"According to the information I have, the Iroquois now have a population of 140,000. However, women and children are in the minority, and most of them are elite male warriors. ”

According to his own information, Wang Shan told Zhao Hongyu in detail.

"There are 140,000 people left, which is a lot of people. It's a bit of a hassle if we're going to deal with these people. ”

Zhao Hongyu pondered for a while and said to Wang Shan.

Wang Shan nodded: "This is 140,000 people, it is indeed difficult to solve." Even if 140,000 pigs have to be solved, it is a very troublesome thing. ”

Wang Shan also agrees with Zhao Hongyu's point of view.

"Anyway, let's get ready. As you say, the French can't hold on for long. Zhao Hongyu stood up and walked to the window, pushed open the window and said.

"Okay, I'll gather the legion to prepare for war."

Wang Shan responded.

"By the way, the man we sent to Europe three months ago to inform the French, has there been a reply to the news about me and Sarah?"

Zhao Hongyu suddenly remembered something.

"Not yet, Your Highness, I guess the French side is having a headache over this. Because Quebec is a big piece of fat, many people covet this land very much. Now that you've got your variable, it's guess they're thinking about how to deal with it. ”

Zhao Hongyu pouted: "How to deal with that is their business, I just informed them that Sara has become my woman." And as Sarah's husband, now that I have all the rights to Quebec, they can't change anything. ”

Wang Shan smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness, we just notified them here." Now they can't change anything, and they can't change anything. Things have come to this point, and it is impossible for them to play tricks. ”

The smile on Wang Shan's face was very sinister.

"And I wonder if the French now know that Quebec is under siege by the Iroquois. After all, Quebec and our Manhattan are not far away, and some news is still known to Europeans who live here. ”

Wang Shan said to Zhao Hongyu.

"Have there been any rumors in the city lately?". Zhao Hongyu asked.

"There are no special rumors, nothing more than some rumors about the Quebec War. And some of the lace news from Europe, none of which have been able to attract our attention. ”

Wang Shan returned to the road.

Zhao Hongyu pondered for a while and then said to Wang Shan: "What do the Europeans who live in Manhattan think about me and Sarah?" What do they have to say about it? ”

Wang Shan said: "There is no big reaction, these things are too far away from them for them, and they have nothing to do with them." So the Europeans, they don't care about it at all. ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded.

"It's been three months, and the French haven't heard back yet, which is not right."

Zhao Hongyu pondered for a while, and always felt that there was something inexplicable in it.

Wang Shan said: "Yes." I also don't think something is right. You must know that Quebec is rich in furs, and there is a large market for furs in Europe, and the French will never give up this land so easily. And on the New World of America, the French only have such a territory, if they don't even have this territory, how can they develop the New World. ”

"There must be a demon when things go wrong, let's be careful. If something happens to the province at that time, it will not be good. Zhao Hongyu instructed.

Wang Shan responded.

"How's the land reclamation on Manhattan now?"

Zhao Hongyu asked again.

Wang Shan replied: "Land reclamation is underway. The cattle we're freeing up are now coming in handy. Today, on Manhattan Island alone, the Mohicans have cultivated about 50,000 acres of land, and all of them are planted with cabbage, peppers, wheat, watermelons, potatoes, and other vegetables and grains. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Shan licked his lips.

"Wait until autumn. We'll have a harvest, and we'll have more variety of food. When the time comes, we can eat whatever we want. ”

Zhao Hongyu raised his finger and pointed at Wang Shan: "Look at you like this, look at what makes you greedy." Are you just a foodie? ”

He couldn't laugh or cry.

"Young Master. Isn't life just for food and drink, so I don't have anything to do when I'm hungry. ”

It's rare that Zhao Hongyu is in a good mood, and Wang Shan also made a little joke with him-

Dividing Line –

"Come, come, come. Put the wood over here. A few of you are piling up here, and a few people over there are going to help you out. ”

Lake Ontario, like last year's Manhattan, is under construction.

Song Hu was so busy that he hit the back of his head every day, and he was really busy.

However, Song Hu is not too troublesome at all, because the location of Lake Ontario is very important, and it can be used as a base to expand north, south and west, and then the entire Great Lakes and Canada can be controlled by the whole region.

