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Xie Ling looked at it for a while, then picked up a brush, dipped some ink on the topographic map, and said: "Lu Tongpan, according to your records, from Langkou County in the north of Nansha to Wudao County is the main area of ​​Nansha. The place where the food is produced, most of the rice is grown, isn't it?"

"Yes." Lu Tongban listened to the brother watching for a while, but he really saw it, and he circled it very clearly on the map, and his heart was relieved.

"In the south of Nansha, there is almost no grain production. The main crops are marine products and melons and fruits, isn't it?" Xie Ling asked again.

"That's right." After Lu Tongpan finished speaking, Xie Ling circled the south part again.

After doing this, he began to divide Nansha into two halves, the north and the south, and added up the data of the family fields in each county to sort them out.

This is not so difficult, but the officials who have come here before have never done this.

The Xuan Dynasty emphasized literature over art, and although the merchants were rich, their status was not high.

Many people have studied mathematics all their lives, but they know nothing about arithmetic and other things.

And how many of the officials sent here in Nansha really want to stay here and contribute to the people's livelihood?Most of them are just poor Gongsheng students with no background, who were given officials here and left after a few years of transition.

After a quarter of an hour, Xie Ling finally finished the calculation, wrote the result on the map, and said to Wei Qiong: "Look, my husband, this county in the south of Nansha is engaged in Haiyuan and mainly grows melons and fruits. Those places in the north that only produce grain are much richer. And the more rice fields there are, the more miserable the local people will be.”

"I remember that my teacher taught me in the past that a grain farm in the suburbs of Beijing would produce about [-] stones per mu per year. The capital is not a land of fish and rice, and the grain production is not as good as that of Jiangnan and other places. But even so, it is still more The rice yield per mu in Nansha has increased a bit. It can be seen that the land in Nansha is not suitable for growing rice, and the rice grown is not enough for the people to eat, so naturally they are getting poorer and poorer."

"Food is the foundation of people's livelihood in the world." After hearing that, Lu Tong judge said with a cold snort: "Madam Wei, what's the use of what you said so much? Nansha's climate is harsh, and this is a natural condition. Maybe it can be changed?" go?"

Xie Ling heard that he didn't even move his mind, so he said it so firmly, and an unknown fire arose in his heart: "Lu Tongpan, food is the foundation of the people's livelihood in the world. But do you know that there are several types of food in the world? ? What are the characteristics of each?"

"This..." Lu Tongpan was asked by him, and he paused before saying, "Of course there are rice, beans, wheat and other crops."

"Then you know that there are many varieties of rice, beans, and wheat, and the suitable varieties are different in different places." Xie Ling said, "You know that there are big differences between the north and the south when it comes to rice. The north mainly uses japonica rice, while The south likes to grow indica rice? And the Jiangnan area is rich in glutinous rice, and the price of a catty can be five times that of indica rice, and it also makes the local people richer?"

"This... I'm an imperial court official, what do I need to know about this?" Lu Tongpan didn't know this very well, but he didn't want to be compared by Xie Ling, so he said with a stiff neck.

"You are an official of the imperial court who is in charge of food transportation and family land, but you don't know anything about people's livelihood, and you are so cheeky. It is really a tragedy for the country to have an official like you who only knows how to eat salary but does not think about making progress! "Wei Qiong said: "Lu Tongpan, why don't you write a note for yourself, so you can tell the court how you are stricter than others and more lenient than yourself."

Wei Qiong's repeated fights and fights made Lu Tongjuan's face turn red, and he wanted to argue, but he had no face to argue.

Only then did he understand why Wei Zhizhou brought his wife here. It turned out that he did not come to the government office to kiss me, but to suppress him.

At this time, Wei Qiong said softly to Xie Ling: "What does Ling'er think about the situation in Nansha?"

Xie Ling thought for a while and said: "I'm not very knowledgeable, if you ask me what's on my mind at the moment, I may not be able to tell you a thing or two."

"However, Nansha has a similar climate to Nanyang. I remember that Nanyang produces a lot of crops, and the people don't have enough to eat. Why don't we invite some old farmers from there and let them talk about the way of planting, so we can learn from it?" Learned from middle school." Xie Ling said: "In addition, sea pearls are abundant in the coastal areas, and there is a special market for sea pearls in Nanyang. Merchants from all over the world come to buy them, and then sell them at high prices. We also have sea pearls in Nansha, but there is no such market. Collect. The fishermen who harvested sea pearls can only take them to Nanyang and sell them to local traders, and earn another layer of price difference from it..."

