For three days in a row, Lin Fu handled official duties and slept in the Hekou Thatched Cottage during the day. After dusk, he took a boat to the training camp on the east beach of Prison Island to discuss with everyone how to take root in Xisha Island. In addition to many things, he also decided to send some of his troops to Xisha Island.
The Changshan Islanders who “won’t tell secrets” secretly moved to Xisha Island.
The so-called "will not leak secrets" here refers to trusted and reliable people. This group of people is very limited, and going to Xisha Island is to make up for the lack of available manpower on the island. The other group of people is relatively large, and these people are fleeing famine or fleeing from the interior.
They followed them to Changshan Island, but they didn't know much about the situation on Changshan Island. There were no secrets that could be leaked from their mouths.
The area of Changshan Island is similar to that of Prison Island, but it must ensure sufficient jungle density for concealment and combat, and it cannot be over-expanded. To accommodate more than a thousand people, a large amount of survival materials must be imported from the outside.
Lin Fu and others planned to reduce the population of Changshan Island to less than 800 people, including the elite combat force. This was mainly due to the actual threat to Changshan Island from the East China Sea bandits entrenched on the Shengsi Islands.
If the number of men is reduced to less than 800, even if the terrain of Changshan Island is used, they can deal with the large number of invading enemy invaders for several days; in the event of an emergency retreat, two ships like the Dongyang can carry them all.
Of course, Lin Fu had to prepare for the worst in the so-called cunning rabbit's three caves. As Changshan Island is an important secret base, Lin Fu would not give up his continuous investment and accumulation of supplies.
In addition, some people from Hekou will also be moved to Xisha Island.
When Lin Jiayong was making a riot, Lin Fu incorporated all the rioting Xiangyong into the Jiyun Military Guard, and they became the main force of the Jiyun Military Guard at this time. Most of these people were from poor landless tenants.
Lin Fu decided to move Jiyun Wuwei's family to Xisha Island in batches. In addition to allocating houses and living materials, they also directly allocated fields.
Although it is difficult to leave their homeland, and although Xisha Island still faces the threat of bandits from the East China Sea, the desire for land among landless tenants at that time is unimaginable to future generations. Most of the military guards and their families not only have no resistance to moving to Xisha Island, but also
It was quite a welcome, and even regarded as Lin Fu's appreciation for the brave warriors.
Lin Fu entered Taihu Lake in July. After several battles, nearly 90 casualties were accumulated in the collection of military guards. Thirty-nine people died in the battle. Lin Fu directly used the money to buy nearly 400 acres of fertile land in Jiangning to support his family;
There were 48 people recuperating on Xisha Island, and about 147 of their family members. Four days later, Qin Chengzu, Fu Qinghe, Lin Mengde, Hu Chengzhong, Ge Cunxin and others took the Dongyang ship to Xisha Island for resettlement. The first batch of households were merged.
Moved to Chongzhou.
They are Lin Fu's staunchest supporters, and will also become an important foundation for Lin Fu to take root in Xisha Island. These military guards who have recovered from injury will also be directly incorporated into the rural camp or responsible for training civilian bravery and other matters.
From the wave of refugees that started at the beginning of the year to Liu An'er's mass uprising in Hongtaekpo, the mobility of people in the western part of Gangdong County has increased sharply, and the strict household registration control has also been disrupted. People with relatives and friends, and those with extra money to buy land and settle down are everywhere, and more
Most of them live on the streets and in the countryside, begging for food. Even a corner of the river mouth can accommodate more than 6,000 refugees.
In this context, Lin Fu moved hundreds of people to Xisha Island, which was inconspicuous at all; besides, it was normal for Lin Fu to do everything possible to disperse the refugees staying at the river mouth and spread the pressure on the river mouth.
Five days later, Lin Mengde sent a message. Chen Kun, the magistrate of Chongzhou County, hesitated for a few days and then issued a bid to the Hu family through his staff.
