Zhu Yuanfeng said slowly: "Are you trying to persuade me to open a workshop like this?" ”

"Could it be that the third grandfather thinks it is unprofitable?"

Zhu Yuanfeng shook his head, "This is not a matter of pros and cons, there are countless such small workshops in the Jiangnan area, five or six looms, at most a dozen looms, but once such a large workshop with thousands of textile machines is opened, these small workshops will be finished, how can these small workshop owners survive, have you considered it?" ”

Fanning said in a deep voice: "I have considered all these problems, I am going to Luzon next, I plan to plant hemp and cotton on a large scale in Luzon, and then millions of quintals of hemp and cotton will be imported into the Great Song Dynasty every year, and the third grandfather thinks these small workshops can digest it?" Large workshops with thousands or even tens of thousands of looms will inevitably appear, and the price of a fine cloth in the market may be as low as five or six hundred yuan, which will greatly improve the lives of the people of the Great Song Dynasty.

This is the result of yesterday afternoon's deliberations between the Queen Mother and the Governor's Hall, and the biggest benefit of overseas expansion is that the clothing, food, housing, and transportation of the people at the bottom will be improved, and silver and gold will be imported, cotton and linen will be imported, grain will be imported, timber will be imported, horses and livestock will be imported, and then large-scale workshops will need manpower, and bankrupt peasants and peasants who have lost their land will find a means to make a living. ”

"What if there is a surplus of materials and cannot be sold?" Zhu Yuanfeng wondered.

"It's very simple, open up overseas, sell to Japan, Goryeo, sell to the South Seas and the West, in exchange for more gold and silver, as long as we have strong shipbuilding capabilities and strong armed forces, we will not worry about things not being able to sell."

Zhu Yuanfeng sighed for a while, "I only understand now that your overseas development will bring earth-shaking changes to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Actually, there's changed, hasn't it?"

Fan Ning took out a silver horn and put it in front of Zhu Yuanfeng, "This silver horn worth 100 cents has appeared on the streets of Quanzhou, in a few years, all small counties will appear, this is the silver brought by Kunzhou, this year will be transported from Kunzhou and Tanzhou 300,000 ponies and donkeys, almost every household in the capital will have a donkey, as well as the shipbuilding industry, there are dozens of shipbuilding workshops in Quanzhou and Fuzhou alone, the shipbuilding industry along the Yangtze River has risen, or in a few years, large and small fleets will be full of inland rivers, The imperial court has decided to require all prefectures and counties to make every effort to dredge the river, as the most important promotion achievement of officials in the past three years. ”

After saying so much in one breath, Fan Ning said to Zhu Yuanfeng again: "The profound changes in the Great Song Dynasty have begun to happen, and it is not something that can be stopped by one person, if the third grandfather does not invest in it as soon as possible, the Zhu family will slowly fall behind." ”

Zhu Yuanfeng was indeed moved, he knew very well that the imperial court had been overwhelmed by the heavy financial burden in the past few decades, otherwise there would be no Qingli innovation that touched the interests of the powerful, but as long as there was still a way to go, the imperial court would never easily implement the reform.

But since Fanning opened up Kunzhou nine years ago, the financial situation of the imperial court has gradually improved, so that the imperial court, which is overwhelmed by the financial burden, has seen hope, and also let the anxious prime ministers fully support overseas development, and even do not hesitate to cede power to Fanning, and for the ruler, as long as the life of the people at the bottom can be improved at the smallest cost, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and do not think of rebellion, then it will inevitably be supported by the ruler.

Therefore, no matter from which aspect, Fanning's overseas development will be supported by the government and the opposition, and what will change is just a different person, but the road of overseas development will not change.

Fan Ning saw that Zhu Yuanfeng was already moved, and added another yard, "When I entered Beijing, there were already twelve powerful families that had established a business house in Quanzhou, and there will be more in the future, if the third grandfather does not take the lead and be passive step by step, he will be passive step by step." ”

Zhu Yuanfeng was finally convinced, he nodded and said: "I don't involve weaving, I am ready to invest 300,000 yuan to open a large-scale silk weaving workshop in Pingjiang Mansion and Yuezhou, and then open a large-scale silk weaving workshop. ”

"Why in Yuezhou?" Fanning asked, puzzled.

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled slightly, "I have two manors by Dongting Lake, I often go there, I am familiar with the situation over there, the production of silkworm cocoons over there is very large, but it can't be sold at a good price, and the labor is very cheap, the key is that there are also silk looms, and the quality is good, so I plan to open a silk cutting workshop with 5,000 looms over there." ”

Fan Ning secretly spoke, as soon as he made a move, it was hundreds of thousands of pieces and thousands of looms, this is the power of capital!

He thought for a while and said: "I suggest that the third grandfather set up a loom research institute in the capital, collect skilled craftsmen from all over the world, and specialize in how to improve the textile process, resulting in the best new looms and silk cutting machines. ”

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled, "You have been fooling me all day long, you persuaded me to buy a stallion back then, persuaded me to buy an island, the stallion brought me a knighthood, but the island was smashed, and now you want to persuade me to establish a weaving research institute, which costs a lot of money." ”

Fanning smiled: "I can give half of the money, but I want someone to do it." ”

"You can suggest that the imperial court do it, their skilled craftsmen are not ordinary."

