A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 848 Want to get rid of poverty and achieve Xu Wen

"Xuwen Port in Leizhou is very good."

In the yamen of the envoy's office.

During the New Year this year, Wu Huaiyu did not go to Beijing to attend the gathering. Wang Ren, the Deputy Observer, went to Beijing to report on his behalf. His brother Huaiyi also did not go to Beijing this year, and his eldest son, Wang Da, went to Beijing to attend the meeting on his behalf.

The two brothers stayed in Guangzhou and had company.

Cheng Chumo, the governor of Lianzhou, Niu Jianwu, the envoy of Ningyuan Army in Rongfu, Doulu Huairang, the governor of Shaozhou, Wu Junya, the envoy of Lingnan Branch, and many other friends also stayed in Lingnan to celebrate the New Year this year.

Everyone comes to Guangzhou to celebrate the New Year.

After the fun outside, the stove was set up in the yamen, and a group of brothers cooked on the side. Fish balls, beef balls, various seafood, and fresh vegetables were all delicious.

Feng Zhidai and Xian Jingchen are also here today.

The beef balls are delicious, the radish is also crispy and sweet, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious. Wu Huaiyu performed very strongly last year. He gained unconditional trust and support from the court and saints in Lingnan.

With strong troops and horses in hand, the collection and distribution of autumn taxes were generally smooth. At least no one dared to openly resist and obstruct.

Only some handsome savages were tricked into showing up by Feng Xianning, Chen and other wealthy families. Wu Huaiyu was also unceremonious and immediately sent the newly formed strategic army and Shouju battalion to attack.

Just use them to practice your skills, and also use these people to kill chickens and scare monkeys.

Although these strategic armies and guard camps are newly established, their weapons and equipment all come from the arsenal of Chang'an Weiwei Temple, and their officers and instructors are seconded from various towns, and some are dispatched from the Ministry of War.

Normally, they had enough food and wages, and they were trained one by one. As soon as they got the military order, they immediately broke out of the camp with murderous intent. In fact, those barbarians were not really rebelling, they were just secretly instigated by Feng Xian and other powerful chiefs, and they were really used as spearmen. ,

Jump out to oppose the new tax law,

I thought that just making a fuss would be fine, and the law would not punish the public, or that crying children would have milk to drink. If they made a fuss, the superiors would always appease them, and maybe they would be able to get the order back, or get tax relief. Where is the gift?

Who would have expected that those named Feng are not good birds either.

This trick was to kill two birds with one stone. These barbarian tribes were originally unruly and difficult to control under their rule. This time they used Wu Huaiyu's hand to deal with them. This was killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Secondly, these barbarians were used to test Wu Huaiyu's determination, and even more to test whether his sword was sharp or not.

No matter how you do it, you won't be able to hurt them.

Wu Huaiyu responded quickly and resolutely. Feng Chen and other wealthy tribes also immediately abandoned the cannon fodder, and even cooperated with the officers and soldiers to directly name the tribes who resisted the tax as a rebellion.

Pity those guys,

After being killed by the officers and soldiers, the village was immediately destroyed, the fields were confiscated, the population and registration were auctioned off as slaves, and the soldiers were rewarded with livestock, money, grain and property.

On the contrary, the military commanders, camp guards, etc. got some cheap credit and received generous rewards.

It's a joy to go up and down,

This winter,

Those who resisted taxes in various parts of Lingnan Road suffered misfortune in the end. The officers and soldiers attacked more than a hundred villages, large and small, and captured tens of thousands of people.

It is precisely because of these people that this year's autumn tax and tax sharing in Lingnan went smoothly on the whole.

Even if the levy cannot be collected for a while, it is still a report and a debt, and no one dares to say that they will not pay.

No matter how much taxes are levied by various states and counties, they will give priority to the two-thirds of the tax share first.

Although Lianji Tuzhou did not need to pay the taxes divided by the two tax laws, they paid tribute happily and paid tribute in large numbers.

Wu Huaiyu had looked at the tax accounts of the prefectures and counties in Lingnan, and he was confused. The accounts of farmland, household registration, industry and commerce, etc. were all confused and the work was very poor.

But the attitude is pretty good, so these accounts can be sorted out slowly. The key is to have a correct attitude.

Today, in the spirit of celebrating the New Year, he invited Feng Zhidai and Xian Jingchen. They are the current heads of the Feng Xian family. They are the governor of Gaofu and the governor of Yazhou. They can be said to be in charge of the twelve states. .

Both of them are the sons and daughters of Huaiyu,

Today is not about accountability, but about cooperation.

Huaiyu fell in love with Xu Wengang,

This is an important seaport in the Qiongzhou Strait of Leizhou Peninsula.

