After Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) arranged for everyone in the Jia family to get on the boat, he took his wife Xue Baochai to Nanwucheng, Songjiang Prefecture Yamen.
Yao You'an, the prefect of Songjiang, sent someone to ask Dong Dong early, saying that he wanted to ask the Marquis for advice on something important.
You, the prefect of Songjiang, can't compete with me, so why don't we just discuss it?
Just halfway through, I met a dirty old Taoist priest standing in the middle of the road blocking the way.
"Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but they cannot forget their fame!
Where are the generals and ministers of ancient and modern times? A pile of grass has disappeared in the deserted tombs.
Everyone knows that gods are good, but gold and silver cannot be forgotten!
In the end, I only regretted that there was not much to gather, and when the time came, my eyes closed.
Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but only my beautiful wife cannot forget them!
I express my gratitude to you on your birthday, but you will go with others after your death.
Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, only children and grandchildren can never forget them!
There have been many infatuated parents since ancient times, but who has ever seen filial children and grandchildren?
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Seeing other people build tall buildings, seeing other people's buildings collapse...hahaha...it's kind of interesting..."
The voice is desolate... Isn't the old Taoist singing the "good song" in "A Dream of Red Mansions"?
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) quickly got off the carriage, walked to the old Taoist priest, and bowed first.
"Taoist Master, this is polite."
"To be polite is to be rude, to be rude is to be polite... When I go to the south, the Marquis will definitely be able to accomplish great things..."
"You... know me?"
"If you want to use cloning technology to make a copy of your most beloved person, feel free to do it... This is a parallel world. No matter how hard you try, it will not affect history..."
After saying that, the old Taoist priest strode forward and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
The words of the old Taoist priest were so loud that they almost stunned Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi).
Ever since I traveled through time, I have been cautious, for fear of changing history, for fear that the entire future generations would be destroyed by my "foolishness", and that I would disappear out of thin air.
Unexpectedly, it is in a "parallel space".
However, what puzzles Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) is why the previous history of this "parallel space" is the same as his own world?
Is it a "parallel space" that was formed after traveling through it?
Never mind this.
Since it is a parallel space, you can show off your skills unscrupulously.
My dear, I have been depressed and aggrieved for a long time.
My cars and planes, my cannons and rockets, my Internet, my games...
Thinking of this, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was trembling all over...
Nanwucheng is in sight.
Yao You'an, the prefect of Songjiang, led a group of officials to wait in front of the city gate early.
"Your Majesty, Yao Qisheng, would like to pay my respects to the Marquis."
Yao Qisheng?
The skinny guy in front of me is Yao Qisheng, known as the "Stubborn Old Man" of the Qing Dynasty?
When it comes to "Yao You'an", I'm afraid not many people know about it, but when it comes to "Yao Qisheng", it is quite famous.
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) immediately had Yao Qisheng's information in his mind:
Yao Qisheng (1624-1683), whose courtesy name was Xizhi and whose name was You'an, was from Kuaiji, Zhejiang (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). He was affiliated with the Han Army and had a red flag. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, he was a statesman, military strategist, famous minister and general, and was the decisive figure in the recovery of Taiwan. one.
In the second year of Kangxi (1663), he passed the provincial examination and was awarded the title of Magistrate of Xiangshan County in Guangdong Province. Because he was prohibited from imposing sea restrictions, he was dismissed from office and engaged in business. After the San Francisco Rebellion, he donated money and recruited soldiers and joined Prince Kang Aixinjueluo Jieshu. He was appointed Magistrate of Zhuji County. He repeatedly offered up uncanny ideas and was promoted to the post of Wenchu Qianshi in Zhejiang. In the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676), he persuaded Geng Jingzhong to surrender and moved to Fujian as chief envoy. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi (1678), he was promoted to the governor of Fujian and was responsible for political affairs. In the tenth year of Kangxi In the ninth year (1680), he led troops to conquer Haicheng, regained Jinxia, and forced Zheng Jing to retreat to Penghu. He was awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, Shaobao and Prince Taibao, and Yushi of Youdu. In the 21st year of Kangxi (1682), he assisted the navy Admiral Shi Lang regained Taiwan and garrisoned in Fuzhou. In 1683, he died of a recurrence of an old illness.
Shouldn't this guy be in Zhejiang now? Why did he end up here?
Good guy, just "recovering Taiwan" is enough to be respected!
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) quickly helped Yao Qisheng up.
When I entered the Yamen Mansion, I saw everyone busy packing their luggage.
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) asked: "Yaofutai, what are you..."
"Your Majesty, Qisheng has recently been appointed by the emperor as Annan's pacification envoy, and he will go to Annan with you, Your Majesty."
"So... Yao Futai was sent by the emperor to supervise me?"
"The Marquis is overthinking it. It was Xiaguan who took the initiative to apply to the emperor, begged to go to Annan, and set up the residence of the pacifier on Yanhuo Island. Don't think too much, the Marquis. The main reason is that Xiaguan really admires the Marquis' business ability.
That’s why we did this.”
"You... want to do business? There is no good future for doing business in our Qing Dynasty."
