Tan Weixin complained, "Actually, I admire those tax clerks and patrol soldiers who work in this place… Their resistance is really strong. I still feel a… indescribable smell in my nose. They even sell spices there! Heaven knows how they identify those spices."

It wasn't until midnight that Ye Tao and Tan Weixin returned to their comfortable lodgings. The Seven Seas Trading Company had cleared out almost the entire castle to accommodate Ye Tao and his party. The castle was on the harbor side, surrounded by a neatly manicured and well-arranged artificial forest. This square castle was originally built by the Seven Seas Trading Company as its Nanyang headquarters when it first developed Hengbo Port, and could almost be considered the last stronghold for members of the Seven Seas Trading Company in Nanyang. The entire lower three floors of the castle had only narrow windows that also served as design openings. The integrated design of rooms and walls allowed everyone in each room to participate in the defense. The open space in the center of the castle was used to store various supplies. When the Seven Seas Trading Company gained a foothold in Nanyang, and when Hengbo Port rapidly expanded to the point where the castle could no longer function as a shelter for all important figures, the Seven Seas Trading Company quickly rebuilt its clubhouse in the port area, and most of its members purchased land and built houses in Hengbo Port. The castle was then converted into what it is today, a cross between a Nanyang development museum, a star-rated hotel, and a three-dimensional garden.

The large open space in the center of the castle has now been transformed into an exquisite garden. Although the climate is different, with the help of exceptionally skilled gardeners, many plants unique to Dongping have been cultivated. Although the flowering seasons may differ, they still provide a sense of home. The pool used for fire prevention and water storage has now become part of the garden, its square shape broken up, the edges lined with pebbles or paving stones arranged into walkways. Many fish are also raised in the pool.

The basement of the castle is now a warehouse and wine cellar. The first floor is the office area and the living area for the staff working here. On the second floor, many rooms have been knocked down and replaced with beautiful glass cabinets, displaying various important commodities of the Seven Seas Trading Company, as well as meaningful souvenirs from the company's development in Nanyang. Most of the other areas on the second and third floors are guest rooms, now filled with the guards brought by Ye Tao's party.

The fourth and fifth floors are high-end guest rooms, libraries, banquet halls, and other facilities, designed for utmost comfort and luxury. The top floor, originally the ramparts used to place crossbow cannons and other defensive equipment, has now become a good place for viewing and relaxing. Most of the dense crossbow cannons have been removed, leaving only a few in case of emergency, which has also become a unique landscape. Pergolas, parasols, and rattan woven lounge chairs are placed on the side facing the sea, looking like an open-air café. And this place is indeed where you can drink the most authentic coffee in the entire Nanyang region. Even more than a hundred years later, when the coffee culture that Ye Tao brought to this time and space has spread throughout the world, this open-air café is still famous, a mecca for all coffee lovers.

Because of the relatively long distance from Dongping, the castle's living technology has not yet been able to synchronize with Yunzhou. But imagine, when the entire castle is equipped with electric lights, the rooms with ceiling fans, and the downstairs and upstairs can be contacted through simple internal telegraph lines. In fact, the internal communication of the castle now is more like on a large ship. Each floor and each direction has two communication rooms, connected by brass speaking tubes, and dials that can emit sounds of different rhythms. A simple internal telegraph can completely replace this part of the function, as for the telephone, Ye Tao is not sure how long it will take to appear… In any case, even lacking audio-visual and entertainment facilities, the entire castle looks like a modern hotel, with all kinds of facilities that should be available, even in Hengbo Port, this castle is not a place where anyone can stay now.

Considering the rich social strata of Hengbo Port, and the differences in various plots of land that don't seem to belong in the same city, this kind of luxury and comfort makes people feel a little uneasy. Ye Tao and Tan Weixin are not puritans who like simple living. They enjoy a comfortable life, but they come from a relatively enlightened era and avoid terms like "sweatshops." Seeing the chaotic situation of Hengbo Port due to its inherent deficiencies, they really can't stand it.

"Comprehensive management… I really didn't expect to come up with this term in this time and space." Ye Tao spread out the map of Hengbo Port on the workbench, and a thick red line ran along the road with a slightly main road flavor between the main areas of Hengbo Port. After planning for a whole day, and sleeping soundly for another day, Ye Tao had someone call Liu Yi.