What Xie Ling said is the way of management.It was also what Bai Shu had told him repeatedly before he came here, and he knew better than these people who had never met before.

Speaking of this, Xie Ling said: "Nansha also has a port and seafood, but it has not been successful. If we encourage people to open markets in Nansha's port and form a scale, it will gradually attract merchants from all over the world to come here to buy and sell. With the market, related industries such as catering and accommodation will also flourish, and the life of the people in Nansha will definitely become better and better."

"Yes, this is a feasible plan." Wei Qiong nodded and said, "Lu Tongjue? Do you have any objections?"

After hearing Xie Ling's analysis, Lu Tongsan felt that it was indeed feasible.

At this time, even if he was too embarrassed to say something to contradict him, he could only lower his head and say, "It is indeed feasible, but it may be difficult to carry out the promotion... Zhang Tongzhi and the others may not agree."

The villagers in Nansha are farming, and the rent has to be turned over. Among them, Zhang Tongzhi and the magistrates of various counties are exploiting it, which has many benefits.

Wei Qiong asked these people to change their business methods at once. The path they took was different, which would have an impact on the interests of Zhang Tongzhi and others.

Wei Qiong laughed and said, "Why don't you agree? This is a matter of great benefit and no harm. Lu Tongju, don't make Zhang Tongzhi feel so miserable. I have a way to get them to agree."

After hearing this, Lu Tong judge didn't say anything more, but he was very disdainful in his heart.

He originally thought that Wei Zhizhou was a young master from the capital, and he had a big temper when he went out on his own.

Looking at it now, he is not a mediocre person to be appreciated by the emperor, he does have some abilities.

It's just young people who are proud and have some skills, but they don't know the difficulties of working at the grassroots level.

Zhang Tongzhi and those magistrates are the local snakes in Nansha, and no one can do anything about it.How can he shake the tree with his own strength?

"Lu Tongpan, you are going to Nansha these few days to find a good farmer with decades of farming experience. When you have found all the people, please let me know and I will make arrangements," Wei Qiong said.

"Yes." After receiving the order, Lu Tong withdrew, his attitude was much more respectful than before he came in.

After he left, Wei Qiong sighed and said: "It's really not easy. This Lu Tongpan is not easy to use, but he has to use it. If it's someone else, I'm afraid they won't listen to me."

"Husband really worked hard." Xie Ling said at this moment.

It was also the first time he saw such an occasion, and he was quite emotional.

In the past, he only felt that being an official was easy. He only needed to use his brain and direct the people below to do things.It wasn't until I personally experienced this experience that I realized that being an official is such a hard work.

Just arranging such a small matter requires a battle of wits and courage, and it took a lot of talking to make a small step.

"Fortunately, Ling'er, you are familiar with the books on Nansha people's livelihood, and you know how to do business." Wei Qiong said, "Otherwise, with my own knowledge, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with any good ideas for a while."

Xie Ling blushed upon hearing Wei Qiong's words, and felt a strong sense of pride in his heart.

He used to be just a vase kept in the inner house, let alone such political affairs, he didn't even know how much rice and oil in Beijing cost.

He was very envious when he saw that the ladies in Beijing were proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.I also feel inferior, just feel that I am stupid and inferior to them in everything.

But now he is discussing the people's livelihood in the yamen of the prefect of Nansha.

If this can be done, he will be of great benefit to the people of Nansha.

Brothers who can do this like him, not to mention Nansha, I am afraid that there are not many brothers in the whole Daxuan.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling naturally wouldn't forget the two people who helped him the most.

One is his elder brother Xie Huaiyu, and the other is his sister-in-law Baishu.

Comparing the two, his elder brother may treat him more affectionately, but Bai Shu is the one who really helped him reborn.

The more Xie Ling understood and traveled farther, the more deeply he felt about it.He only felt that he would never be able to repay the kindness of his brother and sister-in-law in his lifetime.

Wei Qiong sent Lu Tongsan to Nanyang to find someone.

Everyone in the magistrate was secretly amused, thinking that he hated Lu Tongju so much that they made trouble on purpose.He was not allowed to stay in the yamen on a hot day.

This Lu Tongpan is a no-brainer, but his execution ability is pretty good.Wei Qiong asked him to find someone. He spent a lot of effort and traveled a lot in Nanyang within a month, but he finally found a few old farmers who were very good at farming.

