Yan Zheng didn't know the strength of the Ming pirates at this time, and he didn't know how much contact Zhang He had with the Ming court.

However, the idea of acquiring firearms is a very ambitious one. It is even possible that they want to treat firearms as a vote.

And in this temptation, Zhang Xi's words seemed to be a reminder, but more to explain the situation to Yan Zheng.

The meaning is also obvious, that is, Dongfan is already a piece of fat, and my lord can naturally do business honestly, and he is not willing to let others come in and get a piece of the pie.

But if it is persecuted by other big forces, my lord will have to give in, unless my lord has stronger force to deter these people.

This made Yan Zheng have to guard against it, and he couldn't defend it all. He chose to trade them armor, and that's why, armor can increase their strength to a limited extent.

For this kind of half-thief and half-businessman, he is even more wary of it. In his opinion, there should be no pirates on the sea.

In the future, there should be only one order and only one power on the East Asian sea, and only in this way can we ensure the prosperity of commerce and trade here.

After thinking for a while, he brushed down his opinions on Zhang He's trade, and put forward several new ones: reduce the output of fur, increase the purchase of hemp yarn, increase the output of foot-operated threshers, increase the purchase of one penny of silver per population, and increase the purchase of pig iron.

This can be regarded as expressing dissatisfaction, and it also makes Zhang He understand that it is better not to stop the human trade, otherwise he will be worthless immediately.

After writing the handling opinions, Yan Zheng summoned An Shan.

"You've gotten my mind along the way, haven't you?" As soon as An San entered the door, Yan Zheng asked with a smile.

An San bowed and said, "I guessed it, but if it is implemented, it is better to let some natives also participate in it!"

"Why?"

"These immigrants are not suitable for the environment here, which is what they call unadaptable, but in the quarantine area, these people have lived for a long time, and only sporadic people have this symptom.

It shows that as long as it is not a deep mountain and dense forest, these people can still adapt slowly! Therefore, let some of the aborigines cut down the trees first! ”

Yan Zheng smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, you just need to understand that the people who will be sent here to build roads and mine in the future are not Huaxia people, they are not the same gods as us, and their customs and languages are also different from ours."

"However, this is a bit of a waste of manpower, you know, there is a shortage of people on this side of the bamboo trench, and there is also a shortage of people on the Mocheng side, so it is not cost-effective to waste people on this matter in vain!" Ansan said puzzled.

Yan Zheng nodded and said: "We are short of manpower, but what we lack is fuel, and some things cannot be measured by a few manpower." This process of opening the way is not like our previous reclamation, even if the aborigines are used, the aborigines may die in large numbers. ”

"My request is to build this road as quickly as possible, regardless of human lives, even if someone dies every day, I can't let go of the progress, in a word, to build this road, I was ready to die people, in order not to die Chinese people, I can only get Japanese people!"

An San thought for a while and said, "Does it mean that if you don't hurry, you can reduce the number of deaths?"

"Ansan, you don't think so!" Yan Zheng sighed and said: "This matter is like the difference between the big benevolent government and the small benevolent government, and the little renzheng is talking about your kind of thinking."

You may have been fighting for a long time and have captured more prisoners, so you feel that prisoners of war are also laborers, and as long as you guide them well, you can also farm and work. So you already know that you have to give these prisoners of war some preferential treatment so that they can live. ”

"But you're a little Renzheng! Xiao Renzheng may be able to die less, but relatively speaking, he will lose the advantage of time! Now there is a strong enemy outside, and the internal development is about to reach the bottleneck period, what we have to do at this time is to do it as quickly as possible.

Only in this way can we establish a strong industrial capacity in the shortest possible time, so that everyone can not underestimate us! ”

"This is a great benevolence, even if it is necessary to sacrifice some people, I may choose to agree, because I am not only responsible for this generation, but also for all future generations. Even if there is some infamy that I want to memorize, I have to carry it! I beg to leave a legacy for future generations! ”

An San lowered his head and thought sharply for a while, frowned and said, "I understand, I will do my best to promote the cultivation of this road!"

"Well, you can rest assured, although these road builders are widows, the food supported by Mocheng can still ensure that they can drink a bowl of thick porridge every day." Yan Zheng said benevolently.

His move was really merciful, I don't know how much more merciful than Little Japan, you must know that when Japan plundered Dongfan, every mine was piled up by human life.

Among these people who were arrested to open mines, there were Han people who had a fatality rate of more than 80 percent in three years, and basically no one lived for five years.

Ansan said: "Then you might as well give me some more Ming immigrants, so that they can cultivate on the other side of the Beidai River, where the water flow is abundant, the yield must be higher, and they can supply this side better than farming in Meaux!"

Yan Zheng agreed: "This is not a problem, I will definitely not lack you food, even if the life of Mocheng is tighter, it will ensure supply, as long as you open this road as soon as possible, you can make the people of Mocheng a little easier one day earlier!"

An San nodded fiercely, this is a heavier responsibility.

"Also, you need to understand that there are some things that can only be done but not said, and the construction process of this road should not have a lot of written records.

And much more, just report it through numbers and verbal orders! You can't get too involved in the information in it, and you can't let people outside Dongfan know about the situation here! Yan Zheng explained in a low voice.

An San bowed and said: "I must pay attention to secrecy, and never let the things inside affect the glorious image of our Mo City!"

Yan Zheng smiled and said, "It's good if you understand!" Remember, the follow-up Japanese people will be sent here directly, and after they are delivered, you can just push them up and use them! If there is any infectious disease, your army will withdraw immediately and let them fend for themselves! ”

Ansan nodded again.

After chatting, Yan Zheng solemnly handed over the data booklet of road construction to Ansan.

This booklet is an account of how to build simple dirt roads, and it deals with the ideas of the Italian Toglita (c. 1587), which is the first time in history that some basic concepts of modern roads have been proposed.

In short, the road had to be higher than the groundwater level, and the sides of the road had to be equipped with drainage ditches, using culverts of several meters to keep the water from overflowing the road.

According to Yan Zheng's idea, the road construction in Dongfan in the future will mainly use gravel, first build a relatively solid roadbed, and then lay gravel and mortar on it.

This kind of road does not require cement, but it is much easier to walk than a dirt road, and it can also run a freight carriage.

An San took it and took a look, but suddenly relaxed a little, because the requirements above were not as high as expected.

The standard of this road is much lower than the road connecting the Yan'an River and the Beidai River!

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