Chapter 279: Fire exchange on paper

Zhao Xing shook his head with a smile and persuaded Su Che: "Sanzhang, children are also competing for each other for face, why bother to care? Besides, Hu'er's marriage, I should indeed give a gift, which is just a favor to Chun Shisanniang."

Su Che also knew about Chun Shisanniang's entrusting Zhao Xing's son-in-law to catch his son-in-law. After saying this, Chun Shisanniang retreated instead. She flashed behind Su Xun and played with the corner of her skirt. Chen Yiyi hurried forward to interrupt. She had met Su Che and Mrs. Su with a greeting to the elders, and then stood up and greeted Chun Shisanniang: "Sister, come here, I will arrange for the servant to go with you."

My five big ships, one big ship, was loaded with 600,000 guan, one hundred ivory, and some rare things in the South China Sea. The other ships were loaded with rice and wood, iron ore and coal. What my sister likes was just to tell you what she wanted, and let them help you move, and some small things, it would be okay... Otherwise, I will give you a ship, and the cargo on the ship plus the ship itself is worth 600,000 guan. Do you think it's enough?"

Chun Shisanniang's eyes flashed, and before she could answer, Su Che had already blocked her: "Don't let the child be spoiled."

Zhao Xing replied slowly: "Sanzhang, it seems that the court does not intend to pardon Yuan You and other ministers. His family has already started to purchase industries in Huizhou. When I came, I had already greeted the Leizhou guards. Looking back, Sanzhang went to the government office to pay the money and also bought a piece of land by the river.

However, Leizhou is a remote place, and it only depends on the production in the fields. It is only a good place to eat. If you want to live a comfortable life, you still need an industry. Now, it seems that a ship is the safest way. I will turn around and ask the Guangzhou Maritime Bureau to issue a "maritime permit" and send Chun Shisanniang a sea boat. Everyone can do some sea trade, so that it will be considered safe."

Leizhou is indeed poor, and the grain grown cannot be sold at a price. No matter how much land you own, you cannot find a man to farm. If you want to live a comfortable life, you can only find another way out. With the most convenient way for Su Che's family to communicate with the outside world, so Su Che gave in a little, so he stopped being polite to Zhao Xing.

"My accounting book was banned by the court," Su Che changed the topic: "I heard that you reprinted it in Guangzhou and added punctuation marks... Come on, I will explain it in detail to you so that you will not misinterpret Guangdong students..."

It turned out that Su Zhe also had the temperament of "a good teacher", which seemed to be a genetic disease of Su Shidi's family. Su Zhe, who was demoted in a lonely place, finally had a conversation partner and pulled Zhao Xing to explain for more than ten days. Zhao Xing supervised the Leizhou guards, helped Su Zhe purchase the industry, and hired officials and sailors with experience in maritime trade for Chun Shisanniang from the local area, and then walked from land to Guangzhou... Under Su Zhe's insistence, Zhao Xing's five sea ships unloaded a little bit of goods, leaving Chun Shisanniang with 30,000 stagnant capital, a medium-sized cargo ship, and the rest of the goods drove from sea to Hong Kong.

After walking on the road for a few days, Zhao Xing entered Duanzhou. Li Gefei brought the eccentric Li Qingzhao out to greet him. When Zhao Xing saw them on the ground, he immediately asked: "What is the news about Duan?"

Duanzhou was changed to the prince's fiefdom, which means that local affairs were no longer intervened by local officials. All taxes must be handed over to the Duan Palace, while the officials were responsible for the officials of the Duan Palace. They could not be held accountable, but all those positions must be taken.

Li Gefei shook his head and replied, "I, the little state official, don't like him. I heard that the Duan Prince's Mansion has sent you a letter, discussed the arrangements of Duanzhou, and asked you what you mean. Also, Gao Qiu, the minor official of the Duan Prince's Mansion, also wrote to you. You may not have received any message from the mansion these days. You will know what the details are going on. I will listen to you."

