The Rebirth of the Red Chamber Xue Pan married Lin Daiyu

The fleet of Xue Pan and Jia Lian landed in Fuzhou in the Daqing Dynasty, and the local officials rushed to report the matter to the emperor.

Xue Pan knew what the emperor was thinking. Apart from demonstrating the strength of the Daqing Dynasty, exalting the national prestige of Daqing, looking at the situation of the surrounding countries, and deterring the surrounding countries and other political considerations, this trip of the fleet also had another important purpose, which was to establish Maritime trade routes, use the income from maritime trade to support the navy of Daqing.

Therefore, this time the fleet returned not only from the Daqing fleet, but also from the diplomatic missions that arrived in various countries with Xue Pan, as well as the business teams from various countries.

When Xue Pan went to foreign countries, he and Jia Lian went on a mission to handle state affairs, while Zhang Fa and Xue Bian went to do business.They sold silk, tea, porcelain, etc. from the Daqing Dynasty to various countries, and purchased spices, pepper, and gemstones from the local area. Zhang Fa also specially dealt with the local chamber of commerce and invited them to set off with his fleet.

Liu Xianglian has lived in a foreign country for several years and knows more about things in foreign countries. He has a bold temper. He had a few friends outside before and asked his friends to help buy some local seeds, planting methods of various crops, and so on.

After Xue Pan returned to Daqing, he sent the memorial to the emperor and introduced the situation of the mission he brought, and then he and Jia Lian took the mission to Kyoto.Half of the goods they brought were taken to Kyoto, and Zhang Fa was left on the Jiangnan side, and the remaining half of the goods were sold.

The emperor received Xue Pan's memorial and was very excited. After two years, Xue Pan finally came back.

The emperor read Xue Pan's memorial and said that he came back this time and brought missions from many countries with him.Some of them have contacts with Daqing, such as Siam, Qianxiang, Zhenzhen and Persia.There's some left.Countries that have never had diplomatic relations with Daqing, such as Java, Sumatra, Bangkala and Mugu Tusu.According to Xue Pan, during this mission, they visited more than 20 countries, and most of these countries sent envoys to Daqing.

The emperor slammed his hand heavily on the imperial case, and shouted loudly: "Okay, I really did not misunderstand Xue Qing."

The emperor brought Xue Pan's memorial to the court to discuss the matter of welcoming the envoys.The imperial court also began to operate for the arrival of envoys.

When Xue Pan brought people to the vicinity of the capital, the emperor, as a show of respect, sent the eldest prince, the king of Chengjun, and the Minister of Honglu Temple to go out of the capital for thirty miles to welcome Xue Pan and the mission back.

After Xue Pan arrived in Kyoto, he asked Xuan Fushi's deputy envoy to hand over the foreign missions to Honglu Temple, and arranged for them to live in the Dianke Office.And he and Jia Lian followed the eldest prince and went directly to the palace to meet the emperor.

The emperor received Xue Pan in the imperial study.

Xue Pan knelt down to pay homage to the emperor, and the emperor stepped forward and helped Xue Pan up.

The emperor looked at Xue Pan. Two years ago, Xue Pan was still a gentleman with a jade face. Now his face is darker, not like a civil servant, but more like a general. Appear calm.

The emperor patted Xue Pan heavily on the shoulder, and praised loudly: "Xue Qing, good job, welcome back!"

Xue Pan recalled his own experience along the way, and survived several times. With tears in his eyes, he knelt down before the emperor again: "Depending on the protection of the emperor, I am lucky that I will not disgrace my life!"

The emperor helped Xue Pan up again.

After the monarchs and ministers talked about their friendship, Xue Pan began to report what he saw along the way.

Although there were memorials during this period of time, but the memorials were not detailed enough, Xue Pan took out a map, on which he drew the geographical locations of the countries he passed along the way, and presented it to the emperor.

Xue Pan pointed to the map and introduced the situation of each country, including the status of the royal family, military equipment, customs, local products, etc. of these countries.

Xue Pan pointed to Frangji and said: "The minister also went to Flangji. This country has a small population, and it is the most adventurous country among all countries. The nobles of their country often have several boats with them. People go out to sea for trade. When they meet a big country, they are merchants. When they meet a small country, they are bandits. And many countries along the way are their colonies. However, the range of our artillery fire in Daqing is about the same as that of the French machine. Islands that are very close to the coast of Daqing have also met them and killed many of them."

