In December of the first year of Chu Li, all the envoys from Jinling said goodbye and left one after another. Obviously they were unwilling to stay in Jinling again to celebrate the New Year. Even if they set off now, they might not be able to spend the New Year at home...
After back-and-forth negotiations with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, each company obtained the transaction quota for plate armor, and... although it was painful, it was still acceptable.
However, this plate armor was a restricted item of the Chu State, and it was specifically emphasized that it would only be traded with "like-minded" people. For this reason, the princes from all parties also agreed to some other conditions.
Such as private trade, such as accepting the export of Chu learning, such as limited opening of people to immigrate to Chu...
In addition to trading in restricted goods as a bargaining chip, it was also because of Bai Tu's proposal to "study abroad", which was for Chu's technology!
Of course, Bai Tu also understood that their promises were all "expedient measures."
Even though on the surface Chu State did nothing, other than accepting the refugees, there was no action that directly harmed their interests, but... how could these human beings watch Chu State increase their influence?
Based on Bai Tu's understanding of them, the agreement will be effective for five years, even if they are honest people!
This process of leaving was also very worrying for these envoys - Chu State's road construction plan had already begun. Although in Bai Tu's view, it had just "begun", for Jian Yong and others, it was
I directly realized how different the "road" was between when I was in Chu State and when I returned to my own territory...
This is not a matter of them riding the carriage a little longer and bumping around a little longer, but once a war breaks out, the Chu State will also mobilize its troops at a faster speed and transport the baggage faster at a lower cost.
Even Jian Yong and Liu Ye didn't think anything more for a while, but after they went back and told the matter, Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu and others immediately thought that this also meant that Chu's domestic business would rise rapidly!
The people of the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially the common people, have almost adapted to the shrinking small commodity economy. However, for these political officials, even if they cannot think of many theories, they can still think of some general advantages.
Especially under the leadership of Chu State, their productivity is also improving. How could they not see that this is one of Chu State's combination fists...
The mentioned Cao Cao and Liu Bei also wanted to build roads, but... after considering the cost, they decided that it would be more cost-effective to invest in the army, so they gave up.
After Jinling sent away envoys from all parties, it welcomed envoys from the navy and Yizhou.
What Guan Ning sent back was just the daily report brought back by passenger ship every month. There were already two Yi Ji in Yizhou, and they officially became the Cheng Ji of Chu State. They were not transformed into Cheng Ji like before, but were transformed into Chu Cheng Ji.
Ji no longer has any essential difference, it just retains some local characteristics - ordinary Cheng Ji also has it. For example, Qu'aji now has Qu'a wine as a specialty.
Guan Ning was confident that there would be no more "Yi people" in Yizhou before leaving office.
When Bai Tu replied to the letter, he also reminded Guan Ning that he could choose smart young Dongbo people to focus on teaching and send them to local county schools and universities to teach, so that when the next imperial examination is held in three years, some Yizhou people can pass the exam.
Second Class...
At least, it must be able to achieve the level of "not being so obvious" - because it is the final review of the white map, so no one can say anything about the promotion of the top three soldiers.
In addition, Guan Ning was instructed not to use the title "Eastern Anchovy" for the Yizhou people who surrendered. Just like the Jinling people and the Kuaiji people, they should only call the Yizhou people by their place names.
Another letter from Gan Ning surprised Bai Tu even more - the area of Danzhou was equivalent to the size of a smaller state that Bai picked up from Chu State!
Of course, it requires a lot of manpower and time to develop.
The reason why Gan Ning did not come back, but took the route of Andong Port and Zhouhu Port in a small boat and came back to deliver the message, was precisely because Danzhou was too "big".
Compared with the current spread of Chinese civilization, Danzhou is not large, but for the princes of all parties, it can be called "fat".
It even made Gan Ning worry that if he left some generals behind like before and then returned with the main fleet, would the remaining generals become the second Zhao Tuo...
In addition, the area of Danzhou is completely different from that of Yizhou, so it would be a pity not to utilize it.
Therefore, while Gan Ning was personally in charge, he came back with urgent letters, hoping to immediately begin to occupy Danzhou, establish a county system, and start immigration and reclamation.
According to Gan Ning's exploration, most of the hundreds of tribes of the Yamato people are now distributed in the southwest of Donghai Island and Danzhou...
Bai Tu looked at Gan Ning's hand-drawn map as a reference and realized that the "East China Sea Island" mentioned by Gan Ning was actually Kyushu Island in later generations, and the mainland of Danzhou was also Honshu Island.
Even in Donghai Island and Danzhou, there are large areas of dense forests, swamps, and mountains that are difficult to develop, and there are no traces of tribes, let alone further north...
Gan Ning suggested that before civilizing the Yamato people, they should first occupy the unclaimed land, and mentioned that... he had summoned the major tribes of the East China Sea Island, such as the Idu Kingdom, the Bumi Kingdom, the Western Dog Kingdom, and the Touma Kingdom.
A territory was defined for them.
Even on the most densely populated East China Sea Island, Gan Ning allocated half of it directly to Chu State, which included all the areas suitable for building ports. The other half was crowded with dozens of tribes, large and small - it was not too crowded, after all.
There are dozens of tribes with a total of less than 200,000 people.
As for why Gan Ning could delimit the territory?
Well, naturally I rely on food, farm tools, kitchen utensils in one hand, and weapons in the other hand...
Ahem, of course, Gan Ning did not use weapons to attack innocent people, he just traded weapons to several supporting tribes, including the Xiquan Kingdom.
After that, everyone agreed, and there were eight tribes that insisted on joining the Chu Kingdom. It was so easy to talk!
In his reply, Bai Tu also agreed with Gan Ning's idea, and as Gan Ning requested, he was not simply sending off to Danzhou, but was preparing to directly "inject" candidates for governor and the first batch of pioneers.
After all, before stable routes were opened, communication between the mainland of Chu and Danzhou was far less convenient than within the mainland, and it could not be solved by building roads.
In this case, it is still necessary to establish a "governor" with greater autonomy to govern - Yizhou can be used as a very successful precedent so far.
Because of the influence of the Central Plains people and the Sanhan people, the Amato people in Danzhou have a higher level of civilization than the Donghao people in Yizhou, have a larger population, and have more complex natural conditions, but...
The vast land of Ganzhou and the sleeping Fengwo silver mine will make it far more popular than Yizhou!
Bai Tu has also begun to pay attention to currency matters recently. With the small commodity economy recovering to this point, it is no longer a problem to rely on barter. "Precious metals" are particularly important at this time.
Just like in Yizhou, Bai Tu planned to discuss the general policy with several bachelors first, and then spread some rumors, and then discuss it with the six ministries at a similar time!
Within a month, the candidates for the Governor's Office will be decided and the first batch of pioneers will be organized...