Zhao Xing took Li Gefei's hand, avoided the left and right followers, and replied: "I think the Duan Palace may send a housekeeper to manage Duanzhou. Now the war on Huanqing Road is in a tight position, and the court intends to transfer back Mr. Zhang (Zhang Qing). Why not I want to seek the meaning of the magistrate of Guangzhou for you?"

Li Gefei was happy and said humbly: "Guangzhou is the capital, and such a big county also needs a third-rank official. In this operation of Brother Zhao, I'm afraid you will have to agree to many things in the court. Why don't I transfer to another county?"

Zhao Xing glanced at Li Qingzhao. Since he decided to pry the corner of the wall, he needed to keep these two people in front of him and keep an eye on him. It was a temporary arrangement to let Li Gefei go to Duanzhou. Now that Zhao Xing has gradually gained a foothold, he naturally has to obtain a position in Guangzhou Prefecture. That position manages 50% of the population in Guangdong and cannot be given to others at will.

"It's settled. When I go back to the mansion and see what King Duan wants, I will do the Guangzhou Prefecture business immediately. Brother Li, don't worry, King Duan must have asked me for the letter, so let him operate this matter..."

As the two were talking, Li Qingzhao rushed from behind and held Zhao Xing's hand and asked, "Uncle has finished speaking, he has finished his business? I heard that the vassal merchants gave you a pair of chess. It is a vassal chess game. It is very interesting to play the tricks. I asked the others, but they didn't understand, but they said that uncle must understand, Uncle Zhao will teach me quickly?"

When Li Qingzhao interrupted, the topic was over, and it was over. Li Gefei smiled and spread his hands at Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing immediately waved to the guards to get chess, and said with a smile: "Girl, why don't you have such great energy to learn poetry? However, this chess is quite interesting. I carry a pair with me, playing chess when I am lonely at sea, and killing time. Now there is nothing to do, so I can teach you, but have you studied mahjong thoroughly?"

Li Qingzhao jumped up and replied happily: "Mr. Zhao, I heard by chance that you once said to your students the way of playing 'big three yuan' and 'big four joys'. They also talked about some probability issues. What is probability? Can you tell me?"

In ancient times, some knowledge was generally not easily taught. People who mastered these knowledge used it as weapons to attract students or use it in the officialdom. Li Qingzhao's words made Li Gefei very embarrassed, and he quickly persuaded: "Zhaoer, this knowledge is not easily taught, you..."

Zhao Xing smiled, like a strange uncle waving a lollipop: "You want to learn these things, no problem. When your father arrives in Guangzhou, you can go to my home school to take a look. I graduated from my home school in Hangzhou this year. At the end of the month, they will all come to Guangzhou to help me establish children's schools at all levels in Guangzhou. In addition, I also want to build a home school in Guangzhou. You can go to my home school to read the textbooks at will, and ask me if you don't understand."

Zhao Xing is coaxing Li Qingzhao here... His students are also reading Zhao Xing's books on the other end of Guangzhou Prefecture.

Zhang Shi heard that Zhao Xing had repeatedly paid money to the people outside Guangzhou, and he left Guangzhou every time. He was a little dissatisfied. He brought his colleagues to settle the score with great momentum. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the mansion was empty, and only Cheng Shuang was there to read a book.

Cheng Shuang was very focused on the look. A thick stack of thread-bound books were piled on the table beside him, and the placing was neatly arranged. Cheng Shuang was immersed in the eyes, and even Zhang Shuang didn't notice it when he came in. Zhang Shuang rushed to Cheng Shuang angrily and asked about Zhao Xing's whereabouts, but he caught a glimpse of the title of the book on the table, and was startled, and quickly picked up a book and started to flip it.

There are five words printed on the light blue book cover: "The Art of Managing the World and Helping the People". This set of books has a total of 64 volumes.

The thread-bound book cannot be made very thick, but the sixty-four volumes are also two piles. Zhang Yu flipped through it and found that Cheng Shuang was reading the third volume. He was holding the first volume, and the content was about "management of the family".

