Daming One Piece

Chapter 107 Refugees go south (first update, please recommend, please collect)
Want a cannon?

The kind made by Hongyi!

Of course Mao Wenlong needs it!
Especially when he learned that Shi Yiwen had actually brought him thirty Hongyi cannons, he directly offered a high price of 1000 taels before he even asked for a price!

This price is actually the normal price for Daming to buy guns.

These days, Hongyi Cannon is monopolized by Westerners, no matter which country they come from, they all have the same consensus - if they want to sell it, sell it at a high price!
Naturally, Shi Yiwen did not refuse, and the food donated was regarded as a door-opener. In the future, such as cannons, gunpowder, cotton cloth, and armor, this trade route was opened, what else could not be sold?
"General, do you think this person is reliable?"

After Shi Yiwen left, Wang Ruchun came out from behind the curtain and said.

"reliable?"

Mao Wenlong shook his head and said.

"I don't know yet whether he is reliable or not, but at least I can be sure that he is definitely not a spy sent by Jiannu."

"why is that?"

"Hongyi Cannon!"

Mao Wenlong laughed.

"Jianu didn't have thirty Hongyi cannons to sell to us."

Looking at Wang Ruchun, Mao Wenlong said.

"Actually, at the beginning, I was also worried that he was sent by Jiannu, but then I thought about it, why did the old chief Nurhachi send him here? To deliver food to us?"

"Isn't he a craftsman and sailor who wants to build ships?"

"Are there no artisans and sailors among the Liaodong people that the old chief took as slaves? He needed to go through so much trouble? Besides, he took out thirty red cannons! With these cannons..."

Mao Wenlong said.

"At least Phi Island, Lushun and other places can be solidified. If there is enough food, we can go straight to Huanglong again, disturbing the old chief's life."

In fact, even Nurhachi also knows that for Mao Wenlong, the hundreds of thousands of Liao people who defected to him have never been a help. What Mao Wenlong needs is strong men, and tens of thousands are enough. It's amazing, but in fact, what power is in those, it's simply hundreds of thousands of mouths.It is the mouth that can eat up Dongjiang Town and bring it down.

After all, Dongjiang Town is different from Guangning and other places. They don’t have enough land to farm. Even if Mao Wenlong forcibly seized Tieshan and other places opposite Phi Island, those places are mostly mountainous, and there is no way to grow any food at all. .The refugees who escaped from Liaodong not only failed to transform into the combat power of Dongjiang Town, but also dragged down Dongjiang Town. The huge number of Liaodong refugees not only consumed a lot of his military rations, but also intensified his relationship with the court.

"That's the truth. It's just that I think this person's actions are too incredible. It's all about doing things for the sake of righteousness."

"Forget profit?"

Wang Ruchun's words made Mao Wenlong laugh out loud.

"Where he is, Chun'an, let me tell you, Mr. Shi is a person who does big business, and he is also a person who can do great things. Not to mention that he originally cultivated and farmed in Taiwan, let's say that in the future hundreds of thousands of liao When the Liao people arrived in Taiwan, who owned the fields they farmed? In the final analysis, those fields will still be surnamed Shi. Hundreds of thousands of Liao people will reclaim more than a few million acres of land, which is millions of acres a year. Three-year-old crops of high-quality fertile land! Chun'an, why doesn't he do such a big deal!"

what!
Wang Ruchun said in surprise.

"This, this, is actually like this..."

"Businessmen, some people are only looking for short-term benefits, and some people are for long-term benefits. He got millions of acres of fertile land, and we have reduced the burden of hundreds of thousands of people, so we can do things with open hands. No more Now it’s like this, hands and feet tied.”

Mao Wenlong sighed,

"Besides, Chun'an, you have also seen the situation of the hundreds of thousands of Liao people in Phi Island now? Not only do they have no food and clothing, they starve to death and freeze to death, and their existence has also intensified the relationship between us and the imperial court. There are major issues in the court accusing us of detaining refugees, not allowing them to return to the mainland, and pretending to be soldiers with refugees. In order to ease the relationship, we wrote to the court, requesting to send refugees to Shandong, but no one in Shandong is willing to accept refugees. Alas, Let’s not talk about the past, if he, Shi Yiwen, can settle these refugees well, it will be a great thing for us no matter what, at least he will deal with the court in the future, and he will not always make things difficult for us like he is now Bar!"

It's just another reason.Wang Ruchun thought this way in his heart, in fact, Mao Wenlong also knew it, but right now he can only take one step at a time.

"By the way, give him half of the money to buy guns. In addition, give him more high-quality ginseng and leather. These things can be sold at a good price in Jiangnan. He donated so much food. It’s definitely going to be a loss, and I’m afraid it’s impossible to make money, so let him earn more in other places.”

Many times, many things are like this, and the development of things will always develop in a different direction from the original plan, but one thing is certain, sometimes, as long as you pay something, the rewards you get are always unexpected, even when the South comes After the news that Shi Dong's family recruited people to cultivate, no one would doubt him at all. Who would doubt this man who ruined his family?

However, it only took one day to recruit all the people, all of whom were selected by Mao Wenlong. In order to bring more people, the cabin was crowded with people everywhere except the bilge where the goods were placed. Sitting cross-legged, even so, there is no place to stretch your legs, and even the deck is full of people.

But even so, some people still want to board the boat. After all, for these hungry people, they know that being on a boat means life!
It meant being able to survive, here, even with the food he donated, so what?When the food runs out, they will still starve to death. At least they won't starve when they go to the south!

Looking at the refugees crowded on the deck, Shi Yiwen said to Guo Huaiyi.

"Guo Guanzhou, you have also recruited immigrants in Fujian, but has it ever been as easy as it is now?"

"No, absolutely not,"

Guo Huai shook his head and said.

"We recruit people from Fujian. Although we are recruiting hungry people, we have to give a few taels of family money first. Most of the recruits are young men. Many of them are thinking about staying for a few years. There are not many people. They are willing to put their home there, so they..."

Guo Huaiyi said, looking at the huddled people on the deck.

"They went to our place with the intention of settling down. After all, their homes were destroyed by Jiannu. With these people, we can live in Beigang for a long time. It's just..."

Originally, he wanted to ask whether these Liaodong people would resist when they arrived in Beigang, but then he thought, it seems that Beigang is empty now—everyone has gone to sea, so who else will resist there?

(End of this chapter)