Chen Qing was inspecting Mingzhou at this time. He originally planned to inspect Yuezhou, but when he got a piece of news, he immediately rushed to Mingzhou. Mingzhou is now Ningbo. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was renamed Qingyuan Prefecture, but in Yong State
On the map, it is still called Mingzhou, just like Shaoxing Prefecture is still called Yuezhou.
The reason why Chen Qing came to Mingzhou was that he got news that Liu Dajiang's fleet had returned from Nanyang and was currently anchored in Mingzhou.
Chen Qing's team went directly to the seaside pier. Liu Dajiang had been notified by Chen Qing's soldiers and asked him to wait on the pier. The army set up camp on the pier. After a while, Liu Dajiang was brought in by the soldiers.
"In this humble position, please see His Highness King Yong!"
"Thank you for your hard work, please sit down!"
Chen Qing smiled and asked Liu Dajiang to sit down, and asked the soldiers to serve tea. Seeing that Liu Dajiang was tanned and rosy, and he was a typical captain, he smiled and asked: "Did you just come back from Nanyang?"
"No, I've been back for more than half a month. I rested in Quanzhou for a while, and then went to Jingzhao. Firstly, I let the soldiers visit their relatives, and secondly, I transported some belongings to Jingzhao."
"Anything gained?"
"There are two harvests that Your Highness will definitely be interested in. One is crops, which are brought from distant places by the sea natives. They are grown on some islands in the western part of Southeast Asia. I bought a few baskets, and this is it!"
Liu Dajiang took out something the size of a fist from a leather bag. Chen Qing's eyes widened. The thing placed on the table in front of him turned out to be - potatoes!
That's right! Potatoes, which historically should have been brought to Southeast Asia by European voyagers during the Ming Dynasty, actually appeared in front of me hundreds of years in advance.
Chen Qing nodded, "You transferred it to the Quanzhou government, what did they say?"
"Okay! Remember the humble job, it's called Potato."
At this time, there were originally 10,000 garrison troops on Tamna Island, but 8,000 troops were urgently transferred away due to Jin's invasion of Koryo. Now only 2,000 garrison troops are left.
"Then is it legal for you to transfer the land to the government?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Beizhi is actually a tripartite transfer agreement signed with the Overseas Trade Supervision Bureau and the Quanzhou Prefectural Government. That batch of land belongs to Quanzhou and is operated by the Overseas Trade Supervision Office. After the spring of next year, the fleet led by Beizhi will be on board
The flag of the Overseas Trade Supervision Bureau, the strength may be increased to 2,000, and then Chao Shijun said that next year a group of Japanese civilians will be organized to build docks and cities, and then the first batch of troops will be stationed. In addition, I have a suggestion
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"Tell me, do you have any suggestions?"
Chen Qing thought for a while and smiled: "Since it is the southernmost land of Yong State, it is called Yongnan Island. The first county to be built in the future can be called Yongnan County."
"I specifically asked the other party's official about this issue, and he said that they have no such precedent and no such provision. It is up to the king to make a temporary decision. He will definitely not allow it, so it depends on whose fist is stronger."
Liu Dajiang took out another map and spread it on the table, "I bought a piece of land in Nanyang according to His Highness's instructions."
"Your Highness calls it potato?"
After Liu Dajiang met Chen Qing, he continued to lead the fleet north to Jingzhao. Chen Qing continued to inspect various places in the south of the Yangtze River, but it was time for him to return north.
Liu Dajiang pointed to an island and said, "It's this big island and dozens of small islands around it."
Chen Qing smiled again and said: "I mean under normal circumstances!"
But since the Goryeo army forcibly occupied Tamna Island fifty years ago, the Tamna Kingdom was destroyed, and the king and princes were killed. In the following decades, the people of Tamna Island were sent away in batches, and the Koryo Kingdom was moved to
With the arrival of some Goryeo people, the garrison and their families, the island was completely forcibly occupied by the Goryeo Kingdom.
"Yes! I'll have someone bring a basket over later."
This is Tamna Island in the south of Goryeo, which is today's Jeju Island. It is famous for producing high-quality oranges. Just a few decades ago, it was an independent country called Tamna Island, with a king and his subjects.
, but the population is not large, only about 10,000 people.
"Go! Don't forget to give the potatoes to Taixue after you go to Jingzhao."
Of course, modern history was written by Europeans. If they wanted to become the spreaders of human civilization, they would naturally obliterate all the achievements and creations of other civilizations.
At the same time that great changes were taking place in the south of the Yangtze River, a moderately fierce battle also occurred far away overseas.
"This is good stuff. Leave one basket for me and I will let the Jiangnan government plant it. You can take the other basket to Jingzhao and give it to the Taixue Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Institute for them to plant."
Chen Qing took one look and immediately understood that it was Natuna Island, a large island.
"Of course it's legal. I'm a noble now, so I legally own that island. I can buy and sell it freely, but no one is willing to buy it. If I transfer it to the Quanzhou government after losing my noble title, it will be illegal."
After a pause, Liu Dajiang continued: "According to His Highness's instructions, I have transferred this island to the Quanzhou government. The Three Buddhas Qi Kingdom is very insidious, and their king will refuse the island I purchased."
Chen Qing said happily: "We can give them land and tax exemption. This is the best condition."
Chen Qing perked up and asked quickly: "Where is the land?"
"How is the island?"
"The humble position is foreigners. Foreigners can generally only buy land near the capital. The amount cannot be too much. There is no problem within a few dozen acres and there is no control. But to buy such a large island that can build a country, you must become their noble
, only nobles can own it, and as nobles, they must pay tribute to the king every year. If the tribute is not paid in time or the tribute gift makes the king dissatisfied, he will cancel the qualifications of the humble noble, and naturally you cannot own this island. Purchase the land
The money will not be returned, and many businessmen have been cheated like this."
"Your Highness, the big island doesn't have a name yet. Chao Shu ordered that it must be named by His Highness!"
Liu Dajiang smiled and said: "Some of them have sprouted, so we asked the Quanzhou government to plant them directly, and all of them survived. This stuff is easy to grow and has a high yield."
"Why?" Chen Qing asked.
"I found out that there are still many Han people living in Sri Lanka. They are people who make a living from Fujian Road and Guangnan East Road. We can move them to the big island and give them some very favorable conditions, and they will settle down.
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"I understand the humble position!"
From a normal perspective, these two thousand garrison troops should be doing nothing but maintaining a certain existence.
"The island is full of forests, with low mountains and dozens of rivers. You can build a small country there."
"But the Quanzhou government is not a noble. Can it own this island?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Aren't the beans that grow on the soil very good?"
But they never dreamed that Tamluo Island would be favored by Chen Qing. Chen Qing was going to build it into an important transit place. The first was a military transit. Whether it was the Western Army's attack on the Jin Kingdom or the crusade against Goryeo and Japan, it would be needed.
As the nearest logistics base, Tamna Island is undoubtedly the most suitable. It can build cities, establish military camps, large warehouses, docks, and graze horses.
The second is trade transfer. Whether it is trade with Goryeo or Japan, with Tamna Island as a transfer station, trade with Japan can increase from one trip per year to more than ten times a year. Warships can even depart from Tamna Island.
, to combat Japanese pirates.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Qing is determined to win Tamna Island.
That morning, 300 large ships carrying 20,000 naval troops, led by Tang Huai, the commander-in-chief of the capital, appeared on the sea south of Tamna Island.