Hong Tao only stayed in Ximaozhou for two days. In addition to attending the board of directors and handling some urgent matters, a batch of silk, porcelain and tea were also loaded into the cabins of two armed cargo ships. This is part of the cargo to be carried to Europe this time. In addition, there are some iron farm tools and tools in the cabin of the Golden River, which are brought for Cape Town and Carl Fort. The remaining cabins will be filled with sugar and rum at the Cape Town Port. This is the cargo that Hong Tao wants to transport to Europe. After raising the Europeans' mouths, there will be exported goods to sell, and there is no need to go from Asia thousands of miles away. The sugarcane thing grows more lush than Asia in the land in South Africa.

"Sir, I think the empire's population is too small... With such a huge territory, it always feels a bit fragile to maintain it by relying on these fleets alone." Wen Nan's family stayed in Ximaozhou first. He has been familiar with the situation of the Jinhe Empire these days. He read all the information he could find from the law to the organizational structure. If he couldn't find it, he asked Hong Tao directly. Wen Nan had no objection to the empire's system, but he was a little doubtful about the empire's population.

"No hurry, the era of large immigration has not yet arrived, but I think it will be soon. At that time, the Empire will receive applications from all over the country, and there are probably people from the Song Dynasty. As for security issues, there are no need to worry in a short period of time. As long as the Imperial Navy cannot be defeated, many armies cannot threaten the empire's homeland. Whether it is Kalamba, Cape Town, including the Port of Malacca, Penang, or Phuket, these are all details of the side branches. Attacking them will not cause substantial losses to the empire. At most, it will slow down the pace of the empire's development. Moreover, they are not weak, and they have the ability to protect themselves whether they are on land or on sea." Hong Tao disagreed with Wen Nan's concerns.

The Jinhe Empire started out with the navy and could only follow the navy. The reason is very simple, raising troops is too expensive! Developing a large navy has made the financial burden of the Jinhe Empire not easy. If you go to the army, let’s not talk about whether the population is enough. Where can I pay this money? Moreover, it is really useless to have an army in the empire. According to Hong Tao’s design, it would be great to maintain a Marine Corps with a population of hundreds in Jinhe City.

Currently, the location of Jinhe City is still a mystery. The west coast of Luzon Island is also a forbidden area for maritime merchants. All routes will avoid this area of ​​sea areas. There have been cases where single-gang sea boats accidentally break into this area of ​​sea areas. As long as they are discovered by patrol boats in Jinhe Bay, they will have only one result. They become slaves and go to mine to mine, no matter what country it is, it is the same.

As for the population issue, Wen Nan is right, it is a little bit small, not ordinary, but structural. It is still tolerated that the elderly are small, and the proportion of women is too small, especially teenagers, which is a little troublesome. Xu Liangzhi is already working on solving this problem. Every time his caravan travels to and from Japan, he will buy a group of girls and young women in the local area, and then send them all to Ximaozhou Island for isolation, and then be taken back by whaling ships in Jinhewan. Not only Xu Liangzhi is transporting the population to Jinhe City, but Bo Jiao also does the same thing on the Indian Peninsula. The women there have a lower status and can buy a boat back without much money. First, they are in the Chinese school in Kalamba Port for half a year. They learn simple daily terms, and after getting familiar with the life of the Han people, they use the ships of the supply fleet to send back to Jinhe City.

Unwilling to marry a foreign girl? Yes, then you keep playing a bachelor's life. Since the death of Old Man Darong, it will be difficult for the Dan family to absorb population from other Dan family groups. Marrying a wife has become a major problem in Jinhe City. Habits and customs can be changed, it depends on whether you put so much pressure on him. If there is no girl in his own tribe to marry, even the conservative parents will not let their children play a bachelor's life. Moreover, the young people in Jinhewan are not as conservative as their parents on this issue. This was also influenced by Hong Tao. Even the emperor himself married two foreign wives. Why can't the subjects marry? Are you more particular than the emperor?

