Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Day two.

When he learned that the newly appointed transfer envoy's Shenzhou had landed on the Huangpu River in Songjiang Prefecture, Liu Daoquan, the prefect of Songjiang, was shocked when he heard the news. He immediately put down all government affairs and hurried over overnight.

"For this humble position, please see the transfer envoy!" Liu Daoquan said respectfully.

As officials, they are not afraid of inspections by superiors. However, what they fear most is surprise inspections by superiors. Once problems are discovered, there is no chance to remedy them.

"Master Liu, there is no need to be polite. I am here to inspect the location of Shanghai City." Fan Zheng waved his hand.

Liu Daoquan, the prefect of Songjiang, was able to arrive in the shortest time. His attitude said it all, and Fan Zheng would naturally treat him with courtesy.

"Shanghai City?" Liu Daoquan couldn't help but be stunned.

Bao Kang on the side immediately stepped forward to explain.

Liu Daoquan said excitedly: "The idea proposed by Lord Fan to build Songjiang Prefecture into a world water transportation center is simply a stroke of genius. Songjiang Prefecture is the intersection of sea transportation and river transportation. Once Shanghai City is built, it will surely amaze the world."

For Liu Daoquan, he and Fan Zheng have the same position. Once Songjiang Prefecture becomes the world's water transportation center, he, the lowest-ranked prefect, will become the first in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He no longer has to look at the faces of Suzhou and Hangzhou. .

Bao Kang on the side saw that Liu Daoquan's performance was exactly as he expected. He nodded proudly and told Fan Zheng about his plan to build a nest to attract phoenixes.

"Build a nest to attract the phoenix!"

"Five million Guanfei money?"

When Liu Daoquan heard the news, he couldn't help but hold his breath. With such a huge wealth, Songjiang Mansion will surely soar to the sky, and he will also rise with the tide.

"Although Songjiang Prefecture is not as good as Suzhou, Huzhou and Hangzhou, it can still be regarded as a land of plenty. The land on both sides of the Huangpu River is owned by owners. I'm afraid..." Liu Daoquan suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but frowned.

If you want to build a city next to the Huangpu River, the amount of land required is not a small amount, not to mention that these lands are owned by owners. It is not an easy task to expropriate so much land. If you are not careful, It will cause public resentment and fear that good things will turn into bad things.

Fan Zheng thought for a while and said: "Now that the court is promoting the raising of honest money, the original public land of officials is no longer needed. You are responsible for finding the owners of these lands. If they want the land, then replace it with the court's public land." , if you want money, I can buy it at a price that is 50% higher than the market price."

"The magistrate is benevolent and righteous!"

Liu Daoquan breathed a sigh of relief and said that he was afraid that Fan Zheng would go his own way and wanted to forcibly expropriate the villagers' land and cause a civil uprising. The two choices Fan Zheng gave were fair and a good choice.

As the prefect, he has quite a lot of money to support his integrity, so he naturally looks down on the cumbersome public land income. In addition, most of the officials' public lands are fertile land. Using these public lands to replace the landowners will definitely go very smoothly, not to mention that there will be more The choice of money replacement will definitely go smoothly. "

"This is the blueprint of Shanghai City. The land expropriation must be done according to the scope of the first phase. This matter must be accelerated!" Fan Zheng immediately handed a blueprint to Liu Daoquan.

This was planned by Fan Zheng based on his general memories of Shanghai in later generations. Although there are some discrepancies, they are not very different.

When Liu Daoquan saw the city drawing in his hand, he couldn't help but nodded slightly. The layout of the city was quite reasonable, which made his eyes light up.

"This city is exquisitely designed, why doesn't it have a city wall?"

Liu Daoquan looked at the drawings and was very puzzled. He must know that every city in the Song Dynasty was protected by city walls, and Shanghai City would become the world's water transportation center and its status was extremely important. How could it not need city wall protection. "

Fan Zheng explained: "Although I have five million yuan of flying money, it is very expensive to build a city out of thin air. Naturally, steel is used wisely, and the construction of wharves and streets is given priority, and the city wall is not considered at all."

"But whenever a new city is built in the world, doesn't the city wall always be built first?" Liu Daoquan said with a bitter smile.

Fan Zhengdao: "Most of the cities have no city walls. In the future, the city of Shanghai will gather business travel and water transportation from all over the world. Its population and scale will definitely expand day by day. In time, it will become the leading city in the Song Dynasty. Building a city wall in advance will be a constraint and has disadvantages." It is greater than profit, so I decided not to build the city wall in Shanghai."