After Lu Tongjuan told Wei Qiong, Wei Qiong suddenly came to Zhang Tongzhi and said, "Zhang Tongzhi, it's been more than a month since Wei came to Nansha to take up his post. I think I didn't eat with you and the county magistrates except for the first time. After dinner. If you appreciate your face, why don't you let Wei treat you, and please have a good time and get in touch with your colleagues."

In the officialdom, it is quite common for the upper peak to invite the lower peak to eat.

Hearing this, Zhang Tongzhi felt that the new Wei Zhizhou was a perceptive one, so he agreed immediately, and made an appointment with Yu Muxiu to have dinner with Wei Zhizhou the night before.

So on that day, all the officials went to the prefect one after another on the grounds of reporting official duties.After work, he waited at the gate of the government office, intending to follow Wei Qiong to a nearby restaurant.

Unexpectedly, Wei Qiong said: "This restaurant in Nansha is too low-grade and not suitable for us. Why don't I be the host? Let's all go to Nanyang's Baiyu Villa for a meal and stay overnight. It just so happens that tomorrow is Mu Xiuri will not delay anything, do you have any objections?"

Those officials were also taken aback when they heard Wei Qiong's proposal, they didn't expect that Wei Zhizhou would invite them to such a high-level place.

Nanyang's Baiyu Mountain Villa has been open for almost a year, and they have all been there.

It's a gold consumer cave in Nanyang, and the people who go there are rich merchants, and each person will spend hundreds of taels of silver.

Wei Zhizhou actually wanted to invite them to that place, they naturally had no objection.

I just feel that Wei Qiong, a local tyrant, deserves to be from the Hou family, and he has a better understanding of his financial resources.

So those officials sent the young men around them back to report the news, and then they took a carriage and went to Nanyang with Wei Qiong.

At five o'clock, they finally arrived at Baiyu Villa. At this time, everyone's stomachs were already growling with hunger.

When they entered the hall, they saw that a long table had been set up in the middle, and there were many tableware on it.

A brother stood aside, looked familiar, but upon closer inspection, he was Wei Qiong's wife.

Wei Qiong said at this moment: "Ling'er, the banquet is ready? Thank you for your hard work."

Xie Lingcai said: "It's not hard work, I'm just watching from the sidelines, my own employees are busy."

At this time, another boy came over with a tray, bowed to Xie Ling and said, "Master Xie, everyone is here, can we start the banquet?"

Xie Ling nodded and said, "Okay, let the chef bring the dishes."

The boy went down immediately, and more people came up together, carrying various dishes, making people's index fingers move so much that their mouths would drool.

But what surprised the officials even more was not the dish, but the words of thanks from the servants.

The family members of Wei Zhizhou... are actually the owner of this Baiyu Villa?

No wonder he was so proud to bring a dozen of them here.

At this time, Wei Qiong was immediately labeled as a local tyrant and good at management in their eyes.

After all, for such a big Zhuangzi, there are many people coming and going on weekdays, and it must be unimaginable to imagine a year's income.

In this way, some officials asked enviously: "Master Wei, I didn't expect you to have such a big property. If I have your wealth, why should I be an official? The business of this Zhuangzi alone is enough for me. The family has eaten eight lifetimes."

"Where is it? It's just a small business." Wei Qiong said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, doing business here in Nanyang is really not easy. Don't look at this Zhuangzi as big, but in order to do business in Nanyang safely, we have paid a lot. But there are many."

"Although our Wei family and Xie family are some forces in Beijing, they are not familiar with the place in Nanyang." Wei Qiong said: "No, we have to, we can only cooperate with the Wan family to do this together. Nanyang business. After deducting the money for the Wan family and the money for Nanyang officials, the annual income is only more than 6 points, which is nothing."

"Six... More than 6 taels?" The officials next to them couldn't close their mouths in surprise, and said loudly, "So many..."

Xie Ling hurriedly said from the side: "What are you talking about? I'm so hungry now that the food is going to be cold. Let's eat quickly."

His secretive attitude made people feel a little more certain.At this time, they also coughed and stopped asking related questions.Everyone happily ate a sumptuous dinner together.

After all the officials returned to the room, Xie Ling and Wei Qiong returned to the room, and then whispered: "Husband, did I do well today?"

"It's really good. When I looked at those people just now, my eyes were so straight that I probably won't be able to sleep tonight." Wei Qiong said.

