The northeast monsoon has been blowing across the land for some time now.
Around Taiwan Port, the Chinese company's farms have a good harvest this year. On this fertile land that has not been cultivated for millions of years, various crops transplanted from the mainland are growing crazily. Between the streams
In the rice fields, rice stalks pile up like mountains after the harvest of late rice. In this newly reclaimed land, the rice introduced by Yin Feng from Hainan Island can mature three times in one year. It has already achieved a prosperous scene known as "one ripe in one year, full in seven years" in later generations.
During the harvest season, the old farmers in the crop fields smile happily as they look at the warehouses full of rice.
The land of all Tuntian farms belongs to the China United Company. All cultivators must hand over one-fifth of their harvest to the company every year, and the rest belongs to themselves. The land allocated to Tuntian households only needs to be cultivated continuously for 10 years in accordance with the requirements of the company.
, you can have permanent tenant rights, and you only need to sell one-twentieth of the total harvest at the price of the Chinese company every year, and you can pass it on to future generations. Most of the areas around Taiwan Port are still the territory of aboriginal people, and the fields occupied and cultivated by the company are not
There is not much, so the company is not allowed to sell the land yet. It is only allowed to lease the land of the farming company. All farm tools, cattle and housing for the farmers are provided by the company.
The board of directors of the China Company clearly stipulated that all employees of the company, except women, must help fight in wartime. The conscription system implemented is a mixture of compulsory military service and recruitment system. Farm households must participate in military training during their spare time, and serve as auxiliary soldiers during wartime.
The soldiers who join the guard are all recruited from farm households and coolie laborers. As long as they serve as soldiers for the China United Company for five years, they can retire. After retirement, they can get a piece of land with permanent tenant rights in the farm farm; or, obtain a company
You can participate in dividends for a share of the shares. You can also continue to work in the escort. After ten years of service, if you do not become an officer and no longer want to work, you can get three times the land or shares.
The busy farming season is over these days, and a large number of farmers go to the city to trade with their harvest for a year in exchange for some money. They have not yet become accustomed to treating Taiwan as their home. After making money, they will take a boat back to their hometown on the other side of the river. Antu
The farmers who relocated may buy back the lost land and cultivate it - they will not come to Taiwan again the next year; some people return to their hometowns to repair their old houses or marry a wife -
—This group of people regard Taiwan as a place where they can make money quickly, and they may even cross the sea to farm in the next year.
According to the latest regulations issued by the Farming Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the company, one person from each farming household must participate in winter military training. However, in view of the actual situation of the farming households, only more than 100 people participated in the military training.
Only a small number of farm households have nothing in their hometowns or no worries, so they still stay on the island of Taiwan.
Many of the craftsmen working in various factories are from across the Taiwan Strait, and many of them have already gone home to prepare for the New Year.
The port is still very busy. Although the fishermen along the coast have returned home, merchant ships from Japan have arrived at the port one after another driven by the northeast monsoon. There are also ships from smugglers in Zhejiang, bringing preparations for next year's trade season.
products. Therefore, the busiest and most lively places in the city these days are only the docks, streets, and residential areas. The flow of people has been significantly reduced than usual.
Within a year, Yin Feng worked day and night, spending a lot of money like water, recruiting thousands of people to work on infrastructure, and miraculously built a permanent population on the basis of several original pirate settlements.
A small port city with more than 15,000 people. Moreover, this city is still expanding, and its walls are expanding outward every month.
Therefore, Taiwan Harbor does not have city walls. And building city walls is indeed a costly and laborious project, so Taiwan Harbor is still protected by a circle of wooden fences; four polygonal fortresses were built on the east, west, north and south sides of the city, facing the sea.
On one side of the west fortress are four 24-pound cannons.
On the street near the headquarters of Zhonghua Company, a restaurant opened a few months ago.
Today, the restaurant has gathered many peasant brothers who have entered the city, and some coolie-looking men are drinking on the ground floor. The seats on the second floor are almost full, and those who are feasting are all people from the company accountant and various schools dressed as scholars.
Mr. Teacher, the loud talk they make is definitely no less loud than the coolie and farmer brothers downstairs.
The third floor is a VIP box with a viewing balcony. The most gorgeously decorated room facing the street is usually never used by anyone. It was specially reserved by the owner of the restaurant for the Yin Feng family for the convenience of the Yin family.
You or your family can come at any time. The name of this restaurant is "Leshan House", which is said to be taken from the sentence "The benevolent Leshan" in "The Analects", which means that Captain Yin Feng is a metaphor for the "benevolent person" who has countless living people. Restaurant owner Zhang
Wan originally opened the first Chinese restaurant in Balian, Luzon. In the 31st year of Wanli's reign, during the Battle of Luzon, he followed Yin Feng to escape from Balian alone. All his family property was burned to the ground, and all his family members were killed by the Japanese.
After arriving in Taiwan, he had no means of livelihood and relied entirely on Yin Feng's support and sponsorship. Finally, he was able to reopen the restaurant. Therefore, in Zhang Wan's mind, Yin Feng's status was second only to the King of Heaven. Zhang Wan regarded the restaurant as the best
The best-decorated wing was reserved for Yin Feng, although Yin Feng had only visited it twice with his family in a few months.
In a relatively quiet wing next to Yin Feng's private room, there were two men, one was tall and thin, with a square face, dressed as a scholar; the other was short and black, wearing shorts and tight trousers, and was a fisherman.
