1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 313 Hanxing Island

On the coast of Hanxing Island (today's Miyako Island), five large ships were parked, and seven or eight small boats shuttled continuously to and from the shore, transferring the hungry people on the large ships to Hanxing Island.

On the shore, Li Fade commanded more than 200 soldiers of the Second Marine Corps to drive the hungry people who came ashore to a large temporary camp outside Hanxing Fort.There, more than 100 early immigrants and original natives on the island cooked more than a dozen large pots of porridge for the hungry people who arrived.

Gu Sanping tightly protected his wife and four-year-old daughter, and slowly followed behind the team.Looking at the steaming porridge and rice in front of them, all the hungry people who arrived on the shore wriggled their throats and swallowed their saliva.But no one dared to make noise, let alone rush forward and jump in line.

Because, there were already a few self-sustaining people in front of them who were pushing and shoving forward, trying to eat first, but they were immediately dragged out by a few soldiers in black military uniforms, and beat their heads and faces with short sticks.Although they were very measured, they just slapped their buttocks and backs, but it also made these men who robbed them feel ashamed.In the end, he was rushed to the end of the line.

"Hey, there is a child!" The staff of Hanxingbao who gave the porridge saw the four-year-old daughter next to Gu Sanping, and couldn't help calling out in surprise, "However, after we get here, we don't have to starve. Come, I'll get you some Some thicker." As he spoke, he scooped up a bowl of thick rice porridge from the bottom of the pot with the iron spoon in his hand, and handed it to the little girl.

"Remember, you are so hungry that you can't eat too much at once." After finishing speaking, the porridge giver did not forget to warn, "Don't worry, follow us in Hanzhou, and I will guarantee that you won't be hungry." I used to be just like you, a hungry person from Shandong. Now I have enough food and clothing, a house to live in, and fields to farm. Compared with Daming, my life is hundreds of times better!"

Gu Sanping thanked him, took his wife and children along the front line to an open space, squatted on the ground, and drank warm gruel.

Gu Sanping was originally a native of Laizhou, Shandong Province. At that time, he was selected as a scholar. For more than ten years, he taught children in the countryside to support his family while reviewing the imperial examinations, but he failed to pass the exam.

During the summer and autumn of last year (1638), the Later Jin Tartars entered the bandits, piercing through Hebei from Zhili in the north, and entering Shandong directly.In order to avoid the flames of war, Gu Sanping and his family first avoided Laizhou, and then as the flames of war approached, they fled directly to the seaside with many refugees.

Relying on the only little savings, I barely survived until winter.The relief from the government that I expected was delayed, and all the things that could be exchanged for food have been exhausted.Enduring hunger and suffering, parents and children died one after another.Perhaps, it won't be long before the rest of their family will starve to death on the street.

When he was in despair, he suddenly heard that there was a large ship coming from the sea, recruiting a large number of hungry people to cultivate in Nanyang.With the last bit of strength, Gu Sanping came to the beach with his wives and daughters along with many hungry people.When he told the recruitment staff that he was a scholar, he was immediately given priority to be loaded into the big ship.After boarding the boat, each person was handed out a piece of hard pancake, and soaked in cold water to appease the hungry stomach for a while.

Now, after seven or eight days of sailing, I finally landed on the shore.This place seems to be an island, the climate is warm, and the geographical environment is not as bad as imagined. If you think about it, you can survive here.

"After eating, everyone can get another bowl and continue to line up at the back of the line! No running around, no loud noises, and no crowding and shoving each other!" A village soldier on the island shouted loudly nearby.

Gu Sanping heard the words, immediately finished the gruel in the bowl in two mouthfuls, and ran to the porridge kitchen with his wife and children.

"Oops..." Running in a little hurry, the four-year-old daughter tripped and fell to the ground. Just as she was about to call out to her parents, she found a soldier in black military uniform standing in front of her. He looked at his parents in fear.

"Mr. Jun, I'm sorry." Gu Sanping hurriedly pulled his daughter behind him and handed it to his wife, then bowed to the soldier in fear, "Mr. Jun, you should be damned. I offended you. Please forgive me, Mr. Jun." !"

Looking at the terrified family in front of him, Tan Zhongfu couldn't help but sighed.He took out a jar of sugar from his satchel, walked up to the little girl, took her hand, poured a handful into her palm, and smiled.

Seeing the soldier turn and leave, Gu Sanping breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at his daughter, and found that she was sticking out a finger, dipped a little sugar, and put it in her mouth.

"Father, mother,... sweet!" The daughter said to Gu Sanping and his wife with a smile.

Gu Sanping stretched out two fingers suspiciously, twirled a little, put it in his mouth, it was indeed sweet, it was sugar!

He looked at the figure of the soldier who gave his daughter sugar again, his mouth squirmed twice, but he didn't say anything, he dragged his wife and children to the soup kitchen.

Tan Zhongfu is now a small captain of the Second Marine Corps. He left Jianye City in October last year. It has been more than five months now, and his daughter is also two years old at this time.I don't know when the war will end.The clumsy Persian wife has learned how much Chinese, but don't teach her daughter who has just learned to speak in a strange way. Can she arrange all the affairs at home?