"In this way, our family fortune is exposed, and we have paid a lot. I don't know if it will work." Xie Ling said.

Hearing this, Wei Qiong smiled and took his hand and said, "Don't worry, Ling'er, tomorrow I will ask that Lu Tongpan to bring him here, and let him make things worse, they will definitely not be able to refuse."

The next day, when the officials got up, Wei Qiong asked a servant to take them to a private room for dinner.

The private room is very clean. Although it faces the sea, it will not be disturbed by others. It is an excellent place.

When the officials sat down, Wei Qiong waved, and breakfast was served like a stream of water.

The officials were just about to start when they saw the door open, and Lu Tongpan came in suddenly with a few dark-skinned old farmers.

When they saw Lu Tongjue, everyone was stunned for a moment, and they didn't know why this guy who Wei Zhizhou hated so much came here suddenly.

"Wei Zhizhou, the people you asked me to find. I brought them all today." Lu Tongpan said.

He didn't know why Wei Qiong insisted that he bring people to this Baiyu Villa, but when he entered the room and saw so many familiar faces, he knew that Wei Qiong probably chose this place deliberately to lobby these officials.

Inviting these people to eat and drink will convince them?Lu Tongpan sneered in his heart, not agreeing with Wei Qiong's method.

These people are old fritters who have been in the officialdom for decades. If such a meal can change their minds, then the former Zhizhou will not be run away by them in a few years.

Sure enough, when the colleague Zhang saw the situation, he restrained his expression, put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Master Wei, what do you mean?"

"What does Mr. Zhang think I mean?" Wei Qiong said: "Wei called you here, in fact, I want to discuss a business with you."

Wei Qiong's words were so unexpected that people couldn't figure it out.

Talk about business?what business?Although some of them are officials who do business outside, they are not good at doing business. How come this Wei Zhizhou wants to negotiate business with them?

If they had heard this a few days ago, they would have gotten up and left long ago.But today they are in Baiyu Mountain Villa, they are on other people's territory, so it's not good to just leave so rashly.

And the most important thing is that this Zhuangzi has an annual income of 6 taels, which is really enviable.When Wei Zhizhou said he wanted to do business, they became interested in listening.

After thinking about it for a while, the Tongzhi said: "Master Wei, if you have anything to say, if it is really a good business that can make money, we will naturally not disagree."

"that is!"

"That's right..."

After that Tong Zhi spoke, the other county magistrates also spoke one after another.

Seeing that they had been stabilized, Wei Qiong smiled leisurely and said, "Don't worry about this business. Let me take my time."

"Everyone have breakfast first, and listen while eating. Lu Tongpan, you sit down too." Wei Qiong said.After finishing speaking, he asked someone to move a chair for Lu Tongpan and asked him to sit beside him.

After a while, Xie Ling walked in neatly dressed in moon-white clothes.

As soon as he saw those old farmers, he said to them: "Since you are here, please tell the adults below about your experience in farming in Nanyang. Those who come here to explain will get ten taels of silver. If the speech is good, I will give another ten taels. Please don't hide your secrets."

Those old farmers were very excited when they heard that they could get ten taels at once, and they wished they could share their farming experience immediately.

Xie Ling asked them to line up and go up to talk one by one. Everyone talked for half an hour, and the breakfast on the table where they were talking was removed, and a few more teas and snacks were served before they all finished talking.

Those old farmers were talking on the top, and Wei Qiong below invited someone to help those old farmers record everything they said.

After they finished speaking, Xie Ling handed out ten taels of silver to each of them, and asked them to go down, and kept the one who said the best, and gave an extra ten taels.

Tell those old farmers to feel at ease, and their mouths will hardly close.

The officials below ate and drank, but they heard a lot, but they didn't know what Wei Qiong's move meant, they just asked: "Master Wei, is this the business you said? We don't farm, This way of farming sounds powerful, but it’s useless, right?”

Wei Qiong glanced at Xie Ling at this time, Xie Ling took out the topographic map drawn last time, and told him to spread it out and put it on the table.

"Everyone, please take a look..." Wei Qiong said: "This is a map that my wife concluded based on the records of the land in Lu Tongsan's hands. The counties in the south and the counties in the north have a huge difference in agricultural income. Dear magistrates themselves Where is the county belonging to you, you should have some calculations in your mind."

