Hearing Yang Fan's words, the people on the side couldn't bear to look at him. They had never seen anyone asking for rewards so directly.
Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from the emperor. The emperor rewards him with whatever he rewards. As a minister, there is no way he can directly ask for it.
Now this kid is acting like he will lose face to His Majesty Li Er if he doesn't accept the reward. It's simply...
A person who is shameless is invincible!
All the courtiers looked at Yang Fan with admiration and further understood this boy's shamelessness.
Having received a great gift today, His Majesty Li Er is in a good mood and is not surprised at all.
But he didn't immediately agree or refuse. Instead, he asked with interest: "You can also build ships? In that case, why don't you go to Dengzhou?"
In ancient times, the imperial court mastered the most advanced shipbuilding technology, and the most advanced shipbuilding factory in the Tang Dynasty was built in Dengzhou.
According to Li Shimin, although Jiangzhou and Quanzhou are geographically close to mountains and seas, the people under their jurisdiction have abundant supplies.
In terms of shipping location alone, these two places are not as good as Dengzhou.
More importantly, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou belonged to the fiefdoms of Wei King Li Tai.
Now Yang Fan wants to build a shipping terminal here, which makes Li Shimin suspect that Yang Fan is looking for trouble.
In the Tang Dynasty, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou were not the best choices in any aspect.
But even if His Majesty Li Er wanted to touch his head, he still couldn't figure out why Yang Fan chose these two places after careful consideration.
Jiangzhou, located in the center of Jiangnan Road, has a prosperous economy, a prosperous population, and a good industrial foundation.
Next to Quanzhou is the Wanwan Strait, facing the later Wanwan Province across the sea.
The Bay Island at this time should be called Ryukyu.
If your guess is correct, there should be only some indigenous people or savages living on Wanwan Island now, and no large cities have been built.
Yang Fan wanted to build a shipping terminal in Quanzhou, and of course he had a sneak peek at Ryukyu.
You know, Wanwan Island is a beautiful island.
Besides, don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected.
If one day Li Shimin really turns against him, there will be a way out to prevent any unexpected events.
Of course, it was impossible for Yang Fan to tell his true thoughts.
If you dare to say that you want to split the territory and seize the island as king, even if you have great achievements, your head will not be enough.
Seeing that Li Shimin had no intention of refusing, Yang Fan struck while the iron was hot: "I heard that Jiangzhou and Quanzhou have outstanding people and rich seafood, and Weichen's Yingkelou plans to have some seafood cuisine, so I want to catch some seafood."
Li Shimin suddenly realized that he was not interested at all in Jiangzhou and Quanzhou, which were more than a thousand kilometers away from Chang'an.
Because even if you work hard, you still have to run for more than half a month to get there.
In Li Shimin's view, apart from being rich in seafood, these places have no great use at all.
Just when he was about to agree, Li Tai said with an angry face: "Father, Jiangzhou and Quanzhou belong to the fiefdoms of the ministers. Now Uncle Zhongyi is blatantly building docks, placing the ministers wherever they are, and setting up the imperial court. This is against the rules; what’s more, Uncle Zhongyi built a boat and went out to sea to fish. Isn’t this an act of competing with the people for profit?”
"Besides, Quanzhou is more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an, and the sea goods would have rotted before they could even be transported to Chang'an. Uncle Zhongyi said that the ship was built to supplement the supply of sea goods to the guest building. He was obviously trying to cover up the situation. Please tell me, father."
Li Tai was so angry at Yang Fan that he almost vomited blood several times, and of course he didn't want to make Yang Fan feel better.
Yang Fan was not angry, and retorted with a slight smile: "Your Highness is worrying too much. As the saying goes, in the whole world, is it the land of the king, the shore of the land, or the ministers of the king? The whole world belongs to your majesty. Although Quanzhou is the fiefdom of your highness, but His Majesty just asked you to guard it on your behalf, how can you take it as private property?"
"As for His Highness saying that fishing for seafood will not compete with the people, it is even more ridiculous. In Weichen's view, fishing for seafood will not only not compete with the people, but will benefit the country and the people and affect the generations to come. It can also increase people’s income…”
Yang Fan non-stop explained some basic laws of the market economy to these ancient people, looking like a pyramid scheme leader.
However, Li Tai was furious. His face turned red and white, and his face looked ferocious. He said angrily: "I would like to ask my father for your advice. I have never regarded the fiefdom as private property."
He is scared!
If Li Shimin really believed Yang Fan, he would not be able to bear this hat.
The fiefdom is nominally yours, but how dare you say that in front of Li Shimin? Do you think you have a long life?
What the emperor fears most is, of course, fear of rebellion.
Although Li Shimin may not necessarily believe Yang Fan's words, Li Tai cannot be careless in the slightest.
Seeing Li Tai's uneasy look and comparing it with Yang Fan's calm and calm look, the two decided to make a decision.
Li Shimin sighed secretly in his heart, as a father and an emperor, how could he feel a gap in his heart because of Bo's unfounded words.
This son is still too restless!
Waving his hand, Li Shimin expressed his own opinion. After thinking for a while, he turned to Yang Fan and said: "I am not a stingy and unkind person. I want to privately build sea ships and docks in Quanzhou, which is against the imperial court system. How about setting up another title and setting up a naval force by yourself, which will be under the jurisdiction of the Water Transport Yamen, but you will be responsible for the salary and expenses yourself. Now that the Ministry of Rites is busy with affairs, you cannot go there in person. Is there a suitable person to replace you?"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Yang Fan was overjoyed, but he did not expect an unexpected gain.
Xin said, His Majesty Li Er usually looks good, but he is still very capable at critical moments.
In fact, it's not surprising that Li Shimin was so casual. The navy usually only did trivial matters such as transporting grain and grass, fighting water bandits, etc. It was natural that it was not taken seriously.
Quanzhou, which was far away from Chang'an, was not taken seriously by the imperial court.
Yang Fan rolled his eyes and glanced at Xue Rengui, who was standing in the distance with his eyebrows lowered and his head lowered, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, does it only require a minor minister to be chosen?"
Li Shimin couldn't deny it: "Oh? Who is it? Tell me..."
Yang Fan waved his hand and said, "This is Xue Rengui, the eighth-rank captain of Junyangfang. This man is powerful and talented. He is the descendant of Xue Andu, the famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He can go there on behalf of the minister."
Li Shimin was a little surprised after taking one look at Xue Rengui's burly figure.
However, he was straightforward and did not drag his feet. He said: "I will ask Zhongshu Province to prepare an edict for Jiangnan Road. If you ask for it, you can go there on a selected day. The Zhenguan potatoes presented today will definitely be sent to the world after I implement them. Tell the world that you discovered the Zhenguan potato, and the people of the world will definitely remember your kindness, and your name will remain in history."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was envious.
What is the greatest pursuit of being an official?
Senior official salaries are one aspect.
These people are almost all third-grade officials and are already satisfied.
Another one is nothing more than fame.
The most noble idea of being an official is to be famous throughout the world and leave a name in history. It is something that can only be dreamed of.
Unexpectedly, a young boy could achieve it before them.
I felt mixed for a while!
Yang Fan didn't expect Li Shimin to be so generous.
He actually did not take credit for the discovery of potatoes, which made Yang Fan subvert his understanding of His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er used to be a glutton, but now he is so good, which makes Yang Fan uncomfortable.
He hurriedly said with tears of gratitude: "Serving the country and the people is the duty of a humble minister. How dare you covet honor? However, with this encouragement, the humble minister will definitely devote himself to death in the future."
No one would dislike a good reputation?
After being humble, Yang Fan agreed directly.
