The weather in Uruguay is usually not very good in winter and spring. The rain and strong winds make it very troublesome to go out during this season, but this is not a problem in the eyes of people who are determined to open up the east bank of the Yi River. On August 20, 1644, Peng Zhicheng, the Yi River Regional Commissioner, rode a magical war horse and patrolled along the Yi River and Milin Lake with a large number of followers.

There was still heavy snow floating in the sky. Peng Zhicheng, wearing a big cap and a military coat, had no intention of hiding at all. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the Yi River and carefully inspected the construction of a new town. This new town is located on the north bank of the Yi River, several kilometers east of General Enrique Martinez, and is only a few hundred meters away from the vast Milin Lake. The name of this town was chosen by Peng Zhicheng himself, and it was called Qishan Fort to commemorate the first batch of pioneering residents in the local area - 200 immigrants from Qishan Thousand Houses in Shandong, Daming.

These people only arrived at Dongfang Port at the beginning of the month, and several ships carrying cloth returned from Xinhuaxia, so they took these ships to venture across the storm waters to return to their homeland. Their initial 300 people finally arrived at the east coast, and the proportion was still high. In the last wave of 1,500 Koreans, only 700 people arrived at Chuyi Fort east of Lake Milin, less than 50%, which is very regrettable.

After spending the first fifteen days in the quarantine camp at the East Bank Port, they were led by the Census Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Yihe area on the west bank of Milin Lake and began to build their homes with more than 2,000 South African workers from the Second Communications and Construction Bureau. The planned Qishan Fort is not big, with a city area of ​​about 800 meters, which is much smaller than the Qishan Qianhu House where they lived before. However, in terms of strength, it is even better.

Several brick and tiles in the East Coast, which were not small in later generations, produced large and small construction bricks day and night. They were then supplied to various construction sites in China, but were still not sufficient. This is mainly because the houses distributed by the East Coast government to the people are all brick houses that cost money: one living room, two bedrooms, one kitchen, one pigpen, and one storage room. On average, one house consumes 20,000 or 30,000 bricks. It doesn't seem much, but once it becomes popular across the country, it will be scary. Not to mention anything else, 1,500 houses will consume a large wheel kiln a year, and that's only enough to live in a few people?

Not to mention the castle that the East Coast people have to build when they go to a settlement, which is also a big brick-consuming household. The dense fortress group on the east coast is a headache for any enemy, especially those pirates. They can plunder the Spanish towns without walls, but have nowhere to put their mouths on the East Coast castle as hard as a turtle shell. In addition to the fortress, there are also irrigation canals, reservoirs, docks and other facilities. Unlike Europe, they are basically wooden facilities that fool people. The East Coast people all have permanent bricks and stone buildings considered by a century-old plan.

Faced with the strong domestic demand, the State Council intends to build the fifth brick-tiled wheel kiln in the Yihe area, which is located in the area of ​​Qishanbao. Like the wheel kiln in the Kamakuang River Basin, this wheel kiln will use the deep silt at the bottom of the river in the Yihe River Basin as raw material to fire bricks to fill the building materials with an increasingly large trend in the domestic gap.

At the mouth of the Yi River, the water is rippling and reeds are densely packed with reeds. In the vast swamp, some cute otters are freely foraging. Some water birds that have not been overwintered from time to time under their harassment, and then land in the swamp to catch fish and shrimp. Otters and foxes are now second-level protected animals in China. If someone catches them at will, they may be sentenced to huge fines or even exiles. Therefore, even if people are greedy for their fur, not many people on the east coast of the military rule of law will dare to get into trouble.

Near the swamp is the Yihe River, which has a considerable flow. The "Qingtang Jun 1" dredger, which is sweeping black smoke and water vapor, is quietly anchoring on the north side of the entrance of the Yihe River. Four positioning anchors have been put down to stabilize the hull. It grabs a ball of silt from the bottom of the river from time to time, and then throws it directly on the shore. On the banks of the river are hundreds of South African labor construction workers and some residents of Qishan Fort. They carry manure baskets to pick out the first batch of precious shallow silt, and then pile it on the cleared open space - where are the planned farmland.

Some young children were scattered in groups in the mud and dug some interesting gadgets in the mud: small fish, shrimp, crabs, etc., and they immediately shouted and attracted a lot of attention. Looking at these little kids covered in mud, the adults could only shake their heads and let them play by themselves. Most of these children were children of the residents behind Qishan Castle - more than 500 children of Estonians from Livornia, and the remaining ten were born on a boat from Shandong, Daming. The friendship between children was always simple. They got along well in a few days. Although the language communication between them was not very smooth, this did not prevent them from playing together.

