Fanning inquired in detail about the life and habits of the Dongfan people, the Dongfan people originally had more than 9,000 people, because they were constantly looted and killed by the little blacks, for more than 100 years, the population has dropped by more than half, and now there are only more than 3,000 people left, mainly distributed in the southern coastal areas, although they do not farm, and make a living from fishing, but women can spin and weave cloth, so that both men and women of the Dongfan people wear homespun linen clothes.

In addition, they would often go to Quanzhou and Fuzhou, exchange seafood for food and daily necessities, and deal with each other a lot, and many of their customs and etiquette are basically the same as those along the coast, and the language is also the same, so it is much easier for the Dongfan people to integrate into the Ryukyu Province than the Kun people in those days.

Compared with the Dongfan people, Fanning cares more about the mountain people, Alang smiled: "There are about five or six thousand people in the mountains, they make a living from hunting, the people are very simple, we have been safe for thousands of years, they are also forced by the little black devil, they dare not go down the mountain, occasionally they will go down the mountain and exchange salt with us, now the Song army has destroyed the little black people, as long as they treat the mountain people well, they will surrender to the Great Song Dynasty sooner or later." ”

"Why do you say that," Fanning asked with concern.

"In fact, the reason is also very simple, the life of the mountain people is also very difficult, there is prey can be fed, without prey will be hungry, men will die at the age of thirty or forty, it is not easy for children to survive, I suggest that the government build some markets outside the city, sell salt, food, daily necessities and the like, I have the opportunity to tell them, they will exchange the prey, after a long time, they will slowly trust, they also hope that life is better, and they also hope that the child can survive, so I said that sooner or later they will go down the mountain and surrender to the Great Song Dynasty, but it will take time."

After listening to the careful translation, Fan Ning happily said to the two leaders: "Next year, the government will build Liuzhong County and Lunan County at the same time, and then you will distribute land and grain like the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and enjoy the same tax exemption treatment, I will arrange for people to go south, open schools and medical centers in your station, teach children to read and write, treat local people, and give you food, cloth and daily necessities, and I believe that your life will be better and better." ”

The two chiefs took their leave, and they came by sea in fishing boats, and Fanning sent them all the way to the seashore to watch the boat go away.

At this time, Zhang Ying, the magistrate of the county, said with a smile: "The envoy wants to advance the plan"

Fan Ning nodded, "I originally considered building Liuzhong County next year and Lunan County the year after next, but now it seems that tomorrow the two county towns can be built at the same time, and many of the preliminary preparations can be started now." ”

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Three days later, the silver mines and forests that had been dormant for a long time began to bustle again, and 25,000 Japanese laborers began their three-year work to clean up the mines, build roads, and cut down trees, turning the entire thirty miles around Ryukyu Prefecture into a bustling construction site.

The Song army brought a large amount of realgar powder from Kunzhou, and used it to make realgar buns and wear them on the body, which could effectively prevent the attack of poisonous snakes and poisonous insects.

The people of Ryukyu Prefecture also began to cultivate land to grow vegetables, and the entire prefecture became vibrant.

Five days later, the army surrounded and wiped out the last group of more than 50 natives, and thus the murderous natives from northern Luzon who had occupied the western plains of Ryukyu Island for more than 200 years were completely wiped out.

Fanning led 2,000 sailors back to Quanzhou by boat, as the prefect of the Ryukyus, he had to start preparations for the construction of Liunan County and Liuzhong County in advance, and in addition, he had to return to the imperial court to report on the trade agreement signed with Japan, after all, this is a trade agreement between countries, and it must be approved by the imperial court before it can be officially effective.

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Fan Ning's new home is still under construction, the outline has come out, and the details are not visible for the time being, Lin Junsheng assured him that it will be officially delivered in a month.

At this time, Li Dashou and Su Liang had already taken office, one was appointed as the envoy of Quanzhou City, and the other was appointed as the prefect of Quanzhou.

At noon, in a restaurant near Jinglue Mansion, Fan Ning poured Li Dashou a full glass of wine and said: "After all, the Quanzhou City Bosi has only been established, and there is little experience in all aspects, so I suggest you go to the Guangzhou Bosi to learn how they manage it." ”

Li Dashou drank all the wine in the cup, and said with a depressed face: "The problem is not here, but your overseas economic strategy mansion, you have set up a trade office under the economic strategy mansion, isn't this the same as the city shipping department?"

