A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 926: Moral displeasure (Part )

Virtue does not please the superior, but the superior rewards his talent.

What bosses appreciate most is their subordinates' ability to do things, not their conduct.

"A letter came from Duke Lu of Youzhou, saying that more than a thousand people, including criminals and gangsters, had been sent south to Liuzhou,"

"The Duke of Qi State in Qizhou replied, saying that he would send three thousand Goguryeo people and more than a thousand Qilu people to seek help."

"The Duke of Hexi Yingguo said that he has recruited thousands of athletes..."

"Liu Lancheng, the governor of Xiazhou, Li Junxian, the governor of Lanzhou, Niu Jinda, the governor of Songzhou, Su Lie, the governor of Yaozhou, as well as An Lushan, the military envoy of Raole, Yuwen Chengdu, the military envoy of Songmo, Gao Jin, the military envoy of Guangbian, etc. also responded one after another, They have already recruited a group of people to come here to seek cultivation,"

More than a hundred miles south of Anping,

At the mouth of a large river, Wu Huaiyu was listening to the report from his adopted son Pang Yanzhang in the camp. It was already March with fireworks and the mountain flowers were blooming.

The place where Huaiyu came from Anping is the mouth of Tamsui River. It is named because of its light water. Although this river is called a stream, it is the second largest river in Liuqiu. It is more than 300 miles long and consists of four major tributaries. It flows westward into the sea.

The water flow in the middle and lower reaches is slow. Downstream to the estuary, the river valleys along the coast are very flat. They are all good lands for cultivation.

Wu Huaiyu came here not for a vacation, but had planned it for a long time. After establishing a foothold in Penghu and Anping, the next step would be to go south to occupy the area at the mouth of Tamsui River and open up a second stronghold here.

"Now that there are people, we need to quickly build a stronghold here and be ready to receive and resettle them."

In addition, there are also some people who are willing to let families come over to enclose land and build commercial villages.

It is located in the southwest of Liuqiu, guarding the southern entrance of Liuqiu Strait, and facing the Bashi Strait to the south, leading to Luzon. The alluvial plain of the river mouth is fertile, and the middle and lower reaches of the freshwater stream are navigable, and the tributaries in the upper reaches can lead to the inland mountainous areas.

"Send someone to pick her up in Hangzhou and take a boat directly to the south to seek help."

The commotion this time was relatively loud.

The distance between Luzon and Liuqiu is actually only a few hundred miles.

Luzon is the Wu family reservation in Wu Huaiyu's plan. It is the last safe cave among the three caves of Ciao Tu. It is different from Liuqiu's business philosophy. Liuqiu still needs to be included in the imperial court. The official power of the imperial court will be the main force, and the Wu family will follow the management.

But in Luzon, Wu Huaiyu planned to operate alone, build some strongholds and fortresses, and slowly colonize, without introducing the official power of the Tang Dynasty.

"A large number of criminals, thieves, thieves and scoundrels are pouring into our place. It is really going to become an island of villains," Shi Shouxin said with a smile.

If the situation changes, Luzon Island will be the Wu family's last resort.

"Don't be afraid. It's not like tens of thousands of people are arriving at once. They come from all over the world and they come in batches. We are not afraid of receiving them in batches."

No matter whether it was the imperial court, Cheng Yaojin or Qin Qiong who agreed so happily and actively to send people,

In fact, it was also because what Wu Huaiyu wanted was not good people.

He wants to get rid of those criminals, those scoundrels, and some barbarians. For the local officials, these people are very capable of managing and educating the burden. If they can be dumped on Wu Huaiyu, they will get a favor.

With the large Tamsui River to the south, the sea to the east, and the vast alluvial plains surrounding it, this place is perfect for development.

If there were really as many people as they said, there would be tens of thousands of people.

"What are you afraid of? This is a large overseas island occupied by barbarians. It doesn't matter no matter how hard you try,"

When building a city, there are mountains, a harbor, and even a river flowing into the harbor. When building the city, the river can be used as both a canal for transportation and a moat.