The book simply divides family property into several parts. The first is fixed assets, the second is current assets, and the third is cash inflow. The fourth is opportunity inflow. Fixed assets include houses and land, current assets include share dividends, cash inflow assets are factories and workshops, and opportunity inflow assets are investment and gambling lottery and pre-deposit pension money and other family financial management skills.

The content of the first volume is nothing. The book analyzes the composition of several major assets, and then introduces in detail how to increase the value of family assets. It quotes a large number of practical examples and analyzes their tricks for making a fortune... In the second volume, the content became more profound and began to involve "governing the county", governing the country, and governing the people. The book also divides the assets in the county into several parts, namely mineral resources, population resources, logistics resources, transportation resources, etc. Then, it analyzes how to match resources and make the best use of the goods. The economy of a county can take off - here, Zhao Xing introduced a Greek word with a history of 2,000 years: operating a city.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng couldn't read it anymore. He closed the book and found that Cheng Shuang had noticed his movements. He was standing beside him waiting for the call. Zhang Feng pointed to the pile of books on the table and asked anxiously: "Who wrote this book?"

Cheng Shuang bowed and replied respectfully: "This is some examples that the family masters talk about in daily life. Brothers have sorted it out for the family masters to review it and then publish it. These books were originally planned to be published in the village for students to study in the countryside, but Wanqi Jisi said that it would be shocking to post this book, so he asked the students to review it again. I looked at it and felt it was not appropriate to post it."

Zhang Ju nodded and agreed, "This kind of academic should be an ancient 'perspective' technique'? It is indeed not suitable for students to learn. If they learn it, they will go outside to help foreign enemies when they are bad-minded, what's going on?"

Cheng Shuang asked in surprise: "Sir, since we know that they have learned it, it will be amazing once we help foreign enemies. Why don't we let them help ourselves - our own country and our country? Why do we have the potential to let them achieve great things in the Gentiles?"

Zhang Shi couldn't answer this question. In this case, whether to use a certain person's talent does not depend on his talent, but on his flattery skills and party position. Perhaps although someone has the talent to govern the world, he has taken the wrong position and became the target of persecution - looking at the left and right, Su Shi, Liu Zhi...including Zhang Shi himself and Zhao Xing himself, are there few such examples?

Zhang Feng could not answer Cheng Shuang's question, so he pointed to the pile of books, bypassed the topic, and said, "In recent years, your Cheng family has been doing business without any disadvantages. It turns out that they all know these tricks... This set of books cannot be distributed. I have confiscated them. I have to take them home and review them carefully - someone comes, pack them for me and move them away... Where is your teacher?"

Cheng Shuang replied: "The teacher and the Supervisor went to Guangxi. I heard that the Supervisor had started to return. The teacher went to Anyuan, Qinzhou, and it is not certain that he would come back. The students were in Guangzhou to convey the teacher's news, but there was no news during this period."

Zhang Feng remembered his purpose and said angrily: "Where did Wanqi Yong hide? Why did he send more than ten rounds of money on Guangnan East Road? I only sent three rounds of money in Guangzhou Prefecture, and I asked me to ask for it again... By the way, didn't you say you would still send a book? Where is the book?"

Cheng Shuang bowed: "Mr. Zhang, the matter of money is managed by Jisi, and the students cannot interfere. The newly published books are sponsored by the master's master, so students can make the decision. Because Guangnan's books do not have punctuation marks and no sentences, the master's master may have difficulty reading them. Ten years ago, he asked the master, Li Gonglin, Su Sanzhang, Cai Yuanchang and others to proofread the "Thirteen Sutras"... and some idle books. This time, the Xinfadi books were all punctuated with punctuation marks and sentences.

The master ordered: Every tribute scholar in the public school can receive a free set of books. Those idle books are for local governments to collect the treasures.

