1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 753

From a personal point of view, Sun Zhen is quite repulsed by attacking villages.The reason why he became a refugee and left his hometown was because Kong Youde's rebels rebelled in Shandong and destroyed the village where he used to live. The entire Sun family was lost to the rebellion except for him.He has always hated the rebels' burning, killing and looting in the local area, let alone turning himself into the executor of such tragedies.But after two months in the Haihan Militia, Sun Zhen also understood what military orders are like mountains. If the boss really wants to order an attack on the village, it cannot be refused.Of course, if you really want to do it, you probably won't be able to turn to these recruits. Compared with these rookies who have not performed combat missions, veterans with rich combat experience are naturally more reliable.

However, the situation that Sun Zhen was worried about did not happen in the end. About half an hour later, the village sent two representatives and returned with the soldiers who went to speak out.Sun Zhen couldn't help being very surprised, and asked the company commander Wu Qin: "Why do these people trust my militia so much, and dare to just follow?"

Wu Qin said with a smile: "We don't eat people, so what is there to be afraid of? Besides, we have our own methods to deal with these people from Ming Dynasty."

"What way?" Sun Zhen asked curiously.

"In addition to the Haihan militia, we can also act in the name of the Ming army when necessary." Wu Qin did not shy away from revealing this not-so-secret secret to Sun Zhen: "In addition to the duties of the militia, General Qian, There is also a general rank given by the Fujian government, a letter of appointment issued by the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, and can act on behalf of the Ming Dynasty at any time. These people have all moved out of the Ming Dynasty. When the army of the Ming Dynasty arrived, do you think they have the courage to resist? ?”

It was the first time for Sun Zhen to hear such a thing, and he thought that he really didn't dare to resist, thinking that when Kong Youde's rebel army plundered the countryside, no Zhuangzi dared to resist their despotic power at first.It was not until the official notification that they were rebels that Shandong began to resist.Ordinary people are born with a sense of fear of the government and the army. If they act under the banner of the Ming Dynasty's army, it will indeed scare many people.Those who want to continue to fight against Daming have probably already left overseas with Shibazhi, and those who choose to stay on the island of Taiwan should be honest people who are unwilling to make trouble.

But Sun Zhen thought it was wrong after thinking about it: "But the military uniforms we wear are completely different from the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty! Haven't these common people seen the military uniforms?"

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang established the capital in Yingtianfu and declared the name of the country as Daming. At that time, the main colors of the military uniforms had already been determined. "History of Ming Dynasty Yufu System" records that military uniforms are "powerful in military affairs, so the color is pure red", that is, red is the main color of military uniforms.However, military uniforms are not limited to red, and colors include purple, blue, yellow, white, etc., and the colors of helmets and scarves are more abundant.When arranging troops on the battlefield and fighting fiercely, the neat colors are helpful for the commander to distinguish and command his troops.

However, the main color of the military uniforms of the Haihan Militia is iron gray that is resistant to dirt, and it is a short shirt with open fronts, which is very different from the red military uniforms of the Ming Army in terms of appearance and style.As long as you are not blind, you can probably tell at a glance that the Haihan militia is not a genuine Ming army.

Wu Qin said with a smile: "So what if you see it? Just let them know that this is an army, not pirates, and everyone can communicate in a normal way. Besides, our purpose is not to rob here, as long as we release enough With goodwill, these people should not be so stupid as to oppose us."

Although Sun Zhen was not too convinced after hearing Wu Qin's explanation, since Wu Qin said that he would not rob, he was a little relieved.

At this time, Qian Tiandun was talking to two village representatives. In order to convince them of his status as a "Fujian Ming Army General", Qian Tiandun ordered his guards to show them his official seal—this thing was also Xu Xinsu and his team. Sent together with the letter of appointment, it is absolutely genuine and official.

After seeing it, the two villagers quickly knelt on the ground and said they were offended. They did not dare to question the difference between this army and the Ming army they had seen before.Qian Tiandun politely asked them to stand up and answer, and then began to ask about the local situation: "Where did you immigrate from? How long have you been here? Who organized you to come?"

