Valley Emperor

After disembarking, Xia Wuyan was able to stand firm with the support of his entourage, and then turned around to look at the naval communication ship behind him with a complicated expression, but in the end he muttered, "As expected of a native turtle, he actually made it out. Such an extreme communication ship?"

As an official from the army, Xia Wuyan naturally had no chance to deal with ships before. That is, when he came to Ryukyu House to take office, he took a long-distance voyage on a merchant ship of Datang Dongyang Trading Company.

However, the ship he was on was the most advanced 680 merchant ship. Although the cargo capacity of this ship is not as good as that of the Spanish galleon, it is still a merchant ship in the final analysis, and its navigation stability is very good. Yes, it is quite comfortable to ride.

After arriving at Ryukyu Prefecture, I thought that Ryukyu Prefecture was an archipelago. If you go out to work on other islands, you naturally need to take a boat. However, this kind of voyage is a short-distance voyage, and most of them are on commercial ships that mix passenger and cargo. How comfortable, but not too uncomfortable.

However, the naval communication ship that came to the Osumi Islands had hurt him badly. Since he got on the ship, he felt that he had never stood firm, and the whole person was swaying up and down with the ship.

Such violent fluctuations also caused him to suffer from severe seasickness and vomit almost all the way!

But although this broken boat is very uncomfortable to sit on, I have to say that this boat is really **** fast!

When sailing at sea, he almost rides the wind and waves along the way, and the speed of sailing is almost several times that of ordinary merchant ships. On the way, he saw many ships.

At first, he saw a vague outline in the distance, and then slowly saw the specific ship type, because at this time, the communication ship was already catching up with its excellent speed.

Then, the communication ship will leave those merchant ships behind, and finally those merchant ships will slowly disappear from Xia Wuyan's sight.

This is still an ordinary time. When encountering strong winds, you will really feel the charm or horror of this communication ship.

The multi-mast are all open with big sails. Driven by the sails, the communication ship is sailing at the extremely terrifying speed that Xia Wuyan has seen. At the fastest time, he even heard the captain next to him say that the speed is all Twenty sessions have been reached!

Damn, although Xia Wuyan said he was an army officer, he is also well-informed. He is very aware of the speed of the ships these days. Those Galen ships used by foreigners may have a maximum speed when the wind is smooth. It reaches seven to ten knots, but the average speed is about four knots.

And other ships of the same era are similar. Datang shipbuilding industry integrates the characteristics of eastern and western sailing ships, so that the designed warships can reach a maximum speed of about twelve knots when the wind is smooth, but during long-distance voyages, The average speed is about six knots.

The new-style Datang merchant ships represented by the 680 merchant ships, which are based on the modified design of the warships, have a maximum speed of about ten knots and an average speed of about five knots.

However, this type of naval communication ship is said to have adopted a clipper type and an extreme design, which can run to a maximum speed of 16 to 7 knots, and an average speed of 24 hours, which may reach about 14 knots. .

I only heard about it before, but after I really sat down, I would understand why those natives of the Navy use this kind of ship as a communication ship. Nima is really fast enough.

Xia Wuyan looked at this communication ship with a complicated expression, then shook his head, and made up his mind to pay attention.

Seeing that Xia Wuyan had to be supported by someone to walk to the pier, several naval officers on the naval communication ship also laughed maliciously!

These native turtles from the army, didn't they say they saw a big scene, how can they become soft-footed shrimp after a single boat ride!

On their way, in order to hurry, and also to let Xia Wuyan, a **** from the army, see their latest big toy in the navy, so they ran desperately along the way.

In the event of a strong wind, the sails have never been lowered, and the small communication ship almost jumped up and down in the waves!

And they didn't know that their voyage had already broken the speed record of this year's ships!

The maximum speed reached 2.5 knots, and the average speed for 24 hours reached 17 knots!

This speed is unattainable even by ordinary clippers, which is only possible for naval communication ships specially designed for fast communication and fast transportation of small cargoes.

As for ordinary clippers, such as the fast transport ships that were designed by the Ministry of Naval Warfare for rapid supply, and are still under construction, the maximum speed is only 16 knots.

