Chapter 591: Osumi Islands
Seeing that his plan was broken by Zhen Eighty-seven, Zhen Thirty-One was extremely thick-skinned, but there was no embarrassment on his face, and he still looked like he was thinking about Zhen Ten: "This is what the master planned, but because the resources of the Wufeng Islands have been drained by Zhen Seventy-two, Keelung Port cannot be taken into account in a short period of time." Tenth brother, you won't watch a great opportunity slip away from your hands! ”
Zhen Thirty-one's words reached Zhen Shi's heart, Zhen Shi now dreams of landing on Daliuqiu Island, but the situation in Jiangnan is much more complicated than in the north, plus Jiangnan is richer than in the north, and not many people are willing to go to the sea to take risks, plus Jiangnan has a good climate, there are fewer natural disasters, and it is very difficult to collect the displaced people, which has caused Zhen Shi's shortcomings in terms of manpower.
On the other hand, Zhen Jiu's development in the north, natural disasters in the north have been continuous in recent years, and a large number of displaced people have been forced to go to the sea in a steady stream, and the human resources are much more abundant than Zhen Shi in the south.
Zhen Shi had already been moved by Zhen Thirty-One's words in his heart, but now was not the time to express his position, and this matter still had to be supported by Zhen Qian, so he said with a haha: "Even if you say that the stone is blooming, it is useless, do you know what the master thinks in his heart?" I don't think you want to waste spitting! ”
Zhen Thirty-one was not discouraged, knowing that Zhen Ten would be tempted sooner or later, even Zhen Jiu wanted to kick himself to the Ryukyus, and would support himself at this point.
"It's not too early, I still have to meet Uncle Wang!"
Zhen Shi got up to say goodbye, and when he arrived at the Wufeng Islands, he naturally wanted to see Wang Lun, and he had a plan in his heart to find out Wang Lun's opinion on Keelung Port.
Zhen Jiu and Zhen Thirty-one wanted to accompany them together, but Zhen Shi had something in his heart, so he refused.
Leaving Zhen Jiu's residence, Zhen Shi turned around and asked Zhen Eighty-seven, "Do you think this can be done?" ”
Zhen Eighty-seven naturally knew what Zhen Shi was asking, nodded and said: "If you don't need the manpower support of the Wufeng Islands, this matter is eighty percent certain, I heard that the people in the wolf's den are already overcrowded now, and the big housekeeper also hopes to send more people to the Wufeng Islands, this is our opportunity?" ”
"Hmm!"
Zhen Shi's eyes showed a sly light, and he said in a low voice: "Actually, I care more about the Ryukyu Islands?" ”
"Ugh!" Zhen Eighty-seven didn't understand what Zhen Ten meant.
Zhen Shi smiled mysteriously: "The Great Ryukyu Island is too big, there will be a lot of problems to face, and it is far away from the mainland and the Wufeng Islands, the reason why the master did not agree to pass through the port of Keelung, in fact, is to prepare to take the Ryukyu Islands first, and use the Ryukyu Islands as a springboard to land on the Great Ryukyu Islands. ”
Zhen Eighty-seven is very smart in small things, but he has no opportunity to go out to exercise, and he is not even as good as Zhen Thirty-one in the general direction, but with Zhen Shi's guidance, he immediately understood the truth.
Zhen Shi still didn't say a word in his heart, it is not easy to operate an enclave, it is difficult to guarantee that his subordinates will not have different intentions, it takes three months to go back and forth between the Wufeng Islands and Keelung Port, and there is also a Ryukyu Islands in the middle, the transportation is inconvenient, the information is not smooth, once a large number of people and property are invested, it will be ...... if it cannot be controlled.
This kind of thing is only considered by people like Zhen Shi and Zhen Jiu, speaking of which, these two people can be regarded as generals in their own right, if Zhen Qian says that he has no defense in his heart, it is a lie!
However, these words were hidden in Zhen Shi and Zhen Jiu's hearts, and they couldn't be said.
Zhen Shi knew very well in his heart that Zhen Qian's control, he had two subordinates before, because he was a little dissatisfied with Zhen Qian's approach, so he thought about breaking away from control and independence, and died mysteriously within a few days.
Zhen Shi didn't tell anyone about these two things, and it was very clear that the more superior the person, the more he would not allow his subordinates to have two hearts.
As for the grievances and competition between these righteous sons, Zhen Qian usually does not interfere, and will also add fuel to the fire in some things.
For example, this time the new army was established, Zhen Jiu was not only awarded the title of a thousand households, but also awarded the title of knight, which is a very obvious signal, if Zhen Shi can't stand up overseas in a short period of time, it will be difficult for him to be rewarded.
In fact, Zhen Shi didn't know that Zhen Qian also decided to do this after agreeing to the reward of Black Domain City.
With Zhen Shi's current strength, he is a little powerless to pass through Keelung Port, so he will hit the idea on the Ryukyu Islands, for example, there are only 30,000 or 40,000 indigenous people on the entire Qiumei Island, and they are divided into six or seven tribes, each tribe has only a few thousand people, and the number of people who can fight is even less, as long as 500 troops can be sent to sweep the Qiumei Island.
Then use Qiumei Island as a springboard, passing through Keelung Port, and then I will have three places to stay.
Coupled with the drought in Huainan this year, Zhen Shi secretly gathered a lot of displaced people, all of whom could move to Qiumei Island first, and as long as it took a year, they could gain a firm foothold on Qiumei Island, which was Zhen Shi's real plan.
Zhen Shi went to Wang Lun's residence, had dinner at Wang Lun's, went to the shipyard the next day, and then went to find Zhen San, who was closed, and on the third day, he hurriedly left the Wufeng Islands and went to Saga Town, where he waited for Zhen Qian's return.
It is said that Zhen Qian has been sending Zhen Seventy-two to the Osumi Islands, and only then did he say goodbye to Zhen Seventy-two, and Zhen Seventy-two's fleet sailed towards the unknown American continent in the east, and disappeared below the horizon under Zhen Qian's gaze.
Shao Er Dongshang was a trustworthy man, and after occupying Osumi Province, he withdrew all the officials on the Osumi Islands, and even some fishermen on the island were forcibly relocated back to Osumi Province, leaving Zhen Qian with several deserted islands that were uninhabited and lifeless.
The Osumi Islands are mainly composed of two main islands, Tanegashima and Yakushima, and there are dozens of islands of various sizes, which are roughly more than twice the size of the Goho Islands, but after Zhen Qian's early inspection, he found that there are no more than seven islands that can really live in people, and Zhen Qian's eyes are only two main islands.
However, the conditions of these two main islands are a hundred times stronger than those of the Wufeng Islands, and most of the islands are mainly plains, which can grow crops on a large scale, which is very important for Zhen Qian, who is bent on developing overseas.
The immigrants of the Wufeng Islands have always been mainly craftsmen, and this situation is mainly due to the small amount of cultivated area on the Wufeng Islands, and the influx of a large number of immigrants will inevitably increase the pressure on the survival of the Wufeng Islands.
It is not a big problem to buy grain from the Wa and Silla countries in a short period of time, but once the population increases rapidly, it is impossible for the huge food demand to go unnoticed by the Wa and Silla countries. Moreover, Zhen Qian did not want to hand over his food lifeline to the Wa Kingdom and the Silla Kingdom, so it became an urgent matter to have his own cultivated land.
(End of chapter)