After hiring laborers, Zhao Sixi purchased some supplies at the dock.
As an important transit point on the way to Canada.
The ports in southern Fuso are much more prosperous than before.
You can make a lot of money just by providing supplies to passing ships every year.
Exporting workers can also make a fortune. Qi Bin is a very pragmatic official and has a good business experience.
He knew that the problem with Fusang was that there were too many people and too little arable land.
At the beginning, he tried very hard to help Fuso get on the express train of the Greater China Circle, just to find a way for these Fuso people to survive.
In his eyes, the independence of the nation is not as important as the livelihood of the people. Unlike some people, who would rather Fusang continue to waste time than integrate into China.
Nowadays, a large number of people are leaving Fusang every year. Although these people go out to work as laborers.
But it is much better than living in Fuso. At least you can survive, right?
With the export of these refugees, Fusang territory has also stabilized.
The population and land under each daimyo vassal kingdom can reach a new balance.
When the population increases, it will automatically overflow outwards.
At least for a hundred years, there will be no shortage of land in the Greater China Circle.
As for the remaining rebels in Fuso, Qi Bin is not worried at all.
What he is doing now can knock them out of the cauldron without even using a single soldier.
The Dewa Mountains in the northwest of Honshu Island is where the largest concentration of small feudal vassals is located.
In the Iwate Mountains in the eastern part of the Akita Domain, Takasugi Shinsaku, who is only in his twenties, now has a beard and looks much older.
He has been hiding in the mountains with his team for more than a month, and the army's supplies are about to run out. In recent days, he has been sending people to several surrounding villages to recruit some food.
There are less than a thousand of his men left, and a large part of them are newcomers who were recruited when they recently attacked and destroyed those small vassal states.
The loyalty of these people needs to be considered.
During this period, the reason why he hid in the mountains was because Qi Bin sent a coalition of 1,000 Duhufu officers and soldiers and 4,000 powerful vassals to annihilate him.
According to his previous fighting style, he would naturally hide in the mountains to avoid his attacks, and then wait for an opportunity to escape.
There is nothing wrong with this guerrilla tactic.
But guerrilla tactics also need the support of the people. It can be said that without "fellows" there would be no guerrilla warfare.
It's just that Takasugi Shinsaku and the others now encounter a problem.
The fellow villagers who originally supported them are gone now.
"Nani? Everyone is gone?" Takasugi Shinsaku was furious.
"Yes, General, all the villages in the mountains are gone. Even the houses were burned to the ground." his subordinates reported.
"Where have they gone? Who killed them?" Takasugi Shinsaku asked.
"They did not die, but moved away. We finally found a hunter in the mountains. I heard that all these people were moved out by the Protectorate. The Protectorate also promised to allocate land to them."
"Allocate land?" Takasugi Shinsaku knew how scarce the land in Fuso was.
No government has ever allocated land to poor people.
"General, the food in our army is enough for two days now. And we can only eat one meal a day," the subordinate said.
"Let each team go out hunting and collect food on their own, so they can last for a while. I will take people to see if there are any gaps in their encirclement."
Faced with Qi Bin's tactics of removing money from the cauldron, even Takasugi Shinsaku, who is full of scheming, has no way.
This is exactly what the saying goes - ginger is still spicier when old!
Now, Qi Bin is not so anxious to wipe out these rebels.
After those small vassal states that were conquered by Takasugi Shinsaku had no successors, they would be taken back under the direct jurisdiction of the Protectorate.
Through this method, in more than a year, the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate has nearly doubled.
Qi Bin carried out land reform in these territories, redivided the land, and dispatched floating officials to manage it.
The society and people's livelihood have been improved to a higher level than before.
The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which set an example for the surrounding vassal states.
The prestige of the Great Protectorate rose rapidly among ordinary Fuso people.
The eyes of the masses are sharp, and they have seen the policies implemented in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate.
If you look at your own life, anyone with a discerning eye will vote with their feet.
Those vassal states with strict management are okay, some daimyo basically have a free-range model towards their subordinates.
As a result, a large number of refugees appeared, and they flocked to the jurisdiction of the Grand Protectorate.
Some people were assigned land, and more people became laborers and were assigned to various ports. They will all usher in a new life.
If nothing goes as expected, Takasugi Shinsaku can still escape this time.
But he must have moved to another place to cause trouble.
Takasugi Shinsaku didn't expect that he would become a pawn in Qi Bin's hands.
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At the pier in Kagoshima, Zhao Sixi and his team repaired the ship here for three days. At the urging of the captain, they finally set sail again.
The captain has to park the ship here, which costs money every day.
Zhao Sixi had nothing else to deal with, so the group set out again.
Now there are dozens of Fuso workers on board. Zhao Sixi specially arranged for several young men to take turns on duty.
There are some self-defense weapons on board.
The civilian merchant ships of the Renaissance Army can be equipped with some self-defense weapons, but they must be reported to the government customs department.
Weapons are sold uniformly by the government.
The Renaissance Army officially has certain restrictions on weapons on merchant ships.