The older one replied: "Master Hui, the 47 families in Fengrong Village all moved from Ningde, Fujian Province five years ago." As for the last question Qian Tiandun asked, this person ignored it intentionally or unintentionally. .

Of course, Qian Tiandun was not so easy to fool, and continued: "You moved out of Ningde at the beginning, you must have been forced by others. Now that the coastal areas of Fujian are stable, Shibazhi has been driven far away, if you If you want, you can also move back to Ningde to settle down."

Of course, Qian Tiandun didn't really want to drive these people back to the mainland, but just wanted to test the attitude of these two people.The two exchanged glances at each other, and the older one replied: "Although we were coerced by Shibazhi back then, we have already settled down in the local area, and moving back would be rootless." Ping, it is difficult to gain a foothold, please forgive me!"

It was within Qian Tiandun's expectation that these two people would answer in this way.If they were still willing to leave, they would have followed Shibazhi about a few months ago.The reason why they stay here is naturally because there are some things that they can't let go, such as the villages they built here, the fields they cultivated here, and the free life here without the government's oppression.If they go back to their hometown in mainland China, they have neither land nor property, they are people with nothing, and they may become dependent on others. Of course, they don't want to make such an unwise choice.

Qian Tiandun didn't point it out, but instead asked about the distribution of the local population and the status of land reclamation.Compared with the details of these people, what Qian Tiandun really cares about is the progress of these early immigrants in the local settlement.By understanding the local reclamation status of the pioneers, Qian Tiandun can roughly infer the difficulties that Haihan will encounter after immigrating to the local area in the future and the degree of development that can be achieved in the short term, so that relevant departments can formulate more scientific and effective plans. immigration plan.

The two of them didn't dare to hide anything, and you started to talk about their situation after immigrating to the local area.

Just like other immigrants from the mainland who moved to Taiwan Island, these immigrants from Fengrong Village also landed in Bengang and were resettled in nearby villages inland.However, because they have no background in the local area, the life of these dozens of families is not easy after immigrating, because a considerable number of the old immigrants resettled in Bengang are related to Shibazhi, or They simply joined Shibazhi as pirates, and new immigrants like them who were taken into captivity could only survive at the bottom.

Later, Zheng Zhilong wanted to expand the reclamation area near Bengang, so dozens of families signed up and moved north to the south bank of Zhuoshui River, where they built a village and began to reclaim their own land.Of course, although there is no government in this place, the food and other crops they grow must be handed over to Shibazhi in a certain proportion, and life is not well-off.Especially in the past two years, Shibazhi's situation has become more and more difficult. In the later stage, it is even difficult to buy supplies from the mainland. In desperation, they can only turn around and squeeze these immigrants from the Taiwan island.In the end, Shibazhi was expelled from the Strait. For the immigrants who stayed here, it was a good thing to celebrate.

According to the two people, the village where they live has reclaimed about two to three thousand acres of arable land, most of which have been planted with rice and other grains at Shibazhi's request.However, the grain output they reported was much smaller than the general data Qian Tiandun knew. I don't know if they were worried that if the output was too high, they would be squeezed by this army of unknown origin, or because the grain growing posture was wrong. resulting in low yields.

However, this is not a big problem for Haihan, anyway, they will not be expected to completely rely on them to supply the food supplies Haihan needs during his migration here.When the people from the Ministry of Agriculture come to delineate the boundaries of the farm and unify the farming methods and grain types, the output will naturally increase significantly.

As for whether this will be strongly opposed by local residents, Qian Tiandun is not very worried.There are more than 20 people on Hainan Island and millions of acres of arable land, all of which have been annexed by Haihan one after another, so two or three thousand acres of land is naturally no problem.If someone wants to go against the general trend, then the Haihan militia will naturally tell the good people what is called the iron fist ****.