After Xue Pan introduced the situation of these foreign countries, he carefully took out an oiled paper bag from his arms, opened his hands and presented it to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, look, what is this?"

Seeing Xue Panzhen's seriousness, the emperor became more cautious and took the things over carefully.

On the oiled paper, there are fingernail-sized things, which are golden yellow, with a warm luster, like grains of jade.

The emperor could not see what it was.If this thing is said to be jade seed material, it should not make Xue Pan so cautious.

The emperor was puzzled and asked: "Xue Qing, what is this thing? I can't guess it."

Xue Pan's expression was a little excited, and he said: "Your Majesty, this is what I saw in Frangji. It is said that a foreigner found and brought back Flangji in another continent far, far away. This is a kind of Crops, it is said that this kind of crops can produce three to four stones of grain per acre in Frangji."

The emperor suddenly stood up, and asked in a voiceless voice: "Is this really true?"

Xue Pan nodded fiercely: "It's absolutely true! Not only that, the growth period of this crop is only about three months, and its seeds can produce three to four stones, which are edible for humans; Feed the livestock."

The emperor carefully placed the thing on the imperial case, and stared closely at it with fiery eyes.

Xue Pan knew why the emperor was like this.From the time he knew about this crop until now, whenever he thought of it, the excitement in his heart never subsided.

It is worthwhile to bring this thing back to the sea this time, even if the rest of the things are not completed.

Today, the main crops in the Daqing Dynasty are rice, wheat and corn, with an average yield of about two stones per mu.

And the yield of this kind of crop can reach three to four stones per mu, nearly twice that of rice and wheat!If this crop can be introduced, there will be no hungry people in the Daqing Dynasty.

The emperor finally removed his eyes from the crop, looked at Xue Pan and said, "Xue Qing, how many crops have you brought back?"

Xue Pan reported: "The minister brought back fifty shi, which can be planted with two thousand mu of land. I thought, first select a few mu of land in various places for trial planting, and see the harvest. If the harvest is good, this year's output will be enough for next year's harvest." Daqing Dynasty Promotion!"

The emperor laughed loudly and said, "Good! Good! Good! God bless me Daqing!"

The emperor calmed down, and then asked: "What's the name of this crop?"

Xue Pan reported: "This thing didn't have a name in the Daqing Dynasty, please give it a name from the emperor!"

The emperor looked at the thing on the imperial case, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and said: "This thing is shaped like jade, and its quality is millet. Let's call it corn."

Xue Pan praised: "Good name!"

After introducing corn, Xue Pan introduced some other crops and some technologies discovered from foreign countries to the emperor.After saying this, Xue Pan took out an account book and said to the emperor: "Except for the purchase of these seeds, the rest of the money of the minister was spent on spices and other things. This is the account book."

The emperor opened the account books, because the things he brought had not been sold yet, the full price could not be estimated for the time being.But with the above things, it is roughly estimated that Xue Pan will not lose money on this voyage, but will make a lot of money.Its income is estimated to top Daqing's tax revenue for one year.

Holding the ledger, the emperor asked, "Is this maritime trade really making money like this?"

Xue Pan said: "That's true. This time, not only the missions but also the caravan came back with the minister. The minister has a proposal to open the sea ban and build several docks in the coastal areas so that the people of the Daqing Dynasty and foreigners can live together from here on out." Go ashore, and then collect commercial taxes. Although the profits of sea trade are high, the sea trade will not be prosperous by relying solely on imperial ships. Only by involving private merchants can this trade route continue. The imperial court can send Ships trade and can also levy commercial taxes."

The emperor thought about it, nodded slowly, and said: "In the past two years, the size of the navy has expanded to 2 people. Pirates are basically banned in the waters near Daqing. With the establishment of the navy, Daqing coast The country has obeyed a lot, and dare not provoke it easily. What you said is also reasonable. Xue Qing, you should go back and rest for a few days, and then hand over a memorial."

The author has something to say: one stone is different in different dynasties, and here one stone is 156 catties.

Corn and sweet potatoes were introduced in the late Ming Dynasty, so this article is empty.