The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 144

Tang Qing'an, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, asked the imperial court to send [-] small and medium-sized fast boats and [-] horse boats from Nanjing Shipyard.

Clippers are used as post ships between Jinzhou, Zhenjiang, Jinzhou, Denglai, and various parts of North Korea.

The horse boat is Jinzhou, and it is convenient to transport horses when the Zhenjiang army is linked.

Horses are different from people. People can stay as long as they have a place to stay. War horses are more precious, and they have extremely high requirements on ships.

The warships of the Jinzhou Navy need to be temporarily modified every time they are used to transport horses, and the horses cannot adapt to them.

It is not convenient to board or disembark.

The horse boats are high and shallow, with tight cabins and narrow sides, which is convenient for horses to get on and off and place them. It was originally used to transport horses from prefectures and counties along the river to Sichuan provinces at the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Because the fast boat is similar to the horse boat, and it is built by a shipyard, many people collectively call it the fast horse boat.

However, with the initial determination of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the domestic Qingping, whether it is a horse boat or a fast boat, is used to transfer tribute like other small yellow boats.

With the rise of canals, they were gradually replaced by tank boats.

Nanjing also has 380 horse boats and 750 fast boats, so the imperial court approved the request of Jinzhou General Soldier.

The route from Denglai to Lushun is about [-] miles. Sand boats have a flat bottom, unlike Fuchuan, which has a deep draft and is not easy to dock.

But precisely because of this advantage, the speed of sand ships is also slow. In the past, it took an average of one day and night to travel from the pier in Denglai to the pier in Lushun depending on the wind time.

Now with the fast boat, it only takes one day to arrive. It is more convenient to start from the morning and arrive at the destination in the evening.

The distance from Jinzhou to Zhenjiang is double that of Jinzhou to Denglai. Because there is no raised continent in the offshore to block the route, it is also a straight line, and fast ships need a day and night.

Tang Qing'an put away the letter from Qin Keqing and nodded in satisfaction.

It has been more than two years since the recovery of Jinzhou. Although he has made many efforts to stabilize the situation in Jinzhou, he is still the general soldier of Jinzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Now I have to stay away from Jinzhou and come to strengthen Zhenjiang. The two places are thousands of miles apart, so Jinzhou needs someone who can continue to win people's hearts for him.

Tang Qing'an never doubted his second brother Liu Chengmin, but there were some things that he couldn't let his second brother do.

This is not to guard against him, but to preserve the brotherhood.

Then Qin Keqing had to come forward to declare his presence in Jinzhou instead of himself.

It is a reason to fight Zhu Yuanzhang in the front, and Ma Shi wins people's hearts for him in the rear, and stabilizes his position.

Unless I honestly regard myself as the chief soldier of the Great Zhou.

It's not that he's ambitious, but that he's afraid that internal strife in Great Zhou will lead to his failure.

The lessons from the past were in front of him, and he had to guard against it.

He was worried that Qin Keqing would not be able to achieve the level of Ma's after learning the style of Jia's family and coming from a family of officials in the capital.

Now it seems that it is doing well.

Husband and wife work together to break the gold.

Tang Qing'an let go of his worries about Jinzhou and met Wang Fengsu. The old man asked to see him many times, but he refused.

Wang Fengsu lost his patience.

He is actually a very patient person, more patient than most people, but success is in front of him, and he really can't hold back.

"Last year in Golden State, the general agreed to allow me to build a church. Has he changed his mind?"

"No, what I promised will not change."

Tang Qing'an comforted Wang Fengsu.

"Pastor Wang has solved a lot of problems for Jinzhou. The Hongyi cannon is also because of Patriarch Wang. The Portuguese easily let go, so don't worry, Patriarch Wang."

"Then I'm going back to the Golden State to build a church."

Wang Fengsu said seriously, observing General Jinzhou's reaction.

Hearing this, Tang Qing'an smiled and shook his hands, signaling Wang Fengsu not to worry.

"Your Nestorianism came to our country very early, and it reached its peak during the Tang Gaozong period. From the 12th year of Zhenguan, there was a church in the capital, and 21 missionaries.

During the period of Tang Gaozong, churches were built all over the states, which shows the heyday. "

Wang Fengsu did not explain to Tang Qing'an that the original Nestorianism could no longer represent the current Catholicism, but frowned.

"Is the general afraid that our sect will spread under your rule?"

Scared?
Tang Qing'an froze for a moment, then laughed.

"Hahaha."

"Why is the general laughing?"

Wang Fengsu didn't think his words were funny.

He browsed the historical materials of various countries, not only knew the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also knew the history of the Ming Dynasty before the Great Zhou Dynasty.

From the bottom of his heart, he believed that although these two countries were vast, they were not as broad-minded as the Tang Empire thousands of years ago.

To this day, Westerners call Easterners Tang people, and many cultures of the Tang Dynasty were deeply superstitious by Western kings and nobles.

Tang Qing'an finally stopped smiling and looked at Wang Fengsu confidently.

What he was laughing at was Wang Fengsu's Yelang arrogance.

never.

Culture is all from high to low, and backward culture is eliminated by advanced culture.

Regardless of any ethnic group, even if it seized the Central Plains by force and gained rule, it will eventually be governed by the culture of the Han people.

The culture of the Han people has always been the most inclusive and inclusive.

Whether it is Taoism, or Buddhism introduced from outside, including the Nestorianism at that time, even in the Ming Dynasty in history, they have not all been eradicated.

