1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 671 Save yourself!
On December 1651, 12, Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam).

Wu Wencai led a few entourages to the pier, then moved his hands and feet a few times to relieve his stiff body.

Several long teams lined up on the pier were boarding the boat one after another, extending from the pier to several temporary immigrant camps outside the city.More than a hundred soldiers, with short knives on their waists and a short stick in their hands, maintained order on the scene.Among the immigrants, there are those who cry softly, those who are at a loss, and those who have hope for the future.After several months of raising up, these refugees from Ming Dynasty have recovered slightly in mental and physical condition, enough to withstand long-term sea voyages.

Wu Wencai was no stranger to this kind of scene. Qi State began to organize immigrants to load ships one after another from December every year, and then sailed all the way across the ocean to the far south of Hanzhou mainland.The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil for decades, and countless refugees fled to Annan, Cambodia, Siam, Borneo, and Java from the mainland by boat.

The annual organized large-scale immigration like Qi State has already become a grand event in the Nanyang region. From the earliest dozen ships to dozens of ships today, from the coast of Daming, to the Indo-China Peninsula, and then to In the Nanyang region, and finally the mainland of Hanzhou, there are almost everywhere immigrant ships from Qi State.

Around the annual immigration affairs of Qi State, businessmen from several surrounding countries and regions smelled strong business opportunities from it.Grain, cloth, medicinal materials, wood, dried salted fish, fruits, vegetables... All kinds of daily necessities and necessities for long-distance sea voyages will make those interested businessmen earn a lot of money.

If you still want to make a lot of money, you might as well accept the employment of Qi State and immigrate to the mainland of Hanzhou with a boat.When you return to the voyage, whether it is all kinds of high-quality industrial products, or a variety of exquisite and delicate glass, clocks, pearls, tortoise shells, and even porcelains that are not inferior to those produced in Daming, you can earn more than three times. profit.

For some reason, the demand for food in several Annan territories of the Qi State this year is extremely high. Since the large-scale purchase in May, it has never stopped.It is said that in the past six months, Qi State has purchased and stored more than 100 million shi (about 7.5 tons) of grain.It stands to reason that these grains should be enough for more than [-] stranded immigrants in the three territories, and they can even maintain a one-year food security reserve.

However, the Qi people are still purchasing grain, which has caused the price of grain in the entire Nanyang region to rise by more than [-]% compared to before.

Wu Wencai is one of several co-promoted Chinese leaders in the Ha Tien region of Cambodia. This time he came to Xinsheng Island, and besides paying [-] shi of grain to the Qi State on behalf of the Ha Tien region, he also undertook a secret mission.Some anti-king forces in Cambodia approached the Chinese leaders in the Ha Tien area, hoping that they could help contact the Qi State and gain their support, preparing to overthrow the king who believed in the true religion and restore the domestic Buddhist tradition.

In recent years, life in the Kingdom of Cambodia has been very difficult. Whenever Siam, its neighbor to the west, clashed with the Toungoo Dynasty (now Burma) and suffered a little loss, it immediately turned around and sought compensation from the Kingdom of Cambodia.In front of Siam, Cambodia has been defeated repeatedly, and its border territory has been continuously encroached by the other side, which has caused dissatisfaction among all parties in the country.

Since King Ibrahim I came to power in a coup, he converted to the True God religion and promoted and reused Malays. This caused great confusion for the vast majority of Buddhists in the country, especially some in high positions. Faced with King Ibrahim I's different religious beliefs and being hit and persecuted, the princes and nobles have been secretly planning to overthrow and depose the king.

"This year, Hanzhou has suffered the most serious drought in more than ten years. Except for Guizhou Prefecture in the southwest (now Melbourne, Australia), the entire northern, eastern and southeastern regions have experienced a large-scale reduction in crop production, especially grain crops. The production is not as good as Forty percent of last year." Zuo Guigui, Minister of Commerce and Trade of the State of Qi, said solemnly on Tuesday: "After the beginning of spring in September this year (Australian spring is from September to November), the rain is still scarce, and the rivers near many towns have dried up. Under such a situation, it will inevitably affect the growth of next year's crops, and it is not ruled out that we will face the risk of reducing the production of food and other crops again."

"So, you, the Annan District, still have to continue to purchase and store grain regardless of the cost, and actively organize the transportation capacity to transfer the grain back to the mainland. Remember, no matter the cost, no matter whether you use a large amount of gold and silver to purchase, or send out armed village soldiers To snatch, we must ensure that there will be continuous food imports into Hanzhou in the next year. Don’t have any excuses and complaints, not only our Annan District, Luzon, Weiyuan (now New Guinea Island), Xuanhua (Timor Island), Borneo Africa, Java, Sumatra, and even India are raising food and other much-needed local agricultural products.”

