Two days later, Salt Harbor.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama boarded a ship bound for the Ryukyus, and yesterday, he had already received a clear answer from Yan Zheng.

Yan Zheng said that he could send a princess of the Shimazu clan to act as a life secretary, provided that he could speak Chinese.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama was overjoyed and vowed to choose a young princess among the daughters of the head of the family.

As for not being able to speak Chinese, I can send a teacher who can speak Chinese to follow, so that the princess can slowly learn Chinese.

It's just that Tatsuhiko Akiyama is a little unsure about the dowry, so he has to respond first, and then go back to discuss with the head of the family.

On this trip, Tatsuhiko Akiyama found that a group of Eastern Qin officials had also boarded the big ship in front of him.

They were protected by guards along the way, and they were dressed differently from other cadres.

This made him quite alarmed, and he thought that these officials must be going to Ryukyu.

The information he found in the Ryukyus was extremely limited, and as for the news he found in Eastern Qin, it was even less pitiful.

Leaning on the boat and thinking about it, his attention was attracted by the Eastern Qin soldiers on the mast, and he saw that the man's long tube-like thing seemed to be observing the sea.

He thought about it for a while, and found that the officers and captains of Eastern Qin seemed to be wearing one of these things.

Isn't this thing in the eyes so that people's eyes can see farther, or more clearly?

Could it be that the Eastern Qin, as in mythology, has supernatural powers?

Thinking like this, Tatsuhiko Akiyama took an opportunity and asked the soldier who had climbed down the mast, "This samurai, may I ask what the barrel in your hand is?" ”

The seafarer didn't care, but said, "This is a monocular!" You can see further. ”

Tatsuhiko Akiyama smiled and said, "Such an artifact, can you borrow it for the next view?" ”

"No! There is discipline when it is sent down, and it cannot be shown to outsiders! With that, the seafarer left.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama felt a wave of curiosity and fear rise in his heart, and he stereotyped that this should be a clairvoyant-like supernatural power.

If the head of his family could get it, wouldn't he know in advance what the enemy was doing?

Thinking of this, his heart became excited.

Three days later, the ship docked at Kume Island.

Sure enough, Tatsuhiko Akiyama saw the officials walking on Kume Island, and the soldiers on the island lined up to welcome them.

A big-bellied boat that also unloaded many red bricks and bags of stuff.

He watched quietly for a while, and then took a boat to the port of Naha.

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On Kume Island, the fortress under construction has begun to take shape, and various military barracks with red brick thatched roofs have also been built.

The foundation for the consulate and the customs office building on Kume Island has also been laid.

The registration of the inhabitants of the island has also ended, and more than 1,400 people are willing to stay on the island.

In the general headquarters of the 5th Battalion, the commissioners of the Huaxia Sugar Company are gathering here for a meeting.

Led by Ah Ku, his dispatch showed that Yan Zheng attached great importance to this matter.

Ah Ku was wearing the black cadre uniform given by the emperor, combing his big back hair in the style of face, he took a document and handed it to Long Rukang and said, "Battalion Commander Long, first of all, I will convey instructions to you!" ”

"The king has made up his mind to establish a sugar branch in the Ryukyus, in this process, there may be an attack by the conservative forces of the Ryukyus, the king's meaning is to let you keep an eye on the movement, send fifty soldiers to guard at all times, if the situation is not right, the Kume Island garrison has the right to send troops to Shuri Castle!"

Long Rukang nodded: "Please rest assured, please rest assured, as long as they dare to use the means that cannot be used on the table, the soldiers of the 5th Battalion will definitely go to Shuri City to ask for an explanation for you!" ”

"With your words, our work can be carried out with peace of mind!" Ah Ku smiled and said: "The specific steps of this plan are to establish a sugar factory, purchase sugarcane from Ryukyu, and defeat the original sugar mill in Ryukyu through the advantages of output and production efficiency, so that Ryukyu has become a raw material supplier for China's sugar industry!" The king also explained that this matter will bring the Zheng family in, and the taxes to be paid will also be handed over to the king of the Ryukyus! ”

Everyone present nodded, they had already passed the qi in Meaux.

