A few days later, Zhao Yan took Su Shi's brothers and Li Gonglin to the largest restaurant by the wharf, while drinking and enjoying the scenery in the port, I saw Su Shi pointing to the crowd waiting for the boat on the wharf and smiled at Zhao Yan: "The world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for profit, His Royal Highness let the news of Luzon's abundance of gold come out, these days the wharf is full of bold people who venture to Luzon, it seems that it won't be long before Luzon will appear in our Great Song town." ”

Hearing Su Shi's words, before Zhao Yan could speak, Li Gonglin next to him preemptively said: "Your Highness, there is something I haven't been able to figure out, even if Luzon is rich in gold, it can't be everywhere, so many people have gone to Luzon, and the people who can find gold must be a minority, so what should the rest of the people do?" ”

As soon as Li Gonglin's words fell, Zhao Yan laughed and said: "Brother Bo Shi is too worried, it is indeed impossible for everyone to find gold for these people who go to Luzon on the dock, but Luzon is rich in specialties, even if you don't look for gold, other specialties alone are enough for these people to make a fortune, such as precious animal skins and furs on the island, precious wood, and other minerals, etc., if it is really not good, even if you cultivate rice there, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can earn a family business." ”

"I see!" Li Gonglin only then showed a sudden expression and said, he got into the tip of the horns before, and really thought that Zhao Yan sent these people to Luzon to find gold mines, but now it seems that these people are more like they went to Luzon to open up wasteland.

"Your Highness, so many people go to Luzon, what if there is a conflict with the local natives, I have heard that the natives of Luzon are very brutal, and they may kill people if they disagree, and if there is a real conflict. How should the imperial court react? Su Zhe, who had never spoken much, also asked at this time.

"Conflict is inevitable, but I have asked the sailors on the Luzon side to warn these people who go to Luzon that it is best to operate around the stronghold, that is, around Banana Bay, and if they encounter natives, they should do their best to inform the sailors in the stronghold, and then the court will communicate with these natives. If they really can't communicate, then they can only be driven away by force. When Zhao Yan said at the end, his face also showed a hint of determination, he didn't want to have a conflict with the natives at the beginning, but he couldn't show that he was too weak, otherwise it would not only make those natives think that they were weak and could be bullied, but also deal a blow to the people of the Great Song Dynasty who went to Luzon, so if necessary, he even planned to destroy a certain native.

When he said this, Zhao Yan suddenly thought of something. At the moment, he smiled and said to Su Zhe and Li Gonglin: "Ziyou, Boshi, how is your newspaper prepared, when can it be published, if you can run the newspaper before, Huang Sanxing's affairs don't need me to do so many things secretly, just let you report it in the newspaper." ”

Newspapers have always been the mouthpiece of the imperial court, and the Da Song Daily run by Zhao Yan in the capital was run by Su Zhe and Li Gonglin, but the Da Song Daily was mainly in the capital. The influence radiating outward is also only in the northern region, and only a few people in the area south of the Yangtze River know about the Great Song Daily. Or get some old newspapers from some sources, so after Zhao Yan came to Guangzhou, he decided to set up another newspaper, which would be more convenient for him to do things.

"Your Highness, rest assured, we have summoned some well-known scholars from the south to come to Guangzhou, and now the personnel are almost complete. It's just that the manufacture of copper movable type will take some time, and it is estimated that it will be completed in the middle of this month, and we are also reviewing the content of the first issue of the newspaper, as long as the copper movable type can be used, the first issue of the newspaper will be issued immediately. Su Zhe replied at this time. Don't look at him usually doesn't like to talk much, but his ability in administration is extremely strong, and he has to go further than Su Shi in his career in history, probably because of his ability in administration.

"That's good, but even if the copper type is made, don't the craftsmen need training?" Zhao Yan asked again at this time, the craftsmen needed for movable type printing must be literate, and they also need training in typesetting, which can be said to be very troublesome, so Zhao Yan asked.

"This son has already made a set of wooden movable type, and then recruited a group of literate craftsmen for court training, and now these craftsmen are fully qualified for movable type typesetting and printing." At this time, Li Gonglin also smiled and said, he also admired Su Zhe's administrative ability very much, so when he was usually in the newspaper, Su Zhe was usually in charge.

"I see, Brother Ziyou is really thoughtful!" Zhao Yan was also very happy when he heard this, and then he asked again, "By the way, have you thought of the name of the newspaper?" ”

"After thinking about it, we originally wanted to name it Guangzhou Daily, but then we thought that we would set up this newspaper so that people in the area south of the Yangtze River could also read the newspaper, so we decided to name it Jiangnan Daily!" As soon as he talked about choosing a name, Li Gonglin immediately said excitedly.