"Elder Liu, you must know one thing. I've come up with a rough plan for you. However, this is only a preliminary plan. Without detailed geological survey data and complete climate and hydrological data, it is impossible to produce detailed data. When I return to Yunzhou, I will send the team that has carried out the preliminary surveying work for Tiecheng, Gondor, and the newly completed Danyang expansion to Nanyang to prepare, and adjust the plan according to the situation." Ye Tao drank the strong tea, slowly explaining to Liu Yi. "However, Hengbo Port is already large in scale, and it is impossible to completely close the port for renovation and reconstruction. The menu-style decoration that I told you about before, although you can still choose, there is a lot of attention to how to implement it. In my opinion, the first thing that can be implemented is the central road project of one vertical and two horizontal, and lay the foundation for the sewer project in Hengbo Port. Since Hengbo Port is located in the tropics, whether it is cement or asphalt, as the road surface, the loss seems to be quite serious. It may be that our current formula for cement, and for the mixing and construction of asphalt are not so precise, for the time being, I think, should all the roads in Hengbo Port be made of specially fired large ceramic bricks? Later, I will have someone send samples to Nanyang for identification and testing. According to my estimation, if there are no financial problems here, and the manpower is in place, it will take about a year to complete this road project. Then, take this vertical and two horizontal roads as the center, and radiate to the surrounding areas, transforming them piece by piece. If all goes well, and Hengbo Port has no major population growth in the next few years, and the scale does not need to be further expanded, it may be able to have a new look in five to six years. And it retains considerable development potential. In terms of urban appearance, it should be better than Yicheng a few years ago."

Liu Yi's eyes lit up. He had already discussed with the many deacons in the Seven Seas Trading Company. A bunch of old men had unanimously selected the highest level of the menu-style city renovation plan. In terms of expenditure, there is now the Yazhou Governor's Office, with good local tax revenue, especially commercial and agricultural taxes. These industrial bases, completely developed by the Seven Seas Trading Company, paying taxes to the newly arrived Governor's Office, which is still gradually taking over, is itself a statement of loyalty. In terms of local construction, the Governor's Office has an unshirkable responsibility. The Governor of Yazhou has stated that even if the Governor's Office tightens its belt, it must free up enough funds to operate this matter. The auction of land in Gondor has begun, and the initial concept of real estate speculation has begun to form in the minds of the most astute merchants in this time and space. In the renovation of Hengbo Port, everyone is preparing to invest a considerable amount of money to operate, so that Hengbo Port can be renewed, and each family can benefit a lot.

But Ye Tao's next words made Liu Yi a little confused. Ye Tao actually sighed and said, "But… distant water can't quench the present thirst… I really didn't expect Hengbo Port to be like this when I went out earlier. Fortunately, I went out and realized that Hengbo Port must be changed. If we encounter a siege or other troubles, and the weather is so hot and humid, I'm afraid Hengbo Port will have internal troubles before others force it. And this problem cannot wait for five or six years, it must be solved now. Elder Liu, as a shareholder of the Seven Seas Trading Company, I will formally move to request two million taels of silver as the cost of the Hengbo Port comprehensive management project, and strive to solve many hidden dangers of Hengbo Port in a short time!"

Liu Yi jumped up. The reason he wanted Ye Tao to fully renovate Hengbo Port was precisely because the current situation of Hengbo Port had to be changed. Long-term operation will naturally not be abandoned, but it is equally important to be able to change the status quo in the short term and become cleaner and neater. Liu Yi immediately said, "Nephew, I'm counting on you. You can move forward, and I will countersign… But, what tricks do you have? Can you tell me?"

How could it not be possible? Ye Tao smiled and told some of his ideas one after another. Modern urban governance has long given Ye Tao too much ready-made experience, and as a person who has designed several cities before and after, he can allocate the various functions of the city. Temporary open ditch sewers, decentralized, classified markets, moving open-air shops into pre-built shed-like stalls, strict market entry management regulations and market management regulations… Ye Tao smiled wryly, temporarily turning into a not-so-brilliant image in his mind to carry out this type of rectification work.