Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 519
After taking a sip of tea, Cheng Long tentatively asked again: "Your envoy just said that you will go to Ryukyu Mansion in two days?"

"Cheng Yuanwai is interested in Ryukyu Mansion?"

"There used to be, but now that I'm getting older, I just want to go back to my hometown to provide for the elderly."

"Cheng Yuanwai, how old is this year?"

"52 years old."

Fan Ning smiled slightly, "Lian Po is still in his 52s, and Cheng Yuanwai is only [-] years old, so he wants to retire? Besides, Cheng Yuanwai's nephews are working hard outside, who will take care of Cheng Yuanwai?"

Cheng Long was upset by Fan Ning, his old face couldn't help but blush, he said before that he wanted to return to his hometown for the elderly, but he was afraid that Fan Ning would have concerns, and he was embarrassed to buy his own house. In fact, he came back from Japan just to make a big splash in China Fist, he is only 52 years old, and his newly married wife is only 20 years old, at least he can fight for another ten years, and retirement is just talk.

Cheng Long hurriedly drank tea to cover up his guilty conscience, but he was impatient, he choked and coughed for a long time before he recovered.

Fan Ning smiled again: "How about it, is Cheng Yuanwai interested in Ryukyu Mansion?"

Seeing that Fan Ning was serious, Cheng Long pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, after I came back from Japan, I thought about opening a business firm in Ryukyu Prefecture. In fact, I was not the only one who had this idea. Many businessmen had this idea at the time, but until now So far, there are only two or three small businesses in Ryukyu Prefecture, do you know why?"

"Although you speak freely, it can be regarded as letting me understand something."

Fan Ning then called Chen Zhen in to record. Cheng Long pondered for a moment and said: "The Ryukyu Mansion has several disadvantages. The first is traffic. Although the Ryukyu Natural Port in the north of the Ryukyu Mansion is good, it can berth large ships, but There is still a distance of more than [-] miles from the seaport to the county seat. The goods dare not be placed on the seaport, but can only be transported into the city. But when it rains, the road is so bad that it is impossible to walk. When you walk in, the muddy water will be flooded to your knees. It got stuck in the mud after a few steps. We called this section of the road the ghost mud road. We have called it for so many years, but it has never been repaired.

The second unfavorable factor is safety. In fact, the first problem is also safety. If it is safe, then build a warehouse directly on the dock, why go to the city?As far as I know, from the first day Song Dynasty entered Ryukyu, he encountered strong opposition from the local aborigines. The aborigines used poisonous arrows to attack and harass the soldiers and civilians. Many businessmen and their buddies died. A Quanzhou businessman surnamed Lin I knew in Japan was shot through the neck by a native poisonous arrow in the spring of the previous year, and was killed on the spot, leaving orphans and widowed mothers behind. , Other miasmas and poisonous insects are not counted at all. I have two taels of realgar and two bottles of elixir with me, and I have never encountered poisonous insects, and I am not afraid of miasma. "

Fan Ning nodded silently. Yesterday, Quanzhou businessmen hosted a banquet to cleanse him up. At the banquet, no one mentioned Liuqiu Mansion. It seems that there is a root cause in it.

"What else?" Fanning asked again with a smile.

"There is also the issue of property rights. For example, I found a gold mine in Ryukyu Prefecture. Yes, the gold mine belongs to the imperial court, but can I mine it? I have to go to the imperial court for approval. I heard that the imperial court has already closed the mine. The approval of the gold and silver mines, what is the significance of this gold mine? My lord, with all due respect, the imperial court has lost its original enthusiasm and tolerance for overseas development in recent years, and it is always competing with the people for profit. The heart of a young man!"

Fan Ning knew that Cheng Long was telling the truth. After Zhao Zhen fully contracted overseas development, the third department took back all overseas gold and silver mines and prohibited private mining. Private gold mining in several rivers in Kunzhou was forced to stop. Ming Li He and the Zhu family were both forced to leave Kunzhou under this background.

The Kunzhou government even forbade the Zhu family to mine the gold sand on Suzaku Island. In a rage, Zhu Yuanfeng returned Suzaku Island to the government. This time when Fan Ning went to Quanzhou to take office, Zhu Yuanfeng did not expressly follow, so it had something to do with it .

Fan Ning nodded, "This time I am serving as an overseas economic and strategic envoy, which has a lot to do with the new emperor's ascension to the throne. The third department has delegated the approval authority of mines and other resources to the Economic and Strategic Mansion. I will implement the court's regulations. You find Gold mine, then you have the right to mine, as long as you hand over [-]% of the harvest to the government, the other half is yours.
In addition, I will also send troops to garrison according to the mine owner's request. Before, the aborigines were rampant because Di Shijun did not have the right to deploy troops and use force, but I have. I will mobilize the army to severely strangle the evil aborigines, and the aborigines who are willing to cooperate with the government, I will hire them to develop together.
In short, the safety issue of Ryukyu Mansion is the first obstacle I have to solve. This time, when I go to Ryukyu Mansion, Mingli and his father-in-law Li Yao will go with me. If Mr. Cheng has time, we might as well go to see it together. look. "

"When will Mr. Fan leave?"

