Chapter Ninety-One: The Voyage to the South Pacific
Zhang Hongfan and Zong Xiong quickly rushed to the barracks.
The two of them were received separately by the head of the regiment in Gangneung------ which made them feel a little flattered, and it was said that this person was more senior than Captain Dai.
The head of the Gangneung regiment asked them to talk about their experiences in interacting with the natives.
This is Zhang Hongfan's strength, and he summed up a few at that time.
"The first is the temptation, the natives are not yet civilized, stupid and greedy, they must first be lured by small profits!
Second, they must be divided, and they must not be mixed together, and it is found that the hatred between their tribes is far greater than that of outsiders, and they prefer to be close to each other!
Thirdly, there must be coercion, and if the leader of the tribe I support begins to lose his tail, I will show him my strength and make him afraid!
Fourthly, the ------ of assimilation will recruit his young men and teach them according to my customs, and in the long run, he will inevitably naturalize his people to me. ”
The head of Gangneung nodded and praised, the method is good, no wonder there will be such a big effect.
Zong Xiong was unwilling to be robbed of the limelight by Zhang Hongfan, he rushed to say: "Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die!" ”
The head of the Jiangling regiment frowned and said, "Do you want to kill more people and establish power?" ”
Zhang Hongfan took over the conversation and said: "No, no, the natives who survived because of me are far more than the people who died in their infighting------ killing people, but they are forced to save people and establish their authority first!" ”
The head of the Jiangling regiment nodded and praised: "What a rescuer!" ”
Zhang Hongfan quietly glared at Zong Xiong and didn't let him talk nonsense anymore.
The head of Gangneung immediately told them that as long as they followed him well, there would be an amnesty within three or five years, which would forgive them from their sins, restore their freedom, and receive a large bonus.
Zong Xiong really wanted to ask how much money he could give, but he was glared at by Zhang Hongfan again and didn't say anything.
The Governor of the Dog Gnawing Dog entertained Wang Zheng alone in his own home, although the two have an administrative relationship, but there will still be a little friendship in their childhood interactions, and the relationship between partners is more.
The Governor of Gnawing Dog sincerely recommended Guo Shoujing to Wang Zheng, saying that this person was good at casting, machining, and paddy field water conservancy, and had experience in organizing large-scale labor.
There are now nearly 250,000 people in the entire Best City, and all kinds of development work are completely on track, and the input and output are basically balanced.
More than 10% of the land and pastures in an area of 3,000 square kilometers have been sold.
Governor Gnawing Dog believes that the management of farmland and pastures he presided over should have become a model for future developers to learn and emulate, so compared with himself, Governor Wang Zheng who went to Yindi Anzhou in the north and south needs talents like Guo Shoujing more.
During the loading and unloading of goods and materials, Wang Zheng inspected the development and construction of the entire Best City.
He praised the water conservancy project of the entire farmland system, and with the help of a small number of pot-and-camel pumping equipment, simple dams and small reservoirs, he was able to build an artesian farm that could irrigate more than 200,000 acres of fields.
This is quite a remarkable construction and is no less than an industrial area.
Wang Zheng was sure that the Governor of Gnawing Dog had recommended a good talent to him, and he did not say a word of thanks, and was going to write it in the report in the future.
Wang Zheng's fleet replenished some fresh melons and canned fruits in Baisi City, especially after loading hundreds of live sea turtles, and began to set off again.
On the day of departure, many people spontaneously went to Best Harbor to see them off, the reason was very simple, they all heard that this fleet was going to some strange place to adventure------ they really hoped that this fleet could also bring back some news of gold and silver!
The Governor of the Dog Gnawing smiled and said to Wang Zheng: "Look, you have won the hearts of the people in your adventures, and some natives have come to see them off." ”
Wang Zheng pursed his lips and said: "The people's will is the most unreliable thing, only strength and interests are reliable!" ”
At this time, a fleet of ships was about to enter the port, and they were waiting outside the port for inspection.
Wang Zheng looked at the flag of the ship and knew that it was the people-carrying fleet of the New Oriental Group Company!
Governor Gnawing Dog sighed and said, "Two thousand five hundred black laborers have arrived, and this year the cotton fields of New Oriental will surpass ours." ”
Wang Zheng sneered and said, "Don't worry, you must know that there are tens of millions of laborers in Anzhou in the north and south, not to mention, I have more laborers here than them!" ”
The distance from Best City to the Chilean copper mining area in South Yindianzhou is about 10,000 kilometers, and since it is sailing along the westerly wind belt, it should be smooth sailing along the way, and if there are no accidents, it can be safely reached in three or four months.
However, this is all theoretical.
Along the way, Wang Zheng and his deputies referred to the charts given to them by King Zhang Guoan, and at the same time regularly used a sextant to check the direction, and each section of the route was carefully recorded and marked.
Zhang Hongfan also gave advice, he said that there are some large and small islands around the north and south islands of New Zealand, and if you don't have the idea of going to the island, it is best to detour to avoid reefs.
However, after passing the ocean after those large and small islands, he had not been there, and he did not dare to say more.
This is a good suggestion, Wang Zheng has already seen the signs of large and small islands around the north and south islands of New Zealand marked on the chart, and he also wants to pick an island to replenish fresh water one last time.
Unfortunately, Zhang Hongfan has never landed on those islands, and suggested that it is best to replenish fresh water at Westport in the South Island of New Zealand, because it has become a small seaport that can be used by barge, and it can also be smoothly transported through the strait between the north and south islands directly to the ocean.
Zhang Hongfan said: "There is no way, now we have always taken Baisi City as the top priority, and we have no energy to develop there, although the natives on the South Island have food seeds, but the planting technology is still a mess."
Let them grow jute artificially, and they can't catch up with the growth of wild jute! ”
Wang Zheng thought about it for a while, thinking that the route he pointed out could also be considered------ they had no time limit, everything could be done slowly.
It didn't take a month for them to reach the so-called Westport.
It was a small port, but a slightly longer trestle made of wood.
Zhang Hongfan is very familiar with this place, he took the initiative to ask to get off the boat, and personally led the team to replenish fresh water, saying that there is a freshwater river not far from here, and the water quality is not bad.
Wang Zheng used a monocular to observe the situation in Xigang on the boat.
At this time, hundreds of natives were cheering in that small port, and they obviously knew Zhang Hongfan.
A little farther afield, there are more than a dozen drift-style wooden houses, and there seem to be people running towards the harbor as well.
Wang Zheng said to Guo Shoujing, who was also observing Xigang with a monocular, beside him: "Given the building materials and manpower you need, how long do you estimate it will take to build a wharf that can dock at 3,000 tons here?"
Just now you heard Zhang Hongfan's hydrological introduction. ”
Guo Shoujing thought for a while and said, "If I want to build, I must personally check the hydrology to ensure the construction time; If it is estimated only according to what Zhang Hongfan said, eight months is enough------ and if the indigenous people cannot participate in the construction, they will only do bad things. ”
On the naval warship, the commander of the Gangneung regiment lowered the binoculars, and he also saw that Zhang Hongfan was very popular with the vast number of natives.
The reason is very simple, as soon as this guy gets on the dock, he doesn't know what is being distributed, so this natives are robbing.
Well, this person is not boasting.
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