A few days later, the advance team's dozen or so large ships sailed leisurely on the sea.
Since we killed all the Japanese pirates last time, the rest of the trip has been much quieter. No Japanese pirates without eyes dared to rob them anymore.
Of course Dong Mu, Li Yuanshan and others did not know that the group of Japanese pirates they destroyed were the largest Japanese pirates and the largest pirates in the East China Sea.
Because Wang Zhi got the news that there were more than a dozen big ships of fat sheep coming south from Tianjin Port, so he also joined forces with Matsuura Takanobu, the largest Japanese pirate leader, and some pirate groups he supported to do big business together.
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Who knows, this kick hit the iron plate, and the fat sheep did not eat it, but all these pirates and Japanese pirates were folded in. It can be said that this battle almost wiped out the Japanese pirates and pirates in the East China Sea.
Naturally, no one would dare to rob them.
"According to the itinerary, we can arrive in Ryukyu today~"
On the 'General', Li Yuanshan held a sextant and carefully calculated the location of the fleet. After completing the calculation, he said with great certainty.
"That one should be Ryukyu~"
Beside Li Yuanshan, Zhang Lun held a telescope in his hand and looked toward the sea to the east. The outline of the land suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
"Let me see~"
"Yes, this is Ryukyu Island~"
"We're here~"
Li Yuanshan quickly picked up the telescope and looked carefully. The outline of the land in front of him continued to expand, and the field of view became larger and larger. There was no doubt that this must be Ryukyu Island.
On other ships, the lookouts responsible for the lookout also saw everything on Ryukyu Island. Bells rang continuously, and everyone suddenly became energetic. After half a month, they finally arrived at Ryukyu Island.
In the northern part of Ryukyu Road, at the mouth of what was later called the Tamsui River, a dozen large ships were slowly moving upstream along the Tamsui River, preparing to find a place to anchor and then find a place suitable for establishing an advance base.
Tamsui River, located in the northern part of Ryukyu Island, is the third longest river on Ryukyu Road and the only navigable river on Ryukyu Road.
The flow of this river is very stable. Historically, it was the only river that could be used for shipping on Baodao. However, later, with the opening of Baodao, by the end of the 19th century, this river was gradually silted up by sediment and lost its
increased shipping capabilities.
But now it is the twelfth year of Hongzhi. At this time, Ryukyu Island is still a barbarian land and there is no development at all. Therefore, at the Tamsui River, the advance team's boats can also go directly up the Tamsui River.
At a bend in the Tamsui River, the water flow here is gentle and it is a natural harbor area. The advance team's ships anchored here, and groups of advance team members fully armed set foot on the Ryukyu Road and embarked on this piece of land.
Magical land.
"Phew~ finally arrived in Ryukyu~"
After setting foot on the land of Ryukyu, Li Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked around and saw patches of tall and dense virgin forest. The terrain was very gentle, and he could see the mountains in the distance with a telescope.
This place is completely uninhabited, a barren land with no trace of human habitation.
"Wild land~"
Zhang Lun looked at the land in front of him and couldn't help but say this.
After arriving at Ryukyu Island, the advance team became extremely busy.
Teams of advance team members were fully armed and continued to spread in all directions, exploring and clarifying the surrounding situation first.
There are also teams of advance team members who have begun cutting down trees, weeding, and building simple docks at the river bend to facilitate the unloading of cargo from the ship.
Because building an advance base on Ryukyu Island is equivalent to building a new city, the location of the new city is particularly critical.
The construction of a new city requires many factors to be considered.
And since we are here on Ryukyu Island, there are even more things to consider.
There are still barbarians here, and they are quite fierce, so safety is the first factor that needs to be considered. Of course, with the presence of cement, it is very simple to build a city. In addition, with artillery and bows and arrows, safety is still guaranteed.
Then there is the convenience of transportation, because in order to prepare for later immigration, it is naturally best to rely on the Tamsui River and connect through the Tamsui River. Boats can directly arrive at the new city and continuously transport immigrants and material resources.
In addition, water use, future development expansion, transportation and many other factors need to be considered.
In terms of water use, Liu Jin considered that the miasma on Ryukyu Island is very severe, and there are so many mosquitoes that it is easy to breed various diseases, especially malaria. Once you get this disease, you can't live without cinchona bark.
In the case of powder, there is basically no way to save it.
