Chapter 2919 The tribe of Yin and Shang survivors scattered in an empty plain
But the problem is that when the Tang Dynasty began to deal with the Goguryeo kingdoms, how could Cheng Sanlang not put his mind on this natural harbor that would be famous in later generations.
Therefore, Han and Tang merchants were willing to build large ports and docks in Jiaozhou Bay, and Jiaozhou officials were naturally happy to see the results.
After all, if Jiaozhou becomes prosperous and rich because of the port, these officials will also have made a contribution.
And just before winter began, more than 1.5 million shi of grain and hundreds of thousands of pieces of white folded cloth had been stored in the warehouse at Jiaozhou Port.
In addition to this, Tamna Island also has more than a million stones of grain and hundreds of thousands of pieces of white cloth stored there.
As for why, haha, of course it was business. When we used economic means to plot against Goguryeo before, food was the best weapon.
In the future, a large amount of grain will be trafficked from Cochin to this side.
In order to be able to obtain many unique local materials from the hands of the barbarians here.
Grain and cloth, in this era, are the best economic weapons, according to the previous agreement between the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses and the countries on Fuso Island.
It is necessary to provide nearly two million stones of grain to the eleven countries of Fuso Island every year. Fortunately, for the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses, which control the Jiaozhi grain-producing area and have excellent relations with the powerful officials of Linyi State.
If they wanted to destroy the grain prices in the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty, they only needed one year of preparation. Han and Tang merchants could even spend nearly ten million dan of grain to fight a price war.
There was no way around it. Having mastered the famous rice producing areas of later generations and knowing the three-season rice cultivation technology, the grain output was so impressive.
Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang knew very well that grain production must not be increased too much, otherwise, low grain prices would hurt farmers, which is definitely not a joke.
In later generations, why do many countries and governments continue to subsidize agriculture, in order to ensure and maintain the enthusiasm of agriculture.
Only when you hold food security in your hands can you feel at ease. What's more, the Chinese nation, where food is the most important thing for the people, pays more attention to the issue of food security.
This is why Cheng Sanlang always asked Han and Tang Dynasty merchants to control the size of their fields and plant more cash crops before developing overseas markets.
However, with the continuous bumper harvests of various cash crops in the Jiaozhi land, a large number of people from Lingnan Road were also attracted to migrate there.
Today, the population of the Jiaozhi Governor's Mansion has quadrupled compared to when the Han and Tang merchants first arrived here.
The large population gathering brought not only the prosperity of the land economy, but also the rapid development of the local commodity economy.
Coupled with the rich local mineral resources, the smelters, shipyards, and sugar refineries built by the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses in the area attracted nearly 70,000 to 80,000 laborers.
Cheng Chubi believed that it was based on the now developed maritime transportation and the continuous doubling of tax revenue in Jiaozhi.
In the past, not only could the Jiaozhi Governor's Office not provide any taxes to the court, it even needed certain subsidies from the court to maintain it.
The economic benefits created today have even made many states in Lingnan Province jealous. It has become the most important place of wealth in Lingnan Province after Guangzhou.
The Jiaozhi Governor's Mansion, which in the eyes of the past imperial court was like a useless place, has become an inseparable part of the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
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In particular, the new sea-going ships produced by the shipyards of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchant houses have now become the most popular means of maritime transportation among the merchants of the Tang Dynasty.
Not only are the ships sturdy and highly anti-sinking, but they also have fast sailing speeds and large carrying capacity, but the price is a bit unsatisfactory.
If we only engage in offshore trade, then the sea-going ships from Quanzhou, Fuzhou, or Guangzhou shipyards can fully meet the needs of maritime merchants.
But if you want to carry out ocean-going trade, you have to choose sea-going ships produced by the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses with more guaranteed quality.
Since the ocean-going merchants of the Han and Tang Dynasties were attacked in the Malacca Strait, and according to the Tang Dynasty's national policy of discovering new islands.
The merchants of the Han and Tang dynasties spent a lot of money and used rich specialties of the Tang Dynasty. After a long period of support, they finally exchanged them for the nearby Malacca countries such as Langyaxiu Kingdom and Jietu Kingdom.
The recognition of Datang's ownership of Puluozhong, a small but very important island, was also written into the certificate of credence.
It was such a small territory, and it faced a big country like Zhongtianzhu, which was famous among the Tianzhu family, and was easily wiped out by the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the Malacca countries are not willing to offend the Han and Tang Dynasty merchants with a profound background. As for that island, you can go if you want it.
Of course, Cheng Sanlang, Li Ke and his gang were also involved in the various backstage operations of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchants, such as the various small actions at Honglu Temple.
Puluo Zhongdao is actually what the Ming Dynasty later called Tan Masi, and later Singapore.
However, after it fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, at the request of Cheng Sanlang, the name of the island was changed to the very Chinese-style Tangren Island.
In Cheng Sanlang's words, this island is far away from the Tang Dynasty. In order to remind the people who stayed there to keep the Tang Dynasty in mind.
Don't forget your ancestors, let alone the blood flowing through you. Remember that you are born as a Tang Dynasty person and die as a ghost of the Tang Dynasty.
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In addition, on China Island, in addition to the nearly 10,000 craftsmen, traders, and port workers who have been engaged in construction and business here for a long time.
There are also more than 3,000 well-trained guards from Han and Tang merchants stationed here. There is only one city with a radius of several miles. It is better to call it a fortress than a city.
The city wall, which was entirely made of concrete and masonry, was two feet and a half tall. Although it was not as thick as the giant cities like Chang'an and Luoyang, it was still enough to withstand the bombardment of the heavy equipment of this era.
There is also a navy consisting of five three-masted warships cruising here, ah no...it is the escort fleet of the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses.
It can be said that in just a few years, the Han and Tang dynasties had already managed this place to a solid level. There were also pirate gangs who thought they were very powerful before and wanted to make a big fortune here.
As a result, the bodies of more than 3,000 pirates were abandoned, as well as many warships, and they fled in a hurry.
The commanders of the Han and Tang Dynasty Commercial Bank Guards who were stationed here imitated the demonstration methods of those barbarians and erected more than 3,000 wooden stakes along the coastline of Tangren Island.
From that time on, no pirates dared to set foot on China Island again. Even if they came, they would come as merchants to provide supplies or trade.
As the business of the Han and Tang dynasties grew larger and farther, the Tang Empire's influence on the surrounding areas naturally became stronger and stronger.
At this moment, a group of expeditioners from the Tang Dynasty who traveled thousands of miles across the ocean were trudging forward in the Yin Shang Continent with great difficulty.
Not far away from where they were going were the tribes of Shang remnants of the Yin Dynasty scattered across an empty plain.