"Haha, your ambitions are really not small, but the name Jiangnan Daily is not bad, it sounds much more atmospheric than Guangzhou Daily." Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he only came here, and Su Shi next to him was also angry.

After chatting a few words of gossip, Su Shi suddenly asked Zhao Yan at this time: "Your Highness, I heard that you are going to Qiongzhou in a few days, and it just so happens that I have nothing to do here, I wonder if I can go to Qiongzhou with you, and by the way, I will also visit Brother Rong?" ”

"Haha, I'm still worried about the long way to Qiongzhou, no one talks on the road, if Brother Zizhan is willing to go together, I can't ask for it!" Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing when he heard Su Shi's words. He went to Qiongzhou mainly for the Qiongzhou iron mine and to attend the opening ceremony of the shipyard.

"Your Highness, I heard that there is something wrong with the Qiongzhou Iron Mine, isn't it very strict?" At this time, Li Gonglin asked curiously, as the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he was very well-informed, and he even knew something about Qiongzhou.

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, it's just that there was a little conflict with the local Li people when the iron ore was mined, Su Song has dealt with it almost after he came forward, I went there mainly to the shipyard, first, the shipyard opened, and secondly, Su Song designed a new ship, and wanted to invite me to take a look." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

"Then can we also go and see together, whether it is the opening of the Qiongzhou iron mine or the shipyard, it is news that can be reported?" Li Gonglin asked again when he heard this.

"Aren't you going to prepare for the Jiangnan Daily?" Zhao Yan reminded Li Gonglin.

"It's okay, I'll just stay in Guangzhou alone, and then I can let Bo Shi go down with His Highness." Su Zhe said with a smile, the newspaper has almost made preparations, so the two of them have one less person who will not affect the circulation of the newspaper at all.

"Okay, since Bo Shi wants to go, let's go together, and speaking of which, I also miss the bamboo tube rice of Wulietong a little." Zhao Yan also smiled when he heard this, Qiongzhou also occupies an important position in his plan, and it is also a good thing to be able to let Li Gonglin and them report more about Qiongzhou and increase the attractiveness of Qiongzhou.

A few days later, Zhao Yan finally left Guangzhou by boat again, this time the people who went to Qiongzhou with him were not only Su Shi and Li Gonglin, but Cao Song's destination was not Qiongzhou, but the deep-water port, because Zhao Yan planned to take the Guangzhou Ship Division as the core, and set up the City Ship Division in the coastal ports of the Great Song Dynasty, and now the City Ship Division in Quanzhou, Hangzhou and other places has been restored, and the deep-water port is short of manpower and experience, so Cao Song took a group of people to the deep-water port to support.

After a period of sailing, he was about to arrive in Qiongzhou, Zhao Yan stayed in the cabin after lunch, studying a map on the table, thinking about the next development direction, but at this time, Cao Song suddenly pushed the door in, and immediately smiled when he saw him: "Third brother, there is nothing too important over there in Qiongzhou, and you don't need to run it yourself, right?" ”

The person Zhao Yan could hear from the footsteps just now was Cao Song, so he didn't raise his head at this time and said: "The importance of Qiongzhou is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words, you can understand it when you look at this map." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Cao Song also stepped forward curiously, only to see Zhao Yan holding a charcoal pen in his hand and marking on the map, among which the three big islands of Liuqiu Island, Qiongzhou Island and Luzon were connected by three lines, just forming an approximate regular triangle shape, the vertex was Liuqiu Island, and the direction of the opening below was facing Nanyang, which looked like a triangular hat for Nanyang.

"See, the sea area between these three islands is the top of my Great Song South China Sea, if these three islands are developed, then this sea area will become the inland sea of my Great Song Dynasty, plus it is connected to the South Sea, and the Strait of Malacca on the other side of the South Ocean is the throat of my Great Song Maritime Silk Road, coupled with the economic value of the South Sea itself, it can be said that this sea area will become a golden sea area in the future, so these three big islands must be in your hands." Zhao Yan slapped his palm in the triangle area between the three islands and said loudly, controlling this sea area is the real first step of his plan to take over the sea trade.

Cao Song couldn't help but look at the map on the table seriously when he heard this, and found that the location of the three big islands was indeed very important, especially as Zhao Yan said, if he really mastered the three big islands, then the Great Song Dynasty would also have a priceless inland sea, no wonder he would attach so much importance to Qiongzhou and Luzon.

Just as Zhao Yan and Cao Song were talking, someone outside suddenly came to report that Qiongzhou was already in sight and was about to dock, which made Zhao Yan and the others immediately walk out of the cabin, but I don't know if Qiongzhou City is still so dilapidated if they haven't come for so long? (To be continued......)