Fenghou

Yongnan County is the big island that Liu Dajiang bought, the Natuna Islands of later generations, Liu Dajiang resold it to Quanzhou Prefecture and the Overseas Trade Administration, Yong Wang Chen Qing renamed it Yongnan Island, and here The Nanyang Economic and Strategic Envoy Division was established, with Cao De as the first economic and strategic envoy.

After the government took over, the government began to operate. First, there were 2000 garrisons, [-] large warships, and [-] small boats. Then [-] Japanese laborers were transported from Ryukyu Island. They opened up the land and built the city. Don't treat them badly, each person can earn [-] Wen a day, and send them back to China after the county is completed.

The place where the troops were stationed was called Pearl Town, and it was located in a natural bay by the sea, only three miles from where the Japanese laborers leveled the land.

Pearl Town was named by Cao De. A large number of pearl oysters were found in a nearby shallow beach, and soldiers found a large number of pearls.

There is Tamsui River here, and the army built a military camp by the Tamsui River, and set up hundreds of large tents. More than 100 Han families living in Palembang first migrated here, and they opened a shop next to the military camp. welcome.

Soldiers used wood to build houses and shops for them, and then tamped the street ground and covered it with a layer of fine sand. A small town about [-] paces long officially fell into the city.

The first two brothels opened in the town were officially run, recruiting more than 100 Japanese and Korean prostitutes, and were very popular among soldiers. However, the government-run brothels were for the use of the army, and laborers were not allowed to enter.

Then the residents opened grocery stores, taverns, teahouses, brothels, and inns. The brothels opened by the residents were dozens of aboriginal women recruited from the Three Buddhas, with dark skin, strong bodies, and very cheap prices, mainly for Japanese laborers. .

Therefore, the brothel is located in the west of the town, and many Japanese workers will sneak in at night, and then sneak back. They cannot enter Pearl Town, and once they are caught, they will be sent back to the country immediately. It is difficult to go abroad to make money. No one willing to be repatriated.

The government also built a small school, and a civilian military officer taught these Han children to read and write.

The government also built a post office, which is the post office. The soldiers wrote letters to their families and sent them here, and then the merchant ships took the letters to Quanzhou, and then the Quanzhou government sent their letters to their hometowns through the post station. , it will be at least half a year before the family receives the letter.

There was only one old man in the post office, and the old man was the guide Zhang Jiugong. He was old and had no relatives or reason, so he simply stayed on Yongnan Island. At least his name could still be recorded in the county annals of Yongnan Island.

Of course, there is also a supply station, which is also run by the government, to supply food and fresh water to the ships passing by. Of course, the food is also shipped from Quanzhou, but it is only a large amount at one time, which is completely enough.

In the afternoon, ten thousand-stone ships sailed into the bay and berthed at the shore. Pearl Town, which is close to the bay, immediately became lively.

These ten large ships are the merchant fleet led by Liu Dajiang. Liu Dajiang's identity is an imperial merchant, and he specializes in overseas trade for the emperor Chen Qing.

Liu Dajiang led the fleet and had just returned from Xilan, which is Sri Lanka. It was called Xilan in the Song Dynasty, and it was later renamed Ceylon.

Liu Dajiang sold the silk porcelain to the merchants there, and bought a large amount of cat's eye, gemstones, green and red orbs, and precious spices such as white beans, magnolia bark, musk, and ambergris.

Cao De accompanied Liu Dajiang to Pearl Town. The more than 100 households who established Pearl Town were brought out by Liu Dajiang from Palembang.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, a street full of life appeared.

"Is there a grocery store here?"

Liu Dajiang was a little surprised, "Where did you buy it from?"

Cao De laughed and said, "Actually, I'm also curious, let's go in and have a look!"

The two walked into the shop. The shop owner was a man in his thirties, of medium build, from Fujian. His name was Xu Song. He spoke Mandarin very well and sounded like a Bianliang accent. In fact, he had never been there. Bianliang.

Xu Song was originally a sailor, married a Sanfo Qi woman, and stayed in Palembang. Later, his wife ran away with someone. He was depressed and often patronized brothels. Unexpectedly, he met a kidnapped man in a brothel. fellow countrymen.

Xu Song redeemed the woman's body, and the two lived together. Ten years later, their son was already seven years old.

