1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 193 Desire
"Commander Yu, why are you here?" Chen Dalang saw Yu Fukun arriving on the shore in a small boat at the wharf of Baohewan in Xinxiang, and quickly stretched out a hand to pull him ashore.

"What's wrong, I can't come to Chen Dalang's site!" Yu Fukun said with a smile: "Dalang, you've done a good job, Xinxiang Castle has begun to take shape!"

Yu Fukun came to Xinxiangpu with two "Breaking Waves". In addition to dozens of tons of sugar produced by Hanzhou, there were also a large number of arquebuses, swords and spears captured by the Spaniards on board. Proper weapons for women trade.

Moreover, the Dutch East India Company’s currency, Dutch Guilders, minted in Montenegro City, was also on board, with a total of [-] guilders, which were used to purchase all kinds of production and living materials needed by Hanzhou in Batavia and to bribe colonial officials.Along with the ship were nearly a hundred soldiers from the Hanzhou Marine Corps. They would be the first troops assembled in Batavia to attack Luzon.

After more than a year of development, Xinxiangbao has reclaimed more than 2000 mu of rice fields and more than 100 mu of vegetable fields nearby. In addition to fully satisfying its own use, it can also provide hundreds of tons of rice to Hanzhou locals every year.With the continuous transformation and cultivation of the farmland, perhaps in a few years, the scale of Xinxiangbao's farmland will continue to expand, and it will also increase from the current two crops a year to three crops a year.

Even without considering the status of Xinxiangbao as a transit supply point, Hanzhou is determined not to give up on it because it can continue to provide a large amount of food and timber in the future.Even if the Portuguese threatened with force, Hanzhou would not hesitate to fight for it.

The population of Xinxiangbao has been continuously intercepted, and each group of immigrants will stay here due to physical discomfort. The current population has reached more than 870 people.Of course, the population statistics here do not include the more than 600 natives who were captured before and after Xinxiangbao.

The felling of forests and the development of farmland in the outermost part of Xinxiangbao were all driven by these natives.In fact, nature is the fairest when it comes to speaking. The natives do not have high productivity and organizational skills, but they have given them the ability to resist the tropical rainforest environment.

Since the development and construction of Xinxiangbao, although the most stringent malaria prevention and control measures have been adopted, nearly 200 people died in the past one year, most of them died of malaria.

"Yes, so far this month, six people have died. All of them were caused by mosquito bites when they couldn't stand the heat and humidity when they were working in the field." Chen Dalang glanced at the remote place in the city. In the isolation point, two more people contracted malaria and suffered in the isolation room.

"Whether the dried bark (Kinney bark) given to you by the chief executive is useful." Yu Fukun also sighed.Malaria, which is the miasma that people are talking about, its hazards and prevention methods, has gradually been accepted by everyone.However, in order to develop and build Hanzhou’s eastern immigration route, the environment of the supply points on the route is almost similar to that of Xinxiangbao.

Although the initial development was all carried out by Hanzhou natives and Luzon natives, in the end, countless immigrants were needed to fill in the past and firmly control those sites in Hanzhou's hands.

"Very useful?" Chen Dalang said excitedly: "Last month, several township soldiers and officials contracted malaria and took the powder made from dried bark, and all of them survived. There are many more in Jianye City." ?"

"The other half is for the supply points on the Eastern Front in the future." Yu Fukun shook his head and said, "The chief manager said that there may be a little more of this kind of dry bark in the Spaniards in Luzon."

Considering the scarcity and preciousness of cinchona bark, in Xinxiangbao, ordinary people will not use it easily if they have malaria.Only the main officials in the city and the backbone of the village soldiers will be rescued. Even so, the stock of Kinney bark is rapidly decreasing.

Therefore, in the coming October, when the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces attacked Luzon, Niuhu, who led the landing attack, was instructed to obtain as much Kinney bark as possible.

After unloading some of the production tools in Xinxiangpu, on the second day, Yu Fukun and his party left Timor Island and sailed to Batavia.

On September [-]th, two "Breaking Waves" entered the port of Batavia. After unloading the Marine Corps soldiers and some cargo, they took advantage of the darkness and carried weapons to the delivery island agreed with the Kingdom of Johor.

"Old Yu, this is your first time in Batavia. I want to entertain you well, let you experience the excitement of the bustling world, and taste all kinds of delicacies from Nanyang and Ming Dynasty!" Hu Wenjin saw Yu Fukun He actually came to Batavia and excitedly dragged him to the city.

