After staying on Macau Island for one day, the fleet set sail again and everyone crossed the sea to Taiwan Island.

The entire voyage lasted for four days. On the afternoon of the fourth day, everyone saw a dark line from the sea level. As the distance got closer, the lines became thicker and thicker, and finally the shadow of a large island was revealed.

Seeing the destination, Zheng Chenggong breathed a sigh of relief, "In this season, walking on the sea is a matter of luck."

Wan Jun didn't care about these things, stared at the distant islands, and kept saying, "Taiwan, I finally saw you!"

In the original time and space, from the late Ming Dynasty to the 21st century, Taiwan was like a barometer of China's rise and fall, losing and regaining again and again, and regaining Taiwan for the last time, it was already the 21st and 2000s.

The fleet advanced south along the coastline and soon arrived at a bay. On the north side of the bay was a shallow, which extended to the south, and a large number of islands separated the bay.

Near the two Long Islands, the fleet entered the bay from the waterway between Long Island. Here, the troops saw the castle built by the Dutch on Long Island, "There is the city of Rezhalan!"

Zheng Chenggong said, "Yes!"

Looking at the city of Rezhalan, the flags on the city were already hung with the Chinese army's flags. Wan Jun said happily, "The terrain is dangerous, and the Dutch guards the bastion. It takes some effort to conquer it!"

Zheng Chenggong pointed to the hill outside the castle and said, "There was an independent fort there. At that time, there was a fierce battle. He seized that for a day and then set up a cannon from there to attack the entire castle. The Dutch surrendered without having to support it for too long."

The fleet sailed into the bay and docked towards a harbor. The troops finally set foot on the land of Taiwan Island.

It was almost evening. From the landing point, it spread from the south to the north. On the outside of the large dense forest, among the large patches of paddy fields, many Han people were working in the fields.

A middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and wide face, wearing a square scarf, greeted Zheng Chenggong and others.

When Guo Huaiyi saw Wan Jun, he was secretly surprised that Zheng Chenggong is now a hegemon in the entire South China Sea, and he actually followed the man.

Zheng Chenggong quickly introduced to Wan Jun beside him, "This is Guo Huaiyi, an old subordinate of the Zheng family. He has been operating in Taiwan Island for many years. He killed the Dutch people away thanks to his help!"

He turned to Guo Huai and said, "This is the head of empire that Yang Guimin often mentioned!"

Guo Huaiyi heard this and knelt on the ground and said, "Grandman Guo Huaiyi, pay homage to the Head of State!"

Wan Jun reached out to help Guo Huaiyi up, "There is no need for a hero to do this, the empire will not kneel down!"

Guo Huai was so happy that he went to the market town with several people.

The town is different from the past. When the Dutch were there, the Han people were closely monitored and all the fields were controlled by the Dutch. The Han people had to live, manage and work in a centralized manner.

Since the Dutch were killed, the Han people were no longer under control and centralized control. They could reclaim their own land, and the proportion of land taxes they had to pay was also very low. After the daily busyness ended, people began to browse the market town and buy pots of good wine.

In Chikan Town, the shopping mall was much happier than before, and led everyone to the private room. Guo Huai hurriedly ordered people to bring all the good wine and dishes.

Unlike in Annan, the Han people are the main people here, and the layout of the house is Chinese style, which makes people feel a sense of intimacy. Wan Jun smiled and said, "In Annan, the customs are very different, so be careful at all times.

Be cautious, it seems like you have returned home when you get here."

Zheng Chenggong said, "The Han people have lived on the island for a long time, and their customs are the same as those of Fujian and Zhejiang. When the head of state comes here, he thinks it is going home."

Wan Jun said, "How many people are there on the island now?"

Zheng Chenggong said, "The population is not large, there are about 20,000 to 30,000 people in the south, and the north is still unknown."

Guo Huaiyi smiled and said, "I know this. Most of the islands are strong and powerful to go out to sea to survive. There are 20,000 to 30,000 in the south, and more than 20,000 in the Jilong area in the north. In the rest of the places, there are more than 20,000 in the Han people because of the activities of the earth."

Wan Jun asked again, "How many fields are there?"

Guo Huaiyi said, "When the Dutch were there, Han people were forbidden from moving north. There was not much land developed. After killing the Dutch, we reclaimed some northwards, and the land in the south was about a few thousand acres."

When Wan Jun heard that there were only a few thousand acres, he was a little disappointed, "It's only a few thousand acres, too few."

Guo Huaiyi said, "The head of state doesn't know anything. Going further north, there are dense forests, and there are foreigners there. Often, they will suddenly come out when they see the Han people reclaiming land."

Wan Jun secretly understood the situation and ate some wine and food. Because he had been shaking on the sea for several days, he went to rest early.

On the second day, the sky was clear and the air was clear. Wan Jun suggested going north to take a look. Guo Huaiyi and Zheng Chenggong took their troops and horses to protect Wan Jun all the way north.

There are also large areas of fields near Chikan Town. In less than half an hour to the north, the border of dense forests outside the village expanded all the way out and stretched to the coast. Only near the river can some villages and fields be reunited.

