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    In the undulating waves, dolphins with sharp beaks and gray backs play in the waves from time to time. Their ethereal calls echo on the sea level, making people feel relaxed and happy, and it seems that the whole mind is broadened.

    On the tall and sturdy King Qi, Li Min and Wen Xin sat on the deck with Concubine Yang, Empress Xiao and others, chatting while admiring the sea scenery.  Behind the King of Qi was a huge fleet, which included not only Li Min and the ship, but also many caravans from Shanghai traveling with them.

    Li Min¡¯s fleet left Shanghai two days ago, but instead of returning to Dengzhou, they headed south again to go to Taiwan.  This was mainly because Empress Xiao wanted to visit Taiwan. After all, Yang Jian had lived in Taiwan for decades. As a mother, she wanted to see with her own eyes the place where her son had lived.

    Cai'er naturally supports Empress Xiao's proposal. She has been away from Taiwan for nearly a year, so she naturally misses her hometown very much.  Concubine Yang finally left the palace once, and she didn't want to go back so early. In addition, Yang Jian's death made her feel a little depressed, so she wanted to take this opportunity to relax.

    Xiao Yu was the person in charge of the funeral procession. Originally he was worried about the risks at sea, and because of Concubine Yang's status, he initially objected. However, he couldn't stand the persuasion of Empress Xiao and others, and Li Min was also there.  I patted my chest and promised, so I had to agree in the end.

    The King of Qi was Li Min's ship and the largest ship in the entire fleet. In addition to Li Min and Wen Xin, there were also important figures such as Empress Xiao, Concubine Yang, and Princess Nanyang on the ship. When they came to Shanghai,  Everyone was in a sad mood and had no intention of enjoying the scenery on the sea.  Now that Yang Jian has been buried, the mood of the family is gradually recovering.  Now take a boat ride on the sea and enjoy the rare sea scenery.  While listening to Li Min explain the interesting things on the sea, I didn't feel bored at all.

    The sea route from Shanghai to Taiwan was already very busy. Along the way, Li Min encountered many ships going from Taiwan to Shanghai, and there were also some patrol warships. When these patrols saw Li Min's Qi Wang, they all started to rush.  Come forward and salute.  These warships are from the coastal defense team recruited by Li Min. Different from Lu Qing's full-time combat navy, the warships of the coastal defense team are much smaller and the soldiers are not very elite.  Usually he is only responsible for maintaining safety on the sea. At most, he scares away pirates when he encounters them. He rarely actually fights with people.

    In addition to these coastal defense teams, Li Min also saw many naval forces of the Tang Dynasty. These naval forces were generally stationed in coastal cities. In addition to their duties of defending the land, they also went out on patrol, but their patrol range was very small.  , usually only in the sea area surrounding the city.  Moreover, the attack on pirates was not active, and the safety of sea routes could not be guaranteed at all. It was precisely because of this that Li Min established the coastal defense team.  These coastal defense teams are headquartered in Taiwan, but are stationed on various islands, such as the newly conquered Liuqiu Islands.  It is a stronghold of the Coast Guard.

    The fleet went all the way south and soon arrived at the northernmost port of Keelung in Taiwan.  This is the capital of Taiwan and the most prosperous port on the entire island.  Li Min's Prince Qi's Mansion is also here.  Although Yang Jian originally lived in Tainan, Queen Xiao and the others finally came to Taiwan, so they naturally wanted to see the scenery of Keelung.

    Cui Wei, who was a guest, had already received the news that Li Min was coming, and prepared a grand welcome ceremony. He, Chen Gong, Zhu Meng and other local officials came out to greet him. Speaking of which, both Chen Gong and Zhu Meng were Yang Min's.  The old tribe was also the group of people who were most loyal to the former Sui Dynasty, so they were all very excited about the arrival of Queen Xiao, Concubine Yang, and Princess Nanyang.

    Empress Xiao also knew the identities of the two people from Li Min, and specially summoned them separately. She expressed her gratitude to them for their loyal assistance to Yang Jian, and then specifically told them that the former Sui Dynasty was dead and that they did not want to  If you have anything else on your mind, you must loyally assist Li Min and so on.

    ¡° Chen Gong and Zhu Meng both agreed with tears in their eyes to these requests from Empress Xiao.  Originally, Li Min wanted to introduce Yang Lie from the Jing Guards to Empress Xiao, but this involved the Four Guards, and talking about the Four Guards, Yang Guang had to be mentioned. In the end, Li Min was afraid that Empress Xiao would bother more.  , so I didn¡¯t tell her about Siwei.

    Li Min and the others rested in Keelung for two days. During this period, Li Min took Queen Xiao and the others to visit the construction of Keelung City. The construction of Keelung was earlier than that of Shanghai. In addition, Li Min secretly decided to build the city here.  It is one of the foundations of the city, so the investment in Keelung is very huge. It is precisely because of this that the construction progress of Keelung is faster than that of Shanghai.

    Keelung is completely a commercial port city. If the coastal cities north of Quanzhou want to go south, or the cities south of Quanzhou want to go north, most of the cities will stop in Keelung to replenish various supplies and take a look at what can be purchased for a low price.  Goods purchased at a price.  In addition, the sucrose production on the island of Taiwan has also reached a certain scale. The sucrose as white as snow attracted attention as soon as it came on the market.Countless people robbed it, and the supply has been in short supply for many years.

