Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 476 Choice
What is anticlimactic?Under a slight threat, General Daming on the opposite side immediately softened. The old man with the animal tooth necklace, the strong man with the tiger face, and other alpine chiefs immediately showed joy. Let's see if we can get some benefits out of scaring, however, Song Qingshu's immediate words made these people swallow their saliva again.

"You are in Central Mountain, the settlement in Alishan, and I will not go back and invade the reserved land! But this southwest coastal plain, the land of Xinlizhou County in Ming Dynasty, does not welcome you to come, and Ming Dynasty will not trade with you. In any disaster or war, Daming will not extend a helping hand, and at the same time, you will not enjoy any benefits such as medical care, education, imperial examinations, pensions, etc. of Daming. After all, you should understand how much you pay and how much you gain. If you pay taxes and accept the management of this handsome man, then don’t even think about enjoying Daming’s benefits!”

Why do so many colonists want to establish trade relations with Ming?To get rich!In order to live comfortably!Daming clothes, jewelry, porcelain, furniture, furnishings, and even condiments, etc. are almost everything they need, and the sale of their handicrafts to Daming is a huge bonus. Even under the rule of the Dutch, they can communicate with each other through immigrating Han people. Whether there is one or not, if you really want to cut it across the board with Daming, this choice really makes each of these leaders have to weigh it.

"I, the Basa tribe, don't bother the general, I can take care of myself!" The tiger-faced burly man was the first to yell without thinking, and several mountain chiefs followed suit, looking at the crowd. Looking brave, the old man with the most prestigious animal tooth necklace also hesitated, but at this time, a rather heroic voice sounded from the crowd.

"General Han, you just said that if you pay taxes to you, you can enjoy Ming Dynasty's imperial examination and even be an official. What do you mean, we Gaoshan people also have the opportunity to become Han officials? Manage Han people?"

Looking for the voice, Song Qingshu looked over subconsciously, but in the next second, he suddenly felt a little dazed. The person who spoke was a woman behind the crowd, with that face, that stubborn and strong temperament, the moment and memory. One of the figures overlaps.

She looks so much like Hongniang Xing!
"General?"

After a few seconds, Song Qingshu came to his senses after the impatient reminder from the woman. This woman was indeed somewhat similar to Hongniang Xing, more like the temperament of the two of them, but she was indeed a woman from the mountains. , wearing fan-shaped white feathers on his head, six black lines smeared on his face, and a black ribbon hanging from the bright ethnic minority embroidery on his body. After recovering, Song Qingshu regained his indifference and nodded calmly.

"That's right! As long as you can pass the imperial examination, you can be awarded an official, regardless of the mountains, Han people!"

"Then we Amis are willing to obey the general's order!"

After getting Song Qingshu's affirmative answer, the woman also nodded her head briskly. This neatness once again made Song Qingshu couldn't help but look at her more.

The purpose of recruiting these high mountain people today is to stand in line, but now they have decided to come out. Almost half of them are unwilling to accept control. The cunning old man with the animal tooth necklace said that he will think about it when he goes back. Only one-third of the tribes are relatively weak He agreed to accept Song Qingshu's leadership on the spot.

Send those thorns away first, and then swear an oath to the eight subordinate high mountain chiefs. Song Qingshu also gave them some silk as a reward on the spot, but he also sent them off the ship, but when only the beggars were left, Song Qingshu began to worry again.

No wonder the Ming Dynasty looked down on this place. Baodao, which has a population of 2000 million in later generations, now has a population of only 10. When it caught up with the severe drought in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong desperately went here to evacuate the victims of Fujian, and the number of Han immigrants was only 3 to 20. The Dutch East India Company’s business purpose was plunder, and they also made little contribution to development. The Dutch’s power was only in Tainan, with Dayuan as the main stronghold, and there were a total of more than [-] plantations and farms in the southeast. Even in the later Ming and Zheng Dynasties, when Zheng Chenggong established a political power in Taiwan, the area under his jurisdiction was only about one-third of Treasure Island, and the population was only about [-].

In history, if Zheng Keshuang could hold a population of 100 million and an army of about [-], why would he surrender after being defeated by Shi Lang in the Penghu naval battle?
Now there is fertile land, a suitable climate, and no one to develop it. Looking at the locations of the farms, Song Qingshu was always worried. Falling leaves return to their roots, even later generations are the main concept of Chinese people. These days, the Chinese people's rural concept Even more intense, immigration is not easy!

"Marshal, my subordinates just said it, why are you so straightforward with those people from the mountains? First trick them, and then we will clean up slowly!" Seeing Song Qingshu worrying, Zhang Huangyan joked on the sidelines Getting up, the audible Song Qingshu shook his head heavily again.

"This current policy is our bottom line. We cannot take a step back. Taiwan is just the beginning. In the future, we will continue to go deep into the sea to conquer the second, third, and [-]th colonies. If there are special exceptions, At that time, the mouth will be unbearable!"

"Going deep into the sea?"

