He Qiang had not seen this kind of thing before with small pieces of glass or glass inlays, but because of technical reasons, it was difficult for these things to be used in large flat shapes, and they were often put together with very small pieces, and the price of the finished product was extremely high. There are two windows in Li Jifeng's study that are inlaid with glass fragments, which have excellent light transmission, and even if the windows are closed during the day, the room can be very bright, but the glass used in those two windows is much smaller than the window in front of him. Even so, there are only two glass windows in the entire Li family's house, which shows the preciousness of this thing.

In addition, when He Qiang used to go to Jing'ao to do business with the Francophiles, he had seen this kind of glass-inlaid glass doors and windows in their church, which were said to have been transported from distant Europa. And those Franc Machines used to say that even in their hometowns, such things were worth a lot of money.

Now He Qiang saw this kind of glass window again, but he never imagined that it actually appeared in the cabin where the inspection department lived, and the tall glass window was matched with the simple wooden house, this strong contrast made He Qiang not know what to say for a while.

"I think this will at least dispel some of Mr. He's doubts, yes, we do have the ability to make glassware. Seeing He Qiang's reaction, Schneider had roughly guessed what he was feeling, walked behind him and whispered: "For us, glass is not a great thing, we can make as much as we want!"

Schneider's deliberate ostentation is not an exaggeration, and the construction of a glass workshop has begun in the valley across the river from Site 1, and the flat glass has begun to enter the trial production stage. With the current technical level that can be achieved by the public, the size of the product is not too large for the time being, and the rejection rate is extremely high, and a large number of glass fragments are produced in the trial production process.

In addition to the furnace, some of these broken pieces of glass are slightly larger in size and are used to inlay doors and windows. It's just that because of the slow processing speed of this inlay process, the output of glass doors and windows is not large, and the replacement work of the houses in Victory Port and Base 1 has only begun. The inspection department was also fortunate enough to catch a boat and replace the windows of several rooms with glass from wooden strips. In the eyes of the traversers, this is just a convenient way to make full use of waste, and by the way, it can also train a few craftsmen who install glass doors and windows, but in the eyes of outsiders, this can be regarded as a kind of extravagant performance.

He Qiang didn't know how glass was made, and he didn't know how much it cost the Haihan people to make glass, but he judged from Schneider's words that the Haihan people didn't attach great importance to glass products, which was most likely because they thought that it was easy to make, maybe as simple as building these cabins. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

"If the Haihan people can sell the technology to make glass...... He Qiang unconsciously thought further.

"I've seen Mr. Shi!" Wei Pingwei had already dressed and come out as he spoke, but his spirit was a little sluggish, and he didn't seem to have slept enough.

"Inspector Wei, these two businessmen Mr. Li and Mr. He from Guangzhou said that they wanted to visit you. Schneider nodded at Wei Ping as a greeting, and directly explained to him the intention of the two.

"Visit me?" Wei Ping walked up to Li He and the others, looked at the two of them and said, "What are you doing with the two of you?"

"Below is He Qiang, the manager of Guangzhou's 'Fu Ruifeng', and this is our three young owners. When he first arrived, he naturally had to visit the local parents first. He Qiang clenched his fists and said.

"Parents?" Wei Ping showed a strange expression on his face: "My place here is too small, so I won't leave you for tea, please take care of yourself." If there is anything in Victory Harbor, just let Mr. Shi come forward to deal with it, and don't use it to find me. ”

He Qiang said politely, and then took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve and stuffed them into Wei Ping's hand: "A little heart, please inspect Wei and be sure to accept it." ”

Wei Ping looked at Schneider's face and saw that he nodded slightly, and then picked up the silver.

After saying goodbye from the small courtyard of the Inspection Division, Li Nai and He Qiang had an unspeakable awkwardness in their hearts. While Schneider was still talking to Wei Ping in the courtyard, Li Nai lowered his voice and asked He Qiang: "Uncle He, will this inspection be...... The Haihan people are looking for someone to pretend to be?"