Since this year, the master's support for the construction of Lianzhou Prefecture Mingtang, local government schools have assisted in building library buildings. The master intends to give a batch of books to local governments to place them in the library for local juren to read freely. This set of "Techniques for the World and the People" is also one of them, including "Overseas Botanical Records" written by Deng Yufu, "A Hundred Flowers Book (A Collection of Art and Jewelry Designs)" written by Cai Yuanchang and Cai Jing, "Youran Painting Book" written by Li Gonglin and Mi Fu, "Mineral Records" written by Dashi merchants, "Knight's Sword Art" written by Germans, "African Travels" written by Africans, and so on."

Zhang Qi thought for a moment and asked again: "The foreign people actually have writings, which is strange... those bibliography. Have you reviewed the Wanqi Jianshe?"

Cheng Shuang knew what Zhang Qing asked, and pointed to the stack of books on the table and said, "There is nothing else. The last few books of this set of books by the Master of the Family and the last few books talk about the 'monetary war'. Wanqi Jisi thought it was not appropriate to spread it, so he asked the students to deduct this set of books."

Zhang Ju nodded and replied with a serious expression: "Of course, it is indeed not suitable to spread it... Let me tell you the teacher back and give me more books he wrote. I also want to tell Wan Qi Yong that boy, Guangzhou is also a commoner on Guangnan East Road, why did Guangnan pay money and leave it alone? Tell that boy that Zhao Liren dared not speak loudly in front of me. He dared to deduct seven sums of money and not send it... Also, the matter of publishing books by various government schools cannot leave it behind. Let him come to see me immediately."

After Zhang Qi said that, he swept the books on the table and said goodbye angrily...

Three days later, Zhao Xing arrived in Guangzhou, and Li Gefei and Li Qingzhao were accompanied by him.

These days, Wan Qi Yong has been harassed by Zhang Shi. When he saw Zhao Xing on the dock, he cried: "Sir, please advise Mr. Zhang. He didn't use our taxes in Guangzhou, but he asked for money but did not lose it at once. How can this be done? I didn't plan his money at all. Now I'll ask me to find one."

Zhao Xing pointed at Li Gefei and replied: "Duanzhou will not be under our jurisdiction in the future, but I guess the money that Duanzhou should pay cannot be left behind - let's see what Duanwang said first."

Sure enough, King Duan wrote to him that he was young and was not proficient in financial management, and Zhao Xing was by Duanzhou again, so he hoped that Zhao Xing could help him manage Duanzhou. He could only send a few eunuchs to stay in Duanzhou for a long time to express his response to Zhao Xing's actions.

Gao Qiu's letter was simple, and Duan Zhao Ji had a wide range of hobbies. Each hobby was a luxury item, and it would cost a lot of money to support it. Gao Qiu estimated that Duan Prince's Mansion would need to earn about one million guan a year to support it. After Duan Prince opened the mansion, the support allocated by the royal family was very meager, and everything was supported by Duanzhou's fiefdom. Duanzhou's tax last year was more than 800,000 guan. Although it was a wealthy place, there was still a gap of about 200,000 guan.

Gao Qiu explained Zhao Xing's political achievements to King Duan in the mansion. In addition, Zhao Xing had contacts with King Duan before, so King Duan planned to completely let go of his fiefdom Duanzhou, but he had to send several eunuchs as usual to build a royal palace in Duanzhou. From then on, Zhao Xing would entrust everything.

Gao Qiu said in the letter that "everything is entrusted to Zhao Xing", but in fact, all Duanzhou official titles must be used by Duan to reward confidants. These confidants are not in office. Therefore, according to the court system, Zhao Xing can appoint deputy locally. However, in addition to the independence of the royal family and the official system, the promotion place is not counted as Mokan (qualification), so officials from the imperial examination are generally unwilling to hold the official titles of the royal family fief - such as Li Gefei.

This is a good job for people to work but not to fall into it. If you put it in other people's hands, you will be afraid of it. But Zhao Xing was different. He clapped his hands and replied: "It's great. Our fleet has all come to Guangzhou, which is so shocking. I was thinking of hiding them in an inconspicuous place, and Qinzhou is counted as one. In addition, Duan Wangfu fleet can also count as one. The fleet of the Wangfu does not pay taxes and does not require inspection, so it just hides the Guangzhou fleet."

