The Ming Dynasty talker in the box

Chapter 37 New Base Camp

The desert island was a place randomly chosen by Li Hengqu and the group of people who rescued the monk. Later, when he came to the reverse world for no reason, he also temporarily chose the desert island to settle down.

What I wanted at that time was to turn the desert island into a trade and financial center, and use a small desert island to leverage the whole world. Just thinking about this scene makes me feel wonderful.

Now that I think about it, this original idea was too much.

First of all, the first thorny problem faced by the desert island is that there is no fresh water resource, and water cannot always be transported through boxes.

As for building water storage facilities or collecting rainwater, they are relatively inefficient methods and cannot support the operation of a large trading city-state.

Secondly, the area of ​​the desert island is too small. Currently, a thousand people can crowd the island.

The original idea was to reclaim land from the sea. Using boxes, we could dig out mud and rocks from everywhere. It was only a matter of time before we built a large island with a diameter of dozens of kilometers.

But the problem arises in time. If you look through the history books, you will know that there is no time.

The current situation is even more urgent than recorded in history books. After Li Zicheng failed, he didn't even have a chance to escape back to Beijing and ascend the throne.

Li Hengqu's first priority now is to prevent the Qing army from moving further south. It is impossible to waste time on reclamation.

So now we really need to choose a new base camp. As for the desert island, let it be a prison in the future. Those who cause trouble will be thrown directly to the desert island.

After making this decision, Li Hengqu began to think about some conditions that the new base camp needed to meet.

Because in order to build a trade transfer station and financial center, it is best for this base camp to be located on the commercial waterway, and this must be met along the coast.

The base camp cannot conflict with local forces. This will not only delay the pace of construction, but also run counter to the goal of saving the Ming Dynasty.

It is best to have enough population and natural resources here to meet the early production and construction needs, without me having to work part-time as a courier boy all the time.

Stay away from the center of power and don't get in each other's eyes. It's best to be in a place where the court is powerless even if it wants to take care of it.

To sum up, it has convenient transportation, abundant resources and no interference.

Li Hengqu first thought of Taiwan, but the next second Taiwan was automatically excluded.

At this time, Taiwan was occupied by the Dutch and would not be recovered by Zheng Chenggong for more than ten years, so Taiwan could not be seen on the screen at all.

Then there is another option, Hainan.

Li Hengqu had traveled to Hainan several times before and took the initiative to learn about Hainan's geography and history, giving him a general idea.

During the Ming Dynasty, Qiongzhou Prefecture was established in Hainan, covering three states and ten counties. In the late Ming Dynasty, it gradually became one of the important trade hubs.

At that time, many trading ports emerged. Qiongzhou Port in the north, Tongshi Port in the southwest, Hulu Port in the center, and Lingshui Port in the southeast were all very mature ports.

If Li Hengqu wants to build a port city, it is best to avoid these four places.

He frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that when he was traveling in Hainan, he went to a place called Longwan District, which is located forty miles east of Qionghai City.

It is said that the Longhai Port here is one of the three major deep-water ports in Hainan.

Li Hengqu took a closer look and found that the terrain here was flat, with acres of farmland, and it had not yet been developed into a commercial port.

nice!It looks very promising for development.

Li Hengqu looked at some other areas and found no place better than Longhai Port for the time being.

Then decide this place first, and then talk about it if there are other choices in the future.

As for how to openly develop a piece of Ming Dynasty land without being conquered by the imperial court?

Very simple!Let Zhu Youjian issue a decree and rent the land to me. Anyway, there is no shortage of money.

Zhu Youjian has too many things that can be manipulated, so he is not afraid that he will not agree.

The reason why we don’t want to build a ready-made port city is that the imperial court cannot agree to it unless we follow the example of Britain and France and directly coerce it.

Secondly, the operation model of commercial cities is incompatible with the old administrative system. If you don't want to be hampered by the Ming Dynasty's bureaucracy, the best way is to develop it from scratch.

Now that the address of the base camp has been tentatively selected, the next step is to select an ideal talent to oversee the construction of the city.Li Hengqu turned around in his head, and finally found out in frustration that his understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty was too little, and he could not find talents for civil engineering at all.

But somewhat unexpectedly, a name popped up in his mind again and again: Shi Kefa.

He is currently serving as Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, the accompanying capital.

Judging from the history books, this guy is capable, serious, and has good character, but he is too simple and is often played around by Ma Shiying and others.

History has proven that his official career could not save the Ming Dynasty. All his efforts were in vain and even occasionally had counterproductive effects.

How about giving him another place to shine?

With his serious and responsible attitude, it is reassuring to leave the construction of the base camp to him for supervision.

As for what kind of talents are needed to build a port city, how much wood, stone, brick and other building materials are needed, how much money is needed, etc., all are left to him to consider. Anyway, I can give him the bottom line.

Shi Kefa, please keep the Anno 1880 game experience card.

Hmm...how do I get Shi Kefa to do something for me?Hey, Zhu You still has to check out the horse.

Well, let's make this decision for now, Comrade Zhu Youjian, it will all depend on your performance in the next few days.

Li Hengqu lay back on the soft bed. He found that he was making decisions quickly and hastily. This was not a good habit.

But the reason why this happened was because there was no one around him who could help him make suggestions.

Long Jiu's understanding is good, but he can't be broken in half and used.The monk is not bad, but it must be extremely difficult for Long Jiu to deal with the agricultural cooperative's affairs at the moment, and he needs his help.

Apart from these two people, Li Hengqu could no longer think of anyone who could help him with his head.

It seems that we need to select talents as soon as possible and form a grassroots team, otherwise we will put it aside if we are tired, mainly because we are too busy.

Hey, don’t think about this for now and have a good sleep.

He wanted to call Gerou over to rub his temples, but he thought that there were many things going on during this time, and someone would call him for help at any time.

Therefore, the box cannot be hidden for the time being, which would make it inconvenient for Gerou to come in.

"Master Li, Master Li, are you awake?"

"Lord Yishi, Lord Yishi."

Li Hengqu was awakened by the sound outside the door, and then heard Long Jiu's call on the screen.

He looked outside. It was already bright, which meant that he had slept long enough, but he still felt very tired. It seemed that he was under a lot of mental stress during this period.

"What's the matter?" He tried to keep his tone calm.

"Sir Yishi, help me..." This was the first time Li Hengqu heard panic in Long Jiu's voice.

Shut up, what are you yelling about? If you tell me again, I will put socks in your mouth.

A man's rough voice came from the screen.

Li Hengqu sat up suddenly, completely sleepless.

He looked at the screen, but the screen was dark and nothing could be seen. This meant that Long Jiu was not within the 500-meter radius of Li Hengqu at the moment.

"Young Master Li, Young Master Li."

Gerou's urgent shout came again from outside the door.

Li Hengqu stepped forward and opened the door.

"Master Li, something happened to Long Jiu."

(End of this chapter)