Chen Qing stood at a high place and watched with cold eyes as the militia soldiers piled up the corpses of the indigenous black men and burned them. The soldiers poured kerosene on the corpses. The fire was blazing and the fire completely engulfed more than three hundred corpses.
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Without safety, there would be no way to live and work in peace and contentment. When it came to fighting for the right to survive, Chen Qing knew very well that he would not allow him to have any kindness as a woman. Only by killing them all could he avoid future troubles.
In the afternoon, Commander Yang Tai led 1,800 people on seven large ships and arrived at Ryukyu Island.
Chen Qing immediately made a decision and asked the militia soldiers to lead the Western army to the enemy's lair to completely drive away these indigenous black people.
At dawn, billowing black smoke rose from the depths of the forest a hundred miles away. This was when the army found the enemy's lair and carried out an extermination operation.
In a Han settlement, Chen Qing ordered his soldiers to move a cabin of daily necessities to an open space, sort them into categories, and then distribute them to the people.
The whole settlement was like celebrating a festival. All the Han people came, laughing and full of joy, and lined up in a long line to receive daily necessities.
In the large stilt house, Chen Qing was having a formal conversation with three elders. He would be leaving soon and there were some things he wanted to make clear to the elders.
"I remember you said that there are two small black tribes and another small tribe. How far is it from here?"
The leader, Qiao Xi, thought for a while and said: "They are far away in the south, still hundreds of miles away from us, but they are not many in number, only about a hundred young and strong people. As long as we have armor and weapons, we can't do anything at all."
Don't be afraid of them, you can easily eliminate them, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Chen Qing nodded, "I will leave you with the equipment of five hundred soldiers, and an additional hundred iron armors, as well as crossbows. The militia must continue to train. If the situation is critical, you can also ask for help from Penghu Island, where I will send troops
There are a thousand garrison troops, they exist just to protect everyone’s safety.”
"Then we can rest assured. If safety can be ensured, more and more people will come to live on the island, our living area will become larger, and we can also go deeper along the river. We all know that the land inside is more fertile.
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Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "I am considering building the first county town on Ryukyu Island within ten years, so when you choose a new settlement, you must consider the need for future city construction."
"We understand what the prince means, and we will definitely consider building a city in the future. However, we can only barely maintain food and clothing by farming alone. Can the prince show us a way to become rich?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "This is what I just said, we must consider the need to build a city. I think the city must be built next to the seaport. First of all, it will bring merchant ships, trade and various supplies, but you must have your own specialties.
, I have considered two aspects. The first is sugar production. You need to plant a large amount of sugar cane and then process it into sugar yourself. Sugar will become the biggest specialty of Ryukyu Island, and many businessmen will come to buy it, and then many people will come looking for it.
Once things are done, some people will settle down and the population will slowly increase."
After a pause, Chen Qing continued: "The second is kapok. I heard from people on Penghu Island that Kapok is abundant on Ryukyu Island. Is that true?"
Qiao Xi nodded, "That's true. Every autumn, the sky here is full of kapok. We have to go nearby to pick it. There are also merchants who come to collect it, but they can't sell it for a lot of money."
"How much do they charge?"
"A pound of kapok costs five cents, and it must be peeled clean. The prince also knows that it is difficult to peel kapok, so it is women and children who peel it. Men do not have the time and energy."
Chen Qing shook his head, "This is too much. Later I will ask my subordinates to build a machine specifically for peeling cotton seeds. It is very convenient. Then my army will come to buy it. A pound of kapok costs 300 Wen, and kapok will become this place."
The second specialty.”
The three old men looked at each other with a look of surprise on their faces. They all had the feeling of seeing the sun through the clouds. Sugar making and cotton picking. A pound of kapok can be sold for 300 yuan. The sugar making was not yet visible, but the kapok was picked.
It's what's happening right in front of you.
"My lord, is it really three hundred cents per pound? Or two hundred cents is fine."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "Three hundred coins must be cleaned. If you don't peel the seeds, it will be one hundred coins per catty. My men will arrange for someone to peel the seeds in Quanzhou. You can choose for yourself."
The three old men discussed for a while and said: "There are too many kapok trees in this area. We don't have enough manpower just to pick them. We really don't have time to peel the seeds. We are already very happy with one pound of hundred coins."
Chen Qing nodded and said: "Don't just focus on kapok. Sugar production is the key point. My men will arrange for people to transport sugar cane and plant it in small areas first. After success, plant it on a large scale. Someone will teach you."
How to make sugar, I said on Penghu Island that I want to attract people to Ryukyu Island, so I will adopt special treatment, first tax exemption, which will not change for decades, and then allocate land free of charge to the people on the island.
If everyone can live and work in peace and contentment and live a prosperous life, more and more people will come to the island."
An old man said excitedly: "If this happens, all the people on Penghu Island will move here."
Chen Qing smiled happily and said: "If Ryukyu Island can make money, they will indeed move here."
"What about food?" Qiao Xi suddenly thought of this serious problem.
"You need to weigh this yourself. Generally speaking, Quanzhou will provide food supplies. Anyway, if you have money, you can buy them. If the land and manpower are enough, you can also grow your own food."
The three of them nodded. They really had to think carefully about whether to continue growing food.
In the evening, Yang Tai led the army back to the settlement. More than a thousand indigenous black people were all driven to death. The huge equipment gap caused no casualties in the Song army. Hundreds of animal skins and more than ten kilograms of gold sand were seized.
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Chen Qing immediately left half of the gold sand for the local people and the other half for the soldiers. Everyone was happy for a while.
The army rested for a day on Ryukyu Island, and the fleet immediately left Ryukyu Island and returned to Quanzhou via Penghu Island. All the people came to the shore to say goodbye. Chen Qing gave them too much hope, and how eager they were to turn these hopes into
become reality.
At the cabin door on the second floor, Chao Kun saluted at the door, "Is King Yong looking for a humble position?"
Chen Qing nodded, "I have something to ask you!"
Chao Kun walked into the cabin, and Chen Qing immediately asked Chao Qing to get the drawings he drew. He spread the drawings on the table, and drew a table on the drawings with nine round sticks placed side by side.
Chao Kun was stunned. What kind of instrument is this?
Chen Qing pointed to the drawing and explained: "This is a tool I designed, called a cotton gin. It is made of nine copper rods, not wood. Wood is easy to loosen. The nine copper rods are closely together.
When one copper rod rotates, the other eight copper rods will also rotate together, so that the kapok will be rolled into the box below, and the seed core of the kapok will not be rolled in. It will remain on the copper rod and can be swept away with a brush at any time.
Do you understand me?"
Chao Kun immediately understood that this was a tool for squeezing out cotton seeds. "I understand, I understand, this is a tool for stripping cotton seeds."
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "The principle is very simple, but the key is fine workmanship, which requires highly skilled craftsmen. I will give you the drawings, and you will build a dozen of them and set up a workshop specifically to transport them to Ryukyu Island."
The kapok comes with the cotton seeds removed.”
"Remember your humble position!"
Chen Qing said solemnly: "In addition, I promise to purchase kapok fruits from Ryukyu Island at a price of one hundred yuan per catty. You have to do this, and you have to bring the money to purchase. There is no upper limit on the quantity, even if the other party picks ten
It’s tens of thousands of kilograms, and you want to buy them all.”
Chao Kun nodded and silently put away the drawings. He realized that the prince really wanted to spend a lot of money to explore Ryukyu Island, and he felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.