The North American continent has now completely escaped the haze of war.

After the British colony was resolved, people slowly returned to normal life over the next two months.

On this day, all the tailors in Manhattan received orders from the government.

The volume of this order is huge, and it is definitely not something that can be followed by one person.

However, the profit from this order was very substantial, so the tailors in Manhattan were very excited.

More than 300 tailors need to rush out 30,000 sets of winter clothes in a week.

Flat to everyone's body, that is the number of a hundred sets of winter clothes, the task can be said to be very heavy.

In this era, tailors basically worked independently, and few hired people to help.

After all, it's a craft.

Fortunately, when Wang Shan checked the inventory, he found that there was still a backlog of 20,000 sets of black-hearted cotton army coats in the warehouse in Manhattan, otherwise these tailors would need to take more orders.

Fortunately, the government gave a lot of money, so although the task was large and heavy, the Manhattan tailors still took the order.

At this point, the problem of winter clothing is solved.

And Zhao Hongyu rushed to Manhattan Island non-stop to visit his father-in-law.

Now Zhao Hongyu's father-in-law, Black Bear, can be said to be the richest person among the Indians.

Even compared to the genetic people of Chinese descent, his wealth is very huge.

Of course, a large part of his wealth belongs to Emma and Zhao Hongyu, and he is just escrow.

But even so, the wealth he has is enough to make people blush.

In the eyes of those Europeans, the black bear is like a landlord and an old fortune.

Manhattan Island has the largest herd of cattle, sheep and horses.

And there are many chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs.

At the same time, he also has a large area of land to his name. And also supervises Zhao Hongyu and Emma's land.

Manhattan Island is the most luxurious manor he is, and it is the envy of countless Europeans.

But for all this he has, the black bear himself understands.

All he has today depends on his son-in-law.

If it weren't for Zhao Hongyu, then it would be impossible for him to have all this now.

At the same time, a large part of the wealth he revealed outside belonged to Zhao Hongyu and his daughter.

As a father and father-in-law, I'm just taking care of it.

Although this is true, outsiders do not see it that way.

For outsiders, they just think that this wealth belongs to the black bear.

Originally, the black bear also explained. But when it came to the worst of the explanations, he found that he was wasting his saliva at all, because no one believed all that he said.

Simply, the black bear will no longer explain.

In addition to herds and large tracts of land, black bears also had a large number of black slaves.

You must know that in this era, slaves are also considered a fortune.

Especially here in the Americas, the number of slaves owned is also a measure of a person's wealth.

Just by looking at the Chinese manor owners who own land, you can know the way. There were a lot of slaves on their estates.

And that's just the slaves who worked on the estate, and if you go to the fields, you'll see even more.

It's winter. So it's not very common anymore.

If it's summer, slaves can be seen at work everywhere in the estates and fields around Manhattan.

With the slaves, of course. There are also European guards who have taken refuge under the command of the lord of the manor.

These Europeans have played a dishonorable role for the Chinese lords in the Americas...... Dogleg thug.

Their duty was simple, to watch the slaves go about their work. Prevent them from escaping or something.

For this kind of work, those Europeans who have no skills, but only have brute strength are very fond of it.

Zhao Hongyu's father-in-law, the black bear's manor, also has such a situation.

After all, slaves came to the Americas of their own volition, especially black slaves from Africa.

Most of them were captured because of tribal vendettas, or because of hostile tribes' dealings with Europeans, or were deceived and other obscene means to get to the Americas.

And the guy who was able to make it to the Americas alive was already very lucky.

You know, at least half of the people on the road died for one reason or another, and their bodies were thrown into the vast sea.

It can be said that the cornerstone of the Song Empire under Zhao Hongyu was stained with the blood of slaves.

But for this kind of thing, Zhao Hongyu has no way to care.

After all, it is also an indisputable fact that the empire lacks population and labor.

Besides, these black slaves were not captured by him, but those greedy Europeans who captured and sold them to the Americas, didn't they?

Therefore, these black slaves can't hate him.

Leaving the city of Manhattan, Zhao Hongyu came to the port and boarded the Galen ferry, which was ready to go to Manhattan Island.

Because there is a strait between Manhattan Island and the city of Manhattan.

