Chapter 206 Go south! Go south! (Here we come!)

Zhang Heng took Zeng Youwei south, and Zeng Gongliang, Wu Yu, Bao Zheng, Han Jiang and others came to see him off.

Mrs. Zeng and her daughter Youwei said goodbye in tears.

Zeng Gongliang and Wu Yuze told Zhang Heng to "Be careful in your words and deeds, and do not disturb the people" when they arrived at the place, etc., and then left in a hurry.

Bao Zheng and Zhang Heng went to a quiet place to talk.

Bao Zheng looked a little guilty and said: "I didn't bother to look for you when I came back during this period. There were too many wrangling things. I was very surprised when I heard that you were going to Guangnan East Road. I learned that you were leaving today, so I hurriedly

Come and say goodbye."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I might come back soon."

Bao Zheng sighed: "I have disappointed you after all. I went to Haizhou to start a war, but in the end I just dealt with a small gangster, but none of those who deserved to be killed were killed. I am ashamed of you, and now you are being killed again."

Relegated to another place, I..."

Zhang Heng stopped Bao Zheng's words and said: "Brother Xiren, it's meaningless for you to say that. You have already done a good job in this matter. My brother wrote to me and told me. If Brother Xiren hadn't insisted, I'm afraid even An Hanzhang would have done it."

Everyone will have to escape the law."

Bao Zheng looked depressed: "Isn't what happened in Haizhou an isolated case? There are hundreds of Haizhous and millions of refugees in the world. Is it just a matter in Haizhou? I don't believe it."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "The instigator has been dealt with. There is no hope for Xia Song to return to the court. Song Xiang, Ding Du, and Gao Ruona have all gone to their places. It can be regarded as a stick to the end. As for the gentry of the prefectures and counties..."

Zhang Heng paused and said, "...the influence is too far-reaching, and it cannot be touched or touched."

Bao Zheng said angrily: "I understand this truth, but why did you go to that wild place on Guangnan East Road? The officials can't even tolerate you. You helped the Song Dynasty through this famine year. You deserve all the credit."

It's even bigger than resisting the invasion of an enemy country. Why can't a meritorious official be promoted, but instead be demoted to a place, and it's still a wilderness!"

Bao Zheng didn't understand very much.

Zhang Heng comforted him and said: "Brother Xiren, I went to Guangzhou at my own invitation. No wonder the officials are here. It's not a grudge. I really want to do something."

As for promotion, Yu Di is going to be a feudal official here. The transfer envoy along the way is a high position. Yu Di is only twenty-three years old, and he can be a commander in charge of the whole route. Isn't this a promotion?

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Bao Zheng was both angry and funny and said: "Don't comfort me. There are dozens of Cao marshals, Xian marshals, and Cang marshals in the world. How many of them can deal with you calmly? When you pick up some houses, how can you?"

Isn’t it true that God is the most handsome supervisor in the world? Shouldn’t you mention that the name of the little prime minister Hufang is in vain?

You are obviously in charge of the central government office, but you want to go to Guangzhou to open up wasteland. You say this is not a demotion, but a promotion. Do you think I am too old to be blind?"

Zhang Heng also couldn't laugh or cry and said: "This is not the same thing. Although he is an official who raises the points for each household, he is high up in the sky and is still too far away from the ground. The government orders are issued to local places, but the implementation is varied and wild.

If the accent is out of tune, not only will it be ineffective, but it will always backfire.

Yu Di wants to go somewhere, even if he is in charge of a state, he can make the people of a state live a happy life. It is better than being in the center and looking at all the efforts, but in fact there are very few beneficiaries.

Brother Xiren sees that this disaster relief has eliminated the disaster, but the refugees will never be able to return to their hometown. Throughout their lives, they still have lost everything!"

Bao Zheng sighed: "But without you, they would even lose their lives!"

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "If I had been farming on Guangnan East Road for several years during the disaster, and all the refugees from all over the world were able to go there, they would all be able to bear the burden. They would have houses to live in, fields to cultivate, and enough

There will be enough food, fresh vegetables, and enough meat and fish to eat!”

