"Hehe, there is no need to suggest, before the agricultural construction of Liaodong has achieved results, I have always had the intention of making Nanyang the second grain export center in Liaodong. Now Laoshan Shipyard and Lushun Shipyard are making every effort to supervise the construction of Dafu ships with a load of 10,000 stones. ”

"Really?!"

Zhang Fang was overjoyed when he heard this, the flagship of the ocean-going fleet, the Laoshan, was the Dafu ship with a load of 10,000 stones, and he knew that the Dafu ship was a real weapon at sea.

"Naturally, it's true, but in order to speed up the progress of the shipyards, all the 100,000 taels of gold you brought back from Nanyang will be invested in the two shipyards. The lucky boat produced in the future will be divided equally between you and the sailor, and you will discuss with Mr. Liu and Wang Wei of the sailor on how to divide it. ”

This is what Wei Shuo promised Mr. Liu before, and today he decided this matter in front of everyone. Others were still shocked by the huge profits contained in overseas trade, and when they heard that Wei Shuo was going to expand the shipyard and build Daifuku ships, they naturally raised their hands in agreement.

"The fleet stayed in Indochina for about a month, during which time the subordinates visited the kings of more than a dozen countries and some important ministers on behalf of the lord. And with the help of the king of Funan, a series of trade cooperation agreements were reached with the countries of Central and South China. ”

"According to the agreement, the Central and Southern countries will export spices, minerals, timber, grain, sugar and other materials to Liaodong at a suitable price in exchange for silk, ironware, tea, salt, porcelain and other daily necessities."

"In addition, in order to protect the interests of our Liaodong merchants in the central and southern countries, according to the agreement, Liaodong also has the right to build 'leased areas' in the ports of various countries. For the purpose of leasing the area, there are still 20 trading company employees remaining in the area. In the future, the leased area will be the representative of Liaodong in the Nanyang countries, and it has the obligation to protect the interests of Liaodong merchants. ”

"It seems that this trip to the South Seas has been fruitful!" When Wei Shuo heard that he had even rented the land, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

As the lord said, this trip to the South Seas was indeed very fruitful. After leaving Funan Province. The subordinates sailed south and west again, and along the way they visited more than 30 countries, large and small, such as the kingdom of Yaxiu, the kingdom of Gantoli, the country of Panpan, the kingdom of Dandan, the country of terracotta, the kingdom of Pohuang, the kingdom of Dunsun, the kingdom of Biqian, the country of Boli, the kingdom of Kora, the kingdom of Kadha, the kingdom of Kharing, the kingdom of Java, the kingdom of Sri Buddha, the kingdom of Rayue, the kingdom of Fall, the kingdom of Dharma, and so on. ”

"Don't look at the existence of so many countries in Nanyang, in fact, the area of each country is very small, and the population is not large, and the total area is not as large as half of the territory of my Dajin." Zhang Fang saw that everyone was shocked by the large number of countries in the South Seas, so he opened his mouth to explain a few words.

Just as Wei Shuo and others were listening to Zhang Fang's report on the results of his trip to Nanyang in Port Arthur. Shao Yuniang, who went to Jizhou, is back. Although the battle of Yici had long ended, Shao Yuniang waited until Leling was completely stabilized before returning to Liaodong with the soldiers on the expedition.

"Subordinate Shao Yuniang and Mr. Liu pay a visit to the lord!" The two generals with helmets and armor walked quickly in front of Wei Shuo and knelt down on one knee to salute!

"You two have worked hard, please get up quickly!" Wei Shuo stepped forward and helped the two heroes up.

Thanks to the command of Shao Yuniang, the battle of Yici successfully repelled Shi Hu's 100,000 army and rescued Shao Xu, who was in a desperate situation. Wei Shuo knew very well the importance of the Jizhou separatist forces led by Shao Xu to Youzhou, otherwise he would not have sent troops thousands of miles to help Leling. As long as Shao Xu can persist in Leling, he can temporarily delay Shile's attack on Youzhou.

"Tired of the big victory. Great achievements of the two of them! Regarding the reward for the soldiers who went on the expedition, the Captain's Office has its own arrangements, and it will be announced to the public in the near future. Please rest assured that the Captain's Mansion will not treat meritorious people lightly. ”

"The soldiers who went out on behalf of the lowly are grateful for the reward from the lord." Shao Yuniang hugged her fists.

