Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 794
"His Majesty!!!"

Tian Lubo knelt down in front of Liu Chang with an excited expression, sparks flickered in his eyes looking at Liu Chang.

His eyes, eager and crazy, seemed a little abnormal, even more so than Zhang Buyi.

Liu Heng sat on Liu Chang's left hand side, looking at the appearance of his own Guowei, he was also a little surprised, this doesn't match his usual image, does it?How did it become like this after going out to sea?
Tian Lubo was born in the noble family of Qi State, and later fled to Wu. King Wu Hui knew people and promoted him personally. He was regarded as the absolute confidant of King Wu. Wei.The king of Wu admired this man's prudence the most. Tian Lubo had a long-term vision and was cautious. He was very thoughtful and never made a mistake. He was a general who was worthy of entrusting great things. Let him take charge of this matter and let him lead Wu's navy to go out to explore.

He explored a lot of islands for the state of Wu, and each time he narrowly escaped death. Although it cost a lot, he found a lot.

Even though he has made a lot of contributions, he is never arrogant, speaks little, and is steady and reliable.

But at this moment, the general known for his prudence knelt down in front of Liu Chang excitedly, staring straight at the emperor with an extremely rude expression.

Liu Chang was a little annoyed by his look, so he lowered his head, tried to open his eyes wide, and stared back.

Only then did Tian Lubo come to his senses, and hastily saluted again, "Your Majesty is impolite! Please forgive me!!"

Liu Chang snorted a few times, "It means that I am tolerant and not a foolish king. If you dared to look at the king so directly at Father's meeting, you would have been dragged out and chopped down."

Liu Heng cleared his throat and reminded him not to say such rebellious remarks.

Liu Chang didn't continue talking, and looked at Tian Lubo, "Tell me, what's the matter for coming here in such a hurry? Are you fighting with Nanyue?"

Tian Lubo said excitedly: "Your Majesty, a great discovery has been made in the matter of opening the sea!"

"The minister is in the state of Wu, and he is in charge of opening the sea."

"I know you are in charge of opening the sea, so you just say what you found?"

"We have seen the Aozhou that His Majesty said! We have seen it!"

Tian Lubo was trembling all over, unable to hide the excitement in his heart, "Your Majesty used to talk about geography and talk about the affairs of the world, but I never believed it, because your Majesty never went to sea, so how can you know the situation in various places? Your Majesty also said that the earth is like Cuju, even It's unbelievable, but this time we went to sea from Mazhou, all the way to the south, the fleet of Chen encountered a lot of waves, and the number of the fleet was very serious, but we successfully reached the Aozhou and the world that His Majesty mentioned in the book. The isolated land!!!”

Liu Chang's face was full of shock, did he discover Australia?How can it be so fast?
"Can your boat suffer from such wind and waves?? Has it reached this point??"

Liu Heng couldn't help reminding: "Your Majesty, the State of Wu was the first to go to sea and sail along the coast. It summoned shipbuilders from many places and developed many large ships, including flat-bottomed boats, which can sail on the sea. I dare not say anything else. Speaking of ships, there is no country in the world that can match Wu's ships."

When Liu Heng ascended the throne as the Queen of Wu, he began to vigorously develop the interior. When the internal governance was about the same, he sent people to explore overseas, and the shipbuilding techniques of each place were different, each with its own characteristics, such as flat-bottomed boats. Shendu has this technology. The long-distance trade (Navazaksha) has been mentioned many times in the documents unearthed from the Maurya Empire. After fully absorbing the navigation technology of various places, Wu's shipbuilding industry has achieved unprecedented growth. Development, the size and practicality of ships are far beyond those in other regions.

The improvement brought about by the exchange of different technologies is often the greatest. According to literature records, after the Huns conquered the Western Regions, the collision of technologies led to the large-scale development of smelting technology. This is the same reason. .

Liu Chang asked again: "Then how can you be sure that the place you are going to is the place I said?"

"Your Majesty!! I have seen it!! What Your Majesty said! I have seen it!"

