Therefore, for these sea ships, Lin Fengjin only has two requirements for them. The first is to obey the command at sea, and the second is to share the cost of the sacrifices to the river god equally. To be honest, these two requirements
It was all taken for granted and no one raised any objections.
After talking about the sea, the benefits of inviting these monster pythons quickly became apparent. You must know that this is a world with magical powers and monsters, especially in the sea, which is full of dangers. You must rely on them.
Lead the way and avoid those terrifying sea creatures at a distance, and the demon python can sense the coming storm at sea several days in advance.
Not only that, after Python Five swallowed two pieces of monster internal organs from the bodies of giant snakes, its Taoist and magical powers greatly increased. It even dared to swim into the deep sea to sense the existence of ocean currents, and then let the ship sail on the ocean currents, riding on the ocean currents.
With the help of it, the fleet can sail at an amazing speed even when encountering headwinds.
The habits of snakes are also very special. They have amazing appetites and ways of storing energy. After a giant python is full, it can often go without eating for several months. The same is true for these monster pythons.
Under the guidance of the leader, even though this season was not the best for smooth sailing, and several merchant ships had some problems because they were not suitable for sea transportation, the group still crossed less than half of Nanzhenghe in only seven days.
The entire coastline of the Central Tang Dynasty reached the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and not a single merchant ship was lost!
You know, in the eyes of some old businessmen, this can only be described as a miracle. In other words, Lin Fengjin is definitely not just a smart person in this world. Someone has long had the idea of shipping, and a fleet of this size can sail.
Even if it is only a shallow sea, the chance of something happening is often at least 50%! The biggest risk from the sea is not the wind and waves, but more of the terrifying threats in the sea. If there is no escort by the monster python, it is completely fine to go by sea.
It was said to be a loss-making transaction.
After arriving in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Lin Fengjin had already made preparations. The place they chose to stop was a place called Wantian County. It can be said to be a remote country. At least four-fifths of the land in the county is saline-alkali land.
Dry and deserted by the sea breeze.
Needless to say, the people here are living in misery, and the magistrate of Wantian County is not an outsider, but a disciple of Mr. Yangming named Xu Kang. He is quite good in terms of talent and virtue, and so is Lin Fengjin.
Very talkable.
When he was at Donglin Academy, Lin Fengjin heard that Xu Kang had won the Jinshi. During the imperial prelude, he said that he did not want to enter a noble place like the Hanlin Academy, but was willing to go down and do some practical work. At that time, the monarch was still quite
Although Xu Kang's words may have touched the sensitive nerves of some people, the officials simply sent Xu Kang to such a place where no one can shit, and asked him to do more practical things.
Of course, I also wanted to see a joke.
After taking office, Xu Kang felt the real hardship. The government officials in the yamen bullied him for being young, and the local environment was uniquely poor, which almost completely ignored him. However, Xu Kang also gritted his teeth and collected evidence to refresh the official system.
After arresting and punishing several cunning government servants and killing several people, the internal situation was finally settled. However, the problem of saline-alkali land has always been a big problem, so he has achieved nothing in terms of improving people's livelihood.
The last time when Mr. Yangming celebrated his birthday, Xu Kang and Lin Fengjin had a very speculative conversation and talked about this matter. However, although Lin Fengjin had no way to transform the saline-alkali land, he had more experience based on his previous life.
With some insights, he made a suggestion to Xu Kang:
Wolfberry can at least grow in most saline-alkali lands, and it is also a perennial shrub. Planting it once can benefit for many years. Wolfberry is very good both as medicine and fruit. Pour the young leaves of wolfberry in boiling water, and then squeeze it.
After removing the bitter water, it can be eaten as a vegetable whether mixed or stir-fried, and its cultivation can be promoted.
In addition, Lin Fengjin also suggested planting another plant, Haloxylon ammodendron, on saline-alkali land. Although this plant cannot be eaten directly by humans, livestock likes it because its branches and leaves contain high salt content.
The very precious herb Cistanche deserticola will grow on the roots, which is also a great compensation.
After Xu Kang listened to Lin Fengjin's suggestion, he conducted some investigations and found that what he said was indeed correct, so he promoted it throughout the county. The villagers here were all extremely poor, and as soon as Xu Kang took office
In addition to the subordinate officials, he refreshed the official system and dug 20 deep wells in the county to improve people's livelihood. It was already very prestigious. At this time, Xu Kang ordered the promotion of planting these two plants on the useless saline-alkali land. At this time, the credibility of the government
It’s still very high, and everyone responded.
As a result, after large-scale planting was promoted, the effects came out in the second year. As a brand-new vegetable, the young leaves and shoots of wolfberry were praised by the villagers, and they could be harvested in batches in June of that year.