"You know, the local population is nearly 50. If you add the controlled natives, there may be nearly a million people. The food demand and emergency reserves will be a huge number. You must not take it lightly. Take it as an example for today and tomorrow. Two years to deal with the top priority."

"Damn it, our Hanzhou has had good weather for more than ten years, and we thought it was a land of bliss. Unexpectedly, in recent years, there have been either droughts or rains. God, why don't we see our Han people living a good life? "

"Yes, Guangdong and Guangxi have just experienced a war. There are millions of refugees. I am afraid that many people died of starvation. I also thought that I could take this opportunity to attract 10 people to Hanzhou in one go. , At least some people can be saved. But I didn’t expect that the Hanzhou mainland would encounter a drought.”

"Then this year, the number of immigrants is planned to be no less than 5000. If they are transported back to the mainland at once, will it cause a food crisis and make some people hungry? We told those immigrants at the beginning that as long as they arrive in Hanzhou, everyone They can have enough food, wear warm clothes, farm the fields, and have houses to live in.”

"5000 people?" Tuesday Gui listened and smiled, "You only counted the immigrants who were transported from Daming, but you didn't count the more than 5000 newborns born in the mainland every year. In addition, from Nanyang, Japan, India, and Persia and Ottomans bought (looted) no less than 5 women. So, the new population of Hanzhou this year should be no less than [-]!"

"We can add 5 new people every year now?" Although immigrants are immigrating every year, the number is also increasing year by year, from 5 to 5, and then to [-], but no one realizes that the current population of Qi is increasing. It can reach [-] people a year.I still remember that more than ten years ago, it took more than five years for them to increase from more than a thousand to [-].

If so, wouldn't it mean that in another ten years, the population of our country of Qi will exceed 100 million.At that time, presumably our overall strength will be even stronger, and we will absolutely crush the Nanyang region.Even if they want to interfere with the Qing Dynasty to unify the world, they have enough confidence and confidence. Maybe even if they are expelled from the customs and seize the world, they may not be unable to think about it.
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On January 1652, 1, in the waters west of Borneo.

Fang Zhonglu helped his father out of the cabin, walked slowly to the side of the ship, and then supported the side to take a deep breath of the sea breeze, which relieved the nausea in his heart.

"You don't need to worry, General. My father is feeling depressed. He just wants to stay here for a while to relieve himself." Fang Zhonglu quickly explained when he saw a Qi sailor looking at them vigilantly.

"At this time, the sea is windy and the waves are rolling. If you accidentally fall into the water, you cannot be rescued." The sailor warned.

"Thanks to the general for reminding me, I will be more careful." Fang Zhonglu grasped the gunwale with his right hand, and involuntarily grasped his father's arm with his left hand.

The sailor stopped talking and went to work on his own.These two people were able to walk freely on the deck, naturally they were authorized by the ship's chief, and they must have a specific status.However, these two people don't have long buns like other Ming people, but they have short hair like navy officers and soldiers, which is a bit strange.

"Subo (Fang Zhonglu's character)." Fang Yizhi called out softly, "I left Daming with my father and went to Hanzhou, do you have any complaints in your heart?"

"I don't dare." Fang Zhonglu replied, "All the affairs of the family are decided by the father."

"The Ming Dynasty is declining day by day, and it may be difficult to recover in the short term." Fang Yizhi sighed: "Perhaps, the Qing captives swept the world and completely overthrew our Ming Dynasty. It is unknown. Now, this Hanzhou Qi Kingdom is ours. It was established by the Ming people, with strong ships and powerful guns, brave and good at fighting, and it also properly resettled the refugees, eating porridge and medicine, which was an act of benevolence and righteousness. I want to go and see if Hanzhou is a paradise for the remnants of China. "

Fang Yizhi, one of the four sons of Fushe, has a long history of family studies, learns from others, advocates the combination of Chinese and Western, and the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.After Li Chengdong invaded Wuzhou a few years ago, he became a monk outside the city. His dharma name was Hongzhi.When Shang Kexi led the main force of the Qing army to attack Guangxi again last year, he took his third son Fang Zhonglu to hide in the mountains and lived a life of hunger and cold for more than a month.

When Li Dingguo counterattacked with his army, Fang Yizhi led his family and followed the refugees all the way to Zhaoqing.At the end of November, when the Qi army withdrew from Zhaoqing, they searched for professionals and craftsmen. Fang Yizhi and his family were selected, and then they were transported to Guangzhou together with thousands of people, and finally transported to Nanping (now Jinlan City, Vietnam).

