Chapter 72: Luzon
Han Qing began to study with Field on the second day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info She had been able to speak a similar language in her previous life, but now she could never forget it, and within three days, she was basically able to communicate with Field in Franc Machine.
Field's heart was like a storm, and he said to himself that I have seen many people, regardless of the race, but I have never been as intelligent as this child. When he saw that Han Qing was smart, he had a heart of love for talent, and after Han Qing was able to talk to him in Franc Machine, he simply taught him everything and knew everything.
Field is a perennial businessman, the continent of Europa is originally very small, between countries, not only the royal family is blood relatives, even people like him who have some status, they also have several national blood, so he himself is very indifferent to the concept of the country. I didn't feel that there was anything I couldn't say to Han Qing.
In the past few days, Field has been free to talk to the prince and everyone about Han Qing's outstanding talent, and Xu Jin's ears are calloused. He was originally an arrogant teenager, but he was depressed because of Xiao Jiaojiao's affairs and was indifferent to the affairs of the outside world. Because of the hope of getting the antidote, his mind has been alive again recently, and he was stimulated by the aura of Han Qing, a scholar, and his fighting spirit was somewhat ignited.
"Mr. Field, how difficult is your Francophone language, is it only Aqing who can learn it quickly, if you teach me too, I would have the heart to compare with that little girl!"
"Of course the prince can learn if he wants to, and he can be with the three girls."
Chu Yuan, who didn't know what he was writing next to him, paused when he heard this, remembering the right and wrong that Xu Jin provoked this time, he had some relationship with Han Qing at first, if he hadn't suddenly shouted and asked to marry Han Qing, then Xiao Jiaojiao would not have taken poison and fell into a coma
Isn't Zicheng really thinking about Ah Qing? Thinking of this, Chu Yuan raised his head and began to look at his cousin who had grown up. The appearance is barely matched, and the family background is also qualified, but the temperament is really a little out of tune, and I don't know if I can put some effort into it. Finally, there is another one, looking at the cousin's appearance of not returning to the place because of Xiao Jiaojiao's soul, it seems that he also has affection for that woman, but if the cousin wants to embrace the left and right to enjoy the blessings of Qi people, is he not going to wronged Aqing?
For the time being, I can't rest assured that the two of them will have too much contact, "In this case, I have nothing to do, so it's better for me to follow and learn." ”
Zhao Fuan wondered on the side, when did His Royal Highness be so idle and panicked, two days ago, he summoned those accompanying soldiers and businessmen one by one, and half of them were not finished, if they left half of them when they got off the ship, what did they think, and they didn't know if the prince had an opinion on them!
Field naturally readily agreed, and Zhao Fuan twitched out of the corner of his eyes, Chu Yuan really couldn't stand it, and snorted coldly, "Zhao Fuan, if you have anything, just say it." ”
"Your Highness, you still haven't seen half of your entourage."
"Then go and call all the people you haven't seen now, won't it be over if you see them once!"
Zhao Fu'an said, why didn't you see each other earlier, what was the reason for the previous instructions one by one? Although he kept complaining in his heart, he acted very quickly and efficiently, and after a while, he passed on all the people who had not been summoned by the prince. Chu Yuan attached great importance to this team to go to the West, although the remaining people were summoned by the group, but what should be ordered was given, and what should be told was also advised, and it was not over until dinner time was over.
Xu Jin naturally wouldn't wait for him there, and had already followed Han Qing to learn the Franc machine language first. In one afternoon, Xu Jin had already felt the tremendous pressure from Han Qing on him. He is two big heads, and the letters of this Francophone language are secondary, and the main thing is that the pronunciation of the bend is bent, and it is simply hypoxic after practicing all afternoon. Seeing Han Qing holding an extremely thick book again, he was preoccupied with reading it, and he said wildly in his heart, this girl is still human!
After Chu Yuan also joined the study ranks, Xu Jin pulled out of his frustration, it turned out that the smart cousin was not as good as the little girl, so I am not a stupid person, it can only mean that the girl is a little monster.
Field taught them to speak very casually, and there was no systematic tutorial, except for some basic letters and pronunciations at the beginning, the rest of the content was in the form of Han Qing's questions and answers. Han Qing's progress was very fast, so the conversation between the two became the main content that Chu Yuan and Xu Jin needed to follow and translate.
That afternoon, Han Qing looked at the chart and asked in a Franc language, "Mr. Field, you have been back and forth to Daqi so many times, have you ever been here?" She pointed to the Philippines in later generations.
"Of course I've been there, and I also know that this island is called Luzon by your Daqi."
"Oh? Can you tell me what these islands are like, are there any countries, are they populous, what do they live on, and do you trade with them? ”
"There is no country on these islands, the population is very small, and they are all mainly tribal natives. The island lives on primitive hunting and relatively backward farming, and they have nothing of value to trade with us. Our merchant ships settled there, mainly in the harbor to shelter from the storm, or to carry out some food and fresh water supplies, and most of them were bartered, and the islanders had little gold or silver. ”
Han Qing asked a lot about the geomorphological features and the growth of the main crops on the island, and when Chu Yuan and Xu Jin basically understood what the two of them said, she looked at Chu Yuan with some excitement, and said in Daqi words, "Brother Junyue, there is a lot to be done here on Luzon Island, and now the island is still like a wasteland, there are only some scattered and small tribes that do not have a climate, if people who immigrate from other countries and establish a regime in the future, it will be difficult to get this sea." ”
Chu Yuan noticed that Han Qing was talking about this sea, not these islands. He naturally knew that since Daqi established the Far West Trading Company and built large sea ships, maritime trade would become more and more frequent, and the control of the sea near Daqi was particularly important. This time, the imperial court sent a lot of special personnel, just to establish a foothold for Daqi in several important ports along the way, but Han Qing's proposal to occupy an island still surprised Chu Yuan.
