Win the Ding 1617

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"Luring the enemy deep, breaking his way back, attacking long distances, plowing the court and sweeping holes." In this Hsinchu battle report jointly submitted by Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi, Zheng Sen described Wu Liuqi's tactical layout with a lot of pen and ink, Many of the wonderful links and parts are written brilliantly and climaxed one after another, which can be described as a cluster of flowers.He really deserves to be a disciple of Qian Qianyi, the leader of a generation of scholars.

This battle report, both from a literary point of view and from a practical tactical point of view, made Li Shouhan smile from time to time.

Looking at the documents, Zheng Sen kept praising Wu Liuqi's series of effective tactics, which almost made Li Shouhan laugh out loud. "If Laozi hadn't come and became your father-in-law Lao Taishan again, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be abused by Wu Liuqi with this trick ten years later."

Squeezing down a sip of tea that was about to spit out, Li Shouhan picked up the brush on the table, dipped it in cinnabar, and began to comment on this post that included a summary, a request for instructions, and a request for meritorious service after the initial determination of the general situation of countering the rebellion in Taiwan. To criticize.

The captured Dadu Kingdom and other villages that participated in the rebellion captured tens of thousands of strong men. Among these tens of thousands of young men, the head of the village, who was stubborn and bloody and indebted, had all been captured. Zheng Sen was gone, and the rest of the youth who performed well were assigned to the Auxiliary Volunteer Team to continue to conquer those who were stubbornly resisting, and the rest were assigned to the General Administration of Reclamation.However, Zheng Sen told them that since they participated in the rebellion, they had not yet entered the quasi-security area within the specified time.Then the minimum penalty is 15 years of hard labor.However, these people are obliged to work on building roads and bridges on the island!

However, considering the special circumstances of these freshmen.For them, Zheng Sen did not take the method of directly arranging the village chief to be stationed, but ordered them to elect the village chief and the head of the company, and they would be appointed by the Taiwan government office under the guise of the Taiwan government. Not life tenure and no inheritance rights.If you are not careful, you may be removed from your post by the township chiefs.

"The Commander Li immediately recompiled the history textbooks of the schools in our southern Guangdong military area. He emphasized that Taiwan has been a Chinese territory since ancient times, and it can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period. The descendants of Marquis Wanling and Marquis Changping came to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors."

Think about those students with broken hair and tattoos, a head decorated with brilliant feathers, who don't look like a Han Chinese, but are actually Zhuge Liang's grandnephews with "faces like crowns and long beards".He is a descendant of Wanlinghou, who has a face comparable to that of a donkey.Li Shouhan was amazed by this morality.However, they had to pinch their noses to recognize it, and formally ordered the descendants of the Wanlinghou to restore their ancestral surname to Zhuge, and the descendants of Changpinghou to restore their ancestral surname to Wei.Of course, with these as strong evidence, textbooks have been more confident and indispensable since ancient times.

"Order Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi to rest in Taiwan for a while. The civil affairs and defense of the department will be handed over, and they will be on standby to wait for the ship at chicken coops and other places. Prepare to go to Java, Malaya and other places to suppress the rebellion."

After replying to Zheng Sen's summary report, Li Shouhan stretched his body, stretched his waist backwards hard, calmed down a little, and called in an attendant who was on duty outside.

"Send a message to the office and ask them to draft a document. Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi are going to Java to quell the chaos. There are not enough troops. You can recruit [-] volunteers from Japan to go with you!"

After saying this, a smirk appeared on Li Shouhan's smug face, monkeys, please listen to me obediently!Today, Lao Tzu released the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven to deal with you!Not only this devil, but tens of thousands of devils!Let you taste the iron wall encirclement tactics of Mr. Gangcun 500 years in advance!

"Hey! The roads, railways, and watchtowers in Gangcun are all tools to plunder and destroy production. Maybe this is not what Gangcun wants, but it is a bloody reality. Zheng Sen's road bunkers are all tools to protect production, and at the same time they are convenient. It is convenient for people to travel." Li Shouhan immediately defended his son-in-law in his heart, and cut Zheng Sen from the famous war criminal and executioner.

Naturally, the official office will work with the newly established staff headquarters to handle this instruction and the new tasks for Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi to plan the corresponding supplies, equipment, military uniforms, food, ships, etc.

Naturally, this kind of preparation cannot be completed overnight.

A few months passed in a flash, and the task of suppressing and pacifying Taiwan was basically over.After the Battle of Hsinchu, the road bunkers of the Southern Central Army spread to every corner of Taiwan like a violent distribution of steam.A Dongfan leader who had been naturalized for a long time and had some relationship with the eldest son Li Huayu wrote a poem in half-understandable Chinese to describe the changes in various parts of Taiwan during this period.