"A strange beast that can hold a parent and child in its belly! A strange beast that is like a bird and a chicken but cannot fly! There is also a strange beast lying on a tree trunk."

Speaking of these, Tian Lubo's tone became more and more rapid, unable to contain the excitement in his heart, he gritted his teeth, and said sadly: "However, I wanted to bring some back, but more than half of them were killed or injured on the way. If you can bring it alive, there will be a corpse.”

Liu Chang's expression changed, and he scolded: "Who told you to bring things back at will?!"

"I mentioned it in the book, if you encounter a strange beast, you can't bring it back directly, you have to ask me first!"

Tian Lubo panicked, "I don't know either."

Liu Chang sighed, "Forget it, you don't understand, and I don't blame you, but if you saw the kangaroo with your own eyes, you must have arrived in Aozhou. I didn't expect it to be so fast. How long have you been sailing?" just arrived?"

"Starting from Mazhou, it took nearly three years to go back and forth"

Liu Chang silently calculated in his heart, then raised his head, "Can you sail without interruption for so long?"

"There are many islands on the way, and I have already drawn them. The map drawn by the minister is roughly similar to the map that His Majesty said in the geography. Although the exact position and distance are different, the islands that His Majesty mentioned are the same. There is something there!!"

Tian Lubo's eyes were full of disbelief, "Your Majesty has lived in Chang'an for a long time, how did you know this?? How did you know the situation overseas?"

Liu Chang suddenly felt a little proud, "This apocalypse is also known in the dream."

Tian Lubo bowed again, "Your Majesty has the destiny!!!"

It can be seen that at this moment, Tian Lubo firmly believes in Liu Chang's saying that he has the destiny, and has no doubts. In fact, when he discovered the strange beast that His Majesty spoke of on that isolated island, the whole People have already convinced the emperor, these things have never been seen before, it is impossible for His Majesty to come here first, and His Majesty knows the situation here, there is only one possibility, His Majesty really has the destiny to get God's revelation.

Looking at Tian Lubo, who was thrown into the ground, Liu Heng looked at Liu Chang in a different way at this moment.

Unlike his younger brother, Liu Heng still believes in these things.

Tian Lubo said seriously: "In the past, we were disrespectful to Your Majesty and did not believe His Majesty's words. Explore all the places and dedicate them to His Majesty!!"

Liu Dachang laughed, "Australia you discovered is a good place. Although the climate is harsh, there are many mines and many exotic animals. But, it's not the place with the most resources. What I said The United States has the most resources. As I mentioned in the book, there are many crops there that can be cultivated to a man. Moreover, these crops grow extremely fast and have a huge yield per mu. If you can find Meizhou, I can even make you king!"

Tian Lubo hurriedly said: "I dare not extravagantly seek the merits of becoming a king, but I am willing to organize a fleet again and go to America."

"Very well, come on, let me tell you, this American state is going all the way north from Wa Island. Soon, you will reach a place of ice and snow. When you find that the road is blocked, go along the coast. Sailing to the east, you can reach another place, and the people here should look similar to us."

Liu Chang explained the road to Tian Lubo very seriously, and Tian Lubo listened very seriously.

Liu Chang then rewarded Tian Lubo, making him Marquis Che and adding three thousand households.

Tian Lubo was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

Liu Chang asked him to go back to rest first, and after he left, Liu Chang just looked at Liu Heng who was beside him, "Fourth brother, it seems that this period of great voyages will be opened by me, and the army has fought all the way to Anxi , and now the navy is exploring various places again, so who can say that this emperor of the ages is better than me? With this credit, if I don’t build a [-]-meter-high golden statue in Chang’an, I will be sorry for my achievements!!”

When Liu Heng heard this, he laughed.

"If you want to practice, you still have to wait until I close my eyes, otherwise I won't allow it."

