Wang Ba and his subordinates, even those who were illiterate, had to ask people to help them write. The big and small things, even the tattoos drawn by the indigenous people on their bodies could be traced.
The reward Li Yuanxing gave to Wang Ba was only two pieces of paper.
A piece of paper is a map, marked with longitudes and latitudes, of course with Chang'an City as the zero point. It is stamped with the seals of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, General Tiance's Palace, Prince Qin's Palace, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Personnel. This is considered a formal official document.
.This paper uses the paper used to print banknotes and is packed in a fireproof box.
This piece of paper can be said to be the most expensive paper in the Tang Dynasty.
The number actually issued was less than thirty.
The other piece of paper was still the same map, but it was printed on ordinary paper. Then Li Yuanxing drew a few circles on it with his own hand, and wrote a few coordinates. Finally, he wrote a few words: gold mine, coal mine.
Wang Ba was still organizing the ships in Huating, negotiating with merchants about the value of the bananas, and the hemp was still being appraised by first-class linen craftsmen. After receiving the telegram from the people sent to Chang'an, Wang Ba was not only
One more island was sealed, and there was even a gold mine location marked. He immediately pushed the merchant away and shouted at his subordinates: "Come on, no matter how much money you spend, you must rent a space for the flying boat to Chang'an tomorrow, no matter what."
I went to Chang'an to express gratitude."
There are daily flights from Chang'an City to Huating.
There is absolutely no difference in fares based on weight on modern airplanes, but Datang does.
The weight is based on Tang Jin. If the weight is less than 72 Jin, the price is standard. For every 12 Jin, the price will increase by 20%. If the weight is only 36 Jin, the price will be half price. A standard ticket price is already three yuan or two.
of silver coins. The price was three thousand guan. In modern times, based on purchasing power, it would be twelve thousand yuan.
In the Tang Dynasty, according to the rice price plan, it would definitely be twenty stones higher than the first-class polished rice.
But at this price, if you don't line up in advance, it's probably very difficult to book a price. Wang Ba has only two ways to book a ticket. One is to enter Chang'an on urgent business, and it must be official business. The other is to buy it at a high price, several times the price.
One ticket.
The fare at the warehouse is higher, and it's not calculated by piece at all, but directly by kilogram.
No matter what you are transporting per kilogram, as long as it does not have an unpleasant smell or is dangerous goods that can easily explode, it costs seventy cents per kilogram, which is definitely a very expensive price.
Only extremely valuable cargo will be transported by flying boat.
Wang Ba increased the price tenfold, but he couldn't even buy a ticket for that day. It wasn't until the early morning of the third day that he arrived at Chang'an City. It was difficult for him to load fifty kilograms of goods into the warehouse, so he only loaded twenty kilograms and carried it with him.
Ten kilograms of luggage contained some specialties brought back from Luzon Island.
Bananas were sold to merchants in Huating at a price of fifty guan per ton.
It is still spring, and it is already very difficult to eat fruits in this season. The price is naturally not cheap. The market price is 70 cents per pound, so there is still a huge market.
Even if the merchants know that this kind of thing can only be stored for less than ten days.
The other two foods that appeared among the people for the first time in the Tang Dynasty made Wang Ba and others make a lot of money, and that was coconut and mango. Li Yuanxing must have known about it, but the common people had never seen it.
In Chang'an City, Wang Ba entered the palace to offer gifts and thank him, but many dignitaries came to watch the ceremony.
Both Li Er and Li Yuanxing understood that these guys were not watching the ceremony, nor were they trying to give Wang Ba face. Wang Ba was the first person to try overseas fiefdom. Whether it was experience or insights, they wanted to hear more from Wang Ba.
listen.
In the city of Chang'an, there is a book called "My Seal of the Island", which is messy and unorganized. It is full of Wang Ba and his subordinates' views on the island, as well as small and interesting things they encountered. But this is a book like this.
, the first day it went on the market, 10,000 copies were sold out that morning.
Ordinary people in Chang'an wanted to see the novelty, while the dignitaries wanted to experience it.
What is a coconut? Of course Li Er doesn't know, but Li Er won't worry, because if Li Yuanxing doesn't know anymore, Li Er believes that not many people in the world will know.
Whether it's coconut or mango, Li Yuanxing has his own way of eating it.
Li Yuanxing cut the mango from the middle to the core with a knife, and then cut the flesh into small pieces. He also said: "The way Mingyue likes it is to peel it, hold it in your hand and eat it, Lan
Yue's favorite way to eat it is to cut it into small slices and pick it into your mouth with a toothpick. It will never stick to your hands or face!"
Li Er took it with a smile. He had eaten this mango before, and it was found in Lingnan.
But there are fresh fruits in March, which makes Li Er a little surprised. It seems that the world is full of wonders.
As for the coconuts, Li Yuanxing thought about it and asked the Imperial Army to get a real sharpened sword. He cut it a few times with the knife, and then said to Eunuch Gao: "Go get some thin bamboo tubes and make them whole."
of."
Li Yuanxing quickly opened the outer layer of the coconut, and then stabbed a hole with the tip of a knife. "Ming Yue has special tools for this, which is much easier than mine." After inserting the bamboo tube, Li asked
The second one just took it and sucked it. "This thing is actually a good thing. When going to sea, put hundreds of them on the boat and they can be stored for half a year."
"It's delicious!" Li Er only took two sips, praised it, and then indicated that he could take it.
