After a night's rest in the Governor's Mansion of the Southwest Territory, the fat man hurriedly summoned the three giants of the Southwest Territory and strictly ordered them to secretly investigate the internal affairs of the business alliance, and in the afternoon of the next day, the Fat Man had already set off again, leaving the Southwest Capital under the escort of dozens of Guards Cavalry, and marched non-stop in the direction of the Leyard Military Port on the coast of the Southwest Territory.

At the beginning of the year, the Imperial Navy Minister Dustrenkai reported to the fat man a huge military port expansion budget of 5 million gold coins, requiring a large area to expand the military port left by the original Gallic Navy in the southwest, and to build 19 docks that can repair large Falcon Empire naval warships, eight shipyards, large barracks facilities that can accommodate 50,000 sailors and three Admiralty buildings,

In Dustroniket's report, it was specifically stated that the port of Liyard, which was once the base camp of the Gallic navy, had an excellent water depth and was located at the junction of the Central European Baro Sea and the Northern European Baro Sea, and the southern Californian Sea Area, like a gateway-like maritime hub, Cassily Island, which was called "the two nails that stabilized the central waters of the Obarro" by the Imperial Navy Admiralty.

"If we can continue to get the excellent timber transported from the Putao area, every quarter, a Dragon-class capital warship will be launched from here in the port of Leyard Military, which is extremely conducive to the completion of the strategic goal of the Imperial Navy to absolutely control the Baro waters of Central Europe" Dustrunkay's categorical assertion undoubtedly hit the place that the fat man is most concerned about, and the stability of the Baro waters in Central Europe is related to the security of the northwest of the empire.

And it can be seen that Dustrenkai has a soft spot for this former Gallic naval base camp, although the empire's finances were still a little tight at that time, the fat man still gritted his teeth and approved this very fatal plan, because of the navy's combat line. With the victory of the empire over the Congo-Africa navy, it has been pushed to the Congo-Africa sea area, and it is impossible to drag it to the Dahai City in the northwest to repair every time there is damage to the battleship, so it is constantly necessary to draw a limited number of forces, and it also needs to spend a lot of money, so the importance of building a strategic supply center in the southwest territory away from the Congo-Africa sea area is self-evident.

This time when he arrived in the southwest territory, the fat man naturally wanted to go to see the largest logistics port in which he had invested a huge amount of money. There is also a plan proposed by Dustrunkai in passing,

The navy is also a human being, fighting at sea all year round, and the combat cycle is calculated in months, and it is almost rare to have time to return to the empire itself, and the naval soldiers are also full of complaints, so when proposing to expand this military port, Dustrenkai admonished the fat man by the way, "Since His Majesty can provide settlements for other forces, the Admiralty also hopes to be within the scope of its own military port." The construction of some settlements belonging to the families of the Navy will reduce the concern of the Navy soldiers for their homeland and will effectively attract immigrants from the mainland."

This is a reasonable and reasonable requirement to kill two birds with one stone, which is beneficial to the Empire. Naturally, the fat man will not refuse,

In his reply to the report, he only stated that the Empire's financial resources were limited and that land could be allocated to the Admiralty. The rest of the a.m. needs to be solved by the Admiralty itself. The Admiralty, which received the reply, immediately decided that the first settlement of the families of the Navy would be the port of Leyard, and the distance from the southwestern capital to the port of Liyard was 180 miles. In the past, even if it was a horseback ride, it would take at least two days, but now it is different, after half a year of restoration construction, the main road of the entire province has been completely built in accordance with the standards of the empire to be able to three four-wheeled carriages side by side wide and wide, the ground is paved with gravel blocks, and huge rolling stones are used to roll back and forth, of course, such a large project can be completed quickly in half a year, the Gallic prisoners of war are indispensable, and the number of Gallic prisoners of war under the control of the empire is as many as 130,000, which is a very objective construction army, which was divided into ten labor battalions by the Falcon Empire, and led the road from the southwest to the Rasti region, It is all repaired by these cheap laborers, for these valuable laborers, the empire does not treat them harshly, the food is not bad, the empire still has a lot of places that need labor, but I don't want the captives to work hungry!

Riding on such a flat and straight main road undoubtedly shortened the time, and rested in the middle of the night in a passing town, and at noon the next day, the fat man and the Guards cavalry had appeared in the outer hills of the Leyard military port, and the sea breeze came with a faint salty taste,

In the area of 20 miles of Leyard, some small towns that can already be seen, the closer to the direction of Leyard, the greater the density of population, and finally through a narrow walkway, a sloping mountain road leading to the coast appears in front of the fat man, and the outline of the city can be seen in the distance,

"Shhh

The fat man stopped his horse suddenly, looked ahead with bulging eyes, took a deep breath of cold air, and was a little dumbfounded, the military port that suddenly appeared in front of him was simply a medium-sized city, although the report said that the Leyard military port was isolated from the city area, but from the road entrance, the scope of the military port was not large, but the civilian area stood three-quarters of the entire military port, all kinds of buildings gathered, civilian and military mixed together, the area was very large, almost paved with more than ten miles of space in front, the internal roads criss-crossed, like a densely populated medium-sized town,

Although I had been mentally prepared, this huge surprise made the fat man's eyebrows rise involuntarily, I didn't expect the Admiralty's actions to be so big, and the Admiralty's private money was hidden a lot!