According to Hong Tao's estimate, Jinhe City will usher in a fertility tide in five years, and the permanent population will probably exceed 30,000, and slaves may exceed 40,000. In order to prevent Jinhe City from developing unlimitedly, now there are few people who can only endure it. They will last for three or five years, and the ones they will receive for future generations is not too crowded.

In fact, the total population of the Golden River Empire is not small, but it is not directly controlled. For example, Ma Yi, Brunei, Sriver, Dayue, and the Mamluks, Kalamba Port and Cape Town Port that have controlled half of the Malay Peninsula can indirectly provide the necessary population supplement to the Golden River Empire. These places have a population of at least several million, but maybe tens of millions are possible. However, Hong Tao despised these too backward natives. They are of no use except being coolies, so they should not come too much.

"This is also a solution. I think as time goes by, more and more people will want to join the empire. At that time, we have to choose one. Only those who are useful to the empire can be naturalized. Not everyone can accept it." Wen Nan was quite satisfied with Hong Tao's explanation. He naturally hopes that others think good things can be considered good, so that they can reflect their forward-looking nature.

When the fleet arrived at Cape Town Port, Wennan heard Hong Tao say on the road that Cape Town changes a lot, but he was still very surprised. Not only Wennan was surprised, but Hong Tao was also slightly shocked. Compared with the Cape Town village a year ago, Cape Town at this time should be called a town. From a distance, a residential area appeared at the foot of the Signal Mountain, as if a piece of white dripped on a green tablecloth. On the plain north of the Signal Mountain, the original forest had completely disappeared and was replaced by large chess board-like artificial crops. Next to a large river north of the Signal Mountain, there were black smoke rolling, fires soaring into the sky, and huge water trucks one by one. Judging from this number, the scale of the smelter was almost as large as that of the Imperial Metal Industry Group.

Now the Jinhehe no longer needs to anchor in the shallow sea, but rely on small boats to get on and off the boat. The newly built pier can allow ships of the Jinhehei to dock directly. A huge wooden gantry crane is also built on the pier. It only requires human or animal power to rotate the winch to directly lift the cargo on the ship's deck without having to carry it down from the pedal bit by bit.

"How is this? This place is more prosperous than Kalamba Port, right? I think as long as Metini is given ten years, he can build more than one Cape Town port on this continent. This place will be the largest overseas territory of the Golden River Empire, and may develop faster than Jinhe Bay." Hong Tao was a little jealous of Metini. He was really a local emperor here. The fat black man in a white robe on the dock was followed by dozens of black guards wearing clothes and weapons. Judging from their posture, they seemed to be well trained. The young man stood very well, and he did not move around and was very focused. Even among black people, he was well trained.

"Sir, aren't you afraid that this fat black man would be greedy one day? If he proclaims himself king here, retreats back to the inland, and avoids the attack range of warships, it will be really not easy to deal with for a while." Wen Nan asked the question exactly the same as when Carl and Royud met Cape Town. This guy, Metine, had a face like a profiteer, and no one except himself thought he was reliable.

"It depends on my strength. Metini is a businessman, or a relatively cautious businessman. He will always figure out the chips in his hands. If one day he finds that the chips are already much more than me, maybe he will really build a Galaxy Empire here. But I think he won't act rashly. It will take a long time to save enough chips!" Hong Tao never believed in loyalty for no reason, nor did he believe in the loyalty he said. Whether Metini will become independent from the empire, or even become enemies with the empire, is not something he said, he has to decide for himself. If he gets more and more, he cannot provide everyone with enough benefits, let alone Metini, maybe Qi Zu, Huang Hai, Luo Youde, and Wen Nan will leave him. To put it bluntly, it is a selfish animal that pursues interests, and emotions are also part of the interests, it depends on which side is light and the heavier side.

"Why didn't Cape Town implement the system of empire, or would it change slowly like the empire in the future?" Without Hong Tao's guidance, Wen Nan himself saw that Cape Town was different from the Jinhewan system. Those black foremen wearing clothes and holding whips, those black slaves driven by their compatriots, and those Jinhewan craftsmen who cheered at the Jinhe Huo clearly told Wen Nan that this place is different from Jinhe Wan, very different.
Chapter completed!