Since the Yellow River has become an above-ground river, the direction of the flow of the Grand Canal is divided into two sections by the Yellow River, the south of the Yellow River is the Grand Canal to the south, and the north of the Grand Canal is the Yellow River to the north.

Fan Zheng took the Shenzhou and went south along the Grand Canal, but in more than ten days, he had already reached the mouth of the Yangtze River.

"This is the Yangtze River?"

Li Qingzhao took a dragon boat, looking at the wide Yangtze River, and couldn't help but be shocked, the Yangtze River is so wide, and the ships here are bigger than the boats on the canal, so how wide the so-called sea should be, and how majestic the sea boats should be, no wonder the Xiang Guild attaches so much importance to water transportation.

"Yes, this is the Yangtze River!"

Fan Zheng said excitedly, after crossing the Yangtze River, it was only a matter of distance from Liangzhejiang Road.

At the same time, the news that Fan Zheng was serving as the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces had already spread on the Liangzhejiang Road, causing an uproar.

"What? Your Majesty is so mediocre that he actually appointed the evil doctor Fan Zheng, a traitor! ”

Tan Hong, the prefect of Hangzhou, snorted coldly.

"The prefect said cautiously, the Di report has come that the official family has appointed Fan Zheng as the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang, one is to build Songjiang Mansion into the world's shipping center, and the other is to control the increasingly serious epidemic of potbelly disease!" The official on the side reminded.

Tan Hong snorted coldly: "Suhu is familiar with the world, this is known to the world, Huzhou and Suzhou are the production centers of the south of the Yangtze River, and my Hangzhou is on par with Suhu, the two Zhejiang areas are the most important places in the world, the evil doctor Fan Zheng is only in his twenties, although he is a little anxious, but he doesn't even have the experience of serving as the commander of a county, how can he rule the land of two Zhejiang." ”

Tan Hong was quite unaccustomed to Fan Zheng in his heart, this time, the two Zhejiang transfer envoys were transferred, and according to the convention, they should have been taken over by the local prefect of Hangzhou, and the one with the most opportunity was Tan Hong, the prefect of Hangzhou.

Now he suddenly parachuted an evil doctor Fan Zheng as a transfer envoy to the two Zhejiang, which naturally made Tan Hong's dream come to naught, he is already fifty-seven years old, if he can't be promoted to a transfer envoy before the age of sixty, I'm afraid he can only retire, and the annual thousands of Lian Yin will be completely out of his fate.

And Fan Zheng, a hairy boy, relied on the faith of the official family, and even occupied the magpie's nest and blocked his way to be promoted, how could this make him willing.

"Don't worry, Lord Prefect, the evil doctor Fan Zheng is a hairy boy after all, where do you know the rules of officialdom, now that he is a traitor, the officials of the two Zhejiang provinces will definitely make him look good." A subordinate sneered.

The officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty prides itself on being a clear stream, so they naturally look down on Fan Zheng, a traitorous minister, let alone force Fan Zheng away, and they all have the opportunity to serve as the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang.

"Okay, it won't be long before I let the evil doctor Fan Zheng leave from Liangzhejiang Road." Tan Hong sneered.

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On the south bank of the Yangtze River in Suzhou, Fan Zheng finally arrived at Liangzhejiang Road, and as long as he went ashore from Suzhou, he would officially take office.

"I've seen the Transporter!"

A small boat rowed over, and the six masters boarded Fan Zheng's Shenzhou.

"Wait for the courtesy!" Fan Zheng raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, Envoy!" The Shaoxing masters looked at Fan Zheng's young face with emotion, most of them were disappointed in the scientific expedition to be able to become the Shaoxing masters, and Fan Zheng was able to serve as the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces at a young age, and the official fortune was so prosperous, which was something they couldn't think of.

At the same time, they were excited, Fan Zheng reached such a high position at such a young age, and he was deeply respected by the officials, if they followed the evil doctor Fan Zheng, it would not be their opportunity.

"Fan knows that he is inexperienced, and he still needs to ask you for future government affairs." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

Among the masters of Shaoxing, one of the leaders said solemnly: "The transfer reassures the adults, with me waiting, I guarantee that the adults will not be deceived in any way." ”

Fan Zheng took a deep look at this person, this person is the master he specially named, named Bao Kang, yes, this person is the famous Bao Zhenghou, and he is the future military advisor of Fang La.

Bao Kang is the fifth grandson of Bao Zheng, and he has long had no quota for Enyin, and Bao Kang has failed to pass the imperial examination many times, so he can only serve as a master.

Fan Zheng asked this person to serve as a military advisor, firstly, to borrow Bao Zheng's reputation and Bao Kang's jealous and hateful personality to rectify the officialdom of the two Zhejiang, and secondly, to save Bao Kang, so that he would not follow the Manichaean uprising in the future and ruin the reputation of the Bao family.

