I really don't want to be a rebel [infrastructure]

Luo Shixing looked at those things and felt as dazed as everyone else, he... didn't even recognize them.

what is this?

At first, he wondered if it was because these things were not easy to store or could not grow here in Lingnan, but after finally seeing two familiar yellow things, he confirmed that it had nothing to do with these two reasons. Most likely...he didn't know him.

If he hadn't identified these two yellow things carefully, he probably didn't know them very well - they were mangoes and lemons.

The mangoes and lemons of this era are completely different from what he remembered, and they... have nothing to do with each other.

The mango has a thick skin and a medium-sized fruit with a huge core in the middle.

Lemon is the opposite of it, the fruit is relatively small, with a bit of astringency in the sour taste, and there are many pits!

After seeing these two things, Luo Shixing knew that it was probably not that he had never eaten or didn't know about the unfamiliar things in front of him. It was most likely that after thousands of years of evolution or cultivation, they were different from the original appearance.

In the end, he didn't bother with these at all, since he got it, he would try it all, what if?

With the goal of enriching the types of food for the people in the capital, he will work hard to grow some—and then sell them at a high price.

Thinking about it this way, this place in Lingnan can be regarded as a unique place.

Luo Shixing sent people to plant sugar cane and cotton, and then received letters from the three governors. No wonder he wondered if these people knew that his fleet had brought back a lot of good things.

Especially in addition to those things, they also brought back a lot of popular imported products. Even if they were sold locally, the price could be doubled if they changed hands.

It's just that the governors of the three states didn't know that Luo Shixing's fleet had returned, they just saw the first harvest of Li Nu [-].

Because today's taxes are basically proportional, so the higher the grain output, the more taxes will be paid accordingly.

After counting the taxes at the treasury, I thought that I had made a mistake in the calculation. I grabbed people and counted it many times, and even asked the county accountant below to follow suit. Finally, it was indeed that number.

It is said that the governor of Guizhou was floating when he walked, and he was in a daze from time to time when he was excited and laughed.

Now they finally understood why Jiaozhou dared to set the tax rate so low. If it was given to them, they would dare to set it lower.

Now Linu No. [-] has not been fully promoted on their territory, so most people have not actually started planting this variety, but in this way, they can see the difference in taxation. If it is fully promoted...wouldn’t they also sent!

After doing some calculations, I found that unless there is a natural or man-made disaster, the port will be built... don't talk about building one, the money to build two is enough!

What's more, even if there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, they can grow two seasons a year here. Although it is not as good as Lingnan's climate that can grow three seasons, it is still much better in comparison.

So the three governors were inflated. After thinking about it, they thought that the exaggerated statement might be a more realistic statement by others?It's because they don't know each other!

Especially after the construction of the port, they are not fighting alone. People have said that Jiaozhou Port is the center, and this is to lead them to make a fortune. Why don't you hesitate to catch up with them?

Luo Shixing smiled after reading their letter, and arranged for someone to meet them.

During the docking process, the governors of Rongzhou and Yongzhou heard that the first wave of fleets sailing to Nanyang had returned, and the goods were robbed before leaving the port, and the money they made seemed astronomical to them. number.

If you really want to compare it, it's probably Rongzhou's tax revenue for a year.

This is just the result of the caravan testing the waters and taking the responsibility of finding what he wanted for the Marquis Ling Ding, and those things still occupy a lot of space. If all of them are pretended to be valuable goods... wouldn't it be...

The governors of Yongzhou and Rongzhou regretted it very much, to the point of beating their chests and feet.

But it's not too late. It is said that the fleet may need to expand, because Luo Shixing's goal is to transport the goods to Luoyang for sale. What does it mean to sell them short in Jiaozhou?Are the people in Jiaozhou so rich now?Buy luxury goods without blinking an eye?

Just outrageous!

But he couldn't stop him from buying, so he had to find a way to expand the fleet, or else he would work hard on shipbuilding.

However, according to the current level of science and technology, it has basically reached its peak, unless those students in Jiaozhou learn it and then conduct research.

Anyway, this is the business of professional scientific researchers. Luo Shixing is only responsible for helping them check the direction, and they have to do the specifics themselves.

Rongzhou and Yongzhou began to build ports, and Guizhou also began to build water transport ports.

The transportation of the inland water system is actually very important, otherwise there would be no such thing as the Cao Gang.

Just as the ports in the three states were completed, the secret channel for transporting arms was finally fully completed.

Luo Shixing breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the road had been built and led directly to Luoyang. At this time, it had been a year and a half since he returned from Luoyang.

In the past year and a half, the tax revenue of Jiaozhou surpassed that of Guangzhou for the first time.

The good news was sent to the imperial court together with the memorial of the road repair. When Minister Hubu was shocked when he saw the number, he suspected that Jiaozhou had reported wrong data from time to time.

However, he didn't directly express this doubt, mainly because he still knew Luo Shixing well, knowing that since this person sent the memorial, he must have confidence, and the data must be true, but... how is this possible?

Fortunately, Luo Shixing also thought about everyone's tolerance, and attached various sources of taxation, as well as the amount and proportion in the memorial.

After reading the following data, Hubu Shangshu's expression was numb: "Oh, he sent a fleet to Nanyang."

