Chapter 134 New Inspector (1)

Because we had to raise seedlings and carry the seedlings before crossing, due to such objective conditions, the final rice planting area during the spring planting in the first half of the year was only about 200 acres, and the other hundreds of acres of cultivated land were used to grow corn.

, soybeans, potatoes and other miscellaneous grain crops and economic crops. Although the Ministry of Agriculture is very confident in the yield of these two hundred acres of rice fields from later generations of fine rice seeds, in view of the rapid growth of the population in the Chuanhuan Group's jurisdiction, the scale of grain planting

Further expansion is imperative.

During the period after the establishment of the farm commune, the commune organized manpower to reclaim more than 500 acres of arable land on the east bank between the Tiandu River mouth and the No. 2 base, and planned to use most of it to grow rice.

The Ledong Miao Village area further inland has begun to gradually accept the arrangements of the Crossing Group and plant some cash crops, such as spices, oil palm, sugar cane, etc.

After the last expedition team returned from the Beibu Gulf, they proposed to the Ministry of Agriculture that they could consider digging guano phosphate rock on nearby islands as farmland fertilizer. This suggestion was quickly approved by the Executive Committee, and the Ministry of Shipping was instructed

To cooperate. Therefore, the sailboats recently sent out for training by the Maritime Transport Department have another task, which is to take turns digging for guano on the east and west hawksbill islands in Sanya Bay.

On this day, Yue Zhiyun brought the training ship to Dongguihui Island and docked. As usual, he asked more than 20 farm commune workers on board to go to the island to dig for a few hours. By the time he saw, almost two to three thousand people had been loaded.

After putting a catty of guano phosphate ore on board, Yue Zhiyun ordered the work to be stopped and went home. On the way back, Yue Zhiyun observed through the telescope that a Haicang ship was slowly approaching from the west sea.

Yue Zhiyun looked at the navy flag hanging on the boat and knew that it was "an old friend of the Haihan people". President Luo Shengdong of Daming Yazhou Water Village came to visit again, and he immediately used the flag on the boat to

The radio notified Victory Port of the news, and was preparing to order the sails to be lowered and slow down, waiting for the other party to approach.

However, the reply from Shengli Port was somewhat beyond Yue Zhiyun's expectations, asking him to take the ship back to Shengli Port as soon as possible and not to have contact with the other party. Although Yue Zhiyun was a little confused, he still did as he was told and quickly ordered the escalator to

Sailing, and taking the helm personally, he took the ship back to Victory Port. When he got off the ship, Yue Zhiyun found Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Ning Qi, and Schneider all appearing on the dock. Such a formation was obviously not waiting to greet him.

He quickly asked: "Did something happen? The Ming army is coming to attack us again? It shouldn't be possible. I only saw one Haicang ship and no navy fleet appeared."

"Of course the navy will not come to attack us. Even if it comes, Luo Shengdong will definitely find a way to communicate with us first." Tao Donglai patted Yue Zhiyun on the shoulder and comforted: "The Cliff Station Office has sent a message.

, it’s because Yazhou Prefectural Government couldn’t sit still and sent someone to take over the local government affairs and taxation here.”

Yue Zhiyun sneered and said: "This is a good plan, but I don't know who will take over who in the future!"

Tao Donglai also smiled and said: "Let's take a look at the situation first. If you are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, then it doesn't matter if we have a few more mouths. If it is an ignorant guy, we have plenty of ways to deal with him when he gets here."

As for the news that Yazhou intends to station inspection departments and tax collectors in Shengli Port, it was reported to the Executive Committee when He Xi came back last time. Yazhou saw that Shengli Port was gradually gaining popularity and wanted to bring this place to the Executive Committee.

It is reasonable to be brought back under the rule, but the Executive Committee is not a Ming Dynasty maritime merchant and has no fear of the Ming Dynasty's laws. At that time, Tao Donglai had already expressed the attitude of the Executive Committee to He Xi.

, but I don’t know if he has successfully conveyed this meaning to Yazhou officials.

Wei Ping stood at the bow of the boat. The sea breeze blowing in front of him had a fishy smell, which made his nose a little uncomfortable. However, he still tried to look high-spirited and looked at the distant sea that had appeared on the sea level.

Lu Huitoujiao. Mr. Luo Ba from Yazhou Water Village was nearby. Wei Ping did not want to lose face in front of him. Before coming out this time, his brother-in-law had specially said hello to him and told him to do a good job and win praise for Yazhou Yamen.

Don't let all the limelight be stolen by the big bosses in Shuizhai.

Wei Ping was the inspector of the Tianya Inspection Department before, and was promoted to the ninth rank. This position was promoted to him by his brother-in-law, who was also a fellow magistrate of Yazhou. Although it was only a small inspection department,

After all, he has already entered the official stream, at least he is a head higher than those mediocre petty officials. You must know that many petty officials have worked in the yamen for a lifetime and finally failed to cross that threshold. In comparison, Wei Ping's age

I am extremely lucky to have become a patrol inspector at such an early stage.

But Wei Ping himself doesn't think so. There are only seven or eight hundred residents in Tianya Town, and the floating population is even less. There is no money to be made in the Inspection Department. Three months after taking office, Wei Ping only went there at the beginning.