"Master Marquis, you are testing Xiaguan...Xiaoguan believes that the thing that will really make the Qing Dynasty stand strong in the future...is business."
"oh?"
"I am an official for thousands of miles just for money. Where does the money come from? That is goods. Only when goods are circulated can money be made... I have been doing business for a period of time and have a deep understanding of business... The only thing that drives the rapid development of the entire region is
Commerce...Farmers have to sell the grain they produce, buy farm tools, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea...all of this depends on businessmen...and the official estimates that in the future, businessmen will contribute the most taxes to the country..."
Seeing Yao Qisheng talking freely, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) knew that he had finally found a soulmate.
Previously, whether it was Lian Ersao Wang Xifeng, Tan Chun, Qiao Yan, Yu Deshui or others who were very "economically savvy", they were all just businessmen seeking "private interests". Like this, they raised their business to the "national level"
Yes, Yao Qisheng was the first person in the Qing Dynasty.
What a talent!
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi)'s eyes glowed green.
"Annan is a good place. The soil is fertile. You don't need to plow the seeds. You can get a full harvest by just sowing a few seeds. The most important thing is that there are many southern pearls there..."
As soon as he entered the lobby of the government office and the tea was laid out, Yao Qisheng spread out a large map and started "planning".
Seeing this large map, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that there was such a detailed "Map of Asia" in the early Qing Dynasty.
The small Annan island where Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was exiled is called "Firework Island", which is actually the Phu Quoc Island behind.
Phu Quoc Island is located in the Gulf of Thailand and has a tropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 23°-27°. It covers an area of 590 square kilometers and has a population of 103,000. The island is rich in pearls and fish sauce.
I don’t know why this island with pleasant scenery was called “Firework Island” in the Qing Dynasty.
"Southeast Asia is rich in products and minerals. If we use this "Firework Island" as the axis, build a super-large "cargo yard transfer station" there, and then seize the Strait of Malacca... I'm afraid the whole world will be mine... If
If we build a super city at this Yangtze River port, it will be the beginning of our hegemony..."
Seeing Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) staring at the mouth of the river on the map, Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "This Chongming Island has recently grown up some new land, it can be regarded as an ownerless land. As the magistrate of Songjiang, the official
Of course, I have to consider the court, so I planned all these unclaimed lands... I want to sell them for more money, but the price is indeed a bit high..."
"Higher? How much?"
"Five taels of gold per acre."
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was drinking tea. When he heard Yao Qisheng's words, he spurted out a mouthful of tea.
At that time, an acre of fertile land only cost five or six taels of gold. A land like this was given away for free and no one wanted it. Yao Qisheng actually priced it at five taels of gold.
In the early Qing Dynasty, one tael of gold could be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and five taels of gold was equivalent to fifty taels.
At that time, this was equivalent to the total assets of a middle peasant.
Isn’t this intentional to prevent people from buying it?
"How many acres are there in total?"
"Five hundred thousand acres. You can place a deposit first and pay for the remaining money later. The deposit is only half a percent."
Five hundred thousand acres means 2.5 million taels of gold, which is also 25 million taels of silver. This is an astronomical figure.
The half-deposit fee also costs 1.25 million taels of silver.
Seeing Yao Qisheng's serious expression, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) suddenly felt something in his heart and asked in a low voice: "Did the emperor send you here?"
Yao Qisheng also whispered: "The Empress Dowager did not want to delegate power, so the Emperor found another way."
As he spoke, Yao Qisheng took out another map from the case and unfolded it. It was densely marked with various data, the most numerous of which was the word "2".
This is a map of the distribution of fertile farmland and woodland in the Qing Dynasty. The word "2" already accounts for nearly 40% of the land.
Yao Qisheng pointed to the place marked "2" and continued: "These lands are controlled by the power of the Queen Mother... The Queen Mother is the largest landowner in the Qing Dynasty. Our people tried to break this situation, but almost all the landowners
They are all determined and won’t sell it.”
"So, the emperor reached out to foreign countries?"
"It can be said like this."
This is indeed an almost unsolvable problem!
No wonder the little emperor wants to develop business!
"If it were you, what would you do?"
Yao Qisheng put the "Map of Asia" over again, tapped a large blank space with his thin fingers, and said: "This place has fertile fields and fertile soil for thousands of miles..."
Looking at the place where Yao Qisheng's fingers hit, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was happy.
Because this place is an Indian plain.
This place is indeed fertile for thousands of miles.
"Our people started buying land here three years ago... and now there are about three million acres."
Only then did Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) understand why the little emperor always asked him for money. It turned out that he was doing such a "big thing".
If the Indian plains are really conquered, such a large territory will be unprecedented...
Unexpectedly, "Emperor Kangxi" was doing such a "grand undertaking", and he was worthy of being the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty!
"If that's the case, then let me help you..."
After thinking about this, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) happily signed the title deed of the Chongming Island tidal flat.
After walking out of Songjiang Yamen, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) couldn't help but smile when he saw three groups of letter eagles flying in different directions in the sky.
There must be "informants" from various forces in the Songjiang Mansion Yamen...