Chapter 219 Beat the Dog Port

Fang Bao was originally a Jinshi and was very clear about the appointment of county officials. When Yinzhen asked about the situation of the new Shanghai magistrate Cha Siting, he knew that Kangxi had not consulted Yinzhen's opinion on the appointment of Shanghai magistrate. Why was he also confused? Yinzhen was in charge of Shanghai and was deeply favored by Kangxi. Why didn't Kangxi ask for the appointment of Shanghai magistrate?

Seeing Yinzhen pondering and silent, Fang Bao asked tentatively: "The prince has been in Shanghai for nearly three years. What's wrong with the former magistrate?"[.]

Yinzhen shook his head slightly. Xu Shizhen had completed his three-year tenure and had outstanding performance. There should be no omissions? Kangxi's move was quite intriguing. It is impossible to restrain it. It is quite possible to add a purpose of surveillance. After all, many things cannot be avoided by the magistrate.

Fang Bao has lived in Jiangning for several years and has heard about the situation in Shanghai. He meditated a little, and then said: "The magistrate is the emperor who is in charge of the management of a county, breaking lawsuits and breaking the law, persuading farmers to provide relief to corruption, pursuing cunning and eliminating traitors, and promoting education. All tribute scholars read the law, support the elderly, and worshiping the gods, and do not cover everything.

Shanghai is located in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River and is also a newly opened port. Merchants gathered, and the prince also developed various workshops. Its prosperity and wealth are no longer inferior to Jiangning. However, the situation in Shanghai is more complicated than that in Jiangning. People from all over the South China Sea gathered widely, and Western missionaries also preached.

Cha Siting came from a prominent family in Zhejiang. He has been influenced by poetry and books since childhood. Although he has no experience in handling local government affairs, he is familiar with etiquette and education. In addition, his family is highly regarded in Jiangnan, and his brothers are also well-known in Jiangnan Shilin.

In the following speculation, the emperor appointed Cha Siting as the magistrate of Shanghai to promote education in Guangfa, influence the people of the four barbarians, and be kind to the world and spread the reputation of the Qing Dynasty in all directions."

Hearing this, Yinzhen couldn't help but suddenly realize that Fang Bao's speculation was very reasonable. With Kangxi's heart and nature, he would not be able to play with those tricks and influence the four barbarians. It is not necessarily the main purpose of Kangxi to use the mouths of a group of Nanyang merchants to influence the Han people in Nanyang.

Since conquering Taiwan, the Han people gathered in Nanyang have become a heart-wrenching problem for Kangxi. Historically, Kangxi's ban on the sea in his later years was mainly aimed at this point, and he was afraid that Nanyang would become the second base for anti-Qing. The total number of Han people living in Nanyang should be around hundreds of thousands. With the development of navigation technology, it is reasonable for Kangxi to have such concerns.

Thinking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but wonder whether Kangxi had the intention of conquering the South Ocean when he allowed the establishment of the ocean fleet. Compared to conquering Japan, Kangxi was probably more interested in conquering the South Ocean. It's not that there was no possibility that Kangxi's lifelong battles, his desire for land and conquering the top of the country might be just worse than Genghis Khan, not to mention that the South Ocean posed a potential threat to the Qing Dynasty.

Since this is the case, it is better to use this as an excuse to test Kangxi's intentions. If Kangxi really had this intention, there would be no need to hide his conquest in Southeast Asia. With Kangxi's support, it would be easy to take Nanyang.

Regarding the situation in the South China Sea, Yinzhen had a rough understanding of the situation in Shanghai through Zhang Yuanlong and other merchants who went to the South China Sea trade. Now the British tentacles have just reached the South China Sea and still lack control over the South China Sea. The main opponents of Nanyang are still the Netherlands and Spain.

Spain is not very powerful in the Southeast Asian region, mainly the Philippines, but it is the most abominable. It has joined forces with the Philippine natives to carry out several large-scale massacres of Chinese people in Manila. The Netherlands is not a good thing, but in Karo, today's Jakarta, it is also a big exploitation of Chinese people.

Thinking of Manila, Yinzhen unknowingly thought of Fengshan in Taiwan. The Dog-Da Port is a springboard to Manila. Shi Shipiao is not too worried about the construction of the military port, but Fengshan's development is difficult to achieve results for a while. Xu Shizhen's appointment as the magistrate of Fengshan should have been received, and I don't know if he has left.

Taiwan, Fengshan County, Dagou Port.

The winter in Tainan is not cold, and it becomes warm as soon as the sun comes out. Fengshan magistrate Song Yongqing was very comfortable and accompanied the dock with a few people. Although it was the fifth day of the day, the dock was already crowded, and the hungry people in Fujian who were building the port and wharf were very busy.

These hungry people only crossed the sea from Fujian in October last year. Song Yongqing selected a young and strong laborer from each household to work at the wharf. The fourteenth prince was kind and generous. The food that only one young and strong gets in one month was enough to ensure the family's worry-free life. These young and strong families took advantage of the winter to reclaim wasteland in order to cultivate in spring. After summer, these hungry people could be self-sufficient.

Last year, there were as many as 30,000 hungry households, with more than 160,000 people. The entire port is now busy. Shi Shipiao, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, came to inspect the port construction progress almost every month. As a result, a battalion of naval troops was added to the Dagou Port. The officials of Fujian also took great care of these hungry people who had moved. All kinds of materials were sent by ship as if they were not worth money.

