The Maotong tribe southwest of Keelung Port has more than 3,000 people and more than 1,000 warriors. They make a living by hunting.

The Huansi tribe in the west of Keelung Port has more than 5,000 people and more than 1,000 warriors. They make a living by half farming and half hunting.

The Musen tribe in the southeast corner of Keelung Port has more than 3,000 tribesmen and more than 1,000 warriors. They make a living by fishing and hunting.

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Li Min held a piece of information in his hand. On the third day after he returned to Keelung, the tribes who participated in the attack on Keelung finally investigated clearly. Now they are all recorded on the piece of paper in his hand. Li Min counted them carefully.

, it was found that there were eight tribes in total, with a total population of more than 30,000, and more than 10,000 warriors. However, the warriors here refer to all the adult men of these tribes. Although the number is large, but

The combat effectiveness is extremely poor.

"Yanbei, what do you think should be done about these tribes?" Li Min circulated the information in his hand around the hall, and after everyone had read it, he asked. Not only did people participate in this meeting,

Yan Bei, Lu Qing, Cui Wei and other people from the Qi Palace, and even Li Ke, Li Yun, Cui Yu, Wang Kuang and others were also involved.

"Brother Six, what else can we do? Let's just order all the troops to attack them directly, and then kill them all. Only in this way can we get rid of the bad breath in our chests!" Before Yan Bei could say anything.

, Li Zhen next to him spoke first. What Li Min reminded him before, he only remembered being cruel to foreigners. As for using his brain before speaking and doing things, he obviously hadn't understood it yet.

"The King of Yue is right. We have already controlled the periphery of Liuqiu. There will inevitably be conflicts with the natives inside the island in the future, so it is better to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. We will first take action on these eight tribes and retaliate with cruel means, and then

Spread this news among the natives and let them know our methods, so as to suppress others first!" Yan Bei also agreed with Li Zhen's suggestion, and what he said made some sense.

"Rokuro, there are more than 30,000 people here. If we kill them all, wouldn't it seem that we are too cruel? Moreover, this method seems simple and effective, and it also deters the natives on the island, but in this way, it will also

A seed of hatred has been planted in the hearts of the natives. If something changes in the future, it will be a big trouble!" Li Ke read too many sages and sages, and was somewhat resistant to the instinct of slaughter, and he later

The analysis is also very reasonable. In the long run, massacre is indeed not a good idea.

Hearing two completely different opinions, Li Min thought carefully in his heart. Although he also felt that massacre was inappropriate, if he didn't kill, would he appear too weak and easy to bully? Thinking of this, Li Min thought for a moment.

Zi also felt a little undecided. At the same time, he also regretted sending Wang An out to do things. Otherwise, if he were here, he would definitely be able to come up with a better idea for him.

"Your Highness, I have an idea. Is it feasible?" At this moment, Cui Yu, who had been whispering to Wang Kuang, suddenly stood up and saluted Li Min. Li Ke and Li Yun are Li Min.

It's okay for my brothers to express their opinions on such an occasion, but as they are guests, it does seem a bit abrupt to suddenly stand up and express their opinions.

"Oh? Brother Cui, what do you think? Please tell me quickly!" Li Min did not regard Cui Yu as an outsider, and he did feel a little undecided, so he immediately asked eagerly after hearing Cui Yu's words.

"Haha, actually this is also the result of discussing this matter with Brother Wang just now." Cui Yu said, pointing to Wang Kuang next to him, and Wang Kuang smiled and saluted Li Min, and then heard Cui Yu say something else.

He said, "This time His Highness invites me and Brother Wang, as well as

The purpose of the various noble families in Chang'an coming here is actually to let them enclose land on Liuqiu Island, and then plant sugar cane on a large scale, and then use sugar cane as raw material to produce cane sugar. But now there is an old problem. I think His Highness can also

Guessed."

"Missing people!" After listening to Cui Yu's words, Li Min immediately shouted in accordance with his words, and at the same time he also understood the meaning of the other party's words.

Li Min came to Liuqiu this time, but he brought a lot of people with him. These people were mainly people in Chang'an City who had the same interests as Li Min, such as various wealthy upstarts, major businessmen, and people like Cui Yu and Wang Kuang.

And being fooled by Li Min

The people of the Lu clan. The reason why they willingly followed Li Min to a place like Liuqiu was naturally not for nothing. Most of them came for the money on Liuqiu Island. To be precise, they came for Liuqiu.

I came here asking for sugar cane on the island.

After Li Min sent Lu Qing back to Liuqiu, he asked him to vigorously promote the cultivation of sugar cane, and then squeeze the sugar cane juice to boil sugar. As for the white sugar purification technology, he used the technology from Tianzhu at first, and later Li Min

I also thought of the ancient method of drenching sugar with yellow mud and water, and let the craftsmen experiment for a long time. Later, they finally came up with a technology that can produce white sugar on a large scale.

