On June 6, 1690, on the rainy island of Hokkien Island, the weather was clear.

Bai Yutang, who was over 50 years old, walked on the country road with careful support from two Japanese samurai. While walking, he looked at the farmland on the roadside and the green spring wheat, and his heart was filled with joy.

This is a better land than South Africa! Although it is a little colder, it does not have the drought problem that plagues South Africa. Well, maybe the soil fertility is insufficient and it requires a lot of effort to improve it, but this is not a big problem. Just take it slowly. In short, this land full of hope is endless - well, it is limited to the area east of the volcanic group - forests, with rich coal resources and abundant animal resources. The pioneers who go into the mountains and hunt never return empty-handed. Not to mention, the offshore is the world's largest fishing ground, the Kuril Islands Fishery. People live here, except for the colder weather, there is really nothing wrong with it, and it can even be said to be relatively rich.

That is, there is not enough population to immigrate to the east coast. If there is enough population, with their technical height and management level, the Hokkien Island should be developed soon. Even if the grain output may not be very high at the beginning, a generation will soon taste the fruits of harvest when the barren soil is improved. Before that, they can maintain a relatively decent living standard by grazing, hunting and fishing. This is the benefit of more per capita resources, and their life will not be bad.

Many people living here say that if they make up their minds to develop this place well, they can export a large amount of grain and meat every year. Why do they have to be slaughtered by the Koreans and Dutch people? They earn a lot of money every year by selling grain, especially the Kingdom of Korea. Without this amount of silver inflows every year as the start-up capital, how can the large-scale transformation of the Kingdom of Seoul (the capital has been renamed from Hanyang City to Seoul) be launched? Without this money, even if the East Coast consultants repeatedly urged them, they may not be able to provide enough gold.

Is it money to renovate several transportation roads across the country? Without this money, how can they buy East Coast equipment and hire East Coast technicians to expand the production of pig iron? Without this money, how can they afford to equip several beautiful sail warships? The Koreans are mean and stingy and narrow-minded. No matter how much money they give them, they will not be grateful to you. They will make small moves when they have the opportunity. In recent years, they have been secretly eroding and expanding on Hamkyung Road. Therefore, it is in vain to give them money, and it is better to leave it to their own people.

Bai Yutang also supported this statement. As the new deputy director of the Blackwater Management Committee and general manager of the East Coast Japan Company, Bai has always wanted to make a good career in the Far East and add a strong mark to his political achievements. Therefore, when he had just finished one month after taking office, he couldn't wait to arrive at the Port of Yuanbo, Rishiri Island, on a ship transporting timber to Shandong.

On this beautiful island, Bai Yutang stayed for more than half a month. During this period, he carefully learned about the annual yield of spring wheat, potatoes, corn and other grain crops on the island. Of course, the above is not the highlight, but the highlight is to understand the hunting industry on the island!

The East Coast Island, together with the Liwen Island next to it, has a long history of development, which can almost be traced back to the time when Mo Dashuai first founded this colony. In that long time, the East Coast people threw many mooses, wild boars, robes, cattle, sheep and other animals on these two islands for various reasons, and let them reproduce, treating them as a natural pasture (for animals, a natural prison). What they value is its closed characteristics, as well as the relatively high temperature in the deep warm current, and the port remains unmoved all year round.

Now, Lishiri Island and Liwen Island have begun to provide a large amount of meat food base every year. There are more than five meat processing factories in Yuanbo Port. They import pottery utensils from Shandong or North Korea, and then process them into various cans and sell them back, making a lot of profits. In addition, there are food processing plants, seafood processing plants, wineries and other enterprises on the island.

It is amazing that the island has so many industrial facilities - this is not considered the ship repair factory on the island. Yuanbo Port is one of the winter bases of ships under the Blackwater Management Committee, and has complete ship maintenance and maintenance capabilities.

Bai Yutang expressed his appreciation for Guan Min's work on the island, believing that Rishiri Island has made indelible contributions to the development and growth of Blackwater. Now, although time has changed and many regions have gradually developed, we should not forget the contributions made by Rishiri Island. The Finance Department of the Management Committee will make some statements in this regard.

There is no doubt that Shiratsudo's words will arouse warm welcome from Rishiri Island. In the past decade, with the establishment of six major settlements on the opposite side of the sea (the later generations of Shiratsunai City, Hokkaido, Ainu word "cold rivers"), Soya (the later generations of Soyako), Soyako (the later generations of Soyako), Soyako (the later generations of Soyako), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County), Soyako (the later generations of Toshiri County, Ainu word "river flowing out of the swamp"), the establishment of six major settlement towns, the funds and personnel of the Blackwater Management Committee have become increasingly inclined to the above areas, so that Rishiri Island has not received enough investment, and many of them have gone to the shore to live, and there are great resentment from the upper and lower regions.

Therefore, Bai Yutang promised to increase investment in Rishiri Island, which was still very morale. Although some people doubt whether the new deputy director could make the decision and whether he could attract investment for them, at least this was very beautiful, right? You must know that over the years, the officials above have not even been willing to coax them Rishiri Island, and this master is at least willing to coax them, so be content.

