The First Family of Tang Dynasty - Chapter 2919

But the problem is that when the Tang Dynasty began to deal with the Goguryeo countries, how could Cheng Sanlang not focus on this natural harbor, which was famous in the future.

Therefore, the Han and Tang firms are willing to build a large port and wharf in Jiaozhou Bay, and officials in Jiaozhou are naturally happy to see it.

After all, if Jiaozhou becomes prosperous and prosperous because of this port, these officials will also have merit.

And just before winter began, in the warehouse of Jiaozhou Port, more than 1.5 million stone of grain and hundreds of thousands of white cloth had already been accumulated.

In addition to this, Tamla Island is also stocked with more than one million stone of grain and hundreds of thousands of white cloth.

As for why, huh, of course, it’s business. When we used economic means to plot against Goguryeo, food was the best weapon.

In the future, there will be a large amount of food that will be trafficked from Jiaozhi to this side.

In order to be able to obtain many local unique materials from the hands of the barbarians here.

Grain and cloth, in this era, are the best economic weapons, according to the previous agreement between the Han and Tang Dynasties and the countries of Fusang Island.

It is necessary to provide nearly 2 million shi of grain to the eleven countries of Fusang Island every year. Fortunately, for the Han and Tang dynasties that control the grain production area of ​​Jiaozhi and have an excellent relationship with the officials of Lin Yiguo.

If you want to destroy the food prices of the countries around the Tang Dynasty, you only need to prepare for a year.

There is no way, mastering the famous rice producing areas of later generations, and understanding the three-season rice cultivation techniques, the grain output is so arrogant.

Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang is very clear that the grain output must not be too much, otherwise, it is definitely not a joke that the grain is cheap and hurts the farmers.

Why do many countries and governments in later generations continue to subsidize agriculture in order to ensure and maintain the enthusiasm of agriculture.

Food security can only be felt at ease when you hold it in your hands. What’s more, the Chinese nation, whose people take food as their heaven, pays more attention to the issue of food security.

This is also the reason why Cheng Sanlang has always asked Han and Tang firms to control the scale of the fields as much as possible and plant more cash crops before they have developed overseas markets.

However, with the continuous high yields of various economic crops in the land of Jiaozhi, it also attracted a large number of people from Lingnan Road to migrate there.

Today, the population of the Governor’s Mansion in Jiaozhi has quadrupled compared to when the Han and Tang firms first arrived here.

The gathering of a large number of people has not only brought about the prosperity of the land economy, but also the rapid development of the local commodity economy.

Coupled with the rich local mineral resources, the smelters, shipyards and sugar factories built by Han and Tang firms in the local area have absorbed nearly 70,000 or 80,000 laborers.

Cheng Chubi believed that it was only with the now developed sea transportation and the doubled tax revenue in the place of Cochin.

In the past, the Governor’s Office of Cochin could not provide any tax to the imperial court, and even needed some subsidies from the imperial court to maintain it.

The economic benefits created today have even made many states in Lingnan Road jealous. It has become the most important place of wealth in Lingnan Road, second only to Guangzhou.

In the eyes of the imperial court in the past, the Governor’s Mansion of Jiaozhi, which was like a tasteless place, has become an inseparable part of the Tang Dynasty’s territory.

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In particular, those new-style sea ships produced by the Han and Tang Shanghang shipyards have now become the most popular means of maritime transportation for the Tang merchants.

Not only is the ship strong and has a strong anti-sinking ability, but also the sailing speed is fast and the carrying capacity is large, but the price is really not beautiful.

If it is only engaged in offshore trade, then whether it is Quanzhou, Fuzhou, or the sea ships of the Guangzhou shipyard, it fully meets the needs of maritime businessmen.

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But if you want to carry out ocean trade, you have to choose the ships produced by Han and Tang firms with more guaranteed quality.

Since the ocean-going merchants of the Han and Tang dynasties were attacked in the Malacca Strait, according to the national policy of the Tang Dynasty to discover the new island.

The Han and Tang dynasties spent a lot of money and used the rich Tang special products. After a long period of support, they finally exchanged for the nearby countries of Malacca such as Langya Xiu Kingdom and Jie Tu Kingdom.

The recognition of Datang’s ownership of this small but very important island in Puluozhong has also been written into the credentials.

Such a small site with a big fart, and facing the big country like Zhongtianzhu, which is famous for the Tianzhu countries, it was easily wiped out by the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the Malacca countries are not willing to provoke the Han and Tang Dynasty businesses with a deep background. As for the island, you can go if you want.

Of course, Cheng Sanlang and Li Ke are also indispensable for the various backstage operations of the Zihan and Tang dynasties, such as the various small actions at the Honglu Temple.

Puluo Zhongdao, in fact, is the Tan Ma Xi in the Ming Dynasty in later generations, and Singapore in the future.

However, after it fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, at Cheng Sanlang’s strong request, the name of the island became the Chinese-style Tangren Island.

In Cheng Sanlang’s words, this island is far away from the Tang Dynasty, and in order to remind the people who stay there at all times, they have the Tang Dynasty in their hearts.

Don’t forget your ancestors, let alone the blood that flows through you, remember that you were born in the Tang Dynasty and died as a ghost of the Tang Dynasty.

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In addition, on Tangren Island, in addition to the nearly 10,000 craftsmen, traders, and port workers who have been building and operating here for a long time.

There are also more than 3,000 well-trained Han and Tang business guards stationed here. There is only one city with a radius of several kilometers. It is a city, rather a fortress.

The city wall made entirely of concrete and masonry was as high as 2.5 feet. Although it was not as thick as the giant cities like Chang’an and Luoyang, it was still enough to withstand the bombardment of the heavy equipment of this era.

In addition, there is a navy consisting of five three-masted warships cruising here, ah no… It is the **** fleet of the Han and Tang dynasties.

It can be said that, in just a few years, the Han and Tang dynasties have already managed the business here solidly, and it was not without the pirate gangs who thought they were very powerful before who wanted to come here to get a lot of money. .

As a result, the bodies of more than 3,000 pirates and many warships were thrown away, and they fled away in a hurry.

The guards of the Han and Tang Commercial Banks stationed here followed the methods of the barbarians to demonstrate, and erected more than 3,000 wooden stakes along the coastline of Tangren Island.

From that time on, no pirates dared to set foot on this Tangren Island again. Even if they did, they would come here as merchants to supply supplies or trade.

And as the business of Han and Tang firms grew bigger and farther, the influence of the Tang Empire radiating to the surrounding areas naturally became stronger and stronger.

At this moment, a group of expedition gangs from the Tang Dynasty who went to Wangyang Wanli are struggling to travel in the Yinshang Continent.

Not far from their journey, that is the tribe of Yin and Shang survivors scattered in an empty plain.