The Northeast has rich forest resources and fertile land. As long as there is enough manpower, it is not difficult to develop.

However, the shortcomings that restrict the economic development of Northeast China are also obvious, with high inland transportation costs and lack of sea outlets.

Especially after advancing to Jilin and Heilongjiang, it was the closest to transport it to Lushun to sea, but the difficulty of land transportation is difficult to solve.

But that was in later generations. Today, Northeast China will not only have Lushun, but also have two sea routes: Tumen River and Heilongjiang.

The estuary of the Tumen River is near Hunchun, Jilin, and the estuary of the Heilongjiang River is Miaojie. It is still basically in a wilderness.

But in the long run, whether it is to supplement the outside of the pass or to feed back the pass, shipping with an outlet will be much cheaper than land.

Especially in Heilongjiang, there are dense tributaries and most of the major cities have navigation conditions. Moreover, the Heilongjiang channel is wide and ships with thousands of tons can be easily navigated.

On land, the Ming army has advanced northward to Jilin Province in later generations and will enter Heilongjiang this year.

Opening up the Tumen River estuary will effectively support the supply of materials from the Ming army, and transport production from Jilin Province to boost economic development.

Well, the emperor's idea is always so advanced. If it were still the traditional farming economy, whether there is an estuary in the Northeast will actually not have much impact.

This is obsession, just like always thinking about Japan, the emperor will occupy all the large tracts of land lost by the unequal treaty this time and steadily occupy it.

"Sir." An officer climbed the ship's stairs and reported to Zhang Keda: "The ship in front sent a flag slogan, which was approaching the entrance of the Tumen River."

Zhang Keda nodded and said, "Tell me the order, pay attention to navigation safety and prepare to dock."

Exploring the water conditions at the mouth of the sea and building a fort lighthouse on the shore according to the situation. This is the first step. The advancement on land has also been ordered to change the wilderness at the mouth of the Tumen River, which will not be a year or two.

In fact, Zhang Keda is more eager for the estuary of Heilongjiang. The reason is very simple. You can go up the river to find the remnants of Jianlu and destroy it.

Although the theme of the past few years is to develop and build the Northeast, everyone knows that the emperor will not give up if the remnants of Jianlu are completely eliminated.

Of course, the emperor did not advance northward to destroy the remnants of Jianlu. This has retreated to a secondary purpose, and it is still a major event of historical significance to attack Huanglong.

Three Thousand Marines are still a little missing!

Through the shared information, Zhang Keda also knew that the remnant life of Jianlu was very difficult.

The food I brought in the past has long been eaten up, and the unusual cold weather has caused either a bad harvest or a dead harvest. The cloth, silk and other materials have been exhausted, and they are about to enter the primitive era of animal fur skirts as clothes.

Even so, Zhang Keda was not so arrogant that he could destroy Jianlu with three thousand marines. The deep mountains, old forests, wilderness, only like the steady advancement of the army can force Jianlu into a desperate situation.

Although the area was wide, with the advancement and operation of the Ming army, the remaining living space of Jianlu became smaller and smaller. To the north, it was a more bitter and cold environment.

Although the hardship of the environment will not cause it to perish, there is no basis or conditions for development and growth, and degeneration is inevitable.

Degeneration means weakness. When the iron armor rusts, the arrows do not have sharp iron, and they are vulnerable to the Ming army armed to their teeth.

"Kuye Island--" Zhang Keda pointed on the chart. There are many tasks for the exploration and expansion of the East China Sea Fleet!

On Kuye Island, the Ming Dynasty established Nanghaerwei near the northern coast of this island, established Polo River Guards in the Bolu River Basin in the middle of the island, and established Uli River Guards in the Danlie River Basin in the eastern part of the island. Each guard was under the jurisdiction of the local military and civil affairs.

In the 44th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty sent 400 troops to patrol the border on the island, but later withdrew because there was no external threat.

The indigenous people on Kuye Island are the Hezhe, the Nevhe (Feyakha) and the Ainu people who live on fishing and hunting on the island. They are very respectful to the Central Plains government. Although they have no troops, they can still pay tribute to the central government.

This time, Zhang Keda had to take the new officials to Kuye Island to Xuanwei and station 500 troops on the island. Next, the court would send officials to govern.

Zhang Keda could foresee that the immigration and operation and development of Kuye Island had been included in the emperor's plan. However, in terms of time, it may be delayed for a few years.

The emperor's passion and persistence in expanding territory was surprising. He never forgot such a remote and bitter place.

But for the emperor, Kuye Island was originally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but it was just a resumption of rule, and there was no question of expanding territory.

The hatch door was gently knocked, and after receiving Zhang Keda's permission, the new Xuanwei envoy Du Ming walked in and bowed to show his respect.

Zhang Ke laughed and returned the greeting, saying, "Mr. Du is still used to it on the boat. It will take two or three days to get to Kuye Island!"

Du Ming smiled and said, "I am used to riding on a sea boat, so how can I not be used to it?"

As he said that, he walked to the table, looked at the chart, and also clicked on Kuye Island, saying, "Long live the words, the enemy will be at the end of their journey, and we must beware of their escaping to Kuye Island."

There is the Tatar Sea in the middle of Kuye Island, and a small boat can cross it in the narrowest place. However, the remnants of Jianlu wanted to escape to Kuye Island, although there was such a possibility, it was very small.

Now, the remnants of Jianlu are still in the Heilongjiang Province in later generations. They have to travel far north and cross the wilderness eastward to reach the seaside and flee to Kuye Island.

Although the possibility is very small, Zhang Keda dared not take it lightly. Five hundred elite soldiers were stationed on Kuye Island, contacted the local ethnic groups and left more than ten warships to ensure that there was no accident.

"Don't worry, Lord Du." Zhang Keda pointed to the sea map and said, "The estuary of the Tumen River and the estuary of the Heilongjiang River will be controlled by our East China Sea Fleet. The remnants of Jianlu were unable to go out to sea. They fled to Kuye Island, and my elite fleet would also be wiped out."

Du Ming nodded and said, "When Jilin Province sends people to open the sea estuary, the distance to Kuye Island will be very close, so there is no need to detour through Busan, North Korea."

"That's true." Zhang Keda said: "The Liaodong Military Region has received the Long Live Order. At the latest, it will enter the sea along the river and into the sea. Our East China Sea Fleet is also ready to respond. Master Du will be much more convenient for management on Kuye Island."

Du Ming nodded with a smile, and his heart became much more at ease.

Although he volunteered when he was elected by the Ministry of Personnel, thinking that he would work hard for several years and achieve undesirable political achievements, which would be conducive to his career promotion. But he was still nervous and lacked confidence in the wild land of Kuye Island.

Before leaving, Long Live summoned him specially. For his level of comfort envoy, he valued courtesy very special.

During the summoning, the emperor gave guidance on his business after he arrived at Kuye Island.

Kuye Island is rich in minerals, including coal, oil, natural gas, and natural resources, mainly wood. The specialty is mink, which is also the main tribute to Kuye Island.

At the same time, the emperor also promised him to withdraw supplies from Kuye Island every year and immigrate 2,000, from Jilin Prefecture to go to the sea along the Tumen River, and through Vladivostok to Kuye Island.

These conditions gave Du Ming a lot of confidence. He was thinking of seeking wealth and danger, but he didn't expect that the emperor attached so much importance to Kuye Island.
Chapter completed!