A Northern Luzon County can no longer meet the needs of the empire's merchants who have made a lot of money. The plantation class, which has gradually formed an emerging force, has repeatedly shouted through its spokesmen at meetings of the House of Commons and the Senate that the empire should To further loosen the land restrictions in Zhongnan County and Burma County, we should not only speed up the infrastructure construction of Zhongnan County and Burma County, so that these two counties with traffic congestion can more conveniently export agricultural products due to improved transportation, but also should introduce more policies. Measures were taken to encourage the development of cash crop cultivation in these areas, such as reducing the tax rate on the slave trade and encouraging slave owners to sell slaves to these areas. Of course, this was firmly resisted by anti-slavery activists, but it can be seen that the plantation owners were desires in these areas.
And now a land that is several times larger than the combined area of Northern Luzon, Zhongnan County and Burma County is about to appear, and the natural conditions there may be better than these places, except that it is far away from the mainland of the empire. In addition, all other conditions are met, how can you not seize such an opportunity? The only obstacle is the damn "Provisional Regulations on Imperial Land Management". As long as this shackles can be released, the rich new continent will open its mind full of gold coins to everyone.
"Wufeng, I heard that you intend to open up the empire's land in the interior of the New World?" When the breathing gradually calmed down, the beauty's soft hands gently caressed Wu Feng's breasts, Wu Feng's eyes darkened For a moment, he didn't expect that even Situ Yutang would ask about this question. He had already noticed that he seemed to be a little impulsive on this issue during his lunch break at Shi's house. And now Situ Yutang's questioning further proves this problem. When he was enjoying Yao Lian's piano performance in the afternoon, Situ Yuzhen also asked himself insinuatingly. It seems that this is an extremely complicated matter. The New World really affects many people. Heart.
"Yutang, the land of the New World has always been open to the people of the Empire. The Empire has long issued policies to encourage immigration to the New World. The Empire even gave huge subsidies to passenger transport companies that opened routes to the New World to encourage the smooth flow of this route. Could it be that Is there anything wrong with this?" Wu Feng didn't want to pretend to be crazy, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If you are asking about what I said at the State Council meeting this morning, I can answer you clearly, yes, I meant it. Change current land policy in the New World.”
At this time, Situ Yutang didn't care that she was a little too explicit. The family forces behind her and their allies were already getting angry about this issue. She needed an accurate answer to this kind of question, "Are you planning to take any measures?" What’s the policy in Northern Luzon and Central South County?”
"Well. I have this idea. I plan to do this within the sphere of influence currently controlled by the empire. If civil forces can use their own strength to extend to lands outside the empire's sphere of influence, I intend to give them better policies. The empire will also They will promise to protect the security of their lands beyond the empire's control. Of course, those lands will also belong to the empire's territory, but there must be a limit. Land that has been designated as a sphere of influence by other countries needs to be confirmed by the empire's diplomatic department. "None. Sharp fingers carefully played with Situ Yutang's smooth body, which was still as tender as water, just like before. There are almost no changes. Although a lot of passion has been lost, the tenderness accumulated in the marriage seems to have taken root.
"Oh. Do you think this policy is too radical?" Situ Yutang asked softly after a long silence.
Somewhat surprised, Wu Feng did not expect that Situ Yutang would ask such a question. Was he worried that the imperial policy would be adjusted back after the adjustment was too big, or was it really...? It took a long time for Wu Feng to be convinced of the true meaning of the other party's words. The flowing gaze in the dark night made Wu Feng seem to feel a touch of warmth. He was used to thinking about problems alone, and this time the other party gave him a surprise.
"No, the situation is pressing. I think maybe the monarchs of the countries in the Western Continent may give their domestic adventurers and businessmen better policies. We cannot fall behind. Although we currently have certain advantages, we must transform these advantages into In order to win, we cannot relax at all. Even if some of the empire's benefits are obtained by merchants, after all, they are still within the empire, which is better than being taken away by those people from the Western Continent, right? I just hope that I can use them generously enough. This is my starting point." Wu Feng stroked Situ Yutang's smooth hair. The palace bun was a little loose after all the clouds and rain. The hair net was passed down from the Western Continent. A very good protective effect.
703 was undoubtedly a year full of passion for the empire. The entire empire was like a huge construction site going crazy. The construction of the two canals completely digested the prisoners of war from the Japanese and Maci Khans. So much so that after the dredging project to renovate the Fanjiang River started, there was no spare free labor force. The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources had to recruit migrant workers from all over the country to carry out the project. This made Zhan Huacai, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, extremely depressed.
