Time was running out, with only three days left, Fan Zheng headed towards the Imperial City after leaving the Royal Bank.

"It turns out that the envoy Fan Zhuan came to visit. It's really brilliant." The enthusiastic voice of King Shen Zhao Bai came from the palace of Prince Shen.

Today, King Shen owns the largest pig farm in the Song Dynasty, and he is doing business openly on the pretext of curing night blindness for the people of the world, but the officials have nothing to say. It can be said that he makes money every day and lives an extremely comfortable life.

And now Zhao Bai directly calls Fan Zheng the transfer envoy, obviously he has also heard the rumors about Fan Zheng.

Fan Zheng waved his hands and said: "His Royal Highness Shen, please don't treat Fan so shabbily. Fan is now rumored to be a treacherous minister around the officials. I am now afraid that His Highness Shen will be like the Eight Wise Kings, holding a golden mace in his hand. How about knocking the king unconscious and beating the treacherous minister?"

Zhao Yi laughed and said: "Fan Taicheng is joking. The emperor's brother is reforming to become stronger, so he is certainly not a foolish king. Brother Fan personally prescribed Zhao Yi's evil recipe for raising pigs. I have personally seen Brother Fan's skills. Naturally, I understand that Fan Zheng You are by no means a treacherous minister, and the emperor asked you to serve as the transfer envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang, so you must have a heavy responsibility."

Zhao Yi had personal contact with Fan Zheng, so he naturally understood how miraculous Fan Zheng's evil methods were. Even if the weirdest things happened to Fan Zheng, he would not be surprised.

Fan Zheng said gratefully: "Thank you His Highness King Shen for your trust. Fan came here today to ask for help."

"Oh!" Zhao Bai couldn't help but be surprised, "There are still things that stump Fan Taicheng in this world."

Fan Zheng said: "It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. In addition to the prevalence of potbelly disease in the two Zhejiang areas, night blindness has not been reduced. Now His Highness Shen Wang's pig farm has made the people near Kaifeng no longer suffer from night blindness. Fan I would like to invite His Highness King Shen to send capable people to open a pig farm in the two Zhejiang areas."

"Going to open a pig farm in Liangzhe and Zhejiang areas?"

King Shen's heart moved. He had already made a lot of money from the prince's evil method of raising pigs. However, due to the prince's status, he could only stay around Kaifeng. Now that it had reached a bottleneck, setting up a pig farm in Zhejiang and Zhejiang might not be a way out. .

"Brother Fan opens his mouth and I, the king, will naturally respond. Brother Fan, rest assured, I will sell pigs at low prices just like in Kaifeng City, so that the people in Zhejiang and Zhejiang will no longer have to worry about night blindness." Zhao Bai said solemnly.

"On behalf of the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, I would like to thank His Highness King Shen." Fan Zheng said with a solemn salute.

After sending Fan Zheng away, Shen Wang Zhao Ji returned to the palace. In the side room, a familiar person walked out. This person was Duan Wang Zhao Ji.

He was at Prince Shen's Mansion just now, and he and Fan Zheng were quite unhappy about the matter between Li Shishi and Wang Xian. Zhao Ji didn't want to see Fan Zheng at all, so he hid nearby and eavesdropped, and happened to hear this scene.

"Brother Wang, why did you agree to Fan Zheng? It's not far away from Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Not to mention the long distance. Building a pig farm and selling pigs at low prices for doctors is not worth the loss." Zhao Ji said with great dissatisfaction.

Zhao Bao shook his head and said, "My brother, I don't know. Fan Zheng told me about the prince's evil recipe for raising pigs. Now that my eye disease is gone, I naturally want to repay Fan Taicheng."

"Repay a favor?"

Zhao Ji couldn't help but sneered: "Fan Zheng only used a fleeting word, but Brother Wang may have to pay tens of thousands of dollars. This kind of kindness is too expensive."

Zhao Bai shook his head and said: "No, going here will inevitably mean that Fan Zheng takes advantage of me. It may even be that I take advantage of Fan Zheng. Liang Zhejiang is a wealthy place. If a large number of pigs can be raised in Liang Zhejiang, it may be possible in the short term." It’s a huge investment, and the benefits will definitely be huge in the long run!”

"What's more, the emperor's brother sent the evil doctor Fan Zheng to Liangzhe Road. There must be something important. Coupled with the evil doctor Fan Zheng's ability, this matter will definitely make a profit."

However, Zhao Ji disagreed and said: "What's important? In my opinion, it must be that the emperor brother is fatuous and has too much faith in Fan Zheng, a treacherous minister!"

When Zhao Bai heard this, he immediately yelled angrily: "Brother Wang, don't talk nonsense. Brother Huang is wise and powerful. You don't need to question it. You will definitely know the wisdom of Brother Huang's decision today!"

Zhao Bao had full confidence in Fan Zheng. After all, this matter was revealed to be unreasonable from beginning to end, not to mention that the three prime ministers had already acquiesced. He believed that there must be something fishy this time.

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Fan Zheng left Prince Shen's Mansion and entered the palace to meet Zhao Xu!