Zhang Nianchun looked enviously at the two deputy commanders of Hanzhou entering the city. As the leader of this group of marines, he could only restrain his troops at the Hanzhou warehouse.At the same time, make preparations for entering the Dutch military camp the next day.

On this night, Yu Fukun saw for the first time the extravagance of Nanyang businessmen, the material desires piled up with money, and Hu Wenjin's long sleeves.

In Hanzhou, he has also seen and handled huge amounts of gold and silver, as well as coins from various countries.At that time, these money and objects were just numbers and piles of materials.

It was only this night that Yu Fukun truly realized that money has magical powers.They can be so enjoyable, so intoxicating.

"Old Hu, is this the house you bought in Batavia?" Yu Fukun looked at the extremely luxurious Sanjin courtyard in front of him, quite uncomfortable.Looking at this mansion, it is even richer than the former mansion of Dengzhou Navy Admiral.

"The mansions of Ming merchants in Nanyang are all like this!" Hu Wenjin said with a smile, he led the way ahead, "In Nanyang, in Batavia, as long as you have some means and contacts at sea, it is too easy to make a fortune. Let me tell you, if we don't occupy that Hanzhou, and don't get many immigrants, all of us can be so rich and rich, earning wealth for several lifetimes!"

"Why, do you want to be a rich man?" Yu Fukun asked.

"Heh..." Hu Wenjin chuckled, "We sold our lives to Master Cao, how can we hide here and become rich? In the future, our Hanzhou will become stronger and our country will be established, and we will only become richer and more prosperous !"

"Old Hu, you haven't been fascinated by this glamorous world yet!" Yu Fukun sat on a luxurious grand master's chair, patted the armrest lightly with his hand, "With money, I will live like a prince!"

"Isn't that right?" Hu Wenjin sat on another grand teacher's chair, "We have worked hard for more than ten years, and only in the past two years, I feel that I live like a person! Daming, who is a dog, really deserves to die! "

"You said that you live like a human being. Don't those people in Hanzhou live like dogs?" Yu Fukun said lightly.

"Old Yu, what do you mean by that?" Hu Wenjin asked dissatisfied.

"Old Hu, do you know that Master Cao's house in Jianye City is not half the size of your house. Even Qi Tian, ​​although he is the chief executive of the civil government, is still living with a dog. A brick house!" Yu Fukun said softly.

"Huh?" Hu Wenjin looked at Yu Fukun in confusion, not knowing what he meant by saying this.

"Old Hu!" Yu Fukun took another look at the ornately decorated room, and shook his head with a wry smile, "You are enjoying yourself so much now, but you have never thought about the hardships of Hanzhou now."

"I..., I know that Hanzhou is difficult now, but I am also working hard here!" Hu Wenjin said with some grievances: "I try my best every day to buy all kinds of materials for Hanzhou, collect craftsmen, women, and Sailors. In which month, seven or eight ships of people and supplies were not sent to Hanzhou!"

"You are the vice-commander of Hanzhou, shouldn't you be doing this?" Yu Fukun said: "That kid Qi Tian is only 17 years old this year, and he runs back and forth in several towns in Hanzhou all day, either in workshops or in farmland. Water conservancy, or the construction of settlements. Has he ever complained?"

"This Hanzhou will be passed on to him in the future!" Hu Wenjin muttered.

"Old Hu, you also know that this Hanzhou will be passed on to Qitian in the future." Yu Fukun said seriously: "We are in such a position now because of our friendship with Master Cao for more than ten years. Qitian's boy can We don't have any friendship, and we will take Master Cao's seat in the future, how should we deal with ourselves?"

"..." Hu Wenjin was stunned for a while, "What should we do in the future?"

"In the future, I don't know." Yu Fukun said: "Now, you have to restrain yourself. Looking at your beautiful mansion, there must be a lot of women hiding in it!... We are old friends, I will give you some advice. Wake up, if you let the people of Hanzhou know about your luxurious enjoyment, you may not be able to accept it calmly!"

When Hu Wenjin heard this, he woke up suddenly.Yes, Hanzhou is struggling, and he is still struggling and struggling to fill his stomach and put on clothes.I was a little carried away, and I ignored the feelings of those people in Hanzhou.

"Old Yu, I will move to the warehouse in a few days."

"People should be self-aware." Yu Fukun said, "We can enjoy whatever blessings we have."

After Yu Fukun left, Hu Wenjin sat in the room for a long time, and then sighed, "Why can we share adversity and not share blessings?...Qi Tian is only 17 years old now, and I still have time."

(End of this chapter)