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Li Ji slowly sailed on the empty sea, Wei Qing accompanied the escort, Zhao Lie was very bored from the lower deck to the upper deck, looked around, only saw scattered ice ridges and a few seabirds scattered in the sky.

This time, Zhao Lie set off from Shidao on the second day of the new year, and took advantage of the fact that there was no major event in the first month to go to Jeju to inspect.

Now that he is the commander of Jinghaiwei, Zhao Lie can no longer have free time like a small thousand households back then, and this time he also took a leave of absence from the capital for a month, leaving Li Mingyu to preside over the overall situation of the Acropolis, so it was not easy to have this trip to Jeju.

Muñoz was on deck inspecting the lower sail, and one of the lower sails in the morning was torn, which had just been replaced, which was also the reason for the slow speed of the boat.

"Raise the full sails, put the sails up, and raise the skews all up." Muñoz issued orders to the first mate and boatswain one after another.

With the cooperation of the deck crew, the sails were raised one by one, and the angle of the sails was adjusted at the same time, and the huge hull of the Li Ji began to accelerate sharply and drove straight to the east.

The wind blew from behind the side and wrapped the big air around Zhao Lie.

"My lord, it's so fucking cold on the deck, let's go to the lower deck." Yu Dabao behind him shouted.

"Don't worry, this is nothing, it's good to blow the wind." Zhao Lie shook his head and refused, enjoying this rare leisure.

Now he is also full of troubles, this year is like a marquee between the various guards and stone islands, and he only rested for two days before going to Jeju, which is rare for a moment of leisure.

Even yesterday, the ship carefully pondered the next trend of Jinghaiwei, Jeju, and Beihua, and fell asleep in the middle of the night. Then we went to Jeju. Don't think much about Jeju and Bukhwa things are waiting for him.

Eighty or ninety miles away from Jeju. Under the guidance of the patrol ship, the Li Ji and Wei Qing entered the port of Jeju, only to see that the military port was full of warships, and there were not many warships taken from the Portuguese, Dutch and Spaniards, but more of the Galen warships built by Shidao and Jeju.

They cover the entire bay.

There are patrol ships ranging from the large Song-class and Tang-class to the small Shidao-class cruisers, which can really be said to cover the sea for several miles.

Zhao Lie boarded the wharf, and Ma Tao, the government affairs department of Jeju, Li Lu of Jeju Town, and Li Hu of the head of the naval division were already waiting at the wharf.

"I haven't been here for more than a year. This is the right time to stay a little longer and see how Jeju has changed. Ma Tao said with a smile.

"Yes, Jeju is really living and working in peace and contentment today, and it is not the same as Denglai." Li Lu said.

"Okay, let's take a look." Zhao Lie raised his hand.

Zhao Lie deliberately only took a few guards and a few people to walk into Jeju City this time, so that he could see the whole picture, if it was a large number of guards and attendants, it would not be to observe the people's feelings, but to disturb the people.

Several people were dressed in civilian clothes, although there were a few guards around them. It looks like an ordinary person, but it's not too outstanding.

There are three or four percent more shops in Jeju City than Zhao Lie's last visit. The streets are very tidy, and the pedestrians are not dressed the same as they were back then, although some people are still wearing patched clothes, but they are all very clean.

It was the first month of the year, and there was a lot of joy everywhere, and there was no trace of the dilapidated and filthy place of the original penal colony, as if it had never been, and it was a brand new town.

"My lord, Jeju's tax revenue is three times higher than it was back then, and most of it comes from business taxes." Ma Tao smiled and came one by one.

"Oh, not too much." Zhao Lie didn't think so, there was no agricultural tax in later generations, not only did not pay taxes but also subsidies, and taxes from all walks of life were the main body, and the tax on acres was already dispensable.

"It's already too much, my lord, my subordinates thought that it had to be the first tax per acre, but I never expected that now the commercial tax has now occupied half of Thailand." Ma Tao really didn't expect that after Jeju collected commercial tax, in the past two years, the commercial tax revenue would exceed the acres of land and become the foundation of Jeju's financial resources.

"In the future, there will be more and more commercial taxes, and now this is the case in all the countries of Taixi," Zhao Lie looked at everyone, "So, my army must know that supporting merchants is for the foundation of their own family." ”

"Nowadays, there are a lot more businessmen of all sizes in Jeju, both Ming and Koreans." Ma Tao said.

"Ma Tao, from today onwards, you have to look at your subordinates, since the business tax is expensive, then the businessman will take care of the officials, pay less taxes, and the officials will blackmail the businessmen, so you must not be careless." Zhao Lie said solemnly.

"Yes, my lord, three officials have lost their posts because of this in the past six months." Ma Tao nodded and said, this matter has appeared in the past six months.

"Well, you wait for self-inspection on the one hand, I will let the Military Intelligence Department secretly patrol, and if someone commits a crime, they will be arrested immediately." Zhao Lie nodded.

Ma Taodeng's whole body was tight, the Military Intelligence Department is a secret son around the adult, and he has always come to inquire about the enemy's situation, but this time it is used here, he doesn't dare to be careless, and after going back, let people check themselves, it is best not to commit it in the hands of the Military Intelligence Department, otherwise the face will be lost.

Zhao Lie came to the door of a rice shop, looked at the plaque, and smiled slightly, "Well, this is good, it should be Chinese characters first." ”

The plaque on the door of the shop reads four Chinese characters for Hong's rice shop, and the name of the shop is only a quarter the size of a quarter of the Chinese character underneath.

