big song poppi

Chapter 317 0314 [How to defeat the Korean thieves]

After leaving the bookstore, the three of them wandered around for a while. Xie Ding and Sun Fu decided to go to Fan Gongting to reminisce about the past.

Fan Gong Pavilion was built by Fan Zhongyan when he was in Qingzhou. Because of his benevolent government and good governance, the people spontaneously built it for him.

Li Gang did not go, but took the ten coins and experimented in the market.

After going around in a circle, he found that what Xie Ding said was true. The green coins could really be used as copper coins.

Even the vendors setting up stalls on the street still accepted them.

In fact, these merchants prefer green coins to copper coins.

This discovery made Li Gang ecstatic. He felt that he had found a way to get rid of the Korean thief.

Even if it cannot be eliminated, it can still severely damage its vitality.

How did Jiaozi collapse?
  It was because the imperial court was greedy and over-issued, but there was no corresponding money.

Li Gang knew this very well.

After returning home, all you need to do is find skilled craftsmen to imitate them, print them out in large quantities, and then ask spies to take these counterfeit coins and go to Shandong to purchase supplies in large quantities.

It won't be long before the entire Shandong currency system will collapse.

At that time, countless merchants would panic and rush to exchange green coins, and the Korean thieves did not have so many gold, silver, and copper coins to pay.

The final result was that a large number of businessmen went bankrupt, Shandong's business declined, and the people were in turmoil.

Excitedly returning to the library to translate, Li Gang first wrote a memorial, and then began to perfect the plan to defeat the Korean thieves.

……

When Song Huizong received the memorial, it was already three days later.

After learning that Sun Fu and Li Gang not only successfully dissuaded the Korean bandits from forming an alliance with the Jin people, but also persuaded the Korean bandits to send troops to stop the Jin people, they were immediately overjoyed.

The price paid for this was only some charts, shipbuilders, and the family members of the soldiers.

This is nothing to him.

As long as you don't ask him for money, everything is fine.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was afraid that Han Zhen would regret it, so he immediately issued an order to cultivate the army and move the family members of Han Zhen to Shandong.

Subsequently, he ordered that fifty highly skilled private shipbuilders and hundreds of nautical charts be mobilized from the three seaports of Quanzhou, Guangzhou and Mingzhou and sent to Shandong.

Yes, civilian shipbuilders.

It's not that Song Huizong was reluctant to send craftsmen to the officialdom, but that he simply couldn't get rid of them.

After more than a hundred years of peace, the navy of Zhao and Song had long since declined.

The navy was corrupted, and the craftsmen responsible for shipbuilding naturally lost their jobs. Over time, their craftsmanship became rusty.

In contrast, the prosperous private shipping industry gave birth to batches of highly skilled shipbuilders.

Last year, he sent envoys to Goryeo, and several of the divine boats built were made by folk craftsmen.

……

……

under night.

Han Zhen sat by the bonfire and read the secret letter sent by Xie Ding.

Zhao Fujin on the side saw the smile on his face and couldn't help but ask: "Why is my husband so happy?"

"It's just some government affairs."

Han Zhen said, throwing the secret letter into the fire.

If Zhao Fujin knew that his husband had cheated his father again, I don't know how he would feel.

"Oh."

Hearing that it was government affairs, Zhao Fujin lost interest.

Ma Shuyao blinked her big eyes and asked, "Has your husband ever seen the sea?"

"Naturally."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Have you forgotten that I have been to Guangling?"

Just as Ma Shuyao finished asking, Jiang Suyi asked again: "Husband, husband, how does the sea compare to the Qiantang River?"

Han Zhen replied: "There is no comparison. How can the light of fireflies compete with the bright moon?"

Not to mention ancient times, even with the advanced navigation technology of later generations, only less than 5% of the area has been explored.

The ocean is so huge that it is an almost inexhaustible treasure trove.

This land has been cultivated for thousands of years and has become barren. It is time for them to shift their gaze from the land to the sea.

"There are a lot of delicacies in the sea. When we get to Jimo, I'll let you try them. It's getting late, so take a rest early."

Han Zhen finally coaxed several women into the carriage and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Sometimes having too many women is not a good thing, especially women of Zhao Fujin's age who would still be in junior high school in later generations, when they are most noisy. Together, they were chirping like a group of sparrows in his ears, making his head almost swell with noise.

Seeing his embarrassed look, Lao Jiu hid aside and snickered.

"You're fucking laughing your ass off."

Gently kicking Lao Jiu on the buttocks, Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and said: "You are too old now. After you return from Jimo, I will give you a month's leave to marry a wife, and then ask for two concubines. Work hard." Work hard and try to keep a few queens."

In this era, it is difficult to feed children, and they will be gone if they are not given up.

Sometimes there are seven or eight children, but there may not be one who survives to adulthood.

"..."

Speaking of this, Lao Jiu suddenly blushed.

Although he is brave in battle and kills people without blinking an eye, he actually blushes when he speaks to women. Among their group of deserters, Xiao Wu, the youngest, once had a wife. Only Lao Jiu was a bachelor. He was now in his thirties and had never even visited his mother's brothel.

