That night, after a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, after being full of wine and food, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun were sent back to martial arts.

Back at the house, Yang Congyi was very excited, lit lamps and candles, and wanted to talk with Tang Xun all night.

But after drinking two glasses of wine, Tang Xun was already dizzy, completely ignoring what he was saying, and just lay down and fell asleep.

Yang Congyi had no choice but to lie down, lighting the lamp and candle, and his mind was turning over and over. Debate, is today's opportunity originating from that debate? At that time, I just couldn't look past it as a martial arts student, and after a casual discussion on the field, was it listened to by someone who cared?

There were a lot of onlookers and debaters that day, most of them were students, but there were not a few people like him who used to watch the excitement, and there were officials in it, or secret agents of the imperial court, after all, Taixue is not an ordinary place, and the students here are going to embark on a career in the future, on the official side, what do they say at this time, what do they think in their hearts, and what they may do in the future, there have always been factions in the court, suppressing each other, no matter how normal, not all the way, it is best not to give him the opportunity to enter the official career, The debate of the students is to express their personal opinions, and they will also convey their positions, such as the last one, Qin Miao and Shen Jin suggested that they should be Qingzhang Tianmu, who knows if they will be officials in the future, will they propose to Qingzhang Tianmu? This is a no*, no one would want such a person to enter the officialdom, after all, people in high positions and positions of power will consider their interests more.

Therefore, it is impossible to debate without the attention of outsiders. In this way, it was normal for the Taixue debate to spread that day.

After decades of war, the wealth accumulated by Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty for a hundred years was robbed by the Jin people, the Southern Song Dynasty had been fighting before, and the time of Lin'an was not long, everything had to be rebuilt, everything had to cost money, and it would naturally attract the attention of those in power, and it would be a try if it didn't work. But why would they come to do such a big deal, Yang Congyi didn't understand very well.

And the identity of that Lord Huang is not very clear, judging from his clothes and conversation, he does not look like a domineering bureaucrat, but a person who can control three million guan at will must have a high status, and he can also arrange a martial arts public examination and guarantee the award, all of which is not generally possible. But about the matter of returning to Yi, he actually let it all go, three million yuan of silver, and let them dispose of it at will, while he himself only looked at the results, which is a bit incredible.

Either it's because of your identity, it's inconvenient to come forward to do these things, or you don't know anything about it. In feudal society, Shinong industry and commerce, Hui Yi belonged to businessmen, and the status of businessmen was low, and officials naturally could not surrender their status to do these things, but those who had certain qualifications for officials, who did not have their own power, did not have relatives and friends, although they could not surrender their identities to do business, they could completely let their relatives and friends do the work for them.

But this time the three million Guan Yi is the behavior of the imperial court, and the officials who accept the task do not have any worries about surrendering their identities at all, and Lord Huang directly handed over the business of three million to them, and also lured them with his official position, which shows that Lord Huang probably does not understand the return to Yi, so he pays more attention to the result, what he wants is money, what he wants is to go to sea as soon as possible, and make money back as soon as possible. If this is the case, their early preparation for the construction of the fleet will face two extremes, either Lord Huang is pointing fingers, miscommunication, and wasting time, or he doesn't care about anything and becomes a shopkeeper.

These two extremes really have to be chosen, Yang Congyi would rather Lord Huang don't care about anything, as long as he coordinates with them and gives them money.

How to get it specifically, I have to talk to Tang Xun tomorrow, make a plan, and then talk about it, the information in the future is developed, although he has never done business, what international trade is about, he still knows a little bit.

Woke up, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the eighteenth year of Shaoxing.

Tang Xun woke up from the wine, remembered the promise of the official last night, and was very excited, and after practicing swordsmanship and spearmanship for half an hour, he stopped and went back to the room to discuss the matter of returning to Yi.

"Brother Yang, we haven't done anything about ocean returns, we need to find someone who knows how to do it, I'll go home another day and find some connections to invite someone who has done it."

"Brother Tang, in this way, let's make a rough plan and division of labor first. Lord Huang said that the task of preparing for the construction of the fleet has been entrusted to us, and we must be prepared to take full responsibility. ”

"What do you think?"

"The formation of an ocean-going fleet is divided into three parts: first, there must be a sufficient number of reliable large ships, second, there must be a sufficient number of commodity materials for 50 ships, and third, there must be a sufficient number of various talents and manpower. All things need people to do, and then people are divided into three categories, one is to return talents, the second is the armed forces, and the third is ocean-going helmsmen and sailors. ”

"With this point, things are much clearer, my family is in the medicinal herb business, and I am responsible for returning to Yi."

