PFC Chapter 292 Oakland, North America
Chapter 292 Oakland, North America
Ning Quan patted Liu Rengui on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Liu Rengui nodded: "I understand."
"Come on, show me your settlement."
"Yes, Your Highness, please."
Liu Rengui personally navigated the ship.
Half an hour later, Ning Quan and others went ashore on a transport boat.
“Why are there so many natives here?”
As soon as he got off the boat, Ning Quan asked in confusion.
Because there were many ragged natives on the shore, they were busy working, some were unloading goods, some were carrying wood, and some were fishing.
"Your Highness, these natives are from nearby tribes."
"After we arrived here, the local indigenous tribes had different reactions. Some were hostile, and I had several of them wiped out. Others welcomed our arrival and expressed their willingness to help us work in exchange for the necessities of life," said Liu Rengui.
"Oh, so these working natives are all welcoming?"
"Well, that's fine. After all, we're new here and need someone to serve us."
"And we can also teach them slowly and then assimilate them." Ning Quan pondered.
"Your Highness is wise. This is what I meant."
"But there are quite a few indigenous people nearby, at least tens of thousands, so we have to relocate more people," Liu Rengui continued.
"That's true, but it's easy to do. Just keep migrating."
"Have you told General Zhou about this?"
"Your Highness, I've already told you that General Zhou said he will continue to send more immigrants here."
"Yeah, very good." Ning Quan nodded.
"Your Highness, please come in and see what our settlement is like."
"kindness!"
Ning Quan nodded, and then walked into the settlement under the guidance of Liu Rengui.
The settlement is not small in size, and is oval in shape, covering about two to three hundred acres. The houses are all built with wood.
At this time, the place was bustling with people and very lively.
Craftsmen were repairing and building various houses, and a group of women were cleaning the yard and preparing to dry vegetables and grain.
Soldiers were training, and some were standing guard on the stone walls.
"Are these women all Japanese?" Ning Quan asked.
"Yes, they were all sent here from Japan. A total of more than a thousand people have been sent here, and there will be more to come."
"These women are quite diligent, hardworking and pretty. The soldiers like them very much and hope to marry one of them." Liu Rengui chuckled.
"Did you marry anyone?"
Hearing this, Ning Quan said half-jokingly.
The original purpose of sending Japanese women to Australia was to make them wives of soldiers.
"Of course, one-third of the soldiers have already married, and I have also allocated houses to them. Only in this way can they settle down here with peace of mind."
"As for the remaining soldiers, it's only a matter of time. I just don't want them to get married too easily. Only those who are obedient, make meritorious contributions, or perform well can marry." Liu Rengui explained.
"Well done, you understand politics."
After listening to Liu Rengui's explanation, Ning Quan smiled with relief.
"Your Highness has given you the compliment."
Afterwards, Liu Rengui led Ning Quan to a two-story building in the center of the settlement.
This is where Liu Rengui works. He rests on the second floor and works on the first floor.
"General Zhang, the three of you should take a good look at this settlement and study it carefully. When we get to America later, you will also stay and build a settlement."
Ning Quan said to Zhang Liao and the other two around him.
"promise."
The three of them nodded in agreement.
Ning Quan's purpose of going to America this time was to turn America into his own colony and take root there.
Zhang Liao and the other two must stay in America.
Sitting down in the living room, Ning Quan listened in detail to Liu Rengui's report on the settlement and future development plans.
Although Liu Rengui was young, he was very organized, thoughtful, and strategic when handling specific affairs.
This made Ning Quan sigh. After all, he was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Not only was he skilled in martial arts, but his strategy was also impeccable.
After Liu Rengui finished his report, Ning Quan praised Liu Rengui and told him to do his job well and to let him know if he had any needs.
Afterwards, Ning Quan arranged for Liu Rengui to teach Zhang Liao and the other two some experiences and lessons in building and developing settlements.
That night, Ning Quan returned to the ship and continued his journey.
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Ten days later, Ning Quan's ship entered the Western Pacific.
Ningquan’s preferred destination, Auckland, is still seven days away.
Oakland is located in the central part of North America, and building a settlement there can radiate to the entire North America.
In addition to Oakland in North America, Ning Quan also plans to establish two more settlements in Santiago in South America and Maguana in Central America.
In this way, Ningquan can radiate the entire Americas with the three settlements of upper, middle and lower.
With ten or twenty years of hard work, Ning Quan believed that he could control the entire Americas.
Of course, it is not easy to do this.
North America is not so bad, there are only some Indians there now, but Central and South America are more difficult.
Especially in South America, the ethnic groups there are complex, including Indians and indigenous people. More importantly, there is also a powerful Inca Empire in South America.
Ning Quan was not very familiar with the Inca Empire and knew very little about it.
The only thing we know is that the Inca Empire once ruled the Americas and had extremely vast territory and enormous wealth.
Ning Quan estimated that the Inca Empire would be the biggest obstacle to his conquest of the Americas.
But no matter what, Ning Quan's determination cannot be changed.
But now there is a problem that makes Ning Quan very puzzled.
That is, Ning Quan discovered that the number of generals he brought was not enough.
Three settlements require three generals to take charge. He now has three generals around him, namely Zhang Liao, Chen Qianzhi and Zhang Fei.
Zhang Liao and Chen Qingzhi are both talented in literature and martial arts, so they will definitely have no problem guarding a region, but Zhang Fei is not so good, and he may not be able to fulfill the responsibility of guarding a region.
This was a problem that Ning Quan had not considered before, and now he thinks he was a little careless.
It seems that there is still a shortage of manpower!
He has a lot of civil and military officials under his command, but the world is too big.
Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. If so, we can only wait half a year before recruiting another general.
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Seven days later, Ning Quan and his party arrived off the coast of Auckland.
The North American continent is vast and sparsely populated, especially near the coastline, which is desolate and almost uninhabited.
After the large ship arrived, Ning Quan quickly sent scouts ashore to investigate.
Soon the scouts returned to report that there were no signs of Indian activity nearby.
This made Ning Quan feel a little relieved. As long as there were no Indians, everything would be easy and he could focus on building the settlement first.
Immediately, Ning Quan ordered a landing, quickly surveyed the terrain, and selected a suitable location to start building a settlement.
The initial settlement does not need to be very large, it only needs to accommodate two thousand people.