Chapter 649 Big Plan:V

Author: Taofu

"Jeju Island?"

Li Chaosheng also looked at Jeju Island. He was still familiar with this island. It would also be a tourist attraction in later generations.

But now he does not belong to the Ming Dynasty but to the Goryeo Kingdom.

Jeju Island was originally set aside as a horse breeding place in the Yuan Dynasty. This island is very large, covering an area of ​​1,846 square kilometers.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia once wanted to attack Fusang across the sea and used this place as a place to raise horses. However, the Mongols themselves were unwilling to come so far, so they sent a few officials, and the rest of the islands used captured Goryeo horses.

slave.

When Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, Goguryeo surrendered and was willing to be Zhu Yuanzhang's younger brother, paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty for generations. When Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, he assigned Jeju Island to Goguryeo, so now it is an enclave of Goguryeo.

Shi Langdao: "Yes, this is Jeju Island. I went to sea with Zheng's fleet and visited this island. This island is very large and rich in resources. However, there are very few Goguryeo people on the island. Only some were given to the Mongols.

The descendants of horse farmers live on the island, and the big island is so wasted. My idea is to use this place as our overseas naval base, build a seaport, build a dock, and relocate the population to the island for farming and establish a naval base.

Take this island back from Goguryeo and make it our territory."

"And this place is far away from the mainland. Even if the Ming Dynasty and the rogue bandits want to take action against us, they do not have a decent navy. And in terms of water warfare, as long as the seaport construction is successful, then I am confident that this island will become the most powerful overseas force in Lantian.

Strength, and as long as this island is fully developed, I think it will not be a problem to raise a navy of 50,000 to 60,000 people, and with these 50,000 to 60,000 people, I dare to face any challenge."

"Leaving aside the Ming Dynasty and Goguryeo, who are so weak, even if the Zheng family pirates come, they will never threaten Jeju Island."

Shi Lang paused here and continued: "And if the Jeju Island naval base is successfully constructed, then we can attack the Zheng pirates in the Fujian region, and we can also use it as a springboard to attack Ryukyu, Goguryeo, and Fusang. We can even use it to enter the Bohai Sea.

Then we can sneak attack the slaves' lair. It can be said that as long as we have this place and offshore, we can be in an invincible position."

After Shi Lang said this, Li Chaosheng's eyes were fixed on Jeju Island. What Shi Lang said made sense. Jeju Island is definitely a springboard to control the offshore seas. A naval base will be built here to raise the navy.

Immigration is indeed a big project, but if it is done well, it will be of great benefit. Jeju Island is such a big place, but it is left to the Koreans, but there is not much development. If it is given to Lantian, Lantian can build it into the largest

The seaport radiates to the entire offshore area, allowing you to advance and attack, and retreat and defend.

After Shi Lang's insights, Li Chaosheng was completely tempted. At this time, Li Chaosheng looked at the Jeju Island pointed by Shi Lang and said: "Yes, this is indeed a good idea, but Shi Lang, you are confident that you can stop the trouble from the sea.

You know, Jeju Island is a strategic location. If we start construction, we will inevitably be feared by the people around us, and someone might be the first to attack us."

Shi Lang clasped his fists when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty, if it were anyone else, I wouldn't dare to vouch for it. If your Majesty asked about this, as long as your Majesty is willing to help, I am absolutely confident that we can defend Jeju Island and make it the offshore fortress of Lantian.

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng thought for a while and said, "Okay, tell me the conditions you need."

Hearing this, Shi Lang cupped his fists and said: "Your Excellency, first of all, what I need is the latest artillery produced by Lantian Arsenal, the kind of rifled cannon that can shoot more than ten miles away and can easily destroy a building!"

Li Chaosheng said nothing after hearing this, but looked at Shi Lang and said, "How many doors do you need?"

Shi Lang said: "With one hundred gates, I need to prepare at least ten warships."

Li Chaosheng pondered for a moment and said, "Yes!"

After hearing this, Gu Zi said from the side: "Your Majesty, how many armies of rifled guns are you watching? And due to technical reasons, Lantian can only produce one gun every three days on average. Currently, Shi Dalei's army is only equipped with ten guns.

