The imperial court did not prohibit newspapers from publishing important state events, and soon this heated controversy was first published in the "Chaobao", followed by the "Tabloid Newspaper" and the "Hong Kong Economic Journal".

There are also several new newspapers that have just been established that have also reported on this matter in large volumes, such as the "Jingshi Express" run by the Chai family, the "Song Jian" jointly run by the Cao family and the Gao family, as well as "World Affairs", "Wenbao", "Qiu Bao", "Firewood, Rice, Oil and Salt" and so on.

Their headline is also eye-catching: "Shock! Discovering the New World, Three Times the Great Song Dynasty", "Colonizing Overseas, the Dream of the Great Song Dynasty Empire of Little Fan Xianggong", "Home and Country, Overseas Islands Are Home or Country", "Ahead of Westerners", "Sending Troops Overseas", "The Great Song Dynasty Needs a Stronger Ship", "Building a Country with Technology".

For several days, many newspapers discussed the matter, and many veteran ministers also submitted articles one after another, using newspapers to express their thoughts.

The whole city of Tokyo was experiencing a great controversy about overseas development, and almost all articles mentioned the name Little Fan Xianggong, and it was at this time that Little Fan Xianggong became Fanning's public title.

At the mouth of a small alley on West Street, there is a shop covering an area of about four acres, and there are two signs hanging at the gate, one of which reads "Song Jian" and the other reads "World Affairs".

Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he opened up public opinion and allowed private newspapers to run newspapers.

Many powerful families who had long wanted to run newspapers took advantage of this shareholder trend to set up their own newspapers one after another, and they had concerns before, but after seeing the huge benefits of controlling public opinion, they threw themselves into it without hesitation.

The military newspaper jointly run by the Cao family and the Gao family in "Song Jian" mainly published some news about the army, while "Tianxia Affairs" was the Cao family's own newspaper.

Like the tabloids and the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the news of current affairs that entertains them is like a normal newspaper, and only when they have readers will they have influence, and they also rack their brains to find news that readers like to see.

In the past two days, the news about the discovery of the New World has caused a sensation in Jingshi, and it will soon be a sensation in the Great Song Dynasty, and all the newspapers have made a fuss about it, trying to pry the news in this regard.

In the morning, a middle-aged deacon hurriedly walked into the newsshop and happened to meet Cao Tong, the proprietor of two newsshops, in the courtyard.

The middle-aged deacon hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "See the proprietor!" ”

Cao Tong came to the newspaper office in the past two days because of the discovery of the mainland overseas, and he wanted to get more information.

He hurriedly asked, "Did you get it?" ”

The middle-aged deacon nodded, "The Hong Kong Economic Journal is still very trustworthy and gave us the exclusive report. ”

At the beginning of the year, the Cao family's "World Affairs" and "Hong Kong Economic Journal" reached a news-sharing agreement, and yesterday Cao Tong got the news that "Hong Kong Economic Journal" was going to publish an exclusive article by Fanning, so he sent a deacon to try his luck, but he didn't expect "Hong Kong Economic Journal" to really give it.

Cao Tong was overjoyed, and hurriedly took the manuscript and read it carefully, the title was "Xiao Fan Xianggong Interview One The Territory of the Great Song Dynasty Should Be on the Other Side of the Blue Side"

In the interview, Fanning details the detailed process of their discovery of the New World, which is very detailed, and it is almost possible to find that continent with this interview.

Cao Tong frowned and asked, "This is just one of the interviews?" ”

The middle-aged deacon nodded, "It is said that Fanning wrote an article of more than 10,000 words, and they are going to send it out in four times. ”

"Then you have to keep an eye on them, and we must publish this series of articles at the same time."

"Humble duty understands!"

"Go ahead! Give this article to the chief steward as an addendum, and it will be printed today. ”

There are still two hours to go, the newspaper is about to be issued, and the content of today's newspaper has been stereotyped yesterday, and now it is being printed, and it is obviously too late to add this article to it, so it will be printed separately in the form of an additional issue, which is equivalent to the number of later generations, and the excess part will be printed separately, and the excess part will be added with some advertising.

The middle-aged deacon hurriedly went, and Cao Tong thought about it and asked people to copy a copy of Fanning's interview and return to the mansion.

Cao Cong, the head of the Cao family, is already in his last years and has no more years to live, but the more this is the case, the more he cares about the future of the Cao family.

Three years ago, the Cao family had been eyeing the overseas lands of the Great Song Dynasty, but the imperial court had always been unclear about this matter, and the Cao family had been waiting.

This time, Fanning discovered a large amount of land and a new land twice the size of the Great Song Dynasty, which once again sparked a debate about allowing private overseas purchases of islands, and not only the Cao family, but everyone's hearts were touched.

In fact, Han Qi's worries are not unreasonable, the magnates buy the island out of ambition and desire, and there is no ambition to build a country and stand on its own, who is willing to go tens of thousands of miles away to buy land?

In terms of self-reliance and self-reliance, the Great Song Dynasty hid a more profound background, the Zhao family's country was not won by conquest, but by the yellow robe, which was a kind of usurpation to put it bluntly.

The Zhao family can be covered in yellow robes, but what about other families?

It's just that the Great Song Dynasty has blocked the rise of other powerful families through systems such as the release of military power and civil official power, but an alternative upward channel has appeared in overseas territories, so that many powerful families have discovered this possibility.

A tribe of more than 10,000 barbarians can build a Luzon state, so why can't their family, they have wealth, population, and technology, and they can build a small country attached to the Great Song Dynasty.

This idea, with the instigation of newspaper public opinion in the past two days, has made every powerful family start to move.