After a few days, I simply gave up my job and left it to whoever cares. I went back to Yazhou to rest.

Of course, the Inspection Department is not all such a dry and boring job. For example, the situation in the Nanshan Inspection Department is much better. Wei Ping once heard someone talk about it when he was drinking with his colleagues. The inspection department there rarely earns extra money for a month.

It is also eight to ten taels of silver. It is not uncommon to make twenty taels a month in good times. Wei Ping was very angry about this and specifically told his brother-in-law about it. He was doing the same job. Why?

Others can make what I earn in a year in two or three months? Why don't we kick the inspection and let me do it?

Wei Ping thought that his request was reasonable, but he was rejected by his brother-in-law without hesitation - it would be fine if it were somewhere else, but the current head of the Nanshan Inspection Department is the cousin of General Gong Qi of Jinyiwei.

Even if it was possible to move it, Wei Ping's brother-in-law didn't want to risk offending Jin Yiwei by trying it.

Although he failed to win the job of Nanshan Inspection Department, Tongzhi's brother-in-law quickly found Wei Ping a new and lucrative job. Master Zhizhou planned to reset the Yulin Inspection Department, and this candidate must be from the existing "local

"Talent pool" was selected, and Wei Ping, who "has always performed well", grabbed the position on the recommendation of Tongzhi's brother-in-law.

The Yulin Inspection Department was actually established as early as the early Ming Dynasty. However, due to the rampant piracy activities in recent decades and the declining trend of local garrison strength year by year, it existed in name only during the Wanli Period. By the time the Crossing Group landed in Victory Port

, there was only a small group of soldiers stationed in Yulin, and they ran away as soon as they saw a large-scale unfamiliar force landing, which was of no use at all.

However, in recent times, the appearance of Haihan people in Yulin has gradually attracted the attention of Yazhou officials. First, there were reports from Yazhou Water Village, and there were "overseas righteous merchants" in Yulin to help navy officers and soldiers exterminate pirates, and then there began to be Haihan people.

Merchants settled in Yazhou City and began to sell some exquisite glass products in Yazhou. If they were just a group of merchants trafficking in marine goods, naturally they would not be so eye-catching, but these Haihan people then began to introduce large quantities of them from Yazhou

The population, whether prisoners or civilians, will be admitted without fail.

After Dashuizhai brought in Chief Luo Shengdong and allowed the Haihan people to introduce a large number of Yazhou prisoners, Yazhou officials discovered that in addition to solving the local financial problems caused by the excessive number of prisoners for a long time, Yazhou officials also found that it could also calculate the number of prisoners on a per capita basis.

He could get the "labor rebate", and from then on he began to have an eye on the Haihan people in Victory Port.

According to feedback from various channels, the Haihan people have established a port in Yulin and taken root. At the same time, they have hired a large number of local people to work for them and reclaim farmland. They have also renamed the harbor in Yulin as "Victory Port".

Yazhou officials believed that they must intervene in Yulin's affairs, both public and private, so they decided to re-establish the Yulin Inspection Department, send a security team and several tax collectors, and re-incorporate that area under Yazhou's rule.

Although Wei Ping is a gangster who is neither high nor low, he still has a basic vision. When he received this job, it was not the first time he knew about the existence of the Haihan people. In fact, the wealth of the Haihan people had already appeared in Yazhou.

In order to make a name for themselves, they purchased various goods in large quantities, causing local coal prices, cloth prices and other daily necessities to often fluctuate greatly. Even some products with a small supply in the market would be directly bought out by the Haihan people; a large number of local labor was hired to "win"

"Hong Kong" to work, every time a batch of hundreds of people is shipped, it is really hard to imagine what kind of profitable business there can be, and it requires so many hired workers; there are also the few Haihan people in the "Li Ya Office",

He spent the whole day making friends with local dignitaries and spending money like water. In his brother-in-law's study, Wei Ping saw a Haihan man entrusting a set of exquisite glass stationery from his brother-in-law's staff. It was said that the same thing was in the city.

Both "Anfuhang" and "Furuifeng" are sold for more than twenty taels of silver. It is difficult for people to even muster up the courage to refuse such gifts.

All these signs indicate that the Haihan people are a very wealthy group, and the Shengli Port where the Haihan people settled should also be a place full of oil and water. Wei Ping believes that his ability to make money is probably no better than that of Nanshan Inspection

The colleagues in the department are poor. They can make one or twenty taels of silver a month in a place like Nanshan. How can I not make a lot of money in a place like Shengli Port? Look at the gifts and favors given by the Haihan people.

He is so generous, no matter how bad he is, it should be easy to make one or two hundred taels of silver a year.

When Wei Ping was chatting with Luo Shengdong on the boat, he picked up some of his thoughts and wanted to hear what the naval commander, who was said to be very familiar with the Haihan people, had to say. Unexpectedly, Luo Shengdong

He just smiled, looked at him with contempt and said: "One or two hundred taels of silver? Brother, you are like a bear falling into a honey pot. You are in the midst of blessings and you don't know how blessed you are!"
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