"Are you sure you want to move eastward?" Lao Qiu heard Mao Geng's new plan to move eastward, but he was a little unturned.

Speaking of which, Porter and Rodman were looking forward to the day they landed in Australia, and suddenly a gorgeous turn made Lao Qiu a little difficult to accept for a while.

"Isn't this because the situation has changed? The so-called plan is not as good as change, which means this. I hesitated for a long time before I made up my mind. Lao Qiu, if we change a leader here in Taiwan, our lives will not be so good. I still don't know if the new emperor will take the opportunity to shear the wool! We are too conspicuous, so we still have to be careful. After all, Taiwan is too close to the mainland, so the court must strictly control it. Zhao Handong's transfer is a signal. It may be a bit difficult for us to continue to enjoy the special treatment of the country in the country."

When Lao Qiu heard this, he immediately understood Mao Geng’s thoughts and nodded:

"It's still Chief Mao's careful consideration. This is not inconsistent with the strategy of cunning rabbit three-holes we set before. Taiwan is a stronghold and the Isthmus of Kra isthmus is a stronghold. It was originally planned to build another stronghold in Luzon, but now it is changed to Hokkaido. It's the same. You're right. Zhao Jian is still very kind. We shouldn't be wrong with following him."

"Yes, in general, the Song Dynasty was still the only one who ruled the society, and it was the hard truth to the right people. Zhao Han and I have worked together for so long, and we have been accustomed to each other's style of doing things. Haha, many people who were in state-owned enterprises in later generations, and there were many people who followed the top leaders to take the business. The same is true, right!"

This is the reason, Lao Qiu nodded.

Lao Qiu Fu sighed again and sighed:

"In fact, in addition to weak military strength, the Song Dynasty had a good political ecology, which can be called a clear-minded political environment. Looking at all dynasties, including the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, they were not as good as the Song Dynasty when it focused on people's livelihood. The emperors of the Song Dynasty did not kill anyone casually, as if they had never killed a civil servant. The key is that the Song Dynasty did not discriminate against merchants like other dynasties, but instead encouraged industry and commerce. It was probably the dynasty that respected private property the most in all dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, you can be a happy capitalist. Generally speaking, you don't have to worry that as a businessman, you will be sheep-cut by the court. I'm right!"

Mao Geng admitted that the level of civilization in the Song Dynasty was indeed the pinnacle of this era, and it was an era of high social freedom and openness. Song Taizu once set two dead rules for his children and grandchildren: "One, those who speak are not guilty; two, they do not kill literati." Even linking associations, groups, and parades, which seem to be more sensitive to later generations, did not commit any taboos in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty established a national social welfare system that even the Republic of China could not match, and set up regular welfare institutions such as orphanage homes, Sales and Children's Bureau, Infant Bureau, Futian Home, Juqing Home, Pharmaceutical Bureau, Anjifang, and Luze Garden to implement routine relief "every year-round" relief. "If the snow falls, there will be money for snow cold, if the rain falls for a long time, there will be money for relief," and so on.

The relief objects of the national welfare system in the Song Dynasty basically covered vulnerable groups in society such as the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, the poor, and the babies. The welfare provided by the state covers all levels of childbirth, pension, medical care, education, shelter, and funeral. If you could achieve such a state eight hundred years ago, the Song Dynasty was enough to be called a civilized society at its peak.

If Mao Geng hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have even believed that all this was true.

The Song Dynasty surpassed the Republic of China in terms of people's livelihood and civil rights, and there is no doubt that this is why Mao Geng never developed a rebellious mind. Of course, not rebellious mind does not mean that he does not consider self-protection. After all, it is an imperial society. How can you not be aware of people like Mao Geng and the time traveler who seem to threaten national security?

So Mao Geng smiled and said:

"Old Qiu, you are like the ideal country in your words, and you are like the Song Dynasty. It is like the role model of the "Three Represents". Haha, our goal is so big, I don't know how many red-eyed patients are staring at us! Besides, this is just a prevention! Don't worry, in my plan, you have been here. As for me, I have been here for a short time, and the foundation is still here."

In fact, Lao Qiu usually obeys what Mao Geng decided. Now, who will be in power in Luzon. It is obviously too early to manage Luzon. Since this is the case, operating Xiayi Island is a natural choice.

So, another enlarged meeting of the Mao Group's board of directors was held. Yes, the current high-level meeting of Time Travelers has been called the board of directors seriously.

"I am the first to agree with the eastward advance. The first thing is to take it back to Sakhalin Island. Sakhalin Island has been our territory since ancient times. The Qing Dynasty sold the country and sold Sakhalin Island to the Russians. Now the opportunity is so good, there is no reason not to take it back." When talking about the content of Sakhalin Island, Zhao Yuchun looked like an angry young man.

Lin Lishi shrewd and refuted:

"I have read a post that said that the Qing Dynasty never ceded Sakhalin Island to the Russians. The Treaty of Nibchu stipulated that Sakhalin Island belonged to China. Later, the Treaty of Beijing and the Treaty of Aihui, the Qing Dynasty ceded the Northeast outside the Northeast, but at least in the text, it was not ceded Sakhalin Island. You don't understand this! Sakhalin Island was occupied by the Russians forcibly. Of course, this is not important. The important thing is to be taken quickly. I have said that it is necessary to occupy Sakhalin Island. Chief Executive Mao was too cautious before, but it is not too late now."

