Zhu Biao stayed in the Prince of Qin's Mansion for ten days. After that, even though Zhu Ping repeatedly asked him to stay and reminisce, Zhu Biao had to leave.
Taking advantage of the last moment, Han Du and Zhu Ping finalized all the details of the jade business, and handed over the jade planting water, color and other standards related to the quality of the jade to Zhu Ping one by one, and asked his people to
After the jade is dug out, it is screened before being sent to the capital.
As for the few ready-made jadeite stones, Han Du took them away directly and planned to take them back to the capital for the craftsmen to finish and then give them to Lao Zhu and Queen Ma. As long as Lao Zhu and Queen Ma accepted them, then everyone in the world would also accept them. Borrow
With this trend, jade can become popular and become popular in the shortest time.
Zhu Biao, Han Du, and Tang Ding returned to Anping Port. After the navy replenished some fresh water and vegetables and food, they continued sailing.
This time, Han Du took the initiative to step forward and said to Zhu Biao, who was standing on the bow of the ship blowing the sea breeze: "Your Highness, let's go to Luzon next. Luzon is closest to us."
"Okay, let's go to Luzon." Zhu Biao originally thought of going to Luzon when he came back, but since Han Du mentioned it, it doesn't hurt to go and have a look now.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and asked: "The governor of Luzon, do you remember Fang Xiaoru?"
"Exactly." Han Du replied with a smile. .??.??
The reason why Han Du suggested going to Luzon was because he hadn't seen Fang Xiaoru for a long time and missed him.
Moreover, Han Du was also very worried about Fang Xiaoru, fearing that he would mess up in Luzon. Although Fang Xiaoru was taken out to sea once by him, it was just for walking around and looking around, which was completely different from governing the country.
Even though Luzon is known as one of the two pearls of the South Seas, you would think that it is easy to govern. Although Luzon is prosperous, it is more complicated. How does the Governor's Palace interact with the people who were assigned here, the survivors of the former Song Dynasty and the local natives?
How to coordinate is a very nerve-wracking thing.
And it was Fang Xiaoru’s first time taking charge of a party, so it was natural that there would be some omissions.
At the beginning, Han Du suggested that Fang Xiaoru go to Old Port to serve as governor. With Shi Jinqing's assistance, the pressure of governing the place would be much less.
However, Fang Xiaoru insisted on going his own way and refused to listen to Han Du's persuasion. He insisted on coming to Luzon, and Han Du had no choice.
Luzon Governor's Palace.
Fang Xiaoru was wearing casual clothes, sitting behind a long desk and writing furiously.
There is no way. Although Luzon is one of the most prosperous in Southeast Asia, its prosperity also means that there will be more important and urgent matters than other places, which require the governor Fang Xiaoru to make decisions.
Luzon has a vast land and many minerals, especially copper mines, which are also accompanied by some silver mines and gold mines. The Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to etiquette, and all sacrifices to ancestors are
Or on important festivals, ritual utensils will be used. The best ritual utensils are not silver or gold, but copper.
Luzon has the most copper mines. There is an endless stream of maritime merchants coming to Luzon every day to sell copper. Just coordinating these will consume a lot of energy from Fang Xiaoru.
Copper is just one of the many industries in Luzon. Luzon also has grain, sugar, spices and rubber that have just been planted for more than a year.
Although Fang Xiaoru had great power in Luzon's military and political affairs, he was very tired. And he did not dare to delegate power arbitrarily, for fear that the people below would have malicious intentions and destroy Luzon's good situation.
Therefore, no matter how hard or tiring he is, he can only bear it by himself.
"Report~" A scribe stood at the door and shouted loudly.
"Come in~" Fang Xiaoru said calmly without raising his head.
The scribes have long been accustomed to this. Their governor can be said to be a model of an official. He has always been hands-on and never tired.
Seeing that the governor had not finished his work, the clerk stood aside and waited quietly.
After Fang Xiaoru finished writing the text in his hand, he put down the brush. He stretched out his hand and handed it to another scribe beside him, and said: "Pass the order immediately."
"Yes." The clerk took the document and turned around to go out.
Then, Fang Xiaoru turned to look at the clerk in front of him and asked, "What do you have to report?"
"Going back to your lord, the governor, a general named Ma from the Ming Dynasty navy wants to see you."
Fang Xiaoru, the Ming Dynasty navy commander under Han Du, pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought of Han Du, and he realized that the two of them had not seen each other for almost two years. Time flies, time flies so fast.
When the clerk saw that the governor was dead, he didn't know what to do. He just looked at Fang Xiaoru quietly, waiting for his order.
Fang Xiaoru suddenly came to his senses, and then said quickly: "Please come quickly."
"Yes." The scribe quickly turned around and went out.
After a while, the scribe came in with a thin, short man.
Fang Xiaoru's eyes fell on him from the moment he entered the door. Although this man was not tall and powerful, he was very energetic. His dark face was obviously exposed by the scorching sun on the sea, and his two eyes were like two lamps.
Like a bright lamp, it shines with dazzling light.
