When Yang Zhen heard this, he knew that his question was a bit abrupt. At the same time, he also knew that Shen Qiyuan sent Shen Qizhou here this time to discuss important matters. He immediately handed the bronze medal back to him, and then said with a smile:

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Mr. Shen came from across the sea and was tired from the journey. He will go to the guest house of the main town house to have a rest later. We will talk about other things later, later!"

After Yang Zhen said this, he immediately turned his attention to the other two people.

At this time, the figure in the gray cloth monk's robe had taken off the big hat used to conceal his identity, revealing his shaved head with scars. He was indeed a thin-faced monk.

Another young scholar standing next to Shen Qizhou also took off his black gauze hat, revealing his true appearance.

This young scholar seemed to be about the same age as Yang Zhen, in his early thirties, and he had a rather angular appearance. He had a rectangular face with thin eyebrows and long eyes, slightly high cheekbones, and a bit of beard.

By this time, Yang Zhen knew who the remaining two characters were without any further introduction.

The man dressed as a young scholar is naturally the son-in-law of Shen Qiyuan mentioned by Yu Liangtai just now.

As for the fifty-year-old monk, he was the Monk Dubu who was first mentioned by Yu Liangtai just now.

Sure enough, when Yang Zhen turned his eyes to the remaining two people, Shen Qizhou introduced Yang Zhen to the side.

"Captain, this is the eldest son of Liu Bingshi, the military governor of Ping'an Road, and the son-in-law of my brother, Liu Zhiman, Cao Zuolang, a small state soldier."

When the young scribe heard Shen Qizhou's introduction, he quickly stepped forward and bowed to meet Yang Zhen, and reported his identity and name again.

Yang Zhen naturally said no courtesy to him and helped him up with greetings.

As Shen Qiyuan's son-in-law, he may not play a big role in the future, but as the eldest son of Liu Lin, the military governor of Ping'an Road in Li Chao, he has extraordinary significance to Yang Zhen.

"As for this one, it's a coincidence. Although I know him well, I didn't know before that he was also ordered to cross the sea. It's better for him to explain his purpose to the governor!"

Yang Zhen was just thinking about what to say to Liu Zhiman when he heard Shen Qizhou continue talking, and what Shen Qizhou said also surprised Yang Zhen.

"The young monk, whose name is Dubu, has met the governor. The young monk has no original background. He once practiced Zen in the Puxian Temple in Miaoxiang Mountain. During the Ding Mao Rebellion, the Puxian Temple was destroyed by war, and the monks dispersed. The young monk lived in all directions. Fortunately, at that time, He was taken in by Lin Qingye, the envoy of Ping'an Bing, and practiced under Lin Bing's tent!"

The monk heard Shen Qizhou's words, smiled slightly, came up to Yang Zhen, clasped his hands, bowed in greeting, and then told his origins.

"Two months ago, Lin Engong was ordered to serve as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the South Three Provinces of the Eastern Kingdom. The young monk also followed his grace, and now he is serving under the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the South Three Provinces! This time, the young monk crossed the sea with the ship and came here. When I meet the Governor, I am sent by the Commander-in-Chief to serve as a benevolent messenger!"

After Monk Dubu said these words, he reached into his arms and took out a letter. He raised his hands and handed it to Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen took it and saw that the letter was still sealed. He did not open it and read it on the spot. Instead, he stuffed it directly into his arms, then looked at the monk and said:

"Since the Zen master is a traveler under Lin Tong's envoy, when he arrives in Jinhai Town, he is the honored guest of the governor and a friend of Mr. Yang. There is no need to be polite. - You all have been tired at sea, so please stay at a hotel in the city and rest for two days. Let’s have a good interview!”

The first half of Yang Zhen's words was addressed to the Dubu monk, while the second half was directed to all three visitors from the Li Dynasty in front of him.

There are so many people on the pier right now, ships are docking, warehouses are unloading, it’s noisy, and it’s not a place for talking.

And when these visitors from the Li Dynasty came to Jinhai Town this time, they must have discussed with Yang Zhen how to use the opportunity of the Qing captives to borrow troops and ships to trap the Qing captives.

Such things are not something that can be mentioned in public right now.

In this regard, not only the generals on Yang Zhen's side knew this, but Shen Qizhou, Liu Zhiman, and Dubu Monk, who had just come to Lushunkou for the first time, also knew this.

So, as soon as Yang Zhen finished speaking, Zhang Degui, who was standing on the side, quickly started to organize himself. At the same time, he asked people to bring in the horses that had been prepared long ago, and at the same time, he asked people to hold flags to clear the way. He led the group towards the south city of Lushun. .

At the wharf of Lushun West Port, General Qian, the captain of Yuan Jin's fleet and Yu Liangtai's fleet, was handing over and unloading the cargo with the staff of the Associate Operations Office.

The 20,000 tons of rice shipped by ship from Ganghwa Island were unloaded directly into the warehouse at Lushun West Port.

The ships carrying a large amount of iron ore formed another formation under the guidance of the pilot boat led by Qiu Bixian, and then continued eastward, sailed through the mouth of the Long River, and headed to the bay between the north and south cities of Lushun to unload their cargo.

Of course, these complicated and trivial matters no longer need to be considered by Yang Zhen. The personnel of the South Road Naval Battalion in charge of port affairs at Lushun Port have made the specific arrangements.

