bestfiction Chapter 212 You can go to Leizhou to explore
Chapter 212 You can go to Leizhou to explore
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the village was overcrowded, and Zhuangshi stopped Sanlang and Silang from running around, lest they offend the wrong people. This was also mainly to keep Tuanzi and Qiaoqiao under control. These days, if something went wrong and they disappeared, they'd have nowhere to cry.
Jing Changning was pestered by Erlang to go to the study. He had a lot to ask his third uncle. Seeing that Tao Jin was fine, Jing Changning also invited him in.
Jing Changning had already arranged the east wing into a study, but there was only a desk and chair inside, as well as a row of bookcases. The bookcases were empty, with very few books. According to Jing Changning's idea, he could only move the books back every time he went to the county town. There was no time to rush at this time.
At first, the three of them were just chatting. Erlang told a lot of gossip he heard from the village chief's house. Since Taojin was around, he forgot to ask Jing Yongning for advice on his studies.
The three of them talked about the local customs and landforms near Jiangmen County.
Speaking of this, Tao Jin was the most familiar with it. He immediately opened the floodgates of conversation: "If Third Uncle and the old general have time, they can go to Leizhou to explore!"
Jing Changning raised his head and looked at Tao Jin in surprise. Why did he suddenly give them advice?
Jing Changning had only heard a little about Leizhou. After all, there were not many records in the miscellaneous notes, and the information he heard far away in the capital was rare.
It is known that Leizhou is an area surrounded by mountains and the sea, and is relatively remote. Pirates and bandits have been rampant since ancient times. However, since the previous dynasty, the court has attached great importance to this area and sent General Xie Wenchang to fight along the coast. Most of the pirates have been wiped out, and the bandits have gradually become extinct.
In the early days of the current emperor's reign, the court issued an edict to lift the long-standing maritime ban policy, allowing the relocated residents to return to their hometowns and restoring the fishermen's right to go out to sea to fish.
Tao Jin added, "Ever since the maritime ban was lifted, overseas merchant ships have occasionally entered and left Leizhou for the past twenty years, but the Daqing Dynasty has rarely organized merchant ships to go out to sea, and even the imperial court has no external exchanges."
Jing Changning and Erlang looked at Tao Jin in surprise, wondering how he knew so much at such a young age. Besides, wasn't it said that he had been raised in the capital since he was a child?
But his words did spark a lot of interest.
Jing Changning felt that Tao Jin's words were directed at him. If he didn't pull him in today, Tao Jin would definitely go to find his father another day.
Jing Changning naturally wanted to know more, so he asked tentatively, "Does Young Master Tao's family have business dealings with that place?"
Seeing Jing Changning's interest piqued, Tao Jin added, "Of course there is.
The water system from Leizhou to the north and southwest is very developed. Shipping can go southwest to Wuzhou and Yongzhou to Annan. To the north, it runs through the counties south of the Yangtze River and directly to the capital. At Hanyang, the various tributaries even run through the entire Daqing Dynasty.
Erlang was getting a little restless, feeling a little uneasy, and immediately said, "I'll call Grandpa and Xiaobei."
After saying that, he opened the door and ran out immediately. The amount of information was too much, and he felt that his brain was not enough, so he had to ask his elders for help.
Jing Changning didn't speak for a long time. Even though he was well-versed in history and current affairs, he only had a rough understanding of Leizhou. He had devoted himself to study before but never thought about joining the Ministry of Works or the Ministry of Revenue, and he had never seriously studied the major water systems of the Daqing Dynasty.
Especially when talking about Wuzhou, his pupils dilated slightly. Cangwu County, where his eldest brother Jing Changjiang was located, was now under the jurisdiction of Wuzhou Prefecture. With so many people at his disposal, his eldest brother could easily organize a merchant fleet. And if Cangwu County could provide a large amount of gold mines as the fairy aunt predicted, the funding problem would be solved. He was a little hesitant to think about it.
Tao Jin provided too much information, and he felt that if he dared to act, it would inevitably affect the entire system, with both benefits and risks. It would definitely not be possible to rely on the Jing family alone; they needed a strong supporter behind them.
He stared at Tao Jin for a long time, hoping that his father would come over soon.
He was now certain that Tao Jin had been sober the night his elder brother met with them, and that his reluctance to report and his subsequent sharing of this information must have been motivated by some ulterior motive. Whether it was for money or wealth, he and his father had to carefully consider and analyze this, knowing full well that this young man was not to be underestimated.
Apart from sleeping until noon every day and forcing herself to embroider purses when she got up, Jing Chunxi didn't pay any attention to what Tao Jin was doing during the day, nor what the smartest people in the family were doing.
Apart from accompanying her for training in the morning and meeting her at meals, Tao Jin was basically nowhere to be seen at other times.
The women in the family were all busy with needlework, working day and night, wanting to make all the summer clothes for the whole family as quickly as possible.
And time just passed day by day.