"Looking up is the watchtower, and stepping forward is the official road. There is no society, no naturalization, and there are schools everywhere."

The Battle of Hsinchu can be regarded as a key battle in the history of Taiwan's pacification. This battle will wipe out the forces capable of launching large-scale rebellion or rebellion. They have received tangible benefits.At the same time, according to the agreement, the hunting grounds belonged to those Guihua Shengfan, while the mountains and fields were shared by the officials and the common people.In this way, a large number of immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong have a place to cultivate.

With the repair of roads one by one, the original natural moats and natural dangers have also become places where the brigade can pass.The cage Zheng Sen built is getting smaller and tighter, and at the same time, people's hearts have also changed. Therefore, the Dongfan rebels who are still trying to resist on the mountain are desperate to find that they have no food, no soldiers, no political power, and no support from the masses. , all they could do was fight on, and in the end they couldn't fight anymore.With the appointment of village heads one by one, the formation of grassroots governments in various places is in full swing, and more and more volunteer teams are involved in the activities of searching and closing mountains.The living space and scope of activities of these rebels are being compressed day by day.They had not lacked in the courage of a certain old devil who roamed the Philippines, but they had not had his luck.In the end, like beasts trapped in a cage, they were picked out one by one and killed.

Look at the good news sent below.Wu Liuqi and Zheng Sen who were in Tainan Fucheng were naturally very happy, but Wu Liuqi had some doubts and couldn't let go, so he asked Zheng Sen: "General Zheng, if you want to say that the Ming Dynasty wiped out Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, Guangxi Dayengxia It doesn’t matter if the natives, the method they use is nothing more than building roads and building fortresses. But why do we fight like a god, and Da Ming is like a pair of torn trousers wrapped around his legs?”

Zheng Sen smiled triumphantly: "My lord told you about this a long time ago, but maybe you didn't pay attention. My lord said it at a cadre meeting before. The solution to all financial problems must be based on production development. Similarly, all ethnic groups The solution to the frontier issue also depends on the development of production. It is also the construction of roads and fortifications. Our roads bring wealth and South China goods to Dongfan. It brings hope and production development, while those roads in Ming Dynasty are simply The road to robbery. In the end, Daming made people poorer and poorer, and we, as long as we are willing to hang out with us, will become richer and richer. You see, on this road, there are more and more pedestrians and more goods. Local markets. It's getting cheaper and the business is getting more and more prosperous. Don't look at these Dong Fans as a group of so-called savages who drink blood, but they are not stupid. No matter what you say, the iron pot with salt, rice, cloth and iron is the last word."

"So now the most active road builders are those students."

Wu Liuqi answered Zheng Sen's words, and the two historical enemies looked at each other and smiled, bursting into bursts of smug laughter.

"Speaking of the production of goods, eldest son," Wu Liuqi affectionately used a title that Zheng Sen prefers, which means that in Wu Liuqi's mind, he is not the one who relies entirely on the influence of his father-in-law's family to eat soft food boy face. "Although the land of Taiwan has been cultivated by the eldest son for many years, it is still a barren land among the places where our Southern Guangdong Army is located. The harvest over the years is only enough for the immigrants to eat. If the salary is not allocated by the master, it is even more impossible. Let’s talk about it. We have to think of a way.”

Regarding Wu Liuqi's attitude, Zheng Sen, who is in charge of Taiwan's military and civil affairs, is even more delighted. "Brother Jian, I'm sorry to trouble you. Eldest brother has always been concerned about Taiwan affairs. Even though he was in Shandong, he also sent a letter. The letter pointed out the strategy, which made me suddenly enlightened."

Li Huayu has been in Taiwan for several years, so he naturally knows more about the mountains, rivers, geography, products, and people of this treasure island than Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi who have just arrived.

After he learned of the battle in Hsinchu, he sent a clipper to deliver his letter overnight, in which he pointed the way for his brother-in-law.

"The whole matter of Taiwan is on this camphor!" Zheng Sen proudly pinched a piece of camphor in his hand and gestured to Wu Liuqi.

"Camphor?" Wu Liuqi was a little confused.

In fact, not to mention this iron beggar, the Hongqi incense owner of the Tiandihui, most people's understanding of camphor is probably only the camphor balls in the wardrobe in the past! ?

