Qinzhou Port is a very deep bay on the seaside of Anyuan City. There is a narrow bay mouth in front of it, which shields the entire Qinzhou Bay and keeps the sea in the port calm forever.
Standing on the edge of the pier, looking at the vast blue Qinzhou Bay, Chen Ke's heart was filled with emotions. In his previous life, he had been to this natural deep-water port planned by Sun Yat-sen as the 'second largest port in the south'. At that time, those 10,000-ton seagoing ships were huge.
The cranes and the mountains of containers left a deep impression on him.
Today, he stands at the Qinzhou Port a thousand years ago. Of course, there are no traces of those giant ships, mechanical cranes, and containers. However, this most convenient sea passage in the Southwest, with its back to the Southwest and facing Southeast Asia, has not changed at all. And
I will personally create a Qinzhou Port and make it available a thousand years ahead of schedule!
'This is the port I created, this is the history I created!' Chen Ke clenched his fists and secretly shouted in his heart. This feeling of 'thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are used as a drawing board, and the paintings are freely swayed in my hands' is really intoxicating.
!
"What are you thinking about?" Wang Han walked to him and asked.
"Oh..." Chen Ke came back to his senses and said with a smile: "The waters here are wide, the amount of sand is small, and the beaches are stable. It is really suitable for use as a large port."
"Yes." Wang Han nodded and smiled: "Speaking of which, I admire Zhong Fang. Those of us who have lived in Guangxi for more than ten years don't understand this place as well as you, a guy who has only been here once. If you hadn't reminded us, we wouldn't have known it.
, there is such an excellent port.”
"I only heard about it occasionally," Chen Ke said perfunctorily: "Look, a ship is coming."
"Oh?" Wang Han took out the telescope given to him by Chen Ke and held it close to his eyes to watch the sea.
On the sea, a huge sea ship was slowly entering the port. The ship had two masts and two diagonal sails, one large and one small. The bow was pointed and the stern had strange decorations.
"Isn't it a Song ship?" Wang Han said warily. Most of the ships in the Song Dynasty had square bows. But this ship had a rare pointed bow. When the ship got closer, he found that there was a tall Guli standing on the bow.
Weird figure of a ship with a human head and a fish body.
"Well, it's not the Song Ship." Chen Ke didn't have a telescope at hand, but at this time, the ship was close enough and the shape could be seen clearly with the naked eye.
"Quick, stop him!" The garrison at the dock seemed to have never encountered such a situation, and quickly ordered people to take a fast boat to intercept him. Qinzhou is not an old port with a complete navy like Guangzhou. Everything here is new and there is no such thing.
The navy guarding the port only has a few fast boats in case of emergencies.
Sometimes I'm afraid of comparing goods. When the Song Army's fast boats arrived at the unidentified ship, they suddenly looked insignificant. This made Wang Han very embarrassed. He said bitterly: "We will make it tomorrow."
Several large ships are placed in Qinzhou Bay!"
The guards also noticed that they couldn't stop them with just a few boats. They quickly came over and asked the two adults to evacuate the dock first.
"Please!" Wang Han pushed him away and said, "How many people can he fill a boat with? I have two thousand men here. I'm afraid of a bird feather!" There are one thousand troops stationed at the dock, and the two men have another thousand guards.
However, it seemed that the ship was not hostile. After noticing the Song army's obstruction, they slowly stopped and hoisted a green flag.
"This is the flag of Dashi." On the pier, the old steward who was proficient in navigation reported: "It seems that it is a Tibetan ship."
"Nonsense..." Wang Han rolled his eyes.
After a while, a small boat from the Song Army turned back and reported that the visitor claimed to be a food envoy who came to pay tribute. The original destination was Guangzhou, but the hull was damaged due to a hurricane. I heard that there was a newly opened restaurant here.
port, and planned to dock here.
"Haha," Wang Han laughed: "I didn't expect Qinzhou to become famous so quickly." He nodded and said, "Let them dock."
"Sir, there is no Municipal Shipping Department in Qinzhou..." the old steward reminded carefully. The Guangzhou Municipal Shipping Department is in charge of maritime relations and foreign trade. Wang Han, the transshipment envoy of Guangxi, exceeded his authority.
"Do you understand if you give up the scriptures and follow the authority?" Wang Han said nonchalantly: "If the ship breaks down, how can we sail to Guangzhou? If it sinks halfway, won't people accuse me of being cold-blooded?"
Just kidding, Qinzhou just wants to steal business from Guangzhou!
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With the permission of the officers and soldiers, the ship slowly entered the port. Chen Ke took a closer look and saw that the ship was indeed very broken, but it was not broken, but dilapidated, and it did not look like it had been hit by a typhoon at all.
After the cable was tied, the pedals landed steadily on the pier. More than ten tall, dark-skinned warriors with scimitars hanging at their waists stepped off the ship. Although the Song army on the pier was much more numerous than them, this
The ten-year-old man was calm and composed, with an indifferent expression on his face, like a lion strolling in front of a herd of cattle.
