Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 714

[Chapter 714 Dong An’s Gift]

“In addition, there are agricultural banks, construction and engineering banks, and commercial banks that must be established in the state. Generally speaking, apart from the central institutions of the imperial court, such as the Royal Bank, There are some things that all states will have in the future, and the scale can be smaller, but they must not be absent…” Zhao Xun said word by word.

Clearing his throat, he said again: “It is necessary to develop the characteristic industries of the state according to the different conditions of each state. The states that are concerned with breeding should focus on the development of animal husbandry, and the states that are suitable for growing cotton should grow a large amount of cotton. These things, the king teaches It’s past you, there were not many states under the jurisdiction before, and it can’t be reflected, and now we have to adapt to local conditions.” In the

government affairs school, he once introduced the geographical conditions of each state to officials and what they are suitable for.

When Zhao Xu was talking, Liu Fu dipped a quill pen in ink and kept touching the paper.

He used to be somewhat repulsive to quills, but he has become more and more concerned with government affairs.

He found that the quill was much more convenient than the brush, so he gradually carried it with him.

He also talked to Liu Fu about some government affairs, and Zhao Xu ordered him to go back.

From now on, he, the prime minister, will be very busy.

After Liu Fu left, Zhao Xu called Chang Wei over again and asked about the Ma family’s army.

“Returning to Your Highness, Ma Han handed back the soldier talisman, and nothing happened. Now the Ma family’s army is officially under the jurisdiction of the General’s Mansion.” Chang Wei said.

After receiving Zhao Xu’s order, he sent a military order to Ma Han.

Mahan’s performance made him completely at ease.

Zhao Xu nodded in satisfaction, Ma Han lived up to his trust.

Then he said: “By the way, you have dispatched 50,000 troops to Jincheng in the past few days to create a state of the Northern Expedition.”

This is a deal between him and Ivan, in order to prevent the Eastern Land Alliance from further expanding.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei saluted Zhao Xu as a military salute.

In fact, he really wanted to go to the Northern Expedition.

But he is no longer the little leader he used to be, only relying on his passion.

As a general, he must think about the overall situation like King Yan.

Just as King Yan analyzed to him.

For the time being, we cannot fall into the war with Beidi or Wu.

Because the East-Turk Alliance with Japan and Britain at its core is eyeing.

Involved in any war, they will transfuse each other’s blood.

The most important thing is to establish Yanzhou’s maritime hegemony through a naval battle.

The two were talking, when Feng Er suddenly came to the door, “Your Highness, Dong An begs to see you.”

“Let him in…Dong An!” Zhao Xu didn’t react at first, but when he came back to his senses, he was suddenly taken aback .

Feng’er laughed, “That’s right, it’s Dong An. He said he wanted to surprise His Highness, so when he arrived in Jinghai, no one informed His Highness in advance.”

“You bastard!” Zhao Xu cursed, but couldn’t hide his face on the smile.

He sent Dong An out to sea this time, which is tantamount to the contemporary Emperor Wu of Han sending Zhang Qian out of the Great Wall.

The most important purpose is to understand what the world looks like through his eyes.

“Let him get out.” Zhao Xu yelled.

Feng’er nodded, turned and left.

Not long after, Dong An arrived at the door of the study, making a gesture to roll to the ground.

Because Feng’er relayed Zhao Xu’s words to him verbatim.

He also intended to make a joke with King Yan.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu took two steps forward, and before he rolled away, he kicked his ass, “Stop following me, tell me what you have been doing all this time?”

“Hey… “Dong An straightened up at this time, a row of white teeth was exposed on his dark face, “This trip to the south really opened my eyes, and I also brought a lot of good things to Your Highness.”

Only now did Zhao Xu see Dong An’s face clearly.

The wind and sun on the sea made Bai Jing almost become Bao Gong.

Moreover, the big belly that used to be straight is gone, and I have lost a lot of weight.

He pointed to two stools and asked Chang Wei and Dong An to sit down respectively to listen to Dong An’s experiences during this period.

“According to His Highness’s instructions, I first went to Yajia City to explain the attack on the merchant ship to the people of Sterdam, but the people of Sterdam were dubious, and then I frightened them, saying that His Highness King Yan has hundreds of warships. They didn’t dare to send warships to Dongying.”

“They didn’t believe us until a month later, when the French envoys arrived, and the governor of Steindam even scolded the Dongying people.”

“One in Jakarta In the month, I got to know a lot of people in Stedan, and through them, I learned a lot about things in the West.”

“Afterwards, I sailed eastward until I arrived at the Australia His Highness mentioned, and then returned from Australia and sailed westward. I went to Cochin, Siam, Pyu, and finally arrived in Tianzhu.”

“However, in order to spy on information, after arriving in Tianzhu, I let the two warships hide. I just went to Tianzhu as an ordinary merchant. Arrived at the British steamship.”

“It wasn’t until the British steamship went north that I learned about the Eastern Land Alliance, so I hurried back and wanted to send the information back to Yancheng. Unfortunately, our Yanzhou warships couldn’t keep up with them. Two days ago, The next official arrived.” Dong An finally said.

“Although what you said is very simple, you must have suffered a lot during this time.” Zhao Xu looked at the scar on Dong An’s hand, the mark that would only be left when he was hit by a lead bullet.

Dong An scratched his head, “The sea is full of pirates and privateers. If His Highness hadn’t sent two warships to protect the minister, I’m afraid I would really die at sea.”

“However, the minister is not a vegetarian. They want to If we rob us, we will rob them too, and become pirates, who is afraid of whom.” Dong An slapped his thigh.

As if thinking of something, he hurried to the door and brought in a bamboo basket.

Grabbing a handful of red things from inside, he said to Zhao Xu: “When I left, Your Highness asked me to collect the crops that Da Song didn’t have, and this is where I found them.”

Zhao Xu looked, and Dong An held a handful of red. chili.

In contemporary times, this thing is also a foreign thing, and similarly, Dasong does not have it.

Overjoyed, Zhao Xu came to Dong An and looked into his bamboo basket.

In addition to the peppers, there are a bunch of yellow particles in the bamboo basket, but they are corn.

There was also a shriveled tomato on top of the corn, and even tobacco.

Like potatoes, the tobacco plant also comes from South America.

“Your Highness, these are just for His Highness to see. There are also potatoes and sweet potatoes that Zhou Yi found from the Dongpu warship last time. I also brought back a lot this time, and they are all in Jinghai’s warships and merchant ships.” Dong An added said a word.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he was shocked even more.

The development of industry requires a large population.

However, if the population is put into industry, it will reduce agricultural output. This is a very contradictory issue.

So after finding potatoes and sweet potatoes, he has been asking Guanzhuang to cultivate seedlings.

Now, Dong An has brought a lot of crops.

Among them, peppers can be used as side dishes, tomatoes can be used as dishes, and tobacco can be used to produce cigarettes.

But the most important thing in it is the corn.

Corn is very drought-tolerant, but in ancient times, fields not close to the river were not good fields, and the yield per mu was very small.

With corn, rice and wheat can be grown in land with water.

Corn can be grown in places with less water, which can greatly increase the grain production in Jiangbei.

(end of this chapter)