Chapter 140 Use swords and guns to reason! (Here we come!)

Zeng Gongliang's letter said that he was expected to return to Beijing. There was probably conclusive news. Sure enough, after the New Year, Zeng Gongliang's letter came again. Zeng Gongliang got his wish and was recalled to Beijing. His new appointment was to inform the Kaifeng Mansion.

When Zhang Heng heard the news, he was also happy for Zeng Gongliang.

Because it is only the spring of the fifth year of Qingli, according to the original history, Zeng Gongliang was not appointed as the magistrate of Kaifeng Mansion until the third year of Emperor You's reign, but now it is a full seven years too early, presumably because of himself.

While he was happy for Zeng Gongliang, Zhang Heng was also very excited because there was someone in the court who wanted to be an official!

Now his two teachers, one Wu Yu and the other Zeng Gongliang, both occupy important positions in the court, and it is easier for him to do things in Quanzhou.

However, according to Zeng Gongliang, the situation between North Korea and China has changed greatly.

On the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, Fan Zhongyan was dismissed and sent to participate in political affairs, to know Pizhou, and to serve as the pacification envoy of the Fourth Road in Shaanxi Province.

On the same day, Fu Bi was also dismissed from his post as deputy envoy to the Privy Council, and was appointed as the pacification envoy of the East and West Roads in Beijing, where he knew Yunzhou.

The next day, Du Yan was dismissed as Minister Zuocheng and went out to Yanzhou.

On the fourth day of the second lunar month, stop grinding and explore new methods, and let your son work on new methods.

On the fifth day of March, Han Qi dismissed his position as deputy privy envoy, became a bachelor of the Zhengdian Palace, and learned about Yangzhou.

At this point, all the main figures who presided over the reform were expelled from the court.

On the 23rd, the new imperial examination law was abolished and the old system was restored.

On August 21, Ouyang Xiu dismissed the transfer envoy from the capital of Hebei and changed his name to Chuzhou.

At this point, the Qingli New Deal completely failed.

The New Deal was officially implemented from October of the third year of Qingli. By the first month of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others were successively excluded from the court. Various reforms were abolished. The New Deal ended in failure. In fact, it only took one year to complete the full calculation.

much time.

Zhang Heng is no longer just a bystander, but also a participant. Although the process of participation is not what he wants, participation is participation. Now he goes out and pats his chest and says that I am not a reformist, and others will not believe him.

Because some people have already regarded him as one of the leaders of the reform.

In his letter, Zeng Gongliang hoped that Zhang Heng would settle down in the local government and not be anxious. He would work hard to recall Zhang Heng from the local government.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh. There was nothing wrong with him in Quanzhou. The feeling of being in charge was actually quite good. The outstanding people in the state worked together under his baton. This sense of control was far better than in Bianzhou.

Jing is just a little boy.

He came to Quanzhou in early summer, and now it is early spring. In just seven or eight months, Quanzhou has changed completely.

It’s not that the appearance of Quanzhou has changed, but as soon as you enter Quanzhou, you can discover the vitality of Quanzhou!

There is no need to go to Quanzhou Bay to see the busiest pier. You can feel this vitality just in the rivers and roads in Quanzhou.

Xixi originates from Qingxi County, and connects to the Jinjiang River system. It can reach Quanzhou Bay directly. The wood from Qingxi River flows down the river, and can be processed and built in the shipyard of Quanzhou Bay. Thousands of pieces of wood flow down the river every day.

There are many people who specialize in driving wood, and the river is very lively.

Ships transporting pig iron and coal from Yongchun went down the Dongxi River to Jinjiang to support the development of Jinjiang.

The rest of the places can be reached by land transportation to Jinjiang.

If you climb to an altitude of 10,000 meters, you can see that various materials from Dehua County, Yongchun County, Qingxi County, and Tongan County flow together to the core area of ​​​​Jinjiang through small blood vessels such as large and small rivers and roads.

Of course, Tong'an County and Hui'an County are also the centers of water collection, but after all, the traffic volume is not as good as that of Jinjiang.

What you can see is not only these, but also the agriculture in each county has been transformed in a targeted manner.

The trees on the hills in Qingxi County were cut down and then planted with tea trees non-stop.

The land in Yongchun County is fertile, and the newly introduced Champa rice is planted there. It is said that two crops can be harvested every year.

The soil in Dehua County is loose, mainly sandy soil, and something called sweet potato is planted there. It is said that the yield is very high.

In addition, various workshops and factories were established and people were constantly recruited. There were few refugees in Quanzhou, so they went to Jianghuai and western Beijing to recruit people. Maritime merchant ships were responsible for transporting them to the factories established in Jinjiang to work.

In Zhang Heng's plan, Jinjiang would be built into an industrial center in the south, and the products produced would not only be supplied overseas, but also for most of the Song Dynasty.

Jinjiang, an industrial center, can not only supply Jinghu area, Guangdong and Guangxi areas, Jiangnan West Road, but also supply Beijing and Tokyo West Road northward.

Quanzhou Commercial Bank mainly invests in leading enterprises. The characteristic of leading enterprises is that they require a long industrial chain. Once the leading industry is established, various upstream suppliers spring up like mushrooms after a spring rain. At the beginning, they were just some small handicraft workshops, but with the demand

As the volume increases, these small handicraft workshops will eventually become new leaders in the industry.