Of course, Bao Kang's ability is also good, from being careful to harbor different ambitions, if it weren't for Li Qingzhao's compilation of the opera "Chen Shimei", which made the Bao family famous, Fan Zheng might not have touched Bao Kang.

"This official has just taken office, so where should this official start?" Fan Zheng said quietly.

Bao Kang and the other masters felt a pang in their hearts, and immediately understood that Fan Zheng's examination school was coming.

An old master, Yuan Sheng, arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency has just taken up the post of transfer envoy, why don't you take the boat to continue south along the canal by dragon boat, go directly to Hangzhou, control the power of the two Zhejiang, and show your ambitions again." ”

"Master Yuan's words are very kind!"

The other masters nodded one after another, this is indeed the safest method.

Bao Kang shook his head and said: "Although this method is safe, it is not the best, you must know that the officials of the two Zhejiang provinces are quite dissatisfied with the transfer envoy, and if the transfer envoy goes directly to Hangzhou, I am afraid that he will fall into passivity." ”

"What about the strategy of Lord Bao?" Fan Zheng asked.

In the past, he gave Zhao Xu advice, but now there are six masters who give him advice, not to mention how worry-free it is.

Bao Kang thought for a while and said, "Since you must go to work, why don't you land from Songjiang Mansion to take office?" ”

"Songjiang Mansion landed to take office? Why is that? ”

Fan Zheng's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly asked.

Bao Kang said proudly: "The adult is too young, and suddenly serving as a transshipment envoy will inevitably have two Zhejiang officials who are not satisfied, Suzhou and Huzhou and Hangzhou are still the richest places in the two Zhejiang, and they have the most opportunity to serve as the transshipment envoy of the two Zhejiang, but Songjiang Mansion is not, it is adjacent to the sea, the land is barren and suffers from disasters, and the Songjiang prefect ranks the lowest, so this person is not too hostile to the adult." ”

Fan Zheng moved in his heart and nodded slightly.

"And Fan Taicheng proposed to build Songjiang Mansion into the world's water transportation center, once it is successful, Songjiang Mansion will rise and rise, from the two lowest-ranked prefects, to the first of the two Zhejiang, which is a temptation that Songjiang prefect cannot refuse at all, that is to say, today's Songjiang prefect has become both prosperous and loss."

After Bao Kang's analysis, the other five masters were also persuaded to start from Songjiang Mansion, although the road was far, but there were many benefits, allowing Fan Zheng to recover the Songjiang prefect and gain a firm foothold in Liangzhejiang.

"Okay, then land from Songjiang Mansion!"

Fan Zheng made the final decision.

At that moment, Fan Zheng's Shenzhou immediately set off and headed for Songjiang Mansion.

"What! The lord of the transfer envoy did not land, but set sail to Matsue Mansion! ”

When the Suzhou prefect learned of Fan Zheng's itinerary, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Suzhou is Fan Zheng's hometown, when Fan Zhongyan served as the prefect of Suzhou, he once purchased thousands of acres of fertile land in Suzhou to form Yizhuang, and Suzhou was the first stop for the transfer envoys to land and take office.

This time, Fan Zheng did the opposite, and chose the most barren Songjiang Mansion as the first stop of the landing. How doesn't this make him think about it much.

"Could it be that the evil doctor Fan Zheng has already noticed the abnormality of the officialdom of the two Zhejiang!" The prefect of Suzhou wondered in his heart.

The master on the side smiled bitterly: "Lord Qiyu, it is said that the evil doctor Fan Zheng hired six Shaoxing masters at once, and one of them is the most famous Bao Kang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!" ”

"Bao Kang, after Bao Zheng?" The prefect of Suzhou said with a flash in his eyes.

Apparently, he had also heard of Bao Kang's name.

The master on the side nodded and said: "The evil doctor Fan is acting like this, it is obvious that he has been prepared for a long time, the evil doctor Fan Zheng is a popular person in the official family, his father is the prime minister of the dynasty, and Suzhou is where the Fan family Yizhuang is located, why should the prefect follow Tan Hong to evil the evil doctor Fan Zheng." The master on the side said bitterly.

The prefect of Suzhou suddenly fell into hesitation, and snorted coldly at the moment: "Then it depends on the ability of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, if it is really a straw bag, then the prefect does not mind fighting for the position of the transfer envoy." ”

Shenzhou went down the river, and in less than a day, it had reached the Huangpu River.

"Husband, Songjiang Mansion has arrived!"

With Li Qingzhao's cry of surprise, Fan Zheng walked out of the cabin and saw his Shenzhou car parked on the wide river.

"This is the Huangpu River?"

Looking at the endless plains and tidal flats in front of him, Fan Zheng recalled the high-rise buildings on both sides of the strait, and couldn't help but feel a sense of vicissitudes in his heart.

"Transshipment makes your lord wise! The Huangpu River is deep and wide, and adjacent to the Yangtze River, the water potential is gentle, and it is indeed a natural excellent port. Bao Kang returned from the shore and said excitedly.