Standing on a high slope, Tan Zhongfu looked at the south stupidly, with infinite yearning on his face.

"Commander Luo, how many people did you bring back this time?" Zhang Wenqi looked at the many hungry people in the temporary camp outside Hanxing Fort, and asked Luo Rucheng.

"More than 500 people!" Luo Rucheng's expression was not very good. "More than 100 people died on the road. They are all too weak. It is estimated that they will need to take care of them for a while before they can go on the road again."

"In such a short distance, more than 100 people died!" Zhang Wenqi couldn't help being a little surprised, "They must have been hungry for a long time before boarding the boat, right?"

"That's not right!" Luo Rucheng said: "The towns along the coast are full of hungry people. People in Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and even Beizhili have almost nothing to eat. The one I brought back, my body It’s pretty good, in winter, it’s said that hundreds of thousands of people died, all from freezing and starving!”

"The government is not going to help?"

"Last year, Jiannu invaded Beizhili, Hebei, and Shandong, destroying dozens of counties and towns. In addition to plundering supplies and population, the Tartars also smashed these lands, almost turning them into a piece of white land! According to estimates by local governments There is not much food to help these millions of hungry people! I estimate that many people will die in the future. This shitty world!"

"Then you go, wouldn't it be easy to pull people back!"

"As long as you have a pancake, they can sell you their lives!" Luo Rucheng said bitterly: "Moreover, the local government also took the initiative to help us organize the hungry people to board the boat."

"If it really doesn't work, bring more people back." Zhang Wenqi said: "The ones that can't be transported will be raised on Hanxing Island first. With such a large population, it would be too wasteful to starve to death in Daming!"

"Where are Commander Qi and them now?" Luo Rucheng agreed with Zhang Wenqi's suggestion.

"A week ago, the Yangwei and Yangwu brought two boats of food and cloth back, and then went to Xinsheng Island. It is estimated that they will join the two warships led by Qi Commander and attack the Dutch stronghold by chance."

Luo Rucheng was a little disappointed when he heard this.If there are two more large ships, seven or eight hundred more people can be brought back, otherwise, seven or eight hundred more people will die of starvation in Daming.

"How many people do you estimate can accommodate at most with the resources of Hanxing Island?" Luo Rucheng asked.

"If Commander Qi led them back to Hanxing Island, if the four large ships were loaded with food, cloth and other supplies, they could support more than [-] people in no more than four months." Zhang Wenqi silently calculated, and then gave the answer .

"Only 5000 people!" Luo Rucheng frowned, "In the past, Xinsheng Island could accommodate 8000 to [-] people."

"Commander Luo, Xinsheng Island is only a stone's throw away from Cambodia and Champa. If there is a shortage of food, you can row a small boat to bring it back." Zhang Wenqi complained: "Our Hanxing Island is the nearest Daming Quanzhou , all have a voyage of six or seven days!... However, by next year, a large amount of cultivated land on Hanxing Island will be reclaimed, and it is estimated that it can accommodate more people."

When Luo Rucheng heard this, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly.Even if Hanxing Island uses the large number of hungry people temporarily residing here to reorganize the arable land this year, it may not be able to produce enough food next year.

He patted Zhang Wenqi on the shoulder and said, "Haosheng organizes people to resettle the hungry people who came here. After we rest on the island for two days, we will return to Daming Shandong immediately, and try to bring them back as soon as possible."

Two days later, in the temporary camp outside the city of Hanxingburg, more than 500 women tremblingly watched the Marines surrounded by them, and many timid women began to cry helplessly.

Zhang Wenqi looked dissatisfied at those laughing marine soldiers, damn, have you never seen a woman?Everyone gathered around to watch the excitement, and see how frightened these women are!

However, the number of women is a little less, more than [-] were transported back from Daming, and the number of women is only a little over [-]%. How many bachelors will be created for Hanzhou in the future.

"You don't need to be nervous, and you don't need to be afraid." Zhang Wenqi said loudly: "The purpose of summoning you women is not to intimidate and persecute, let alone any insult. As women, you must have some clothes sewing skills. Now I am Han Xing Fort will conscript you to sew clothes for all immigrants who come here, to replace all the tattered clothes."

Many women were taken aback when they heard this.In addition to giving us porridge and food, they even gave us clothes.

"Gu Sanping, as a member of this immigration, you are responsible for the immigration management here. In ten days, you must complete two thousand sets of clothes."

Gu Sanping reluctantly agreed, and the immigrant young and strong were organized by Hanxingbao personnel to build houses and reclaim arable land. In addition to cleaning the camp, these many women were also responsible for everyone's meals and sewing clothes.Even some children were taken to gather firewood.

Zhang Wenqi wants to take advantage of the arrival of more than 500 immigrants, plus more than 1000 natives and the first batch of Guangdong immigrants on the island in the early stage, hoping to build Hanxing Island into a temporary transit that can accommodate more immigrants in the shortest possible time. point.Every time there is one more person alive here, after getting Hanzhou, it will give Hanzhou an extra boost.

(End of this chapter)