These missionaries who were allowed to operate in the territory of Ming Dynasty, including Wang Fengsu in front of them, used the efforts of several generations.

From joy at the beginning, to despair later, and finally changed his teachings helplessly, and when it was passed back to the West, it aroused the Pope's fury.

When the missionaries went to the East to preach, how did they change the teachings in the East? Who taught whom? Of course, the Pope was furious when he learned about it.

The current Wang Fengsu is superstitious about his own culture, but unfortunately he cannot tell him how he succumbed to the culture of the Han people in history.

The people of Ming Dynasty are like this, as long as you are a god, it doesn't matter what kind of master or son you are, it doesn't matter if you worship.

But no matter what, the Great Ancestor of Heaven and Earth is the biggest.

Finally, Wang Fengsu and others, who realized the reality clearly, changed their teachings helplessly to facilitate the spread of their sect among the people.

As for not being allowed to worship ancestors, I dare not even mention it.

It is the future Qing Dynasty that really bans them.

Missionaries like Wang Fengsu dared to underestimate the culture of the Han people because they conquered those ignorant and backward countries with culture and force for a hundred years.

Tang Qing'an was not angry, but just found it ridiculous.

"You still don't understand what I'm laughing at, but as for building a church, I'm going to start on Jeju Island, which I got.

When your behavior is approved by me, I will completely let it go, and now Jeju Island is not only open to your sect, but also allows countries to come here to do business and trade.

"Jeju Island?"

Wang Fengsu didn't know where this place was.

"For specific things, you can ask Li Chengxian yourself, and he will tell you how to do it."

Wang Fengsu nodded, as long as he is allowed to build a church, he can go anywhere.

"Excuse me, general, how can I get your approval?"

Wang Fengsu waited for the lion of General Jinzhou to open his mouth wide.

"As long as you abide by my laws and don't do things that harm our country, I welcome peaceful, educated people and affairs from any country to Jeju Island."

It's that simple?
When Wang Fengsu was about to leave hesitantly, Tang Qing'an finally couldn't help calling him back.

"Does the general have any orders?"

"Ten years from now, you'll understand why I laugh."

With doubts, Wang Fengsu left in a daze.

After Wang Fengsu left, Xie Youcheng came in frowning and hurriedly sent a message.

Tang Qing'an opened it and saw that it was from the person in Shenyang.

"One tael of silver per liter of rice, is this alms?"

According to what the man said, the barbarians are now short of food in the country. The previous venture to attack the Khalkha tribe was to eliminate hidden dangers and to obtain supplies.

Under the means of the old slave, the quick battle was successful, but it could not completely solve the food shortage. Not only did it rob the people of their savings, but they also pretended to open warehouses to sell grain to the Han people.

Well, one liter of rice is one tael of silver.

This is blatant robbery.

"According to our reports, Liao people started uprisings everywhere in Fuzhou, Gaizhou, Haizhou...Xiuyan.

Last month, the righteous people in Xiuyan were suppressed by barbarians and thousands of people were massacred. "

After listening to Xie Youcheng's report, Tang Qing'an understood.

Larger-scale refugees have already begun.

Officials in Jinzhou and Zhenjiang thought that the peak period of accepting refugees had been reached at the beginning of the year, but they never thought that the old slave's rule would be so inhumane.

Next, Jinzhou and Zhenjiang will start to take in refugees with all their strength.

"Go ask Gu Yingshi."

Tang Qing'an thought for a while, and recruited Gu Yingshi. He was in charge of the saltworks in Lushun, and he came all the way from Jinzhou to Zhenjiang, so he also knew the specific affairs of Jinzhou.

"How many fishing boats are there in the big and small Changshan Mountains, and how much catch can they catch every month? How much is the output of the saltworks in Lushun? How many acres of fields are there in total now?"

As soon as he entered the door, he heard a series of questions.

Gu Yingshi sorted it out in his mind for a while before unfolding the questions one by one and recalling them one by one.

"There are now 170 fishing boats, large and small, and they can catch more than 150 million catties of seafood every month.

The salt production in Lushun can now produce more than [-] catties of salt per day. Half of the salt is used for people's livelihood, and the other half is used for pickling.

Now each island has 60 mu of land, Jinzhou native land has 11 mu, and Zhenjiang to Jinzhou has newly developed 20 mu. It is estimated that it can reach [-] mu before sowing. .

All fields total 96 shi, of which 16 mu are used to grow soybeans, vegetables, hemp cotton and other crops.

Excluding these miscellaneous fields, there are about 80 mu. Some lands have high fertilizer yields, up to two or three stones, and some thalassemias only reach more than one stone.

Therefore, a total of 70 million shi and sorghum grains can be obtained every year, and 20 million shi of rice can be obtained after shelling. "

Tang Qing'an frowned.

These more than one million stones and millets are just enough to feed the more than [-] people and soldiers in Jinzhou and Zhenjiang.

Both Jinzhou and Zhenjiang now have a slack atmosphere.

After working together for more than two years, everyone was finally able to eat their stomachs full.

In the first year, how many people endured hunger and disease, leaving many orphans.

Now Tang Qing'an is going against it.

Up and down Zhenjiang in Jinzhou.

Still have to keep going hungry.

human heart.

After sounding the alarm to Xie Youcheng and Gu Yingshi, Tang Qingan, Jinzhou's second brother Liu Chengmin, and his wife Qin Keqing sent a letter respectively.

(End of this chapter)