Chapter 588: Government Office, Business, and Navy

As a newcomer, Yang Zhengshan was not in a hurry to arrange things on the island, but first familiarized himself with the situation on the island.

No words were spoken that night.

On the second day, Yang Zhengshan rode around the island accompanied by Luo Jinsong.

There were forests in the east and fields in the west. This was just the general terrain of Xingyue Island. The entire island was more than 30 miles long from east to west and more than 20 miles wide from north to south, of which forests accounted for more than half.

"How much arable land is there on the island?"

Yang Zhengshan asked casually while riding on the field path.

"There are a total of 38,600 acres, of which more than 24,000 acres are paddy fields and more than 13,000 acres are dry fields!" Luo Jinsong said.

Paddy fields are suitable for growing rice. Dry fields are not without water, but they cannot store water. On the hillside in the middle.

There are three small rivers, or three streams, on the island, all of which are spring water from the mountains.

Fresh water resources are very abundant.

"What about the population?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"There are now 1,800 households, and more than 6,800 people over the age of 12, not including the new arrivals yesterday!" Luo Jinsong replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. More than 7,000 people, half of whom moved here from Darong, mainly Yang's slaves, tenants and guards, and also members of the Yang, Luo, Zhen and other families.

"Can the residents on the island cultivate so many fields?"

"No, there is basically no one cultivating the dry fields in the east now!"

"If everyone wants to have fields to cultivate, how many more people will be needed?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"About 1,000 households are needed! One household can cultivate at most 30 acres!" Luo Jinsong said.

In the past, there were more than 40,000 people on Xingyue Island, but the fields on the island alone could not support 40,000 people, so Xingyue Island needed to purchase a large amount of food from outside every year.

And with the fields on the island, it can support more than 10,000 people at most.

Feeding more than 10,000 people is not just about feeding them, but also about meeting their other needs, including food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

Yang Zhengshan doesn't want the island's residents to be a bunch of poor people, at least he has to ensure that the island's residents have enough food and clothing.

"Contact Yu Tonghai in a few days and ask if anyone from Tenglongwei is willing to move here!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Most of the Yang family's slaves have moved here, and as for the tenants, there are not many left.

Before coming to Xingyue Island, Yang Zhengshan had dealt with most of the Yang family's farms, leaving only two or three farms near Kyoto, and the tenants of those farms were all newly recruited.

Luo Jinsong nodded and wrote this down.

Yang Zhengshan rode to the foot of the mountain and looked at the medicinal fields and three small rivers at the foot of the mountain.

In fact, the construction of Xingyuemen on the island is also very good. The canals and ponds are very complete, and paddy field irrigation is not a problem. The reason why dry fields are dry fields is mainly because the terrain here is relatively high, and it is not very convenient to divert water.

"The medicinal fields here are about 300 mu, with 18 kinds of medicinal herbs planted, including four precious medicines, totaling more than 80 plants!"

"In order to take care of these medicinal fields, I found more than a dozen medicinal farmers!"

Luo Jinsong pointed to the medicinal fields and said.

This medicinal field is the most precious thing left by Xingyuemen.

Three streams on the mountain pass through the medicinal fields, and then extend to the west for seven or eight miles to merge into one place and flow into the sea.

Yang Zhengshan looked up at the mountains and forests.

The slope is very gentle, with a large bamboo forest on the south slope and a tea tree on the north slope, as well as many fruit trees, all of which were planted by Xingyuemen.

There are also many pavilions and towers in the mountains, with eaves hidden among the lush trees.

"Is there a pool of water on the mountain?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Yes, there are more than a dozen pools on the mountain, and there are pools in those pavilions!"

"There is also a courtyard on the top of the mountain, and the source of the stream in the middle is in that courtyard!"

Luo Jinsong pointed to the pavilion on the top and said.

The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, but it is not suitable for people to live in. It's okay to go up and play occasionally, but if you really live on it, there will be many inconveniences.

Yang Zhengshan walked around the mountain and looked at the pools on the mountain.

Very good, three streams, each with two or three pools on the mountain.

The scenery here is beautiful, but Yang Zhengshan is not looking at the scenery. What he wants to do is to add spiritual spring water to these pools.

Just add spiritual spring water to these pools, and it will benefit most of the islanders on the island.

When we came to the top of the mountain, the courtyard on the top of the mountain was not big, but it was a very good viewing place.

"Leave this courtyard to me, I can come and play occasionally!"