The 14th Prince left the personal guards to supervise the allocation of these materials. Although the county magistrates, clerks, and yamen runners made some complaints, no one dared to fill their pockets. This saved Song Yongqing a lot of worry and was happy. He had been in office for three years and had excellent performance. The appointment to be promoted to Yanqing Prefecture, Zhili, had already come down. Now he is waiting for the new magistrate to come to the settlement and can take office immediately.

Since receiving the promotion order, Song Yongqing took Changsui to Dagou Port every now and then. Dagou Port is currently the densest and busiest place in Fengshan County. The project progress is tight and Shi Shipiao attaches importance to it, so he dare not take it lightly.

He was promoted, so he naturally didn't want any mistakes before leaving. It was the best to have a beginning and an end, so he could go to the new job glamorously. According to normal circumstances, the new magistrate would probably take office in early February. When he thought of the new magistrate, he felt a little jealous. He was also very good at excellence. Xu Shizhen was awarded the title of the fifth-rank Tongzhi, one level higher than him.

Although Xu Shizhen is still the magistrate of the actual position, Fengshan County is no longer comparable to an ordinary county. Song Yongqing knew very well that the prosperity of Fengshan County was expected in a blink of an eye. Just look at the scale of the port being built. If he had chosen it, he would rather stay in Fengshan County, not to mention that officials who are working in Taiwan can still bring their families.

Sure enough, there is someone in the court who is easy to be an official. If Xu Shizhen had not relied on the 14th Prince, how could he have such good luck? Song Yongqing looked at the busy dock with some reluctance. He saw three black spots on the sea from afar, and reported from a distance: "Master, a boat is here."

Song Yongqing covered the sun with his hands and opened his eyes to see that there were indeed three small black spots, and he didn't care. Since the migration of more than 100,000 hungry people in Fengshan, more ships have increased. Most of them are merchant ships selling daily necessities. Today is the fifth day of the lunar month, and these merchant ships have crossed the sea. It seems that making money is not easy.

After wandering around the dock, seeing that everything was in order, Song Yongqing wanted to leave and return to the county government. A chief looked at him and said in surprise: "Master, the three ships that came were all naval warships."

Warship? Song Yongqing was slightly stunned. How could the Fujian Navy's warship come to Fengshan at this time? This is the fifth day of the lunar month. He looked at it in confusion. It was indeed the navy's warship, and it was the largest. Could it be that the navy's admiral Shi Shipiao came again? He quickly ordered, "Go and go to the dock to greet it."

The three ships were indeed the boats of the Fujian Navy Admiral. Shi Shipiao stood at the bow of the ship at this time, and next to him was Xu Shizhen, the new magistrate of Fengshan.

Although Kangxi had already made an order to fully open Taiwan and the coastal people could move to Taiwan freely, the coastal areas had not spread. After Xu Shizhen took a boat to Xiamen on the 29th day of the 12th lunar month, the boss of the ship defeated on the excuse that there was something wrong with the ship and needed repairs, so he refused to cross the sea. Xu Shizhen had no choice but to find Shi Shipiao, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, for help.

Shi Shipiao kept him in Xiamen for the New Year, and just left the second day of the day to personally send him to Fengshan to take office. First, Shi Shipiao had to report to Yinzhen the progress of the construction of the Dagou Port every month. Second, Xu Shizhen had been appointed as the magistrate of Fengshan County, and he had to greet the navy soldiers stationed in Dagou Port. The Dushi who led the troops was a fourth-rank official and did not say hello in person. When there was something wrong, Xu Shizhen, the magistrate, could not help him.

The ship docked at the dock. Song Yongqing, the magistrate who had been waiting at the dock, and Wang Zhijun, the navy chief minister of the Navy camp, and others came up. After a greeting, Shi Shipiao pulled Xu Shizhen over and said loudly: "This is the new magistrate of Fengshan, Xu Shizhen, Lord Xu, the 14th Master. Prince Xu personally named him as the magistrate of Fengshan County. You must do your best to assist Lord Xu in the future. Have you heard it clearly?"

As the admiral of the Fujian Navy, Shi Shipiao was a first-rank official. He actually sent Xu Shizhen, a small magistrate to take office. He also gave everyone such a grand introduction. This Lord Xu was the confidant of the 14th Prince. Song Yongqing was both jealous and jealous. The military officers such as Wang Zhijun of the Dusi were all in awe and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Seeing Shi Shipiao raising him like this, Xu Shizhen's face turned red with a swollen face. He hurriedly bowed to Shi Shipiao and stood up and said, "Shi Junmen is so frightened that his subordinates are afraid of being frightened. He will work with all the lords to build the Dagou Port as soon as possible."

After the ceremony, Wang Zhijun, the Dusi, said: "It's not too early, will you go to the city to have a meal and rest first? Let's check the progress of the dock tomorrow?"

Shi Shipiao said: "You make arrangements when you enter the city first, and I will first observe the progress of the project. Today we are welcome to Lord Xu and be more generous."

"Receive the order from a humble position." Wang Zhijun bowed and replied.

"Sir Wang, please wait." When Song Yongqing saw the opportunity was rare, he hurriedly bowed to Shi Shipiao and the others, "Today, Shi Junmen and Lord Xu came with him. The lower officials have not paid their orders for one day, and they will be the landlord in one day. It is the lower officials who should have the friendship of the landlord."

Shi Shipiao has been here several times and dealt with him. When he thought that Xu Shizhen wanted to give him a deal, he smiled and said, "Since Lord Song is invited to you with kindness, let's disturb Lord Song."

Chapter 219 Beat the Dog Port

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