The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 553 Prosperous Port
The weather is slightly cooler.

The national flags of the Song Dynasty had already been erected in government offices in Fujian, Jiangnan West Road, and Jinghu North Road.

Except for those hiding under the iceberg, the forces of the Yuan Dynasty withdrew to Liangzhe East Road or Huainan West Road or Jingxi South Road.

Zhang Jue led Su Quandang, Zhang Hongwei and other generals. After all, before Zhao Dongting returned to Leizhou, he rushed to the southern end of Jinghu North Road with an army of [-].

It borders Guangnan West Road and Kuizhou Road, but it is an important place for military strategists that can block Shuzhong from the west to Jinghu Lake, and Dali from the southwest to Guangnan West.

This matter was decided by Zhao Dongting after he learned that the Yuan Dynasty would completely give up Fujian Road, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu North Road and other roads.

The only people in the Song and Yuan Dynasties who wanted to take advantage of the Song Dynasty when negotiating peace were the people in Shuzhong and Dali.

Zhao Dongting is used to the tricks where they sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and the fisherman makes a profit, so how can he give them another chance?
If it wasn't for the fact that the pressure from the court was too great, he would have even wished to let Zhang Jue lead his army and the Xixia army to attack Kuizhou again.

The current imperial court is overwhelmed and desperately needs to recuperate, but it can only use the Xixia Army.

In a blink of an eye, it is the winter solstice.

The current head of the Pu family, Pu Lixin, died suddenly at home and was assassinated by an assassin. In the end, he couldn't find out who the assassin was.

It was inevitable that the Pu family would fall apart.

Although Mrs. Pu is quite wealthy, she is a woman after all, and she is quite old, which is not enough for the people under the Pu family to continue to rely on the Pu family honestly.

Although the Pu family is still backed by a large industry and is rich beyond compare in Fujian, its official foundation is rapidly disintegrating in a weak trend.

Leizhou.

More than a dozen large ships from Zhao Dongting finally approached Leizhou Harbor in the faint mist.

A fire light flickered on the tallest and most pointed building in Leizhou Harbor, and then projected light through the bronze mirror and focusing mirror, shining far away on the sea.

Looking at the shape, it is quite similar to ancient western architecture.

This watchtower was of course written by Zhao Dongting.He attached great importance to overseas trade, so he personally participated in the planning of various matters in the port.

Now Leizhou Seaport is no longer the dying scene as it used to be. The original thatched huts are gone, and many pavilions have been erected.The harbor is full of people coming and going, and it is very lively.

Although the official ocean-going fleet that the imperial court left Leizhou at the end of February has not yet returned, Leizhou has established trade relations with Liuqiu, Mayi, Yueli Dynasty, Champa Kingdom and other countries that are not too far away by sea route.Every day, countless merchant ships from Leizhou go to sea, loaded with Leizhou tea, porcelain, cloth, sea salt, etc., and head to Liuqiu and other places.

These are all things that are looted by locals overseas.Especially exquisite porcelain, cloth, etc., are highly sought after by those local nobles.

And these things are often exchanged for valuable things such as gold, silver and jade.

At that time, those merchants who plunged into shipping under the call of the imperial court made a lot of money, which was enviable.

The Song court also obtained a lot of gold and silver property because of this.These are real income.

The official fleet of the imperial court has even won the trust of those overseas. The Dasong HNA Company affiliated to the imperial court has done a bigger business than that private fleet.

Then, the Song court used the gold and silver property it earned to buy grain in Yueli Dynasty and other places.

To put it bluntly, this is almost an empty-handed white wolf's method.And this idea, I am afraid no one will know it, came from the head of Song Emperor Zhao Dongting.

More than a dozen warships from Zhao Dongting entered the port, but did not cause any waves in the port.

The coolies working in the port were already accustomed to this, and thought it was the return of the official fleet.

There are pirates on the sea, which month does the imperial court, which pays attention to shipping, have no warships to go out to suppress bandits?

In other words, the life he is living now is really his mother's real comfortable life.

There is food to eat and clothes to wear.

Sometimes you can use things from other countries, and you can even buy women with big butts who come to foreign lands to give birth and serve others.

The life of every household is developing in a good direction at a speed that can be seen. When it comes to festivals, they can also buy a few catties of pork.