When he walked to an abandoned village, Guo Huai said, "This is the northernmost end. There was a village here before. Later, due to the attack of foreigners, the Dutch people also forbidden to come here, so they gradually became abandoned!"

When the troops dismounted and entered the village, many houses had collapsed, and some were burned. They looked very desolate. The land cultivated outside the village has grown again, and nature is gradually regaining the lost land.

However, in this era, survival still requires hard work to obtain things. Wanjun has not yet been idle in protecting vegetation. "It is better to redevelop it here. From here to the north, we must continue to advance!"

Guo Huai said with a hint of disgrace, "We are already in the territory of foreigners. If we send people here to cultivate, we may be rebellious!"

Wan Jun glanced at Zheng Chenggong, "Is there a solution to success?"

Zheng Chenggong said, "If you think about it before and after, Taiwan is still in the hands of the Dutch!"

Guo Huaiyi said, "In the past two years, we and Tu Fan have been accused of each other's existence. If we rashly cultivate northward and break the balance, once there is a conflict, the Fans may attack Chikan and take revenge!"

When he was in Annan, Zheng Chenggong and Wan Jun talked about this matter many times. Wan Jun's attitude was as usual, just like in the 1920s, the demand for the great Eastern power to unify Taiwan would not be postponed or changed just because the Americans might interfere.

Zheng Chenggong deeply understood the connotation of the army, and said to Guo Huai, "Taiwan Island is our place, and development is a matter of time sooner or later. It will not be changed by the foreigners. Our soldiers will build some bastions from Chikan to the north. There is no need to station too many troops, and they will play the role of surveillance and attract firepower. The brigade of troops is guaranteed to reinforce within two hours, and the foreigners will either surrender or die."

Guo Huaiyi is sophisticated and meets all the troops

Without saying anything, Zheng Chenggong said it naturally knew that nothing he said would be of no use, so he followed Zheng Chenggong's words, "That's good, but our manpower and military strength are limited. What strategies does the head of state have?"

Wan Jun said, "It's easy to say that Annan's prisoners are more than 100,000, and tens of thousands can be transferred to be coolies. In addition, all Han people who go out to sea will accept them and are allowed to hold muskets and swords and guns. As long as the land north of this place is cultivated by oneself, the land within 50 acres will belong to them!"

Guo Huai thought for a while and said that if tens of thousands of Annan prisoners came over, it would be feasible to reclaim land north. It would still be necessary to start a war with Tufan to solve the problem. "In this way, it would be possible to start a war with Tufan!"

Wan Jun said, "Then fight with them. We have fought with the Hu people for so many years, are we still afraid of war?"

The three of them talked for a while. Wan Jun saw that the woods in the distance seemed to sway for a moment, and pointed at him and asked, "What seemed to be there just now? Is it a Tufan?"

Guo Huai glanced at him and said, "Tuban was naked and was used to living in the forest. Our soldiers may not be their opponent when they entered the forest!"

Wan Jun looked at the forest everywhere, "Have you ever been here for many years? Have you ever communicated with Tufan?"

Guo Huaiyi said, "The earthen animals on the island are divided into many tribes. Some tribes are vicious and can't communicate with people, and some tribes are much gentler. I have had some dealings with one or two of them, but most of them are deer skin for salt, and there is very little communication!"

Wan Jun said, "That's it. We use more silver and salt to trade with them. After a long time, we will naturally be able to differentiate the people. We can assimilate the people down the mountain, and it is easier to deal with the raw people!"

Guo Huaiyi said, "The people in the world are behind, and many people are made of wooden skin knives. We don't want much deer skin. There are few things that can be traded with us."

Wan Jun said, "This is a bad word. Look at the big trees all over the mountains. As long as we cut down, we can not only facilitate our cultivation, but also build ships in a shallow way. Why not kill two birds with one stone?"

Guo Huai's eyes lit up, "This is a solution. The foreigners live in the mountains and have a great demand for salt. In the past, they often attack the Han people because they can't change. If they can cut wood and change salt, there will be less disputes."

Zheng Chenggong said, "The skinning knives of the foreigners are made of wood, where do they get the axes and saws?"

Wan Jun smiled and said, "It's just a saw. Give them some first. If you cut the wood, we will have to buy it, and then make the saw money back."

"And salt!"

Wan Jun pointed to the coast and said, "The west coast of Taiwan Island has sufficient sunshine and little rainfall. It is a good place to dry salt. Digging a salt drying field and exchanging salt for other people's things is simply a business without any money!"

The salt drying method appeared at least in the Song Dynasty, but due to technical reasons, the salt drying method could never replace the burning of salt until the 19th century.

The method of cooking salt in a pot not only consumes a lot of firewood, but also labor-intensive, so the cost of salt is also extremely high.

Zheng Chenggong and Guo Huai were both surprised when they heard this. You must know that it is precisely because of the cost of salt that restricts the transaction between Hanmin and foreigners. Who would be willing to exchange precious salt for foreigners’ worthless things?

But if you can dry salt, the cost of buying the aristocratic people will be extremely low. As long as you keep spreading out the salt, Guo Huaiyi can guarantee that he will buy all the local aristocratic people on Taiwan Island.

Because of this, Guo Huaiyi couldn't believe it, "Is it really feasible to dry salt?"
Chapter completed!