Chongzhen Undergraduates

"With so many bases, haven't you been attacked by Maori?" Zhu Youjian asked suddenly.

"It happened at the beginning, but we tried our best to restrain ourselves and didn't let casualties happen. These indigenous people are not bad. Seeing that most of our bases are underage children, they stopped attacking." Xia Wanchun said.

"Thugs who dare to attack the conservation base must be punished, and they can be killed on the spot." Zhu Youjian said emphatically.

"Yes!" Xia Wanchun replied loudly.

"What's here?" Zhu Youjian asked, pointing to a hill and plain northeast of Xia's City.

"There are not many alpine terrains in Xinnan Province, but hilly lands account for the majority. We have not developed agriculture, but only a small-scale development of fruit planting and animal husbandry. Especially the quality of milk is the best in all areas of Daming .” Xia Wanchun said.

"This idea is very good. Deep farming is also a kind of damage to the land. And the aborigines here don't understand agricultural technology, so they simply develop animal husbandry. It can also push milk products back to Daming to form high-end consumption." Zhu Youjian Suddenly I remembered the milk powder of New Zealand in later generations, which is synonymous with high quality.

In fact, whether it is New Zealand or Australia, it is indeed not suitable for the development of agriculture. Even if more grain can be exported, the freight alone is scary enough.It is better to develop animal husbandry. Australian beef and mutton are famous in themselves.

Zhu Youjian then inspected a base.This is an independent courtyard with a small scale, just like Xia Wanchun said: quiet and elegant!

From the front, this base is just a facade, and the scale cannot be seen at all.After the carriage entered the iron gate guarded by soldiers, and after passing through two or three bends, four or five three-story courtyard houses appeared in front of everyone.

Blue bricks, black tiles, and white walls, the pattern of a small courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River, even the decoration is like a Suzhou garden.

Zhu Youjian thought this was a house of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, but he heard waves of babies crying.Only then did everyone remember that this is the Conservation Bureau.

Each nursery room is separated, the sleeping place is not big, a small room can accommodate three or four children, very much like a small family of Daming.The adjacent room is the common supplies room and toilet, clean and bright.

"You go back and apply to the empress to build a small hydropower station near here and connect these bases with electricity." Zhu Youjian was in such an environment, and it was inevitable that his weak emotions would be touched.

When Xia Wanchun heard this, he couldn't be too happy.Although he didn't know how far Ming's electricity research had progressed, but according to the emperor's tone, their city was definitely the first city to start using electricity on a large scale.

"We must take good care of these brothers and sisters, and treat them as Ming people." Zhu Youjian picked up a child. The child looked a little different from Ming people. It was probably sent from North America or South America. over here.

"Don't worry, your majesty, the children in the childcare bureau are all black-haired and yellow-skinned, and no one treats them as outsiders." Knowing what Zhu Youjian was worried about, Xia Wanchun replied affirmatively.

"Where are children over 13 trained?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"All are under the leadership of Master Ji Biao, and they are studying in Australia on a semi-military basis. Xinnanzhou is only responsible for raising them, and the real training is carried out separately." Xia Wanchun replied.

"What about those who have grown up?" Zhu Youjian continued to ask.

"There are more than 3 people who have grown up, of which 8000 are serving in New South Wales and Australia, and the other 2 people are assigned to various parts of the world and all walks of life, playing a role."

"Very good! Royal soldiers, we must ensure that the success rate is higher than that of ordinary educational institutions."

"Education in this environment is much stricter than Daming's formal education. These younger brothers and sisters have to learn to adapt to group life from the moment they are sensible. Everyone is treated equally without any care; everything follows the normal natural elimination system. Select the most adaptable talents. To be honest, if I grew up here, I am afraid that I will be a middle-aged man." Xia Wanchun replied.

Zhu Youjian can also imagine what kind of evildoers people who have been used to living in groups since childhood are a group of monsters when they leave the society.They are more mature and have a fighting spirit than children from normal families.

"How is your relationship with the Maori people?" This was the first topic Zhu Youjian asked after coming to Xinnan.

"It's not a harmonious relationship, but it's not a hostile relationship. When conflicts occur, we usually send people to negotiate with the other party. For example, before using the land, we will negotiate with the other party and exchange them for relocation in the form of material compensation. But there will still be some conflicts. It happens, for example, some people will rob us of our things, but we will not be soft on this kind of thing."

"Very good! It is to set rules for them. Although we have not seized their land, if they do not actively integrate into our way of life, you don't have to ask. But for those who break the rules, we must deal with them firmly. Otherwise, They thought we were too easy to bully." Zhu Youjian also agreed with Xia Wanchun's approach.

Zhu Youjian always believed that Ming was an immigrant, not a colonist.When the Ming people came to the new world, they never thought of plundering, but always wanted to develop well.This is more civilized than Westerners.

There are nearly 10 Maori in New South Wales, and the population size is relatively large.But these people are still in a state of tribal separation, not even a tribal alliance, let alone have no political power.They are a group of ethnic groups that are more backward than the Sioux.

For such a primitive society, Zhu Youjian never thought of reforming them in the past, because the reformation of them must be bloody.Rather than a bloody incident, it is better to let it go.If some of them take the initiative to embrace civilization, then incorporate these people into the advanced culture of Ming Dynasty; if they refuse to accept it, then let them fend for themselves. Beat tens of thousands of regular immigrants from Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, in Zhu Youjian's vision, this place will be an excellent tourist destination in the future, and the existence of primitive tribes will be helpful for scientific research and tourism development.