In the development history of human industrial civilization, camphor is not just a simple "white ball"!It used to be the raw material of smokeless gunpowder, which promoted the revolutionary development of weapons; it was the basic raw material of the first synthetic plastic celluloid invented by mankind, and was used to make earrings, necklaces, etc.Because of its antipruritic and antiseptic effects, camphor can be found in many medicinal products, including Mentholatum, lip balm, salonpas, balm and even green oil. In 1884, the French extracted stable smokeless powder from camphor, which changed the rifles of European countries from large-caliber black powder to small-caliber smokeless powder bullets. "The range is stable, the speed is fast, and the lethality is stronger."

On the eve of the outbreak of World War I, the European continent imported a large amount of camphor from Japan. From 1910 to 1916, the export volume of camphor products from Japan reached 900 million to 1000 million kilograms per year, accounting for 70% of the world's total, of which Taiwan accounted for 80%. In 1889, Eastman, an American, used this to produce nitrate tablets, which contributed to the development of photography and film industries.Due to the export of tea and camphor from Danshui Port, “the fiscal and tax revenue in northern Taiwan increased rapidly, which led to the northward shift of Taiwan’s political and economic center of gravity.” In addition, many towns in the mountainous areas of the central and northern parts of the island also sprang up because of camphor and tea, such as the “Three Gorges” and the Dalai Lama. Xi, Miaoli, and Dongshi, etc., the Hakkas also took advantage of the convenient location to engage in the production and transportation of tea and camphor and quickly accumulated wealth, which improved the social status of the Hakka group.

Therefore, in the history of Taiwan's development, tea, sugar, and camphor played a decisive role in Taiwan's economic territory and ethnic distribution.

The development of Taiwan’s camphor industry actually started with Taiwan’s tradition of maritime foreign trade.The Han people believed that camphor wood is not easy to be eaten by moths and has beautiful textures.Camphor wood has been used as a material for architectural sculptures, furniture, and Buddha statues for a long time.In the 1830th century, Zheng Zhilong traded with the Japanese, including camphor.At that time camphor was mainly used as medicine.After a large number of Zhangquan Han people immigrated to Taiwan, camphor began to officially enter the commercial trade in Taiwan. Before the opening of the port, it was mostly exported to the mainland of the Qing Dynasty through the junk ship trade. In the 1860s, camphor came from the United States and the United Kingdom. Many foreign merchants directly purchased camphor for export, and even exchanged opium for camphor.By the time the port was opened in the [-]s, there were many foreign companies in various ports, and the competition for the interests of camphor even led to conflicts between Britain and the Qing Empire.After Japan invaded Taiwan.Taiwanese camphor, which is designated as a monopoly product, is an important export product, which enriches the government's fiscal revenue.

However, Taiwan camphor was bought by many people with their heads and blood.In order to obtain camphor wood to boil camphor, the Han people in Taiwan invaded the living space of the aborigines and were killed by grass; the rulers defended the interests of foreign trade and monopoly.Suppress the resistance of the aborigines with strong force.also.With more demand for camphor and more manpower input, more camphor forests hidden deep in the mountains have been excavated, which also affects the migration of Hakka groups who live by camphor.

But in this period, the efficacy of camphor has not been found to have so many.This kind of granular crystal produced from the branches, trunks, leaves and roots of Cinnamomum camphora, which is a plant of the family Lauraceae, has the effects of clearing the customs orifices, sharpening stagnant qi, eliminating turbidity, killing insects, relieving itching, reducing swelling and relieving pain. Scabies itching, bruises, toothache and other symptoms.

Don't say anything else.Just repelling insects in clothes is already a huge business.This is a great boost to Nanzhong, where the textile industry is extremely developed.The cloth that was transported in all directions by ships day and night.With these small white balls, you will not worry about being eaten by moths.

It is because camphor has this effect that in history, Britain, which first started the industrial revolution, fought a small-scale camphor war with the Qing court after the two Opium Wars.

In order to plunder Taiwan's camphor resources, the British invaders launched a war of aggression against Taiwan and forced the Qing government to sign the "Camphor Treaty" that humiliated the country. The "Camphor Treaty" was signed in late November of 1868 (the seventh year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty). The treaty fully agreed to the unreasonable demands made by the British side, abolished the official management of camphor, allowed foreign merchants to obtain licenses to comprador camphor in the mainland, compensated Yiji foreign company for losses, and replaced Taiwan. Liang Fanggui of Bingbei Road and Hong Xitian, the prefect of Lukang, Taiwan, and other officials.Since then, the British not only controlled the export of Taiwanese camphor, but also monopolized the manufacture of camphor for the Taiwan authorities.By 11, the export of Taiwanese camphor had increased from 1870 to 7000 dan, while the purchase price from Taiwanese dropped from 14000 yuan to 16 yuan per kan.

Of course, Zheng Sen right now would not know about this, but he did know other relevant information.

