After seeing off the Spaniards, Liu Yun rushed back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs again.

Many policemen in the office building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs sat around bragging and chatting, doing nothing. At present, there is no prisoner in the prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the limestone mine. In the previous war with the Spanish, hundreds of Chaluans and European prisoners of war were pardoned. These people then participated in the war with the Spanish. After the war, the Executive Committee kept their promises and gave them the identity of free people. Therefore, the people working in the limestone mine are no longer slaves, but workers who work with wages. Therefore, there is no need for the police station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to maintain a large number of supervisors there, so many policemen retreated.

When these people saw Liu Yun come in, they greeted each other. Liu Yun took off the police cap on his head, stroked his hair, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be lazy, you have to do something."

"What? Boss, is it really alive?" Bai Shui, a senior policeman from time to time, jumped up and asked, "Damn, when there were prisoners in custody, everyone had subsidies every day, but now it's fine. Once the prison is cleared, the brothers will only have two dollars a month to live. If this continues, the morale will be difficult to revive."

"Then you have to ask?" Liu Yun threw the hat to him, then turned around and poured himself a glass of water, and said while drinking water: "Dingyuan Fort has ended the development team system and has been officially upgraded to Dingyuan Township and belonged to the leaders of the Dongfang County Government. Minister Jiao of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and I revealed that at present, we, police officers, prison guards, supervisors and others, will be merged into the Dongfang County Police Station. In addition, Dingyuan Township will also set up a public security police station, which will draw some people from you."

"How can one police station have so many positions to arrange us?" Bai Shui was a little discouraged. A police station had to hold a director and a deputy director. He secretly calculated and found that there were many competitors and he was not sure that he could become a leader.

"Hey! There is really more than one police station." Liu Yun took a big sip of water, and then smiled in Baishui's earnest eyes: "Isn't this the coal working group established? Next, we will go to the Yazi Lake (i.e., Patus Lake) basin to set up a mine. Team leader Shao of the working group has already ordered, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send 12 police officers to accompany you. Don't blame me for not reminding you, this is a big opportunity, it depends on whether you can tell me clearly or not."

Bai Shui struggled a little after hearing this. According to his original intention, he naturally wanted to stay at Dingyuan Castle, but considering the unprecedentedly fierce competition situation, should he avoid it appropriately? Avoid Dingyuan Township Police Station, a popular area, and take a different approach to the north to develop. Will this be more beneficial to him? Bai Shui was a little confused for a while.

Ignoring the entanglement and arrogance of the policemen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, let us turn our perspective to the naval shipyard by the Dayu River. At this time, the most eye-catching thing on the ship platform was naturally a double-deck battleship that had been officially established as the "August 10th" class. Previously, a Wallonian shipbuilder proposed to Wang Qien that from the previous European naval battles and the naval tactics of the crossings, the tactics of side-side guns against the enemy will become the mainstream of naval battles. Therefore, it is necessary to design a battle line gunboat with multiple decks and mainly with side-side guns to welcome the enemy. The heads of the crossings all came from later generations, so they naturally understood that the battleships were the foundation of a country's navy. Therefore, Wang Qien happily approved the naval shipbuilding application for the naval shipyard, but he changed the plan of the two ships into one. This was not his conscientious discovery, but it was mainly the result of his comprehensive considerations.

The first ship of the "August 10" class battleship, "August 10", started construction during the war with the Spaniards. At first, it was just to use a large number of dry ship materials in the shipyard to avoid wasting insects. The ship was positioned at that time, with a displacement of about 400-500 tons. However, after the Wallonian craftsman proposed the idea of ​​the battleship, Wang Qinian personally ordered the change of the battleship design, so the materials and consumption of the ship began to rise sharply.

At that time, someone in the Navy had roughly calculated that if the double-deck battleship was completed, it would probably cost more than 900 high-quality mahogany trees, most of which would need to be imported from Brazil. In addition, artillery, canvas, rigging, cables, decoration, etc., the cost of the entire ship was estimated to be around 80,000 to 100,000 yuan.

