Chapter 940: The Magnificent Power of Han (Sixty-Four)

After listening to Gao Yuan's words, Li Can felt a little calmer, "I wonder what the king wants to know?"

Gao Yuan pulled out a chart from his side and pushed it in front of Li Can, "Come and take a look at this chart. I think your family should also have this kind of chart, right?"

After taking the chart handed over by Gao Yuan and just glancing at it, Li Can raised his head in confusion, looking at Gao Yuan with eyes full of shock and confusion.

"Your Majesty, this picture?" he asked stammering.

"Just tell me which places your fleet has arrived?" Gao Yuan asked, "Do you feel that this map is much larger than the chart you keep at home? There are many places you have never heard of?"

"Exactly!" Li Can looked a little excited, pointing to several places on the map and said: "My Li family's fleet mainly trades in these directions. They are not yet civilized. Although the indigenous people are cruel, they possess countless rare treasures." For exotic treasures, spices and other items, we mainly transport silk, porcelain and other items. Although the risk is relatively high, as long as one success is achieved, it will be enough to cover several years of expenses."

Looking at the places pointed by Li Can, Gao Yuan nodded slightly. In other words, Li Can's fleet had only reached Southeast Asia.

"I know a place called Fuso." Gao Yuan pointed to a long and narrow island on the map and said with a smile: "This small island doesn't have any other specialties, but there is just one thing in abundance, silver. These islands have many qualities." Excellent silver mine."

Li Can's eyes suddenly lit up, "Silver mine?"

"Yes, silver mine." Gao Yuan smiled and said, "I wonder if Li Yizheng's fleet is interested in developing it here?"

Li Can's heart moved, but then he frowned: "Your Majesty, every time our Li family fleet sails overseas, it will bear great risks. If you are unlucky, sometimes you will never return. Wang The Fuso mentioned above has a silver mine, which is an endless source of wealth. But the problem is that if you want to develop the silver mine, you must go ashore. With the current strength of my Li family, it is really beyond our capabilities! "

"That's why I'm looking for you." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "You have a fleet and sailors sailing on the ocean, and I have an army in my hands. Let's form an expeditionary army, holding goods in one hand and a steel knife in the other. If they are willing to do business honestly, we will exchange with them. If they have bad intentions, then we will use the knife to beat them to do business with us honestly."

Listening to what Gao Yuan said, Li Can couldn't help but rub his hands in excitement, "The king's intention is exactly what I want. In the past, my Li family was not strong enough. In those places, I had to make good friends with the local chiefs and endure their abuse." Exploiting, I just want to go home safely, but now with the support of the king, it is completely different."

Jiang Jiaquan frowned and reminded: "Your Majesty, we don't have extra troops on hand now, and this kind of laborious expedition has no logistical support. Once we are released, we will be resigned to fate."

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Jiang Yizheng, do you think that a place like that still needs thousands of troops? Just a few hundred capable men, fully armed, are enough to sweep away the natives. Li Yizheng, when he arrived in those places , I think it’s not difficult to combine forces with La La to support the local government that obeys our orders?”

"The king is right. Those places often claim to be a country within tens or hundreds of miles. It is really ridiculous. They themselves fight to death all day long. As long as there are hundreds of fully armed elites, coupled with us With warships, it is indeed not difficult to sweep through these places." Li Can nodded repeatedly.

"The matter is settled like this. The Li family is preparing for the voyage. As for the dispatch of troops, you will discuss with Ye Zhong after you go down and try to select soldiers who grew up on the seaside. In addition, the ships must be equipped with crossbows. , divine machine crossbows, stone cannons and other weapons." Gao Yuan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You don't have to thank me. I'll get 80% of the harvest by then!" Gao Yuan said with a genuine smile.

"This chart alone is worth eighty percent!" Li Can raised the chart in his hand, "Your Majesty, I wonder if I can use this chart..."

"Since I took it out, it's naturally yours." Gao Yuan waved his hand.

He carefully folded the chart, took out a sweat towel and wrapped it, and stuffed it into his arms as a precious and precious thing. "Your Majesty, there is something I don't want to ask because I feel really uncomfortable. As far as I know, , Your Majesty, you have never been to the seaside. Where did you get this chart?"

Gao Yuan scratched his head and thought, can you believe it if I tell you something? He thought about it and said, "Oh, that's it. One night I had a dream, and in the dream an old man with a white beard said to me After visiting these places, I got up early the next morning and saw this map lying on the table. I think I drew it in a dream. I don’t know if it is true or not, so I took it out for you to see. Take a look, and since it is true, you might as well go further and explore it."

Gao Yuan's nonsense made several people in the room look at each other in disbelief. They were all scholars, and they kept saying nothing but making strange noises. Gao Yuan's words were too mysterious, but the king is the king, and even if it was nonsense, everyone would not It's hard to say anything. Maybe the king has something unspeakable that he doesn't want to reveal in public, and no one will ask.

"The king is indeed a person favored by God. He sacrificed many lives for the sea map of my Li family, but the king obtained it effortlessly with the guidance of a god. It's hard to believe it!" Li Can praised a few words without conscience.

Gao Yuan laughed and stopped mentioning this paragraph. Instead, he changed the topic to the people's livelihood in China.

In Jiyuan County, the county magistrate Li Weimin was walking on a country road with more than a dozen guards. The official robes on his body had long lost their original color and were covered with muddy yellow. Even his head and face were stained There was yellow mud. It rained two days ago, which made them suffer a lot. The roads in Jiyuan County are not like Li Weimin's hometown Jishi County. Whenever it rains here, it is muddy. After the rain, it is a sunny day. , which made them suffer a lot.

