726 Rise (I)
To be honest, Li Ermaxi really didn't have any big hope for Suning to go to Lingnan this time, although Suning never let himself down once, but some things are not so easy to do, in Li Erma's opinion, as long as Suning can make Lingnan settle down and let shipping continue to develop, it will be a great achievement, so when Li Ermaxi received Suning's request for instructions, it didn't matter about approval, I want to see what Suning can do.
But when the huge number was really displayed in front of him, Li Erma Xià felt an unprecedented surprise, originally did not have much hope at all, and secretly ordered his think tank to think about how to deal with the defects of the Juntian system, but at this time he received such an unexpected joy.
The population of Lingnan is not much, but there is a lot of land suitable for farming, and there are a lot of undeveloped ones, and there are many woods and mountains, this time Suning specially purchased those who have been purchased and developed a little bit of land, and acquired more than 10,000 hectares of land at once, including more than 1,000 hectares of land in the south of the Yangtze River, basically the undeveloped land of the big landlords in Jiangnan in Lingnan was packaged and sold to the imperial court as a reward, and nearly 20,000 tenants were sold to the imperial court.
These big landlords are really rich, especially Feng An, he came to the court in the fifth year of Zhenguan, and made great contributions in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Li Ermajesty directly rewarded him with 10,000 slaves and maids, is he short of people? In fact, when Suning learned about this history, he also really realized that the reason why the population of the Tang Dynasty was lacking was that the number of these tenants and tribes was not counted in the households. Tenants and tribesmen, private slaves, how many more than hundreds of thousands? It is estimated that there are millions.
This is a very huge potential population, but it is not so easy to convert these potential populations into actual households, this time taking advantage of the east wind, it has only recovered 20,000 people, almost 7,000 households, but the number of remaining tribes and tenants in the entire Lingnan is definitely far more than this number, but this is only the first pilot in the first stage. Such results can be achieved. Suning is already very satisfied.
Also satisfied is Li Erma, for such a result, Li Ermaxi almost did not expect, Lingnan can be like this. And what about Gangnam? Suning's strategy for the autonomous county. Let the Yi tribe who are often in turmoil accept the three chapters of the covenant. Govern yourself, obey the law, and swear not to betray. It is not known what the outcome will be if the taxes are paid on time, but if they are successful, it can almost be said that the southern frontier will settle down in this way, and can provide a special idea for future wars of conquest.
This is just the beginning, what will happen, and it depends on how Suning operates, so after Li Ermajesty once again determined the power of Suning's plenipotentiary representative, he issued a summons order to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and began to prepare money and goods, which were shipped to Lingnan to prepare the court's redemption promise, and after this commitment was completed, the reputation of the court would be determined.
After that, it's Jiangnan, discuss with the big landlords in Jiangnan who have thousands of acres of fertile land at every turn to discuss the purchase of fertile land, and don't worry, let those people be anxious, Guanzhong can't see it, Lingnan is close enough to you, right? Go and see, go and see, but don't you want to get these seeds, and don't want to get those farm tools, one south and one north are sandwiched, and you bastards are not in a hurry.
As long as they are in a hurry, then the initiative is in their own hands, as long as they grasp the initiative, then it is easy to say, you can sit on the ground and start the price as much as you like, Lingnan people can get it with only one-tenth of their land, you bastards have to get more than one-tenth, otherwise, you will be trapped alive, the court has many means, Lingnan is no longer your ally, now, Guanzhong is their ally.
Li Erma's Xià here is a big move in Chang'an City, Suning is also carrying out a big move, after the official affairs of the imperial court are completed, Suning also began to seek some benefits for himself, of course, this is not anything else, but has already started to handle, Suning is planning to build a super large sugar cane farm in Lingnan, and then build the largest sugar making zuò workshop in the Tang Dynasty here, take root in Lingnan, and drive the economic development of Lingnan, The sugar industry has become a very representative pillar industry in Lingnan.
It is not a secret that Suning has a sugarcane estate in Lingnan and controls the sugar industry of Datang, Feng Ang likes it very much, the Su family's white sugar rock sugar and fructose are the most famous luxury foods in Datang, the price is extremely expensive, and there are very few people who can afford to eat in Datang, and it is obvious how much profit there is, and if you handle this workshop in Lingnan, local production and local sales, the profit will increase exponentially, because in the past, sugarcane was directly transported to Chang'an, not produced locally.
However, since Suning proposed to set up a large sugarcane estate in Lingnan, and then set up the largest sugar making workshop in the whole Tang Dynasty in the local area, almost every big man in Lingnan smelled the smell of fat that could not be concealed - this is almost a million profits!
Everyone wants to participate in the good things, Suning didn't bring any money here, and he didn't have the idea of paying for the construction of a sugarcane farm, it must be to use local materials, raise money on the spot, and hire staff on the spot, of course, the core sugar making process can not be leaked, and the core technology and process of sugar production must be responsible for the Sufu technicians brought from Chang'an City, and Lingnan people are not allowed to participate in it.
