Jeju's summer is not very hot because it has a maritime climate and is very humid and nourishing.
After the spring plowing was completed, the Korean official slaves and later the Liao people were very satisfied with the current life in Jeju.
Even as a tenant, they only had to pay 30% of the rent, or they could become a herdsman, plant alfalfa and become part of the pasture. .
This way, they would be more satisfied as a working army.
They would get more than one tael of silver per month and three full meals for the rough work of construction.
Although it was more tiring than farming, it would only provide more food and wages.
Jeju Port's forts, port expansion, military camps, craftsmen's camps, etc. were all built with the efforts of such a working army.
Now their task is to build and widen roads across the island, which is also a major project.
Generally speaking, this is the most pleasant spring that Jeju people have experienced.
Liaodong Fenghuo is too far away from here.
This is a peaceful and quiet island.
It is now a so-called foreign land outside the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty and North Korea.
Zhao Lie didn't know the information about Ning Jin's battle at this time.
There was such a thing in his memory, but he couldn't remember the specific time.
He also didn't know that the head of the Jiannu Bingjia sent by his family to consolidate his father's power had made the crisis facing the Zhao family invisible and indirectly strengthened his rear foundation.
After all, the transmission of information in this era is still too slow.
At this time, Zhao Lie was trapped in the room with Wan Ji, Huang Han, Li Hu, Ma Tao and others discussing the shipping matter.
It was really a very worrying thing.
"Sir, the eight 500-ton Galen warships that have been completed for sea trials this month have been deployed to transport Shimishima military households.
The last two thousand generals within the month will also be returned to Jeju.
However, it is difficult to transport nearly 200,000 people to Shidao.
It will take more than a year to transport civilians to Jeju according to the current transportation capacity.
Fortunately, ten galen ships will be put into use in six months, and the transportation capacity will be greatly increased."
Ma Tao estimated the next year or so.
The biggest problem facing Jeju is how to transport tens of thousands of refugees to Jeju.
Shemi Island is too close to North Korea and the Dongjiang River and is not a place to stay for a long time.
"The most difficult thing is the voyage from Jeju Island to Ezoji.
The voyage takes nearly a month, and the round trip takes more than one and a half months.
There are only eight months of shipping time in a year.
The other four months are covered by ice, so the ship The entire team can only carry 10,000 people at a time, and it will take more than four years to reach Ezochi.
Fortunately, it will take more than five years to sail in cool areas.
It can be delivered to all passengers, and there is no need to reduce the number of deliveries like in hot areas. ” Wanji said with a frown.
What he calculated was the distance from Jeju Island to Ezo Island.
It’s not like I don’t know.
It's shocking.
Previously, Li Meng, Wan Ji, Ma Tao and others had criticized Zhao Lie's crazy shipbuilding behavior.
After all, each 500-ton Galen ship costs more than 5,000 taels of silver.
Fourteen Galen ships have been built in more than a year, and more than 100,000 taels of silver have been spent on just the bare ships, plus cannons and crew wages. , all kinds of expenses are endless, which greatly aggravates Shidao's financial crisis, and Shidao's silver mountain is reduced at an observable speed.
This is extremely deadly.
Shidao plundered the Spanish treasury, which was the foundation of the Polu army's finances, if it dried up.
The Polu army will be unable to move even an inch.
However, when Zhao Lie said that his goal was to turn the Ezo land in the north of Japan into his own territory, after the surprise, the group of people discovered to their distress that there were not enough ships.
There were currently eleven Galen merchant ships and eighteen Galen merchant ships.
Galen warships, thirty clippers, and more than thirty large and small fortune ships are all the Shidao Navy has.
This is the result of the plundering fleet sending a dozen ships.
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Together with the ten 500-ton Galen warships under construction, the transport capacity can only transport more than 10,000 people to Ezo Land at a time.
Build ships.
"Not counting what has been built, twenty Galen ships must be built.
Only in this way can we transport these people to Ezo Land in three years while maintaining the defenses of Jeju and Shidao."
Zhao Lie exited.
Conclusion.
Wan Ji and others grinned.
This was another expenditure of more than 200,000 taels of silver, not counting the expenditure on artillery.
After all, most of these ships were still used as transport ships, with only a few cannons installed for self-defense.
"Manji, issue an order to Shidao Shipyard to prepare to build twenty to thirty 500-ton Galen ships in the next more than one year.
In addition, order Shidao to expand salt production, and if necessary, ship from Jeju Smuggling salt to North Korea to increase financial income.”
Zhao Lie currently only has a stable income from private salt.
The harvest from plundering the fleet depends on the weather.
It’s not that Zhao Lie doesn’t want to increase his income.
Unfortunately, there are really no good ways to generate income at the moment.
In business, apart from salt and grain, there is not much There are many popular products, and Zhao Lie really doesn't know how to make cloth, glass and other objects in the workshop.
