On the sea around Egret Island, the soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet had already returned to their units, and after lunch, they did not continue to go to sea for training as usual, but all assembled on the battleship and stood by.

Zhou Kun stood outside the tent and looked up at the sky, the red sun was overhead, it was the warmest time of the day.

The warship on the dock, the Kyushu military flag is waving in the wind, the huge four-masted white sails have been blown into hippopotamus bellies by the sea breeze, and the sail operators have already climbed the mast and sat on the crossbar waiting for the final order.

"Let's go!" Zhou Kun's voice was not loud, but it was extremely majestic, and the herald hurriedly used the pennant to send out the military order.

The battleships on the pier immediately lifted anchor, slowly turned their bows, and sailed towards the unknown sea to the east, and after a while, the battleships lined up in formation to the east of Ludao, and five "Chongqing-class" battleships lined up in a "two-three" formation, with "Chongqing" and "Fengjie" in front in parallel, and "Shunqing", "Longan", and "Jianchang" in the rear.

The flagship "Chengdu" that Zhou Kun rode on, and the "Taiyuan" of the same class as another ship were in a pressing formation, and behind these two warships, there were hundreds of transport ships of different sizes.

There were too many transport ships, and they had to keep a certain distance from the battleships in front of them, until the "Chongqing" and "Fengjie" had already sailed past Kinmen Island, and the last transport ship had just left the dock!

Li Zicheng was originally going to accompany him, wanting to see with his own eyes the first battle of the South China Sea Fleet after entering the sea.

But Zhou Kun believes that there are too many unknown factors in this battle, and the risks are far beyond his imagination, not only fighting, but also sailing, he is not absolutely sure, this voyage, in addition to the compass, is the simplest nautical chart sent by Zheng Zhilong and four soldiers who are familiar with the sea area.

He can take risks, but the emperor definitely can't take risks.

Because he could not dissuade Li Zicheng, he was forced to lead the middle and upper echelons of officers to kneel down for Li Zicheng, begging Li Zicheng to take back the holy order and wait for them to return victoriously on Ludao.

Li Zicheng was afraid that his persistence would affect the morale of the soldiers, so that the soldiers were distracted in order to protect him, so they had to stay on Ludao.

Although he did not see off the South China Sea Fleet, he had been paying attention to Zhou Kun and them, and after all the transport ships left the dock, he took his own soldiers to the dock and saluted the South China Sea Fleet.

It wasn't until the black spots on the surface of the sea faded away that he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zicheng did not take off the telescope on his waist, the telescope can shorten the distance, but it cannot shorten the road that the South China Sea Fleet has to take!

The red sun has turned west, and the glow is sprinkled on the sea, and a little golden light is shining in the wind.

Zeng Ying quietly came behind Li Zicheng, "Your Majesty, the fleet has gone far away......

"yes, it's a long way off!" Li Zicheng turned around and smiled at Zeng Ying, "Zeng Aiqing, let's go, let's go back to the city!"

"Wechen obeys!"

Li Zicheng came to Zeng Ying's simple official office, and Zeng Ying personally served tea, "Your Majesty, the South China Sea Fleet is all going to sea, are you going to fight......

Li Zicheng took the tea and said with a smile: "Zeng Aiqing lives in seclusion in Xiamen, do you know Dongfan Island in the east?" ”

"Dongfan Island?" Zeng Ying was stunned for a while, and said: "It is said that there are red-haired Dutchmen living on Dongfan Island......"

"It should be said that it was the Dutch who occupied Dongfan Island in China," Li Zicheng put the tea cup on the square table in front of him, because he used too much force, the tea spilled out, "Aiqing knows the history of Dongfan Island?" ”

"Weichen doesn't know!"

"Actually, I only know the general outline, but I know that in the Three Kingdoms era, Dongfan Island belonged to the jurisdiction of Dongwu," Li Zicheng said: "Not only for historical reasons, but more importantly, Dongfan Island is the barrier of China in the southeast, if Dongfan Island returns to China, and Huaxia garrisons on Dongfan Island, it will be able to block Western warships from the country; On the contrary, the Dutch

Entrenched on Dongfan Island, their warships can break into the land of China in one day, and no matter how many navies there are in China, they can't garrison sergeants at every pier!"

