Chapter 1340 High-profile Xuanwei
Qin Lang took the lead in establishing the Ten-Nanyang Alliance, and of course he also wanted to lead the alliance. He not only had to formulate trade and economic agreements such as tariff agreements, but also had to establish military alliances.
Lion Castle.
Qin Lang met his old lover Fan Lin.
The queen is already in her early fifties, but she is well maintained and her skin is still very white, not as dark and thin as most Central and South Asian women.
The old lovers met and hugged each other enthusiastically.
"Thank you all the way."
The queen helped Qin Lang tidy up her clothes, and looked at Qin Lang with tenderness. When Hainan met by chance, she formed this love. After many years, she still had a stronger love than Jin. The queen never married for her life and gave birth to a son and three daughters for Qin Lang.
"I set off early, and it was very easy all the way, stopping and stopping."
The Queen went out from Linyi Capital and went down the coast. Then she did not enter the Gulf of Thailand and went south to Lion City. The total voyage was more than 4,000 miles, which was indeed not far. If it was a large ocean-going ship sailing at full speed, it would take only a few days to arrive.
This time, the Queen went south and also inspected the coastal countries of Linyi. Then she also inspected the Linyi Zhenla border. Finally, she visited the Qin family concession free port, Lin'an Prefecture, Saigon Port, Lin'an Prefecture, located east of the Mekong Delta.
Lin'an belongs to the port established by the Qin family renting land from his son-in-law King Zhen La. It is located on the banks of the Sai Kung River and is still 160 miles away from the sea estuary, roughly in the later generations (Ho Chi Minh).
Saigon Kawahara is not the name, but it was named after the Qin family established Saigon Port here.
Originally, the Qin family was not named Saigong Port at the beginning, but it was originally named Lin'an. Later, many nearby tribes and natives came here to trade with the Qin family and even came to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. Many tribes were actually here to trade in the name of tribute, which was very similar to the ones they sent to the Central Plains court in the past, and were all for rewards.
Over time, everyone called this port a Xilai Gong Port, so it was called Saigon for short. Even the river next to it was called Saigon River. On the contrary, no one called the name Lin'an. Later, Luzon simply changed its name to Saigon Port, and later it was upgraded to Lin'an Prefecture, but the name of the port remained unchanged.
The Mekong Delta is very fertile, but from Funan to Zhenla Kingdom, their centers are actually not on the southern delta. Although the coastal delta is flat and fertile, it has many floods and lacks management, so it is not suitable for living and production. The original production level in the local area is relatively backward.
The Qin family chose the Sai Kung River in the northeast of the Mekong River to rent and establish a port. Zhenla didn't care too much, especially the successful examples of the Qin Concession in the Tang Concession in Linyi State were placed there. These concessions brought generous economic benefits to Linyi, so the son-in-law of King Zhenla agreed without hesitation.
After all, those places were called Shui Zhenla by the Zhenla people, and they were everywhere flooding, and they were not the center of the Zhenla Kingdom at all. In fact, Zhenla was indeed divided into Lu Zhenla and Shui Zhenla in history, and Shui Zhenla was the southern region.
For the Qin family, the place in Saigon is actually pretty good. It has a large area of plains, dense water networks and convenient transportation. The Qin family built a port, castle, and merchant ships here to rest and replenish supplies. They traded here. A large amount of Tang and Qin freight was transported, attracting natives from all over the world.
Later, the Qin family opened plantations outside the castle by recruiting tenants, buying slaves, immigration, etc., so that Saigon Fort was not only self-sufficient, but also continuously transporting sugar, cotton and other raw materials for Luzon.
And the trade returns with the natives also increased year by year.
The Qin family also has some armed forces here, mainly guarding the castle, guarding the surrounding plantations, patrolling and protecting nearby maritime routes, and fighting pirates.
The guards of Saigon Fort in Lin'an Prefecture even came to the request of King Zhenla to send troops to help them quell several local rebellions in the Delta, and received sincere thanks from King Zhenla.
However, although it is set as Lin'an Prefecture, there is actually only one Saigon Fort, and there are several forts and some plantations outside. The number of real Han people is very small, mainly recruiting native tenants and hiring workers, as well as raising slaves, etc.
For many natives, it is enviable to come to Saigon. Even if you are a tenant hirer, the treatment is very good. If you can enter the castle to work, whether you are a servant or a worker, it will be very good.
That is a life of a decent person.
What's more, Saigon even provides free primary education for local tenants and workers. Even the rich people yearn for Saigon because the goods here are richer and cheaper. There are also doctors with skilled medical skills and hospitals with complete medicine in the castle.
For this reason, Saigon City later expanded an outer city, allowing natives to purchase houses or shops in the outer city for living and operating.
This also attracted more natives to come. In Saigon, many natives have begun to wear hair and buns, wear Tang crowns, and change their clothes to Hanfu. Even native merchants or hired workers in the city can already speak fluent Chinese language.
In those societies that were specially awarded by the state capital, most of the people sitting were black and thin native children, but they were shaking their heads and reading thousands of Chinese enlightenment books such as the Thousand Characters.