So Liu Jin thought from the beginning that the newly built city should adopt a unified tap water supply and a unified sewer drainage system.
It is not difficult to get tap water. Europeans began to slowly promote and popularize it in the 1730s. The reason why Europeans came up with this thing was actually because they were suffering from diseases.
Medieval Europe can be described in one word: stinky!
From the princes and nobles to the ordinary people, cities throughout Europe were filled with stench.
At that time, Europe had no water supply system or drainage system. All kinds of excrement were everywhere in the city, which gave rise to various diseases.
Even those kings and so on, each king has many castles and palaces, so they often change their residences. If they don't change their residences, there is no way to live there. It's too smelly and dirty.
In addition, Europeans in the Middle Ages believed that bathing would make them sick, so they basically didn’t bathe. This is why spices and perfumes were so popular in Europe. If you don’t spray these things, you will stink to death.
Later, in order to solve this problem, Europeans came up with a unified water supply system and a unified water pumping system, which solved the problem of stinking European cities.
The benefits of running water and sewers are shown, and they are very useful in preventing diseases.
Ryukyu Road is full of miasma and mosquitoes are rampant. Under such circumstances, if we do not do a good job in this area, problems will definitely occur in the future.
The construction of water supply and sewerage is not difficult, especially if it is considered and designed from the beginning, it will be easier.
"Haha, there are actually deer on this island~"
Soon, the day passed, and in the evening, the team members who went out to explore came back one after another. Some people hunted deer one after another and carried them back happily.
Near the river bend where the boat is anchored, the members of the advance team have leveled a piece of land, set up tents here, smoked the surrounding land, drove away mosquitoes, snakes, ants, etc., and prepared to
This is used as a temporary camp.
Smoke rises from the cooking pots, and large pots are set up. The meat simmering in the pots emits a burst of fragrance. After a day of hard work, the team members are already hungry. They are holding bowls and chopsticks and waiting for the meal.
The advance team was poured in with real money from Liu Jin's side.
The salary package of the advance team members is quite considerable. The most ordinary members earn several taels of silver a month. As for talents like Li Yuanshan, their monthly salary is hundreds of taels. Without this figure, Tianjin would not be able to hire them.
Graduates of the Maritime Academy.
And this is all for Liu Jin's sake. Otherwise, if you just go to sea and earn this amount in a month, there is no need to suffer hardships here in Ryukyu Road.
Of course, there is nothing to say about the food for the advance team. It is on par with Tianjin Maritime University. There is plenty of food, including fish and meat. You can choose noodles and rice.
When it was time to eat, the whole camp was filled with cheers.
"Pa~"
"I'll go, the mosquitoes here are poisonous too~"
While Zhang Lun ate, he swatted the mosquitoes that were biting him to death. He then carefully looked at the mosquitoes and then at the places where they were bitten. As long as he was bitten by a mosquito, he would immediately get a big bite.
"Of course it's awesome. This is a wild place, full of miasma and mosquitoes. This is no joke."
Li Yuanshan on the side seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Regardless of the heat, he wrapped himself tightly so that mosquitoes could not bite.
"Go down and ask the brothers to remember to hang up the mosquito nets and light the mosquito coils at night so as not to feed the mosquitoes here."
Zhang Lun hurriedly grabbed a few bites of rice and immediately went to give orders.
Now, he no longer looks like a prince or aristocrat, his face is tanned, his hair has been cut short, and he is wearing a uniform advance team uniform.
When eating, like other advance team members, I had a good appetite and did not chew slowly. My speech became more rude and lost the literate atmosphere before.
Of course, it's not just Zhang Lun, everyone sent by Emperor Hongzhi is changing silently, even Dong Mu and the eunuchs sent to supervise the army are also changing.
Soon, night slowly fell. After a delicious meal and a refreshing bath by the Tamsui River, the members of the advance team began to slowly fall asleep.
Because sufficient preparations had been made in advance and a large number of mosquito nets and mosquito coils were prepared, the advance team members all slept soundly on the first night after arriving here.
The rampant mosquitoes here did not affect everyone's sleep at all, allowing everyone to get a good rest and lay the foundation for the subsequent city construction.
Of course, the barbarians here also did not come to disturb the advance team's rest. The barbarians were still in the tribal stage, and the tribe was not large. Faced with such a large-scale advance team, even if they knew about it, they would not dare to come.