Chapter 1214 Arrival at Amborna

Qiu Xin used his official residence as an example to explain to Tan Juren the benefits of holding power. It was indeed very intuitive and vivid. From this, he speculated on his living conditions in Vung Tau Port. It goes without saying that he should be living very comfortably. After all,

Both Champa and Annan attach great importance to their diplomatic relations with Haihan, and they are worried that Haihan will favor each other. As Haihan's spokesperson here, he naturally enjoys excellent treatment because of this. Looking back on the previous few days

The status of the station colony, because there is no competitor like the Champa State, local officials do not have the same level of benefits as Qiu Xin. In the final analysis, the location of the Vung Tau Port is better, being at the junction of the two countries. Otherwise, although it is a colony,

It is difficult for a top leader to obtain so many benefits by relying on the power in his hand.

Tan Juren quickly figured out the cause-and-effect relationship. He shook his head with a smile and said, "It is true that the native emperors in the colonies are easy to do, but the environment here cannot be replicated elsewhere."

Qiu Xin did not deny Tan Juren's statement, nodded and said: "Brother, you are right, of course I understand it, so I don't plan to be transferred back to Sanya. I am already old, and to be honest, I can't compete with you.

Young people, it’s only a few more years that they can enjoy it! Isn’t it just to live the life of a master when I joined the action and came here with Boss Tao?"

Tan Juren was silent for a moment. The other party was right. Although many people did participate in the time-travel operation with the illusion of making great achievements, there is a gap between reality and fantasy after all. Most of them have no intention of doing anything in their original social environment.

Ordinary people who are ordinary people do not have any outstanding leadership skills or knowledge. Compared with people of this era, they only have a few hundred years of experience, and these advantages may not always come in handy in the process of governing the country.

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In fact, most of the people who can finally stand out from this group are those who have achieved certain achievements in the original time and space. As for Qiu Xin, a time traveler with relatively mediocre qualifications and an older age, there is indeed a lot of room for improvement.

With limited resources, becoming a local emperor in an overseas colony like Vung Tau Port is a reasonable choice.

Of course, Tan Juren's values ​​​​are different from Qiu Xin's. He believes that although his abilities are limited, he is better than being young and has unlimited possibilities for everything. It is too early to just find a colony to retire in retirement. But everyone has different abilities.

Aspiring, he couldn't say that Qiu Xin's choice was wrong. He could live like an emperor here without having to worry about safety issues or the pressure of political competition. It would be nice to live a leisurely life.

It took the fleet a day and a half to complete supplies at Vung Tau Port, during which time it also brought more than a hundred immigrants recruited from the local area, and then left the port and continued traveling south. After bidding farewell to Vung Tau Port, the next part of the voyage was

We are about to enter the deep ocean waters of the South China Sea. The straight-line distance between the next stop, the Ampur Islands and Vung Tau Port, is a full four hundred nautical miles. It will take at least four to five days to complete this journey, and the premise is that the voyage

There will be no bad weather or other emergencies.

I was really afraid of what would come. A day and a half after the fleet left the port of Vung Tau, there was a sudden strong wind on the sea, and then a huge storm ushered in. Even the warship with the largest tonnage in the fleet was in great danger.

In the face of the power of nature, it can only be like a small sampan, being tossed high and low by the big waves, unable to struggle at all.

Tan Juren was lying on the bed in the cabin, using the safety belt beside the bed to secure himself to the bed board. This was one of the trainings he received before departure. It was a way to deal with harsh sea conditions at sea to avoid violent ship jolts.

He was injured. When he was in Sanya, he rarely went to sea, and he had never encountered such bad weather. Besides panic, he even felt a trace of regret in his heart that he gave up the comfortable life in Sanya and insisted on coming to this environment.

What kind of official should I do in the South China Sea? If it was due to strong winds and waves, the body might not even be found afterwards. After the memorial service in Sanya, they would probably be able to set up a tomb.

Tan Juren was thinking wildly while enduring the discomfort caused by violent turbulence. He rarely went to sea, and he really had no ability to adapt to such a level of wind and waves. His stomach was already churning, and it all depended on his will.

