Zhu Youyi never expected that Chongjun could be beaten so badly by the local indigenous savages.
These savages had neither artillery nor muskets. With only bows, arrows, javelins and giant deer, they made the Chong army miserable.
Fortunately, Zhu Youfan recruited a lot of officers and soldiers to enrich his team before boarding the ship. Otherwise, he might have been driven into the sea by a group of savages to feed the fish just by relying on his servants to resist.
He usually has a lot of food and clothing, but when it comes to using his own troops, he is a useless person who can't hold up a wall with mud.
Zhu Youyi could only order that all Chongjun soldiers must be trained according to the training plan given by the prince.
Who doesn't want to endure hardship and is afraid of getting hurt, then don't think about continuing to eat food and divide the land, just go to the forest and cut down trees.
The treatment for serving in Chongjun is very good, and the standard is no less than that of the local officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
Ordinary soldiers can receive one to two five cents of silver and half a stone of rice every month. As long as they are willing to come to Kamchatka, they can also be allocated an additional fifty acres of fertile land and enjoy full tax exemption for ten years.
After Zhu Youfan determined that the fishery resources around the fiefdom were extremely rich, he also gave each soldier an additional special subsidy of two kilograms of seafood per day.
Generally speaking, they only eat fish from the sea, which means that they can eat meat every day. Even in the Ming Dynasty, they may not be able to reach this level.
It can be said that Zhu Youfan was extremely benevolent to his subordinates. Both money and rice were distributed in full, and no deductions were allowed.
In this way, the combat power of the tribe was in a mess. Facing the attack of the indigenous savages, the Chong army with artillery and muskets was in a defensive state, and was still caught off guard by the opponent.
How could this satisfy Zhu Youqi, who was determined to control the entire new fiefdom?
The initial investment was so large, but the result was a bunch of losers!
It's impossible not to be annoyed by this!
Gao Feng and Qu Kuan also knew that although they had repelled the savages in the first battle, they were far from meeting the prince's expectations.
Immediately combine the training manual given by the prince to discuss a more feasible training schedule.
At Chen time (7 o'clock in the morning), the entire army went out for a run, and then conducted fighting and shooting training.
In the afternoon, except for those on patrol, everyone needs to cut down and transport trees and repair wooden walls as soon as possible.
Daily military affairs must be carried out correctly, and Minsheng projects must also be appropriately involved, so as to achieve both.
According to the request of King Chong Zhu Youfan, not only the wooden wall must be reinforced, but also two wooden walls must be built, and a trench should be dug outside the first wooden wall.
The amount of this project is very large, but it must be completed.
Because no matter how hard the work is, it is still much better than being shot to death by an arrow by an indigenous savage who refuses to accept the royal teachings.
Thinking of those companions who died at the hands of the savages, the surviving soldiers felt a little lucky.
No matter what type of trees are nearby, cut them down first and then haul them back.
It must be ensured that there are no obvious flaws in the wooden wall. Even if it is made of stone, it must be blocked first.
Engaging in manual labor is very exhausting. Fortunately, the fishing team can provide a large amount of seafood to supplement everyone's physical strength.
Those who engage in the most strenuous physical labor throughout the day can enjoy preferential treatment of five kilograms of seafood, one kilogram of rice, and one hundred yuan.
These people are the backbone and new force of Chongguo's construction. Zhu Youfan must ensure that they can have enough food and clothing, and that the progress of the project will not be affected due to food and clothing reasons.
When they came to Kamchatka, both Zhu Youfan and the people below knew what the climate was like here.
Without the protection of a wooden house, it is almost impossible to survive the extremely long winter.
Especially after being attacked by indigenous savages, Zhu Youqi believed that the construction speed of wooden houses must be accelerated.
No matter what happens in the future, we must let the people of Chongguo live in wooden houses before winter.
We cannot have one wooden house for each family, but we must have one wooden house for two or three families. In short, we cannot let anyone freeze in the shack anymore.
Although the temperature in the southern part of the peninsula is not too low in winter, it is only about minus ten degrees.
But it was unbearable that the sublime city was built on the seaside. Everyone was still afraid of how strong the sea breeze was.
If it comes in winter, without the protection of a wooden house, the temperature will be low, and the sea breeze will blow again...
The good news is that with the hard work of a group of craftsmen, Chongguo's first large wooden house has been built, and that is Zhu Youfan's "Prince's Mansion"!
The usable area is 150 square meters, with three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and even the toilet is installed.
Although it is far inferior to brick and stone houses, the current conditions of the new land are so simple that it is quite good to be used to protect them from wind and rain.
If you continue to pick and choose at this time, you will be looking for trouble.