Hearing these words, Zhang Huangyan's eyes were staring, and he already thought it was heroic enough to win Taiwan, but it turned out that their handsome hearts were much wilder than he imagined, and he couldn't help but wryly smiled and shook his head.

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September, October, and two months were basically spent on infrastructure construction by the Beggar Army. Tainan has a vast plain, and the cavalry and horses of the Eighth Beggar Division do not have to worry about food. Song Qingshu is not greedy. , took over the place developed by the Dutch, and developed it in the western plain of Tainan, which is less than one-twentieth of the whole island. Two towns were built along the original settlements of several large farms, and a road leading to the original Chixian City, now renamed the road of Xincheng by Song Qingshu.

This is really the first time that the Beggar Army has built its own territory. A total of one prefecture and two counties have been built, Xincheng Mansion, Tainan County to the north, and Chiayi County. Two people were selected from the staff who came out this time. Although this prefecture and two counties are really shabby, and with the captive foreign nationals, Xincheng prefecture has a population of just over 1. It is only a little more than 2 people.

However, fewer people are not necessarily a bad thing. It is said that it is a state and county, but its management is completely modeled after the East India Company. Each large village under the county has a dedicated manager. It is completely in the hands of the magistrate Zhang Huangyan, and the construction of the entire regime is extremely efficient.

As for those alpine people who joined, some moved from the central mountains to the plains. The beggar army built a dozen villages for them, planned the reclaimed land, and built their special communities. It was also agreed that taxation is not based on the amount of harvest. , but they charged one-tenth of the total value of the transaction to Jiaduobao as a tax. Regardless of the living environment and taxation, they were all at a satisfactory level, and the relocated tribes did not cause any conflicts.

Regardless of them, after the settlement Han people had paid the exorbitant taxes of the Dutch, there was not much harvest left. Now their tax is the same as that of the Gaoshan people, which is one-tenth of the total profit sold to the company as tax. This time, the burden on them It has been reduced to nothing. If the products are not sold, there will be no tax at all!

So Song Qingshu had already gained more support than Zheng Zhilong when the begging army arrived.However, he is not bad for being old and cunning. This is a hidden exploitation. The things planted and the products of wild beasts captured can not be used up by his family. If the company is named this company, then the purchase price and profit will be controlled by Song Qingshu, which is also a large sum.

As for the stalemate in the war until November, the Dutch in Zeelandia still refused to surrender. It is estimated that they still have hopes for the Dutch East India Company in Batavia. How powerful is the Dutch East India Company in Asia? To be honest, Song Qingshu really didn’t know. In order to keep the same and respond to all changes, he also made preparations. He started to build a new military port and military base at the easternmost end of Kaohsiung City in Taiwan and another good port at the northern end of Tainan City in later generations. Place coastal defense guns for possible future wars.

However, when Song Qingshu was busy with the new base, a surprise came quietly.

It is said that foreign monks can recite scriptures, and it is true. One end is a hard labor digging sand, and the other end is paid and delicious. After seeing those foreign sailors being recruited, captured foreign nationals, several French The blacksmith cautiously volunteered himself during Song Qingshu's inspection tour, they know how to cast cannons!This immediately made Song Qingshu pleasantly surprised.

This opened the door, and then, sugar refiners, bakers, miners, and even two precious shipbuilders jumped out to fight for freedom and work for the Jiaduobao Company. They are the core technical talents of each colony. It is not that Song Qingshu did not try to recruit Portuguese in Macau before, but except for mercenaries and gangsters, these high-level talents are tightly held by the Governor of Macau, and they cannot be dug out at all.

Now Jiaduobao can be regarded as the company with the most foreign employees in the entire Ming Dynasty, with more than 200 employees, large and small.

Cannons and localization of shipbuilding are the key to whether the Qihuo army can gain a foothold. In the original Dutch cannon workshop near Chijian City, which has nearly doubled in size, huge smelters burned with coal The steel furnace was red, and it was scorching hot. The hot face and chest were all red. Two chestnut-haired curly-haired French craftsmen bared their chests, shouting and directing the beggar apprentices to carefully control the molten steel.

Even Song Qingshu, the handsome man, dared not show his obedient attitude. This one is unusual. It is the joint application of several new technologies. First, the French cannon casting steel formula was used, and then Song Qingshu himself came up with the iron casting formula. Die-cast artillery method, and this time he also wants to imitate the Armstrong artillery that the British fought during the Opium War. The success of this first one depends entirely on this time!

While holding his breath, the huge steelmaking furnace was tilted up, and hot molten steel began to be poured slowly along the cast iron mold.

But at this juncture, everyone held their breath and widened their eyes. At this time, the door of the artillery field was suddenly knocked open, and a gust of cold wind blew in. The apprentice who pulled the stove trembled in fright, and the steel stove When it deflected, a large piece of molten steel was splashed out, and it almost didn't splash on anyone.

Song Qingshu was so angry that he almost drew his pistol, and turned his head angrily. Xiaobao, the leader of the uninvited guest, also knew that he had caused trouble, so he pulled his face sadly at the elder, but still yelled anxiously.

"Boss! Boats! So many boats!"

(End of this chapter)