"In fact, the third point is the key to solving His Majesty's doubts!"

Fan Ning continued with a smile: "The third point is the Kunzhou model, the establishment of prefectures and counties overseas, and the direct import of a large number of resources from overseas, so that the imperial court is like getting a large amount of Kunzhou gold and silver, mastering a huge amount of resources, gold and silver, spices, minerals, medicinal materials, timber, land, etc., these resources can be transformed into the financial revenue of the imperial court, and completely solve the dilemma of the imperial court's fiscal income every year. ”

Zhao Ji sighed, "There are many things that the imperial court didn't expect, just like Fan Aiqing said at the Xiangguo meeting yesterday, Ryukyu Island can provide millions of quintals of cotton every year, and tens of millions of stone grain in the future, which is really unimaginable." ”

"Ryukyu Island is only the first step, the next goal is Luzon Island, Luzon Island is rich in products, vast land, but the population is sparse, there is only a small Luzon country, the population is less than 100,000, I am ready to merge Luzon Island into the Great Song Dynasty, establish Luzon Province, migrate millions of people, with such a large piece of land, Luzon Province will become the granary of the Great Song Dynasty."

"How big is Luzon?"

"It is about as big as Jiangnan Dongdao, composed of six or seven thousand islands, mainly several large islands, more mountainous areas, among which there are large plains in Luzon Island, the land is fertile, the sunshine is sufficient, the precipitation is abundant, it is very suitable for planting rice, an acre of land produces more than ten stone of rice per year, and the Great Song Dynasty will build a grain ship of 100,000 stones, which can directly transport Luzon's rice, spices, cotton, timber, gold and silver and other products to Yangzhou, and at that time, the Great Song Dynasty will become richer."

Zhao Ji listened very yearningly, and after a while, he sighed and asked, "Can it be realized?" ”

"It's completely possible, five years of construction, ten years of harvest, and ten years later, the scene described by Weichen can be realized."

Zhao Ji walked a few steps in the room and said, "In this way, is it still necessary to change the law?" ”

Fan Ning nodded, "It is still necessary to change the law, Weichen feels that it is very important for the army to change the law, if the army is not strong, no matter how rich the Great Song is, in the eyes of the Khitan and the party members, it is still a fat sheep to be slaughtered, and the army must be made strong, so I have two suggestions." ”

"Aiqing, please speak!"

"The first suggestion, the first suggestion is to develop high-quality gunpowder weapons, so that the weapons technology of the Great Song Dynasty war will continue to rise, so that the war between the Song and Liao will change from close combat to distance warfare, and from the contest between weapons to the contest between national strength, so that the high-speed cavalry of the Liao State will lose its usefulness."

"Can Fan Aiqing give a specific example?"

Fan Ning walked to the wall, pointed to the big Song Jiangshan on the wall and said, "Your Majesty, please look at Youyan!" ”

Fan Ning pointed at Youzhou with a wooden pole and said: "The fundamental reason why the Liao State has always occupied the upper hand in the Liao and Song Dynasty Wars is that they have obtained the land of Youyan, and if they advance, they will sweep Hebei, and if they retreat, they will have Yanshan as a defense, which can be described as advancing and retreating freely, we can only establish layers of defense lines within hundreds of miles of the border, in fact, we can't prevent the Liao cavalry from raiding, which makes us extremely passive." ”

Fanning's wooden pole pointed to Bohai again: "But if we have powerful shipbuilding technology and a strong naval army, and use hundreds of 100,000 stone sea ships to station 100,000 troops on the Hebei coast of the Bohai Sea, it is equivalent to using a sharp dagger against the back of the Liao army, and the Liao army will not dare to act rashly, this is to use technology to establish sea advantages, and even we can seize a few islands along the coast, build a sea base, gather heavy troops and materials, and become a bridgehead for counterattacking the Liao State, and then we will fight a war of attrition with the Liao State and drag down the national strength of the Liao State." ”

"This is one of them, and the other is that the Great Song Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of Xiang troops and township soldiers, their role is to provide logistical support in wartime, and every time there is a big war, we have to recruit millions of people to transport food and materials to the north, in fact, we can open up sea transportation lines and use Wanshi sea ships to transport food and materials.

In this way, there is no need to recruit millions of people, and there is no need for hundreds of thousands of Xiang troops and township soldiers to provide logistical support, and this has created conditions for the reduction of the old and weak Xiang army and the township soldiers in various localities, and Your Majesty, the reduction of 200,000 Xiang troops will save at least 20 million yuan of military expenditure every year. ”

"Well said!"

Zhao Ji was excited, and he praised from the bottom of his heart: "I don't know what Fan Aiqing's second suggestion is?" ”

"The second suggestion of the minister is to suggest that the Great Song Dynasty implement technology to establish the country, improve the status of craftsmen, reward invention and innovation, Weichen deeply feels, only with the most advanced technology and the best craftsmen, in order to build the most powerful army, with a strong army, the Great Song Dynasty can continue to obtain great wealth from overseas, and only with the most advanced technology, we can completely defeat the Liao State, so that His Majesty becomes the emperor of the Han Dynasty of the Great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Ji solemnly recorded Fan Ning's words in detail, and he felt that today's conversation with Fan Ning was very rewarding, and Fan Ning was like a bright light, pointing out the way for him to govern in the future.

Zhao Ji still wanted to talk to Fan Ning for a while, but he didn't have time, it was getting late, and the eunuch hinted to him several times at the door that the time agreed with Mr. was coming, and he had to rush back to the palace immediately.