Chen Buqun, who came to the scene after hearing the news, also praised this idea. He replied: "Teacher, the place in Hong Kong will be used as the dock of the Maritime Department in the future. It is often very inconvenient for civilian ships to come and go. I intend to build Macau into a military port, and half of the ships are hung with the title of Duanwang Mansion fleet to cover people's ears and ears. There are also some industries, so I can just give Duanwang a share. In this way, Duanzhou taxes will be raised, and the prince will definitely be satisfied."

What Chen Buqun didn't say is: Duanzhou is far away from the capital, and it takes at least one year to go through the normal path. The information after one year is basically invalid information, and this space distance is enough for Zhao Xing to tamper with it.

"The key now is the navy. Once the cannons equipped by our navy enter the Indian Ocean, it will surely shock the world - what will happen is hard to predict.

Here we are hiding with artillery guns, but Westerners do not have that concern. Once our land ship is captured, or stranded and salvaged, the artillery is spreading, it is a major event that affects the world. Therefore, if the navy does not train well, it will definitely not enter the Indian Ocean. Therefore, at this stage, we can only practice with the islands in the South Ocean. If we are not group, we must also formulate a set of camouflage methods to prevent those vassal merchants from discovering the secrets of our warships."

Chen Buqun replied: "Teacher, the vassal merchants urged us several times and asked us to escort to the Indian Ocean, saying that our promises cannot be betrayed. What should we do?

Actually, why worry, teacher? I, Emperor Song, have been making fireworks and firecrackers for so many years, but no one has ever thought of using fireworks as a spray weapon. Only people like the teacher, who see others printing books, think of printing techniques for printing plates, and when they see others weaving cloth, they can make fireworks into applied weapons - foreign vassals. How are such people?"

Zhao Xing immediately replied: "Then let's have a 'paper war' first, which means that Nanyang Sea Merchants are frequently robbed and there are many pirates. In order to ensure the taxes of the Maritime Mansion Department, our Guangnan will launch an operation to clear the pirates and start the prelude to the war on paper... Tell those vassal merchants that our official documents of sending troops are being passed on. Once we get the approval of the Privy Council, we will immediately start the escort operation."

Zhao Xing's fleet is called "utility", and dispatches "utility", "courage", "general", no more, no less, and it happens to be the basic inspection rights of local governments.

In other words, if Zhao Xing really wants to send troops, he just needs to report to the Privy Council afterwards.

However, what is a little bit embarrassing is that there is no such huge army in the entire Song Dynasty, with a number of thousands of "generals". Once Zhao Xing used the "utility" fleet, the number of troops sent exceeded the limits of the Privy Council on local governments, so he had to communicate with the Privy Council.

More importantly, Zhao Xing planned to take the ship there personally to seize the honor of the Song Dynasty naval army's maiden voyage to the Indian Ocean. In this way, he did not say hello to the Privy Council, and could not explain why he, a local official, did not stay in the Song Dynasty, and did not stay in Guangdong, and did what he did to other countries' territory, and he had been there for so long.

This reason is reasonable to explain to the Fans who did not understand the affairs of the officialdom in the Song Dynasty.

This day is the day of the Dinghai month of the Chinese calendar, which is the 27th day of the October 27th day of the Pig year in the lunar calendar, November 26, 1095 AD.

On this day, because the pilgrimage was cut off and the pilgrims were insulted by pagans one after another. Pope Urbano II issued a call in France to ask French believers to use force to safeguard their faith and establish a crusade. The "God of the Lord" was taken back from the pagans. At this point, the First Crusade began.

This war ranks among the "Top Ten Wars that Change the World".

Three days later, in the 11th month of the lunar calendar, Qian Gang, at the end of the year at Guangnan East Road, arrived in Beijing successfully. The cargo ships brought a request from Zhao Xing, and Zhang Dun gathered people again to discuss the response.
Chapter completed!