Chapter 886 Chinatown

  It is almost dusk.

  Jiaozhou Songping City, which was newly established by Liu Song in the Southern Dynasty, was named Songping. In a garden in the city that is not too eye-catching on the outside, it is in the Jiangnan style with winding paths and secluded places, making people feel like they have returned to Guangling and Yangzhou.

Fan Lin was sitting in the hall at this time, dressed in Linyi costumes. She had already officially played the banner of Queen Linyi in Jiaozhou City. The Tang court also supported Qin Lang's suggestion and sent officials from Honglu Temple to visit her. Here, here is the seal of the emperor's imperial edict to Fan Lin.

  With the support of Tian Khan, Fan Lin recruited troops in Jiaozhou City. Many nobles who fled from Linyi came to join him, and many Linyi businessmen came to visit.

  Fan Lin was supported by money and food from the Qin family, so this manor became the residence of Linyi's imperial court in exile. Fan Lin recruited troops, hired mercenaries, and purchased leased fleets.

  During this period of time, a small-scale mercenary army has been formed.

   "How about it, is it easy to be a queen?"

  Qin Lang asked with a smile.

  Usually cold as ice, Queen Isana, who already had the majesty of a queen, returned to the Fan Lin by the Qilu Lake in front of Qin Lang, becoming gentle.

"It's quite difficult. I've never been in contact with government affairs before, let alone building such a court in exile in Jiaozhou City in the Tang Dynasty. Everything is gathered together, which is a headache. I don't sleep more than two hours a day. "

  Qin Lang stretched out his arms to embrace the princess, "It's really emaciated a lot, it makes me feel bad, what's missing, I'll help you arrange it."

   "Everything is lacking, mercenaries, money, weapons, ships, and even loyal and reliable talents, but in fact these are sufficient now, and I want to return to Linyi as soon as possible."

"Originally, I planned to send the South China Sea Navy to **** you back to Linyipu, and go straight back to Wangcheng to regain the throne, but now the imperial court has just issued a decree, and there will be a big war in the north. The imperial court is urgently summoning the navy to return. We have to mobilize elites to go north, and the South China Sea Fleet not only has to maintain order in the South China Sea, but also has to go north to take charge of part of the East China Sea, so we can’t go south to Linyi for the time being.”

  The princess flashed a look of disappointment.

"But you don't have to worry. The South China Sea Navy is an official army of the imperial court and has to obey the imperial court's military orders. But I can still help you assemble a fleet from other places. I am asking the Qin family to dispatch a maritime merchant fleet. Other maritime merchants in the southeast have sent out invitations, and I believe it won’t be long before many seagoing ships gather in Jiaozhou.”

   "If the Datang Navy Fleet can go there, the meaning will be different." The princess said.

   "I know this. At that time, I will borrow a few soldiers from the South China Sea Navy and borrow a few flags. The effect will be the same."

   "Mr. Wei has such a big face, are those sea merchants really willing to help me?"

Qin Lang smiled, it wasn't because of his face, but because it was beneficial. He helped Fan Lin go back to Lin Yi to seize the throne, united with various sea merchants to send ships, money and people to form a joint fleet, and Fan Lin herself The hired men and horses will go back and land directly in Lin Yipu. Once Lin Yipu is captured, there will be many benefits.

"The princess only needs to sign one or two agreements with the sea merchants first. This agreement includes a loan agreement. Each family will lend a large sum of money to the princess to help the princess recruit more mercenaries, sailors, buy or lease more A large number of ships, as well as the purchase of all kinds of needs, even the purchase of weapons and equipment for the imperial court. In addition, the ships and people of each family can be regarded as leased to the princess, but in addition to the lease fee, they also ask for a share."

   "Divided into?"

   "Even after taking down Linyipu, everyone should share the benefits, and they should share some of the wealth in the city."

This is taking advantage of the fire, but it is also what should be done. It is impossible for others to do good deeds without leaving a name, and to help him without any plans. Even Qin Lang, even though he is a lover, it is impossible to do nothing. .

  Princess can imagine what it will be like after such a mighty and huge joint fleet captures Linyipu. At that time, the money in the Linyi treasury will become the spoils of war for everyone and be divided up. Even the property of the rebels was confiscated and robbed...

   "How much do they want?"

"Originally, I wanted all the money and silk population in Linyipu, but I think it is enough to give them half of the money and food in the city treasury and the property owned by the rebels. In addition, after Linyipu is captured by then, I hope the princess can set aside a piece of land in Linyipu." Come here, let the Tang businessmen build a new wharf, and build a Tang city by the wharf, and build a Chinatown."

"In Chinatown, we hope that the princess can allow the Chinese people to be self-governing and have power outside the law. Tang law is practiced in Tangcheng, and the Tang people manage and exercise judicial power by themselves. The customs and business taxes in China Wharf and Tangcheng are all represented by the Tang Dynasty. Zheng, and then handed over to Lin Yiguo..."

   "In Tang City, the people of Tang can set up the Tang Merchants Council, and the council can manage Tang City. They can also set up a guard of no more than a thousand people, and they can also set up courts, patrol rooms, water patrols, etc. What does the princess think?"

  Princess thought seriously.

