Ji Tang

Chapter 208 Mingzhou Port

Mingzhou was originally abolished in the eighth year of Wude, but later Li Shimin added Mingzhou, which administered Cixi, Luan County, Wengshan, and Fenghua.

Mingzhou was originally located in Luang County and Juzhang County in Kuaiji. In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Goujian of Yue pacified Wu and moved to Fucha, posthumously named Yongdong. Wei Zhaoyun said, "It is the outer continent of Juzhangdong, Pokou".

Wude was established in Yinzhou in the fourth year of his reign and was abolished in eight years.The re-establishment of Mingzhou in the second year of Zhenguan was also related to the increase in Mingzhou's tax revenue in the second half of the second year of Zhenguan.

The state borders from east to west, north to south, and northwest to Shangdu for 940 miles.Two thousand nine hundred and forty-five miles from northwest to east.It extends seventy miles to the sea in the northeast and 270 five miles to Yuezhou in the west.It is 160 miles southwest to Ninghai County, Taizhou, and 250 miles to Taizhou.

It can be said that the land here is as large as several counties in Guanzhong, but the population is not large. It is actually a vast area and sparsely populated.But the geographical location is advantageous, the resources are rich, the land is fertile, and the people's lives are pretty good.

There is also an excellent port like Mingzhou Port. As long as it is used properly and the plane trees are guarded, are you afraid that it will not attract the golden phoenix?
It was when Li Shimin saw the obvious growth of overseas trade in Mingzhou that he took advantage of the relationship between Xie Lian and Ji Song to make Daoluan County the county magistrate.

Facts show that his vision is as good as ever. After Xie Lian came to Luan County, he held Ji Song's letter and contacted those overseas maritime merchants.

After explaining their intention, there was basically no hesitation and they all said they would contact more maritime merchants to do business here.

Based on Ji Song's method, Xie Lian first joined forces with Gu Yanzhi, the governor of Mingzhou, to rectify the local public security. Although he could not avoid picking up lost items on the road, after a few months, it was still considered good.

The next step is to maintain Mingzhou Port and build supporting facilities to attract overseas businessmen.It is also reported that Changan provides more preferential treatment to Mingzhou Port.

Facts have proved that they are right. In a short period of time, the number of overseas merchant ships has greatly increased. They are even more cautious about the officials below, because they are worried that they will damage the big event.

Overseas merchants brought a large number of goods from outside that were not available in the Tang Dynasty, including Persian carpets, expensive medicinal materials, spices, and jewelry. Some also transported some rare and exotic animals to the Tang Dynasty for sale.

And they purchased all kinds of handmade goods in Datang, such as silk, brocade, tea, porcelain, etc.These are goods that are in short supply overseas.

As long as you go to the local area, you will not worry about sales, and you will always be snapped up by local powerful and wealthy businessmen.Coupled with the volume of perfume trade, Ji Song opened up, causing more businessmen to come after hearing the news.

In the descriptions of those merchants, the distant Tang Dynasty was a land of gold, where there were countless exquisite commodities and all kinds of things that had never been seen before.

As long as you transport Datang's goods back, you will definitely make a fortune, and there is no need to consider the possibility of failure.The only thing to consider is how to safely transport the goods back.

You know, if you take the land route, you have to pass through many countries and collect taxes step by step. Although you can make some money, how can it be as convenient as sea transportation?

Although there are constant storms at sea, it is possible to die in the sea.But as long as you find a fairway, sailing along the coastline is still very safe.

But at this time, the most accurate people who knew the direction at sea were the Arab merchants. They had a more accurate star-picking technique and could accurately identify the direction based on the position of the stars.

Therefore, at least half of the merchant ships coming here are Arab ships.But the situation is slowly improving, and there will never be a shortage of people in this world who take risks for wealth.

Not to mention the more adventurous businessmen?When someone intercepted an Arab merchant ship and obtained the "Star Reaching Technique", this method has a tendency to spread to the world.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Mingzhou Port has become increasingly prosperous, and tax revenue has been rising.If nothing else happens, this year’s tax revenue will be more than double last year’s.This made many people see the huge wealth of maritime trade. At this time, many bold coastal families were secretly building sea-going ships, preparing to get a piece of this big cake.

The routes from Liaodong to Mingzhou are becoming more and more frequent, and we can see some clues.Liaodong's medicinal materials, furs, and specialties have begun to spread from Mingzhou to the entire south of Datang.

However, these did not attract the attention of our magistrate Xie Da, who was currently worried about his wife’s nagging!

The reason is very simple, that is, someone came to propose marriage.

This made Xie Lian rub his hands. Not many people knew about his engagement with the Ji family back then. After coming to Luan County, Xie Lian would not publicize it everywhere. Only his father-in-law knew something about it, but he really didn’t know who it was. Know.

In fact, this is also caused by some of Xie Lian's little thoughts. After all, if people know that his uncle is the current marquis, some jealous people will not know how to talk about him!

It is estimated that any unpleasant words will come out, which is unacceptable to him.But the problem now is that even though he clearly told his daughter that he was engaged, no one believed him. He was just trying to shirk the situation!

"Tell me, for the sake of saving face, you ended up like this. What would you think if the sisters of the Ji family knew about it? Did the Xie family regret their marriage, or have they climbed onto another high branch? How can you let You Ning behave?"

Mrs. Zhang was pointing at Xie Lian's nose and cursing. He didn't dare to say a word because his father-in-law was sitting next to him.

Xie Lian's face turned green and red for a while. Finally, Zhang's father-in-law persuaded his daughter to stop and said, "Okay!"

Mr. Zhang had also been a prominent figure in the county back then, and he could understand his uncle's thoughts on some things, but at this time, he did indeed do something wrong.

"I still know that Zizheng is a human being. Now that things have happened, let's think about the solution. What's the use of talking about him here? You go out first. I and Zizheng have something to say." The old man paused the crutch in his hand. , said to Zhang.

"Humph!"

I didn't dare to talk back to my father, so I could only gouge out Xie Lian's eyes and turn away, out of sight and out of mind!
"Zizheng, don't blame Wan'er. She is also anxious and angry. What if people know about this and don't think so?

You too, for the sake of your own reputation, you even care about your daughter's reputation. Are there any fathers like you? "

The boss hates Xie Lian a little bit.

Xie Lian's face was full of shame, he bowed to his father-in-law and said, "This matter is indeed Zizheng's fault. Zizheng understands Wan'er's meaning and will not blame her."

"As long as you understand, I didn't agree with your marriage back then. Wan'er didn't have to live or die at home. You two have been together for so many years. Don't take this matter to your heart. If you have anything to say, please say it."

The boss persuaded her very earnestly, and he was worried that there would be problems with their relationship as a couple due to this matter.

He knows that this son-in-law, although he is a good person and has good knowledge, is a bit pedantic. He is able to make a fortune in Chang'an this time. According to his daughter, he must have met some noble person, and he doesn't know who it is? .

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