After eating and drinking, Li Shui said to Xu Fu: "Recently, someone in the court said that you have expanded the land thousands of miles and made great contributions, so you should be made a marquis. If you want to see the complete version for free, please search it on Baidu."
Xu Fu shook his head repeatedly: "I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it."
Li Shui smiled slightly and asked, "Tell me."
Xu Fu said: "Although I have conquered Japan and South Vietnam, the area of these two places is small, less than one-tenth of the Northland. General Li Xin led his army to destroy the Xiongnu and opened up more than 10,000 miles of land. That is the real great power. Credit."
"Japan and South Vietnam are mostly savage tribes, and it is not too difficult to conquer them. I just happened to meet them at the right time, and when I got there, I happened to conquer them. If it were anyone else, I could still accomplish this."
"Therefore, I even think that the so-called proposal to become a prince is flattering, and I would never dare to accept it."
Li Shui nodded: "As long as you have the knowledge in your mind. Don't worry, I have already made suggestions to His Majesty to standardize various matters regarding going to sea. It will naturally benefit you in the near future."
Xu Fu thanked him again.
Li Shui smiled and said to him: "In addition, you can choose five or six more people. They must be handsome, tall, and smart. I will follow their example and encourage people all over the world to go to sea."
Xu Fu agreed.
…………
Three days later, news came out from the palace.
It is said that His Majesty is drafting an edict based on Li Shui's suggestion. The content of the edict is very small, but it is extremely important. Each item is ground-breaking:
First, all overseas lands discovered by the people of Da Qin belong to Da Qin.
Second, the gold, silver, grain, and property produced on the land. Within three years, Da Qin and the discoverer were equally divided. Three years later, it was owned by the imperial court and taxes were collected as usual.
Third, this edict only applies to overseas lands, excluding the Northland, Western Regions, South Vietnam, etc. that border the Qin Dynasty.
After the news was revealed, it first spread throughout Xianyang, and then spread to Guanzhong, and the people nearby became excited.
Within three years, the treasures obtained will be divided equally between the discoverers?
This means that people like Xu Fu can move half of the silver mines mined in Japan? How much is this? This is equivalent to three years of hard work and several lifetimes of income.
There are many poor people who are eager to take a boat and go to sea immediately.
But going to sea is not that simple. Do you know where there is an island on the vast sea? Do you know which island has gold and silver? Do you know which island is rich in products? Even if you know that there is no wind and three feet of waves on the sea, the small wooden boat cannot row across it.
Therefore, if you want to go to sea, you must have a big ship with a large number of sailors, and the ship must be loaded with fresh water and food. Therefore, going to sea is a very expensive activity. Not only does it cost money, but it is also extremely risky. If the boat capsizes, all the investment will be wasted.
However, although the Guizhou leaders have no capital, they have a lot of strength. As long as there are wealthy people who organize to go to sea, they can be recruited as sailors.
Of course there are rich people who want to go to sea. These rich people have a lot of money and cannot take risks themselves, but they can pay to hire people to explore.
It is said that before Xu Fu went to sea, he had made an agreement with him to banish the immortal. As an investor, Shangjun Courtyard will account for 70% of the income. The leaders and generals on the ship accounted for 10%, and the ordinary sailors on the ship accounted for 10%. The remaining 10% is used to care for the dead and rescue the injured.
This distribution method has become a common practice. Therefore, investors are not worried about not getting money, and captains and generals are also very happy. As for ordinary sailors, as long as they contribute, taking away 10% or 20% of the silver mountain is enough to enjoy them for half a lifetime. What's more, there will be pensions after death, so you don't have to worry about how your loved ones will live after the family loses its breadwinner.
Therefore, many people in Xianyang City are discussing going to sea recently.
Li Shui was busy packaging the five selected sailors, planning to dress them up as Qin warriors. Give overseas exploration a wave of public welfare endorsements.
When Li Shui was doing it with great interest, the young eunuch from the palace came. After seeing Li Shui, he laughed dryly and said, "Master Banished Immortal, Your Majesty has invited me."
Li Shui felt a little unhappy when he saw the young eunuch's expression. He asked the young eunuch: "Is someone suing me again?"
The young eunuch bowed and said, "Yes."
Li Shui was going crazy: "What's going on with these people? Do you think I, Huai Guzi, am too easy to bully? Sue me once today, sue me again tomorrow, are you going to force me to take action to keep quiet for a few days?"
