Building a City of Industry and Commerce
Flowing Ball Island was called Treasure Island in the future.
Now, it was a wasteland.
However, in Zhang Xun's eyes, this was indeed a treasure island.
The first was the geographical location of this island. The island was divided into north and south. The warships that set off from the northeast of Liuqiu Island could control the Yangtze River's mouth to the north, and to the south, they could go to Lingnan, Min Prefecture, and other developed commercial places.
Apart from its geographical location, this place was also very suitable for starting a business.
At this moment, Zhang Xun's fleet was preparing to land at the mouth of the Danshui River in the northeast of Liuqiu Island. The river was extremely wide. Along the river mouth was a natural harbor.
Behind this port was a basin. The north was bordered by the volcanoes of Mount Datun, the east and south were surrounded by hills formed by the remnants of the snowy mountain range, and the west was surrounded by Mount Guanyin and the Linkou platform. The shape of the basin was complete. The surrounding area of the basin was about 70 kilometers long and covered an area of about 240 square kilometers. The basin was flat and surrounded by several rivers. In the future, it was the location of the biggest city in Flowing Ball.
Casting a city here, the terrain, water source, and even the future expansion and development were all top-notch choices.
Furthermore, the northeast region of the Flowing Ball was extremely rich in resources.
The Tunshan Volcano Group had a large amount of limestone, the eastern Snow Mountain Range had rich gold, silver, and copper ores, and Guanyin Mountain had coal and iron ores.
Through the rich water rivers, these mineral deposits could be easily transported out.
In the future, Flowing Ball was not called a treasure island for no reason.
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More than a hundred boats were sailing along the course of the Tamsui River. The width of the river at the mouth of the sea was four to five kilometers, and there were continuous mountain ranges on both sides of the river.
"We only need to install a dozen cannons on both sides to stop a thousand warships.”
Zhang Xun pointed at the mountains on both sides and said.
The fleet continued to move forward. After sailing against the current for about thirty miles, they suddenly opened up and the terrain became flat.
Soon, thirteen galleys and twenty-five three-masted ships were patrolling the open sea to protect the fleet entering the harbor.
The rest of the ships were anchored and lined up neatly along the harbor.
Before the new city was built.
Most people needed to live on the ship.
Zhang Xun was the first to step onto the ground of Bei Liu Ball.
He stepped on the soft ground. This was the intersection of three rivers. Looking down the river, the ground was covered with low shrubs. From time to time, a flock of birds would fly out from the grass. The distant mountain forest was a primitive forest.
"We will use this as our foundation."
Zhang Xun announced.
Soon, a group of captives tied up with ropes came down from the ship under the urging of the Zhang Clan Army soldiers.
More than 3,000 pirates were captured in this battle.
Most of them were sailors who could sail.
Their hands were tied behind their backs like a string of gourds, and they were chased off the ship by the Zhang Family Army.
1,000 Zhang Clan Army soldiers also came down from the ship, each of them wearing armor, their eyes cold and stern.
These soldiers who had just defeated the 100,000-strong pirate alliance all had killing intent on their faces. Their hands were on the hilts of their swords, and they looked as if they were about to slaughter someone.
"Damn it, the murderer…"
Lu Xiaoyi was also among this group of people.
He did not manage to find a tribe to live in on Liuqiu Island, but he managed to gather a group of pirates. After he became the leader of the group, he took advantage of the long tide to leave Liuqiu Island.
In the end, they crashed into Zhang Xun's fleet.
Hence…The leader of the Lingnan smuggling gang, who had dominated the southern region, had fallen into Zhang Xun's hands along with his boat.
The Zhang Family Army didn't interrogate him or give him any special treatment. They just threw him into the captive camp.
Now, he was tied up and turned into a slave.
In the future, he might have to work day and night under the iron chain…
Lu Xiaoyi's expression became sorrowful at the thought of his tragic fate in the future.
"Damn, my luck is bad…"
As expected, the captured pirates were soon grouped into groups of twelve. They were chained to their ankles with iron chains and driven to level the land, quarry, and cut wood.
For Zhang Xun, why not use free labor at this stage?
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Now, Zhang Xun had his first territory.
The first problem was…These 40,000 people had a complicated structure, how should they manage them?
"Big brother, I think we should follow the previous formation, level the land, open up wasteland, and collect taxes. Since ancient times, agriculture was the main industry. The terrain here was flat and there was abundant water. After development, all of them were high-grade paddy fields.”
Zhang Shiba, who was in charge of civil affairs, said.
The other officers nodded.
"Right, right, right. We can also farm and raise soldiers. If we take our fields, we have to send out soldiers.”
"The climate here is warm, so the crops can probably be harvested three times a year. Long-term operations can be the foundation…"
Soon, the others also voiced their opinions, and most of them were similar to Zhang Shiba.
After everyone finished talking, they all looked at the commander of the army, Zhang Xun.
Zhang Xun didn't say anything when the others expressed their opinions.
However, after they finished speaking, Zhang Xun shook his head and said,"In my opinion, the most important thing now is not to open up wasteland, but to build a city! Our human resources are extremely precious. How can we let them become farmers?”
"I want to build a city of commerce and industry here!”
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