As an official, every official who is appointed as an official needs to thank the officials for their promotion!
"Your Majesty Fan Zheng is here to see the official!" In the imperial garden, Fan Zheng came to Fan Zheng's side under the guidance of Tong Guan.

"Oh! It turns out that the traitor Fan Zheng is here."

Seeing Fan Zheng arriving, Zhao Xu joked.

Fan Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "The officials should not tease the minor officials. If the minor ministers are treacherous, then the officials will not be fooled."

Zhao Xu laughed and said: "You and I, one of our monarchs is a coward and the other is a treacherous minister, don't we complement each other?"

The monarch and his ministers joked with each other and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Officials and ministers are here to bid farewell today." Fan Zheng suddenly said seriously.

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly solidified, and Zhao Xu sighed in his heart, knowing that it was time to part ways.

"Have you ever been fully prepared for this trip?" Zhao Xu said solemnly.

Zhao Xu was a hero of his generation, and he quickly put his worries behind him. After all, Fan Zheng's mission during this trip was extremely important.

"Don't worry, officials. Everything is ready for this trip. All we need is east wind?" Fan Zheng said.

"Dongfeng?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned.

Fan Zheng chuckled and said: "Dongfeng is the fleet under the command of Eunuch Tong. If Songjiang Mansion is the headquarters of the navy and fleet of the Song Dynasty, great things can be expected for the humble ministers."

"Tong Guan, what do you think?" Zhao Xu looked at Tong Guan aside.

Tong Guan said without hesitation: "Songjiang Mansion is the center of the Song Dynasty sea area, and it is the intersection of the Yangtze River and the sea. It is enough to connect most of the waterways of the Song Dynasty. As the headquarters of the navy, it is naturally the best choice."

"Thank you, Eunuch Tong, for your help." Fan Zheng said with cupped hands.

Tong Guan shook his head and said: "Fan Taicheng is serious. It was Fan Taicheng's keen eye that discovered the treasure."

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't flatter each other anymore. You two are my ministers and should help each other."

"I will obey your orders!"

Fan Zheng and Tong Guan said in unison.

The third day came in a hurry, and today was the day Fan Zheng left Beijing to take up his post.

"Goodbye, kid!"

Outside the East City Gate, Fan Zheng took Li Qingzhao and Fan Zhi, bid farewell to Fan Chunli and Ma, and officially embarked on the journey to take office.

Fan Zheng had just left Kaifeng City when the new issue of Di Bao was already published in Kaifeng City. "Great wealth!"

"The sky-high wealth is worthy of being the evil doctor Fan Zheng!"

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Shouts of surprise rang out in Kaifeng City, and countless merchants rushed to read the Di newspaper in their hands, excited.

"What about wealth? Is that traitor Fan Zheng corrupt?"

A scholar said puzzledly.

A businessman glanced at him and snorted: "Corruption. The evil doctor Fan Zheng controls the entire medical family. He can make a fortune every day with just a wave of his hand. Is there any need to be corrupt?"

The scholar couldn't help but hesitate. He had to say that what this businessman said was true. Fan Zheng, the evil doctor, wanted money. He could become the richest man in the Song Dynasty with just an alcohol formula.

"Even if he is not corrupt, he is still a treacherous official who deceives officials to seek an official position for him!" The scholar stiffened his neck and said.

The merchant snorted coldly and said: "Traitor, if the evil doctor Fan Zheng is a traitor, there will be no capable officials in the world. The evil doctor Fan Zheng is appointed as the transfer envoy to the two Zhejiang provinces. The first step is to set up a shipping department in Songjiang Prefecture. Connecting sea transportation and river transportation, it has become the world's water transportation center. From then on, Songjiang Prefecture has skyrocketed and become the center of world trade. Isn't this a wealth?"

"World Water Transport Center!"

The scholar couldn't help but was stunned. He immediately picked up the Di newspaper and saw that Fan Zheng directly printed the water transportation diagram on the Di newspaper for the sake of clarity, directly showing the advantages of Songjiang Mansion.

"Goods from the West, South, and East are all transshipped here, and the Yangtze River outlet is connected to the Grand Canal. Even if a scholar does not understand current affairs, from the clear water transportation map, one can see at a glance that Songjiang Prefecture is at the center of the world's water transportation.

"Furthermore, it is said that the evil doctor Fan Zheng brought five million yuan of flying money during this trip to build Songjiang Prefecture. This time, Songjiang Prefecture will have a hard time not getting rich!" All the people in Kaifeng said with envy.

"A small barren land, through Fan Zheng's wise eyes, will surely soar into the sky in the future!"

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All the merchants were talking about it, and their hearts suddenly beat with excitement.

"It's nonsense, because the evil doctor Fan Zheng had an idea to build a city out of thin air at the mouth of the sea, so wasting people and money, isn't the evil doctor Fan Zheng a traitor who harmed the country and the people?" The scholar said bravely.

"Hmph! The evil doctor Fan Zhengxie has never failed. At that time, his idea of ​​going to the West and opening up the Maritime Silk Road was also questioned. How much money has the voyage brought to the Song Dynasty now? Songjiang Mansion is just one of the voyages to the West. It’s just a ring, there is no possibility of failure,” a merchant said confidently.

