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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 272 Lend me the brocade sail to Chongjiu

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    Wang Changling stroked his beard and stood facing the sea breeze.  It was his first time to come to Dengzhou and he was very curious about this cement dock.  In fact, the wharf is not big, because the cement workshop in Dengzhou has only been built not long ago. All parties want to use cement, but Dengzhou Simayuan Highway ignores public opinions and insists on building the wharf first.  The cement pier is indeed much cleaner than in the past. Seeing the sails and fishing boats singing and singing on the pier, Wang Changling nodded secretly: This Yuan Jiujiu didn't have a very good reputation among Shilin, but he was a capable official.  The reason why Yuan Gongdao has a bad reputation is that he cooperated with Ye Chang to overthrow his immediate boss, the former Beihai Governor Li Yong.  Of course, his reputation was not very good, and Ye Changna was even more notorious. Among the orthodox literati, except for a few people who had always been close to him, everyone else kept a distance from him.  Think about the celebrities who have suffered indirectly or directly because of Ye Chang over the years. Even if it is just to protect themselves, they should stay away from Ye Chang.  With this thought, Wang Changling couldn't help but laugh at himself. Others were afraid of getting too close to Ye Chang, but he went all the way to get to Ye Chang's side.  "The six letters of invitation from Ye Chang were placed beside him. The earnest meaning in the six letters moved Wang Changling's heart.  The content of these six letters played a key role in why he was willing to resign and go to Liaodong despite the advice of his friends.  The first letter mentioned the meeting between the two, which was regarded as reminiscing about old times, and then the invitation was just plain, but attached to it was another letter from Cen Shen.  The second letter talked about achievement and ambition, and was inspired by ambition. Wang Changling was quite moved after reading it, but it was just a heartbeat.  In the third letter, the fourth letter, the fifth and the sixth letter, when Ye Chang analyzed in the letter that Wang Changling came from a poor family, so although his talent and fame were famous all over the world, it was difficult for him to achieve his ambitions.  On the contrary, he was burdened by his false reputation and was hated by others and ostracized by his colleagues. He followed an ordinary official career and had little chance of getting ahead.  Only by looking to the frontier can we stand out.  Based on his experiences over the years, Wang Changling had to admit that Ye Chang was right.  Although the Tang Dynasty was hit hard by Emperor Taizong, Empress Wu, etc., and the imperial examinations were used to select talents, the power of the noble families was greatly reduced. However, children from poor families still faced many more shackles than children from aristocratic families who wanted to climb up.  Wang Changling is known as the "Emperor of Poets". His poems are so named, but he has always been depressed and frustrated. One of the reasons is his family background.  Therefore, he made up his mind to go to Liaodong.  However, it took nearly two months from the decision to the completion of the trip. By this time, it was already August of the fifth year of Datang Tianbao.  August is the time when autumn is high and horses are fat. I don¡¯t know how the situation in Liaodong is going to be.  "Prince, the boat is coming," the boy next to him suddenly shouted, pointing to the sea.  Wang Changling squinted and looked over there, only to see brocade sails like clouds slowly drifting over from the sky to the sea.  He is now in his fifties, and his eyes have begun to look a little presbyopic. He could only vaguely see what flags seemed to be hung on the brocade sail.  "What's embroidered on the flag?" Wang Changling asked his servant.  "It's just two words'An Dong, two words" "That's it, haha, Anton, Anton Chamber of Commerce." Wang Changling said with a smile.  In order to wait for the ship from Lushun, he stayed at Dengzhou Port for five days, so he was already somewhat familiar with the situation here.  There are two boats from Lushun to Dengzhou every month, carrying some products from Liaodong, ranging from Liaodong paper and ironware to books, medicines, leather goods, etc., while in Dengzhou they are full of manpower.  , grain and coal returned.  Wang Changling once visited Sima Yuan Highway in Dengzhou, and heard from Yuan Highway that Dengzhou extracts commercial taxes based on the value of goods and the number of people. On average, Shang Rui can reach 3,000 guan a month. Three thousand guan a month, one  That's 36,000 guan per year. This is just the commercial tax of the two ships from the Andong Chamber of Commerce. If more ships are included, even if Ye Chang is not as good at making money, he can make up to 50,000 guan per year.  It never hurts to pay business tax.  If the annual commercial tax of one port in Dengzhou is 50,000 yuan, then with all the commercial ports in the world like this, the court still can¡¯t count the money until it gets cramps?  Like Wang Changling, there were many people watching the boat coming, like Qiao Jian, who was one of them.  