A kind of scornful aura emanated from this person, making the leader in front of him
The scribes on the road were a little afraid of him and had the urge to stay away from him.
When Fang Xiaoru went to sea with Han Du, he saw this familiar aura among the navy. He nodded secretly, he should be from the navy.
"General Ma Huan, please pay homage to Governor Fang." Ma Huan knelt down on one knee towards Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru did not make Ma happy, but frowned and asked: "You said you are from the Ming Navy. I have also been in the Navy for two years. Why haven't I seen you?"
When Ma Huan heard this, he replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Governor Fang was with the Marquis and lived on the flagship. Naturally, he has never met the general. However, the general has met the governor from a distance."
"Hahaha, since you are from the navy, get up quickly." Fang Xiaoru was trying to deceive Ma Huan just now. After all, when you meet a stranger, you always have to test his true identity.
Now that Ma Huan has passed the test, Fang Xiaoru naturally becomes enthusiastic. After all, we all lived together and died together.
"Thank you, Lord Governor." Ma Huan clasped his fists in thanks and stood up suddenly.
Then he clasped his fists towards Fang Xiaoru again and said, "I am here because of the order of the Marquis to bring a letter to the Governor."
"Where's the letter?" Fang Xiaoru suddenly became nervous when he heard it was from Han Du.
Ma Huan took out a sealed letter from his hand and presented it with both hands.
Fang Xiaoru quickly stood up from the chair, walked over and took the letter. He tore it up casually, took out the paper inside, walked behind the long desk, sat down, and read it carefully.
In the letter, Han Du first reminisced with Fang Xiaoru, and then told him that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was inspecting the sea and would be arriving in Luzon soon, and asked him to be prepared.
Han Du was also worried that if Fang Xiaoru could not manage Luzon well, he just informed him in advance so that he could be prepared.
After a while, Fang Xiaoru raised his head and said to Ma Huan: "General Lao Ma is here to make this trip. Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be arriving soon, please ask General Ma to rest and wait."
"Thank you, Lord Governor." Ma Huan smiled and bowed with his fists in hand before retreating.
Han Du sent someone to inform Fang Xiaoru in advance of the arrival time of his party.
Fang Xiaoru waited at the port in advance, and sent people to keep an eye on her as soon as the sun came up.
Suddenly, a subordinate ran up to Fang Xiaoru with a face full of joy and said, "Report to your lord, the Ming Dynasty Navy's Ming Dynasty Golden Dragon Flag was found at sea, as well as the Crown Prince's King's Order Flag. It must be the Crown Prince."
Fang Xiaoru
He stood up and immediately ordered: "Follow me and the governor to greet you."
Luzon is much more prosperous than Anping. Due to the large number of merchant ships that come and go every day, Luzon Port has been expanded again and again. Now, Luzon Port has become as huge a port as the old port.
Even when the navy arrived, it did not temporarily clear away the merchant ships. Instead, it directly guided the navy to a harbor and allowed the navy to dock.
Han Du stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the tall gantry cranes lined up in the harbor. He couldn't help but smile. He didn't know if the gantry cranes here were built by Fu Yong, but no matter who built them, it meant that he had more business.
He glanced sideways at Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Luzon has arrived. This is Luzon Port. Shocking, right?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but nodded and sighed: "I was really shocked. I originally thought that the port in the capital city was the largest in the world, but I didn't expect that the Luzon Port is more than twice as big as it."
Han Du chuckled and explained: "Although maritime merchants all come from the Ming Dynasty, they do not necessarily all set out from the capital. In addition to the capital, there are also many maritime merchants who choose to sail from Taicang Port and Liujiagang.
. Some people who sell porcelain simply choose to start from Quanzhou. Therefore, although the port in the capital is not as big as here, it can still meet the demand. "
"But this Luzon Port is different. Luzon is rich in products. Whether it is gold, silver, copper, sugar and spices, they are all hot commodities in the Ming Dynasty. Almost every maritime merchant who returns to the Ming Dynasty will choose to go here to bring some goods back to sell.
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There are hundreds of thousands of Ming people and survivors of the former Song Dynasty living in Luzon. In recent years, they have made a lot of money by taking advantage of the rise of sea trade. Now that these people have money, they miss the life in the Ming Dynasty.
and various things, but most of them cannot leave Luzon, which derives demand. If there is demand, there will be business. In fact, some of the maritime merchants who came out of the Ming Dynasty, some of whom were weaker, almost all brought the Ming Dynasty with them.
Come to Luzon to do business with these people."
"Is there such a business?" Zhu Biao was very surprised. He never thought that there would be people who were rare about these things, and he never expected that there would be a maritime merchant association that would specialize in this kind of business.
Han Du nodded and explained with a smile: "Of course, your Highness, don't think that the profits of such a business are low. Sometimes the profits are not low, such as fans. Once the Beginning of Autumn is over, almost all people in the Ming Dynasty will
The fans were put away. At that time, fans were very cheap in Daming, and few people would buy them. But here, the sun is still scorching and it is as hot as the dog days. If at this time, cheap fans from Daming can be sold here.