The wasteland on the outskirts of Lisbon is very lively, and Zhao Hongyu pays enough salary that many people are willing to come and work here.

Although he owns cement and bricks, he still needs to buy wood and stones from nearby.

After all, in this era, when it comes to architecture, especially here in Lisbon, the interests of local businessmen have to be taken into account. There are small benefits that always have to be tasted by them.

This will save you from some minor troubles.

Therefore, the businessmen who got some engineering raw material business, as well as the small nobles, all expressed their goodwill to Zhao Hongyu.

The truth of the benefits are evenly distributed, how could Zhao Hongyu not know the truth.

The craftsmen hired by Lisbon began to lay the foundation for the construction of the house according to Wang Shan's drawings.

Zhao Hongyu did not seek the Gothic style of the houses built of stone in Europe, or other styles. He has only one requirement, and that is to be fast.

Therefore, under Zhao Hongyu's repeated requests, there is also an offensive with a lot of silver pesos.

These craftsmen worked day and night to finally get the general framework of some buildings out.

The rest of the things can't be done quickly, there is no way who can limit the skills of this world.

Therefore, all that is left for Zhao Hongyu to do is to wait.

Fortunately, the fleet from Manhattan finally arrived in Lisbon after a month-long voyage.

Because these ships were not equipped with engines and propellers, their speed was not comparable to that of the Sea King.

When the ships arrived, the convicts in Lisbon's prisons began to be escorted onto the ships and then on their way back.

It was a ship with 2,000 prisoners on board, which made the pressure on Lisbon's prison a lot less sudden.

The fleet docked in Lisbon for a short period of time, only three days.

Once the prisoners had boarded the ship, the flotilla left Lisbon.

And Zhao Hongyu, he also got news from the Americas.

First of all, the city of Manhattan is progressing well. Now Zhang Tie has put the construction on building a connection between Quebec and Lake Ontario.

In his opinion, the construction of Manhattan City can last for several years. Therefore, for military considerations, road construction has become a top priority.

For Zhang Tie's consideration, Zhao Hongyu deeply agreed.

Because Manhattan is located on the eastern seaboard, it is very vulnerable.

Quebec is also a good target because the St. Lawrence River connects to the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean.

Therefore, when these two areas are attacked, Ontario City, as the rear, can quickly increase the number of troops in the two areas by road.

Meantime. Zhang Tie also vaguely reminded Zhao Hongyu that there was an undercurrent in the waters near Manhattan. The pirates are ready to attack Manhattan.

He hoped that before the situation became clear, Zhao Hongyu would not come back for the time being.

Zhang Tie was worried that the battleship would be attacked by those pirates, which would put Zhao Hongyu's personal safety at risk.

The threat of the pirates, Zhao Hongyu didn't take it to heart.

At most, part of the city of Manhattan was destroyed, and the results of construction were wasted.

But if the pirates landed and looted, they wouldn't be much better.

Although Zhao Hongyu is reluctant, Zhang Tie is reluctant.

So. Zhang Tie will be so nervous.

But no matter what, Zhao Hongyu won't go back for the time being, because his European journey has just begun, isn't it?

Zhang Tie's worry was in vain.

Besides. In Zhang Tie's letter, he also told Zhao Hongyu some things about the development of Song Hu in Lake City, Ontario.

Tin fishing boats, as well as knock-off disposable bazookas, and even small power stations on small dams. As well as the purchase and operation of the old coal digging and transportation series machines in the coal mine, Zhao Hongyu was shocked.

In addition to this, Quebec. Montreal, along with five other areas controlled by the mayor, is steadily developing.

Zhang Tie proposed that he would not expand within three years, but settle down and develop with peace of mind. After the city has developed, it has further begun to expand.

The reason for this proposal is that the number of genetic people is now too small.

It's simply not enough to support them to expand again.

You must know that now they have control over most of the land in the Americas with hundreds of thousands of genetic people.

This makes them seem a little stretched.

