At the end of February 1640, Hezhong Fort ushered in a noisy time. The arrival of a new group of 500 local immigrants and more than 200 families of naval officers and soldiers greatly increased the local popularity. The new village has been arranged long ago, and now they are waiting for them to move in.

At the same time, a large number of textiles, arms and leather goods were also stored in the city's material warehouses. In the future, there will be more and more inventory here, and Hezhong Port will eventually become the leading material distribution center in southern Africa.

Recently, the British in the Cape Town area south of the River Fort have almost completely shrunk into the Good Hope Fort, and even the action of going out to chop wood has been reduced a lot. According to a few British immigrants who have escaped one after another, the argument that the British East India Company wanted to resell the Cape Town Colony to the Dutch was rampant, and the officers could not stop it. At the beginning of this month, Knight Haywood, the highest commander of the Cape Town Colony, returned to the country on a British merchant ship that temporarily docked here, which further stimulated the concerns of local British immigrants.

Nowadays, there is already a mess, and it is difficult to provide normal supplies to passing British ships, not to mention any substantial threat to the neighboring East Coast people. Many local militias in the River Fort even clamored to take advantage of the tension in the domestic situation of the British, and to completely snatch the British Cape Town colony, so as not to sell it to others in the future to disgust the East Coast people.

However, considering the complex international situation and the not-so-strong national strength of the East Coast, Mo Ming still rationally suppressed this call. Because he knew that it was easy to provoke a war. But if he ended the war, he could not help himself. He could not drag the country into the abyss of war because of his irrational behavior.

"So. The Executive Committee has officially decided to establish a supply base on the island of Ma? "Mo Ming asked while walking. The weather is good today. The temperature in South Africa in late summer is not high, just 26 or 7 degrees, which is cool and pleasant. Mo Ming, Liu Ang, and Wang Tiechu walked along the bank of the Berg River, chatting while walking.

"The major policy has been determined, but the specific location is still to be determined. At present, Anziranana area is temporarily leading." Wang Tiechui said, "After all, this sensation incident has stimulated many people very much. Nowadays, domestic technology manufacturers not only strictly guarded the situation, but have even begun to investigate the three generations of new members of the ancestors. Moreover, some emperors and Han elements have also taken the opportunity to promote the introduction of more Eastern immigrants. Many people in the Executive Committee and the Government cannot say that they have followed their opinions, but they are more or less affected. In this way, the restart of the development plan for the Cambodia is a must-pass place, because whether bypassing Africa, or going north or east, the Cambodia is a must-pass place. What is not determined now may be where the supply base is established in the Cambodia."

"Where can it be built? Isn't it the Anziranana area? The Navy Exploration Fleet has also inspected it." Liu Ang was stunned, and then asked quickly with some confusion.

"Hehe." Wang Tiehai laughed dryly and said, "I am the navy. From a defense perspective, Madagascar has such a long coastline. I don't think there is a place that can match Anziranana. The bay is calm, with a depth of more than 20 meters, and the estuary is extremely narrow, which is very conducive to defense. It is a natural naval base. No wonder the French in the 18th century took a fancy to this place, and the geographical location is too good. However, when Lao Guo came back from the last inspection, he said that there was dense forests, humid and hot climate, and harsh environment, and it is not suitable to establish a port. In fact, I heard that this kid had never been on the shore at all. He left after watching from a distance, hehe."

"I heard about this, but what about it later?" Liu Ang asked quickly.

"The matter turned out to be bad later." Wang Tiechui said naturally, "A group of people from the Executive Committee and the State Council heard that the moist and hot climate was immediately wet. Especially when we do not have enough antimalarial drugs, I guess no one is willing to go to this place to die. However, after this spy incident, the domestic argument for restarting the development plan for the Horse Island was heated up again. Bai Siwen, the disgusting guy, didn't know what path he had taken, and even posted two signed articles in Pravda, vigorously advocating the nonsense of establishing a port on the Horse Island, which echoed the group of people in the Huanghan Sect, and was in no particular way for a while."

"Don't interrupt, Lao Wang." Liu Ang asked anxiously, "I asked, "I was afraid that the mortality rate was high, so everyone was unwilling to build a port on Madao Island? Why are you suddenly determined again? Can you provide sufficient medicine in the local area?"