Therefore, Zhang Tie prepared a few Galen-style ferries here, which were specially used to carry the Mohicans on the island and some Manhattan city vendors to and fro, which can be regarded as a convenient thing for everyone.

Soon, Zhao Hongyu landed on Manhattan Island.

The situation on Manhattan Island is completely different from that of Manhattan City.

The guards here are all Mohicans, and the island's architecture is very different from that of Manhattan.

Maybe it's because the Indians have different aesthetics.

The Mohican people have a special love for the courtyard houses in China, so there are many courtyard houses in the Mohican settlement on the island.

Of course, there are occasional European-style buildings, but most of these buildings are used for offices.

For example, the Mohican Military Council on the island, as well as the Agricultural Production and Security Office, etc.

And Zhao Hongyu's father-in-law, the manor of Black Bear, is a typical European-style three-story villa.

This year, the island has changed a lot.

Zhao Hongyu has not been on Manhattan Island for more than half a year.

The last time I landed on Manhattan Island was before I left for Europe. At that time, there were not so many buildings on the island of Manhattan.

But this time Zhao Hongyu landed on the island and found that there were many more buildings than the last time he came.

And, it's a lot more lively.

"Your Highness, do you think it's lively here?"

Behind Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan, the gold medal dogleg, has been following.

Wang Shan's affairs were very few, and he dealt with them quickly.

After dealing with his own affairs, of course he had to follow Zhao Hongyu.

Who made him Zhao Hongyu's henchman, plus a gold medal dog's leg.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu nodded.

"yes, the island is getting a lot of activity. When I came more than half a year ago. It's not so lively on the island. ”

Wang Shan followed closely behind Zhao Hongyu, and responded: "Your Highness, you may not know the way, but there are not so few Indians living on the island now. After all, according to the policies and decrees of the empire, those Indians who integrated into the empire had to abandon their previous tribes and join the Mohicans. ”

As a result, the population of the Mohican increased rapidly. Manhattan is a place of residence for the Mohicans, so most of the Indians moved to the island. Only a small number of Mohicans remained in the city of Manhattan. ”

Wang Shan explained the reason to Zhao Hongyu.

"Oh, there's something like that. It seems that I have paid too little attention to this aspect to be unclear at all. ”

After listening to Wang Shan's explanation, Zhao Hongyu showed a look of sudden realization. At the same time, I blamed myself.

Yes, since there are township chiefs, Zhao Hongyu has indeed become 'idle'.

Now he is really laid-back compared to last year.

"It's all a small thing. It's normal that you don't pay attention, Your Highness, so there's no need for you to blame yourself. Wang Shan said when he saw Zhao Hongyu. He hurriedly spoke.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Hongyu looked at the scenery outside.

Compared to last year's barren landscape, the 'highway' road leading from the Manhattan Island Pier to the Mohican town is now dotted with many more homes and shops.

Although it still seems sparse, it has developed after all, hasn't it?

"Hmm, how much is the population of the Mohican now?" , Zhao Hongyu asked.

Within the Song Empire, the Mohicans were no longer a mere tribe today.

According to the rules of the Empire, the Mohicans were also considered part of the Empire and had citizenship.

So, they are now the Mohicans.

Externally, he was a citizen of the Moxican tribe of the Song Empire.

After asking such a question, Zhao Hongyu said to himself: "If I remember correctly, after the end of the First Virginia War, the population of the Mohicans plummeted to more than 4,000 people due to war and epidemics, right? ”

In Zhao Hongyu's mind, he recalled the beginning.

Wang Shan replied: "The current Mohican tribe is not like before, Your Highness, don't forget, those Indian tribes around Manhattan have all merged into the Mohican, so the number of citizens of the Mohican nationality is very large on the register of the Imperial Ministry of Civil Affairs." ”

"Is there an accurate number?" , Zhao Hongyu continued to ask.

Wang Shan nodded and said, "There are 163872 people in total, and this number is still increasing." Because recently, there are many Indian tribes who have applied to join the Mohicans. And I'm only counting the situation in Manhattan, there is Lake Ontario in Quebec, and there are other Indians who don't count. ”

There are so many Indians.

After listening to Wang Shan's words, Zhao Hongyu blinked his eyes and said. (To be continued.) )