Manhattan also has Quebec, Montillier, and Lake Ontario is better, after all, these three cities were supported by Zhao Hongyu at the earliest, plus the integration of local Indians, so there is no pressure on the population.

But the five areas that are being built by other township chiefs are completely different.

Although they are also cultivating 1,000 Chinese genetics every month, they also trade with the local Indians. But they were inevitably drawn into the vendetta of the local Indian tribes.

Wars are often staged in these five regions, and development coexists.

Therefore, for the time being, these five regions cannot be counted on at all.

The current development of the empire still has to look at the three regions of Manhattan, Quebec and Lake Ontario.

In other words, in fact, except for these three regions, Zhao Hongyu's control over the land under the empire is very weak.

If there really is a problem, he can't care about it at all.

Zhang Tie's reminder made Zhao Hongyu remember it.

Zhang Tie asked the gene man to bring a long letter, and Zhao Hongyu patiently continued to read it.

The land under the auspices of the umbrella company is very smooth, and the people of Huaxia Gene have basically got their own piece of land. He became a lord of the manor, and also owned a large number of black slaves, as well as hired white guards.

It can be said that the Huaxia gene people have now become a special class in the empire.

They own wealth, land.

This is something that no other gene under Zhao Hongyu's command has.

After Zhang Tie's observation, the population of other genetically educated people did not react much to this.

The main reason is that the Somali Legion and its genetic personnel are stationed in Quebec. And they don't value the land very much, as long as you give them enough silver coins so that they can drink and find women every day.

The genetic people of the Gurkha germline are simpler, ensuring that they have a salary and can find a wife.

And the Asanmen of the Indian lineage. I didn't even think about the land.

They are just the role of 'coolies' in the empire, quite a fusion of 'temporary workers + chengguan' in later generations.

And the third brother is also very clear about his status and will not make too many illusions.

For them, as long as they can do things for the 'masters', it is very good.

Of course, it can also be said that the three have no ambitions.

This relieved Zhao Hongyu a lot.

Lanxiang Technical School, as well as ordinary primary schools, are enrolled smoothly.

A large number of Europeans who received short-term training at Lanxiang Technical School took up jobs and became the cornerstone of empire building, contributing to the construction of empire.

And those children who have reached school age, unless they really don't want to go to school. Basically, they all entered elementary school, learned basic courses and knowledge, and were brainwashed.

This is a very good phenomenon.

These well-read and brainwashed children have grown up, and their loyalty to the empire goes without saying.

Anyway, in this era, there are no computers and networks, and the policy of fooling the people has been implemented very smoothly.

The 'Faith to Create God' project is also going very well, and Manhattan already has hundreds of believers who have fanatical beliefs in the Religion.

At the same time, the number of believers in Lake Ontario, as well as Quebec and other places, is also increasing.

According to this trend, it will not be long before the Cult of God can emerge in the open. Confrontation with the European Church.

In the letter, Zhang Tie made it clear that there was growing pressure from the Church in Europe, because most Europeans at this time believed in Jehovah.

So, many businessmen said. It is not reasonable for the Americas to have no churches.

Fortunately, Zhang Tie withstood the pressure from this side and did not open up religious freedom.

This did not allow the people of the church to succeed.

Of course, it is not an option to go on like this, because some fanatical church believers. It's starting to affect the city's security.

Even the clergy from Europe secretly preached to the Indians and deceived them into believing in Jehovah. This caused Zhang Tie's serious concern.

But on this issue, Zhang Tie is not good at using high-pressure means, so he is not good at doing anything for the time being.

Therefore, we can only wait until the time is ripe to let the Church come to the table and confront the Church.

Zhao Hongyu is very attentive to the church, because he knows too well what the Taoist religion is.

And the religion of Europe worries Zhao Hongyu even more.

Because the Church in Europe is very fond of influencing the stability of a country and controlling the royal family.

What they like to say the most is 'divine authority of kings'.

