Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 779 Tang Wang Pitu took the lead in hard work, and Hui Wang went ashore with tears

Zhaowu eight years, March [-]th.

Zhu Yujian led Tang Wangling's fleet to land in the south of Yanzhou. The place where they landed was the landing point explored by the Nanyang Squadron before.

Opening up territory in Yanzhou was more difficult than Zhu Yujian expected, but fortunately, he made sufficient preparations under the advice of the two palace chiefs, Shi.

There are many tidal flats and mangroves near the coast of Yanzhou, which are difficult to land on.However, at the landing point explored by the Nanyang Squadron, there is a large piece of solid land by the sea, and the terrain is higher than the surrounding area.

Such a good place undoubtedly made Tang Wangling less difficult at the beginning of its development.

In addition, he recruited more than [-] people and brought enough necessary materials such as tools, medicines, and food. After landing, the immigrants began to work in an orderly manner under the organization of the Tang Dynasty officials.

In just a few days, a coastal port immigration base took shape.

In order to encourage the soldiers and civilians to work hard, Zhu Yujian also put on a coarse sweater suitable for labor, and learned how to grow rice with old farmers on a piece of reclaimed land.

According to what they learned, rice can be grown at any time in Yanzhou's climate.

In the first two or three years, when the soil is abundant, three or four rounds can be planted every year.Afterwards, the soil is poor, and one or two rounds of farming will be reduced, and soybeans and other crops will be planted at the same time to nourish the land.

In two or three years, they must have cultivated more fields, and they can plant rice in three or four rounds a year in other newly opened fields.

Cultivating new fields is naturally difficult and painful, and immigrants may not be willing to do it after they have mature fields.

However, Tang Wangling can solve this problem by continuing to immigrate, and even capturing hostile natives as hard labor.

Then find out a more efficient method of opening up new fields, and within a few decades, Tang Wangling will increase new fields at a faster rate and produce rice continuously.

In this way, his Tang Dynasty naturally became a big granary in the north of Yingzhou.

Zhu Yujian heard that Prince Hui's Mansion was also planning to develop the territory in the direction of the Yingzhou granary, so he didn't care.

Not to mention that King Hui's domain was more than a month later than him. Even if King Hui's collar was built into a granary, it would be in the south of Yingzhou, and it would not be a threat to King Tang's collar.

If the Lu Wangling, Yi Wangling, and Heng Wangling between the two are short of food, the fleet traveling between Daming and Yingzhou will inevitably be brought from the Tang Wangling instead of going to the southernmost Hui Wangling to buy.

Therefore, as a granary, his Tang Dynasty has an advantage.

However, according to the right chief Shi Mai Yongsheng, the terrain and climate on Huiwangling's side are more suitable for growing wheat, sorghum, and corn rather than rice. In fact, it happens to form a complementary relationship with the main grain produced by Tangwangling. , rather than competing with each other.

That is to say, there is indeed great potential to operate Tang Wangling as a rice producing area.

When Zhu Yujian went to work in the fields, his two younger brothers were not idle either.

Zhu Yu'ao is inspecting various housing construction sites and is responsible for supervising the construction progress of the immigrants' housing.Zhu Yuxuan followed the pro-military to investigate the surrounding situation, and went to investigate the dangers around the immigration base.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, the officials yelled to call it a day—there were many snakes, insects, rats and ants in Yanzhou, and it was even worse at night. They had better rest before dark.

Zhu Yujian followed two "old farmers" (actually young) out of the paddy field, slipped and almost fell.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

The young eunuch Wu You who was working with him hurriedly supported him, and the two old farmers beside him also looked over with concern.

For this king of Tang, they all admire and love him from the bottom of their hearts.Because Tang Wang has been working with them for a long time every day, which is unimaginable.

Tang Wang supported his waist, and felt that his waist was about to break.

After he stood firm, he said with emotion to the people around him: "Working in the well-opened paddy fields is considered brisk, and I feel very tired. Those who cut trees and open the fields are even more tired. It's really hard work."

An old farmer said with a smile: "They are all young and strong, and they are used to farm work. In fact, they are not as tired as the king thinks."

Zhu Yujian nodded, and said to Wu You: "Ask the cafeteria to add a bowl of broth to everyone tonight."

"Thank you, my lord!" The two old farmers immediately thanked everyone.

It didn't take long for Zhu Yujian to return to the temporary palace consisting of several log houses, and Zhu Yu'ao, Zhu Yuxuan, Zuo and You Changshi also came back one after another.

