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Chapter 729 Yizhou's Alpine Tea

Chu Yun stayed in Nanyang for a period of time. After there was almost no suspense in the situation in Nanyang, while the spring wind was blowing from the Pacific Ocean to the land, Chu Yun left the Gulf of Siam under the protection of the Zhili Fleet and traveled along the coastline. Sailing north.Because of Chu Yun's valuable status, he did not go to Manila, Malacca, and Batavia to inspect the three newly occupied ports in person to avoid encountering storms on the way.If it is sailing close to the coastline, even if it encounters a storm midway, it can immediately go to the shore to take shelter from the rain.

On the way back, Chu Yun also visited the rubber plantation in Qiongzhou Prefecture, Hainan Island.Now Qiongzhou Prefecture has set up three rubber plantations, and the scale is still expanding.The rubber produced is shipped from Qiongzhou to the north by sea.At present, almost no one knows what Chu Yun needs so much rubber for. They only know that Chu Yun's allocation to the rubber plantation is increasing every year, and the output quota is constantly increasing.Chu Yun also plans to set up rubber plantations in Nanyang.

Only Chu Yun himself knows that everything he has done is paving the way for an important breakthrough in the second industrial revolution.The second industrial revolution needs to store more materials. It is no longer as simple as iron and coal, but also other materials such as rubber and oil.

Although Chu Yun did not develop any large-scale technology, he was actually crazily accumulating early-stage technologies, especially internal combustion engine technology and oil extraction technology.In the past few years, he has accumulated a considerable amount of rubber, just to produce strategic materials such as tires and military boots in the future.

Came to the rubber plantation and took a rough look.The first rubber plantation that was just summoned was in the deep mountains and old forests, and the natural rubber was transported to the port by the river.The second and third rubber plantations have been set up near the port and can be transported nearby from land.However, the rubber trees in the second and third rubber plantations are still growing.Their seeds are brought in from the first rubber plantations.

After inspecting the rubber plantations, the Zhili Fleet went to Guangzhou Mansion, Xiamen Bay, and then to Yizhou.

Yizhou is also a place that Chu Yun is very concerned about.Although it didn't take long for Yizhou to fall into the embrace of Huaxia in this era, Chu Yun was still very concerned about the development of this place because of his obsession before crossing over.

Chu Yun first went to Taiwan City and Chikan City in the south.These two cities were built by the Dutch, and they are actually like their fortresses in Yizhou, not really cities.After the Kyushu Army arrived, they expanded these two cities into real cities, and moved immigrants from the southeast coast and natives of Yizhou to the city.Now the two cities have tens of thousands of households, and have become refuges for victims of drought in some drought-stricken areas along the southeast coast.

After arriving in Taiwan City and Chikan City, Chu Yun went north to Bengang in the middle of Yizhou.It used to be the place where Zheng Zhilong and other pirates led disaster victims along the southeast coast to reclaim it. It has a history of about ten years of reclamation, so it has become the most prosperous place in Yizhou, with a population of [-] and ten thousand hectares of fertile land.

Chu Yun originally planned to stay in Bengang for a maximum of two days before leaving Yizhou and sailing to the capital.However, he encountered a storm in Yizhou and was forced to stay in Yizhou with his ministers.

The backyard of the stupid Hong Kong government office was originally the place where officials and gentlemen lived, but because of Chu Yun's arrival, it was vacated for Chu Yun to live in.Even Nelson, Zhao Youguang and others have to live in the homes of some big families, and the local officials are even more fearful.

Chu Yun was sitting in the hall of the backyard, the rain was still falling outside the door, falling on the bluestone slab.

"Yizhou is a good place, but typhoons and storms are frequent, and our trip is also delayed because of it." Chu Yun picked up a cup of steaming tea, the taste of the tea was cold, the taste was mellow and sweet, and there was a faint scent of honey. Curious, "What kind of tea is this?"

"Master Hui, this is high mountain tea from the depths of Alishan Mountain. The high mountain here is shrouded in clouds and mist in the morning and evening, and the climate is cool. , although it is not as good as some famous teas on the mainland, it has a special taste. And this high mountain tea is also divided into many kinds..." The official of Bengang replied quickly, and he was quite proud of the military leader's willingness to taste their special products.

"I would like to hear the details." When Chu Yun was stranded in Bengang, there was nowhere to come from the capital's memorials and military newspapers across the vast ocean, and he was happy to have a leisurely time.

"Speaking of high mountain tea, wild camellias are mostly low-grade. For example, the tea produced in Maoluo Mountain is extremely cold and people dare not drink it. Most of the camellias cultivated in the tribes in the mountains are low-grade and can be used for their own consumption. As for Top-grade camellias are only camellias that have been carefully cultivated by tea growers with decades of experience from Fujian and other places. They brought tea trees from Fujian to the mountains of Yizhou and selected the best terrain for cultivation. Because of the climate, soil Different, we cultivated the tea leaves with the aura here, and then selected the high-quality products among them. These teas are already the high-quality products used by big families as gifts to each other. As for the military master, what you are drinking now is high mountain tea The best of the best." This stupid Hong Kong official talked about the tea here, and he couldn't help talking.

"You said that the tea masters in Fujian are already top-grade, and there are still top-grade ones?" Chu Yun asked unexpectedly.

"The military leader doesn't know. The first generation of witches believed by the aboriginal Gaoshan people in Yizhou was a little princess who exiled here since the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, what she brought with her were the seeds of the top-quality tea trees that were supplied to the royal family in the local area. After several generations of Han witches' cultivation, the best quality tea has been selected here. Hearing that the military master is coming, this witch picked some tea leaves and sent them over," said the official.

After being reminded by this official, Chu Yun remembered the witches believed by the Atayal tribe among the high mountain aborigines whom he met a few years ago.She was originally the daughter of a small official in Zhejiang.When he was young, his father was killed by pirates, and his family fell into ruin. Zhou went to Yizhou and was taken in by the witches of the Gaoshan tribe here, and then became the current witches.At that time, I saw her as a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

Chu Yun vaguely remembered that before he left Yizhou, he told her that there was an opportunity for her to go to the Academy of Sciences for further studies. After all, she was a hero who promoted the integration of Yizhou aborigines and Han immigrants.

It's just that after Chu Yun got busy and didn't go to Yizhou again, he gradually forgot about it.

"I have summoned her two or three times. She seems to be called Xiao...how are you doing now?" Although Chu Yun still vaguely remembered her appearance, he couldn't remember the woman's name for a while.

After all, Xiao Xiu'er's strange maiden costume still left a deep impression on Chu Yun, even more impressive than a name.

(End of this chapter)