He said apologetically to Fanning: "The queen mother arranged for Aiqing to have dinner here, but I have to rush back to the palace and have no time, so I have to invite Aiqing to eat alone, and next time, I will invite Aiqing to drink in the palace." ”

Fan Ning pondered and said: "Why don't you ask Your Majesty to tell the Queen Mother, and Weichen will also say goodbye together and return to Beijing with Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Ji was about to agree, when a eunuch said at the door: "Dinner is ready, the Queen Mother invites Her Majesty and Fan Yuanjun to go to Guanshui Pavilion for dinner." ”

"This ......"

Zhao Ji had no choice but to say to Fan Ning helplessly: "Fan Aiqing go!" I'll be with you next time. ”

Zhao Ji said a few words to the eunuch and left in a hurry.

Fanning sighed, he knew that Gao Tao had everything arranged, and he was afraid that he would be 'in a catastrophe' tonight.

He had no choice but to shake his head and follow the eunuch to walk quickly towards the Water Pavilion........

This dinner took more than an hour to end, and in the evening, Fanning, accompanied by several eunuchs, left the Huxin Palace and left the Jinming Pond by boat.

On the third floor of the Water Viewing Pavilion, Gao Tao was wearing a thin coat, and he watched Fanning's ship leave with a spring on his face.

Gao Taotao decided to establish a joint deliberative system between the Overseas Economic Strategy Office and the Zhizheng Hall, and Fan Ning had to return to Beijing at least once every six months to report to the imperial court on the situation of overseas development.

...........

Two days later, three passenger ships of a thousand stones set off for Quanzhou, Zhu Pei has lost count of how many times they have moved, moving has become the norm of their lives, they could have stayed in the capital, but the whole family voted unanimously to prefer to work hard and be together.

However, this time they did not get on the boat from the Yangtze River, but went to Qiantang Bay to get on the boat and go to sea, and they needed to go back to their hometown.

In the cabin, Fan Ning and his two wives sat together drinking tea, while her daughter Fan Zhen'er excitedly leaned on the window and looked at the two shores, while the nurse sat next to her and watched her to prevent her from falling off the boat too naughty.

"Have you all negotiated?" Fanning asked.

Zhu Pei nodded, "I told everyone, I am willing to go to Xiamen with us, the monthly money will increase by fifty percent, if you don't want to go to the south and want to stay in the capital, you can either go back to the mansion of the third grandfather, or directly terminate the employment agreement and let them go home." ”

This time, most of the subordinates were willing to follow them to Quanzhou, and only two of them stayed in the capital because of family problems, which really surprised Fanning.

However, Zhu Pei said that the monthly salary can rise by 50% at a time, and it is estimated that this is the main reason.

Speaking of which, their family's monthly salary is indeed not low, the most ordinary rough maids can earn 100 yuan a day, and other people's families give a maximum of 50 or 60 yuan, and like a few housewives and personal maids, they are ten yuan per month, but the highest monthly salary is four inner house female guards, and the monthly salary is thirty yuan, and they are usually not seen, but if there is a crisis situation, they will appear immediately.

This time when they go south, their wages can rise by fifty percent, even if they can't earn so much in the palace, who wouldn't want to? Therefore, forty-two of the forty-four subordinates in Fanning's mansion went, and the two who did not want to go to the south were Lao Yu, a coachman, and Wang Shun, a florist, whose parents were old and needed him to take care of them, and Wang Shun, a gardener, was not adapted to the humid climate of the south.

Even so, Zhu Pei did not terminate the employment relationship with them, but left them in the capital to look after the house and continue to enjoy the monthly income in the capital.

"Husband, I heard that there is also a hill in the mansion in Quanzhou?" Ouyang Qian asked with a smile over tea.

"Daddy, what a mountain!" Fan Zhen'er put her arms around her father's neck from behind.

Fanning took her hand and smiled, "That's a real mountain, but it's not big, it's full of all kinds of trees, you're sure to like it?" ”

"Are there any walnut and chestnut trees?" That's what she cares about the most.

"Don't worry! The mountains are full of trees. ”

Fanning smiled at her daughter: "There are many pine trees with long fruits, and there are many fruit trees, such as mangoes, longans, lychees, grapefruits, citrus, and dried fruits. ”

Fan Zhen'er clapped her hands with joy, not only her squirrels and hedgehogs had to eat, but she also had fruits to eat.

The more she thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and with a cheer, she ran to see her squirrel, and the nurse hurriedly followed, and a dozen squirrels and hedgehogs were packed in large cages, and floated with her across the sea, and now they were placed next door to her cabin, and a maid took care of her.

At this time, Juppe whispered again: "It seems that Ado is not in a good mood!" ”

Fan Ning nodded, he also saw it, Zhu Qi and Lu Min happened to go on a pilgrimage to Qufu, and they didn't come to see them off today, Fan Ning also saw his sister's eyes, on the day of the imperial examination, Zhu Qi was drunk because of the list, Ado has been with him, the relationship between the two has warmed up quickly, and the two have already made a marriage, if there are no special circumstances, after Zhu Qi passed the imperial examination three years later, the two will get married.

Fan Ning actually doesn't like Zhu Qi very much, that nerd is too wooden, not suitable for mixing in officialdom, he can only do academics, but since his sister likes it, then Fan Ning has nothing to say.

"You've got time to comfort her!" Fanning said to Jupei.

"Since my husband has an order, then I will go to comfort my sister-in-law."

Zhu Pei drank tea, then got up and left with a smile, Ouyang Qian was not worried about her daughter, and also went out.

Fanning sat alone in front of the window, looking out the window at the riverbank, where the boat had already left the capital. 8)