The Korean army on Tamna Island thought it was a pirate invasion, and immediately gathered two thousand troops to attack the fleet docking. After they attacked for dozens of miles, what greeted them was a black and boundless army, with the legs of Korean soldiers
They were all frightened.
The two thousand troops turned around and fled, but countless troops appeared behind them, attacking from both sides and with arrows like a storm. The Goryeo soldiers suffered heavy casualties. By the time they reacted and wanted to surrender, only a few hundred people were left, and the 20,000 Western troops were
The soldiers were merciless and fired several rounds of arrow formations. Within a few moments, no one of the surrounded Korean soldiers survived.
The 20,000-strong army cleared the battlefield and immediately occupied Tamna Island. At the same time, they gathered more than 10,000 Goryeo people and began to send them back to Goryeo by ship. Fifty years ago, they forcibly sent away more than 10,000 Tamna people.
, but they never imagined that one day they would be forcibly sent back to their homeland by a more powerful army.
But the Western Army was kind and allowed them to take away all their property and food.
Twenty thousand Western troops immediately set up camp in the north of Tamna Island and began to use some natural harbors in the east to build docks, pave roads, and build large warehouses.
But not all the residents of Tamna Island were sent away, and more than a hundred households of ordinary people were left behind. These people all have one thing in common: they are all Han Chinese.
They were originally crew members of Fujian Road. Fifteen years ago, several cargo ships were robbed by the island's garrison when they were replenishing supplies on Tamna Island. The ships and supplies were taken away, and more than a hundred young crew members were forced to plant citrus on the island.
There was no way to escape. Later, the crew members all married local widows one after another and had children, so they gave up the idea of returning home. People in their hometown thought that their ship sank in a storm at sea.
These crew members never dreamed that they would encounter the troops from their hometown in their lifetime. All the crew members cried bitterly, with a mixture of sorrow and joy.
Tang Huai ordered them to be screened out. Initially there were 131 people, seven of whom had died in foreign lands. Now there are 124 people, all orange farmers. Tang Huai left these orange farmers behind.
Tamna Island also hires them to do odd jobs at a price of 100 cents per day, currently they are mainly guides.
A middle-aged man rode a donkey with Tang Huai and a dozen generals to inspect Tamna Island. The middle-aged man's name was Xie Ping, and he was the oldest among the more than a hundred crew members.
It was still early, so Xie Ping urged the donkey and led them towards the central mountainous area.
"I heard that there is a war in the capital, and the oranges can't be sent in."
"There are nearly 10,000 acres. A large number of oranges produced every year are sent to the capital of Goryeo for the enjoyment of the princes, nobles and rich people. If our children want to eat them, they are only allowed to pick up the rotten ones and cut off the rotten parts.
It's such a coincidence that you are here. All the oranges produced this year are in the warehouse and haven't been sent away yet. It's just a good time for the brothers to have a taste."
Tang Huai looked at the man sympathetically and said slowly: "You can go back to your hometown, or you can bring your wife and children and take our boat. I will give you a voucher, and your family will take the voucher to Quanzhou, over there
The government will make arrangements."
"It's about the same length. Once we walked from the westernmost point of the island to the easternmost point. It took us three days to walk. It was about a hundred miles. The width was a little narrower, but it was still fifty or sixty miles."
"There are about twenty rivers! They all originate from the mountains in the middle. The streams converge, are very small and short, and finally flow into the sea. But there is also a lake in the mountains in the middle. We call it Tianwantan. It is like a big lake.
The bowl is half filled with water. There are also several small lakes, all of which are too small, ranging from a few acres to a dozen acres. In fact, there is a depression of more than a thousand acres in the west. If a river can be led across, it can
A large lake will be formed, and fresh water will be enough."
This is also what Chen Qing values most. Although he has invested a lot of money, he can only open up the Danba Waterway, and he will do it without hesitation. It can be said that the Danba Waterway is related to his rule over Jiangnan and even the entire southern region.
"Why haven't you sent me away yet?"
Xie Ping choked up, "Our family may have thought we were dead, but I still have my wife and children back home."
But once it is completed, you can take a thousand-stone passenger ship from Lin'an to Jingzhao directly by water, and the journey will be much more comfortable. Food and other materials from Jiangnan can also be transferred through Xiangyang and other places and transported directly to Beijing by water transport.
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Xie Ping pointed to the low and gentle mountains in the distance and said: "The island is very big, equivalent to my hometown of Fuzhou. It can build many counties. The terrain is also good. There are mountains in the middle and plains around it. The mountains are relatively low and gentle. The soil is fertile and there are large areas everywhere.
The pasture is very suitable for grazing and raising sheep.”
The Capital Water Supervisor ordered Zhang Yuanlang to take full responsibility for the construction of the Danba Waterway. He devoted his whole body and soul to this project and did not go home for a whole year.
"Didn't you tell the Koreans?"
"Let's go! Go see the Tianwan Lake you mentioned."
"This island is almost a hundred miles long and wide!"
At this time, the first phase of water transportation management in Shangzhou has ended. Through measures such as widening the channel, blowing up rocks, and bending to equalize, ships with thousands of stones can reach the foot of the Qinling Mountains in the north of Shangzhou. The next step is to build the Danba Waterway and use
A large iron fire mine blasted the mountain to clear the way, and 30,000 people were hired to dig and transport mud. It is expected to take at least two years to complete.
Chen Qing's fleet returned all the way. In mid-November, Chen Qing's team arrived in Shangluo County. His hundreds of thousands of troops temporarily left Lin'an Prefecture, and almost all of them went north to Yanshan Prefecture, where they prepared for war and trained.
"How many orange trees are there on the island?"
In fact, this has been the case in all dynasties. The Qin Dynasty built the Qinzhi Road, while the Han Dynasty focused on water transportation. Even Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty did not dig the canal just to go to Yangzhou to see Qionghua. After three hundred years of confrontation between the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the gap between the north and the south was like an abyss, and Yangzhou was
The purpose of digging the canal, which connects the north and the south, is to use canal traffic to connect the north and the south, so that the relationship between the north and the south can be re-melted.
"Thank you for your kindness, General. I want to go home first. If they are willing to come with me, I will take them here. There is enough land here, and His Highness King Yong promised that three generations will be tax-free. It will definitely be better than home!"
At the same time, Ba River is also extending southward to widen the waterway. The entire Danba Waterway will require an investment of at least 1.5 million yuan to be completed.
Tang Huai and his party walked more than twenty miles, looked around with telescopes, and asked: "How many rivers and lakes are there on the island?"
Tang Huai nodded, "Let the soldiers dig it out in the future. In addition, we have clerical officers accompanying the army who can write letters home for you. Give us the address and ensure that it is delivered to your family."
Xie Ping smiled bitterly and said: "If we say so, the Korean people will definitely say that you will dig the canals. That will be exhausting, so everyone remains silent."
Zhang Yuanlang pointed to the hillside in the distance and said to Chen Qing: "To report back to Your Highness, the key to the Danba Waterway is to level it. It is not like the outside where you can go around and level it, but in the mountains, you have to dig out a channel on the two-mile long hillside.
The Danba Waterway was successful in the Tang Dynasty. Although it was continuously blocked by soil accumulation, the foundation left by the Tang Dynasty is still there. We only need to use iron fire mines to blast pine and use ox carts to transport the soil. Although the amount of work is huge,
But as long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed.”
Chen Qing smiled lightly and said, "How long will it last?"
Zhang Yuanlang thought for a while and said: "Weichen estimates that it will be completed in another year!"
Chen Qing nodded, "If it can be completed on time, you will be the next Minister of Industry!"