In the last quarter of the year, the number of merchant ships from Shandong gradually increased, but these merchant ships could not buy rosewood, because the governor of Java ordered a ban on the cutting of rosewood, which Zhao Yan meant.

Merchant ships could only buy rice, teng, spices, cotton, spices, and other things.

Javanese officials began to order large-scale cultivation of rice and cotton by indigenous peoples, and some advanced production techniques were introduced, and Java already had a relatively well-developed irrigation system.

The Nanyang Islands will be built as a raw material production area, and the plant resources here are very abundant, and rice can be grown three times a year.

In response, Javanese officials began to enclose land on a large scale, and continued to set up government-run plantations.

The caste of a plantation is not the same as that of a farm, which is a type of caste in which slaves are the main laborers and may also have a monopoly on a certain crop.

There are many paddy fields on the island of Java, and you can grow them for three crops.

After laying down West Java, a rough estimate shows that there are more than 6 million acres of paddy fields on the island of Java, and nearly 2 million acres can be reclaimed without destroying the ecology.

It is necessary to plant these paddy fields for three seasons, and the pursuit is the highest yield.

The domestic climate is cold, agricultural production has been greatly disturbed, food is a very important material, although there are sweet potatoes can be supported, the warehouse is stored in a huge amount of dumbfounded sweet potato flour, but the dried sweet potato flour is not much nutrition, basically every year to dump a lot of money, the name of disaster relief, in fact, just want to get more slaves. However, it also consumes a lot, and often has to use dried sweet potato flour instead of rice for disaster relief.

If there is not enough rice, it cannot be used for disaster relief.

To let everyone eat white rice, eat enough white rice, there must be enough grain production, the climate of Nanyang is unique, you can plant three crops a year, if the management is better, it is completely possible to produce about three stones per mu.

A large part of the rice fields in the south of the Ming Dynasty can reach the level of four stones per mu, but Nanyang uses Nanyang natives as labor, and the rice yield will be lower, after all, these natives are too lazy.

If you use Japanese slaves, the yield can reach four stones, and the farmers are more experienced in rice planting, coupled with the special surname (farmers under the mining system) who bear hardships and stand hard work, and the continuous agricultural research in Shandong, the yield is very easy to get four stones.

4 stone is more than 360 kilograms, which is still relatively low compared to the output of later generations. At this time, most of the grain yield per mu in some areas in the south of the Ming Dynasty could reach 4 stones, and most of them were cultivated through hard work and intensive cultivation.

At present, Zhao Yan is trying to get the Ming Dynasty away from intensive farming, but if it is a plantation, there is enough labor to use intensive farming, but this kind of plantation can only be government-run.

When the productivity reaches a certain level, the aliens must be purged, and if they are plantation owners, they are naturally unwilling.

Javanese officials began to enclose the land, and while ruling all of Java, they divided Java in two, and plantations expanded from Batavia all the way to the east.

A large number of Nanyang natives were reduced to slavery and imprisoned to work on plantations.

The governor of Java was not satisfied with this little land on the island of Java, and at the instigation of the governor of Java, Han Sheng began to invade Bo Ni and the Three Qi Buddhas.

The indigenous people of Sanqi Buddha (Sumatra) also have tens of millions of acres of paddy fields in their hands, and there are many kingdoms on it, and the colonial power is weak. About 2 million acres can be developed on Bo Ni Island, and the island is full of forests, which do not have much development value, and it is not allowed to burn forests on a large scale to obtain arable land.

Han Sheng sent troops and horses everywhere to conquer the natives on Sanqi Buddha and Boni Island in order to occupy those paddy fields, and whenever he attacked the next place, he would inevitably set up a stronghold, and then set up a number of plantations.

Above the Samqi Buddha, that is, around Palembang, is a very suitable place for agriculture, where the terrain is flat and there is abundant rainfall, it is entirely possible to develop another 5 million acres of paddy fields here.

After nearly half a year of expansion and investigation, the governor of Java put forward the plan of 'Daming Granary', that is, on the premise of not destroying the ecological environment, the paddy fields on the three islands of Java, Boni and Sanqifo on the islands can be developed, which can develop nearly 30 million mu.

Based on planting three crops a year and yielding 3 stones per mu per season, it can produce 270 million stones of rice, which can feed 1/10 of the population of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to paddy fields, sugarcane and cotton can also be grown on dry land, and the climate of the South Seas is unique for the production of sugarcane.

Rubber is also very important, it is an order from above, to keep the planted rubber trees alive as much as possible, and to grow as much rubber as possible.

Rubber tree saplings are available every year, and not long ago, 100,000 saplings were shipped from Shandong, as well as more than 100,000 rubber tree seeds.

Rubber was needed for the manufacture of steam engines, and although the Institute of Science and Technology found several other alternatives, rubber was the best.

Without enough rubber, some of Zhao Yan's inventions, such as bicycles, have become castles in the air. There is no rubber tire of the bicycle, not to mention the hard work of pedaling, but also bumpy to death, now the bicycle is there, and there is a special factory in manufacturing, but this thing is used in Zhaojiabao, where the road is relatively flat, people generally ride horses to and from work, bicycles are not used, just people ride to play, the practical surname is relatively low.

