Su Tiancheng returned to Dengzhou first.

In his opinion, the battle against Taiwan is not particularly difficult, far less complicated than the conquest in the grassland, but the follow-up construction will be much more difficult, today's Taiwan Island, is not a few hundred years later, Taiwan is regarded as a poor and backward place, and even in the eyes of some adults in the imperial court, Taiwan is a barbarian land, so many years, the Ming court has almost no intentions for Taiwan, even if Taiwan is occupied by the Spanish colonizers and Dutch colonists, it does not take care of it.

Taking the island of Taiwan is only the beginning, and the most important thing is the follow-up construction, since I am ready to gain a foothold on the island of Taiwan, I must find ways to build Taiwan well.

On the one hand, Taiwan has long been out of the control of the imperial court, and the officials sent there cannot reach Taiwan, and on the other hand, it is basically difficult to send officials to the island of Taiwan, unless they are belittled or not treated by the public, and no one wants to go to Taiwan.

Not to mention Taiwan, even if it is Liaodong and other places, ordinary officials are reluctant to go.

Taiwan's poverty is well known to all, and over the years, the Spanish colonizers and Dutch colonizers have wantonly plundered the island, and the lives of the common people have been extremely difficult.

Qu Qingze's information about Taiwan is much stronger than that of the imperial court, and some businessmen who have traveled back and forth between Taiwan and Fujian, Weihaiwei and other places, when it comes to the situation in Taiwan, it should be said that Zheng Zhilong's influence in Taiwan is still not small, Zheng Zhilong's base camp was in Taiwan, and in the first year of Chongzhen, he accepted the appeasement of the imperial court. After leaving Taiwan and setting up his base camp in Fujian, Taiwan was easily occupied by the Spanish colonists and Dutch colonists, and then Zheng Zhilong's strength quickly grew and controlled the trade on the sea route, after being defeated by the Jiangning Battalion Sailors led by Su Tiancheng. Zheng Zhilong arrived in the capital, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong stayed in Fujian, the Zheng family water division was annexed by the Jiangning camp water division, and Xiong Zijian became the official who represented the imperial court and the Jiangning camp and really controlled the sea areas around Fujian.

The Dutch colonists did not know much about the Jiangning Naval Division, and thought that it was the former Daming Naval Division, but the Ming Dynasty set up a trading dock in Weihaiwei, which was in line with their economic interests. The Dutch colonists controlled Taiwan, which directly controlled Luzon and Southeast Asia, and could plunder a large amount of wealth, and at the same time, the merchant ships that came to Daming by sea to trade also had to be allowed by the Dutch colonists. They have a very subtle attitude towards the establishment of Weihaiwei Wharf.

Smuggling along the coast of Fujian. It was basically banned, which was also because of Xiong Zijian's toughness, besides, the reason why sea smuggling was able to prevail in the past was the result of Zheng Zhilong's support, and now the sailors led by Zheng Zhilong. All of them are under the jurisdiction of the Jiangning Battalion Naval Division, and their main responsibility is to crack down on smuggling along the coastal areas of Fujian.

In this respect, the Dutch colonists and the trading groups in Nagasaki, Japan, were hit hard, including some Japanese conglomerates. I am also not satisfied with such a situation.

From the point of view of trade and transportation, the long coastal area of Daming, there is only one Weihaiwei wharf to trade, that is far from enough, which is not conducive to the development of commerce, many merchant ships, to go through a long journey, to be able to reach Weihaiwei wharf, which also leads to smuggling at sea, can not be completely banned.

Whether it was the Spanish colonizers or the Dutch colonists on the sea, after occupying Taiwan, they did not take into account the life or death of the Taiwanese people at all, what they needed was interests, the common people of Taiwan lived in dire straits, and the Dutch colonists did not have the slightest support for the common people who cultivated the land, and the annual grain taxes collected reached more than 60% of the yield per mu, so there were also ordinary people in Taiwan who rose up to resist, but unfortunately the strength was not good, and it was impossible to have good results.

Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng led a large army to attack Taiwan, which has a certain mass base, but prior preparation is essential, that is, it is necessary to prepare a large amount of property, including food, seeds, and other things, even tea, silk, salt, etc., gold and silver are indispensable, and it is best to be able to immigrate to make Taiwan's population larger.

Based on such considerations, Su Tiancheng did not go to Fujian first, but returned to Dengzhou.

Many officials who were given important tasks by Su Tiancheng received notices to prepare a large amount of grain, seeds, tea, salt, cloth, silk and other items, even including pigs, ploughing cattle, chickens and ducks, etc., these things, in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, can be purchased quickly, and today's Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, the degree of wealth has long surpassed that of the south, and the abundance of materials has reached an astonishing level, all of which originate from Weihaiwei Wharf.

When Su Tiancheng returned to Dengzhou, the first thing he was concerned about was the situation of material reserves, and he followed him back to Qu Qingze in Dengzhou, focusing on this task, urging officials at all levels to purchase as many materials as possible.

