Faced with the indigenous people of several fan clubs around him, Van der Beck, who had just been appointed as the commander of the garrison, was so scared that he swallowed his saliva. You know, his name was the commander of the garrison, but Marin actually gave him only 10 soldiers. Even with the help of the city walls and muskets, he was not confident that he could withstand the attacks of thousands of indigenous people.

Therefore, Van der Beck asked Marin to send more troops to defend Tamsui City together. Or, it is more appropriate to call Tamsui Castle.

But the problem is that Marin has no soldiers to send now. The 1,000 troops he brought were all elites from the Beihai Kingdom and would definitely bring them back. As for Kongtai, the total number of soldiers is only 100, and it is already good to be able to divide 10 people to Van der Beck. After all, Keelung is Kongtai's base camp, and safety there is more important.

But seeing that Van der Beck was talking pitifully, and that 10 people really couldn't defend Tamsui Castle, Marin thought for a while and said:

"Or why do you recruit some indigenous soldiers?"

Van der Beck quickly shook his head and joked that these indigenous people were together with the locals. If they acted as the insider, Tamsui Fortress would be captured by them in minutes. The biggest enemy of Tamsui Fortress is the local indigenous people. Recruiting indigenous people to serve as soldiers, wouldn’t it be cleaned and given to the indigenous people? Therefore, Van der Beck would never be willing to recruit local indigenous people to serve as soldiers.

"Or why should you recruit some people from the Hanmin in Jilong Village to help defend the city?" asked Ma Lin.

Van der Beck nodded quickly. He could trust the Han people in Jilong Village on Peace Island. They got along happily with Kong Tai, and like them, they were all foreigners to the local indigenous people and could not collude with the indigenous people.

But Liu Laogen, who acted as a translator for Marin, stopped doing it:

"Master, there are only more than 50 people left in our Jilong Village, and only more than 20 strong men (that Japanese attack, many old and weak were killed, resulting in a relatively high proportion of strong men). How can we help Lord Fan defend the city? Besides, we still have to farm!"

Malin thought about it and it was right. There were indeed very few people in Jilong Village, so there were not enough people to be sent...

"Brother Liu, look, can you get some immigrants from the Ming Dynasty to enrich the population? By the way, we will also recruit some troops to help guard Tamsui Castle?"

Liu Laogen shook his head repeatedly:

"The master doesn't know that the Ming Dynasty has a strict household registration system, and it is difficult for ordinary people to leave the county and have no courage. Also, if life is stable, who is willing to leave his hometown? And those smugglers who dare to leave the county are all those who forget their righteousness when they see profit. Master, you dare not use it..."

"Then are you leaving your hometown?"

"We have suffered natural disasters..."

"Yes, I want those victims. I don't believe that Hu Jian has not had a natural disaster in the past two years! The victims have nothing, and I can make them full. I believe that someone is willing to come!" Marin said confidently.

Liu Laogen thought for a while and said:

"Master, you reminded me that you heard from the merchants responsible for smuggling goods to our businessmen on Meizhou Island that it seems that Ningde suffered consecutive storms (typhoons) and frost disasters last year, and Lianjiang also suffered frost disasters, and many victims appeared. Moreover, Ningde and Lianjiang are close to the seaside and can secretly pick people up from the sea..."

"Ningde... Lianjiang..." Malin remembered that both places seemed to be north of Fuzhou, close to the sea, which was indeed convenient for transporting people by sea.

"Then it, you are responsible for contacting people and finding refugees to Ningde and Lianjiang. Then, secretly transport them out in the middle of the night by fishing boats and transport them to Tamsui Castle. Tell those refugees that the food supply is full here!" With a huge killer weapon like sweet potato, Malin really doesn't worry about the victims going hungry.

"But...but... I only have contact with the smugglers on Meizhou Island. Ningde and Lianjiang have no connections..." Liu Laogen hesitated.

"Hey, what do I do? It's just that people are looking for people. You send someone to find the smugglers on Meizhou Island and give him a lot of money to introduce the smugglers on Ningde and Lianjiang to you..." Marin has seen such things in later generations. Moreover, Marin also heard a theory in his previous life - there are no more than 6 people apart from you and any stranger...

According to this theory, even if the smugglers on Meizhou Island have nothing to do with Ningde and Lianjiang smugglers, it is easy to get along through some of the brokers who have extensive interactions. The intermediate process only requires some introduction fees. What's more, Ningde and Lianjiang are both Hu Jian, so it's not troublesome to find it.

"But smugglers on Meizhou Island are not afraid that smugglers in Ningde and Lianjiang will steal their business?" Liu Laogen asked in confusion.

"When you send someone to contact him, it means you are just trying to attack those refugees. In addition, give more money and the other party will say it." Marin brought a lot of money on the ship this time, and he was not afraid of spending money.

So, Liu Laogen sent Qingzhuang, who was responsible for smuggling materials in Jilong Village, to contact the smugglers on Meizhou Island. After spending some money, the other party just wanted the refugees from Ningde and Lianjiang, and did not improve the channels for goods, so the other party agreed readily. Moreover, he quickly found the way...

Coincidentally, Meizhou Island is the hometown of the sea god Mazu. There is a Mazu Temple on the island, and it is the Mazu Temple, which is a holy place in the hearts of Hu Jian coastal residents who believe in Mazu. Moreover, many people with the surname Hu Jianlin like to call themselves descendants of Mazu. Of course, Mazu himself has no children, and they generally call themselves descendants of Mazu brothers or cousins. Every year, there are many people who come to the Mazu Temple on Meizhou Island to pilgrimage to burn incense.

Of course, there are people from Ningde and Lianjiang who come to Meizhou Island to worship Mazu. Every year on the 23rd day of the third lunar calendar, it is the birth festival of Mazu. There are many outsiders coming to Meizhou Island to worship Mazu Temple. Just so happens that Ningde and Lianjiang come, and they are stranded on the island and are in a hurry to leave.

Through these people and with the money, Liu Laogen quickly contacted the large smugglers in Ningde and Lianjiang. Then, the two sides sent representatives to secretly reach an agreement - the smugglers in Ningde and Lianjiang are responsible for sending people to the sea in the middle of the night with fishing boats, and Malin will arrange for ships to pick them up. When delivering the "goods", the price is 2 taels of silver per family with strong men...

It is said that in Ningde and Lianjiang, thousands of victims were displaced and waiting for relief. According to those smugglers, more than 3,000 victims may be able to operate on Taiwan.

Hearing that three or four thousand refugees would come, Malin felt the pressure while being happy. After all, there were more than three thousand people, and each person consumed an average of three or four hundred kilograms of food every year, it would also cost more than one million kilograms. And Kong Tai's sweet potatoes in Keelung seemed not enough to eat.

So, Malin ordered to cultivate a large amount of land and grow sweet potatoes by the Tamsui River near Tamsui Fort. As for the labor force, it is naturally to hire local indigenous people to be strong. This kind of employment is definitely mandatory. Malin's army is still there, so I wish these indigenous people would not dare to play tricks. When the more than 3,000 disaster victims were sent over, Tamsui Fort would have enough manpower, and it might not be afraid of those foreigners. At that time, if you lead the army to leave, there would be no problem...
Chapter completed!