On the south side of the dredger, from time to time, a 72-ton inland transport ship that also spits black smoke passes by quickly. These ships can be seen to be newly built because they use propeller propellers and have two sides of sails as auxiliary power, and the speed is generally around 8 knots. All the ships are loaded with iron ore sand. They enter Milin Lake from here and then head north to Ping'an Steel Plant Wharf at the northern end of Yazi Lake.

"How is the waterway dredging?" Peng Zhicheng looked at the swamp for a while, and then asked Liang Jian, the secretary who was following him.

Liang Jian immediately replied, "This dredger has been here for more than two months. The section from Shangyi River Fort has been dredged, and the last section is only the last section. This is the entrance to the lake. It was originally severely silted, and only the center of the river can be shipped. After this period of cleaning, the area that can be navigated has been more than doubled. I believe that in another half a month, the work here will be almost finished."

After saying that, Liang Jian thought about it and couldn't help but ask: "General Peng, how did the country arrange Qishan Fort? What is its positioning? Pure agricultural township or industrial township?"

"What a big deal!" Peng Zhicheng helped a four- or five-year-old child who accidentally knocked on his legs while playing. The child was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, dressed like a ball of cotton balls, and there was a snot under his nose. He accidentally rubbed on Peng Zhicheng's brand new military dress leg. Peng Zhicheng pinched the child's chubby face and let him go. His parents from the Ming Dynasty stood in a distance in a panic. After seeing his child running back, they immediately grabbed his ears and carried him away.

"The country has no plan, but I have it!" Peng Zhicheng added, "This large swamp near the estuary was tidying up according to the old rules, digging an artificial reservoir, and draining all the accumulated water into it. These reeds were cut off. Didn't South Africa send a lot of ducks? I'm ready to use these reeds to build some duck sheds along the river to let farmers raise ducks by themselves. At present, there are a lot of demand for chickens, ducks and geese in China, and the prices are always high. After all, everyone is tired of eating beef and wants to change their taste. There are so many small fishing piers here, and it's not difficult to raise ducks, which can increase farmers' income a lot. Some small fishing piers are built by the lake, and fishermen can build small fishing boats on the tidal flats themselves. They can learn from Luoqia Lake and use lights to lure fishing shrimps. The fishing resources in this lake are so rich that they can't be wasted."

"Also, domestic hemp ropes, and hemp ropes cannot be imported from abroad. I have asked people from the Ministry of Agriculture to prove that the land here is only fertile near the river estuary, and the soil fertility in other places is really average. Therefore, I decided to promote the planting of flax in this place to gradually get rid of the dependence on imported hemp ropes. Flax is quite useful, and the demand is very high, whether for military or civilian use. The money cannot be made by foreigners all the time. If you can solve it yourself, just solve it yourself." Peng Zhicheng said, "With the stable output of flax, we can

We use rope making and weaving fishing nets here. I heard that Lao Shao from the Xiling area in the south is preparing to develop ocean fishing and even whaling in Luoqia Port. In the future, the demand for fishing nets and cables will definitely rise sharply. We are planning ahead and preparing in advance. As for those fertile soil, I plan to arrange them to grow soybeans and vegetables. In the future, a small ship repair office and coal water station will be built here to provide supply and maintenance for the passing ships. The geographical conditions here are quite superior, and it will only be better if you develop it than the awkward place in Xiayihebao."

Liang Jian nodded. In fact, as the secretary who had been with Peng Zhicheng for many years, he had already had a general understanding of the planning of the place, and this time he was just a confirmation. Previously, Xu Wenxuan, assistant to the county magistrate of Ping'an County, followed Shao Shude's path and asked him about the arrangements for the place. This guy has made a lot of money by opening an oil press workshop in recent years. Although it is worse than the dividends Liang Jian received from the East Coast Company every year, I have to admit that this guy is already one of the first people to get rich in China.

Xu Wenxuan has been engaged in oil pressing business for many years, and now he is getting more and more enthusiastic. This time he has attracted several new shareholders - including Liang Jian's investment of 500 yuan, and then applied for a loan of 3,500 yuan from United Industrial Credit Bank to prepare for a machine oil pressing plant project. At present, private capital is not prohibited from entering these industries that "do not involve national economy and people's livelihood". Therefore, Xu Wenxuan's project to go to the big oil pressing plant was quickly approved by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Chapter completed!