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Volume 3 Spreading Wings Chapter 204 Srivijaya

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    Chapter 204 Srivijaya

    With the annihilation of the rebels and the implementation of the three-year tax exemption, the two Zhejiang areas have slowly returned to their former prosperity.  Fang La and others naturally chopped off their heads to show the public, as a warning to others.  At the same time, more than 40,000 prisoners were captured and all were taken to Xingzhou.  At the same time, a total of two thousand soldiers were sent to assist Zhao Hu in managing and guarding Xingzhou.

    In October, the fields were desolate.  On this day, Xingzhou Zhao Hu sent a telegram that the last five thousand prisoners of war had arrived in Xingzhou.  In addition, the construction of Xingzhou has begun to take shape.  Wen Shenzheng felt bored, so he decided to go to Xingzhou to inspect.

    Unlike the mainland, Xingzhou is still green and lush in October, and the weather is still a bit hot, but the gentle sea breeze makes people feel comfortable.  Wen Shen drove his speed car and parked in the sky of Xingzhou. He looked at the busy port below, the neat and orderly city, and the busy people. He couldn't help but nodded, and at the same time secretly thought that Zhao Hu had done a good job.

    The image of Wen Shen standing in mid-air was so cool that Zhao Hu thought there was an invasion from outside and led the defenders fully armed to the city wall.  When I saw the person coming through my telescope, I quickly saluted and shouted loudly to welcome the commissioner and inspect Xingzhou."

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    Xingzhou government office.

    "I haven't seen him in the past two years. The committeeman's style is still the same, but my hair has turned gray." Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh when he saw Wen Shen's fair face.

    At this moment, a burst of baby crying suddenly came from the back room. Wen Shen was startled, then he smiled and said, "I haven't seen him for more than a year. Are you a father?"  "

    Zhao Hu chuckled, "Well, yes."

    "Good boy, you are much better than the other three." Wen Shen thought for a while, "Xingzhou is on the right track now. This year you will celebrate the New Year in Yizhou

    Zhao Hu looked around the hall and said with some emotion that Xingzhou could be said to have been built under my watch, and I have deep feelings for every plant, tree, brick and tile here.  I already consider it my second home.  I really can't bear to leave here.  "

    "Now the transportation is very convenient. There is a ship every week. In the future, there may be planes. It will be a round trip in a day."

    ¡°Is the one you flew today a plane?¡± Zhao Hu asked curiously.

    "It's possible, but it's not yet ready for mass production, but it won't be long before it can be mass-produced." Wen Shen changed the topic, "Okay, let's not talk about this. There were many ships passing by my dock just now. How is the current economic situation in Xingzhou?  ?¡±

    "Now there are about 20 ships passing by every day, and the profit is 2,000 yuan. The annual medicine is about 700,000 yuan, but there are also a lot of expenses every year, mainly focusing on water conservancy, dock expansion, soldier welfare, etc. The overall income and expenditure  Balance. In addition, I have cultivated more than 20,000 acres of paddy fields in the plain area northeast of the city, which can provide food rations for more than 30,000 people every year."

    "By the way, didn't I move more than 40,000 prisoners of war here some time ago, and you handled it?"

    Zhao Hu opened the map and pointed to the plain area in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula north of the Xingzhou Strait, "I transported 20,000 of them to this area for land reclamation, and more than 20,000 others stayed in Xingzhou."

    "Are there many indigenous people there? Are there any conflicts?" Wen Shen frowned, thinking that wasn't Malay territory.

    Zhao Hu smiled coldly, "There are some indigenous people, but I drove them away." Zhao Hu moved his hands from Xingzhou to Malacca, and the entire southern plains of the Malay Peninsula, "Now I have captured this entire land.  It will be placed under the rule of Xingzhou."

    "You're doing something wrong. How many battleships do you have here?" Wen Shen suddenly remembered that he had not given him any battleships at first, because he was engaged in cross-sea operations.

    "Now I only have one sailboat here, which I bought at the Yizhou Shipyard last year. However, the cost of purchasing the ship only comes from the indigenous people." Zhao Hu smiled proudly, "We have plundered more than one million worth of property from the indigenous people in the north.  , just used to pay for the boat purchase.¡±

    Wen Shen glanced at Zhao Hu and said with a smile, I like this move." Then he pointed to the archipelago in the south of Xingzhou, "I heard that there are a large number of natives and a lot of treasures on this island.  I think you'll definitely get a lot out of it there.  "

    "Commissioner, to tell you the truth, I wanted to go there a long time ago. But it is indeed far away from Xingzhou, and there are no decent battleships in Canada, and there are not enough manpower, so I didn't go. But it's okay now, I have  Two thousand troops are enough to sweep across the Nanman Islands. Of course, it would be better if there is a steel-hulled ship." Zhao Hu's eyes were slightly red and he looked quite excited.

    "This is easy to handle. The steel-hulled ship that transports prisoners of war hasn't left yet, so it will be allocated to you for use."

    "That's great." Zhao Hu heard this and shouted loudly, "I don't dare to say it's too much, but I'm sure I can get a few million yuan."

    "Well, when you are ready, I will go with the team to have a look."

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    Five days later, Zhao Hu commanded a steel-hulled ship and a thousand soldiers, carrying thirty howitzers, to attack the enemy.Head south.  After leaving, there were nearly a thousand soldiers left behind, which was enough to defend the satellite state.

