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On January 15, 1838, King Long Yufei of the New China Kingdom inspected the road leading from Manila to the copper mining area of Sambales Mountain. After more than half a year of hard work and more than half a million indigenous people, the road from Manila to Luzon's main copper mining region has been built. Flat cement avenues for fast transport of ore. Every day, large quantities of copper ore are transported from the mines of Zambales to the smelters in Manila, where copper nuggets are produced and used in industrial production in the new country.

"Your Majesty, this highway is 200 kilometers long and 12 meters wide. Once the road is completed, we will be able to transport tens of thousands of tons of copper ore from Sambales to Manila every month. Now Manila's copper production has reached more than 1,000 tons per month! Zhou Zishan, Minister of Transportation of the Xinhua State Council, said to Long Yufei. He is a member of the Zhou family in a large Chinese family in Manila. In order to close the relationship between the Chinese families in Xinhua and Manila, Long Yufei recruited many children of the Chinese families into the government and the army, so that the interests of both sides were tied together!

"This road, you have to continue to go north to cultivate! There is also a large amount of iron ore, nickel ore, etc., which need to be mined! Long Yufei stood on the road, looked at the north and said. Right now. In the heavy industrial zone east of Manila, many factories have already been built and put into operation. When the new Chinese country was exterminating the Moro people. A large amount of funds were obtained, of which 10 million Chinese dollars were used to purchase advanced industrial equipment. Right now. The equipment has been shipped back to China one after another. In Europe, Xinhuaguo's partners. Antonio, a Spanish businessman, is waving a huge amount of money to purchase a large amount of equipment for Xinhuaguo. Britain, France and other industrial powers were shocked by the huge order of more than two million pounds in Antonio's hands. He even became the object of competition for invitations from European royal families. It can be seen that in the West, the charm of money is indeed incomparable.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The Ministry of Transportation has already begun planning to extend the highway to the north and south! However, the indigenous casualties of the road construction are relatively large. If we have to build multiple roads at the same time, we will have a large shortage of labor. And also. The supply of cement is also somewhat out of pace. Zhou Zishan said. Now Xinhua uses a lot of cement, the army is building new fortifications along the coast of Manila Bay, Manila City is also being renovated, heavy industry factories and so on, all need to use a lot of cement. Of course, more cement is needed to build roads.

"In terms of labor, the Xinhua Army will solve it. Our 5th and 6th Brigades are also beginning to be put into real combat. Soon you'll have a large indigenous workforce. As for cement and other materials, this one is not in a hurry. This problem will not be alleviated until the new cement plant is put into operation! But. You can do the preliminary preparation work first, level the roadbed and the like first. Long Yufei said.

Now the whole of Luzon, especially around Manila, has become a huge construction site. Xinhua is undergoing large-scale development here. Busy figures everywhere. Of course, the Chinese are more in the role of commanders, some manual work. It was handed over to the indigenous slaves captured by the Xinhua Army. The 1st and 2nd Brigades of the Xinhua Army, as well as the newly formed 5th and 6th Brigades. are attacking the indigenous people of Luzon. These natives, who are basically still in slash-and-burn cultivation, are no match for the Xinhua Army at all. Basically, every day, tribes were wiped out by the Xinhua army. All those who dared to resist in the tribe were killed, and the rest became slaves of the Xinhua army, which were used in construction sites and mines in various places.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhou Zishan nodded. The traffic conditions on Luzon Island are very bad, and if you want to complete Long Yufei's vision, you can't do it overnight. Of course, with the national effort to build infrastructure, Luzon will have a fundamental change in a few years at most.

After inspecting the road, Long Yufei returned to Manila. Along the way, a large number of horse-drawn carts and ox-carts are transporting copper ore and iron ore. However, the efficiency of road transport is still too low, and if railways can be built, the efficiency will be further improved. Among the last orders placed for Antonio was a locomotive. With the current strength of Xinhuaguo, if there is a real thing, it should be able to imitate it. When the time comes, the railroad will be ready to be built to the main mining areas. Of course, it's more important to make a technical reserve. After the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty by the Xinhua State, the road is a problem that must be solved in order for China to develop rapidly. The railway with large transportation volume and fast speed is undoubtedly the first choice!