"The Economic Envoy is here, welcome!"

Xu Song saw Liu Dajiang all of a sudden, and was surprised and happy, "When did Brother Liu arrive?"

Liu Dajiang tapped him on the head, "Stop pretending, I saw you on the pier just now, do you dare to say that's not you?"

Xu Song scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I really didn't see Brother Xu!"

"Where's your fat son?"

"He has gone to school, but where is his wife cooking at home?"

Cao De looked at the dazzling array of goods in the store, and asked with a smile, "Where did you buy these items from?"

"Actually, I wanted to open a tavern, but I had no experience. Once a cargo ship came to supply supplies. I went to the pier to hang out. A crew member asked me if I wanted some goods. Give me some money, and I went to the ship. Look, I saw these things. There are nearly a thousand of them. The owner of these goods died of illness in Luzon. No one wanted them. The crew thought they were taking up space. And then opened this grocery store,"

Cao De nodded and said with a smile: "It's only five pennies, you're lucky, these things cost hundreds of pennies!"

"That's right! The crew told me that they originally planned to sell it cheaply in Palembang, but it would be better for their own compatriots than for the Sanfoqi people over there, so they gave it to me."

"what is this?"

Liu Dajiang found a basket of rhizome-like things in the corner, covered with soil, a bit like potatoes, but not.

"A crew member gave it to me. I was afraid it would be poisonous, so I didn't dare to eat it. I was going to throw it away, but I forgot."

Xu Song hurried forward to clear the bamboo basket, but Liu Dajiang stopped him, "Wait a minute, I'll take a closer look at my stuff!"

He moved the bamboo basket to the shop, pulled out his dagger, cut a piece and chewed it in his mouth. It tasted very sweet, not a poison, but a kind of grain.

"I want to bring this back to Jingzhao!"

Liu Dajiang asked his subordinates to carry the things onto the boat. He didn't know at this time that after the things were transported back to Jingzhao, they were rewarded by the emperor Chen Qing, who named them sweet potatoes.

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Liu Dajiang and Cao De came to the teahouse to sit down again. Liu Dajiang ordered a pot of local mangosteen tea and asked with concern: "How is the situation of Sanfoqi, is there anyone here to make trouble?"

According to the regulations, Liu Dajiang must pay tribute to the king before the end of May in order to maintain his title of nobility. Cancel the title of nobility.

Once the aristocratic title of Sanfoqi is revoked, he can only own less than a hundred acres of land. He has no right to own this island, and the Sanfoqi country will take back the island.

This trick has deceived many big businessmen in the Song Dynasty, and many people did not dare to say that they were deceived, so they had to admit that they were unlucky.

But it was different when it came to Liu Dajiang. He sold the land to the Quanzhou government, and Sanfoqi wanted to forcefully take back the island, which meant war.

Cao De nodded, "They sent people here, and when they saw our soldiers and warships, they went back and didn't say anything. I guess they are not reconciled!"

Liu Dajiang was silent for a moment and said: "There may be a war in Nanyang!"

Cao De was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Does the envoy know about Zhu Luo?"

Cao De shook his head, "I've never heard of it!"

"I didn't know until I went to Xilan this time that Xilan has been ruled by the Zhuluo Kingdom. The territory of this kingdom is slightly smaller than ours. The capital is located in the south of Tianzhu Kingdom. It has been an ancient country for more than 500 years. This Zhuluo Kingdom likes to invade. The navy is very powerful, and they are as good at using fierce fire oil as we are. A few decades ago, their fleet of huge ships invaded the kingdom of Sanfoqi, once captured Palembang City, burned, killed and looted, caused huge damage to Palembang City, and kidnapped three Foqi has a population of 10, so Palembang City was moved to Champe.”

"You mean to say that the Zhu Luo Kingdom will come to invade the Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom?"

Liu Dajiang nodded, "I heard the news in Xilan that the treasury of the Zhuluo Kingdom is empty, and every time the treasury is empty, they will invade and plunder, and most likely they will also plunder the Sanfoqi Kingdom."

"Will they come to Yongnan Island?"

Liu Dajiang shook his head, "I don't know, but if the Zhu Luo Kingdom invades the Three Buddha Qi Kingdom, their king will definitely ask us for help!"