But what the truth is, if you become an emperor, then you have to nod through the pope.

Zhao Hongyu didn't want to have a father on his head, so when Wang Shan proposed his plan, Zhao Hongyu agreed.

He was very hopeful that there would be a denomination that could confront the European Church.

At least, to ensure the stability of their position in the Americas.

"Your Highness, this letter is too long, you have been reading it for a long time."

Wang Shan walked into the captain's room at this time, poured him a cup of hot milk tea, and said.

Zhao Hongyu put down the letter in his hand, looked up at Wang Shan and nodded.

"Yes, Zhang Tie can't wait to write everything that happened on the letter, and then let me understand."

Wang Shan smiled: "Your Highness, Zhang Tie is this character. Don't worry too much about it, by the way, what is written in Thaksin. ”

Wang Shan asked curiously.

After taking a sip of milk tea, Zhao Hongyu felt a little light, so he added some sugar.

"I wrote a lot, but the most important thing is that Huaxia Gene divided the land, did not cause turmoil and dissatisfaction, and everything was very stable. At the same time, in the waters around Manhattan, pirates are ready to launch an attack on Manhattan......"

Zhao Hongyu told Wang Shan about a few important things.

"Well, there are quite a lot of situations in Manhattan, but as long as Zhang Tie's side can handle it."

After listening to Zhao Hongyu's story, Wang Shan comforted him.

Zhao Hongyu nodded and said, "Yes, Zhang Tie told me in the letter that I don't have to worry about these problems, he can handle them." So I didn't have to worry too much about him or anything. ”

"That's right, Your Highness. There are several Dutch ships docked in the port of Lisbon, and their captain said that he wanted to meet you, Zhang Tie seemed to have promised them something, you see if you are ......"

Wang Shan suddenly remembered that he still had something to do when he came to Zhao Hongyu, and it would be good for Zhang Tie and Song Hu to have a headache when he came to Zhao Hongyu.

"Oh, the Dutch merchant's ship?" , Zhao Hongyu was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly came back to his senses and thought of something. "I know, Zhang Tie seems to have mentioned in his heart that because he received my letter, he made an agreement with the merchants who were doing business in Manhattan, saying that they would help transport prisoners from Lisbon."

"I see, I said what they were looking for you."

Only then did Wang Shan understand.

"Okay, I won't deal with this little matter, you can help me deal with it for them. By the way, inform Meghan and ask him to escort all the prisoners in the prison and load them on the ship immediately. ”

For Zhao Hongyu, this is a trivial matter, and there is no need for him to come forward to deal with it, so it is best to hand it over to Wang Shan.

As for the cost of transporting the prisoners, he didn't have to worry about it at all.

When the time comes, Zhang Tie's side will naturally be responsible.

"Your Highness, I'll deal with this matter."

Afterwards, Wang Shan left the battleship and went to Lisbon with a few genetic guards to find Megan.

At this time, Meghan was listening to the report of her subordinates.

It's just some daily chores, which makes Viscount Meghan a little drowsy.

But soon, he was alerted by a piece of news.

"Lord Viscount, because of the agreement we signed with the crown prince of the Song Empire, those prisoners exchanged a lot of money for us. After the funds were transferred to the royal treasury of Madrid, the magistrates of other cities sent letters asking if they could join the business. ”

Meghan was brought to her senses by this news.

He knew very well that someone had seen the benefits and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

But there is no harm to him, after all, everyone has money to make together.

Besides, there are so many criminals in Lisbon, and now he has almost caught them.

He still has a headache now, how can he get more criminals.

You must know that a criminal and other nobles can get a total of five silver pesos.

Although there are not many that have been distributed to him, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.

It is with this money that his life is much better now.

Although the debt has not been repaid, at least it has given him a glimpse of the light.

"Go on, if there's any news on that?"

Viscount Meghan was a little excited.

He knew that if his guess was right, the nobles involved in Lisbon would be able to make a big profit in it. (To be continued.) )