The happy life of a prodigal

Jinzhou Prefecture.

This is a small town located in the east of the Central Plains, with a small population, most of whom are fishermen.

Of course, they are generally small boats, catching some small fish and shrimps on the coast.

There is a real port, but it is controlled by the imperial court, and only the navy's large ships can dock.

As usual, the small town of Jinzhou Prefecture ushered in a new day.

Many fishermen have discovered one thing, for some reason, there are many more foreigners here.

This can be regarded as a strange thing, after all, this place is relatively remote, and it is already a very miraculous thing to have one or two foreigners visit occasionally.

Like this, it was the first time in my memory that I saw hundreds of foreigners.

Of course, it hasn't happened before.

I remember that an emperor once visited here privately in a micro-service, and many people came here after that period of time.

I don't know if another emperor's Weifu visited here privately?

The common people are all guessing curiously.

Those outsiders ignored them and went straight into the city.

The British Duke is one of these many foreigners.

He rode a horse and walked into the city, feeling that everything was very new.

After all, I have always lived inland, and I rarely come to the seaside when I march or fight. This is the first time I remember.

I can't help but feel that everything around me is very novel.

"This Jinzhou Prefecture has always been so windy?"

The British public felt the strong wind, looked at the steward beside him, and asked.

The steward replied in a hurry: "If you return to your father-in-law, the coastal area of ​​Jinzhou Prefecture has such strong winds all year round, and occasionally there will be calm times."

Hearing this, the British Duke frowned, and said coldly: "Even so, why build a port here? After the ship is built, won't it be destroyed by wind and waves?"

The person in charge was found locally in Jinzhou Prefecture, so he is quite familiar with these local affairs.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "My lord, it is also a helpless move for the imperial court to build a port here, after all, there is only such a piece of coast in the north of the king's land.

And although the wind and waves are a little bit bigger, the other conditions for the establishment of the port are not bad.

The imperial court built a port here just for backup, so that the navy can have a place to dock. The real port is still on the southeast road. "

Hearing this, the British Duke understood what was going on, and said lightly, "Do you mean that after the ship is built here, it will pass through this port and be transported to the port on the Southeast Road?"

The steward bowed hurriedly, and replied: "That's what the little one means."

The British Duke waved his hand and said, "Understood, let's go!"

A group of people just arrived in the city.

Entering the city is much better than going outside the city.

At least, the wind is not so harsh.

"My lord, your mansion is just ahead."

The steward leads the way.

While leading the way, he introduced: "This mansion is one of the rare good mansions in Jinzhou Prefecture. It was originally owned by the Marquis of Xin'an. The small one cost 3000 taels of silver to buy."

"3000 taels of silver?"

When the British Duke heard this, he was very angry again.

This is so easy...

All I think about is silver.

Such a small mansion actually needs 3000 taels?

It is worth so much silver in the capital, but it is estimated that 1000 taels are not worth it here!

Just reselling it for a while, I earned 2000 taels, which is really... black!

The person in charge is still introducing.

The British Duke couldn't stand it anymore.

He got off his horse and walked into the mansion.

At this time, a voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Isn't this the British Duke, what a coincidence..."

The voice was very familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before.

The British Duke turned around and saw a familiar face.

"Surnamed Xu?"

"It's me! It's me."

With a smile on his face, Duke Ding walked up to Duke Ying, looked him up and down, and said jokingly: "A few days ago, I heard from people in your house.

What kind of golden land is a fart!Even if my father-in-law's brain is flooded, he won't believe it!

Unexpectedly, it's only been a few days, you big-eyed old guy, you've lost your mind? "

Hearing this, the British public became stern, and said angrily: "Aren't you the same?

A good duke is wrong, but he ran here to suffer, what are you thinking? "

Duke Ding smiled, and said indifferently: "Whatever you think, I will think, what a simple matter."

The two dukes had never dealt with each other since they were young, and when they grew up, they also led their own troops.

To be precise, the three dukes are three factions, and different nobles follow different dukes.

