The crossing starts from the Datang Shuanglong

Chapter 43
In the early hours of the morning, a mighty flotilla consisting of dozens of ships set off from the south coast, headed north along the coastline, and galloped towards the estuary of the Yangtze River.

Undoubtedly, this fleet was a gift from the Song Clan, another big gain from Chu Tianxiu's trip to the Song Clan.

However, during this voyage, Chu Tianxiu did not ask the fleet to sail all the way to Hudouzhou. Instead, they diverted their course slightly halfway and landed at a small port just built on the north coast of Yizhou.

This is because Chu Tianxiu wanted to take this opportunity to see how the development of Chu Zhi and others sent to Yizhou by him was doing, and whether there was a need for support.

Yizhou (Taiwan), also known as Yingzhou, is about two or three hundred miles away from the Central Plains. It has been a barren land since ancient times.

In the past few years, Emperor Sui had sent naval generals Zhu Kuan, Chen Leng and others to Yizhou three times to conquer the natives here and naturalize it as the land of the Great Sui Dynasty.

However, every time the Sui army came, they came and went in a whirl, they didn't really take root here, they were just some passers-by, and they didn't bring any changes to the island.

But since three months ago, a huge fleet of dozens of ships, more than 2000 soldiers and people landed on this ancient island at an excellent port (Keelung Port) in the north of the island. After the land with thick soil and good location is stationed, all the rules here have changed.

Originally, this place was just barren, but now, this barren land is full of prosperity.

Two teams of gang children armed with long knives or long swords patrolled around a camp that had just been built with an outline of an area of ​​about two kilometers. Inside the camp, dozens of craftsmen and hundreds of craftsmen's children were digging Ditch, clear the land, build houses.

There are more than two thousand people outside the camp, a few of them are dressed in the clothes of the Zhuhua Gang, most of them are dressed in animal skin clothes, and the young and strong laborers with a barbaric atmosphere are cutting down trees and building a forest with sharpened wooden stakes. The palisades that surround the town, and the trimming of a large number of timbers that can be chosen and used by the camp carpenters.

Among these civil engineering projects, the most notable point is that cement was used in the construction of those houses. Although the cement is only a simple and rough mixture of limestone and volcanic ash, the quality is not excellent. But compared to those wooden houses and mud houses on Hudouzhou, these simple concrete houses that cannot be blown by the wind or rain can be regarded as "tall".

"Second, well done! I thought it would take you at least half a year to open up the situation here, but I didn't expect you to do it in only one and a half months. With your current ability to govern, I'm afraid it is enough to govern The land of a county can be called the talent of the county guard! If I had known that you had this ability, I should have let you come to Yizhou to help me conquer the world."

Chu Tianxiu walked around the current Yizhou camp. After looking at the layout here, he couldn't help showing a satisfied smile on his face, and praised directly.

After bidding farewell to Song Que and the Song Clan, Chu Tianxiu was not in a hurry to return to his lair, but first went to the big island of Yizhou (Taiwan) not far from Jiangnan, wanting to take a look at the island he sent to Chu Zhi from Yizhou, whether he has taken root on this deserted island or not, let's see how the living conditions are here. I need his help.

As a result, after he went to the island, he couldn't help being very pleasantly surprised by what he saw. Although most of the land here was just a wild and wild territory, it already had the embryonic form of a township territory.

The most important thing is that Chu Zhi seems to have used some method to establish a good relationship with the aborigines here, using those aboriginal labor to help him build the camp, which greatly increased the difficulty and strength of infrastructure construction in Yizhou.

"Master is too famous. I just imitate Zhuge Ziyu's old wisdom in governing Shanyue and govern the people here. If I want them to plan thoroughly, I'm afraid it will take more time.

Fortunately, according to Master's instructions, I have found the Jinguashi you mentioned a few days ago, and I can mine 50 taels of gold every day, which not only makes up for my lack of expenses, but also allows me to have enough financial resources Go to the mainland to buy silk, tea, weapons and other items, and trade with the mountain people here.

I believe that as long as Yizhou can develop step by step, at most, the prosperity here will even surpass that of Hudouzhou. "

Compared with one and a half months ago, Chu Zhi at this time seemed to have been washed away, with a shrewd and capable temperament, and his spirit was very different from before.Among other things, just listening to his sonorous and powerful voice, one can tell that he is already full of confidence at this time.

But it's no wonder he would be like this, but it's because Yizhou is much bigger than Hudouzhou, and the land area is almost a hundred times larger than the latter.