Zhao Lie was just a novice in liberal arts in his previous life, and he really knew nothing about these things.
Zhao Lie will still have to bear the burden of more than 200,000 refugees for several years.
Only after the Liao people cultivate their own land in Ezo can Zhao Lie be able to unload this burden.
Only then can Zhao Lie truly enjoy the dividends of these populations. , before that the future is bright but the road is difficult.
Zhao Lie is now caught in this contradiction.
If he wants to develop the Ezo Land as soon as possible, he must build more Galen ships, which will consume Zhao Lie's money very quickly.
If the ships are built step by step, the number of refugees will increase every year.
The cost was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and Zhao Lie would go bankrupt within a few years.
The only way to do this is to build ships as soon as possible, develop the Ezo land, and get rid of the heavy burden as soon as possible.
After unifying their opinions, Zhao Lie began to discuss with Wanji and Ma Tao about an immediate trip to Ezo.
The difficulty of this trip was that it could not interrupt Shidao's pace of transporting refugees, but also had to go to Ezo to establish a dock as soon as possible. , military camps, and develop forts and other places.
"Sir, the north of Korea is currently unrest.
The Jian slaves have robbed tens of thousands of people and killed and injured more than 100,000 people.
The entire north is in a mess.
The Lee Dynasty will never have the guts to start a war with our army at this time.
The defense of Jeju Island is so difficult Five battleships and Shenmi Island are coming soon The five returned warships have no use here.
It is better to leave two gunboats and remove the cannons of the others and convert them into transport ships.
In this way, ten Galen ships can be sent to Ezo, but it will not reduce the number of refugees transported by Shidao.
The number of ships."
Wanji said.
Wanji had no choice but to come up with this idea of demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall.
"Huang Han.
If thousands of North Korean soldiers land on Jeju, can you defeat them?"
Zhao Lie thought for a moment and asked Huang Han.
"Don't worry, sir.
Jiannu occupied the entire Ping'an Road in North Korea for two months.
It can be seen that the North Korean soldiers are weak.
Let alone thousands, even tens of thousands of our Polu troops can defeat them."
Huang Han is now full of confidence.
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The Polu Army suffered a lot of damage in the Battle of Tieshan.
However, this battle proved that the Polu Army could fight undefeated against the elite Eight Banners of Jiannu.
The Korean soldiers who were beaten by Jiannu to the point of losing their teeth no longer cared about it. .
"Huang Han.
Don't be careless," Zhao Lie said with a serious face, "Today's Jeju is different from the past.
If the North Korean soldiers do not land in front of the Jeju fort, but land at other locations, the key is to find them in advance and eliminate them.
We cannot let them break We have worked so hard to find the landing site of the North Korean landing fleet, which is what you must do as soon as possible."
"As ordered, I will definitely live up to your trust."
Huang Han stood up in a hurry and saluted respectfully.
"Wanji, the suggestion is very good.
It can greatly increase our army's transport capacity."
Zhao Lie nodded approvingly.
"However, the French ships and Dutch ships entering and exiting Nagasaki still pose a certain threat to our fleet."
"Don't worry, sir.
According to the sentinels of Haicang and other ships, Franji and the Dutch have never approached the Korean coast.
They all go south from Nagasaki."
Li Hu bowed and said.
"Yes.
In this case, you can safely let the warships go to the north."
Zhao Lie was always wary of the Netherlands and the Spanish.
"Sir, the Ezo land is all uncultivated woodland and grassland.
Unlike the abandoned land, it is too slow to rely on manual labor alone.
The horses on Jeju Island can be of great help.
However, the transportation capacity is extremely scarce."
Ma Tao said.
"No matter how transportation capacity is in short supply, horses have to be transported to Ezo.
First, horses waste money and food in Jeju.
Second, Ezo really lacks large livestock to open up wasteland for farming.
Jeju horses are not good as war horses, but they are okay as farm horses.
It's okay, it can also be used as a mount in Ezo," Manji said.
Zhao Lie nodded, the Jeju horse could only be used for this purpose.
"Sir, you can send a fleet to transport people, horses and food to Ezo from March to October.
When the sea is closed in the winter, the main fleet can return to Shidao to transport refugees."
Li Hu said from the side.
Zhao Lie slapped his forehead.
Yes, the main fleet can arrange to go to the north in summer and return to Shidao in winter.
After all, Shidao and Jeju are not closed to the sea in winter.
"You are still as old as you are old, Li Hu, I will give you a credit."
Zhao Lie gave a thumbs up.
"I don't dare to take credit.
My subordinates just spend more time at sea and don't dare to take credit."
Li Hu said humbly.
"Since the founding of our army, rewards and punishments have been clear.
We can only make clear rewards and punishments.
Otherwise, who on the battlefield would bravely take the lead.