Yang Zhengshan shamelessly seized the courtyard.

Well, it's not considered as seizure.

Everything on the island belongs to him, and the residents on the island are all his people, which can be said to be his people, or his servants.

Such as Luo Jinsong, Luo Shang, Zhen Yangshi, etc., these people will be his retainers in the future.

Although Yang Zhengshan did not intend to establish a small kingdom, it is actually the case.

Yang Zhengshan spent a day touring Xingyue Island, and also talked with many residents on the island and asked about their situation.

In general, the residents on the island live well and have enough land. The rent set by Yang Zhengshan is not high. One mu of paddy field only needs to pay six dou of rice, and dry land only needs to pay four dou, which is almost 20% of the yield per mu.

Only paying rent, without any other taxes, is already very happy for the farmers on the island.

In comparison, the people of Darong had a really hard life. Not to mention the tenants, even the self-employed farmers and small landlords were tormented by corrupt officials.

Yang Zhengshan did not plan to rely on these people to support the Yang family. The Yang family could not eat that much food, and the main financial income of Xingyue Island was not land tax, but sea trade.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan made some plans for Xingyue Island, mainly for the docks and cities, and he also made plans for the management of Xingyue Island.

The original Xingyuemen's main hall was changed by Yang Zhengshan to Xingyue Government Office.

Yang Zhengshan planned to manage this Xingyue Island as a county, such as setting up a county office in a county of Darong.

However, calling it a county office was a bit stingy, so he simply changed it to a government office.

At this time, everyone sat down in the lobby of the government office.

There are more than ten people in the hall, including Luo Jinsong, Wu Zhan, Luo Shang, Zhen Yangshi, Lu Xinghe, Jiang He, Wang Jing, Yang Chengche, Yang Qinwu, Wang Lei, Li Chang, etc.

"We will settle down here in the future. Today, while everyone is here, let's arrange the future things first!"

"We want to build a government office and a business. The government office will set up a chief official as the island owner according to the regulations of the county office. Haha, I will be the island owner, and there will be two assistant officials, one civil and one military, respectively, the political and military. Jiang He is the political advisor, responsible for managing the six rooms of Li, Hu, Xing, Gong, Xue, and Shang."

Yang Zhengshan looked at Jiang He and said: "There is no need to say more about the four rooms of Li, Hu, Xing, and Gong. You can set them up according to the county office of Darong. Xue is actually a college. Set up on the island Ten primary schools will be established, which means one primary school will be established for every four or five villages. Two teachers, one for literature and one for martial arts, will be hired to teach children in the village to read and practice martial arts. All children aged eight to twelve must go to school. This is mandatory, and both boys and girls must go to school! "

"In addition to the primary school, a middle school will be established to select young people with excellent qualifications to enter the middle school and train martial artists!"

"The business house is mainly responsible for the management of shops and docks on the island. You can decide for yourself how to do it!"

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It's just a makeshift team, and Yang Zhengshan doesn't need to be too serious. With Jiang He's ability, he can handle it completely. The reason why he said these is just to set rules.

"Cheng Che is a soldier, Qin Wu is a deputy soldier, and you form three sentries to maintain law and order on the island, which is similar to the county yamen runners. You can discuss the specific matters with Jiang He!" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Yes!" Cheng Che and Qin Wu responded.

These are all small matters, and the two of them don't care. It doesn't really matter to them whether they have a job or not. But since Yang Zhengshan told them to form three patrols, then they will form them.

"Next is the business and the navy. For the Yang family business, Luo Shang is the chief manager, Zhen Yangshi is the second manager, and Lu Xinghe is the third manager. Your next task is to open up the routes to Liaodong, Jiangnan, Fuhai and Xingyue Island. After these routes are opened, you can expand the routes to the southeast sea area!"

"In addition, choose a suitable place to build a glass workshop and salt field, and sell glass products and refined salt to the southeast sea area and the southern dynasties!"

"You can discuss the specific matters yourself!"

Yang Zhengshan only arranges tasks, but doesn't care about specific matters. He is very experienced in being a hands-off manager.

"Finally, there is the navy. The navy will escort the merchant ships of the company. Luo Jinsong will be the commander of the navy, and Wu Zhan will be the deputy commander. In the future, 30% of the company's annual profit will be given to the navy as military expenses."

"The navy is still too weak now, you need to train more!"