This is already the tenth day of his inspection in the countryside. The dozen or so guards behind him are not ordinary government officials, but a guard team composed of veterans selected by Ye Zhen from the regular army. After all, Jiyuan County is a newly developed country. The land, and the policies implemented by the imperial court here have offended the interests of many people, and some even offended the other party completely, leaving only you and me to live and die. Fortunately, these people turned out to be quite powerful, and the Han Dynasty Naturally, they don’t want the officials they appointed to have their heads cut off before they can sit down. Even if the murderer is caught afterwards, what will happen? To prevent problems before they happen, county magistrates like Li Weimin will be followed by a group of corpses. A veteran who crawled out of the sea of ​​blood.

In fact, the worries of the Han court were not unreasonable. Li Weimin was assassinated three times during his more than ten days in the countryside. However, in the eyes of these veterans, the assassins were not only unprofessional, but also clumsy. In their hands, he was completely Just like little lambs, the largest number of people was just a landlord who had been deprived of all his land organized dozens of people to pretend to be bandits to attack and assassinate Li Weimin. However, in front of these dozen guards, a team of dozens of people It was not enough to watch. First, they killed Li Weimin with long-range weapons, and then left two people to protect Li Weimin. The remaining people rushed forward and struck three times, five times and two times. The battle was over, and the bold landlord became a prisoner. The next thing happened naturally. It turned out that this landlord had only been deprived of his land, and his other properties were still there. However, he attacked a court official. Not only was he executed, but his family property was also confiscated. All his family members were tied up with ropes and sent to prison. To fill the border with Liaodong Peninsula.

The Han Dynasty's thunderous move in Jiyuan County completely suppressed the little thoughts of some people who were ready to take action. Since that time, Li Weimin has never encountered another attack.

Spring plowing is approaching, and these officials appointed by the Han State naturally know their missions, and they will never dare to slack off. Li Weimin has already visited most of the county. He plans to visit all the places under his jurisdiction. He must ensure that All fields will not be laid waste.

In a field beside the road, several people were loosening the soil with hoes. When Li Weimin came closer, he saw that there were only two gray-haired old men and women, a younger woman, and the other two were seven or eight years old. The boy actually wielded a wooden stick and smashed the larger pieces of dirt into pieces.

"Old man!" Li Weimin greeted as he went down to the field.

Although Li Weimin's official uniform had lost its color, just looking at Li Weimin's demeanor and the group of men carrying knives following behind him, he knew he was not an ordinary person, so he quickly dropped his hoe and bent his knees to kneel down.

"I've seen high-ranking officials!"

Li Weimin grabbed the old man and said, "You don't have to be polite. Why don't you, old man, have no strong labor force? We're just old, weak, women and children like you?"

The old man let out a long sigh: "Don't mention this high-ranking official. Wasn't there a war in the past two years? The eldest son of the family was conscripted into the army. After the war, he was gone. He left behind his wife. He and two underage children originally had a son, but later the Qin people occupied this place, and the younger son was also taken away to be a peasant husband. After leaving, there was no news from him again, and the only thing left in the house was There are just a few of us."

Li Weimin sighed. The final victims of war are always the people at the lowest level. "How much land has been allocated to the family this time?"

At the mention of the land, the old man's originally sad face suddenly became excited, and layers of folds were opened by a smile at this moment, "This time I heard that the Zhengdong Army defeated the Qin people, and now we are the Zhengdong Army here." The Eastern Army took control, and a county magistrate came to conquer the Eastern Army and gave us land. This high-ranking official, this little old man, has been farming all his life. Before, the land was farmed by others. The whole family was exhausted. It's just enough to survive the tiring work. If there is a disaster, it will be miserable. But things are different now. The five members of my family have been allocated fifteen acres of land. The government has issued a deed. The land is mine. The old man is over fifty today. If he is careful, he can live for another ten years. Then these two boys will grow up. This land will be well taken care of. Then the two boys will be able to rely on it. He got it."

Li Weimin nodded slightly: "Can we plant fifteen acres of land just by you guys?"

"Of course I have to finish planting!" the old man puffed up his chest, "Officials don't want to see my head full of white hair, but I still have a lot of strength! If the land is not planted well, there will be no harvest after autumn, and we had no money to buy it at that time. Land, but those who signed a contract with the government would have to pay one dou of grain for one acre of land!"

"Then do you think you can pay it?"

"At first glance, this high-ranking official is not a farmer. He only has one bushel of land. He can produce one stone of grain from one acre of land. If he is well cared for, it is possible to turn it over." The old farmer said with a smile: "The current government is really good, but I don't know if they can stay here for a long time."

"Why can't you stay long? If you feel good about it, you will naturally stay long!" Li Weimin said with a smile.

"Of course we think it's good to conquer the Eastern Army!" the old farmer said sincerely.

"Now they are no longer called the Eastern Expedition Army, but the Great Han Kingdom. These policies were all formulated by the king of the Great Han Kingdom." Li Weimin said with a smile.

"The Great Han Kingdom, I know, sir, we are now considered the people of the Great Han Kingdom, right?" the old man asked.

"It should be... considered as such!" Li Weimin was a little uncertain. Some time ago, the notice about the Great Han Kingdom leasing these areas had arrived at his office, and the officials appointed by Daliang would arrive in Jiyuan soon.

"That's good. We were afraid that if we changed the government, we would take back the land allocated to us!" The old man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry about that." Li Weimin smiled. (To be continued)