"His Royal Highness King Yue, why are you here?" Su Song didn't expect that he was talking about Zhao Yan with his son Su Chong just now, but after a while, Zhao Yan actually brought Su Shi and others to come, which made him extremely surprised, and immediately took his son to the door to greet him.

Zhao Yan and Su Song are also old acquaintances, so when they saw him, they immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "I heard before that Su Zhizhou is upright, and you would rather lose your official position than ignore the laws of the imperial court, and it just so happens that this king also came to the southern coast, knowing that you are here in Qiongzhou, naturally you want to come to visit!" ”

Although Zhao Yan's words were not specified, he was also praising Su Song's refusal to write a holy decree for Li Ding, which made Su Song also very happy, at this time Su Shi and others also came up to chat with Su Song, among which Su Shi was his friend, Su Zhe and others also knew him, as the so-called meeting old acquaintances in other places, which made Su Song also very happy, and hurriedly invited Zhao Yan and them into the living room to talk.

When Su Song came to Qiongzhou, he knew that the conditions here were difficult, so he sent most of his children to his hometown, and the servants were dismissed, only his wife and son Su Chong who insisted on coming, and there was also a loyal old housekeeper, Zhao Yan and they were too many, and the old housekeeper couldn't greet him, so Su Chong also helped pour tea, and saluted Zhao Yan by the way, Zhao Yan also recognized Su Chong as a student, so he also specially asked him about his current situation, and learned that he came to help his father after graduation, and Zhao Yan also encouraged him.

Su Song invited Zhao Yan and them to sit down and chatted a few words, and when they learned that they were going to the deep-water port this time, Wang Shiyue, who founded the deep-water port with another hand, was also there, which made Su Song overjoyed: "It turns out that Wang Fuma is also there, and it just so happens that the lower officials have something to ask for, I wonder if Wang Fuma can agree?" ”

"Oh? Su Zhizhou, please say, if Wang can call the shots, he will definitely not refuse. Wang Shiyue also said a little strangely when he heard this. Guess what Su Song needs to ask for himself?

Some time ago, officials from the deep-water port came to purchase grain items, saying that there was a shortage of grain in the deep-water port, and it happened that we were producing rice here in Qiongzhou, so the officials wanted to buy some grain and transport it to the deep-water port, which could solve the food shortage crisis in the deep-water port. Second, it can also give Qiongzhou one more income. ”

Hearing that what Su Song asked for turned out to be this matter, Wang Shiyue immediately laughed and said: "Su Zhizhou is polite, this is originally a matter of killing two birds with one stone, how can Wang disagree, when I go to the deep-water port this time, I will talk to the officials of the port and let them give priority to purchasing grain from Qiongzhou!" ”

Seeing that Wang Shiyue agreed, Su Song also got up very gratefully and thanked him, speaking of which, Wang Shiyue and Princess Chen Guo have now left the deep-water port. The chief officials on the port side were also appointed by the imperial court, but because they and their husband made great efforts in the construction of the deep-water port, most of the officials in the port were single-handedly promoted by them, so the king could also make the decision on small matters such as purchasing grain, and others had no reason to oppose it at all.

However, Zhao Yan was a little puzzled when he heard the conversation between the two of them, and asked Wang Shiyue: "Brother-in-law, I remember that in the past, the grain and materials in the deep-water port were not all purchased from Jiaozhi, why are the officials of the port now going to Qiongzhou to procure?" ”

The deep-water port was originally an enclave on the other side of Cochin, surrounded by Cochin territory. Therefore, the materials needed by the port are generally purchased from Jiaozhi, which is cheaper. Second, it is also convenient to transport, and now it is obviously a bit far to go to Qiongzhou for procurement, and it is also necessary to use a ship to transport it to the deep-water port, which is very troublesome.

Hearing this question asked by Zhao Yan, Su Shi and the others also looked at Wang Shiyue curiously, and even Su Song didn't know why the deep-water port suddenly came to his side to purchase. However, when Wang Shiyue heard this, he sighed and said, "Third brother, you don't know anything. In recent years, Cochin has recovered some strength, so it has become more and more dishonest, for example, the compensation that should have been paid last year was delayed for several months, and there are some other small actions, such as the blockade of our deep-water port. As a result, we could not purchase the materials we needed, and in desperation, the officials at the port began to purchase from outside. ”

"Hmph, it seems that Jiaozhi is really good and the scar has forgotten the pain, I think we will report it to the court now, and let the court send troops to teach Jiaozhi a little more lesson!" At this time, Cao Song said with an angry face, although he is already a businessman, but after being a general, the first reaction when encountering this kind of thing is to use soldiers, anyway, now the Great Song Dynasty has also recovered from the battle to destroy Xia, and his strength is better than in the past, it is too easy to teach Jiaozhi a lesson, and it is not even difficult to destroy them.

Zhao Yan smiled when he heard Cao Song's words and said: "Where is this kind of thing still needed by the imperial court, this time I will take over the sea trade, and the eldest brother will also hand over the water division to me, if necessary, we will directly transfer the water master over, if Jiaozhi is still unrepentant, then don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

Zhao Yan is not only responsible for business this time, but also for the military and politics, speaking of which, this is also Zhao Xu's trust in him, otherwise if he were any other person, I am afraid that Zhao Yan would not dare to hand over such a big power to one person.

