There are many small harbors available for ship parking in the bay. More than 1,600 islands of all sizes are distributed in a scattered manner in the bay. Some are independent of one mountain and one pillar supporting the sky; some are two mountains against each other and divided into one water; some are overlapping and magnificent. They are like bonsai on the sea, which is a wonder.

To the west of the bay, close to the cape of Shenglong Mansion, there is also a small passage between the jaw and the orb of Longkou, connecting the outer sea. This passage now becomes the entrance and exit of luxury yachts. On the side of the passage, villas have been built on the hillside of the beautiful Neiwan Beach, making it a beautiful commercial town.

Not far from here is an island, and the pearls produced are particularly bright and round, with a beautiful halo.

It is said that in the dark night, the shells on the bottom of the sea will open together, allowing the pearls contained in the body to absorb the essence of the moonlight.

When fishermen pass through this sea area, they often see the jade halo formed by the luster of pearls under the sea, covering the entire island.

That island was therefore named Yuhuo Island, and now this beautiful town not far from it has also obtained a beautiful name - Yunzhou.

Yunzhou and Yezhou, one east and one west, occupy both ends of Halong Bay.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, before the celebration in Jiaozhou was over, Su You came here with Shi Wei, Su Bao, Zhang Qi and Li Shunju.

A large number of maritime merchants are waiting for them, many of which are maritime merchants in Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou.

The Song people's maritime merchants have the most sensitive sense of smell. Before the Battle of Jiaozhi was over, they had already started trading on several large islands outside Halong Bay, and now they are even more anxious.

The scene in front of you gave Su You a feeling of being a different life. The situation of the first Eyebrow Fair that year actually reappeared in Yunzhou today.

But what's funny is that I walked from behind to front of the scenes.

There are also many foreign maritime merchants coming this time, in addition to the nearby Chameng and Zhenla, there are also Dashi, Danliumei, Bagan, Sanfoqi, Japa, Keshali, Boni, Mayi, and Luzon countries.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the colony chosen by Su You and the newly opened outer coastal territory of Meizhou, the Song Dynasty, happened to be at the center of the great circle surrounded by countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Now there are more than 30,000 males there, so this time Su You not only recruits business, but also declares the sovereignty of the Song Dynasty and rebuilds the new order in the South China Sea.

Put on a purple robe and a slut, Su You and Li Shunju sat side by side, and received envoys from all over the country one by one.

The envoys were accompanied by their companions. These companions were all people who drank blood on the tip of the knife waves in the South China Sea in their early years. To put it bluntly, they were pirates and water bandits from the Song Dynasty.

After Suyou asked the maritime merchants to issue a notice, the island owners from all walks of life were dispatched. Only then did Suyou realize that there were so many people in the South China Sea in the Song Dynasty.

These people are extremely familiar with the water conditions, wind directions, islands, reefs, and sea routes of the South China Sea, and each has its own sales dens, that is, the countries in the South China Sea.

After these people came to the Maritime Bureau to report, Su You banned their Jiaozhi household registration, which was considered a native of the Song Dynasty.

Then Li Shunju granted the three ranks of scattered officials to whom they had resigned, and these people were transformed into martial officials of the Song Dynasty.

Although he was the lowest official position among military officials, the group of people was also grateful. After returning, they shook and brought their former stolen goods to conduct business investigations. They became the foreign liaison officer of the Song Dynasty, named "Introduction to Companion".

Suyou also sent a scientific and technological surveying team to accompany them to measure the accurate latitude and longitude of various countries in the South China Sea, record navigation diaries, sea depth contour lines, and improve sea charts.

To this day, the maps of the South China Sea countries in Su You and Wang Shao are no longer the kind of random drawings, but are almost the same as the maps of Southeast Asia in later generations.

At the same time, more comprehensive intelligence was collected and a clearer understanding of the situation in the South China Sea was obtained.

In the South China Sea, Sanfoqi and Japa are two larger countries. The Chinese people are brave and fierce, and they are the enemies of the world.

The Three Buddhas once occupied Zhenla, but now Zhenla is independent, and the relationship between the two countries is not very good.

Several relatively mild countries, in the east of the South China Sea, Luzon, Ma Yi, Ryukyu and Boni, were more respectful to the Song Dynasty.

These countries regard the Song Dynasty as the sect leader, and their purpose is to seek goods from the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty has always returned tribute materials from preferential treatment, and there is no more cost-effective business than this.

