Datang first village

Wang Ba and his subordinates, even if they are illiterate, have to get someone to help them write. .Big and small things, so small that even the tattoos painted on the bodies of the aborigines can be traced.

Li Yuanxing's tip to Wang Ba was only two pieces of paper.

A piece of paper is a map, and the map marked with latitude and longitude is of course based on Chang'an City as the zero point.It was stamped with the seals of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Mansion of Admiral Tiance, the Mansion of King Qin, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Officials, and it was regarded as an official document.This paper, the paper used to print banknotes, was packed in a fireproof box.

This piece of paper can be said to be the most expensive paper in Datang.

Actually sent out, less than thirty.

The other piece of paper was still this map, which was just printed on ordinary paper, and then Li Yuanxing drew a few circles on it with his own hand, and wrote a few coordinates.Finally, write down a few words: gold mine, coal mine.

Wang Ba was still sorting out the ships in Huating, negotiating with merchants how much the bananas were worth, and the hemp was still being appraised by a first-class linen maker.After receiving the telegram from the person sent to Chang'an, Wang Ba heard that not only was one more island sealed off, but also the location of the gold mine was marked, he immediately pushed the businessman away and shouted at his subordinates: "Come on, No matter how much it costs, it must be rented until tomorrow to go to Chang'an's flying boat, and I will go to Chang'an to thank you no matter what."

There are daily flights from Chang'an City to Huating.

There is absolutely no such thing as a difference in weight and fare for modern aircraft, but Datang does.

The weight is based on Tang Jin. Those below 72 Jin are the standard price. For every 36 Jin higher, the ticket price will increase by 2000%.Only [-] catties, half price.A standard fare is already three taels of silver.This price is [-] guan, calculated according to purchasing power in modern times, it is [-] yuan.

In Datang, according to the rice price plan, it is definitely [-] stones above the first-class polished rice.

But at this price, if you don't queue up in advance, it may be very difficult to book the price.There are only two ways for Wang Ba to book a ticket. One is to enter Chang'an urgently, which must be on official business.The second is the high price, several times the price to buy a ticket.

The ticket price in the warehouse is higher, not by the piece at all, but directly by the catty.

One catty No matter what you are transporting, as long as it does not have an unpleasant taste or is a dangerous product that is easy to explode.It's seventy Wen a catty, which is definitely a very expensive price.

Only extremely valuable goods will be used for transporting goods by flying boats.

Wang Ba raised the fare ten times, but he still couldn't buy the ticket for the day, and he didn't arrive at Chang'an City until the early morning of the third day.It would be difficult for him to load [-] catties of goods in the warehouse, but he only packed [-] catties, and then packed [-] catties of luggage with him, including some special products brought back from Luzon Island.

The bananas were sold to the merchants in Huating at a price of [-] cents per ton.

It is still spring, and it is not easy to eat fruits in this season.Naturally, the price will not be cheap, and there is still a huge market for the market price of seventy cash per catty.

Even if the merchants know that this kind of thing can only be stored for less than ten days.

The other two kinds of food, which appeared for the first time among the folks in the Tang Dynasty, made Wang Ba and others a lot of money, that is coconut and mango.Li Yuanxing must have known about it, but the common people had never seen it.

In Chang'an City, Wang Ba entered the palace to offer a gift to thank him, but it attracted many dignitaries to watch the ceremony.

Both Li Er and Li Yuanxing understood that these guys were not watching the ceremony, nor were they giving Wang Ba face.Wang Ba was the first person to try overseas fiefdoms. Whether it was experience or insights, he wanted to hear more from Wang Ba.

In Chang'an City, there is a book called "My Sealed Island", which is full of messy and unstructured things, including Wang Ba, his subordinates' views on the island, and small and interesting things encountered.But for such a book, [-] copies were sold on the first day it was released, and it was sold out that morning.

Ordinary people in Chang'an are looking for novelty, while the dignitaries are looking for experience.

What is coconut?Li Er naturally didn't know, but Li Er wouldn't worry, because if Li Yuanxing didn't know, Li Er believed that not many people in the world would know.

Whether it is coconut or mango, Li Yuanxing has his own way of eating.

Li Yuanxing cut the part of the mango close to the core with a knife, and then cut the flesh into small pieces.He also said: "Mingyue's favorite way is to peel the skin and eat it in her hand. Lanyue's favorite way to eat is to cut it into small pieces and pick it into her mouth with a toothpick. It will never stick to her hand or stick to it. to the face!"

Li Er took it with a smile. He had eaten this mango before, and Lingnan had it.

But there are fresh fruits in March, which makes Li Er a little surprised. It seems that the world is so big that there are no surprises.

As for the coconut, Li Yuanxing thought about it, and asked the imperial guards to take a barrier knife that had actually been cut.He slashed a few times with a knife, and then said to Eunuch Gao: "Go and get some thin bamboo tubes, they must be complete."

Li Yuanxing quickly opened the outer layer of the coconut, and then pierced a hole with the tip of a knife. "Mingyue has a special tool for this thing, which saves a lot of trouble than mine." After inserting the bamboo tube, let Li Er suck it directly. "This thing is actually a good thing. When you go to sea, you can put hundreds of them on board, and you can save them for half a year."

"It's delicious!" Li Er only took two sips, and after a compliment, he signaled that he could take it down.