For example, the range and caliber of the small eagle cannon on the ship must be within a certain range.
Only pistols and shotguns can be equipped on the ship.
Now because there are dozens more Fuso people, the captain arranges for two people to be on duty every day.
The men among the Fuso people are placed in a closed cabin at night.
Waiters during the day can only go to the deck accompanied by the person on duty.
Every day, Zhao Sixi taught them ten commonly used Chinese sentences and required them to write them down, otherwise they would have to cut down on their meals.
In this way, these people have endless things to do every day and have no time to think about things.
There are more than a dozen women among these Fuso people, most of them are with the men.
These Fuso women are very diligent. They carry wooden basins and wipe the inside and outside of the cabin clean every day.
These women liked Jiang very much and always gathered around her to work.
Because every time the crew members on the ship came to tease them, Jiang would fiercely drive away those crew members who owed money.
After all, Mrs. Jiang is the boss's wife, and Zhao Sixi has an official status, so these sailors do not dare to offend her.
After leaving Fuso, the next stop is Hawaii.
There was no place to park for a long time.
At the captain's suggestion, Zhao Sixi specially replenished some supplies.
However, the long voyage was still more difficult than Zhao Sixi imagined.
Fortunately, there was no bad weather. But everyone on the boat still ate bean sprouts until they felt like vomiting, and the sight of fish made them sick.
When the captain saw that everyone couldn't hold on any longer, he stopped at Midway Island.
This island was discovered by a captain of the Huaihai Ocean Shipping Company.
Because it is right in the middle of the entire North American route, it was named "Midway".
Midway Island is located in the middle of Taiping Bay, 1,200 nautical miles away from Mount Sanxiang.
It's just that this is a coral atoll, with an area of only five square kilometers on land.
There is little vegetation on the island and the land is not fertile.
Because the Renaissance Army's merchant ships to North America were relatively dense, they were discovered by a merchant ship that veered off course.
Later, the Beihai Navy set up a post here, leaving behind a garrison company of officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers planted fruit trees and vegetables on the island. In addition to being self-sufficient, they were also able to supply ships.
Later, Dong Shuheng settled more than 200 exiled bannermen here.
They further developed the island.
Hundreds of acres of land were reclaimed using the guano on the island.
The surrounding coral reefs are rich in fishery resources, and various fish are the main food source for the island residents.
Vegetables and grains are more precious and can only be used as side dishes.
The coral reef lagoon on the island is a natural harbor. It cannot accommodate giant ships of 10,000 tons, but merchant ships of several thousand tons can still easily dock.
The "Monkey King" finally sailed into the lagoon, and there was a small town at the port.
The town is actually quite small.
There are only some buildings at the dock location.
There are only a few hundred officers and soldiers plus residents on the island.
Therefore, the size of the terminal here cannot be too large.
Many of the ships currently operating in the Pacific are ships of several thousand tons, and they do not need to dock here.
Just replenish it once in Hawaii.
The main significance of Midway Island now is its military function.
Only sailing ships like the "Monkey King" occasionally visit here.
However, although this island is small, it is well-equipped and even has a post office.
There were too many people on the boat, and there was no place to stay even if they all got off.
Zhao Sixi came ashore with only Jiang and a few people in charge.
Captain Zhu Conghai seemed to be a regular customer here. After landing, he took Zhao Sixi directly to a tavern on the pier.
It's said to be a tavern, but it's actually a bungalow built out of rocks.
The roof is paved with dried seaweed and mud. It is really very crude.
"Lao Zhu, it's not dinner time yet, let's go buy supplies first." Zhao Sixi thought Captain Zhu was greedy and wanted to drink, so he took her directly into the tavern.
"I just brought you here to buy supplies. Can you see the market here?" Captain Zhu was not polite to Zhao Sixi at all, he just treated him as a junior.
With that said, everyone had already entered the tavern.
"Sir, please check in." After entering the door, the owner and waiter of the store came over to greet me.
It turned out to be a Beijing movie.
Zhao Sixi looked surprised when he heard this.
"Don't be surprised. He used to be a nobleman in the capital. He himself said that he was a captain of Fengche."
"They're all old men!" The captain seemed to be very familiar with the man.
"Hey, isn't this Uncle Zhu? You're making a lot of money in Canada again."
"Third Master, sorry to bother you, I've accepted a job. This is the boss, Fourth Master Zhao." Captain Zhu also imitated the man's tone of voice, which was very interesting.
"Third Master, hello!" Zhao Sixi also followed Captain Zhu's example and bowed his hands in greeting.
"You guys, please take a seat first." The third gentleman wiped the tables and chairs and greeted.
"Mother, please serve tea to these gentlemen quickly." The third gentleman shouted towards a door connected to the back room.
"Oh, here we come." A female voice inside responded.
ps: Today’s second update is asking for votes. Everyone has been working hard recently, and Dugu occasionally breaks out. I have been communicating with the editor recently about the new book, and it has been revised for the third time. The most annoying thing is revising the manuscript.