Those county magistrates were embarrassed when they saw it. The map is indeed very detailed and clear.Make those rich magistrates look bright, and those poor magistrates be ashamed.

At this time, Wei Qiong said: "Lu Tongpan, tell me, how are the taxes collected in the counties of Nansha? You have studied this for a long time, and you should know it best."

Lu Tongpan was suddenly pointed at by him, so he took a step forward and said with a straight face: "The eight counties in the south of Nansha each collect 5 taels of tax silver per year, and the ten counties in the north each collect 4 taels of tax silver per year. Ten thousand taels, a total of 80 taels."

"That's not much." After hearing this, Wei Qiong said, "The tax money for our capital city is one million taels a year, which is more than the combined tax money of the eighteen counties in Nansha."

After hearing the words, Lu Tong judge said, "This is the tax money handed over to the court. In addition, Zhang Tongzhi and the county magistrates have to collect more in private. Nansha's grain production is not much, so the collection will already cost seven There are heavy taxes. Every year there are extra taxes for coastal flood control, embankment repairs, disaster relief, etc., which makes the people of Nansha miserable!"

The magistrates immediately retorted after hearing Lu Tongjuan's words: "The 80 taels is also a request from the imperial court. How can we still resist the order? Lu Tongjuan's words are light and fluffy. The money for flood control, embankment repair, and disaster relief It’s so easy not to come from the common people, but to ask the court for money when something goes wrong.”

"Nonsense, you collected all those taxes, it's clear that you are greedy for money." Lu Tong judged scolded: "Let's talk about Zhang Tongzhi, the house in his family is getting bigger and bigger, and the concubines have married several houses. It's really shameless... "

"You—" Seeing that Zhang Tongzhi was also red-eyed, he was about to tear up with that Lu Tong on the spot.

Wei Qiong hurriedly said: "Lu Tongjuan, what you said is a bit exaggerated. All the adults are the ministers of the humerus of Nansha, and some savings should be deserved. Is it possible that a majestic court official wants to cut down on food and clothing? People joke?"

Hearing what Wei Qiong said, Zhang Tongzhi and the other magistrates immediately nodded in agreement, saying that Wei Qiong really knew them.

Lu Tongsan was furious when he heard Wei Qiong's fallacious reasoning, and immediately scolded: "Master Wei! What do you mean? You asked me to bring someone to talk about it today, and it doesn't solve the Nansha problem fundamentally. The problem is meaningless!"

"Why is it meaningless?" Wei Qiong said: "My lords, we have just heard from those old farmers that this Nanyang land has a lot of sand and little soil, and the climate is hot. It is most suitable for growing sweet potatoes, potatoes, and sugar cane. crops such as rice, wheat, and soybeans cannot grow well.”

"But take a look, in the ten counties to the north of us, the bulk of the food is rice. The rice yield is low, and the people can't eat enough for themselves, and they have to pay extremely high rent. Isn't it difficult for the people's livelihood? ?”

"Everyone is a native of Nansha, so why don't you want Nansha to become better?" Wei Qiong said: "If you want me to say, as long as you change the farming method in Nansha and ask it to increase production, the people will have a good harvest. Silver is nothing. Naturally, our life as an official will be much easier."

The county magistrates also nodded after hearing Wei Qiong's words.

I just feel that the money they made is not a big sum, and it all boils down to Nansha being too poor.

If, as Wei Qiong said, it can increase grain production, then the tax money is nothing.

At this time.Zhang Tongzhi, who hadn't said a word for a long time, said: "Master Wei, I understand that you want us to improve the farming methods in Nansha today. Since you have spent a lot of time, you called us over, and let us listen again." With so many, I must have already had an idea.”

Wei Qiong said with a smile at this time: "Master Zhang is really powerful, and Wei has exactly this intention."

After finishing speaking, he asked Xie Ling to come forward and summarize what those old farmers had just said.

The output and price of various crops suitable for Nansha were compared with rice one by one.Finally, he said: "According to this method, farmers are encouraged to grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. instead of rice, and they can receive twice as much money per mu of land every year. After collecting tax money according to law, the people have a lot left, and they don't have to worry about them." I can’t get enough to eat.”

Everyone listened to Xie Ling's analysis at this time, and felt that it was very reasonable. They all looked serious and listened to it.

I feel that this change of crops is not a bad thing, and it has no effect on their interests.All of them agreed without hesitation.

