Fenghou

In the cabin, Zhao Yingluo was lying on the deck, staring at the big pearl in front of her with a pair of bright beautiful eyes, a little fascinated.

Chen Qing crossed his legs and read a book at the side, and asked with a smile: "Does your father not have such beads?"

Zhao Yingluo sat up and said, "My father has an imperial bead, which was a tribute from the Japanese envoy. It is exactly the same as this bead. I suspect that they are a pair of beads. They are so similar that even the luster is exactly the same."

"In the future, when I capture the Golden Palace, I will snatch that one back and make a pair with it. You accept this one first and give it to you."

"Is it really for me?" Zhao Yingluo asked in surprise and joy.

"It's nothing, it's just a big pearl."

Zhao Yingluo cheered, rushed forward and hugged her husband's neck and kissed her deeply.

She wanted to get up again but there was no way, she hugged her husband winkingly and said, "You bullied me for so long last night, and now it's coming again."

Chen Qing chuckled, "Alright then! I will spare you just once."

Zhao Yingluo refused, and leaned into her husband's ear and whispered, "Forgive me, husband, I also want to have a son."

Chen Qing understood, "Let's study how to have a son!"

When he got the words, he quickly peeled Zhao Yingluo into a big white sheep, and the cabin was immediately full of joy.

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In the afternoon, the crew shouted outside, Chen Qing walked out of the cabin, and saw a black coastline in the distance, the big island of Penghu arrived...

Penghu Island is just the name of the people. In the official documents of the Song Dynasty, it was called Ryukyu Island. Since the people of Quanzhou used Penghu Island as a springboard, they were basically concentrated in the south of Ryukyu Island.

The alpine aborigines on the island mainly live in the northern mountainous area, while the southern part is the small black people who crossed the sea from the Nanyang islands, posing a great threat to the Han people.

In a big house on stilts, Chen Qing and three old men sat on the floor, talking about the situation on the big island of Ryukyu. The three old men were the leaders elected by everyone. .

"Originally, we have been living and working in peace and contentment, and we have lived in more than 600 households, with a population of 3000. But since three years ago, these little black indigenous people have been attacking us continuously. We have already killed 93 people, many of whom died tragically. After killing, cut off the meat."

Chen Qing's face darkened, "They actually eat human flesh?"

The three nodded, "This seems to be their custom. Eating the flesh of the enemy can make them stronger."

"When was the last attack?"

"During the spring plowing this year, three people died, and one of the women was taken away by them. When they found it the next day, there was only a set of bones left, and all the meat had been cut away."

"Did you not resist?"

"Why didn't you resist? If you didn't resist, they would have killed them all. We organized a militia group of 300 people, fought them a dozen times, and killed more than [-] of them. It's a pity that we don't have armor, otherwise we wouldn't be afraid. Their poisoned arrows fell, and most of us died under their poisoned arrows."

"Since I am here this time, I will definitely give you the best equipment."

The three elders were overjoyed and said one after another: "Thank you so much, my lord!"

Chen Qing asked again: "Do you know where their stronghold is?"

"They have two tribes, and we know one tribe, which is the largest tribe, probably has more than a thousand people."

Chen Qing realized that he had made a mistake. This time he came to the big island of Ryukyu with only three large ships and [-] personal guards. The remaining [-] troops were all on Penghu Island.

He thought for a while and asked, "Do you have any boats to go to Penghu Island?"

"Yes! We have fishing boats to go."

Chen Qing wrote a warrant and handed it to an elder, "Send someone to Penghu Island immediately and give the order to the garrison leader General Yang Tai, who will lead the army to the island tomorrow."

The elder took the warrant to arrange the manpower, Elder Qiao said: "Tonight is the night of the full moon, the prince must be careful!"

"On the night of the full moon, they will hold a bonfire carnival, and then many men will come out in canoes to hunt for food in order to show their bravery. The three large ships parked in the harbor by the prince are likely to become their targets."

Chen Qing sneered and said, "I'm afraid they won't come!"

……

A full moon hangs high in the shadows in the depths of the forest about a hundred miles away from the coast. A raging fire is ignited in the dense forest clearing, and countless figures dance wildly in front of the bonfire.

At this time, a naked old man climbed to a high place, pointed a torch towards the sea, and shouted a few times, the crowd boiled up, and hundreds of little black men screamed, and they ran towards the river with spears, bows and arrows. Go, there are countless canoes moored by the river, and they paddled the canoes at such a fast speed that they rushed towards the sea like arrows.

There is a huge Wanshi warship moored in the bay, and the other two ships are temporarily evacuated, leaving only one big ship, which is like a huge bait, luring the wildness deep in the forest.

At dawn, countless canoes rushed out from the mouth of the river, as many as three or four hundred. The little black men on the canoes screamed wildly and rowed desperately, rushing towards the Wanshi ship like a pack of wolves.