Cao Tong returned to the mansion and came directly to the backyard to meet the head of the house.

Cao Cong squinted his eyes and listened to Cao Tong's dictation, and said with a slight smile: "If Japan and Goryeo also have powerful naval armies, they can rely on this article to occupy the New World first!" ”

Cao Tong asked tentatively: "Can we occupy an island first, it is better to have a better location and resources." ”

Cao Cong shook his head, "That's a bad name, it's not good, there's no need, you go to the palace in the past two days and talk to the Queen Mother about this matter, it's best if she can push it forward." ”

"And what about Fanning?" Cao Tong asked again.

"Fanning, I'll ask Shi'er to talk to him and listen to his advice."

"I understand, I'll go to the palace tomorrow to see the Queen Mother."

Cao Cong smiled slightly: "Today, the Gao family came to me and asked about this matter, and they were also tempted!" And Pan Gong is coming to visit me tonight, I guess even the Chai family, the Qian family, the Li family, these descendants of the emperor have ideas, there is no opportunity for them in the Great Song Dynasty, so going overseas to build a country can make the cause of the ancestors last for a thousand years. ”

"The current attitude of the Zhizheng Hall is four to two, Wen Yanbo remains neutral, and the two Han Xianggongs are fiercely opposed."

Cao Cong sneered and said: "The Zhizheng Hall has never been important, the Great Song Dynasty is the world of the Zhao family and a group of magnates, as long as the magnates exert pressure together, Han Qi will have to quit if he doesn't agree." ”

"Sixth uncle, I found out that Fan Ning has been secretly promoting this matter, and the Fan brothers have laid out the port and fleet many years ago, could it be that the Fan family also has this intention?"

"Everyone has selfish intentions, it's normal for the Fan family to want to get a piece of land, but Fan Ning is not so simple, he is directly promoting the change of the Great Song Dynasty, haven't you noticed? In the past two years, land prices have continued to fall, and the wind of land annexation has gradually weakened, and I have seen many advertisements in the newspapers for the sale of granges. ”

"Uncle Sixth is right, everyone is obsessed with making the industry bigger, and they are not interested in running farms, especially now that food prices are low and unprofitable, the wind of land annexation has been suppressed."

"This Fan Ning is not a simple person, our Cao family has to take him well, and the prosperity of the Cao family in the future may be on him."

Speaking of this, Cao Cong sighed: "I was still too hesitant back then, but he became the son-in-law of the Zhu family, and now it's too late to regret it, you can go!" I'm a little tired. ”

Cao Tong bowed silently and retreated.

Cao Cong looked at Cao Tong in the distance, he took out a letter from the drawer, and looked at it with playfulness, this is a letter written to him by the Empress Dowager Cao, and there are only four words in the whole letter, 'Cao Fan Marriage'.

.........

Fanning has been quite busy in the past two days, mainly because there are too many people visiting him, although he wants to stay quietly for a few days, but he can't push back the arrival of guests, first the university scholar Qian Mingyi visited him, then the old landlady Chai Jing came to visit, and then Liu Feng, the nephew of Empress Mingsu.

Just sent Liu Feng away, after dinner, his classmate and friend, Kunzhou's old subordinate, and the concubine Cao Shi came to visit him again.

Fanning knew very well that Cao Shi was actually coming on behalf of the Cao family, and these powerful people who came to visit him had one purpose, to promote private overseas purchases of islands.

Fan Ning asked Cao Shi to take a seat in his study, and Cao Shi saw the map of overseas islands hanging on the wall of Fan Ning's study at a glance, and he immediately stepped forward to take a closer look.

Fan Ning stood aside and said with a smile: "In the past so many years, which island has the Cao family taken a fancy to?" ”

Cao Shi pointed to Mindanao and said: "The Cao family is actually very interested in this island, but it is too large, and the imperial court has named it Xinxia Prefecture, and it has no relationship with the Cao family." ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Do you need me to give the Cao family a suggestion?" ”

Cao Shi was overjoyed, he came for this matter, but he didn't expect Fan Ning to take the initiative to bring it up, but after thinking about it, it is estimated that Fan Ning had already guessed his intention.

"Fan Envoy, please speak!"

Fan Ning pointed to the discovered southern continent and said: "This continent must belong to the imperial court, then the northern islands should be able to be sold, and the Cao family had better buy an island closest to the mainland." ”

Fanning pointed to Timor Island, "This island is called Timor Island by the local natives, the area is similar to that of Ryukyu Province, with dense rainforests, fertile land, high mountains and plains, and the southern mainland across the sea, I suggest that the Cao family consider buying this island." ”

Cao Shi stared at Timor Island for a long time and asked, "How many natives are there on the island, and are they murderous?" ”

"There should not be many natives on the island, more than 1,000 people, very ferocious, good at hunting people's heads, you can get this island, you can ask the Song army to go to the island to clear it."

At this time, the maid served them tea, Fan Ning invited Cao Shi to sit down, Cao Shi said in a deep voice: "More than two years ago, I asked the envoy whether the imperial court sold the island, but there has been no conclusion, and now the voice of selling the island has risen again, what does Fan Envoy think the final result is?" ”

Fan Ning pondered and said: "Selling the island is the general trend, it is difficult to stop, but the imperial court will inevitably have a system introduced, such as the qualification to buy the island, such as the status of the island, such as what method to buy the island, etc., and the final improvement should not be so fast, I have said the same sentence to all the people who have come to visit me in the past few days, and now I also give it to the Cao family, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, you must build a big ship in advance, you must build a paddle boat, and having a five oars with more than 20,000 stone is the premise for you to obtain the island." ”

Cao Shi nodded, "I understand, thank you for reminding me!" ”