Chapter 780 Adjust measures to local conditions

The natives of Ajia She have probably never thought of raising wild deer in captivity before. In their eyes, deer cannot be domesticated at all. They are just prey that can provide skin and meat, rather than livestock that can be kept in captivity. And in the sea

Before the arrival of the Han people, most of the deer skins traded by Ajia She could only be exchanged for some coarse cloth, rice, coarse salt and other things from the Han fishermen living on the seaside. The Haihan people had never been seen taking them out.

It was not until this time that they suddenly discovered that the value of the inventory in their hands did not seem to be very high, and it was difficult to exchange for the good things that they cherished from the hands of the Haihan people. And the suggestion put forward by An Xi seemed to be the solution.

One way to deal with this contradiction between supply and demand.

It’s not like Anxi suddenly thought of this. Before he left for Taiwan, he had already sought advice from Yuan Qiuye, who is responsible for poultry and livestock work at the Ministry of Agriculture, so that he could use some agricultural and forestry breeding projects that were not too difficult to implement.

The indigenous tribes on the island were integrated into Haihan's trading system. At that time, Yuan Qiuye gave him suggestions, in addition to the most commonly used cash crop cultivation, there was also a special suggestion which was to raise deer artificially.

In the 31st year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, 1603, there are relevant records about Taiwan's sika deer in "Dongfan Ji" written by Chen Di. After the Dutch came to colonize Taiwan, they also began to purchase deer skins from the indigenous residents. The area of ​​Kaohsiung Port

After Han fishermen exchanged deer skins from the Agashe people, they basically took them to Damuan Port for secondary trade with the Dutch. However, this model is obviously difficult to meet Haihan's needs for such resources, and if

If you purchase deer skins in large quantities at relatively favorable terms, I am afraid that within a year or two, the wild deer herds on the island will suffer a devastating blow.

Haihan people with a long-term vision naturally disdain to fish from the entire lake. Scattered supply is not the trade operation mode that Haihan is interested in. Stable and controllable supply sources are the conditions that the business department really wants to achieve. And manual labor is not what Haihan is interested in.

The technical difficulty of raising deer is not very difficult, the operating cost is also very low, and the income is stable in the long term. Taiwanese sika deer mature at one and a half years old and can reproduce the next generation, and can reproduce once a year. Male deer can be used for breeding, or provide venison.

High-value commodities such as deer skin, deer penis, deer antlers, and deer blood will have considerable economic value after reaching a certain breeding scale, and they can gradually develop into local specialty industries, which will also help integrate the indigenous residents of Taiwan through the trade system in the future.

It will play a certain role.

For the indigenous people who are relatively more familiar with the habits of sika deer, it is even easier to build a breeding farm to raise deer than to grow cash crops. As long as a piece of land is fenced off, the simplest level of raising can be achieved. This is much better than cultivating the land to serve crops.

Much easier.

"If you are willing to raise deer, then we can talk about larger and longer-term cooperation, and you will get more benefits." Anxi spared no effort to persuade the native representatives to accept his proposal.

After listening to the translation, the native representative only asked one sentence: "Can we get more pig iron, fine salt, fine wine and clear crystal bowls?"

"Yes, of course!" Anxi responded with a smile: "Believe me, you will get far more than this. Raising deer will help you live a better life in the future."

Seeing the native representatives leave with satisfaction holding two jars of "Sanya Special Wine" presented by Anxi, Chen Yixin not only sighed: "These people are really honest, and they agreed without continuing to bargain."

"What they care about is not the unit price of the deerskin, but how much the deerskin they provide can be exchanged for." Anxi explained: "If the deerskin they provide at one time can be exchanged for a bottle of deerskin for everyone in the society,

wine, then they probably won’t care whether the bottle of wine was exchanged for four or five deer skins.”

"This is the tragedy of not having a math teacher." Chen Yixin couldn't help but joked.

"So we just need to let them know that raising deer is more cost-effective than the way they hunt deer now." Anxi continued: "If the Ajia Society can cooperate with us, it will be a good start here.

It will be relatively easy to contact other indigenous tribes."

After the theft gang was publicly dealt with, the security situation in the immigration camp has indeed improved significantly. After all, petty theft will be punished with three and a half years of hard labor. If someone commits other crimes, the sentence will be longer.

