Cao Xiong stood on the edge of the reservoir, looking at the sparkling water and saying nothing.

After several expansions and renovations, the reservoir outside Jianye City has formed a small lake more than 900 meters long and 500 meters wide. More than a dozen workshops have been built upstream of the reservoir, which use the driving force of water power to produce various industrial and agricultural products.

Materials.

Taking into account the large amount of rain in the wet season every year and the surge of rivers upstream of the reservoir, the reservoir is planned to continue to be expanded until it is extended to the edge of the forest on the south side, eventually becoming a medium-sized reservoir with an area of ​​​​five square kilometers.

Similarly, the Panxi River near Heishui City took advantage of sufficient manpower to carry out large-scale politics in the early stage. The inlet near the river also turned into a huge reservoir after more than 2,000 people dug it.

Not only can it adjust the flood caused by the surge of river water during the wet season, but it can also irrigate more than 5,000 acres of nearby rice fields.

"Uncle, why are you alone by the lake?" Qi Tian led Qi Yuanshan down the embankment. "There are some Spanish skirmishers nearby who have not been captured. What should I do if I hurt you?"

"It's just a few scattered soldiers, nothing to worry about!" Cao Xiong smiled, "Besides, there is a flat plain beside the lake, and the enemy can be seen from a distance. There is no danger!... Why did you come here?"

"I just inspected a piece of farmland by the lake with several officials from the Agriculture Department of the Civilian Government and considered building a seed breeding base there." At present, Hanzhou's crops seem to have a yield of only a few varieties such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Except for that, the yield per mu of all other crops is very low.

Experienced farmers believe that in addition to the insufficient fertility of the farmland near Jianye City, there are also seeds of some crops that are obviously not suitable for the climate and soil environment in northern Hanzhou. He suggested that in addition to continuing to add various crops to the fields,

In addition to planting artificial fertilizers, we also need to select and cultivate seeds from the crops harvested each season, and gradually select those crop seeds that can gradually adapt to the environment in northern Hanzhou.

Qi Tian strongly agreed with this. After discussing with Pan Qifeng, he set up a separate seed selection department directly under the Agricultural Affairs Department, with some veteran farmers with rich agricultural planting experience serving as it.

Crop seeds need to be continuously optimized, so the horses, cattle, sheep and other large livestock owned by Hanzhou naturally need to be continuously optimized and cultivated. After the emergency war preparation supplies were transferred in the three months before the war, the stock of horses, cattle, sheep and other large livestock in Hanzhou

The number has directly doubled. The number of horses has reached more than 120, more than 230 cattle, more than 280 donkeys, more than 340 sheep, from the Southeast Asian islands, from Myanmar,

There are more than a dozen varieties and specifications from India and even Persia.

That being the case, why not try cross-breeding these livestock?

"Very good, we have made good seeds, so we in Hanzhou don't have to worry about starvation!" Cao Xiong said approvingly: "The foundation of our Hanzhou is supported by the small people. We not only need to

Make sure they have enough to eat, and do your best to protect them from being bullied by outsiders!"

Qi Tian knew that Cao Xiong was still worried about the Dutch.

"Uncle, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!" Qitian said with relief.

"In ten years, we can beat the Dutch?"

"..." Qi Tian was dumbfounded. In ten years, he could not guarantee that Hanzhou would be strong enough to challenge the Dutch East India Company alone, especially since its maritime power would form some kind of advantage over the Netherlands.

"I know that our Hanzhou is weak now, and we may not be able to compete with the Dutch in ten years. After all, they have been developing in Nanyang for decades, and we will not be able to catch up in a short time. But our Hanzhou

To develop and become stronger, we must break through the Dutch sphere of influence. Otherwise, where can we develop? Similarly, as Hanzhou gradually becomes stronger, the Dutch will definitely not watch us challenge them!

"

"So, we in Hanzhou will definitely fight a war with the Dutch in the future. Either we break through and occupy their sphere of influence, or we can only shrink back to Hanzhou itself."

"Great uncle!" Qi Tian praised sincerely: "In the past, Song Taizu once said that no one should be allowed to snore on the side of the couch! From now on, the Dutch in Hanzhou and Batavia would be in this situation. The result was just as my uncle said.

Word."

"My God, you used to insist on building various factories and workshops, just because you thought that in the future, we would break with the Dutch and we could continue to develop without being affected? In fact, you see further than all of us!"

"Developing industry is one of the purposes of dealing with the Dutch." Qi Tian shook his head and said: "Uncle, you may not know that this era is a time of great strife. Our Ming Dynasty is slowly declining, and during this period

The Westerners began to rise. The ultimate goal of developing industry was to build a strong Hanzhou, which would not only provide a place for us Han people to take refuge, but also provide us Han people with a strong backing to stand up straight."

"To do this, we can't just grow food and develop trade. In the future, wars will be fought to the end based on who has more steel, who has more artillery and guns, and who has more industrial products. You may think

Now the Dutch are very powerful. They occupy vast islands in the South China Sea and have hundreds of armed merchant ships."