The 500 navy trained by Luo Jinsong is just a mob in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

But Yang Zhengshan will invest a lot of spiritual spring water in Xingyue Island, and the strength of the navy will definitely be improved.

Yang Zhengshan does not plan to build too many navies. Now there are only 500 people, which is indeed a bit small, but even if it is to be expanded in the future, it will not exceed 1,000 people at most.

Yang Zhengshan plans to take the route of elite soldiers and train more powerful warriors. There is no need to train a lot of ordinary soldiers.

The main reason is that he can't afford too many people.

"Wang Lei, Li Chang, you select 100 people from the previous guards, and these 100 people will serve as the Yang family guards in the future."

In the future, on Xingyue Island, the Yang family will not need to raise so many guards. The original 20 followers will be retained, and another 100 people will be selected to form a 120-man guard.

These guards don't need to do too much on weekdays, they just need to practice. If someone from the Yang family goes out in the future, they will follow the guards.

Although there are few people on the island now, Yang Zhengshan actually has a lot of power.

There are two innate warriors on the island, namely Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi, two half-step innate warriors, Wu Zhan and Luo Jinsong, and 18 acquired ninth-level warriors. Wang Lei, Li Chang, Wang Jing and others have all reached the ninth level of the acquired world. There are 42 acquired eighth-level warriors, and nearly 200 acquired seventh-level warriors.

Most of these people are Yang Zhengshan's followers and Yang's guards.

However, there were much fewer other warriors. There were about 500 post-natal warriors below the seventh level, and about 300 ordinary warriors. These were all former servants of the Yang family. They had all been trained in the Guard Camp, but they had only been trained for three years. Their cultivation was good but not very strong, and most of them were below the fifth level.

These were originally the power of the Yang family, but now they have all moved to Xingyue Island. Xingyue Island itself has no power. The 3,000 islanders recruited by Luo Jinsong are ordinary people. They used to be miserable and had problems with eating, let alone practicing.

The navy formed by Luo Jinsong is similar. Except for the guards left on the island by Yang Zhengshan, the others are just ordinary young and strong.

However, this is not a problem. Yang Zhengshan believes that with his ability, a large number of warriors will emerge on the island in a few years.

After the arrangements were made, Yang Zhengshan became a hands-off shopkeeper.

Of course, he is not really a hands-off shopkeeper.

While Jiang He and Yang Chengche were busy building the government office, Yang Zhengshan also selected a mansion in the city as the library of Xingyue Island.

Martial arts are also one of the foundations of a martial arts force, and Yang Zhengshan definitely has more than a few arts.

When destroying Xingyuemen, Yang Zhengshan took away all the martial arts of Xingyuemen.

When he broke through Yemi City, he also collected all the martial arts techniques collected by the Wuliang Royal Court into the Lingquan space.

In addition, the Yang family has also inherited many martial arts techniques over the years, especially the innate techniques and innate cultivation experience in the Darong Royal Library, and he also had people copy a lot of them.

It can be said that Xingyue Island is not short of martial arts cultivation techniques now, from the body-building realm to the acquired realm to the innate realm, all kinds of techniques should be available.

In the library, after Yang Zhengshan piled up various techniques in the house, he called Jiang He and told him: "The techniques for practicing the body-building and acquired realms are stored in the front yard, and the techniques for practicing the innate realms and the innate cultivation experience are stored in the back yard!"

"Choose a few clerks to take care of this place, and store these techniques in different categories. If you have time, find a few more people to copy these techniques as backup!"

Jiang He looked at the techniques in his hand and asked: "Can these techniques be shown to others?"

"Yes, but it's better not to read them too much if you don't have enough cultivation. It's a waste of time. You can look through the acquired techniques here if you have reached the level of refining strength, and you can look through the innate techniques here if you have reached the eighth level of acquired realm." Yang Zhengshan said.

There is no need to hide these techniques. They are all common techniques. Darong can open them at will, and Xingyue Island can also do so.

"Oh, I understand!" Jiang He replied.

In the following days, Jiang He fell into a busy life.

At this time, Jiang He was probably the busiest person on Xingyue Island. He had to set up a government office, so he had no shortage of manpower. Many of the Yang family's servants were good at writing and calculating, so it was no problem for them to work as clerks in the government office.

There were too many things to do. The government offices needed to be built, and elementary and middle schools also needed to be built.

There was no time to summon young and strong people to dismantle the city wall for the time being, so they could only make do with it for now.