In addition, Suning doesn't mind giving a share of the profits to a big man in Lingnan, and then in exchange for his protection of the sugar making process, he is responsible for driving out all the flies, after all, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, this kind of thing, leave it to the head snake to do, and take the opportunity to stir up the relationship between these head snakes, and make some preparations for the court to control the power of Lingnan.
This choice must be Feng An, Feng Ang is the most powerful figure in Lingnan, the co-lord of Lingnan, even if the imperial court sends a Lingnan governor, if there is no Feng An's nod and support. It was also difficult to move an inch, not for anything else, just because Feng An's prestige in Lingnan and the advantages of the Feng family's five generations in running Lingnan were too great.
However, as Churchill said, there are no eternal friends, no permanent enemies, only eternal interests, in any matter, the greater the involvement, then the emotional factor will have less influence, and the greater the interest factor. A brotherly affection between two people can be better than a qiē. Even if it is a life, there are many people who give their lives for their commitment to their brothers, but if it is a group, an organization, or even a country, this kind of thing will not exist.
The bigger the thing. The more you can't be treated emotionally.
The Feng family's current status in Lingnan needs to be moved. Suning didn't plan to abolish the Feng family. And I also believe that Li Ermajesty will not want to abolish the Feng family, the Feng family still exists is a signal that the imperial court respects the independent rights of the Lingnan people, and the Feng family has been alive for five generations. There's nothing wrong with continuing to save zài, but the meaning of their zài is at least at the same level as the British royal family, and when you reach that level, no one cares about you for how long you save zài.
In other words, exchanging power for wealth and inheritance, in the end, Suning hopes that Feng Ang can make a reasonable choice.
So now, it is necessary to let Feng Ang go to this circle step by step, and his choice is also very reasonable, reasonable so that people can't find fault, Feng Ang is the most powerful person in Lingnan, and his family is also the first family in Lingnan, with a high reputation, he wants to handle the largest manor in Lingnan in the Tang Dynasty, Feng Ang's assistance is definitely indispensable, and then seal him a little benefit for him to contribute, this is the most reasonable way, if you don't do this, Suning has to be careful whether Feng Ang will secretly make a stumbling block.
However, the Audit Department and the City Shipping Department are completely in their own hands, these people must get the consent of the Audit Department and the City Shipping Department if they want to go to sea, if they do not report, then the Navy will never let them go, Li Daliang has already said hello to Suning, and will send ships to wander around the South China Sea, and when they see ships, they have the right to ask them to stop and be examined, and show the double permission of the Audit Department and the City Shipping Division, if not, it will be very bad.
When dealing with these people, you must not be merciful.
Sure enough, when Suning found Feng An, Feng Ang was quite happy, patted his chest on the spot and said that he would wrap this matter on him, and then immediately took Suning to find a suitable place to make a sugarcane manor on the Feng family's land.
Feng Ang didn't ask anything, Suning sent Feng Ang away with a sentence of one percent of the profit to thank Feng Gong for his help, as for why he didn't ask for a little more, Feng Ang himself also understood that at the beginning, Suning was a partner with Li Xiaogong to do this business, Li Xiaogong had forty percent of the profit, Suning mastered sixty percent, and now Suning generously gave one percent of the profit to Feng Ang, Feng Ang was already very content, Li Xiaogong is a tough character, Suning knows how to use others to protect himself, Feng Ang dare not ask for more.
Li Xiaogong is not a simple task, the king of Hejian County, a title of prince is enough to compete with himself, not to mention the support of Li Erma's royal family behind him, these profit sharing will definitely not be so simple, Feng Ang knows that Yicheng profit is already the highest income of his Lingnan people, and if it is a little higher, it is estimated that if Suning does not say it, the royal family behind him will speak, this kid ......
Feng Ang suddenly discovered that this kid had unknowingly made friends with a large number of powerful people who he couldn't move, and he himself was also a powerful figure, firmly holding a position of power in the vertical and horizontal departments, grasping the lifeline of the sea, and tying a large group of powerful people and famous people to himself through various business interests, if he wanted to go against Suning, it meant going against the people of his interest group.
Suning is smart and smart, and he doesn't expect any big people to sacrifice their lives to help themselves because of pure feelings, except for Li Jing and Li Xiaogong and Qin Qiong, Suning doesn't believe in other big people, whether it's Cheng Biting Jin or Li Shiji or Wei Chigong, they are not people who will stand out for themselves, but with interests involved, it is different, the interests of the Su family are very wide, and when the foundation of the Su family is not deep enough, they can only weave a net and get entangled with other families, wanting to pull up the Su family, It will inevitably affect other families.
For their own interests, people can do anything, Feng Ang now believes that if someone wants to fight the interests of sugar cane, then he will not hesitate to deal with him, for his own profit, that profit does not seem to be much, in fact, it is really put into the whole country, it will be a very rich profit, everyone will eat sugar, they all like to eat sugar, they all like sweetness, so this sugar industry will definitely not decline.
Feng Ang saw far away, and Suning naturally saw far away...... (To be continued......)