However, whether it is such an extreme fast communication ship or a fast transport ship, their cargo volume is very small. Needless to say, the communication ship can only carry a very small amount of small items, and the cargo capacity of the fast transport ship is also Extremely few.

These ships are actually not suitable for use as merchant ships, because their cargo volume is too small and the transportation cost is very high. At present, they are not suitable for use as merchant ships.

After all, the primary task of merchant ships is to transport cargo, and the key is to take into account stability and speed while transporting cargo.

However, after setting foot on Tanegashima, Xia Wuyan just put the vomiting and discomfort along the way in his mind, and then began to bring his subordinates to meet the main generals of the Ryukyu Squadron, especially Feng Qirong.

However, this kind of meeting is only a routine meeting. Xia Wuyan did not talk much with the Navy and the others. In order to avoid suspicion, Feng Qirong did not ask even a single question about the preparation of Dayu County. He just said that if the local yamen has any needs, You can ask them for help from the navy, and the navy will try their best to provide assistance.

After meeting Feng Qirong and the others, Xia Wuyan brought more than a dozen officials to set up the administrative agency of Dayu County.

According to the order of Fang Pinglu, the prefect of Ryukyu Prefecture, Xia Wuyan served as the special envoy of Dayu County. The reason why it is not a county magistrate is because Dayu County has not yet been approved. In official documents, Dayu County does not exist strictly speaking. Of course, the county magistrate can't talk about it, so Xia Wuyan is the special envoy.

In addition, there are deputy envoys, and then the leaders of some major institutions of the county-level yamen are also selected. Inspectorate, court, etc.

Basically, they set up all the institutions that a county-level local yamen should have, but they are not county yamen officials officially registered and recognized by the empire.

It's just that although they say they are not official county government officials, they are doing the work of the top officials of the county government agencies. If nothing else, their official appointment letter will come down after the approval of the empire.

So the day after Xia Wuyan arrived in Tanegashima, the preparatory yamen of Dayu County, Ryukyu Prefecture, the overseas direct jurisdiction of the Datang Empire, was officially established.

On the first day of its establishment, Xia Wuyan and the others quickly entered their jobs. Xia Wuyan was busy negotiating with the Navy, why? The main reason is to take some prisoners from the navy to repair the county yamen and some basic facilities, such as drains and public toilets.

And every time they go to a place, it is to improve the local sanitary conditions. This is also a tradition of the Tang Dynasty. They did this when they were in China before, and when they went overseas, they also did it well.

Although the county seat of Dayu County is a small village, and so far, the main residents are naval officers and a few indigenous people, but this does not prevent them from carrying out their work.

Because Xia Wuyan is very clear, if there is no accident, immigrants from domestic areas such as Ryukyu will arrive soon.

The geographical environment of Tanegashima Island is still good, the terrain is flat, and the climate is also good, it is very suitable for the development of agriculture, which means that more people of the Tang Dynasty can be supported.

I don't dare to say more, but it's no problem to accept a thousand people in the initial stage.

And a few thousand people is already very good for an overseas island. The Ryukyu side has been developed for so long, and there are only a few thousand people from the Tang Dynasty who immigrated to the past.

Xia Wuyan has his own work, and people in other departments also have their own work. Among them, the work is the most active and the most successful is the tax bureau.

This is also a tradition in the local politics of the Tang Dynasty. Basically, in every place, the most efficient administrative efficiency is the tax bureau!

No way, this department is taxed, and taxation is the most important work of the Tang Dynasty, and the officials of the taxation department are often the most outstanding talents in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.

This talent does not refer to the level of their articles, but to the ability to do things.

The tax department promotes talents, and never shows their identity. The quality of their articles is high. They only value one thing, and that is your practical ability to do things.

Dayu County is preparing for the Yamen Taxation Bureau. After it was established, the tax officials recruited people on the spot. How to recruit people? There are no immigrants in this poor place. Except for their dozen officials and dozens of entourages they brought, this Tanegashima Island, Only the navy remains.