Zeng Ying nodded slightly, from a defensive point of view, Li Zicheng's strategy is good, blocking the Westerners' warships out of the country, and the Westerners will not be able to harm the people of China, but does Dongfan Island belong to China? If the battle is unfavorable, will it attract the red-haired Dutchman and turn it self-defeating?

"The Emperor's ......"

Although Li Zicheng was nervous in his heart, his face did not change color, "Is Zeng Aiqing worried?" ”

"About the ownership of Dongfan Island...... When Weichen was an official in Fujian, he seemed to have heard that it was the Ming Dynasty who took the initiative to give up Dongfan Island......"

"So what, it's Daming who gives up Dongfan Island, not Huaxia!" Li Zicheng also wanted to say that the law of the jungle also applies between countries, and the law of the jungle is the strong, but he only frightened Zeng Ying, so he changed his words: "Dongfan Island is only a day's journey from Egret Island, but the Netherlands in the West Ocean is tens of thousands of miles away from Dongfan Island, can the Dutch occupy Dongfan Island and put the butcher's knife on the heads of the Chinese people?" ”

Zeng Ying really couldn't tell about the ownership of Dongfan Island, what he was worried about was the battle and the consequences after the battle, "Your Majesty, if the South China Sea Fleet seizes Dongfan Island, will the Dutch give up?" ”

"The Dutch are far away from Dongfan Island, and they sail long distances, and their supplies are bound to suffer, so what can they do if they don't give up?" Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "I'm worried about whether the South China Sea Fleet can take Dongfan Island in one fell swoop. ”

Zeng Ying thought for a moment and said: "According to Weichen, taking Dongfan Island is not a problem in itself, even if it is not successful this time, there is still a chance to move Dongfan Island, and Dongfan Island cannot be moved......"

Yes, such a simple truth, why didn't I think of it? Dongfan Island really can't be moved!

Li Zicheng patted his head vigorously and said, "Aiqing said this, I can rest assured, don't worry about Dongfan Island, how is Xiamen County, the sergeant's family has migrated?" ”

"Wechen is derelict in his duties...... The families of the soldiers are still in the process of being moved, and I am afraid it will take three or five days," Zeng Ying arched his hand and said: "However, Weichen has already distributed land ...... to these soldiers and the people in the city."

"That's good, the land is distributed earlier, and it won't affect farming," Li Zicheng said: "According to Aiqing, how many people will be moved to the island?" ”

"With the bearing capacity of the land on the island, at least a thousand households can be relocated," Zeng Ying said: "After the families of the soldiers arrive, Wechen will start the next group of people, and they will be resettled in the surrounding villages in the future, and Wechen has already found the address......"

Li Zicheng nodded, Ludao is an island after all, there is a sea breeze all year round, and the matter of migration can only be carried out steadily, at least so that the people can have houses to resist the cold and sea breeze, and the migration work must not be urgent!

"Zeng Aiqing, are the people nearby willing to come to live on the island?"

"As long as the taxes are suitable, there should be many people who are willing to settle in Ludao," Zeng Ying said: "Don't hide it from the emperor, many people in Fujian have difficulty eating their stomachs......

"Why?" Li Zicheng frowned and said, "I didn't redistribute the land, all the land was distributed to the people who cultivated it for free......

"The emperor doesn't know anything," Zeng Ying sighed: "In the south of Fujian, there are mostly hills and mountains, and there is very little arable land, even if it is distributed evenly to the people, it is difficult for the people to eat enough." ”

"Zeng Aiqing is saying that the land in Fujian can't support the local population?"

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Li Zicheng remembered that in the history of later generations, many people from Fujian immigrated to Nanyang, and at that time they thought that Fujian was close to the sea, and the people's concept was more open, but it turned out that Fujian's arable land was insufficient, and the people were forced to leave their homes for their livelihood!