The fat man was a little angry, in his original imagination, although Dustrenkai proposed that there was no problem with the so-called gathering area of the navy's families, but he asked him to raise his own funds, according to the style of the Admiralty, known as the "Moonlight Clan", it would be very good to be able to reach the scale of 5,000 immigrants,

But I didn't expect that what suddenly appeared in front of me would be such a behemoth,

Here, a dense continuous group of dwellings covers almost half of the area, opposite is the naval barracks like blue clouds, the location of the port, the tall dock lying on the seaside like a giant reptile, the tall Admiralty building, forming an independent area,

The combat area is separated from the living area by three walled areas of the Imperial Navy's military port, which are fifty meters apart.

The dense complex of buildings, with a pleasing layout, is like a circle of circles embraced by the blue sea. Layer by layer, it expands outward, reflecting in the golden sunlight of the setting sun, which seems to have a particularly peaceful beauty, and countless white sails and black spots come and go on the nearby sea.

It can be seen that the terrain here is excellent, the land is fertile, the fishery resources are abundant, and it is located near the north and south of the country, whether it is for commercial or civil purposes. It's all a great place to live, in a word, Dustrenkai was already planning for a long time when he made the report!

Unbeknownst to the fat man, since the beginning of the year, the Admiralty began to emigrate while expanding, taking advantage of the convenience of its own maritime transportation, and in just over five months, a total of 55,000 immigrants entered the Riyadh region from the empire mainland. It's like moving a medium-sized city, and the Ministry of Supervision has found out about it

But after reading the letter submitted by the Admiralty that His Majesty Falcon personally approved, he turned a blind eye

His Majesty has allowed it, and the Ministry of Supervision has no reason to ask for trouble. You must know that at present, in the imperial military circles, the navy has a position to compete with the army, especially at the beginning of the year, the Admiralty was very strong in the war between the Congo and Africa. almost comprehensively surpassed the army that only fought a few battles,

The officers and men of the Navy are fighting bloody battles in the front, and the Ministry of Supervision is not embarrassed to come out and drag their feet!

"Let's go in!" the fat man raised his hand with some indignation. As I rode into the civil area of the port, the scene was even more lively, and several of the civilian docks were never deserted, even in the middle of the night. In the evening when the fat man arrived, it was the busiest time of the day, and you could see a dense crowd of transport ships approaching, and dock workers like ants pushing large and small carts to unload goods from the transport ships, and then carrying other goods from the dock warehouse to the cargo ships. The noise was the neighing of mules and horses, and the constant shouting and gesturing of the shippers to each other to avoid accidents.

The fat man looked at the four berths near the bell tower, and the docked transport ships were loaded with goods, and they staggered and disappeared into the sea in the distance without going through the inventory of the port, his face looked a little dazed, and he couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "Dustrunkai, this bastard! It's just blatant smuggling!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to inform Lord Dustrunkai" The captain of the guard, who followed beside him, looked at the face of His Majesty Falcon, who looked like he had been cheated of pocket money, and asked cautiously

"No, Dustrenkai is now in charge of the withdrawal of troops in Putao!" The fat man suppressed the anger in his heart and waved his hand, "Let's go to the Admiralty first, and tell that bastard according to normal procedures, I'm waiting for him in Riyard!, I want to see how he explains this"

Port of the Putau region, La Aroup

The sun is extraordinarily beautiful, like a slender line sprinkled on the tranquil sea, embroidered with a layer of faint golden light with the ups and downs of the waves, and the sunlight falls on everyone's body, with a warm and warm feeling. However, this is only relative to the morning, and when noon comes, the sun begins to gradually become fierce. The highest height in the port of La Arup is, of course, the bell tower close to the marina. Different from the ordinary bell towers of other ports, the bell tower of Jinling Port is particularly tall, and there is a very spacious space inside, enough to accommodate 100 people.

It is not only a place for the daily dock management staff, but also a landmark building for pointing to the docking. The bell tower is also specially painted, and the air is filled with the rich smell of lime water.

"Ahh

He said a little anxiously in his heart, walking around the large office at the top of the bell tower. The office is a little cooler because of the sea breeze blowing in one after another. Although the weather is getting hotter, the sea breeze is still very cool, but unfortunately the sea breeze is often chaotic and comes and goes.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming"

Several Strand nobles said with smiling faces, they all felt a little sincerely afraid of the Falcon Empire's military ministers, at the beginning of April, the Falcon Empire had signed an agreement with the Sea of Strand to trade with each other, and promised each other the obligation to protect the trade of each other's merchant ships within the scope of their control, based on this, the Strand merchants had obtained the right to enter the northwest sea of Obarro, and the merchants of the Falcon Empire had the right to enter the inland sea. With the mutual understanding, the Strand realized that the Falcon Empire, which had suddenly risen in the Northwest Region, was the continent that was rumored to be missing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's order!" At this moment, an adjutant of the Admiralty. Looking anxious, he walked in with the text, Dustrengkai picked it up and looked at it, his body trembled, and he stopped and asked, "Why is your majesty in Leyard!