"Hahaha, no thanks, you deserve it! Tired of the great victory, let Commander Shao make the world famous, and now everyone knows that there is a heroine in the Northern Kingdom. The defeat of Shi Hu's 100,000 army in Yici greatly increased the morale of the imperial armies in various places. ”

Wei Shuo looked at the heroic Shao Yuniang with a relieved expression. Before the war, he insisted on using the female general Shao Yuniang despite public opinion, but Shao Yuniang's performance far exceeded his expectations. Sure enough, she is worthy of being a famous female general in history, and she has her own extraordinary.

The great victory not only dealt a heavy blow to Shile's arrogance, but also inspired the confidence of the Hu people in various places. Many people think that Shi Hu, the famous general of the Hu tribe, commanded an army of 100,000. As a result, he was easily defeated by a woman, and it seems that the Hu people are not a big deal.

The disgust became a stain that Shi Hu could not wash away no matter what, and was severely reprimanded by Shi Le. If it weren't for the fact that Shi Hu was his most trusted general and relative, Shi Le would have wanted to behead him to show his public as an example.

"Enlighten the lord, and defeat Shi Hu. Thanks to Commander Liu, he successfully persuaded Le'an Neishi Tianhua to send troops to help, otherwise he would not have the confidence to save his father in the army. Shao Yuniang did not take the credit on herself, but distributed it to other meritorious soldiers.

"Well, yes, Commander Liu's performance didn't disappoint me either. By the way, Mr. Liu, you happen to be here today, and I will tell you a good thing, the fleet that sailed in the South Seas has returned, bringing back a large amount of gold and silver. Just now, in the presence of all of you, I have allocated 100,000 taels of gold to two shipyards, which will be used as funds for the construction of new ships. ”

"Really?" Now Mr. Liu was very happy.

"Naturally, it's true, but don't be too happy, after the ship is built, it will be divided equally between the trade fleet and the sailors."

"Ah, why?"

"Don't be dissatisfied with this, don't forget, in the future, the sailors will have to rely on the trade fleet to provide a steady stream of development funds!"

"Uh, okay!"

The successful return of the trade fleet set off a wave of enthusiasm for overseas trade in Liaodong, which Wei Shuo was happy to see. History has proven that government investment alone cannot make overseas trade bigger and stronger, and private capital must be guided to participate, especially the families in various places.

Those big families only know how to desperately oppress the flowery world of the Central Plains, and Wei Shuo needs to guide the greed of the family overseas, especially in Australia, America, Africa and other places that are still in the tribal era. Overseas trade was an opportunity to draw the Maison's attention from the Central Plains to overseas.

During his time in Lushun, Wei Shuo worked with Wang Dan, Liu Han and others to develop an overseas trade development plan. The first point is to continue to expand the scale of the two major ports of Lushun and Laoshan, and build the two places into the largest trading ports in the north, so as to attract merchants from the South Seas to trade north.

Secondly, the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department in the two places, directly under the dual jurisdiction of the county guard and the merchant Cao, is responsible for the management of all matters related to overseas trade, and the Municipal Shipping Division must simplify the transaction procedures, adopt the principle of tax reduction, and classified taxation.

After the successful return of the fleet that went to Nanyang, with the connivance of the county guard, intentionally or unintentionally, the entire Liaodong became crazy because of overseas trade, and a large number of Liaodong families such as the Gao family, the Pei family, the Yang family, the Huangfu family, the Feng family, and the Song family took out the copper coins they had stored to buy sea ships and form a fleet for overseas trade.

Everyone began to look at the huge profits contained in overseas trade, and even Liu Han couldn't help but want to get a kick in it. In Liu Han's view, the way Wei Shuo found a fortune for the family far exceeded the benefits lost by the family due to the implementation of the Juntian system and the slave release order.

Liu Han believes that maybe in a few years, the family's previous losses can be recouped by ten times and a hundred times from overseas trade.

At this point, the only mustard in Liu Han's heart completely disappeared, and he was completely integrated into the Liaodong system.

When the plan written by Wei Shuo and others was submitted to the county guard as quickly as possible, Pei Wei, who was acting as the county guard, quickly approved the plan.

Since June of the second year of Jianxing, the families and people of Liaodong, Youzhou, Laoshan, Zhuqi and other places have all been agitated by the upsurge of overseas trade. Not only the big families, but also some ordinary people, in view of their own weakness, even reduced the risk by several families and invested in overseas trade.

For this situation, Wei Shuo is naturally happy to see it, and ordinary people can participate in overseas trade, which will benefit more people. (To be continued.) )