Takao Harbor is very similar to Tainan Bay. It is an estuary itself, but because the silt carried by the river water accumulates outside the estuary and forms a long and narrow sandbar under the influence of ocean currents, it has become an excellent natural harbor.

The difference is that Dayuan is a pocket-shaped, almost circular harbor, while Takao Port is a narrow bay like a bean pod. It is 24 miles long from north to south, three miles wide at its widest point and two miles at its narrowest point. There is an entrance and exit 200 to 300 meters wide in the north and south. The inner harbor of the harbor is wide and deep, with calm winds and waves. It is truly a good harbor given by God.

"As long as we build a circle of breakwaters on this long sandbar and put up artillery batteries on both ends, it will be an impenetrable barrier." Jin Ke exclaimed in amazement: "I thought Keelung Port was good enough, but I didn't expect this place to be even better. It's really blessed by nature."

"This is the wonder of nature." Young Master Zhao smiled and said, "I think the Taiwan Garrison District can set up its headquarters here in the future."

"Yes." Jin Ke responded seriously.

His most important task this time when he went south was not to command the operations, but to prepare a new garrison area.

As Mr. Zhao's strategic focus shifted southward, the Tamra Garrison District thousands of miles away seemed out of reach. In order to improve efficiency and effectively control the southeastern waters, it was absolutely necessary to establish a new garrison district along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong.

Obviously, there is no place more suitable than Taiwan Island as a base camp - it is far away from the mainland, so you can act freely and have fewer concerns. It is also the center of the entire southeastern sea area. It can effectively control the Ryukyu Islands in the northeast, the Fujian and Guangdong coasts in the west, and the South China Sea in the south.

Given the jurisdiction of the new garrison, Takao, located at the southern tip of Taiwan facing Fujian, Guangdong and Southeast Asia, is obviously the most suitable location on the island.

The future Taiwan Garrison will become the front line of the competition with the great powers, and will also shoulder the important task of escorting the century-old immigration. Nanyang is the key to whether the Ming Dynasty can transform into a maritime power, so the importance of Taiwan and the Taiwan Garrison cannot be overstated. Zhao Hao must let Jin Ke take charge to feel at ease.

As for the also very important Tamra Garrison, Zhu Jue naturally took over.

The two were imagining how the garrison base should be set up in the future, when they were reported that the Marines had already landed and deployed defenses, taking control of Takao Harbor and were ready to dock.

Zhao Hao then remembered that Lin Feng was still waiting to meet him, so he quickly stopped talking and said with a smile: "Come to the shore quickly, I want to meet this Miss Lin who fell from the sky."

~~

At the dock, after the fully armed Marines controlled all the key positions, they speeded up the setting up of naval port fortifications, digging trenches, and pulling up barbed wire... The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty had long been able to mass-produce chain mail, and naturally mastered the technology of pulling wrought iron into wire.

As Jiangnan Iron and Steel continues to increase the scale of wrought iron production, the Coast Guard can now use barbed wire to quickly build isolation belts. This thing can be used to build fortifications ten times faster than before, and is particularly suitable for use in field combat environments.

Although the barbed wire cannot stop bows and arrows and muskets, the effective range of the Longqing rifle is 50 meters longer than that of the Western bird gun, not to mention bows and arrows and ordinary muskets. It's like shooting at each other through the barbed wire to see who can't stand it first...

The Marines over there were working hard, but Lin Feng and others who were waiting for Zhao Hao at the dock here looked unhappy.

"It's over, it's over. It's hard to regret now." The black girl said with a frustrated look on her face: "Takao Port is completely theirs."

"Where do these people come from?" Ma Yishan's focus was on the work of the Marines. The various professional tools in their hands, as well as the ridiculously long barbed wire, made his scalp tingle. "They are too rich, aren't they? Those are all wires made from wrought iron..."

"Their warships are just so-so." Another leader said unconvincedly, "There is only one 10,000-ton Wuwei ship, five 1,000-ton Dafu ships, and the rest are medium-sized Wuwei ships and fast ships. I don't think we will lose if we really fight."

"First, this is just their squadron. Their southbound fleet also includes three large Western sailing ships and fifteen large Fu ships. Second, all of their ships are equipped with ten to twenty bronze cannons, which have a range far exceeding that of the Dafa Gong and are much more accurate." Lin Fengbai glanced at these unconvinced guys, boosting their ambitions and destroying his own prestige, and said:

"Third, look at those soldiers. They are all made of money. You know the saying that a big reward will bring out brave men, right? How can we, who can't even get enough food, defeat them with our butts?"

"Alas..." The boss, who has never met an rival since his debut and has always been arrogant, has said so much. Everyone can only sigh and shut up.

At this time, the gangway of the Zhenwo was finally set up, and guards came down to invite Lin Feng to board the ship to meet Master Zhao.

Xiao Hei Mei, Ma Yi Shan and others wanted to follow, but were stopped by Zhao Hao's guards. "Sir, you only see Miss Lin, please stay."

"No, I want to follow you!" The little black girl was so anxious that she was about to jump up and down. "Protect you, my dear!"

