Chapter 423 Naval Port! Yang Pu's Path of Attack!
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Chicken Coop Mountain.
The king of Chu led 30,000 soldiers to fight Shengfan.
Under Yang Pu's guidance, Chu King Zhu Zhen finally made up his mind and led his troops directly into the mountains.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not discriminating against these indigenous people, but coveting those dense forests!
The labor and capital have been deceived by that thief Prince Han into carrying a huge sum of money. They are suffering from no money to repay the debt. What kind of benevolence, justice and morality are you talking to a group of native barbarians like you?
Either surrender, hand over the forest obediently, and become my subjects of the Ming Dynasty!
Or be beaten until you surrender, become my king's lumberjack, and cut down trees for my king to pay off your debts!
In order to repay the sudden huge debt, King Zhu Zhen of Chu led his troops into the forest.
Dongkun's administrative envoy Yang Pu and Dongkun's administrative envoy Tang Zong were not idle either. They were busy leading the accompanying officials to administer the affairs.
After all, Penghu Jilong Mountain has many islands, and in a sense, it is the first time that it is directly under the jurisdiction of the central court, which means that Yang Pu and Tang Zong have a heavy burden.
Their immediate priority is to re-divide the Dongkun administrative area, arrange for officials to conduct on-site inspections, refer to the division of the Chief Secretary, and then renovate the large and small yamen in each prefecture and county to meet the needs of officials.
After the grassroots yamen were established, they counted the local population, compiled household records, yellow books, and fish scale atlases, etc., and placed them under the unified jurisdiction of the yamen. Only then did Penghu Jilong Mountain truly become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Although this step is troublesome, it is also a step that must be taken.
Fortunately, Yang Pu and Tang Zong brought many officials with them on this trip. They were the officials who were exiled here for being prostitutes, together with their family members.
Being a prostitute is just a matter of character, not ability.
After all, this group of officials also entered the official position through the imperial examination, and there are many talented people and talented officials among them.
For them, Dong Kun's exile was a foregone conclusion, and no matter how unwilling they were, they could only accept this cruel fact.
But fortunately, the place of exile is only Dongkun. Compared with the old port in Nanyang, Dongkun is very close to China.
If he can make some political achievements, he will have the opportunity to return to China and the court in the future!
Therefore, all officials worked together and, under the leadership of Yang Pu Tangzong, began a vigorous pioneering operation.
However, at this time, a piece of news came, which forced Yang Pu to temporarily hand over Dongkun's government affairs to Tang Zong and rushed to the southwest end of Dongkun Island alone.
This is a naturally long and narrow bay. By the time Yang Pu arrived, the navy officers and soldiers had already set up defenses here.
As soon as Hou Xian saw Yang Pu arriving, he immediately showed a bright smile.
"Master Yang, how is this place?"
Yang Pu's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "Master Hou, do you mean to build this place into Dongkun's first naval military port?"
"That's right, Mr. Yang is really a wise man."
Hou Xian admired this excellent port and slowly spoke out the order of Han King Zhu Gaoxu.
“Our family came to Dongkun this time, firstly, to transport Mr. Yang and others to Dongkun to take charge of the administration, and secondly, His Highness the King of Han Dynasty gave our family a task to find a good port on Dongkun Island and build Dongkun Island. Kun Navy Military Port!"
"The port in front of us is located at the southwest end of Dongkun Island. According to local fishermen, the port is bounded by Shoushan Mountain to the north and Qihou Mountain to the south. The two mountains are facing each other, making the situation dangerous."
"The entire port is located in a natural long and narrow bay, and there is a sand bar of equal length and width outside the port, forming a large natural breakwater..."
"As the Dongkun Navy Base, this place cannot be perfect!"
Yang Pu looked around, carefully observed the environment and location of the port, and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"Indeed, this port is excellent!"
With Yang Pu's approval, the smile on Hou Xian's face grew stronger.
"In that case, I have to trouble Mr. Yang to put more thought into it. At least the fishermen and people around the port must move elsewhere to avoid leaking our navy's military aircraft!"
When Yang Pu heard this, he frowned immediately.
"Eunuch Hou, can this matter be postponed?"
"Now that I have first come to Dongkun to govern, it is the time when I need to apply benevolent policies to win over the local people. If we force the fishermen here to relocate at this time, I am afraid it will affect the hearts and minds of the people of Dongkun!"
"Furthermore, Dongkun officials are very busy right now and there are not enough manpower. If another group of people are transferred to relocate and resettle these people, the progress of the county Dongkun's task will be greatly slowed down."
Yang Pu was not complaining, but because Dong Kun really had no one left.
In addition to Yang Pu and Tang Zong, there were only forty-two prostitute officials who came with them to govern.
They were either exploring and mapping Dongkun's terrain and compiling a fish scale atlas, or they were inspecting various places and preparing to build grassroots yamen.
Damn it, if you ask me to dispatch another group of people to force the fishermen here to relocate, where can I find people for you?
Moreover, it can be said that this is the first time that Penghu and Dongkun have truly come under the direct jurisdiction of counties set up by the central court. Although most of the local residents are willing to obey, they are always a little unhappy. The court still needs to spread benevolent policies to win over the people.
But now you ask me to force the fishermen and people here to migrate. How can you win over the people? Aren't you just slapping yourself in the face?
Almost subconsciously, Yang Pu wanted to reject Hou Xian's request.
However, Hou Xian didn't feel angry when he heard Yang Pu's complaint, he just smiled lightly.
"Master Yang, we think we should remind you."
"Eunuch Hou, I just say it's okay!"
Yang Pu still has a favorable impression of this naval transport envoy.
Hou Xian looked at Yang Pu quietly and said meaningfully: "Mr. Yang, has he forgotten why His Highness the King of Han wanted to capture Dongkun Island in Penghu?"
"In other words, Master Yang, can't you understand why His Highness the King of Han asked you to come to Dongkun to govern?"
Hearing this, Yang Pu froze on the spot.
Why capture Dongkun?
Why was he allowed to come to Dongkun to govern?
Navy base!
What Prince Han wants is to build Dongkun into a naval base in the East China Sea of the Ming Dynasty!
Recalling the conversation before parting, Yang Pu instantly understood the underlying meaning of Hou Xian's words.
In the final analysis, Yang Pu was always a man of letters. He governed the country based on Confucianism. He wanted to put the people first and implement benevolent government. This was correct, but this was not what the Han prince wanted.
The reason why the imperial court wanted to control Penghu Dongkun was precisely based on the special geographical value of this place.
If this place is built into the naval base of the Ming Dynasty's Donghai Navy, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about foreign enemies attacking the sea!
What Yang Pu, the chief envoy to Dongkun, should do is to put the navy first, not the people first!
The entire Penghu Dongkun, from officials to common people, should serve the construction of a naval base!
This is the real reason why Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu sent him Yang Pu to govern here!
Hou Xian looked at the brooding envoy Dongkun and said with a smile: "Sir Yang, the Dongkun Naval Base is on the right track, and you will return to the court with great achievements. Don't let a small thing make a big loss!"
"Yang Pu understands, thank you father-in-law for reminding me."
After a long silence, Yang Pu solemnly saluted Hou Xian.
"I will dispatch manpower to force the fishermen and people here to relocate, and cooperate with the Navy to build a naval base!"
"That's very good. Lord Yang is indeed a talented person that His Highness the King of Han values !"
Hou Xian praised him and felt relieved.
If Yang Pu is not willing, he, Hou Xian, can only be a villain once and let the navy officers and soldiers drive away these fishermen and common people.
But by then, casualties are bound to be inevitable.
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