"Sugarcane? Sugar?" Li Mu's face was stunned. "The officials understand a little bit." He thought for a while before he smiled: "When allocating these sugarcane fields, it can speed up the localization of natives, haha, haha …"
"Haha..." Zhu Youjian also laughed, "Now the court pays money to help Taiwan build a concrete road. In the future, Taiwan will be richer, so you can pay more taxes and silver to the court."
"Thank you, Staff Officer Wang, for your advice!" Li Mu bowed to Zhu Youzhen and said to himself for a long time: "There is food on the west coast and sugar cane on the east coast. Why is Taiwan not rich?"
"Governor Li is only half right." Zhu Youjian got up from the rock and stared at the mountain in front of him. "There are sugarcane on the east coast. In the future, sugar cane can be built, whether it is for ordinary households or local taxes and income. Will rise dramatically."
"..."
"The west coast has not only food, but also trade. As for the mountains in the middle, they are not useless," Zhu Youjian pointed with his hand. "They not only block the wind and waves on the sea, they can also open up tourist attractions in the future."
Alishan and Sun Moon Lake in later generations are all famous tourist attractions in Asia. Needless to say, the scenery is beautiful. Once the people of Ming Dynasty leave the mainland and transit to Southeast Asia, Taiwan is a must pass, and tourism is bound to have a bright future.
"Sugarcane-sugar-tourism-food-trade..." Li Mu stood up with Zhu Youjian, muttering to himself, a strange color rose in his eyes, and disappeared in a flash, "Counsel Wang, this is how it is. , The prosperity of Taiwanese people, is that just around the corner?"
"Governor Li, congratulations!" Zhu Youjian turned around and twitched his hands at Li Mu.
"Congratulations now, I'm afraid it's too early?" Li Mu returned a salute, "I have to trouble the king's staff for the road construction."
"This, it should be no problem. Your Majesty is strategizing and has known the plight on Taiwan Island a long time ago," Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "But how to manage and use these resources, and naturalize the natives as soon as possible, make Taiwan truly a normal province in Ming Dynasty. , It’s up to Governor Li!"
"That's the duty of the subordinates, and the subordinates are duty-bound!"
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When Zhu Youjian went south, he thought of the Kingdom of Dadu that Zheng Zhilong once said. Because of curiosity, he wanted to see the people of the Kingdom of Dadu. What happened? Do you still miss their big belly king? Do they look like Han Chinese
However, Zhu Youjian was greatly disappointed. The people of the original Dadu Kingdom had long forgotten their former Dadu King. Even the "Royal Palace" where Dadu King lived has now been converted into a county government.
The people of the magnanimous kingdom have the same appearance as the Han people. Under the guidance of the local government, not only children began to learn Chinese, but even some adults could also speak a few simple Chinese.
"These people in the big belly kingdom are really forgetful!"
Zhu Youzhen sighed, is it that all the people who are not civilized are so forgetful? But then I thought about it, not only the Dadu Kingdom, are the Han people forgetful
The Battle of Huaihai, the War to Resist U.S. Aid Korea, the fight in southern Tibet, and the counterattack in self-defense sounded a lot of people's blood, but how many people still remember the martyrs who shed blood and sweat for the Central Dynasty? When Zhu Youjian later visited Xuzhou, he once saw it with his own eyes. Under the Huaihai Martyrs Memorial Tower, a group of ignorant people were playing poker to swindle money, and even danced lace dance to attract attention...
"Hey… "
When he went south, Li Mu stayed by Zhu Youjian's side. Because of previous conversations, he did not underestimate the imperial envoy. He often took the lead in crossing the river to find the way for Zhu Youjian. The real imperial envoy Wang Mujiu, It is received by the staff.
As Li Mu said, along the west coast of Taiwan, there are more than 100 rivers in front of them. These rivers provide a lot of fresh water for agricultural irrigation, but it is a huge inconvenience to travel.
Fortunately, it’s late summer. From the upper reaches of the river, you can cross the river on horseback. Even if you get some water on your clothes, people will not get sick immediately. If you encounter these rivers in spring and autumn, especially in winter, it is really inconvenient to cross the river. Yes, unless there is a ferry.
But Zhu Youjian did not find a ferry boat along the way.
These rivers have separated the communication between the people on the west coast of Taiwan. On these lands, relatively independent villages have been formed, and these villages have naturally formed relatively independent peoples with the development of time.
The various natives on the island also came from this.
If a concrete road that runs from north to south can be built on the west coast of Taiwan to connect the whole of Taiwan, the environment and soil formed by these villages and ethnic groups will be broken, and it will objectively assist Li Mu's Sinicization policy in Taiwan. .
If Taiwan is to become Chinese at an early date, this cement road on the west coast must be repaired!
Zhu Youjian bid farewell to Li Mu, boarded the transport ship of the South China Sea Fleet, and headed south.
After a day and night sailing, the fleet berthed at the port of Passalen in the northernmost part of Luzon Province. The port of Passalen was named after Spanish rule. The current port of Passalen will be renamed Beilun Port, Zhu You Jian took a rest in the guard house of Beilun Port for one night.
At dawn, Fu Xiaojian got up first, "Master, shall we go by land or sea?"
