Chapter 251: The Great Harvest
Xu Zixian has no sympathy for these people, and there is no discomfort when he looks at the scene in front of him, he is still quite uncomfortable with the murderous scene when he participated in the war for the first time, although he did not vomit, but he did have the urge to vomit.
Xu Zixian was not very comfortable for several days afterwards, and now he has sat down cross-legged, eating fried rice with water, although it is the simplest marching rations, there is killing in front of him, and the chase just now is more like a movie apocalypse in memory, but Xu Zixian's psychology has no fluctuations, and he has even been smiling and talking to the people around him.
"The bones of our soldiers must be collected well...... Xu Zi took a sip of water first, and instructed Qin Dongyang: "Send someone to turn it back in a while, and ask Lu Zhien from Qizhou to come over quickly, and then ask him to send a boat over, there are a few small fortune boats in Xiazhai in Qizhou, all of them are sent over." The seriously wounded and killed soldiers were transported back to Nan'an first. ”
Speaking of this topic, the pleasant atmosphere just now must have been affected.
Everyone's mood was relatively heavy, and more than 100 people were killed in the battle, which was the most tragic in the history of the Nan'an regimental training after its establishment.
Xu Zixian didn't like to be the kind of fierce general who exchanged the lives of his subordinates for meritorious service, and he would rather win with the least damage, but this time the pirates in the Battle of Qizhou shot with a strong bow and a hard crossbow at the mouth of the valley, and it seemed that it was easy to break the formation at that time, but the warriors still suffered quite heavy losses.
When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, many experienced pirates with high personal combat power also give a lot of damage to the soldiers.
In the end, these pirates may have been at sea for more than ten years, their personal combat power is not low, they have a lot of experience in battlefield fighting, and there are many outlaws who are brave and courageous.
The soldiers who died in the battle have been carried to the open space, Lu Wenxian will not delay, he will definitely try to rush over, this time Lu Wenxian also has a share of the merits, this is also Xu Zixian's promise to him.
Cutting off most of the box army and dismissing Lu Wenxian also vigorously cooperated with these things, including a large number of middle and lower-level box troops, without the cooperation of the top political officials in Zhijun Prefecture, Xu Zixian would not be too easy to do first.
This battle will give Lu Wenxian a part of the merit, it doesn't matter to Xu Zixian, his official position cannot be promoted because of this battle, and the title is the same, if he can't be promoted, it is meaningless to take all the credit, but it will seem aggressive, give all the credit to Lu Wenxian, appease the envoy, and punish the envoy, which is more cost-effective for Xu Zixian.
Before Lu Wenxian arrived, Xu Zi had to finish the last thing.
He stood up and looked at the sea, where the pirates had been slain, their heads piled up, and the smell of blood blowing through the harbor as the sea breeze blew.
The remnants of the fire were extinguished, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and it was estimated that when Lu Wenxian and the people who pacified the envoy and the envoy came over, no one would have thought that Xu Zixian was already planning to restore Qizhou Port and grow stronger.
The premise is that there is enough money.
The development plan of the Eastern Domain is at least more than one million, and the Changwen Marquis Mansion can take out this money, but Chen Dujing will not pay this money, the development of the Eastern Domain is enough for the Changwen Marquis Mansion just at the current level, a large-scale cotton base, entrepot trading houses and ship repairs, and a port of berth, do you need more?
For the people of the Marquis of Changwen's Mansion, Xu Zixian's plan was too large and too ambitious, which was something that Taizu had not been able to do...... Taizu did not do a lot of things, after the founding of the country and the war with the North involved too much energy, financial and material resources, at that time the war was frequent, the new dynasty was established and the north was devastated, dozens of state capitals were slaughtered by the North Captives, the people were killed up to 2,000 to 30 million people, more than 10 million people were displaced, Taizu just to fight the North and restore the north These two things involved too much energy, and when Taizu was too old and wanted to spread in many things, it was too late.
For Xu Zixian, he knew that the development of the Eastern Domain could be done, and he would definitely be able to do it well.
The situation is much better now than it was more than 200 years ago.