Many countries even set out from several big cities to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty. Some small countries recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty are actually different cities in the same country.

Wang Shao was extremely indignant about this, but Su You asked him to be calm and have his own arrangements.

Chuanxia 4th Road, when Suyou was born, was already a place where thousands of people cultivated and ate, and the contradiction between land and population was very prominent.

The development of terraced fields has eased some of the conflicts, but almost thirty years later, the conflicts have begun to appear again.

The same is true for Liangzhe Road.

Although the conflict has been alleviated again after Taihu Lake development and Jinghu development, the most benefit is hidden residents and refugees.

However, households with small assets have fewer and fewer cultivated land at home.

There is also the rise of mechanization of science and engineering, which has also caused many small workshop families to encounter trouble.

In this case, the secret guidance of those who are interested in it quietly established two population smuggling channels on Liangzhe Road and Chuanxia Road.

The land passage follows the southern land Silk Road, enters Dali from Yizhou, and then comes from Dali along the Tea-Horse Road to Jiaozhi.

On the sea, this is through Mingzhou Port, which sets sail when the winter is windy. It searches the population of Fujian Road, Guangnan East Road, and Guangnan West Road all the way to Jiaozhi County.

Su You came without any hesitation. As long as he arrived in Jiaozhou, there would be officials who were specifically responsible for immigration and resettlement, who registered their hometowns and specialties and went to various places.

Most of the craftsmen stayed in Jiaozhou, and most of the farmers went to Meizhou. Most of the truly homeless refugees and proletarians were arranged to industrial and mining in Yezhou and Tiezhou.

Among these people, there are new technicians hired by Sitong Trading from Liangzhe Road and Shuzhong with high salaries.

Shu Gong, in today's Song Dynasty, has become a synonym for leading skills and countless fine products.

Suyou wanted to build Yezhou into a large industrial base, while Jiaozhou was similar to Guangzhou Thirteen Streets that appeared in later generations and became a handicraft processing base.

The arrival of these craftsmen has brought the craft processing level of Jiaozhou to a great level. Now the rosewood chairs that Su You and Li Shunju sat down, the red sandalwood carved screen behind him, and the various gorgeous furnishings in the Yunzhou Branch of the Maritime Warehouse made many envoys of the small country think that they have come to the Great Song Palace.

Around the Yunzhou Branch Office, there is a newly built "in-house", which imitates the new-style apartments that are now popular in Bianjing City. The exterior looks like the exquisite buildings on Liangzhe Road, but there are various new facilities that make people convenient and comfortable inside. The use of a large number of ceramics and copper pipes has made the local buns who come from afar dumbfounded.

With the accompaniment of silk and bamboo and piano, the banquet began, and exquisite painted jade porcelain was served, sago dew, pastries, various delicacies, sake, fruit wine... and made the guests feel as if they had entered a fairyland and were in a daze.

The center of the capital hall is decorated with various representative commodities from this trade fair. Among them, the most fascinating of envoys and merchants from all over the world are the various gems and treasures processed with the latest craftsmanship.

After the red and sapphires selected by Li Shunju were polished by senior artists from Meishan, they reflected charming colors and fire colors with the kind of sections. They combined with various clever gold and silver base shapes to form exquisite works of art.

The most conspicuous large sunflower ring is as red as dove blood, and the light reflected in the sun is like fire, attracting countless gazes.

There is another way to polish.

A necklace is shaped into a symmetrical pattern from a golden cloud. In the middle is inlaid with a blue gem. The gem is polished into a smooth egg surface, which is indigo blue in the sunlight, completely transparent and without flaws, like a small sea of ​​deep water.

The most amazing thing is that there is a hexagram in the center of this gem and at the top of the arc surface.

The focus of the hexagram is concentrated in the center of the gem. The starlight is perfect, flexible, clear and bright, and the starlight will move and change as the viewer appreciates the angle and light.

Today, the most precious red sapphire in the Song Dynasty is called "Cat'er's Eye". The starlight in the center is like the cat's pupils at noon, with only a ray of light.

The star gemstones are three equal angles, forming a magical hexagram, which is far more gorgeous and precious than the cat's eyes.

This kind of gem requires extremely high requirements for cutting and grinding process and angle. If the grinding angle is not accurate during design, or in order to retain the maximum volume of the gem, it may sometimes cause starlight deviation.

However, this sapphire does not have this problem, it is flawless, and the accessories are designed very simply because no unnecessary decoration can attract others' attention around it.
Chapter completed!