Although Qian Tiandun is not an agricultural expert, judging from the descriptions of these two people, there are indeed very few types of local crops, and there are no high value-added products. Apart from food, they are some ordinary fruits and vegetables. Farms in the lower regions have extremely low output and income.

Of course, this is not only caused by the low cultivation level of the people in Fengrong Village. The difference is mainly due to the technical generation difference in the operation mode between the traditional small-scale peasant economic model and the collective farm reclamation model promoted by Haihan.The labor efficiency of Haihan-style large-scale reclamation is much higher, which can reduce the cost of farming per unit area to a much lower level than traditional farming methods.As for the promotion and application of agricultural technology, the convenience of the farm model is far superior to that of the traditional small-scale farmer model. It can be implemented in a large area of ​​planting area in a short period of time, without the need to gradually promote it one by one.

People who have never seen the real guy will not understand these reasons, but judging from the promotion status of Hainan Island, most people are still aware of current affairs. When they realize that Haihan's farming methods are more advanced and the harvest is better In order to get rich, they will try to accept Haihan's land policy and farming methods, and gradually integrate into Haihan's agricultural system.The immigrant population on Taiwan Island is small, and the level of agricultural development is relatively low. If Haihan’s model is implemented on Taiwan Island, the resistance should be much smaller than that on Hainan Island.

"You settled here, how is your relationship with the local aborigines?" Qian Tiandun asked another very important question after listening to the two people's stories.

If you ignore the foreign devils in the north and south of Taiwan Island, the only people on the island who may cause trouble to Haihan are the aborigines.Although these aborigines are still in the era of slash-and-burn and even blood-drinking tribes, they cannot fight against the armed Haihan regular army, but if they want to harass or even attack immigrants, it will be a very troublesome thing to deal with.

The villagers responded: "There are those who are willing to live in peace with us, but there are also those who are warlike. Fengrong Village built a wall to prevent those natives from rushing into the village at will and looting food and other items."

"Oh? Are there many people who came to rob your village? Where did they come from?" Qian Tiandun asked with interest.

"I come here almost once a month, and each time there are four or fifty to a hundred people. I heard from the natives of other tribes that the tribe that attacked our village is in the mountains and forests dozens of miles away to the east."

"East..." Qian Tiandun silently recalled the map in his mind. A few tens of miles east of this place has already entered the central mountain range area of ​​Taiwan Island.According to known information, the Gaoshan tribe living in the mountains is far more warlike and tyrannical than the Pingpu tribe living in the plains.Going down the mountain to plunder the villages of the Han people every month is probably the same activity as collective hunting for these tribes.These Han immigrants were able to settle here under such conditions, which is really hard work and courage.

"The tribe that lives in peace with you, will they do business with you?" Qian Tiandun continued to ask.

"Yes." The villagers nodded and replied, "These people will come to the village with deerskins, medicinal materials and some special products from the mountains and forests to exchange rice, salt and pig iron with us. If there is nothing they want in the village, They will also go south to the big village on the other side of the stupid port to trade."

Such a description basically confirms the saying that the Pingpu people are easier to communicate and get along with. If they can settle these aboriginal people through commercial transactions, even a militant like Qian Tiandun will not take the initiative to choose to go to war.After all, the natural environment on Taiwan Island is mostly undeveloped dense forests. Even if special operations troops who are good at mountain and jungle operations enter such areas, their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced.Moreover, fighting in mountain forest areas is a great test for commanders, because once hundreds or thousands of people enter the forest, they will easily lose contact and be unable to command.

I think that when Qian Tiandun led his troops to fight in Annan, he would try his best to avoid long-distance marches in forested areas or long-term garrison in forests.If the indigenous tribes that habitually attacked the local Han immigrants were located in the deep mountains and old forests, then Qian Tiandun had to think carefully about how to deal with this situation.Taking the initiative to attack is undoubtedly a more dangerous choice, but it seems to be a good plan to sit back and wait.

(End of this chapter)