"Go back if you keep making trouble." Lin Feng stopped Xiao Hei Mei and the others, and ordered, "Wait for me here!"

After saying this, he boarded the Zhenwo Ship alone.

~~

Master Zhao met Lin Feng on his favorite stern deck.

"I, Lin Feng, greet you, sir." When she arrived in front of Zhao Hao, Lin Feng seemed like a different person, and saluted him politely. "Greetings, sir."

"Miss Lin, please stand up quickly." Zhao Hao said with a smile on his face, "Your name is well-known. I have made up my mind to come and pay you a visit when I went south this time."

"The rumors are exaggerated. Young Master must be very disappointed..." Lin Feng said generously. She didn't act coyly. She couldn't learn from Mei Nan, and she would be laughed at by her subordinates.

"Hahaha, young lady, what are you talking about? Meeting him is even better than hearing about him. I'm just a little surprised." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh, "Don't be surprised to hear that. I always thought that the feared Lin Feng was a man."

"It's all just rumors." Lin Feng smiled magnanimously and passed it over. Then he handed a thin booklet to Zhao Hao with both hands and said, "This is all the personnel, ships, land, and supplies of my army in Dagou. Now I present them all to you, young master."

"The girl is thoughtful." Zhao Hao took the booklet and looked through it. He saw that Lin Feng had more than 200 large and small ships under his command, and a population of about 65,000, most of whom were young and strong. There were almost no elderly people, and not many children and women.

To put it bluntly, most people were deceived by Lin Daoqian using pyramid schemes. Who would bring their family with them to join a pyramid scheme? They won't accept them.

Lin Feng explained that it was too dangerous to cross the ocean, there was miasma here, and the elderly were weak, so they all stayed in their native land.

However, with so many young and strong people on hand, it took two years to reclaim only 100,000 acres of land. The efficiency is really not satisfactory.

As for the supplies, they were even less pleasing to Mr. Zhao. Broken straw mats, rotten hemp ropes, wooden benches, bamboo poles were all written on them. In short, the word "poor" was written on them.

After quickly browsing the booklet, Zhao Hao suddenly realized that the development of Dagou was not successful, land reclamation was stagnant, and finances were on the verge of exhaustion. It was almost at the end of its rope.

However, one should not hit someone in the face, especially when the face is a beautiful woman that he likes very much, so Mr. Zhao naturally would not point it out on the spot.

In addition, the liking for Lin Feng is due to her deeds, not because of her beauty.

At this time, Secretary Ma brought the soda. When Lin Feng saw the glass of the carbonated drink, she almost cried with joy.

Damn it, it wasn’t easy, I finally got to taste what soda tastes like…

"Miss Lin, try it and see if it suits your taste. If not, I'll change the tea for you." While the young master was flipping through the booklet, Secretary Ma whispered to her, "Many people can't get used to it, but there are also many people who love it, such as... Lord Wende."

Lin Feng's hand holding the glass bottle froze, and she looked up at Secretary Ma.

I only heard her whisper in my ear again: "Do you still want to look at the telescope?"

"Yes." Lin Feng suddenly smiled. Seeing that she was recognized, she nodded generously and said with a smile, "Thank you, Secretary Ma."

"Oh?" Hearing that she actually knew Secretary Ma, Zhao Hao looked at Lin Feng and said, "Have we met somewhere before? Or did we hear about it from someone..."

"Please forgive me, sir. I once pretended to be a maid of Lord Wende and stayed on the Zhenwo Ship for a while." However, Lin Feng did not intend to hide it from Zhao Hao. The reason why she did not make it clear right away was actually waiting for Master Zhao to recognize her. This would be more dramatic and more provocative. After all, the beauty trap is just a word of provocation, isn't it?

But to Lin Feng's disappointment, Mr. Zhao didn't recognize her...

"Oh, really?!" Zhao Hao suddenly remembered the stunning maidservant beside Mei Nan, and looked at Lin Feng carefully. After a long while, he suddenly said, "It turned out to be you! With the change of hairstyle and clothes, I can't recognize you at all."

After a pause, he asked curiously, "How did you get to know Menan, and how did you become her maid?"

"It's a long story..." Lin Feng began by telling the story from the moment he was called by his brother to discuss matters. He told the story in detail without hiding anything. Then he said apologetically, "After witnessing the Coast Guard fleet parade and live-fire exercise, I knew that I could never defeat you. Since my brother has already surrendered to you, I shouldn't play with fire. But I was in a difficult situation at the time and couldn't reveal my identity to you. I could only come back to persuade my subordinates to surrender to you and serve you wholeheartedly!"

"Is that so..." Master Zhao was very moved after hearing this and said, "I am so humbled by your love. If I don't treat you well... I and your subordinates will not be able to do that!" He then instructed Sister Ma, "Draw up a letter of intent according to the terms you gave to Sister Huaixiu. Please review it for Miss Lin!"

"Letter of Intent?" Lin Feng asked in confusion, "What is that?"

"Miss, you may not know that all agreements of our group must be clearly written down on paper to avoid disputes in the future." Zhao Hao smiled at Lin Feng and said, "Miss, take it back and discuss it with your relatives. If you find anything inappropriate, feel free to point it out."