Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 317
"Is there no hope?" Cao Gang asked unwillingly.

"Of course there is hope!"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Although the imperial court strictly controls gold, silver and copper mines, it does not prohibit private mining. As I said just now, go to the imperial court for approval, and the gold, silver and copper ingots mined will be purchased by the imperial court. All mines in the south operate in this way.”

"But the purchase price of the imperial court is too harsh, only half of the market price, and a large sum of money is paid every year."

"There is no way. After all, it is gold and silver. It is already very good for the imperial court to allow private mining. The Zhu family's gold field is going to apply for the imperial court's approval, which shows that it is still profitable."

Many silver mines in the Song Dynasty were mined by private individuals, but it is not possible to make money by mining silver mines. First, the imperial court bought it at a low price and almost stripped half of the profits. They had to pay the miners' wages and take care of their meals. Unless they encountered rich mines with an annual output of 10 taels of silver, it was possible to make money.

If the contract is a poor mine, it is likely to lose money.

But the silver ore in Kunzhou is of high grade and the content of gold ore is extremely high. Otherwise, the Cao family would not be so jealous of the Zhu family's gold mining, and they can only get the mining rights, which will definitely make money, and it will make a lot of money.

The river mined by brothers Akihito and Akirei was historically the largest gold placer in Hokkaido. It was discovered by the Ainu people, and a total of [-] tons of gold were mined later.

Cao Gang is very aware of the fact that there are abundant gold placer reserves, so he complains, but he still has to work hard to get the mining rights.

"Thank you for your advice, I will take a step ahead."

Fan Ning smiled and waved his hands, "You're welcome, if you have a chance, come and sit with me often!"

"Definitely go!"

Cao Gang bowed to Fan Ning and urged his horse to catch up with the horses. Fan Ning originally wanted to go to Cao's ranch, but now it seemed unnecessary. He looked at the sky, and it was already afternoon, and he had already returned to Tang County. Before it was too late, he immediately ordered: "Return to Han County!"

The crowd turned their horses and ran towards Han County dozens of miles away.

Early the next morning, Fanning woke up from his deep sleep with the sound of gongs and drums. He got up and walked out of the big tent. Two soldiers were climbing on the trees and looking into the distance.

"What's the matter?" Fanning asked.

"Reporting to the envoy, it seems that the fishing boat is about to go to sea!"

Fanning immediately became interested, he washed himself hastily, and then walked towards the pier.

Kunzhou is a famous big fishing ground, where the cold current and warm current meet, bringing a huge amount of fish.

Fan Ning has long wanted to take advantage of this resource. Although it is unrealistic to send fresh fish to the Song Dynasty, it can be dried into dried fish. Kunzhou has more sunny days, which is conducive to drying fish. A large amount of dried fish is sent to the capital, which can be regarded as Kunzhou specialty.

In fact, this is also the idea of ​​all Kunzhou officials. It takes many years for the war horse to see the effect, but the imperial court has to send resources overseas every year, so many people criticize the imperial court for operating overseas. They all held their breath.

Of course, Fan Ning is no exception. Running Kunzhou was originally his plan. Being criticized as a waste of money is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Fan Ning. Therefore, it is also what Fan Ning is eager to do to repay the court as soon as possible. At least realize financial revenue as soon as possible. support balance.

Minerals, timber, seafood, and trade, these four are the focus of Fanning's business.

However, the fishing industry has just started, and now they have only built more than [-] fishing boats and less than [-] fishermen, all of whom were selected from the second group of Han people who migrated.

There are more than [-] medium-sized fishing boats moored on the pier, most of which are around [-] shi. This was built by the craftsmen in a year last year. Today will be the day when the fishing boats will officially go to sea.

There are dozens of canoes among the fishing boats, and the Kun people are also going to go fishing with them.

The fishermen were holding a ceremony to sacrifice to the god of the sea. A table was full of three animals made of noodles. A man cut off the throat of a rooster and sprinkled the chicken blood on the three animals. All the fishermen bowed loudly, and then threw the three animals into the The sea, this completes the sacrifice.

The person who presided over the sacrificial ceremony was Cao Shi, the county magistrate. He picked up a jar of wine and poured wine into everyone's big bowl.

Cao Shi raised his wine bowl and shouted to the sea: "The wind is calm and the sea is calm, let's return with a full load!"

The fishermen shouted loudly together, "It's calm and the sea is calm, return with a full load!"

They drank the wine, boarded the fishing boat one after another, untied the cables, and unfurled the sails. One after another, the fishing boats left the pier and sailed out of the bay. There were dozens of canoes in the middle, with white sails dotted around. It looks quite imposing.

