"Isn't there a glimmer of hope?" Cao Gang asked unwillingly.

"Of course I hope so!"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Although the imperial court strictly controls gold and silver mines and copper mines, it is not forbidden for private mining, I just said, go to the imperial court for approval, and then the gold, silver and copper ingots mined and refined will be purchased by the imperial court, and all mines in the south are operated in this way." ”

"But the purchase price of the imperial court is too ruthless, only half of the market price, and a large amount of money has to be paid every year."

"There is no way, after all, it is gold and silver, and it is already very good for the imperial court to allow private mining, and the Zhu family's gold field is ready to apply for the approval of the imperial court, which means that it is still profitable."

The Great Song Dynasty silver mines are mined by private people, but it is not that silver mining can make money, first of all, the imperial court buys at a low price, it will almost strip half of the profits, and secondly, it has to pay tens of thousands of yuan of contracting fees every year, in addition to paying the wages of the miners, and also take care of food, unless it encounters an annual output of 100,000 taels of silver rich ore, it is possible to make money, but even if it makes money, it is only one or two thousand yuan, and the majority is still earned by the imperial court.

If you contract a poor mine, you are likely to lose money.

However, the silver ore in Kunzhou is of high grade and the gold ore content is extremely high, otherwise the Cao family would not be so jealous of the Zhu family's gold panning, and they can only get the mining rights, and they will definitely make money, and they will make a lot of money.

Historically, the largest gold placer mine in Hokkaido, such as the river mined by the brothers Akihito and Akirei, was discovered by the Ainu people, and a total of 1,700 tons of gold were mined later.

Cao Gang is very aware of the abundance of gold placer reserves, so he complains and complains, but he still has to work hard to get the right to mine mining.

"Thank you for your advice, I'll go first."

Fanning smiled and waved his hand, "You're welcome, you have the opportunity to sit with me!" ”

"Be sure to go!"

Cao Gang arched his hand to Fanning, urging the horse to chase after the herd, Fanning originally wanted to go to the Cao family's ranch, but now it seems that there is no need, he looked at the sky, it was already afternoon, it was too late to return to Tang County, he immediately ordered: "Return to Han County!" ”

Everyone turned their horses' heads and ran towards Han County, dozens of miles away.

.........

Early the next morning, Fanning was awakened from his slumber by the beating of gongs and drums, and he got up and walked out of the tent, where two soldiers were climbing on a tree and peering into the distance.

"What's going on?" Fanning asked.

"Envoy Qi, it seems that the fishing boat is about to go to sea!"

Fanning was immediately interested, and he hurriedly freshened up and walked in the direction of the dock.

Kunzhou is famous as a large fishing ground, where cold and warm currents meet, bringing a huge number of fish.

Fan Ning has long wanted to make use of this resource, although it is not realistic to send fresh fish to the Song Dynasty, but it can be dried into dried fish, there are more sunny days in Kunzhou, which is conducive to drying fish, and a large number of dried fish are sent to the capital, which is also a special product of Kunzhou.

In fact, this is also the idea of all Kunzhou officials, it will take many years for the war horse to see the effect, but the imperial court has to send resources overseas every year, so that many people are criticizing the imperial court for operating overseas is a waste of money and labor, which makes every official hold their breath in their hearts.

Of course, Fan Ning is no exception, running Kunzhou was originally a plan he proposed, and being criticized for working hard and hurting money is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Fan Ning, so feeding back to the imperial court as soon as possible is also something Fan Ning is eager to do, at least to achieve a financial balance as soon as possible.

Minerals, timber, seafood, and trade are the focus of Fanning's operations.

However, the fishing industry has only just begun, and now they have built only more than 30 fishing boats, and there are less than 100 fishermen, all of whom were selected from the second group of Han people.

There are more than 30 medium-sized fishing boats moored on the wharf, most of them about 500 stones, which were built by craftsmen in a year last year, and today will be the day when the fishing boats will officially go to sea.

There are also dozens of canoes in the fishing boats, and the Kun people are also preparing to go out to sea with them to fish.

The fishermen were holding a ritual to worship the god of the sea, and an offering table was filled with three animals with flour, and a man cut the throat of a rooster and sprinkled the blood of the chicken on the three animals, and the fishermen bowed down and threw the three animals into the sea, which completed the sacrifice.

Presiding over the sacrificial ceremony was Cao Shi, the magistrate, who picked up a jar of wine and poured wine into each person's big bowl.

Cao Shi raised the wine bowl and shouted to the sea: "The wind is calm, return with a full load!" ”

The fishermen shouted together, "The wind is calm, and the load is back!" ”

They drank all their wine, boarded the fishing boats, untied the cables, and spread their sails, and one after another the fishing boats left the dock and sailed out of the bay, mixed with dozens of canoes in between, with white sails dotted and looking quite imposing.

