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Chen Liang came to Penghu and caught up with Mao Geng playing with all kinds of stones.

As soon as Mao Geng saw Chen Liang and Jiang Kui who was following Chen Liang, he immediately threw the stone in his hand and said excitedly:

"Brother Tongfu, oh, Brother Yaozhang is also here, please take a seat!"

Mao Geng received a flying pigeon from Quanzhou yesterday, but did not mention that Jiang Kui would also come, Wen Yuan told Jiang Kui to go to Zhancheng with Chen Liang, but he did not expect Chen Liang to visit Penghu with Jiang Kui.

Tan Xiaochun had already come in to offer tea, and said respectfully: Please use tea. Chen Liang patted Tan Xiaochun's shoulder and said to Mao Geng:

"Among your disciples, Tan Xiaochun is the best."

Mao Geng smiled, Tan Xiaochun also smiled shallowly and walked out.

Chen Liangyou looked around, saw that there were a lot of stones piled up on Mao Geng's table, and said with a smile:

"I said, brother, what treasure have you found again?"

Mao Geng said truthfully:

"On this island of Taiwan, there are really a lot of good mines, don't underestimate these stones, the younger brother will rely on them to make money."

Chen Liang has been living a very nourishing life these days, and said to Jiang Kui at the moment:

"Brother Yaozhang, Brother Fool was in a similar situation to you before, I ate the last meal, but I don't know where the next meal is. But since I met Brother Yisheng, now I have a little money. Seeing that Brother Yi Sheng is like this, when he arrives in Taiwan, he is also full of money, and it seems that the foolish brother is going to be wiped out again. Brother Yaozhang, I follow Brother Yisheng to dip the light, you follow me to dip the light, haha, when will the foolish brother also touch the light of Brother Yaozhang? ”

Although Chen Liang was down-and-out before, the situation was actually slightly stronger than Jiang Kui, Chen Liang could occasionally collect a pen fee for others, although Jiang Kui Duqu also had income, but the income was very limited, if it wasn't for the help of friends, I was afraid that life would be more difficult.

Jiang Kui sighed and said:

"The foolish brother is ashamed, he shouldn't be hooked on this kind of path, it is useless in terms of fame, and it is even more unbearable in terms of livelihood, he has always been shy in his pocket, and I don't know if he can really transfer it after going to Zhancheng."

Chen Liang persuaded Jiang Kui to go with him before, and also used the curve to serve the country, Jiang Kui listened to it, and also felt that maybe it was such a reason, so he made up his mind to go to occupy the city with Chen Liang.

Mao Geng said in his heart, Chen Liang didn't pay attention to what he said, but it actually hurt people's self-esteem. Being a musician in these years is not like being able to be famous and attract money like later generations, in this era, the composer is not as good as the cricket, it is really upside down. Mao Geng had the heart to help Jiang Kui, and secretly thought about how to make Jiang Kui, a talented man, rich first.

After chatting for a while, he turned to the topic, and Chen Liang directly said what he meant:

"Brother Yi Sheng, Brother Fool went to Zhancheng this time, I heard that there are often pirates on the sea, Brother Fool came this time to ask the Duke of Kingdom to send two warships to escort him, do you think this matter is feasible?"

Mao Gengxin said that this old man regarded the affairs of the military state as child's play, and immediately said:

"Brother Tongfu, send a warship to Zhancheng, have you ever thought about it, the Great Song warship sailed into the port of Zhancheng, once the king of Zhancheng misunderstood, how could this matter be settled! It is a major diplomatic matter between the two countries, just imagine how the national government can act recklessly! If the warship is dispatched, the Great Song Dynasty should at least send a formal envoy, which is not something that the prince can do. ”

Unexpectedly, Chen Liang didn't care at all, and replied casually:

"Brother Yi Sheng, this matter only needs to be flexible, and everything will be fine. If the warship does not sail into the port of Zhancheng, it will be twenty or thirty miles away from the port, and the warship will turn around and return. According to the foolish brother, it will not get in the way. ”

Mao Geng then remembered that he was afraid that he had not yet said about the territorial sea, but no matter how he said it, it was very inappropriate, Chen Liang must have been lucky, and he hoped that Zhao Luan would happily agree to the invitation on a whim, but Mao Geng knew that although Zhao Luan was young, he was not reckless.

But looking back, if Chen Liang was robbed by pirates at sea, it would be an unbearable loss, and he really had to think of a workaround to let the warships escort him.

Mao Geng has been worrying about another matter for the past two days, since he can't think of a perfect way to escort the matter for a while, he just changed the topic and asked Chen Liang to consult on the problems he encountered, so he turned to say:

"I can't do the escort at all, so I'll put this matter aside for the time being. Brother Tongfu, I just have something to ask Brother Tongfu to refer to, and I also ask Brother Tongfu for some advice. ”

As soon as Chen Liang heard that Mao Geng had a problem and wanted to ask himself, the problem of being a teacher immediately started, and Niu said coawardly:

"What's wrong with Brother Mao Xian, just say it bluntly, how old is the foolish brother, he knows everything, he says everything, and there is no reason to hide his selfishness."

Mao Geng smiled:

"Would you like to have some wine first?"

Chen Liang understood that this was Mao Geng's deliberate ridicule, and he didn't take it seriously at the moment, and said with a smile:

"Li Baidou has a hundred wine poems, Chen Liang has a thousand lines of wine and literature, and those who know me are easy to give birth to brothers! Let's have some wine, our Chen Liang is naturally much brighter. Good! Serve! ”

Of course, Mao Geng wouldn't let Chen Liang drink more, so he asked someone to bring a pot of wine, which was estimated to be about half a catty, and prepared wine and food, and the three of them started drinking.