    The steel hull is about 100 meters long and has a displacement of more than 8,000 tons. It is definitely a giant in this era.  Two huge chimneys puffed out black smoke, dyeing the sky on the deck black.

    South of Xingzhou is the Indonesian island of Sumatra. At this time, there was a kingdom on this island called the Kingdom of Srivijaya, but the merchants of the Song Dynasty in the past called it Srivijaya because Buddhism was prosperous in this kingdom.  The capital of this kingdom is located near Palembang in Indonesia, which is rich in gold.

    In the command room of the steel-hulled ship, Zhao Hu carefully introduced the information about Srivijaya to Wen Shen in front of a huge map of Southeast Asia.

    After listening to the narration, Wen Shen asked: "This country has a lot of gold."

    "There must be many of them. The Buddha statues in many temples are made of gold. They are very rich." Zhao Hu's eyes flashed. "According to my investigation, this kingdom has been established for more than five hundred years. Even if they are one year  If you dig one thousand taels of gold, you still have more than five hundred thousand taels, and that doesn¡¯t include the money you make through trade.¡±

    "Well, that's fair. They seem to respect us quite a lot. Wouldn't it be bad if we just go and steal money like this?" Wen Shen thought about it and felt that morality was a bit untenable.

    "If you want to accuse someone, why bother?" Zhao Hu smiled sinisterly.

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    The steel-hulled boat arrived at the mouth of the Musi River after a day's sailing.  You can reach Palembang by walking two hundred miles along this river.

    Wen Shen looked at the wide mouth of the river, but still asked a little uneasily, could our boat be so big, how could it enter the river?  Don't get stranded halfway, it won't be beautiful.  "

    "This" Zhao Hu hesitated a little and was not sure. "It should be no problem. We can wait until the tide rises before setting off. It shouldn't be a big problem."

    Wen Shen thought deeply for a moment and nodded. He had no idea. You'd better send a speedboat ahead to explore the road and measure the water depth, just in case.  "

    At this time, the steel-hulled ship was equipped with six five-meter-long wooden boats, which were propelled by diesel propellers.  Mainly used for landing, rescue and other matters.

    The next day, the fleet took advantage of the high tide and entered the Musi River, arriving at Palembang at noon.  Palembang is located on the north bank of the river, with dozens of sailing ships of various types moored on the shore.  Because the steel-hulled boat was too big to dock, it had to park in the middle of the river.

    The huge hull was so conspicuous in this era. It didn¡¯t take long for a large number of people to gather on the shore, pointing at the giant ship and looking very excited.

    While the locals watch the giant ship, everyone on the ship can inspect the kingdom's capital.  The capital city covers an area of ??about 3,000 acres, and is surrounded by a city wall of about five meters. Within the city wall, there are many pointed temple towers, and the yellow tops are very conspicuous.

    "Commissioner, this kingdom sent envoys to our Song Dynasty twenty years ago. At that time, the officials gave them the title of General Huaiyuan." Zhao Hu saw a group of people coming out of the city gate on the shore, and the people around him suddenly became excited.  Give way, presumably to Srivijaya officials.

    "Come to see them, they are our Song Dynasty fleet." Wen Shen looked through the telescope and these officials stood there respectfully, looking eagerly at the giant ship.

    ¡°That¡¯s right, the ferry from Zhongzhou to Yizhou has been running for almost a year, and there are quite a few businessmen who have seen steel-hulled ships. And this is a place where businessmen gather, so there is no reason why it shouldn¡¯t be.¡±

    "Let's go, let's land"

    Half an hour later, Wen Shen and others arrived at the shore in a small boat.

    "Congratulations, Your Excellency"

    When the Srivijaya officials on the shore saw Wen Shen and others coming ashore, they bowed and shouted in unison.

    Wen Shen stood with his hands behind his back and replied expressionlessly, "No courtesy." Then, he looked at the thin black man wearing a silk robe at the head, "It seems you are the leader here?"  "

    "The man hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Daoist minister General Huaiyuan in leather stockings to attend the National Congress."

    "Leather socks?" Wen Shen couldn't help but smile, "Your name is quite interesting. I heard that you were on a mission to the Song Dynasty twenty years ago?"

    "It is this General Huaiyuan who was canonized by the emperor of the country." Pi Qing felt that that was his most glorious moment, and he seemed very excited when he talked about it.

    "Your capital city is not very well built." Wen Shen glanced at the capital city in front of him, nodded and smiled.

    "Thank you, Sir, for complimenting us on preparing an annex in the city. You can stay here at any time," Leather Stocking said eagerly.

    "Your king didn't come out to greet us. Doesn't he look down on our grand master?" Zhao Hu suddenly said coldly.

    "Uh" Leather Socks was suddenly startled, wondering what his intention was when he said this, but he didn't have time to think about it. He hurriedly apologized and said with a smile that His Majesty the King was unwell and could not welcome him. I hope you will forgive me.  "

    "I think Feng Han is being disrespectful." Zhao Hu glared and shouted loudly.Tao.

    "How dare you, how dare you. The king is really sick"

    In fact, King Srivijaya is not sick, but at this time, Leh Sock can only hold on.

    Wen Shen waved his hand and said expressionlessly: Okay, maybe I'm really sick. Let's go to the annex to rest first. If we have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow.  "

    "Your Majesty, what you said is true. There is a little wine in the other courtyard, but I hope you will accept it." Hearing this, Leather Socks was relieved and hurriedly smiled.

    Chapter 204 Srivijaya
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