There is a large alluvial plain passing through the central part of Cotra, with flat and fertile land. However, for those led by Martin and those who came here to build cities, fertility or not is not a big problem.

At this moment, a circle of "fences" formed by wooden piles and barbed wire has surrounded this large piece of about ten square kilometers, and a cross-shaped avenue is slowly laid. A corner of the cross-shaped is the factory area of ​​cement, glass, steel and other industries.

"We are making a quick progress, and those people are already digging the foundations of the city's main road!"

Yao Zhilin reported to Ma Ben's progress of construction. Now, as a literacy and under Martin's teaching and knowing more "mathematics, physics and chemistry" knowledge, she began to slowly help Martin handle some things, and also began to slowly take care of Martin's life.

As for their relationship, they are still in a gentle and tender period at this moment. Martin has not yet considered these things because of the stress of stressful work.

"I don't understand. Although the island of Ferai is a little smaller, the size of the Black and White Castle is almost enough. Why do we still have to spend so much effort here to do these things?"

Yao Zhilin didn't understand the choice between Martin and Zhao Fubo. According to what she thought, Ferai Island was close to land and convenient for transportation. Why didn't you choose where to build the current city?

In fact, except for Martin and Zhao Fubo, few people know that Sottra Island is the future science and technology, industry, especially the island of military production. At least before they can return to the Song Dynasty, this is the most central place for military industry and scientific research.

Even if Zhao Fubo has to return to the Song Dynasty in the future, Socotra Island is an important strategic location between the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.

According to the history known to Martin, since 1587, Portugal first occupied the island and established a naval base. In 1886, Britain extended its tentacles here. They first proposed to buy the island at a low price and incorporate it into the territory of the British Empire. However, this attempt was rejected by the local Sultan of Yemen, so the British colonial army occupied the island by force. After that, the British used the island as a naval restricted area.

In the early 1970s, Britain ended its colonial rule over South Yemen. The Soviet fleet began to station this island and turned it into a Soviet naval base in the Middle East. In the late 1980s, the Soviet Union collapsed and the fleet was withdrawn from Socotra.

The successive occupation of these powerful countries shows the importance of Socotra. What Martin and Zhao Fubo intend to do now is to build a major industrial city on the island and provide sufficient arms supply for future war operations.

After returning to the Song Dynasty in the future, he moved a large population to the island, completely assimilated and occupied the entire Socotra Island, making it permanently an overseas place for the Song Dynasty. In addition, places with similar strategic status here also include the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Truke, Irian Islands, Singapore, Gibraltar and other places in the Pacific Ocean in the future.

Note that these places are not just colonization, but are completely occupied and assimilated. Taking a step back, even if they learn from the United States one day in the future, they will speak Chinese and write from the Chinese. These strategic points are also strategic points in the future world that use points to control the surface.

On the contrary, places like Aden City do not have strategic points like Socotra, and they will never give up any inch of land. At this time, people's eyes cannot see the level of the world's strategic points due to the limitations of transportation tools, but Martin and Zhao Fufu, who have a world map, do not consider the problem like this!

Of course, Yao Zhilin could not have thought of so much. Even after reading the world map drawn by Zhao Fubo himself and the map that has been increasing as the arrival of the merchant fleet of the Island of Ferai, she still does not understand why Zhao Fubo and Martin chose this way.

Compared with the strategic choices of the world, compared with the strategic gaze of the black-clad food or the Song Dynasty, it is completely different in terms of consideration. As for the problems in the Song Dynasty at this moment, they are just problems of the ignorant barbarians and feudal courts.

Perhaps in the eyes of Sanniang, including Yao Zhilin, this is the most important issue. In fact, those problems are like the Eight-Nation Alliance entering Beijing, facing machine guns, cannons, and people holding cold weapons cannot constitute effective issues at all. Even if it is negotiations, after talking, it can only be discussed with decent surrender.

"Zhilin, it doesn't matter if others don't understand. But if one day in the future, if you can become my wife, then Zhilin I want you to understand. This is the foundation we must establish for our descendants of the Song Dynasty in the future. Although we are starting bit by bit now, the future can allow them to control one part or all of the world through these places!"

