Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 283 New City Tang County
Two days later, the fleet arrived at the southernmost bay. The sea water here is very dark, which is indeed related to the Kuroshio Current. This is also a large natural harbor, which is similar to Kunnan Bay. The water on the shore is very deep. There are no reefs, and the fleet can berth directly on the shore.

Fan Ning did not get off the boat, but stood on the boat and looked into the distance. In the distance was a low and gentle mountain range covered with dense coniferous forests. Near the shore was a large flat grassland, about twenty miles deep. The grassland The lush and fertile land is very suitable for building a city.

Fan Ning found a Dutou surnamed Zhang, smiled at him, and said, "This place is less than a hundred miles away from Kunzhou. I want to build a garrison here. I know the winter conditions here. You can lead fifty soldiers to We have been guarding here for half a year, and when we return to Kunzhou next spring, I will reward each of you with a bear skin and 50 taels of silver, and I will promote you to be a commander next year, how about this? This task can continue!"

Zhang Dutou knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I obey the order!"

Fan Ning was overjoyed, and rewarded the captain and the fifty soldiers who voluntarily stayed behind, allocated a batch of tents and food supplies to them, and explained the tasks to them in detail. After everything was properly arranged, the fleet left overseas , headed for Kunzhou mightily.

Fan Ning left fifty soldiers in Sakhalin Island not only to understand the situation in winter, but more importantly, it is a symbolic meaning. For Da Song, stationing troops in Sakhalin Island is equivalent to swearing an oath to the territory of Sakhalin Island sovereignty.

On the big ship, Fan Ning wrote a new name on the map of Sakhalin Island: Beikun Prefecture.

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Time has entered August, and Kunzhou in August can be described as joy and sorrow. On the one hand, the natives of the islands came to Kunzhou one after another, willing to become citizens of the Great Song Dynasty and migrate to the Kunnan Peninsula to live.

In mid-August, the native leaders of Sakhalin Island came to Kunzhou by canoe, and formally declared their allegiance to the Great Song Dynasty and became the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Sakhalin Island was also renamed Beikunzhou and included in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

But after entering the middle and late August, an unexpected disaster hit Kunzhou. The war horses raised in Kunzhou were not acclimatized and fell ill one after another. More than [-] horses died in just ten days. A shadow hung over the army.

At the beginning of September, Fan Ning’s big ship arrived at Kunnan Bay. A month ago, the supply fleet sent an edict from the emperor. The emperor called Fan Ning to return to China to report on his duties. Zhao Zongshi and Di Qing stayed in Kunzhou. September was the last time Given the opportunity to return to China, Fan Ning and Di Qing will return to Dasong on the September fleet.

When Fan Ning arrived in Kunnan Bay, he happened to meet the fleet purchased from Japan. This time, he brought [-] shi of rice, [-] sheep, [-] cows, and a large amount of wine and other daily necessities from Japan.

When Fan Ning got off the boat, he saw a group of coquettishly dressed young women gathering together and whispering. These were fifty newly recruited boat prostitutes. Adding the 250 previously recruited, the number of Japanese boat prostitutes on the island had reached 300. They will live on the island for three years, and they will greatly comfort the soldiers of the Song Army who are far away from their hometown and relatives.

The county seat of Kunnan Bay has been built, and the Song army burned earth into bricks and built a city with a circumference of twelve miles. In the Central Plains, a city of this size can only be regarded as the smallest county seat, but it is a feat in Kunzhou.

"A-Ning, let's go take a look first!"

Before Fan Ning agreed, Ming Ren, Ming Li and Zhu Lin ran into the county seat in a hurry.

Fan Ning glared at them angrily, and said to Xu Qing: "Look at these guys, they look like they're on fire, can't we go together?"

Xu Qing said with a smile: "These three guys probably ran to the brothel. They were afraid you would scold them, so they took a step first."

Fan Ning was taken aback, and asked with surprise on his face, "You said they went to brothels?"

"It's normal! They went there last month, don't you know?"

Fan Ning shook his head blankly, he has been very busy these past few months, he can't take care of Mingren and Mingli, they are also looking for their own fun, never thought they would come here to visit the brothel.

Xu Qing said with a smile: "They are almost 20 years old, and they are in their youth. In the capital and in Fuzhou, they have been going a lot, so just leave them alone."

Fan Ning spat resentfully, then squinted at Xu Qing and said, "You can go if you want, I don't care about you."

Xu Qing couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "I practice boy kungfu, and I can't touch women. I appreciate the kindness of the little official."

Fan Ning heard that Xu Qing was practicing Tongzi Kungfu, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "I wanted to match you and Jianmeizi, but it seems hopeless."

"Match me and Jianmeizi?" Xu Qing was dumbfounded.

Fan Ning laughed and walked quickly into the city.

The word "Tang County" is engraved on the top of the city gate. This is Fan Ning's suggestion. The county will be named after the dynasty of the Central Plains. In the future, Kunzhou will build four counties. The state capital will be called Han County, and the other two counties will be Qin County. County and Sui County, the first county just built is called Tang County.