"Have we received so many people?"

Pang Yanzhang made some statistics, Wu Huaiyu posted hero posts widely, and then officials with relatives and friends from all over the country were collecting criminals, beggars, refugees, etc. for him, and even moved some barbarians, Rongdi, etc. under their respective jurisdictions. ,

No matter who he is, a criminal, a homeless person, or a beggar, we can sweep him along the river, then enter the Grand Canal to Hangzhou, and then go out to the sea to seek help. Although this route is not the closest, it is definitely the safest, smoothest and most comfortable.

In fact, when the Wu family started to land and establish strongholds in Penghu and Anping, they had also begun to land and establish strongholds here and in Luzon, but the scale there was smaller.

Wu Huaiyu pointed to the land at his feet. It was on the north bank of Tamsui River, along the coast and close to the river. There was a mountain to the north of the seaside, and a good natural harbor to the south of the mountain.

After this area is developed, we can continue to go south in the future and connect to Luzon Island through the Bashi Strait.

A good man has three gangs. If he wants to develop, it will be too slow to rely on normal development. Wu Huaiyu cannot wait in a hurry, nor can he just count on the court, so he still has to mobilize his relatives and friends to help.

What's more, Wu Huaiyu never owes his friends.

Now these captive slaves in Liuqiu will be sold one after another after building the city. To whom, of course, to the friends who helped.

The nobles and powerful people in the Central Plains are now in great need of slaves. Slaves are in high demand. Whether they are mining, running farms, running workshops, or serving in mansions, they all need a large number of slaves.

But in recent years, the imperial court has been actively opening up borders, recruiting immigrants in large numbers, and providing good settlement conditions, such as allotment of land, settlement allowance, etc.

Many landless poor people in the mainland could only work as tenants before, or even abandoned their homes to take shelter under wealthy families, becoming hermits or even voluntarily becoming slaves.

But now that the imperial court is cracking down on supervision in this area, the nobles do not dare to commit crimes.

The common people have better choices, and naturally they are not willing to abandon their country and join the powerful as slaves.

The general environment in Zhenguan has changed in recent years. There are not so many cheap and useful labor forces in the mainland of the Central Plains. The nobles and powerful people have also experienced labor shortages.

In this case, the only option is to buy a slave.

But there are only so many sources of slaves, and the market supply is insufficient. There is often a situation where there is a price but no market. "Liuqiu is so short of people now, why are these captives sold outside the island?" Shi Shouxin was a little puzzled. More than 10,000 people.

"Replacement," Wu Huaiyu said.

"There are also more than 10,000 people. Compared with the more than 10,000 captives on the island, compared with the Yiyan who were transferred from the north of Youyan, Bisaei, Hetao, Longyou, Hexi, Jiannan, Qianzhong, Jiangnan and the Central Plains, etc. Compared with more than ten thousand people, there is a fundamental difference."

Even though many of those people from all over the world are not good people, they are Han people after all. It does not mean that Wu Huaiyu only cares about blood.

In fact, what Wu Huaiyu values ​​​​is not blood, but people from the mainland, no matter where they come from, but generally people who have come down from the Chinese Han civilization,

When barbarians enter Xia, Xia becomes Xia.

Anping County, for example, originally had tens of thousands of island barbarians, but 2,000 Han people came here. There is a huge disparity in the number of Han barbarians. Over time, there may be a danger that the Han people will invade the barbarians and destroy the barbarians.

And if the more than 10,000 island barbarian captives are sent out in exchange for tens of thousands of Han people and some barbarians from various tribes, then the population structure of Anping County will become dominated by Han people and Han culture, with the island barbarians and other The barbarians who migrated from place to place will be a minority and merge into the majority.

"When those people come, we will help them get married, those bachelors. We will give priority to Han Chinese for marriage. If not, we will find tribal women and official media to match them."