It presents a three-legged situation.

It is also because of this that after the Wei Guogong incident was over.

The civil and military officials in the court agreed to confer the titles of Fangxiu and his sons as Marquis of Linze and Marquis of Xin'an.

He just wanted the two of them to take Wei Guogong's place.

Since it is a tripartite confrontation, the relationship between them will naturally not be much better.

Hearing this, the British Duke snorted coldly, and was about to walk into the mansion without bothering to pay attention to him.

Seeing this, Ding Guogong followed up shamelessly.

"You old man, you don't have a mansion?"

Duke Ying turned his head and waited for Duke Ding, cursing angrily.

Duke Ding grinned, and smiled indifferently.

"What are you doing with such a big anger, being alone in a foreign land as a stranger, two old friends meeting, not having a drink?"

"You old man can still read poetry?"

The Englishman frowned.

Duke Ding smiled and said: "I didn't say that, after all these years, you should change your temper. Look at me, it's only been a year, and my temper is much better than yours."

The British Duke said angrily: "You were cured by Fang Xiu!"

"..."

When Duke Ding heard this, he wanted to curse.

After a while, he still endured it and said: "Stop bickering with you, go in and sit down, I have something serious to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

The British Duke looked at him and asked.

In his eyes, Duke Ding won't have any serious business.

Duke Ding's expression was rarely serious, and he said, "Of course it's about the Golden Land!"

Seeing that Duke Dingguo had such a serious expression, the British Duke did not speak sarcastically, but sat down.

"If you have something to say, hurry up and let your fart go!"

Seeing Duke Ding, Duke Ying remembered what he had said before, felt awkward for a while, and couldn't help wanting to curse.

Duke Ding didn't care, he took out a piece of parchment from his arms, and spread it on the table.

"You see what this is?"

Hearing Ding Guogong's words, the British Duke stood up hastily and carefully looked at the contents on the parchment.

It is clearly a map!

Most importantly.

The huge Chu Kingdom only occupies a small part of that map, so to speak...

This map actually recorded places other than Chu State! ?

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"Where did you get this map?"

The British Duke raised his eyes, looked at Ding Guogong with a surprised look, and asked.

Duke Ding showed a faint smile on his face, and said, "Guess."

The British prince was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

After a while, I finally understood, and asked tentatively, "Is that kid Fang Xiu?"

Duke Ding smiled even more happily, and said: "It seems that you, an old fellow, have grown a lot during this time."

Hearing this, the British Duke was slightly taken aback, thought for a while, and suddenly understood something, and said, "That kid has already prepared it?"

"I didn't say that."

Ding Guogong shrugged and said, "Do you know that there have been pirates in the three southeast provinces recently?"

The British Duke waved his hand: "That is natural."

Although he is the Duke of the state, he does not have any actual rights, but he still has a good understanding of this aspect.

"But just to solve the matter of the pirates, it's a bit of a fuss."

The British Duke thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and said.

Duke Ding nodded in agreement, and said: "So, this kid's goal at the beginning was not pirates, nor a land of gold, he just wanted more ships.

Wanting more people to go to the West, as for whether there is a golden land, it doesn't matter at all! "

Hearing this, the British public did not understand.

Seeing this, Duke Ding pointed to the map and said, "When you saw this map, what did you think of?"

The British Duke stared blankly at the map, but did not speak.

He did think of some possibility, but...it was too ridiculous.

However, Ding Guogong said: "It's very simple, what you think of is what I think of, and what we two old guys think of is also what that kid Fang Xiu thought of!"

Hearing this, the British public was completely dumbfounded, lost in thought, and remained silent for a long time.

I don't know how long it took before he let out a deep sigh.

...........

Kyoto.

Fangxiu Academy of Arts and Sciences has been established for seven days.

In the past seven days, the people in the capital's evaluation of the Academy of Arts and Sciences has become more and more different from before.

At the beginning, everyone belittled or dismissed this liberal arts academy.

Now, they are scrambling over where to study for their children.