During the rainy season, it rains all the time. The air can no longer be described as moist, and the water vapor is completely supersaturated. At this time, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but fantasize that he lived above the 24th floor of a high-rise building and turned on the dehumidifier. Spend such a day comfortably.

Imagination is just imagination after all, and in reality, the rainy season is still super humid. Zhao Jiaren's mosquito coils have a broad market because there are a lot of mosquitoes in the ultra-humid environment. Feeling the wetness, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but show a happy expression on his face. It wasn't because of the weather, but the letter written by the eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin was placed in front of him.

When he received the letter, Zhao Jiaren was preparing to go to the shipyard. The ship carrying the stone was launched, and the materials for the construction of the lighthouse could now be carried from the sea to the sea. Resisting the urge to open it immediately, he took the letter into his bosom. Zhao Jiaren went to the shipyard as planned. Including the four pirate ships already in Zhao Jiaren's hands, his fleet has expanded to ten. It will take a lot of time and manpower to transform these ten ships to the level that Zhao Jiaren is satisfied with.

When he returned home from the shipyard, Zhao Jiaren ordered a wormwood incense, sat down comfortably and began to read.

Zhao Jiaxin wrote a lot of content, from chrysanthemum planting, to preparing to go to Huating County to rely on his father-in-law's local influence to buy a large amount of land to grow cotton. It can be seen that the eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin has great expectations for the future, and there is confidence and longing between the lines. Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but laugh when he looked at himself, he was really happy for his eldest brother.

The most valuable news in the letter is that Li Yong, the former county magistrate of Fuqing County, received a financial errand from Jiaxing Mansion after completing the survey. As soon as Li Yong arrived at Jiaxing Mansion, he immediately contacted Zhao Jiaxin, who was very close. Zhao Jiaxin did not hurriedly plant chrysanthemums in Huating County, which is under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing Prefecture, but discussed with Li Yong to promote the cotton that Zhao Jiaren repeatedly explained in Huating County.

According to information provided by the Wang family, Zhao Jiaxin's father-in-law, Wang Qi, a local wealthy family in Huating County, has begun to grow cotton in small quantities, using cotton wool as a filling for winter clothes. However, they apparently do not know how to remove cotton seeds from cotton wool, and with low cotton yields, cotton is used for their own purposes rather than sold.

After reading and looking at this narrative carefully, Zhao Jiaren thought about the new industry.

The next morning, it continued to rain. It's June, and the rainy season is coming to an end in a few days, so it's time to say goodbye to such a day. Zhao Jiaren went to the Yamen, and the main job of the prison was to urge the general manager to make money, but in fact, the high-ranking prison was not really able to do it.

The content of the general system of money is complicated, including the transfer of money from the transfer department, the money of Zhu Mo from the survey, the money from the sale of the official land, the sale of the land, the cattle and livestock by the household pawn, the tax money from the deed of the first investment of Chen within the pardon limit, the money for the contribution of the subsidy, the sale of the land by the household to collect the survey money of the producer, the seven cents of the Changping Division, the interest money on the bag of the tea and salt division, the money of the shipping department on behalf of the Hu bucket money, the money of the head of the collection system to save money, the increase of three points of service money for the official households, the discount price of the remaining number of the two taxes, and the one cent of the surplus money for exemption.

To put it bluntly, in addition to the tax, the purchase and sale also have to pay a 'value-added tax' and a total money. These transactions were very unstable, but the Great Song Dynasty court had a quota of money every year, and it was also included in the evaluation. It was precisely because he understood the trouble of these things that Zhao Jiaren simply didn't worry.

When he arrived at the yamen and sat down, Zhao Jiaren was ready to stay for a while and go to do his own business. Judging from the information provided by Jia Yidao, the expectation of today's officials for Zhao Jiaren is not to see a cool official who is good at looting. What impressed the government was Zhao Jiaren's grand plan to establish a coastal lighthouse system in Fujian, thereby promoting the great development of Fujian's shipping industry. Since taking office in March, Zhao Jiaren has spent three months and 20 days in the position of prison for mention. That's about one-tenth of what he spent in three years.

As soon as he started writing on paper with a pencil, someone came in and asked Xu Yuanzhi, the governor of Fuzhou, to come. Xu Yuanzhi seemed to be very resistant to Zhao Jiaren's overall attitude before, and he refused to even read Zhao Jiaren's plan. When Zhao Jiaren went to greet Xu Yuanzhi, he thought that the group of pirates he had caught five or six days ago might have been asked something.