As long as he thought about the large piece of land that he could have in the future, Song Hu suddenly felt that he was full of energy.

"My lord, how many more shipyards do we need to build, and now we have built thirty shipyards." At this time, one of Song Hu's genetic men came to his side and asked.

"It's only thirty shipyards, and that's not enough." , Song Hu shook his head and said. Then he raised his hand and pointed to the channel of the St. Lawrence River not far away, and said, "You see that there is the channel of the St. Lawrence River, from where there is direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, and ships from the Atlantic Ocean can also reach our Lake Ontario from the river, so we can build more shipyards here, and it is relatively safe to stay away from the coast." ”

When the genetive man heard this, he said 'oh' and said, "What you mean is that the shipyard can build as much as it wants." At the same time, we're going to build ports, right? ”

Song Hu nodded: "Of course, according to the plan under the point, this place will be a heavy industry city in the future." After all, there are abundant iron and coal resources here, and we would be sorry if we didn't make good use of it. ”

After a little talk with his subordinates, Song Hu went back to arrange the surrounding construction sites, and then left here.

Today's Lake Ontario is engaged in the construction of basic cities, so there is a construction scene in full swing everywhere, and Song Hu cannot always stay in one place.

He led a group of guards to the coal mine site.

The mine, located 20 miles from Lake Ontario, is an open-pit mine.

Basically, if you peel back the layers of soil, you'll be able to see the black coals.

And the quality of the coal here is very good, it is the kind of coking coal with a high number of calories.

When Song Hu came here, many Indians were busy here.

These Indians broke away from the Iroquois and joined the tribes of the Song Empire. At this moment, they are digging with shovels and hammers.

At the same time, baskets of coal were transported to the stockpile for centralized stacking.

Although manpower is a little backward, in this situation, Song Hu can only use manpower to mine minerals.

Fortunately, there are many Indians who are willing to come to the coal mine to work, so Song Hu does not have to worry about any problems in coal mining.

"Your Excellency, you're here."

Seeing Song Hu and his party coming, the little supervisor of the mine ran over and greeted him.

"Everything is going well here, right? Have you had any trouble lately? ”

Grabbed the reins, and the war horse under the crotch stopped, snorting incessantly.

Seeing Song Hu's questioning, the little mine supervisor hurriedly replied: "Everything is still going well, these Indians work very hard, as long as we pay them according to the degree of their work, they will not be in trouble." ”

Song Hu nodded: "As long as you do things fairly and justly, then the Indians will generally not make trouble." You must remember this point, you must not be biased in doing things, otherwise it will be bad to cause big trouble. ”

The little supervisor said yes again and again.

"Are there anything you're missing here? If you don't need it, you better tell me about it, and I'll have someone bring it to you when I get back. ”

After looking around, Song Hu asked the little supervisor.

"There are still a lot of iron tools missing, and if you can, it's best if you can give us a batch in a few days. Because spring is coming, the Indians are looking for things to do. Our work here is not too dangerous or heavy, and although it is a little dirty and tiring, it is still very attractive to the Indians. ”

Song Hu nodded: "I'll ask someone to send you a batch of tools when I go back, and I won't let your progress here slow down." You must know that there are many small factories of iron products built in the city, and there is a great demand for coal. ”

The little supervisor repeatedly assured that he would never delay the progress in the city.

"That's okay, you go get busy, I don't need you to accompany me." , Song Hu waved his hand and kept the little supervisor busy. He himself and his men began to wander around the mining area.

Because it is mined by manpower, and the mining time is not very long. So there hasn't been that kind of smoky miasma, and that kind of serious pollution.

In addition, this coal source is still an open-pit coal mine, so the current mining situation is not very difficult, but it is necessary to peel off a shallow layer of floating soil.

"Coal is prone to spontaneous combustion, and it's not a problem in the spring, but it's dangerous in the summer when the temperature rises. Those coal piles where coal is piled up, this is something to pay attention to. If it spontaneously combusts, the damage is significant. ”

After walking around, Song Hu told his entourage about the problems he was worried about.

"My lord, we're going to bring this to the attention of the director here."

"Let's go, let's go back. It's getting late, and I don't want to go back when it's dark. ”

After Song Hu came to the mine for a walk, he turned around and left here. (To be continued.) )