Anyone who is dissatisfied can just go back and live in a tent, and be sure to hear the howling cold wind at night.
The dining room and living room of the palace are connected, the purpose is to facilitate the placement of a long dining table.
During the meal, Zhu Youfan, several princesses and a group of children could all come to the table.
Today’s lunch was very sumptuous, including a snow sheep and two hazel pheasants we had just hunted.
The snow sheep is made into a roasted whole lamb, and it is roasted to perfection, with alternating fat and tenderness, and the taste is excellent.
Hazel fowl is different from domestic chicken. Because it can fly, the meat is very firm and tastes excellent.
Zhu Youfan didn't eat much, and gave the stewed hazel chicken to the weak princess to nourish her body.
Kamchatka is a cold place, and mutton is the best tonic for men.
The cumin, chili, and pepper brought from the mainland came in handy here.
With the rich seasonings and the chef's proper control of the heat, roasted whole lamb is a top-notch dish.
Zhu Youfan himself ate a hind leg. While chewing and swallowing, he felt endless aftertaste.
There were also red crabs and lobsters on the table, and the children were even more busy.
Especially lobster, the quantity is smaller than that of sea crabs, and the meat is more elastic and tender, so it has become the first choice for children.
I dare not say more, but one lobster per person per meal can still be guaranteed.
The rest can be filled with other seafood and meat.
If you only use meat to measure dining standards, Kamchatka is undoubtedly a good place to have a good meal.
The food on the table alone includes one sheep, two chickens, one trout, ten crabs, twenty lobsters, and fifty mussels.
The situation in other families is unclear, but Zhu Youfan can say that his family can eat like this every meal, and his children can eat mussel meat!
After all, women and children couldn't eat much. In order not to waste food, Zhu Youfan specially called a group of civil servants and generals around him. This was not the first time he entertained everyone with leftovers.
In Kamchatka, no one dislikes leftover food.
Besides, it was an act of mercy for King Chong to host a banquet.
After the maids cleared the table, except for the roasted lamb which was eaten to pieces and the two chickens with not much left, the rest of the dishes can be replenished at any time.
Four civil servants and two military generals, this is Zhu Youfan's team.
It doesn’t require too many people to manage it for the time being, as long as everyone is in their place, it will be enough.
The six people came in, saluted first, washed their hands, stopped talking nonsense, and started eating and drinking without restraint.
There are almost no entertainment programs here in Kamchatka. It is a blessing to get some pleasure and comfort from eating and drinking.
Food is the most important thing for the people!
Being able to have a delicious meal is already a great blessing.
Thinking about the hungry people in the Central Plains who were so hungry that they ate dirt, the people at the dinner table felt that they were really happy and lucky.
Although the new fiefdom is desolate and inhabited, as long as everyone works together, it can be built as well as Runing.
If it doesn't work in one year, it will be three years; if it doesn't work in three years, it will be five years.
In short, within ten years, Shang Shangcheng is determined to become as prosperous as Runing.
Because this can be calculated. If 10,000 people are transported to Chongguo in one year, it will be 100,000 in ten years.
Even if there were only 50,000 people living in Shang Shangcheng, it would still be of considerable scale, and it would never be what it is now.
The most important thing is that as long as the indigenous savages are defeated, Chongguo will no longer be troubled by wars, can focus on development, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Excluding climate factors, the overall environment here is actually much better than in the mainland, especially in Henan.
Too high a temperature is not a good thing. Too high a temperature will lead to scarce rainfall, which will directly lead to crop failure.
Although the temperature here in Kamchatka is low, it is possible to fill the gap in crop yield reduction through sea fishing, and it can definitely make up a large amount.
Even at the most conservative point of view, the yield of sea fishing is almost equal to that of local crops, and if the weather is good, it may be higher.
Think about it, in the Central Plains, one person only has ten acres of land, and each mu produces one stone of grain. Ten acres is only ten stone, which is equivalent to 1,800 kilograms of grain.
In Kamchatka, a person can harvest fifty kilograms of seafood on a boat as long as the weather is good and no matter how unlucky he is, and two thousand kilograms of seafood can be harvested in forty days.
It takes more than half a year to grow grain, but it only takes more than a month to harvest crops in the Kamchatka Sea.
What's even worse is that you have to pay taxes when growing crops in the Central Plains.
In Kamchatka, not only did sea fishing not pay taxes, but they also earned copper coins.
If you calculate it this way, the difference between the inside and the outside is even greater.
Even if King Chong does not pay any money and only uses seafood and grain to make up for it, the fishermen can live a worry-free life.
Every morning and afternoon, Zhu Youfan would inspect the construction progress of the entire Sublime City after eating.
