Chapter 533: Multiplication

In addition to the intensive preparations, Chen Xie also had to be busy writing recitals for the imperial court. Why? To Qiongzhou! This realm is in Daming, and the treatment of the big man is actually similar, it is the so-called border wasteland, a place of exile. What does Chen Xie want this place for? Kind of rubber! The Portuguese were very sincere, and they brought two boatloads of rubber saplings from thousands of miles. Remember, it's a sapling, and the rubber thing is meant to be raised, so it's miserable to take the fruit and plant it directly. How to find so many saplings, Chen Xie doesn't know, anyway, this thing is not worth much in Brazil, it is everywhere, just dig it according to Chen Xie's requirements, and then you have to wrap the roots in kraft paper and get a nutrient bowl out before it can be loaded on the ship and transported to Daming. As for what it was for, the Portuguese didn't know. They were concerned with two issues, one was the trade license of the Ming Dynasty and the other was the war against the Dutch.

At the moment in Brazil, the Dutch have the upper hand and Portugal has been struggling to support it.

At the same time as it was sent out, the boat full of rubber seedlings also sailed to Qiongzhou. When you get to the place, you will first occupy a piece of land and then talk about how to grow bananas, Chen Xie has a special textbook for the officials in charge of this matter. When he said goodbye in person, he also earnestly taught: "This matter is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty, remember not to slack off." In the future, the scale will really be planted, and you will be promoted to an official position. ”

In charge of this matter was a bankrupt businessman in his thirties named Cao Lin, who became a sailor at sea in desperation, read and read, and quickly stood out on the ship. After the wife and children received the adult, they were determined to climb up. People who have no ambition, Chen Xie doesn't like to use it yet.

"Don't worry, the little one will do his best to make this happen." Cao Lin hurriedly promised.

Two boatloads of saplings were transported to the Dayuan, and only about 1,000 survived. These are treasures. Witnessing the ship leaving the port, Chen Xie turned around and slowly went back. This time, there were more than 200 people who went to Qiongzhou, plus a brigade of infantry and a fourth-class warship to escort them, so there was no problem in terms of safety. The difficult thing is that those people who have settled in Qiongzhou can't help but whether they can go or not. Chen Xie just wanted to be human. In the future, the gap in this rubber will inevitably be very large, and it will definitely not work if there are fewer people.

Why is the new city called Taipei, Chen Xie didn't give everyone a reason, anyway, it's called so. In a large courtyard at the foot of the mountain, there is a row of factories where workers are busy assembling a new thing. There is no technical content in the bicycle, and it is even less difficult to assemble such a specially customized bicycle without a shift. After three days of fumbling with a few masters, they were familiar with everything here, and then recruited a group of young people. You can go to work after half a year of training.

This thing has actually been shipped for a long time, and it has never had a chance to play, but now it finally has a chance, and the assembled bicycle is thrown into the barracks, so that those soldiers of the A-shaped battalion fall for three days, and they are basically very skilled. A bicycle per hand, which is taken into account the pit roads of Southeast Asia. There is also a reference to the meaning of "Malay Tiger".

After some of the soldiers had basically mastered their bicycles, they couldn't wait to slip out into the streets. This small town was born out of pioneering. It's not too big now, just a main street. Residents from all over the world come here every Friday to catch the market. The local aborigines, those who obeyed, were accepted, and those who did not obey were driven into the mountains.

Today is a day to catch the market, soldiers on bicycles. One by one, it's not good. There were quite a few people living on both sides of the more than a mile-long street, and there was a headquarters for the cantonment and a camp for the garrison. The most popular is the Military Service Club, which is not only for the military, but also open for business on the street. Every time there is a market. This is the favorite place for big girls and little daughters-in-law. Well, there are all kinds of canned food to buy here.

The luncheon meat that soldiers eat is the most sought-after in this place. Opposite the military service club are several kilns, and the women bought or deceived by black-hearted businessmen from Dongying Disaster stand at the gate scratching their heads and making gestures, specializing in the business of soldiers. Some local women, who are living a difficult life, also build a straw shed opposite, spread a mat on the ground in good conditions, and add a layer of sheets. If the conditions are not good, it is a straw mat with straw underneath.

Chen Xie, who was dressed in civilian clothes and brought two guards, wandered blindly on this short street. The guards entered the kiln opposite in droves, but they bared their teeth slightly, and did not say anything. There is a long queue at the window facing the street, and most of the people who come here to buy things are young women. This phenomenon is quite incomprehensible to Chen Xie, especially when he sees many local young women, almost dressed up.

Raising his hand to stop a passing citizen, Chen Xie gossiped and asked, "This old man, why are so many women queuing up here?" ”

The young man who was stopped was obviously an immigrant, looked at the long line of young women, and said indignantly: "Riot, marry a soldier, and you will have meat to eat." If I were a woman, I would also be willing to marry a soldier, and I would not have to worry about food and clothing. As he spoke, he walked away, carrying a large bamboo basket behind him, which looked like something local.

