Chastity Layman

Baodao Strait, Penghu Islands.

In Penghu Bay, the main island, Dashanyu Longwang Port, named after Qin Lang, is formed by the golden dragon head and the Phoenix tail. It is a natural good port with an area of ​​more than 20,000 mu. The port area is also divided into two parts, the north and the south. The north port opens to the northwest and is a commercial port with a width of about two and a half miles. The south is the military port of the East China Sea Fleet.

Outside the bay, the wind is high and the waves are rough, but the inside of Penghu Bay is calm and calm. This is indeed a good natural harbor.

After Qin Lang went south from Danshui Port, he sent a fleet to attack the central part of the island, and at the same time sailed into the Penghu Islands, where he built ports, docks, castles, and warehouses.

The newly completed stone castle is also a multilateral fortress. Although it is not particularly tall, it can be adapted to local conditions, but it is also strong and dangerous.

In front of the castle, Qin Lang officially unveiled the plaque.

"Penghu County Government."

The four characters were shining with gold, and the navy fleet, officials from the Fujian Province on the other side, and Liuqiu Governor Qin Huan who came from Danshui attended the witness.

"This is an isolated island in the middle of the sea. Although there are more than 60 large and small islands, the terrain is flat, there are no rivers and mountains, and the soil is shallow. It is still red brown soil without fertilizer. There is no fertilizer or water shortage. The sea breeze here is strong. Can't grow crops."

The new governor of Zhangzhou, Jia Runfu, is the brother of Qin Qiong's original wife. Qin Lang had to call him Uncle. Qin Lang had recommended him to be an official in the Transshipment Department for several years. In Zhangzhou, Jia Runfu was transferred as the first governor of Zhangzhou.

Lao Jia was also a general in Wagang back then. His father, Jia Wuben, was an old subordinate of Zhang Xutuo, a famous general in the late Sui Dynasty. He fought with Zhang Xutuo for many years. Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Mi later wanted to rebel and return to Henan. Jia Wuben and his son urged him to persuade him, so he was exonerated later.

Later, when Qin Qiong and his father made a fortune in the Zhenguan Dynasty, the father and son had to be reused again.

Jia Runfu has been working in the transshipment department for the past few years, and he is more sensitive to the economy. After he came to this island, his first impression was that it was remote, and his second impression was that it was poor.

It is a bit strange that so few deserted islands should be set up as a county. There are more islands larger than Penghu, such as Zhangzhou, Xiamen, Jinmen and other islands. Which one is not much better than this? But even those big islands just outside Zhangzhou Port are still deserted islands.

"Uncle, the Penghu Islands are located in an important position, which can be called the key to the southeast. Even though it is really not suitable for growing food here, it is still possible to grow some fruits and vegetables, and there are natural fishing grounds here, rich in fishing resources. Of course, the most important thing It’s because this is an excellent military port and a shelter for fishing boats. Similarly, many merchant ships pass by this strait, and a port wharf is built here, which can not only shelter from the wind but also supply and rest.”

The most important thing about Penghu is that it is located on the middle line of the strait, which is its military throat. The East China Sea Fleet can send a squadron here to control the entire strait.

Of course, when Qin Lang wanted to set up a county here, the most important thing was that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but to seek Dadao.

"Once our two reservoirs are completed, the island will no longer have to worry about water, and it will also become an important base and transit point for us to develop the central and southern part of Liuqiu Island."

As for the population and food, Qin Lang needn't worry. There used to be some Dan people on this island. They were sea fishermen who had always been discriminated against by the Central Plains. It is said that they were once a branch of Baiyue. Able to drift on the sea, earn a living by fishing and pearl hunting.

It's a pretty miserable group.

But Qin Lang does not discriminate against these people. In his eyes, these rootless people are actually very useful. His Wu'an Prefecture has long recruited a large number of Dan people from the southeast coast to settle there, giving them identities and allowing them to live ashore. The land, allowing them to change occupations, etc., has become a very good population resource in Wu'an Prefecture.

The same is true of Penghu Island today. It is entirely possible for those Dan people to build houses and live here, and they can also move a group of people from Liuqiu or Fujian to grow fruits and vegetables, fish and process them.

Grain can be shipped from Lingnan, Fujian, or Liuqiu. Penghu can be positioned as a transshipment port or a supply port to develop shipbuilding, ship repair and other businesses. In addition, there are navy fleets stationed here. After the population here increases, it will become Liuqiu and the mainland. The supply station, an important transfer station, is also a supply port for the strait and sea trade routes, so there is no need to worry about whether it will be busy in the future.

Compared with Liuqiu Island, this small Penghu Islands are closer to the Central Plains and smaller, so they are naturally easier to control.

Regarding the division of Penghu County, Qin Lang originally planned to assign it to the newly established Zhangzhou, but Lao Jia didn't appreciate it. He didn't want to have such a remote county four hundred miles away, thinking that it would drag Zhangzhou down.

After all, Zhangzhou at this time, as a new state drawn from Quanzhou, was also poor and white.

