As a member of Zheng Zhilong's maritime power, He Qing considered himself to be a seafarer. He had even been to Batavia once.

However, he never thought that after crossing Batavia, he would have to go all the way east. After resting for one night at a remote camp, he took a boat and sailed south for five days. He came to a place that no one had ever mentioned.

Continents that have been reached.

He got off the boat with many immigrants. When he was at a loss, a group of soldiers in gray uniforms (rural soldiers) shouted at them, and they were divided into men and women into a huge bathhouse. They took off all the clothes on their bodies and washed themselves in a pool.

I went to another pool and washed four pools in a row to clean away the contaminated dirt along the way.

After leaving the bathhouse, each person was given a piece of linen clothing and was taken to the cafeteria in batches. The meal was also simple, a bowl of polenta paste and two roasted potatoes.

After dinner, I was led by a group of "minions" to a neat wooden house, and every ten people were randomly assigned to a room.

Lying on the simple straw mat, He Qing suddenly realized that he seemed to have arrived at the place called Hanzhou. Several companions who mixed with him among the immigrants successively arrived in Phu Quoc Island and Batavia.

They have been separated. However, they must have come to Hanzhou, but I don’t know where they went.

While eating, I heard soldiers in gray military uniforms talking around, saying that some immigrants would be transferred to Heishan City inland (Heishan Fort and nearby residential areas have been merged into Heishan City) and New Huai'an City after a night's rest.

When He Qing got off the boat and registered what technical skills he had, he applied for boat-operating and fishing skills. He was expected to be left in Jianye City on the seaside.

Along the way, when he went up to the deck to get some air, he would try hard to write down the position of the sun or stars at that time, as well as the special sights of islands, land, or rocks along the way. As a very experienced maritime pilot, he had already sketched the scene in his mind.

He drew a rough route. As long as he was given paper and pen, he would recall and sketch it out in detail. If he could make one or two trips by boat, he would definitely find this place accurately from Daming.

As the ruler of Hanzhou, Qi Tian and other managers did not notice at all that several spies sent by Zheng Zhilong had sneaked into Hanzhou. Of course, considering that the Ming Dynasty was so far away from Hanzhou, even if they were

Zheng Zhilong discovered the situation in Hanzhou, so what? How do you pass on the information you discovered?

At present, the sailors on all the transport ships in Hanzhou are almost the first two batches of immigrants and Dan people from the Ming Dynasty. As for the later immigrants, even if they can operate a boat, they have to go to the Fisheries Department under the National Government to work

More than a year of fishing work.

Currently, the focus of all military and administrative personnel in Hanzhou is on the transfer and resettlement of the more than 4,000 immigrants who will follow.

Now the entire immigration process has been slowly divided into four stages. Luo Rucheng took two ships headed by "Tuochan No. 1" to continuously transfer the hungry people gathered in Guangzhou to Phu Quoc Island. And with the newly purchased Galen ship

The "Xingye" and "Tochan 3" went to Phu Quoc Island to transfer the immigrants to Batavia.

Hanzhou's local "Polang 1" and "Polang 2" transported a large amount of nanmu from Xinxiangbao to Batavia, and then filled the immigrants and returned to Xinxiangbao.

The original experimental flying shear ship "Feiyu No. 1" and the newly launched flying shear ship "Feiyu No. 2" in early August relied on their ultra-fast speed to travel non-stop to and from Xinxiang Fort and Jianye City, leaving the transit stranded in Xinxiang.

The immigrants from Fort were brought back to Hanzhou.

Hu Pingjiang, who stayed on Phu Quoc Island, had already begun to organize the temporarily stranded immigrants to build Xinsheng Fort. This was because the message from Hanzhou clearly told them that this island could not be abandoned and must be occupied as a transfer station for immigrants.

Because neither Chenla nor Champa will pose a threat to this island at this time. They will be busy fighting with each other for a long time in the future and have no time to pay attention to this inconspicuous island. As for the Dutch

, the Portuguese, it is estimated that they will not be interested in this humble island. After all, there seems to be no valuable properties on the island.

Then, occupying Xinsheng Island (renamed Phu Quoc Island), there will be two transfer points on the immigration route of Hanzhou, one behind the other, which will provide effective supplies and repairs for future immigration transportation, greatly reducing the number of immigrants.

Transport fatality rate.

In fact, Qi Tian also wanted to let others take over Natuna Island, but he had many concerns.