"Hahaha~~"

Liu Chang said with a smile: "Fourth brother, don't talk about this anymore, let's talk about the opening of the sea. The current ministers all attach importance to the frontier fortress, but despise the opening of the sea, but I know that the future of the empire is On this ocean, on land, no matter how many territories the big man has opened up, he will be nothing more than a continental overlord if he dies, and if the sea is fully opened, no matter how many sea areas are opened, it will be nothing more than a sun that never sets. , Only by grasping with both hands, while expanding the territory and exploring the sea at the same time, can one become a true overlord."

Liu Heng was silent for a moment, "Sometimes, I can't understand your words, but I believe in you, you have the destiny, so you must be right."

"Of course I can't be wrong, when will I miss it?"

Liu Chang said confidently: "If we want to open the sea, we must not only conduct official exploration, but also mobilize the power of the people. To promote maritime trade, I think we should encourage merchants to go to sea and reduce taxes on maritime merchants." , to allow the folks to open shipyards, own large ships, recruit sailors, and not keep the overseas content secret, make it public, let merchants know where there are special products, and facilitate their trade.”

Liu Heng frowned, "Boss, it's better to have some restrictions on these merchants. The situation in Jiaodong Kingdom cannot happen again. It was not unreasonable to propose to arrest all merchants in Jiaodong. Get up, for the sake of profit, you are willing to do anything.”

But Liu Chang shook his head, "Fourth brother, we can't underestimate any industry, just say merchants, there are bad ones, so there are no good ones? Is every wealthy person in the local area a powerful person? Of course there are also good ones. Jide, relying on one's own ability, don't go to fish and meat the common people. Even if the wealthy folks are like this, what about merchants? You can't say that merchants are just suppressed blindly. We are not the Qin State. There cannot be no merchants in the country. Any profession has its own The role and significance of the law cannot be targeted in this way.”

"Ministers often say that merchants cannot create and feed people, but I think that it is not that merchants are useless, but that merchants are the easiest to compete with these ministers for their interests. Farmers can work for them with peace of mind and will not infringe on their interests. But it can threaten the interests of these big clans, you can't be fooled by these people!"

Liu Heng is still very calm, "There are good and bad among merchants, and this is probably the case in all industries, but merchants are too profit-seeking and bold, and most of the private minters are merchants, you have to support merchants to open the sea , I have no objection, but business tax and so on, still have to be discussed with the ministers."

"okay, I get it!"

Liu Chang asked again: "Shouldn't we go to Jia Yi for this matter? Why haven't we seen him these days?"

"He is negotiating with the ministers because of the tax issue. He has written several times, asking me to reply to the agricultural tax, set up miscellaneous taxes such as consumption, stop collecting tax, and share it equally with the cultivated land he owns. For the rest Based on income, a proportional tax is implemented”

"He thinks that the big man's taxes are too simple, direct, and brutal, and he needs to carry out so-called ingenious innovations, but how can this matter be so easy? Maybe it's the common people who will suffer in the end."

Liu Heng frowned. When Liu Chang hosted a banquet to entertain everyone, he and Liu Heng were talking about taxes.

Jia Yi decided to change the current way of income and expenditure, and carried out a drastic reform of the taxation of the big man. Taking advantage of the convenience after the reform of the official position, since the reform of the official position, the upper and lower levels are clear, the efficiency of officials has improved a lot, and all the vacancies have been filled. , there will be no overlap of government powers and delaying disputes with each other, but Liu Heng, as a "conservative", has great suggestions for Jia Yi's ideas.

Liu Chang really liked watching the two confront each other.

Jia Yi is no different from Chao Cuo. He is nothing more than a radical Confucianist. Judging from Jia Yi's many ideas, he actually coincides with Chao Cuo. It is nothing more than a different intention. I am very worried. Although these radicals are very useful, they will cause big troubles if they are not careful. But with Liu Heng in the court, he is not so worried. As we all know, my fourth brother has always been as stable as ever. What he pursued all his life was a word of stability. When two people fought against each other, it was beneficial to both sides, and it could form a strange balance.

Besides, without mentioning anything else, just Jia Yi's battle against Liu Heng, I don't know how much fun it is to watch!

Liu Chang said with a smile: "Fourth brother! Don't worry! I've always supported you! Jia Yi is just messing around! You have to keep an eye on him! Don't let him mess around!"

