After several days of sailing, he left the Ryukyus and continued south along the long coast of the Ming Dynasty, and finally arrived in Qiongzhou.

"Finally arrived in Qiongzhou!"

Arriving in Qiongzhou, Liu Jin couldn't help but get excited, and his mind was full of beaches, coconuts and bikini beauties in later generations, and Qiongzhou in later generations was a holy place for vacation.

However, it is obvious that Liu Jin was disappointed, Qiongzhou in this era, it was still very remote and backward, and it had always been a place for exiled prisoners, and the famous Hai Rui was exiled to Qiongzhou.

At this time, Liu Jin arrived at Haikou City, it is very small, even inferior to the Ryukyu City here in the Ryukyus, if it were not for the arrival of the Ming Navy here, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of ships, in advance to build a port of considerable scale, Liu Jin would have wondered if this is Qiongzhou.

"There's nothing special about this Qiongzhou?"

Liu Jin's side, Wang Shouren looked at the surroundings of Haikou City with a telescope with some doubts, and didn't think that there was anything special about this Qiongzhou, that is, it was a very ordinary place in the Ming Dynasty, similar to many places on the long coastline, very ordinary.

But along the way, Liu Jin never forgot Qiongzhou, and seemed to be eager to go to Qiongzhou.

Wang Shouren thought there was something special about this Qiongzhou, but now that he looks at it, it seems that there is nothing special.

"Lao Wang, let me tell you, this Qiongzhou, but it is a good place, Qiongzhou is similar to Nanyang, its climate is very similar to Nanyang, even in winter, you can grow vegetables here, and in the future it may become my Ming people's vegetable storehouse."

"Also, look at this beach, how beautiful it is, blue sky and white clouds, blue water, this thin, narrow white sand, do you have a feeling of wanting to have a good rest here?"

"In the future, our Daming boat will run faster and faster, this Qiongzhou, it will definitely become more and more popular, not to mention anything else, it is very good to come to Qiongzhou for a vacation in winter."

Liu Jin looked at Wang Shouren, then pointed to the beautiful beach outside Haikou City and said.

Although Haikou City in this era is still very small and backward, it also has its advantages, that is, there is no pollution, everything looks very primitive, natural, and the scenery is beautiful.

"I want to take a break, but I don't want to bask in the sun."

Wang Shouren shook his head slightly, a little difficult to understand Liu Jin.

"Forget it, you don't understand this when I tell you."

Liu Jin shook his head, what kind of beach beauty is he talking to an ancient person, isn't this playing the piano to a cow, not to mention that there are no beauties here now.

In the newly built wharves and harbors of Haikou City, large ships are quietly moored, and on the playground of the port, the Ming Royal Navy wearing white naval uniforms is exercising.

They arrived here in Qiongzhou one step ahead of Liu Jin, where they first familiarized themselves with the climate, water and soil here, and at the same time began to patrol here in the Beibu Gulf to clear out the pirates and the like in Qiongzhou.

"Lord Liu, Lord Wang, welcome to Qiongzhou~ Zhong Fan, the political envoy in Xiaguang."

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren had just disembarked, and before they had time to feel the beautiful scenery of Qiongzhou, a group of people dressed in official mansions immediately greeted them.

Good guys, there are dozens of people in the black press.

"Lord Zhong, my lords, don't be polite."

Liu Jin looked at Zhong Fan, and then at the dozens of black presses, and hurriedly said with a smile.

"Lord Liu, Lord Wang~ came from afar, I have prepared a little thin wine to wash the dust for you."

Zhong Fan also looked carefully at Liu Jin and Wang Shouren in front of him.

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren are very young, Wang Shouren is only in his early thirties now, and Liu Jin is only in his twenties, but whether it is Liu Jin or Wang Shouren, they both have a bright future.

Although he is now an official from the second grade, which is higher than Liu Jin's, he learned that Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were coming to Qiongzhou, and he immediately rushed to Haikou City in Qiongzhou from Guangzhou to greet him.

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren in front of him are both celebrities in front of the emperor, especially this Liu Jin, even if his official position is a little lower than his own, he is still worth befriending.

Guangdong this place, in the Ming Dynasty it is far less than the status of later generations, the Ming Dynasty of Guangdong, Guangxi is basically one, all belong to the south of Lingnan miasma of the wild land.

For example, Qiongzhou was a place where prisoners were exiled in the Ming Dynasty, and many officials who were suppressed above the court would also be sent to Liangguang, Qiongzhou, and Yungui to be officials.

In history, Wang Shouren was demoted to Guizhou Longchang to be a petty official, and Hai Rui was demoted to Qiongzhou.

Therefore, being an official in such a place, there is basically no future, the emperor is far away, and the emperor may not be able to think of you for ten or eight years, and it is too difficult to rise to the top.

Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were both celebrities in front of Emperor Hongzhi, and this time they came to Qiongzhou's side, preparing to conquer Annam and Nanyang in the south, and Zhong Fan felt that his opportunity had come.

As long as they can have a good relationship with these two people and do a good job in the logistics support work this time, after the big victory over Annan, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren will mention their names on the song, and they may be able to hope to be promoted from Guangdong to Beijing.

Even if you can't go to Jingshi, it's good to be able to fall back to other provinces, it's better than staying here in Guangdong.

Guangdong is a place where there is no future, and if you want oil and water, he has long wanted to leave, but he has been suffering from no relationship, and he has not entered the emperor's eyes, and he has been staying here in Guangdong for almost half a lifetime.

"Lord Zhong is a guest~"

Liu Jin looked at Zhong Fan, his official position was higher than his own, it stands to reason that there is no need to be so polite, he is so active and enthusiastic, which makes him feel a little strange.

Everyone entered Haikou City, and in the official mansion of the prefect of Qiongzhou Mansion in Haikou City, everyone staggered and began to chat slowly.

"Lord Liu, Lord Wang, what do you think of this place in Guangdong?"

Zhong Fan seemed to have something to say.

"Guangdong is a good place, you see, it is connected to Huguang and Jiangxi in the north, Fujian and Ryukyu in the northeast, Guangxi and Annam in the west, and you can go to Nanyang in the south."

"There are a lot of coastal areas, there are a lot of excellent ports, and its geographical location is better than Fujian, especially the Pearl River Delta region, which is flat and open, and is connected by the sea and rivers."

"I dare to predict that in the future, Guangdong will inevitably be one or the second place in the land of China."

Liu Jin thought about it and said very affirmatively.

"One of the best?"

As soon as everyone heard this, they were immediately surprised, what is the situation in Guangdong now, everyone couldn't be clearer, Liu Jin actually said that this Guangdong will become one of the best places in China in the future.

Who would believe that?

"How?"

"Don't you believe it?"

Liu Jin looked at Zhong Fan, Wang Shouren and the others in surprise, smiled and said.

"Liu Jin, it's not that we don't believe it, but the current Guangdong, not to mention one of the best, it can't even compare to Fujian, let alone Jiangxi and Huguang in the north, let alone compare with places like Nanzhili and Beizhili."

Wang Shouren thought for a while and said.

"That was before, and I mean the future."

"The geographical conditions here in Guangdong are very good, the location is extremely superior, and when I annexed Annam and Zhancheng in the Ming Dynasty, this can be regarded as one of the best places to go south to Nanyang."

"In the past, we banned the sea in the Ming Dynasty, and ocean trade and navigation were not developed, so Guangdong could not develop, but with the development of ocean trade and navigation, Guangdong's geographical location can gradually be highlighted."

"You look at Guangdong, Guangzhou can go directly to the sea along the Pearl River, and there are many excellent port areas in the Pearl River estuary, and these places are very promising in the future."

"As long as Guangdong firmly grasps the opportunity, it will inevitably develop rapidly in the future."

Liu Jin asked people to take out a map and pointed to the Pearl River Mountain Delta region in the center of Guangdong.

"Listening to what you said, Lord Liu, it is also very reasonable, in the past few years, the number of merchant ships and fishing boats in the coastal areas of Guangdong has gradually increased, and the number of merchant ships going to the South Seas has also increased."

Zhong Fan immediately pondered, thought about it and said.

"Lord Zhong, with the development of ocean-going trade and overseas colonies, the future of Guangdong is bright, and you have a lot to do here in Guangdong."

"As long as Lord Zhong takes advantage of the trend and stands on the cusp of the times, it will be difficult for Guangdong to develop without thinking, and when the time comes, Lord Zhong will naturally be able to rise to the top, and Your Majesty will definitely remember Lord Zhong's contributions."

Liu Jin looked at Zhong Fan, in fact, he had already guessed Zhong Fan's intention, and after thinking about it, he also said to him.

With the advent of the colonial era and the age of navigation, Guangdong will inevitably rise, there is no doubt that the advantages of the coastal and riverside zones will gradually become prominent, and slowly surpass the traditional inland areas.

"Lord Liu, can this Guangdong really make a big difference?"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhong Fan immediately became excited, and the other Guangdong officials present were the same, in Guangdong, they had already stayed enough, and they really wanted to be transferred to other places.

Now after listening to Liu Jin's words, it seems that the future development of Guangdong must be very good, and it is still a good place.

"Of course, if Lord Zhong doesn't believe it, you might as well go to Ryukyu to have a look, Ryukyu was originally a real wild place, uninhabited."

"But now, in just a few years, the Ryukyus have grown rapidly, and now there are 17 cities with a population of more than 2 million people."

"Guangdong's foundation is much better than that of the Ryukyus, and if you seize the opportunity, you will definitely be able to make a difference."

Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.