The territory of the Vaishhaya people is not far, probably in the area from Tainan to Kaohsiung.

There are also people in Tainan who talk about Ma Yan.

Vaishya and Tanmayan are the two great tribes of the sea.

There are many small tribes below them, who do not know how to grow food, and usually live by hunting and fishing. As soon as the grain harvest season came, he went to the Penghu Islands to rob the Han people, or went to Taipei to rob the Liuqiu people.

These two coastal tribes compete with each other for deer herds. You can also unite to be pirates together, and you will also have a vendetta against the mountain tribes.

Led by the pirate traitor, Yang Mi led three small warships and sailed headwindward towards Tainan.

The lookout lowered his binoculars, raised his flag and began waving.

As the fleet continued to get closer, Yang Mi could also see some houses along the coast through the telescope.

Yang Qi ordered: "All the men are killed, the young woman is snatched back, and the house is burned down!" If you meet someone who can speak Chinese, you must not treat it roughly. ”

Visheya pirates not only killed people and oversold goods, but also robbed Han women, which may mean that there were Han women on the shore.

Although Yang Mi's order was cruel, it was purely a tooth for a tooth.

"Woo woo~~~"

Trumpets made of conch were sounded on the shore, and many Vaishyahites gathered with weapons.

They had seen larger merchant ships and were not afraid of the three smaller warships.

In addition to the crew and sailors, there were not many soldiers under Yang Qi's command.

There are only more than 200 infantry, organized into 20 mandarin duck squads. There were also thirty cavalrymen, all riding ponies from Guangxi.

The Mandarin Duck Formation, which has been eliminated in the north, is just right to play the primitive tribes in Tainan.

The Vaishyahs helped the old and the young to retreat, intending to gather more people from other tribes.

"Kill!"

Twenty mandarin duck squads jogged in pursuit, and thirty cavalrymen disembarked one after another, waiting for the horses to slow down before charging.

"Woooooooooooo

These Vaishyahs ran southeast with their trumpets.

The cavalry began to straddle on the pony, quickly overtaking the infantry, and scattered left and right in two formations to rush towards the enemy.

They ran back and forth, shooting at a range farther than the enemy's earthen bows. The Vaishyahs threw spears and were easily dodged by galloping horses.

Moreover, the Vaishyahs had no armor, and only the skins or sackcloth covered the key parts, and most of their bodies were exposed. Although the horse bow of the Ming cavalry was not very powerful, in the face of this group of unclothed enemies, as long as they were shot, they could achieve results.

The Visheyas continued to fall, and they had never experienced such a situation, and they were terrified and confused.

Some left their women and children and fled, while others rushed at the cavalry in desperation.

The Ming cavalry just flew kites and shot arrows, and soon the infantry followed. In a frontal engagement, the Vaishyahs lasted only two minutes before being defeated by the infantry who formed a mandarin duck formation.

The islanders who came with the army shouted at the women and children in the Fujian dialect:

"Sanniang is not there? I'm Brother! ”

"Ah Zhen, don't be afraid, the officers and soldiers are coming to rescue you, and I will reply when I hear you!"

“……”

As the islanders approached the women and children with their soldiers, suddenly several women wailed and wept, all of whom had been robbed by the Visheya pirates.

The cavalry was harvesting the fleeing enemy, and the infantry was methodically sweeping the battlefield.

All the living Visheya men were all executed, and Yang Mi had already ordered that no one should be left alive.

The old Vaishyahs, both men and women, were scattered. But those who can speak Chinese can stay, and they are all poor Han women.

Young women and children were taken away, the younger children could be educated and naturalized, and the women could be assigned to the islanders as wives. The Han people on the Penghu Islands have more men than women, and many of them are still fighting singles in their thirties and forties.

Although the Vishhaya people have a very dark complexion, which is almost comparable to that of the blacks, those old bachelors should not be picky.

Then he went and searched the houses of the Vaishyas, and there were many dried flesh and fish in them.

"Commander, there's a lot of deerskin in the house!" An officer came running to report with a grin.

Deerskin is a good thing, and rich people like to wear deerskin boots.

After a short time, the cavalry that had pursued the remnants of the enemy returned: "There was a river over there, and a large herd of deer was found. ”

The main prey of the Vaishyahs was the deer herds of the coastal plains.

When the mountain tribes lacked food, they would come to the plains to poach the deer, and war broke out with the Visheyas by the sea.

Hundreds of years later, the Dutch colonized the area, and the main profit came from deerskins.

Yang Mi personally rode a horse to check, and sure enough, he found a large herd of deer. He already had a plan in his heart, and planned to recruit more Tan people from Fujian, establish a settlement area along the coast here, and send a mandarin duck team to garrison it.

Then, they immigrated to the area, cultivating the fertile soil along the river and hunting regularly for deerskins.

He can not only expand his territory, but also obtain profits, and in a few years, he will definitely be promoted because of his merits!

"Burn down the house here and keep sailing south!" Yang Qi shouted excitedly.

Three warships headed south along the coastline and soon spotted another tribe by the sea.

The same tactics, the same routines.

The Vaishyahs, who did all kinds of evil, encountered a more ferocious and well-organized navy, and had no ability to resist when they went into battle.

And there is no escape, there are seaside plains everywhere, and thirty cavalry can gallop across the country.

Seven coastal tribes were destroyed in a row, some of them belonged to the Tanmayan tribe, and some belonged to the Vaishya tribe. Anyway, no matter which tribe it is, it is a pirate who often goes north to kill people and steal goods.