"The ministry is also in a mess, it is said that His Majesty was so angry that he almost didn't lift the roof of the Admiralty!" The adjutant of the Admiralty said with a bitter face, "His Majesty seems to have gone to Leyard on a temporary basis, and before going to Riyadh, he also went to the Governor's Mansion in the Southwest, and it is said that he also criticized Lord Salon quite harshly!"

"Hell. That's a problem!" Dustrunkay heard that even Saron's henchman was scolding, and his face turned slightly pale, and his eyes looked anxiously at the busy docks outside, where more than a dozen Imperial troop transports were docked. A large number of soldiers in light armor. Carrying heavy backpacks and weapons in their hands, they lined up on transport ships, these are the troops that have not yet been completely evacuated from the Prussian War. With the weak relocation of the Gangfei Empire to Beijing, it is obvious that the possibility of military retaliation has been abandoned, and it is obviously unrealistic to continue to have tens of thousands of troops stationed in a small place like Putao. Moreover, many troops are also adjusting to return to China this time, and the fat man specially asked Dustrunkai to lead the fleet to bring back the troops stranded in Putao, leaving only 8,000 standing guards

"How many people have been on board!" Dustrenkai asked

"More than sixteen thousand, and three thousand more to complete," the adjutant of the Admiralty replied cautiously. Dustrenkai nodded with a heavy face, thinking of the angry face of His Majesty Falcon, the admiral of the Imperial Navy couldn't help but feel a little headache, His Majesty's anger was only afraid that it was going to fall this time! His hand holding the letter trembled a little

"Your Excellency, look at the agreement......" The Strange nobleman seemed to sense something

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to present it to the Emperor for the time being, next time!, your agreement can be handed over to the Imperial Administrator in the Putao region, and let him submit it according to the procedure" Dustrenkai waved his hand a little annoyed, these Aliens felt that something was wrong, so they immediately showed the temperament of the wind and the rudder, which was really annoying!

The Stranger left in a gloomy manner, leaving Dustrengke alone to think about what to do, "My lord, a letter for you!" Just when he felt anxious, the adjutant pushed the door in again, holding a letter in his hand, and said with a strange face

Dustrunkai glanced at the delicate and gorgeous cover, the smooth and neat cover, the delicate handwriting, should have come from the handwriting of that aristocratic lady. This couldn't help but make him frown slightly, what's going on! When, the dignified Imperial Admiralty became a messenger!

He angrily wanted the adjutant to throw away the letter, but his gaze swept over the adjutant's strange face, and finally he held back and asked angrily, "Who sent it?"

"A woman who calls herself Turit Colin!" said the adjutant with a complicated face

"What did you say?" Dustrengke's face was stunned, his eyes lit up slightly, thinking that he had heard it wrong, and hurriedly reconfirmed, "What did you say was the woman's name?"

"Turit Colleen!" The adjutant was startled by his look, and hurriedly repeated, "That woman is at the door below!"

"Bastard, fool, what are you waiting for here!Let Her Royal Highness the Princess in at once!" Dustrenkai shouted to the adjutant as he panicked by arranging his collar, and suddenly thought of something, and shouted again, "No, I'll go myself!"

A gorgeous carriage stopped at the bottom of the harbor lighthouse, holding a companion card issued by the Imperial Administrator in his hand, Turit Colin was dressed in a long white dress, with a veil on his head, standing at the position of the lighthouse, from here, it was just right to have an unobstructed view of the entire port, looking at the large transport ships moored in the harbor, looking at the groups of murderous soldiers walking on the transport ships, Turit Colin's eyes were bright,

She didn't ask about the army at the beginning, because the fat man didn't want her to ask about the army.

Next to Turit Colin is a beautiful woman in a palace dress wearing a long black dress, who looks a little similar to Turit Colin, who is watching so many Imperial soldiers evacuate from Putao, this is not a small action, this means that the Falcon Empire's strategy for Putao has changed dramatically,

She couldn't help but be curious. The one in his little sister's mouth, what kind of important person is he in the Falcon Empire,

If the name Falcon Empire was still unfamiliar before, but in the past three months, the name Falcon Empire has shocked too many countries,

Although she was not involved in government affairs, she also heard some news about the northern part of the Obaro, the Falcon Army in the north to defeat the Gallic Empire's 500,000 troops, that was after the Falcon Empire forced Gangfei to move to Beijing, and once again shook the entire Obaro continent.

Even his own Duke Yan Sù, who has always disdained to express it, said that it was indisputable that the Falcon Empire had stepped into the ranks of the continental powers in the first war, and it was indisputable that the Falcon Empire had once again defeated Gaul, proving that the Falcon Empire was stepping onto the hegemony of the northern region ......of Obaro!