Xu Yuanzhi saw Zhao Jiaren and said with a serious face: "Zhao Tidian." Did you build a warship? ”

These words made Zhao Jiaren speechless. He rubbed his temples gently, and then asked Xu Yuanzhi, "Xu Zhizhou, the Great Song Dynasty prohibits private ownership of military ships. My ship is in and out of Fuzhou Port, and if it was a military ship, someone would have told you a long time ago. ”

“…… But the pirates say that your ship can fight better than a warship. Xu Yuanzhi said with a little embarrassment.

"They're pirates, can you trust pirates?" Zhao Jiaren expressed his attitude in a solemn tone, and at the same time gave Xu Yuanzhi a seat.

After the two sat down, Zhao Jiaren continued to speak: "Xu Zhizhou, are you Bai Zuo? ”

"What?" Xu Yuanzhi simply did not understand the term 'white left', which spanned nine centuries.

Zhao Jiaren was only angry in his heart, and made it a little difficult for Xu Yuanzhi to vent his dissatisfaction. He said with a straight face: "I know that the Great Song Dynasty treats maritime merchants well, but I don't know that the Great Song Dynasty will actually accuse the Great Song officials because of piracy." ”

Of course, Xu Yuanzhi is not Bai Zuo, and he also understands Zhao Jiaren's accusation. Xu Yuanzhi sighed: "Zhao mentions." I don't have pity on pirates, and I don't think pirates have to take care of them more than the law-abiding soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty. It's just that your boat is too capable of fighting, and I'm worried that someone in Lin'an will take advantage of the problem to play. What's more, I read Zhao Tidian's plan. It's really a big plan. ”

Zhao Jiaren was stunned, he didn't expect that the matter of fighting pirates would actually change Xu Yuanzhi. The plan described a whole system of cabotage. Among them, there are two things that serve as support, the lighthouse system and the navigator drill (training). He asked, "Now that you've seen it, I don't know what Xu Zhizhou has to say?" ”

Xu Yuanzhi waved his hand, "I can't talk about advice." I'm just curious about why Zhao Tidian thinks he can receive money for the construction of the lighthouse. Every year, the general system of money is collected, and the local government is like a great enemy. Zhao Tidian classified this money into the general system of money, and it was a clever name. ”

"It's not like that." Zhao Jiaren immediately denied it.

"It's not like that, so what?" Xu Yuanzhi did not have the slightest intention of backing down.

After Zhao Jiaren sat up straight, he solemnly began to debate, "In the past, I could only run twice at sea in a year, but after I have a lighthouse, I can run three times. Boatmen always earn more money. If the danger of shipwrecks becomes 60% of the current situation in the future, it will actually benefit the shipowner. Collect money from the navigators for drills, which is the willingness of the shippers themselves. It's not like you can take it when you see the ship. ”

Xu Yuanzhi was not moved by what Zhao Jiaren said at all, he retorted: "Zhao Tidian, you are a child's words." Do you think that the faster the ship runs and sinks less, the more people will want to carry goods? The business at sea makes the money of these shippers. If there are no more people transporting goods, there will not be more money. As far as I can see, the current sea freight in Fujian cannot rise. ”

The outline talked about his views on the economy, and Xu Yuanzhi wanted to tell Zhao Jiaren, a descendant, a little more about the truth and the situation in Fujian. Unexpectedly, Xu Yuanzhi saw Zhao Jiaren looking at him with a surprised expression, as if he had seen some treasure. Xu Yuanzhi was frightened by Zhao Jiaren's strange expression, and he asked rhetorically, "Zhao Tidian, what do you have to say?" ”

"I want to say, Xu Zhizhou, you are right and wrong. If you look at the one-third of an acre of land in Zhizhou, what you say is correct. Fuzhou is a big city and a big port, and those who can make money in Fuzhou have already shared everything they can in Fuzhou. But shipping costs less, and if you can make shipping prices lower, it will become safer. There are still many things that can be transported from Fuzhou to other places, and many other things can also be transported to Fuzhou from other places. The key to this is, can anyone afford it! Zhao Jiaren talked eloquently, it is too easy to meet a few people who are full of official accents in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not easy to meet a few people who can express some economic views in the Great Song Dynasty. Xu Yuanzhi's level is not a problem, anyway, Zhao Jiaren can argue with this guy, the argument itself is very interesting.