Yu Guozhen raised his eyebrows slightly, he came to inspect the "authentic" system in the south this time, because it was related to whether his plan could be realized in the future, so he attached great importance to it.

Since the imperial court deliberately blocked the public immigration to Xinxiang, Yu Guozhen ordered Gao Erzhu to form two "tunnel" systems, one north and one south, from Zhili Gyeonggi and the Central Plains, after crossing the canal to Shan'dong, until Denglai Qingdaokou, where he took a boat to Tamna. This "tunnel" brought more than 60,000 people to Xinxiang last year, or an average of 5,000 per month. But this amount is far from enough compared with Yu Guozhen's desire for population, Yu Guozhen needs more population, so he attaches importance to the second one, which is the "tunnel" in the south. From Huguang, Jiangxi and Nanzhili, or by water or dry road, they arrived in Hengzhou, where they were transported by ship to Qinzhou. Originally, there were not many people on this road, and the total number of people who came to this road last year was only 30,000, but after the summer grain harvest this year, fundamental changes have taken place. Yu Guozhen sold grain at a low price when the summer grain was on the market, and the farmers needed to sell the grain to pay taxes, and they were bankrupt by this economic means, plus Zhang Xianzhong made a big fuss in Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian, so there were more people who went to the south, just more than ten "threads" controlled by Yang Jiu alone, and more than 30,000 people were brought in these three months, and there were as many as eight people like Yang Jiu's authentic transfer envoys!

If this continues, Yu Guozhen estimates that Xinxiang will accept 300,000 new people this year, which is exactly a quarter of Xinxiang's population of 1.2 million, which is also the limit of Yu Guozhen's heart.

It's not that he doesn't have enough food and jobs for these new populations. But there are some things about the new immigrants that Yu Guozhen wants to get rid of. Yu Guozhen hopes to fully explore the accumulation of wealth, such as diligence and wisdom, collective spirit, and willingness to dedicate to charity. Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, courage, and so on. But he was unwilling to carry the baggage of history, such as patriarchy, rigidity, and dogma, and to despise practical learning. Pay attention to the eight shares, have the courage to fight privately, and be timid in the national war.

By next year. Xinxiang can accept 400,000 people, and the population of Xinxiang will be close to 2 million at that time, and its strength will be raised to a higher level, and the strength of the army will also be expanded from the current nearly 40,000 to about 70,000. Coupled with the labor received from the Japanese and Xian countries and the natives in various places, the population under the real rule of Xinxiang was able to reach more than 2.5 million. The situation in the entire South China Sea can be completely stabilized, and neither the Ming Dynasty nor any European country can shake China's control over the South China Sea.

Encountering Jin Yiwei was already an accident on this trip. didn't expect to encounter a thread that called him to tell him.

Yu Guozhen looked at this man, he was thirty-four or five years old, and he looked powerful.

"This is Kang Qiang, originally from Hengzhou. Now he is running the front line of southern Gan for me. Yang Jiu immediately explained.

Seeing that Kang Qiang wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had something extremely secret to say, Yu Guozhen walked to the side, and then summoned Kang Qiang.

"Brother Kang, what's the matter with you?" Yu Guozhen called it extremely politely.

This voice of Brother Kang made Kang Qiang's heart suddenly warm. How many times has he been so respected by people of this status!

Unlike the European commoners, who had no dignity at all, in Chinese culture, even the lowest level of society had their own dignity. Therefore, there are all kinds of "soldiers can be killed but not humiliated", "the king treats me as a national soldier, I will be repaid by the national soldier", originally this scholar was a scholar, a noble official, but later, it has penetrated into the hearts of every ordinary person in China. Kang Qiang was still a little hesitant in his heart, but at this time he no longer wavered, and bowed down to the ground and said: "The villain wants to sacrifice the gold mine and the Nanhai Bo!" ”

Yu Guozhen was stunned for a moment: "Gold mine? ”

Kang Qiang opened his mouth and said, it turned out that unlike other "linemen" who were all outsiders, he was a native of Hengzhou. Inadvertently found that there was a big gold mine in Liantang, Hengzhou, but this mine was already being stolen, and the poachers were quite powerful, he didn't dare to make a noise, and he was afraid of being discovered.

Hengzhou is just north of Qin' Prefecture, no more than 100 miles apart, it can be said that this is also Yu Guozhen's sphere of influence, and the discovery of gold mines here is an unexpected joy. After Kang Qiang finished speaking, he looked at Yu Guozhen with some apprehension, but found that Yu Guozhen was not as happy as he imagined.

"The villain is honest, it's really a big gold mine!" Kang Qiang said.

"Do you know how to prospect?" Yu Guozhen did not ask about the specific location of the gold mine, but asked about it.

"Yes, Guang' Xiduo Mine, the villain's father and ancestor have passed down from generation to generation, and they are the people who prospect for minerals."

"Hehe, if that's the case, you shouldn't be a thread...... Would you like to go to Xinxiang and prospect for me? ”

In the boundaries controlled by Xinxiang, there are mineral resources, many of which cannot be explored for a while, such as the mining areas on the island of Taiwan. Zhi Yier and his disciples, the best is to explore coal mines, iron mines, gold mines, copper ore exploration is not very strong, and their number is limited, Yu Guozhen is hoping to add more prospecting talents, compared to Kang Qiang said Hengzhou gold mine, he himself is a gold mine.