Rubber trees were planted in Nanyang, and after six years they could start tapping, and then rubber production would not be a problem, and there would be enough rubber for less important manufacturing.

Today's rubber is basically only used in steam engine factories.

For the Javanese governor, the territory under his current jurisdiction is very large, and in addition to agriculture, other aspects can also be developed.

For example, fisheries can also be developed, as well as those flora and fauna on the islands of the South Seas, but this aspect is more restricted.

The direction of development was determined, and plantations began to be built in an orderly manner on the islands of Java, Samqi Buddha and Boni.

The Golden Force entered the Australian region as early as April, and after occupying Java, they sent men to Java, and then to Bo Ni and Sam Qi Buddha.

It is rumored that Lao Dan made a lot of gold in Nanyang back then, and was jealous of the Dutch, and it is very likely that gold was mined in Nanyang.

Sure enough, the gold forces found several large gold mines on the islands of Samqi Buddha and Boni, and also received several gold deposits that had already been mined on the island of Java.

In the south-east of Australia, where the Golden Forces did not gain much, they clashed with the Australian Aborigines in the southeast, and although they repelled the natives due to the lack of troops, they also appeared to be inmobile, so after opening a stronghold along the coast, they concentrated most of their forces in the South Seas and northern Australia.

In the process of searching for gold mines in Australia, it is common to pick up dog-headed gold on the road, and the largest piece of dog-head gold picked up by the gold army weighs 100 catties.

It is indeed an area with a lot of gold mines.

After months of searching, they found three gold deposits in northern Australia, not on a large scale, but Australia was too big for them to fully explore.

During this period, several expeditions from Shandong came to Australia, and the number of these expeditions ranged from five or six to more than 100.

The expedition personnel were heavily armed and equipped with the best weapons. One of the expeditions was organized by Denley University, and most of the members of the expedition were students. They went deep into the Australian region in full armor and were protected by hundreds of soldiers.

The students collected many specimens of flora and fauna in the Australian region, while also exploring the geography of Australia.

The other expeditions apparently did not have this treatment, and most of them were privately organized expeditions that dreamed of finding gold in Australia.

Most of these expeditions consisted of veterans or village soldiers who set off with the expedition after receiving their weapons at customs.

If you can find a gold mine, you can get a high bounty. And if you find other minerals, you can also get some bounties, and the core members of the expedition must know how to prospect.

Australia is not too dangerous, there is nothing too harsh here except for desert accidents, and expeditions usually stop and change routes after encountering the desert.

That is, there are no too dangerous wild animals, no strong indigenous armed forces, and no tropical rainforests like the South Seas.

Australia's Aborigines apparently had a mixed attitude towards these expeditions, with some being hospitable and exchanging goods with the expedition, while others clashed with Aboriginal forces.

The aborigines of Australia are not the same as the natives of the South Seas, the South Seas region is in the tropics, and people do not want to move when the weather is hot, and their appetite is not high, so the aborigines of the South Seas are not in good physical condition, and they are lazy because of the abundant food sources. Australia's environment is different, so the indigenous people are more rugged and less lazy.

In the course of a conflict, well-armed expeditions are generally able to retreat, and in special cases they will encounter the phenomenon of losing their members.

In July, the Nanyang Infantry Brigade sent 1,000 soldiers to open a base in northern Australia and began to provide force and logistics for the expedition.

By September, Fujian's merchant ships had all been registered, and Zhaoyan Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Yuegang (on the edge of Xiamen Port) and other places had set up customs one after another, and Fujian merchant ships began to be active in the South Seas.

The recruitment bureau organized 200,000 immigrants from the north and south to immigrate to Nanyang and Australia, and the number of immigrants from the three islands of Java, Sanqifo, and Boni was more than 150,000, and Australia only emigrated 50,000.

In the South Seas, there is a certain agricultural base that can secure a food source, while Australia has no agricultural base, and the Australian Aborigines mainly rely on gathering and hunting.

At the same time as the immigration, the commercial trade in the South Seas also began to flourish, and the Ministry of Commerce set up trading posts in the South Seas and in the north and southeast of Australia.

The establishment of a trading post allows merchant ships to quickly complete the handover of trade, without having to stay in the port for too long to wait for the arrival of goods, shortening the trade cycle.

…… Zhao Yan in Zhaojiabao saw the 'Daming Barn' plan submitted by the governor of Java, and couldn't help but be very moved, at this time the Daming climate was cold, the water conservancy was corrupt, and at the same time he was building projects everywhere, and the situation of agricultural production was still very grim.

Daming's larger commercial grain base, except for the northeast is the Huguang area, the entire Huguang area has no problem in developing 80 million mu of cultivated land without destroying the ecological environment.

Of the 80 million mu of land, half of which are paddy fields, can produce 160 million stone of rice based on the output of 2 stones per mu and two seasons of planting per year.

Extensive cultivation may result in lower yields.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but reflect on whether his development direction was wrong, if he produced in the way of farms, he could indeed achieve extensive planting.

However, in rice cultivation, it does not meet the conditions for extensive planting.

