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Seeing that the Qing army had withdrawn, Li Xiao kept his promise and released the more than 4,000 Qing prisoners.

When Abatai finally left the dark, feces, urine, and foul-smelling detention room, Rao Yu Belle, who was scarred all over his body and had dirty and unkempt hair like a savage, actually fell to his knees and wailed.

it, it's finally released, and it's finally out of this hellish environment!

Although, since he was captured that day, it has only been about ten days. But during this period of time, Rao Yu Bel Abatai has deeply understood Li Xiaojun's cruel and tyrannical side.

Now, he has been injured many times all over his body, although he is not seriously disabled, but if he wants to return to normal, he will have to recuperate for more than half a year, and his physical condition and combat ability are afraid that he will never be able to recover to the previous level.

The situation of the more than 4,000 captured Qing soldiers was not much better than his.

In the days leading up to their release, the LTTE soldiers who were guarding them beat and scolded them even more violently, and many Qing prisoners were wounded to the death. And the reason why these guards treated them so cruelly was because they were ordered by Li Xiao, anyway, these guys had to be returned to the Qing army, so it would naturally be best for them to recover their combat ability in the future.

In dealing with the enemy, Li Xiao never hesitated to use cruel and vicious methods.

Moreover, these Tartars were afraid of power, and by using such brutal means to destroy them mentally and physically, they could more effectively damage the morale of the enemy, and even make them fear the name of the Tigers in the future.

Of course, Li Xiao treated Han generals such as Ma Guangyuan who voluntarily surrendered, and did not beat and scolded them except for routine detention, which made Ma Guangyuan and others extremely grateful.

When Ma Guangyuan and the others heard that Li Xiao was going to send them back to the Qing court, although they were extremely happy, they pretended to be sad and reluctant on the surface, saying that they could no longer serve Master Li, and they were extremely sad in their hearts.

However, these wall grasses immediately shouted to Li Xiao that even if they returned to the Qing court now, they would definitely open the door for the Tiger Army, and when the two armies fought again, they would definitely not fight for the Manchurians as much as they could, and if they had the opportunity in the future, they would definitely lead their troops to rejoin Li Xiao's men and make meritorious deeds.

Li Xiao laughed at their hypocritical words, but he was extremely disdainful in his heart. However, he still praised them a few words on the surface, which made Ma Guangyuan and the others secretly happy in their hearts.

Next, Li Xiao sent a ship to send them to the mouth of the Han River, where Beizi Nikan had already led the Qing army to meet them back to China.

After seeing that the Qing army had returned north with Abatai and other returned captives, Li Xiao decided that the whole army would leave Ganghwa Island and go to Jeju Island instead.

Seeing that the Qing army was retreating, the joy in his heart was almost indescribable, and when he saw that Li Xiao was about to lead the army away, his heart became more and more joyful.

He felt that a long-standing boulder in his heart had finally landed, and his whole body was indescribably relaxed.

After pretending to retain Li Xiaojun, seeing that Li Xiao had insisted on leaving, Li Liang arranged a feast, slaughtered cattle and pigs, and made a feast for all the soldiers of the Tiger Army.

After the feast was over, Li Xiao's whole army boarded the ship and prepared to leave Ganghwa Island.

Li Xiao clearly saw the familiar figure from the crowd of farewells, the imperial concubine Zhao.

Accompanied by several palace maids, she looked at Li Xiao who was standing on the bow of the boat, looked affectionately, and then waved silently.

Li Xiao also looked at him affectionately, and then waved goodbye to her gently.

The two looked at each other, and everything was in plain sight.

It is more than 500 kilometers from Ganghwa Island, at the mouth of the Han River, to Jeju Island, at the southern tip of North Korea. Originally, according to the speed of the Dutch ships captured by Li Xiaojun, the average speed could reach more than 4 knots, but because of the addition of those slow ships such as the sea cabin ships, catch boats, and bird boats of the original Donggang Town Naval Division, the average speed of Li Xiaojun's naval division was now less than 2 knots, and it could cover more than 90 kilometers a day, so the entire fleet arrived at Jeju Island after six days.

When he saw the end of the sea and sky, the coast of Jeju Island, which was misty green and overgrown with grass, appeared in front of him, Li Xiao's heart was full of infinite joy.

Jeju Island is the largest island in North Korea, located in the southwest corner of South Korea, at the eastern end of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, 82 kilometers away from the mainland of South Korea across the Jeju Strait in the north, Japan across the Korean Strait in the east, separated from China by the Yellow Sea in the west, and facing the East China Sea in the south.