Chen Kun agreed to support the Hu family as a local tribe in Xisha Island. In the form of tax farming and rent collection, which was more common in the world, the Hu family paid tax farming and rent to the county in the amount of 15,000 taels of silver every year. The county would not ask the Hu family for anything else.
What form of reclamation of Xisha Island can even restrain Li Shuyi from intervening in the affairs of Xisha Island.
Even the official tax in Chongzhou County was less than this amount. Anyway, it was asking for a lot of money. Lin Fu didn't mind Chen Kun's big talk. He just wanted Lin Mengde and Hu Zhiyong to bargain with Chen Kun to remove the tax and rent.
Ten starts from one thousand five hundred taels of silver per year.
The current situation is in their favor, so delaying for a moment or two won't hurt. Agreeing too eagerly or agreeing to Chongzhou's conditions that are too high will also make people suspicious.
Besides, Lin Fu and Li Shuyi were getting along quite happily, so there was no need to exclude Li Shuyi. If Li Shuyi were to be kicked out of Xisha Island, it would only intensify the suspicion in Chongzhou.
It is rare to be born evil, and there are very few people who can truly stick to their principles. As long as there are interests, there is almost nothing that cannot be negotiated. Chen Kun is so prejudiced against Lin Fu, so why not make a bid this time?
Li Shuyi's family was also considered a prosperous clan in Chongzhou. When the Donghai bandits attacked Chongzhou, Lin Fu showed great kindness to the Li clan. Not only could he not take the opportunity to squeeze Li Shuyi out, he also instructed Lin Mengde and Hu Zhiyong, although he could not make the Li clan directly
Participate in the development of Xisha Island, but the procurement of raw materials from Chongzhou can be entrusted to the Li clan as much as possible, so that the Li clan can enjoy the benefits of the development of Xisha Island, and Li Shuyi and the Li clan will naturally not be an obstacle.
Commercial reclamation can be postponed. Even if it is actually implemented, it will not be completed in one or two years.
At present, we should focus on building enclosures that can control the situation around Guanyin Beach and form a defensive building complex, so that the military guards and the rural camp can resist three to four times the enemy invasion from Guanyin Beach with less casualties and cost.
In addition, we are building defensive enclosed houses from Guanyin Beach to the central hinterland of Xisha Island. Based on the actual population of Xisha Island, which is 4,000 to 5,000 households, fifty large enclosed houses need to be built.
A single enclosed house housing refugees is almost the size of a natural village.
In order to facilitate large-scale commercial reclamation in the future, and to avoid suspicion between local and county officials, the surrounding houses cannot be built as concentratedly as here at the mouth of the river. They need to be dispersed to the hinterland of Xisha Island, but the roads connecting the surrounding houses should be built together.
Go to Guanyin Beach.
In addition to forming a control situation with Guanyin Beach as the core, it is also to prevent pirates from invading Xisha Island on a large scale from other aspects.
In order to facilitate the berthing of large ships and the quick loading and unloading of large quantities of supplies, Lin Fu asked Lin Mengde and Hu Zhiyong to build a floating dock in the form of a pontoon on Guanyin Beach. The dozens of pirate ships captured by fishing some time ago could be used.
Although the floating dock can be fixed with a large number of iron anchors, it is only suitable for autumn and winter when the river flow is gentle and the wind and waves are weak. It is a temporary measure. Only by building a horizontal embankment can the dock be permanently stable.
Lin Fu stared at the topographic map of Xisha Island and the surrounding river area. In the future, if he has the strength, he will connect Guanyin Beach to Junshan Island and Zilang Mountain in the north, making the Hengdi directly connect the Xisha Island and the land on the north shore, and use the tide to silt out the land.
Sharjah connects Xisha Island to the north shore land and becomes part of the north shore land, which can completely make up for the topographic defects of Xisha Island.
Lin Fu used his palm to measure the distance between Guanyin Beach and Junshan Island, and then measured the distance from Junshan Island to Zilang Mountain. They were both about two thousand steps away.