Hearing that Zhao Yan still had military power in his hands, Su Song couldn't help but look at him in surprise, but thinking that His Majesty had a deep relationship with Zhao Yan, it was understandable that he trusted him so much, so he didn't say anything more, but Wang Shiyue heard Zhao Yan's words and said excitedly: "Third brother, it would be great if you could mobilize the sailors, in the past, your eldest sister and I could only let the sailors help escort the fleet, but we couldn't mobilize them at all, which made Jiaozhi more and more arrogant, this time we must teach them a hard lesson, Let Jiaozhi know who is the master of the South China Sea! ”

Seeing Wang Shiyue's excited appearance, Zhao Yan knew that he must have suffered a lot of anger in Jiaozhi before, otherwise he would not be so happy, which also made him more determined to teach Jiaozhi a lesson, if they still refuse to recognize the current situation, then he doesn't mind directly annexing Jiaozhi, anyway, this place has been conquered by the Central Plains Dynasty more than once, but if he annexes Jiaozhi this time, then he will definitely not let them get out of the control of the Central Plains Dynasty again!

After chatting about the deep-water port, Su Song finally had the opportunity to ask Zhao Yan why he came to Qiongzhou, he would not think that Zhao Yan brought so many people just to visit him, after all, he didn't have such a big face, so he asked a prince and three horses to come together.

Zhao Yan's purpose of coming to Su Song was nothing to hide, so he visited the shipyard and felt that there were many improvements in the shipbuilding process of the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't know how to build ships, so he couldn't start if he wanted to improve.

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Su Song showed a contemplative expression, it was not that he was unwilling to help Zhao Yan, but because he was now the governor of Qiongzhou, although he did not have many official duties, he could not leave without authorization, Zhao Yan wanted him to help build a ship, and the two must have some communication, but Zhao Yan could not stay in Qiongzhou for a long time, so this formed an irreconcilable contradiction, even if he wanted to help, he couldn't help.

Zhao Yan saw Su Song's hesitant expression, and guessed what he was worried about at the moment, so he immediately smiled and said: "I know what Su Zhizhou is worried about, but this matter is also very easy to solve, now the deep-water port is becoming more and more prosperous, and the status is becoming more and more important, but there is no regular shipyard around the harbor, only a few workshops for repairing ships, which cannot meet the needs of the port at all, so I plan to build a large shipyard here in Qiongzhou, so as to meet the demand for ships in the deep-water port, Second, it can also bring the economic development of Qiongzhou, and third, Suzhizhou can also guide craftsmen to improve their shipbuilding skills nearby! ”

"Wonderful! His Royal Highness's way to kill three birds with one stone is really good, if the shipyard can be built, it will definitely drive the economy of our Qiongzhou, and Qiongzhou Island is full of trees, which can provide a lot of wood for shipbuilding and reduce the cost of shipbuilding, which is really cost-effective! Su Song also slapped his thigh at this time, this morning he was still worried about the current situation of poverty in Qiongzhou, but he didn't expect to find two ways to make money in Qiongzhou in the afternoon, now he no longer has to worry about the life of the people under his rule is too difficult, and his political achievements have also come out.

However, before Su Song was happy for too long, he soon suddenly thought of something, and frowned at the moment and said: "Your Highness, although your method of setting up a shipyard in Qiongzhou has solved many of Xiaguan's concerns, it is impossible for you to stay in Qiongzhou for a long time, and Xiaguan's research on shipbuilding is also limited, if it is not for your help, I am afraid that the improvement of shipbuilding technology will be very slow, this is a big problem!" ”

Regarding Su Song's worry, Zhao Yan laughed again, stretched out his hand and patted Su Chong next to him and said: "Su Zhizhou, why did he forget that there is Su Chong, he is an excellent graduate of our Gewu Academy, and he also specializes in physics, and I heard that he also has the true biography of Su Zhizhou, let Su Chong follow this king during this time, I will tell him what I thought could be helpful for shipbuilding, let him record it in detail, and then come back to discuss with Su Zhizhou, won't this solve the problem?" ”

When he said this, Zhao Yan paused for a moment and then said: "In addition, although Qiongzhou is a little poorer, but Brother Zizhan also said just now, the scenery here is beautiful and the products are rich, and it is really a good place to live. ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's previous words, Su Song also nodded in agreement, with his own son in the middle, he barely solved this problem, but later heard Zhao Yan praise Qiongzhou for its rich products, Su Song couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Your Highness is really joking, in addition to producing rice, there are more fruits and sea fish in Qiongzhou, and there are really no other products to show up." ”

"Huh? Didn't Su Zhizhou know? Your Qiongzhou is a treasure island! Zhao Yan pretended to be surprised at this time, the current Qiongzhou has not been developed, so many resources have not been discovered, but Zhao Yan knows very well, these resources are the biggest gift he gave to Su Song. (To be continued......)