Hold on without vomiting.

The situation on the ship carrying immigrants was much worse than that on Tan Juren's side. The living quarters of the immigrant ship were on the second and third decks, and they were already filled with the disgusting smell of vomit. Han Zhengshan was responsible for his duties, but he could not be as safe as his superiors.

Lying in the cabin waiting for the storm to pass, he was also in the lower cabin at this time, trying to calm the immigrants' emotions. He was not a person who was accustomed to going to sea, but after arriving here from Zhejiang and traveling thousands of miles, he gradually got used to it.

The living environment at sea is at least much better than that of most of the immigrants on this ship.

This sudden storm lasted for a whole day before it gradually subsided. During this period, Tan Juren, who was completely unable to eat due to the strong discomfort, felt that half of his life had been lost. Although the storm had calmed down, his overall condition remained the same.

He was in a dizzy state, and it was a little difficult to even get off the ground and walk.

And most of the people in the entire fleet are in no better condition than Tan Juren. Except for those old sailors who have been at sea all year round with wind and waves, ordinary people can't withstand such a full day of bumps and toss. They can only lie down.

Take a breath and slowly regain your physical condition.

The whole day's storm had an impact on the fleet more than just the physical condition of the passengers. The fleet slowly shrank back together into a formation that had been dispersed by the storm. At the same time, each ship immediately began to count the damage.

The sails on some ships were inevitably damaged to varying degrees in this storm, and the damage to several ships could not be solved by minor repairs on the way. They could only wait until the next stop to stop and replace them.

The damaged sails on the ship. Fortunately, the damage to most of the ships was concentrated on the sail ropes on the deck, and there were no major problems with the hull. However, the wind and waves were strong, and the cabins on the ship were inevitably flooded.

As a result, some of the cargo was thrown into the water and had to be moved to the deck to dry.

However, human losses are inevitable. A total of seven people disappeared in this storm. The so-called missing actually means that they fell into the sea and could not be found, and these seven people, without exception, were all sailors on the ship. The storm

During this period, he was unfortunately killed while insisting on working on the deck. In addition, there were dozens of injured people who were accidentally injured due to various reasons, but basically there was no fear of life. The passengers on the ship who seemed the most helpless were sealed off during the entire storm.

It was inside the cabin, so there were no casualties.

Unfortunately, the ship Han Zhengshan was on lost two sailors. When he came to the cockpit, he saw that the captain Ding Xu's face was also very ugly. Han Zhengshan could only say a few indifferent words to comfort Ding Xu first.

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"Counting the two brothers who were involved in the accident this time, my ship has lost seven people in the South China Sea!" Ding Xu gritted his teeth so hard that his eyeballs almost squeezed out of his sockets: "There will be many more people on this trip back.

The two families are orphaned and widowed!"

Although Ding Xu is very unwilling, no one can cope with this kind of natural disaster. Of course, the sailors missing in the storm will eventually be classified as killed in the line of duty, and their families will also receive pensions from the shipping department. But such personal losses are

It's something that everyone on the ship doesn't want to see.

Several immigrant ships and cargo ships drifted several nautical miles away in the storm. Fortunately, each ship was equipped with fireworks flares. After a lot of time, they were finally found and returned to the team. But in this way

Later, the speed of the entire fleet was severely slowed down by the damaged ships, and they could only maintain an average speed of three to four knots and move forward slowly.

So it took the fleet two more days on top of the original voyage time before it finally arrived in the waters of the Ambrosia Islands. Fortunately, the fleet brought sufficient supplies during this trip, although the time was delayed.

After two days, there was no crisis in terms of food and drinking water.

On the way, the fleet sent a message to the authorities of Ambona Island through the radio, so that the island could prepare in advance to accommodate this large fleet to dock. However, due to the storm encountered on the way, many people on board

The sails were all obviously damaged, so that when the fleet sailed into the port, they did look a little disgraced, much to the surprise of the onlookers on the pier.