The little eunuch stood there with a wry smile on his face and said nothing.
Li Shui sighed and followed the young eunuch into the palace.
This time, the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty looked filled with indignation after seeing Li Shui. Li Shui felt like he was some treacherous minister who had brought disaster to the country and the people, and had become the target of public criticism.
Li Xin next to him had a smile on his face and looked like he was watching the fun. Li Shui estimated that if this was not the political hall, Li Xin might have brought a wine bottle and sat down to watch the show.
After Li Shui arrived, Li Xin quietly said to him: "Brother Huai, don't worry, although there may seem to be many ministers here, only 80% of them are actually here to complain."
Li Shui said with a bitter face: "That's quite a lot. Wait... 80% come to complain? What about the remaining 20%? Are they all here to watch the fun?"
Li Xin said: "That's not true. Some are here to support you, and some are here to inquire about information."
Li Shui exclaimed: "This is abnormal, someone actually supports me?"
Ying Zheng, who was sitting at the top, frowned and looked troubled.
He raised his head and looked at Li Shui, and said calmly: "Huaiguzi, there are many people here who are very opposed to your proposal to encourage people to go to sea. Come and clear up their confusion."
Li Shui responded, then looked at the ministers and said with a smile: "We, the Qin Dynasty, often decide national policies through debates. This is very good. After debates, the pros and cons of a national policy are clear. When it is implemented, mistakes will be made. It will be less.”
None of the courtiers spoke. Many of them were thinking: How simple was the court meeting before you entered the court? There is no need to rack your brains and argue with others like today. This trend has been completely ruined by you. Why, are you still complacent and contented?
Li Shui looked at the ministers: "Aren't you opposed to going to sea? Why don't you stand up and tell your reasons?"
The first person to stand up was Chunyu Yue.
Li Shui sighed: This weakling, who has been completely refuted by himself every time, actually dares to stand up every time. He has been defeated repeatedly. Anyone else would have become more honest after losing a few people, but this guy didn't seem to know what shame was. It seems that this shameless title should be given to him.
Li Shui was thinking this in his heart, and his face showed it involuntarily.
Chun Yuyue saw Li Shui's strange expression and guessed that he was scolding him. He felt very unhappy, but he soon felt relieved: Huai Guzi always insults people in public. Now that I am willing to hold back my words and curse in my heart, this can be considered an improvement. It's not in vain that I have been teaching you for many days. This shameless person finally understands a little bit of etiquette.
Neither Li Shui nor Chunyu Yue spoke, but they looked at each other and had a conversation deep in their hearts, relying on their imaginations.
What is commendable is that they all won in their imaginations. So the two people showed a proud smile at the same time.
Chunyu Yue was the first to come to his senses. He took a deep breath, saluted Ying Zheng, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, the world has just been unified, and the people are happy to see peace. Today's encouragement to go to sea is to build up soldiers. I'm afraid there will be hundreds of soldiers." Years later, there will be another war."
Li Shui asked in confusion: "Why do you see it?"
Chunyu Yue confidently said: "The overseas islands are often hundreds of miles away, or nearly a thousand miles away. They are so far away, and there is no land route to reach them. As time goes by, the governors and magistrates will have different intentions. If he establishes himself as a king, he will become an enemy of the imperial court. That's right. To suppress or not to suppress?”
"Once the rebel rebels are wiped out, there will be a series of disasters and countless casualties. If the rebel rebels are not wiped out, where will the majesty of the Qin Dynasty be? Where will the court's face be? Once the rebel rebels become bigger and invade the Central Plains, how to stop them?"
Li Shui snorted: "So what the doctor means is to give up overseas?"
Chunyu Yue nodded: "That's right. Although there are some small benefits to exploring overseas islands, the harm outweighs the benefits. For the sake of the world's livelihood, it must not be done."
Just as Li Shui was about to speak, another courtier stood up and said loudly: "Dr. Chunyu's words are wrong. If the overseas islands are too far away, are the land of Chu and Qi equally far away?"
"If it is said that the sea route is difficult to travel, then the land of Bashu and Sichuan has many high mountains. Is it difficult to travel on the mountain road? The land of South Vietnam is full of smoky dense forests. Is it difficult to travel? Do we have to give up these places?"
