my wonderful zoo

Chapter 6

Going down the river, there was some headwind after going out to sea. The ship slowly circled Lantau Island and headed east to Lamma Island.

Lamma Island is also known as Boliao Chau and Boliao Chau. The latter two names are not as image-like as Lamma, so most of the fishermen on the island call it Lamma Island.

At present, the entire Lamma Island has been bought by Chen Xun. Some refugees rescued from the north are resettled on it. Some bananas and sugar cane are grown daily. The most important thing is to raise pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, and ducks on the island. , and in recent years are still trying to carry out offshore farming.With these industries, Chen Xun supported more than 3000 people on Lamma Island.

The ship was about to enter the port, and Chen Xun and Lu Hui came to the deck.

A small sailboat sailed from Lamma Island in front. Standing at the bow of the boat was a rough man wearing a silk robe. The robe was bulging out from the cotton clothes inside and was not comfortable at all. His hair was even tied with a scholar's crown.The overall attire is very elegant, but the masculinity of this outfit really does not match, and instead looks a bit arrogant.

"Mr. Lang, do you think that slut can complete your task? Don't end up wasting time and energy and delaying your business."

"Relax, being a bandit is his specialty. If he hadn't met us, he might have developed into a giant bandit." Chen Xun was also a little amused by this slut and said with a smile.

When Ke Lei was a pirate, he adhered to the principle of not going ashore to disturb the people, not to rob fishermen, but only to rob merchant ships at sea. Therefore, he was able to buy various supplies and replenish manpower from the fishermen who docked, and his power developed quickly.

"Master, are you here to express condolences to us during the Chinese New Year?" Ke Lei shouted loudly as soon as the two ships approached.

At present, in addition to fifteen armed merchant ships and 27 medium-sized fishing boats, the Chen family also has twelve warships, six medium and six small, and no large ships.There are four warships stationed on Lamma Island, two medium and two small, all of which are lucky ships. They are mainly used to protect the Chen family's property in the Pearl River estuary area from foreign pirates.

"Yes, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Come and see the Triton brothers. The condolences are on the ship. You can arrange for someone to unload the goods." The ship docked at the port in West Bay of Lamma Island, and the Triton guards who were training in the port came over immediately. Help with unloading.

"Thank you, sir!" "Thank you, Mr. Lang!"......
Chen Xun has no official status, nor is he named on the gold medal list. His current household registration is only that of a farmer. It is a bit old-fashioned to call him an official. His subordinates refer to him as an official or a husband based on his closeness.

"Let's go to the meeting hall." Chen Xun said. These sea guards are all familiar faces, so there is no need to hand out condolences in person.

"What are you wearing? It's outrageous." After entering the meeting hall, Chen Xun started training directly.

Ke Lei was thick-skinned, had been a pirate, and was very oily, so tactful conversation was not suitable.Moreover, since he is the person in charge of this military port, it is really unreasonable not to wear the uniform of a sea guard.

"I'm taking a day off today, and Lao Guo introduced me to a young lady. You see, I'm already this old, so I'll leave her behind." Ke Lei didn't care about Chen Xun's tone and chuckled.

He understands that as long as he is still useful and does not make mistakes in the general direction, he will not be punished.

He also knew that the Chen family had prospered too quickly and lacked foundation and talents at sea. Chen Xun could tolerate his temper and use him and put him close to watch, which meant that he was still useful.

"I came to see you this time for something important." Chen Xun stopped pursuing the matter and started getting down to business.

"I guess you can't help it anymore." Ke Lei said with a playful smile.

"You are the only one who is smart." Lu Hui added next to him. "Isn't this obvious? Refugees from the north are coming one after another. They must be resettled. Since Daxi Mountain has been unable to buy them, we must have to think of other ways." Ke Lei rolled his eyes at Lu Hui and said, Xishan includes Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island, which is now the location of Yanzha in Hainan.

Chen Xun nodded secretly after hearing this, and glanced at Lu Hui, meaning: "Look at his brain." Then he turned to Ke Lei and said, "I can place them in Changhua."

There is a Shilu iron ore mine in Changhua, Hainan. The grade of iron ore ranks first in China and top in the world.The important thing is that it is an open-pit iron mine that can be mined with current technical conditions, and there are also copper, gold, and sulfur in Changhua. The name Shilu comes from the copper mine that was first discovered.Of course, no copper mine has been discovered there yet, and it is not called Shilu yet.

"You are testing me." Ke Lei answered, looking a little smug: "Coincidentally, I really understand this point, although you bought mountains and land in Changhua, let's not talk about the land. I bought it from Han people. But there is a problem with the mountain. Those Li people don’t recognize the mountain you bought from Han officials. Over the years, you have invested money and people in Changhua Mountain, although I don’t know I know what your purpose is, but I am sure that your purpose has not been achieved, so there won’t be too many people there.”

The most important manifestation of achieving the goal is making a profit. The Chen family has invested money and people in Changhua over the years, but has only seen profits but no profits. It is obvious that the goal has not been achieved.

"Haha, you are right. I do need land to accommodate more refugees, so I came to you this time to let you return to your old profession and let the name of Thunder Lord resound throughout the southeastern sea." Chen Xun Of course, he would not tell Ke Lei that he had found the Shilu Iron Mine by virtue of the magnetic field sensing ability given by Snow Pigeon, and he could mine it on a large scale once the Li people were taken care of.

To deal with the Li people, all it takes is money. It doesn't cost their lives, it just costs a few hills.

After listening to Chen Xun's words, Ke Lei put away his smile.

In the past few years of working with Chen Xun, although he was instigated by others, his life has indeed become much more comfortable.In the past, he was worried about licking blood from his knife blade and did not dare to start a family, lest his family become someone else's fault.In the past few years, the Chen family has rarely felt at ease. No, they have already started asking people to introduce themselves to marriages.

"I just wanted to stay as a queen, but you drove me away." Ke Lei was a little embarrassed.

"I'm not trying to drive you away. Even if you go back to your old job, you will still have to be led by Haiwei. It doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want." Chen Xun replied. He knew what Ke Lei was worried about. Being under the leadership of Haiwei , you can get the support of the Chen family, which is much easier than going out and doing it alone.

"I understand what you mean. How are you going to get the manpower for the ship?" With Chen Xun's consent, Ke Lei was relieved.

"In terms of manpower, the backbone will be drawn from Triton, and you can figure out what to do for the rest, and the ships will be taken from Penghu." Chen Xun replied.

"Get it from Penghu? I'm afraid my few ships are not enough." There are several groups of pirates in Penghu, and the big ones have more than [-] ships. Four ships from Lamma Island passed by, and it was like an egg against a stone.

"I will bring back the ships from Changhua, plus ten merchant ships and ten fishing boats." Chen Xun replied.

The warship configuration of Changhua is the same as that of Lamma Island, also four ships.The Chen family's merchant ships are all armed merchant ships. These days, there is no room for pure merchant ships to survive.The fishing boats of the Chen family are all medium-sized fishing boats. Their hulls are larger than small warships and slightly smaller than medium-sized warships.

"They're all out in force." Ke Lei praised.

"It's necessary. If the Chen family wants to continue to develop, the Penghu pirates will be on their backs." Chen Xun said.

(End of this chapter)