On the third day of Su Tiancheng's return to Dengzhou, Song Sijun also came to Dengzhou.

When Su Tiancheng conquered the grassland, because Haoge led the Houjin Tartars, attacked the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe station, Song Sijun was in a hurry, and made a decision, imploring the border troops of Datong, Yulin and other places to enter the Jingbian of Anning Fort to protect the mutual market, so that Song Sijun and Su Tiancheng did not expect that the army moved in, and the officials of the household department also followed to Anning Fort and Jingbian, and slowly began to meddle in the affairs of the mutual market. Ready to take over the operation of the mutual market.

Song Sijun quickly reported the situation to Su Tiancheng, and after thinking about it for a long time, Su Tiancheng made a decision to let Song Sijun hand over the operation of the mutual market, and the remaining Jiangning battalion soldiers all returned to Dengzhou, but Su Tiancheng used his status as a cabinet minister to ask the household department to give Jiangning Camp one million taels of silver every year, and this request, Yang Sichang and Zhu Xianxuan both agreed, and the emperor also agreed.

The reason why Su Tiancheng asked Song Sijun to withdraw was that he was preparing to ask Song Sijun to go to Taiwan to operate.

For a talent like Song Sijun, Su Tiancheng does not have a second person in his hands, Wan Chenggui is not as good as Song Sijun, and he does not have as many skills as Song Sijun.

Taiwan has become the most important target in Su Tiancheng's mind, and it must be managed well, once the Jiangning battalion occupies Taiwan, Su Tiancheng will leave enough materials in Taiwan for Wang Dazhi and Song Sijun to operate, and the officials at all levels of government in Taiwan will also be Su Tiancheng's henchmen, so that the pace of leading the army to conquer the Houjin Tartars can be accelerated, and once the Houjin Tartars are completely eliminated, Su Tiancheng will go directly to Taiwan.

Of course, running Taiwan is not a matter of one or two years, and it will take great efforts to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, and it may take a short time, or it may take several years.

Confession is a must, Dengzhou Governor's Mansion.

Qu Qingze and Song Sijun waited in the wing.

After Su Tiancheng hurriedly walked in, Wu Rong and the others stood guard at the door of the wing, and no one was allowed to approach.

Su Tiancheng's expression was very serious and straight to the point.

"The two of you have been with me for a long time, there are some situations, I have to confess, the court's suspicion of me has never stopped, some things I must prevent, the matter of the cunning rabbit and the death of the lackey, everyone is clear, today's imperial court, gradually getting richer, all parts of the country have begun to calm down, the biggest enemy of the imperial court, is the Houjin Tartar, the next step, the main responsibility of the Jiangning battalion is to exterminate the Houjin Tartar."

"I have to think about what kind of attitude the imperial court has towards me after the extermination of the Houjin Tartars, and whether you, the henchmen who have followed me for a long time, will also suffer from the catastrophe of annihilation, take precautions, and have to take precautions, the reason why I attach importance to Taiwan is to leave a way back for myself."

"Song Sijun, your next task, is to run Taiwan, once we recover Taiwan, you have to stay in Taiwan, careful management, Taiwan's position is very important, control Taiwan, Luzon and Southeast Asia and other places, it is also in control, most of my Ming Dynasty's maritime trade, is to rely on the island of Taiwan, so the development of commerce and trade in Taiwan, compared with the mainland, it is much easier, the imperial court has neglected Taiwan Island for a long time, we retreat to Taiwan Island, will not attract the attention of the imperial court, once we control Taiwan, Wharves in Fujian and other places need to be built. ”

"The people of Taiwan are very poor, so we need to transport a large number of materials to Taiwan, and we need to help the people of Taiwan to improve their production capacity, so that the people can settle down in the shortest possible time."

"As for the officials who are transferred, I plan to draw them from Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, as well as Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, Fuzhou and Xuanzhou have been recovered, judging from the current situation, the imperial court can directly send officials to govern these places, as for Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, they will eventually be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."

"Lao Qu, I'm about to set off to Fujian, this time you don't have to follow me to Fujian, responsible for raising more materials in Dengzhou, once we recover Taiwan, these materials will have to be transported over, you also have to consider transferring some businessmen to Taiwan, and transferring many workshops here directly to Taiwan, in this regard, you can directly contact Wan Chenggui."

"I've said all the requirements, and the purpose is clear, I don't have time to manage these things for the time being, so I'll leave it to you completely, the planning must be accurate, and the preparation also needs to be sufficient, this time, we are really building a base for our own survival."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Qu Qingze and Song Sijun.

Qu Qingze nodded, and Song Sijun clenched his fists and said.

"My lord, my subordinates must live up to their mission, but the military salary of the Jiangning battalion is not something that my subordinates can worry about."

"You don't have to worry about this, there is Weihaiwei Wharf, and the military salary of the Jiangning battalion is enough." (To be continued......)