PFC Chapter 764: Survival in the Wilderness.
Chapter 764: Survival in the Wilderness.
The Datang Island that Ye Kun mentioned is the southernmost island in the eastern South China Sea archipelago.
Sailing along the coastline also takes two or three days, but it is safer.
Ye Kun hopes to achieve a quick victory and get the immigrants to their destination first.
Lu Kaijiang said: "Your Majesty, I will personally lead the troops to escort you there in two days."
Ye Kun nodded and arranged the matters of Dasong Island first.
Dasong Island is large in area, but there are not many indigenous people on the island. Those who are called indigenous people are actually immigrants from Southeast Asia, and many of them look no different from Han Chinese.
There is no way to count the exact population.
Lu Kaijiang and others estimated that the number was about 150,000.
Ye Kun instructed Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng: "You should stabilize your position first and use the natives on the island to develop and build. You can also train some natives to become the second-level management here and give them some benefits."
Ye Pingsheng asked: "What if the natives don't obey and attack us?"
"You have guns, swords, bows and arrows, so you can't fight back?" Ye Kun rolled his eyes and whispered:
"If you encounter someone who doesn't cooperate, you will solve it yourself. Here, you are the emperor. The power of life and death of everyone is in your hands. Do you understand?"
Ye Pingsheng nodded: "I understand, Father. Overseas, we can be tougher, otherwise we will not be able to complete the expansion of the Han people."
Ye Kun nodded: "With this immigration and the advance team, you now have 30,000 Han people here, and most of them are young people, so they will reproduce quickly. You can encourage young men to have more children. If conditions permit in the future, I will gradually increase the number of immigrants for you."
After thinking for a while, Ye Kun said, "By the way, if you find pirates, you must crack down on them severely and never allow them to run rampant. If you collude with pirates, keep pirates, or become pirates, I will take back your fiefdom, convict you, or even behead you."
Ye Pingsheng and Ye Dongsheng clasped their fists together: "Don't worry, Father, we will definitely remember your words and maintain order in the Nanyang Islands."
Two days later, Ye Kun brought the immigrants from Datang Island and supplies and headed south again under the escort of Lu Kaijiang.
This time it went smoothly.
More than a thousand houses were also built on Datang Island.
The foundation is made of stone, with a wooden house on top.
The wheel kiln factory here has also been built, but its productivity is insufficient to support everyone living in brick and tile houses.
The climate on the island is hot and showers can fall at any time.
Ye Kun settled down here, accompanying the surveyors every day and planning the base together.
The ninth prince and the tenth prince each lived in a new city, thirty miles apart.
However, the construction on the island was not smooth sailing.
On the third day after Ye Kun arrived at Datang Island, he was besieged by more than 2,000 local natives.
Lu Kaijiang ordered the shooting and artillery fire, and a brutal killing spree killed more than 700 enemy troops and captured more than 300 alive.
In the following days, Lu Kaijiang incorporated several nearby small tribes and exchanged ironware, porcelain and refined salt for thousands of young laborers, half of them men and half of them women.
Ye Kun ordered the Ninth and Tenth Princes:
"If the natives don't attack, don't hurt them. Educate these captives and make them our labor force to build Datang Island together.
How to assimilate these foreign races requires a standardized process that can be followed over the long term."
The Ninth Prince pondered and said, "Father, I hope to join forces with the Great Song Island to exchange foreign laborers. Bring the natives over there, and bring the natives from my side over;
In this case, the indigenous people on both sides will be far away from their homeland and can only listen to us and depend on us to survive.”
Ye Kun nodded: "This is a good idea. We can implement it for a long time in the future."
At present, there is no way to exchange the natives of the two sides.
Because the natives were defeated by Lu Kaijiang and hid in the mountains.
Ye Kun's soldiers were not used to the climate and couldn't cope with the various poisonous insects in the rainforest, so they didn't dare to go in casually.
They could only occupy the plains, build a base, then slowly expand outward, establish relationships with the indigenous people, and gradually assimilate them.
The conditions on Datang Island were very difficult, but the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince, Zhou Tielan and others were all very happy.
Coming here means they are away from the disputes in the palace and are safe.
For them, isn't this a paradise?
Ye Kun also comforted everyone: "I will live here for a while and help you with the construction. I will notify the country of the lack of materials and rush to ship them over."
Through this voyage, Ye Kun has stably established a sea route from Izu Island to the eastern South Pacific Islands, as well as more than a dozen safe havens and supply stations along the way.
Domestic supplies can be delivered continuously.
There are mineral resources on the island, but with only 20,000 immigrants, they simply do not have the ability to mine, and currently can only rely on China for supplies.
Ye Kun settled down here with peace of mind, and together with everyone, he dug wells, built houses, and constructed a brick kiln factory.
Since kaolin was not found, we could not make porcelain and could only make pottery.
Fortunately, Ye Kun brought a large amount of porcelain and glassware, as well as various iron tools, cooking utensils and tableware, which can ensure the lives of the current 20,000 people.
The advance team is already here, opening up rice fields.
With a total area of tens of thousands of acres, three crops can be harvested a year.
Ye Kun calculated and said to Ye Pingsheng:
"We currently have more than 20,000 Han immigrants, as well as tens of thousands of sea slaves and indigenous vassals, so we must have enough food. Based on 40,000 people, we need to reclaim at least 200,000 acres of land."
The Ninth Prince sighed and said, "Father, we cannot cultivate so much land in one year, so we can only do it slowly. There are a lot of bananas on the island, which can satisfy our hunger. There are also a lot of prey, so we can hunt as we like.
In the first one or two years, I am afraid that we will need Father to provide us with some support, such as food, ironware, various tools and daily necessities. "
"Don't worry, kids. I won't abandon you."
Ye Kun comforted his son and said with a smile: "Look at what you need most and sort it out. I will send it to Guan Bao and ask him to deliver it as soon as possible."
At that time, although there were indigenous people on Datang Island, there was no civilization.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince came here to survive in the wilderness.
Survive in the wilderness, without enemies.
However, in order to survive here, one has to face the threat from local indigenous people.
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Father, it was only after coming to this island that I realized how rich the Nine Provinces of China are. You asked me what I wanted, and I can tell you that even the tattered things in the Nine Provinces of China are treasures here.
As for food, the gap should not be too big. If the supply is really insufficient, we will have to steal bananas and fruits from the natives. But we will always be short of ironware, cloth, and various tools. The more the better. "
Ye Kun nodded, studied with everyone, compiled a detailed list, and sent a telegram to Guan Bao, asking him to arrange it as soon as possible and send it in batches.
The corrupt officials and cunning rogues who had been sentenced to prison recently were also brought here and exiled to Datang Island.
Guan Bao was Ye Kun's most trusted subordinate, and had already prepared a large amount of supplies. After receiving the telegram, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will arrange for the first batch of supply ships to depart in five days. The rest of the supplies will also be in place soon..."