"Medicals are definitely not enough," Wang Tiechui said. "For existing antimalarial drugs, only a few people can be treated, and most people can only let them die if they get sick. So, the Executive Committee also came up with a trick, that is, to send a small number of our people to Ma Island, and most of the construction workers rely on indigenous slaves provided from South Africa. To put it bluntly, it is to let these slaves fill in their lives first, and when they use their lives to clean up these places, our professional and technical personnel will come to carry out later construction. Do you understand?"

Liu Ang and Mo Ming both nodded silently. They were not a good man and a woman, and they had no psychological barriers to using the lives of South African indigenous slaves to fill in the pit. You must know that the murder and setting fires they did in South Africa were not written in literary and artistic terms, even the bamboo in Nanshan was not entirely written. The only thing they were worried about was that the Horse Island would steal the resources and population that should have been allocated to Hezhong Fort.

After all, the focus of the Executive Committee's development is still on the South American mainland, and the resources and population that can be provided to overseas territories are extremely limited. Now that new ports are being built on the Cambridge Island, it is obvious that it will divide the resources that South Africa can obtain. From a certain perspective, South Africa and Cambridge Island are actually in a state of competition.

"Then is this matter decided?" Liu Ang asked uncertainly.

"It's settled." Wang Tiehui nodded vigorously, "Now there are three alternatives in the local area, namely Anziranana, Tuliala and Tamatav, all of which are coastal ports. Among them, Anziranana is very familiar with Anziranana. This place is suitable for building a military port, and it is not far from the famous gold mining area of ​​later Malaya. Many people prefer here, and even the plan has been made; Tuliala is located on the southwest coast of the island of Malaya and the south bank of the Fehranana River, and is only more than 100 kilometers away from the famous Sakoa coalfield in the south of later Malaya. There are also nearby.

The coal quality produced by small and medium-sized coal fields is very good, almost all of which are hard coal, which is very suitable for the demand of our domestic market today. And it is relatively cool, which is more favorable; and Tamatav, a place that seems to be called Tuamasina in later generations, seems to be the largest port in Malaysia. The port is located in the northeast corner of the island of Malay Island, not far from the Anziranana area. There is also a small-scale coal field not far from the port, which also produces high-quality bituminous coal. These three places have their own advantages. Where will the supply port be built, the Executive Committee has not yet finalized it, but I guess it will be soon."

Mo Ming looked at the sparkling Berg River silently, without saying anything, as if thinking about something.

Only Liu Ang sighed and said, "His grandma is a bear. This time it's over. It seems that the Executive Committee has a great determination. But we should have thought of this day long ago. After all, the Hezhong Fort was built to expand eastward. Now the Executive Committee has finally taken this step. Alas, Hezhong Fort will be raised by stepmother in the future. In the past, the local government could come to us with a few miscellaneous floor drains every now and then. I guess we will do our best to ensure the construction of the Horse Island in the future."

"Hehe, you have to do your Hezhongbao to do your work." Wang Tiehui laughed unkindly at this time: "At that time, you will have to select a large number of indigenous slaves from you to develop. Of course, some managers will probably be transferred from you. I guess you are mentally prepared. Haha, by the way, the Executive Committee sent you to South Africa to expand land now seems to be a wise decision, at least from now on, there will be no shortage of slave sources."

"Grass!" Mo Ming and Liu Ang cursed almost at the same time. Then Mo Ming also sighed and said, "If the pig is fattened, it is natural to kill it. Since this is the case, it is better for us to look at this matter with a more positive attitude. At least we are closer to the East and the population of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, the total population will increase, and everyone will have benefits."

"Indeed, it is only the right thing to make the cake bigger." Liu Ang also echoed, "There is only a few tens of thousands of people in the country. We are competing for a few hundred people over here, and we really can't get the top spot. When the conditions for voyage to the east are really mature, and thousands of people are transported a year, then the country will truly enter a stage of rapid development. And our Hezhongbao will also benefit from some highlights and enter a period of rapid development. After all, we can still understand this in the country. Lao Mo, let's take a look at the Eight Banners household registration when we go back and see how many assets we have. If we don't have enough staff, we must make plans in advance."
Chapter completed!