However, it was said that Yang Zhen and his party returned to the south city of Lushun, and first sent Shen Qizhou, Liu Zhiman, Monk Dubu and their servants to the building on the side of the main town house to rest. Then Yang Zhen led Yuan Jin and Yu Liangtai, Qiu Zhenhai and others arrived at the second hall of the main town hall.

"Tell me, how was your trip to transport immigrants to Yingzhou Island? Was the handover to Yingzhou Island smooth? Were there any twists and turns in dealing with the North Koreans on the way back?"

The arrival of Shen Qizhou's people was indeed a surprise for Yang Zhen, at least it was something he didn't expect at the moment.

This time Yuan Jin and his companions returned home, and Yang Zhen went to greet them personally. In fact, the issue he was most concerned about was the issue of immigrating to Yingzhou Island.

When Yuan Jin and Yu Liangtai saw Yang Zhen's question, they quickly put down the tea bowl they had just picked up and looked at each other. Finally, Yuan Jin stood up to answer Yang Zhen's question.

"Well, it's a long story. When we went there, we first received immigrants from Weihaiwei and Chengshanwei along the coast. We left the waters near Chengshantou on the morning of August 10th and left on the afternoon of August 14th. Arrive at Jeju Port, ah no, it’s Yeongju Port, haha, it’s our Yeongju Port.

"At that time, our fleet consisted of more than 500 large and small ships. The scene was like a forest of sails, covering the sky and the sun, and the momentum was huge. We were flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty, and the court people on Yingzhou Island There were hundreds of officers and soldiers, but they did not resist.

"Moreover, the imperial officials and officers on the island must have known our intention and made a lot of preparations. They handed over to us at the port in the afternoon of that day. After that, the imperial officers and officers on the island took the bus on their own. The ship left the harbor and headed north."

Speaking of this, Yuan Jin seemed to remember the situation on Yingzhou Island at that time, his eyes could not help but shine, and his voice became much more passionate.

"Captain, that Yingzhou Island is indeed a good place! There are mountains and water on the island, and the land is vast. There are countless forests on the mountains, which can be used to cut down trees and build warships. There are also a lot of easily cultivated land in the mountains and along the coast.

Wasteland can be used to resettle immigrants and open up farmland.

"This time, we sent more than 2,400 households with the immigrants who crossed the sea with the ship for resettlement. In just this one trip, we can set up eight settlements on Yingzhou Island. If each household is divided into fields

Thirty acres of wasteland will be reclaimed, so over time, Yingzhou Island will definitely become another important land for our Jinhai Town!"

"Yes, Governor, if we hadn't led the team this time, who would have thought that there would be such a large island suitable for settlement and reclamation in the sea southeast of Jinhai Town. If we had known about it earlier and managed it earlier, we would have thought that tens of thousands of people in Dongjiang Town would have been there.

How could the people and horses end up in despair or even perish?!"

When Yu Liangtai heard Yuan Jin exaggerating about the situation on Yingzhou Island, he suddenly remembered the embarrassing situation in the past when Dongjiang Town was trapped in small islands such as Pi Island, Shicheng, Guanglu and so on, and felt sad for a moment.

Yu Liangtai's sudden interruption caused Yuan Jin to pause for a moment. When Yu Liangtai finished speaking, Yuan Jin nodded and continued:

"That's right, if you don't go out to the Black Water Ocean to the east, you really don't know how vast the world is outside. This time when I went to the island, I realized that there weren't many people from the imperial court on the island, and most of the existing imperial people were exiled by Li Chaosi.

some of the prisoners.

"In addition, there are thousands of Tamluo people, the indigenous islanders who are regarded as untouchables by the imperial officials on Yingzhou Island. Now, according to your previous instructions, the governor, these people have been handed over to that boy An Yixin.

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As a traveler, Yang Zhen knew a little bit about the situation on Jeju Island under the rule of the late Ming dynasty. He knew that before this big island fell into the hands of the dynasty, it was the Yuan Dynasty's Tamra Military and Civilian General Administration, and it was the center of the Yuan Dynasty's eastward campaign.

The province's horse breeding land.

After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Wang family of Goryeo took advantage of the chaos and occupied this horse herding land. It was later occupied by the Li Dynasty, which abolished the Wang family of Goryeo and established itself.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Ming Dynasty still regarded Bei Yuan, who had retreated beyond the Great Wall, as its biggest enemy and greatest threat. Most of its military power was spent on fighting Bei Yuan for many years, and it did not have much energy to take back this distant country.

The former Yuan Dynasty place that lives on the sea.

Over time, the former Tamna Military and Civilian General Office became the Jeju of Lee's Joseon, and this large island also changed from the original Tamna Island to what the Koreans called Jeju Island.

When Yang Zhen listened to Yuan Jin and Yu Liangtai talking about the situation on Yingzhou Island, he couldn't help but think of these historical events. At the same time, he saw Zhang Degui, Qiu Zhenhai, Zhang Chen, Li Lu, Yang Shen and other trusted generals, all of whom had their eyes widened.

, either surprised, surprised, or fascinated by Yingzhou Island, and then he opened his mouth and asked:

"Your judgment is correct. Yingzhou Island not only has a mild climate and is suitable for settlement and reclamation, but also has an important location. It will be the maritime hub for our overseas military deployment in the future. Such an overseas paradise should have been included in our Chinese territory long ago.

"What I'm afraid of is that the North Koreans have been operating on the island for many years and have deep roots. Even if we get it today, if we fail to control it well, it will inevitably fall into the hands of outsiders in the future!"
Chapter completed!