Walking into the city, the southern part of the city is empty, and only two streets have been built. The north and south main streets are called Jinyang Street, and the east and west streets are called Guangling Street.

In addition to the official office of the Overseas Economic and Strategic Envoy located on the north side of Jinyang Street, there is also a military camp occupying the northeast corner of the county seat, in which [-] soldiers are stationed.

At the same time, there is a huge warehouse in the northwest corner of the city, where food and various strategic materials are stored.

In addition, more than a dozen large wooden houses were built at the intersection of the two main streets, most of which were brothels, and there were also two restaurants and a grocery store. The brothels were government-run, but the restaurants and grocery stores were few It was opened by a Chinese businessman from Nagasaki.

They were keen on business opportunities and realized that going north was profitable, so they followed the official ship to go north in June. At the same time, they brought more than a dozen girls who could speak Chinese as bartenders. They opened two restaurants and a grocery store in Tang County. It is very prosperous, and even Kun people often come here to drink and have fun.

Fan Ning came to the grocery store. The store took up quite a large area. On a banner was written the four characters of "Wu Ji Grocery Store". The store was full of various items, from rouge powder for women to swords, and There are almost all kinds of daily necessities, and most of them are actually Song Dynasty goods.

The person who sits in the grocery store is a woman in her thirties. She looks pretty good, she is painted with makeup and looks more coquettish. She is the female shopkeeper. Her husband has just returned from a boat trip to Nagasaki to buy goods.

There were many customers in the store, and the female shopkeeper couldn't leave. From time to time, she yelled at two young Japanese female shopkeepers to get the goods quickly.

These businessmen are well versed in business. They know that the army and craftsmen here are all men, and basically there are no women, so the guys they recruit are all Japanese girls who understand a little Chinese. They attract soldiers to talk when they have nothing to do. Naturally, the business is very smooth. good.

Especially this female shopkeeper, who has a bold personality and coquettish attire, is deeply loved by the soldiers, and they come to tease her a few times when they have nothing to do.

Fan Ning saw several Kun men picking out daggers, so he smiled and asked the female shopkeeper, "Do they have money to pay the bill?"

The female shopkeeper saw that Fan Ning's official uniform was quite high-ranking, so she didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly said with a smile: "They are rich, and they just sold me a few pairs of antlers and fox fur, so they have plenty of money!"

"You also accept leather goods here?"

"Of course, otherwise the Kun people would not have the money to buy my things!"

"What else can they sell besides furs?"

"There are also many good things, such as ambergris, coral, sea pearls, and various precious conchs, such as luminous snails, nautilus, tiger scallops, French snails, etc., which were very valuable in the Song Dynasty."

Fan Ning nodded and said with a smile, "Do you have any nice shells here? I'll buy some and take them home."

"Yes! Wait a moment."

The female shopkeeper gestured and bargained with several Kun people. Fan Ning found that although she sold it more expensively, she didn't have a lion's mouth, and the price was reasonable. A good dagger sold for about [-] yuan in the Song Dynasty. The asking price is five taels of silver, and after bargaining, it can be bought for about four taels of silver, while in Nagasaki Port, it is sold for two taels of silver, which is equivalent to the Kun people exchanging a piece of high-quality fox skin for this dagger.

Of course, a piece of high-quality fox skin sold for at least a few dozen guan in the Song Dynasty, and it was worth ten taels of silver in Japan.

Several Kun people accepted the daggers with satisfaction, and went to the tavern to drink again. They have always been self-sufficient, and there is no point in having money, so they came to Tang County to buy swords and drink, and when they returned, they bought some daily necessities for the women at home. It's almost enough. As for brothels, they are not very interested.

The female shopkeeper immediately took out more than a dozen beautiful conch shells for Fan Ning to choose from. Fan Ning bought several luminous snails and nautilus. At this moment, he suddenly saw a huge giant clam in the corner, and asked in surprise: "How do you sell that giant clam?"

The female shopkeeper smiled and said: "The shell king is six feet long, and the body inside is already dead. I don't know how many years it has been kept. A few days ago, a Kun tribe came to exchange a knife for me. I don't know what to do with it. Bringing it back to the Song Dynasty would take up too much space, if the officials want it, ten taels of silver will be taken away!"

Fan Ning immediately took out a tael of gold and bought this huge giant clam. He took a closer look and found that it was indeed a jade-like giant clam. It is sent to the government office.

"What do you guys buy such a big shell?" Xu Qing asked puzzled.

"This kind of shell king is called giant clam, and it is generally only produced in tropical areas. Like Nanyang, Kunzhou will not have it, so I suspect that this giant clam was left by the natives of the former peninsula, and it is their ancestors. It was brought from Nanyang to store food and prevent it from being soaked in water.

If so, this giant clam has a history of at least two to three thousand years, and it happened to be a gift for my grandfather Jupe. He likes to collect all kinds of strange stones, and this giant clam is just right for him. "

Xu Qing smiled happily: "Then we have to prepare a gift for Miss Seven!"

"Of course I won't forget her gift, otherwise she won't spare me!"

Fan Ning patted a brocade box in his pocket, and said with a smile, "I've already prepared the gift for her!"

(End of this chapter)