Dressed up. The two of them were sitting together drinking and chatting in a very uncoordinated manner. While observing the movement outside the window, they were talking quietly. The noise downstairs covered up their conversation, and the waiter who delivered the food could not hear what they were saying at all.
What.
The tall Confucian scholar's name is Chen Dong, whose courtesy name is Xuri. He is from Quanzhou. He teaches at a literacy school run by the Zhonghua Company. He teaches literacy and reading to all kinds of people every day; these people include general employees of the company, merchant sailors, and guardsmen.
and all other illiterate people.
The short black fisherman is Guo Yi, a private espionage officer who has traveled to both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Fujian Dusi, and Wuyu Water Village Qinyiba for many times, Chief Shen Yourong.
Guo Yi carefully looked at the headquarters of China Corporation diagonally across the street, and asked Chen Dong opposite in a low voice: "Sir, what is a shareholders' meeting?"
Right now, the first general meeting of shareholders of China United Company is being held in the compound of the headquarters. Therefore, the gate of China United Company is very lively with people coming and going.
Chen Dong took a sip of wine and snorted: "It's just a stupid idea that these businessmen came up with, which is to have all the people who have invested money in the company sit together for a meeting, saying that they will discuss major company issues. It is said that
, shareholders must invest more than 10,000 taels of silver to participate. Ordinary shareholders can gather together and collect 10,000 taels of silver, and then select representatives from these people to participate in the meeting, and they can receive the same treatment as major shareholders." Chen
Dong took out a note from his arms, handed it to Guo Yi, and whispered: "This is what I saw when I went in and out of the company headquarters in the past two days, a list of all the Fujian coastal businessmen who attended the meeting. Keep it carefully, Qian
Don’t let anyone see it!”
Guo Yi carefully folded the note into small pieces and stuffed it into his arms, then took a sip of wine and said, "When I came over, your Excellency asked, how is the situation of the escort team?"
Chen Dong thought for a while and said in a low voice: "This matter is not easy to handle. The guard team's entrance is tightly guarded and no one can get in. Most of the guards who come to the literacy school for literacy classes are farmers in western Fujian, or
The local fishermen, some of whom are ignorant people brought by Yin Feng from Luzon Island, worship Yin Feng wholeheartedly without any second thoughts. This... Moreover, the military discipline of the escort team is strict, and Yin Feng even sacrifices his own life for trivial matters.
My brother-in-law made a plan,..."
Guo Yi didn't dare to compliment him on what he was saying. He asked in a low voice: "Hit my brother-in-law? Why is that?"
"It's just an act to gain fame and reputation. It is said that during the battle with the Red Mao Yi in Penghu, the commander of the war fleet, Mai Dahai, disobeyed the order and secretly brought idle personnel aboard the war ship, so he was punished; that was in the escort team.
Military law was openly enforced on the campus, and his position was demoted afterwards."
Guo Yi was speechless: "Didn't the Chinese Company win the Battle of Penghu? Just for such a trivial matter, he slapped his brother-in-law. Haha, isn't this military discipline too strict?"
Chen Dong said angrily: "What do these young people know about military discipline? The way to be a general is to be gentle and gentle, and to show kindness and power at the same time... Huh, how do these businessmen know military affairs! This Captain Yin pretends to be a dignified supervisor."
, spend all day in the military camp with soldiers, practicing some military formations, hum!"
Guo Yi couldn't help feeling disgusted with this scholar, and he couldn't help but said: "Captain Yin has already defeated the red-haired barbarians and the Luzongan Greeks..."
Chen Dong sneered: "Hmph, who doesn't know that the red-haired barbarians are just trying to do business with me, the Ming Dynasty, and they have not tried their best to fight Yin Feng. Those barbarians admire our dynasty's culture, and they should use our dynasty's rich literary spirit, the saints'
Dao inspired! But Yin Feng used swords and weapons, and was basically colluding with the barbarians. How is this behavior of convincing others with force different from the barbarians? "
Guo Yi's mind was spinning. He didn't understand what the other party was talking about. He had to immerse himself in drinking.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and several fast horses came from far and near. The knights held red flags and galloped on the street. They quickly passed by the street where the restaurant was located, attracting a group of coolie craftsmen on the ground floor to rush out of the store to watch the excitement. Everyone.
Seeing the knight hurriedly dismounting at the door of the company headquarters and rushing through the door, he couldn't help but become curious and went over there one after another.
It was rare to see a fast horse galloping on the street. Guo Yi couldn't help but lie down at the window and look curiously. Then Chen Dong was still there speaking: "Yin Feng is not a bad person, but he doesn't know the truth; for those who
The guards who look after the homes and nursing homes actually have more money for work and food than we, the students who have read the books of saints and sages, really...what's going on?"
At the gate of the company headquarters, several guards in black uniforms rushed out and hurriedly ran in several directions. After a while, Yin Feng appeared at the gate with his guards, and the people watching the excitement shouted loudly: "
Captain Yin!”
"Big boss! What happened?" someone asked. These craftsmen and coolies who were watching the excitement surrounded Yin Feng, and Yin Feng greeted them with a smile. Guo Yi said curiously: "This ship owner has no airs!"
But Chen Dong snorted with a straight face and said coldly: "There is a high probability that something will happen!"
Something has indeed happened. The Japanese have appeared in the Jilong and Tamsui areas of northern Taiwan and are massacring the local aborigines.