There is no problem with planting rice, but what about harvesting? Can a family harvest 100 acres of rice? Not to mention 100 acres, even 50 acres is enough.

However, Zhao Yan quickly found the problem.

With the current population of the Ming Dynasty, 200 million people are up to the sky, and the land pressure is very small.

Although the food problem may seem urgent, as long as it is ensured militarily that there is no man-made destruction in the locality, and if the water conservancy is repaired, the food can be quickly replenished.

And with the size of the Ming population, if these lands are cultivated at full capacity, it will soon cause a surplus of food.

In fact, there are many commercial grain bases in Daming, there are northeast plains in the north, Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south, and Sichuan Basin in the southwest.

After all, the market recovery ability is still very strong, as long as there is a momentum for recovery.

In addition to growing food, there is a large amount of land that can be used to grow cash crops, but too many species of economic crops can also create a surplus of agricultural products, which can quickly spread inward if problems arise in overseas colonies.

After analyzing the situation of land and population, Zhao Yan decided to approve the 'barn plan' in Nanyang, and the south did not grow too much rice, but instead planted corn to raise beef cattle.

The staple food of the Han people is rice, so the supply of rice needs to be guaranteed, and when rice cultivation cannot be done extensively, it will be transferred to the colonies.

A large amount of land in the country is used to grow corn to develop aquaculture, corn silage is used to raise cattle and sheep, and it is more land to feed a population with meat than to feed a population with grain, so in this way, the excess land can be digested, and at the same time, the quality of the diet is improved, and the meat is naturally better than the grain, and the nutrition is better.

As long as the aquaculture industry in the north and south develops to a certain scale, people can eat meat with an open stomach, and they can eat big fish and meat at a time.

Add fruits, cotton, rape and other cash crops, and the land can be digested.

The rice needed is supplied from the South Seas. Once people's living conditions reach a certain level, the population growth rate will not be too high.

When the time comes, call for more babies, and there will be no problems.

Soon Zhao Yan drafted an order and sent it to Yuben, this order was for Liu Guoneng, and the order asked him to catch more Japanese slaves and send them to Nanyang.

The Nanyang monkey can't do anything, with the lazy Xi surname of the Nanyang monkey, the yield of the plantation is definitely not as high as predicted, and at the critical moment, you have to let the devil go on, let them work hard, and the labor is the most glorious!

Zhao Yan has defined Nanyang as a place that produces tropical fruits, rubber, rice, and precious timber, and he currently prohibits the cutting of rosewood.

It is certain that the red sandalwood should be protected, but it must also be cut, and it is useless to keep it without cutting, but the number of cuts must be limited, and it is best to let people have a variety of points.

The whole Ming Dynasty was cutting down rosewood on a large scale, and when the country cut it down, it went to Nanyang to buy it, and all the adult rosewood was bundled and taken away, and then stored.

At present, the number of rosewood in the South Sea Islands is small, and the new ones have not yet grown. It takes hundreds of years for this kind of wood to grow, so Zhao Yan thought that if a lot of red sandalwood is planted every year, then there will be a lot of it in the 21st century.

Thinking of the twenty-first century, yew numbers are also very small.

Zhao Yan, who was worried that he had no place to spend money, quickly allocated 500,000 silver dollars to let people try to plant yew and red sandalwood in the south and Nanyang regions, and they would be planted every year in the future.

In terms of sand control and sand control in Mongolia, Zhao Yan allocated 5 million silver dollars to start tackling desertified areas, and he will inspect them every year in the future.

Regarding the collection of agricultural tax, Zhao Yan decided to change.

After figuring out how to develop agriculture in the future, Zhao Yan decided to isolate the aquaculture industry and expropriate it, because the aquaculture industry needs more land, so Zhao Yan decided to raise the upper limit of 500 mu to 3,000 mu, that is, the land owned does not exceed 3,000 mu, and the tax is within a reasonable range.

But if you want to enjoy this treatment, you must pass the exam, have the technical conditions of the breeding industry, understand the breeding model, know how to silage, and understand the use of advanced methods of breeding.

Farmers must be well-educated and cannot divert land for animal husbandry, which is not the case for farmers in non-traditional areas.

However, this bill has not been released for the time being, and Zhao Yan has not yet reached out to the south.

At this time, Zhao Yan was already struggling with administrative expansion, after all, there were too few high-quality officials.

At present, such an administrative situation in Shandong can appear, mainly the result of his supervision, if there is a certain distance, when the emperor is far away, it is inevitable that there will be a cat.

The future of a country does not depend on the strength of its treasury, nor on the strength of its castles, nor on the magnificence of its public facilities, but on the quality of its citizens.

For the time being, the character of citizenship is not high.

Most of the literati of this era lost the righteousness of the literati of the Song Dynasty, which was the disaster caused by the Mongol invasion.

Therefore, Zhao Yan is still waiting for expansion, and when his education system grows, he needs a large number of high-character and talented officials.

In order to achieve precise management in administration, the most important thing is to implement the officials, otherwise a good policy will be messed up by the officials below.

The eleventh year of Chongzhen, the year of starting the steam engine, has gradually come to an end.

(To be continued)