Emperor Ming Dynasty

In the evening, the smoke rose and dozens of large pots cooked food, which made many immigrants' stomachs growl.

"Come here with a rice bowl to eat, eat, eat—"

Wang Hu's family was no exception. They simply packed up their things and then came to line up in the open space.

The lesson has been learned on the boat, so men, women, young and old are lined up with their rice bowls in their hands, and everything is in order.

Thick rice porridge, mixed with sweet potatoes, yellow and white, stirred with a spoon, full of aroma, whets the appetite.

On the other side, there are buckets of cooked pickles, exuding a salty smell, and it looks good at first glance.

At the same time, the lid of the pot was opened, and the tender and attractive pork, although the pig hair on it was visible to the naked eye, but where did everyone care about it, the Adam's apple kept trembling, and the saliva almost drool all over the floor.

"I told you that these meats belong to you, this is the grace of His Royal Highness Qi—"

"King Qi is a thousand years old——"

Everyone chanted proficiently, just like they had been on the boat for the past two months, repeating and repeating, they had already formed a habit and blurted out.

Wang Hu's family was no exception. The husband and wife took their children by the hand, each serving a bowl of thick porridge with two pieces of meat on top.

The husband and wife each selected the fattest meat for their two children, and then ate the porridge impatiently.

Almost licked the bowl clean.

According to the rules on the ship, everyone lined up again and continued to eat porridge, but they couldn't bear a piece of meat.

After eating this meal for half an hour, everyone patted their stomachs, as if they were pregnant for six months, and they were very full.

After digesting food, Wang Hu's family returned to the stilt wooden house and began to lie on the bed to rest.

"what--"

In the middle of the night, a scream woke him up.

He was startled, thinking that the creditor had come to the door, and when he opened his eyes, it was his wife who turned pale with fright.

It turned out that there was a colorful long worm on the ground, which was very fat and looked very scary.

"Hmph—" Wang Hu directly picked up the bench and smashed him to death.

"Go to sleep, eat snake meat tomorrow."

Packing the snake into the cabinet, Wang Hu fell asleep nervously.

The next day, Wang Hu found that the child at home had a high fever and was in a panic. He picked him up and went out to find someone.

Unexpectedly, there are many families like his, and every child has a fever and convulsions.

"malaria."

At this time, the big man who rushed over was not surprised, and directly asked people to bring jars of medicine, which turned snow white when poured out, like fine salt.

"This is Jinji Nashuang." The man didn't hesitate, and said directly: "In the capital, this jar can be sold for at least ten yuan, but now King Qi Ende will treat you for free."

Afterwards, one by one, the sick children ate Cinchona Cream and fell into a coma.

And every household also got a can of Cinney Cream to prevent accidents.

Sure enough, within five days, almost everyone was infected with malaria. After eating Cinchona Cream, more than a dozen weak men and women died, and some thin children also died.

The group of men was satisfied with this, and took these people on a ship with thousands of materials, bypassed one island after another, and finally arrived at Mindanao Island, which is the territory of Qi State.

"This is Linzi City—"

When everyone got off the boat, they saw the port.

There are only three or five small boats of [-] materials moored, and there are only three trestles. The pier is sparsely populated, and there are not many people at first glance.

At first glance, it looks very depressed.

The immigrants suddenly felt fooled, and their faces changed drastically.

The same is true for Wang Hu, his heart is full of disappointment.

I thought Qi was as prosperous as Luzon, but I never thought it would be so down and down.

It's so disappointing to compare.

Seemingly knowing what this group of people were thinking, suddenly, a young man in an official uniform came over with a hunch, and said calmly:
"In Luzon, you will be penniless and work as cattle and horses for others, but in Qi State, you will have a hundred acres of cultivated land, houses are ready-made, and you don't have to worry about food and drink. We will provide for you—"

"If you do what you say, the meat you ate in Luzon is not fake!"

These words are touching.

Yes, no matter how good Luzon is, it is not theirs, and they will not be given land.

Life without land is always difficult.

"His Royal Highness King Qi is the son of the current emperor, Second Prince, you are still the people of Ming Dynasty, but you have become Qi people from Shandong and Hebei."

"It won't take a few years to return home."

In this way, everyone was completely heartbroken.

What greeted them was rice and braised venison.

Although it is not fat, as long as it is meat, it is fragrant.

Seeing this, Zhang Chun smiled.

The civil servants and military officers on the side showed some signs of admiration.

As a cripple, he is not only clever in means, but also bold and careful. Whether it is to support the army or govern the people, he has done everything in an orderly manner, which can be said to be very majestic in Linzi City.