This is a large merchant ship they have seen. There are countless supplies in it, which make them very coveted, but unfortunately they cannot sail into the depths of the sea. Shore, how could this not be a gift from the Moon God?

On the big ship, 300 soldiers were already waiting for the formation. The [-] soldiers were all Chen Qing's personal soldiers. All of them were tall, skilled in martial arts, experienced in hundreds of battles, and equipped with extremely strong equipment. Wearing a neck-protecting eagle helmet, a sword on his waist, a crossbow in his hand, a short spear and throwing steel spikes.

It was the first time for the soldiers to fight this kind of little blacks from overseas, but when they heard that these little blacks actually ate human flesh, the murderous intent filled the hearts of every soldier.

The soldiers squatted on the side of the ship, holding the god arm crossbow in their hands, aiming at the pitch-black body on the approaching canoe. They were all bare-chested, without any protection, and had leaves hanging around their waists.

Chen Qing squatted on the highest point of the big boat with a bow and arrow in his hand, while Fang Tian painted his halberd and put it aside. He found that these little black men were quite organized and surrounded the big boat from all sides, but everyone was shouting, and he couldn't see it. Who is the leader.

The canoe was getting closer and closer to 150 paces. Chen Qing hadn't given the order yet. He needed the little black man to get closer so that the soldiers could shoot a few more rounds.

After entering a hundred paces, the opponent suddenly accelerated, and Chen Qing shouted, "Shoot!"

Three hundred personal guards fired at the same time, and the powerful crossbow arrows shot at a black body; the power was so strong that it shot directly through the body, some were shot in the middle of the head, and some were shot in the chest, screaming, alone The canoe then capsized, with its bottom on the water.

One by one random arrows shot and killed 130 little black people, and the arrows were all shot, but many people were hit by arrows, and it was impossible to distribute them evenly, and each person was responsible for one person.

The bow and arrow Chen Qing uses is faster and more frequent. He shoots almost in a row of arrows. The soldiers only shoot one round of crossbow arrows, but he has already shot eight arrows. die.

The soldiers suddenly came to their senses, the opponent was naked, why did he use the god arm crossbow?Wouldn't this be killing a chicken with a butcher's knife? They also threw away the magic arm crossbow, picked up the bow and arrow, carried the quiver on their backs, and shot arrows at a faster speed like Chen Qing.

All of this happened in a very short period of time, and the little black people were in chaos immediately. Some people turned around and ran for their lives, while some continued to rush forward in ignorance.

"Teams [-] and [-] shoot those who escape, and Team [-] shoots those who come closer!"

Chen Qing shouted to deploy, and the soldiers began to divide the work. Two hundred soldiers shot at the fleeing people, and another 100 shot at the little blacks who were close to the big ship.

Bows and arrows are indeed much more efficient than god arm crossbows. The soldiers fired four rounds and shot and killed 170 people successively. There were only more than [-] people left in the black people. The others have not figured out the reason, and even the bows and arrows have not had time to take them. As soon as he got up, he died under the powerful arrows of the guards.

This is a regular army that the little black natives have never encountered, and it is the strongest army, but they have encountered it.

The remaining [-] little black men were scared out of their wits and fled to the mouth of the river in canoes desperately, but they never expected that three hundred militia soldiers who had just been armed were wearing leather armor and holding spears, bows and arrows. , lying in ambush on both sides of the river, waiting for their return full of hatred.

Chapter 868 Hope

Standing on a high place, Chen Qing watched indifferently as the militia soldiers piled up and burned the corpses of the indigenous little blacks. The soldiers poured kerosene on the corpses. The flames were blazing, and the fire completely engulfed more than 300 corpses.

Without safety, there will be no living and working in peace. In the matter of fighting for the right to survival, Chen Qing is very clear that he cannot tolerate any kindness of a woman. Only by killing them all can prevent future troubles.

In the afternoon, Commander Yang Tai led 800 people to the big island of Ryukyu on seven large ships.

Chen Qing immediately made a decisive decision and asked the militia soldiers to take the Western Army to the opponent's lair to drive out these little black natives.

When it was almost dawn, billowing black smoke rose from the depths of the forest a hundred miles away. It was because the army had found the opponent's lair and carried out an extermination operation.

In the area where the Han people lived, Chen Qing ordered the soldiers to move all the daily necessities in a cabin to the open space, sort them into categories, and distribute them to the common people.

The entire settlement was like a festival. All the Han people came here, laughing and laughing, full of joy, and lined up in a long line to receive daily necessities.

In the big house on stilts, Chen Qing had a formal conversation with the three elders. He was about to leave soon, and he wanted to clarify some things to the elders.

"I remember you said that there are two small black tribes and one is a small tribe. How far is it from here?"

