Yan Siqi said: "They are different from the red-haired ghosts.
Only their beards are red.
In the past, I heard that the whole of Japan belonged to them.
Later, the Japanese gradually drove them northward.
Now most of them are distributed on Ezo Island.
The Japanese call them Ezo people, and they call themselves Ainu people.
It is estimated that there are more than 300,000 people on Ezo Island now. " Chen Shouyi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter who he is, as long as he can fish for us, the soap factory and the candle factory also need a lot of helpers.
Except for technical staff, we don't need to immigrate from the mainland at all.
Supervisors will have to trouble Yan Lieutenant General."
Yan Siqi knew that when he said this, he actually meant that he would distribute part of the profits to the East China Sea Fleet.
This was a limited cooperation method between the military and civilians allowed by the emperor.
The East China Sea Fleet originally had the task of guarding Ezo Island and developing surrounding islands.
In military expenditures In addition, he can also get military subsidies from soap factories and candle factories, so he will naturally not refuse.
Now the Ming army can only control the southern part of Ezo Island.
Yan Siqi left ten ships to monitor the strait, and then divided into two routes and headed up the island shore.
Each of these two navies brought 600 Japanese soldiers, who were responsible for capturing Ainu people along the way, and then taking them back to Fukuyama Castle in small boats.
Chen Shouyi quickly directed the Japanese and Ainu to build the new Fukuyama Castle.
Fukuyama Castle is divided into three parts, with residential houses in the middle and soap factories and candle factories on both sides.
At this time, soap and candle making machines driven by steam engines were also transported here, along with graduate students who were exploring mineral deposits.
Although Ezo Island is rich in wood, it would be better if coal mines could be explored.
First, coal can provide more heat than wood, and second, Zhu Youxiao wants to protect the local ecological environment.
The Japanese soldiers led by Matsumae Heihisa's two sons worked very hard.
They took the captured Ainu back to Fukuyama Castle in a small boat.
Soon, the clanking of shipbuilding could be heard at the dock near the sea of Fukuyama Castle.
Voice.
The Ainu were very good at building ships.
With the guidance of the Ming Dynasty, they used the steel tools brought by the Ming Dynasty to build a large number of fishing boats in three months.
The students of the institute also explored a coal mine during this period, with a huge coal reserve that can supply the soap factory and candle factory for at least a thousand years.
This made Chen Shouyi even more happy.
Now everything is ready, just waiting for the whale.
They have fallen into a trap.
In May of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, the whaling season finally arrived.
Three cities have been built on Ezo Island, namely Fukuyama Castle in the south, Momiji Castle in the west, and Oishi Castle in the east.
These three cities all have the same structure, a fishing dock, a shipyard, a slaughterhouse, a candle factory, and a soap factory.
In addition to the Ming troops stationed in the three cities, the number of people making a living in these places reached an astonishing number of more than 25,000.
Especially in Fushan City, the population has exceeded 10,000.
From these three cities to the hinterland of the island, there are large areas of farmland.
The rice in the farmland has stretched out its green leaves, greedily absorbing the sunlight, while in more wastelands, the hard-working Ainu people are sweating profusely.
The Ming people treated them much better than the Japanese, providing them with seeds and farm tools, telling them how to farm, and promising that they only had to pay half of their income, and the rest could be freely used by them.
This has caused a large number of Ainu people to join the ranks of reclaiming wasteland.
Farming is much safer than fishing, and the income is not less than fishing.
Of course, everyone is willing to open up wasteland and cultivate land.
Chen Shouyi's report to Wei Zhongxian believed that Ezo Island could be built into a large island with only fishing and agriculture.
If the entire island was reclaimed, it could at least supply the food needed by Beizhili Province, and on the island The surrounding fishing grounds and soap and candle factories could at least supply the needs of the entire northern Ming Dynasty.
After Wei Zhongxian received the letter, he first discussed it with Xu Guangqi and Sun Chuanting, and then mobilized people from the institute, especially students from the agricultural department, to form an inspection team, led by Wei Liangqing himself, to go to Ezo Island for inspection.
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It was June when the inspection team came to Ezo Island.
The bloody slaughterhouse was an eye-opener for the inspection team, and the harvested rice and fertile soil made everyone's eyes brighter.
After comprehensively investigating various aspects, the inspection team agreed with Chen Shouyi's point of view and proposed that Ezo Island is not only suitable for food production, but also suitable for breeding large livestock such as cattle and horses.
If managed well, it will provide a large amount of food to the Ming Dynasty.
When the inspection team returned, shiploads of soap and candles were also transported to the Tianjin port.
Only then did Wei Zhongxian give Chen Shouyi's letter and the inspection team's conclusions to Zhu Youxiao, asking him to make a decision.
Zhu Youxiao didn't know much about Hokkaido in his previous life, but he did know that Hokkaido was an agricultural base.
After questioning the inspection team in detail, he said to Wei Liangqing: "Your uncle wants you to be an official and a part-time official.
I heard that you are opposed to it.
You just want to do your agricultural research.
Is there such a thing?"
Wei Liangqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, when the student was young, his family was poor, so he was extremely greedy.
Later, after his life improved, he could not change this habit for a while.
The student has a long-cherished wish, and he only hopes that there will be no hunger and cold in the world, so he only wants to make achievements in farming.
I have no intention of becoming an official."
Zhu Youxiao also smiled and said: "If you adopt the name of your uncle, the factory minister is your father.
Don't you consider his opinion?"
Wei Liangqing said: "Your Majesty, you said that being filial to your elders does not mean obeying everything, especially the student's own aspirations.
I believe my father can understand it.
And the reason why my father wants the student to find an official position is because he is in Have you seen it before?
With the protection of power, one's personal income can easily be taken away by others.
But isn't His Majesty planning to enact laws to change this situation?
As long as one abides by the law, others cannot take away one's property, let alone one's life.
I don’t want to be an official.”
Student Zhu You accepted his flattery and said to the sullen Wei Zhongxian next to him: "Look, I just said no.
If he doesn't listen to you, why should he listen to me?"
Wei Zhongxian glared at Wei Liangqing hatefully and said: "The county magistrate who broke the family, the magistrate who destroyed the family, you don't know how powerful you are.
Now you are a saint, so you are better.
But I can tell you, let you go now In the south, within three years, you will be framed and imprisoned.
I am the Holy Eagle Dog, but I have offended many people.
After my death, I am afraid that the Holy King will not be able to protect you. " After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed and shouted: "Your Majesty, this servant has no choice but to speak, please forgive me for my sins
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