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Zeng Jinquan is in charge of the Hangzhou City Shipping Division is the second most suitable candidate Xiao Ming found after Pu Shougeng, and has always been the most important customer of Hangzhou Port because of the ocean-going merchant fleet of Richanglong, so through Zeng Jinquan Richanglong has not lost benefits, of course, Zeng Jinquan is also very fruitful!

Xiao Ming has always thought that the greed of the Chinese is related to his position, because of the infinite worship of power, so that once many people take power, they always have to use the power in their hands to seek some personal interests for themselves, but you are not afraid, but you must be restrained, do not take what you should not take, greedy and not afraid! But you have to do practical things, if an official is not greedy enough but does not do practical things, such an official is intolerable to Xiao Ming no matter what!

So as an official under him, Xiao Ming not only took the initiative to seek a lot of personal interests for them, but also considered his talents, if you don't even have the duty to do things, then it will be unceremonious to deal with you! Since Feng Lu took charge of the Great Supervision Office, there have been very few officials who have been convicted for greed, but those who do not act will be disposed of in large numbers. 【 High Quality Update 】

Zeng Jinquan is also a little greedy, but this person is very measured, he should not take a penny he does not move, and this person is extremely capable, Hangzhou City Bo Si since he was in charge, not only more and more prosperous, but also can make a large amount of commercial tax to the Great Song Dynasty every year, he also invented some convenient processes that are conducive to maritime customs declaration, and the efficiency has also been greatly improved, so this person is an official that Xiao Ming is more satisfied with.

So Xiao Ming also specially promoted him, let him be in charge of the Great Song Ocean Trade Bureau, and at the same time served as the promotion of Hangzhou City, this time Zeng Jinquan ran from Hangzhou to the capital There is indeed a very important matter, which needs to be reported to Xiao Ming in person.

Xiao Ming met him in the living room, and after serving tea, he asked him, "Why are you so anxious?" Running from Hangzhou to the capital, if there is something important, can't it be passed on through the government affairs flying kite? ”

"Master! At this time, it was too important, and after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to come and present it to the Taishi in person, but if the news is revealed, the consequences will be very serious! ”

His words immediately aroused Xiao Ming's interest, and he leaned out half of his body and said to Zeng Jinquan: "Well, you guys are here!" ”

Zeng Jinquan arched his hand and said: "A few days ago, I met with an ocean-going explorer in Hangzhou, this person has self-raised funds to go on many expeditions, this time he brought back a very important discovery, that is, a land continent was discovered again outside the South Ocean south of Tiannan Prefecture!" ”

Xiao Ming suddenly woke up, someone discovered Australia, that is, the later Oceania, Oceania is composed of several dozen archipelagos and several large islands in the archipelago of Australia and New Zealand, when he was in the South Seas, he saw a lot of Oceania specialties, including the tobacco planted by Ding Jianpeng!

Nowadays, the entire Nanyang is already the Tiannan Prefecture of the Great Song Dynasty, which is all the sphere of influence of the Great Song Dynasty, and now there are many Song people who go on adventures alone often go in and out of the Nanyang Islands, and it is certainly not uncommon to find the entire huge Australian Island and the surrounding archipelagos, which only takes a certain amount of time.

But he immediately realized the seriousness of what Zeng Jinquan said, that is, the current ocean navigation of the Great Song Dynasty is extremely developed, coupled with the advantages of ship manufacturing, so that many geographies that have never been discovered in this era have been discovered by the Song people, but every time an island and land are discovered, there will be conflicts of interest!

The current Song people are not the same as before, they are very aware of an island and the wealth and interests contained in it, when two forces have a dispute over a certain island at the same time, they will often fight by force, and this has also given rise to a special group, that is, mercenary organizations, these mercenaries will provide protection and fight for the island for those who pay to hire them!

There have been several such incidents, and the casualties caused by the fire have also been very large, and many times the interests of other maritime merchants have been harmed, and the matter has been submitted to the cabinet, and Xiao Ming has adopted a more encouraging policy in this time, that is, he encourages the naming right that is first discovered.

Once a new island is discovered, the discoverer has the right to name it, and not only that, but the first discoverer must report the discovery to the Song court, so that the court will allow him to own 80% of the island! The rest goes to the country, and he is to encourage the country to have as many adventurous people as possible and stimulate their marine exploration spirit!

But everyone knows that if a large island is discovered, what can the rich resources and wealth stored on it bring to themselves, so such a policy just promotes the integration of many interest groups, and the big forces will swallow up the small forces, and even pay to buy the expediency of the islands he holds.

Zhao Deshen is also a line of Taizu, and is the cousin of Emperor Xiaozong Zhao Hao, this person has no political talents, and he has nothing to do, this is actually the result of the suppression of Taizong for many years, but from the perspective of the clan, Taizong is still more concerned with the Taizu lineage, and this tradition has continued.

And the Taizong lineage passed to Gaozong Zhao Gou's hands, because he had no heirs, and he was worried that Qinzong would return to his throne, so he chose Zhao Bozhang, who was later Zhao Hao, from the Taizu lineage to adopt and establish him as the crown prince, so nearly two hundred years later, the throne returned to the Taizu lineage.

Taizu became the emperor in the first line, and naturally the power of their line also rose, but among the existing princely titles in the Taizu lineage, only Zhao Degong, the king of Yun, and Zhao Deshen, the king of Ding, were left, Zhao Degong was old, and the children born to him did not have outstanding talents, and their influence in the clan was limited! And Zhao Deshen is just the right year! Because he donated his property to help Gaozong ascend the throne, this guy got the title of King Ding hereditarily.