Wolfberry can be harvested until November, and the wolfberry is very easy to preserve after drying, so it has become an important source of income for the villagers. Even if it cannot be sold, it can be used to satisfy the hunger, so Xu
Kang's prestige also increased again.
However, the promotion effect of Haloxylon ammodendron is not so immediate. Fortunately, with the example of wolfberry, Xu Kang's prestige has reached its peak in the county, and there are no strange things to say to the people. But for the residents of Wantian County
Generally speaking, their living standards have at best changed from abject poverty (barely surviving, often hungry every month) to poverty (a state of subsistence, occasionally hungry every year), Xu Kang still felt unsatisfied
, and asked Lin Fengjin to come up with some ideas.
Lin Fengjin had already begun to lay out the north-south shipping line at this time, and told him that there was still a way, but Wantian County must build a large port at a suitable place near the sea. Xu Kang listened to Lin Fengjin's words,
Gritting his teeth, he called on the people to level the land during the off-season, built a crude port, and did a series of preliminary work.
Lin Fengjin brought this fleet of ships to sail here in a mighty way. Knowing that several monster pythons had reached their limit and people wanted to get off the ship to rest, he directly chose to dock at the port organized by Wantian County.
, and at the same time went to the shore to notify the officials, firstly to replenish supplies, and secondly to pay taxes as per the regulations - obviously Zheng Lin Fengjin in the south of Zhongtang Dynasty probably would not be able to stay, which meant that Lin Feng
I want to live in Northern Qi for a long time from now on, so it's better to be honest and abide by the law.
Lin Fengjin took the lead in paying the tax, and the other merchants had nothing to say. Obviously, even if they paid the tax once at Shangmao when they set off, they also paid the tax once at the port of call in Wantian. The total was only twice.
Compared to the times before when I had to pay taxes more than ten times when I went outside the Great Wall to pass through many checkpoints, it was really like a paradise.
After hearing the good news, the county magistrate Xu Kang smiled from ear to ear and came directly with the tax collector. When the final tax was collected, Xu Kang was satisfied with the figures.
A quick calculation revealed that as long as this fleet makes five or six trips a year, the county's fiscal revenue will almost double! And the tax paid this time is enough to wipe out the deficit caused by the port consolidation and still have some leftover.
Next, Lin Fengjin came to see Xu Kang. The two must have only discussed business matters first, and then personal friendship. Lin Fengjin first pointed out that although the port in Wantian County was an excellent deep-water port, the facilities were too crude.
Kang said that it would definitely be improved, and he would start mobilizing the people to step up quickly tomorrow. Secondly, Lin Fengjin hoped that Xu Kang could help quickly collect a batch of pigs, sheep, horses, donkeys, chickens, ducks and other livestock.
Originally, this request was quite embarrassing, but when Xu Kang heard that the price Lin Fengjin was willing to pay was actually three times the market price, he decisively asked the Yamen to handle this matter. Such a major event that benefits the people, even if Xu Kang
Even if I don't sleep for two or three days in a row, I feel very energetic when I work.
After the two official matters were discussed, the two finally began to talk about their personal friendship. Xu Kang promised that if Lin Fengjin could bring people here seven times a year, then the commercial tax levied on the Lin family would be 50% off, and long-term contacts would
The caravan offered a 20% discount, and Lin Fengjin reciprocated the favor. Finally, he suddenly told Xu Kang that the top-grade dried wolfberry from the Jiangnan area cost nine guanqian (nine taels of silver) per load, and then he stood up and left with a smile.
Xu Kang was stunned for a while, and was shocked that the price difference of the goods was so shocking. You know, even in the busiest month of June, the selling price of wolfberry here is only three dan for one dan at most, but in Jiangnan it is nine guan for one dan.
A load!
The profit from this has varied by more than 20 times over and over again. What is even more outrageous is that after August, the north is the origin of wolfberry, and the wolfberry produced here can only be eaten by ourselves or fed to pigs, and no one can sell it.
Can't sell it!
When Xu Xianzun was wondering, someone came from the front to report that the owners of three ships wanted to ask the county Zun to open a loading yard for storing goods. They planned to unload the goods here, and then
Notify the familiar businessmen in the city to come to inspect and purchase the goods, and also ask the county magistrate to issue a road guide for them, because they heard that the local specialty is wolfberry, and if there is a road guide, it will be convenient for them to go to the countryside to purchase on their own.
At that time, the household registration system was very strict. Many people would not move more than a hundred miles away from their homes until they died. If a stranger came into Zhuangzi, as long as he was not a salesman or something, the village chief would question him. If there was anything wrong,
They are taken as thieves, not to mention that these businessmen are foreigners from Nanzheng? So there must be a guide, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)