Fan Ning smiled dumbly, it turned out that Li Dashou's heart was here, and he explained with a smile: "Jinglufu does involve trade, but only official trade, private trade does not matter, private trade is still managed by the Municipal Shipping Division, and the two are not in conflict." ”

"There will still be problems, official trade is duty-free, but private trade has to be taxed at five percent, such as the same Nanyang spices, and in the end the official goods are cheap, aren't you competing with the people for profit?"

"Wait! Your idea is not right, spices have always been sold by the government, even if the spices are transported by the people, they must be sold to the incense pharmacy, and the government taxes the spices only on the finished products, such as rouge, sachets, etc., if you smuggle spices, it is not a matter of taxation, it is to kill. ”

"I'm not talking about spices, I'm talking about other goods, such as medicinal herbs, treasures, woollen fabrics, raw cotton, etc., they have to be taxed, but officials and businessmen are exempt from taxes, this is the truth!"

Fanning shook his head, "You still don't understand the true meaning of official trade. ”

Fan Ning lowered his voice and said: "The condition that those bastards in the Zhizheng Hall give me power is to hand over 12 million taels of silver to the imperial court a year, and let me get so much gold and silver, then I can only use commodity exports in exchange for overseas gold and silver, and I even have to help Japan prospect and teach them to refine silver, isn't it just to satisfy the growing appetite of those old guys in the Zhizheng Hall."

Li Dashou finally understood a little, "Are you saying that the official trade is to transport the goods out and then transport the gold and silver back, not to bring back the overseas goods?"

Fanning nodded, "That's right, the shipment of overseas goods back will be handled by Akihito and Mingli, and officials and businessmen will not be involved." ”

Li Dashou hesitated for a moment and asked: "But you also have to spend money to buy goods in the Song Dynasty, where does your capital come from?"

"Of course, the Zhizheng Hall took out the goods, tea cakes, porcelain, silk, cloth, except for silk that needs to be transferred from the south of the Yangtze River, other goods are operated by the local government, I will show you the way to make a fortune, let your father or your younger brother come to Quanzhou to open a trading house, buy local cloth from all over the country, and then hand it over to the government and businessmen to sell overseas, double the profit, in a few years, your father can buy a ten-acre mansion in the capital."

Li Dashou is indeed a little tempted, his father was deceived last time he bought a house in the capital, and then the money was recovered, the house was not bought, thousands of dollars are still in his hands, so that his father and two younger brothers come to Quanzhou to develop is not bad, his father is in Quanzhou, and the two younger brothers go to Jiangnan to buy cloth, anyway, they don't have to worry about sales, and the Li family can become bigger.

Fanning took a sip of wine and said: "Mingren and Mingli have decided to open a weaving workshop in Quanzhou, 3,000 looms, the first in the Great Song Dynasty, Quanzhou can't recruit so many female workers, they also have to go to Japan to recruit a thousand girls, but they only provide for their own trading houses, not for officials and merchants, so I asked you to find your father and younger brother, don't just do cloth business, you can also go to the Central Plains to buy porcelain from folk kilns, and buy silk." ”

"But are there so many people buying goods overseas?"

"Why not, Japan alone has a population of 10 million, you think about it, how many goods are needed, there are big food merchants, and more western countries, how much gold and silver can be brought by porcelain and silk alone, Wang Anshi desperately wants to change the law and take profits from the hands of the powerful, rather than killing you internally, it is better for everyone to work together to find wealth overseas."

Li Dashou lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said: "It's just that I served as a city envoy, but let my father and brother do overseas trade, will I be criticized?"

Fan Ning sneered, "You didn't use your power for personal gain, why be afraid, besides, with me supporting you, what are you afraid of, everyone knows that Mingren Mingli is my cousin, but who will check them"

Li Dashou has been an official for many years, in fact, he also understands in his heart that if he is investigated, it is not because he abused his power for personal gain, but because Fan Ning fell, and he also knew that Fan Ning wanted to build a large overseas business group, as his confidant, he must have this responsibility.

He nodded, "I'll think about it a little more." ”

"You think about it for another night, tomorrow I will enter Beijing, you give me the letter, and when I come back, I will have someone go to Pingjiang Mansion to bring it to your father."

"Alright! I'll give you the letter early tomorrow morning. ”

Li Dashou also made up his mind, even if he let one of his brothers run it, it would be good.