If there is not enough arable land, then it is troublesome.

If you want to feed the local population and let the people settle down, the only way to do this is to develop industry and commerce

The surname uses the surplus money in his hand to buy food, but the industrial center of China is not in Fujian, in other words, it is not known that the Year of the Monkey can radiate to Fujian.

What to do?

The new Chinese dynasty has been established, is it possible to let the people starve?

Zeng Ying didn't know what the purpose was, and said slowly: "Weichen has been in Fujian for a long time, and he knows the general situation in Fujian, and for the sake of food, the people have rioted a lot......

Li Zicheng didn't think that Zeng Ying was sensational, food, clothing, housing and transportation are the rights of the people, if the people can't even eat, this is the government forcing them to riot, it is the incompetence of the local government and even the imperial court......

His brain was running at high speed, and it suddenly occurred to him that it was a good idea to talk about immigrating to Egret Island just now.

Since Fujian's land cannot support Fujian's population, the only way is to immigrate.

It's not enough to just migrate to Egret Island, how many people can Egret Island support? Thousands of people are just a drop in the bucket for the whole of Fujian.

Li Zicheng immediately thought of Guanwai, but Fujian is the climate of the southern coast, and I don't know if the people can adapt to the cold, dry and cold outside Guanwai?

It is better to emigrate to the south......

Dongfan Island!

Zheng Zhilong said that he had migrated to Dongfan Island before, and Dongfan Island was almost at the same latitude as Fujian, and it had a humid oceanic climate.

Can the tiny island of Dongfan accommodate the excess population of Fujian?

It seems that the only way to emigrate to the South Seas is ......

Nanyang is a good choice, but unfortunately, Huaxia is temporarily unable to expand to Nanyang, which is all caused by the Manchu Tartars in the north!

Li Zicheng scolded Tartar in his heart, but the abuse never solved the problem, it could only show his incompetence, his brows stretched, "I have come up with two methods, Zeng Aiqing will see, is it feasible?" ”

"Please make it clear to the emperor!"

"First, immigration, moving the surplus people of Fujian to other places, and the remaining population should have enough land."

"Does the emperor mean that the population will be re-registered and the land will be issued?"

"Since the average land cannot solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, the only way to change the law is to let the remaining population get enough arable land, and the surplus population will be moved to other places."

Zeng Ying thought for a moment and said, "I don't know where the emperor will move the excess population?" ”

"Dongfan Island!" Li Zicheng said: "Zeng Aiqing knows, where is the most scarce arable land in Fujian? ”

"In the south, like Quanzhou, Zhangzhou ......"

"I will start from Quanzhou and Zhangzhou," Li Zicheng said, "As soon as the South China Sea Fleet sends back the message, I will immediately inform Xia Yujin, the prefect of Quanzhou, and Lai Jijin, the prefect of Zhangzhou, and let them emigrate to Dongfan Island as required." ”

Zeng Ying understands that if there is a large-scale migration, there will be a lot of work to be done, but anything is worth it compared to rescuing the people! He really didn't expect that the South China Sea Fleet's attack on Dongfan Island was originally to keep the enemy out of the country, but he didn't expect to be able to emigrate, he couldn't think of it, he really couldn't think of it......

"The second is commerce," Li Zicheng said: "China will soon open the sea ban, and if the maritime merchants want to develop trade, they must recruit hired laborers, and this part of the people, with remuneration, can buy grain with silver." ”

"It's just...... It's just that this part of the people, I'm afraid there won't be too many people!"

"In the beginning, it was true that there would not be too many, but when the maritime trade developed, the number of people in this part of the population would increase greatly." In his mind, he has already counted the population needed for the development of industry in the future.

"The emperor is wise!" Zeng Ying got up and waved at Li Zichang, he didn't expect that the problems that had plagued Fujian for hundreds of years would be solved by the emperor in a few words, maybe these methods would not be complete, but at least they were not like the officials of the Ming Dynasty, who were completely helpless and could only let it go.

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