Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"So, I took such a big risk to go to sea, definitely not to make money."

"Then you mean..."

Wu Zhengxiang said: "Have you all heard about the feudalization of the South China Sea by the imperial court? Now there are five vassal states in the Nanyang Islands. Wu'an State and Gaoyang State are rich in refined copper, and Qi State has a gold and silver mine each. Got rich growing peppers without any mines."

Xu Qinen said: "Although the Xun Kingdom has no special products, it takes advantage of the favorable location to build ships and trade with all countries in the world. It is also a wealthy party. But... what do these vassal states have to do with you?"

Wu Zhengxiang said seriously: "I also want to build a feudal state."

"How is that possible?" Zhang Xingyun said: "To establish a vassal state, you must have the title of Tang Dynasty and His Majesty's permission. Although you are rich, you have nothing to do with the country. How can you get the permission to establish a country?"

Wu Zhengxiang explained: "You two only know one thing but don't know the other. In fact, the matter of the title is easy to talk about. As long as I give up the money, the title of a baron will always be no problem. As for Your Majesty's permission..."

"Are you out of luck?"

Wu Zhengxiang smiled wryly, and said, "Now the five vassal states have proved that the feudal strategy is indeed feasible, and Nanyang is the most suitable place for feudalism. Therefore, the entire Nanyang is stared at by the royal relatives. It is really difficult to get His Majesty's permission. But..."

"how?"

"There is no problem outside Nanyang."

Zhang Xingyun said: "Master Wu, you don't plan to let us go to South America thirty thousand miles away, do you? If you really have this idea, I won't do it."

"Don't worry, you two, of course it's not South America. That place is too far away from the Tang Dynasty. Even if I, a small businessman, want to build a country, I'm powerless."

"Is that Africa?"

Zhang Xingyun still shook his head and said: "Your Majesty here will not allow people easily."

"what do you mean……"

Zhang Xingyun said: "Let me tell you a secret. The world map announced by King Donghua that day is not complete. There is a continent that he did not mark."

"What continent?"

"It cost me [-] guan to get this news. From the Nanyang Islands to the south, there is another continent. This continent is called Australia or Oceania. We only need to occupy a small part of this continent to establish a country."

Xu Qinen hesitated and said, "Since King Donghua kept his secret, how did others know about it? Master Wu, haven't you been deceived?"

Wu Zhengxiang said: "Do you think my surname is Wu so easy to deceive? To be honest, I learned this from an eunuch. The first time Qin Wang Guoye presented the world map to the imperial court was during the Zhenguan period. The Early Years of Yonghui is actually the second time he contributed pictures."

"These two pictures are not the same?"

"Exactly, Australia was missing in the second map compared to the first one. Not only that, but he also secretly ordered the eunuch to burn the old map. However, although the map is no longer there, the approximate geographic location of Australia is still recorded. The heart of the eunuch."

"But……"

"Why? Are you still worried that I will be cheated? There is no need. My surname Wu is not a helpless person. That eunuch has lost power now. If he really dares to play tricks, I don't mind paying some money to make his life worse than death. "

Xu Qinen pondered for a while, and said: "Well, even if what the eunuch said is true. After you really found your country, you can get His Majesty's permission. But... After all, it still has nothing to do with us brothers relationship?"

Wu Zhengxiang said: "You two are the most important. Now we only know the general location of Australia, but how to find it depends on you."

"No way... You don't know what happened to our brothers? We don't know anything about Oceania."

"I didn't expect you to know how to study geography." Wu Zhengxiang said, "The reason why I spent a lot of money to invite the two of you is because I got advice from an expert."

"Master? What master?"

"This expert is a wandering monk, and he can do calculations with boundless power. He told me that if you want to find Oceania smoothly, the key lies in the two of you."

Xu Qinen said: "Does the monk know the names of our two brothers?"

"The master's mana is not that profound. It was he who spent his mana and found two destined people for me in the crowd. I ordered someone to inquire, and only then did I know the true identity of the two."

Xu Qinen said cautiously: "Master Wu, what you said is a bit unreliable. With all due respect, the eunuch may not have lied to you, but that wandering monk is not sure... If you really can't find any Australia, Not bad for us."

Zhang Xingyun added: "The salary that should be paid must not be less!"

"Hey! What's your little salary? It's just a drop in the bucket to me."

Wu Zhengxiang paused for a moment, then continued: "Actually, I don't fully believe what the monk Youfang said. I just prefer to believe what he has or not. If you can find Australia, you two are a great achievement. If you can't find Australia, then you can't believe it." It doesn't matter, the salary that should be paid will never be less than two cents."

"Thank you, Master Wu." Xu Qinen said: "Then what the two of us have to do next is..."

Wu Zhengxiang said: "When our ship passes the Nanyang Islands, it will be the place where you two can use your talents."

"How to use force?"

"Uh... the You Fang monk only said that the secrets of the sky should not be leaked, and I don't know how to do it. To be honest, I don't know. All in all, tell me which direction you feel is weird. Our fleet follows the induction of the two. OK."

Zhang Xingyun smiled wryly: "Isn't this similar to finding a needle in a haystack? It can only be blessed by God."

……

……

Facts have proved that the words of the wandering monk are really unreliable.

The fleet left the Nanyang Islands and continued southward. Zhang Xingyun and Xu Qinen were still the same as before, without any strange feelings.

Wu Zhengxiang had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky and start searching aimlessly.

On this day, there was a strong wind, and there were huge waves on the sea. The entire fleet capsized, and hundreds of people fell into the belly of fish and turtles.

Of course, not everyone died.Xu Qinen, a waste snack, was very lucky to be washed up on a beach and survived.

"Am I in the underworld?" These were the first words Xu Qinen said when he woke up.

Chapter 10 There Are Fairy Mountains Overseas (3)

The reason why Xu Qinen said this was not because he took a few sips of water, but because he thought he was drowned.The key is that the person in front of him is too much like the legendary bull head and horse face.

This man is over ten feet tall, with a blue face and fangs, black hair all over his body, and red hair all over his head.Three points are not human, seven points are like ghosts.How could there be such an ugly person if it wasn't in the underworld?

"Don't worry, you're not dead yet." The ugly man's face moved, he didn't know whether he was crying or laughing, and he said, "You don't have to be afraid, although a certain family has a vicious face, it is not a ghost."

"So... you are human? Ah... no... I made a slip of the tongue."

Xu Qinen's thoughts changed, and he said: "It is rumored that there are fairy mountains overseas, and the people's feelings are different from China. There are adult countries, small people countries, Yesha countries, three-headed countries, long-arm countries, white people countries, etc. I will not be..."

"What? Do you think you have arrived in the Yaksha country?"

"Is not it?"

The ugly ghost said: "It seems that you are also a learned person. Since you know that the customs of overseas people are very different, you should also be able to imagine that the languages ​​​​of various countries are different from those in China, right? Don't you find it strange that I can communicate with you without hindrance?" ?”

"This……"