"It's a bit hot." Yu Guozhen looked around and muttered to himself.

In such a hot weather, fighting for a long time is unbearable for even the most trained guards. Fortunately, they are now huddled in the shade of Hoi An Harbor, the sea breeze has lightened some of the heat and heat, and they have been in Qinzhou for more than two months, and they are used to the hot weather that can be sent here.

"Yu Gongzi is right, it's so hot here, it's really unbearable." Next to him, Hu Jingshui squatted on the ground very indecently, wiping the sweat on his forehead with a towel: "Yu Gongzi runs Xinxiang, why do you want to come here?" ”

This is a question he has always been puzzled about, he was tempted by Yu Guozhen's heavy profits, and he felt that no matter whether he succeeded or not, he would not have any loss, so he ran back and forth. Now that he sees that great things can be accomplished, he finally asks his doubts.

"That's the question...... There are several reasons for this. Yu Guozhen gently shook the banana leaf fan in his hand, since Hu Jingshui was rescued by him, he has done his best for Xinxiang's affairs. Although limited to vision and ability, but bold and daring to take risks, as long as the network is good, it can also become an important helper in the future.

Therefore, he stretched out a finger: "This time, I took advantage of the opportunity of the Liukou disaster in Nanzhili, I brought 40,000 people from the Anlu area, and I only have 10,000 acres of land in Qin' Prefecture, but these 40,000 people cannot be fed. ”

In fact, these 40,000 people arrived in Xinxiang one after another from the beginning of May, and the first group was Wang Baozong, who left the inland river in advance, and under the training of Gao Dazhu along the way, only less than 10 of the 2,500 people were lost, and the rest all arrived safely. Then the Zheng family sent it by sea, which was delivered intermittently for more than a month, and it was not completely completed until mid-June.

There are more than 40,000 people in total, who have been raising for more than two months, and Xinxiang's grain stock is enough to support them until the second season's grain harvest.

Seeing Hu Jingshui's disbelief, Yu Guozhen also smiled: "Don't look at me I can feed them now, but I can't just support idlers, besides, buying food to support them is also a big expense, in the past two or three months, I have spent 100,000 taels on them." ”

"Moreover, now that the Central Plains is not quiet, the wanderers have not stopped, Gao Chuang has returned to Shaanxi, and the thieves have broken into Huguang, and there will only be more and more displaced people. I still want to store more food, and then I will take in more hungry people, and I can only buy food, where can I do it? Only people with ulterior motives would think that they can support a large number of people by buying food! ”

"Why doesn't Yu Gongzi open up wasteland and grow grain in Liangguang, there are still a lot of wasteland in Liangguang, Qin'zhou, Lingshan, and Lian'zhouhe'pu, all of which have a small population and are quite wasteland. Actually, no, there is also the land of Qiongya, I heard that Lin'gao is a treasure land, which can be cultivated and planted. Hu Jingshui was puzzled.

"If you only put in 10,000 or 20,000 people, maybe you don't have to worry, but I have 40,000 people, and there will be more and more in the future. Now it's because I have some points on the Zhizhou side, but these people are temporarily living and will definitely move to Dayuan in the second half of the year, so I am allowed for the time being. Yu Guozhen said.

There is no falsehood in his words, because he is obsessed with the way of practical learning, and he has the help of Yu Guozhen, so Wang Chuanyu of Zhizhou will come to Qin'zhou to take office. But this does not mean that Wang Chuanyu will stand on Yu Guozhen's side unprincipledly, so tens of thousands of homeless people are coming, and any change means that Wang Chuanyu's whole family has to lose their heads!

No matter how good the relationship between the two is, it is not so good that Wang Chuanyu can take the risk of losing his head for Yu Guozhen.

"No wonder, but since there is Dayuan Island, why didn't Gongzi Yu send them to that island?"

"That island is the territory of the Zheng family and the Hongmaofan, it's easy for me to send people up, but if I send them up, I can't protect them." Yu Guozhen said: "Hoi An is different, go with the wind, from Xinxiang to Hoi An, it is only a three-day voyage, even a headwind, and it is only a ten-day voyage." When my new ship is built, it will be even shorter, and it will be a headwind, and it will only take six or seven days to arrive. ”

"Although Hoi An is under the rule of Annam, there has been a long period of civil strife in Annam, and the Moh, Zheng, and Nguyen clans are fighting endlessly. The Zheng clan was the strongest, with only 56,000 soldiers, and the Ruan clan competed with it, relying on the geographical advantage and the 30,000 men who dared to fight. As for Mohs, it is not worth mentioning. This little force, and the endless infighting, is my chance to take advantage of the situation. It can be said that this is my day! ”

"Hoi An is well connected by sea and can trade with the Francois and Spaniards, and occupying this place is also conducive to the export of our new products. Don't say anything else, just the tax income can earn tens of thousands of taels every year. And they will live under the river, hundreds of miles of fertile fields, and the people of Annam are lazy and stubborn, and these lands are in their hands, which is simply a waste. But if we reclaim and plant, we don't dare to say anything, as long as I settle 5,000 households here, then the annual grain output will be more than 800,000 stone. ”

"In addition, further south from Hoi An, there is the kingdom of Chenla, whose kingdom is ignorant and its lord is weak, but whose land is fertile and vast, and which is better than Hoi An. If the land is cultivated, the grain yield is even 100 times that of Hoi An. Such a land of abundance is my geographical advantage. ”

"I have a mix of loyal guards and new criminals who want to get their hands on land. Among my allies, there are people who can bring me drugs to treat malaria, and there are also wealthy businessmen like Mr. Hu. It's my people and. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Guozhen smiled at Hu Jingshui: "Now the Central Plains is swinging, there are rogues inside, there are Dongyu outside, and there are constant party battles in the court, and there is no place for heroes. So I have a wish, that is, to be like the bearded guest in the early Tang Dynasty, to make contributions overseas. If there is nothing to do in the Central Plains, then the place where the people of our Chinese people live can be scattered in the desperate territory, and if there is something in the Central Plains, we can also preserve the context of our Chinese clothes and culture outside the territory. ”

As soon as these words came out, the doubts in Hu Jingshui's heart were confirmed, he muttered for a while, then got up and bowed respectfully to Yu Guozhen.

