyage, Da Niu, who had been notified in advance, had not slept well for almost all night-he knew that as long as there were ships coming here regularly, as the Hantang group said, then sooner or later this place would be as good as the Chichi-embedded area, maybe better--he never doubted the promise of the Hantang group.

He got up at five o'clock in the morning, first hung up the flag of the Hantang Group that he took down last night, and then solemnly saluted a military salute, and silently sang the flag-raising music of the Hantang Group in his heart.

Then he went to the docks, and stood straight and waited, his eyes looking to the east.

The plan stipulated that the O1 sailboat would arrive at about half past six.

He also had a watch, which was the ration knot of the Han and Tang groups, and which others wore on his hand in chains made of gold or silver, and which he wrapped in deerskin and carried in his intimate pocket.

He looked at his watch repeatedly, and when it was about 6:20 minutes, there was the sound of the water lapping in the distance, and the seagulls, which had been gliding leisurely on the sea, seemed to be frightened, kept screaming "Ou" and "Ou", and fled in all directions...... A relieved smile appeared on the big cow knot's face.

The sun is rising in the east...... Slowly lit up the whole world.

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