In later generations, with the help of machinery, it was not difficult to build a four-kilometer-long embankment in the river; of course, building a stone dam to protect the island on the West Beach could also stabilize the topography of Xisha Island. In Lin Fu's impression, Chongming Island's
This is how the geological form is stabilized, but the amount of these projects is extremely huge and cannot be considered at the moment.
At present, most of Lin Fu's financial resources are mainly used for resettlement, organizing refugees, and building defense facilities at Guanyin Beach. The initial resettlement costs for the more than 20,000 refugees are expected to cost more than 100,000 taels of silver; the harbor protection embankment is only planned to be built.
It can stretch into the river two hundred steps away.
Looking at the map of Xisha Island, Lin Fu was worried about whether the 200,000 taels of cash he had saved could support the initial investment. Of course, the initial investment was the largest.
As long as we survive the first two years, especially when the refugees on the island have temporarily settled down, even if the balance of payments cannot be reached, the investment can be controlled. If the world is not in chaos by then, the income obtained from Prison Island and the river mouth will also be able to
Long-term support for the construction of Xisha Island.
What Lin Fu lacked the most was manpower. After Gu Wuchen's position was firmly established, the threats faced by the Hekou side were greatly reduced. Now he only left Xiao Loache Ge Cunxin, Lin Jingzhong, Ao Canghai, Zhao Hu and several others in the Hekou area.
Meng De, Fu Qinghe, Zhou Pu, Wu Qi, Hu Zhiyong, Hu Zhicheng and most of the military guards were on Xisha Island.
The limited manpower he can use now can only mainly support the island, and he must concentrate his limited manpower on the island. After all, the East China Sea pirates are a long-term and real threat. To purchase and import a large amount of raw materials to Xisha Island, he can only rely on Lin
Warehouse and Xihe Club.
If you have spare capacity, you should plant more miscellaneous trees in the east and south of Xisha Island. The forest constraints also made Qin Chengzu search for tree and shrub species adapted to the saline-alkali sandy soil from the offshore coastal islands. In areas of Xisha Island that are easily affected by wind and tide.
Large-scale cultivation of coastal forests is the only way at this stage that can effectively and significantly reduce wind disasters and ocean tide flooding.
In July, the East China Sea bandits invaded on a large scale, turning all the prefectures and counties along Taihu Lake upside down. They all withdrew due to the bloody battle in Jiyang.
Whether it was rewards based on merit or whitewashing of peace, the rewards for Lin Fu, Yang Pu and other Jiyang bloody warriors were also conveyed from Yanjing to Jiangning in October. Yang Pu was promoted from the sixth rank to Zhaowu Deputy Lieutenant, and various
There were more than ten gold and silver coins made in the inner treasury, and Lin Fu was promoted to a rank of Xuanyi Lang from the seventh rank.
Lin Fu entered the officialdom with Juzi's background, and was promoted to four levels within one year, which is also called a miracle in officialdom; Dong Yuan, for example, spent nine years in the position of Ru Linlang and the chief registrar of Xianxia County before he was promoted to officialdom.
Great achievements bring opportunities for rapid promotion.
Probably the only unpleasant thing is that this year's new top scorer, Chen Mingzhe, gave the current emperor a leave of absence to return home to get married, and returned to Jiangning at about the same time.
After being rewarded for his meritorious service, he was promoted to an official position and invited to drink as usual. Lin Fu and Yang Pu gathered together to have a banquet. On October 6th, they invited Dongyang Township Party members, relatives and friends to attend at the mouth of the river.
After Yang Shi left Dongyang, Dongyang Xiangyong repeatedly sent troops to the northeast. Out of the desire to train and cherish the troops, they would not engage in large-scale battles with Liu An'er's tribe entrenched in Shiliang County, and naturally there would be no results.
The situation in other directions in Hongzepu is also at a stalemate, and Dongyang is always under serious threat from Liu An'er's troops.
Most of the people invited to drink were from Dongyang, and they were not interested in drinking and having fun. They left early before the night was late. Lin Fu grabbed Sun Jingxuan and wanted to hire 50 boats and 500 boatmen for Xisha with the Xihe Association.