"The villain is willing to serve Nanhaibo!"

Kang Qiang knelt down again, and this time no matter how Huwei helped him up, he insisted on bowing. Yu Guozhen could only accept his salute, and then he looked at the immigrants who were looking at them inexplicably, and his heart moved slightly.

The Chinese people are hardworking and capable, and they are quite intelligent, and almost all of them have the means to make a living. Or there is a craft, or there is a skill, even if you don't have any of these, you can also plow the field and grow vegetables. There are more than 1,000 people here and nearly 2,000 people, and among them, I don't know how many of them have a skill like Kang Qiang.

He whispered a word to Zhang Chi, and Zhang Chi quickly came to the crowd and said a few words, it is nothing more than Xinxiang recruiting talents, all the elders, even if they can cultivate the fields and grow vegetables, they can also use their talents, please report their strengths in time after they arrive in Xinxiang.

For Yu Guozhen, looking at the various "tunnels" is just to prepare for the next step. He didn't care about the gold mines in Hengzhou at all, he had the impression that there were big gold mines in northern Taiwan and Luzon, and although gold was valuable, it was not as good as steel for Xinxiang at present.

Not even as good as the population.

After traveling more than 20 miles with these immigrants, Yu Guozhen and others left. Kang Qiang didn't take him away, and when he arrived in Xinxiang, someone would place him.

"Well, are you relieved now?" Away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd, Yu Guozhen asked the people around him.

Mao Yuanyi smiled very implicitly, Zhang Chi didn't make a sound, and Song Xiance gave a thumbs up: "The lord laid out early, and he started to lay out this game two years ago, and I didn't know until today!" ”

"Manpower is sufficient, we only need to place 3,000 people, 2,000 army, 1,000 navy, and 1,500 logistics and miscellaneous personnel in Faxian City. The same is true of Zheng Hecheng, the laborers needed by the two cities are filled by the Japanese people, and the Tokugawa family did not promise to provide 50,000 Japanese laborers every year, and send 20,000 to repair the forts and fortresses in the shortest possible time. The new cannons made by the arsenal will be supplied to these two places first......"

Faxian City is the original Batavia, and Zheng He City is Manraka. Both of these are deep-water harbors, and they also curb the main sea communication routes, and there is a certain foundation, as long as they get their hands on it, then Yu Guozhen's South China Sea strategy will be completely realized.

"Can the Japanese really send 50,000 laborers?" Zhang Chi was a little skeptical: "This is not a small number. ”

"When I was negotiating with Abe, I asked him how he would fulfill this proposal, and Abe's reply was very interesting: he said that the Tokugawa family and the rest of the feudal lords were to allocate the land according to the population of each autonomous household. At that time, I originally wanted them to pay for the wages and food of these laborers, but the lord was kind, but he was relieved......" Song Xiance smacked his lips regretfully, as if a piece of fat meat had not tasted.

"The lord is not kind, but a long-term plan, if you want the Japanese to bear the food and salary, with the strength of the Japanese people, you can't afford it at all, and the final result is not to starve the laborers to death! The little wages of the Japanese people, and the little rations they ate, are nothing to us, but if we give him a full meal and give him a small salary, after we have worked for five years and go back, do you think they are still willing to stay in the Japanese country? ”

Mao Yuanyi's slow words made everyone laugh. If Song Xiance's idea is to consume the manpower and material resources of the Wa State in the shortest possible time, then Yu Guozhen's decision is to draw blood from the Wa State for a long time. Every year, 50,000 young and strong laborers are supplied, and these people have to work in Xinxiang for five years and then take turns to go back, with Xinxiang's current ability, five years is enough to cultivate these Japanese people into a desperate pro-China faction, and of course they wish that the Japanese country would also be ruled by Xinxiang.

"Count the time, the queen of the Japanese people, it's time to come to Xinxiang now, right?" Song Xiance changed the topic and suddenly mentioned the queen of the Japanese people, and he glanced at Yu Guozhen: "If this queen is a virtuous woman, does the lord really put it in the backyard?" ”

This kind of remark is something that only a bold and bold Song planner dares to mention in front of Yu Guozhen.

Yu Guozhen laughed: "There are many maids in my backyard. ”

"It's not right for the lord to say this, there are still fewer handmaidens in the backyard, too few, too few!" Song Xiance said.

Mao Yuanyi and Zhang Chi both nodded, agreeing with this. With Xinxiang's current strength, basically a century-old foundation is not a problem, and the three of them are older, and they are all going to fifty, so they have to consider the matter of the heir. Yu Guozhen now has three sons and two daughters, of which his wife Fang Ziyi has two sons and one daughter, Liu Ru has one daughter, and Xiaolian has a son. For Xinxiang, this is still too few children, after all, Yu Guozhen has such a big family business.

"You guys, our rules are there." Yu Guozhen shook his head with a smile: "If Mr. Song is interested, the queen of the Wa Kingdom, you can rest assured to chase it, as long as the other party agrees, I am willing to be this big matchmaker!" ”

Song Xiance waved his hand again and again: "Why did it go around me, the lord said this, it doesn't make sense!" ”

They were here to discuss the queen of the Wa Kingdom, but they didn't know that this young queen was setting foot on the new port of Xinxiang at this moment. (To be continued)