Only with the rapid circulation of money can the production and life of the whole country be vigorous, and the return of ocean is of great significance.

Through Yang Congyi's explanation, Lu You wanted to understand some truths, and his heart knot was untied, and he was relieved.

At the same time, he also had some of his own understanding of the deep meaning of the imperial court's policy formulation and the operation of government decrees, and he also had a better understanding of the entire country and society.

After a few in-depth discussions, Lu You's mental state improved significantly, and he also put forward different ideas about Huiyi.

He thought that the things brought back by the fleet from foreign lands were something that everyone thought was a strange thing to live in, and they could make a lot of money by selling them at a high price in the Great Song Dynasty, so they would definitely be able to sell them at a good price if they were transported to Western Xia and the Jin Kingdom, or they could directly exchange them for some things that the Great Song Dynasty could not buy with gold and silver, such as horses, cattle and sheep.

Lu You's idea was very good, and Yang Congyi immediately began to consider the feasibility of this matter.

Since the Great Song Dynasty lost a large area of land north of the Huai River, the horse farm also fell into the hands of the Jin people, and now the only horse farm is in Jinghu, but the horse farm area is limited, and the output of horses is only a few thousand, plus a large number of people cross to the south, a lot of land is reclaimed into farmland, there is no large pasture, there is no good horse at all, and even cattle and sheep have become scarce materials.

If a large number of horses, cattle and sheep can be exchanged for Western goods from the Jin people and the Tangut people, one can solve the problem of war horses and transportation capacity, and the other can increase the efficiency of cultivated land, the annual grain output of the Great Song Dynasty will increase to a certain extent, and some labor can be liberated, and they can engage in handicrafts or other agricultural production, make more goods, transport them to the West, and exchange more goods, once a virtuous circle is formed, the situation of the Great Song Dynasty will be greatly improved, and it will not be impossible to hollow out the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia without spending a single soldier in the future.

Regardless of whether this matter is feasible or not, Yang Congyi still praised Lu You's idea, at least he began to seriously think about the meaning of returning to Yi, and really began to care about the major affairs of the national economy and people's livelihood.

A few days later, Shenzhou arrived in Mingzhou.

The fleet led by Shen Jin had already started trading with the merchants from all walks of life who had heard the news, and on the day that Yang Congyi and Lu You arrived at the Huiyi camp, three ships of goods were delivered.

As of that day, the contract had been signed, and there were as many as 30 ships of goods that had not yet had time to be delivered.

The merchants in Shaoxing and Mingzhou, and even the wealthy families who came from Yangzhou and Lin'an, were even more crazy than the wealthy merchants who had been waiting in Quanzhou for many days.

Those small businessmen who took one million taels or two million taels of silver to purchase goods stood aside, and it was not their turn to step forward at all, although the Huiyi fleet repeatedly emphasized that it was first come, first served, and fair trade, but in front of the giant businessmen, how could the small businessmen have the capital to compete.

Seeing that there were only more than 30 ships of goods that had not yet been traded, Yang Congyi had to ask Shen Jin to slow down the transaction, these goods could not be sold in Mingzhou, and some had to be left for Lin'an, at least ten ships had to be left.

The imperial court is to be faced, there are so many officials in the Great Song Dynasty, there are many festivals every year, and the things rewarded cannot be the same.

Returning to the Yi Office is to do things for the imperial court, saying that as long as you make money back, if you really only give money, and don't leave a few ships of goods, it must be boring for yourself, Yang Congyi is not stupid, of course he has to consider this kind of thing.

Also, there are many nobles and court officials in Lin'an, but there are not too many who are really rich, and their financial resources cannot be compared with the wealthy businessmen at all.

There was a return to the Yi Gong that year, but Tang Xun was exiled to Qiongzhou as a small magistrate, and he was also sent to Changguo Island, and later let him go to Guangnan, after so many years, he gradually understood some truths, the previous experience is not unrelated to them, maybe the fleet came back to sell strange goods, but did not consider those nobles and high-ranking officials who were not rich.

The transaction of the fleet in Mingzhou, after Lu You joined, Yang Congyi no longer paid attention to it, and rarely interfered, how much those businessmen bought depends on their financial resources, for the fleet, the more they buy, the better, because in this way, the fleet will save trouble.

After allocating fifteen ships of goods that were not for sale and strictly guarding them, the speed of the transaction suddenly accelerated, and within a few days almost all the remaining goods were all purchased, except for two ships of blue ore, and some things that seemed to be of little value.

At this point, the trade of the Hui Yi fleet was basically over, because the remaining goods were no longer sold to any merchants.

Yang Congyi, Shen Jin, and Lu You summarized the accounts, and after checking them together, they came up with the final figure, 93.57 million guan, minus the arrears of the previous return office, and then subtract the purchase money of goods to be paid to the merchants this time, the payment for the goods to several major official kilns and brocade institutes, as well as the borrowed money and interest, the money earned at present has reached more than 56 million guan, and the return task delivered by the imperial court has been completed.

Since the goods were sold out and the return was basically over, Yang Congyi immediately took Lu You to return to Lin'an in Shenzhou, while Shen Jin continued to stay in Mingzhou to be responsible for the delivery of the remaining dozens of ships of goods and the closing of the fleet.