"In fact, in terms of resources, Sakhalin Island is definitely more worthy of possession than the Xiamen Island. It is said that oil and natural gas alone are very impressive. The storage equivalent is 7 billion tons, and the reserves are similar to those of Kuwait, a major dog owner in the Middle East. From this point of view, Sakhalin Island is an absolute "treasure island". Of course, you can't be polite for such a treasure island."

When Gu Yongqiang said this, everyone's eyes lit up. It turns out that the reserves of Sakhalin Island's oil have reached this point! Those who were already doubting Dongjin immediately no longer had the intention to question it. Damn, who doesn't know that Kuwait is so rich, hurry up, take it, don't miss it when you pass by!

Almost one-sidedly agree! Even Porter, he has never had any good feelings for the Russians, and of course he will not object to "Sakhalin Island belongs to China."

Next, it will be easy.

Work together to make plans for the eastward and outward.

First of all, the textile and garment industry needs to prepare for the eastward movement. Xiayi Island is already cold enough. Sakhalin Island is a real bitter and cold place, not to mention that it is the Little Ice Age! Especially in the north of Sakhalin Island, which produces oil, it is about three months in spring and summer. Other times are long winters, and minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius are common.

Mao Geng didn't think about moving Sakhalin Island earlier because the place was particularly cold.

If we look at the value of farming, Sakhalin Island is definitely not as good as Xia'an Island, and of course it is even worse than Luzon. Things have priorities. Before entering the industrial age, from the perspective of farming and commercial value, development westward is obviously more valuable. Now it is basically a homeless place, so it is natural to put Sakhalin Island in a later position. Without mentioning the time traveler led by Mao Geng, the rest of the Song Dynasty naturally had no interest in such a poor place.

The textile industry and garment industry in the Special Administrative Region are developing well now. The textile industry in the Song Dynasty was actually very awesome in this era. The most impressive hydraulic textile machine Mao Geng has seen has more than a thousand parts. What Mao Geng has to do is to standardize it on the basis of this kind of textile machine and use steam power. However, Mao Geng did not devote his energy to the textile industry. Today, the textile industry in the Special Administrative Region is still the world of traditional textile practitioners in the Song Dynasty. It is just that the machines have been improved and the share of cotton textiles has been increased.

As Mao's Group openly purchases cotton, the area of ​​cotton planting in the Song Dynasty has been growing more than one year in the past two years. In addition, the continuous import of cotton from India, the stock of raw cotton in the special zone warehouse has been quite considerable, which can fully support the supply of winter clothes of 100,000 people.

Having solved the problem of keeping cold, Sakhalin Island’s problem was half solved.

As for worrying about the indigenous people of Sakhalin Island that would cause trouble to the Song Dynasty team, this worry is purely unnecessary. In this time and space, no one can stop the elite Song Dynasty equipped with advanced firearms. Many of them here are military fans, talking about how the configuration of the weapon should be. Mao Geng just listened and thought to himself, is it necessary to deal with the general mob holding primitive weapons that are so particular?

Someone immediately raised the traffic issue.

Considering the crisscrossing rivers on Sakhalin Island, the construction of flat-bottomed ships was put on the agenda. Porter proposed that 20-100-ton sailboats could be built. As for power, steam engines could be used. For small boats, ball-burning internal combustion engines could be used.

It is worth mentioning that with the charcoal gas generator as a supporting energy generator, the ball-burning gas machine has been installed on a 20-ton boat. The 60-horsepower ball-burning gas machine can easily achieve a speed of 8 knots. It can be foreseen that this gas ball-burning machine using charcoal as fuel will be mass-produced and act as the power of fishing boats, tractors and even tanks.

Given that the eastward advance was ultimately going to voyage from North America, Porter was attracted by the newly built 2,000-ton ship and wanted to make the idea of ​​this ship. This ship was a customized armed merchant ship by Taiwan-Song Haimao, and was temporarily equipped with cast iron cannons cast from iron. Considering that the largest warships in the Song Dynasty today are no more than 800 tons, Porter believes that this ship should become Chief Executive Mao's ship, and after a slight modification, it can be used as a flagship for voyage from America.

The Song Dynasty Navy is still in the process of brewing, and a new shipbuilding plan has not yet been officially released. If the Navy is established, perhaps this 2,000-ton ship will be targeted by the Navy. It is hard to say that it will become a naval resource. This will require Zhao Han to bargain with the court and try to fight for it.

Zhao Han did submit a letter and was applying for various care and support from the emperor's uncle Zhao Dun. But it is hard to say whether Zhao Dun would buy it one by one.

There were some disputes about the selection of routes for long-distance travel in the Americas. Radicals felt that they should go east and go directly to the Americas without having to go to the Kuril Islands and the Aleutian Islands, and there was no need to take the relay route with a bow-back road. Those who advocated the stability believed that direct flights to the Americas were too risky, and relay routes were more reliable.

However, no one is a navigator. Everyone whispered for a while, and in the end, the safe ones gained a little bit of the upper hand.

In the end, the biggest problem of moving eastward is still the problem of insufficient population.

It is good to use local materials. Japanese and Koreans can recruit workers. As for the way to recruit workers, of course, it is not to win people over with virtue, just catch them one by one.

The problem is that the main body must be the people of the Song Dynasty, but how to attract the people of the Song Dynasty to come enthusiastically is a matter that must be considered.
Chapter completed!