"You missed a good opportunity. Let me tell you, in less than three years, the population of Penghu County will exceed 10,000. After the commercial port here is bustling, the tax and other income for a year will definitely cover half of it. Zhangzhou Port, you will regret it."

Lao Jia didn't believe it. After all, he had been in the transshipment department for several years and dealt with money, food, taxes and taxes every day, so he was very suspicious of this.

"You doubt it now because you still don't believe in the prospects of Liuqiu Island. Let me tell you, although Liuqiu seems to be a deserted island now, it will soon become a lively treasure island."

Qin Huan is happy that his Liuqiu Prefecture has added a new county.

After the king of Wei, Li Baoding, died at sea, the emperor expelled the country of Wei, and never entrusted the clan to come over. So Qin Huan, who was originally a long history, was promoted to be the governor of Liuqiu Prefecture, but the situation turned around.

The more Qin Lang attaches importance to Penghu, the better it will be for Qin Huan.

He looked at this island. After their tribe was conquered by the Sui army, they were taken by the Sui army on a sea boat. They passed through the Penghu Islands and rested on the island. At that time, it was indeed a barren place, and only some Dan people would occasionally shelter here from the wind and waves.

But now, Qin Lang recruited those Dan people to settle here, and recruited many shipyards from the southeast to wait here to build factories, set up docks and open commercial shops, and also sent the captives captured by the fleet to the island continuously. They built fortresses, port terminals, warehouse towns, and reservoirs.

According to Qin Lang's plan, six to eight reservoirs will be built here, and four large islands will be the main residential and commercial areas. In addition, some other islands will be developed one after another.

He could already foresee the busy and lively scene here.

Cheng Chumo and others were busy attacking cities and lands everywhere. Three fleets, six squadrons, one squadron per person, rushed over the coast from Taichung to Tainan, and launched an offensive on the flat land along the coast first.

First the ceremony and then the soldiers, announced the imperial edict, Qin Lang ordered.

Those who are willing to submit will be given hostages, tribute, and household register maps, etc., and those who are unwilling to submit will be killed directly.

Battleships, marines, under these blows of dimensionality reduction, still holding stone knives and axes, wearing deerskin short skirts, Fanren covered in tattoos, were beaten into the water, and they were beaten to the ground for their rebelliousness to go.

Qin Lang asked not to kill prisoners, and not to kill indiscriminately, because these populations are high-quality resources and are very valuable. And in the money, each soldier can have a share, so everyone obeys the order very much.

"Sanlang, another batch of transport ships have arrived at the port, and they are coming from the east."

"It's Admiral Cheng's ship from the Beihai Fleet."

Qin Lang was ordered to be the governor of the naval affairs. Everyone usually referred to him as the governor. The chiefs of the three fleets, Cheng Chumo, were the admirals of the fleet affairs, referred to as the admirals, and the chiefs of the squadrons were referred to as the generals.

On the contrary, the governor's economic envoy, admiral's defense envoy, and general corps training envoy are not known by anyone.

"Another ship has arrived? Lao Cheng's North Sea and Bohai Fleet is so strong that ships come here almost every day." Jia Runfu couldn't help but feel jealous when he heard this. In fact, he already secretly regretted that he rejected Qin Lang's proposal to transfer Penghu to Zhangzhou before he even came here.

Although this place is quite remote right now, it is already very lively. The three major fleets are robbing people on the big island on the other side like crazy.

Today, the Dragon King Port in Penghu is crowded with slave traders from various ports in the southeast, and many of them are from wealthy families. We all know that there are many slaves here, the quality is good, and the price is cheap.

In fact, although there were many people robbing Liuqiu Island, Qin Lang could digest it by himself, but he also knew that many people had been attacking him all along.

Many people can't understand his young and aggressive appearance, and of course there are some old wealthy families who want to suppress the upstarts. Although Qin Lang is not afraid of them, he is not willing to make too many enemies.

He was begging for money, robbing people and robbing land, and this incident aroused countless red eyes in the court. Qin Lang chose to invite more friends to share the benefits. Of course, old partners such as the Cheng family and the Niu family need to be taken care of. , even the Fang family, the Cui family, the Du family, the Wei family, etc. have also called this time.

Of course, there are some relationships that are froze, and Qin Lang doesn't bother to care about them.

It is good, and it cannot be enjoyed by one person alone. It is not good to eat alone, but there is no need for everyone to share it equally, as long as you can win some.

"Let me tell you, these people are divided according to the old rules, but they have to be handed over after three months. They have to do the work here for us for three months, repair the reservoir, build the house, Repairing the pier, etc., and each family has to send someone to supervise the work for us. Of course, I will pay the salary for these three months. If you can’t agree to this prerequisite, then this person cannot be sold to them.”

People are auctioning now, and the money is paid first after the auction, but people have to pay after three months. It’s like a futures. The most important thing is that each family spends money to buy people first. There must be someone to help manage and be responsible for leading and supervising the work. This condition is very strict, but everyone is still willing to accept it.

The key is that these people are really good. They were sent directly from the island. Basically, they didn’t experience much time of detention and torture, and they didn’t have any injuries. The quantity is large and the price is affordable. Still acceptable.