Delivering goods for the Zhenguo Mansion made Zhao Patrol in good spirits, and ushered in such two distinguished guests, although Zhao Patrol seemed a little cautious, but the mood was better. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Inspector Zhao is also a person who can observe the eyebrows, the one surnamed Qian, with the waist card of the commander of the brocade clothes, and the other is young, but he looks noble, and just look at the appearance of the servant nodding in front of this nobleman, he knows that it must be extraordinary.

The most important thing is that the lord also rewarded him with a gold ingot, and his duty was very simple, to send these two nobles to Qinhuangdao.

Originally, when the young noble man first started, he was quite pleasant, just got on the boat, walked up and down, looked at this, looked at that, but soon, he was honest, this is a normal reaction, Zhao Inspector showed his usual honest expression and began to laugh, seasickness, this kind of thing, he has seen a lot.

And Zhu Houzhao felt very bad, especially in the first two days, almost the whole person seemed to collapse, vomited again and again, and his face became sallow, he was better in the past two days, but he was still like a fish in his throat.

At this moment, he staggered out of the boat, and when he heard someone outside, he rushed to the deck like crazy, and sure enough, there seemed to be land ahead, but this land was just a black shadow at sea level.

When it got closer and closer, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, because he saw that a lighthouse dozens of zhang high was still being piled up, and this lighthouse seemed to be towering into the clouds, just a column, and like a pagoda.

In the distance, the harbor gradually revealed its outline, seven or eight trestle bridges have been repaired, many ships are parked on the trestle bridges, the whole island area is very large, the top is lush, you can see, leaning on the periphery of the island, many buildings have begun to be built, from the wharf here, because many of the buildings are built against the mountain, and most of them are stone buildings, so it seems extraordinarily grand.

The most impossible thing to ignore is that every once in a while, there is a roar.

Inspector Zhao said respectfully to this distinguished guest: "This is opening the mountain, don't be afraid, it is the opening of the mountain, this town and the government are generous, and the mountain will be leveled directly. ”

The boat slowly approached the dock, Zhu Houzhao jumped off the boat in a hurry, and Inspector Zhao commanded people to unload the goods.

Zhu Houzhao and Qian Qian landed directly on the island, and when they really landed on the island, Zhu Houzhao knew how large the amount of work in Qinhuangdao was, and nearly one million taels of silver were smashed in before and after, and there was really no waste, the interior of the island has begun to open the mountain, and the stones that were opened out were transported over, and the boulders were mixed with cement to build various warehouses, forts, lighthouses, docks, roads, military camps, and water villages.

In the distance, there are already cement workshops with chimneys, a steady stream of cement is produced on the spot, tens of thousands of craftsmen and laborers, working separately, many temporary sheds, stretching for miles, these people are sweating under the scorching sun, as if a thin layer of salt is born on their bodies.

There were many ships coming in and out of the wharf, mostly grain ships, which were brought in two miles inland.

Some researchers took a tape measure and measured it around, and the foundations of the buildings here were very deep, so there were potholes everywhere.

In particular, Zhu Houzhao was most interested in the fort, along the cement road that had been dry and hard, Zhu Houzhao took Qian Qian to the higher ground, many of which had been erected, although the artillery had not been delivered, but now it seems that it is absolutely magnificent.

Farther in, at the end of the road, thousands of people were clearing the mountains and forests, leveling the land, and everywhere there were shirtless people with all kinds of tools, like farmers who were cultivating the land.

Qian Qian couldn't help but be speechless, and after half a sound, he said with a distressed face: "This is all silver." ”

Zhu Houzhao pursed his lips and was silent.

"Your Majesty, don't you think it's ......" Speaking of this, Qian Qian paused, as if thinking of a better explanation, and then said, "Hmm...... Don't you think it's interesting? ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly said with a distressed look: "You were right in your previous sentence, this is all silver, I don't speak because I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart, because there is also a share of me in this silver." ”

After he said that, he said, "Come with me." ”

Although Zhu Houzhao was lifeless on the ship, but when he went to the island, he quickly recovered his spirits, he climbed up to a high ground with great interest, looked at it from a distance, and couldn't help but say: "You say, if there are pirates attacking, which direction will it come from?" ”

Qian Qian said casually: "It should be the south." ”

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, pointed to the west, changed his serious look, and said: "It should be from here, you, you are not as smart as Ye Chunqiu, the west is connected to the inland, and the pirates are here to destroy the entire Qinhuangdao, so they will definitely put all the ships between the inland and Qinhuangdao, cut off the connection between the inland and Qinhuangdao, and then kill the island."

"It's a pity ......" Zhu Houzhao said this, narrowed his eyes, and said: "It's a pity that there is no fort in the west now, otherwise, it can be assumed that some artillery, once the pirates attack, it is useless to count on the inland guards, and you can only rely on the sailors." ”

After a pause, Zhu Houzhao said again: "If the new army of Zhenguo is here, it would be good, but their number is too small, and they can't fight pirates, to put it mildly, even if the new army of Zhenguo lands on the island, it will not be of much use, because as long as the thief ship cuts off the connection between Qinhuangdao and the inland, Qinhuangdao has no supplies, how many days can the food on the island last?" ”

The sea breeze ruffled Zhu Houzhao's long hair, but Zhu Houzhao looked at the sky with deep eyes and said loftyly: "So there is only naval battle, only naval battle...... Only by justifiably defeating them in the midst of the vast ocean can those hateful private businessmen lose their last support. But don't worry, they will be here soon, Spring and Autumn learned that I was coming, and I will definitely order the sailor to come, and I have entrusted myself to the sailor of this town, because ...... I can trust the spring and autumn! ”

On the other side, when Ye Chunqiu arrived at Shanhaiguan with the princes, the guards of Shanhaiguan were startled, he had never seen so many people come at once, and each of them was an important minister in the court.

The Shanhaiguan guard was waiting to be entertained, but Liu Jian said with a calm face: "Prepare the ship, the old man and the princes must land on the island immediately, listen, don't delay for a moment, go and prepare immediately." ”

The guard did not know what was happening, but he did not dare to ask, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare the ship.

(To be continued.) )