Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 651
Not long after, several soldiers brought in a short and fat man. It was Liang Yibu who came back from Bianliang. He had a pass issued by the Song Dynasty court, and he was unimpeded all the way, but he couldn't do it in Xiping Mansion. A fierce battle was going on in the area, and the guard did not dare to call the shots, so he sent him to Fan Ning.

Fan Ning took a look at Liang Yibu, seeing that he was in his thirties, his eyes were shrewd, but his appearance was very bad. He waved his hand to let the soldiers back down, and said with a smile: "Liang Xiangguo, please sit down!"

Liang Yibu already knew that the two people on the opposite side were the deputy prime ministers of the Song Dynasty, especially the very tall young man, who was actually the famous Mr. Fan. His name appeared in newspapers every day, so he did not expect to be so young.

Liang Yibu was not polite, he sat down and said: "I am going to the capital of your country by the Queen Mother's order to meet the Emperor of Song Dynasty, and now I am returning to Xingqing Mansion."

Han Jiang smiled slightly, "Don't worry Liang Xiangguo, we will not make things difficult for you, we will let you go back, just want to talk to you."

Liang Yi put down his heart and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Fan Ning and Han Jiang glanced at each other, and Fan Ning said slowly: "50 troops surrounded Xingqing Mansion without fighting, and we are successfully clearing the rest of Xixia. The Xixia Army is besieging Hexi, Liao will not send troops to support Xixia, how long can the Xingqing Mansion last, two months or half a year?"

Seeing that Liang Yi's face changed slightly, Fan Ning continued: "I'm not urging you to surrender now, I'm just telling you that Xixia's general situation is over, once the city is broken, the young emperor of Xixia and the queen mother will be sent to Bianliang, what about Liang Xiangguo? Only in this way can we get the greatest benefit, I hope Liang Xiangguo will think about it carefully, you are a Han Chinese, not a member of the party, whether you should be a hero of the Han people and stay in Xixia, or be a subjugated slave of Xixia and be sent to Bianliang for a lifetime of house arrest, it is up to you to choose."

After Fan Ning finished speaking, he got up and told his surroundings, "Send Liang Xiangguo and his entourage into the city!"

Liang Yi buried his heart in a mess and didn't know what to say, so he cupped his hands and left with the soldiers.

Looking at Liang Yibu's back as he walked away, Han Jiang smiled and said, "Will he wake up?"

Fan Ning said indifferently: "This man can be seen to be a smart man, I hope he can save the people of a city."

The war in Xixia has been going on, but the people in the capital gradually no longer pay special attention to it. They only take a look at it when there is a major victory, and other daily battles have no longer aroused their interest.

After all, it is already a great summer, and the weather is extremely hot. The raging war can only increase the heat and it is difficult to cool off. Let's talk about the dark horse of this year's Cuju competition, these are the lives of ordinary people in the Song Dynasty.

In the past two years, it is especially popular to wear cotton cloth in Beijing, and it has become fashionable to wear cotton thin shirts in summer. Woven into cloth.

Every year, millions of tons of cotton raw materials from Ryukyu and Luzon prefectures make the cotton raw materials sufficient. Kapok cloth has already entered ordinary people's homes in the Song Dynasty. The cotton cloth is soft and breathable. It is cool in summer and warm in winter. It is deeply loved by the people, and has gradually become one of the three major textiles of the Song Dynasty alongside traditional fabrics such as silk and hemp. The good prospects have also led to the large-scale planting of cottonwood trees in Lingnan and Guangnan regions.

However, the cotton that Fan Ning once had high hopes for has never been promoted, which he did not expect before.

The second is spices. The influx of a large number of Nanyang spices has turned spices from luxury items into daily necessities.

A typical example is that the scented soap used by many rich families was quickly mass-produced because of the leakage of the production method and formula.

But it was the food that really changed the appearance of the Song Dynasty. Large-scale corn was planted on Shaanxi Road and Hebei Road, and a large amount of corn was converted to pig breeding, which led to a rapid increase in the number of live pigs in the Song Dynasty, and the supply of pork in the city began to increase.

But the credit of corn and pumpkins does not lie in this. A large amount of land is planted with corn, so that the poorest families in the countryside can eat three meals a day.

The direct effect of being able to eat more easily is that the population of the Song Dynasty began to grow rapidly. According to the census of Xining at the beginning of the third year, the population of the Song Dynasty had reached 3000 million, a net increase of 1000 million compared to five years ago.

The unprecedented abundance of materials, the balance of the court's income and expenditure, and the overflowing overseas financial resources have greatly alleviated the redundant troops and redundant expenses, and the problem of redundant officials has also begun to unfreeze.

The prosperity of the society has also brought about a change in thinking. Going overseas to make a living has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. No one sees it as a way of leaving home, but just a way of life or a means of making a living.

Even working overseas for a few years can bring back a lot of money. Although it is very hard, many people still flock to earn a lot of money.