"Brother Tang, it's not just about returning talents. You are responsible for the recruitment of talents and the procurement of commodities and materials for 50 ships, and I am responsible for the recruitment and management of armed personnel, ocean-going helmsmen, and sailors, and the construction of 50 sea-going ships, and the procurement of ocean-going living materials. What do you think? ”

"Brother Yang arranged very well, but things are still complicated, if you want to go to sea within the year, I am afraid that the time is not enough, the materials of fifty ships are purchased from all over the country, I don't know how long it will take. The largest port along the coast is in Quanzhou, which is not very far from my home, but it is too difficult to transport all the supplies there. Besides, it is impossible to build fifty large ships within a year. ”

"What Brother Tang said is that the ship is the first priority, and I will go to supervise the construction of the sea ship first. As for the procurement and transportation of materials, I think we can make full use of water transportation, set up several material procurement and distribution centers on both sides of the Yangtze River, and the materials of the Yangtze River basin can be concentrated, and then transported to Quanzhou from the waterway. Does this solve the problem? ”

"This is also a way, but it is not easy to manage materials, and reliable manpower is needed, otherwise the loss of materials is inevitable."

"You can standardize the process, if the delivery is made in the distribution center, the payment is paid in two parts, half of the payment is paid at the time of delivery, and the other half is paid when loading at Quanzhou Port, and the payment receipt is in triplicate at the time of delivery, a copy of the seller, a copy of the person in charge of procurement, you keep a copy, and so on, the three parties check the accounts, and the accounts are larger, and the person in charge of procurement and the seller are handed over to the government for investigation. If the seller transports the goods to Quanzhou Port for loading, he can pay the payment in one lump sum, and the purchase price can also be appropriately increased to encourage the seller to deliver it himself. ”

"Brother Yang has a lot of methods, you can also do it."

"It's all on paper, and I don't know how it will actually work. The financial power will be handed over to you, and it is up to you how many goods and materials you can procure. ”

"What do you think I should buy besides silk, tea, and porcelain?"

"In addition to these three things, all things unique to the East can be purchased, such as fans, folding fans, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, bamboo mats, musical instruments, etc., life and entertainment-related lines, but books are prohibited from purchasing."

"Why?"

"Chinese culture is broad and profound, and there are many things hidden in books that we have not yet paid attention to, once it is spread out, it is very unfavorable for us to be peeped at by foreign races, so books are not passed on, and other entertainment and daily necessities can be purchased."

"Brother Yang is far-sighted, I can't do it."

"Let's not talk about these for a while, let's still think about how to complete the work, list them separately, let's do the next thing, if we want to go to sea within the year, the time is urgent, we have to prepare early, and when the official edict arrives, we estimate that we will take the first action."

In the next three days, on the first, second, and third days of the Lunar New Year, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun closed their doors and devoted themselves to discussing and compiling fleet formation and material procurement management plans in martial arts.

In three days, they made as detailed a plan as possible, how many things to purchase, how much money to spend, all within the estimate, and when there is specific data, the plan can be more detailed.

In the past few days, Yang Congyi taught Tang Xun multiplication and division, these things that Tang Xun had never learned before, fortunately he was smarter, he learned very quickly, and it didn't take too much time, otherwise Yang Congyi would have lost confidence in him, multiplication and division can't be, how to calculate the account clearly, and manage the money well.

On the afternoon of the third day of the first lunar month, Huang Qi came to Wuxue in person with an edict and official uniform, and found Yang Congyi and Tang Xun in the house.

Huang Qi took out the edict and handed it to the two directly, and then said with a smile: "Yang Congyi awarded Cheng Jielang, the right to be appointed as the deputy envoy of Hui Yi Governor, Tang Xun awarded Cheng Xinlang, and the right to be appointed as the deputy envoy of Hui Yi Governor, congratulations to the two." ”

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun took the edict and wanted to thank the palace for its place. Then, he thanked Huang Qi and said, "Thank you Lord Huang for your appreciation." ”

Huang Qi said with a smile: "Since the two of you have been conferred official positions, we are colleagues, and we have to work together to complete the trip as soon as possible." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "What Lord Huang said is that we also hope to go to sea as soon as possible. Brother Tang and I have made a plan in the past few days, please take a look at it. ”

Huang Qi smiled: "Okay, good, I didn't expect the two of you to start working, Huang was too worried." ”

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun took out the prepared plan, spread it on the table, and the three of them inspected it together, Lord Huang took a cursory look, asked a few simple questions, and said: "The two of you are so down-to-earth, this time you will be able to make the trip with the help of the two, and you will return with a full load." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Lord Huang has won the award, and it is all within his responsibility. ”

Huang Qi suddenly shouted: "Carry it in." ”

I saw two boxes brought in from outside the house, and when they were placed on the ground, I could clearly feel a shock on the ground.

Huang Qi immediately opened the box, only to see that the box contained silver ingots with white flowers.

"This is five thousand taels of silver, which can be exchanged for 10,000 yuan, as the money of the ministers of the two Hui Yi Governor's deputy envoys, the two deputy envoys can be at their disposal. The cost of shipbuilding, recruitment, and procurement of materials may be charged as usual. Living in Wuxue, there are many inconveniences in and out, I rented a yard in Baomin Fang, which has been cleaned up, as a public place for the Hui Yi Supervision Office, the two of you can move there immediately, and it is convenient to contact you if you have something in the future. Huang Qi said carefully.

Lord Huang thought about it so thoughtfully, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun only had to thank them.

Leaving the address and key, after explaining, Huang Qi left in a hurry.