Chapter 756: Braised Kangaroo Meat

If kangaroo meat is cooked according to Western cooking methods, the taste is very ordinary.But let the chefs of Daming do it, and you can make a delicacy similar to braised beef.

But Ji Biao now eats kangaroo meat stewed with potatoes. In his words, he is tired of eating Australian lobster and kangaroo meat, so he wants to eat sauerkraut gnocchi soup to satisfy his hunger.

With a sound of "slap!", Ji Biao was hit on the forehead, which was done by Zhu Youjian.

"Look at you, why don't you go to heaven? I'm tired of eating lobster every day, so I should send you to the northern provinces and let you eat popsicles every now and then." Zhu Youjian looked at it with resentment. Ji Biao scolded.

"The main reason is that this thing is so capable of giving birth. It can give birth to two babies a year, and each baby can survive two. A big guy weighs two to three hundred catties, weighs about the same as a pig, and doesn't need to be fed. Your Majesty, what are we doing?" If you have to raise pigs, how good it is to raise kangaroos.” Ji Biao came to a conclusion: raising kangaroos for meat is more cost-effective than raising pigs.

"Only you would think, breeding experts are all dry food? I think you eat too much meat, and you are struggling." Zhu Youjian scolded again.

But it has to be admitted that Australia is really a paradise for meat, not to mention seafood. On the mainland alone, there are simply too many kangaroos and rabbits to eat.Coupled with the cattle and sheep grazing after Daming immigrants, this place is richer than any grassland herdsmen.In addition, it is close to the Nanyang Islands, except that there is no supply of wheat, it can be said that everything is available.

But the situation in Australia is much more complicated than in New South Wales.There are 70 aborigines in Australia, divided into more than 500 tribes, and no unified political power has been formed, or no political power has been formed at all.Aboriginal Australians have a great feature, they refuse to be assimilated, which conflicts with any modern civilization.

"Being behind again, refusing to accept assimilation, quite tempered." Although Zhu Youjian smiled, his expression was obviously not good-looking.

This is like society, a person who refuses to progress and refuses help from others is destined to be eliminated by the group.Don't talk about pity and protection, let alone produce civilization or something.What kind of civilization has this group of people created in the long history of thousands of years, it is estimated that they are worried about eating too much.Similar to them, like the natives of some islands in Southeast Asia, they are lazy and blame the Chinese for being too diligent.

"How did you do it?" Zhu Youjian asked Ji Biao.

"My method is relatively simple. I only collect taxes. Each tribe must pay us a certain amount of taxes every month according to the area of ​​the territory. Any resources can be used to pay. Minerals, furs, prey, and timber are fine. But if you don't pay As long as there is no resistance, I will not kill people." Ji Biao replied.

"Then they will pay taxes honestly?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Naturally not at the beginning. Some tribes resisted, but we only suppressed the rebels. Kill what should be killed, and what should be caught. As long as a group is suppressed, the tribe's strong labor force will decline, and then their survival will be reduced." There will be a crisis.

And the tribes that have completed the task of paying taxes can continue to retain a certain amount of strength.In this way, those tribes that resist will be swallowed up by powerful tribes, and gradually the tribes with a radius of hundreds of miles will no longer resist. " Ji Biao said with a grin.

"How can you be so obedient." Zhu Youjian was a little unbelievable. If the primitive tribes were to be so docile, they would have formed a political power long ago.

"Of course they are disobedient. The emperor doesn't know the temperament of these people. They don't know how to work honestly, or they don't know how to work. Long live, how do you think they complete the taxation task?" Ji Biao also said. It's sold out.

"Say it! Stop playing tricks on me." Zhu Youjian knocked Ji Biao again.

"These savages don't want to work by themselves at all. They directly rob the neighboring tribes, and they are more ruthless than us. In order to complete our taxation tasks, they directly rob, kill and burn all other tribes. Typical They bully the weak and fear the strong." Ji Biao said.

"That's right, it's in line with the character of primitive tribes." Zhu Youjian was thoughtful.

Later generations only know how unfortunate the primitive tribe is, but they don't know how cruel the primitive tribe is.poor person must have something mean!

"However, there are a few tribes that are smart. They learned to work, and they also asked us to provide protection. I placed these tribes around our various bases to protect them from being bullied by other tribes." Ji Biao explain.

"Very good. Those who can slowly accept assimilation are our people. But don't interfere too much with those violent elements. Instead, you should increase their tax collection. If you don't obey, beat them. The ones in your hands Guns are not firesticks, I equip you with the most sophisticated weapons in the entire Ming Dynasty, we must give full play to the advantages of these weapons." Zhu Youjian said.

"Yes. These weapons are really easy to use. We use them every day. In Australia, every day is an actual combat, and there is never a drill." Ji Biao replied.

"Then go and watch your actual combat!" Zhu Youjian waved his hand, and all the entourage left the temporary tent.

There is a grassland in front of you, the tender green is the grassland, and the dark green is the eucalyptus forest. Among these greens, groups of tall animals suddenly appear, moving rapidly by jumping and jumping.

"Why don't you see your people?" Zhu Youjian asked Ji Biao beside him.

"They are all wearing the latest camouflage patterns, and they are operating in small groups. The task I gave them is to use the least amount of bullets to kill the most "enemies". I guess they are all hiding in the grass." Ji Biao replied.