Chapter 934: Rubber

Banbu.

While generals like Maluofu and Wesley were adjusting their deployments due to the defeat in the naval battle.

Zhao Xu arrived here.

His arrival immediately plunged the Overseas Song People in Banbu into a frenzy.

"Your Highness Yan Wang, thank you for your grace. It is you who saved us from fire and water, allowing us children of Great Song to no longer act as slaves and to live freely in Banbu." As soon as Zhao Xu arrived, Miao An led the Banbu Song People to meet him.

Seeing Yan Wang, the crowd knelt all over the ground.

"Rise." Zhao Xu smiled, immediately letting these Overseas Song People stand up.

These Overseas Song People had not experienced the current reforms in Great Song.

Their thinking was still stuck in the harsh feudal era of the past.

Even though the generals told them that the times had changed.

They still could not accept it all at once.

"Your Highness, you are our second parents. We hope Your Highness can forever protect us wanderers in these overseas lands."

"Over these years, we have not only been bullied miserably by the Westerners, but also bullied miserably by the local natives."

"They all call us pigs."

"..."

At Zhao Xu's command, the crowd stood up.

But they kept telling Zhao Xu about the grievances they had suffered overseas all these years.

At this moment, Zhao Xu was the head of their household.

Just like children who have been bullied outside, they poured out their hearts upon seeing their parent.

"I have long understood your situation. From now on, you can live in peace in Luzon; no one will be able to bully you again. This southward expedition was not a whim of mine, but a long-term strategy for Great Song," Zhao Xu said with a smile.

Hearing this confirmed personally from Zhao Xu's mouth, the crowd's faces were suddenly filled with smiles.

They were afraid that the army would come and then leave.

In that case, although the Westerners would have been driven away, they would still suffer bullying from the natives.

After all, under the propaganda of the Franks over these years, the Luzon natives were extremely hostile toward the Song People.

"With Your Highness saying this, we are truly at ease." The crowd smiled even more brightly.

Zhao Xu nodded, "However, even if your lives are smooth from now on, do not forget the bloodline flowing in your bodies. If one day you forget your roots, betray your trust, and become enemies of Great Song, I will not show mercy."

He was stating the ugly truth upfront.

Human nature is always selfish; the current Overseas Song People hope to receive the protection of Great Song, so naturally, they are grateful to him.

But this does not mean their interests will always align with Great Song.

Britain and Sam Country, both being Angsa, could fight each other and establish independent nations.

It is unknown whether these Overseas Song People will also want to break free from Great Song's control in the future.

"Your Highness, even if we were given a hundred guts, we would never do such a thing." Hearing this, Miao An turned pale with fright.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu felt he had been a bit too serious, so he resumed his smile.

Because of cases in contemporary history, he sometimes thought about problems much further ahead.

In fact, in the short term, this problem would not appear at all.

Most importantly, he was no saint.

He had once sworn that even if he had to bear a bad reputation, he would leave behind eternal blessings for Great Song.

Just like Qin Shi Huang, who was cursed for thousands of years, it could not change his great achievements.

Therefore, it was not as if he would return the Southern Region countries to their kings just because he had driven away the Westerners.

Of course, he would not hand everything over to the Overseas Song People either.

The main responsibility of the Overseas Song People would ultimately be communication between Great Song and the natives.

Because they were familiar with the local area and spoke the local languages.

When the time came, teaching the Great Song language throughout the entire Southern Region and conducting cultural output would no longer be a problem.

"That is for the best." Zhao Xu replied to Miao An.

Then he comforted the crowd and chatted with them for a while.

When he mentioned the rubber plantations, Miao An said, "Your Highness, I know about this. The largest rubber plantation in Luzon is east of Manila. Every year, the Franks transport a lot of rubber back to the Western Lands."

Zhao Xu was delighted; Miao An's account was similar to the intelligence Dong An had brought back years ago.

In this way, Great Song would soon be able to take over a rubber plantation.

As long as there is rubber, the industry of Great Song will soar.

Especially in terms of electricity transmission, the problem of cables would be completely solved.

The Wired Telegraph could also pass through the seabed, reaching Dongying, Yizhou, and in the future, even the Southern Region countries.

Next, Miao An mentioned six other rubber plantations in Luzon.

Some of these rubber plantations were ones that even Dong An had not scouted.

Afterward, he spoke about the plantations in Banbu itself.

These plantations grew traditional spices like nutmeg and pepper.

Due to the increase in productivity in the Western Lands, food began to be in surplus.

Spices have anti-corrosive and antibacterial properties, so during this period, a large amount of spices was needed to preserve food and prevent it from spoiling and rotting.

And this was the main business operated by the Franks and the Stedan in Dongtu.

Now, as the productivity of Great Song has increased, it will soon face the problem of food preservation.

With the spices from the Southern Region, some of the food preservation problems could be solved.

However, what he valued most in the Southern Region remained the Rubber plantations.

Currently, the Troop Transport Ship is still continuously transporting soldiers from Yizhou to Banbu.

Once the troop strength is sufficient in these two days, he will immediately order Zhou Yi to take Manila.

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