Such a high cost is naturally impossible to obtain approval from the Executive Committee. Therefore, as soon as the war ended, the Executive Committee immediately commissioned the Joint Staff Headquarters to organize personnel to conduct an investigation at the shipyard. At that time, the ship had just started construction for more than three months. The investigation team asked the Navy Minister Wang Qien about the cost of the ship, and said bluntly that it would be stopped immediately if it cost more than 50,000 yuan. At that time, Wang Qien patted his chest and said that it would only be 50,000 yuan to be completed. The investigation team let go of this ship that replaced the soon-to-retire Yunsheng No. 1.

Of course, the navy members who knew the real situation were not so optimistic. This ship was destined to become a deep pit for the Navy. In the next year, it will be up to Wang Qinian to use various means to maintain the warship. In this regard, there were many evil people in the Navy that their Minister Wang probably would use cheeky tactics to learn the old tricks of Russia to modify the "Vicramatia" aircraft carrier for India, but they didn't know how the Executive Committee and the Joint Staff, who were furious after learning the truth, would view him.

However, today our protagonist is obviously not this large warship. Next to this warship are four small puddles. These puddles have a displacement of 18-20 tons, which is specially used by the coal working group to explore the next expedition of Duck Lake (Lake Patus).

At this time, some Chalua laborers were towing the four flatbeds into the water. Their job was to row the boats safely to the two large ships, the East Coast Eagle and the Galicia Flying Fish, which are now anchored in the shipyard, and then tie the cables. The next four ships will be towed by the two large ships to the mouth of the duck lake.

Today, a lot of people gathered in the Navy shipyard, most of which were members of the coal working group that was about to go to the Yazi Lake Basin to explore and develop. According to the plan formulated by Shao Shude, member of the Executive Committee, Minister of Materials, and leader of the coal working group, on September 2, that is, today, the earliest batch of expedition teams will set off.

The expedition team that set out in the forefront is not small in size. It consists of two platoons of infantry, one platoon of cavalry, four policemen or intelligence collectors, eight prospectors, two interns, a veterinarian, a biologist and a team officer, with all members of 60 members. Currently, the Duck Lake Basin in Rio Grande, Sul is just in the beginning of spring, and the climate is relatively cold. Risk factors such as coral snakes and mosquitoes that affect the safety of expedition personnel can be minimized.

The officer leading the expedition was Captain Xu Yu, the battalion commander of the cavalry battalion. He looked at the people gathered around him: two platoons of the army came; the cavalry was selected by him personally, all of which were composed of veterans; four policemen and intelligence personnel were led by Baishui; these were all responsible for security. The two doctors were Pastor Francis and another English boy, and the prospecting team led by Zhong Aicha.

Strictly speaking, there are no prospecting talents among the more than 500 travelers. However, this time he went to find coal near Yazi Lake. The scope was clear, and it was near Port Alegre, so there was no difficulty. At most, it was just a bad luck. Aicha, a young man from Hunan, was less than 30 years old and had no strengths. He was originally just a traveler, known as "Aiza". However, when he was young, he was trafficked to Shanxi Black Coal Mine and dug coal for a while. With such a strange experience, he was considered a rare half-person talent among travelers. Therefore, Shao Shude promoted him to be the captain of the prospecting team and also appointed him five Chaluya assistants.

At nine o'clock in the morning, everything was ready. The expedition team members began to row four small boats to two large ships moored on the sea. The bay covered by the breakwater was calm, and 60 expedition teams were divided into four groups and tried to slide the oars. Their luggage, weapons, horses and other items were transported to the East Coast Eagle. In addition to loading these things, the "East Eagle" also loaded some traded items such as liquor, cotton, knife, and iron pot. This was to bribe them when they met Indians. After all, it would be better to avoid conflict or not. In the eyes of the Executive Committee, maintaining a good relationship with the indigenous people is extremely important for the country.

Soon, everyone boarded two large ships, and four small ships were tied up with cables. Leonid Feodorovic stood on the deck of the East Coast Eagle, and when he saw it, he frowned. The Charouya policeman Aivani, who was provoking him in the police station, stood behind him and grinned his teeth. It was fine, but what was even more unpleasant was that the hateful Navy Lieutenant John Ston was actually the first mate of the ship.

Leonid, feeling a little depressed, turned around and walked towards the bottom cabin. Instead of watching the annoying people blow the cold wind on the deck, it would be better to take care of his beloved horse.

A gust of wind blew, and the "East Coast Eagle" took the lead, followed by the "Galicia Flying Fish" and sailed out of the naval shipyard in turn, sailing north along the wind.
Chapter completed!