Only veterans who have spent their entire lives fighting can have such momentum. The Song army on the dock couldn't help but become nervous.
But this tension was immediately broken by a bearded man wearing a black robe, a cape of the same color, and a golden headband on his turban. He slowly stepped off the pedal and walked toward Wang Han and Chen Ke in the distance.
He gave an Arabic salute and started talking loudly.
After he finished speaking, a young foreigner wearing a robe, a turban and a black headband appeared next to him. He spoke in blunt Chinese: "Dear Lord Celestial Dynasty, my master is Jabbar, the tribute envoy from Dashi."
, I sincerely request an audience with His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
"Oh, really?" Wang Han was overjoyed when he heard this... He said before, 'I will follow the king's path and all the Xia will surrender'. For the Song Dynasty court whose vanity trumped all else, having all the nations come to court was a blessing that they could only dream of.
Guiding a foreign envoy to make a pilgrimage to the capital is an achievement worth boasting about for a local official, and it will be recorded in the history of the country.
And we just took this opportunity to ask the court to agree to the opening of Qinzhou as a port. This is really like ‘someone will give you a pillow when you fall asleep’!
Of course, this is no joke. He would first check the envoy's credentials, documents, seals, and even the tribute to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and only dare to let him go after confirming that they are correct. Otherwise, if he is a Xibei, he will
The fun is great...
After telling the interpreter what he meant, the other party happily provided a series of documents. Wang Han took it over and saw that they were all twisted tadpole writing. He felt dizzy and handed it to Chen Ke and said: "The Number One Scholar is a great scholar."
, come and take a look."
"I don't understand either." Chen Ke shook his head with a wry smile.
Okay, even the most knowledgeable person doesn’t understand, so I can only ask professionals for help. But Qinzhou is not Guangzhou, so where can I find a ‘tonguer’ who specializes in interpreting?
"It seems that we can only go to Guangzhou to find someone." Wang Han ordered his surroundings: "Go to Guangzhou to find someone who can speak Farsi and bring him to Guizhou!" If there are vigorous and resolute bosses, there will naturally be fast-moving subordinates.
We set off immediately with great speed.
Wang Han was only interested in the title of 'envoy paying tribute'. His main focus was still on Chen Ke, so he waved his hand and asked someone to take the food envoy and his group to rest first.
But the other party insisted on going back to the ship, saying that this was their custom, so Wang Han let him go.
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After an interlude, Wang Han accompanied Chen Ke on a tour of the dock, and then returned to the barracks to have tea and rest.
After chatting briefly for a few words, Wang Han got back to the point and said: "How about it, Zhong Fang, please give me a precise sentence."
"The conditions in Qinzhou are very good." Chen Ke knew that this old man didn't like to beat around the bush, so he said slowly: "But it's not easy to steal Guangzhou's livelihood."
"How difficult is it?" Wang Han raised his eyebrows and asked.
"First of all, Qinzhou Port has no municipal shipping department and no trade affairs. If it is only used to transport copper, it will be fine, but if it is used as a commercial port, something will happen."
"This is easy to do. If the imperial court can set up four municipal shipping departments, it can set up a fifth!" After Wang Han finished speaking, he felt that this was too full, so he added: "Even if we can't set up a shipping department, we can set up a fifth one."
There is still no problem with Yiwu." Queyiwu is one level lower than Shibisi, but it also has the power to tax trade.
"Second, there are no money supervisors in Qinzhou, but there are in Guangzhou."
"This is easier. I have a money prison in Hezhou on Guangnan West Road. I will move it here for you." Wang Han said.
"The third and most critical point." Chen Ke said lightly: "What is the attitude of Guangnan East Road? Has the prince thought about it?"
"Is this..." Wang Han had naturally thought about it before, and he also knew that if he snatched food from the tiger's mouth, he would definitely attract resentment from the Guangdong side, so he wanted Chen Ke to take the top spot... His abacus was very accurate, and it is estimated that with Chen Ke
Ke Xinke's status as the number one scholar and his ability to expand the territory meant that if the port was proposed to be located in Qinzhou, Guangdong would have no choice but to endure it.
But unexpectedly, Chen Ke kicked the ball back again. Wang Han smiled and said, "It shouldn't be a problem."
"In that case, the prince will write to the court and request that the port be placed in Qinzhou." Chen Ke said with a smile.
"Zhong Fang, it's better for you to come to Shangshu." Wang Han said with some embarrassment: "Guangdong and Guangxi are not good at it. If I want to go to Shangshu, Guangdong will definitely obstruct it in every possible way. But you are different.
You are from two provinces away. No one will say anything to whichever side you want to get this better." He said with a wry smile and said: "Zhong Fang, Guangdong is so rich that there is no shortage of these three seeds and two dates.
Yes, we in Guangxi still point to the rice from Qinzhou Port for cooking, so just think of it as a favor to me, my dear nephew."
"I misunderstood." Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's because I can't have the final say on this matter."
"How could it be so? If there is any matter regarding transportation in your mission, of course it is you who have the final say." Wang Han said with some displeasure.