Foreign trade is more developed, and people are more receptive to going to sea to make a living, since they can go to the South Seas, why can't they go to the Eastern Domain?
People have always had the illusion that the Eastern Domain was desolate and difficult to make a living, but this is not the case.
This island is an out-and-out treasure island, for the Wa Kingdom, Luzon and even Lanfang, Manchu Jia, and Srivijaya waterways all pass through the Eastern Domain, Penghu can also be, but Penghu is too small, the wind is too strong, mooring, repairing, hoarding goods for transshipment, replenishing fresh water, for a small county town is mainly composed of dozens of islands, these things are too difficult to do.
As long as the Eastern Domain showed signs of development, countless maritime merchants would come to take refuge, and within a few years the island would become extremely developed, and as for agriculture, the Eastern Domain would be a place where sugar, tea, fruits, and traditional agriculture were extremely developed after a few hundred years.
Water conservancy resources are sufficient, the land is fertile, there are still a large number of wild deer at this time, the climate is subtropical, if you plant rice, you can grow two crops a year, the previous withering is only because there is no organization, and there will always be blind spots in people's sight, in fact, many Fujian people are not very happy overseas, if the Eastern Domain is developed earlier, it should be more comfortable than Lanfang and Srivijaya.
Fujian people in Luzon, Lanfang, Sriwijaya and even Manchu Jiaju are a lot, plus Siam, Champong, Chenla, these countries have at least more than 10 million Fujianese and Guangnan Donglu people in more than 200 years, if these Fujianese who go abroad can look at the Eastern Domain a hundred years earlier, or even decades, it is estimated that the current prosperity of the Eastern Domain should not be under the Fujian Road.
It doesn't even take a hundred years, it only takes a few decades for the Eastern Domain to develop very well.
In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Zheng father and son developed one after another, and in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there were many prefectures and counties in Taiwan, with a population of more than two million people, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it had become a treasure island coveted by the Japanese people.
This is also Xu Zixian's vision of later generations, so that he has this kind of courage and determination, if it is placed in the eyes of the world, this is a desert island that has not been developed for more than 200 years, and it is too stupid to invest a lot of money on this desert island.
In their opinion, it is estimated that Xu Zixian's selfishness is too heavy, because the Eastern Domain is the official household of the Nan'an Hou Mansion, and if the feudal domain is on this island, if the Eastern Domain is developed, it will be the century-old foundation of the Nan'an Hou Mansion.
With Xu Zixian's age and his contributions, it is a matter of time before he becomes a duke, and the inheritance is at least increased to five generations, even if there is no hereditary replacement, a hundred years is a short time.
Of course, Xu Zixian has the reason and motivation to run the Eastern Domain well, but after all, the Changwen Marquis Mansion only has Chen Wenjun's generation, and Chen Dujing can sponsor such a large investment, but as a whole, the Changwen Marquis Mansion as a whole will definitely not be willing to wade into this troubled water.
"How?" After crossing the perimeter patrol line, Xu Zi walked into Chen Yutai's residence first, and Tian Heng and the others had already greeted him.
Only the periphery of Chen Yutai's place was on fire, and after Tian Heng and the others broke through the enemy formation, they received the tradition and came here with a sentry to guard.
After dawn, Chen Daojian and Jin Baoyi led people over one after another, and the next thing was to discover Chen Yutai's private collection.
This is the private collection of a thief who has been active for more than ten years, and Xu Zixian is also full of expectations for it.
"Big catch." Jin Baoyi just walked out, his head and face were covered with dust, and when he saw Xu Zixian, Jin Baoyi smiled happily, and jumped out in two steps and one step.
"Come in with us." Chen Daojian was much more stable than Tian Heng and Jin Baoyi, made a hand gesture, and asked Xu Zi to come in first.
"There are more than 100,000 yuan of money on this shelf, and the ropes have rotted a lot, and there are more than 4,000 taels of silver and more than 1,000 taels of gold, and there are many kinds of bracelets, earrings and other jewelry." Chen Daojian said to Xu Zixian: "If we don't know it in our hearts, Chen Yutai will definitely have more than such a little property, I'm afraid I can coax him over......"