Even the Queen of Linyi who came to visit was surprised. The prosperity of Saigon was naturally far less than that of the Tangcheng Qingang next to Linyi Capital, but it was indeed amazing that such a scene has occurred in just over the years.
The Qin family’s overseas concession port model is indeed amazing.
When we met, the queen couldn't help but praise her.
"Maritime trade, mutual communication is convenient for each other." Qin Lang smiled and took the queen's hand and sat down. Although they were both old, it was rare for the two of them to meet several times a year.
"You go to the Central Plains to congratulate you every year. If you haven't gone this year, I guess the emperor should have an idea."
The crown on Fan Lin's head is very exquisite. It was given by Qin Lang. It is inlaid with gems and a colorful diamond in the middle, which is of great value.
She is covered in silk and elegant.
The queen said unwillingly, "The emperor's actions cannot make people convinced."
In the past, the queen had to go to the Central Plains Emperor every year, but this year not only did she not go, but she did not let the prince go, but only sent an official representative to go there.
"I don't plan to go in the future."
The queen asked seriously, "The situation in the court has changed so much recently. Isn't Saburo really worried?"
"It's also fake to say you don't worry, but I always think that the emperor is not a fool."
Qin Lang's confidence comes from strength.
He was not Changsun Wuji, nor Su Xu and others. Qin Lang not only had a high prestige in the court and the country, but also had a high appeal in the army, not to mention that the Qin family's relatives were everywhere in the court and the family, and the disciples were old friends all over the world.
What's more, Qin Lang really has an overseas kingdom in his hands, and can bring out tens of thousands of elite troops at any time. If he wants to fight desperately, it will be fine to summon 100,000 troops.
In terms of strength, Qin Lang believes that Luzon's current strength, especially its organizational strength and appeal, are definitely stronger than Silla, Baekje, etc. that the imperial court destroyed before. Qin Lang dared not say that he would cross the sea and go to Luoyang to fight, but as long as he defended, even if the imperial court came, he would have to break a few teeth.
This is confidence.
With such confidence, Qin Lang has the ability to overturn the table.
Of course, having this strength does not mean that Qin Lang has to overturn the table. Compared with Li Yin, he has the strength to overturn the table, but doing so will undoubtedly lead to both losses.
The current changes in the situation in the court also show that Qin Lang still has enough understanding of Li Yin.
After the shocking Xuanwu Sect Incident at the end of last year, the Emperor Thunder Rage bloodied the entire family of the deposed Queen Su clan and the people involved in the chaos, but the Qin family was not punished and rewarded.
Although the Qin family did not participate in it, there was still such speculation.
Many people have conspiracy theories, believing that with the strength of the Su family, they have no such ability at all. They have contacted so many people in a short period of time, let alone prevent the court from discovering it in advance, and have really mobilized many imperial guards and killed them under Xuanwu.
Some people believe that there must be Qin Lang's behind-the-scenes manipulation here, but the technique is secret.
After all, Qin Lang has great relationships and great means.
Afterwards, the Su family and others were unlucky, and only the Qin family benefited, so the Qin family was indeed seriously suspected.
The emperor must have heard this kind of rumor and even had this kind of speculation, but no matter what, the Qin family was not implicated in this matter at all. Instead, the second deposed concubine of the Qin family was granted a concubine again afterwards.
The latest news is that at the beginning of the month, the emperor appointed Qin Shu as the Imperial Concubine and restored Qin Wan as the Shu Concubine.
The eight princes also became princes after the prince.
The ban is even more eye-catching.
Because of the former King of Jin Li Xian, this time he was awarded the title of King of Qin, Li Hong was awarded the title of King of Jin, and Li Zhe was awarded the title of King of Wei.
Judging from this account, Qin, Jin and Wei are both top-level major countries with titles.
Especially the King of Qin, the first King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin, and the second King of Qin was Li Xiang. They were both named Queen of Qin and later promoted to the crown prince.
Although Li Xiang was beheaded in half.
But the title of King Qin is indeed unusual.
However, Qin Lang did not relax his vigilance.
After all, if the emperor decides life and death, the emperor can be abolished and abolished.
Xu Jingzong was dismissed from the court, Li Ji entered the Political Affairs Hall to investigate the Zuo Pushe, Cheng Chumo and Niu Jianwu joined the Privy Council as the magistrate, and they were both implicated and appointed as generals. In fact, they were just sitting on the bench.
The court tried to do all the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, and all the generals and generals of the North and South Yamen were also transferred. Even the Generals of the Central Army had not changed, and now they began to spread to local border towns.
Now, except for the war in the southwest Piyue and the Western Regions, the generals and officers of the camps in the two places have not moved, the other governors' offices and military towns are changing.
It's very disturbing.
No one knows how much the emperor is going to struggle, and whether he will suddenly go crazy again.
Qin Lang has no trust in Li Yin now. Although it is common sense that Li Yin can no longer kill Qin Lang, this person can no longer be treated rationally.
The initiative must be taken into account.
Chapter completed!