C1172 Nanyang Reclamation (2/2)

The South Asian monkeys would never understand why these Chinese were so diligent. They only slept for six and a half hours a day, and the rest of the time they spent working. Although the rice production in the farmlands was enough for them to eat for a hundred years, they were still harvesting new land.

After burning pieces of land, these Chinese workers would immediately build water diversion ditches, level the land and build village villages with strong defensive capabilities. In a few months time, they would be able to create hundreds of hectares of rice fields out of thin air.

In Nanyang, there was no need for people to diligently cook the rice. After planting the seedlings, people wouldn't even bother weeding, because the yield of rice harvested three seasons a year was sky-high.

During the harvest season, Four Seas Trading Company and Mi Family Food Shop would go all out, rolling out roll after roll of Ryukyu currency notes to trade for cart after cart of rice before gathering at the merchant ship of the sea to head towards the distant north.

In the beginning, Tian Lin, Niu Jincai and the rest were still suspicious. They didn't know if this Nan Yang would be able to support an entire group of people, but after seeing the harvest with their own eyes, everyone was relieved.

Tens of millions of years of rain forests had accumulated, filling the soil with fecundity and fertility. Furthermore, the common volcanic eruptions in the Southern Ocean had even provided fertile volcanic ash to the soil. The rice plants here grew as long as if they had gone mad.

The most important thing was that there would never be a drought here. There were rivers and streams everywhere, and irrigating farmlands definitely wasn't because there wasn't enough water, but because there was too much water.

The scene that happened in the Borneo was just a microcosm of the numerous Chinese reclamation area in the whole of South Asia. Under Xiao Letian's protection, the tropical rain forest in the Southern Ocean was shrinking at a speed that far surpassed real history.

Maybe in the future, there would be people who would scold Xiao Letian as an ecological destroyer, but he didn't care that much right now. As long as he could feed those billions of mouths of his, he wouldn't care even if he burned all of Nan Yang's forests.

Another advantage brought about by the reclamation plan was the increase in the number of immigrants. Due to sufficient food, many of the poorest refugees in the country were brought here. Through the company's centralized placement, many large Chinese towns and cities with a population exceeding 10,000 had already appeared in the Southern Ocean.

For example, the fifty odd muscular men beside Tian Lin and Tian Lin were an armed force that had been formed by the Chinese themselves.

The newest Mauser's rifle, the Arabian's war horses that Nan Yang had never seen before, and a few cantaloupe grenades that were imported from the Ryukyu on his waist, these Chinese guards that were armed to the teeth had already smashed up the harassment of the native monkeys more than once, and also took away a lot of their land.

Niu Jincai looked at the fertile land and lamented: ”This is truly a fertile land, from today onwards, this will be our territory, whoever dares to snatch it will fight for it with others!”

Tian Lin also gritted her teeth and said, ”That's right, tomorrow I will discuss it with the village leaders. From now on, the defense tax will be increased by 30%. They won't object, as long as they agree to increase it by 30%, our company will consider itself increasing it by 35%! ”

”I heard that Tanggu will soon be able to produce five to six hundred tons of small warships. At that time, let's buy a few more … If we can't beat the foreign devils, can't we beat those native monkeys? This Borneo must belong to the Chinese even if she dies? ”

”Right, right...” Tax increase! Big guy has all the money in his possession right now, so there's no need to complain! ”

Just as the two of them were looking forward excitedly, Guard Captain outside the carriage suddenly roared, ”Innkeeper, quickly take a look …” Look at the sea! With the shadow of the fleet in sight, what the hell was with all those sails? ”All of them are battleships …”