Yang Fan nodded affirmatively, and continued: "I remember that His Highness King Qi was the military governor of Qi, Qing, Lai, and Mi. He was the military governor of the five states and served as the governor of Qizhou. There should be a navy in Dengzhou, right? And the army was supervised by King Wen.
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Wei Ting was stunned: "Of course, and every once in a while, the navy will send some fresh seafood to the palace."
What does it have to do with the navy?
Could it be that this guy wants to find a job for someone?
However, Yang Fan continued to ask: "Does the Navy usually have missions?"
Wei Ting thought for a while: "Nowadays, the imperial navy is mainly used to transport grain, grass and other goods. As long as there is no war, there are few tasks."
It was similar to what he had guessed in his heart. Yang Fan was overjoyed and said: "Since His Highness King Qi wants to please His Majesty, it is better to let the navy go to Fuso Kingdom, Goguryeo, Silla and other countries to sell glass products when there is no mission. The supply of goods will be supplied by Junyangfang, and the income will be
How about dividing the property into eighty-two shares?"
Yang Fan has long been interested in building a channel to overseas. If there happens to be such an opportunity, Yang Fan will certainly not let it go.
As for selling colored glaze overseas, it is only a very small part of it, and it was also a decision that was just made with a sudden inspiration.
Glaze was a top-notch luxury product in ancient times. It was something used by nobles. It was just a decoration and had no other function at all.
Can it be eaten, can it improve humanistic qualities, can it promote social progress, can it improve productivity?
No, nothing is possible. To put it bluntly, for ordinary people, it is the same without it.
In Yang Fan's eyes, the biggest use of Liuli is to make money.
This is also the reason why Yang Fan is sold in limited quantities in Datang.
Because Yang Fan never wanted to make Liuli popular among the common people in the Tang Dynasty. He only wanted to use it as a top-notch luxury product to make money, and of course the target was those nobles from aristocratic families.
Only by allowing nobles and nobles to circulate their hidden money can we increase the vitality of society and accelerate the progress of the times.
In the Tang Dynasty, many people did not have enough to eat and clothing, so they could not bear to fool the people of the Tang Dynasty with glass, so there was no need to worry about exporting it.
Anyway, colored glaze has almost no technical content. The raw material is just sand. These things can be found everywhere, and the amount of colored glaze can be produced in any amount.
Dengzhou is where the navy is stationed, and Li You is the military leader. Using the navy to traffic in colored glaze to nearby countries is a good way to save time and effort.
But what Yang Fan is most envious of is the geographical location of Dengzhou, which faces Fusang, Goguryeo, Silla and other countries across the sea, and is a natural and good waterway.
Now that we have come to this era, Yang Fan certainly cannot allow some clowns to hide on a small island to develop their power.
Otherwise, when the Central Plains is weak, these clowns will not be able to show their fangs and bully the people of the Central Plains again.
At this time, the navy was only used to transport food and grass, or to occasionally clear out small groups of bandits and pirates. They usually had nothing to do, so they could use one or two of them.
However, the ancients did not understand. Wei Ting frowned and asked: "Why not sell within the Tang Dynasty? Besides, although the navy has no tasks on weekdays, if the Dengzhou navy is used for trade at will, the censor will impeach Qi
What should I do if the king uses his power for personal gain? Isn’t this self-defeating?”
Yang Fan looked like he hated iron for not becoming steel, and asked in a seductive manner: "What is colored glaze? Can it be eaten? Besides, people in the Tang Dynasty can't afford a lot of food, so how can they afford it?"
"Trafficking across the ocean to other countries, the profits have increased at least ten times. I heard that Fusang Country's silver production is very high, and the nobles of Goguryeo's royal family are also very rich..."
"The most important thing is, if we sell colored glass to these countries, what will we get in exchange? Gold, silver, food..."
"These things are hard currency, and they are all high-quality materials. In the long run, one thing will go down and the other will go up. Isn't it beneficial to the country and the people? What we pay is just glass for viewing."
