The reform of Jeju Island Ranch by Huang Zaisheng and Yu Binwang was to change the original government management model into a commercial model.
After the inspection, the two men felt keenly that there was a lot of potential for the Jeju Island Ranch.
The pasture area here is very large, more than enough to raise tens of thousands of horses at one time.
In this way, not only can it meet the needs of the military, but it can also be sold to the civilian population.
Is there a big demand for horses among the people in Shandong?
It can be said to be a bottomless pit.
With the increasing prosperity of commerce, the volume of goods transported is increasing day by day.
It's okay where there is water, and it can be transported by ship.
But where there is no water, carriages are needed.
However, horses in Shandong are very tight, and all qualified horses must be given priority to the military.
However, horses that cannot be used by the military are not actually used by civilians.
Nowadays, military priority is given, so there is no problem yet. But sooner or later, the conflict between military and civilian use will emerge.
Zuo Menggeng has long taught them that when doing things, they should not only be able to draw inferences from one instance, but also have a long-term perspective and see the trends in a few years, ten years or even decades.
Huang Zaisheng and Yu Binwang didn't see through decades of skills, but they still sympathized with the need for war horses.
Jeju Island’s ranches need to be reformed and must be reported.
These two people were also very courageous. While writing a report and sending it back to Shandong, they also took action on their own initiative.
Xu Qian has no opinion on how to handle the ranch.
Before coming to Jeju, he had received special instructions and knew that he must fully cooperate with Shandong.
Another Jeju pasture that is remote and poor is of little benefit and is not worth fighting for.
Maybe if you cooperate well with Shandong, you can get promoted soon.
Since even Xu Qian is extremely cooperative, there will be no obstacles to the reform.
The number of soldiers on Jeju Island has increased to more than 5,000.
The Westerners Party subsequently sent more than 2,000 people over, which greatly enhanced the strength here.
After seeing the training methods of these soldiers and the terrifying power of the musket array, the Westerners finally realized what was the fundamental force that determined politics.
After Zhang Keda made a certain inspection of the army here, he wrote a report and sent it back to Shandong.
So far, this army is still dominated by Koreans and is more influenced by the Western Party.
But if we want to control the situation in North Korea in the future, we must not let the Westerners have too much power.
How to specifically implement checks and balances is something that the central government should consider.
After the trip to North Korea, Zhang Keda led the fleet to continue setting off.
Once again, the transaction was completed with Japan off the coast of Tsushima.
As trade routes were opened, the demand for Shandong products in Japan skyrocketed.
The price of the goods sold to Japan this time exceeded 400,000 taels of silver.
Everything Japan gave me was in cash.
Customers like this are really rare.
Two months later, Zhang Keda and others finally came to Sakhalin Island again.
General Wu, Liang Fa and others have been waiting eagerly.
Seeing that there were actually a large number of shipbuilders in the team this time, the two were overjoyed.
"We have long wanted to explore the surrounding waters, but without suitable ships, we can only look back and sigh."
Zhang Keda received full authorization for the shipyard's arrangements.
"The plan of the headquarters is that the warships built here will belong to the naval fleet, while the small ones can be used by you."
He then said to General Wu: "The commander-in-chief asks you to explore as much as possible inland and northward, and at the same time pay attention to absorbing the indigenous population. At any time, the size of the population can determine the strength of the force."
General Wu and others have now unified the entire Sakhalin Island and brought all the ethnic groups and tribes on the island under their management.
But even so, after integration, only a standing armed force of more than 1,300 people was established.
Although Shandong will gradually send people over, this is obviously a long-term plan.
The better way to grow the population is definitely to expand in all directions.
There are many tribes on the islands surrounding Kuye Island and on the land to the west. As long as they capture the population here, they will be enough to become a decisive force in this area.
As the nominal supreme leader of Sakhalin Island, Zhang Chun had already made specific plans.
His hand clicked on the map.
"Since the Jurchen side will not attack, my plan is to capture Yongning Temple within this month and build a solid fortress here with cement as an outpost on the island. We can rely on this place to continue to go deeper inland and attack.
If you retreat, you can defend."
Yongning Temple is located at the estuary of Heilongjiang Province and is the first stop on the way to the mainland.
This place is crucial.
Although the military strength on Sakhalin Island is insufficient, if the fortress is built with cement, it will not be able to break through for three to five years with the current military methods of Houjin.
Zhang Keda, who once served as an official in the imperial court, did not have any contempt for Zhang Chun. Judging from his experience, occupying Yongning Temple and Sakhalin Island would open up the situation.
"This time we have sent another three thousand muskets and twenty light rifles. Not to mention occupying Yongning Temple, it is not difficult to sweep across both sides of the river. But you still have to pay attention to the scale and don't irritate Huang Taiji too much."
Everyone on the island still agrees with this conclusion.
Next, Zhang Keda announced the military order of the headquarters.
"According to the plan of the headquarters, your army on Sakhalin Island has been reorganized into the Northward Army. This is your new army commander."
Zhang Keda introduced the people around him to everyone.
Hearing that the high command had dispatched a new military officer, Mang Gurtai, Leng Sengji and others looked at each other.
They still have primitive military system thinking, and feel that Shandong sent people to take over the military at this time, as if it had an ulterior motive.
But when I looked at Wu Jiang and Liang Fa, they were extremely ordinary and seemed to be commonplace.
General Wu even asked: "Are we two going to be transferred back to Shandong?"
Zhang Keda pointed to Liang Fa.
"Director Liang needs to go back, and you still have to take charge of the overall situation here."
Liang Fa was very happy.
"Oh my God, I can finally go home. I wonder if my mother will disown my son when she sees the savage look like now?"
General Wu was also happy for him.
"Wouldn't it be nice if you tidied up before you go home?"
The reason why the headquarters sent new military chiefs was because General Wu and Liang Hua were from the Intelligence Department. They were good at handling intelligence, but they were not good at commanding the army.
The military management methods of Mang Gurtai and Zhang Chun were both from the old era.
The headquarters was afraid that they would lead this important force astray.
"I am Wei Yuanfeng, the former Chief of Staff of the First Division. I was ordered to serve as the commander of the Northbound Army. I hope you can give me your advice in the future."
Upon hearing the identity of the visitor, Wu Jiang and Liang Fa hurriedly stood up and saluted him.
"It turns out he is the Chief of Staff of the Wei Dynasty. I have admired his name for a long time."