"Lu Tongpan, you are in charge of the grain transportation of the people's fields, do you have any objections to this?" Wei Qiong asked deliberately again at this time.

"This...it's not..." Lu Tongpan faltered.

He never expected that Wei Qiong would be able to subdue these county magistrates in Nansha and ask them to support his reforms.

Thinking that he has only been here for a month, I also have a little admiration for this young officer in my heart.

It is already the first step for everyone to be happy when things have progressed here, but it is far from enough.

It is not easy to make these people listen to him for a while, but it is extremely difficult to further control them.It is necessary to pinch their lifeline from the root.

At this time, Wei Qiong said: "Okay, the matter of Mintian has been decided, and Lu Tong judges, you can take orders to go back. This matter is originally your responsibility, and you will be responsible in the future."

After finishing speaking, he asked Xie Ling to hand over the recorded book to Lu Tong and said: "I have also summed up the method that the old farmer said for you, and I will let you go back and sort it out and do some experiments. From now on The local village chiefs are selected from the villages in each county, teach them the method, and ask them to go back and promote it, do you know?"

At this time, Lu Tongpan had no choice but to take the book and go out with the errand.

This errand is a big deal, and it can't be done in a day or two.I'm afraid that in the next year or two, he will be very busy.

After Lu Tong left, Wei Qiong said to the remaining officials: "Now that Lu Tong has left, let's talk about business."

Those officials had completely relaxed at this time, unexpectedly Wei Qiong suddenly mentioned the matter of business at this time, and from the bottom of their hearts, they regarded Wei Qiong as their own side, and felt a little more recognition in their hearts.

At this time, Wei Qiong suddenly invited Wan's brother in again, and asked him to discuss with everyone about opening a commercial street by the Nansha harbor.

After analyzing the business, prospects, and future benefits of this commercial street, everyone's eyes lit up, and they felt that this business is really good. Once it is successfully opened, it will really be a source of wealth.

It's just that this commercial street is easy to say, but if you want to open it, you need early investment and profit sharing.

Wei Qiong said at this time: "The business in Nanyang has become popular now. If we want to make a big announcement about Nansha's success, we must learn from them. We have a bigger discount than them."

"First of all, the construction of the street. The embankment along the port is a large sum of money. At least 5 taels in the first year, and 1 taels a year thereafter." He paused and continued: "The second is The shops on the street are built in a unified way, and it doesn’t need to be too luxurious, it costs about 20 taels. Such a large amount, we and the Wan family can’t afford it, so we recruited everyone to give everyone a chance to make money Opportunity."

Hearing what Wei Qiong said, those officials were also taken aback. They were actually asked to invest money with them!

At this time, Xie Ling said from the side: "I have already calculated this transaction. It can be paid back in three years. In the future, according to the proportion of the shares, there will be a different proportion of dividends every year. If the business does not improve, those who want to withdraw the shares , it can be done at any time after three years, and the amount will be borne by my Wei family."

The risk of this kind of trading is extremely small. It is naturally impossible for everyone to say that they are not moved after hearing this.

There was a county magistrate along the coast of the port, gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will buy a share and invest 2 taels of silver!"

Hearing what he said, several county magistrates along the coast raised their hands and asked for shares.They each received 2 to [-] taels of silver.

Several county magistrates in the north also raised their hands one after another to ask for shares. Although the money paid was less, they all contributed.

After a while, except for Zhang Tongzhi, all the county magistrates planned to buy shares.

"Zhang Tongzhi? What do you think?" Wei Qiong asked, "We and the Wan family have paid out 5 taels of silver, and with the addition of other magistrates, there is still a shortfall of 3 taels. If you don't want to invest in the shares, then we will add some more money to fill up the gap."

Hearing this, Zhang Tongzhi also gritted his teeth, and finally said, "The [-] will be mine! I'll take it all!"

It sounds like this project is really profitable, and his family scraped together 3 taels, but in this way, all his net worth was bet on this business.

But think about it, with the richest man Wanjia joining, and the Wei Zhizhou family who has run such a powerful Zhuangzi as a shareholder, it shouldn't be a loss.

At this time, Wei Qiong comforted them with a smile and said: "Don't panic, everyone. If you want everyone to pay, you have to be ignorant. I will draw up a contract here and write all the agreements. Of course, everyone earns money." of."

When the officials heard this, they were also relieved, so they had a lively meal and took them to visit the various businesses run by Nanyang Wanjia.