    But for Empress Xiao and others, the most attractive thing about Keelung City is the various strange goods shipped by overseas barbarian merchants. These goods include dazzling gems and various strange animals and plants.  "Capital of Datang Chapter 344: Visiting Taiwan", there are so many things that even Li Min can't name them.

    After leaving Keelung, Li Min and the others immediately rushed to Tainan County, where Yang Jian lived and where Cai'er was born.

    Tainan is very close to the Penghu Islands, so there are more immigrants here. When Yang Jian was there, the number of Han people here accounted for half of the entire island. With their population advantage, Tainan is now the only one on the island.  Second to the prosperous area of ??Taipei, it has developed into a city based on several small towns. It has been officially named Tainan City. It is the seat of Tainan County and the second largest city on the island after Keelung.

    Nowadays, Tainan County has a large population and great advantages in land and climate. Therefore, it is not only the main sugarcane planting area, but also many factories have been established in the county, such as textile, shipbuilding, glass and other factories. Although  The scale cannot be compared with the Chang'an area, but it laid the foundation for future industrial development.

    After arriving in Tainan City, Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang took Cai'er and others to the place where Yang Jian and Cai'er lived. It was a very beautiful manor located in Tainan City. Although the city had been renovated, there was nothing there.  However, it was preserved by Li Min, and was also named Qi Wang Manor by Li Min. The reason for using the name Qi Wang was to remember Yang Xun. Yang Xun's title in the former Sui Dynasty was Qi Wang. Secondly,  This manor also belongs to Li Min in name, and is regarded as his villa in Tainan.

    Tainan is Cai'er's territory. Since arriving here, Cai'er has returned home. She takes Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang around Tainan and has a lot of fun every day. She only occasionally thinks of the time she spent with her father.  , which still makes her a little sad.

    "Capital of the Tang Dynasty" After Cai'er took Empress Xiao and the others to explore Tainan City, Li Min suddenly received an invitation from two old acquaintances, Wang Kuang, Wang An's son.  As well as Cui Yu of the Cui family in Qinghe, the two of them have been staying on the island to work on plantations since they last came to Taiwan. They happened to be in Tainan during this time. After hearing the news of Li Min's arrival, they invited him to two places.  Visit a cooperative plantation.

    Li Min also happened to want to know about the development of plantations in Taiwan, so he immediately agreed to the two of them. And he had an idea and told Empress Xiao and others about the matter and asked them if they were willing to go together.  Unexpectedly, everyone was very interested in the plantation and were willing to go with Li Min.

    Early the next morning, everyone had finished dressing up. It was already summer, and the weather in Tainan was very hot, so even in the early morning, Li Min and others were wearing very thin clothes, while Concubine Yang, Wen Xin and other female family members were even more dressed.  Wearing a gorgeous gauze skirt and carrying a small umbrella, she was dressed for outdoor sports.

    Everyone rode the carriage all the way north. After leaving Tainan City, they walked north for about ten miles. Concrete roads have been paved both inside and outside Tainan City, so the carriage went very fast and there was no bumpiness in the car.  , and soon arrived in front of a huge manor, which was the plantation jointly run by Wang Kuang and Cui Yu.

    Cui Yu and Wang Kuang had been waiting in front of the manor gate for a long time. They were not surprised when they saw Li Min with so many people, because Li Min had already sent someone to notify them yesterday.  After the two people stepped forward to greet Empress Xiao, Concubine Yang and others, they led everyone to the hall to rest for a while, and then led them into the manor.

    This manor is huge, and it also has "entertainment shows" and criss-crossing roads. If Li Min and the others want to visit, they will need to take a carriage, otherwise they will not be able to get around after several days of driving.  Li Min was riding on the horse and asked Wang Kuang next to him with a smile: "Brother Wang, how big is the manor you and Brother Cui have, and how many people are working in the garden?"

    Hearing Li Min ask this, Queen Xiao and others on the carriage also looked at Wang Kuang from the window.  And Wang Kuang is worthy of being a son of an aristocratic family. Under the gaze of so many nobles from the Celestial Dynasty, he did not show any nervousness, but said calmly: "Your Highness, the climate and soil here in Tainan are very suitable for the development of plantations.  So Brother Cui and I joined forces and bought a total of nearly 100,000 acres of land in Tainan. Now we mainly plant sugar cane. As for the people working here, there are 2,000 Nanyang slaves, and there are hundreds of supervisors, stewards, etc.  They are all filled by Han Chinese."

    Empress Xiao and others on the carriage were shocked when they heard that Wang Kuang and his wife had bought 100,000 acres of land. This was not a small amount. For a noble family in the Guanzhong area, the combined land of their family might be worth more than 100,000 acres.  Less than 100,000 acres.  But Li Min was not surprised. After all, Taiwan has a small population and low land prices.The price is extremely low. With the financial resources of Cui Yu and Wang Kuang, buying 100,000 acres at once is really nothing.  (To be continued.)
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