Jeju Island is located near the 33rd parallel, and although it is now the Xiaoice period, the climate is mild, dry and windy in winter, wet and rainy in summer, and has the characteristics of a typical southern climate, and it is the place with the highest average temperature and the most precipitation in North Korea due to the warm current around Jeju Island. In modern Korea, Jeju Island is known as the Hawaii of South Korea.

The current Jeju Island, under the jurisdiction of Jeolla Province in North Korea, covers an area of 1,845.5 square kilometers, and although the area is large, the population is very small, only more than 20,000 people. The largest city on the island is Jeju City, and there are two county seats: Daejeong County and Jeeui County.

According to the Korean bureaucratic system, the largest official in Jeju City is the pastoral envoy, also known as the Jeju Observer Envoy. The current observer is Yi In-kyung, a distant branch of the Lee royal family of Joseon.

Being able to get Jeju Island, Li Xiao was extremely happy in his heart.

Although Jeju Island is sparsely populated and has not been developed much, the potential for future development is huge. It is extremely important for Li Xiaojun's further growth.

Li Xiao plans to develop this Jeju Island into an important agricultural base and fishery base, and make Jeju Seaport an intermediate transit port connecting Shandong and Taiwan and an important commodity wholesale distribution center, which will also make sailors sail and replenish more conveniently.

The most important thing is that Jeju Island will be an outpost facing the Sea of Japan in the future, providing a reliable starting point for the LTTE to colonize Northeast Asia, such as Ezo, Sakhalin, Trans-Manchuria, and even Eastern Siberia.

While Li Xiao was thinking about it, the ship was unaware that it had arrived in Jeju Port.

Jeju Pastoral Envoy Lee In-kyung, who had already received the handover order, personally led civil and military officials to the port to greet him.

"Jeju Observer Li Renqing, meet with Lord Li of the Heavenly Empire."

Li Renqing, a civil official from the third rank in a red robe, took the lead in bowing to Li Xiao.

"Observe the envoy Li and excuse me." Li Xiao walked over with a smile and helped him up.

After a few polite greetings, Li Xiao asked: "Our ministry is now receiving Jeju Island, can Mu Li order his subordinates and others to be ready?" ”

Li Renqing hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency, the lower officials have already sent his subordinates to inform more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians in various states and counties on Jeju Island, and these people are very happy to hear that Lord Li is willing to pay for their settlement in Jeolla Province. ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Very good, you can arrange it, you can start to emigrate and leave tomorrow, and at the expense of my Ming official army, it will be distributed to the people according to the settlement fee of 5 taels per person, and help them to settle down in Jeolla Province and start a business." ”

Hearing Li Xiao's generous promise, Li Renqing was very happy, and he said anxiously: "My lord, now in my North Korea, an ordinary peasant household with several families, building a house, buying land, the total cost is only more than 6 taels of silver, my lord is so generous, these relocated people, can make a lot of money." ”

Li Xiao sighed: "It is not easy for the people to move to live, and when they move to a new land, they have a lot of money, but the official is unwilling to wronged these poor people. However, in order to prevent the officials from being greedy for ink, the officials distributed the money according to the head when the people boarded the ship and left, so as to ensure that the people had money to receive. ”

Hearing Li Xiao's words, Li Renqing's face showed embarrassment, and he smiled curtly: "Lord Li is in a high position, but he is as careful as a hair, and he is deeply aware of the people's feelings, and this official is really admired. The official is thinking, after the people have settled, the officials on this island will need more to relocate, your lordship。。。。。。 ”

Li Xiao knew the meaning behind his desire to stop talking, so he smiled and said: "Envoy Li, you and other officials, after our army verifies the list of personnel, they will distribute the settlement fee according to their grade, which is much higher than that of the people, but you don't have to worry about this." ”

Li Renqing was very happy when he saw that Li Xiao had promised so happily, and then he had a bright smile on his face, and then led all Li Xiao's soldiers to go ashore and enter the camp to rest. Li Xiao and other officials and generals were welcomed into Jeju City by him, and a feast was arranged.

When entering the city, Li Xiao noticed that this Jeju City was made of large and small stones, with a circumference of only more than two miles, and the area was very narrow. Its city wall is only more than two zhang high, and the appearance is very rough and unbearable, and the city wall is basically defenseless, only two or three small cannons covered with patina and moss, purely for decoration, and dozens of soldiers patrol back and forth, everyone is lazy and numb.

When he entered the city, Li Xiao saw that there were only four or five streets and alleys in the city, and the planning was extremely scattered. There are very few people in the city, few pedestrians, and the shops on both sides are also dilapidated, and the whole city gives people a lifeless feeling.

