"Sugar cane? Sugar? Li Mu's face turned pale, "Xia Guan understood a little," he thought for a moment, and then smiled: "When distributing these sugarcane fields, it can accelerate the sinicization of the natives, haha, haha......"

"Haha......" Zhu Youzhen also laughed, "Now that the imperial court is paying to help Taiwan build a cement avenue, Taiwan will be rich in the future, and you can pay more taxes and silver to the imperial court." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Thank you for your advice, the lower official has been taught!" Li Mu bowed to Zhu Youzhen and said to himself for a long time: "There is grain on the west coast and sugarcane on the east coast, why is Taiwan not rich?" ”

"Governor Li is only half right," Zhu Youzhen got up from the rock, his eyes stopped on the mountain peak in front of him, "There is sugar cane on the east coast, and in the future, it can be built into a sugar plant, whether it is the people's families or the local taxes, the income will rise significantly." ”

“……”

"The west coast not only has grain, but also trade, and as for these mountain ranges in the central part of the country, they are not useless," Zhu Youzhen pointed with his hand, "They not only block the wind and waves on the sea, but also open up tourist attractions in the future." ”

Alishan, Sun Moon Lake in later generations, are the famous tourist attractions in the whole Asia, the scenery is beautiful, needless to say, once the people of the Ming Dynasty leave the mainland, turn to the South Seas, Taiwan is a must pass through, tourism and sightseeing must have a great future.

"Sugarcane-sugar-tourism-grain-trade......" Li Mu stood up with Zhu Youzhen and muttered to himself, a strange color rose in his eyes, and he disappeared in an instant, "Counselor Wang, in this way, the prosperity of the people of Taiwan, is just around the corner?" ”

"Governor Li, congratulations in advance!" Zhu Youzhen turned around and waved his hands at Li Mu.

"Congratulations now, I'm afraid it's too early, right?" Li Mu returned the salute, "The matter of building the road has to bother the staff of the king." ”

"This, there should be no problem, Your Majesty has been strategizing and has long known the predicament on the island of Taiwan," Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "But how to manage and use these resources, naturalize the natives as soon as possible, and make Taiwan truly a normal province of the Ming Dynasty depends on Governor Li!" ”

"That's the duty of the lower officials, and the lower officials have an unshirkable responsibility!"

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When Zhu Youzhen went south, he thought of the Dadu Kingdom that Zheng Zhilong once said, and because of curiosity, he wanted to see how the people of the Dadu Kingdom were doing? Do you still miss their pot-bellied king? Do they look like Han Chinese?

But Zhu Youzhen was disappointed, the people of the original Potbelly Kingdom had long forgotten their former Dadu King, and even the "palace" where the Potbelly King used to live has now been rebuilt into a county government.

Under the guidance of the local government, not only children began to learn Chinese, but even some adults could speak a few simple words of Chinese.

"These people of the Potbelly Kingdom are really forgetful!"

Zhu Youzhen sighed, is it possible that there are no civilized peoples who are so forgetful? But when I think about it, not only the Dadu Kingdom, but also the Han people are not forgetful?

The Huaihai Campaign, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Battle of Southern Tibet, and the self-defense counterattack sound like the blood of the Chinese people boiling, but how many people still remember those martyrs who shed blood and sweat for the Central Dynasty? When Zhu Youzhen visited Xuzhou in later generations, he once saw with his own eyes that under the Huaihai Martyrs Memorial Tower, a group of ignorant people were playing poker to cheat money, and there were even lace dances to attract attention......

"Hey......"

When he went south, Li Mu has always been by Zhu Youzhen's side, because of the previous conversation, he did not despise this deputy envoy at all, and often took the lead in crossing the river to explore the way for Zhu Youzhen, and the real Wang Mujiu was received by his staff.

As Li Mu said, along the west coast of Taiwan, there are more than 100 rivers in front of you, and these rivers provide a large amount of fresh water for agricultural irrigation, but they are extremely inconvenient on the road.

Fortunately, it is the end of summer, and it is possible to cross the river directly on horseback from the upper reaches of the river, even if you get some water on your clothes, people will not get sick immediately, and if you encounter these rivers in spring and autumn, especially in winter, it will be really inconvenient to cross the river, unless there is a ferry.

But Zhu Youzhen walked all the way and did not find a ferry.

These rivers cut off the communication between the people on the west coast of Taiwan, and on these lands, relatively independent village communities were formed, and these village communities naturally formed relatively independent ethnic groups with the development of time.

The various natives on the island also came from this.

If a cement highway running north and south can be built on the west coast of Taiwan to connect the whole of Taiwan, the environment and soil formed by these villages and ethnic groups will be broken, and it will objectively assist Li Mu in promoting the sinicization policy in Taiwan.

If you want Taiwan to be sinicized as soon as possible, this cement avenue on the west coast must be repaired!

Zhu Youzhen bid farewell to Li Mu at the senior officer, boarded the transport ship of the South China Sea Fleet, and headed all the way south.

After a day and a night of sailing, the fleet docked at the northernmost port of Pasalen, the name of which was given during the Spanish rule, and the current port of Pasalen will be renamed Beilun Port, and Zhu Youzhen rested for a night in the guard house of Beilun Port.