Li Yuanxing drank one by himself, split the coconut completely with a knife, and then got a piece of coconut meat: "Use this shell and roast it slowly, this is the real delicacy. But fresh, let's eat it!"

Li Er laughed out loud.

The reason for laughing is naturally to be happy, but more is to hope that these dignitaries will run all over the world to see who can find something that Qin Wang Li Yuanxing doesn't know and is not familiar with.

"Naha, let the old wolf handle it!" Li Yuanxing said casually, which is equivalent to waiving Wang Ba's errands, and letting him concentrate on the affairs of Wa Island and his fiefdom.

However, Wang Ba stepped forward to ask for instructions: "The natives on the nearby island came over, and there were some deals at the beginning. But it is not a good thing after a long time. Please make a decision with your Majesty and Your Highness."

"Sent to the First Army of the Right Wuwei, the Third Army of the Left Lingwei, and another piece to Li Daozong."

Li Er opened his mouth, which is equivalent to enfeoffment.

Everyone could understand that Li Daozong was the real reward, because what he got was the largest island, which was also the North Island.It is now Luzon Island.Then an island was added to Wangba. In fact, this island is not too big. It is the one of the Misha Islands, plus his original one. These are the two main islands connected together in the middle.

The Youwuwei army is actually a remnant army, which was disabled during the Battle of Shuofang.

Later, some new troops were added, but the combat power could not be restored.The reward is equivalent to the eastern half of the South Island of the Philippines in later generations.The army of the left leader and guard is basically an old and weak army. It has long since changed from a post-war leader to an actual logistics soldier.But soldiers are soldiers, and Li Er didn't want to upset the hearts of the soldiers.

So the west half of the South Island was sealed off and given to the left guard.

The twelve guards plus the four guards of the Imperial Army are actually divided.

The location is on the line of the first island chain drawn by Master Gui, which is a defensive line on the outside of the Datang Sea.The Indochina Peninsula must be the place where the main force of the Tang Dynasty is located, and then Singapore is the fiefdom of Cheng Motou and the current Youwuwei main force Second Army.Next, the whole of South Asia was drawn into a semicircle by six guards.

Naha let the old wolf go, even if it is within the management scope of Qin Wangfu.

Wajima, where this war will last for a few more years, has already been settled, with Qianniuwei's territory and the regular Tang army's territory.

Taiwan Island, it must be under the control of the Tang Dynasty, and this will never be given up.One of the three unsinkable aircraft carriers that will not go into the hands of anyone who can't be trusted.

After presenting the gift and thanking him, Wang Ba was called to Li Er's study.

"Having your own territory, Anbi's discipline subordinates can educate the barbarians and spread my Chinese civilization. This is a great achievement. Don't worry about fief taxation. The two-year tax exemption policy is still applicable to you. After all, you started There is still some income, so instead of being mean to your subordinates, you must also treat them well."

Li Er's confession made Wang Ba secretly startled.

Also vaguely scared.

From Li Er's words, Wang Ba's most direct feeling is that this is splitting the soil and enfeoffing, and the royal family has recognized a territory that belongs to the courtiers.The matter of paying taxes, the matter of paying taxes on the territory, Wang Ba had heard about it when he was in Wa Island. Although he was the first to actually get the fief, Niu Jinda was the first to talk about taxes.

Niu Jinda's army actually owned 15 mu of land, but the land they controlled was no smaller than Wang Ba's, on the contrary it was larger, and many times larger.

Niu Jinda was not counted in the first year, but had to pay taxes in the second year.

The annual tax is the tax set by Prince Qin's Mansion, [-] tons of snow sugar, plus [-] knives of snow paper.Then increase by [-]% every year, and recalculate based on the output of the territory after five years.

If [-] tons of snow sugar were placed in Wude Nine Years, Niu Jinda and his subordinates would have been scared to death.

But now, [-] mu of sugar cane is definitely enough for these snow sugars, even if Niu Jinda doesn't manage well, [-] mu is enough.Snow paper is paper made of bagasse. For the amount of [-] knives, Wang Ba really thought that it was someone from the Qin Palace taking care of Niu Jinda.

According to his thinking, Niu Jinda would have to hand in 100 tons of snow sugar every year, plus another [-] million dollars in snow paper.

The court gave Wang Ba a two-year tax exemption, because his place is a primitive island.

The calculation in Wang Ba's mind is that if calculated in terms of money every year, it is at least at the level of 20 guan, and [-] guan is not too much.Even [-] guan is not surprising to him.

It's just that this calculation still needs a process, and everything needs to be arranged by the Qin Palace.

Li Er said some words of encouragement, not a word of warning, or words to set limits for Wang Ba.

The bewildered Wang Ba was full of memories of Li Er's words that encouraged him to develop hard, earn more money, and educate the natives.

Back then, Wang Ba only went to invite one family.Just went to Li Daozong's house.

Li Daozong was not there, it was Li Daozong's father who had pretended to be dead who came to greet him in person, and Wang Ba was accompanied by several generals from the First Army of the Right Wuwei and the Third Army of the Left Lingwei. It seems that the land is the four of them Now, of course we have to sit down and chat!

After listening to Wang Ba first, Li Shao, the king of Dongping, immediately said: "Brother, if it were you, you would be exempt from tax for the first year, and you can give a gift!" (To be continued.)