Bao Zheng was a little dazed when he heard this: "Isn't it Jiangnan you are talking about? Even in Jiangnan, there are people who can't afford fish. How is that possible in that wild land on Guangnan East Road?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "It was impossible before, but now that I'm here, it's possible. Bao Xiren, just watch. In three years, you will see a new Jiangnan!"

Bao Zheng left with expectations.

Han Jiang was the least senior, so he stayed at the back to say goodbye.

"Brother Ju Zheng, we are heading to Guangnan East Road. The mountains are high and the road is far away, so you should take good care of yourself."

Han Jiang said sincerely.

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "Brother Zihua, this time I go to Guangnan East Road, the central bank will need strong support."

Han Jiang smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Ju Zheng, have you forgotten something? You just asked me to take charge of the central bank. Your position as governor of the central bank has never been revoked! You are still my boss!"

Zhang Heng was stunned and said: "I haven't been there for a long time. This mission has not been cancelled?"

Han Jiang was speechless for a moment, but he thought that since he arrived at the central bank, Zhang Heng had put all his energy into his household and had not had any contact with the central bank for almost a year.

After accepting the responsibility, he was afraid of affecting Zhang Heng's disaster relief work, so he never dared to disturb him. Even if he did go, he would only talk about the disaster relief, so that Zhang Heng even forgot about the governor's mission.

Han Jiang smiled helplessly.

Zhang Heng smiled sheepishly and said, "You have worked hard during this period."

Han Jiang waved her hand and said with a smile: "What does this mean? Without your recommendation, I wouldn't be able to become the governor of the Central Bank."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Zhang Heng bid farewell to Han Jiang and went south with his wife Zeng Youwei.

Because the sea route has been opened, Zhang Heng did not go south by land. Instead, he started from Bianjing and went to Haizhou to go to sea and go south along the coastline. Although it was August and September, the sea was very stormy.

time, but if you go south along the coastline, if there is a storm, you can land at any time to escape.

Zhang Heng did not go directly to Haizhou, but arrived in Mizhou first. His second brother Zhang Shu then served as general judge in Mizhou. Mizhou and Haizhou were very close to each other, so although it was a little spare, it was not too far away.

After going south this time, he might not be able to come back in a short time, so Zhang Heng came to see Zhang Shu, and by the way, he also visited his nephew and niece, whom he had not seen since he was born.

After meeting Zhang Shu in Mizhou, Zhang Heng and his wife continued south to Haizhou, where they met Zhang Qu and his wife. After staying for a few days, they officially headed south.

There are quite a lot of storms on the sea in summer and autumn, but the sailing boats are experienced seagoing ships, so it looks dangerous, but in fact it is just a common occurrence.

Zhang Heng and his wife traveled south all the way, and arrived in the south in eight or nine days. Zhang Heng met with Quanzhou maritime merchants in Quanzhou, and even Gao Yijian, the Fujian Road transshipment envoy, came all the way from Fuzhou.

Gao Yijian held a banquet to welcome Zhang Heng and wash away his dust.

It was originally supposed to be an official reception, but Zhang Heng asked Gao Yijian to only bring old acquaintances from Quanzhou to attend, so Gao Yijian brought Quanzhou maritime merchants to participate, that is, the dozen maritime merchants at the beginning, and Zhang Mazi naturally also

Among those in the queue, Zhang Heng was surprised to see an old acquaintance, Bao Maolun, the former minister's treasury supervisor.

Bao Maolun is now serving as the general magistrate in Qingxi County. When he heard that Zhang Heng was coming, he hurried to Quanzhou and insisted on seeing Zhang Heng, so he came to the banquet.

They were all old acquaintances, and everyone laughed and chatted. After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Mazi chatted with Zhang Heng about the development of Quanzhou in recent years in the nature of a report.

In fact, Zhang Heng had heard about the development of Quanzhou, but it would be more convincing if the person involved told it in person.

