Chapter 277: Hundred Thousand Points

The letter is very long.

Liang Jinzhu and Luma did not go, but sent relatives to take charge of the trip, and they divided it into two routes. They went all the way to Dashi. There were only ten ships who set out with other Tang merchants who went out to sea. In addition, there were thirty ships. When they arrived in the South China Sea, they did not go to the Duheluo, the Luo Kingdom, which produced gold, silver and white sandalwood, the Luo Yue, the Langya Xiu Kingdom, and the Panpan Kingdom on Kalimantan Island, the Goluo Kingdom, the Holing Kingdom, the Terracotta Kingdom, the Kuluo Kingdom on Sulawesi Island, and the Srivo Sai Kingdom on Sumatra Island, but went to Luzon.

Some of these countries are like countries, and some are just tribes, both big and small, similar to Nanzhao, some are civilized, and some are not yet civilized, and the forms are complex. The above countries have only known their names by those who have been on missions in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, there are many local countries and tribes, some are ** and some are subordinates, and their languages ​​are diverse. They are civilized and civilized, and they can still communicate. Those who are backward cannot even communicate, and they can only be tough.

But the Lianglu fleet did not go, but went to Luzon, a more backward area. It was just that it was a land without a land without a man, and there were many indigenous people. However, this luggage also said hello in a vain and brought a large number of weapons to avoid falling over like a Japanese, allowing the natives to kill only a few people to escape to the Tang Dynasty. They also selected strong troops and even hired some retired veterans at high prices to get on the ship. It was not very smooth, the ship was big, after all, the spring was full of spring.

The state has built a ship, and the shadow of the big food ship can be seen in many places. "Crossing ships is a large ship in the sea, and it is made of beams and wood, and the boards are thin and cannot help but waves. Use coconut ropes to connect them, without iron, for fear of colliding with fire. Thousands of people drive together, a hundred feet long." "Sixty feet into the water, driving more than a thousand people, excluding goods, is also called Kunlun ships. When moving this ship, it is said to be a watercraft, using coconut skin as a rope, connecting, and squeezing cables and sugar squeezing... The three sections before and after, the wind is not something that humans can do."

This kind of ship recorded in historical books is far from a small sea boat like Japan that can take about one hundred people.

Technology was the first in the Tang Dynasty. It was made in improvements, but it was not long. Many places could not escape the model of Dashi and South China Sea ships. Some oars were also set up, which only played auxiliary roles and could not be used as power for ships. In addition to some small boats, large ships like this were still powered by sails, and did not have the speed of more than ten knots that Li Wei thought. Although there were main sails and two side sail configurations that could be loaded and unloaded, the speed was not very fast, and the monsoon and ocean currents had to be used.

This is the first reason for delaying time.

The second reason is that the trip is very difficult and the weather is hot. Although I learned to learn the great cannibalism, Li Wei also instructed to set up some sealed storage food, and even told me to bring more citrus and supplement vitamins. However, there were hurricanes and waves at sea. When we arrived in the South China Sea, the weather was hot and the water was not suitable for the land. As we went south, there were many poisonous insects, and the local natives were very barbaric, so they fought with the sky and people while trading.

The third reason is that the waterway is planned. Li Wei’s sea map is very unstandard. This line tries to mark the waterway as much as possible, and standardizes more islands, straits, ocean currents, and monsoons. This delays the speed.

The fourth reason is that Kaizhe New Land was landed according to what Li Wei chose. There are many islands in the Luzon Islands, including seven or eight thousand. The large islands are nothing more than Medan and Luzon Island. They are easier to find. The landing location is in the southeast corner. I also looked at the terrain. The terrain of the land is high in the center. The southeast area is very flat. Apart from the hot weather, it is indeed suitable for farming. But there are also some indigenous people. Since they are Kaizhe, they are so polite. This prevents the prince from being disgusted. He has mentioned it in one sentence and has not said much. Then some tribes are left to guard the indigenous people to continue farming and return. They have suffered a lot and have gained a lot. Some were robbed by fierce battles, and some tribes are relatively civilized and made a deal. Another harvest is that an iron ore was accidentally discovered in Medan Island. The craftsmen in the lead were not very expert, but they vaguely felt that the iron ore was quite rich.

After arriving in Suzhou, part of the goods was sold on the spot, part of them was paid for taxes, and was unloaded on the river boat, sailed to Yangzhou, and some were even prepared to be taken to the two capitals for sale. In addition, I heard that the two channels were expensive, and I donated 100,000 yuan to the court to provide funding.

It’s not that there are so many benefits in one voyage. Even though the harvest is good, it can only be said that you have made back the cost and losses of shipbuilding. It is impossible for a ship to make a profit of tens of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. At least half of this 100,000 dollars is the profit of sugar and salt this year.

Li Wei has no intention of doing this. If he doesn't do this, he will not be shocked and will not cause greed to more people.

But it is not easy. This is the real way for predecessors to carry trees and future generations to enjoy the coolness. Especially arable land, although it is a fertile land, most of which are tropical rainforests. It is really difficult to turn it into arable land. However, the temperature is high, and the harvest of fruits, sugarcane and rice will be higher than that of the Central Plains.

This is not urgent, mainly because of Kaizhe. There are only 30 to 40 million people in the Tang Dynasty, not 30 to 40 million people, and the desire for land is not that serious. Even if you force yourself to escape, it may take two or three years. Two or three years of Kaizhe will probably become a half-mature land.

He brought a few wives and concubines to the inner palace.

After the visit, Li Zhi happily picked up Li Lu. There was still family happiness, and he raised it in his hand to tease him, but Li Lu was very unsatisfied and started peeing. Without ***, he ejaculated into his neck. Wu Zetian bent down and laughed.

