Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 366 Heading to Qiongzhou
"Brother, please don't worry, we will complete the task of finding rubber plantations this time even if we use any means, and help brother become a middle-level officer of the Navy Department!" Several soldiers of Cheng Hong said.

"Well, brother, it's not because of vanity that he wants to become a middle-level officer in the Liao army. He is trying to be brave and assassinate Chu Yun who destroyed the Jin Kingdom when he has the opportunity. Yes, that's how it is." Cheng Hong deceived himself Said.

This group of people was the Houjin assassin who lurked into Jinzhou City before. After the fall of the Houjin, he became a handyman on a ship of the Liao army fleet due to some twists and turns, and after twists and turns, he became one of the guards of Ishigaki Island in the Ryukyu Islands.The garrison on Ishigaki Island was originally under the command of the Ryukyu Guard, and there were 1000 people stationed on the fort. Later, after the Fuliao Army fleet quelled the pirates such as Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang, there was no need to place so many defenders on Ishigaki Island.The original 1000 people shrank to 200 people, some of them were assigned to the main island of Ryukyu, and some of them joined the Admiralty to do some trivial tasks of the Admiralty, such as protecting important people traveling between southern Liaoning and the southeast coast.

From assassins to handymen to island guards to soldiers of the Admiralty, the turnover of these post-golden assassins in the past three years can be described as a trick of good fortune.

It's just that after the death of Jindu for three years, their hatred for the Liao army has long been eroded by money and status, and more is just for climbing.They even changed their names to homophonic Chinese names, and the leader of the assassins was named Cheng Hong.Anyway, Liaodong has fought wars for decades. First, Ming fought against Mongolia, then Ming supported Goryeo to repel Japan, and then Jin rose to fight with Ming. Liaodong has never been peaceful. verification.

"Brother, what do you think this rubber plantation is? We've never heard of such a thing as rubber." Several subordinates asked Cheng Hong.

"I don't know either. Chu Yun, the leader of the Liao army, is always ingenious. I really don't know how his brain grows. He knows everything about astronomy, geography, plants, etc. Take magical things like trains and electric lights. , when we were transferred from Ishigaki Island back to Liaonan, we were almost scared to death." Cheng Hong said.

"Do you think Chu Yun is a god? If he is not a god, how can he know everything, make steel run, and make glass shine? This is something that even a shaman can't do." A subordinate said.

The rest of the subordinates also nodded.In fact, from a certain point of view, Chu Yun, who has the industrial revolution system, is really a god-like existence in this era, but he cannot live the same life as the sky.

"Okay, it's time for us to prepare supplies and board the ship. Fortunately, Qiongzhou Prefecture is not far from Guangzhou Prefecture, and the route has been explored by many people. As long as there is no typhoon, it is basically safe." Cheng Hong took his men on board one after another. .

Apart from his original subordinates, there are already dozens of soldiers belonging to him.In order to transform from Hou Jin's Ouchi bodyguard to an officer of the Ministry of the Navy, he even mastered a lot of knowledge about ships.

In addition to dozens of soldiers, there are also dozens of scientific research teams and handymen handling ship chores. It is such a small-scale fleet that shoulders the heavy responsibility of finding the rubber plantations summoned by the system.This also fully demonstrated the powerful military strength of the Liao army. As long as there is a strong army as the backing, no one dares to provoke even an advance team with only a few hundred people. Otherwise, what awaits them is the terrible revenge of the Liao army.

"We traveled thousands of miles to the unknown Qiongzhou Prefecture to find the rubber plantation purchased by the military owner. We hope that the scale will not be too small, otherwise it will make people too desperate." Goodyear, an American scientist who studies rubber, came to Guangzhou Prefecture from southern Liaoning and was a little seasick. , his complexion is not very good-looking.

"Sir, Qiongzhou Mansion is not far from Guangzhou Mansion. Please hold on a little longer, sir. I see that the area marked on this map has at least [-] rubber trees in this rubber plantation." Said the Liaonan apprentice who followed Goodyear.

"Well, if there are [-] rubber trees, it should be able to meet the needs." Goodyear said.

"Gentlemen of the Academy of Sciences, we have received the documents from the governor of Guangdong, Xiong Wencan, and we are about to leave. I, Cheng Hong, will definitely protect your safety. But please don't easily provoke the local people on the way, so as not to give birth to many fearless Trouble." Hong Cheng led a group of soldiers onto the ship.

"There is Lieutenant Lao Cheng." The Academy of Sciences, the first team specializing in rubber research, thanked Cheng Hong.

Cheng Hong puffed out his chest slightly, quite proudly.

The ship slowly sailed away from the wharf of Guangzhou Mansion, went straight down the Pearl River, and then went south along the coastline after exiting the mouth of the Pearl River. After seeing the coastline of Leizhou Peninsula, it passed through the Qiongzhou Strait, and it was the mansion of Qiongzhou Mansion. .

The mansion of Qiongzhou Mansion was set up at the place closest to the mainland, only forty miles away from the narrowest point of Leizhou Peninsula.This makes it easier to maintain a relatively close relationship with the mainland.

However, the development of Qiongzhou Mansion, which is located on the edge of the Ming Empire, is obviously not as prosperous as the Guangzhou Mansion that Cheng Hong and Goodyear have seen.

When the ship, which was flying both the flag of the Liao Army and the Ming Dynasty, approached the wharf near Qiongzhou Mansion, it was found that the wharf was relatively depressed, and the houses along the coast were relatively low.However, it has far exceeded Cheng Hong's expectations for Hainan Island, which is far away on the coast of the South China Sea.

"This place is not as desolate as I thought before. It seems that during the Three Kingdoms period, King Wu and Sun Quan once sent troops here." Cheng Hong said quite unexpectedly when he saw that there were still many people near Qiongzhou Mansion.

"Actually, as early as the turn of the Qin and Han Dynasties, the influence of the Nanyue Kingdom had spread throughout the territory of Qiongzhou Prefecture. Now the most people on the island are the Han people, followed by the local aborigines, the Li nationality. There are about 30 registered people." A scientific researcher said the team member.

"30 people? That's a lot, how do you know?"

"Just ask the officials in Guangzhou Mansion. Qiongzhou Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Guangdong, and the situation in Qiongzhou Mansion must first be reported to Guangzhou Mansion and then to the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi."

"No wonder the military leader asked us to obtain the documents from the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi before we come to Qiongzhou Mansion. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is the immediate superior of the prefect of Qiongzhou Prefecture. We have the documents written by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. How dare they not open the door to convenience. "Cheng Hong took out Xiong Wencan's autograph letter from his bosom, which was also stamped with the seal of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he thought it was a bit weighty.

"The rubber plantation is in Lehui County, Qiongzhou Prefecture, and it is directly under the jurisdiction of Qiongzhou Prefecture. We need to use the letter from the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to ask for another document from the Qiongzhou prefect, and then go to Lehui County. The document from the Qiongzhou prefect Maybe it is more effective than the documents of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, which means that the county magistrate is not as good as the current management. In addition, if our rubber plantation will grow here in the future, we must deal with the prefect of Qiongzhou." Cheng Hong thought about it, but it was still quite cumbersome.

　Uh, I owe 3 chapters, I'm ready to explode this weekend...

　　
　
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