Yao Zhilin looked at Martin in surprise. Although she knew that Martin had been "the metaphor of God". Doesn't a person like him understand the principle that being with the king is like being with a tiger? Although Zhao Fubo is still young now, there will be no problem with Martin, but what about the future?

Although Martin's words made Yao Zhilin more worried, Martin's "wife" made Yao Zhilin's face turn red.

"You, you always think too long. You have finished thinking about everything you should think!"

The faint words convey concern and worry.

"Fu Bo?! Why, have you heard anything?"

Martin stopped the document that was busy with his hands, and looked at Yao Zhilin with his eyes. He didn't believe in anything that would be with the king or the tiger in his heart, but if Zhao Fubo became more mature and was unwilling to implement those more free methods, would their teachers and students have a conflict?

"This is an earlier question, and it may be just life or death for me. But for the entire Chinese nation, it is not just a matter of life or death. It is a matter of revitalization or sinking of a nation!"

In his mind, Martin conceived the future. Although this incident would not make him disconnected from Zhao Fubo, perhaps a test was a necessary means.

Looking up at the lighthouse standing on the top of the mountain and gradually rising, Martin turned to Yao Zhilin.

"Zhilin, I think it may be time to tell Xuerong and Fu Bo about our affairs. Taking advantage of this, we have to go to Aden City. I think that since the war there has been quelled, what I want to talk about below is like managing there!"

Although Yao Zhilin caught Martin and asked about the marriage, she suddenly raised it in her heart. What she felt in her heart was that Martin was not just going to Aden to report good news to Zhao Fubo, but to do something.

At this time, Yao Zhilin felt a little regretful. If she followed the palace's plan, she had to guess whether Martin was going to Ading City to seize power. It was just that the Song Dynasty Yulin Army was an army created by Zhao Fubo. If Martin seized power, it would definitely be a bad ending.

Moreover, whether it is Martin or Zhao Fubo who suffers a loss, Yao Zhilin, as a good match for Sanniang, will not be a good result.

"Martin..."

Yao Zhilin looked at Martin, looking reluctant to speak. Martin stroked her white beard.

"Don't worry about Zhilin. Although I have been with Fu Bo for more than a year, I still know what kind of person he is! This time I went to Aden, what I want to do is to build a place that can provide us with raw materials, markets and some benefits for a long time!"

Yao Zhilin finally let go of the things in her heart for a while and laughed at herself. Perhaps because she had lived in the palace for a long time, she had such an idea. She had also heard her daughter, who had learned new skills, say that if Zhao Fubo had to go back to the Song Dynasty, then the Song Dynasty in the future would not be as good as it used to be.

"We want to establish a court that is the latest in the world! Wherever the court is held, everyone has freedom, everyone has status, and everyone is protected by national laws..."

At first, Martin also thought that this so-called freedom of the future is not necessarily correct for people at this time, and it may be possible to encounter many obstacles.

"Resistance? I don't think there will be any. The state has its own laws, and everyone will follow the laws of the state. I must abide by the law, so others will naturally have to guard it even more. Give me the resistance, hum... I will play with him a gun!"

Looking back, if such a society was established under the barrel of a gun, it would be in line with the phrase "policy comes from the barrel of a gun". The so-called resistance to "freedom" is just an excuse for those vested interests.

"If it were such a strong fist, perhaps the future we envisioned was not empty talk. But why don't we try it first!"

This is what Martin thought of after hearing Yao Zhilin's suggestion. Isn't the Aden province the best place to test? As for why they have to practice freedom, the reason is that people under totalitarian rule cannot create world-class technology. After all, totalitarian people are busy preserving their own interests or security, and they can only work hard to play. Technology is nothing compared to security and interests.

"I hope Fu Bo still remembers that if you want to build a country with technology, you must use constitutional politics. If people have no worries about safety, then scientific development will be made! In the competition with other countries, only science and technology should be at the top, so it is naturally easy to compete and win. At that time, foreign interests will be compensated for domestic interests. The front will come out from all directions and kill all nations. Our great Song Dynasty is the heroic ruler!

These are things that Martin often mentioned in the past when he taught Zhao Fubo to give basic social appreciation. Zhao Fubo was not stupid either. When Martin talked about the "rule of law" to him, he immediately easily found the corresponding sentences from "The Strategies of the Warring States".
Chapter completed!