Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 534 Farewell to the capital again
"Actually, the third point is the key to solving His Majesty's doubts!"

Fan Ning continued with a smile: "The third point is the Kunzhou model. Establish states and counties overseas and directly import a large amount of resources from overseas, so that the imperial court has mastered a huge amount of resources as if it had obtained a large amount of Kunzhou gold and silver. Gold, silver, Spices, minerals, medicinal materials, timber, land, etc., these resources can be converted into the financial revenue of the imperial court, completely solving the embarrassment of the imperial court’s fiscal deficit every year.”

Zhao Xu sighed, "There are many things that the imperial court did not think of. Just like what Fan Aiqing said in the Prime Minister's meeting yesterday, Ryukyu Island can provide millions of dans of cotton every year, and tens of millions of shi of grain in the future. This is really unimaginable."

"Ryukyu Island is only the first step. The next goal is Luzon Island. Luzon Island is rich in resources and vast in land, but its population is sparse. There is only a small Luzon Kingdom with a population of less than [-]. Song Island was merged into the Song Dynasty, Luzon Mansion was established, and millions of people were relocated. With such a large area of ​​land, Luzon Mansion will become the breadbasket of the Song Dynasty."

"How big is Luzon?"

"It is about the size of Jiangnan Dongdao. It is composed of six or seven thousand islands. There are several large islands with many mountains. Among them, there are large plains in Luzon Island. The land is fertile, sunny, and rainfall is abundant. It is very suitable for growing rice. The annual rice output of one mu of land was more than ten shi, and the Song Dynasty built a grain transport ship of [-] shi, which could directly transport rice, spices, cotton, wood, gold and silver, and other products from Luzon to Yangzhou. At that time, Da Song will become richer."

Zhao Xu was very yearning for it, and after a while he sighed and asked, "Can it be realized?"

"It's absolutely possible, five years of construction, ten years of harvest, ten years later, the scene described by Wei Chen will be realized."

Zhao Xu walked a few steps in the room and said, "In this case, is the reform still necessary?"

Fan Ning nodded, "Reform is still necessary. I feel that military reform is very important. If the army is not strong, no matter how rich the Song Dynasty is, in the eyes of Khitan and Dangxiang people, it is still a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. We must make the army stronger Rise, and I have two suggestions for this."

"My love, please tell me!"

"The first suggestion, the first suggestion is to develop high-quality gunpowder weapons, so that the weapon technology of the Song Dynasty war will continue to rise, so that the war between Song and Liao will change from close combat to distance warfare, and from the contest between weapons to war. A contest between national powers made Liao's high-speed cavalry useless."

"Can Fan Aiqing give you a specific example?"

Fan Ning walked to the wall, pointed to the picture of the Great Song Dynasty on the wall, and said, "Please look at Youyan, Your Majesty!"

Fan Ning pointed to Youzhou with a wooden pole and said: "The fundamental reason why the Liao Kingdom has always had the upper hand in the Liao-Song War is that they obtained the land of Youyan. When they advance, they will sweep Hebei, and when they retreat, they will have Yanshan as their defense. It can be said that they can advance and retreat freely. , we can only build layers of defense lines within hundreds of miles of the border, in fact, we can't prevent the Liao cavalry from raiding, which makes us extremely passive."

Fan Ning's wooden pole pointed to Bohai again: "But if we have strong shipbuilding technology and a strong navy, using hundreds of ships with hundreds of thousands of stones to station one hundred thousand troops on the Hebei coast of Bohai Sea is equivalent to using a sharp weapon. With the dagger on the back of the Liao army, the Liao army will not dare to act rashly. This is to use technology to establish sea route advantages. We can even seize several islands along the coast, build sea bases, gather heavy troops and supplies, and become a bridgehead for counterattacking Liao. We waged a war of attrition with the Liao Kingdom and dragged down the national strength of the Liao Kingdom."

"This is one. The second is that the Song Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of Xiangjun and Xiangbing. Their role is to provide logistical support during wartime. In each war, millions of civilians must be recruited to transport food and supplies to the north. In fact In fact, we can completely open up sea transportation lines and use Wanshi ships to transport food and materials.

In this way, there is no need to recruit millions of civilians, and there is no need for hundreds of thousands of Xiangjun and rural soldiers to provide logistical support. This creates conditions for the reduction of old and weak Xiangjun and local soldiers. Your Majesty, cut down 20 Xiangjun, It can save at least 2000 million military expenditures every year. "

"well said!"

Zhao Xu was excited, and he praised sincerely: "I wonder what Fan Aiqing's second suggestion is?"

"The minister's second suggestion is to suggest that the Song Dynasty implement technology to build the country, improve the status of craftsmen, and reward inventions and innovations. I deeply feel that only with the most advanced technology and the best craftsmen can we build the most powerful army. With a strong army, the Song Dynasty can continuously obtain huge wealth from overseas, and only with the most advanced technology can we completely defeat the Liao Kingdom and make Your Majesty the Emperor of Han Wu in the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Xu solemnly recorded Fan Ning's words in detail. He felt that the conversation with Fan Ning today was very rewarding. Fan Ning was like a beacon, showing him the way to govern in the future.

Zhao Xu still wanted to talk to Fan Ning for a while, but he didn't have time, it was getting late, and the eunuch hinted to him several times at the door that the time agreed with his husband was coming, and he had to rush back to the palace immediately.

He apologized and said to Fan Ning: "My mother arranged for Aiqing to have dinner here, but I have to rush back to the palace, I don't have time, so I have to invite Aiqing to have dinner alone. Next time, I will invite Aiqing to drink in the palace."