Zhang Mazi narrated the development achievements of Quanzhou in recent years: "...the development of Quanzhou originated from the strategic construction of Mr. Gao and Mr. Zhang. Later, it was inherited and developed by Mr. Bao, and before that, it was supported by Mr. Han Jiang.

, with consistent policy support, Quanzhou is finally on the right track..."

When Zeng Youwei heard what Zhang Mazi said [Mr. Zhang], she couldn't help but look at the prosperous husband beside her, pursed her lips and smiled.

"...Mr. Zhang said back then that sea trade is very profitable, but Quanzhou cannot just go to sea alone. The source is the key.

Therefore, in recent years, we have not only made the sea trade number one in the Song Dynasty, but also made the source supply chain number one in the Song Dynasty!

Nowadays, the maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty, except for the area north of Hangzhou, whether it is Leizhou, Qiongzhou, Guangzhou, Huizhou, Chaozhou, Fuzhou, Wenzhou, Taizhou, or even Mingzhou, which is close to Hangzhou, mainly rely on our supply from Quanzhou.

chain!

At present, 40% of our output value in Quanzhou is created by our Quanzhou maritime merchants, and the remaining 60% is created by our Quanzhou supply chain!..."

Zhang Mazi looked very excited.

"...Mr. Zhang, it's a pity that you don't have time to visit the counties in Quanzhou. If you go and take a look, you will definitely feel as if you were a stranger after three days of separation. What did the counties look like back then?"

Yes, but now the counties are no longer the same!

Nowadays, workshops are everywhere in every county, people gather, commerce is booming, rivers are full of merchant ships, and roads are busy with traffic. The prosperity you see in Quanzhou now may be ten times that of what you have seen before.

However, the prosperity of each county is not inferior to that of Quanzhou. In the past, when people mentioned Quanzhou, they only knew Quanzhou, but now when people mention it, they inevitably mention a popular saying in recent years.

The so-called "Look at Quanzhou in the world of sea trade, Quanzhou sea trade has seven sons", the so-called seven sons of Quanzhou do not refer to people, but refer to Dehua County, Qingxi County, Hui'an County, Nan'an County, Tong'an County, Jinjiang County and our city of Quanzhou.

It is conceivable that none of the seven counties in Quanzhou is lagging behind, and each one is more prosperous than the last!

The seven counties in Quanzhou are what they are today because of the far-sighted instructions given by Mr. Zhang, that is, the construction idea of ​​"taking maritime trade as the driving force and the supply chain as the core" has led to the prosperous Quanzhou today!...

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Zhang Heng couldn't help but burst out laughing. When he saw Zhang Mazi's narration, he actually felt like traveling through time and space, as if he had returned to his previous life.

But Zhang Mazi's narration is indeed quite clear, and you can hear that the current development of Quanzhou Zhizhi is indeed extraordinary.

Even when he was far away in Bianjing, he often heard the name of Quanzhou.

There are often many things in Bianjing that are labeled as being produced in Quanzhou. It can be seen that the things produced in Quanzhou are not only products for foreign trade, but have even been sold domestically to Bianjing.

This shows that the development of Quanzhou's supply chain has indeed reached a high level.

In the past, the popular products in Bianjing were either the top products of various states and counties, such as Duanzhou inkstones, Jingdezhen porcelain, Sichuan and Sichuan brocades, etc.

More products come from Jiangnan. After all, Jiangnan is farther away from Bianjing, has more developed industries, and is better able to lead the trend.

But now Quanzhou can directly lead the trend of Bianjing across the Yangtze River from a place far in the south, which shows its great influence!

It's just that Zhang Mazi praised him so much, which made him a little embarrassed.

At this time, Bao Maolun smiled and testified: "What Boss Zhang said is indeed true. I came to Qingxi County just last year. Before I came, I thought I would have to endure hardship here for two years and then be transferred back to Beijing.

But after arriving, I was really surprised by the prosperity here, especially the little-known Qingxi County is so wealthy, which also shocked me. But I know that this is your handiwork.
To be continued...