The people in their thirties now are different from those in later generations. Most of them have become grandfathers, and they call themselves husbands and have a lot of grandchildren.

I saw Laojiu Qiqi Ai Ai said: "County... County Magistrate, I am living a good life alone now..."

"fart."

Han Zhen glared at him and scolded: "Don't talk to me about these things. When you get back, I will ask the matchmaker to find a candidate for you."

Lao Jiu kept mumbling for a long time without saying a word.

After Han Zhen left, the guards on duty could no longer hold back and laughed out loud.

Lao Jiu said angrily: "Straight bitch, please let me laugh at you again."

The guards immediately suppressed their laughter, but their shoulders continued to shrug.

Lao Jiu thought about it and was not convinced, so he flew towards the one who had laughed the most and kicked him.

……

The next day.

At noon, Han Zhen finally arrived in Jimo.

Qi Meng got the news in advance and led a group of supplementary officials to greet him outside the city early.

Not long after, three hundred cavalrymen escorted several carriages and drove slowly from the official road.

"Meet the county magistrate!"

Qi Meng bowed and greeted loudly.

The supplementary officers behind him also shouted in unison.

"Ah."

Han Zhen nodded and ordered: "Now that Jimo is busy with official duties, let the supplementary officials go back to the county government to handle their errands."

"Yes."

Qi Meng hurriedly ordered the supplementary officials to return to the county government office first.

He himself took a few steps forward, held the reins of Han Zhen's horse, temporarily took over the responsibility of the groom, and reported on the recent work.

"In terms of civil affairs, everything is going well at present. The work-for-relief project is being implemented smoothly, and the large gentry households are also very cooperative. After the summer harvest is over and during the slack period, we will implement work-for-relief to recruit people to build water conservancy and roads."

Han Zhen is not worried about this aspect. Although Qi Meng is not quick-witted, he is extremely calm and sophisticated. He has clear ideas for governing, advances step by step, and is neither arrogant nor impetuous. Compared with people like Xie Ding and Chang Yukun who have been officials for more than ten years. , not inferior at all.

This is an innate talent that cannot be envied.

At the same time, it was also the reason why Han Zhen sent him to Jimo.

Han Zhen asked: "Where is Jiaozhou Bay?"

Qi Meng answered fluently: "It has been a month since the establishment of the Shipping Department, which has already managed merchant ships and fishing boats at the seaport. Regarding the system of the Shipping Department, Weichen learned from Zhao Song and made changes to make the regulations clearer. The official port is still there Construction is expected to be completed by the end of August.”

Han Zhen asked again: "How is the situation with the ships?"

Qi Meng smiled bitterly and said: "In the original shipbuilding department of Zhao Song, the craftsmen's skills were too poor and they were not as good as the folk craftsmen. Therefore, Wei Chen requisitioned a group of folk craftsmen, but due to the scarcity of the number, the progress has not been improved. Now it is Build a dock.”

"It's okay."

Han Zhen smiled and said: "After a while, I will send a group of skilled craftsmen for you to use."

Hearing this, Qi Meng's eyes lit up and he quickly thanked: "Thank you so much, County Magistrate!"

Suddenly, Qi Meng thought of something and said: "County Magistrate, Jimo is more than fifty miles away from Jiaozhou Bay, and management is quite inconvenient. Wei Chen wants to build a town at the foot of Laoshan Mountain, which can not only serve as a transfer station, but also Ease of governance.”

"can."

Han Zhen nodded.

The original jurisdiction of Jiaozhou Bay was located in Banqiao Town, Mizhou, which was only more than [-] miles away from Jiaozhou Bay.

In comparison, Jimo is indeed far away and is inconvenient for freight transportation.

The reason why I chose Jimo is because there is Laoshan Bay next to Jiaozhou Bay.

Although the geographical conditions are not as unique as Jiaozhou Bay, it can be used as a backup seaport, and Jimo County happens to be in the middle of the two bays, making it easier to manage in the future.

While talking, Han Zhen entered the county seat.

As a middle county, the population under its jurisdiction is only [-] to [-], which is similar to Linzi in the past.

However, as a large number of wealthy businessmen settled in, Jimo County gradually began to show its prosperity.

Lu Zhilai and Fei Jicai were not the only smart people. Once the news of the opening of the sea came out, businessmen from all over Shandong flocked to the port, wanting to get a share of the soon-to-be prosperous seaport.

For a time, housing prices in the county soared.

Originally, it only took a few dozen yuan to buy a small, single-family house.

Today, the price has increased more than ten times.

The happiest people are undoubtedly the people in the county. They sit at home and money comes from the sky, just like the aboriginal people in the north, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in later generations.

Brothels, restaurants, gambling houses, tea shops, and various workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Wages have gone up, and consumption levels are also growing quietly.

The simple truth is that as more people come and demand increases, the price of an item will naturally increase.

Looking at the bustling street in front of him, Han Zhen praised: "Well done, you didn't disappoint me."

"These are all the work of the county magistrate, and humble ministers dare not take credit."

This is not because Qi Meng is flattering, but because he is telling the truth.

They gave him so much help and attracted a group of wealthy businessmen to invest. With such a big limelight, even a pig could fly into the sky.

(End of this chapter)