"Leave early in the morning the day after tomorrow."

Cheng Long thought for a while and said, "Okay! I won't go back to Fuzhou for the time being, and follow the envoy to Liuqiu Mansion."

Cheng Long left immediately, and Fan Ning asked Zhu Long to find a housekeeper, hand over the house to him to transfer the title, and after lunch, he walked to the new house.

The new house is located to the west of Jinglue Mansion, only two miles away. From the upper floor of Jinglue Mansion, you can clearly see the hill of Xinfu. The local people call that hill Beishan. on the ground.

Xinfu is also very close to Jinjiang, only about [-] meters away. To the south of the mansion is a bustling commercial street, while to the north is a large piece of wasteland, with weeds as tall as half a person, extending to the Jinjiang River, about [-] mu. .

Fan Ning looked at the large wasteland in the north for a long time. If this piece of land is bought, the new mansion will face the Jinjiang River, and a private pier will be built, so that you can go directly to the sea.

Fan Ning immediately said to Zhu Long, "I plan to buy this wasteland."

"Humble job, go find out who this land belongs to!"

Zhu Long turned his horse's head and went, Fan Ning then entered the mansion from the south gate, the old family who guarded the mansion had been picked up by Cheng Long, the mansion was empty, there was no one else, Fan Ning asked the soldiers to rest outside , he entered the inner mansion alone and looked at the house carefully.

This house has not been lived in for at least 20 years, and it is well maintained. There are no overgrown weeds. This is also a characteristic of tropical areas. There is sufficient light and heat. If no one takes care of it, it will become A jungle.

But it was well cleaned up, the house is still very old, there are a lot of cracks in the wall, and besides the main house, the other ancillary houses and walls are all made of mud. No wonder it only cost [-] yuan to repair such a big mansion. , The quality of the house is indeed worrying.

The only advantage of this house is the Dushan Mountain with a waterfall and a small lake, but this is also the biggest advantage. There are only five exquisite hills in the entire Quanzhou City, and there are two relatively large mountains in the county. It has become a tourist attraction for the common people, and of course there is Dongping Mountain, which stretches for dozens of miles, but it is outside the county wall.

The complete set of hundreds of pieces of furniture is not bad, but it is actually made of dipterocarp, which is widely distributed in Luzon and Nanyang. The resin in this big tree is the famous spice dipterocum, also known as borneol. .

At this time, Zhu Long hurried over and said, "I would like to inform you, that forest was a piece of farmland at that time, and it was sold together with this hill to Cheng Yuanwai's father-in-law. His father-in-law used to grow grain by himself. He passed away 20 years ago." Afterwards, that piece of farmland was left uncultivated, and later it was covered with weeds, since the envoy bought the mansion, after the transfer of the title deed, the wasteland also belongs to the envoy."

Fan Ning was stunned for a while. He really didn't look at the land deed carefully. The land deed should be [-] mu of land instead of [-] mu. This is a good thing and saves himself a lot of trouble.

Fan Ning asked Zhu Long to invite Lin Junsheng, the head of another wealthy family in Quanzhou, to come over. The Lin family and the Li family are both famous for shipbuilding in Quanzhou, and they are also one of the largest private shipbuilding families in the world. They have their own large docks and can build Wanshihai. Boat.

In addition, the Lin family is also engaged in the construction industry, and has built countless mansions and temples in Fuzhou, Jianzhou, and Quanzhou. Fan Ning naturally planned to hand over this mansion to the Lin family for reconstruction.

Fan Ning, the major merchants and famous scholars in Quanzhou, basically saw them, but the Cai family, the first noble family, never showed up.

Not long after, Lin Junsheng, who was short in stature, rushed over, bowed and saluted after entering the door, and said, "The little man Lin Junsheng sees the envoy!"

"Mr. Lin, you're welcome. Today I have something to ask Mr. Lin."

Lin Junsheng smiled and said: "I heard that the Zichuan house was bought by the envoy, which is very enviable!"

"Is this called Zichuan House?" Fan Ning asked curiously.

"Exactly, if you pass by a boat on the Jinjiang River in the early morning, when the sun shines, you will find that the waterfall is purple, so it is called the Zichuan House. This is a sign of great wealth! How many people want to buy this house? No, the envoy finally bought it, congratulations! Congratulations!"

Fan Ning was still a little bit bitter in his heart. Cheng Long sold Zichuan House to himself in order to curry favor with Cheng Long. Fan Ning knew in his heart that Cheng Long was not seeking money, but for his eldest son Cheng Qing. An official career requires a backer, and Cheng Long obviously took a fancy to him.

(End of this chapter)