What surprised Li Xiao was that this Jeju City did not dig a moat, and the city wall was directly connected to the field outside. Li Xiao secretly thought that if such a city was captured by himself, he was afraid that it would be taken down with a charge.

In the next few days, the people left Jeju Island with their families on Li Xiao's sailor boat, and went to Jeolla Province in North Korea to settle down.

After each of the Korean people received 5 taels of silver for settling in, they were all overjoyed, and they thanked Li Xiao's tiger soldiers without mentioning it.

The officials of Jeju Island, according to their different grades, received 8 to 15 taels of settling-in expenses per person, and everyone was happy and praised Li Xiao.

As for the pastor Li Renqing, in order to thank him for his warm reception in the past few days, Li Xiao gave him another 500 taels of silver, thinking that it was a thank you gift, Li Renqing saw that Li Xiao was so generous, and he was overjoyed at the moment. After thanking him repeatedly, he received the money with a happy face, and with his family, he went to Jeolla Province to take up another post.

For the entire resettlement work of North Korean immigrants, Li Xiao spent a total of more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Of course, this money is only a drop in the bucket for Li Xiao, who is now wealthy.

After all the soldiers and civilians in the DPRK had left, Chen Zilong, who had already completed the investigation of the entire island, reported to Li Xiaoyu about the situation on the island.

"Master Li, according to the investigation of the people in the lower belt, there are now about 30,000 acres of developed farmland on Jeju Island, and at least 800,000 acres of wasteland with suitable soil that can be developed into cultivated land!"

When Chen Zilong said this, he looked at Li Xiao with a smile in his eyes.

Good guy, 800,000 mu of land, if the development share of 20 mu of land per household is used, this 800,000 mu of farmland can arrange 40,000 households to come and live in the country. With an average of 4 people per household, 160,000 people can be settled on Jeju Island for a long time.

"Wwoja, in addition to farmland, what kind of industry can be developed on this Jeju Island?" Li Xiaofu asked.

Chen Zilong hurriedly said: "My lord, in addition to the wasteland that can be reclaimed as farmland, there are also 300,000 mu of mild saline-alkali land and semi-arid land that can be reclaimed as mulberry fields, and there are at least 15,000 mu of coastal mudflats suitable for reclamation as salt pans. ”

Without waiting for Li Xiao to speak, Chen Zilong said with a smile: "In this way, according to the calculation of 30 acres of mulberry fields granted to each household, 10,000 households can be arranged, about 40,000 people. If 15,000 acres of salt pans can be cultivated, Jeju Island's salt production will reach 45 million jin per month! It can also solve the work problems of at least 5,000 people. ”

The more Chen Zilong spoke, the more excited he became, and he said to Li Xiao with a smile on his face: "My lord, according to the following understanding, this Jeju Island can not only produce grain, plant mulberry gardens, and dry sea salt. The nearby sea is rich in fish and easy to fish, and many of the Korean residents of the former island specialize in fishing, and there are even ama who go to the deep sea to catch pearls and corals. And if our army can catch these sea fish in large quantities, it can not only greatly reduce the various kinds of meat that our army needs to buy, but also make the sea fish into salted dried fish, which can be used as temporary military food, and can be sold to the interior of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian provinces, but it will add a lot of money to our army. ”

After listening to Chen Zilong's analysis, Li Xiao laughed out loud and shouted a good word.

Li Xiao knew that if such a project was really completed, it would definitely not be a problem for the entire Jeju Island to resettle more than 200,000 people.

"As Zilong saw, from now on, our army will have to emigrate in large numbers. However, in addition to the project you mentioned, the official also plans to greatly expand the Jeju Fortress and build it into a fortified fortress with a circumference of 12 miles and a size like the Red Phoenix Fortress. At the same time, the simple port of Jeju was renovated and expanded, making it a wide sea port that could accommodate thousands of large ships, so as to make it more conducive to the movement of merchant ships and the stationing of sailors. We will create better favorable conditions for our army to move south and north in the future. Li Xiao said to Chen Zilong with a smile.

"The adults are far-sighted and well-planned, and the students are really admired, but the students listen to Master Li's arrangement." Chen Zilong said with a smile.

Li Xiao and others settled on Jeju Island for a few days.

Subsequently, Li Xiao left a sentry of about 1,000 soldiers and temporarily stationed on Jeju Island to maintain law and order, and the rest returned to Chifeng City in Shandong with Li Xiao.

The sea wind and waves, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and the salty sea breeze blowing in the face will lift Li Xiao, who is full of spirit and looking high, and the bright red cloak is like a banner of victory. (To be continued.) )