"However, the Dutch have a fatal weakness. That is, they do not have heavy industry and specialize in trade monopoly. Although they can earn a lot of money and hire a large number of soldiers to fight for them, they do not have enough stamina to last. In addition,

The Dutch have a small territory in Europe, and there are threats from big powers around them. Maybe we in Hanzhou need to wait for a good opportunity to inflict heavy damage on them."

Qi Tian remembered that in the middle and late 17th century, the Netherlands and England fought four large-scale wars (the fourth Anglo-Dutch war broke out in the late 18th century). Perhaps Hanzhou could take advantage of these favorable opportunities to fight with the Netherlands.

Let's compete. Of course, the premise is that Hanzhou must have a certain number of professional warships or enough armed merchant ships.

"Then let's wait slowly. When Hanzhou has a certain strength, we will definitely challenge the threat of the Dutch." Cao Xiong nodded and said.

"Uncle, I think it is necessary for us in Hanzhou to establish an intelligence search department." Because Qi Tian could not know the time when several Anglo-Dutch wars broke out in history, he felt that someone must go to Batavia to inquire about similar political and economic issues.

Regarding military intelligence, then, should we in Hanzhou establish a military intelligence agency?

"Huh?" Cao Xiong suddenly heard that Qi Tian suddenly changed the topic to establishing an intelligence department, and his mind was a little confused.

"Uncle, you see, we learned that the Spaniards were coming to attack Hanzhou, and we heard it from the Dutch... What if the Dutch misbehave and encounter a similar situation again and don't tell us? That's right. How about it? It’s better not to be on high alert every day and be prepared for foreign invasion at any time. Therefore, I think it is necessary for us in Hanzhou to establish an intelligence agency to proactively search for enemy movements, prepare in advance for our Hanzhou, and do early warning work."

"At the same time, we also need to explore the distribution of forces in the entire Nanyang region. Where are the Westerners and where are the small states? And what is their relationship with each other, and what is the relationship with the Dutch, Spain, and Portugal."

"Oh, Xiaotian, you have a good idea." Cao Xiong understood what Qi Tian meant: "When I heard the Dutch told Spain that Spain was coming to attack us, I thought, why don't we send some people to Spain? Davia, or Luzon, should find out this information in advance. The intelligence agency you are talking about is probably the kind of Jin Yiwei we have in the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes! We in Hanzhou also need to set up a Jin Yiwei." Qi Tian said: "We must gather some good people and place them not only in Batavia, but also in Luzon, Ming Dynasty, and even some powerful small states in Southeast Asia. Inquire about their political and military information and collect it in Hanzhou. With this information, we can not only predict in advance which forces will act adversely against Hanzhou, but also know their internal details, so that we can take the initiative in the future. Provide intelligence support!”

"The Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty are the emperor's personal soldiers, conducting internal and external investigations. Are our Hanzhou Jin Yiwei the same?"

"Well, the Jinyi Guards established only need external intelligence information, and can use force when necessary. Internally, how about they only have the power to investigate, and how to deal with it is decided by the commander-in-chief?" Qi Tian said.

With the increasing number of immigrants, there must be spies from various forces mixed among them. In order to protect the internal security of Hanzhou, it is indeed necessary to give Jin Yiwei the power to conduct internal investigations.

"Which department does the Jinyiwei established belong to?"

"Because it involves military intelligence, it should belong to the military government."

"You civilian government doesn't want to take care of it?"

"Our civil government only deals with civil affairs, and we also have a patrol department."

Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian and smiled, knowing that the little boy knew how to avoid suspicion.

"Since it has been returned to the military government, it can only be managed by the Navy Department." Cao Xiong said: "However, all uniforms in the Navy are blue and black, so it may not be appropriate to call them Jinyiwei."

"Then let's call him Black Guard."

"Black Guard?" Cao Xiong thought for a moment and nodded, "That's the Black Guard. Let's go to Lao Yu and Lao Hu tonight to discuss how to set up this Black Guard and set its permissions."

"Uncle, I am in charge of the civil government."

"I know. You can make suggestions, but it doesn't count as overstepping."

Because the wartime status was lifted, Qi Tian also lost the command authority over the Hanzhou Marine Corps and Coastal Defense Force, and continued to be managed by Cao Xiong and Yu Fukun. Although Cao Xiong regarded him as his successor, as a civilian The general manager of the government did not take the initiative to interfere in military affairs. In addition to avoiding suspicion, he also respected and obeyed the Hanzhou system.

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"Ah Qing, someone from the navy is looking for you!" He Qing just followed the fishing boat back to the dock when he heard a familiar sailor greeting him loudly.

"Huh? People from the navy are looking for me? Shouldn't they let me board an armed merchant ship and become a sailor?" He Qing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. I'm about to get ahead, and I'm going back to Ming Dynasty.

"Are you He Qing?" An officer wearing a navy blue military uniform looked at He Qing seriously.

"I am." He Qing looked at the other party calmly.

"Very good." The officer opposite looked at He Qing for a moment, then said with a smile: "You have been recruited by the navy."

"To the boat?"
Chapter completed!