There is an island a hundred miles east of the Qinghe City coastline.
This island is in the shape of a circle, with a distance of hundreds of miles from the center of the island to the coastline, so the area is quite large.
The island is high in the middle and low in the periphery, but the slope is extremely gentle. Even the highest point in the middle of the island is only a few dozen meters, and its soil is even more fertile.
Therefore, the trees on the island are lush.
From a distance, there is nothing special about this island, but as soon as you get closer, you will find that there are many watchtowers along the continuous coastline.
And there are people standing guard on these watchtowers all day long.
And this island is also occupied by Qin He and the others.
Now this island is also named Dongqin Island.
The central part of East Qindao is no longer desolate as it used to be. Instead, wooden houses have risen from the ground.
Starting within one mile of the coastline of East Qindao and extending to the middle of the island, it is all newly reclaimed farmland.
It should be noted that East Qindao has a radius of hundreds of miles. It is terrifying that such a huge project can be completed in just over a month.
The person who announced the reclamation work is Qin He, the current owner of East Qin Island.
Nowadays, the number of people in East Qindao is increasing every day. Although it is not many, there are still twenty or thirty people added every day.
Among these people are the original locals of Qinghe Prefecture, as well as refugees from the north.
At present, the number of people on Dongqin Island has reached more than 3,700.
Except for the necessary sentries and troops, everyone else was busy.
The land was cleared, the trees were felled, and the houses were built.
It can be said that people have been put to their best use without any waste of manpower.
In the highest attic in the residential area in the middle of East Qindao.
Qin He stood on the roof of the newly built three-story attic building and looked around the entire island, feeling a sense of pride in his heart.
After all, he built this island with his own hands, and in such a short period of time.
Nowadays, the layout of houses in residential areas is arranged by Qin He.
I can’t say it’s perfect, but at least it’s much better than today’s era.
Especially seeing the island getting better and better, Qin He felt an even greater sense of accomplishment.
but……
Qinhe is no longer satisfied with being just an island.
"Ms. sir, it's windy here! You'd better come in!"
The voice behind him brought Qin He's thoughts back to reality.
Glancing back, I found Xie Yuan standing behind me.
"It doesn't matter, these little winds can't do anything to me."
Xie Yuan frowned slightly when he heard this.
"It's better to be careful and don't regret it after you catch the cold."
Seeing Xie Yuan's persistence, Qin He had no choice but to return to the room.
Not long after he sat down, Qin He heard a rush of footsteps outside.
Not long after, Li Yang's voice sounded from the attic.
"Brother Qin! Something big happened! Something big happened again!"
Hearing Li Yang's urgent voice, Qin He quickly went downstairs.
When he came downstairs, he saw Li Yang standing in the hall with an anxious look on his face.
"what happened?"
When Li Yang saw Qin He coming down from upstairs and asked this question, he directly told the whole story.
After listening to Li Yang's story, Qin He couldn't help but frown.
From the people who came to the island recently, we learned that Qinghe Prefecture had levied a second tax just one month later.
Originally, Qin He could not care about this matter at all. After all, now that he was forced to go to Liangshan, how could he have any thoughts to care about it.
But Qin He thinks that this has a great relationship with him.
Now that the people in Qinghe Prefecture are facing such heavy taxes, most people will inevitably be driven to a dead end.
When the time comes, someone will definitely turn into a bandit.
If that's the case, Qin He doesn't need to care either. What he cares about is...
By that time, their East Qindao will be flooded with a large number of forced refugees.
Although Dong Qindao is not small, it has its capacity limit.
In addition, there is a food shortage now, and even now they have to be careful in allocating food.
If there is another large influx of refugees...
The result can be imagined.
Although Qin He could completely refuse to allow those refugees to go to the island, he could not do such a thing.
It's not that Qin He is a holy mother, on the contrary, there is a reason why he takes in the refugees like this.
You must know that if you want to fight against the government, you must have people.
Not only in confrontation, but also in production.
To put it simply, human resources are extremely valuable assets.
Especially for Qin He now.
The reason why so many people were mobilized to participate in land reclamation was to solve the food problem.
But it takes time to plant food, and it does not mean that you can harvest it just by planting it.
The stored grain will definitely not be taken out, after all, it is only for emergencies.
At best, only part of it can be used to solve current problems.
But the good thing is that there are not many refugees coming to Dongqin Island right now, and there is still some time for them to prepare.
Qinhe not only wants to take in these refugees who have crossed over illegally, but also refuses to refuse them all.
As long as they are willing to follow him, they will not lose a bite of their food.
"Brother Qin, these stupid corrupt officials! They know how to harm the people!"
After saying that, Li Yang couldn't help but curse.
Qin He slowly lowered his gaze to the distant coastline and looked for a moment before looking back.
"How are your people training?"
Hearing this, Li Yang was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. A gleam flashed across his eyes, and he subconsciously asked.
"Brother Qin, what do you mean..."
Seeing that Li Yang understood what he meant, Qin He smiled and nodded.
"Since those bunch of dogs don't treat people as human beings and only know how to enjoy themselves, then we can't let them live too comfortably!"
After receiving Qin He's affirmative answer, Li Yang's eyes sparkled even more.
"Brother Qin, just swallow your heart in your stomach! I promise to keep them from finding their way!"
With that said, Li Yang wanted to leave.
Seeing this, Qin He quickly called out to him.
"Have all the artillery pieces on the main battleship been equipped?"
After hearing Qin He's words, Li Yang stopped, turned around and nodded repeatedly.
"Brother Qin, how could I forget what you told me? The main battleship is equipped with twenty-four doors each, ten doors on each side, and two doors at the front and rear!"
Speaking of this, the expectation in Li Yang's eyes was even more obvious.
"In addition, the gunpowder Brother Qin asked us to contact the Japanese pirates to prepare is almost here!"
After hearing Li Yang's words, Qin He nodded with satisfaction.
Qin He naturally knows the formula of gunpowder, and there are still many raw materials on the island.
It's just that Qin He doesn't want to use it, so he will buy it if he can to meet unexpected needs.
As for the Japanese pirates Qin He and the others contacted, they were naturally the first generation of Japanese pirates who had cooperated with him.
Now Qin He and the others are the targets of the government's surveillance, which makes it much easier for the Japanese pirates.
"Let's go! I'll go with you this time! Give those dogs a long memory!"
Qin He finished speaking and took one step forward.
