After a heavy rain, the air on the beach was clear and clean, and a cool feeling blew through the breeze. On the sea, a dragon boat carried Hou Xuanyan and the generals of the Fire Camp to Changdao.

Changdao and Penglai, Dengzhou Prefecture, face each other across the sea, like a large ship parked by the sea, and the civilians recruited from all over Dengzhou traveled between Changdao and Penglai, transporting various supplies.

On Long Island, there were Qing soldiers captured by the Fire Camp. They were originally detained here to prevent them from escaping, but now they became the best coolie.

A port will be built around the island, and everything will be built according to the Wusong River Institute. A new Navy River Institute will be completed soon.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the sea with a calm face. This was the first time he was on a boat on the sea. The vast blue ocean had enough charm and unknown. Hou Xuanyan had never liked to be on the sea. Because on land, no matter what situation he encountered, he had the opportunity to take a try, but there was no way out on the sea.

Especially the navy of the Northern Expedition Army was not like the army. The Northern Expedition Army was already the strongest army on land, but the navy would not be. If Li Haoxian had not instigated him to go into the sea and the Dutch invited him to meet on Changdao, Hou Xuanyan would not have come to the sea. If it weren't for the fact that the situation had reversed, Hou Xuanyan had become more and more cautious in his work.

Li Haoxian was more excited than ever. As the number one tycoon in Dengzhou, he grew up by the beach since childhood.

"Master, we will stay for a few more days when we arrive at Changdao. We will build a villa on the island."

"Save it for yourself." Hou Xuan entered the cabin after speaking.

After climbing to Changdao, there were coolies who built walls and moved bricks everywhere, and the entire river institute had begun to take shape. Hou Xuanyan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It will probably be completely completed in two or three months."

Bai Junyan, who was supervising the island, rushed to the scene after hearing the news, smiled and said, "Mr. Duke can be put into use in less than a month. Then we will build the island and train troops."

Hou Xuanyan was even more satisfied and chuckled and said, "If so, I will remember all of you. Let's take us everywhere."

Bai Junyan paused slightly and said, "Duke, the envoy sent by the Red-haired Fan people has been here for a long time. Should the Duke meet?"

The Dutch often has red hair. Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "A great country should have the demeanor and etiquette of a great country. Those red-haired people come from a country called the Netherlands. They will be called Dutch in the future. Don't let the red-haired people scream."

The Long Island is full of greenery, and there is a mansion on a high hill. The Dutch envoy Di Liba has been waiting for a long time. At this time, the two major forces active on the coast of China are the Dutch and the Folangjiren. Among them, the Folangjiren is arrogant and always thinks that he is the center of civilization. On the contrary, the more powerful Dutch are very pragmatic. As long as they can make money, they can pretend to be grandchildren.

After Hou Xuanyan settled down, the soldiers on the island were ordered to call the Dutch to come. The envoy brought dozens of people in total and came directly from Japan on a merchant ship.

They had long learned from the governor that the young man in front of him was the most powerful duke in the largest empire in the East. After seeing Hou Xuanyan, Di Liba saluted respectfully.

Seeing that he was about to take out three kneelings and nine bows, Hou Xuanyan waved his hand and smiled, "Okay, I personally don't like this one, I'll show them the seat."

The soldier moved out a chair, Di Lie sat under the hall, and the other Dutch people stood beside him.

"I had a gentleman's appointment with you Governor before. I helped him to restrain Zheng Zhilong, and he helped me build a dock and an arsenal."

Di Liba knew Chinese and hurriedly said, "That's right, we are very honored and happy to work with the Duke."

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said, "Your Chinese is pretty good, and you even learned the essence of us Han people. You know you should choose good words. What's so happy about our cooperation? You were just beaten by Zheng Zhilong on Dongfan Island and wanted to provoke me to hit him. And I also wanted to obtain the most advanced artillery and warships in your place. This is a failed deal. Zheng Zhilong and I have an agreement, and he has already surrendered to me. And you have not taught the technology sincerely, and my technology has been obtained through other channels.

But you don’t have to be afraid. I am very pragmatic. The failure of a business will not affect my consideration of the next one. As long as the price is right, both parties can benefit, and we can also drink and have fun again."

Di Liba never expected that from the mouth of this Eastern Duke, he would say such words that were very consistent with the Dutch national conditions. He studied this distant and mysterious Eastern Empire very deeply, and knew that they liked to talk about justice in vain and always kept illusory etiquette on his lips, but were not very concerned about interests.

"You are such a wise duke." Di Liba said sincerely.

Hou Xuanyan stood up, laughed, and said, "Wisdom? No, don't think that those adults with righteous faces and morality are so stupid. It's just that you don't overlap with their interests. Those people are really wise. I'm just a pragmatic person, that's all. These days you can go around Long Island, where a huge navy army is about to be built. I can guarantee that it will be the strongest water force near Japan."

Di Liba's biggest purpose of this trip was of course to persuade Hou Xuanyan to continue to put pressure on Zheng Zhilong. They were defeated on Dongfan Island and were about to be completely driven out by Zheng Zhilong. However, after hearing Hou Xuanyan's first sentence, he knew that this purpose was completely impossible, and the following words made him even more frightened. If it were as Hou Xuanyan said, their good fortune in Japan would probably be separated.

Hou Xuanyan watched coldly, and saw that his expression was hard to hide, and said calmly: "Japan is a good place, and there are silver everywhere. Since ancient times, we have been good neighbors with our Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, their national conditions are unstable now and the people on the island are in dire straits. I have decided to support them."

This is another shocking news. It comes from the most powerful empire in the East. It has begun to pay attention to the development of its own navy and wants to interfere in the domestic situation in Japan.

This is an unstoppable rise process. Di Liba has seen a few years later an extremely powerful navy leaping on this wealth-filled waterway. They are backed by the richest land, and no country can compare with them.
Chapter completed!