Since the Western Han Dynasty, this place has been known as one of the earliest ports of departure for the Maritime Silk Road at home and abroad, and has flourished for hundreds of years.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Xu Wen belonged to the Nanyue Kingdom. Later, Lu Jia, the Prime Minister of Nanyue, rebelled. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Fubo General Lu Bode and Louchuan General Yang Pu to lead a navy of 100,000 to attack.

This was also the second large-scale immigration of Han people from the Central Plains in the Leizhou Peninsula. Most of the people who moved in were people who were left behind by the Han army to settle down and fled from chaos. After the rebellion of the South Vietnam Kingdom was put down, it was divided into nine counties. Xuwen became one of the starting ports of the Maritime Silk Road in the Han Dynasty. From the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, it was an important cargo transfer station and distribution center. Chinese and foreign ships docked here for supplies, and it had a glorious history of more than 300 years.

Countless goods were once piled here, attracting business opportunities from all directions, and a common saying has been passed down: if you want to eradicate poverty, reach Xuwen.

However, due to wars, piracy, and foreign development, after the Jin Dynasty, the trade function of Xu Zhan Port was gradually replaced by Guangzhou Port.

Although nowadays when people think of Lingnan’s trading port, they think of Guangzhou and Jiaozhou, and Xuwen has long since fallen. But after all, its location is also very important and it once was glorious.

Therefore, when the Feng and Xian families were engaged in maritime trade, they still used the ports along the coast, especially Xuwen Port, which was their base camp for maritime trade.

In the past, it didn't matter whether it was smuggled or not, because the Lingnan court didn't really control it before, but now, the court's control over Lingnan is different.

Along with foreign trade, management has also been strengthened.

The trade in Xuwen Port and others is smuggling.

"Xuwen Port is in a good location. It was once the most prosperous ancient port in the Han and Three Kingdoms. Although it is not as good as Guangzhou and Jiaozhou Port now,

But we can still build it into a transit port and a domestic trade port, especially since it guards the Qiongzhou Strait and is also the connection point between Leizhou Peninsula and Qiongzhou Island. The prospects are infinitely good,"

Everyone here is our own people,

Huaiyu no longer hid it.

It is definitely not possible for Xuwen Port to continue smuggling. If Feng Xian and the others continue to do this, then not only the Guangzhou Shipping Department, Wu Huaiyu will not agree, nor will the imperial court. They evade taxes, and they are poaching the imperial court.

Of course, if they were asked to give up such a huge benefit, Feng Xian would definitely not be willing to do it. Even the Ning family and Chen family had considerable interests in it, so who would be willing to give up just like that.

Therefore, the interests of all parties must be properly taken care of.

The solution given by Huaiyu is to transform Xuwen Port from a smuggling port to a domestic trade port, and it can also serve as a transit port for foreign trade.

The Guangzhou Shipping Department can send a branch here, and merchant ships can come in and out for supply transfers. Just follow the rules.

Turn smuggling business into an open and legal business,

The conditions of exchange, in addition to the customs removing taxes and buying imported products, are mainly that the noble families of the Central Plains have to come in and get a share of the pie.

Of course, what Wu Huaiyu advocates is to make Xuwengang’s cake bigger and stronger, so that everyone can share the pie together.

It is not only necessary to restore the ancient port's former prosperity, but also to build industries such as shipbuilding, trade, and foreign trade handicrafts.

Building Xuwen Port can also be used as a basis to promote the development of surrounding areas. For example, Hainan Island, which has only just been developed, has unlimited potential. Even if cotton and sugar cane are grown on it, there is still great potential.

Moreover, the location of Xuwen Port is indeed good. It guards the Qiongzhou Strait and is between the two major ports of Jiaotong and Guangzhou. It is the only way for merchant ships to pass, and there is a great demand for supplies and transit.

The imperial court now established the Kongzhou Dudufu, with a thousand-mile Rongjiang Road running from north to south, with the Pearl River in the north and the Pearl River in the south. Xuwen Port and Rongjiang Road can be interconnected.

Open a shipyard, open a trading house, build a workshop...

Wu Huaiyu hopes to work together to revive Xuwen Ancient Port.

Feng Zhidai and Xian Jingchen looked at each other. They had already figured it out before they came. Although strong dragons do not defeat local snakes, it also depends on the strength gap between dragons and snakes. Now Wu Huaiyu and the dragons crossing the river are too strong, and local snakes like them are too strong. The strength gap is too large.

Wu Huaiyu has given them a few months to buffer.

If we don't agree this time, I'm afraid Xuwen Port will no longer have ships coming in and out. Without ships coming in and out, the port will become a dead port.

The pot will be smashed, and no one can try to get food out of it.

(End of this chapter)