The person currently in charge of the Ambrosia Islands is Mu Xiabai of the Army, and he returned here after a long circuit. In 1631, Mu Xiabai was stationed here and led the defenders to defeat the attempt.

Wanted to regain control of the Dutch fleet. However, he was later transferred back to Annan, and this place was successively handed over to Feng Annan and Roger. However, the year before last, Roger was transferred south to the Star Island Base, and the Ministry of Defense transferred him back to his old place.

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But Ambona Island is not a military-controlled area in the traditional sense. Since the year before last, it has been transformed into an entertainment paradise in the South China Sea. Various casinos and hotels have sprung up on the island.

The wildlife area built by biologist Zhang Yun on the south side of the island has begun to take shape and has become a must-see for tourists who come here.

Those who have the financial resources to visit this island in the hinterland of the South China Sea are either from wealthy families or are political figures from various countries, and everything on the island is prepared for these high-ranking officials who spend a lot of money. Although the costs are still being recovered so far,

However, the Ministry of Commerce believes that the prospect of profitability can be expected - after all, the development plan of Ambona Island was formulated and implemented by Schneider himself, and no loss can be tolerated from any angle.

Of course, the tourist facilities on the island alone are not enough to attract enough tourists. After all, entertainment venues such as casinos and brothels can be found in every country. People who have never been there will not find anything particularly strange, and the wild places on the island

Although there are many rare birds and animals in the animal area, it is just a hunting ground. People who are not good at this will not go across the sea to hunt here.

But Schneider has his own trick. He holds a South China Sea Trade Fair on the island in the first half of every year. In the second half of the year, he arranges a meeting of the South China Sea Trade Alliance member states. During this period, there are various small celebrations and trade talks held from time to time.

Even cross-border military competitions, etc. The people who come to participate in the activities are basically either rich or noble. Just two large-scale activities are enough to maintain the popularity and popularity of Ambon Island. And Haihan’s management of commercial institutions can be said to be

It is a place where all kinds of business methods from hundreds of years later are used. According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, the proportion of repeat visitors here is astonishingly high, especially those upper-class people who come here every year to attend large conferences. Almost every

I have personally applied for a bunch of membership cards at various commercial institutions on the island.

Tan Juren had naturally heard about the prosperity of Amborna Island before he came here. However, when he got off the boat, he was still a little dazzled by the scene in front of him, because the level of port infrastructure here seemed to be even higher.

Higher than Sanya. Although the port area is not large, almost all the ground in the port area and the roads leading to nearby towns have been hardened, and the cement required for construction must be transported across the sea. Considering the limited transportation capacity

, the cost of such construction can be imagined.

The various buildings that can be seen on the port are not as simple as the dusty blue brick houses in Sanya. The houses here obviously pay much more attention to the treatment of the exterior walls, whether they are painted with paint, or

It is simply wrapped with cut stones or ceramic tiles, and the appearance of the building has obviously been carefully designed, full of various exotic styles and colorful colors.

"This place... is really..." Tan Juren could not think of a suitable adjective to express his views on the scene in front of him, but in terms of infrastructure level alone, this place was indeed the highest level he had seen on his trip south.

Tan Juren didn’t know how much money the Haihan Ministry of Commerce had invested here to create the current environment, but it was obvious that a lot of effort had been spent. And according to what he had learned before, it was still in the first phase of the project.

, in other words, there will be at least several years of investment in development and construction in the future. This shows how much the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Commerce value this place.

The island received a telegram notification from the fleet in advance. At present, a place has been set aside on the north side of the port area, and a large number of tents have been set up as a temporary residence for the fleet personnel. This is also due to the fact that the island is visited every once in a while.

There are various activities, and the dignitaries who come here to play often have many entourages. Obviously, it is impossible for all of these people to stay in the expensive hotel with the owner, so a large number of tents are also prepared on the island for the humble servants to stay temporarily.

Although thousands of people arrived in the fleet at once, and the tents were somewhat insufficient, at least some people could be diverted to stay temporarily ashore instead of all being crowded on the ship.
Chapter completed!