1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 363 The attack target of Hanzhou

On March 1640, 3, Hanzhou, Jianye City.

In a large conference room in the Hanzhou Commander's Mansion Building, a joint military-civilian meeting is being held. Dozens of military and political officials and senior military officials from Hanzhou have gathered here to discuss some major issues in Hanzhou this year.

"As of the end of January this year, Jianye Mansion had a total population of 760 people, Weihai (now Cairns, Australia) and other areas in the east had more than 960 people, and Weiyuan Island (New Guinea Island) had several settlements. There are more than 1000 people, Xinxiangbao has more than [-] people, and the above-mentioned regions have a total of nearly [-] people. However, the above population statistics do not include Hanxing Island (today's Miyako Island), Xinsheng Island (today's Phu Quoc, Vietnam Island), and the population of Midway Island (now Koror Island, Palau). In addition, the immigrants transferred from various places during February were not counted. Preliminary estimates, the population of Hanzhou under our jurisdiction should be between [-] and [-] Between fifteen thousand."

Pan Qifeng read out the latest demographic data of Hanzhou in one breath, then looked at the officials of Hanzhou present with joy, and continued: "However, although the population of Hanzhou has increased, the ratio of male to female is still very different. Big. Among the population of 5, there are about [-] men, and only [-] women among them. Everyone, this means that nearly [-] men in our Hanzhou cannot marry a wife, let alone serve our Han Continent to breed descendants."

As he said that, he smiled at Qi Dajiang and other navy officers, and then said: "In view of this, our civil government hopes to increase the number of women immigrants as much as possible in the next season's immigration operation, so as to balance the Hanzhou The male-to-female ratio in the local area stabilizes the hearts of the people in Hanzhou..."

After hearing this, Qi Dajiang and Luo Rucheng looked at each other, then both shook their heads and smiled wryly.It seems that when they return to Hanxing Island in June, it is necessary to take the warship and marines to Annan again.Of the more than 2000 women who were taken back from Annan last year, only [-] were brought back to the mainland, and the remaining [-] were all at the expense of the many stranded immigrants on Xinsheng Island and Hanxing Island.

Qi Tian sat in a chair and did not listen to Pan Qifeng's relevant civil affairs reports, because most of the data were in his mind.He took a quill pen and unconsciously scribbled on the paper, but out of the corner of his eye, he was paying attention to what Hu Wenjin and the black-clothed guard commander Guan Zongxiang were talking with their heads down.

For the close relationship between these two people, Qi Tian is already aware of it, and he is even more vigilant in his heart.Because, the Black Clothes Guard is not an ordinary department, but the eyes and ears of Han Zhou.If something goes wrong, it will not only pose a serious threat to Qi Tian, ​​but also cause some damage to Han Zhou itself.

"Da Lang, you might as well take some native girls from Xinxiangbao and transport them to the mainland of Hanzhou." Cao Xiong said, "As long as the children she gives birth to are of the blood of our Han family."

Chen Dalang returned to Jianye City years ago to report the expansion of the new village to the Commander's Mansion, and sought local support for some military craftsmen, trying to establish a military repair shop.It is rainy and humid on Timor Island, and the muskets are easily damaged by moisture. It seems a bit time-consuming and labor-intensive to transport them back to the mainland for repairs.

"Okay!" Chen Dalang replied: "From now on, we in Xinxiangpu will try to capture as many local girls as possible, and try to send one or two hundred people to the mainland every month."

"From the Tubang Kingdom on Java Island, we should buy as much as possible." Cao Xiong said: "I heard that the Mataran Kingdom attacked Batavia and suffered heavy losses. They also discarded a lot of firearms and swords. Ask us to provide them with weapons. Take this opportunity to ask them for more women."

Everyone nodded in agreement, this was much easier than collecting women from places like Daming and Annan.

"Everyone, the natives are cunning and lazy, and their women are ignorant and immoral. For the long-term plan of Hanzhou, we should minimize the introduction." Wang Zheng said: "I have a lot of gold and silver in Hanzhou, so I might as well use it to buy more from the gentry along the coast of Daming. One or two, continue my Chinese pure blood."

"Yes, in the future development of Hanzhou, the first priority is talents. If the blood of the barbarians is too strong, how do you know that the descendants can inherit the blood of my Han family?" Song Yingxing also nodded in agreement: "I am afraid that in time, the blood of the Hanzhou will be mixed with the barbarians. Continent may become a country of exotic barbarians."

Qi Tian couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he didn't expect the traditional literati of Ming Dynasty to value the purity of Han blood so much, which is quite like the imperial thinking of later generations.However, in his subconscious mind, he vaguely agrees with the two of them.In the future Hanzhou, there will definitely be various races and multiple nationalities, but the Han people must occupy the absolute dominant position.If there are more motley ethnic groups, there is no guarantee that it will affect the stability and development of the country in the future.