The leader, Qiao Xi, thought for a while and said, "It's far to the south, hundreds of miles away from us, but there are not many of them, and there are only a hundred or so young and strong. As long as we have armor and weapons, Don't be afraid of them, you can easily eliminate them, don't worry about it, my lord."

Chen Qing nodded, "I will leave the equipment of five hundred soldiers for you, and add another hundred armors and crossbows. The militia must keep training. If the situation is critical, you can still ask for help from Penghu Island. I will send them over there." One thousand garrisons, they exist to protect everyone's safety."

"Then we can rest assured. If we can ensure safety, more and more people will come to live on the island, and our living area will become larger. We can also go deeper along the river. We all know that the land inside is more fertile. "

Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said, "I'm considering building the first county town on the big island of Ryukyu within ten years, so when you choose a new settlement, you must consider the needs of future city construction."

"We understand what the prince means, and we will definitely consider building a city in the future, but we can only barely maintain food and clothing by farming alone. Can the prince show us a way to get rich?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "This is what I said just now. We must consider the needs of building a city. I think that building a city must be next to the seaport. First, you will bring merchant ships, trade and various supplies, but you must have your own specialties. , I have considered two aspects, the first is sugar production, you have to plant a large amount of sugar cane, and then process it into sugar yourself, sugar will become the biggest specialty of Ryukyu Island, and many merchants will come to buy it, and then many people will come to look for it If things are done, people will settle down, and the population will slowly increase like this.”

After a pause, Chen Qing continued: "The second is kapok. I heard from people on Penghu Island that kapok is abundant on the big island of Ryukyu. Is that true?"

Qiao Xi nodded, "That's true. Every autumn, there are kapoks floating in the sky here. We have to go nearby to pick them. There are also merchants who come to collect them, but they can't sell for much money."

"How much do they charge?"

"A catty of wood cotton costs five cents, and it must be peeled clean. The prince also knows that wood cotton is difficult to peel, so it is only women and children who peel it. Men have no time and energy."

Chen Qing shook his head, "This is too much. In the future, I will ask my staff to build a machine for peeling cotton seeds. It is very convenient, and then my army will come to buy it. It costs three hundred yuan a catty of wood cotton, and the wood cotton will become here. The second special product."

The three old men looked at each other, with surprise on their faces. They all had the feeling of seeing the sun behind the clouds. Sugar making and cotton picking, a catty of wood cotton can be sold for three hundred yuan. Sugar can't be seen yet, but cotton picking That's what's in front of you.

"My lord, is it really three hundred Wen a catty? Or two hundred Wen is fine."

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "The three hundred wen must be cleaned up. If you don't peel the seeds, it will be one hundred wen per catty. My subordinates will arrange someone else to peel the seeds in Quanzhou. You choose."

The three old men discussed for a while and said: "There are too many kapok trees in this area. We just don't have enough people to pick them. It's really too late to peel the seeds. We are already very happy with a hundred cash per catty."

Chen Qing nodded, and then instructed: "Don't just focus on kapok, sugar production is the key point. My subordinates will arrange people to deliver sugarcane over, plant small pieces first, and then plant on a large scale after success, and someone will come to teach you How to make sugar, I said it on Penghu Island, I want to attract people to the big island of Ryukyu, so I will take special treatment, first of all, tax exemption, which will not change for decades, and then free distribution of land, so that the people on the island If everyone can live and work in peace and contentment and live a prosperous life, more and more people will come to the island.”

An old man excitedly said: "If this is the case, all the people on Penghu Island will move here."

Chen Qing smiled happily: "If Ryukyu Big Island can make money, they will indeed move here."

"What about the food?" Qiao Xi suddenly thought of this serious problem.

"This needs to be weighed by you. Generally speaking, Quanzhou will provide food and materials. Anyway, you can buy them if you have money. If the land is sufficient and manpower is sufficient, you can grow your own food."

The three nodded. They really need to think carefully about whether they should continue growing food.

……

In the evening, Yang Tai led the army back to the settlement. More than 1000 indigenous black people were all exterminated. Due to the huge gap in equipment, the Song army had no casualties. Hundreds of animal skins and dozens of catties of gold sand were seized.

Chen Qing immediately gave half of the gold sand to the local people, and the other half to the soldiers, and everyone was happy for a while.

The army rested for a day on the big island of Ryukyu. The fleet left the big island of Ryukyu and returned to Quanzhou via Penghu Island. All the people came to the shore to see them off. become a reality.

At the door of the cabin on the second floor, Chao Kun bowed at the door, "Is King Yong looking for a humble job?"

Chen Qing nodded, "I need you for something!"

Chao Kun walked into the cabin, and Chen Qing immediately asked Chao Qing to fetch the blueprint he had drawn. He spread the blueprint on the table, and drew a table on the blueprint, inside which were nine round sticks placed side by side.

Chao Kun was stunned, what kind of equipment is this?

