Hearing Yang Fan's words, the people on the side couldn't bear to look at him. They had never seen anyone asking for rewards so directly.
Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from the emperor. The emperor rewards him with whatever he rewards. As a minister, there is no way he can directly ask for it.
Now this kid is acting like he will lose face to His Majesty Li Er if he doesn't want the reward. It's simply...
A person who is shameless is invincible!
All the courtiers looked at Yang Fan with admiration and further understood this boy's shamelessness.
Having received a great gift today, His Majesty Li Er is in a good mood and is not surprised at all.
But he didn't immediately agree or refuse. Instead, he asked with interest: "You can also build ships? In that case, why don't you go to Dengzhou?"
In ancient times, the imperial court mastered the most advanced shipbuilding technology, and the most advanced shipbuilding factory in the Tang Dynasty was built in Dengzhou.
According to Li Shimin, although Jiangzhou and Quanzhou are geographically close to mountains and seas, the people under their jurisdiction have plenty of resources.
In terms of shipping location alone, these two places are not as good as Dengzhou.
More importantly, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou belonged to the fiefdoms of Wei King Li Tai.
Now Yang Fan wants to build a shipping terminal here, which makes Li Shimin suspect that Yang Fan is looking for trouble.
In the Tang Dynasty, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou were not the best choices in any aspect.
But even if His Majesty Li Er wanted to touch his head, he still couldn't figure it out. Yang Fan chose these two places after careful consideration.
Jiangzhou, located in the center of Jiangnan Road, has a prosperous economy, a prosperous population, and a good industrial foundation.
Next to Quanzhou is the Wanwan Strait, facing the later Wanwan Province across the sea.
At this time, Wanwan Island should be called Ryukyu.
If your guess is correct, there should be only some indigenous people or savages living on Wanwan Island now, and no large cities have been built.
Yang Fan wanted to build a shipping terminal in Quanzhou, and of course he had a sneak peek at Ryukyu.
You know, Wanwan Island is a beautiful island.
Besides, don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
If one day Li Shimin really turns against him, there will be a way out to prevent any unexpected events.
Of course, it was impossible for Yang Fan to tell his true thoughts.
If you dare to say that you want to divide the territory and occupy the island as king, even if you have great achievements, your head will not be enough.
Seeing that Li Shimin had no intention of refusing, Yang Fan struck while the iron was hot: "I heard that Jiangzhou and Quanzhou have outstanding people and rich seafood, and Weichen's Yingkelou plans to have some seafood cuisine, so I want to catch some seafood."
Li Shimin suddenly realized that he was not interested at all in Jiangzhou and Quanzhou, which were more than a thousand kilometers away from Chang'an.
Because even if you work hard, it will take you more than half a month to get there.
In Li Shimin's view, apart from being rich in seafood, these places have no great use at all.
Just when he was about to agree, Li Tai said with an angry look on his face: "Father, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou belong to the fiefdoms of my sons and ministers. Now Uncle Zhongyi is blatantly building a wharf.
This is against the rules; what’s more, Uncle Zhongyi built a boat and went out to sea to fish. Isn’t this an act of competing with the people for profit?”
"Besides, Quanzhou is more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an, and the sea goods would have rotted before they could even be transported to Chang'an. Uncle Zhongyi said that the ship was built to supplement the supply of sea goods to the guest building. It is obviously an attempt to cover up the situation. Please tell me, father."
Li Tai was so angry at Yang Fan that he almost vomited blood several times, and of course he didn't want to make Yang Fan feel better.
Yang Fan was not angry, and retorted with a slight smile: "Your Highness is worrying too much. As the saying goes, in the whole world, is it the land of the king, the shore of the land, or the ministers of the king? The whole world belongs to your majesty. Although Quanzhou is the fiefdom of your highness, but
Your Majesty just asked you to guard it on your behalf, how can you take it as private property?"
"As for His Highness's statement that Wei Chen's fishing for seafood will compete with the people, it is even more ridiculous. In Wei Chen's view, fishing for seafood will not only not compete with the people for profit, but will benefit the country and the people and affect the generations to come.
It can also increase people’s income…”
Yang Fan non-stop explained some basic laws of the market economy to this group of ancients, with the air of a pyramid scheme leader.
However, Li Tai was furious, his face turned red and white, his face looked ferocious, and he said angrily: "Please tell me what you said, father, I have never regarded the fief as private property."
He is scared!
If Li Shimin really believed Yang Fan, he would not be able to bear this hat.
The fiefdom is nominally yours, but how dare you say that in front of Li Shimin? Do you think you have a long life?
What the emperor fears most is, of course, fear of rebellion.
Although Li Shimin may not necessarily believe Yang Fan's words, Li Tai cannot be careless in the slightest.
Seeing Li Tai's uneasy look and comparing it with Yang Fan's calm and calm look, the two of them made a decision.
Li Shimin sighed secretly in his heart. As a father and an emperor, how could he have a gap in his heart because of Bo's unfounded words?
This son is still too restless!
Waving his hand, Li Shimin expressed his own opinion. After thinking for a while, he turned to Yang Fan and said: "I am not a stingy and ungrateful person who breaks my word. I want to build a sea ship privately in Quanzhou. The dock is against the imperial court's system.
How about setting up another title and setting up a naval force by yourself, which will be under the jurisdiction of the Caoyun Yamen, but you will be responsible for the salary and expenses yourself. Now that the Ministry of Rites is busy with affairs, you cannot go there in person. Is there a suitable candidate to replace you?"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Yang Fan was overjoyed, but he did not expect an unexpected gain.
I said in my heart that His Majesty Li Er usually looks very cool, but he is still very capable at critical moments.
In fact, it's not surprising that Li Shimin was so casual. The navy usually only carried out trivial matters such as transporting grain and grass, fighting water bandits, etc. It was natural that it was not taken seriously.
Quanzhou, which was far away from Chang'an, was not taken seriously by the imperial court.
Yang Fan rolled his eyes, glanced at Xue Rengui, who was standing in the distance with his eyebrows lowered and his head lowered, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, is it sufficient for a minor minister to be chosen?"
Li Shimin couldn't deny it: "Oh? Who is it? Tell me..."
Yang Fan waved his hand and pointed, saying: "This is Xue Rengui, the eighth-rank commander of Junyangfang. This man is powerful and talented. He is the descendant of Xue Andu, the famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He can go there on behalf of the minister."
Taking one look at Xue Rengui's burly figure, Li Shimin was a little surprised.
However, he was straightforward and did not drag his feet, and said: "I will ask Zhongshu Province to prepare an edict for Jiangnan Road, and you can go according to your request, and you can go there on a selected day; the Zhenguan potato presented today will definitely be sent to the world after I implement it.
Tell the world that you discovered the Zhenguan potato, and the people of the world will definitely remember your kindness, and your name will go down in history."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was envious.
What is the greatest pursuit of being an official?
Senior official salaries are one thing.
These people are almost all third-grade officials and are already satisfied.
Another one is nothing more than fame.
Being famous all over the world and leaving a name in history is the most noble idea of being an official, and it is something you can only dream of.
Unexpectedly, a young boy could achieve it before them.
I had mixed feelings for a while!
Yang Fan didn't expect Li Shimin to be so generous.
He actually did not take credit for the discovery of potatoes, which made Yang Fan subvert his understanding of His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er used to be a glutton who only ate and did not eat. Now he is so good, which makes Yang Fan a little uncomfortable.
He hurriedly said with tears of gratitude: "It is the duty of a humble minister to serve the country and the people. How dare he covet honor? However, with this encouragement, the humble minister will definitely devote himself to death in the future."