Xinsheng Island is surrounded by small countries, and there is no time to pay attention to who will occupy it. But Natuna Island is different. It is right on the route between Batavia and Ming Dynasty, Japan and North Korea.

Once they rashly occupy Natuna Island, they may arouse the suspicion and vigilance of the Dutch.

Of course, there is also a negative way to establish a transfer point for immigrants. That is to throw hundreds of immigrants on Natuna Island, provide early colonization materials, and let them develop on their own first, without being included in the Hanzhou system.

However, there is still a risk. If the Dutch take a fancy to it, they might choose it and use it as a supply point for their own route.

"What does Hanzhou want me to do this time?" Hu Wenjin asked with a smile as he watched Niu Jinmin leading a group of sailors into the warehouse. Almost every time someone from Hanzhou comes, they will put forward various needs, right?

It requires a certain kind of craftsman, a certain kind of tool, or a certain kind of equipment.

"Commander Hu!" Niu Jinmin also smiled and cupped his hands, "We still need people this time! ... Wen Po, we must prepare at least ten Wen Pos next month!"

"Why, a large number of women will give birth to babies in Hanzhou next month?" Hu Wenjin asked in surprise.

"About September and October, more than two hundred women will give birth to children." With more than three hundred women getting married in January this year, Hanzhou will welcome more than three hundred women in the coming September to October.

Come to a baby boom.

Niu Jinmin's daughter-in-law is expected to give birth in mid-to-late September. He is quite concerned about finding a stable wife in Batavia.

Early the next morning, Niu Jinmin found Hu Wenjin in a panic and reported an unexpected incident to him.

"Two more sailors are gone? What are you doing for food?" Hu Wenjin was furious when Niu Jinmin said that two sailors had not returned since they went out last night.

Niu Jinmin was also a little panicked. Half a month ago, a sailor on the ship disappeared in Batavia. They thought he was a new sailor who couldn't stand the remoteness of Hanzhou and ran away because of the prosperity of Batavia.

Nowadays, after the transport ship from Hanzhou to Batavia docks, it will stay in the dock warehouse unless necessary. Among the two sailors who did not return from the trip last night, there is also an old brother. They are planning to buy

He brought some wine on board to serve as backup drinking water. When he didn't return late at night, Niu Jinmin thought he was out fooling around and didn't care.

As a result, at dawn, Niu Jinmin saw that the two people had not returned yet, and immediately knew that something had happened.

"You guys stay here for a day. I'm going to look for Brother Lin Liu to see if he can help us find someone. I don't believe it. How can two grown men be kidnapped?" At this time, Su Minggang

The Chinese Kapitan has resigned and is replaced by Brother Lin Liu. Therefore, in Batavia, if you ask him for help with some things, you can still solve most problems.

In a small warehouse not far from the Hanzhou Warehouse, a cruel torture had lasted all night. Luisto Suarez stared at his blood-red eyes and remained silent for a long time on several hastily drawn route maps.

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He believed that after a whole night of repeated torture, the two sailors captured last night should have nothing to hide anymore.

It's just that these route maps are too crudely drawn! Luisto Suarez shook his head. Perhaps the two sailors were limited to their low cognitive abilities and were not professional navigators, so that was all they could do.

"Sir, what should we do with those two people? Or just like last time, kill them and then sink them into the sea?" A follower came over and asked in a low voice, exuding a strong smell of blood.

"No, keep them. Are we going to take them back to Manila?" Luisto Suarez lowered his head and still studied the abstract route maps.

"Sir, should we find a Chinese interpreter to confirm whether what they said is correct?"

After hearing this, Luisto Suarez was moved in his heart, and then shook his head. The interpreters here should all have Dutch backgrounds. If they don't get it right from beginning to end, they can easily be caught by the Dutch. It's better not to take the risk of making any extraneous matters and reply.

It’s not too late to confirm again in Manila.

Having captured three pirates one after another, we should know the approximate location of where they were hiding. The approximate time of the voyage, when to turn, and what island signs are on the road. These may require a ship to be slowly explored and verified.

The goal of catching all the pirates in the group seems to be getting closer. Anyone who challenges the authority of the Kingdom of Spain will be punished. No matter where they hide, they will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Kingdom of Spain!

Early in the morning a week later, several businessmen who called themselves Genoese boarded a Portuguese merchant ship at the port of Batavia, carrying several wooden boxes.
Chapter completed!