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said: "How about your majesty please tell the queen mother, and the ministers will also leave together, and return to Beijing with your majesty."

Zhao Xu was about to agree, when an eunuch said at the door: "The dinner is ready, the Queen Mother invites Your Majesty and Fan Shijun to Guanshui Pavilion for dinner."

"This"

Zhao Xu had no choice but to say to Fan Ning: "Fan Aiqing go! I will accompany you next time."

Zhao Xu said a few words to the eunuch and left in a hurry.

Fan Ning sighed. He knew that Gao Taotao had arranged everything, and he was afraid that he would be 'doomed' tonight.

He could only shake his head, and followed the eunuch to quickly walk to Guanshui Pavilion.
This dinner took more than an hour to end. In the night, Fan Ning, accompanied by several eunuchs, left Huxin Palace and Jinming Pool by boat.

On the third floor of Guanshui Pavilion, Gao Taotao was wearing a thin outer garment, watching Fan Ning's boat leave with a spring face. I don't know when this friend will come back next time?
Gao Taotao decided to establish a joint discussion system between the Overseas Economic Strategy Office and the Zhizheng Hall. Fan Ning must return to Beijing at least every six months to report to the imperial court on the situation of overseas development.

Two days later, three Qianshi passenger ships set off southward for Quanzhou. Zhu Pei could not remember how many times they had moved. Moving had become a normal part of their life. They could have stayed in the capital, but the whole family voted unanimously. I'd rather work hard and run around, but also stay together as a family.

But this time they didn't board the boat from the Yangtze River, but went to Qiantang Bay to board the boat and go to sea. They needed to go back to their hometown.

In the cabin, Fan Ning and his two wives sat drinking tea together, while his daughter Fan Zhener excitedly lay on the window and looked at the two banks, while the wet nurse sat beside her and watched her to prevent her from being too naughty and falling off the boat.

"Is everything settled with the servants?" Fanning asked.

Zhu Pei nodded, "I told everyone that if you are willing to go to Xiamen with us, the monthly fee will increase by [-]%. If you don't want to go to the south and want to stay in the capital, you can either go back to Grandpa San's mansion, or Terminate the employment agreement directly and let them go home."

This time, most of the servants were willing to follow them to Quanzhou, and only two of them stayed in the capital because of family problems, which really surprised Fan Ning.

But Zhu Pei said that the monthly salary can be increased by [-]% at a time, and this is probably the main reason.

Speaking of which, the monthly salary of their family is indeed not low. The most common rough servant girl can earn a hundred cash per day, while other families give fifty or sixty cash at most, while a few housewives’ personal maids earn ten pennies a month. But the ones with the highest monthly salary are the four female guards in the inner house, with a monthly salary of [-] guan, and they are usually not seen, but if there is a crisis, they will show up immediately.

This time they went south, and their wages would increase by 44%. Even if they couldn't earn so much in the palace, who wouldn't want to?Therefore, 42 of the [-] servants in Fanning's house went, and the two who did not want to go to the south were Lao Yu, a coachman, and Wang Shun, a gardener. Gardener Wang Shun is not used to the humid climate in the south.

Even so, Zhu Pei did not terminate their employment relationship with them, but left them to look after the house in the capital and continue to enjoy the monthly money in the capital.

"Husband, I heard that there is also a hill in the mansion in Quanzhou?" Ouyang Qian asked with a smile while drinking tea.

"Daddy, what a mountain!" Fan Zhen'er put his arms around his father's neck from behind.

Fan Ning took her hand and said with a smile: "That's a real mountain, but it's not too big, and it's full of all kinds of trees. Surely you'll like it?"

"Are there any walnut trees and chestnut trees?" This was her most concerned question.

"Don't worry! The mountain is full of trees."

Fan Ning smiled at his daughter: "There are many pine trees with fruit, and there are also many fruit trees, such as mango, longan, lychee, grapefruit, orange, and dried fruit. Daddy saw several tall hazelnut trees. There are no big walnut trees, but there are two. I moved three small hickory trees and chestnut trees, and I don't know if they will survive."

Fan Zhener clapped her hands with joy, not only her squirrels and hedgehogs got something to eat, but she also got something to eat.

The more she thought about it, the more beautiful she became, and with a cheer, she ran to see her squirrels, and the nurse hurriedly followed. A dozen squirrels and hedgehogs were all packed in big cages, and they sailed across the ocean with her, and now they are placed in her cages. The next door to the cabin is taken care of by a maid.

At this time, Jupe whispered again: "It seems that Hoduo is not in a good mood!"

Fan Ning nodded, he also saw that Zhu Qi and Lu Min had just gone on a pilgrimage to Qufu, and they couldn’t come to see them off today, Fan Ning also saw his younger sister’s staring eyes. Drunk, A Duo has been with him all the time, the relationship between the two has heated up quickly, and the two have already made a marriage. If there are no special circumstances, the two will get married after Zhu Qi passes the imperial examination three years later.

In fact, Fan Ning still doesn't like Zhu Qi very much, that nerd is too dull, not suitable for being in the officialdom, he can only study, but since his sister likes him, Fan Ning has nothing to say.

"You have time to comfort her!" Fanning said to Jupe.

"Since my husband has ordered, then I will go to comfort my sister-in-law."

After drinking tea, Zhu Pei got up and left with a smile. Ouyang Qian was worried about her daughter and followed her out.

Fan Ning sat alone in front of the window, looking at the river bank outside the window, the boat had already left the capital.

(End of this chapter)