"Nowadays, the Yangtze River Estuary in Songjiang Prefecture is desolate, but everything is flourishing and there is gold everywhere. Why don't we seize the opportunity? We will definitely achieve great results!"

"Go together, go together!"

Many frustrated people were excited. On the one hand, the evil doctor Fan Zheng came with five million yuan in real money, and on the other hand, they were really optimistic about Songjiang Prefecture's unique shipping advantages.

Not to mention the invincible golden body of the evil doctor Fan Zhengying, which makes countless people's hearts flutter. If they can take the lead in Songjiang Mansion, they may be able to make a fortune in the future.

"That is, Fan Taicheng's medicine is also used to cure the potbelly plague that broke out in the two Zhejiang areas. The doctors have ordered doctors from all walks of life to come to support. I'm afraid this is the reason why the officials appointed the evil doctor Fan Zheng as the transport envoy to the two Zhejiang areas."

"However, as usual, during an epidemic, doctors take full control. This was the case in Luoyang back then, and it must be the same in Liangzhe Road this time.

And with the continuous publication of the Di newspaper, Fan Zheng's original reputation as a traitor suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by exclamations one after another.

Now Fan Zheng naturally doesn't know that his reputation has changed. Now he is on the road with his wife Li Qingzhao.

"Ms. sir, the two Zhejiang provinces are south of the Yangtze River, and how can we set off from the East City Gate!" Li Qingzhao couldn't help but wonder as he watched the carriage heading east.

Fan Zheng explained: "Furthermore, I want to build Songjiang Prefecture into a world water transportation center, and the Grand Canal is an important part of it, so I decided to take a boat."

"World Water Transport Center!"

Li Qingzhao's face immediately filled with admiration. She knew that her husband's trip to Jiangsu and Zhejiang was definitely not the rumor between the government and the public that he was a traitor seeking an official position. Once the World Water Transport Center was built, it would be logical for him to serve as the transshipment envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang.

"Not to mention that the journey to the two Zhejiang provinces is far away. Taking a carriage is too troublesome. Madam and Zhi'er are too tired. Starting from the Bianhe River and traveling along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the two Zhejiang areas, it is enough to travel down the river. Hurry to Liangzhe Road as quickly as possible!”

The carriages of this era were too slow and easily affected by the weather, not to mention having to stay frequently, which was quite troublesome.

And if you take a boat to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you can have all your food, clothing, housing and transportation on board, and you can sail smoothly without stopping at all. Although it cannot reach the terrifying speed of traveling thousands of miles to Jiangling in one day, it can travel three hundred miles a day easily, which is comparable to a horse-drawn carriage. much faster.

Just as he was talking, the carriage stopped and arrived at a pier beside the Bian River.
I saw a huge Shenzhou waiting on the pier. It was Fan Zheng's car traveling to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Fan Zheng boarded the boat with his wife, children and entourage, and soon the boat started.

The boat is quite large, the water in the Grand Canal is stable, and the boat is like walking on flat ground, and the speed is not slow.

"My husband is wise!"

Li Qingzhao hugged Zhi'er and said happily that this was different from the grasshopper boat she rowed in the upper reaches of the Bian River, but a Shenzhou that could be transported over long distances. It was also the first time for her to sit on such a large boat, and she felt particularly novel.

Fan Zheng sighed: "Even after the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has been dependent on Tongbo for thousands of miles. If there was no water palace and dragon boat affairs, Yu and Yu would not be able to teach much about their merits."

"This is a poem by Pi Rixiu, a poet from the Tang Dynasty. If the Sui Dynasty had not been destroyed, the achievements of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty would have been comparable to those of Dayu." Li Qingzhao read the poems carefully and opened his mouth.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "The boats carry a lot of cargo. If you go with the current, you can use the current, and if you go against the current, you can use the wind or the paddle steamer. My husband's proposal to sail to the West and open up the Maritime Silk Road was due to the idea of ​​​​the Grand Canal. "

"Moreover, river transportation is limited by river width and water depth, while maritime transportation is an endless sea, which is enough to allow the shape of ships to be unlimited. There will be bigger ships in the future, and maritime transportation will have greater potential. Songjiang Prefecture, as a The world's shipping center, where all ships come and go, and where goods are transferred, will become the land of great wealth in the future, and no one can stop it."

Li Qingzhao said with a look of admiration: "At that time, I will have to see who in the world still calls my husband a traitor."

Fan Zheng chuckled and said, "Why do I remember that someone kept calling Fan a traitor yesterday?"

Li Qingzhao suddenly blushed with embarrassment and took a sip at Fan Zheng.

Fan Zheng suddenly laughed. Later Li Qingzhao was forced to travel south. He suffered many hardships along the way, and finally ended up in a miserable old age.

But this time, Li Qingzhao's journey to the south was completely different. He rode the largest dragon boat in the Grand Canal and became the wife of the transshipment envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang. It can be said that the scenery is endless.

This time, he not only wanted to change the fate of the Song Dynasty, but also changed the fate of the people he loved, so that the humiliation would not be repeated in future generations. (End of chapter)

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