Zhu Hongyu ordered someone to fetch a map of the Southeast China Sea, spread it out on the table, and then pointed to the locations of Guangzhou and Fuzhou on the map and said.
"Guangzhou and Fuzhou are both on the coast. Instead of attacking South Australia, it is better to attack Guangzhou or Fuzhou!"
"If our army can threaten Guangzhou or Fuzhou, the Qing army will definitely return to support, and the siege of Nan'ao will be lifted immediately."
Before he had sufficient strength, Zhu Hongyu did not want to break out into a large-scale decisive battle with the Qing army.
Taking advantage of the situation and attacking the scattered Qing forces is the best option!
Thinking of these, Zhu Hongyu thought of Macau again.
Just as the Ming army could capture Macau and station a certain amount of troops near Macau, it could greatly attract the Qing army's troops from Pingnan Palace.
Share the pressure on the anti-Qing rebels along the coast!
Zheng Chenggong nodded and then spoke again.
"I wonder when His Majesty the Supervisor thinks it would be appropriate to send troops?"
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"Let's recuperate for a while!"
"The soldiers came across the sea and fought another battle today. They are both physically and mentally exhausted!"
"Even if you have money to reward, you still need to rest!"
The soldiers of the Zheng Army have long been accustomed to the bumps in the sea, but the Guangfu Army is not.
After sitting on the boat for a while, a large number of Liberation Army soldiers needed to rest and recover their strength!
Of course, another point is that it will take some time for Zhu Hongyu to sort out Qiongzhou's internal affairs.
Get ready for the big development of Qiongzhou!
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Zhu Hongyu returned to his bedroom. The bedding and everything were brand new.
But he did not go to bed immediately, but began to lie down and write Qiongzhou's development plan.
Zhu Hongyu searched his memory and suddenly remembered that there was a Shilu iron mine in Qiongzhou known as "Asia's richest iron mine".
The quality of iron ore is excellent!
If the Liberation Army can develop this iron mine, it will definitely greatly enhance the industrial strength of the Liberation Army.
There are iron ores in Luzon, but the quality of the iron ore is not very good.
As a result, the tapping rate of Guangfu Army steelmaking furnaces was very low.
In fact, when it comes to iron ore, Australian iron ore is the best choice.
It's just a pity that Ming Dynasty is currently unable to develop Australia.
Shilu Iron Mine may be able to make up for this to a certain extent!
There is also agricultural development!
To a certain extent, Qiongzhou’s development level is actually higher than that of Danyuan and Luzon.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, China has been developing Qiongzhou. After hundreds of years of cultivation, Qiongzhou has many fertile fields with two crops and three crops a year.
There is also the cultivation of cash crops!
Such as sugar cane, tea, and various tropical fruits!
What is even more worth mentioning is that wheat can be grown in Qiongzhou.
The agricultural development plan formulated by Zhu Hongyu is to promote the development of the grain industry while also promoting the expansion of the planting area of cash crops.
Whether it is sugar or tea, they are the flagship products of China’s foreign trade in this era!
Because only China can do these two things in the world!
There is also the matter of promoting business development!
On the one hand, it is to promote maritime trade, and on the other hand, it is to find ways to stimulate internal purchasing power.
Qiongzhou has a large population. The number of Han people plus Shaomin is estimated to be almost one million!
In fact, before the late Ming Dynasty, there were not so many people in Qiongzhou.
However, successive years of war have caused a large number of people to migrate from the mainland to the Southeast Asia.
In this process, Qiongzhou also received a large number of people.
If the purchasing power of these one million people is fully utilized, it will definitely greatly stimulate the commercial development of Qiongzhou.
It's just a pity that class oppression in this era is very severe.
It would be great if the people at the bottom can fill their stomachs, but it is difficult to stimulate their purchasing power.
Of course, Zhu Hongyu will definitely do something to win over the people at the bottom.
For example, for homesteaders and small landowners, he can continue to implement the policy of no tax for three years and half tax for five years in Luzon!
Another thing is to open the channel for immigrants to Luzon to tenants who have little land, or simply have no land, and live on renting land from landlords!
The unowned land in Luzon was distributed free of charge to the people for cultivation, and the government provided seeds and agricultural tools, etc.
Although Qiongzhou is highly developed, it still has a lot of mature farmland.
But if Zhu Hongyu doesn't want to attack the local tyrants, divide the land, and offend the landlords and gentry to death.
There is almost no room for maneuver!
But not Luzon!
Luzon is now a blank slate, especially after the Spanish power in Luzon has been completely eliminated.
In Luzon now, Zhu Hongyu can paint as he pleases.
Now, Zhu Hongyu's plan is to use Luzon as a pressure relief valve for Qiongzhou!
The purpose of immigrating Qiongzhou's excess population to Luzon is to develop Luzon on the one hand, and to alleviate social conflicts in Qiongzhou on the other.
A large number of landless peasants have immigrated to Luzon, and the number of tenants in Qiongzhou has decreased. In order to retain tenants, the landlords and gentry must reduce rents and interest rates.
In this way, the social conflicts in Qiongzhou can naturally be alleviated!
Logically speaking, the troubled times in the late Ming Dynasty lasted for decades, and the population in various places suffered serious losses, so social conflicts should not be very acute.
However, Qiongzhou was isolated overseas, and neither the Qing army nor the Ming army looked down upon it. It was not the focus of the competition between the two sides at all.
Therefore, wars rarely spread to Qiongzhou.
Moreover, the war caused a large influx of people, making Qiongzhou's population even greater than that of the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty!
The final result was that the social conflicts in Qiongzhou were even more serious than during the Chongzhen period.
This thing is magical, but it is reality!
But this is just Zhu Hongyu’s prediction.
He can confirm that Qiongzhou has a large population now, but how many are there.
He didn't know until the detailed results of the Dingkou investigation were reported.
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Zhu Hongyu put down the pen in his hand, glanced at the sky, and prepared to sleep.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
After being strictly inspected, a beautiful maid came in with hot water and prepared clothes for him to wash up.
The maid is very beautiful, with soft facial features, big and lively eyes, eyebrows like distant mountains, lips like dots of crimson, and skin as fair as mutton fat and jade...
She has a slim figure and gives people a soft and frail feeling. She is a very outstanding beauty!
However, her movements were a bit clumsy, not like a maid serving others, but like a pampered rich lady.
"Grandfather ordered the slave family to serve His Highness the Supervisor!"
There was obvious shrinkage and fear on the beauty's face, and she spoke in a soft voice.
Zhu Hongyu had a look of realization on his face, knowing that he had guessed correctly, this was really a wealthy lady.
This Wen Liangchen is really an old fox.
Not only did he give me a mansion, but he also gave me a granddaughter. I was really willing to give it up!
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, took off his robe, hung it aside, and then asked.
"May I have your name?"
The beauty lowered her head shyly, and then spoke.
"The slave family...the slave family is called Wenwen."
"How old are you this year?"
Zhu Hongyu stepped forward, took the warm towel and other items from Wenwen's hand, put them on the wooden stand, and then asked.
Wen Wen stood aside a little at a loss and answered.
"Return...report to His Highness the Supervisor!"
"My family is sixteen this year..."
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