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- When Yang Yi came to Qinzhou, the last stop of this inspection, it was already the third day of July. He had been away from Beijing for half a year since the beginning of the year. Ma Yingfang, the magistrate of Qinzhou, and Su Qingliang, the guard of Qinzhou, welcomed him ten miles away and waited for him at the pavilion.
As soon as Yang Yi's car arrived, the two of them rushed to the car to salute each other and say hello, looking overjoyed.
Yang Yi jumped out of the car and laughed loudly: "We said goodbye to Qinzhou in the second year of Wenchang. It has been three years now. My old friend is fine. I am very relieved!"
"Your Majesty Taifu has worked hard all the way. I could never have imagined that I would be able to welcome Taifu again. I am so lucky to be here, and the people of Qinzhou are so lucky!"
"Hahaha, don't blame the people. Don't talk in official style in front of me. Have you prepared the banquet in the city? I have come all the way south and have never had a feast. I can't say that I will have a big meal today.
"But as agreed, you have to pay for this banquet yourself. Hahaha, if I don't eat up all your three-year salary today, it will be a waste of time for me to come to Qinzhou." "
Ma Yingfang and Su Qingliang also laughed. Su Qingliang was the first to reply: "Don't worry, Master Taifu, Master Ma has prepared the banquet. Master Ma's salary is higher than that of the general. Master Ma will take care of all the money." The general¡¯s mission is to have a drink with the adults and not come back until they are drunk.¡±
Ma Yingfang immediately blew his beard and glared and said: "I'm afraid you don't know, Grand Master, Lao Su is such a virtuous person. Xiaguan has been in Qinzhou for several years. Every time he came to visit, he would cry and bring some radish and pickles to entertain Xianguan. He didn't want to Now that my lord is here, he is still so stingy. How unreasonable. How unreasonable!"
Yang Yi didn¡¯t say anything and simply jumped back into his car. Let the coachman drive into the city and pass by Ma Yingfang and Su Qingliang who were in a daze. He then stuck his head out and said: "You two are arguing, please continue, I will go to the city first!"
Ma Yingfang and Su Qingliang looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again. Neither of them expected that the dignified imperial tutor would do this. Ma Yingfang has become a disciple of Yang Yi, and Su Qingliang also fought with Yang Yi in Jiaozhi. In order to open the revolving door, Yang Yi ordered Su Qingliang to take back Guizhou on time, and Su Qingliang fought bloody battles for several days. He personally carried the sword to attack the city and finally completed the order on time. Therefore, although he was not a direct general of Yang Yi at first, he was highly appreciated by Yang Yi later and did not treat him badly at all when he showed his merits to the court.
Su Qingliang also seized this opportunity and sent people to the capital every year to deliver some Lingnan specialties. Although the gift was light, the affection was heavy. Now he can be regarded as a general of Yang Yi's line, so Yang Yi is so rude in front of them.
In three years, Qinzhou City has changed so much that it has completely changed its appearance. There are brand-new buildings and shops everywhere in the city, and the prosperity of the market has far exceeded that of Guilin where Lu Ye is located. It is almost unbelievable that this is in Lingnan.
Business travelers from all over the world can be seen everywhere on the street, with various accents mixed together. It has a unique taste and another feature. There are many people wearing various ethnic costumes on the street, including Miao, Tong, Dai, Bai and Li ethnic groups. At first glance, it is colorful, as if a clothing expo of various ethnic groups is being held.
Wanghai Tower, the most luxurious restaurant in Qinzhou, has the entire top floor occupied by Ma Yingfang. After drinking and talking, Ma Yingfang began to report the development of Qinzhou to Yang Yi. He seemed very confident when he mentioned this, with a rather complacent look on his face.
"Xiaguan has been vigorously promoting the planting of sugar cane, pineapple, longan and other fruits in the past few years. The recovery of Annan Road has also brought sufficient labor to Qinzhou. In three years, Qinzhou's sugar cane planting has reached more than 30,000 hectares. .The cane sugar produced is exported to Jiangnan, Gyeonggi, Korea, Japan and other places. Sugar cane has become one of the largest sources of income for the people of Qinzhou;
In addition, the cultivation of special fruits in Lingnan has also made great progress. Longan, lychee, mango and other fruit trees have a long growth cycle. However, grafted seedlings have begun to bear fruit this year. The lychee output has tripled compared with previous years. Most of them are transported by sea and fast ships. Jiangnan sales. Longan happens to be in season in July. Xiaguan has prepared some for you to taste. "
Ma Yingfang quickly asked someone to bring in two plates of peeled longan. While asking Yang Yi to taste it, he said: "Sir, please see, this is grafted longan. It is not only much more productive than the original longan, but also has a large fruit, thick flesh and small core. The selling price is 20% higher than the original price.¡±
The peeled longans on the plate were like huge pearls, making people move their index fingers. Yang Yi put one in his mouth. As Su Yingfang said, it was thick in flesh, small in core, sweet and delicious.
"Well, that's right. How many acres of grafted longan have been planted in total?"
"Your Excellency, Xiaguan came forward to broker a deal and asked local wealthy businessmen to sign a guaranteed purchase contract with farmers to increase households' enthusiasm for planting. The effect was quite good. Now Qinzhou has planted more than 20,000 acres, and many nearby states and counties also have planting, probably The total area is about 30,000 acres.¡±
"Businessmen collectWill the fresh fruits be transported to the north for sale in the end? "
"Half of the fresh fruits are transported to Jiangnan, Gyeonggi and other regions for sale. Although 30 to 40% of them rot during transportation, because there are no longans in the north and the prices are high, merchants can still guarantee good profits. The other half are made into dried longans. , in order to reduce unnecessary losses, Xiaguan has asked merchants to increase the proportion of dried longan. This year, 80% of the longan will be used for drying longan."