On Shuyuan Street in Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo, there is a large signboard for overseas recruitment, which reads: 'Xianshan Fudi, Golden Kingdom, Beidao is calling for you! '

All the people who passed by the Daxiangguo Temple saw this signboard. In fact, many places in the capital had signboards for recruiting overseas workers. The dignitaries and giants of the Song Dynasty bought so many islands and land overseas. What they needed most was population, so Every day, newspapers are full of advertisements recruiting immigrants from overseas, promising land, houses, and livestock.

Of course, Bei Dao is also recruiting, and the recruiting point is the Qishi Pavilion.

Fan Tiege and his wife are the only ones left to run the Kistler Museum. The business is good, and Fan Tiege has no idea of ​​emigrating overseas. Brothers Mingren and Mingli have no choice but to use the Kistler Museum as a base for recruiting labor and emigrating.

There is a billboard one foot long and eight feet wide outside the gate of the Kistler Pavilion, which also reads: 'The blessed land of the fairy mountain, the kingdom of gold, Beidao is calling you! '

The background painting is a dreamlike lake, a vast field, a wooden house, and a bright girl, which is very attractive.

And on the gate of the Kistler Pavilion, there is also a signboard of Bei Dao Recruitment Point.

This morning, a middle-aged man walked into the Qishi Pavilion. He was wearing a coarse short jacket and was a little timid. The clerk knew at a glance that he was here to apply for immigrants.

"I think... I want to ask, here I go to work overseas."

Fan Tiege stood up, "I'm in charge of recruitment, let's go next door, let's go!"

Several bricklayers were building a wall with green bricks to separate the overseas recruitment site from the Kistler Pavilion. Fan Tiege noticed more than once that many people were afraid to come in.

Fan Tiege took the middle-aged man to the next door, asked him to sit down, and poured him a bowl of ice water and herbal tea. The middle-aged man was quite hot, so he drank it all in one go, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

"Brother, what's your surname, where are you from?"

"My surname is Wang. I'm from Queshan County, Caizhou. I'm a tenant farmer. I don't want to farm land for others. I heard that overseas can make money. I want to see it too."

Fan Tiege asked again with a smile: "Then why do you want to come to my place? In the capital, there are many places to recruit overseas."

"I heard that Bei Dao belongs to Mr. Fan's family. Mr. Fan is a very nice person, so he shouldn't treat me badly."

Fan Tiege was stunned, his nephew was already famous all over the world, he quickly smiled and said: "Of course I won't treat you badly, and the North Island is more suitable for people from the Central Plains, Luzon Island is too hot, every day is like summer, the climate of the North Island is just like this The side is almost the same, the life there is very comfortable, work during the day, everyone gathers in the tavern to drink and chat at night, and then sleep in the hot spring, the wine is made from berries, I heard it is very cheap."

The middle-aged man is obviously not very interested in a leisurely life, so he asked cautiously: "I want to ask what I do there, and how much money can I earn a month?"

"There are several things to do over there. You can choose by yourself. One is to open up wasteland and farm, mainly to grow wheat; the other is to ride a horse and herd sheep, or to do work, such as logging, mining, etc. No food, lodging and clothing are required. Money, three meals a day, enough food, meat for three days, wages are [-] yuan a day, calculated on a monthly basis, one day off for ten days of work, and one day off for major holidays. If there is no rest on holidays, the wages can be doubled Here, there are two kinds of time limit, one is three years, the other is five years, you can choose one by yourself." Fan Tiege has already memorized it fluently.

The middle-aged man hesitated and said, "Can you advance a little salary first?"

"Of course, you can advance wages for up to one year, but the money is not given to you, but to your designated family members when you board the ship. This is the rule, and every family does this."

"I understand, then I will sign up now and go with my wife."

Fan Tiege took out a registration form and an overseas work contract, both of which are uniformly printed by the government, but there will be some supplements at the end, such as special requirements, advance payment of wages and so on.

The middle-aged man was illiterate, he said slowly: "My name is Wang Yin, and my wife's name is Luo Sangu. I am going to leave for three years. I would like to advance one year's wages to my father."

After Fan Tiege finished writing the contract, both parties signed and pledged. Fan Tiege smiled and said, "If you have a guarantor in the capital, I can give you the wages now."

"The salary is not in a hurry, just give it to my father when we leave. When will we leave?"

Fan Tiege calculated the date, "Can you reach the capital in 20 days?"

"can!"

"Come to me in those 20 days, and I will arrange for you to board a boat to Yangzhou, and then go to Beidao by boat in Yangzhou. Remember, you have to come to the capital on July [-] at the latest, otherwise you will have to wait another three months."

The middle-aged man hurried away with a contract.

Fan Tiege returned to the table to record, and said with a smile to himself: "The business is really good. There are already 230 people in just one month, and there are 83 relocated households."

(End of this chapter)