It's a matter of seriousness, not lightness, no one is willing to risk being sent to hard labor to violate the various laws and regulations promulgated by Haihan officials.

Almost at the same time, Qian Tiandun and Li Dou also met with visitors from Fujian at the command center of the Penghu base. The envoy who came to Penghu this time was Dong Yanyun, who had been dealing with the Haihan people for several years and was also Xu Xinsu's most trusted confidant.

One. After Qian Tiandun came to Fujian last year, he had dealt with him many times, and Li Dou had known Mr. Dong as early as Wanshan Port, so they were both familiar with each other.

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The main purpose of Dong Yanyun's visit to Penghu this time was to discuss the development of Taiwan Island with Haihan.

It is impossible to expect Haihan's actions on the coast of Taiwan to be completely hidden from the Fujian officials. Not only in Penghu, but also on the island of Taiwan, there are also people who provide information to Fujian officials. Qian Tiandun led a team to investigate Zhuoshui Creek for the first time.

Within two days after coming back, Fujian already knew that the Haihan Militia had gone to Taiwan. Of course, it was difficult to know whether this action was part of daily training or had some other purpose.

There is a clear judgment, and it is not easy for Fujian to question Haihan on this.

Although Xu Xinsu did not say anything after receiving the news, she immediately increased her attention to the movements of the Penghu garrison. Of course, this kind of attention was not out of hostility. Xu Xinsu also knew that the Haihan people had something to do with themselves in the Fujian area.

He just wanted to make sure that the reason why the Haihan people didn't take the initiative to inform him was not because they planned to abandon their partners and go it alone.

The Haihan people have a certain obsession with Taiwan Island. Xu Xinsu is very clear about this. Ever since the Haihan people established an office in Fujian, they have never stopped collecting intelligence on Taiwan Island. The interest they have shown in Taiwan has even

It surpassed Penghu, which was occupied by Shibazhi at that time. Judging from the colonial experience of the Haihan people in Hainan Island, Xu Xinsu was almost certain that they would attack Taiwan sooner or later.

However, Xu Xinsu believed that the Haihan people would not be so broad-minded as to allow the Dutch to continue to have a stronghold on Taiwan Island. After all, how could they allow others to snore next to the couch? Even a blind man could see that the Haihan people wanted to control the Strait waterways, and

The only stumbling block and thorn in the side now is the Dutch in Taiyuan Port. Before Haihan takes action on Taiwan Island, he will probably find an excuse to fight a war to drive the Dutch away from the west coast of Taiwan.

Xu Xinsu believed that the Haihan people had the ability to expel the Dutch, but the Penghu base had just been built, and the Haihan people did not have a solid foundation in the local area, so he believed that even if the Haihan people wanted to take action, they would probably wait for an opportunity to make more decisions.

When it matures, say one or two years later.

The training situation of the Haihan Militia Corps stationed in Penghu in the past few months seems to have confirmed Xu Xinsu's speculation from the side, because the training range of the Haihan Militia Army is almost concentrated within ten nautical miles around Penghu, and has never deliberately approached Taiwan.

The west coast seems to be cautiously keeping a safe distance from the Dutch's sphere of influence.

However, the news that Qian Tiandun led his troops to land on Taiwan Island instantly changed the situation. Although Zhuoshui River is still some distance away from Taiyuan Port, Qian Tiandun's action can still be easily understood as a demonstration, even in the eyes of Xu Xinsu

It may become a precursor to the attack on Tai Ming Port.

The island of Taiwan is not currently a legal territory of the Ming Dynasty. Historically, it was not until 1662 that the Dutch signed a sovereignty transfer agreement with Zheng Chenggong due to their defeat in the war, making the island officially belong to China. However, if you have the opportunity to set foot on the island of Taiwan, even if it is only in name

The long-lasting fame of ruling over the world and opening up new territories is still very attractive to Xu Xinsu. Just like Penghu now belongs to the Ming Dynasty in name, but the actual control belongs to Haihan, Haihan

The Han people benefited, and Xu Xinsu also received a commendation from the court for regaining the territory. If there is a chance to apply this method to Taiwan, then this credit may be enough for him to be promoted three levels in a row to become a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War in the capital.