As soon as these white-as-snow cane sugars came on the market, they were immediately sought after by countless nobles. Although the cost was not high, the price of white sugar on the market was extremely high. And after learning that these white sugars were made by Li Min, everyone

Everyone who could get in touch with Li Min gathered together. After all, they all knew that with Li Min's character, he would never eat alone.

The business vision of these people who came to his door was indeed good. The sugar industry was a cornucopia of wealth, and Li Min really didn’t want to go it alone, so he asked them to prepare capable manpower and follow him to Liuqiu. And in

After arriving at Liuqiu, these people immediately, like cats smelling a fishy smell, took large boats to survey around the island, hoping to seize the most fertile land and the most suitable place for growing sugar cane.

The reason why Cui Yu and Wang Kuang didn't go was because Li Min had already left two huge pieces of land for them as sugar cane plantations near Keelung, so they didn't have to work as hard as others. It's also worth mentioning that Wang

An also set out by boat with those people. Of course, he was not going to seize the land, but had other important things to attend to.

If you want to start a sugar cane plantation, land is only one of the most basic conditions. There is also the problem of manpower to solve. Those who followed Li Min are the capable people of various forces in Chang'an. Naturally, these people will not go to the fields to plant sugar cane themselves. After all,

They are all management talents, not front-line workers.

There were only a few Han people on Liuqiu Island, and if they hired Han people, they would have to pay wages. The cost was too high, so these black-hearted plantation owners turned their attention to the local natives.

The natives on Liuqiu Island are actually divided into two parts. One part is more friendly to the Han people. From the Han people, they learned to cultivate the land, and more advanced fishing tools, etc. These advanced production methods have changed the

Their lifestyle changed from hunting to settling, and they generally lived close to the gathering places of the Han people. They usually used the things they produced to exchange with the Han people, which was the predecessor of the later Shufan.

Opposite to the cooked ones are the raw ones who live in the deep mountains and old forests. Due to various reasons, these raw ones have less contact with the Han people and still retain their primitive hunting life. Although their numbers are relatively small, their folk customs are strong.

, both men and women can become murderous warriors, and often attack foreign enemies.

The Han people look at them with hostility, and some even have the custom of headhunting, and the Han people on the island are the targets of their headhunting. Because of this, almost all the Han people on Liuqiu Island live in groups, although there are endless internal battles.

But when facing these incidents, we still stand on the same position.

The positions of raw and cooked fan are not static. Take cooked fan as an example. When the productivity of these native people who accepted Han civilization increased, the population also increased rapidly. However, after the population increased, the resources they originally occupied

It is not enough to feed the additional population, and when they want to use their population advantage to increase their own resources,

When they came to the source, they would find that all the good resources had been taken up by the Han people around them, which made them dissatisfied. For this reason, there were often some disputes between Shufan and the Han people, but now Liuqiu Island is still in a state of dissatisfaction.

The land is vast and the population is sparse, so this contradiction is not prominent. Generally speaking, the relationship between Shufan and the Han people is good.

The plantation owners brought by Li Min first turned their attention to the well-connected ripers. Compared with the Han people, these ripers were cheaper. After all, the population of these ripers was growing too fast and it was difficult to feed them within the tribe.

It was already very strenuous, and without them it would reduce the pressure on the tribe, so almost all the leaders were very willing.

Of course, these leaders are also very smart. They will not hand over people for free. Instead, they will make an agreement with the plantation growers, that is, people can be given to them, and food and accommodation must be included. In addition, these

Their wages are only one-third of those of the Han people, but this one-third is not given to the natives who work, but is all given to the tribal leaders.

When Cui Yu and other plantation owners discussed the request of these leaders, they felt that the price was okay, so they agreed. Anyway, they only paid for the people. As for where the money was used by the leaders, it was not them.

I can manage it.

Although the practice of hiring mature workers has solved some of the workers' problems, the gap is still huge. For this reason, some people want to create the idea of ​​​​raw workers. However, the raw workers in Taiwan are not easy to deal with. In the deep mountains and old forests where they live, if they are organized

If the slave-catching team captured them, they would have to take great risks. Some people even calculated the accounts and found that they were not on the island.

To catch slaves, it is better to take a sea ship to Java to transport Kunlun slaves. After all, sea ships are fast and stable now. As long as there are no storms, there is generally no danger and the cost is even lower. As for pirates, Lu Qing and the others are originally

As the overlord of this area, now that he has taken refuge with Li Min, almost no pirates in the sea areas of the mainland and Java dare to come and stroke the tiger's beard.

Among the eight native tribes that Li Min besieged Keelung, most of them were raw tribesmen, and two were mature tribesmen who had serious conflicts with the Han people. The reason why Cui Yu stood up was to remind Li Min that instead of killing them all,
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