Li Yuanxing drank one himself, split the coconut completely with a knife, and then took out a strip of coconut meat: "Use this shell and roast it slowly over a slow fire. This is the real delicacy. But just make do with the fresh ones!"
Li Er laughed loudly.
The reason for laughing is naturally happiness, but more importantly, it is because I hope that these powerful people will run around the world to see who can find something that Qin Wang Li Yuanxing does not recognize and is not familiar with.
"Naha, leave it to Lao Lang!" Li Yuanxing said casually. This was equivalent to relieving Wang Ba of the errand and letting him worry about the affairs of Japan Island and his fiefdom.
However, Wang Ba stepped forward to ask for instructions: "The natives from the nearby island came over, and there was some trading in the initial stage. But as time goes by, it is not a good thing. Please make a decision with Your Highness."
"Send it to the First Military Guard Army on the right, the Third Leading Guard Army on the left, and give another piece to Li Daozong."
Li Er opened his mouth, which was tantamount to enfeoffment.
Everyone understood that Li Daozong was the real reward, because he got the largest island, which was also the North Island. It is now Luzon Island. Then he added an island to Wang Ba. In fact, this island is not that big.
It's the Visayas, plus the original ones, these are the two main islands connected in the middle.
The Youwuwei Army was actually a remnant army that was crippled during the Battle of Shuofang.
Later, some new troops were added, but the combat power could not be restored. The reward was equivalent to the eastern half of the South Island of the Philippines in later generations. The three armies led by the left were simply an old and weak army, and they had long been replaced by the post-war troops.
They have become de facto logistics soldiers. But fighting soldiers are fighting soldiers, and Li Er did not want to chill the hearts of the sergeants.
Therefore, the western half of the South Island was sealed off and given to the left leading guard.
The Twelve Guards plus the Four Guards of the Forbidden Army are actually divided.
The location is on the line of the first island chain drawn by the cabinet master. This is a defensive line on the outside of the Tang Dynasty. Indochina must be where the main force of the Tang Dynasty is located, and then Singapore is where Cheng Motou, and now Youwu
The fiefdom of the main two armies of the Guards. Next, the entire South Asia was divided into a semicircle by six Guards.
Naha asked Lao Lang to go, even if it was within the scope of the Qin Prince's Mansion.
On the Japanese island, this war will continue for several years. It has been decided that there is Qianniuwei's territory and the regular Tang army's territory.
Taiwan Island must be under the control of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family and will never be given away. One of the three unsinkable aircraft carriers will not be handed over to anyone who is not trustworthy enough.
After offering gifts and expressing gratitude, Wang Ba was called to Li Er's study.
"With your own territory, Anbi's discipline men, civilized barbarians, and spread of our Chinese civilization are great achievements. Don't worry about the taxation of the fiefdom in a hurry. The two-year tax exemption policy is still applicable to you. After all, you initially
You still have some income, so instead of being mean to your subordinates, you should treat them well."
Wang Ba was secretly shocked when he heard Li Er's confession.
I was also vaguely scared.
From Li Er's words, Wang Ba's most direct feeling is that this is the fiefdom, which is the royal recognition of a territory belonging to the courtiers. The matter of taxation, the matter of taxation on the territory, Wangba heard about it when he was on the Japanese island.
However, although he was the first to actually get the fief, it was Niu Jinda who was the first to talk about taxes.
The actual land owned by Niu Jinda's army was 150,000 acres, but the territory he controlled was not smaller than that of his overlord. On the contrary, it was much larger, and many times larger.
The first year of taxation does not count, and the tax will be paid in the second year.
The tax for one year is the tax set by the Qin Palace, which is 13,000 tons of snow sugar, plus 100,000 knives for snow paper. Then it will be increased by 10% every year, and will be recalculated based on the territory's output after five years.
If 13,000 tons of snow sugar were stored in Wude Ninth Year, Niu Jinda and his men would be frightened to death.
But now, 20,000 acres of sugarcane is definitely enough for the snow sugar. Even if the cattle are not well managed, 30,000 acres is enough. Snow paper is paper made from sugarcane bagasse. At the amount of 100,000 knives, Wang Ba
They all really thought that this was someone from the Qin Palace taking care of Niu Jinda.
According to his idea, Niu Jinda would have to hand over 30,000 tons of snow sugar and add another one million knives of snow paper every year.
The imperial court gave Wang Ba a two-year tax exemption because his island was basically a primitive island.
Wang Ba's calculation in his mind was that if calculated in terms of money every year, it would be at least 50,000 guan, and 100,000 guan was not much. He would not be surprised if it was 200,000 guan.
It's just that this calculation still needs a process, and everything will be arranged by the Qin Palace.
Li Er said some words of encouragement, a few words of warning, or any words to set limits for Wang Ba.
The confused Wang Ba was filled with memories of Li Er's words encouraging him to develop harder, make more money, and educate the natives more.
Back then, Wang Ba only went to the invitation of one family. That was Li Daozong's house.
Li Daozong was not here, so Li Daozong's father, who had once pretended to be dead, came to greet him personally. Wang Ba was not surprised to be accompanied by several generals from the First Army of the Right Armed Guard and the Third Army of the Left Guard. It seemed that the territory belonged to the four of them.
Well, naturally I want to sit down and chat!
After listening to Wang Baxian's words, Li Shao, King of Dongping, immediately said: "Brother, if I were you, it would be tax-free for the first year, so you can give me a gift!" (To be continued. Please search for Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and more updated. quick!)