The industrial area in the east of Manila has now begun to be put into production. There are many more factories under construction, waiting for machinery and equipment to be shipped from Europe. The news of Xinhua defeating Spain and replacing the Spaniards as the ruler of Luzon had already been passed to Spain. Although I don't know what the Spaniards will choose, I don't need to think about it, the proud Queen Isabella II must be furious. Perhaps, the expeditionary force sent by the Spaniards was already on its way to Luzon. However, with the formation of shore fortifications in Manila, the 5th and 6th brigades of the Xinhua Army were formed. The Navy's Second Fleet has also been completed, and the 12 Shark-class cruisers of the Third Fleet will be completed in three months at most. Under such circumstances, Xinhua was not afraid of the Spaniards' retaliation!

"Your Majesty, the heads of the Zheng family, the Zhou family, the Li family, the Wu family, and the Yu family are already waiting for you in the study!" As soon as Long Yufei returned to the palace, his secretary, Lin Rui, reported to him. Lin Rui is only 17 years old from the Zamboanga Lin family, has a Western education, and when Zamboanga was incorporated into the Xinhua Kingdom, she was sent to the palace of the Xinhua Kingdom along with other girls. These girls are now directly serving Long Yufei and Queen Luo Yuhua. Because of her outstanding performance, Lin Rui is responsible for arranging Long Yufei's daily affairs.

Of course, Long Yufei has never been a gentleman. During Luo Yuhua's pregnancy, Lin Rui inevitably played a role in replacing Luo Yuhua to solve Long Yufei's needs.

"Hmm!" Long Yufei nodded and entered the study.

"See Your Majesty!" After seeing Long Yufei, the heads of these families saluted Long Yufei one after another.

"Everyone's exempt! What did you think about last time? Long Yufei asked. Two months ago, Long Yufei proposed that major families open factories around Manila. By now, everyone should give him a reply! In order to ensure the country's strong military strength, some of Xinhua's state-owned assets have been invested in heavy industry and military industry. The rest of the light industry can only be handed over to private capital. Not only the Chinese families in Manila were invited, but also the Chinese families in Zamboanga and Sandakan were also invited.

"Your Majesty, our Zheng family has already thought about it! We will build a garment factory and cannery in Manila out of 1 million dollars. Zheng Qingyun, the head of the Zheng family, said first.

Several other owners have also expressed that they will fully invest in the development of industry. The factories that we invest in and build are basically in the category of light industry. At first, everyone was still a little worried that Xinhua would not be able to withstand the counterattack of the Spaniards. But seeing the gradual formation of the heavy industrial zone, everyone can't sit still. After all, if Xinhua could not withstand the counterattack of the Spaniards, Xinhua would have suffered even more. Moreover, they and the interests of Xinhua are also tied together, and at this time, if they want to retreat again, it is impossible!

"That's good! Now we have a larger population and a bigger market! All kinds of industrial products are sold to the South Seas and even India! Investing in factories is undoubtedly a sure win! Long Yufei encouraged everyone. For a country to develop strongly, industry and commerce must develop. At a time when the Western powers were still invading other parts of the world, Nanyang was undoubtedly the dumping ground for Xinhua's best products. In addition to the Dutch plundering the Indonesian archipelago, the British also focused on India, and Xinhua still had enough time to plunder the markets of the South Seas.

Of course, in the northwest of China, there is also a huge market. It's just that this market is in a closed state. If you want to occupy this huge market, with the current strength of Xinhuaguo, it is far from enough. What Long Yufei can do is to accumulate a huge potential force as much as possible! Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinhua, the infiltration of Guangdong and Fujian provinces has been completed, and a large number of local officials have been bribed by Xinhuaguo. People from Xinhua came and went to the villages of these places to encourage the locals to come to Xinhua. Xinhua will provide 20 acres of land and necessary means of subsistence to every Chinese who joins Xinhua Guo. Under the lure of the land, a large number of Chinese took the merchant ships of Xinhua and crossed the sea to Xinhua to pursue their new life. This also makes the population of Xinhua continue to increase, and the national strength is also increasing rapidly. At present, tens of thousands of people travel to Xinhua from Guangdong and Fujian provinces every month. And the number is rising.

After sending away several patriarchs of large Chinese families, Long Yufei was idle and was about to go to see Luo Yuhua, who was looking at the property. At this time, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao asked to see him.

"Did something happen?" Long Yufei asked directly. At this time, it is already afternoon, and if there is no important matter, it is generally postponed until tomorrow!

"Your Majesty! The messenger of Lan Fangguo is here! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said to Long Yufei. (To be continued......)