Mao Geng then talked about the problems he encountered.

Mao Geng's original idea was to give priority to Taipei, which should not be a coincidence in its original history and eventually became the capital of Taiwan, but must have its deep-seated reasons. Taipei produces gold and black gold, as well as copper, and Mao Geng has previously told Zhao Jian to give priority to Taipei as a key area.

But then in the process of advancing to the south, there is a bay that can be used as a good harbor, this bay is a long and narrow bay, more than 20 miles long, about two miles wide, the entrance is narrow, the width is not more than 30 zhang, choke the whole harbor, the harbor in the bay is wide and deep, the wind and waves are calm, it can be called a natural harbor. Mao Geng thought about it for a while, and knew that this was where Kaohsiung Port, the largest port in Taiwan, was located in later generations. What particularly interests Mao Geng is that in the vicinity of Kaohsiung Port, there are amazing reserves of limestone, and it seems that this is the place where cement is produced.

Comparing Taipei and Kaohsiung, Mao Geng feels that the two places have their own merits.

Taipei produces gold, has river hydropower resources to use, can dig up coal in the future, and has a good port site.

Kaohsiung has an incomparable natural harbor, with abundant limestone for cement next to the port, and Kaohsiung's deep plains and warm climate for large-scale sugar cane cultivation will undoubtedly be the best place for sugar production.

After Mao Geng came back from a shopping trip to Kaohsiung, he made a mistake, and began to waver in whether to choose Taipei or Kaohsiung as a base, and it was difficult to decide for a while.

Chen Liang listened to Mao Geng's statement, looked at the chart drawn by Mao Geng, and said:

"I heard Wen Yuan say, after you arrived in Taiwan, you also want to build a maritime trade port like Quanzhou in Taiwan, I finally saw the prosperity of Quanzhou this time, and my foolish brother thinks your idea is very good. According to Brother Yu, of course it's good here in Kaohsiung. You see, Kaohsiung is much closer to Penghu than Taipei, and the boat goes to Champang, Annam, Srivijaya, India and other places, and Kaohsiung is also much closer than Taipei. The only one closest to Taipei is Japan. Therefore, in the eyes of Brother Yu, Kaohsiung is far stronger than Taipei. ”

When Mao Geng heard this, he said that you think Kaohsiung is good, that is, you don't know the importance of coal, and Taipei is definitely coal-producing, as for whether other parts of Taiwan produce coal, Mao Geng is not clear.

Mao Geng sighed:

"Brother Tongfu, Taipei should be coal-producing, and Kaohsiung's side is probably not coal-producing, which is why I chose Taipei."

Chen Liang drank wine, stimulated by alcohol, and said unequivocally at the moment:

"What's so hard about this! In Fujian, more woolen boats are built, and coal is transported from the sea, and Guangdong does not know whether coal is produced or not, and the same can be brought over by woolen boats, right! ”

Chen Liang stayed in Xinhua for this part, and he watched a lot of woolen boats, so he naturally thought of this trick.

Mao Geng is not optimistic about the woolen boats, and Xinhua is due to the specific water transportation environment, which is the market for the woolen boats. As for sea transportation, of course, it is not possible to use woolen boats.

However, Chen Liang's words aroused Mao Geng's inspiration. That's right! With the platform of shipping, not only Fujian, Guangdong and even the coastal areas of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the resources of Annam and Champa can actually be used. In particular, there is a grade coalfield in Annam, just by the sea, and the burial is very shallow, later generations of Wenzhou people into the Vietnamese coal industry, it has been reported that Hongji this level of coalfield, this coalfield is still buried in the ground at this time, but to think of a way to start first.

Mao Geng looked at Chen Liang and Jiang Kui, and then said meaningfully:

"Speaking of coal, I have an idea to make Brother Jiang rich."

Jiang Kui smiled:

"You talk about Taipei and Kaohsiung, you can't talk about it, how can Brother Mao Xian talk about it again?"

Mao Geng pointed to Annan on the chart and said:

"Brother Jiang, Brother Tongfu is going to occupy the city, and the matter on his hand is very important, and he can't spare his hands for a while, so I thought of Brother Jiang. Brother Jiang actually has to do very simply, that is, to go to Annan to buy land. On the coast of Vietnam, near Quang Nam West Road, there is a bay, Brother Jiang first sent people to inquire, to see where there are no trees, so let the trustworthy men dig and try to dig it, maybe they can dig coal, and then, Brother Jiang spent money to buy the land. ”

In later generations, there was a joke about the Hongji coalfield, which said that there were no trees growing in that place, and some people were curious and wanted to know what strange things were going on underground, so they dug up the coal. It's hard to say whether there is such a thing, but it is true that the coal seam is very shallow.

Jiang Kui was a little unconvinced, and asked:

"You can dig coal by digging up?"

Unlike Jiang Kui, Chen Liang had already experienced the accuracy of Mao Geng's prediction, so he took over and said:

"What Brother Yi Sheng said, there will be no mistakes, even if there is a mistake, it will not be a question of whether to dig up treasures, but a question of what kind of treasures to dig up. Maybe there is no coal to be found, and it is difficult to say that gold is not dug up. Brother Yaozhang, let's do it, you go to Annan first, after the foolish brother settles down in Zhancheng, he will also go to the king surnamed Li who will meet Annan, and then go to buy land and dig coal with Brother Yaozhang, and then transport it to Kaohsiung, and then go to Brother Yisheng to count the silver, how about it? ”

Mao Geng felt that Jiang Kui and Chen Liang were both cultural celebrities in the Great Song Dynasty, and they would definitely be treated as guests when they went to Annan, so many things should be much easier.