A few days later, Aku and the others handed over their credentials to the Ryukyus, stating that the establishment of the factory was for the purpose of fulfilling the treaty.

It was also clarified that the sugar company would pay taxes at a rate of 30 to 1, ensuring that the money could go directly to the national treasury of the Ryukyus.

The king of the Ryukyus did not say anything more, but just let Zheng Bin handle the matter.

Since the dismissal of the prime minister, the Zheng family has obviously risen in the limelight in the court.

Coupled with the fear brought about by the bombardment of Shuri Castle, everyone in the Ryukyus understood that the affairs of Eastern Qin were no small matter.

Therefore, Ah Ku and his entourage quickly found a satisfactory site.

The site was chosen near Chatan Castle because the site was located in the middle of the Ryukyu territory.

Chatan Castle is just right, and it's not too far from Shuri Castle.

After looking at the map of the Ryukyu territory brought by Zheng Bin, Ah Ku picked this place at a glance.

It is said to be a city, but in fact it is a large village of more than 4,000 people.

After the field trip, the group stayed here in Chatan.

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"If you want to set up a factory here, you need to acquire about 100 acres of land, in addition to the factory, we need to build warehouses, schools and shops on this 100 acres of land, according to the king's plan, this will become a population gathering point, so that the surrounding people are born around this place."

"And the land requisition is our first shot in the Ryukyus, and this process is extremely prone to contradictions, how to do this beautifully, is the first step for us to gain the trust of the people of the Ryukyus, and we must take this step well!"

After the site selection was completed, Ah Ku gathered several cadres to discuss the land acquisition together.

Originally, they didn't need to do the land acquisition in person, as long as they mentioned it to Zheng Bin, they guaranteed to get 100 acres of land for free.

However, this kind of thing is not conducive to the follow-up work, and they also received instructions from Yan Zheng to operate Ryukyu as a local.

"According to the project book, our land acquisition should take the form of relocation and compensation, that is, in addition to compensation, we also have to help those who have been expropriated to build houses, and those who have been expropriated to reclaim farmland." Zhang Sheng said.

"Don't bother!" Song February: "Don't we still have to hire workers? When the land is simply acquired, as much land as possible is expropriated from the homesteaders, so that compensation can be made directly in the form of hired laborers, and the houses can be distributed to them in the same way as the workers' housing, so that only silver needs to be compensated. And we have workers! ”

Ah Ku's eyes lit up: "You have a good idea!" It is easier to deal with yeoman farmers and small landlords than with the big landlords and wealthy families. ”

"It's just that the compensation can't be set too much!" Zhao Xi said worriedly: "Hey, it's inconvenient for us to deal with each other." ”

"That's not as good as this, let the Zheng family go to be the villain first, scare these people who want to expropriate the land, and then let's stand up and give a fair and reasonable plan, so that these small people will naturally be grateful to us!" Zhao Chenglin proposed with a smile.

Ah Ku nodded, and after pondering repeatedly, he determined the approximate place of the expedition.

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Two days later, more than 20 homesteaders in Beigu City received the news that the Eastern Qin people wanted to collect their land.

Panicked and angry, they shouted to drive the Dongqin people away, and more than 20 young and strong families gathered, and the angry ones were about to storm the houses of the Dongqin people.

As a result, Zheng Bin sent Ryukyu soldiers very dogged, beat these young men and women, and the leader was arrested.

Ah Ku, who learned the news, immediately came forward to comfort the arrested leader.

After a detailed inquiry, Ah bitterly confessed to these people, saying that Dongqin has always been fair and just.

The news they heard was not at all in line with the promise of the Eastern Qin, and it must have been the Ryukyu government that had taken kickbacks.

After the leaders were released, they informed the village of their suspicions.

They secretly ventilated and decided to wait and see if the Eastern Qin people would keep their promises.

As a result, the next day, the leader of the Eastern Qin people, with 50 Eastern Qin soldiers, began to preach the policy to each household, and wrote a big word "demolition" on their house.

Inform them that after having this word, they signed a demolition treaty with the Eastern Qin, and the Ryukyu government could no longer control them.

The 20 or so families who were half-convinced were obviously moved by the promise of the Eastern Qin people, and when they were secretly discussing, they began to secretly look forward to it again.

As a result, within a few days, the young men in their family were told that they could go to work for the Eastern Qin people, and the monthly salary was three taels and five yuan, which was too high in the Ryukyus.

These young men happily ran to repair houses for the Dongqin people, and they were half convinced in an instant.

When the money for land requisition compensation arrived, all the 20 or so families were full of joy.

While praising the benevolence and honesty of the people of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, he secretly scolded the government for not being a thing, if it weren't for the people of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, I am afraid that their money would have to be repaid!

The red bricks and cement transferred from Kume Island also began to arrive in Chatan Castle, and the 300 generations of livestock troops were also brought in to work as laborers.

The first thing to build was the workers' housing, which made the families of the expropriated land immediately more motivated.

In addition, Ah Ku began to purchase a large number of vegetables, grains and various materials, and the price was fair, so that their reputation in this area quickly improved.

After the Xia Bu, salt, and iron pots produced in the Eastern Qin Dynasty were sent for sale, the people of Beigu City all recognized and praised the existence of the Eastern Qin people.

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On the other side, inside the First Machine Factory.

Yan Zheng took all the students, plus the directors and workers of various factories, to watch the test of the first steam engine.

It was a steam engine with a crankshaft, flywheel, slide valve block and eccentric wheel, which was equivalent to Watt's later improved model.

I saw a few workers keep adding coal in, and when steam appeared in the exhaust pipe, they closed one valve and opened another.

As a few workers laboriously turned the flywheel, the entire steam engine made a few mechanical friction sounds, and then slowly rotated.

After a short while, it maintained a constant speed and began to work with a steady output.

What was driven was a drilling machine, and under the workmanship of the steam engine, its drill bit rotated rapidly, and the speed was significantly faster than that of hydraulic power.

Everyone present had Mu Mu's expression, looking at this mechanical monster and being silent.

In fact, after having crucible steelmaking technology, there was no technical difficulty in manufacturing steam engines.

In particular, the central water-cooled casting method makes it possible for the cylinder to withstand higher pressures and have more power.

The only drawback is that there is no rubber, so the cotton cloth can only be smashed into a gasket, and then treated with eucommia glue and lacquer.

It is not as good as rubber in effect, but it is a level better than Watt sealed with cotton cloth soaked in oil.

"Students, have you seen the power of water and fire?" Yan Zheng smiled and looked at the students who came to visit.

All the students nodded, and they all reacted quickly to what that meant.

"Students, science and technology are the real primary productive forces! Whoever masters the technology will master the absolute power! ”

Yan Zheng said happily, he was really happy, if it weren't for the fact that the use of the steam engine was not so urgent before, he would have started making it a long time ago.

Now that coal can be used in large quantities, the steam engine has to start to be launched.

Although Dongqin is very rich in water resources, it is limited by geographical location after all, and in terms of transportation, it also needs a stable source of power.

A little more soot can also kill the miasma. If the industrial revolution is started early, the carbon dioxide emitted may be able to weaken the Xiaoice period at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In this era when nature is far superior to manpower, pollution is not guilty, and emissions are justified!

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