"My lord, the plaques of all the shops in Jeju are placed in this way, and if they are not written like this, they are not allowed to put on the plaques, and they cannot open for business, and this is all in accordance with your orders." Ma Tao said with a smile.

Zhao Lie nodded with satisfaction, thinking that at the beginning, there were all Korean plaques here, which was a headache for Zhao Lie, but Jeju had just been brought under his rule, and stability was the first, so he ordered Ma Tao to wait for Xu Tuzhi, and now it has finally changed, and it looks much more comfortable.

Everyone came to the official office, entered the official hall, and the attendants finished serving tea.

"Ma Tao and Li Lu talk about the current armament situation in Shidao." Zhao Lie looked at the two.

"My lord, in the past year, the craftsman battalion has produced more than 7,000 plate armor, more than 30,000 firearms, more than 300 artillery pieces, more than 2,000 vests, and 10,000 catties of propellants. Ma Tao arched his hand.

"My lord, the three infantry teams of Jeju Town are fully loaded, and in addition, the four newly built thousand brigades of Beihua are being reorganized in Jeju, and the soldiers of Jeju Town and Beihua Town have been mixed according to the instructions of the adults, and now they have all been reorganized." Li Lu arched his hand.

"But, hey, hey..." Li Lu raised his eyes to look at Zhao Lie and hesitated.

"Oh, hehe, Mr. Li is thinking carefully, tell me, what's the matter." Zhao Lie nodded and Li Lu smiled.

"Uh, this lord," Li Lu looked at Zhao Lie with a grin, "There are now more than 2,000 Shidao horses in the Jeju Racecourse, and hundreds of Portuguese horses, this is the only cavalry in Jeju Town, Qian Zong, hehe, or Jeju bantam horses, this, hehe, my lord, see if you will allocate 1,000 Jeju horses to Jeju Town." ”

As soon as Zhao Lie saw Li Lu's smiling appearance, he knew what he wanted to say, and he really wanted to pull good goods on Jeju's plate.

"It's not impossible to allocate Jeju."

Zhao Lie picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea without hurrying.

"Really, my lord is also sympathetic to our Jeju cavalry Qianzong's mount, which is too bad," Li Lu's small eyes immediately widened, and his tone was full of joy, he had been greedy for a long time.

"As long as you can convince the general, what is the use of Jeju cavalry Qian always with the best war horses on this isolated island of Jeju." Zhao Lie looked at Li Lu with a smile, Li Lu thought carefully about how Zhao Lie didn't know.

"Uh," this is a hard injury, indeed, Jeju is the whole under the escort of the water division, whether it is North Korea or the Japanese state does not defeat the naval division of the broken army, hehe, then don't think about landing in Jeju, otherwise you will be looking for death. But of course Li Lu can't stop so easily, and he can't let his own cavalry team be too shabby.

"My lord, no matter what happens to Beihua and Denglai, Jeju Town will have to rush to the aid immediately, and when the time comes, Jeju Madang will really be overwhelmed, my lord." It is rare for Li Lu to learn to save the country with a curve.

"Ben will ask you, whether Shidao or Beihua Town should take the lead." Zhao Lie asked with a smile.

"Of course, ahem, of course they take over first." Li Lu immediately wilted, he knew that it was over, and there was nothing going on in Jeju Town.

"Ah, they should meet the enemy first, think about their mounts, Beihua is also nearly half of the Jeju horses, and the Ishishima Department is facing the strong enemy of Jiannu at any time, and the horses are not as good as the Jiannu, so I am anxious to change the Ishishima horses." Zhao Lie looked at Li Lu, "Why don't they finish changing clothes." ”

"Yes." Li Luxin replied reluctantly.

"But," Zhao Lie put down the tea bowl and teleported.

"What do you say, my lord," Li Lu's head rubbed up.

"However, Jeju Town can leave two hundred Shidao horses for the night without changing clothes, and as for the Portuguese war horses, there is no need to think about it." Zhao Lie said with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Lu was happy to see his teeth and eyes, and frequently gave his hand, he thought that there was no hope at all, but he didn't expect it, he didn't expect to leave two hundred horses, hehe, at least he could change horses if he didn't collect it at night, and he could earn two hundred Shidao horses No, it's not too little.

"My lord, Lord Qi Wei, the deputy general of the Navy Division, has come to report something." A guard came in through the door.

"Let him in." Zhao Lie said.

Li Hu went to greet Zhao Lie, and the sailor battalion was in charge of the deputy general Qi Wei, and even this deputy general came at this time, so there must be something important.

Suddenly, Qi Wei, who was dressed all over his body, walked in quickly.

"My lord, my subordinates have something important to report." Qi Weijun saluted.

"Speak." Zhao Lie returned the salute.

Li Hu also looked at Qi Wei with concern.

"My lord, the warship escorting the Portuguese in Macao has just returned to port, and they have been ambushed by the Dutch near Xiaoliuqiu, and they have suffered heavy losses." Qi Wei looked at Zhao Lie cautiously.

"Bastard." Li Hu said angrily.

Zhao Lie also had a gloomy face.

The good mood of the day is gone. (To be continued.) )

ps: It's three hundred chapters, although the results are dismal, and it's not a popular comic historical essay today, but I still celebrate myself, and I hope to persevere to the end and have a happy ending.