Liu Heng glanced at him and asked, "Did you say the same to Jia Yi?"

"How is this possible? How can the fourth brother insult my innocence out of thin air?!"

Liu Heng squinted his eyes, and didn't believe Liu Chang's nonsense at all.

At this moment, Jia Yi was sitting in Shangfang Mansion, his whole body was in a state of desperation.

"Mr. Chen, it is something His Majesty has promised to set up a firm led by Temple to sell Shangfang's products. It is not a matter of competing for profit with the people."

Chen Tao kept his mouth shut, but Zhao Wan who was at the side said: "Mr. Jia, we don't care whether we compete with the people or not. This is something that only your Confucians care about. We Mohists have never said this, and we don't care about it." These, we belong to the Ministry of Industry, unless you can get your majesty's edict, otherwise we can't spend time to provide you with those designs. The manufacture of these things must be kept secret, you have taken them away now, but In case the production method is leaked, will the crime be borne by you or us?"

Jia Yi looked at Chen Tao resentfully.

The Mo family has changed.

It's not like me anymore.

How good was the honest and simple look in the past. No matter who came, they would actively help and never bargain. That simple and lovely appearance was imprinted deep in Jia Yi's mind and could not be forgotten.

But today's Mo family has become so practical. They thought that everyone was sincerely talking about their feelings, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a deal after all.

Jia Yi said bitterly: "I'm also busy with temple affairs, not for myself. Alas, I haven't closed my eyes for several days."

Chen Tao couldn't bear it, and was about to speak, but Zhao Wan squeezed Chen Tao's arm suddenly.

Zhao Wan continued: "Please show your majesty's edict, or the order of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry has always been close to the King of Wu and does not agree with your ideas. It is not easy to get their approval, but you have worked so hard. We You can't be indifferent, let's do this, the design drawings can't be handed over to you, the factory building belongs to me, Shangfang, and we still do the production, but the products can be handed over to you for sale, and we won't make things difficult for you, after all, we still have to cooperate Well, how about this, I will give you [-]% of the market price, how about it?"

Jia Yi almost jumped up, "What?? Eighty percent?? Why don't you just sell it to us at a high price? Shangfang is a place to do business?!"

"Heh, Shangfang has helped various mansions for free these years, and in the end, what I got in return was the reputation of wasting money. They say that I, Shangfang, has received a lot of support, but Shangfang keeps silent about the external support. In order not to be said by others, we Shangfang eat temples It is a waste of national power, so we can no longer help others free of charge, it is all temple money, but it is still necessary to calculate clearly who will take it out and who will take it in."

"No, no, lower it!"

Zhao Wan laughed, "If you don't want to, we can make it ourselves, and then Shangfang will organize merchants to sell it, and it doesn't have to be you. The current situation is that the governments are asking for Shangfang!! Not Shangfang Ask for help from the various governments!!!”

Jia Yi opened his mouth several times and almost cursed out loud.

Sure enough, this traitor is more hateful than the enemy! !
After Jia Yi agreed to Shangfang's many "unfair conditions" and left here angrily, Chen Taofang asked bitterly: "Wan, Mr. Jia is dedicated to the country. Isn't it a little unkind for us to do this?"

"Unkind? Teacher, it is because we help everyone for free that they despise us so much, saying that we waste wealth, and the money is spent on them? Why do we have to bear a bad reputation, but our achievements make us feel so despised? How about giving it to them? The more you treat them well, the more they despise you and want to care about every detail. Besides, he Jia Yi is for state affairs, so we are not? Master, these Confucian scholars are very cunning, and they cannot be easily trusted!! You must not waver!"

Chen Tao looked at him quietly, "Is it not good for you to say that Confucian scholars?"

"The teacher doesn't know something. In our school, this is a common practice. For example, Xunzi, the founder of our school, insulted Confucian scholars many times. Afterwards, disciples Han Fei, Li Si and others, even disciples who wanted to destroy Confucianism, compared with them. , it’s still restrained!”

(End of this chapter)