Fanning was ultimately unable to stop Cao Tong, and three days later, Cao Tong left Quanzhou with the Fu fleet and went south to Luzon.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was late January of the following month, and the number of dignitaries and nobles who appeared in Quanzhou gradually increased, and it was less than ten days before the first public sea.

The first time he went to sea, not only did more than 30 big families send important family members to follow, but also nearly 300 wealthy families from the capital, Hebei Lianglu, and Jiangnan state capitals, each of whom brought two or three retinues.

This public trip to sea is not only to inspect the private purchase of islands, but also the purchase of overseas state capitals, as well as the purchase of manors on the mainland.

In addition to the interest of businessmen who do overseas trade, the wealthy families are generally not interested, what is the difference between this and buying land and property in the Great Song Dynasty?

The wealthy are more interested in buying land on the mainland, after all, all the resources on the land belong to them, and if they find gold sand, copper ore and the like, they will not make a fortune.

Even if you don't have the resources, buying thousands of acres of land and raising sheep and cattle is a huge wealth.

This is the potential allure of islands and estates, where every family, and even everyone, has a desire to be king.

In the Great Song Dynasty, this kind of idea cannot be realized, their identity and class have been fixed, there are all kinds of constraints everywhere, and even a few tolerances, a few scribes will come to the door to find trouble, and they have to deal with it with a smile, all kinds of pressures and constraints are like an invisible net, surrounding them, and they are so depressed that they can't breathe.

But on the islands and in the New World, this pressure no longer exists, and they are the kings of the land.

It is this temptation to break through identity and class that has made countless families and wealthy people flock to it, with more than 1,500 applicants, but there are only 300 places in the first batch, and the rest can only go in the second and third batches.

Along with dignitaries and wealthy families, there were 10,000 families of immigrants, mainly from Fujian Road and Guangnan Road, preparing to migrate to Baozhou.

Immigration overseas was gradually accepted by the people of the Great Song Dynasty, mainly from the propaganda of tens of thousands of miners in Luzon Province after returning to China, every household in Luzon Province had several hectares of fertile land, the houses were all three-acre houses, there were too many rooms to live in, every family was full of grain, there were no taxes, no labor, and no money for children to study.

In addition, the deacons of many newspapers went to Kunzhou, Ryukyu and Luzon to conduct interviews, bringing back a large number of overseas experiences, subtle propaganda through various channels, and the beautiful life of overseas immigrants has penetrated into the hearts of every Song Dynasty people.

The only thing that makes people reluctant to leave is the remembrance of their homeland, and if this is overcome, it will become a trend for people who are willing to go overseas.

In fact, this trend has been secretly generated in the city, and many young people want to go overseas for a few years to earn a sum of money and then return to the Great Song Dynasty, so the three-year labor is the most popular, followed by the five-year period, and the major dental banks have overseas work such businesses.

This year, the second batch of 100,000 laborers and smelters who went to Luzon to farm has already begun to sign up in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty.

Both the Great Song Dynasty laborers and the Japanese laborers had their own strengths, the Japanese laborers had low wages (it had risen to two taels of silver per month), strong obedience, and could bear hardships and stand hard work, but they were not good at technology, and they were mainly engaged in road construction, logging, city repair, mining, sugar cane harvesting and other heavy manual work.

And after all, they are not natives, there is still a certain inconvenience in using Japanese laborers, a language barrier is a big problem, the Great Song Dynasty also issued regulations, the upper limit of the employment of Japanese laborers in overseas states shall not exceed 30,000, and the insufficient part can be supplemented by the Great Song Dynasty laborers.

Although the wages of the Great Song laborers were three times that of the Japanese laborers, they had good technology and high efficiency, and they required skills in farming, smelting, sugar extraction, oil extraction, salt drying, fish pickling, shipbuilding, and building houses.

February is the season to go to sea, and thousands of craftsmen from all over the Great Song Dynasty are lining up to sign up for the Ryukyu or Luzon Prefectures in front of the gate of the overseas Jinglufu Shogunate's office.

In the afternoon, after a busy day, Fanning returned home and was about to go to sea, which would take at least a few months, and he also tried to leave time for his family.

Fan Ning sat in his inner study, when the door opened, Cao Xiu walked in with a cup of tea, and after a few months of marriage, Cao Xiu gradually integrated into this big family, and her meekness, humility and good upbringing also won the love of everyone.

