Whether before or after the Spaniards came, these Ming people are the lowest status on this island, no way, as an outsider and no country behind it, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an outcast, people don't bully you bully whom?

Of course, the hard times are gone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Xiaotian is coming, there is a supporter, Xiaotian is here, and the Qingtian master is here!

An old man with a white beard walked out of the crowd and saluted, "I've seen my lord."

I think it's the representative they recommended. Xiao Tian changed his arrogant attitude just now, took the old man's hand and said very kindly: "Hello old man, I don't know where my father-in-law's ancestral home is?" Why are you so far away? ”

The old man spoke: "The old man was born in the Hongzhi period, his family used to live in Taizhou, and the family had a big flood in the seventh year of Zhengde, so he had no choice but to move his family to the sea to seek a way to survive. I remember that I was just a teenager at that time, but now I am dying, and I don't know if I can help adults?

There has been no news of our dynasty for many years, and I don't know what year it is. I don't know what happened to the little adult going south this time? If there is an old man who can help, he will not hesitate to go to the soup.

Xiao Tiandao: "It is now the forty-second year of Jiajing, the imperial court is stronger than before, this marquis is the newly sealed Ming Dingyuan Marquis, it was the fault of the imperial court to abandon you overseas before, and the army of the imperial court will be stationed here in the future, and it will be dedicated to you."

Ben Hou also wanted to build a large town on this single horse xi, as a hub and transit point connecting the imperial court and Nanyang. In the future, this town will be managed by us and you, and there must be a place to use the old man, I believe that Benhou, a good day has come. ”

Hearing this, all the Han people on the island wept with joy, and were convinced of Xiaotian's promise, as if a fire had been ignited in their hearts at once. On the other side, many of the natives who can understand Chinese have very complicated faces, and they don't know whether they are happy or sad when they refuse to enter the wolf at the front door and enter the tiger at the back door.

Shan Ma Xi, a place with a big palm, has also won the glorious title of the Four Asian Tigers in later generations, obviously there is nothing to want, but in the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, has a pivotal position, I have to say that his position is too unique.

Strategically speaking, it is an important place for soldiers in naval warfare. From an economic point of view, it is the hub of the entire South Seas. Xiao Tian didn't come here just to simply fight, this is one of the focuses of his future development. He plans to stay here for a long time and develop this place fiercely, this is the blueprint that Xiao Tian has planned in his heart for a long time.

Xia Ke Island (Chongming Island), Macau, Shan Ma Xi (Singapore), the three islands are the most prosperous places in later generations, which is inseparable from their unique geographical location, even now, they also correspond to the trinity of Xiaotian's purchase transit and shipment.

Silk, cotton, porcelain, etc. were purchased from Xia Ke Island, and Macao-Xiamen was transferred to Singapore, and a large number of raw materials and rare treasures were purchased and exported back to Xia Ke Island. Xiao Tianxin dominates a complete economic chain in East Asia, even if the initial construction is completed.

Of course, these are all things that will happen after driving out the Spanish red-haired devils. At present, only Xia Ke Island has really completed the construction, and even the transit of Macau is only beginning to take shape, not to mention Shan Maxi.

Although the land resources of this single Ma Xi are not very good, it is also located in the subtropics, and there is no need to pay taxes to the government for three crops a year, and Xiaotian does not look down on the agricultural tax of the melons and dates, so the residents of this island at least do not have to worry about hunger.

But in this way, a large area of land resources is a bit wasted. On weekdays, the people have no trading partners, so naturally they will not grow cash crops, so large areas of land are idle, and some fruits and the like will grow.

In Xiaotian's view, the production capacity of cash crops in this period is the real foundation of economic development, because all the raw materials that can be used in industry during this period are all grown from the ground.

And the Ming Dynasty had to grow a large amount of land to grow grain in order to ensure that the people had food. This year's change from rice to mulberry has taught Xiaotian a hard lesson. If you don't have enough raw materials, no matter how good your business acumen is, you won't be able to open a factory, and if you don't have industry as a cornerstone, the economy won't be able to develop.

And if you want to increase raw materials, you can only grab the people's cultivated land, and it is easy to make a big mess, which is almost a dead knot.

The only way is to turn the pressure of the land to foreign countries, the South China Sea area is full of grain, the output per mu of land is several times that of the Ming Dynasty, and the population is much smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty, so it is naturally the first choice. Take 10,000 steps back and say, if you are killed by an alien race, who cares if you starve to death or not?

Xiao Tian has a series of great ideas brewing in his heart, and he urgently needs a good experimental field to test, so as to set an example and signboard for the bigwigs in the court, is there anything more suitable for experimentation than Shan Ma Xi, a place where nearly half of the Han people are occupied?

Xiaotian had already planned that this time the fleet would bring a large number of sugarcane seeds directly to our Han people for free, and plant them in a large area. This thing doesn't need to be served very delicately, as long as the climate is suitable, you don't have to care about it, it will grow out.

We Han people are born to be experts at picking up crops, and everyone happily received Xiaotian's free seeds. Xiaotian also made a decision on the spot to build a sugar mill on the island, and a shallow industrial chain was established.

As for the natives, it's not so good. Xiao Tian gave all the land on the island to the Han people, and didn't leave them at all, so what can they do?

Much more capable, Xiao Tian plans to build at least six large ports on this single horse, plus the establishment of this sugar mill, which does not require a lot of manpower? Aren't these indigenous monkeys the best workforce?

However, although Xiaotian squeezed their labor, the treatment they gave was still very considerable. I don't work more than four hours a day, and I eat well, sleep well, and get paid (although the island is still poor, and I don't know what to buy if I have money).

In this way, Xiao Tian vigorously carried out land reform and construction on this island, as if he was not worried about the Spaniards who would come at any time.

Xiaotian doesn't care about the battle, Qi Jiguang can't care about it, he plays gongs and sells candy. As the supreme leader, Xiaotian must of course coordinate the overall situation. And Qi Jiguang, as the leader of the army at this time, naturally has to go all out to reorganize the army.

Under Xiaotian's 'suggestion', Qi Jiguang had already invented the Mandarin Duck Array in advance, and as a weapon master, after seeing all kinds of new weapons on the Xiaotian ship, he also invented many fresh tactics, and was taking advantage of this rare pre-war preparation stage to practice with all his might. (To be continued.) )