"Aqing knows how much manpower, material and financial resources the imperial court will spend if this island is occupied, and you have heard that it is very desolate now." Xu Jin objected on the side.
"Naturally, we want to take advantage of the fact that it is still desolate!" Han Qing looked at Xu Jin with a stupid look, "Could it be that we will fight when others take possession, at that time, I am afraid that not only manpower, material and financial resources, but also the lives of soldiers will be lost a lot!" ”
"As smart as you are, if the desert island is valuable, someone has already gone there, and they are still waiting for you to come?" Xu Jin couldn't stand Han Qing's little eyes looking at him.
Han Qing simply ignored him, turned his head and said to Chu Yuan again, "Brother Junyue, do you think the coastal area of Songjiang Mansion is desolate?" ”
Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes, and his heart turned a thousand times. Yes, Daqi is now rich, but the coastal area of Songjiang Mansion is still deserted, but it is Han Qing who put forward the plan for the real estate development of Songjiang Mansion, if it is really implemented according to this plan, the maritime trade of Daqi will prosper in the future, and it is probably difficult to find a place and every inch of land. "What does Aqing mean that this Luzon Islands will also prosper with the maritime trade of Daqi in the future?"
"Mr. Field also said that it is very necessary for merchant ships to dock on this island for supplies, and how much benefit can be brought to Daqi by the commercial tax alone. And these islands, not only economic prosperity, more importantly, Daqi's maritime business is bound to cause the eyes of countries along the way, and more and more countries will follow Daqi to profit on the sea in the future, including pirates and those with bad intentions of the state regime, here is an important place to garrison and protect Daqi's merchant ships. This sea must not fall into the hands of other countries. ”
Chu Yuan's expression couldn't help but become solemn, Daqi has indeed been in the leading position now, but if there is a pretender who takes a fancy to the richness of Daqi, this sea is indeed a barrier to defend the country! "A-Qing is right, but if a large number of troops are stationed, these expenses may attract many objections in the court."
Seeing that Chu Yuan was relieved, Han Qing glanced at the puffed up Xu Jin proudly, and said with a smile, "Why do you need a large number of troops?" As long as you emigrate! ”
"How to immigrate?" Field, who was also listening to it very fascinated, couldn't help but ask.
"Daqi is a vast country, and every year there are disasters in various places, either drought or flooding, and there are always some refugees who do not know how to resettle, and among these people there are also some poor peasants whose land has been annexed, and they are all displaced from home to property. Now that the court is rich and can still implement some relief, it is better to give people fish than to give them fish, if they are told that the court is willing to give them land and land, and no taxes will be collected for a few years, they will be able to have a bigger house to live in in the future, they can earn more money, and their descendants can also enjoy a good education, and they may change their families in the future to glorify their ancestors. Tell me, are they happy to open up wasteland? ”
Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Aqing is smart, if this is the case, it will not only solve the problem of the large number of people in Daqi, the lack of land and the inequality between the rich and the poor, but also save a lot of investment from the imperial court, and in a few years, the people of Daqi will have taken root on those islands, and they will only need a small number of garrisons to be able to swear sovereignty." ”
Chu Yuan clicked on the desk with his hand, "Moreover, when our country's border was turbulent in previous years, many prisoners of war had to be captured alive, and these people were kept in the Great Qi Prison, which was also expensive, and it was better to transfer them all here to open up the wasteland!" ”
Han Qing was surprised that Chu Yuan's brain moved quickly, and he deserved to have the head of the ruling class, that is, he would oppress people, and he couldn't learn at this point. "If you just let these prisoners of war work without sweetness, it will not work, and where there is oppression, there will be resistance. It is still necessary to tell them that after a few years of service, they can get the household registration of Daqi, officially become our good citizens, and also give them land and housing, and their children and grandchildren enjoy the right to education. ”
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand and touched Han Qing's little head, and said dotingly, "Ah Qing is kind-hearted, and you should be." In fact, he was very dismissive of those prisoners of war.
"If you want to build it, it will be built according to the city of Songjiang Prefecture, let the first batch of immigrants get rich first, and more and more people will take the initiative to immigrate in the future."
"The third girl is really smart, if my country also has such a national strength as Daqi, and there is such a population, I will definitely be able to start a career, but unfortunately my country is too small, and the neighboring countries are also very loose, I have been to many continents, where they are still as barren as the islands of Luzon, it's a pity, it's a pity." After all, Field is a businessman, and he doesn't have much political thinking about it, so it's just a pity that it's over.
Han Qing broke out in a cold sweat beside her, for fear of hooking up the small flames of the European colonizers in advance.
"Mr. Field, don't you know, our three girls have been extremely smart since they were children, and they have been praised by His Majesty the Emperor of our Great Qi and the most learned Taifu." Zhao Fuan said proudly on the side.
"Father-in-law Zhao, when I was a child, my uncle also praised me for being smart, why don't you mention it hard." Xu Jin asked coldly.
"Hehehe, the prince is naturally very smart, so don't you need to say, hehehe." Zhao Fuan snorted and shut up silently.