"

Li Chaosheng raised his hand and interrupted Gu Zi's words: "Now mobilize all the energy in Lantian to concentrate on the production of rifled artillery. After production, priority will be given to preparing the navy, and Shi Lang will be responsible for the deployment."

"yes."

Gu Zi immediately responded after hearing this. Shi Lang was a little moved after hearing this: "The county magistrate actually doesn't have to be like this. If Shi Dalei's army has important combat missions, I can wait."

Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "You can wait, Lantian can't wait."

"If you have any other requests, just ask."

After hearing this, Shi Lang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the second request is that except for the five thousand sailors from Shandong, I don't want any more Lantian sailors. I want to summon the fishermen around Shandong nearby. They often

When fishing in the sea, the familiarity with the sea is much higher than that of people on land. However, Lantian sailors practice in rivers and lakes, and it is another story when they reach the sea. Therefore, if you want to build a strong navy, fishermen are the first choice."

"and……"

"And what, say it!"

"And even if there are currently 5,000 navy troops in Lantian, Shandong, I may not be able to keep them all. I will train them according to the strictest navy drills. If they fail, they may be sent back. Can the county official agree?"

Li Chaosheng listened to Shi Lang's words and said, "How many naval forces are you planning to train on Jeju Island?"

Shi Lang said: "If we want to defeat the Zheng pirates and dominate the coastal waters, I think we will need at least 50,000 naval troops."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng looked at Shi Lang and said: "There are 50,000 navy troops, of which Lantian people may account for less than 10%. Do you think I will agree?"

Shi Lang thought for a while and said, "If I were the county magistrate, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to agree. I made such a request as soon as I first came to Lantian. To be honest, Shi Lang himself felt that it was too much."

"Furthermore, the cost of building Jeju Island across the sea may be very huge, and it may also affect the county's domestic unification war. Therefore, this method is only the best choice militarily, not the best choice politically.

"

Shi Lang said to Li Chaosheng, who laughed after hearing this: "Do you think I don't have the courage to expand my territory?"

Shi Langdao: "The county magistrate didn't beat me out because he was already giving me face. When I mentioned the construction of Jeju Island to Zheng Sen, he pulled me out of the banquet hall in public and said that I was wishful thinking and unrealistic.

I don’t know how much manpower, material and financial resources are needed to build such a large island, and what kind of abyss Shibazhi will be led into from which it cannot extricate itself.”

"But the County Lord listened carefully to my plan. Based on this alone, the County Lord is a hundred times better than Zheng Sen. He is the wise master that I should serve."

Shi Lang flattered me, not too big or too small. Hearing this, Li Chaosheng laughed and said, "Shi Lang, when will you start flattering me again?"

Shi Lang said: "I'm not flattering, every word I say is from the bottom of my heart."

Li Chaosheng laughed when he heard this and said: "What a heartfelt statement, I was moved. OK, I promise you, the Jeju Island sailors will borrow fishermen from the coast of Shandong."

"Ah County Lord, this..."

Guzi was shocked when he heard this and cried out, "This can't be done. After all, Jeju Island is an enclave. How can an enclave not use its own people?"

Shi Lang was also shocked when he heard this. He looked at Li Chaosheng with wide eyes, as if he was frightened by Li Chaosheng's courage. Of course, he might also think that Li Chaosheng was too naive, but no matter what, Shi Lang was shocked.

Li Chaosheng glanced at Shi Lang and said with a smile, "Do you think I'm too stupid for daring to delegate power like this?"

Shi Lang didn't say anything, and after a long time he said: "I am far less ambitious than the magistrate."

Li Chaosheng said: "What you said is very good. Jeju Island is our territory of the Ming Dynasty. It was only temporarily lent to the Koreans. Since they can't use it well, we naturally have to take it back. Moreover, Jeju Island is fertile and can support hundreds of thousands of people."

It should be possible, so you reminded me."

"Gunzi, pass the order and ask the Military Ministry, the Political Ministry, the Commerce Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry, and other departments to draw up a relocation plan for me. I plan to move 100,000 households to Jeju Island, of which 60,000 households are from Lantian. In addition,

Forty thousand households gathered along the coast of Shandong, mainly fishermen. The condition is that their men must join the Lantian Navy. By the way, they are all sailing on the sea, so the name is not called the Navy anymore, but the Lantian Navy."

