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How could Kou Guo not be aware of Daliang's actions at all.It's just that when they received the news, it was already half a year after Emperor Liang sent the people who had been managed by Kou Guo over the years to the bottom of the sea, and the news was still buried in Feng'an for several generations. They are crazy, but they are also very sure of success, otherwise they would not bet on the entire Kou country. When they learned that the plan failed, they were terrified.Thinking of the decree announced by the envoys sent by Daliang a few months ago, they were still complaining that Daliang was too ruthless, but now the emperor of Daliang is still very kind, and he did not send troops to destroy them directly.

Kou Guo immediately began to prepare the tribute items. Daliang probably didn’t make this matter obvious. The emperor of Daliang also wanted to save face. He naturally felt ashamed of being calculated like this. If the matter is made public, they can't let Daliang use the tribute matter as an excuse to call.The tribute items were prepared according to Emperor Liang's order twice, or even three times.

After packing the things, he fluttered and set off towards the beam.After floating on the sea for a while, when they got to the vicinity of Daliang, looking at the high city wall on the sea, they frightened the envoys of the Kou Kingdom. The minister secretly sent people who are good at diving into the sea, wanting to know how deep the city wall is under the sea, and waited for a long time before seeing the people board the boat, and the answer he gave was that it was bottomless.The envoy's head was covered with cold sweat. This sea wall was definitely built by Emperor Liang against the Kou Kingdom.

It can only be said that Kou people are quite arrogant and somewhat narcissistic.After passing the Haiphong city wall, I was stopped by the sentries for a long time before I let them go. When I arrived at the harbor, two groups of people came up from the harbor. Ships, if they simply dock, will be charged by the hour, and if they unload goods on the shore for sale, they will be charged import duties, of course, tributes are excluded, but things other than tributes, if you can’t explain where they are going, you can’t go ashore. If you sell it, you have to pay taxes.

The envoys of the Kou Kingdom were about to wear thin lips, and the tax collectors who came over did not agree to let them land two extra boxes of things. They wanted to stuff some money, but they were immediately pressed down by the yamen servants who came, and the envoys could only yell The yelling said that he was an envoy, and that the two countries could not be suppressed for envoys because of the relationship between the two countries.

Not only were the envoys of the Kou Kingdom tied up, but they also had to watch the soldiers on the boat confiscate all their weapons. The soldiers said that when they left, the sentries on the city wall should be returned. What else did the envoys want to say? , Then he stared at the leader of the generals, "Why does Kou Guo want to bring weapons to Beijing to face the saint? Is it possible that he wants to assassinate, or has other plans?" All weapons were confiscated.

After staying in the harbor for nearly ten days, the envoys of the Kou Kingdom set out for the capital with the tribute items. At this time, the emperor had already received the Kou Kingdom’s tribute list. Well, the emperor, who was already full of hatred for the Kou country, even hated the Bang country. These subordinates are all the same, and he really thinks that he is spreading money.In a fit of rage, the emperor even doubled the tribute paid by the neighboring countries in the south.

The envoys were not as serious as they were with the Kou kingdoms in the south, and they hinted at the reason quite kindly, so angry that the subordinate kingdoms in the south jumped up and down, expressing that their annual tributes came from the deepest admiration for the emperor of Shangguo , prepared things sincerely, and contributed their most precious gifts, and asked the envoys to help with good words.The affiliated country in the south gritted its teeth at Kou Guo, but looking at the seaside, he couldn't do anything he wanted to do, he could only feel angry.

I don’t know when it started. Some countries in the south heard rumors that Kou country wanted to set foot inland. Their ideas, in the eyes of the monarchs of these countries, the Kou country would not dare to move the leader. If the Kou country wants to move inland, they can only focus on them, and they will not even consider the Bang country, where the land is even more barren.No matter who Kou Guo is targeting, they should unite. First of all, let the coastal countries apply to China to extend the Great Wall of Coastal Defense of Shang country. Even if Kou Guo wants to attack, it will be difficult.The next question is whether it is possible to discuss with Shangguo to destroy Kouguo first. It is not rumored that their island is sinking and will sink sooner or later, so let the island sink in advance, so as not to be wary of Kouguo's ambition every day.

The envoys also heard the rumors, and when they returned to Beijing, they reported the truth to the emperor. The emperor of Daliang was silent, and the ambition of Kou Guo was really big. The rumor about the sinking of Kouguo Island was pure nonsense in the eyes of the emperor.Kouguo Island has been a subsidiary state for hundreds of years, and it would have sunk long ago, and it can still stay until now.