Zhu Youjian opened his eyes lazily and sailed for several days. He felt a little tired. In addition, the road ahead was very long, so he had to save time. "Let’s take the sea route and land at Fusong Mansion. It’s all right." !"
"Yes, Lord, then we will go south by sea!" Fu Xiaojian immediately ordered the guards: "Go, tell the transport ship to get ready!"
The fleet departed from Beilun Port and traveled along the west coast of Luzon for six days and six nights before reaching Fusong, the capital of Luzon Province.
In the era when the Spanish occupied Luzon, the city was called Manila, which was the seat of the Spanish governor’s palace. After the South China Sea Fleet defeated the Spanish and captured Manila, the Ming court established Luzon Province and changed Manila’s name to Fosson as Luzon Province. Capital.
As the evening approached, the fleet berthed on the north side of the Pasig River estuary. Fu Xiaojian led several guards ashore and drove away the handymen on the dock, which led Zhu Youjian to land.
Surrounded by soldiers, Wang Mujiu also abandoned the boat and landed. He approached Zhu Youjian, "Master, shall we ride into the city on horseback?"
Zhu Youjian shook his head, "Mujiu, the master is a private visit in a micro server, and there is no need to move too much. These horses, please stay outside the city!"
"Master," Wang Mujiu was a little worried. Although Fusong belonged to Daming's land, after all, it was recaptured soon, and the hearts of the people were unclear. "Should we contact the government in the city?"
"Not for the time being," Zhu Youjian patted the corner of his clothes and stepped onto the pier, "Mujiu, you don't want to enter the city for the time being, you just need to bring a small sword."
"Master, this can't work!" Wang Mujiu yelled anxiously, "What's the situation in the city, we don't know at all. There should be no Jinyiwei in Nanyang, right?"
"Yeah, my lord, the situation in the city is unclear. There are too many people to be safe!" Fu Xiaojian also disagrees. He is Zhu Youjian's chief guard. For Zhu Youjian's safety, he is going to be full-time, although Zhu Youjian Martial arts are world-famous, but when Zhu Youzhen needs to do it himself, it is his negligence.
"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Youjian smiled: "Isn't Fusong the land of Daming?"
"Lord, it's true that Fusong is Daming's land, but it was not long after Fusong regained it. People's sentiment is unknown, and there are a large number of natives..." Fu Xiaojian still refused.
"Okay, Xiaojian, I didn't see any bad guys, but you got a headache." Zhu Youjian chuckled and shook his head, "Mujiu, leave a few people to herd horses outside the city, you can enter the city with your master, but, Stay a little further away. If you let others see that you are the guards of the Lord, I am afraid it will immediately alarm the government."
"Yes, Lord," Wang Mujiu lowered his voice, "Master, what about these ships?"
"Ship? Let them stay here. As for the sailors and soldiers, the journey is hard enough. Let them go to the city to rest!" Zhu Youjian thought for a while, "Let them send a lucky ship to Zheng Zhilong. Hurry to Kuching to meet us!"
"Yes, Lord." Wang Mujiu sent his soldiers to pass the order.
Zhu Youjian took Fu Xiaojian and other guards slowly into the city from the south gate, while Wang Mujiu and other soldiers were far behind, more than a stone's throw away.
It was getting late, and the pedestrians in the city were sparse. When Zhu Youzhen entered the city, he met two westerners with red hair and blue eyes. ?"
Fu Xiaojian had already taken a long leap. The guard was at Zhu Youjian’s side, separating Zhu Youjian from the Westerners, and pressing his right hand on the hilt of the sword. After a closer look, he felt calm, "Lord, look at their attire, too. He didn't carry weapons, he should be a businessman?"
"Little Jian, don't worry," Zhu Youjian waved his hand. "Since the government allows them to live in the city, they should not be bad people. Besides, the Han people don't deliberately avoid them when they see them. They should be fine!" The difference is obvious. If they are hostile, the government will never let them go free in the streets. This is not the time when Westerners are rampant.
These two Westerners, seeing Zhu Youjian and his party are well-dressed and large in number, they took the initiative to give way. They avoided the corner of the street. The corner of their eyes kept watching Zhu Youjian and his party, seeming a little frightened.
It is a pity that these guards do not speak Western languages, otherwise Zhu Youjian will definitely send someone up to ask what happened.
"Master, where are we going now?" Fu Xiaojian's gaze did not leave the two Westerners who had crossed the corner for a moment, even though they could not see any evil intentions.
"Now, let's walk along the street to see how big Fusong City really is!" Then sent a guard to tell Wang Mujiu, "You go to eat now, you have eaten, just stroll in the city, don't cause trouble, you can see everything, Come back and tell Lord!"
"Yes, Lord, then you be careful!" Wang Mujiu replied from a distance, and looked at Fu Xiaojian again, until Fu Xiaojian nodded and signaled that he left with his soldiers.
Accompanied by Fu Xiaojian, Zhu Youjian walked north along the avenue in front of the city gate. The avenue was quite wide. Zhu Youjian estimated that it was at least three feet long and the road was very flat. There were various shops on both sides of the street. It was getting late and there were few pedestrians. Suddenly, seeing Zhu Youzhen and his party with a large number of people, the little Er in the shop shouted harder.