For the ironclad ships of the South China Sea Fleet, it is only a few days' journey from Sunda to Nanzhou.

Coupled with the help of theodolite, on the seventh day of the eighth month of the eighth year of Yuanwu, a huge fleet appeared on the coast of Nanming Lihuozhou, which was located in a remote corner.

Looking at the ups and downs of the ancient coastline, all the officers and men of the South China Sea Fleet felt a sense of pride.

This land will belong to me from now on.

"The whole army listened to the order and marched towards the port of Qizhou."

The Han advance army has established a stronghold on the north bank of Nanming Lihuozhou, named Qizhou, and currently has a regiment of about 500 people.

After traveling for about an hour, the figure of Qizhou City jumped over the coastline.

The high gates that symbolize the Han family stand on both sides of the harbor, and the continuous cornices and corners make the hearts of the officers and men who have become a little tired from the long voyage feel a burst of peace.

That's what it's like to be home.

"Toot"

The ironclad let out a loud bang, and a puff of smoke erupted from the chimney.

The city of Qizhou had obviously noticed this huge fleet for a long time, and the whole small city was boiling when they saw the Han flag fluttering on the fleet.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray."

The fleet had just docked, and the hundreds of soldiers who had been waiting on the dock all cheered.

When the admirals saw this, they all rushed to the deck and waved frantically, and even the immigrants on the twelve transport ships continued to cheer.

"General Wei, Zhang Bo, the head of the Great Han Nanming Lihuozhou troops stationed in Qizhou, reports to you and welcomes the naval officers and men to Nanming Lihuozhou."

On the Qizhou wharf, Jiang Baolin, who was dressed in a navy uniform, led a group of generals and officers to meet with the Qizhou garrison.

Zhang Bo, the head of the Qizhou regiment, had tanned skin, but his young face was full of vigor and energy.

This mental state made Jiang Baolin very satisfied.

"Stand upright, take a break."

"Commander Zhang, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I would like to express my high respect to your regiment stationed in Qizhou, and the empire will not forget your merits."

After Jiang Baolin finished speaking, he raised his head and roared loudly.

"Read the edict of His Majesty the Emperor."

Wu Qi immediately held his head high and took firm and powerful steps to the front of the team, still holding a yellow holy decree in his hand.

As a former periodman, he was qualified to make a decree on behalf of the emperor.

"Fengtian carrier, bless me Huaxia, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty decreed, our Han army Qizhou soldiers, not afraid of hardships and dangers, bravely shoulder heavy burdens, defend the territory and open up the territory meritorious, order the whole army to be promoted to two levels, Qu Chang and above generals will listen to it separately, and reward the Qizhou soldiers Nanming from Huozhou Tian......"

"Wow"

"Hooray, hooray......"

As soon as Wu Qi's holy decree was read, all the soldiers of Qizhou cheered wildly.

The promotion of all officers to two levels is simply a great joy, not to mention the reward of land and property.

On average, each soldier can get at least 50 acres of land, and it is not in vain that he and others have been stationed in this barren land for several years.

Although Nanming is still a barren land from Huozhou, now the whole Han country knows that His Majesty the Emperor wants to vigorously develop Nanzhou, and this will eventually become a fertile land.

"Commander Zhang, no, I should call you deputy general in the future, hahaha."

Jiang Baolin laughed and patted Zhang Bo's shoulder, hugged him and walked towards the port.

"I brought 5,000 immigrants here this time, have you done a good job of resettlement here?"

"So many people?"

Zhang Bo shouted in surprise.

Who knew that Jiang Baolin shook his head with a smile.

"Don't think it's too beautiful, these 5,000 people are going to be divided into several immigration points, and Qizhou City can probably be divided into 2,000 people, but Your Majesty has ordered that thousands of people will be sent over every month in the future, and it is imperative for Nanming to open up Huozhou."

"Hahaha, that's not bad, General Wei rest assured, my Qizhou soldiers have been here for several years, and they have built 200 wooden houses, which is enough for them to live in first."

"Good, good, good."

Jiang Baolin rubbed his hands with joy.

"Tell me about the indigenous situation in Nanzhou, how you have come into contact with it."

"Yes......"

With Zhang Bo's eloquent narration, all kinds of information on Nanzhou were displayed in front of Jiang Baolin's eyes one by one.

As an independent continent, the ecosystem here is completely different from that of the Han region, and different environments give birth to different residents.

The indigenous people on the Nanzhou continent are still at the level of primitive tribes, and tribes such as cannibals are rampant.

These natives were very murderous and had already launched several attacks on Qizhou over the years.

However, under the ferocious firepower of the Han army, these attacks were naturally in vain.

On the contrary, due to the achievements of several years, the prestige of the Han army began to gradually spread in the northern continent, and even some indigenous tribes began to migrate to the vicinity of the Han people to seek refuge.

At present, there are four tribes gathered in the vicinity of Qizhou City, with a population of about 2,000 people.

"Okay, your work is doing well, let's leave it to others to do, you hand over the work records of the past few years, and prepare to return to China to accept other appointments."

"Whoa!"

Zhang Bo saluted with a flushed face.

The arrival of Jiang Baolin announced that the Han army's exploration of the Nanming Lihuozhou had entered a climax period, and the Han State had sufficient manpower and material resources to occupy the outside world under the condition of continuous improvement of domestic productivity.

In the eighth year of Yuanwu, in just one year, the total number of Han people who immigrated to Nanzhou reached 30,000, and 12 large and small cities were built.

By the tenth year of Yuanwu, the total number of Han people in Nanzhou exceeded the 150,000 mark, and the entire coastal area of Nanming and Huozhou was included in the rule of the Han people.

The Great Han Dynasty is not like the later generations of the Bully country, due to the distance is too far, and its own population and strength are limited, the Bully can only slowly encroach on the Nanming Lihuo Continent.

As soon as the Han people came up, they were full of firepower, and the speed of occupation was almost hundreds of times that of the Bunlies.

At this speed, the natives on Nanzhou Island felt it for the first time.

Under the ferocious offensive of the Han army, with the Huairou work of the Nanzhou Governor's Mansion, the aborigines of Nanzhou died and surrendered, and soon integrated into the Han Kingdom.

However, in contrast to the murderous policies of later generations, the Han Dynasty had minimized violence and proposed early policies to appropriately protect indigenous rights.

Therefore, compared to the life of low-class citizens under the command of the Bristles and the Tuao, the life of the indigenous people of Nanzhou is almost like paradise.