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After Lin Chi finalized the land reclamation agreement with the local gentry in Susong, and with the momentum of Longyou merchant gang Fu Zongwei taking the lead, he immediately began to resettle the more than 10,000 hungry Shandong people who had migrated south from Laizhou Bay.

He fully implemented the work-for-relief policy and used all the efforts of these refugees to reclaim large tracts of untouched tidal flats and sandy land along the Susong coast.This area has been soaked by seawater all year round, and the soil is heavily saline and alkaline. It has always been abandoned wasteland, making it difficult to cultivate.People diverted water and diverted water, washed the fields, washed salt and moistened the soil day after day, rushing to work before the arrival of autumn, just to sow winter wheat as scheduled.

According to Xu Guangqi's accurate calculations, which he has been deeply involved in farming for many years, these more than 10,000 laborers working together can fully cultivate more than 30,000 acres of qualified fertile land before autumn planting.

However, the current season is tight and time is short, so there is no time to plan scattered farming. This year, the more than 30,000 acres of newly reclaimed land can only be sown with winter wheat.

According to the long-term regulations previously agreed upon by both parties, in the future, when the soil fertility of the fields is stable and farming is on track, the acres will be divided in half.Half of the crops were dedicated to growing grain, and all the harvests were used by the Fenwu Army; the other half were planted with cash crops such as cotton, mulberry and hemp, and all the output went to the gentry and merchants who were affiliated with the fields. Lin Chi had no involvement with the army.

But the current situation is special. This year, all grains are planted, and the gentry will not get any income from cash crops. The acres of land are occupied, but there is no profit.

Lin Chi was thoughtful and well aware of the joints, and did not want the Jiangnan gentry to suffer in vain and chill the hearts of the people.He took the initiative to set regulations to purchase all the winter wheat produced in Xintian this year at 80% of the market price.

In this way, it not only made up for the gentry's lack of cash crop harvest this year, but also stabilized the foundation of mutual cooperation. All the Susong gentry were grateful for his thoughtfulness and praised Zhen Haibo for his magnanimity and kindness.

Lin Chi also made proper arrangements for the scattered refugees who continued to pour into Susong's territory from the north.The best young men were selected from them and sent to the navy fleet to be transported to Dongfan Island in batches for resettlement.

Firstly, it relieves the local population pressure in Susong, prevents refugees from gathering and causing chaos, and ensures stability in the hinterland of Jiangnan; secondly, it continues to provide labor to Dongfan and supports the development and construction of the island.

It has only been a few years since the Fenwu Army entered Fujian and explored the southeastern seaboard.In recent years, whenever Fujian and Shandong suffered from devastation and the displaced people had no place to stay, Lin Chi continued to move the refugees eastward for resettlement.After several years of operation, tens of thousands of people have gathered on Dongfan Island.

With Dagou Port as the core seaport, coastal fortresses and settlements were built one after another, and the pace of reclamation continued to advance deeper into the island.After several years of hard work in reclamation and management, millions of acres of fertile land have been created.

Zhao Shizhen has been in charge of the Military and Warfare Bureau of Dongfan all year round, and has spent several years polishing craftsmanship and improving manufacturing methods. Now the island has a complete ordnance workshop system. It can be self-sufficient in the forging of muskets and cannons and the production of armor. The firearms and ordnance manufactured are continuously transported to the inland, steadily feeding back the entire territory of the Fenwu Army.

The world has always praised that "Huguang is well versed in the world," but Lin Chi's vision is not limited to one corner, and he has already laid out the long-term overall situation.

Xu Guangqi has been observing the sky and observing the earth's atmosphere all year round. He has already warned in advance that the weather will be unpredictable in the future, with droughts and floods alternating endlessly, and locust plagues and famines will occur frequently.Therefore, Lin Chi painstakingly managed thousands of hectares of fertile land in the east and accumulated extensive grain reserves, firstly to stabilize the food foundation of the entire Fenwu Army and not be restricted by the court's food and salary; secondly, to store a large number of reserve warehouses. When the famine comes and the people are displaced, there will be food to help the people, appease the four directions, and maintain a glimmer of hope in troubled times.

When the land of Susong was vigorously reclaiming wasteland and accumulating strength to consolidate its foundation, Zhao Shizhen, who had been supervising the construction of ordnance all year round in Dongpan, finally set off to return to Chongming Guard.

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