"The first thing we have to determine now is the site of the factory, and then we have to make a rough plan for the work. And the key to the plan is sugarcane, if we can't receive sugarcane, then our investment will be wasted. In our line, the one who has planted sugarcane is the comrade agricultural technician, so let's ask the agricultural technician to explain the simple situation of sugarcane planting. ”

"Then I'll be ugly!" Zhao Xi, an accompanying agricultural technician, stood up and said with a smile: "When I was in Zhangzhou, Fujian, I planted sugarcane, and it usually takes more than six months for sugarcane to be squeezed to make sugar!" It is best to grow nine to ten months of sugarcane, it is too old to be difficult to press.

In Zhangzhou, there is usually a crushing season between October and May and June. In other words, Ryukyu is planted according to the method of Zhangzhou, and we can harvest sugarcane from October until May of the following year. ”

"But this kind of sugar cane is also a matter of hard work. It was also after studying in Meaux that I learned that sugarcane needs a lot of potash, phosphate and nitrogen fertilizer to grow sweeter in addition to water and heat, and phosphorus fertilizer is not up to standard through compost, but Kimijo pointed out that the Ryukyu route is on. On the fishing island that I passed, there is guano resources, which is the most ideal fertilizer for growing sugarcane! ”

"So we have to build a yard before October, and we also need to send a boat to collect guano, if you want to increase the production of sugar in the Ryukyus, digging guano is the easiest, and it is also on the way, you only need to put dozens of laborers on it, and stop the boat to pull it every time you go to the Ryukyus!"

After listening to this, Ah Ku said: "Everyone understands now, we must build a factory before October, let the factory run smoothly, increase the production of sugarcane in Ryukyu next year, and sell guano!" ”

The rest nodded, well aware that time was tight.

"Next, Zhang Sheng and Zhao Chenglin, you can introduce the situation of the land and countryside of the Ryukyus."

Zhang Sheng and Zhao Chenglin agreed, Zhang Sheng got up and took the manuscript and said: "The key to the success of this project is to harvest the sugarcane!" And it's not easy for us to do that! ”

"Last time, we visited a few villages with the army, and we found that there were very few yeoman farmers in Ryukyu Village, and the sugarcane planting area was about half! Most of the land was concentrated in the hands of the Tang landlords on the island, and most of these landlords were domestic slaves of the Ryukyu wealthy clans, and if this was the case everywhere in the Ryukyus, it was the Ryukyu wealthy clans who occupied a large amount of land. ”

"And the ordinary Tang and Han people occupy very little land, and most of them are tenants! If these wealthy families have their own mills, we will suffer a lot in this area. ”

Zhao Chenglin added: "Not only that, but we must also ensure that we can make more and better sugar with the same sugarcane!" In the bill passed by the House of Representatives, it was obvious that the yield of sugar was overestimated, and it was only after talking to the agricultural technicians that we learned that according to that bill, we must increase the yield of the same sugar cane by about 30 percent! ”

"We have to have confidence in the monarch, the resolution that the court can pass, the monarch must have seen it!" The only female dispatcher, Song February, said with a righteous face.

Ah Ku coughed and said: "No matter what, we must build a factory, according to the king, this factory is built, it is the benchmark of our Huaxia country in the Ryukyus, and it is the synonym of advanced productive forces!" ”

"And we have a lot of funds, a full fifty thousand taels of silver! Before leaving, the king had already given me a guarantee, and he said that the whole country would support us! In the first year, we just lowered the price to a loss, and we also had to make other sugar workshops unable to survive! In the coming year, we will start to acquire suitable land, and we will grow our own land! ”

"Rest assured, behind us is the great Huaxia Kingdom, and our goal will definitely be achieved!"

Long Rukang answered: "If you really don't win, our 5th battalion can help you play tricks!" As long as the knife is on the rack, that wealthy family doesn't pee? ”

Hahaha - The room erupted in laughter, and everyone's confidence increased.

After laughing a few times, Ah Ku said seriously: "But the king has ordered, this time the victory is very important to the shaping of the image of our Huaxia country!" Including in the process of setting up a factory, we must also show our civilized and civilized side, and let the people of Ryukyu see that we are talking and we can treat them equally! ”

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