The Pu family in Quanzhou, among which "Quanzhou" is the place name and "Pu family" is the clan name. However, in this era, there was no Quanzhou, and the Pu family in Quanzhou was even more untold. The reason why Yuwen Wen mentioned this term to Yang Ji was because only the two of them knew what it meant.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Quanzhou Port, a famous Chinese and foreign port, was controlled by the Pu family, and monopolized maritime trade and was the only one who was good at maritime ships. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, Pu Shougeng, the head of the Pu family, controlled Quanzhou Shibosi for 30 years, and was rich enough to rival a country.

The Yuan army captured Lin'an, and the Song royal family fled south, trying to use Quanzhou as the capital, but Pu, who was favored by the Song family, turned aside. Pu Shougen killed the Song royal family in the city without hesitation, and the literati and officials, that is, the official army soldiers, were more than 3,000 as a letter of surrender.

During the reign of the Song and Yuan Ding, Pu Shougen led the Yuan Dynasty to overthrow the Song Dynasty and rebel against the Song Dynasty. Its nature was extremely bad. The foreign merchants who settled in Quanzhou were treated preferentially for generations, but in the case of the Southern Song Dynasty, they mercied and repaid hatred and massacred the Southern Song royal family and officials in Quanzhou. Such kindness and grudges the evildoers and officials were eye-catching.

Therefore, after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang specially ordered all the Pu family members of the Pu Shougen lineage in Quanzhou to be classified as lowly and were not allowed to enter the officialdom for generations.

Yuwen Wen’s “re-mentioned old things” is based on a concern that he will definitely promote Fanyu’s sea trade. As overseas merchants increase, Fanyu’s population ratio will also change significantly.

It takes more than half a year or even a year to complete the sea route between the Western Persia and the Eastern Central Plains. The merchants who arrived at Fanyu, including entourages and crew, must settle in the city. Over time, it will be common for intermarriage with locals.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Fanyu has experienced hundreds of years of maritime trade development. A considerable number of Fan people have settled in the city. Intermarriage is very common, and residences are mixed together, which is the so-called "Fan Han Mixed Residence".

If this situation continues, in the long run, maritime trade will be easily controlled by foreign merchants because the Central Plains government has always despised local merchants, but favored foreign merchants, just as the rulers of various dynasties since the Wei and Jin Dynasties favored Sogdian Hu merchants.

In this way, it is easy to raise an ungrateful person like Pu Shougeng in Quanzhou. In history, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the foreign merchants in Guangzhou were already in great numbers. Some foreign merchants even carried out burning, killing and looting before returning to China.

If Huang Chao had not slaughtered a large number of foreign merchants when he slaughtered Guangzhou, he might have become a colony of a foreign country soon.

This is a long-term vision, and from the recent perspective, letting foreign merchants pour in on a large scale and settle down without effective control will easily lead to serious public security problems. A scene in the original history may appear in advance.

During the mid-Tang Dynasty, a Fan Shang had a dispute with local officials at the Fanyu official office. After killing people on the spot, he left and boarded the ship at the dock, but no one dared to stop him.

In the late Tang Dynasty, a foreign merchant launched a rebellion in the city, which made the official army run away with its heads in her arms, allowing it to burn, kill and loot, and then boarded the ship and left. This situation shows that Fan Yu's foreign merchant's strength has left the government helpless.

Such things are never allowed to happen!

Even if these hidden dangers are aside, from a military perspective, Yuwen Wen's surprise attack on Dian Chong, the capital of Linyi State, was to break into Linyi Port through sea routes and then directly attack Dian Chong. He did not want to be used to break through Fanyu City in this way, so the current situation of Fanyu City's weak sea defense must be changed.

How to change it? Of course, it is the Guangzhou General Manager and the Guangzhou Governor come to find a solution!

"King, this matter must be discussed for a long time..."

"Yes, then let's start talking now."

Yang Ji coughed dryly, looked at the high sun, and asked Yuwen Wen to go to the shade of the wooden pineapple tree to talk in detail. The other party only gave him half a month to consider, so some ideas have not been carefully considered, but since I have to say it now, let's talk first and then improve it while doing it.

The method is divided into two types: treating symptoms and treating root causes. The time required for "treating symptoms" is relatively short, but if you want to "treat root causes", it may take a long time.

The so-called "symptom treatment" is to prevent the increasing number of foreigners (foreigners) who settled in Fanyu, which makes it difficult to manage the large number of people. It is necessary to control the number of people. To put it simply, but how should we control it in practice?

First of all, we must not set up a fan shop for foreigners to live in as in history. This will only lead to those who are united in groups to form a powerful force, so we cannot allow large-scale foreigners to live in Fanyu, and we must divide it.

The settlement of Fan people in Fanyu is divided into short-term residence and long-term residence. If they settle for a short-term residence, they are not allowed to enter the city to spend the night, but settle in a new residential area near the port area, which is managed by the government.

Living in a residential area for a certain period of time (such as half a year). If you do not leave but have to live for a long time, you must report to the government and only then can you enter the city and settle down after obtaining permission.

Fanyu City must be expanded or planned, and the Lifang system is strictly implemented. The number of residents in each "li" or "fang" must be limited to a relatively low proportion.

Whether it is a wealthy businessman, entourage, ship owner or crew member, regardless of gender, the proportion of people must be strictly limited. Of course, children with minors are exceptions, but as long as they are adults, they must be included in the statistical scope.

The problem follows. What should I do if there are too many people applying for long-term residence in Fanyu City cannot be resettled?

It is easy to deal with, and the long-term residence period will not be too long (such as one year). There are only two options for a foreigner whose residence period is about to expire. They either return to China or naturalize. Naturalization means being registered as an official household registration and becoming a citizen of the Zhou State, and shouldering all responsibilities and obligations that citizens should bear.

What if the other party doesn’t choose?

hehe.

"'Haha'? Is it interesting to you and me?"

"Well, king, these foreigners who do not return to their country and do not want to be naturalized will naturally not be able to live in the city. As for where they will go, even if the subordinates are still in office, they will have no way to know."

"Yeah, keep going."

Yuwen Wen was very satisfied. Since Yang Ji had already "opened up", there was nothing to worry about. In the later years, Guangzhou was full of illegally settled black mugs. As long as the passport was torn, he could stay openly. He didn't want this kind of thing to "repeat" in this era.

"King, the management of the port area needs to be strengthened. First, it is necessary to plan short-term residential areas. It must have a small city size to facilitate the government's jurisdiction and control. For the people who settle here, the law enforcement must be fair and strict, neither oppressed nor condoned."

"Let's not talk about Fanyu Port for now. The management of this ancient dou Port must be strengthened to avoid pirates causing trouble. After all, the maritime merchants and pirates are actually two sides."

"Gu Dou Port is the foreign port of Fanyu Port. The officials believed that the old system must be changed, that is, Gu Dou Port is designated as an unloading port, and all Fanbian sea ships must unload goods here and are not allowed to carry goods to Fanyu."

Yuwen Wen asked back: "Then how do they do business? When they unloaded goods in Gudou, they ran to Fanyu to load goods. The buyer and seller traded in two places, which was both troublesome and unsafe. What if the foreign merchants felt that the government wanted to greed for their goods and dared not come?"

"Also, it doesn't matter if the empty ship goes to Fanyu, but after Fanyu is loaded with cargo, what should I do if it gets stranded in the port area?"

"King, let's not talk about the issue of water draw. The official thinks that Fan Yu and Gu Dou can refer to the relationship between Xiyang and Bakou."
Chapter completed!