During the registration of immigration status, after hearing about Fang Yizhi's identity and academic status, the main immigration officials of Qi State paid great attention.This kind of erudite and versatile scholar has always been one of the talents that the top officials of the Qi State strongly advocated to introduce. Not to mention, he has written more than a million words in books, covering literature, history, philosophy, geography, medicine, physics, etc.If such characters are brought back to the mainland of Hanzhou, they will definitely be valued by the king.

Therefore, Fang Yizhi and his family immediately received very high treatment, whether it was food and drink, or daily expenses, they were all similar to master craftsmen.This made Fang Yizhi, who had just experienced a big battle and was panicked, feel inexplicably excited.

Since Jiashen Tianchang, Li Zicheng broke through Beijing. He cried bitterly in front of Chongzhen's mausoleum, and was captured by the rebel army Guo Ying.When this incident spread to the south of the Yangtze River, his friends compared him to Wen Tianxiang of the Ming Dynasty.Li Zicheng was defeated in Shanhaiguan, and Fang Yizhi took advantage of the chaos and fled south.However, in the Hongguang court in Nanjing at that time, Ruan Dacheng used the excuse that Fang Yizhi did not "martyrdom" after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, and listed him as the fifth class in the "six classes of Congni".

From then on, Fang Yizhi changed his name to Wu Shigong and wandered in Guangdong. He once wore black as a monk and lived in temples.

Now, after hearing about his name and what he has learned, these Qi officials all showed great importance to him. This moved Fang Yizhi, and he also had a lot of affection for the slightly unfamiliar Qi.Therefore, he did not feel much resistance to moving to Hanzhou mainland, but rather looked forward to it.What kind of country is that overseas country that advocates "scientific creation", advocates "academic research", and respects "scholars and craftsmen".

In addition, the navy officers and soldiers on the ship also left a very good impression on Fang Yizhi. The military was well-groomed, well-behaved, and disciplined. During the voyage of more than ten days, they did not insult or violate the many immigrants on board.Occasionally chatting, I learned that these officers and soldiers were paid extremely generously, and the actual monthly salary was more than 4 taels of silver (in this period, the Qing Eight Banners forwards, guards, and leaders were paid 3 taels of silver a month, and vests were paid [-] taels of silver a month).

Emphasizing culture and education, advocating all kinds of crafts, strict laws and regulations, thick soldiers, coupled with strong ships and firearms, these are probably several important reasons why Qi State was able to defeat the Qing captives several times.

The State of Qi may become the last hope of the Chinese Miao people in the mainland in the future.

"Throw it down, let them wake up first, so that we can know the law and order in the army!" Fang Yizhi and his son suddenly heard a loud shout from the stern, followed by two "plop" and "plop", and several naval officers and soldiers laughed. The two sailors who violated military discipline were put on ropes, and then thrown into the sea, and then dragged by the big ship, ups and downs on the sea.

"Damn it, I have been teaching for more than half a year, and I still don't know how to obey the rules on the ship." The bosun held the ship's side, staring at the two sailors who were tied to the rope on the sea, calculating the final bottom line they had to bear, But in his heart, he was faintly worried about drowning people in the water.

In the past two years, the navy of Qi State has expanded too fast. Many sailors recruited from the Ming army or captured from Zheng Zhilong's department only received several months of training at the Nanping naval base, and then they were immediately dispersed and assigned to various ships. operating position.The sailors, who were used to being free and undisturbed, were suddenly forced to abide by the strict military discipline and operating regulations of the Qi State Navy, which immediately caused countless problems.

With the normalization and development of the Qi State Navy, various rules and regulations are becoming more formal and strict. According to the intention of the King, the Qi State Navy is to build a world-class powerful sea force. To achieve this goal, in addition to Constantly replenish and add new warships, replace more powerful artillery, and also need to study and practice more advanced tactics, and formulate stricter maritime disciplines, in order to finally build the Qi State Navy into a sophisticated sea behemoth .

"General Luo, if your country of Qi grows in strength in the future, will you attack the mainland in a big way?" Fang Yizhi looked at the young captain in front of him and asked seriously: "... Reshape Ming Dynasty, rebuild China, save tens of millions The people are in danger."

"People must save themselves, and future generations will save them!" Luo Shoushao said solemnly: "In the past, the Ming Dynasty had billions of people and millions of troops. How could hundreds of thousands of Qing captives break through and enter the Central Plains? Even if our country has the ability to help The Ming Dynasty expelled the Qing captives, but what will happen next? The gentry are greedy, the courtiers fight among themselves, the emperor is stupid, and the soldiers fight timidly. Even if the Qing captives are expelled, how do you know that no other barbarians will come again?...Da Ming needs to save himself first !"

(End of this chapter)