"How about this? We in Hanzhou set an annual limit for the introduction of native girls, um, let's say [-] for now. After all, the biggest problem in Hanzhou at present is that the population is not abundant, and women are extremely scarce. A small amount The introduction of local women should not affect the ethnic composition of our Hanzhou." Seeing what Cao Xiong and others said about Wang Zheng and Song Yingxing, Qi Tian didn't know how to deal with it, so he quickly opened his mouth to make a relief.

"Using gold and silver to buy Daming women will cost a lot, and I, Hanzhou, can bear it?" Hu Wenjin said: "The mining of gold in Heishan is becoming more and more difficult, and I am afraid that it will be exhausted in a few years. At that time, my Hanzhou How can Africa obtain funding sources and develop stronger?"

"Gold and silver are dead things. As long as they can be exchanged for the materials and population we need in Hanzhou, and help the development of agriculture, industry and commerce in Hanzhou, how much gold and silver will naturally be earned back." Qi Tian said lightly: "The prosperity of a country does not depend on what we have. Measured by the amount of gold and silver accumulated."

"General Manager, if Hanzhou has no gold and silver reserves, how can we talk about commercial trade? At that time, I am afraid that even the salaries of military and civilian officials and soldiers will not be paid. Then, how can Hanzhou be maintained?" Hu Wenjin said with a smile.

"As long as the machines in my Hanzhou workshop can be started and various industrial products can be produced, where can I not get gold and silver coins?" Qi Tian was somewhat disdainful of Hu Wenjin's thinking pattern of small traders.

You must know that in the current period when various commodities, especially industrial products, are scarce, you have never heard of the fact that the manufactured products cannot be sold, and the scarcity of industrial finished products and the scale of production tend to grow rapidly. A factory, an industry, or even a country.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this!" Cao Xiong interrupted the argument between Hu Wenjin and Qi Tian, ​​and said in a deep voice: "We in Hanzhou want to increase the population as much as possible in a short period of time, and we also need to produce more A lot of supplies. Money is a dead thing, but our Hanzhou can’t spend it recklessly, we still need some reserves. In the future, when the immigrant fleet goes to Daming, according to the requirements of the civil government, we will pack as much of the goods produced in our Hanzhou as possible. Man, to trade along the coast of Daming, in addition to exchanging all kinds of materials needed for immigrants, we also need to spend part of the money to buy Daming women. In the future, the number of immigrants brought back should not be less than [-]% women."

When Qi Dajiang and Luo Rucheng heard the words, they quickly nodded in agreement, but each of them complained in their hearts.To buy a Daming woman, it is necessary to send people ashore to establish contact with some dark forces or local gentry in Daming. If one is not careful, I am afraid that it will suffer a big loss.

"Let's talk about the matter with the Dutch." Cao Xiong glanced at all the mid-level and high-level officials and military officers of Hanzhou sitting here, and said seriously: "The Netherlands has made a clear statement on our Hanzhou's proposal to end the war." Reply. They asked us to pay compensation first, cede the land, and allow them to send personnel into Hanzhou to monitor us. There are a total of twelve items in total. After reading these, I almost thought that Hanzhou was defeated by the Dutch! Hehe, I don't know where they are so confident, thinking that we in Hanzhou want to end the war because we are afraid of them!"

"So, the Dutch obviously don't have any sincerity to end the war with us. If so, then we will continue to fight with them until they offer to end the war. Faced with this situation, I hope that whether the military government This side or the civil government side must make corresponding active preparations and cooperate closely to strive for another year. I believe that as long as Hanzhou is united and works together, the Dutch will suffer a few more heavy losses. It will definitely make the Dutch recognize the situation and choose to end the war with us."

After finishing speaking, Yu Fukun next to the Caoxiong Factory nodded and motioned him to talk about the next military action against the Netherlands.

"There are still three months before the immigration season in June. We have decided to launch an attack on the Dutch stronghold during this time." Hanging on the wall.

"According to the news we heard from the Black Guards lurking in Batavia, most of the Dutch shipyards were burned by the Black Guards during the siege last year, so that a large number of Dutch ships could not be maintained normally. The situation is worrying. Recently, the Dutch have dispatched more than a dozen armed merchant ships in better condition to India and Ceylon. It is said that they are preparing to suppress the increasing maritime attacks of the Portuguese. Of course, it is also possible that the Dutch want to land again Ceylon."

"Therefore, we in Hanzhou should launch another raid on the Dutch stronghold when the attention of the Dutch is attracted by the Portuguese. Not only can we support the Portuguese, but we can also make the Dutch take care of one thing and lose another. For this reason, the General Staff has formulated A very bold attack plan. If it can be successfully implemented, it will be a serious blow to the Dutch, no less than the effect of the capture of Ambon."

As he said that, Yu Fukun looked at the people sitting there, with a sharp look on his face, and drew a circle on the west end of Timor Island on the map on the wall with the wooden stick in his hand, and then said: "The target we choose to attack is Kupang on Timor Island!"

Many naval officers were shocked when they heard this.Kupang, that is the most important colonial stronghold of the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies except for Batavia, and it is less than ten days away from Batavia, and it is far from Ocussi, which they newly occupied last year. It's less than two days' voyage.Attacking Kupang is tantamount to pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.

(End of this chapter)