Not to mention, he has already found a huge natural gold mine on this land, and the innate conditions are much better than Hu Douzhou.

In the long run, it is natural that the resource conditions here are better.

"Well, since you have confidence, let's do it! All the consequences will be taken care of by you, my master. But while developing Yizhou, don't forget that I sent you here The purpose of stationing here is to prepare for the invasion of the countries in Southeast Asia, so no matter how the development of Yizhou is, you should not put the cart before the horse and forget the original intention of sending you here."

Chu Tianxiu listened to Chu Zhi's imposing declaration, and was naturally very satisfied, and said with seven points of praise and three points of admonition
The reason why Chu Tianxiu took great pains to train Chu Ren, Chu Yi and other fifteen orphan apprentices when his career was not flourishing was not for the sake of giving him a batch of trustworthy talents for his subordinates today. To prevent him from falling into a situation where no one can use him in the future?

Chu Zhizhi has such abilities, which naturally makes him feel very relieved, and his face is bright.

"Master, don't worry. I don't dare to forget the business. Half a month ago, I sent hundreds of fishermen to check the waters in the north and south of Yizhou while they were fishing. Some strongholds have been set up on dozens of small islands in the north and south seas of the state to collect coconuts, sulfur, struvite and other things on those islands.

The fishermen who set foot in the farthest have even set foot in Luzon (Philippines). However, due to the existence of indigenous people on that island and the fear that there may be an indigenous kingdom there, my people did not go deep, but only made a cursory investigation. "

Chu Zhi is obviously not the kind of person who puts the cart before the horse. While developing Yizhou's local power, he also dispatched ships to explore the south (Ryukyu) and north (Luzon) according to Chu Tianxiu's situation. reward.

This is indeed a surprise.

In his previous life, Chu Tianxiu knew a lot about ancient Chinese history, but he didn't know much about the history of foreign countries such as Southeast Asia.

However, he vaguely remembered that although Indonesia, Cambodia and other countries are island countries, because they more or less have land adjacent to the Indian mainland, there have been strong and weak countries such as Srivijaya and Chenla in these lands. Different feudal dynasties.

As for the Philippines, which is far away from the mainland, it seems that for a long period of time, it has been in a dark age where the way of life is no more civilized than the Amazon natives. It was not until the Song and Yuan Dynasties, after the Chinese ocean trade began to prevail, that there appeared here. The original ancient small country - Luzon.

This kind of land is naturally occupied, but Luzon Island at this time is indeed a bit more wild than the current Yizhou.

Not only is Luzon hot and typhoons are prevalent, but poisonous miasmas are everywhere, there are countless mosquitoes, and the plague is easy to form. Even though he has taught his disciples the method of extracting Artemisia annua with spirits to obtain artemisinin medicine, it can solve the problem. Malaria, the biggest epidemic in Southeast Asia, is a problem, but other epidemics are also a problem.

But no matter what, the land in the Philippines is fertile and the water source is sufficient. It can be called a thousand miles of fertile land, which is comparable to a state in the Central Plains. Even if only a small part of its land can be used, it is enough to establish a small regional power. Therefore, Chu Wisdom and Evil's discovery is still good news.

"Luzon? All your ships have gone there! Good job. As far as I know, the number of residents on Luzon Island should not be many. Even if there are some indigenous kingdoms, they will not be better than the mountain people in Yizhou. Half a point, or even worse, you can be bolder. As far as I know, Luzon is also rich in gold mines, and it is easier to mine. However, Yizhou is thousands of miles away from the mainland, and it is difficult to come by boat. , so things here are up to you to decide. Master is very relieved when you do things."

This time, no matter how critical Chu Tianxiu was, she couldn't find fault with Chu Zhi, so she patted him on the shoulder with her hand as if encouraging, and said in admiration.

When he was in the Bamboo Flower Gang, Chu Zhi didn't show his abilities because his martial arts were mediocre and he didn't like to show off.

When it comes to geographical location and conditions, the Zhoushan Islands, which are closer to the mainland, are actually better.

According to Chu Tianxiu's observations, although Chu Qian in Zhoushan did not do badly, he had already established a "Little Hudou Island" there. It is already possible to feed back to Daohu Douzhou headquarters, but generally speaking, it is only quite satisfactory, Zhao Chuzhi's ability is too far behind.

To put it bluntly, Chu Zhi's existence at least helped Chu Tianxiu save a year and a half of Nanyang Raiders' time.If he can be more courageous, then he can now use Yizhou as a starting point to initially attack the Luzon Islands in the south, and turn this entire island into his own territory.

(End of this chapter)