"The villain has received the grace of the son to save his life, and he should do his best to repay him." He bowed his head and bowed: "The villain also heard that the prince is famous, and the rogue scourge Anlu, and the people of Nanzhili have survived, relying on the power of the son." Those sinners were forced to obey, and it was also because of Gongzi that they saved their lives. Childe is benevolent, righteous and brave, Hu Jingshui is not talented, and he is willing to serve Childe! ”

If it were in the past, Hu Jingshui would never be so sincere and loyal, he is now seeing Yu Guozhen's strength and Yu Guozhen's methods, in his opinion, Yu Guozhen's actions this time will definitely succeed!

Occupy the land of Hoi An and move tens of thousands of Ming people, then the foothold will be stable, and after another ten or eight years of operation, the foundation can be inherited. And Yu Guozhen came to Hoi An, and he needed manpower to use it, and he came to vote at this time, and he might be able to get the position of an old minister!

Yu Guozhen helped him up with a smile: "I need Mr. Hu's strong help, if it happens, Mr. Hu's family's industry, or choose a brother and nephew to operate, Mr. Hu himself come to my side." ”

"This ...... Be! Hu Jingshui didn't expect that Yu Guozhen would ask him to help so simply, and replied after a little hesitation.

"Hey, there's going on over there?" Yu Guozhen heard the noise, he stood up and slowly walked towards the place where the sound came from.

Ye Wuya and Qi Niu were both sent to assist Ruan Fuyu, and there was no news at this time, so it was Luo Jiuhe who followed Yu Guozhen. He made a gesture, and immediately more than a dozen guards followed Yu Guozhen, and after a while, they arrived at the place where the noise had occurred.

But it was a group of Japanese people surrounding a fan, Yu Guozhen listened with great interest, and the group of Japanese people ignored them, just forced the guy, both sides were muttering and talking about birds, Yu Guozhen watched the excitement for a while, and didn't see anything famous.

"These widows are quite domineering." Although he couldn't understand what they were saying, from the attitudes of both sides, Yu Guozhen could see who was strong and who was weak.

"What Gongzi said is that the Japanese people in Hoi An have always been very domineering, and in the past, the uncles of Hoi An should be filled by the Japanese people. Do you see the bridge over there, the bridge is called Laiyuan Bridge, which was built by the Japanese people, and this side of the bridge is where the Ming people live, called Chugoku Town, and the other side is the residence of the Japanese people, called Honcho. Hu Jingshui laughed again when he said this: "However, the people dare to bully the Fanren, but they are still very polite to us Daming Chinese, and when it comes to Grandpa Qi, they also pick the thumbs one by one." ”

Yu Guozhen knew that the Japanese had also infested the South China Sea, so until now, the Lian Prefecture still has a Japanese ambassador to patrol the sea. He snorted and didn't say anything, but his heart faded when he saw the excitement.

"Childe doesn't like Japanese people?" Hu Jingshui is accustomed to observing words and feelings, and immediately understood.

"The Japanese are in trouble in the south of the Yangtze River, although there are few real and many fake Japanese, but it is not a good thing. If they hadn't invaded Korea, the first emperor would not have had to come to the aid of Korea, and countless national resources would have been spent in vain. In addition, I heard that there was a chieftain named Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the past, and his ambitions were so wild that he even wanted to annex China, and make the northern 'Kyoto the land of the Wa king's land, and Ning'bo as his retirement place. When Yu Guozhen said this, he couldn't help but sigh twice: "The arrogance is so far, it is natural to bring about its own destruction, and it was later destroyed by the current Japanese Tokugawa shogunate." ”

Hu Jingshui's eyes widened, he had a deep foundation in Hoi An, so he had a lot of dealings with the Japanese people, and he naturally heard about that ape Hideyoshi. But he never thought that Yu Guozhen, who came to Qinzhou from Nanzhili, would also know about him.

But after thinking about it, if he didn't have a heart for the country, Yu Guozhen would not have the great ambition to create a foundation overseas, at this time, the famous Donglin Party ancestor Gu Yanwu, didn't he say "family affairs, national affairs, everything in the world cares", this world affairs, of course, refers to things other than the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Guozhen had lost interest and was about to leave, when suddenly, the two groups of people clashed, and it was the people who were not angry and pushed a Japanese person, and the group of Japanese people suddenly stopped doing it, and pulled out their waist knives one after another, and some people took out the eagle's beak and pointed at the strokes of the people.

Yu Guozhen frowned slightly.

He had no intention of making a name for the people, just dog eating dog, but seeing the Japanese people draw their weapons so easily, he thought of another thing.

After he received Hoi An, he would issue a "sword hunting order" to the Japanese people.

(To be continued)