When a large amount of taxes are paid to the national treasury, His Majesty, King Qi, will naturally be favored by His Majesty and the goal will be achieved. Why not?
Wei Ting was so deceived by these remarks that his blood boiled and his eyes flashed, but he was still very cautious: "Although this is a good thing, I still feel it is inappropriate to let King Qi use the navy without authorization..."
Seeing that Wei Ting was able to stay awake despite being so agitated, Yang Fan couldn't help but secretly admire him, but he was not disappointed, but rather excited.
Because in Yang Fan's mind, the best solution would certainly not be the navy, and he had never thought of opening up overseas channels based on the navy.
Soldiers are fierce. In ancient times, this was taboo, and no one dared to use it at will.
If it is used at will, even Yang Fan may be implicated, because it is easy to attract criticism if the sergeants are deployed at will. Even the King of Qi, as the governor, would not dare to make a decision easily.
Yang Fan spread his hands and pretended to be disappointed: "Then there is nothing I can do..."
Obviously, Wei Ting did not intend to give up.
After all, if this method is really successful, it will be a great achievement.
If you use colored glaze to bring back countless amounts of money and food from overseas to fill the national treasury, your majesty will certainly be happy, and the credit will naturally go to your son-in-law, King Qi Li You. Maybe he can also gain political achievements by the way.
Thinking of this, even though he had been in the officialdom for more than ten years, Wei Ting was still a little excited, his mind suddenly started to work, and soon his eyes lit up.
Stroking the short beard under his chin, Wei Ting smiled slightly: "Uncle Zhongyi, although His Highness King Qi cannot use the navy, I have a better way..."
Looking at these ancient people who love to talk about things, Yang Fan was a little speechless, but he still cooperated and said: "Master Wei, you might as well talk and listen."
Wei Ting said with a proud face: "In Dengzhou, let the Navy train a group of maritime talents in their free time..."
When Wei Ting finished speaking proudly, Yang Fan smiled. After all, it was very similar to the plan in his mind.
Originally, Yang Fan wanted to take advantage of Dengzhou's geographical advantage to train a group of caravans to open up overseas channels.
The reason why I didn't mention it directly just now was because I was afraid of being too abrupt, too purposeful, and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
Now that Wei Ting raised it himself, it saved Yang Fan a lot of trouble.
But of course Yang Fan couldn't completely follow Wei Ting's proposal. After some bargaining, he finally decided.
Yang Fan provided people, strength, and materials, and Qi Wang Li You came out of the land and ports to provide training and open up a road to overseas business.
Of course, in name, this strategy was thought up by King Qi Li You. Of course, Yang Fan would not care about these false things.
For now, Yang Fan just wants to plant a seed and let it take root so that it can be effective at some point.
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After achieving their respective goals, they were naturally in a happy mood, and the two started talking and laughing again.
Yang Fan said with some embarrassment: "Master Wei, I had a small misunderstanding with His Highness King Qi, and I still regret it when I think about it."
"But as the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. The unpleasantness has long passed. Now that we are sincerely cooperating, I would also like to ask Mr. Wei to tell His Highness King Qi to ask him not to care about the large amount."
"In addition, Mr. Wei, please look at the budget..."
Now that we have cooperated, Yang Fan must of course express his position and resolve what needs to be resolved together.
Wei Ting laughed, a little disapproving: "Master Yang is really impeccable in his work. If anyone says that Uncle Zhongyi is a stick and a fool in front of someone in the future, I will definitely slap him. Don't worry, King Qi knows the seriousness of the matter."
"Rules are dead. How can the Ministry of Civil Affairs ignore such a major matter as the preparations for the imperial meeting for the sake of such a trivial matter as accounts? I will immediately send a message to the Duzhi Division. The funds from the Host and Guest Division of the Ministry of Rites will arrive today. Master Yang only needs to Just send a subordinate to go there, there is no need to do everything personally."
This is officialdom. I just said that we should act according to the rules, but now...
Finally my eyes are opened!
With two words for official, you can say whatever you want.