In this era, the scale of sea ships was not too large, and the water flow of the Yangtze River was large, and if the water potential was too large during the flood season, it was not a good port.

The Huangpu River, the last tributary of the Yangtze River, is the best port, not only with abundant water, deep and wide water, but also with gentle currents, making it a natural haven.

"Master Fan is wise!"

Other masters also complimented.

Before that, they were still suspicious that Songjiang Mansion would become the world's shipping center, but after seeing the advantages of the Huangpu River with their own eyes, combined with the world's water transportation map in the newspaper, they were immediately excited, this is indeed the chosen place.

"It's just that this place is too desolate, and it takes a lot of money to complete the adult's vision." A master who is good at managing money frowned.

The banks of the Huangpu River in front of you are a barren land, and if you want to become the center of water transportation in the world, the money required will probably be astronomical.

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "It's okay, this official brought five million yuan of flying money on this trip, and soon the merchants of the world will send us money." ”

The masters nodded deeply and said, once the Huangpu River Estuary becomes the world's water transportation center, it will definitely attract businessmen from all over the world to come, and then it will definitely make money here.

"I believe that it will not be long before a new city will rise from the ground, a merchant's city." Bao Kang sighed.

"After all, our dynasty is governed by literature, if this place is a city dominated by merchants, I am afraid that it will be criticized in the future!" The old master frowned.

The other masters also nodded, they all read the sage books all their lives, although they did not get into the imperial examination, but they were very resistant to businessmen.

Bao Kang said disapprovingly: "So what? As long as he can bring taxes to the court, Bao doesn't believe that the court will give up this piece of fat! ”

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "What Lord Bao said is reasonable, this place will definitely gather the Great Song Dynasty and overseas business travelers in the future to provide a steady stream of taxes for the Great Song Dynasty, and no matter how dissatisfied the government and the opposition are with it in the future, they will not abandon it." ”

The other masters couldn't help frowning and said, "But in this way, this dissatisfaction will be transferred to the adults, and for a long time, it will be unfavorable to the adults." ”

This time, even Bao Kang couldn't help frowning, as a master, the first thing they had to consider was the career of the owner.

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "So the one who should avoid suspicion is still to avoid suspicion, this place is adjacent to the sea, and it will definitely be the capital of merchants in the future, Fan decided to build a separate city here, named Shanghai City!" ”

"Shanghai City?"

The masters sighed slightly, Fan Zheng's name is indeed worthy of the name, but his name contains the consciousness of the sea of merchants, and I am afraid that he will be impeached in the future.

"Of course, in order to avoid suspicion, Fan decided to use homonyms and call it Shanghai City!" Fan Zheng changed his words.

"Shanghai City!"

The eyes of the masters lit up, and they couldn't help but applaud, so that there was not only homophony, but also to avoid future troubles.

Fan Zheng continued: "And in the future, this place is the capital of merchants, and it will be a daily increase in gold, and it is an inch of land, after all, the imperial court has invested five million yuan of flying money, so it is natural to let the imperial court get a reward, this official decided to let the most elite land in Shanghai City all be nationalized, and in the future, the imperial court only needs to collect rent every year to make a lot of money." ”

Fan Zheng naturally understands the importance of Shanghai City in the future, once the sea freight breaks out, the price of land here will skyrocket, rather than cheapening the merchants, it is better to take this opportunity to take this piece of fat meat into the state.

Bao Kang sighed: "Your Excellency is wise, the land price of Shanghai City in the future will be comparable to Bianjing, the rent of the port alone is an astronomical amount, and more importantly, this money is not a one-time time, but every year. ”

The housing price of Bianjing City is the best in the world, a slightly larger house is as high as thousands of dollars, and some mansions that occupy a lot of land are worth 10,000 yuan, and the development of Shanghai City in the future will certainly be on par with Bianjing, and the court controls so many of the most elite land, and its value may far exceed the five million yuan invested by the imperial court.

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "Fan's move is also a last resort, after all, this place is a barren land, if the businessmen come, they will be disappointed when they see this, and they have no choice but to take the plan of building a nest to attract phoenixes, and first build Shanghai City and the wharf, which can not only reduce the burden on businessmen, but also allow Shanghai City to be built as quickly as possible." ”

As the saying goes, planting a plane tree attracts a phoenix, but planting a plane tree still takes a certain amount of time to grow, and Fan Zheng doesn't have that much time at all.

According to the rules of the Great Song Dynasty, he served as the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces for a maximum of three years, and it was impossible for Shanghai City to develop slowly, so it was impossible to take the strategy of building a nest to attract phoenixes in advance, and even the phoenix nest was built in advance.

This not only allows Shanghai City to develop at the fastest speed, but also adds a lot of money to the imperial court for the future layout.

"A plan to build a nest and attract phoenixes!"

The masters were convinced, and the name of the evil doctor Fan Zheng was indeed not in vain, so they were convinced. (End of chapter)