Closer to the mountainous area, Yang Mi did not send troops over.

Anyway, after this battle, it was enough to deter the remnants of the tribe.

The next time you recruit the Tan people to come and kill them again, you can scare them into settling on the seashore.

Returning to the Penghu Islands with the spoils of war and captives, the islanders of several islands cheered and celebrated.

Yang Mi also sent all the first captives to Lin Xiu, who asked for consolation. It is not only a gift of the captive to contact the feelings, but also a deterrent to beat the Ryuqiu people.

Yang Mi knew that Dai Chengsi was a big man in the past, so he took the initiative to visit him and tell in detail about the situation in the northern and western coasts of Taiwan.

Dai Chengsi said: "Commander Yang's plan is excellent, there are a lot of yachts (Tan people) in Fujian, and they are poor and willing to migrate. Recruit them to reclaim along the coast of Taiwan for fishing and hunting, and as long as they are given enough benefits, there will certainly be a large number of yachts willing to come. Taiwan Island is named by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, and the imperial court attaches great importance to it, as long as it is managed well, it will definitely have great success. ”

"I only know that the law of military governance of the people still needs to consult Mr. Dai." Yang Qi humbly asked for advice.

Dai Chengsi smiled: "Why should Commander Yang be modest? Your Excellency came to Penghu last year to appease the Han people, subdue Liuqiu, and lure the Tan households, where would you not understand the law of governing the people? With Yang's commanding talent, it is more than enough to be a prefect. ”

"It's all nonsense." Yang Qi said.

Dai Chengsi also said: "There is no difference between the Liuqiu people and the Fujian people except for the language barrier, and even the houses are very similar. They may be the remnants of the Han people of Fujian and can be slowly indoctrinated. Further south, the coastal settlers reclaimed, and there were deerskins to profit, and the population was sure to flourish in the future. Yang commanded and operated with peace of mind for five or six years, and when everything was safe, he could apply for the establishment of Taiwan County. ”

"Apply for a county?" Yang Qi smacked his lips.

Dai Chengsi said: "Taiwan County is not one of those feudal prefectures in the southwest, there are mostly Han people here, and they can organize households and people and appoint county officials. What a work to expand the territory! ”

Yang Qi said: "Lin Xiu, the king of Liuqiu, although he gave up the throne and became the ambassador of Liuqiu, his territory may not be easy to annex. ”

Dai Chengsi smiled: "This is easy to do. Before applying for the establishment of a county, Lin Xiu was sent to the capital to pay homage to the Son of Heaven. He's a remote island chieftain, what insight can he have? I will definitely be happy to go to the capital. When the time comes, the Son of Heaven will give him a mansion and some money, so that he can take his family away. ”

"Mr. Dai is really smart." Yang Mi felt that he had asked the right person.

Dai Chengsi continued: "After Lin Xiu's family left, the tribal leader was the leader, and then they asked them to nominate a local chief to be the county chief. The Tu Sheikh County Cheng assists the county order in the management of Liuqiu, and the Tu Chieftain is listening to the order of the county Cheng again, so can't the land of Liuqiu be organized into households? ”

Yang Mizuo thanked him: "If you can really set up Taiwan County, you will definitely ask for merit for Mr. ”

The territory of the Liuqiu Kingdom is not large, and it only owns the coastal plains of Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Taichung. Moreover, it has the same physical appearance as the Fujian people, and even many customs are similar, and they also know how to grow rice, so they will be assimilated very quickly.

From the Penghu Islands to Taiwan's coastal plain, rice can be planted in large quantities, which can make up for the shortage of grain in Guangdong and Fujian.

Like Taiwan in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was a grain base. There is so much grain that it is not only shipped to Fujian and Guangdong for sale, but even transported all the way to Tianjin to enter the port, and ...... Most of it is illegal trade.

Yang Qi asked again: "If Taiwan County is to be established, where should its county seat be located?" ”

Dai Chengsi reminded: "How to facilitate the war and how to come, Commander Yang should know better than me." ”

"Understood," Yang Mi immediately had an idea, "It is located on the opposite bank of Penghu Island (Chiayi), which can control Liuqiu to the north, Zhuban to the south, and Penghu and Quanzhou to the west." As long as there is a county garrison there, everything will be safe. Wherever there is a rebellion, troops can be quickly dispatched to suppress it, and supplies from Quanzhou can be easily transported. The local products on the island can also be sold to Quanzhou Port nearby. ”

Dai Chengsi said: "There should also be more righteous schools, there are many criminal officials on the Penghu Islands, and they are sent to Liuhu in turn to seek education and civilize the local people. In Penghu and along the coast of Taiwan, village schools can also be set up. The villagers pooled money and food to support the teacher, they were willing, and the convicts were also willing, after all, there was no need to farm. After the county is established, you can even apply for the imperial examination. This is also a great achievement, and it must be passed on as a scholar's beautiful talk, and the civilian officials look at the general differently. ”

The more they talked, the more speculative they became, and they began to formulate a detailed development plan, intending to allow Taiwan to establish counties within six years.

After all, the foundation of the Penghu Islands is very thick, and there are already three or four thousand Han people there. Recruiting many Tan people to go to the coast of Taiwan and annexing the Liuqiu Kingdom in Taipei can basically meet the minimum standard for establishing counties.

One was demoted to a general and the other was a prisoner, thus finalizing Taiwan's development line.

And he was full of spirit, eager to try, and determined to make meritorious contributions.

(End of chapter)