In terms of location advantages, the port of Karachi and the port of Bandar Abbas have their own advantages and disadvantages. For example, Bandar Abbas has two river basins to rely on, and the port of Karachi also has a vast market in the Indian subcontinent.

At the disadvantage, the situation in the two river basins on which Bandar Abbas depends is too unstable. On the land route, there are two large mountains, the Zagros Mountains and the Kukhrud Mountains, which greatly weaken the commercial radiation force.

And the port of Karachi, the large rear is the territory controlled by the Delhi Sultan - Kutbuddin Aybak.

He was a slave of the Sultan of Ghor and was of Kipchak origin. Because of his bravery in battle, he was greatly appreciated by the Sultan. After conquering Punjab and Hindustan, he appointed him governor of India.

Later, in 1206, Gulsultan was assassinated. In the country of Ghul, there was also a great chaos because the Sultan of Ghul had no heirs. Kutbuddin Aybak took the opportunity to proclaim himself Sultan and proclaim the state of Hindustan in the lands of Hindustan.

At first, the capital was Lahore, and then Delhi was considered to be located in the hinterland of Hindustan and was convenient for rule. Just last year, the capital was transferred to Delhi.

Today, Kutbuddin Aybak has assembled an army of 20,000 elephants to fight in the north and south of Hindustan. The territory is rapidly expanding at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The entire empire is also in a period of rapid growth.

If the port of Karachi is captured, it will be necessary to drive the men of Kutbuddin Aybak out of Sindh. In addition, due to the flat terrain of the plains, there is a lack of high mountain obstacles to defend against foreign enemies. As a result, the military threat to Karachi is significantly greater than that of Bandar Abbas.

So in this comparison, Lee Seungji prefers Bandar Abbas.

But it was just a vague idea in his mind! Further research and discussion will be needed on how to do so.

A few days later, Lee Seung-ji summoned David Gurion, the secretary of the Treasury Division, to the governor's palace for questioning.

"Governor!" , David Gurion, who has a big belly and short ear-length hair, asked An Dao with a smile on his face.

Since becoming the treasurer of the Governor's Palace, the trajectory of his life has been reversed. From an unknown businessman to a high-ranking official in the Governor's Palace. And with the expansion of the Doge's Palace, his status also grew.

Even if it is not as powerful as the Great Diwan of the Household Department, it is in charge of all the money and grain of the Governor's Palace. Therefore, those secretaries at the same level should lower their posture in front of him.

Otherwise, the money and food that you want to allocate will be ten days and half a month late.

Maybe people are in good spirits at happy events! Seeing that the summer grain is about to be harvested, the food gap is about to be filled. David Gurion's spirit has also improved a lot. It's just that he can't help but be busy, but his body is getting fat day by day.

's big-bellied belly is easy to think of his greed for public and private interests.

So some gossip from the outside world is spreading, and most of the food in the Treasury Division has flowed into David Gurion's stomach.

This statement is naturally absurd. Because no matter how much David Gurion could eat, he could not eat most of the granaries of the Governor's Palace in Khorasan. And the people in the Department of Affairs and the Department of Supervision are not eating rice!

In such an important position as the Treasury Division, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it. Therefore, if David Gurion had done something corrupt for public and private gain, he would have been dismissed from office by the governor long ago.

Therefore, when such a statement reached Li Chengji's ears, he laughed it off.

At this moment, seeing David Gurion, who was as strong as a pig, Li Chengji smiled and quipped: "I haven't seen you for a few days, you are a lot plump!" ”。

"Governor Xie is concerned. It's still the money treasury's errand that is too leisurely, which makes me grow fat. David Gurion saw that Li Chengji was in a good mood, and also smiled and pandered.

"Hahaha... You can talk. What's the matter, the Treasury is tired of staying and wants to try a different position? Li Chengji asked rhetorically when he heard David Gurion complain that the treasury was too idle.

"No, no, no..." If we are on errands, we will be idle. ”。

"Can't make ends meet? Have all the grain in the grain depot been sold? Li Chengji was a little surprised and said suspiciously. Because the grain stored in the grain depot is used for emergencies. It is impossible to sell out at any time.

Even though there was a severe shortage of grain in the four counties of Khorasan in the old days, 100,000 tons of grain were still left in the grain depot.

So hearing David Gurion's words, Lee Seung-ji couldn't help but be surprised.

"No, no, no..." Knowing that Li Chengji had misunderstood, David Gurion shook his head again and said, "Isn't this the beginning of the harvest of new grain?" And the grain in the warehouse has been in stock for some time. His subordinates put it up for sale so that they could store new grain.

I also wrote an excerpt on this matter and presented it to Zhang Da Diwan of the household department. ”。

As soon as he said this, Li Chengji remembered that Zhang Timing said this last time in the fold. It's just that I've been thinking about maritime trade lately, so I haven't thought about it all at once.

put down the matter first, and then asked: "According to your estimate, how many thousands of quintals will there be in this year's summer harvest?" ”。

David Gurion had seen the area of fields carved out in various places, so he had a draft in his heart, and responded: "This year, the governor's palace has five counties, and the usable arable land is nearly 10 million acres.

Especially in Puhua County! On both sides of the water and the Amu Darya, tens of thousands of acres of cultivated land have been reclaimed. Among them, the canals on both sides of the Amu River were also started under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry. At that time, the arable land will increase dozens of times.

In Malu County, Yeli County, and Tusi County, nearly half of the arable land was abandoned due to the impact of the war. There is only Bancheng County, and there are many river networks in the territory. Last year, it was relatively stable, so the available arable land increased by more than 10,000 mu.

Based on the sowing situation of 70 percent, this year's summer harvest will have 20 million quintals of wheat. There are also cattle and sheep, which can be used to support the people of the whole territory until winter. ”。

Regarding David Gurion's words, Li Chengji still believes it. Because as the secretary of the Treasury Department, David Gurion knew better than anyone else about the money and grain situation in Khorasan. So after hearing the answer that could last until winter, his heart immediately used a little joy.

He gave David Gurion some tea and told him to lose the fat on his body. Otherwise, when you reuse him in the future, your body will not work.

This made David Gurion happy! Because of that sentence in the future, he thought that he still had the possibility of promotion.

He was grateful to Dade for carrying the tea and left the Governor's Mansion happily.

Not long after, Li Chengji ordered someone to find Li Qiqi again.

I didn't want to do it at this time, Li Dali took the initiative to find it. I saw that there was a person behind him, and he was watched by two guards. His face was bruised and swollen, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.