It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, which is a kind of helplessness.
It is a tragedy to have a wife, rice and a pot, but no firewood...
Fang Jun looked at the plan he had written out with great effort and sighed irritably.
What channels will be used to build Da Nang?
Young Master Yu Ming, who was feeling depressed and enjoying himself, walked in...
Since the fleet arrived in Linyi Kingdom, this dear friend has been walking around to admire the scenery of Linyi and appreciate the foreign customs. He couldn't catch anyone all day long. Even when Fang Jun led the navy to fight against the Zhenla elephant soldiers in Sanghalpura
, this guy doesn’t even know where he is wandering...
"Hey, Master Yu Ming, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much that my days are like years..."
Fang Jun was obviously angry.
You are a master, and you can usually go wherever you want, but when we go to the battlefield with real swords and guns, you should stand by our side and act as a qualified bodyguard, right?
Yu Minglei didn't seem to understand Fang Jun's complaint. He sat on the chair without a care, poured himself a cup of warm tea, drank it, and let out a long breath.
"Sure enough, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I have lived in the Central Plains for a long time. Who would have thought that there is a country with such different customs on the coast of the sea thousands of miles away?"
Fang Jun asked curiously: "Where have you been these days?"
Yu Minglei said: "After traveling to several places, the Marquis probably still doesn't know that this Linyi country worships Brahma and holds sacrifices without restrictions. It is believed that through sacrifices, humans and gods can communicate directly. The people respect nature and sing about it.
, especially worship the deified natural gods - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The reason why they are worshiped is because the three main gods perform their own duties and jointly dominate everything in the universe. Brahma created the universe and dominates the destiny of mankind;
Vishnu maintains peace in the universe and shows his fearless spirit of rewarding good and punishing evil, so he is most admired by people; God Shiva can not only destroy the universe, but also subdue demons and reproduce... so people can only obey the power of God.
Worshiping the life given to people by the Lord God, and strictly following the existing unequal caste system... well, that's pure bullshit."
A look of disdain.
Fang Jun became more and more curious: "Aren't you Yu Ming's servants who claim to be gods? How come you don't believe in gods anymore when you get here?"
Yu Minglei rolled his eyes and said: "Who is God? God is beyond the five elements, invisible and omnipotent. The so-called Brahmanism in Linyi State is not even as good as the popular Buddhism in the Central Plains, not to mention whether the gods and Buddhas in Buddhism are real.
Existence, just for urging people to do good, can only be praised. But this Brahmin is just wearing the cloak of a god to engage in despicable acts of slavery and exploitation, what does it have to do with the gods?"
Fang Jun twitched the corner of his mouth: "Haha..."
Isn’t the most original meaning of all religions in the world to artificially create unequal classes for the purpose of exploitation?
That god you believe in is bullshit...
But when it came to this Brahmin, Fang Jun's heart moved.
Maybe make a fuss once?
Liu Rengui looked solemn: "Master Marquis, in the future, we should strictly adhere to the religion of the Linyi people in the garrison. If anyone is corrupted by this Brahmin, once found out, he will be severely punished."
Fang Jun was convinced.
Don't talk about freedom of religious belief. Since it is an army and a violent machine of the country, it can only have one voice and one belief - serve the country with loyalty!
If soldiers believe in a religion, they will inevitably sympathize with believers of the same religion, which is absolutely unacceptable...
But there is no need to be so nervous now. Fang Jun just thought of a way that might save the country.
"What do you think if I donate a large sum of money to Brahmins in the name of respecting Brahmins, and then the Royal Family of the King of Lam Yi undertakes the construction of Da Nang in return?"
Yu Minglei didn't want to hear this kind of thing: "It's pretty good..."
He was only interested in purely technical matters.
Liu Rengui was shocked: "Selling dog meat on a sheep's head?"
Fang Jun coughed dryly and said displeasedly: "Actually, you can say, 'Build the plank road in the open and use it in secret'..."
Liu Rengui chuckled: "That doesn't mean the same thing?"
Letting merchants undertake the construction of Da Nang will lead to opposition from the corrupt scholars in the country. Then using merchants' money to donate to the local religion has achieved the purpose of harmonious relations. You can't object to this, right? And the royal family of Lin Yi wanted to thank the navy for its
You can't object to the respect of the gods you believe in, and thus undertake the construction of Da Nang, right?