Of course, it is impossible for them to find the active soldiers in the navy, but they recruited the natives from the beginning? This is also not reliable!

So they just aimed at the passing merchant ships!

The Dayu Islands are an important part of the Huaxia and Fusang trade routes. A large number of merchant ships pass through here. Many ships also got information on the road, and they know that Tanegashima is already under the control of the empire, so ships have arrived at the seeds in the past two days. island.

The tax officials are targeting the sailors in the merchant ships!

They squatted directly in the small port and saw a merchant ship approaching. As long as they confirmed that the people on board were citizens of the Tang Dynasty, they would immediately pull people!

He even shouted out slogans such as "food, house, wife, rich salary, and lots of bonuses" to attract people, and promised that as long as he entered our tax bureau, he would be a glorious member of the tax inspection team!

The tax inspection team, this name is basically known to all the people of the Tang Dynasty, unless he hides in the deep mountains and forests, and does not deal with outsiders, the prestige of this organization is also very clear to many people.

In the mainland of the empire, I don’t know how many hooligans are striving to join the glorious and great tax inspection team. It is a pity that in the past two years, the tax inspection team of the empire has been basically not recruited after Chen Lifu’s governance. , are basically recruited from veterans and tax schools run by the tax department to supplement them.

Now that these sailors have heard about the opportunity to become a member of the tax inspection team, many people can't help but be tempted.

Although it is said that it is only a member of the tax inspection team in a remote place, but that is also a member of the imperial tax inspection team. As long as you go in, you will have a worry-free life. The more important thing is the prestige. In the future, you will check whoever is unhappy. If you find out about tax evasion, you will be arrested immediately.

This is much better than being a sailor. Although the income of a sailor is extremely high, it is also very risky. If you are not careful, you will die in the sea.

Therefore, when Xia Wuyan and other people from other institutions were worried that they had no one under their control, and were waiting for the domestic dispatch of personnel to come to support, the tax inspection team with high administrative efficiency had already recruited enough personnel, and within a few days they had recruited enough personnel. , a total of fifty people were recruited from many passing merchant ships as members of the tax inspection team of Dasumi County.

Although these tax inspection teams are from different parts of the country, this is not a problem. The important thing is that they know what kind of organization the tax inspection team is, and they are all ready to fight.

Therefore, the tax department also quickly carried out work equipment. They directly set up tax collection points in the port to collect taxes on the passing merchant ships. At the same time, they also began to measure the land on the islands and collect taxes on the indigenous people on the islands.

different languages? No problem, they have translators!

Poor translation level, difficulty in communicating with the natives, or the natives are unwilling to pay taxes, that is not a problem. They directly bring guns and cannons to collect taxes, and fire immediately if they do not pay taxes.

In order to carry out taxation work effectively, Osumi County was preparing for the Director of the Taxation Bureau, but when he set off from Ryukyu Prefecture, he asked his superiors for the support of a shotgun, fifty arquebuses, other waist knives, spears, and light plate armor. There are also.

And the sailors they recruited are actually not ordinary people. In the sea trade these days, it is basically inevitable to have a fight with pirates, indigenous people, and colleagues. The merchant ships are also equipped with guns and swords. Otherwise, how can it be called armed? What about merchant ships?

So these sailors, UU reading www.uukanshu. com Those are all ruthless characters who can fight with guns and swords!

Therefore, the tax inspection team of 50 people is actually an armed force. They can sweep the entire Tanegashima Island without the marines.

It also allowed the thousands of indigenous people on the island to fully appreciate the combat effectiveness of the Datang Empire's tax inspection team, and deeply realized that living under the Datang rule, many things, even illegal things, can be done, but only Tax evasion and evasion is impossible, so everyone is very active in paying taxes!

The tax officer says how much is as much as possible, paying taxes is never nonsense, never delaying, and awareness is quite high!

Why do they have such high consciousness?

In the past few days, the three or four families whose families were raided and wiped out told them with their lives: In Datang, tax evasion must not be allowed!

In the process of sweeping Tanegashima, the former sailors shouted that joining the tax inspection team was indeed the right choice. In less than half a month, almost everyone's pockets were bulging.