He Qiang shook his head and said, "That's not it, last year, the big shopkeeper came to Yazhou to inspect, and I came with me." When I had dinner with Lord Tongzhi in Yazhou, this Inspector Wei was also present, as if he was a relative of Lord Tongzhi, I remember that he was working in the Inspection Department of Tianya Town at that time. It's just that I knew him at that time, but he didn't recognize me anymore. ”

"But I think he seems to care about Mr. Shi's face all the time?" asked Li Nai. In this era, the inspection department is simply the nemesis of the merchants, but as a businessman, who dares not to care about the inventory of the inspection department? Even if it is a big business like "Fu Ruifeng", every place must also remember to pay tribute to the inspection department, otherwise it is not sure when the caravan transporting goods will be detained and arrested by them. But this situation seems to have been transferred in Shengli Harbor, and the Inspection Department has to look at the faces of the group of merchants of the Haihan people?

Both of them felt that there were too many problems in the place of Victory Port, and there was a strange smell that could not be explained. Obviously, there are sailors and warships here and the storage of the inspection department, but both of them feel that this place seems to be different from the places they have been to before. The qiē here looks very orderly, the environment is clean and tidy, but for some reason there is always an invisible sense of disobedience.

Schneider quickly came out of the courtyard and led the two towards the gate of Base One. Perhaps it was the detailed description they had heard from the shopkeeper Li before coming here that the two were not too surprised by the strong walls and moat-like trenches of Base 1, but a sign standing at the door attracted Li Nai's attention.

On the billboard, two lines were written with a brush: The general public stops here, and members must register before entering.

Next to the sign was a small kiosk with a clerk-like figure sitting in it, and two militiamen standing straight at the entrance of the drawbridge outside the pavilion, with arquebuses five feet long in their hands.

Li Nai asked curiously, "What does this member mean?"

"Membership is a kind of staffing for us here. Schneider explained: "We use communes for the people here, and only those who are members can enjoy various local benefits, such as education, medical care, labor promotion, and so on." If you don't have a membership, you're just a temporary worker, and you won't have anything but a little pay. ”

Li Nai was shocked when he heard this, what kind of commune Yunyun, isn't this just a disguised control of the people of the Ming Dynasty in their hands? Coupled with the militia soldiers that can be seen everywhere here, Li Nai seems to understand a little why Wei Ping and his subordinates are huddled in the small courtyard and have nothing to do.

But Li Nai still didn't give up and asked: "What is the role of the government's governance in the local area?"

Schneider stopped, looked at Li Nai meaningfully, and said for a long time: "If you want to hear the answer you are willing to know, then I can sue you, of course, the Yazhou government is here to maintain normal social order and manage the local people, and the Yulin Inspection Department you went to just now is the highest authority in the local area." ”

"So, is there another answer?" Li Nai was a young man after all, and continued to ask relentlessly, despite He Qiang pulling his sleeves behind him.

"You must want to know, then I am not afraid to sue you. A smile appeared on the corner of Schneider's mouth and said: "The Yazhou sailors you saw when you came, as well as the Yulin Inspection Department here, these people are all supported by us with money." You know what I mean? What they should do and what they shouldn't do here is to follow the rules we have set, so that everyone can save a lot of unnecessary trouble. ”

"Isn't this the ...... Isn't it out of my Daming's jurisdiction?" Li Nai said in surprise and anger.

"No, no, no, of course this place is not out of the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. Schneider immediately shook his head and denied Li Nai's statement: "You have also seen that the army and officials of the Ming Dynasty also exist here, but we are acting instead of them." ”

"You're doing this for Li Daitao!" Li Nai couldn't agree with Schneider's quibble.

Schneider shrugged and said, "Even if it's okay, there is no loss for Da Ming to do this, and we can govern this place better." I'm not afraid to sue you, most of the inhabitants here are people who have gone bankrupt elsewhere and can't continue to live, and after they came here, they got food, housing and jobs, and we gave these people hope to live, and together we made this otherwise very barren place what you see it is. ”

"The people have their own local government control, even if they go bankrupt, the government will try to arrange a way out for them!" Li Nai still refused to admit defeat.

"To be honest, I don't think the government in Yazhou or elsewhere has the ability to do a better job than we do. Schneider said with a look of mockery on his face: "Last month, a total of 629 people were sent from Yazhou, including 433 ordinary people, and the rest were prisoners with hard labor...... Yes, you heard it right, the Yazhou government is trying to find a way to stuff their prisoners here, so that they will not only save a lot of money, but also get a big kickback from us. ”

Schneider paused, and the expression on his face became disgusted: "In fact, I recently heard a very bad news, the Yazhou government plans to arrest some farmers who have lost their fields nearby, and then stuff them all into us as prisoners, so that they can use a 'reasonable' way to make extra money." ”