Wu Huaiyu did not intend to say that Han Yi would not marry. On the contrary, he believed that this barrier should be broken proactively and that the government should come forward to marry tribal girls for the Han people who could not find wives.

The Yi girl who married in and gave birth to a child was naturally from her father's clan, who was also Han.

Of course, Wu Huaiyu does not intend to let the Yi people marry Han women for the time being, unless the Yi people marry the Han women's family, which is possible, and the Yi people will be in Xia.

There are many kinds of fish in the freshwater streams, so you don’t have to worry about food here.

Today I ate steamed seabass and eel with sour plums. This fish has a thick body and a ferocious temperament. It stays diurnal and emerges at night. It is carnivorous. When it reaches adulthood, it swims downstream through the river mouth and into the sea. In the second summer, it migrates to the upper reaches of freshwater rivers to lay eggs.

One can grow to weigh more than ten kilograms. There are many of these things in Fujian and Vietnam, and there are also many in this side across the strait.

"The seabass eels I got today are all very large. They were cut into circles but not cut off, and steamed with sour plums. They are absolutely plump and delicious in the mouth, and not greasy. The water in this Tamsui River is light, and the fish meat is crispy, tender and fragrant. "

"After handling the fish, remember to wash it with salt and rinse it with water. Add two or three sour plums and a spoonful of sour plum juice. Don't add too much."

"The sour plums should be pounded into sour plum sauce, and the seabass and eel placed in the steaming plate should be added to the sour plum sauce and spread evenly."

Wu Huaiyu was at the foot of Fengshan Mountain, instructing his adopted son to steam seabass and eels.

It's quite simple to make. Just clean the fish. The key is to apply sour plum sauce and then steam it over high heat.

After the pot is heated, sprinkle some chopped green onion and drizzle some hot oil to make it more fragrant.

Wu Huaiyu was very satisfied with this meal.

This steamed seabass and eel with pickled plums is truly a masterpiece.

After the meal, Wu Huaiyu touched his belly and felt a little full. The seabass eel was too big and he had eaten too much.

Went out for a few rounds to eat,

As soon as I came back and sat down, stewards from Qianjintang and other merchant houses came to see me. These were all merchants of the Wu family. These stewards came to set up commercial villages on behalf of their respective merchants.

The tower near the water gets the moon first;

Wu Huaiyu arranged for these businesses to recruit workers to set up commercial villages to grow grain and sugar cane. Naturally, they actively obeyed the order and came immediately to select the land.

From Anping to Fengshan,

They selected the best land first, which was flat and fertile, but also low-lying and not prone to seawater intrusion and the risk of waterlogging during the rainy season.

Moreover, now you can choose whole areas. The land is in one piece, making it easier to farm.

Wu Huaiyu told the governor Wanda that this year he would find a way to get 20 businesses to open 20 commercial villages, which is 100,000 acres.

But in fact, the 100,000 acres only refers to Anping, where 100,000 acres of good land were picked first.

On the Fengshan side in the south, Wu Huaiyu brought them here this time to enclose an additional batch of good land.

"Mr. sir, we have chosen the land,"

"However, although most of these lands are now deserted, they all have owners. There are also many tribes here. When we looked at the land, we encountered some disputes and conflicts with the tribesmen. ,"

The implication of the stewards is that this land has owners. If these landowners and barbarians are not dealt with first, then there is actually no point in enclosing the land and erecting stakes.

"Everyone of you, take note of the land circle, and then back up the drawings and records. Then you can go back to recruit workers and prepare cattle, seeds, and farm tools. As for other things, you don't have to worry about it. I will level all these islands before leaving Liuqiu. of."

Wu Huaiyu said it very easily. He also has the qualification to be so domineering.

Thirteen major tribes and thirty-four branches in Anping were all settled at once. Now the tribes in Fengshan are not as numerous and big as those in Anping, let alone worry.

"I will send people to send invitations to the heads of departments tomorrow, inviting them to come here to meet and negotiate,"

Be polite first and then fight. If you don't understand the current affairs, then start fighting.

(End of this chapter)