"There is a place for firing porcelain in the West Village. It is a kiln left over from the Song Dynasty. It mainly produces blue and white porcelain."
"Sericulture can be found in areas along the river, as far as Luoding Prefecture along the Xijiang River."
"We have tea in Qingyuan, Jiangmen and other places in Guangzhou Prefecture, and there are also many places in Guangdong that can produce tea."
Xu Qi knew what Zhu Xuan would do next.
Now that His Majesty has given up the maritime ban, it has given coastal areas a rare opportunity to go overseas for trade. Overseas trade is very profitable. As the prefect of Guangzhou, Xu Qi knows better than anyone that if Zhu Xuan wants to develop here, going overseas is a better choice. .
Your Majesty wants to see the ability of their grandsons, which is probably to manage the fiefdom well and benefit the people. The people can live and work in peace and contentment and live a prosperous life. In addition to political measures, economic means are also needed.
Zhu Xuan's plan is to change Guangzhou Prefecture through overseas trade.
However, this road is not easy to walk.
Hearing what Xu Qi said, Zhu Xuan nodded slightly.
"But if we do this, more people will participate in business, thus neglecting farming." Xu Qi worried.
"I will solve the farming problem."
Zhu Xuan is now waiting for Zheng He to bring potatoes and other crops back, so that a small number of people can cultivate them to meet the food needs of most people, and a lot of productivity will be freed up to do other things.
In addition, the local agricultural structure also needs to be changed.
When he was taking geography class before, Zhu Xuan remembered that the teacher once talked about the foundation pond agriculture in the Pearl River Delta. This can be borrowed. In terms of growing grains, it is necessary to cultivate intensively and rationally use chemical fertilizers.
Chemistry has already appeared in the Ming Dynasty. To make chemical fertilizers, as long as there are sufficient conditions, it can still be done.
Zhu Xuan had relevant plans in his mind on the way here, and asked: "As for merchants, how is the relationship between Mr. Xu and Chaozhou merchants?"
Chaoshang is one of the three major business gangs.
It was formed in the late Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has continued to influence modern society hundreds of years later.
He is also the one Zhu Xuan wants to win over.
During the sea ban, they certainly went out to sea for smuggling. Now that the sea is open, the scale of overseas trade will be larger. In the early stage of overseas trade development, Zhu Xuan wants to cooperate with Chaozhou merchants for mutual benefit and win-win results.
Zhu Xuan didn't know much about overseas things and how the market was.
This requires someone who can lead the way.
"I know a few fashion business people."
Xu Qi asked again: "Your Highness wants to see them?"
Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "Make arrangements and invite them to Panyu. I have some things to discuss with them. If they don't want to come, don't blame me for not giving face. They will come to beg me in the future."
"How dare they not come when His Highness summons them?"
Xu Qi agreed.
Zhu Xuan finally organized: "When I take over Guangzhou, I need to do three things in the early stage. First, solve the water source problem. Second, integrate our local materials that can be traded overseas. Third, formalize foreign trade and introduce foreign businessmen."
"To achieve the first point, we need the cooperation of the second and third points. Only by completing the latter two points and making money can we achieve the first point."
"Next, please cooperate with Mr. Xu."
he said again.
Xu Qi probably judged that Zhu Xuan might want to control floods and build water conservancy projects.
These indeed require money to do, and water control requires spending a lot of money.
Overseas trade is currently the fastest way to make money.
Solving the water problem is very important. Xu Qi also wanted to do it, but he didn't have the ability. Hearing this, he agreed: "Your Highness, please rest assured. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help Your Highness."
After confirming these things, Xu Qi said goodbye and left.
Zhu Xuan temporarily put aside those thoughts and asked softly: "Sister Miaojin is alone in Guangzhou, has she been waiting for a long time?"
"not bad!"
Xu Miaojin knew that Zhu Xuan had to do big things and compete for the emperor's grandson. It was understandable, and said: "When I was in Annan, I was accompanied by my aunt. Not long after I came here, my brother came back."
Zhu Xuan added: "Next, I have other things to do. I can't always accompany Sister Miaojin. If you feel bored, I will arrange for someone to take Sister Miaojin back to Yingtian."
"I don't care."
Xu Miaojin felt warm in her heart, hugged Zhu Xuan, and said softly: "I will go back when I am really bored. But when I go back to Yingtian, I will be bored too. The eldest and second sisters are married, and I am the only one at home. Why not stay here?" Stay with my brother."
Zhu Xuan also hugged her and sat quietly in the hall.
Xu Qi should be a good official, and his official residence is ordinary.
However, the place they arranged for Zhu Xuan and Xu Miaojin to live was a bit luxurious. In the evening, there were quite a few servants who came to wait on them. They waited on them to eat and rest before leaving the house.
Xu Qi did not dare to neglect Zhu Xuan and the others at all.
"younger brother!"
Xu Miaojin blushed and said, "We have only one room here."
Zhu Xuan thought: "Then I can only squeeze in with Sister Miaojin."
They don't take ethics and morals, feudal ethics and the like seriously.
Zhu Xuan was originally a deviant, and Xu Miaojin was almost the same.
Even if you haven't gotten married yet, you don't care about anything else.
It's just that Zhu Xuan is still young, so when he rests at night, he really just squeezes in.
"younger brother!"
Xu Miaojin asked again: "When will sister Yuan Jun come back?"
Hearing this sound, it rang in my ears.
There is a warm fragrance and jade around me.
Zhu Xuan's mind wandered a little, and it took him a while before he responded: "I don't know, but sister Yuanjun wants us to go to Yunnan for a walk, and I don't have time yet."
Xu Miaojin turned over, looked at Zhu Xuan's profile, and said quietly: "Brother, when will you grow up?"
Zhu Xuan also turned over, looked at Xu Miaojin, and said with a smile: "Sister Miaojin, I have grown up."
"You're still a little kid!"
Xu Miaojin laughed, hugged Zhu Xuan in her arms, kissed him gently on the cheek, and said, "Brother must protect us in the future."
"Will!"
Zhu Xuan affirmed.
Soon, Xu Miaojin fell asleep.
Zhu Xuan looked at the pretty face in front of him, kissed her, sighed, and was also worried about when he would grow up.
——
After dawn.
Zhu Xuan proposed to visit the construction site of his mansion.
Xu Qi prepared the car and arrived at the edge of Zhilan Lake together.
The mansion has almost been built, but it will take some time before it can be fully lived in. In the meantime, we can only stay in Xu Qi's official residence temporarily.
Zhu Xuan now has a lot of money and is ready to flex his muscles in Guangzhou. He will continue to spend money to speed up the construction.
"I want all of this area."
"I want to build a science pavilion here, called the Guangzhou branch."
"When the Hongwu ship comes back, I will move all the technical staff from Annan here and recruit a new batch of students."
Zhu Xuan pointed to a large piece of wasteland on the east side of Zhilan Lake and next to the mansion.
He wants to continue to promote science.