"Don't build the city wall?" Liu Daoquan was speechless. Even a village in the world will be built into a wall, and Shanghai City will be built into the world's leading city. It will definitely surpass Suzhou and Hangzhou, and be comparable to Bianjing. It is actually the first city in the world that does not repair. Walled city.

However, after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but be convinced by Fan Zheng. After all, as Fan Zheng said, although five million guan is a lot, it is still not enough compared to building a new city, let alone the city will need it in the future. Continuing to expand and not build the city wall is indeed the best choice.

"Transshipment makes you wise. Building a city wall in advance is like tying yourself up, and it will only waste people's time and money." Bao Kang praised.

If the city wall is built too big, it will cost too much. If it is built small, it will be demolished in the future, which is a waste of money. It is better to devote all the limited financial resources to the construction of the city.

In the future, when the city of Shanghai falls into a bottleneck or when money becomes available, it will not be too late to think about repairs.

"The city of Shanghai is adjacent to the sea, and our navy of the Song Dynasty is invincible in the world. There is no threat to Shanghai. There is no big problem if we don't build the city wall!" Fan Zhengdao.

"I understand! Let's do it now!" Liu Daoquan took a deep breath and turned around to leave.

He understood that Fan Zheng only had a short time to stay in Songjiang Mansion, and he had to make some achievements as soon as possible to prove his worth.

However, Liu Daoquan left with confidence, but soon returned in vain.

"What, no one is willing to replace or sell the land!" Fan Zheng said in disbelief.

Whether it was the replacement of the imperial court's public land or the purchase price that exceeded 50% of the market price, it was a fair price, but they all came back in vain.

Liu Daoquan smiled bitterly and said: "Master Qi Fan, I don't know what happened. The news that you are going to build Shanghai City here has come. Many people think that the land in their hands will skyrocket, and they are unwilling to give up this pie-in-the-sky opportunity." Good thing."

"Humph! There must be some villain who is causing trouble!" Bao Kang sneered.

Their prices were very fair, and as soon as they arrived here, news that the land was about to skyrocket had already spread. It was obvious that someone was secretly instigating this.

Fan Zheng frowned. He knew that the officials in Zhejiang and Zhejiang were dissatisfied with his role as a transshipment envoy, but he did not expect that such a blow would come so soon.

"I'm waiting to see the transfer envoy!"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the shore!

"This group of unruly people!" Liu Daoquan's expression changed, knowing in his heart that the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait must be making trouble.

"It's because the official has failed to discipline them well. Please wait a moment. The official will send someone to drive them away immediately!"

Liu Daoquan stood up immediately and prepared to send people to drive away these unruly people.

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. Since they asked to see me, I will meet them and see what conditions they have." Fan Zheng gave a slight signal and immediately sent a ship to the shore to pick these people up on the dragon boat. .

"I'll wait to see the transfer envoy!"

In front of the leader of the village, all the people bowed tremblingly.

"No gift!" Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "I believe that whether I am exchanging official land or purchasing land at a high price, I have not treated you badly. I wonder why you refuse?"

The village chief smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the Transshipment Master, has extremely favorable conditions. However, although the official land is good, it is scattered everywhere. Once it is replaced, our villagers will be scattered and it will be difficult for us to leave our homeland? Please understand, the Transshipment Master!"

"If we take the money and lose the land, we will be left with nothing, and our lives will be miserable in the future." Another clan elder shook his head and said.

Bao Kang sneered and said: "It's hard to leave your homeland, and you're sitting on a mountain of nothing. These are just excuses. You must have been provoked by others. When you heard that Lord Fan was going to build Shanghai City, you wanted to sit on the land and raise the price!"

All the villagers were shocked when they heard this, and they quickly lowered their heads and denied: "Your Majesty, you are wronged. We have been here all our lives. It is really difficult to leave our homeland. We all rely on the land to make a living. Please transfer and show your mercy!"

"A bunch of unruly people, the construction of Shanghai City is the national policy of the Song Dynasty, how can you block it because of you? Do you think that I can't do anything to you?" Liu Daoquan shouted coldly.

The villagers couldn't help but trembled, but they still clenched their teeth and held on. After all, people died for wealth and birds died for food. If they could hold on to the land, the wealth they could gain would be too great.

Fan Zheng stood up and looked at the villagers and said, "The construction of Shanghai City is related to the world's water transportation and the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, it cannot be controlled by you, so your land must be expropriated."

The faces of all the villagers suddenly changed.

"But you are lucky enough to be born in this place with profound blessings. This place was chosen by me, and you and I are destined. Furthermore, you have lived here for generations. If you are moved away because of this, it is indeed It's unreasonable." Fan Zheng changed his words.

"Please have mercy on me, Lord Transporter!" the village chief saluted quickly.