But all this is far from worth mentioning compared with the empire's efforts in the New World. In August 703, the Latin Ocean Fleet was officially established in the New World Port of Sabana. Port of Sabana became the main port of the Imperial Latin Ocean Fleet, and Mangadishu and Absa also became the other two ports of the fleet. The three battleships of the fleet and the two battleships of the Atlantic Fleet constitute the main ships of the Latin Ocean Fleet. At the same time, various types of ships shipped from Yuhang Shipyard and Nanhai Shipyard also continuously entered the New World, forming a fleet in the shortest time. Latin Ocean Fleet.
December 27, 703, is a day worth remembering. The large-scale naval exploration and mapping ship "Red Castle" sailed around Cape Solomon and Cape Hope at the southern tip of the New World and entered the Southern Ocean. This marked that the Imperial Navy had finally completed its survey of the Southern Ocean. Survey of the southernmost tip of the New World. On January 18, 704, the "Red Castle", led by Captain Derleth, arrived at Hudema Port to receive supplies. This was the southernmost colonial point of the Kingdom of Leeds in the New World, which also marked the Traveling around the New World is no longer a legend. On March 29, 704, the "Red Castle" arrived at the port of Qalyoub, completing its legendary circumnavigation of the New World and being forever recorded in history.
The voyage of the "Red Castle" touched the hearts of almost all high-ranking officials in the empire. Perhaps aware of the Tang Empire's aggressive offensive in the New World, the three maritime powers of the Kingdom of Leeds, the Kingdom of Famini, and the Kingdom of Barots put aside their past grievances and joined forces. Making efforts in the New World, the Kingdom of Leeds went all out to explore southward along the west coast of the New World, while the Kingdom of Barotse tried its best to search into the middle of the Tempest Ocean while advancing toward the mainland. Madeira Islands and Galapagos Islands became Baroque Islands. The possession of the Kingdom of Rhodes. The Famini Empire concentrated on exploring the hinterland of the continent and continued to approach the Great Lakes region.
The actions of the powerful powers in the Western Continent also made the empire's top officials aware of the approaching crisis. Although the empire has made every effort to expand to the New World, the new continent is still too far away from the empire after all, and the time is too short. Although the empire's new policies are The empire set off a frenzy of land acquisition and immigration, but faced with the infiltration of powerful powers in the Western Continent, everyone knew that that day would come sooner or later.
Everyone has great admiration for the decision made by His Majesty the Emperor a year ago. It was His Majesty the Emperor who overcame all opinions and forcibly determined the land policy of the New World. The extremely generous policy made the Imperial Ministry of Economic Development almost within a month. The land ownership certificates issued jointly with the Ministry of Commerce were all sold out. These blank ownership certificates were directly issued to businessmen who were willing to expand in the New World. They could directly fill in the ownership certificates outside the empire's established sphere of influence. As well as all the land within thirty miles of the coastline, the Imperial Army will protect their property rights, provided that they must have enough people to confirm their control, and the limits of the land that each person can control The maximum limit is eighty hectares.
As a result, the poor and landless farmers and slaves of the empire became the most sought-after prey. As long as you get a few dozen people to go to the New World, you can immediately become a big landowner with thousands of hectares of land, and it is extremely fertile and can grow many kinds of land. Fertile soil for cash crops. Peasants with some assets are more willing to seek life on land already under the control of the empire. After all, there are not many risks there. By paying a small registration fee, each person can obtain more than fifty acres of land, and those empires The land outside the sphere of influence is the best place for wealthy families and adventurers to explore and compete.
The Port of Sikkim immediately became the most lively port, and Western Samoa also prospered. Thousands of immigrants who wanted to immigrate to the New World crowded into these two places, waiting for space to board the ship to the New World. The port of Sikkim and Western Samoa were opened. The number of shipping companies from Asia to Mangadishu and Assab quickly increased from two to thirteen, but they still could not meet the demand. At its peak, tens of thousands of immigrants poured into Sikkim every day, and countless ships would They were sent here from Eastern Samoa, Moro, Yuhang and Quanzhou to be dropped off, and then returned non-stop to transport the next batch of hopefuls.
The Port of Solomon near Cape Solomon was discovered by the "Red Castle" exploration ship before completing its previous exploration of the circumnavigation. Viscount Dres was convinced that this was the southernmost point of the New World, so he named it Cape Solomon, which means It means the southernmost point in the local dialect, and it quickly became an important colonial point of the empire. The discovery of gold mines around it brought unprecedented development to it.