Xu Zixian said with a smile: "This trick can deceive those who come to steal in a hurry, or those foreign pirates who suddenly come over, neglect to prevent being rushed in, I'm afraid that those people can get these goods and be satisfied." ”
Everyone nodded violently, Tian Heng said with some shame: "I was deceived, at that time, looking at the money and gold and silver all over the wall, my eyes were straight, and I thought that all Chen Yutai's belongings were here." It was still the prison brother who said, there are definitely more than that, so we took people to look around on the ground, and finally found the hole under the plank. ”
Chen Yutai estimated that he would dig a cellar, and Xu Zixian had estimated it in advance.
It is impossible for these pirates to put the stolen money in the money bank, none of them can trust it, and there is no way to return the money to the old house, clan, or relatives.
Until they find a way out, all their money can only be kept in their own lair, or even on the ship.
Kang Tianqi's property is, of course, on Waguo Island, and Wang Zhi is placed on Ping Island, these big pirates have a solid territory, so they don't have to worry too much.
And Chen Yutai also has the old nest of Qizhou Port, he doesn't need to learn from those little pirates, and keeps the looted wealth on his only ship.
"Be careful." Chen Daojian walked in front with a torch in his hand, turned around and reminded: "Be careful that these wooden ladders are about to rot. ”
"Hmm." Xu Zixian smiled and nodded in agreement, but he still almost fell.
The cellar was near the beach, and despite the large amount of space excavated, it was unusually tidal, the floor was soft, the walls were covered with dewdrops, and many of the wooden frames were rotten.
There are at least 200 to 300 square meters underground, and all the copper coins and money are placed in it.
There are also some gold jewelry, which is not afraid of moisture and is placed in the basement, in addition to a large number of gold and silver ingots, and a large number of copper coins.
There are also some antique toys, all wrapped in paper, which has rotted into a mess, but the antiques should be kept correspondingly well.
"I'm not afraid of dry, I'm not afraid of getting wet, I'm afraid of not being dry or wet." Xu Zi first picked up a Boshan furnace, removed the pulp, and saw that the copper and bright colors of the furnace body inside were very good, this furnace was worth at least thousands of yuan, and he was very happy at the moment, and said with a smile: "It's over if it's not dry or wet, this Chen Yutai seems to be still an antiquarian." ”
"The antique furniture was grabbed by Chen Yutai everywhere in the past ten years." Chen Daojian's family is in the middle, but it doesn't mean that he is not a son of a family, and he said with a smile at the moment: "I saw one at the right time, there are more than a dozen bronzes of all kinds, and the most antiquities in the Han and Tang dynasties, many of which are worth dozens of ordinary goods, Chen Yutai is afraid that he doesn't understand." There are some good objects, calligraphy and paintings, but they are all rotten, but it is a pity that they are very good. ”
Xu Zixian nodded, of course all these antiques in front of him were sold, in fact, there were no such things in Nan'anhou Mansion...... It's not that the last two generations of Nan Anhou don't like it, it is estimated that they were all sold out.
The three souls are indifferent to antiques, of course, they are sold out for money.
If you have money and leisure in the future, you can get some antiques to play with, now, forget it.
"Have you counted the copper coins and gold and silver?"
Chen Daojian said: "After a rough calculation, there are more than 3,000 gold ingots, that is, more than 30,000 taels, 110,000 taels of silver, and about 600,000 copper coins. ”
"Good guy......" Xu Zixian is also a levy, before fighting this battle, he determined that this time the harvest will be quite rich, and even he estimated that even the fleet value will be more than one million, but Xu Zixian has always underestimated, what if Chen Yutai ran away with wealth and fleet for the first time?
Or has Chen Yutai squandered most of his wealth over the years?
Those stolen goods have already been sold?
After all the calculations, Xu Zixian felt that his luck would not be bad to that extent, and he would have some gains.
For example, fleets, cargo, or gold, silver, copper, money, or all kinds of valuable things.
But he never imagined that this time the harvest would be so huge.
This is a huge golden finger that God gave him!