Linyipu, also known as Dazhanhaikou, also known as Sengjiapuluo, is the capital of Linyi. In the later generations of Hoi An, it has always been the most important sea trade port in Southeast Asia from the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It also has a name , City of Lions.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hoi An even became a Chinatown, with Chinese businessmen everywhere, and the whole city was full of Chinese, with many guild halls, and even divided Hoi An into five Chinese districts according to different ethnic groups, Fujian Gang, Guangdong Gang, and Chaozhou Gang, Hainan Gang and Hakka Gang are powerful.

Although at this time, Linyipu is only operated by a small number of Chinese merchants, but Qin Lang believes that the era of great navigation opened by Datang is coming, the southeast coast will be prosperous because of this, and Linyipu, an important port, will also become more prosperous. A piece of land is still necessary.

Establishing a Chinese concession directly in Linyipu, Qin Lang believes that this is the best way to guarantee the interests of Datang and maritime merchants, and at the same time avoid some disputes and conflicts. In fact, it is also beneficial to Linyiguo, although it is undoubtedly Sovereignty was damaged, but Datang was originally the Suzerain of Linyi, and now that Fan Lin has voluntarily become a vassal state of Datang, why not set up a concession in Datang.

  Datang set up a vassal for the Hu people in Guangzhou, but the Hu people don’t have any such thing as extrajudicial power, but after all, strength is king.

   "Linyi can give the Chinese people a piece of land to build a Chinatown, but is it inappropriate to have extrajudicial power?"

Qin Lang smiled, "Actually, if you are willing to give up some power properly, it won't affect Lin Yi, on the contrary, it will attract countless Tang merchants, and the city of Lions will be a hundred times more prosperous than it is now. That being said, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.”

   "In this way, how about I designate a Jiangxinzhou in the middle of the Qiupen River in Linyipu as Tangcheng?"

The Jiangxin Continent that the princess mentioned is quite large, about six or seven miles long. It is a long and narrow Jiangxin Continent. The two ends are large and the middle is small, like a bone. Husband.

  The distance from the narrow point on the opposite bank is only about thirty feet wide.

  Qin Lang was already prepared, and took out a map of Linyipu.

   The princess was amazed.

"The princess is talking about this long and narrow Huludao? I think this island is quite big, but it's not ideal. The two ends are big and the middle is small, and it's a little bit away from Linyipu City. I think the smaller island in the west is more ideal. Appropriate."

The distance to the west of the island mentioned by the princess is only about 200 meters, and there is a smaller Jiangxin Island, which is only about a thousand meters long, slightly triangular, and only three or four hundred meters wide. Facing Linyipu City, the distance between the two banks is more than ten feet.

   Directly build a bridge to connect them.

  Princess was a little surprised.

   "There are several fishing villages on this island."

   "It's simple, we can give them some compensation for the demolition, and the princess will move them to another place."

The princess was also surprised that Qin Langshe was begging for a small one. As a result, Qin Lang changed his mind and said that it would be better to assign the other islands in the heart of the river to Datang. For a period of 500 years, Datang is willing to pay for 50 years in one lump sum, and pay every year thereafter, how about it?

  To the south of Linyi Pucheng is the Qiupen River, about ten miles away from Haikou.

  There are many islands in the Qiupen River here. In fact, the Qiupen River is like a big lake next to Linyipu.

  There are also six or seven islands that are several miles long and smaller than Canaan Island.

   There are more than a dozen small ones.

This is not counting the two larger sandbars in the southwest of the upper reaches, which are huge sandbars with a length of 20 to 30 miles. They were all formed in the rinsing of the Qiupen River, just like Chongming Island in Shanghai in later generations. Same.

  Because it was too big, Qin Lang was too embarrassed to ask for these two huge sandbars.

   But even the dozen or so sandbars to the south of Linyipu are actually huge.

  Hearing that Qin Lang wanted to rent it all, and directly rent it for 500 years, the princess really hesitated now.

  With a 500-year lease period, the concession will still be governed by the Tang people and ruled outside the law. Then these places will no longer belong to Linyi Kingdom, and it will be a country within a country.

"The rent is easy to talk about. I think those sandbars are actually deserted. I thought, when Tangfang has more people, it will definitely bring family and relatives, and maybe even set up workshops there. , this concession is not big, and I’m afraid it won’t be able to accommodate it. So I rent these sandbars from you in advance, and I will build residential manors on them, and get some vegetable gardens. It will also be convenient for building warehouses and workshops, so as to save the crowds in the workshops. Of course, At that time, the more merchants from Tang Dynasty will come and move more property, this will also bring greater business opportunities to Linyi and promote your prosperity, won't it?"

   "You don't have to worry about other things. Linyi is thousands of miles away from Jiaozhou. These small sandbars are just rented for the convenience of passing sea merchants, and there will be no other problems."

  Princess looked at Qin Lang and smiled slightly.

   "There is no free lunch in the world, and this request from Saburo is not too much. Well, I agree."

"Business is public and private. Although the relationship between the two of us can be done with your words, after all, it involves many sea merchants, so I will arrange a time to invite all sea merchants to come to meet the princess. At that time, we will formally sign a treaty, from loan to land lease, a package plan, don't worry, I will strive for as many favorable conditions as possible for the princess!"

  Princess hugged Qin Lang and kissed him on the face, "Thank you Sanlang, in fact, I am like this now, even if Datang wants more benefits, it's okay, thank Sanlang for helping me!"

  (end of this chapter)