This is all the credit of the court.

This is a gift from the emperor.

In the past, when the old man Gelijunge was in charge of Leizhou, the taxes were horribly heavy, and the government didn't do anything. How could there be such a comfortable life?

Ever since, when Zhao Dongting's more than ten warships entered the port, some people in the port waved enthusiastically to the warships, and all of them had sincere smiles on their faces.

Zhao Dongting stood on the top of the wall with his hands behind his back, looking at the people on the port like this, he was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.

It stands to reason that the news of his return to Leizhou was not spread.He didn't send a boat to Leizhou to report at all. At this time, even Lu Xiufu and others should not have received the news.

The fleet docked at the port.

Zhao Dongting, Mrs. Xu, Kumano and others disembarked.

The flying soldiers also ran down from the ship and ran to the port ground to stand in line.

But before he could stand still, a man dressed as a wealthy gentry came up with a lot of workers working in the port, holding tea in his hand, "Are you all tired, generals?"

All the flying soldiers were stunned, looking at the large water tanks carried by the workers, it was not good to reach for the ladle inside.It seems inappropriate not to take it.

Zhao Dongting showed surprise in his eyes, walked over and asked, "Why are you doing this?"

The richest gentleman looked at Zhao Dongting's magnificent dress, thought he was also a general, bowed his hands and smiled and said: "Generals, we can only offer some tea to express our gratitude to the people of Leizhou for clearing up the pirates. Please also order the soldiers to drink Let's drink tea!"

Only then did Zhao Dongting suddenly understand.

He did know about Yue Peng clearing up the pirates in Leizhou.

He chuckled lightly and said, "My lords misunderstood, we are not the soldiers who cleared up the pirates. We have just returned from Fujian!"

All the wealthy gentry were shocked, and someone asked: "May I ask the general, is it true or not that Yuan Chao is begging for peace with us and is willing to give up Fujian and other roads?"

Zhao Dongting nodded lightly and said, "Of course it is true, otherwise how could we come back so quickly."

The wealthy gentry smiled, "God bless the court!"

Someone who used to work in Fujian suddenly knelt down in the direction of Haikang: "Thank the emperor, thank the court..."

The richest gentleman said: "Although you generals are not going to hunt down pirates, they are all contributing to our Great Song Dynasty. This tea is for drinking."

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Dongting laughed loudly, "If that's the case, then it would be disrespectful."

Then he gave an order to the flying soldiers: "Take a break, don't disappoint the kindness of the folks."

He himself started chatting with these wealthy gentry, "Are you all trading in this port?"

Several wealthy gentry nodded.

If it weren't for the nautical business, they obviously wouldn't stay in this port often.

Zhao Dongting asked again: "How is the maritime trade now? Is it still easy to do?"

A wealthy gentry nodded happily, "It's easy to do, very good! Those foreigners all regard our porcelain, cloth, spices, etc. , that is something that only foreign nobles are entitled to enjoy. For example, the king of Liuqiu, after hearing that he saw the porcelain from our Song Dynasty, he threw away all the gold and silver objects in his palace. Replaced with the porcelain we produced."

"Is there still this?"

Zhao Dongting pretended to be surprised, then smiled and said, "Then it seems that the Lord Liuqiu is very knowledgeable!"

All the wealthy gentry laughed along.

It's just this smile, but it also comes from the heart.

The same is true for people who are refreshed and prosperous on happy occasions.

Some of them used to do some small business in Leizhou, and worked hard, but after only a few months in shipping, they made a fortune.

This is the benefit of stepping on the wave.

It can be predicted that in the future, HNA will not be as profitable as it is now.But there is no doubt that those who entered HNA trade first will be the first to eat cakes.

At the port, Zhao Dongting stayed for a full two hours, chatting with the wealthy gentry for a long time, and then took Mrs. Xu and others to look around.

The port is full of newly built houses. Although they are sweating profusely, they are workers who take the initiative to say hello to Zhao Dongting and others.

After seeing it, the smile on his face couldn't stop.

Getting rich first leads to getting rich later. Looking at it now, it is not far from the first wave of people getting rich first.

Leizhou's economic success also allowed him to see the prosperous future of Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)