However, Qiao Jian was not invited by Ye Chang. He was just a landless person. He just heard that there was land in Liaodong. A family of four only needed to provide one person as a servant, and they could get 20 acres for the man and 15 acres for the daughter.  He was so excited that he brought his family and family to Dengzhou.  According to the agreement between Li Linfu and Ye Chang, people like them can reach Dengzhou without hindrance only by relying on a paper guide issued by the Andong Chamber of Commerce, and the Andong Chamber of Commerce has a reception department in Dengzhou.  , this reception department is responsible for their accommodation, food and drink during their stay in Dengzhou.  "Even if the control is tighter, you can't even go out for a stroll." Qiao Jian muttered in his heart: "I just don't know if it can be like this when we get to Liaodong. We don't have to worry about food and drink" "The ship is here, the ship is here."  Someone next to me shoutedAfter coming, Qiao Jian also looked up into the sea, watching the approaching sail shadow.  "Aye, are we just going to Port Arthur on this boat?" His son, 13-year-old Qiao Gou'er, asked nervously, holding his clothes beside him.  "That should be the case. Listen to Bian Langjun over there" Bian Langjun is Bian Ping. Ye Chang arranged for him to be brought to the reception department. His official task is to pick up immigrants heading to Liaodong.  He smiled and had a friendly look on his face, which helped Qiao Gou'er not be afraid of him. When his father said this, he trotted to Bian Ping and asked, "Bian Langjun, which ship is coming to pick us up?" "It should be.  Bian Ping squinted his eyes for a while and said, "That's right the ship has been changed." "It's true that the ship has been changed. It's usually the two original sea ships, each carrying seventy or eighty people, plus some cargo."  , basically to the limit.  Now this one is roughly double the size of the two original ones, and it should be a new ship built this year.  During these days, Bian Ping worked hard and learned some words, so he still recognized the "An Dong flag" hanging on the mast of the ship.  The so-called Andong flag is the flag of the Andong Chamber of Commerce. The word Andong is written on it. It is said that it was an imperial pen.  After the ship docked at the port, Bian Ping saw more than 20 people getting off the ship, the leader of whom was Ye An.  "Mr. Anlang, why are you here?" Bian Ping immediately greeted him with a smile, his face full of flattery.  "I missed your flattery, so I came to see you." Ye An laughed.  "What Mr. An Lang said, you don't think anyone will miss me." Bian Ping exchanged some pleasantries with him, and then asked: "Master, is your health okay? Have you worked too hard recently? I am so  I haven't seen him for many days, but I really miss my lord. I haven't seen him for a day, and I feel that I have no strength" "You flatterer, you can tell my lord these words when you go back to report on your work."  Smiling, he patted the man on the shoulder, and then softened his smile: "When I got on the boat and went back, there were other boats following behind, so I took people with me this time. On this trip, glass was transported on the boat." "  Ah, that's no wonder." Bian Ping was startled: "Don't tell me, Mr. Anlang, this matter is confidential, don't tell me." "You are of a rank that allows you to know this secret." Ye An said:  "This is what Sima said himself. Let me tell you." A flower bloomed on Bian Ping's face. Although he knew that this was Ye Chang's method of controlling people's hearts, he still enjoyed it.  "Have you asked the following ship?" He smiled stupidly, and then asked again.  "Of course we made inquiries, and they were detained as soon as we entered Port Arthur, but they said they were merchants coming to Port Arthur for trade Haha, since there was no other evidence, we could only let them go. After all, what we need in Port Arthur will be needed in the future.  Use them to transport it. " "I should wait a little longer. I will find out their details after I go back," Bian Ping said angrily.  Ye An smiled and shook his head. He remembered Ye Chang's expression at that time. Instead of being angry, he was extremely happy and kept saying that this was a good thing.  Why is it a good thing? I even asked myself.  "There are countless places overseas where there are not only inedible things such as rare treasures, but also good things that can be used as food and clothing. Some of these products have a much higher yield than corn, wheat, beans. If the Tang Dynasty had  People with abilities are willing to go overseas to search for such good things, and they will eventually introduce such good things to the Tang Dynasty. "Ye Chang answered like this at the time. Ye An didn't understand this answer very well. Like Bian Ping, he just felt that these things were with him.  Later snoopers tried to decipher the secrets of Aolai Country, threatening Lushun's interests.  ¡°What should we do if they find out the secret of Aolai Country?¡± Bian Ping said worriedly.  "We can see further than them on the sea, and our boat can run faster than theirs. Lang Jun said that if we have nothing to do, we can just go out to sea and go for a walk." Ye An laughed twice.  Bian Ping couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Ye Chang's acting style.  One can imagine what the expressions on the faces of the guys who followed the ship of the Anton Chamber of Commerce and tried to find the Aolai Country would be if they were taken to the far sea and then thrown away by the suddenly accelerating Anton merchant ship.  look.  ¡°How long will you stay in Dengzhou this time?¡± Bian Ping asked again.  "One day, I will go back to Lushun tomorrow, and then I will rest in Lushun for a few more days. The Anton is still on its first voyage, and the ship has to go back to the dock for maintenance." While the two were talking, a waterworker who followed Ye An came over.  He said: "Mr. An Lang, there is a man over there who said he has an invitation letter from Sima and hopes to take our ship back to Lushun." "An invitation letter from the Eleventh Lang? That must be some great talent." Ye Anlue  Somewhat surprised: "Which gentleman is it?" The waterman led Ye An back to the dock. Wang Changling hugged Ye An and said, "I have a letter written by Ye Sima here. Please your Excellency, read it.  ¡± The clothes Ye An wore were a bit weird. They were not official robes or robes from the Tang Dynasty.The clothes are not ordinary people's clothes. They look a bit like Hu people's clothes. They have narrow sleeves and wide hips to facilitate human movement. The clothes are also made of cotton, so Wang Changling cannot judge Ye An's identity based on the clothes.  But this young man is heroic. Although his appearance is ordinary, he has a kind of confidence, is calm and not arrogant.  Seeing this person, Wang Changling secretly praised Ye Chang for being good at employing people.  "It must be the prince." Ye An did not open the letter, but looked at Wang Changling carefully, and then saluted happily: "My Sima has already said that the prince may come, so let me pay attention." Bian Ping, who was next to him, also interrupted after hearing this.  "Is it the prince who is the poet's emperor?" "Who else could it be if he wasn't him?" These two people worked together. Wang Changling was used to traveling around the world and seeing people, but he couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart: Ye Chang seemed to be interested in him.  We really attach importance to it, not falsely. We invite him here to entrust him with important responsibilities, not to raise a disciple. "I don't dare. It's Wang Changling here. I don't know what you call him." "This is Ye An, who works under Sima's account.  Captain Yuhang, this is Bian Ping, Deputy Lieutenant Renyong." Ye An vaguely reported their official titles.  "It turns out they are two captains. I wonder if I can take this ship to Port Arthur?" "It's a good thing that the prince can be on the ship with me." Ye An smiled and said, "But I have to trouble the prince to wait for another day.  , We have to unload and load the cargo and replenish fresh water before sailing tomorrow. Of course, if the prince wants to get on the ship now, he can also stay on the ship. " " Then I'll leave it to Ye Yuhang." Seeing his extraordinary temperament, Wang Changling said.  He didn't dare to regard him as a junior military attache, and secretly thought in his heart that if a junior military attach¨¦ under Ye Chang had such a handsome appearance, he didn't know what Lushun would be like under his rule.  Waiting for one more day was nothing to him. The next day, the weather was fine and someone came to invite him to board the boat.  When he reached the bow of the ship, he happened to see many people with their children and their children moving onto the ship.  He was a little curious, and when Ye An came to greet him, he pointed at these people and said, "Ye Yugang, what do these people do?" "Oh, it's the imperial court's permission. The Andong Chamber of Commerce recruits landless people to reclaim wasteland in Liaodong. All  The recruited people are all registered in Dengzhou, and their taxes are collected by the Andong Chamber of Commerce. They are deported to Chang'an every March. It is very inconvenient to travel far, and the corvee is also authorized to recruit people in kind. " "Is it allowed to recruit people in Liaodong? "  Wang Changling was refreshed after hearing this: "How could the imperial court have such an enlightened policy?" He has been fishing and farming in Bashang for twenty years, and has traveled around the Tang Dynasty. It is said that he went as far as Suiye City, so he is very aware of the collapse of the equal land system.  , and his time in Jiangning made him realize that there were actually some fields in Jiangnan and other places that had not been cultivated. It was just the imperial household registration system that made it very difficult for immigrants to cultivate land. Only those local officials who were bold and not afraid of impeachment could organize it.  "This is a special favor from the imperial court and Liaodong, and it cost us 100,000 yuan.  "Ye An compared it and laughed. "How many people are you recruiting?  " "Recruiting in Hebei Province and Huainan Province will not exceed 200,000 people.  " Wang Changling's heart moved slightly. He looked at the immigrants who were boarding the ship. The total number of these people must be more than a hundred. One ship can only carry more than a hundred people. Two ships a month can only carry 300 people at most  There are only 2,000 people a year, what use can they be used for? But I think this is just the beginning. When the Andong Chamber of Commerce has more ships, its reputation becomes greater, and all the joints in various places are opened, then more people will be recruited, right?  .
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