Chen Qing pointed to the drawing and explained: "This is a tool I designed, called a cotton gin. It is made of nine copper rods, not made of wood. Wood is easy to loosen. The nine copper rods are closely connected. When one copper rod rotates, the other eight copper rods will also rotate together, so that the kapok will be rolled into the box below, but the kapok seed core will not be rolled in, and will remain on the copper rods, and you can sweep it off with a brush at any time. Do you understand me?"

Chao Kun immediately understood that this was a tool for squeezing out cotton seeds, "I understand, this is a tool for peeling cotton seeds."

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, "The principle is very simple, but the key is fine workmanship, which requires highly skilled craftsmen to make it. I will hand over the blueprint to you. You will build a dozen of them and set up a workshop specially for the big island of Ryukyu. Come to the kapok to peel off the cottonseed."

"Remember the humble job!"

Chen Qing said solemnly again: "In addition, I promised to buy kapok fruit from the big island of Ryukyu at a price of one hundred cash per catty. You do this, and you have to bring the money to buy it. There is no upper limit on the quantity, even if the other party picks 10,000 + Jin, you also want to buy them all."

Chao Kun nodded, and silently put away the blueprints. He realized that the prince was really going to spend his money on conquering the Ryukyu Island, and he also felt a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Chapter 869 Promoting Peace

Three days later, Chen Qing returned to Quanzhou. At this time, the imperial decree had also been sent to Quanzhou, and it was officially clarified that the jurisdiction of Quanzhou was transferred from the Fujian Road Xuanfu Envoy to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy.

But to Chen Qing's surprise, none of the big and small officials in Quanzhou offered to resign.

In order to better control Quanzhou, Chen Qing established the Sichuan-Shaanxi Shipping Administration in Quanzhou. Wang Di, the order of the Warehouse Administration, served as the first order of the Municipal Shipping Administration, and Pan Feng, the former imperial envoy of the Shipping Department of Quanzhou, served as the deputy. Ling, Pan Feng is Lu Yihao's disciple, and Lu Yihao recommended him to Chen Qing.

In addition, Chao Kun served as the judge of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping and at the same time served as the liaison envoy of Penghu. Chen Qing specially allocated three large ships of Wanshi to the Municipal Bureau of Shipping, one of which was used as a ferry between Quanzhou and Penghu, tentatively scheduled every ten days trip.

Commander Yang Tai served as Quanzhou Sima and regiment training envoy, and led [-] troops to station in Quanzhou. The [-] troops were renamed Quanzhou Army, which belonged to the Quanzhou local army in nature. Commander Li Hao led [-] soldiers to station in the Penghu Islands, which was rotated once a year. .

After completing all the arrangements, Chen Qing summoned all the officials of the seven counties of Quanzhou for the last time. That afternoon, 97 large ships carrying [-] troops left Quanzhou Bay. go.

……

Just ten days after Chen Qing left Lin'an, Wan Yanchang also arrived in Lin'an.

With Wanyan Nianhan's complete loss of power, only Wanyan Wushu was left to support the hardliners of the Jin Dynasty against the Song Dynasty, but Wanyan Wushu's record was not good. The signing army of Yue Fei's army was almost defeated in every battle, so that the court of the Kingdom of Jin gradually lost confidence in Wanyan Wushu.

At this time, Wan Yanchang took the opportunity to put forward a new idea, to join forces with the Song Dynasty to deal with Chen Qing. This proposal was actually proposed as early as after Chen Qing captured Taiyuan, and was supported by Wanyan Zongqian and Wanyan Zongqing, the moderate factions of the Jin Dynasty. He fully supported it, but Wanyan Wushu firmly opposed it. He believed that the army of the Song Dynasty was vulnerable, and they should deal with Chen Qing with all their strength after the Song Dynasty was destroyed.

The hardliners and moderates of the Kingdom of Jin continued to fight in the court of the Kingdom of Jin, but after the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin realized the growing threat from Chen Qing, especially Wanyan Wushu was unable to win Jianghuai for a long time, the attitude of the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin finally reversed. moderates.

Wanyan Wushu had to withdraw his troops and return to Bianliang, and Yue Fei also led his troops back to the front line of Nanyang, Dengzhou, to establish an atmosphere for reconciliation between the two parties.

This morning, Wan Yanchang arrived in Lin'an for the third time. Zuo Xiang Zhu Shengfei came out of the city to welcome Wan Yanchang on behalf of the emperor, and welcomed Wan Yanchang to the Jin Guoguan. Wan Yanchang kept Zhu Shengfei.

"Don't mention the previous things. The emperor is extremely aggrieved. He said that he was like having a nightmare. He was actually surrounded by Chen Qing's [-] troops. He had to agree to many aggrieved terms."

Wan Yanchang asked with a smile: "I wonder what aggrieved clauses your emperor agreed to?"