In the end, they were asked to sign with confidence one by one, and went back in the carriage.

After everyone left, Wei Qiong breathed a sigh of relief.Wan Ruyi said from the side: "You must raise the money as soon as possible. Once the money is in your hands, the initiative will be in your hands. If you let them go east, they won't go west. If it takes a long time , for fear of accidents."

This is all the experience accumulated by Wanjia's long-term business. Wei Qiong and Xie Lingcai listened carefully, feeling very educated.

Wan Ruyi said at this time: "I'm doing this for my own sake. After all, my Wanjia has a share of the business. In fact, this kind of business will be won by our Wanjia and you, and the income will be more. It's for those guys to do it. It’s cheaper for them. But if you don’t control them, and the business makes money in the future, they will definitely try to grab it, but it will be troublesome.”

Knowing that Wan Ruyi also helped them a lot, Wei Qiong couldn't help being very grateful.

Promising myself that during my tenure in Nansha, Wanjia's merchant ships will definitely get preferential treatment when they transit the border. This is another matter of mutual benefit.

Two years later, Nansha's port shops have stretched for dozens of kilometers.

Except for the one opened by Wei Qiong and the others at the beginning, some people spontaneously built it nearby, which is already comparable to the seaports in Nanyang.

With such a large commercial scale, many people along the coast of Nansha have a much better life.In order to stimulate them to do business, Wei Qiong gave many tax incentives.

If there are pearl hunters in the family, they can pick a full dendrobium of pearls to offset one year's tax.Those pearls do not need to be turned in, they only need to be bought and sold in Nansha.

These policies have allowed Nansha's pearl fishing industry to flourish, and within half a year, it can rival Nanyang's.

Wei Qiong originally promised that the business would pay back in three years, but now it has paid back in less than two years.What you get now is all earned.

Those officials held a large amount of funds in Wei Qiong's hands, so they could only listen to him.

Although he was not happy about the preferential policies such as tax cuts and profit sharing mentioned by Wei Qiong, he could only grit his teeth and obey.

But now they earn more from the business than they used to search, which also makes them satisfied.

Moreover, people's livelihood in Nansha is improving day by day, which also makes them look good. Although the tax rate has decreased, the annual tax money paid to the imperial court has increased compared with the past.

Wei Qiong was able to manage Nansha so well, of course Xie Ling must have contributed.

He was busy every day, and in the middle of it, because he didn't know it, he accidentally gave birth once.

Regarding this matter, Xie Ling was also sad for a long time, and she had to raise her for more than a year before she became pregnant again.

At the end of the third year, he gave birth to a boy.The two entrusted the caravan to bring the good news back to the capital, and hoped that Xie Huaiyu could name the child.

Within half a month, a fleet sent a reply. It turned out that Xie Huaiyu named the child Wei Tao.He also said that Mingshu was pregnant again and was raising her at home at this time, otherwise she would come to Nansha to visit her little nephew in person.

Xie Ling was overjoyed when he heard the good news. He knew from the letter that his sister-in-law was injured before, and this pregnancy was hard-won.He hurriedly wrote back and brought back a lot of special products from Nansha and Nanyang, telling him to take good care of himself.He planned to wait for his child to grow up, so he took it back to the capital, so that the parents in Beijing could take a good look at it.

After he finished explaining this, he saw Wei Qiong hurried back from the government office after work, walked into the room, sat beside him and said: "Ling'er has worked hard today, Tao'er is playing tricks?"

As he spoke, he took the child in Xie Ling's hands, coaxed him up, put his arm around Xie Ling's shoulder, and kissed him lightly, his eyes filled with happiness.

Seeing the happy look in Wei Qiong's eyes, Xie Ling also felt very moved.

When he decided to come to Nansha that day, he was prepared to endure hardships, but after arriving here in Nansha, he felt that this little bit of suffering was nothing?Today's days are full of sweetness.

Thinking of this, Xie Ling leaned forward and kissed Wei Qiong's lips.

Wei Qiong was slightly taken aback, his eyes darkened a little, and said: "Ling'er, this is..."

"I am happy in my heart..." Xie Ling couldn't stop saying with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Me too." After Wei Qiong said, he put down the child and kissed him back.

The setting sun fell and sprinkled on the faces of the two of them, and time froze, as if to freeze the scene.

A successful career, companionship with a lover, healthy children, life is like this, what could be more beautiful than this?It's not in vain for the two of them to walk in this world once...