When eighteen sea ships and a Shenzhou appeared in the Qiantang River in the south of Lin'an City, it attracted many people to watch the people of Lin'an, and they often saw a larger fleet than this, but such a huge Shenzhou, but the people who had seen it were a few.

The fleet docked on the riverside, and the news soon spread to Lin'an City and into the Imperial Palace.

Diligent Palace.

Zhao Gou was reviewing the documents of the people reported in various places, and it could be seen from his slightly frowning brows that he was in a very bad mood now.

After reviewing a notebook, he put down the red pen in his hand and couldn't help sighing: "If Qin Hui was still alive, there wouldn't be so many things." ”

But the servant serving beside him said: "The slave family said something that the official family didn't like to hear, and Qin Xiang was deceiving the official family before. I don't know how many things are going on in a village and a town every day, not to mention that the world of the Great Song Dynasty is so big, there are hundreds of state capitals, and countless counties and townships, how can there be no disasters. According to the slave family, it is normal to have disasters and difficulties, this is the earth, not the heavens. ”

Zhao Gou glanced at the chamberlain beside him, but did not speak.

The servant's heart tightened, and he immediately said: "Official, there is good news from outside the palace, the fleet has docked by the river, I heard that the goods brought back are rare treasures, and they are being robbed wildly everywhere, and the merchants and wealthy households around Lin'an can't splash the water around the river, and even the people on the boat can't get off the boat!" ”

"Oh, doesn't anyone take care of it? Where is Huang Qi, pass him over. ”

As soon as he heard the news of the fleet, Zhao Gou's brows instantly stretched.

The chamberlain immediately answered and went out to spread the word.

Zhao Gou continued to take out one piece from the pile of folded documents and carefully reviewed it.

An hour later, Huang Qi came in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

"Official, the fleet is back! This harvest was very large, not only brought back a large amount of silver, but also countless treasures, in addition, there were dozens of ships, which had been transported into the imperial city by water, and were being unloaded in counts, ready to be put into the warehouse. ”

Huang Qi didn't wait for Zhao Gou to ask, and hurriedly reported the good news to him.

As he spoke, several small chamberlains carried a large box into the hall.

"This is the money earned back by going to sea at the Hui Yi Office, a total of 56.8 million yuan, a total of 35.5 million taels of silver, all in silver money, not exchanged for cash."

Huang Qi said as he took out the key to open the box, lifted the lid of the box, and presented a box full of silver bills in front of Zhao Gou.

Then he said: "In addition to these, many gold, silver, pearls, agate, coral, and other treasures have been brought back from overseas, and they have also been transported to the vicinity of the Water Gate, and are being unloaded and transported to the inner store, and these things cannot be estimated except for gold and silver." ”

"Good, good!"

Zhao Gou looked at the box full of silver banknotes, took the silver bills of 10,000 taels handed by Huang Qi, and said hello three times in a row.

Listening to Huang Qi say that there were still many gold and silver treasures, he suddenly nodded his head, and he didn't know what to say with joy, and he almost jumped up happily.

"Reward! Rewards! Yang Congyi and Tang Xun were all promoted to six grades, and a house was given in Lin'an City! ”

Zhao Gou startled Huang Qi by this, sweat broke out on his forehead, his brain teaser was spinning, and then he immediately said: "The official family promoted them and rewarded them for their easy contributions, the little ones thought it was very good, this is what they deserved." But if you want to say that you want to give a house, the official family still has to be cautious, there are not many empty houses in Lin'an City, there are houses built everywhere, and there is no vacant land if you want to build a new house, so the small ones think that they will give the house. Besides, so many high-ranking officials and important officials in the court and the official family did not reward them with a house in Lin'an City, if Yang Congyi and Tang Xun were rewarded, they would not dare to live in it, and I am afraid that they would lose the dignity of the official family at that time. ”

After hearing these words, Zhao Gou slowly calmed down, and felt that Fang Cai was indeed a little overjoyed and a little impulsive.

After a moment's consideration, he said, "What you say makes sense. In this way, you can build a house for each of them outside Lin'an City, and the cost of each house will not exceed 5,000 yuan. ”

Huang Qi had something in his heart and didn't dare to respond.

"Why, can't you give a house outside the city?"

Zhao Gou put down the silver money in his hand, turned his head to look at Huang Qi, and saw that he was sweating profusely, and he was a little uncertain, which was not quite the same as when he entered the hall just now.

Then he asked: "Huang Qi, you are getting bolder and bolder, is there something to hide from me?" ”

Huang Qi's heart trembled, and he immediately bowed down to admit his mistake, and said urgently: "The little one knows that he is wrong, there is something related to returning to the easy place, and the little one is afraid that saying it will make the official family worry, so he has concealed it so far, please atone for the official's sins!" ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"Hui Yi's deputy envoy Tang Xun didn't come back with the fleet!"

"Why?"

"On the way back to Quanzhou, he accidentally fell into the sea and disappeared, only to find a coat he wore that day in the sea area where he fell into the water."