After staying at Yuanbo Port, Bai Yutang took regular flights between the two places (an old 72-ton steamer) and went to the Kwainai Port on the other side for inspection. These were the areas he was responsible for in the future, and he had to take a good walk and take a look. Two deputy directors of the Blackwater Management Committee, one served as the commissioner of the Kuye Regional Administration, in charge of the Kuye Island, one served as the general manager of the East Coast Japan Company, in charge of the Hokkien Land, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula and other places. After good development, they were all his political achievements and capital that he could be promoted in the future.

Bai Yutang knew that because of his father Bai Siwen's influence, his career has not been particularly smooth over the years. There are people of the same generation as him who have joined the Central Executive Committee, but there are many people who are on par with him a generation later than him, which is simply so pitiful. This time, he was promoted from the position of commissioner of the Hezhong Regional Administration of South Africa to deputy director of the Hei Water Management Committee. This step was not easy and he cherished it particularly. He was only in his fifties and still had the opportunity to move up. Even if he couldn't join the Central Executive Committee, it would be good to be a high-ranking official.

And this is not impossible. Isn’t the position of a high-ranking official under his butt? Lan Fei is a soldier and cannot stay in this position for a long time. As long as he has excellent work and outstanding achievements, he will eventually take another step forward and become the director of the management committee. Therefore, Bai Yutang’s heart is still full of flames. He wants to reverse the unfavorable situation since his father Bai Siwen and lay a good foundation for his descendants. And all of this depends on how he is doing as the deputy director of the Hei Water Management Committee!

"How many people are there in Zhinei Township now? The farmland is well-organized." Bai Yutang asked happily.

"Including a child born two days ago, there are now 2,670 people in the entire township of Shinei. All of them have formal household registration, and those who stay temporarily are not included." The township chief replied immediately.

The earliest six townships such as Shiraine and Zonggu have been established for ten years, and the latest Dunbee Township has two years. In total, there are about 10,000 farmers who have reclaimed land, all of whom are immigrants from mainland China. In order to gather these tens of thousands of immigrants, the Hei Water Management Committee (including the previous Hei Water Development Team) has really put a lot of effort into it: free land allocation is a must, and enough settlement fees are also required. Farmers must give priority to providing cheap building materials when building houses. In short, a bunch of conditions have been promised (of course, they were all fulfilled one after another), and then these immigrants have been saved to settle down and reclaim land and develop the place.

Of course, the Blackwater Management Committee did not only attract more than 10,000 people, but in fact the number was far beyond that. In the northeast of the Hokkidi Island, people on the east coast had added some additional settlements in addition to the original Kushiro, Hokan and Nemu, namely, Nofu Township (later Nofu Township), Bitsui Township (later Nofu Township), Bitsui Township (later Nofu Township), Kawaguchi Township (later Kawagami disciple Qu Town), Xieli Township (later Net City), and Tokashi Township (later Tokashi Urao Town Urao Town), and about tens of thousands of people were also placed.

In addition, the two settlements in the Kuril Islands, such as the Zhezha Township on the Zezha Island, the Ocean Township on the Kouyan Island, the Heixiazi Township, the whale resort on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the reindeer Township, the new prisoner exile place (near the Osora Village on the Kamchatka Peninsula), etc., have more or less divided into some populations. Although not many, no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat, and they also occupy a certain share. This is a fact.

According to statistics and estimates, there are currently about 70,000 people on the Kuril Island, the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula, which are all the responsibilities under the jurisdiction of Bai Yutang in the future. The "those qualities" are mainly based on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery. Sometimes there may be some construction industries, forestry, food processing and mining, producing grain, seafood, wood, meat, fur, pearls, gold, sulfur and various whale products. Although the climate is relatively cold, the living standards of residents are not low. Take Heixiazi Port (Pepavlovsk City, later Kamchatka) as an example. There is a warm current passing by near this port, and there are geothermal hot springs around the city. In fact, the temperature is not low, and the port is still a non-frozen port - of course it is not strictly intended.

The harbor in Yishang is just that it is not frozen in the bay. It can moor ships to not go south to spend the winter. There are still a lot of floes outside the bay. The sailing era will affect sailing. The nearby fishery resources are very rich, with salmon, crab, cod, squid and other production. There are special processing plants in the urban area that process various seafood products day and night. In addition, dozens of whaling ships are moored in this port all year round, and whaling ships are fully loaded to sell products almost every week. In addition, the branches established by the Shanghai Army's Northeast Asian Squadron and the large-scale ship repair factory, the permanent population of Heixiazi Port has five or six thousand people, which is more than many cities on the Hokkien Island, and the people's lives are relatively rich. Apart from being a little lonely, there is almost nothing to complain about.

Bai Yutang planned to take a boat along the Kuril Islands and head north along the Kuril Islands, and finally arrived at the Hay-Black Port. As a senior cadre on the east coast, he certainly understood what the colonies of the Hwai-Black Islands meant! It can be said that as long as the Blackwater Management Committee firmly controls this area and operates it properly, as long as Japan and North Korea are brought together, this iron barrel-like continental blockade line will be completed. The Sea of ​​Okhotsk has become the inland sea for the people of the East Coast, and the Whale Sea (Sea of ​​Japan) is basically its own economic circle. If Taiwan Island, Ryukyu Islands and even the Philippine Islands are included, this iron barrel blockade line will be even stronger, almost surrounded by two major land powers in China and Russia.
Chapter completed!