Looking at a teahouse on the side of the road, Chen Xie went in and ordered a pot of tea, sat at the window and looked at the opposite side. A young soldier, pedaling a bicycle over, put on an unusually windy, coquettish poss, shouted at the team, and immediately a local girl came out of it, jumping to him, the two didn't know what to say, the woman timidly got into the back seat, this goods can actually take people. Really, the bike is really difficult. I didn't expect that I could catch up with a bicycle and easily pick up girls. When Chen Xie was still sighing, a man and a woman went away in the envious eyes of the crowd, who knows where to fool around.

Dengzhou Camp is not allowed to buy and sell by force, and it is not allowed to bully the people, but this kind of thing you like me doesn't matter. Seeing the crowds and vitality of this small town, Chen Xie felt a little bit of national pride. The Chinese are like cattle forks, as long as there is land in any place, they will soon be able to multiply and spread out.

Let's go, that's it for another look, although I don't get tired of looking at it, but it's not too early. patted his buttocks, dropped a silver dollar, and Chen Xie walked slowly. The cashier's guy chased after him with a silver yuan and shouted: "Guest officer, more than that, too much." ”

Chen Xie waved his hand without looking back: "The more the master rewards you." "Pretending to be forced, it's really cool, the whole body is warm, and the steps under my feet are much lighter. Walking to the end of the street, and taking one last look at the water pipe that stretched down the mountain, it was set up in mid-air, like a gray band, and Chen Xie got into the carriage waiting outside.

"Let's go, go to Keelung." The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and two horses pulled the cart and drove on the flat official road. Since the cement was burned on Dayuan Island, the roads from Taipei to Tamsui and Keelung have been built into cement roads. There are deep gutters on both sides of the road, and rows and rows of trees. The carriage galloped down the avenue, and the greenery behind the trees ran backwards.

It's only been a few years since the large-scale immigration, and the whole Dayuan Island is different. Do you want to restore the entire title of Taiwan? In fact, isn't the name of Taiwan a transliteration of the Hokkien language of Dayuan? Forget it, let it be. Chen Xie thought so in his heart, and the carriage met the guards waiting here at a bend at the foot of the mountain in front of him.

When Keelung Harbor is still ten miles away, you can see a tall chimney in the distance. After the discovery of the coal mine, a cement factory was built here. The faint pungent smell in the air is not a pollution in this era, but a symbol of prosperity. The newly built port is huge, and the entire fleet has enough space to stop here. Compared to the Freshwater River Reshalan, this place is more suitable as a naval base. There is also a small town here, but it is rare to see the local aborigines, but you can see a lot of ghosts. When horse-drawn carriages drove down the streets, pedestrians avoided them.

When the Portuguese Gomez saw the warships anchored in this port, he broke out in a cold sweat. In Tamsui before, I was already very frightened when I saw ten third-level battleships, and when I saw the thirty third-level battleships and forty fourth-level battleships anchored in this harbor, I really felt a little soulless. Feelings: This is the main fleet of the people, and the Tamsui side is just a sub-fleet. Also frightened was Adams on the British armed merchant ship Sunset, England could build such a large warship, and it was not even bad at all. But for a fleet of this size, what would happen if the British fleet from far away in Europe came over and encountered such a fleet. Not to mention, the country is too big for the British to imagine. Francisco, on the other hand, kept drawing crosses and muttering to himself.

The red lady waiting at the door glanced at Chen Xie sadly and complained, "Why did you come?" Didn't those Goryeo women take away their souls? Chen Xie smiled and said, "Don't blame me, there was a clipper report before you came, you have to stay in this place." Calculate the itinerary, how much faster do you think it can be? ”

The hearty red lady just complained casually, and she didn't hold on to it anymore. The reason for moving to this place is nothing more than that there are many people in Henan here, and the cement factory is now an industry under her name. Chen Xie likes the casualness of the two when they are together, and there are not so many rules. As I walked inside, I listened to her nagging: "In this place, there are mosquitoes in spring." You can't kill any mosquito coils you want, and you have to have a tent to sleep. In the summer, sleeping in a tent can suffocate a person to death. ”

Chen Xie smiled and didn't speak, and the red lady continued to nag: "The cement plant was put into operation last year, and the ghosts that began to be used, they can't work." Clumsy, I still don't understand what I say. Later, the craftsmen who came from the immigrants were replaced, and it was a little better. And on that coal mine, there are dead people every once in a while. I have said it hundreds of times, but the officials in charge of the coal mine do not care at all. It's not that I care about the lives and deaths of these ghosts, but these people have been trained and will be of great use at sea in the future. ”

While nagging, he personally gave Chen Xie water to wash his face, and the maid and wife were all thrown out, so they didn't have to wait in front of them. The red lady likes this, and Chen Xie is also quite comfortable. Taking a sip of warm tea, sitting on a bamboo chair, looking at this courtyard, it is not difficult to think of what this woman will do when she is lonely? When Chen Xie's eyes were a little strange, the red lady was uncomfortable and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Got a face? ”

Chen Xie shook his head with a smile, and said lightly: "I shouldn't have left you alone here, it's mine." (To be continued......)