Zhao Deshen has no special skills but is very greedy for money, he has a large group of businessmen who are good at making profits, he took out the capital to do business for these businessmen to make profits, and then he sat at home to get sixty percent of the dividends, over the years has also made some acquisitions of some valuable factories and mines, the current wealth is very sufficient, as if he is the second richest man in addition to Richanglong!

With the progress of the Great Song Dynasty's overseas trade and ocean exploration, Dingwang Zhao Deshen lost no time in setting up a huge merchant fleet second only to Richanglong, and engaged in a large number of trade activities.

However, since Xiao Ming discovered the new Song Prefecture, the atmosphere of exploring the unknown continent and adventuring in the ocean has become more and more serious, and everyone has realized what benefits the discovery of the mainland and islands can bring to themselves, so many qualified people are ready to go out to fight, which has also created a large number of adventurers and careerists.

Among this careerist is Zhao Deshen, the king of Ding! This Zhao Deshen is rich and powerful, and he is fully capable of funding and forming his own expedition fleet, but he thinks that the probability of getting the treasure of the island is not high, so it is better to do the thing that sits back and enjoys it, and whenever the discovered island is declared and named, he must send someone to find out the real situation of the island.

If the island is very promising, then he will find the name of the island and the owner of the expediency, use the money offensive and his own power to coerce and lure in short, in short, he will not give up until the goal is achieved, and thus get the ownership of many valuable islands!

And at this time, if the news of Australia being discovered spreads, in the face of such a huge continent and endless treasures on the surrounding islands, how can King Zhao Deshen be unreasonable, and the reason why Zeng Jinquan went to the capital to meet Xiao Ming is to ensure the interests of Xiao Ming's prosperity, which is a heartfelt performance.

But Xiao Ming knew that the entire Oceania was too big, and Zhao Deshen, the king of Ding, couldn't eat it if he wanted to, but this news was still quite important, not to mention that Richanglong would get huge profits from it, even if it was the Great Song Dynasty, the significance for the future was very huge, so he had to pay attention to it.

"Where is the explorer you spoke of?" Xiao Ming asked.

"That explorer came to my Hangzhou City Bo Si to declare the right to discover, and he thought that this matter was too important, so he had brought this person to the capital, and he was currently at the bottom of the post house, and the Taishi wanted to see this person?" Zeng Jinquan asked.

Xiao Ming nodded and said, "Hmm! You've done a very good job, you need to arrange for him to come and see me, what's this person's name? ”

Zeng Jinquan said: "This person's name is Liu Xinnan!" If the Taishi wants to see him, it should be sooner rather than later, the longer it drags on, the easier it will be for the news to be revealed, so it's best to meet him today? He asked Xiao Ming tentatively, he also knew how huge the benefits of such a big island were!

"You're right, I'm going to see him today, you go and arrange it quickly," Xiao Ming said.

Zeng Jinquan clenched his fists and got up, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Ming again, "Wait a minute!" Xiao Ming said, he stood up and went to the door to call Gu Xiaoliu, and then said to him: "Xiaoliu, you take a few people to accompany Master Zeng, go to the post house, and invite a gentleman named Liu Xinnan to come to me, be sure to ensure his safety!" ”

"Yes! Grandpa! Gu Xiaoliu bowed and replied.

Looking at the background of everyone's dissipation, Xiao Ming fell into deep thought, he knew that it was now more than 400 years ahead of the discovery of Australia in Oceania by the Spanish explorer Torres and the Dutchman William in 1606, and more than 500 years before the British Captain Cook occupied Edalia in 1770! Except for the aborigines, Australia is basically a virgin land!

There are excellent pastures and grasslands, the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, rich in aluminum, iron, nickel ore, and gold that Xiao Ming is most interested in! At the same time, there are also a large number of coal resources, and there are oil and gas resources that will be indispensable in the future, if the Chinese can show that the Europeans occupy such a piece of land for 500 years, 80% of the world's resources will be controlled under their feet and hands in the future, Xiao Ming is excited when he thinks about it.

Isn't there a lot of nomads who can serve there as a new mass settlement point? It's not a matter to always wander in their own north, if they let them master firearms that day, they will still be a threat to the Central Plains, and they should settle down and immigrate a group!

Xiao Ming was planning the use of this land in Australia, and before he knew it, it was already dark, and Zhao Fujin ordered the maid to come to him for dinner, and he woke up, why didn't Gu Xiaoliu and Zeng Jinquan come back yet? It's just to pick up someone at the inn, why does it take so long?

Just thinking about it, Gu Xiaoliu and Zeng Jinquan returned, but Zeng Jinquan looked depressed, Xiao Ming was startled, and hurriedly asked why?

"Grandpa, when we arrived, we found that Mr. Liu was actually held hostage and left!" Gu Xiaoliuyu reported.

Xiao Ming frowned and said, "Who dared to kidnap him?" ”

Zeng Jinquan said: "It's the people of Dingwangfu!" As soon as we got there, we realized something was wrong! King Ding is still one step ahead! ”

Xiao Ming paced back and forth for a few steps and said, "Ding Wang Zhao Deshen!" You read that right? ”

Gu Xiaoliu said: "It's absolutely right, Zeng knows their people and frames, grandpa!" What to do? ”

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