Chapter 303: Immortal Island Needs Population
As soon as the Jangheung Army arrived on Jeju Island, there were a number of brothels in Jeju Island. All of them were authentic Wakoku geisha, and they were all brought back to Jeju Island with a spoonful of stew when the Jangheung Army left.
Here, they will resume their old business and provide a rich entertainment life for the military and civilians of Changsheng Island.
Even so, the number of Han Chinese migrated was still too small, and it was still disproportionate to the Japanese, Koreans, and Ryukyuans, and such a population ratio was still too dangerous, making Zhang Dou feel like he was on pins and needles.
On Jeju Island, various workshops are being sprung up under the work of the Japanese people. Originally, a large number of Changxinggou workshops were relocated here, and it is the hub of Changsheng Island to connect with overseas territories. If you want to control overseas territories, you must first control Jeju Island, which is already Jang Doo's most important base.
When I arrived at Jeju Island, I took into account that the soldiers fought in a row. Zhang Dou gave an order, and the Changxing Army on this expedition was on holiday for one month. In addition, soldiers who have relatives at home can use this time to bring their relatives to Jeju Island, and if the time is not enough, it can be extended, and merchants will help soldiers to bring their families to Jeju Island.
Even Qin Shi, who had been sitting on Changsheng Island, was sent back home by Zhang Dou, and he had been away from the stone pillar for some years, so it was better to go home and take a look.
Before leaving, Zhang Dou also instructed Qin Shi to take him to greet General Qin.
Qin Shi, Ma Bao, Lan Guitian and others boarded the Flying Fish Clipper and headed south, Ma Bao looked at the followers around him depressedly, and said, "Xu Lianshan, aren't you from Liaodong!" What are you doing with us to the stone pillars? Wouldn't it be better to find a mother-in-law on vacation? ”
"Brother Ma! I was alone, and I was at war all day long. In case there is an accident, it won't delay the girl for a lifetime! Besides, you're all gone, how lonely it is for me to be left alone on Jeju Island! It's better to follow you guys! Xu Lianshan said eloquently.
After a while, he began to be active again, "Brother Ma! Do you say the view of the stone pillars is beautiful? Brother Ma! How long do we have to get to the stone pillar? Brother Ma! Is the girl in the stone pillar pretty? ……”
Ma Bao covered his face, and it was the biggest mistake to take Xu Lianshan on his own. Thinking that he would no longer be pure in the next month or so, he had the mind to strangle Xu Lianshan!
After letting Qin Shi go, Zhang Dou returned to Changsheng Island to take charge. This is where his foundation is located, and there is no room for error, and the thousands of troops in Fuzhou and Mang Gurtai on the opposite side are eyeing each other.
Before the Sea Shark battleship docked, Zhang Dou saw the people who were meeting him at the dock from afar. Father-in-law Sun Yuanhua stood at the head of the crowd, and there were three uncles behind him, Cao Huachun and Gao Qiliang were also in the crowd.
Among all of them, a beautiful figure imprinted into Zhang Dou's eyes. Although she is pregnant, the pregnant Sun Yuxiu not only does not feel bloated, but also has a touch of woman's charm.
After getting off the boat, Zhang Dou greeted everyone before returning to Changxinggou to discuss the major events of this period with Sun Yuanhua and others.
The originally crowded Changsheng Island has been emptied for more than half of the place, and the relocation plan will be completed in two months.
The five 500-ton Sea Shark warships built at the Changshengdao shipyard have been completed and are ready to be delivered to the navy. The addition of ten Exocet clippers is also nearing completion, and the cannon casting workshop has already cast the guns used on the ship, waiting for the ships to be launched into the water with cannons and saillocks.
Cuirasses, helmets, and firecrackers were also built a lot during this time, enough to arm the Changxing army of 10,000 people.
Another 2,000 soldiers in the recruit camp have completed their training and can join the Changxing Army at any time. There are still 3,000 recruits in training, and they will be able to become new combat forces in two months.
After saying these things, Sun Yuanhua changed his words and began to talk about the current difficulties.
The first thing to talk about is the population, and at present, the population of the overseas territories of the Changxing Army is seriously out of balance. At least another 300,000 people will need to be relocated to make the Han Chinese the majority and become the dominant force in the area.
These populations made Sun Yuanhua very troubled, although the Liao people landed on Changsheng Island every day. But these scattered populations simply could not meet Zhang Dou's needs, and merchants were actively helping to recruit displaced people.
But after all, it is taboo to recruit displaced people privately, and it is very troublesome once it is known by the imperial court.
During this time, Zhang Dou said to the outside world that the ship attacked the rear of Rao Jiannu again, and was ready to open up another piece of territory in the rear of Jiannu, and attacked Jiannu on both sides. But everyone knows that these are just words, and he will definitely not be able to hide the eyes and ears of the imperial court if he transports a large number of Liao people away.
Now that he is strong and has the trust of Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse, there is no tangible evidence to defeat him at all. That's why the ministers of the court did not launch an impeachment against him, and if he were impeached, it would be a fatal blow.
At that time, as long as the development of the open sea territory is smooth, it doesn't matter if it turns against the imperial court. It's a big deal to occupy Liaodong and ask for the title of king, believing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse will not force himself to rebel as long as he is not stupid.
Secondly, there is the problem of iron. The iron fan casting cannon on Changsheng Island is indeed fast, but the consumption of iron is also extremely huge. There is an endless stream of ships transporting iron to and from Changsheng Island every day, but despite this, it still cannot satisfy the appetite of Changsheng Island.
If this problem is not solved, the development of Changsheng Island will be restricted. The closest place to Changsheng Island to produce iron is undoubtedly the Anshan area, where iron ore has not yet been discovered by the Jurchens.
Before defeating Jiannu, Zhang Dou couldn't get the iron ore there. There is iron ore in Shandong, and most of the iron ore in Changsheng Island now comes from here. But this place is the most susceptible to the constraints of the imperial court, and once you turn against the imperial court, you will lose the iron material to help.
There is also a large iron ore mine in Mosan, North Korea, which is located in the north of North Korea. It is connected to Jianzhou, the hometown of Jiannu, where the army was raised, and it is not easy to mine iron ore there.
It seems that if you want iron ore for the time being, you have to find a way in Shandong, but how can you reach out to Shandong?
When Zhang Dou hesitated, Du Ziteng also said on the side: "Handsome! A few days ago, Mao Wenlong sent someone to buy the guns produced by our Changsheng Island. If you don't have this matter, you will continue to drag it out, do you see if it is ......"
Du Ziteng's words made Zhang Dou slightly stunned, and then laughed: "When you fall asleep, someone will send a pillow!" Du Ziteng's matter will be handed over to you, and you must squeeze out the last person of Mao Wenlong to Ben Shuai! "I am worried about the lack of population, and Mao Wenlong is also worried about the population.
He is worried that there are too many people, and the Phi Island can feed tens of thousands of people at most. Now 300,000 Liao people have poured into Phi Island, which suddenly gave Mao Wenlong a headache.
He had no choice but to forcibly occupy a piece of land in the Tiesan region of North Korea to support the people, and even then it was difficult to feed a large population.
In order to get food, Mao Wenlong can be said to do everything. He gave the merchant a white slip, deceived the merchant into sending grain to Phi Island, and then asked the merchant to take the white slip he had issued to the governor of Shandong to ask for silver.
It can be said that his reputation has been stinky, and now Mao Wenlong only wants a big victory to impress the imperial court to allocate food for him, otherwise thousands of people on Phi Island will starve to death.
Mao Wenlong needs firearms, and Changsheng Island needs a population.