Before sunset, you have to go to the beach to see with your own eyes the fruitful results achieved by the fishing team.
Seafood is regarded by Zhu Youfan as the foundation of Chongguo. Only with stable seafood production can Chongguo be able to gain a foothold in the country.
After Zheng Zhiwan led his fleet to leave Chongguo, the remaining ships formed a fishing team. The daily catch was stable between 10,000 kilograms and 50,000 kilograms, depending on the luck of the sea queen.
This category has dropped a lot from before, and is at most equivalent to 25% of the peak level. But it is still enough for everyone in Chongguo.
In fact, as long as the daily catch reaches 10,000 kilograms, Chongguo's 2,000 people can receive enough meat to nourish their bodies.
The attack of the indigenous savages directly "helped" Chongguo reduce its population by more than 500 people. The total population has dropped to about 2,000, which also reduced the total demand for meat.
Thanks to the fact that the native savages are not good at fishing, they may be better at hunting, so the local fishing grounds are well "protected" and the fishery resources are extremely rich.
"Little Guo Dabao pays homage to the prince!"
Guo Dabao, who has no ambitions, is still working in the sea fishing team, but he has been upgraded from an ordinary team member to a captain, that is, a thief (captain).
The fishing boat he was on was equipped with nine crew members, all of whom were experienced fishermen. Even though they didn't know each other before, everyone is an expert, so it won't be a big deal if they work together.
"How much have you gained today?"
Zhu Youfan nodded and asked with interest about the harvest of the fishing boat. He believed that Guo Dabao basically matched the standard of ordinary fishermen. As long as his harvest was not too bad, others would return in triumph.
"Go back to your lord, the little one is on a fishing boat that can catch more than 1,800 kilograms of all kinds of seafood!"
Guo Dabao did not dare to say two thousand catties. After all, it was indeed less than two thousand catties. There was no need to hide it from the prince, it was better to tell the truth.
"Yeah! Not bad! Not bad! Thank you everyone, you can go back and rest after receiving the money!"
Zhu Youfan is also quite satisfied with this amount. If other ships of similar size have such a harvest, today will be another good harvest day.
Only when the sea fishing team can return with a full load can Chongguo's treasury accumulate meat for consumption in the winter. Otherwise, only the food brought with the ship will have to live on porridge.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for showing consideration to me!"
Everyone is naturally very grateful to have such a considerate and good prince. As long as the fruits of their labor are not withheld, everyone will do their best to catch seafood at sea.
Everyone followed King Chong to the new fiefdom in order to get rid of the predicament in the homeland, support themselves with their own hands, and finally live a good life with no worries about food and clothing.
In recent years, there has been no tax here, and even a fisherman can be allocated fifty acres of fertile land. Although they have left their hometown, the treatment here is completely incomparable to those at home.
The fields can be sublet when there is no time for cultivation, and just wait for the rent to be distributed after the next autumn. The money earned from sea fishing is equivalent to a net profit, and can be saved.
Almost all the fishermen working in the sea fishing team have this plan. Those who are married plan to have children, while those who are not married want to save enough money as soon as possible so that they can discuss it with the matchmaker.
Of course, as King Chong's savior, Guo Dabao was the first person in the entire fleet to live in a wooden house.
King Chong kept his word. After the first batch of wooden houses were completed, he rewarded one of them to Guo Dabao.
Although the wooden house we got was not big, with a usable area of only fifty square meters, it was still better than living in a leaky shack.
The most important thing is that the location is great, less than fifty steps away from Prince Chong's palace.
Now that King Chong's soldiers knew that Guo Dabao had saved their master's life, they stopped searching the family deliberately.
Guo Dabao's neighbor is naturally King Chong's right-hand man, and he has the lowest status in the entire area, but Guo Dabao doesn't care about this.
He would be satisfied if his mother could live in a wooden house as soon as possible. As for the attitude of others, as long as King Chong didn't say anything about his son, it would be useless no matter how hard others looked at him.
With the protection of King Chong, at least in Chongguo, my family will not be bullied by others. After working hard for several years, the whole family can live the good life they dream of.
This is the hope of Guo Dabao and the hope of all Chongguo people.
When the three members of the Guo family came to Kamchatka, they brought a pot, some money, three sets of bedding and a few pieces of clothing, as well as a harpoon and fishing net.
Before rescuing King Chong, Guo Dabao never thought that his family could improve their lives so quickly.
Nowadays, they don’t have to worry about food, clothing, or housing. They have become a small group of people who are less than those above and have more than those below.
Thinking about it further, Guo Dabao never thought about it and didn't know what he would look like.
Let’s talk about what happens next...