Yang Yi tasted the sweet longan while listening to Ma Yingfang talk about the development of Qinzhou in detail. Generally speaking, Ma Yingfang, the governor of the state, did a great job. He basically implemented everything Yang Yi told him one by one.
As for the sericulture industry in Qinzhou, Ma Yingfang did not talk about it because he knew very well that Yang Yi must know as much about it as he, the prefect of the state, and it would be a waste of time to talk about it.
¡°And he didn¡¯t take much credit for the booming development of the sericulture industry. This aspect was mainly made possible by the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company¡¯s money.
¡°Sir, in terms of shipbuilding, two shipyards have emerged in Qinzhou in the past two years that can build large ships with a thousand materials. There are a total of twelve docks, and about thirty ships with a thousand materials can be built every year.
Qinzhou is close to the Southeast Asian countries, and now has frequent trade exchanges with Champa, Chenla, Srivijaya and other countries. In addition, most of the north-south straight roads are connected. Many merchants from Hunan, Sichuan and Sichuan choose to come to Qinzhou to trade with merchants from various countries. ;
Qinzhou¡¯s commercial tax has tripled from three years ago, reaching 1.7 million yuan. In addition. Qinzhou Shipping Division¡¯s tariff revenue is also expected to exceed 2 million yuan this year.¡±
The Municipal Shipping Department is not under the jurisdiction of local governments, but is a department directly under the imperial court. Mainly responsible for collecting tariffs on imported and exported goods and issuing customs clearance and entry vouchers. And purchase some commodities needed by the royal family, such as rare tributes such as ambergris.
The tariffs imposed by the Municipal Shipping Department and the commercial taxes collected by the state government are two different things, so Ma Yingfang listed them separately.
When Yang Yi returned to the residence arranged for him by Ma Yingfang in the south of the city, Li Nantong had been waiting for a long time. He was originally the Yang family's manager in charge of Jiangnan business and had been sent to Lingnan for three years;
Yang Yi will not just listen to Ma Yingfang's words. Li Nantong knows very well how Guangnan is developing in all aspects. Yang Yi didn't have time to stay in Qinzhou, so he called Li Nantong. The two chatted for another hour before Li Nantong left.
When Yang Yi came out of the bath, he saw Qing Niang continuing to write her "Qing Niang's Wanderings" under the lamp. This time she followed Yang Yi out of Beijing. She got seven excellent lyrics and saw a lot of customs from various places. Favors, these are what she needs to write into "Qing Niang's Wandering Notes".
Yang Yi did not disturb her and turned to Zhao Qian. She had just come out of the shower and her hair was still hanging loose. The evening breeze was blowing in the corridor of the small building.
Yang Yi asked Liu'er and Wan'er to get tea sets, and they cooked tea and drank tea in the evening breeze on the corridor. Zhao Qian is still used to drinking Tuanlong tea. Some people's habits are difficult to change. Especially since Zhao Qian is a stubborn person by nature, Yang Yi doesn't care, just let her be.
Two chairs. There was a small table and two people were sitting on the porch. There are rockeries, strange rocks and gurgling water in the garden. The white walls and black tiles are as elegant as Jiangnan gardens.
"Ying'er, after another three or two days of rest, we will go to sea. There will be many dangers and dangers when we go to the ends of the earth. Ying'er must be mentally prepared."
"Can't you tell me what you are going to do? You are the emperor of the dynasty and you suddenly go to sea. Have you ever thought about how the ministers of the dynasty will view this?"
"Don't worry, as long as I don't have military power in my hands, the longer I stay away from Beijing, the happier the ministers will be. Maybe some people hope that I will never go back. I have also made other arrangements for this trip to sea. There will be someone there Just a reasonable reason is enough. As for what to do, Ying'er, you will naturally know when the time comes."
"No, I want you to tell me now. I don't hide anything from you, so don't hide it from me, okay? You asked me to serve as the president of the Western Indian Ocean Trading Company. I will obey you for such things. , What else can¡¯t be said? Don¡¯t worry, even if you really want me to follow you as a male and female robber, I will follow you to the end, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, even if it is a disaster."
"Ying'er!" Yang Yi interrupted him, "Don't think too seriously. Let me tell you this, all walks of life in the Song Dynasty were booming and a large number of goods were produced. If all these goods were sold domestically, within a few years , the country cannot digest so many commodities;
A large amount of goods from various large-scale workshops will be accumulated in the warehouses. At that time, these large-scale workshops will have no choice but to close down. Countless people will live in poverty as a result, and the national finance will also suffer a serious blow. This time I go to sea to help the Song Dynasty. Goods find a way out, do you understand? "
"According to what you said, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Why are you so secretive?"
Yang Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Ying'er, you think too simply."Well, not all things that benefit the country and the people can get the support of hundreds of officials, such as Shang Yang's reform, which made Qin strong and prosperous step by step, and finally unified the six countries. From the perspective of Qin, it should always It may be a good law, but when it was implemented, it still met with opposition from many people;
Everyone looks at the problem from different angles. What you think is beneficial to the country and the people may not be what others think so. Furthermore, I won¡¯t hide it from you. In order to quickly find a way out for the Song Dynasty¡¯s goods and to prevent thousands of people from being displaced, I may adopt some shady means when I go to sea this time. These means may damage the people. Officials are virtuous, so it is not convenient to do it in the name of the court. "
The princess of Qin looked at him with long eyes, looked at him quietly for a while, and then suddenly said: "Then I will go with you. If you kill people and set fires, I will bear all the infamy with you."
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