It was still dark the next day, so Kong Ming had already gotten up to prepare breakfast and wake up the people.

Even after breakfast, when Kong Ming took 200 people and 50 third-level princess guards to accompany Qu Mao, Su Yan and Su Qiaoer, it was still dark, so Kong Ming had to ask the people and the third-level princess to set off.

Each of the princess guards lit a torch to illuminate their way.

Because there were so many people, everyone did not take the shuttle boat down the Li River this time, but walked to Li Village on two legs.

Before seven o'clock in the morning, the team of settlers led by Kong Ming arrived at Li Village. When Jia Sixie saw so many settlers coming, he immediately asked the kitchen to increase the supply of breakfast.

Village Chief Jia Chongde also came over to greet the residents who came over to have breakfast.

During breakfast, Kong Ming asked Jia Sixie: "Island owner Jia Sixie, are the 15 households of boatmen and their families ready? This time, your Excellency sent 500 citizens to support the construction of the outlying island, and I left 300 citizens to block the dam at Lihe Reservoir.

The Water Dam Construction Engineering Office brought 200 local residents to Li Village this time.

I plan to leave 100 residents to Li Village to develop the north bank of the Li River and speed up the construction of the Li River Dam. I want to take the other 100 residents to build the shipyard and Fulou Village."

Jia Sixie said respectfully: "Sir Kong Ming, since you last delivered the news, my subordinates have been communicating with the 15 boatworker families, and they can set off at any time.

My subordinates have no objections to Lord Kong Ming’s arrangements. It’s just that the shipyard and Lord Fulou Xiaocun attach great importance to it. Is it enough for you to bring only 100 people there? If the shipyard’s construction period is delayed, it will be difficult to report to the Lord.

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Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan and said with a smile: "100 citizens are naturally not enough, but before the shipyard is built, 15 shipwright families can at least provide 40 laborers, and at most they can only provide some wages.

In the future, people will be transferred from the Lihe Reservoir dam project, but the construction of the Lihe Reservoir dam just started yesterday. There was always a larger manpower gap at the beginning.

By the way, Lord Jia, your lords, Su Yan, and Su Qiaoer will all be there tomorrow. Why don't you take the appointed village head of Fulou Village with you to have a look."

Jia Sixie said: "That's okay. The village head of Fulou Village appointed Lin Kaifeng, and I will take him to take office tomorrow.

Ms. Su Yan has been emphasizing the conversion of the subjects to freemen. At that time, try to transfer some female subjects from the north to the small village. The male and female subjects promoted in the village will get married and become freemen. The territory will be given a first-level residential house and 10 units of farmland.

This move attracted a large number of territorial citizens to marry and become free citizens."

Kong Ming said: "Fulou Village can follow suit in the future, but that is something that Village Chief Lin Kaifeng needs to consider.

All I care about is that the shipyard will be built as soon as possible, otherwise the 15 shipwrights will have no jobs and no source of income. After all, it will not last long.

We are going to sail away two sea ships in the morning, please help prepare the tools and supplies, and I will put them into my backpack later."

Jia Sixie said: "It was prepared a few days ago, and the tools and supplies are all in the prepared cabin of the seagoing ship."

Kong Ming then nodded and said: "After finishing the meal, we will arrange to board the ship as soon as possible. We will try to set off at 9 o'clock."

Jia Sixie immediately said: "My lords, Lord Kong Ming, Lord Su Yan, Lord Su Qiao'er, you are having breakfast here, while my subordinates will first arrange for the people to board the ship."

By the time Qu Mao, Su Yan and others finished breakfast and arrived at the civil dock on the outlying island, the two sea-going ships were already ready, and both Jia Sixie and Village Chief Lin Kaifeng were already standing on the overtime line.

After boarding the ship, Kong Ming asked the sailors to lift the sails and sail south along the coastline. After driving for about half an hour, the two ships sailed into a natural harbor. Then they lowered the sails and anchored, and the sailors began to lower the shuttle boats to the sea.

, organized the citizens to land ashore via four landing craft.

Based on the distance on the sea, the shipyard is about 15 kilometers away from the civilian dock in the village. After the land road is built in the future, it is unknown how far away it will be.

After Kongming climbed ashore, he turned back and pointed at the natural harbor and said to Qu Mao: "Sir, the natural harbor here is perfect for building a shipyard. The water depth is more than 30 meters and the diameter of the water is 1 kilometer. It is definitely a natural shipyard or military port.

The best location.

There is a valley about 600 meters southwest of this natural harbor. In the center of the valley is a pond about 5 meters wide, 7 meters long and 3 meters deep. My subordinates have confirmed that it is all fresh water.

The valley is low in the middle and rises slowly on all sides. The area that can accommodate residents and cultivate cultivated land has a radius of 2 kilometers, and it has very large expansibility.

Therefore, my subordinates chose to build the small village of Fulou in that valley to accommodate the boatmen's families and our people, and the fresh water in the pond can be used by the villagers."

Qu Mao smiled and said: "It turns out that Lihe is not the only place with fresh water on the outlying island. Have you found other sources of fresh water?"

Kong Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, the source of fresh water on the outlying islands is definitely not limited to Lihe, but the pond in the valley of Fulou Village is definitely formed by accumulated rainwater.

If the only fresh water on an outlying island is Lihe, it would be impossible for such a large island to be filled with lush vegetation."

Qu Mao nodded and said to Su Qiaoer: "Su Qiaoer, according to Kong Ming's site selection, organize the people to start building the shipyard and Fulou Village.

Arrange the lowest-level territorial citizens to build the shipyard first, and other territorial citizens will give priority to the valley to build 15 first-level residences and 20 zero-level territorial residences.

Jia Sixie, go and plan the location of the future cultivated land. Su Yan is here to visit this time. Don't expect Su Yan to make arrangements for you.

The third-level princess guard arranges patrol, duty and escort tasks on its own."

Su Yan smiled and said, "Qiao'er, go and make arrangements yourself. What we talked about in Yicun before was just on paper. Now it depends on your strength."

Village Chief Lin Kaifeng asked: "Sir, what kind of functional buildings does Fulou Village need to build?"

Qu Mao smiled and said: "Village Chief Lin, you didn't study hard when you were serving as a reserve village chief.

Toilets and medical rooms are necessary, and the shipyard is related to carpentry, so it should also be necessary to build at least one carpentry and one blacksmith shop, and we will talk about the rest later."

Su Yan nodded and gave Lin Kaifeng an encouraging look.

After Su Qiaoer arranged the construction tasks of the shipyard, she began to organize the people to walk towards the valley pointed by Kong Ming.

Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan and led the way. Qu Mao said to Su Yan, who was still in a daze: "Su Yan, follow me. If you don't train a few assistants, you will be exhausted sooner or later."

I have been traveling for another day today and I am so exhausted.

Let's all stay in the small village of Fulou tonight, and wait until we return tomorrow. I'll go into the valley in advance to sweep away the wild beasts."

After saying that, Qu Mao rushed towards the valley.

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Chapter completed!