The reason why Minamoto Tsuna's promotion has been so slow over the years is entirely because there is no one behind him.
But Minamoto Tsuna is still capable, and he can be regarded as an honest official.
This time Su Chen discussed with Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling about developing Liuqiu.
Li Chengqian introduced this Yuan Gang.
It was actually Li Chengqian's idea to let Yuan Gang serve as Liuqiu's first governor.
He has good abilities and is an upright official.
There are no complicated relationships involved in the court, and there is no family support in the local area.
It fully meets the requirements of Su Chen, Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling for the first governor!
Anyway, no one from the imperial court officials would be willing to go there to seek help. No matter who Su Chen and the other three recommended to the court, they would be approved by the court.
The key is that others must really be willing to go, otherwise it will be a bad thing.
Even if they don't dare to openly disobey the court's orders, officials are good at pretending to be sick and resigning from office!
Official positions in most prefectures and counties in Lingnan are vacant, which is why no one wants to take up the post.
So today Su Chen invited Yuan Gang to play mahjong at the table.
Regardless of whether Minamoto Tsuna wants to go or not,
Scare him first, then make some promises,
Let him be obedient and not dare to resist.
Don't expect that when the imperial court appoints you, Yuan Gang just abandons his job and runs away!
Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling and himself told him personally that Su Chen didn't think Yuan Gang would have the courage not to go to Liuqiu.
When the time comes, when Su Chen pulls to Liuqiu, and the people who follow him to Ryukyu, it will definitely be chaotic, with all kinds of conflicts and little tricks.
It is very necessary to have a capable local official to control the situation, and it cannot be allowed to become a lawless place.
After handling the affairs in Fuzhou,
All the spices have been shipped by cargo ship,
The fleet has also completed supplies in Fuzhou,
Su Chen led the naval fleet to set sail northward, this time without stopping midway, and headed straight to Yangzhou.
Yuan Gang, the governor of Fuzhou, led the Yamen officials to see each other off at the coast.
Watching the fleet go away, Minamoto Tsuna had the urge to jump into the sea and die!
Su Chen and the fleet sailed on the sea,
Princess Changle asked someone to take a cart of spices with her into the palace to meet Queen Changsun.
Song Ying and Yuan Jie finally returned to Chang'an with more than twenty students.
This can be regarded as the first group of people from the fleet to return to Chang'an from Dashi.
Changle warmly welcomed the two gentlemen back.
Li Er heard about these two people from Fang Yiai, and also heard that Zhang Daan, the boy from Zhang Gongjin's family, was learning mathematics and astronomical navigation from them.
Li Er was very curious about their knowledge, so he sent people to express condolences and wanted them to teach several princes.
Song Ying and Yuan Jie refused flatly, saying that he had little knowledge and had been on the sea for a long time. He was sick in many places and wanted to rest for a while.
What a joke!
The astronomical knowledge of the two of them is regarded by Confucians as treason, and if they are criticized by others, they may lose their heads.
Li Er was very unhappy with Song Ying and Yuan Jie's ruthless rejection.
Changle had no choice but to tell Li Er that the knowledge of the two gentlemen was not something that young princes could learn at all.
When any prince can compete with Zhang Daan in arithmetic, it won't be too late to come back to my husband for advice.
Li Er could only sigh inwardly: Girls are outgoing!
Arriving at Chang'an with the two gentlemen, there was also a cart full of spices.
This is the first time Changle has seen so many spices, nutmeg, and pepper packed in sacks, so there is no fear of leakage!
According to the current price in Chang'an, Changle estimates that this car of spices can be exchanged for at least ten thousand taels of gold!
From now on, all you have to do is send people to Nanyang to pick spices. This is easier than going to Japan to dig for gold!
Changle kept about ten kilograms of each spice to taste the difference between the freshly picked spices and those brought from the Western Regions and Tianzhu.
Changle sent the rest to Li Er.
Ministers are provided with various spices in their salary, which is only about ten kilograms at most.
However, the imperial court could hardly afford the supply.
Changle planned to give this cart of spices to his father for emergency use.
By the way, I would like to discuss with my father and mother and ask them how they plan to deceive those unscrupulous merchants who are hoarding in Chang'an.
She has sent people secretly to buy many shops in Chang'an and Luoyang, and she will wait for the spices from the sea to arrive in Chang'an and start selling them in large quantities.
Anyway, there will be more of this stuff in the future. Brother Su Chen said that the warships are full and they will be shipped to Chang'an next month.
After using it, I will go to Nanyang to pick it next year.
Brother Su Chen said that in the future, ordinary people will be able to afford these things.
If you calculate it this way, the price of spices will drop by at least 70%, which will kill those greedy guys.
But it certainly won’t fall that sharply all at once.
Changle didn't bother to think about how to operate it specifically. He just asked his father and mother what his plan was, and then asked the shopkeeper below to do it.
Brother Su Chen wrote a letter and said: It is best to leave this kind of matter to the inner government. It doesn't matter whether it is handled well or poorly.
Even if the price of spices drops sharply in the future, we will still make a lot of money.
Don't adjust the price, just adjust the quantity. Anyway, one ship can transport thousands of stones back.
Just like table salt, the price of salt is now less than half of what it was during the Taketoku years, but both the court's salt tax and the income from selling salt at home are increasing year by year.
Chang Le was thinking wildly for a while, and unknowingly he had arrived at the Li Zheng Hall.
Li Er rubbed a handful of nutmeg with his hands and sighed: "This thing that grows all over the mountains and fields overseas is sold for more than gold."
"How much money have those Hu merchants made from China over the past hundreds or thousands of years?"
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Those Hu merchants are greedy. Didn't Cheng Qian say that except for those islands in Nanyang, the numbers in other places are also very tight."
"It will be fine in the future. From now on, we will send ships to Nanyang to pick. We will not be short of it, and we can also sell it overseas."
"Just this spice can bring your Majesty a lot of profits. Let's see if your Majesty's treasury can be fuller."
Li Er: "I guess it's difficult!"
"I find that no matter how much income the court has, it cannot be spent,"
“There are so many places to pay!”
"That railway is a bottomless pit. Who knows how much it will take to repair it!"
Sighing, Li Er is very happy that he will have a big income in the future.
I only read it from Li Chengqian's letters a few days ago. Although I knew that my son would not lie to me, after seeing the real thing today, I still felt different.
After asking someone to collect the spices, Li Er took the initiative to ask Chang Le: "I heard that Elsa is sick, and you even called the imperial doctor."
There is nothing to hide. Changle said: "It's fine now. I'm keeping him at home!"
“It’s just that I’m tired from the bumpy journey, plus I’m infected with the wind and cold, and I’m not used to the climate.”
Empress Changsun sighed: "It's hard for this princess!"
"Your Majesty, since Cheng Qian has granted her brother the title of Prince of Heshun County, it is reasonable to give her an identity."
Li Er: "Just make her the head of Xihai County!"
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "The West Sea is the West Sea, it's just a false name anyway."