Regardless of whether the Haihan people wanted to drive away the Dutch first, or wanted to open a new port and build a new port, Xu Xinsu was willing to side with Haihan in both public and private matters. If there was a war, Xu Xinsu was also willing to send troops, money and food, and besides training troops, he could

Get some military exploits. If you want to build a new port, then work with the Haihan people to see if you can get more benefits for yourself.

According to the cooperation agreement between the two parties, the Fujian military has always stationed a small number of military observers on Penghu Island. Therefore, the second time Qian Tiandun led the main force of the fleet stationed on the island, he also did not escape the eyes of these eyes. However, due to Haihan's

Certain confidentiality measures were taken, and Xu Xinsu's people did not know the true destination of the fleet. It was not until a few days after the fleet returned that more precise news was sent to Zhangzhou, saying that they were heading to the vicinity of Danyuan Port.

Had brief contact with the Dutch.

A heavily armed fleet went to the waters of Damuan Port and stayed for several days. Xu Xinsu no longer believed that this was part of routine training. In his opinion, this was actually the Haihan people showing their fangs to threaten the Dutch.

It is a manifestation that if the Dutch in Taiyuan Port cannot control their emotions well, then Haihan might really start a war if they disagree.

After confirming that the news was true, Xu Xinsu asked Xu Jiaqi, the representative in Penghu, to talk to Haihan. At this time, Qian Tiandun no longer concealed the truth and made it clear that he was preparing to open a port on the island of Taiwan. As for the lead

Qian Tiandun said in an understatement that he was just going to discuss the conditions with the Dutch so that they would not affect Haihan's plan.

Xu Xinsu didn't know how Qian Tiandun managed to defeat the Dutch, nor did he know what kind of conditions the two families had negotiated, but he could tell that since Qian Tiandun expressed his attitude in this way, it meant that Haihan

Probably no force will be used to deal with the Dutch - at least there should be no changes in a short period of time, otherwise Haihan will not be able to safely and boldly transport immigrants to settle on the island of Taiwan.

Xu Xinsu would not just be a bystander and miss this good opportunity to get involved. Although it was not yet clear where the Haihan people had chosen to build the port and the future development direction, he could be sure that from the Haihan people's perspective, it would definitely

No matter what the Haihan people want to do on the island of Taiwan, it is always right to take this boat first. So after Xu Xinsu confirmed the news, she sent Dong Yanyun and asked him to speak to Haihan on his behalf.

Discuss matters related to the development of Taiwan.

Before Dong Yanyun came here, he thought that with the close cooperation between the two parties in recent years, this negotiation should be a relatively smooth process, and the reasonable requirements of Fujian officials should be met. But the actual situation is that the attitude of the Haihan people this time is a

It was unspeakably awkward that almost all of Dong Yanyun's requests in the previous two days of negotiations were rejected.

"Mr. Dong, it is impossible for the port we built on Taiwan Island to be assigned to the Ming Dynasty, even in name only. This island is different from other places. It did not belong to the Ming Dynasty in the past and will not belong to the Ming Dynasty in the future.

." Qian Tiandun's attitude was quite tough and he once again rejected Dong Yanyun's proposal.

Dong Yanyun can roughly understand what he means by "other places". Except for a few colonies in Annan, almost all of the territory that Haihan currently occupies is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they have indeed never publicly claimed it.

These places no longer belong to the Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as saving a little face of the Ming Dynasty. Officials in Fuguang area generally believe that this is Haihan's "respect" for the Ming Dynasty. However, Qian Tiandun's attitude seems to be divided against such "respect".

A line has been drawn, that is, these territories at least once belonged to the Ming Dynasty before they could sit down and negotiate the nominal and actual ownership rights. However, for overseas enclaves like Taiwan Island that have never officially belonged to the Ming Dynasty, Haihan will refuse to negotiate ownership rights.

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But he understood that Dong Yanyun still refused to give up. After all, this was an important matter that Xu Xinsu had warned him several times before setting off. Whether the master would have the opportunity to join the Ministry of War in the future would depend to a certain extent on his relationship with the sea this time.

The result of the Han negotiations.

Dong Yanyun pondered for a moment before responding: "The ownership of Taiwan Island will actually play a key role in Mr. Xu's future career advancement. Haihan has spared no effort to help Mr. Xu in the past few years. I hope that

This practice can be continued. If Mr. Xu can achieve great success in the future and rank above the court, I believe it will be of great benefit to Haihan."
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