Zhu Yu'ao first reported the progress of the house construction - the first batch of houses were temporary houses made of logs, which could only be lived in for a few months, but they had to be built.With so many people, it is impossible to live on the ship all the time, let alone the ship has to be freed up to transport goods as soon as possible.

Home construction is progressing well.

Because this place belongs to the highland in the plain, there are many tall trees, which are suitable for building log houses.

In addition, the requirements for temporary housing are relatively low, and they are mainly built in the style of high-rise buildings, which are waterproof, moisture-proof, and snake-proof. They do not have high requirements for aesthetics and comfort, and they are built quickly.

Immediately, Shi Mai Yongsheng, the right chief, reported the progress of logging and clearing land and reclaiming new fields.

Immigrants do this the most, so things are tough but progress is not slow.Even if he didn't listen to the data reported by Mai Yongsheng, Zhu Yujian could still see that the green around the immigration base has decreased by a large circle.

Then, Zhu Yuli, who served as the supervisor of the pro-army, reported the surrounding security situation.

As Zhu Yujian's fifth younger brother, Zhu Yujian was born in 1622 and is 30 years old this year. He is in his prime, and his figure is still quite tall and burly.

He said in a slightly metallic voice: "Today, the pro-army investigated the east, west, and north directions in three ways, and found a native tribe seven or eight miles to the north. According to the observation of the spies, that tribe probably has Headhunting practices.

For the sake of the safety of the territory, I suggest that we take the initiative to attack this native tribe, one can capture its people, and the other can eliminate a threat. "

Zhu Yujian frowned and remained silent for a while.

Zuo Changshi Zeng Kairong stroked the long beard on his chin, said: "Since this group is a headhunter, if we find out that we are here to open up wasteland and cultivate fields, they will definitely attack.

Although the king has [-] troops under his command, it is difficult to see every part of the base.If there is a little carelessness, some people may be killed and headhunted by the natives.

For the safety of the common people, this headhunter should indeed be cut off as soon as possible. "

Zhu Yujian actually felt that it was unlucky to destroy a native tribe not long after he arrived, but he also knew that such a thing was inevitable.

He sighed and said: "Then when you attack this department, try to capture as many prisoners as possible and kill as little as possible."

Zeng Kairong and Zhu Yuli looked at each other, and said with a smile, "It's only natural."

He agreed with Zhu Yuli's proposal to eliminate the native headhunter as soon as possible, isn't it just to capture the natives for hard labor?
Although the migrants work diligently, they have to take everyone's physical condition into consideration, and it is impossible to use them to death.But if the natives were captives, it would be different.

When the Ming Dynasty sealed off its vassals overseas, it was said that it was to reclaim and farm overseas habitats, but in fact it also had a colonial nature.

And colonization has always been bloody and brutal, especially in the early days.

Zuo Changshi and others had discussed with Zhu Yujian how to treat the natives on Yanzhou Island.

When dealing with the civilized natives, they mainly subdue and naturalize them; when dealing with the fierce and unruly natives with headhunting customs, they mainly destroy their tribes and capture their people; when dealing with those cannibals, they mainly eliminate them.

In addition, it is necessary to reduce the internal marriage of the natives, so that the young and strong immigrants can give priority to marrying native women as wives and concubines, so that the immigrants can really take root in Yanzhou and spread their branches...

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Since the Seven Kings and the immigrant fleet arrived at Yingzhou Dengyingwei, the number of ships and people has decreased wave after wave.

Not only did King Huai and King Tang leave early along the way, but the Yingzhou capital officers and soldiers formed by the imperial court and the reclamation teams formed by the Yingzhou Reclamation Company's business houses also left the large teams along the way and landed at their respective destinations. .

In this way, by the beginning of April in the eighth year of Zhaowu, when the immigrant fleet sailed to the southeast corner of Yingzhou, the once huge fleet had shrunk to about one-tenth.

On April [-]th, the fleet finally arrived at King Hui.

"Buddha bless, Bodhisattva bless, finally arrived at the place!"

Hui Wang Zhu Changrun came to the deck, stood beside his daughter Zhu Huiyan, leaning on the railing and looking at a natural harbor in front, he couldn't help crying with joy.

He was really happy to be able to reach King Hui's territory—he was seasick first on the way, and then fell ill because of the too hot weather when he passed Nanyang, and was dying at the worst time.

At that time, he really thought that he was going to die in the sea, and there was no way he could reach King Hui's territory alive.

Unexpectedly, not only is he here now, but his illness is also completely cured, and he even looks refreshed.

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)