Why do all counties want to open canning factories? Because canning factories not only make money, but also are a good way to create jobs. Not only are they labor-intensive, they also require a lot of upstream and downstream industries to cooperate.

For example, the Yilan Cannery needed 500 fishing boats to supply the first phase of the workshop. There was also a porcelain factory, a lumber factory, and a lot of coal to provide fuel. Okay, and a lot of salt.

With the huge profits from the canning factory, Tang Youde took advantage of the rich forest resources in Yilan and started production of ten wood factories at one go. Although the quality of wood in Taiwan is not high, he does not intend to go the high-end route. The continuous flow of immigrants to Taiwan requires a large number of furniture to settle down. The "IKEA brand" furniture of Yilan Furniture Factory is a low-end route, and the sales are completely guaranteed.

Tang Youde used the woodworking factory to recruit and train a large number of carpenters. Making furniture was just a practice, and his ultimate goal was to develop the shipbuilding industry.

This is the Age of Exploration. You have already started a century of great immigration. Is there any doubt about the prospects of the shipbuilding industry? In addition to expensive warships and armed merchant ships, a large number of ordinary sea vessels are also needed, right?

Moreover, Yilan is located at the midpoint of the route from Ryukyu to Luzon. If the shipbuilding industry is developed, it is very likely to develop into an international commercial port like Naha and Luzon. By then, won’t Yilan be so prosperous?

As for Tang Youde’s third trick, it was the Yilan soda in his hand.

Mr. Zhao has been tinkering with soda for a few years, but due to the cost and scale of carbon dioxide production, he has never built a factory for sales. The small soda machines he has produced are only given to wealthy dog ​​owners for their enjoyment.

Yilan Soda is the first mass-produced soda, and a bottle of it weighs one kilogram. If you return the bottle, you only have to pay ten cents to drink it again!

The cost of making one pound of soda using a small soda machine is more than ten cents!

Not to mention that the biggest cost in the beverage industry is actually in packaging, transportation and sales...

The reason why Fatty Tang is so sad is not because of technological progress, but because of God’s gift!

Yilan has natural drinkable sparkling water - the famous Su'ao Cold Spring!

The Su'ao Cold Spring is caused by the abundant rainfall in Yilan and the thick limestone terrain. Because the spring water contains a large amount of carbon dioxide, fish and shrimp cannot survive, and insects will die if they fall into it, so the indigenous people have always believed that this boiling but cold spring water is poisonous.

It was not until the Japanese occupation that the Japanese discovered this good thing, and the famous bubble soda was born. Not only did the upper echelons of the Japanese army drink soda, but it was also exported to Europe and became one of the few foreign exchange earning products for Japan.

Zhao Hao had his mind calculated. Since the Japanese were so poor but could still enjoy the same things as the navy, he should also try his best to let the coast guard enjoy the same things.

A daughter who is raised in wealth is not easily seduced by vanity and money...

It has always been Zhao Hao's long-cherished wish to let the marine officers and soldiers drink soda at any time. So after taking Taiwan, he told Tang Youde this secret.

Of course, Fatty Tang couldn’t make those delicate marbles, so he could only seal the mouth with a cork and wire, and then put a circle of wax on the outside. It would last for half a year without bubbling.

The wealthy coast guard officers really loved the Yilan soda, and the Taiwan Garrison immediately placed an order for 500,000 bottles per month.

Five hundred thousand bottles sounds scary, but it's not even enough for the officers and soldiers in the garrison to have one bottle a day. And it's only five thousand taels of silver, which is a drop in the bucket.

When the Tamra Garrison heard about this, it also ordered 500,000 bottles per month.

Besides, it's not just the Coast Guard that has money, right? Except for a few money-burning companies, all the companies under the Jiangnan Group are very wealthy. After hearing that Yilan built a soda factory, they also placed orders. And they have much more people than the Coast Guard. For example, Jiangnan Shipyard has 50,000 employees; Jiangnan Textile has 200,000 employees...

Shit! Even if we kill Tang Youde, he can't make so much soda.

Zhao Hao later had to intervene to smooth things over. He suggested that, in addition to giving priority to the Coast Guard, other companies could only purchase during the three hottest months of the year as a heat wave benefit. This was the only way to resolve the dispute.

As for ordinary people outside the group, they will have to wait a few years until the production capacity of the Yilan soda factory increases to see if they will have a chance to buy it.

It is precisely because of these three industries that Yilan has become the first choice for Fujian immigrants, and its population has reached 100,000.

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The destination of Zheng Dao’s fleet was Su’ao Bay, where the Yilan soft drink factory was located.

Su'ao Bay and Wushi Bay are located at the north and south ends of the Yilan Plain respectively. Together with the mouth of Lanyang River in the middle of the plain, they are the three best natural harbors in Yilan.

Generally speaking, the development of Yilan should start from the mouth of Lanyang River, so that it can better radiate the entire plain.

However, the banks of the Lanyang River are the territory of the Kavalan people. Even if there is Ma Tianzhu to mediate, they will still be attacked if they take over the territory right from the start.

Therefore, Fatty Tang wisely chose to start from the two ends of the plain and develop towards Lanyang Creek little by little.

The Yilan Plain is not small, covering an area of ​​330 square kilometers. By the time the immigrants expanded to the banks of the Lanyang River, they would have assimilated the Kavalan people through redemption, intermarriage and other means.