At dawn, Fu Xiaojian got up first, "Master, are we going by land or sea?" ”

Zhu Youzhen opened his eyes lazily, sailing at sea for several days in a row, he felt a little tired, and the road ahead was still very long, so he had to save time, "Take the sea route, land in Fusong Mansion and take a look, it's okay!" ”

"Yes, master, then we will go south by sea!" Fu Xiaojian immediately ordered the guards: "Go, notify the transport ship to get ready!" ”

The fleet departed from the port of Beilun and traveled along the west coast of Luzon for six days and six nights before arriving at Phusong, the capital of Luzon Province.

In the era of the Spanish occupation of Luzon, the city was called Manila, which was the seat of the Spanish Governor's Palace, and after the South China Sea Fleet defeated the Spaniards and captured Manila, the Ming court established Luzon Province and renamed Manila as the capital of Luzon Province.

Towards evening, the fleet anchored at the north of the mouth of the Pasig River, and Fu Xiaojian led several guards to take the lead in going ashore and drove away several miscellaneous servants on the pier, which led Zhu Youzhen to land.

Wang Mujiu, surrounded by his own soldiers, also abandoned the ship and landed, he approached Zhu Youzhen, "Master, shall we ride into the city on horseback?" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, "Mu Jiu, the master is a private visit to Weifu, there is no need to make too much movement, these horses, just stay outside the city!" ”

"Master," Wang Mujiu was a little uneasy, although Fusong belonged to the land of the Ming Dynasty, but after all, it had not been recovered for a long time, and the people's hearts were not clear, "Do we want to contact the government in the city?" ”

"Not for the time being," Zhu Youzhen patted the corner of his clothes and walked up to the dock, "Mu Jiu, don't enter the city for the time being, just bring a small sword." ”

"Master, this can't be done!" Wang Mujiu shouted anxiously, "What is the situation in the city, we don't know at all, there should be no Jinyi Guard in Nanyang, right?" ”

"Yes, master, the situation in the city is unknown now, and it is safer for more people!" Fu Xiaojian also disagreed, he was Zhu Youzhen's chief of guard, Zhu Youzhen's safety, he was responsible for full-time, although Zhu Youzhen's martial arts were world-famous, but when Zhu Youzhen needed to do it himself, it was his dereliction of duty.

"Afraid of what?" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Isn't Fusong the land of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Master, it is true that Fusong is the land of the Ming Dynasty, but the recovery time of Fusong is not long, the people's movements are unknown, and there are a large number of natives ......" Fu Xiaojian still did not follow.

"Okay, Xiaojian, I haven't seen any villains, but I have a headache from you," Zhu Youzhen chuckled and shook his head, "Mu Jiu, leave a few people outside the city to herd horses, you can follow your master into the city, but if you are a little farther away, if you let others see that you are the lord's guards, I am afraid that it will immediately alarm the government." ”

"Yes, master," Wang Mujiu lowered his voice, "Master, what about these ships?" ”

"Ships? Let them stay here, and as for the sailors and soldiers, the journey is hard enough, so let them rest in the city! Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, "Let them send a lucky ship and let Zheng Zhilong rush to Kuching to meet us!" ”

"Yes, sir." Wang Mujiu sent his own soldiers to deliver the order.

Zhu Youzhen took Fu Xiaojian and other guards and slowly entered the city from the south gate, while Wang Mujiu and other personal soldiers were far behind, more than a stone's throw away.

It was getting late, and the pedestrians in the city were sparse, and when Zhu Youzhen entered the city, he met two red-haired and blue-eyed Westerners, "Huh? Didn't the Spaniards be captured by Zheng Zhilong? How could there still be Spaniards in the city? ”

Fu Xiaojian had already taken an arrow step, guarding Zhu Youzhen's side in front of him, separating Zhu Youzhen from the Westerners, pressing his right hand on the hilt of the sword, taking a closer look, and his heart was a little fixed, "Master, look at their outfits, they don't carry weapons, they should be businessmen, right?" ”

"Xiaojian don't worry," Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, "Since the government allows them to live in the city, they shouldn't be some villains, besides, the Han people don't deliberately avoid them when they see them, they should be fine!" "There is a clear difference between the appearance of Westerners and Han Chinese, and if they harbor hostility, the government will never let them openly roam the streets, and now is not the era when Westerners are rampant.

These two Westerners, seeing that Zhu Youzhen and his party were neatly dressed and numerous, took the initiative to give way, they avoided the corner of the street, and kept looking at Zhu Youzhen and his party from the corner of their eyes, as if they were a little afraid.

It's a pity that these guards don't understand Western languages, otherwise Zhu Youzhen would have sent someone up to ask what happened.

"Master, where are we going now?" Fu Xiaojian's gaze never left the two Westerners on the corner for a moment, although he couldn't see any evil intentions on their part.

"Now, let's walk along the street and see how big Fusong City really is!" He also sent guards to tell Wang Mujiu, "You go to eat now, after eating, just wander around the city, don't make trouble, tell the master everything you see!" ”

"Yes, sir, then you be careful!" Wang Mujiu replied from afar, and then glanced at Fu Xiaojian, until Fu Xiaojian nodded and signaled, he left with his own soldiers.

Zhu Youzhen, accompanied by Fu Xiaojian, paced north along the avenue in front of the city gate, the avenue was quite wide, Zhu Youzhen estimated, at least three zhang, the road surface was very smooth, on both sides of the street, there were various shops at intervals, because it was getting late, pedestrians were scarce, and suddenly saw that Zhu Youzhen and his party had a large number of people, and the little two in the shop shouted harder.