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Chapter 702: The New Way Island (Part 1)

The sailing boat was too slow, which made Li Jie, who was used to riding trains and steamships, very uncomfortable. However, after several days of sailing, they finally arrived at Kyushu Island.

The name of Kyushu Island is actually not very accurate, because for the Ming Dynasty, the island should be called Xintu Island, which is also the name officially changed after Zhang Dingbian and others captured Kyushu Island, because for them, setting foot on this island is equivalent to finding a new way to survive.

However, although the official name has been changed, the folk habits cannot be changed for a while, so the name Kyushu Island is still used among the people. Only in some formal occasions can the name NewTaiwan be used, such as the fleet of Li Jie and others. Although it is said that Kyushu Island is, the official name should actually be NewTaiwan.

After Li Jie and his fleet entered the scope of Xintu Island, they immediately met Zhu Di's navy. After the two sides contacted each other, the other party immediately led the fleet into the port. The port was called Xintu Port, which is also the largest port on the island. The Xintu City behind the port is also the newly built port city after Zhang Dingbian and others captured Jiuzhou Island.

When Li Jie and his fleet stopped at the port, some officials coming to greet him appeared on the dock. When they saw the officials in the lead, Li Jie couldn't help but laugh, and immediately stepped off the boat and whispered: "Gao Chi, why did you come to greet him in person?"

The one who came to greet him was Zhu Gaochi. When the other party saw Li Jie, he suddenly showed a look of surprise and said, "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"

It turned out that before Li Jie came, he did not tell Zhu Di what he was coming. First, it was too late to go up, and secondly, it was due to safety reasons. Therefore, before Li Jie boarded the ship, only Zhu Yunyu knew that he was going to go out to sea with the fleet.

"Haha~, I've long wanted to see what's going on here. It just so happened that the fleet sent more people this time, so I came together." Li Jie also got off the boat at this time and immediately greeted Zhu Gaochi with affectionate greetings.

"That's great. My father was still talking about you, brother-in-law yesterday. I didn't expect you to come today. Come with me to the city quickly. My father will definitely be very happy to see you!" Zhu Gaochi also grabbed Li Jie's arm and said excitedly. Last time he went to the Ming Dynasty, he was also taken care of by Li Jie and got closer to the relationship between the two parties again. Now that he can see Li Jie here, he was extremely surprised.

"No hurry, there are many craftsmen on the boat who come with us. These are the people who will follow you to America in the future, so let's place them first!" Li Jie smiled and pointed to the fleet behind him.

Zhu Gaochi woke up when he heard this and immediately slapped his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I'm so happy and confused. Brother-in-law, wait a moment, I'll put these craftsmen first!"

"I'll help too. I just want to see the situation of these craftsmen on the island. They are not uncomfortable, right?" Li Jie also asked with concern at this time. Two batches of craftsmen had been transported to come before, and most of them should stay on the island, so he also wanted to know the situation of these people.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, there were indeed some problems with so many craftsmen staying together at the beginning, but after we changed our strategy, these craftsmen never had any problems. You will know when you go and take a look." Zhu Gaochi replied with a smile, and he also commanded the officials to guide the people of the fleet to get off the ship one by one.

After hearing this, Li Jie did not rush to ask again. After Zhu Yunyu ordered the matter, the craftsmen on the boat also got off the boat and gathered at the dock. Then the officials were guided to the city. At this time, Li Jie asked: "Gao Chi, you said that something went wrong with the craftsmen first came. What was wrong with what happened?"

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a matter of being idle!" Zhu Gaochi smiled again, and he also explained the story in detail.

It turned out that after the first batch of craftsmen came to Xintugang from the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di also attached great importance to them and asked Zhu Gaochi to personally take charge of resettlement of them.

Zhu Gaochi was also very dedicated. Not only did he arrange accommodation for the craftsmen, but he also had delicious food and drinks. He had nothing to do in normal times, so he just needed to rest quietly. After all, in Zhu Gaochi's opinion, these craftsmen would definitely have countless things to do when they arrived in America in the future, so it would be better to take advantage of the fact that they have a good rest for a while now.

But although Zhu Gaochi had good intentions, he was still too young. The craftsmen were idle every day and caused a lot of things, such as fighting and fighting were even more common. After all, they did not have the discipline of the army, and so many people were inevitably inseparable from friction, so various contradictions emerged one after another.

It is precisely because of this that at the beginning, Zhu Gaochi was also worried about these craftsmen. Zhu Di seemed to have seen the problem long ago, but in order to hone Zhu Gaochi, he just didn't say anything and let him handle everything himself.

In the end, Yao Guangxiao couldn't bear it anymore and quietly found Zhu Gaochi and gave him a few words. This made Zhu Gaochi realize that he no longer raised these craftsmen in vain, but arranged some work for them to do. In this way, the conflicts between craftsmen were immediately reduced by most, and they could hone their skills and avoid being unfamiliar. At the same time, they could also make some contributions to the voyage that was about to begin. It can be said that it was a win-win situation.

After listening to Zhu Gaochi's poem, Li Jie couldn't help laughing, and then told the problems encountered by the fleet on the way. Although the two were different, the essential reason was the same, but the space on the ship was limited and there was no work to do, so Li Jie used the form of a competition to divert everyone's attention and relaxed his nerves.

"Brother-in-law, you really have a solution. I am worried that the fleet's journey to America is too long and I am worried about the fleet's accident. But now you say this, it gives us a new solution!" Zhu Gaochi said excitedly again when he heard this. It seemed that every time he saw Li Jie, he would have new surprises, which is also one of the reasons why he likes Li Jie.

While speaking, they finally came to the city behind the port, and the craftsmen were also placed in a huge camp outside the city. This place was originally a military camp, but now it was vacated for craftsmen to live in. It was not as large as that. However, during this period, the craftsmen have been building houses, so the scale has become larger and larger, enough for new craftsmen to live in.
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