At this time, Cao Shi found Fan Ning, and was immediately startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "The subordinates don't know that the envoy is also there, and the subordinates are rude!" ”

Fan Ning waved his hand and smiled: "You presided over it very well, this is your business, so you don't need me to participate." ”

"Thank you for your understanding!"

Fan Ning turned to look at the city a few miles away and said: "I forgot one thing yesterday, the imperial court promised to give each family two hectares of land, and it is definitely unrealistic for the people of Han County to ask for land in Tang County, so there must also be land supply in Han County, have you considered this question?" ”

"This matter is very important, and the subordinates dare not slack off, this matter is handed over to Su Liang to be responsible, and the plan has basically been decided."

"What about the others?"

Cao Shi hurriedly sent someone to find Su Liang, and not long after, Su Liang hurried over on a donkey.

Su Liang was appointed by the imperial court as the county governor of Han County, and he had previously participated in the management of Japanese logging laborers, and after the second batch of laborers came to Kunzhou, he was responsible for taking over the management and bringing Han County to build a city.

Su Liang saw Fan Ning, he hurriedly jumped off the little donkey, stepped forward and bowed, "See the envoy!" ”

Fanning smiled and asked, "Why don't you ride a horse, but a donkey?" ”

Su Liang scratched the back of his head, "Walking around, it's more convenient to ride a donkey, and you have to ride a horse when you go to Tang County." ”

Cao Shi said to him: "Just now Fan Yuanjun asked about the distribution of land for immigrants, can you report the plan to the envoy?" ”

Su Liang slapped his forehead, "The plan is on the big tent, I didn't bring it." ”

Fanning smiled: "It's okay, you can just report verbally, and give me a written plan when you go back." ”

"If we don't go to the scene to have a look, our subordinates will report on the spot, and it will be clearer."

Fanning nodded happily, "That's the best!" ”

Fan Ning and Cao Shi got on their horses, Su Liang rode his little donkey, and the three of them walked towards the south of Han County.

"To the north of Han County is grassland pastures, so agriculture is going to be placed in the south, and there are a few rivers in the south to bring plenty of water."

Fanning asked with a smile: "Have you ever touched the bottom, how many households are ready to live in the countryside, and how many families want to live in the county seat?" ”

"I consulted last year, and it was about half and half!"

The land to be allocated in Han County is very close to the county seat, and it is only about two miles away from the county seat, and it can be seen that they have made preparations, and shallow trenches have been dug between the plots, and a wooden wedge is inserted in each plot, and the 2,500 hectares of land are distributed between the three rivers, and the conditions seem to be better than those in Tang County.

Fanning turned over and dismounted, grabbed a handful of dirt and kneaded it gently, sniffed it again, and asked, "Then when are you going to allocate the land?" ”

Cao Shi said: "At least wait for the city to be repaired, and they can only start land distribution after they move!" ”

Fanning shook his head and said solemnly: "This can't be done, you guys don't think it through!" ”

The two were startled, and Cao Shi hurriedly said, "Please instruct the envoy!" ”

Fanning showed them the soil, "We made a mistake last year, thinking that the land needs to be raised for at least a year before wheat can be grown, in fact, the soil here is very fertile, and if you plant wheat that year, you can harvest it that year, but the yield is slightly lower, and the yield is one and a half stones per mu, so you don't need to wait another year at all."

It is the beginning of February, and in twenty days it will be the wheat planting season, so you must hurry up and distribute the land, and let the people start to get busy, and you must get these things done as soon as possible. ”

"But the county seat hasn't been repaired yet!"

Fanning's face sank, "If the county seat is not repaired, there is no place to live?" What are so many big tents in the warehouse for? Now that the weather is warmer, you can ask the army for help and build a camp of a thousand tents, won't you be able to solve the problem?

To tell you the truth, the people of Tang County have begun to plough the land, and other landless people are making trouble in front of the government. ”

Cao Shi and Su Liang's faces were flushed, and the two of them bowed down together and said: "The subordinates know their mistakes, so they will correct them and prepare to divide the fields immediately!" ”

Fan Ning's face softened slightly, and he said to them again: "I estimate that you are short of manpower, and I will arrange ten officials to assist you in the future, and directly divide the land in Tang County, and then use boats to transport the people to Han County, as for the army to help build a large camp, I will arrange it for you!" ”

"Subordinates understood!"

"If you understand, let's quickly discuss, who will stay in the overseer, who will go to Tang County with me, and which will be responsible for relocating the camp, I will give you an hour, and after an hour, set off with me to Tang County."

Cao Shi hurriedly convened the officials to discuss, and he and Su Liang went to Tang County to pick up people, and the other officials still stayed in Han County to receive the people.

More than half an hour later, Fanning led everyone to gallop in the direction of Tang County.

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