"In addition, Lantian will be set up in Jeju Island to have one chief, eight middle and thirty-six people in Jeju Island to manage the people's livelihood affairs in Jeju Island. At the same time, a Jeju Island garrison division will be built to provide land protection, and at the same time, people on the island will be mobilized to build people.

Jeju Port, relocate the Shandong Shipyard to Jeju Port, and set up the Jeju Port Headquarters of the Lamjeon Navy, and establish a navy commander with a position equivalent to the commander of the Lamjeon Army Division, who can lead 10,000 naval troops."

"Commander of the navy, Shi Lang, you can do it."

"I?"

Shi Lang's eyes widened and he followed: "The county respects me..."

"Don't refuse. You want 50,000 sailors from me. I can't give it to you now. I can only give you 10,000 first. In addition to Lantian's 5,000 sailors in Shandong, you can also choose 5,000 fishermen from the coast of Shandong to train as troops.

In addition, you are only in charge of the military and not the people's livelihood. The people's livelihood is all under the supervision of the chief of Dali sent by Lantian to Jeju Island. In addition, I will assign an adjutant to you. The adjutant is mainly responsible for the military's ideological work and political work in peacetime, but it will never affect your military decision-making.

In other words, in normal life, you listen to your adjutant, but in war, the entire army listens to you."

"Is this okay?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Shi Lang, and Shi Lang heard the words and said: "It should be, it should be."

Shi Lang was actually frightened by Li Chaosheng's generosity. Good guy, Li Chaosheng was so awesome. He ordered 100,000 households to move to Jeju Island. One hundred thousand households, that's nearly 4 to 50 million people. Now the entire Jeju Island

There are only 10,000 aboriginal people, so we are planning to directly add Jeju Island to the territory of Lantian.

And how much does this operation cost?

Shi Lang was deeply shocked, and Li Chaosheng said: "In addition, notify the Ministry of Finance to allocate 30 million silver dollars for the first phase of Jeju Island's construction, and it will need to be allocated separately later."

"Notify the Ministry of Agriculture to send special personnel to Jeju Island to inspect the soil environment and test crop yields at fixed points. We must confirm the most suitable crops for the island in the shortest possible time and achieve self-sufficiency in food within two years without relying on Lantian."

"Third, Shi Dalei's Ministry and Li Debao's Ministry were transferred to Jeju Island to serve as a garrison division. Li Debao served as the garrison division commander and took charge of all military affairs on the island. In addition, the military department was asked to carry out strict division of blame. Shi Lang's navy was in charge of the seaport and maritime military operations. Jeju

Li Debao’s Ministry is responsible for the island’s internal military affairs.”

"In addition, the Political Department has selected officials and the Propaganda Department has done a good job in publicity and mobilization. They said that each household going to Jeju Island will be given twenty acres of land, and it will be tax-free for three years. After three years, the land will be state-owned. But they have two

Ten years of use rights, and tell those businessmen that Jeju Island has great wealth and nearly 500,000 people, and ask them if they can do business. If they do, they can relocate the business and build a business branch in Jeju Island."

"Well, in addition, we will relocate government businesses and institutions to Jeju Island. After entering Jeju Island, we must develop people's livelihood as soon as possible."

"As for the aboriginal people on the island, if they are willing to submit to Lantian and accept Lantian's education, they can be reorganized, but they must be completely disrupted and they must not be allowed to continue to cling to each other."

"If there is resistance, you can be sent back to Goryeo. If you dare to cause trouble, you will be killed without mercy!"

What Li Chaosheng said was decisive. As the leader of Lantian County, he can now kill decisively.

"By the way, if we make such a big move in Jeju Island, we will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the surrounding neighbors, such as Korea. We will also expel their indigenous people, and when we go there, we will give their king a letter of credence, saying that Jeju Island

It has been our Chinese territory since ancient times, and it has been benevolent to use it for hundreds of years. Now it is taken back. From now on, Jeju Island is our Chinese territory, and the Koreans are not allowed to get involved, otherwise they will bear the consequences."

After hearing this, Gu Zi said: "Then the King of Korea may not be willing."
To be continued...