At the beginning, Qi Wangfu sent dozens of officials to enter Linzi, but now Zhang Chun has been ranked among the top three in power.

"Come with me-"

Zhang Chun said casually, and a group of people followed him to a village.

Hundreds of wooden houses, front yards and back fields, and even chicken coops have been built. Although the styles are the same, and some houses have fresh branches on them, who doesn't like the ready-made wooden houses?
Similarly, they are high-storied wooden houses, two feet above the ground, with wooden steps.

The roof is covered with straw. Although it is simple, it is possible to shelter from wind and rain.

"These are your houses, one for each, choose for yourself, they are all the same."

"As for the land, it's just outside the village. I've already had people set up the field ridges, and tomorrow I'll let you choose the land and insert the stele boundary."

"Master, can you take us to see Tian first?" Tian Hu asked cautiously under the push of the crowd:

"We are all farmers, and we have to see the fields to know how to serve them."

"I heard that you are all from the north?" Zhang Chun chuckled and said, "The person who will send someone to teach you how to grow rice is so anxious to see the land, then I will take you there!"

Soon, more than 1000 people did not bother, they lined up and left together.

Sure enough, outside the window is an endless paddy field.

The field ridges are like the Chu River and Han border on chess, dividing the paddy fields into one piece after another. They are neat and beautiful, and people can't help but want to cry.

Wang Hu couldn't help but walked up and looked at the clods dug up in the paddy field. Although there were some debris, the path the cattle had traveled could still be seen.

Sure enough, many people looked into the distance. There were many natives there, driving oxen to plow the fields, and many others were busy reclaiming wasteland, picking up gravel, building ridges, and cutting trees.

People were puzzled.

Zhang Chun pointed to the group of people and said: "They are all captured natives, rebellious and lazy, and now they are doing land reclamation work, but they will be released to the people as soon as possible."

"Your house and land are made by them."

Houses and land satisfy everyone. Although serving wheat and rice are different, they are similar, and everyone is even more willing to grow rice.

Rice can be cropped twice or even three times a year, while wheat can be cropped three times in two years at most, and the output is not as good as that of rice.

Sitting in the bullock cart, Zhang Chun walked slowly into Linzi City.

At this time, Linzi was four feet high and twenty miles in circumference. Even in Daming, it was a first-class prefecture city. The city was high and deep, so it was solid.

All the buildings in the city were designed by the housekeeper Gu Yuan and the civil servants to follow the style of Beijing City, and they are designed in today's Linzi.

The eight horizontal and eight vertical streets, up to seven feet wide, divided the entire Linzi into dozens of areas, and on the north side near the mountain, a palace was built.

The standards of the Qi Palace had been strictly regulated as early as the Taizu period. The center of the outer dynasty was the Chengyun Hall, the Yuan Hall, and the Cunxin Hall, where grand ceremonies were held.

The center of the inner court is Changchun Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace.

The main gates of the four cities of the royal palace are called Duanli in the south, Guangzhi in the north, Tiren in the east, and Zunyi in the west.

Its construction can be said to be not sloppy at all, and it is the same as the three main halls of Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen in the Forbidden City.

Covering an area of ​​more than [-] mu, it can be described as huge.

Therefore, to this day, less than [-]% of the Qi Palace has been built, forcing the Luzon Governor's Mansion to take the initiative to support it.

Prosperous Linzi has already lived in tens of thousands of people at this time. They are either naturalized natives, people who moved from the inland, or family members of the army and officials.

Zhang Chun sniffed the smoke, and couldn't help feeling that after more than two years, Qi finally got a little better.

"Go to the butcher."

With an order, the bullock cart turned.

Soon, they arrived in front of the busy housekeeper.

Naturally, he didn't use the name card and went in directly.

"Yunong, have the immigrants settled down?"

Busy in comforting, Gu Yuan's hunchback became more and more obvious, he asked without raising his head.

"It's settled." Zhang Chun said with a light smile: "Once this route opens, it only costs two yuan from Guangzhou to Luzon, which is much more convenient."

"That's not enough." Gu Yuan lowered his head and said, "At least there must be air routes in Songjiang Mansion and Shandong, and many immigrants will come over by then."

"It's not a disaster this time, and it's not our turn."

"Yeah, immigrants are coming too slowly."

Zhang Chun sighed: "This construction corps has also done it, and it will not work at all within two or three years."

"Seeing that Qin State is about to dominate Annan, we still have 5 people in Qi State, and I feel aggrieved!"