"Brother pointed out in the letter that Taiwan has a lot of forests, among which camphor is the most. It can be used well."

Li Huayu's proposition is not wrong at all.Taiwan's natural environment is suitable for the growth of trees. The climate is warm, the land is fertile, and the forestry resources are quite rich. There are more than 4000 tree species. It can be regarded as my country's forest treasure house, which is equivalent to two-thirds of European tree species. It is a famous natural botanical garden in Asia.In particular, Taiwan's camphor trees are the most numerous and widely distributed in the world, as well as the camphor they produce.Among them, Puli, Taichung, Hsinchu, Hualien, Dahu and other places are the most.Taiwan is known as the world's largest belt of camphor trees. There are many lauraceae plants, the most important of which are Benzhang (soil name camphor, also known as real camphor), Maozhang (soil name camphor), oil camphor (soil name oil tree) Three kinds, especially Benzhang most.

And the above-mentioned areas happened to be the main areas that Wu Liuqi used troops to pacify this time.The war is over, and it is about to comfort the exile and develop people's livelihood, so the camphor trees all over the mountains and plains have found their destiny.

"Sheng Lian Fang" states that the method of frying camphor is to slice new camphor wood, soak it in well water for three days and three nights, fry it in a pan, stir the willow wood frequently, wait for the juice to be reduced by half, and there will be hoarfrost on the willow, then filter it out Drain, pour the juice into the clay basin, and it will naturally form lumps after a night of rest.Although there is camphor wood in other places, I don't know how to take the brain.Another method of refining camphor is to use a copper basin to use Chenbi soil as a powder grits, but the grits are one layer of camphor, and the grits are made of wall soil, so four or five layers, put mint ounces on it, and then cover it with a pot, seal it with yellow mud, and place it in the pot. When roasting the sausages on the fire, it must be done carefully, not too much, do not let it lose its breath, take it out after it is cold, and the brains will all rise to the upper basin.Two or three times like this, it can fill the brain.

According to this technical process, a large number of 50-year-old camphor trees are cut down, their roots are dug out, and they are transported to the camphor cooperative.

After the rebellion, according to the original practice of the Southern Guangdong Army, after defeating the presidents who acted as the leaders of the rebellion, the land should be distributed to everyone.However, the Dong Fans all over Taiwan are opposed to this practice, they oppose the distribution of land to everyone, but demand that according to their traditional habits, the land in the mountains, forests and hunting grounds should be shared.

According to the agreement before the war, the mountains, forests and fields are naturally shared by the common people and the government, so the camphor cooperative came into being.

The camphor houses spread out gradually from south to north along Taichung, Hsinchu, Hualien, and Dahu.Beside the camphor fire, Dongfan, who had lost his tattoo, stood with the immigrants and settlers from Fujian and Guangdong, carefully observing the fire.

Camphor, no longer stained with blood.

With the increasing development of the camphor industry, from south to north, many small towns and towns gradually began to appear around the camphor houses and around the camphor trees.

In the cooperative, the officers and slaves are full of the aroma of camphor wood. They use special knives to manually plan the camphor tree into thin slices about two millimeters thick. After a series of steaming and oil extraction, the camphor oil will flow out from the bottom of the cooking container. , After scooping up these brain oils with a ladle, drying them is valuable camphor.

As for those camphor wood chips that have been distilled, they can be used as fuel after stacking and drying.The burned ashes will not be wasted, they will be sent to the fields as fertilizer, and the waste heat will be used for those newly opened wasteland.

The development and utilization of camphor has quickly transformed Taiwan from a region that needs to pay taxes to a region where taxes are paid.In the first year after the Battle of Hsinchu, nearly 18 tons of camphor were purchased by shops, weaving factories, chemical workshops, Maple Forest Laboratory, and Nanzhong University at a price of [-] yuan a load in Nanzhong. And have placed pre-orders for the coming year.

People all over Taiwan will enshrine three statues of gods in camphor workshops in the future, namely Li Huayu, Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi, and thank them for finding this industry for the people.The camphor industry even enshrines three people as the industry protectors.

However, shortly after proposing to use camphor as the leader to develop Taiwan's economy, the two gods were also dispatched to leave Taiwan and go to Java to quell the chaos.

Hundreds of years later, amidst a series of new thoughts, reflections on history, and history that you don’t know, many conscientious young historians heartbrokenly called the actions of Zheng Sen and Wu Liuqi "the ugliest In one scene, the so-called history of Taiwan’s development is a history of resource plundering. Among them, camphor is the most important. The camphor trees were cut down, and the life of the Dongfan people, which was originally pure and indifferent to the world, became dirty and philistine!”

This is something to do later, press no table. (To be continued..)