One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Xin said to Niu Gao, "Brother Niu, please take people down first, pour all the kerosene we brought into the forest, and then set it on fire. We can't get off the boat yet. There is miasma in the forest now, and we are afraid that we will get off the boat." It will be bad if someone gets malaria over time. Let’s wait for the fire to burn the forest before we go down again. .1kanshu”

Niu Gao clasped his fists and said, "Okay, I will take people down to set fire to it right now."

Li Xin then said to Ruan Xiaowu, "Fifth brother asked the people on the boat to pay attention to the woods on both sides and shoot them if any savages appeared. He also asked the fleet to retreat five miles to avoid being affected by the fire."

Ruan Xiaowu nodded and said, "Okay, brother, I will give the order right away."

Then Niu Gao and a few people took the kerosene and got ashore in a small boat. Li Xin's fleet began to slowly retreat. Niu Gao and others began to sprinkle kerosene everywhere. After the sprinkling, Niu Gao and his people retreated to the small boat. Li Xin gave an order, and dozens of rockets were fired, and there was a crackle of fire. After Niu Gao and others got on the big ship, the fleet continued to retreat to the mouth of the sea, and did not stop until they could no longer feel the heat of the fire. Down.

During the burning of the fire, the tragic screams of various animals were heard from time to time, and various birds were hovering in the air. Although the wind was not strong, the fire spread quickly, even though Li Xin only set fire on the east bank of the river. , but after the fire started, there were still flames reaching the west bank of the river. Li Xin stood on the bow of the boat admiring his masterpiece. Burn it. If you don’t burn everything clean, you can’t gain a foothold on the island of Taiwan. Li Xin’s previous life was in history. I have seen in literature that because there is no medicine to treat malaria, most of the people who came to develop Taiwan Island died of malaria caused by Taiwan's harsh living environment. It can almost be said that the development of Taiwan Island was filled with human lives.

The fire can burn all mosquitoes and bacteria to death. After establishing a firm foothold in Taiwan, Li Xin will send a ship to South America to bring back the cinchona trees. With the cinchona trees, Li Xin will not have to worry about malaria. And the medicinal materials made from the cinchona tree will also be a very good source of wealth.

It seemed that the fire would burn out for a few more days, so Li Xin decided to spend a few days on the ship to see how the fire was going.

Li Xin said to Niu Gao and Ruan Xiaoer, "Brother Niu and Brother Wu, pass the order and no one is allowed to get off the ship. The fire will burn for a few days. When the fire subsides, we will see the situation and then go ashore. We will eat in these days." Everyone lives on the boat, and the water from the river must be boiled before drinking, so everyone has to endure it for a few days."

The two clasped their fists and replied, "Yes, brother, we understand."

In this way, everyone lived on the boat for four or five days. Just when everyone could no longer bear it, it rained. The rain suppressed the fire. After the rain passed and the sky cleared, Li Xin ordered the fleet to Drive to the original location and park on the east bank of the river.

Li Xin said to Niu Gao, "Brother Niu, please take the five hundred people from Xiang Barracks five miles away to guard."

Niu Gao clasped his fists and said, "With your order, I will take them down right now."

Five hundred soldiers from the Xiang Barracks went down first and stood guard five miles away from the river bank.

Seeing that all the Xiang barracks had gone down, Li Xin turned to Ruan Xiaowu and said, "Fifth brother, please organize your people to go down and build a dock by the river first so that we can unload our things."

Ruan Xiaowu replied, "Yes, brother, I will organize people to build the dock right away."

Li Xin also got off the boat and walked on the shore. There were ashes from flames everywhere. The entire fire scene was very large. It was estimated to have a radius of dozens of miles. Anyway, there were ashes everywhere as far as the eye could see. Sometimes you could still see them. Several animal carcasses.

An hour later, the simple dock was built, and people on the boat began to disembark one after another.

Li Xin found Ruan Xiaoqi who was on another boat. "Brother Qi, organize some manpower to clear out a clean area. Keep all the blackened wood. Don't waste it."

Ruan Xiaoqi replied, "Okay, brother, I understand."

Ruan Xiaoqi immediately organized people to clean up the site. The chopped blackened wood was neatly placed aside, and a clean area was quickly cleared on the ground.

Li Xin found Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi, "Fifth brother, seventh brother, you two organize everyone except the soldiers into that clean open space. I want to say a few words to everyone."

The two replied in unison, "Yes, brother, we understand."

A quarter of an hour later, people gathered together. Li Xin built a simple stage with wood. Li Xin found Wang Wenlong and asked him to stand under the stage. Li Xin stood on the stage.

Li Xin held up a tin trumpet and shouted, "Everyone, this is Li Xin, the owner of Li Mansion in Hui'an County. The place you are standing now is where we will live for a long time in the future. There is no court management on this island. I am this The owner of the island, you are also the owner of this island." After hearing what Li Xin said, the people below began to discuss in a buzzing manner.

Li Xin continued, "A certain person will distribute the land on this island to each of your families. Ordinary families will have acres of land for each family, and ordinary military families will have acres of land for each family. After the land here is divided, buying and selling will be temporarily prohibited. After taking over the land, anyone who dares to buy or sell land privately or seize other people's land will be beheaded immediately if found out." After Li Xin said this, the discussion below became louder.

Someone boldly asked, "Sir, I wonder how the land here is taxed?"

Li Xin said, "There will be no tax on the land here for the first three years. In the fourth year, the tax will be % of the grain harvest. The remaining grain is yours. Farm tools and seeds will be distributed to everyone for free." Li Xin After saying that, I remembered the cheers below.

Li Xin waved his hand and continued, "If there is someone who doesn't want to farm, after the city is built, someone can give him a shop for free to do business. Each household who chooses a shop will have two shops. The commercial tax is tentatively set at in , and the goods in the shop will be from The first two years from the day the shop opens will be provided free of charge by me. Regardless of whether you choose a shop or choose to farm, I will give each household a settling-in allowance of ten taels of silver, which will be distributed immediately. For those who choose to farm, the first three years will be paid. I will provide the food for free for those who choose the store. I hope you will not waste food for the first year. Although I provide food for free, I can only guarantee that everyone can eat half full. If anyone wastes food, I will Just fine him the settlement fee."

When the refugees below heard what Li Xin said, they all knelt down, "Your Excellency has been so kind to us, and we have nothing to repay. Please rest assured that we will not waste a grain of food."

Li Xin stepped down from the stage and helped the homeless people in front of them and said, "Countrymen, get up quickly. I said that I am the owner of this island, and you are also the owner of this island. This will be our home from now on, and we need to build our home together." "

Everyone shouted in unison, "Okay, we will do whatever the Lord tells us to do."

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