In this case, it seems that there is nothing to report.

In fact, Wu Zhao knew about it earlier than Hubu Shangshu, because Luo Shixing got a lot of rare treasures to play with and sent them to Beijing in the second time.

Basically, all those who had a good relationship with him were given away, and neither the Luo family nor the Cheng family were left behind.

Even the Palace of the King of England gave some, but not so much.

There is no way, the prince and princess are all given away, even Wu Chengsi is given away, so the King of England cannot be left behind, right?

Outsiders don't know about his quarrel with Li Xian, and things still have to be done in order to save face.

Luo Shixing's aesthetics is obviously good, and Wu Zhao likes the things he sent. When he knew that Jiaozhou's tax revenue had surpassed that of Guangzhou, Wu Zhao couldn't help but smile: "I'm afraid no one can make money like Luo Wujiu." its left and right."

Not everyone can build a poor and backward place into a place with higher taxes than Guangzhou, especially now that Jiaozhou is basically the place with the highest grain production in the entire Dazhou.

After hearing this, the Minister of the Household Department couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If you look at the tax, Jiaozhou can be promoted to Shangzhou, but the population of Jiaozhou..."

Hubu Shangshu was going to be bald because of this matter, and he tossed and turned about this matter for a long time without knowing how to deal with it.

According to today's regulations, if you want to upgrade a state, you must have both population and taxation standards. In fact, some things were considered when it was formulated. In this era, a large population means more taxation. After all, it is still dominated by agriculture. Times, that's why it was stipulated in this way.

As a result, there is such a strange thing as Jiaozhou. Judging from the tax revenue, it is the kind that can be ranked among the best in the whole week. Judging from the population... it is even smaller than ordinary Xiazhou.

But the problem is that it is impossible for the population to increase so much in a short period of time. The requirements for household registration are very high these days, in order to avoid illegal crimes caused by population movement.

In other words, even if Luo Shixing didn't care about attracting talents to Jiaozhou, most of them would not be able to get there, unless they abandoned their current household registration and became refugees, and then went to Jiaozhou to settle down.

It's just that refugees...if they are caught, they will be punished, and the punishment is not light. Even if Luo Shixing is not strict in this aspect, now that Jiaozhou has entered the attention of all parties and everyone is staring at him, he dare not Go too far.

But if you don't give a promotion, isn't it chilling people's hearts?People have worked hard to build Jiaozhou into what it is now, but they have been unable to be promoted. You must know that although there is a letter difference between Zhongzhou and Shangzhou, there are gaps in various resources.

If Jiaozhou is not promoted, what will the other governors think?Will it dampen everyone's enthusiasm?

Luo Shixing used his own experience to tell everyone that the imperial court appoints people on their merits, as long as you are talented and can make meritorious service, you can be knighted even if you are young.

Before Wu Zhao deliberately set Luo Shixing as a benchmark, the main reason was that after the change of the country's name, some people were panicked from top to bottom, and she needed to stabilize people's hearts.

Now people's hearts are stable, but if there is another injustice, will some people with a heart find an opportunity to take advantage of it?

You must know that even if Wu Zhao ascended the throne, there are still some people with evil intentions who intend to overthrow the country ruled by Wu Zhao.

Of course, there is one more important issue. The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is also very entangled. That is, Luo Shixing is the Lingnan Economic Envoy. It is not right for the Economic Envoy to lead a Zhongzhou. Since it is a special case, it must be kept confidential.

In this case, if you want to shut up, you have to raise Jiaozhou to Shangzhou. Luo Shixing himself is very upbeat and has done this seemingly impossible thing.

As for the population...he has nothing to do, after all, it is impossible to increase the population overnight.

After getting entangled, the Minister of the Household Department directly reported the matter to the three provinces, and the three provinces also began to tangle, and finally decided to hand it over to the emperor.

Wu Zhao was having a family gathering when he found out about this, and he would probably be surprised if Luo Shixing was here—Her Majesty the Queen actually asked her children to have dinner together.

Wu Zhao asked during the banquet: "How do you think about it?"

Princess Taiping immediately said: "The rule is that the dead are alive. I think they can be promoted. Why not? The lack of population in Jiaozhou is also caused by the previous Lingnan rebellion."

Wu Zhao looked at Li Dan, and Li Dan said calmly, "Jiaozhou has many mountains, and not all places are suitable for living. There should be a different set of standards in Lingnan, and the experience of the Central Plains cannot be fully applied."

Li Xian saw that his younger siblings said that, thought for a while and smiled and said: "That's exactly the case, after Jiaozhou becomes Shangzhou, Luo Wujiu's qualifications are enough to stay for two more years, so it is a good thing for such talents to enter the center as soon as possible."

Wu Zhao glanced at him and asked casually, "I heard that you intend to marry Luo Wujiu?"

Li Xian smiled embarrassedly: "Exactly, but the child was young at the time, so he didn't say he was dead."

After these two years, his young daughter has become more and more beautiful, and she can tell that she is a beauty at a glance. Luo Shixing must be tempted when she sees it.

Wu Zhao closed his eyes and said, "I have already made up my mind about Changning and Anle's marriage, so don't do it casually."

This son seems to be really useless.