Not long after the envoys who went to the south returned to the capital, the small southern countries sent people to the capital of Shangguo one after another. One was to pay tribute, and the other was to ask Shangguo to relieve their worries.Especially the small countries near the sea, if the Kou country comes, they will bear the brunt.

Wang Xiujin returned to Beijing for more than half a year, and has been stuck in the car workshop. Now the output of bicycles can be produced on average every day, and the gear shaft of the bicycle chain has also been applied to many places. Once again, Wang Xiujin feels that the wisdom of the ancients is infinite. .The wooden rail car has not yet been produced, but Wang Xiujin actually saw the prototype of the train in a carpenter's drawing.

Li Sushan took hundreds of soldiers to the shipyard, and the training on land was almost over. Now he needs to practice at sea and adapt to the precarious life at sea.Liu Qing, Li Sushan's subordinate, took over the training of sea soldiers little by little. It was impossible for Li Sushan to be in charge of this matter all the time. The Li family mainly focused on land warfare.

Yachang has grown very fast in the past six months, and she has also grown very fast, but she still relies on her little daddy. Except for going back to her room at night when she sleeps, she will occupy her little daddy's side whenever she is at home. Wang Xiujin Consider letting Yachang go to school to study after the spring of next year.

Thinking about how quickly the days passed, another year is coming to an end in a blink of an eye.This year has been busy, and it feels like I haven't done anything, but after careful calculation, a lot of good things have happened. The shipyard has successfully rebuilt two large ships and produced a brand new warship. In the first test, there were [-] guns on the ship, even more large bows and crossbows, not counting other offensive weapons on board, and mines could be fired from under the ship.

Wang Xiujin once asked the old craftsmen of Chuanfang whether it is possible to build a boat that travels on the seabed. For any purpose, Wang Xiujin could only ask the craftsmen to stop this, but the craftsmen thought it could be used, and even installed the new type of thickened and reinforced glass on the boat to explore the underwater world. The craftsmen said with a smile, they want to see if it can be used Discover Dragon Palace.The boat can be dragged into the sea by the big boat above, and can also be pulled to the sea without worrying about being trapped in the boat.After Wang Xiujin listened to the speeches of the craftsmen, he didn't stop them.

The defense of the sea is slowly being built, and the supervision of the seaside is also expanding. It is supervised by both civil and military parties. There is no dispute, and the two sides live in peace.Regarding the matter of the former Zhongshuling Lord Liu, after the emperor's first warship launched into the sea, he made it public. He lashed out at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty with sharp words, and then carried out a big exchange of blood. For a long period of time, some scholars with not normal brains were quite distressed at the emperor, and wrote articles and cursed. The fate of these scholars with not very good brains can be imagined, and the newly appointed officials still seem to be very Actively working, no longer just staring at the emperor's backyard all day long.

At the court meeting a few days ago, the emperor issued an order to send people to sea next year to push Daliang's porcelain overseas.Wang Xiujin learned about this earlier than the court ministers, and made a long list, but all those that are overseas and not in the main beam will be brought back. Is it to spend money, or to rob.Before the real war broke out, Daliang could not be said to be invulnerable, but also had a copper wall and iron wall, so that the people of later generations could be saved from war.

After sending the list away, Wang Xiujin, who had been busy for nearly a year, finally breathed a sigh of relief. This year, because the crab field rice is no longer an exclusive business in the grain store, the price has dropped a bit, but because it is an old store, people also recognize this brand, yes The impact on the grain shop is not big, and even if the people in Liangzhou still grow crab-field rice, the taste of this year’s rice is obviously different from previous years. Let those who want to eat authentic crab field rice still firmly look for Wangjialiangpu.

Farmers in Liangzhou also eat their own rice. They also have doubts in their hearts, but they can’t explain why the taste has changed so much. The crab seedlings are contacted by people from Wang’s Grain Shop. The process of planting them is the same as in previous years, why the taste has changed. up.The farmers couldn't help sighing when they thought of the less money they earned this year than in previous years. They still hoped that the owner would continue to open the grain shop, but they also knew that was unlikely, because the shop's plaques had all been changed.

Thinking of what was rumored before, the owner of the grain shop turned the store into a clothing store because the shopkeeper of the Liangzhou shop was too greedy. The shopkeeper also came from the capital, saying that he didn’t trust the people of Liangzhou. I wish the farmers in Liangzhou would make trouble. If it wasn’t for the fear that the shop would be closed and the shop assistants would lose their livelihood, the owner wouldn’t even want to open a shop in Liangzhou. The owner said that nothing happened to the shops in other places.

When the rumors reached Wang Xiujin's ears, he just smiled, basically the rumors were not exaggerated.