At this time, Cao Shi found Fan Ning, and she was startled, and quickly stepped forward to salute, "I don't know that the envoy is there, so I am rude!"

Fan Ning waved his hands and smiled, "You hosted the event very well. This is your duty, so I don't need to participate."

"Thank you for your understanding!"

Fan Ning turned around and looked at the city several miles away, and said, "I forgot one thing yesterday. The imperial court promised to give each household two hectares of land. It is definitely unrealistic for the people of Han County to want the land from Tang County, so Han County must do the same." Have you considered the issue of land supply?”

"This matter is of great importance, and my subordinates dare not slack off. This matter is entrusted to Su Liang, and the plan has basically been finalized."

"What about the others?"

Cao Shi hurriedly sent someone to look for Su Liang, and after a while, Su Liang hurried over on a donkey.

Su Liang was the magistrate of Han County appointed by the imperial court. Before that, he participated in the management of Japanese logging laborers. After the second batch of laborers came to Kunzhou, he was responsible for receiving and managing them, and brought them to Han County to build the city.

When Su Liang saw Fan Ning, he quickly jumped off the little donkey, stepped forward and bowed to salute, "See the envoy!"

Fan Ning asked with a smile, "Why don't you ride a horse, but a donkey instead?"

Su Liang scratched the back of his head, "It's more convenient to ride a donkey for a walk around the neighborhood, and it's time to ride a horse when we go to Tang County."

Cao Shi said to him: "Mr. Fan just asked about the distribution of land for immigrants. Would you like to report the plan to Mr. Fan?"

Su Liang patted his forehead, "The plan is at the big tent, I didn't bring it."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "It's okay, you can report verbally, and give me a written plan later."

"How about we go to the scene and have a look, and our subordinates will report on the spot, and it will be clearer."

Fan Ning nodded happily, "This is the best!"

Fan Ning and Cao Shi got on their horses, Su Liang rode on his little donkey, and the three of them walked towards the south of Han County.

"The north of Han County is grassland and pasture, so agriculture is planned to be placed in the south, and there are several rivers in the south, which can bring sufficient water sources."

Fan Ning asked again with a smile: "Have you found out how many households plan to live in the countryside and how many households want to live in the county town?"

"I asked for opinions last year, and it's about half and half!"

The land that Han County plans to allocate is very close to the county seat, only about two miles away from the county seat. It can be seen that they have made preparations. Shallow trenches have been dug between the plots, and each plot is inserted With a wooden wedge, [-] hectares of land are distributed between three rivers, and the conditions seem to be better than Tang County.

Fan Ning got off his horse, grabbed a handful of soil, kneaded it lightly, smelled it again, and asked, "Then when do you plan to distribute the land?"

Cao Shi interjected: "At least wait until the city is repaired, and they can start the land distribution after they move!"

Fan Ning shook his head and said solemnly: "This is not possible, you have not thought carefully!"

The two were taken aback, Cao Shi hurriedly said: "Please give instructions!"

Fan Ning showed them the soil, "We made a mistake last year, thinking that the land needs to be cultivated for at least one year before we can grow wheat. In fact, the soil here is very fertile. When we planted wheat, we could harvest it that year. The yield is slightly lower, and the yield of wheat per mu is one and a half stones, so there is no need to wait another year.

It is now the first ten days of February, and 20 days later it will be the wheat planting season. You must hurry up to allocate the land and let the people get busy. The government has cattle, farm tools and seeds. You must hurry up and get these things done. . "

"But the county seat hasn't been repaired yet!"

Fan Ning's face sank, "Is there no place to live if the county seat is not repaired? Why are there so many tents in the warehouse? Now that the weather is getting warmer, we can ask the army to help us build a camp with thousands of tents. Is there a problem?

To tell you the truth, the people in Tang County have started to plow and turn over the fields, and other landless people are arguing in front of the government. As parents and officials, you don’t care about your own people, you are unqualified! "

Cao Shi and Su Liang blushed, and they both bowed together and said, "This subordinate knows his mistake, so he should correct it and prepare to divide the land immediately!"

Fan Ning's face softened a little, and he said to them: "I guess you are short of manpower, I will arrange ten officials to assist you later, divide the land in Tang County directly, and then transport the people to Han County by boat, As for the army to help build the camp, I will arrange it for you!"

"My subordinates understand!"

"If you understand, discuss it quickly. Who will stay with the supervisor, who will follow me to Tang County, and who will be responsible for relocating the camp. I will give you an hour. After an hour, follow me to Tang County."

Cao Shi hurriedly called the officials to discuss it, and he and Su Liang went to Tang County to pick up the people, while the other officials stayed in Han County to take over the people.

After more than half an hour, Fan Ning led the crowd to gallop towards Tang County on horseback.

(End of this chapter)