"The imperial court's energy is focused on making military products, and there is no interest in civilian looms and the like, but I can ask the imperial court to provide craftsman support, how about it? The third grandfather will follow this matter! ”

Zhu Yuanfeng thought for a while and said: "Money is not a problem, I don't need you to pay half of it, I can solve it myself, if I succeed, I hope to pass on the title to my son, this is my condition." ”

Fan Ning said happily: "This condition is not high, I can agree." ”

In terms of conferring knighthoods, he can indeed convince the Son of Heaven now, and the key is that Zhu Yuanfeng must be able to build an advanced textile machine.

.........

Today, Fan Ning was extremely busy, after lunch, he didn't have time to rest, so he took a carriage to the west of the city to Jinming Pond, Jinming Pond was originally a large pool dug by the Song army to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, where the water army was trained, and now it has become an unusually beautiful lake, becoming the royal garden of the Great Song Dynasty.

Not only the royal garden, but also the vacation and summer vacation places of many powerful families are also placed here, and the houses of the powerful are covered on both sides of the Jinming Pond.

The Jinming Pond is a supplement to the Imperial Palace's lack of imperial lakes, and the Son of Heaven and his concubines can come here to rest or come here to deal with court affairs, such as in the summer, the Son of Heaven and the Governor Hall will come here to take refuge in the summer.

Gao Taotao grew up in the palace since she was a child, she likes Jinmingchi very much, and she will come here every three or five days to go boating and playing, she sat in the hall for a few months, and finally a little tired, she stayed in Jinmingchi these days.

His son Zhao Ji also took a few hours off and came to Jinming Pool to accompany his mother.

According to the appointed time, Fan Ning arrived at the gate of Jinmingchi, and several eunuchs had been waiting here for a long time, so the chief eunuch stepped forward and bowed, "Please Fan Envoy Jun come with me!" ”

The biggest feature of the Jinmyeongchi Royal Summer Resort is that it is built on the water, and you must take a boat to the Lake-Centric Palace.

At this time, the Queen Mother Gao Taotao was sitting on the third floor of the Water Pavilion of the Palace in the Heart of the Lake, looking at a painting boat coming from the shore with a smile. ”

"The better he is with the official family, take him to the official family!"

"Yes!"

The eunuch went down, and after a short time, Fanning was taken to Zhao Ji's temporary study, Zhao Ji's studies were very heavy, and he actually didn't have time to accompany his mother on vacation, but just took two hours to sit with his mother, and then he had to hurry back to the palace for evening classes.

Also at this time, he met with Fanning by the way.

"Weichen see Your Majesty!"

Fanning bowed respectfully.

Although Zhao Ji met Fan Ning yesterday, he was just listening, and he had too many questions in his heart to communicate with Fan Ning, so he used this time to summon Fan Ning.

"Fan Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, please sit down, I hope to talk to you openly and honestly."

Fanning was not polite, and sat down directly, and a palace maid served them tea.

Zhao Ji said seriously: "Yesterday at the Xiangguo meeting, I didn't understand one of the issues, a large amount of gold and silver was imported from overseas to the Great Song Dynasty, and then the Great Song Dynasty exported various materials, will this lead to a shortage of materials in the Great Song Dynasty?" I haven't been able to figure this out, and I hope Fan Aiqing can solve my doubts. ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "This problem was discussed by Weichen and Fu Xianggong yesterday morning, but it is relatively simple, in fact, materials are divided into two kinds, one is renewable, one is non-renewable, like gold and silver and various mineral deposits are non-renewable, pig iron, copper, etc., as well as high-end burnt clay for manufacturing official kiln porcelain, this kind of material we should minimize the output, and the other material is renewable materials, such as grain, cloth, silk, tea, etc., farmers can expand planting, planted this year, and there will be next year, There are also some worthless ordinary porcelain, these materials can be exported in large quantities, in fact, we are exchanging renewable materials for overseas non-renewable materials. ”

Zhao Ji nodded, "I understand, it is to exchange tea, silk, cloth, and porcelain for valuable resources, such as gold, silver, copper, and so on. ”

"That's right, if we don't have enough ourselves, then expand breeding, planting, and increase the production of cloth and silk, in addition, there is another very important factor that Your Majesty did not expect."

"What factors?"

"That is, the Great Song Dynasty has the most advanced technology, for example, our fine linen cloth is worth 1,200 wen in the Great Song Dynasty market, but it is worth 3,000 wen in Nanyang, why there is a gap of 1,800 wen, it is because Nanyang can not spin such a delicate and comfortable fine linen.

Similarly, a ship that can sail to the deep sea for 5,000 stones costs 2,000 yuan in the Great Song Dynasty, but Nanyang is willing to buy such a ship with 10,000 taels of silver, which is the value of superb textile technology and shipbuilding technology. ”

"Is there a third point?" Zhao Ji asked expectantly.

"There is indeed a third point!"