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For example, when I was sixteen years old and was awarded to hundreds of households without merit, every Ming army general would be like this.
The merits of killing the enemy in the front The soldiers who were captured are not disappointed.
Our army must not repeat the same mistakes.
My achievements will be rewarded heavily, but I will not hide them.
The achievements of the next generation will be taken by themselves."
Zhao Lie nodded at everyone here.
After all, they are all heroes of Conglong.
It is better to establish the system in advance than to go through the pain of scrapping the old and ushering in the new later.
Tell everyone clearly that following the founding of the country, your wealth is indispensable, but the prosperity of future generations will be taken by themselves immediately.
"As ordered."
Everyone bowed in response.
None of these two boys are married, only Li Hu has a son and a daughter, so I don’t feel deeply at the moment, and if you lose it, you will lose it.
If there is no such system, in the future, like the Ming Dynasty, they will become a burden to the country, and sooner or later it will bring down the finances. .
In order to explore the bay of Ezo Land, establish a port to park ships, and unload cargo and personnel, everyone decided to send five clippers to the northwest of Ezo Land to start exploring.
On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, five miles outside the port of Shenmi Island, three warships including the Huo Qubing and Peng Yue, together with more than ten Fu ships, more than twenty Haicang ships, and the Pidao Navy fleet of sand bird ships met. meeting.
Gu Wuyue took the smaller-tonnage Peng Yue and Mao Wenlong's fortune ship and docked at the trestle of Shenmi Island.
Shenmi Island is now deserted, and the hundreds of military households who farmed here were also taken away by the Polu army.
The remaining 20,000 taels of silver were exchanged for the flags and armor of Jiale'erzhen and Niulu'erzhen, who were slaves.
Dozens of captured military generals headed by Mao Youjun and their families were returned.
Dusi Lu Mingde was not exchanged.
He was really embarrassed to return to Pidao.
After all, he was the one who introduced the Polu army that captured Tieshan to Tieshan.
Now he jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it away.
As for the previously agreed heads of the 500 slaves who had been handed over to Mao Wenlong a few months ago, after the previous demonstration, the Polu Army was not afraid of Dongjiang going back on its word.
The Polu Army Navy would make Pi Island an isolated island.
Mao Wenlong used these heads to deal with the imperial court and Denglai.
Jiannu was very anxious to attack Ningjin.
The cabinet and Denglai urged Mao Wenlong to launch an offensive every day in order to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.
Mao Wenlong came here just to see the whole picture of the Polu Army's navy, and the Polu Army had already prepared.
Dozens of ships had already left the port more than ten miles away and were waiting for the three warships.
Mao Wenlong just used a telescope to take a rough look, and he could only say that the sails covered the eastern sea.
This was the most powerful fleet that Mao Wenlong had seen so far.
"Commander Mao, today I will go south to Jeju Island.
Before leaving, our army commander has something to say," Gu Wuyue respectfully bowed his hand to the south.
"Shuai Mao was neither a noble man nor a supporter of the imperial court.
He only took a few hundred of his servants to the sea to fight against the slaves.
He traveled across the Dongjiang River for several years and became a nuisance to Jiannu.
He was a rare hero of the Ming Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty.
He is deeply loved by the leader of my family.
For admiration," Mao Wenlong proudly thanked him.
This was the pride of his life.
He walked alone across the sea, fought fierce battles with foreigners, built Dongjiang from scratch, and had the courage to think and act with responsibility.
"However, if the wood is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind.
Now in the Ming Dynasty, Commander Mao is suspected of being a soldier, and in the establishment of slaves, he is regarded as a serious concern for the rear.
This is the autumn of life and death, Commander Mao must be investigated."
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Gu Wuyue bowed his hands and saluted respectfully. , "If Commander Mao is in trouble internally or externally, he can come to Jeju for help, and my leader will do his best to help."
"Oh," Mao Wenlong was surprised, and the leader of the Polu Army revealed Pi Dao's biggest worry, "I wonder what your leader wants."
"Ride a long chariot, traverse the gap in the Helan Mountains, and drink Hulu blood wine.
Since my leader wants it, Marshal Mao will know it in the future."
Gu Wuyue performed the military salute of the Hulu army and returned to the boat.
Mao Wenlong looked at the fleet going south and his heart was churning.
He knew that Pi Dao was now in a difficult position.
Shen Shikui, Mao Chenglu, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and other generals were only following his orders. , and some even have thoughts of independence.
Most of the guesses of the court and Denglai lords are true.
Although he and Jian Nu were arrogant, he never had the heart to surrender to thieves.
In this way, he was besieged internally and externally.
He could not fight with Jian Nu in the field.
He would lose more than he won and he would not attack.
If he really wanted to rebel against the enemy, he would not be in such a dilemma.
Mao Wenlong let the sea breeze ruffle his beard and hair, and he was obsessed with his thoughts for a moment.
To be continued
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