However, Zhao Hao went to Suao Bay not to inspect the soft drink factory, but because he heard that the prince was at the Suao Cold Spring, presiding over the Ryukyu Shinto's most grand annual sacrificial event - the Ryugu Festival!

She really couldn't get away these days, otherwise how could she not go to Keelung to welcome Master Zhao?

Outside the Suao Wharf, there also stands a long breakwater to block the raging waves of the Pacific Ocean.

When the fleet passed the breakwater, we saw that the docks were very well arranged. There was a timber dock for exporting boards, a dock for IKEA, a dock for the soda factory, and the largest fish dock...

The T-shaped harbor separates the fishing port from other docks. However, standing on the high deck of the Pingjiang, you can still see that the fishing boats have returned, and the fishermen happily carry baskets of fish, shrimps, crabs, and even lobsters off the boats in the sunset.

At the dock, there are special cannery buyers. After they buy the seafood, they will send it to the processing plant next to the dock for rough processing. In layman's terms, it is pickled with thick sea salt. Then it is shipped back to Wushi Port by large ships to be canned.

"The management committee has prepared a seafood feast for everyone, and you can drink as much soda as you want. After you've eaten and drunk your fill, you can go take a bath in the cold spring. I guarantee that your fatigue will go away and you'll have more physical strength!" Tang Youde winked at everyone.

Wherever he goes, there will be a red light district. Food, sex and nature are just that, not a personal hobby.

The coast guard officers and crew members all cried out.

Of course, Mr. Zhao didn't have the good fortune to visit the red-light district. Several high-ranking Ryukyu Shinto priestesses had been waiting at the dock, and had heard that the prince had invited him to visit the site of the Ryugu Festival - the Shinsen Shrine.

The Dragon God Temple was only three or four miles away from Su'ao Bay, but Zhao Hao still thought it was too far. He couldn't wait to see that charming long black hair.

Only after passing through the red torii gate did Master Zhao suppress his worldly thoughts a little.

"This shrine is quite new..." Although it was dark and the entire shrine was illuminated by torches, Mr. Zhao could still see the stone steps under his feet and the surrounding buildings were all newly built.

A middle-aged nun proudly explained that this was the shrine built after Ma Tiannu performed miracles.

"What miracle..." Zhao Hao was secretly surprised. Why would he ask such a stupid question? Was it because of lack of oxygen in the brain? Where did the blood go?

Fortunately, the prayer girl did not feel offended and answered enthusiastically: "The spring water here was originally a poisonous spring that humans and animals dared not drink. After Ma Tianzhu prayed to the Dragon Palace, the God Junshou Mo performed a miracle and turned the poisonous spring into a sweet and refreshing holy spring water that can cure all diseases."

Zhao Hao exclaimed in his heart, Wow! I didn't expect that Mei Nan, this pretty elder sister, is also an excellent charlatan...

Young Master Zhao had already recalled that when he was explaining the matter of Suao Cold Spring to Tang Youde, he heard that the prince was also there.

However, this kind of dedication to using all means to strengthen the faith of believers is still worth learning. Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "So the Kavalan people are very pious now?"

“More than just pious? More than just Kavalan people?” the nun said, her eyes casting towards the large dark crowd in front of her.

The Kavalan people, Ketagalan people and even Langqiao people from the southernmost part of Taiwan came from all directions to participate in the sacrifice. They knelt devoutly under the high altar and looked at the altar in fascination.

There was a bright bonfire burning at each corner of the stage, which together with the bright moonlight above illuminated the stage and the dancing girl Ma Tianzhu on the stage.

Many years later, Zhao Hao can still clearly remember what Mei Nan looked like at that time.

She wore a gorgeous crown on her head, a white robe, a Chihaya hat embroidered with golden dragon patterns, a red hakama on her lower body, and straw sandals with red buttons on her feet. She held a sakaki stick in one hand and a gold and silver fan in the other, and was dancing in a mysterious and graceful manner to the accompaniment of shamisen and flute.

"Sanye..." Zhao Hao almost blurted out.

This is not surprising. Although Ryukyu admired Chinese culture and tried to learn from the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, they could not learn anything except Shintoism. Because the Ming Dynasty did not have a similar religion, they learned from Japanese Shintoism... Of course, Japanese Shintoism also learned a lot from Ryukyu Shintoism.

For example, Kuchikami sake is derived from Ryukyu Shintoism...

The senior priestess whispered to Zhao Hao that the gods of Shintoism do not have specific images, so the priestess invites the gods to enter her body through the Kagura ritual, and then conveys the gods' will through her body.

Zhao Hao asked curiously: "Why doesn't she spin around quickly?"

As an old fan of Japanese comics, Mr. Zhao knew that when the shrine maiden summoned the gods, she would spin in circles quickly like Xiao Caiqi, putting herself in a trance-like state, in order to achieve the purpose of pretending to be a ghost... Oh no, it was to invite the gods to possess her.

It is said that during the spinning process, some women will even drop their clothes like Tiandian did...

Unfortunately, Mr. Zhao's expectations were dashed. He only heard the blessing girl say indifferently: "Our prince has been to the heavenly palace and can communicate with the gods easily without going in circles."

"Okay..." Zhao Hao was a little disappointed.