"Yeah, we have to figure out a way to make the people willing to come." Gu Yuan raised his head, lost in thought.

"Our state of Qi is not even as good as Luzon. If the people in the country have a way to survive, who would want this hundred acres of land?"

Zhang Chun pouted.

Needless to say, people who leave home are cheap, even if the first choice of immigrants, they also consider the well-developed Liaodong, Taiwan, and Qi, which is full of life, no one really wants to come.

"Not long ago, we caught a man-eating tribe, and somehow it spread to the mainland. The good guy was published in various newspapers, and his reputation was bad."

"Who wants to come?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Chun sat down, very annoyed.

"Look at this—"

Gu Yuan handed over a report.

This was submitted by the expedition team, and it is about the situation in the northeastern part of the island.

In the imperial decree of the emperor, the entire Luzon Islands were divided into two, not only Mindanao, but also several nearby islands.

And even in Mindanao, Qi State was just getting a glimpse of it, occupying only the coastal plain, so it sent a large number of expeditions into the inland borderlands to investigate.

In fact, these expeditions are a kind of slave hunting group, with about a hundred people, exploring around and building maps.

When you encounter certain tribes, you can fight them if you can, and if you can't, you will report back and let the army fight.

"Iron ore? Gold mine?"

(In the Surigao region of Mindanao, there are many gold mines, iron mines, and even copper mines)

Seeing this report, Zhang Chun was startled: "Is this true?"

"Of course it is true." Gu Yuan said with a smile: "As long as it is mined, even if [-]% is dedicated to His Majesty at that time, our country of Qi will be much more generous."

"And the news about the gold mine leaked out, are you afraid that no one will come?"

There is nothing more attractive than gold in this world. Merchants will definitely flock to it, while ordinary people will only know that Qi is a country of gold, and they are so rich that they are naturally willing to come.

It's a multi-tasking deal.

"I'm afraid His Highness won't be able to stay in the capital anymore."

Zhang Chun laughed.

"It's time for Your Highness to come and see his country of Qi." Gu Yuan said proudly, "Come to witness our meritorious deeds."

"Besides, Qi State should also stand up."

Zhang Chun was stunned.

Apparently, Gu Yuan was afraid that the King of Qi would not want to miss Shu in the capital, so he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the gold mine to let him come to Qi to formally become a feudal vassal.

……

When the Qi State was advancing, the Taiwan government also carried out a large-scale development stage again.

Unlike the poor state of Qi, thanks to the spillover effect of Fujian's population, the number of immigrants in Taiwan has continued to increase.

At the same time, a large number of western barbarians entered Taiwan, allowing Taiwan's shipbuilding industry, financial industry, and ports to develop vigorously, and promoted the prosperity of the commodity economy.

The Netherlands, Portugal, and the United Kingdom all regard Taiwan as a transit point for imports and exports from the East. Countless merchant ships come in and out, causing tariffs to skyrocket.

But for Taiwan's sugar industry, crisis has arrived.

"Hainan Prefecture has expanded sugarcane fields by 40 million mu in the past two years. Luzon is even more disgusting. It already has sugarcane fields. Now after the expansion, Xiyi is willing to go here to save some travel."

In the Tangliao Guild, a group of sugar merchants gathered together and sighed.

Originally, there was only one monopoly in Taiwan, but now the three regions compete, and there are even rumors that Qi and Qin also want to grow sugar cane, which also has a great impact on their financial resources.

"Sea merchants are the key." A certain merchant stood up and said, "We are happy to give you money from Xiyi, and the price is also higher, which is much better than domestic."

"We can't let them go."

Although the domestic market is large, the price is low, which is not favored by sugar merchants.

Therefore, the Taiwan government used to produce millions of tons of sugar, [-]% of which was exported and [-]% was sold domestically.

"We still have to expand the sugar cane fields."

"Try to attract people from Fujian, we have to open up fields."

You have a word, I have a word, each offer advice.

Everyone cares about Qiantu.

The land expansion and development of the Taiwan government is actually driven by businessmen seeking profit, which is quite different from that in the inland areas.

"Why not make wine?"

A certain merchant said softly: "I heard from those Xiyi that sugar cane can make wine, and the price can be sold at a higher price, which is more profitable than sugar cane."

"Brewing? Don't fool me."

"Find a Xiyi and ask, and it will be fine."

The businessman was not afraid, and said frankly: "Let's get the moon first when we are close to the water, and sell the wine to Xiyi first, then to the seagoing ships, and then transfer to the inland."

"At that time, let them make sugar, we still have money in our hands."

Thus, the first batch of rum in the East was born in Taiwan.