"Hahaha, you two are sitting on a treasure mountain without even realizing it."
Yang Xuan said: "As the saying goes, you rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat water. These trees are resources, and the fish in the sea are also resources. As long as they are transported to the inland, they are countless wealth, not to mention going to the sea to the south, there are many
Islands, those islands are also rich in products.”
Qiu Jun and Xue Xian looked at each other. The imperial court had issued a sea ban and no one was allowed to go into the sea. It was as if Mr. Yang had said it but not.
Yang Xuan naturally guessed what the two of them were thinking: "Do you think there is a sea ban, so what I said cannot be realized?"
The two nodded, and Yang Xuan added: "This Qiongzhou Island is an island. If it is true that we are not allowed to go to the sea, wouldn't it be necessary to cut off the connection between Qiongzhou Mansion and the court? Since there is no way to contact us, how will the court know whether we go to the sea?"
"Well……"
Qiu Jun pondered and said: "There may be something wrong with this matter. After all, it is an imperial decree..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xue Xian: "What imperial decree? If we strictly follow the order, can you and I be sent here?"
Xue Xian said and looked at Yang Xuan again: "This Lao Qiu came to Qiongzhou Island five years earlier than me. He suffered a few more years and his pride has been worn away."
He turned to Qiu Jun again: "What do we do as officials? It is for the country and the people, not for those bosses who only care about their own interests. As the parents of Qiongzhou Prefecture, we should work for the welfare of the people."
Qiu Jun was robbed and looked ashamed: "I am fifty this year and have been on this island for almost ten years. The ambitions I had back then have been blown away by the sea breeze. They have been blown away."
There was a trace of pathos in his words. Seeing that the time had come, Yang Xuan immediately said: "If I tell you that this Qiongzhou Mansion will be the most prosperous place in the Dasheng Dynasty, you two are willing to contribute your efforts to this Qiongzhou Mansion."
competence?"
Xue Xian was the first to reveal his eyes: "No matter how you don't want to, I am also a man who fought on the battlefield. The most important thing is this passion."
Qiu Jun said in a daze: "The most prosperous place in the Dasheng Dynasty is not easy to say. However, it is my duty to work for the welfare of the people, and it is naturally my duty to do so."
Yang Xuan nodded. These two people had no identity with him, so it was enough for them to talk to each other like this.
They are all old-fashioned people. If they don't show something real, it will be unconvincing.
Next, it was still logging and building houses every day, and shopkeeper Qian’s brick kiln had already started firing clay to make bricks.
Yang Xuan rushes back and forth to the construction site every day, supervising the progress of the project and planning at the same time.
As early as when logging started, he already had a certain plan. The innermost circle was residential areas, horizontally and vertically, and some roads were planned.
Qiu Jun once curiously asked him what the purpose of building so many houses was.
Then Yang Xuan counted on his fingers and told him: "Look, there are more than 2,000 people working here now. The first thing is their accommodation. In the future, they will bring their families and settle here. Not many
How about building some houses?"
"Aren't these people from Zhanjiang Prefecture? Why did they settle here?"
"As long as we give them fields and work, it won't be the same everywhere." Yang Xuan said, "As long as I give them more money, they will follow me. After all, they are all citizens of the Dasheng Dynasty."
Qiu Jun couldn't help but was speechless. One person only had six cents a day. For more than two thousand people, the expenses were more than ten taels a day. In addition, the officials from top to bottom of Qiongzhou Mansion, as well as Xue Xian and his soldiers, had a salary of silver.
The money was all paid for by His Highness King Qiong.
According to his calculations, Prince Qiong's visit had been less than half a month, and the money spent was already comparable to the money allocated by the imperial court in a year.
Before, he had planned with Xue Xian that Qiongzhou Island was already a difficult place, and if he had to support a prince, life would probably be even more difficult.
Who would have thought that His Highness King Qiong not only did not collect taxes, but instead spent money on various things. Looking at the bustling construction site, Qiu Jun couldn't help but sigh, if Qiongzhou Mansion can really develop, it will be a blessing to the people.
The fire in his heart that had been extinguished long ago seemed to be rekindling.
As for Yang Xuan, he doesn't worry about money at all. Not to mention the shares he and His Highness King Qiong have in Shengfa Company, just based on the properties in their hands, the money they spend every day is not as much as they earn.
Of course, Shengfa Company can still distribute dividends to them. After all, Prince Hui and several other princes are still here, and they cannot just watch their shares become cheap for the prince.
But this dividend may end at some point. As soon as the prince ascends the throne, the shares in his hand will definitely be taken back by the prince.
In fact, according to Yang Xuan, these princes will have a life-and-death fight sooner or later.
By then, it's hard to say who will sit on the throne.
In fact, theoretically speaking, even if Yang Xuan dislikes the prince, he also knows that only when the prince ascends the throne can the whole country transition smoothly. Otherwise, once these brothers fight, the people and people like Yang Xuan will suffer.
merchant.
After all, only when the country is stable can he make money, right?
As construction continued to advance, a clearing was dug out of the rainforest, and Yang Xuan sent people to uproot the trees and plow the land again in preparation for planting rice.
The farmers who had cut down trees before moved to another place and continued to cut down trees to build houses. After all, they would have to go deeper into the woods to dig further.
During this process, Dong Tianbao and others finally arrived, and brought all the previous revenge teams with them. After a period of recruitment and training, the revenge team was replenished with sufficient numbers.
Naturally, Qin Laohan also came with him. At this point, all the necessary technical personnel that Yang Xuan thought were in place.
Shopkeeper Qian can make steel, Shopkeeper Fang can make more sophisticated instruments, and Laohan Qin can research gunpowder, but the only technical talent missing is shipbuilding.
During this prosperous dynasty, although Yang Xuan had never been to the sea, he had a general understanding of the current world situation from Hu Shang's mouth.
He didn't know what the situation was in history. He only knew that today's maritime transport was very developed, and the Dasheng Dynasty could be said to be a little behind in this regard.
However, it is said that the Dasheng Dynasty also had great achievements in navigation, and even sent ministers to explore the sea seven times and visited more than 30 countries.
But later, because many of the overseas trips were mainly to promote the virtues of the Dasheng Dynasty, to show off their troops in foreign lands, and to show the wealth and strength of the Dasheng Dynasty, but their efforts were very wasteful, and they were finally stopped.
All in all, it was a waste of money and money, so I stopped going.
Although Yang Xuan doesn't understand navigation, he also knows that if you want to sail far away, you need not only shipbuilding skills, but also navigation skills, so this matter can only be done slowly.
In the military camp, Dong Tianbao and the revenge team were undergoing daily training, which was a five-kilometer run with heavy loads. Xue Xian also ran with his men, but as they ran, Xue Xian's soldiers could not keep up.
So Xue Xian was anxious at that time. They were at best civilian armed forces, but his men were regular soldiers, and they couldn't even keep up.
Xue Xian led his men back to the military camp dejectedly. While he was reprimanding everyone, Yang Xuan came. He patted Xue Xian on the shoulder and said, "Master Xue, please be patient. This weight-bearing run does not look special, but it has never been the case."
It’s normal for people who haven’t practiced to be unable to keep up. Take your time and don’t rush.”