Her husband's tolerance and thoughtfulness, as well as the joy of the fish and water between the beds, also fascinated her with the joy and happiness of being a first-time bride.

Fan Ning put the tea cup on the table and took her into her arms, Cao Xiu kissed her husband's cheek, and said coquettishly: "Husband, the eldest sister said that it will take half a year for you to leave, can you take me with you?" ”

Fanning smiled slightly: "Do you know why they don't want to go to sea with me?" ”

"Is it because you have children and can't let go?" Cao Xiu smiled lightly.

Fanning shook his head, "This is only one aspect, but it is not the main reason, the main thing is that I can't stand the torment of the open sea." ”

"I've been on a boat too, and I think it's okay!

"It's an inland river, or it's offshore, the time is very short, of course it's okay, you went to the ocean, you can't take a bath for a few months, are you sure you can stand it?"

Cao Xiu was a little frightened, and said for a while: "Then I still won't go." ”

She is the same as Zhu Pei and Ouyang Qian, and she has to take a shower every two days, so she doesn't take a bath for several months, how can she stand it?

Fanning kissed her red lips and smiled: "At most, these two years!" There won't be too many days to go to sea in the future, and I will accompany you more in the past two days. ”

Cao Xiu nodded, she felt that her husband was untying her nepotism, she was ashamed and panicked, she understood what her husband meant by spending more time with herself, although she didn't object, but it was still daytime!

She broke free of Fanning's hand, hurriedly ran, ran to the door, she blushed again and said: "The soap made by the husband is very good, everyone likes it, and I like it too." ”

Fan Ning saw her running away and shook her head, this little lady still can't let go! What happened during the day?

Fanning thought of soap, so he took out a piece of soap in the shape of a little squirrel from the drawer, which he had prepared for his daughter.

The Great Song Dynasty already had soap balls, but they were made of soap horns, which were mashed and finely ground and added flour and spices to make small balls, one at a time.

Fanning made soap some time ago, and the motive was very simple, I don't know what to do with the large amount of coconut oil sent by Luzon?

He thought of soap and soap, making soap is actually very simple, use alkaline grass for a few days to turn into a kind of white ash, this is natural baking soda, then add a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of sugar, pour in coconut oil and stir constantly, and finally add a little flour, it will become a very viscous liquid like honey, and when it solidifies, it is soap, if you add spices, it is soap.

This method he taught the fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong, Fan Tongzhong such as the treasure, began to manufacture in large quantities, these two days Quanzhou various rouge stores and grocery stores have appeared soap and soap figure, quite popular with the people, soap laundry, soap face washing, cheap and good, extremely practical.

In fact, many practical items are developed with the abundance of materials, soap and soap are because the Great Song Dynasty passed through the South Seas, and obtained a large amount of coconut oil, coconut oil can be used for food on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is the best raw material for making soap.

Last year, Fanning also found a batch of oil palm fruit in a shipment from the West, which grows into palm trees that can be planted in large quantities in the South Seas, and the palm oil is also a good raw material for making soap and candles.

There are many similar things, the most typical is the alcohol lamp, he invented the alcohol lamp in his early years, bright, not hurting the eyes, but because alcohol is rare, it has not been promoted, only used in the palace and the mansion of the powerful.

However, since the cultivation of corn in large quantities, some merchants began to use corn to make shochu, the cost is very low, and the purified alcohol can be used as an alcohol lamp, once mass-produced, the cost is low, at least the middle family can use it in large quantities.

At present, one of the largest alcohol-producing workshops in the Great Song Dynasty is located in the Daimyo Mansion, employing more than 500 people, and this workshop has begun to make alcohol from corn.

This is the reason why large workshops began to flourish, once large-scale production, the cost will be reduced, the profit will be higher, of course, the small workshop also has its way of survival, they are mainly in the quality of excellence, made into high-end products.

The most typical is winemaking, the imperial court has gradually liberalized winemaking, in addition to the wine koji cake must be made by the government, the liquor license has been released, no longer restricted, many winemaking workshops came into being, they are not like textiles, affected by the impact of large workshops and closed down, but are making a fuss about quality, many small brands of famous wine appeared, and lived very moisturizing.

This was the main reason why Fanning insisted on opening up overseas, and the chain reaction it brought began to profoundly change the Great Song Dynasty.