This is like a family, Li Wei thought to himself.

However, such scenes are often found in ordinary families, but it is difficult to find them several times if you want to find them in the royal family.

Li Zhi changed his clothes and came out, but he was not angry and continued to be happy.

Li Wei then reported that he didn't say much, but said that Lu Liang and the others began to choose places overseas. They were also the first merchants to choose enclaves overseas. They were not very interested in Li Zhi. The so-called island owner did not pay attention to it at that time, and everyone ignored it, which made Li Zhi think it was a joke. Lingnan was unwilling to go, who would want to go to a place thousands of miles away from the sea? It was just how much money it cost to get the two channels to be repaired, which was what he paid the most.

Nodded, it was just an island owner without grades, and it was awarded immediately.

Li Wei also talked about iron ore. There were mineral deposits in the South China Islands. He also knew that Luzon produced a lot of gold, silver, copper, iron, especially copper. Is there not? I had to find out this technology, so he didn't know the size of the iron ore. But Li Zhi began to be cautious and brought back a lot of gold and silver. Li Zhi knew that copper and iron were the most needed. Gold and silver were valuable, but not currency. When using it, they had to go to the cabinet to change. Otherwise, if they took a piece of gold to the market to buy things, they would definitely say that you were crazy and could not make any change.

But there is little copper, so I have to exchange things for goods and use cloth instead of currency. In a few poor mountainous areas, I used lead, iron, cinnabar, or hemp silk chicken, duck wax paint to exchange them. Especially the Cao Market established by Li Wei in Nanzhao, most of them were trading methods. They were very backward, but this backward method made the southwest very calm in recent years. Not only did a sacred bird come out, everything was fine...

Even more so.

He couldn't help but nodded heavily.

Li Wei then said the third one and said it directly. In fact, they were all guessing that he and Lu Liang had a relationship. They didn't know that they were running for him, but they knew that they had a good relationship with him. Li Wei simply did not deny it. After all, they had tribute taxes and offended many businessmen. In Jiangnan, it was a brigade of Jianglong. In Lingnan, there were also Turenheit families such as Xian, Feng and Ning, who had their own golden signs, which could protect their personal safety.

"A hundred thousand yuan..." Li Zhi opened his mouth. This is not a small number. A tax income of Zhongzhou for a year does not have a hundred thousand yuan.

Wu Zetian had already reacted and glanced at her son inadvertently. This glance was a little thankful, which made her mother look grateful. Wu Zetian said: "Your Majesty, the two are loyal and can't be treated too much..."

Li Zhi kept silent.

After a while, Wu Zetian said again: "Your Majesty..."

Li Zhicai said in a daze: "You can also enjoy it."

Two scattered officials were awarded the position of Liang Jinzhu, Xuandelang, Luma was Xuanyilang, one was the scattered official under the seventh rank, and the other was the scattered official under the seventh rank. It was not too high, but considering their status, it could not be said to be too low. In addition, Medan Island was changed to Xuande Island, and the two were the scattered masters of Xuande East Island and the scattered masters of Xuande Southeast Island. After all, it was too large, exceeding the amount of land originally planned. There was another unfavorable factor. The two of them could only occupy one quota, which made Li Wei feel a little regretful.

Strangely, this time no ministers were impeached.

Li Wei asked Pei Xingjian quietly, and Pei Xingjian replied: "Your Highness, the two donated more than 100,000 yuan in total, and paid nearly 100,000 yuan in taxes to the court every year. Just two scattered officials, even censors, could not impeach them. Because of Your Highness's influence, the two merchants' benevolence and righteousness..."

The following words are not easy to say.

First, the efforts were huge. Although two scattered officials were granted, if there were 100 such merchants in the court, they would donate more than 1,000 yuan in a row, and they would even donate one after another in the future. With the tribute taxes brought every year, the court's treasury would not be empty and they would have money to do many practical things. Even the emperor was happy that the people across the country could do it for one year without tax collection. Of course, it was impossible.

However, the two of them paid a lot, and it is reasonable to give them a little reward. Even if they want to impeach, the queen's situation is a bit bad, and they should support the prince. The relationship between the two and the prince is not ordinary. At this time, impeachment will undoubtedly wipe out the face of the prince. If it is one or six months in advance, there will be censors who will blame him.

Actually, this doesn't matter.

It was a shock caused by a hundred thousand yuan of money. It was either a small amount or a very difficult time for Zou Fengchi to take out a hundred thousand yuan of money at once. I didn’t know that Ershang was willing to take out almost all the income from the workshop salt store, or even overdraw it, all of which thought it was the benefits brought by navigation.

Faced with this huge sum of money, even the elders of famous families could not sit still. At least the Wei family had sent elders to visit Liangdi and were rushing to Luoyang to ask about the prince. Some people also sent managers to Suzhou to ask about other maritime merchants.

This matter is not difficult to investigate. Some people have an accident and the gains are not worth the loss. There are very few people like this. Some have carried the goods wrongly, and some have made little profits because they went to the wrong area, but most people have good returns. Of course, the ships have to be maintained and taxed, and they are not all included in the bag. The overall situation is quite good. Not only that, seeing the income, many merchants began to change from small boats to large boats to customize in Quanzhou. At the same time, because of transactions, they bought a lot of goods, which also stimulated the economy. But there were not many officials who knew about this economic pull. Even if they knew that, except for a few industries, it was large shops that benefited, not the court. Therefore, there would not be too many officials concerned.

After interrogation, it may be a little lower than expected, which may make people excited. The reputation may not be very good, but for the sake of profit, many people are lending loans, and this reputation is worse than sailing. I also heard that the dead are not the head of the family going to sea, a reliable manager and the people of the army. Is the life of the army still a life in this era?
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