Fan Zheng thought for a while and said: "In this case, I will change the way of expropriation. I will expropriate all the fields and retain your villages. When Shanghai City develops in the future, your homesteads will be worth a fortune." Whether it is renting or selling, it will be a huge fortune!”

"But we have lost our land..." A young man still wanted to persist.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "You will receive a lot of compensation for losing the land, and from now on, a large number of docks, warehouses, and houses will be built here. A brand new city will rise, which will require a lot of labor. You will have endless work to do, and you will make more money than the fields produce!”

The young villager wanted to argue again, but was stared back by the village chief. He immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your mercy, sir. We will definitely abide by it!"

As the village chief, he naturally knew how powerful the transfer envoy was, and he was overjoyed by Fan Zheng's concession.

Not to mention that a house in Kaifeng City costs thousands of dollars, and houses in Hangzhou and Suzhou are even more expensive. With the development of Shanghai City in the future, the value of their houses will surely double, which will be enough for them to benefit endlessly.

Not to mention that there is so much work that can be done, and the income of their village will be greatly improved.

In addition, during the Song Dynasty, reforms were implemented in recent years, which promoted the taxation of farmland and the decline of farmland prices. This also allowed Fan Zheng to implement this policy smoothly.

"Your Excellency is so smart, I admire you!"

After all the villagers left, Liu Daoquan complimented.

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "The Shanghai city designed by Fan must be like the sea. It must be large to accommodate. It must not only attract merchants and passengers from all over the world, but it must also be able to accommodate locals. In addition, the current Shanghai city is still deserted. , these people are willing to contribute, and I will naturally welcome them.”

"Your Excellency is wise!" Liu Daoquan admired him.

Fan Zheng stepped down and said: "In the future, land acquisition for Shanghai City will be carried out according to this model. Labor and materials will soon arrive here. I will leave a master to be responsible for the construction of Shanghai City."

Liu Daoquan couldn't help but darken his face. After all, the evil doctor Fan Zheng still used his own people to build Shanghai City.

Fan Zheng continued: "In addition to your responsibility for assisting, I also have an important matter for you!"

Liu Daoquan's heart was lifted, and he said quickly: "Please give me your instructions, Mr. Fan!"

"Shanghai City is a new city with unlimited potential in the future, and potbelly disease in Songjiang Prefecture is extremely serious. This matter cannot be ignored. Another important task of my visit this time is to control the threat of potbelly disease." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Popularity!"

Liu Daoquan's heart sank. Potbelly disease is indeed a major threat to Songjiang Prefecture. Many villages have even suffered heavy casualties due to potbelly disease.

"I have dispatched a large number of doctors from all over the world to examine and treat potbelly disease. However, the most important thing is to eliminate the host of potbelly disease, the snail!" Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"Snail!"

Liu Daoquan sighed: "The snails are everywhere, how can we eliminate them all?"

The information that snails can infect potbelly disease has long been received from doctors. However, snails are extremely small and are everywhere, making it impossible to exterminate them.

Fan Zheng said coldly: "Although there are many snails, they are not without their weaknesses, that is, they move slowly! We only need to use a lot of manpower, or use pesticides, to find the snails and eliminate them!"

"I'm afraid this will cost a lot of money!" Liu Daoquan said in shock.

He understands that this can indeed eliminate the snails, but there are so many snails in the entire Songjiang Prefecture. This will not only cost a lot of manpower and financial resources, but also probably take a long time.

Fan Zheng said firmly: "Don't worry about money. You only need to recruit the masses, not even a river or a rice field. Songjiang Prefecture does not have enough money for exemption. I will also give you financial support and strive to control potbelly disease within three years." , Songjiang Prefecture will completely eliminate snails in ten years.”

Liu Daoquan saluted solemnly and said: "Your Excellency has such great love for the people of Songjiang Prefecture. As the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, I really admire you."

Yu Gong is the prefect of Songjiang, and he should eliminate the snails and completely solve the problem of potbelly disease, not to mention that Fan Zheng has such strong support. In private terms, once he eliminates the snails and controls the pot-belly disease, it will definitely be a great achievement, and it will also be a great qualification for promotion in the future.

"If you do this well, I will not hesitate to ask the officials for credit!" Fan Zheng promised.

"I will certainly live up to your high expectations as a low-ranking official." Liu Daoquan said solemnly.

After making arrangements for Songjiang Prefecture, Fan Zheng landed directly from the Huangpu River, took a carriage, and headed south, passing by Jiaxing, directly to Hangzhou, and officially took up the post of transfer envoy between Zhejiang and Zhejiang. (End of chapter)