Although in the end it is all the same money, transferring it like this is like money laundering in later generations, and it becomes reasonable and legal.
As for whether the royal family of Linyi Kingdom will be willing to spend this money, there is no doubt. The so-called Brahmins are simply playthings under the state machine of Linyi Kingdom. In other words, the money donated to the Brahmins by Fang Jun will be used later.
The pockets of Fan Fanzhi and his son...
"In this case, let's go to Sangha Puluo immediately and discuss it with Fan Zhenlong."
Liu Rengui responded and went ashore to prepare the carriage.
"Let's go by boat!"
Fang Jun said.
Liu Rengui was puzzled. Da Nang was only less than fifty miles away from Sangha Pula City, but it would be far away if we took the waterway.
Fang Jun said: "Go to Dazhan Haikou and take a look. Isn't it said that it is the most prosperous port in Linyi Kingdom? Look at the big gap with the seaport in Datang, and look at how many merchants there are in Datang. How can these people be used in the future?
They all want to come to our Da Nang to do business!”
It is necessary to build Da Nang into the center of trade between Datang and Linyi. Otherwise, what is the point of just garrisoning troops? The tax revenue brought by trade is extremely huge...
*****
The fact that Da Nang was purchased by the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty and became the territory of the Tang Dynasty from now on almost spread among the Han people who occupied Haikou along with the sea breeze!
The merchants of the Tang Dynasty in Haikou were like a group of old men in their thirties. When they suddenly heard someone coming to propose marriage, they were ecstatic!
How could you not be happy?
It's not easy to live in a foreign land, and you are engaged in lowly business, so you are often bullied! Lin Yiguo's bunch of bastards don't take the merchants of the Tang Dynasty too seriously. After all, they have done a lot of hard work with the Han people.
, although there were more losses than wins, the awe in my heart was not too serious.
What's more, although the Han people are powerful, what does that mean for the army and what does it have to do with merchants?
The whole world knows that the Han people discriminate against businessmen, and many countries also look down on businessmen. Even if businessmen are insulted and oppressed in other countries, most of the Han courts will ignore it.
This naturally encouraged various countries to oppress Han merchants.
In order to make money, Han merchants can only swallow their breath. Who told our ancestors to have nothing to do and create a lower class of "scholar farmers, industrialists and merchants" and classify merchants as lowly for thousands of years? Doing business in Linyi State is really frustrating, these bastards
They are really stupid when they are doing business, and Han businessmen can make a lot of money as they please. But they are also really stupid when they are unreasonable! Just do whatever you want, there is no room for reasoning!
Although the Jiaozhou General Manager's Office is located in Songping County, not far to the north, those officials don't care about anything at all and are doing small business leisurely. As for the other Han merchants, they are only happy when all of them are dead...
it's good now!
Da Nang has become our territory. Even the garrison is made up of our Han men. Who else dares to bully us? Even if we are bullied, we are bullied by our own family. We feel comfortable...
Furthermore, it was Fangjun, Marquis of Huating, who spent the money to buy Da Nang. Who was Fangjun?
That is a man with the title of "God of Wealth", who can be said to be the richest businessman in the Tang Dynasty! Merchants who come to Linyi State for business often travel between Linyi State and the Tang Dynasty, so they are naturally familiar with Fang Jun's reputation. Today's In the business world of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Jun was a god-like existence!
Who hasn’t heard of Fangjiawan Wharf, which has long become a commercial distribution center in Guanzhong?
There, all transactions are carried out in accordance with rules and regulations, and there are never any scandals of seeking personal gain with power or using power to oppress others! All businessmen are treated equally, whether you are a wealthy businessman with huge wealth or a scattered businessman. A small family with a needle, a thread, and a brain will never treat them differently!
This is simply good news for all Han businessmen!
If we could get the blessing of the Royal Navy, where else in the vast South China Sea would the merchants of the Tang Dynasty not be able to go?
Therefore, when a dozen Royal Navy warships sailed into Dazhan Haikou Harbor, countless merchant ships swarmed over like sardines.
Who wouldn’t want to become familiar with this “God of Wealth”?