Because of this, even though the Jianghuai region and the Jingxi and Jingdong regions are constantly recruiting workers, there is still a labor shortage in Quanzhou, forcing Zhang Heng to let counties and townships tap their local potential and organize villagers to go out to work. This is a temporary solution.

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In February and March, Quanzhou Bay becomes particularly lively because the ships that went to sea in winter gradually return.

Zhang Mazi and others excitedly reported to Zhang Heng.

"Zhizhou, what a great harvest! What a great harvest!"

Zhang Mazi's face was full of excitement.

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "How do you explain it?"

Zhang Mazi said excitedly: "It is understandable that Japan and Korea have great potential. This is something we have known in previous years. Because the Jiangnan maritime merchants did not go there last year, the goods were basically sold out this year. The key is that they are all

Sold at a high price!”

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Have you done statistics? What are the total turnover and profits?"

Zhang Mazi said excitedly: "The total turnover is about 5.7 million guan, and the profit is about 1.5 million guan!

This is nothing, after all, our ship is small and we can't transport too much stuff. The key point is that the newly developed countries such as Bo Ni and Champa Chenla almost went crazy when they saw our goods.

Because they could only transport some through other foreign cargo ships before, but foreign cargo ships have to transport them back to the West, so they basically don’t sell the goods to them. They only have to trade some when replenishing fresh water and food, but not the rest.

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The current ships are small, so they can’t transport much yet. Once our big ships are built, our turnover and profits will at least double!

This time we went there, we fell into their trap. All our goods were robbed, and some smart businessmen even made reservations for a lot of things. Unfortunately, the journey is still a little far, otherwise it would be possible all year round.

If we can transport it, then we won’t have to worry about selling the goods produced in Quanzhou!”

Everyone has feelings for each other.

Zhang Heng mobilized people from all over the state to work together to build an industrial center. Although the industrial center has not yet been fully formed and has only begun to take shape, the products now produced are already quite large and the supply is still in short supply, but

What can be expected is that when this industrial center is fully formed, it will take the entire Song Dynasty to consume all these products, but this is impossible unless it goes out.

But the time window to go out is only a few months. The rest of the time is the typhoon season, and it is more dangerous to go out to sea.

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Isn't this a very simple matter? Let's take a look at this map. From Quanzhou to Champa Kingdom, there is Qiongzhou in the middle. Build a transfer station in Qiongzhou to transport goods here.

Then during the typhoon season, it is transported from Qiongzhou to Champa. The distance is short, so you can avoid it when encountering a storm.

By the same token, if you are far away from Balni, wouldn’t it be nice to use Champa as a transit point?”

"That's right! Why didn't we think of that!"

Zhang Mazi and others slapped their thighs.

But then someone worried: "This may not be that simple. If you set up a transfer station on other people's territory, I'm afraid it will be very annoying for extortion and robbery..."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "You used to be scattered soldiers, but now you are organized. If you dare to think more, some difficulties are no longer difficult. For example, there are countries that want to blackmail you, and some small countries are hostile to us... For this kind of thing

Countries that are hostile can definitely reason with them, or if that doesn’t work, help them find another person in charge..."

Zhang Mazi was stunned for a moment and asked cautiously: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "What's the difference between those who blackmail you and those who are hostile to you, and bandits? Those who can be reasoned with should be reasoned with, but those who can't be reasoned with, just use swords and guns to reason with them."

Everyone: "..."

For Zhang Heng, apart from missing his relatives often, his life in Quanzhou was actually quite happy, but this happiness did not last long because his mentor Zeng Gongliang worked hard.

As summer entered, Quanzhou gradually became hotter, and various industries were even more prosperous. However, at this time, a letter of appointment was quickly transported to Quanzhou from Beijing through the inn. When Zhang Heng received it, he was still a little stunned.

Because the new appointment letter calls him back to Bianjing.

Zhang Heng was actually a little strange, because he didn't expect to be able to go back so soon, because he was demoted from Beijing because of the New Deal.

It took Ouyang Xiu five years to return to Beijing after he was demoted to a local post. It took Wen Yanbo and Han Qi more than ten years to return to Beijing. As for Fan Zhongyan, he never returned to Beijing again throughout his life. He was always working locally.

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Although he, Zhang Heng, can't compare with these people, he still needs to stay in the local area for a few years. Why did he call him back so soon... What on earth is going on?

Zhang Heng doesn't quite understand, and he doesn't really want to go back. Things in Quanzhou have just begun, and they're not even on track. If he goes back at this time, I'm afraid the prosperity here will come to an abrupt end without him to control it.

, those magistrates and magistrates and their officials must not regard these businessmen as fish and meat on the chopping board?

When Zhang Mazi heard the news, he ran over in a panic: "Sir, you can't leave. What will happen here if you leave?"

Zhang Heng quickly comforted them: "Don't be anxious now. We don't know what's going on now. When the successor comes, everything will be clear. As for the things here, don't worry. I'm gone. There won't be anything left."

Gao Gong is here, and with him under his control, the new magistrate will not go too far."

Zhang Mazi smiled bitterly and said: "The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now. How can this be the same? Alas, it is a pity that this great momentum..."

Quanzhou people fell into hesitation.

It feels okay, I will have it tonight... well, I must have it tonight!
Chapter completed!