"We have given up the land of the old Chu and the old Qi. Yan and Zhao are also far away, do we have to give up? By analogy, in the end, our Daqin only needs to hold the land in Guanzhong? If we think that Guanzhong is too vast, should we just hold the land in Guanzhong? Xianyang City?"
Li Xin laughed out loud when he heard it.
Many people looked at Li Xin speechlessly: Is this guy sick? His sister-in-law was refuted to a fault, and he was still smiling so happily?
Li Shui looked at the person who refuted Chun Yuyue in confusion: "There are...someone really supports me. But why does this person look so familiar?"
Li Xin whispered from the side: "Don't you recognize him? He is Huang Pan."
Li Shui suddenly realized: "It turns out to be Huang Pan. It's strange. Yesterday, he and Li Si took turns attacking me. Why did he start to support me again today?"
Li Xin said: "I don't know about this either."
In fact, Huang Pan supported Li Shui for no other reason than he was desperate.
Ever since the last time Zhao Tuo lost the war, Huang Pan and Cheng Ren were in the court, helping Li Si to clear up the relationship and pointing the finger at Li Shui, the two of them have been in trouble.
They lost the debate between North Korea and China that day, and they lost miserably.
After that, Li Si wrote a letter and severely reprimanded Zhao Tuo. Then he ignored Huang Pan and Cheng Ren.
Huang Pan and Cheng Ren discovered that they stood up desperately, but did not gain Li Si's trust. Instead, they offended the banished immortal in vain.
Is there a good outcome for offending an immortal? Those people either died or were sent to the frontier. Therefore, the two adults could not eat or sleep well all day long.
Until news came from the palace that people were encouraged to explore overseas.
Huang Pan and Cheng Ren seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
By exploring overseas, not only can you gain huge wealth, but you can also gain His Majesty's appreciation. Establishing and expanding territory overseas can be regarded as military merit.
Therefore, these two people actively want to try their luck overseas. If you are lucky, you can not only avoid the persecution of the banished immortal, but also be reused.
Therefore, after hearing that the ministers gathered in the palace today to oppose going to sea, these two people immediately became anxious and followed them to defend their interests.
When Huang Pan was on the road, he thought clearly about the benefits of going to sea, so after Chunyu Yue finished speaking, he immediately began to refute.
Chunyu Yue was slightly startled when he realized that it was Huang Pan who refuted him, not Li Shui.
At this time, another doctor stood up and said: "Since ancient times, we, China, have guarded the Central Plains. With the virtues of Yao and Shun, the civil and military armies of Zhou were not unable to annex the barbarian lands, but they did not want to do so."
"Where the barbarians are, the roads are rugged and the land is barren. Even if you occupy the territory, how can you hold it? Even if you can hold it, it will cost countless money and food, which will drag down the Central Plains."
The doctor just finished speaking. Cheng Ren stood up. He said loudly: "I would like to ask, during the time of Yao and Shun, was the land of Guchu a barbarian wilderness? Was the land of Yanzhao infested by barbarians? What about now? Hasn't it become our inherent land of China?"
"Barbarian lands can still grow crops by clearing wasteland and cultivating crops. Barbarian people only need to be educated, and they can still collect taxes and recruit troops. What's more, there are many mineral deposits there, and as long as they are mined properly, they can also become a Treasures everywhere.”
"The whole world is the land of the Qin Dynasty. How can we allow the overseas islands to be outside the king's realm?"
Another courtier stood up and said: "However, once the imperial court encourages people to go to sea, more and more people will live overseas, and fewer and fewer people will live in the Central Plains. After a few decades, the population of Qin will wither and the world will be desolate. What should we do?"
Huang Pan chuckled: "This is unfounded worry. If you are not poor and helpless, who is willing to go out on a boat and risk your life and fortune? Once you find gold and silver overseas, you will naturally want to return home to enjoy yourself. The overseas islands are small in size and have no wine and beautiful women. , Without a big house, even if you have money, you can’t spend it.”
The minister added: "In just one or two generations, the overseas islands may not be able to brew fine wine and build houses. Those people may not want to come back because they are afraid of the rough seas."
Huang Pan said: "According to what the banished immortal said, there are many magical magical arts in the immortal world. People can fly in mid-air, and they can also ride on giant iron-clad ships. Crossing the sea is like walking on flat ground, and you can reach a thousand miles in a day."
"Now the Immortal is teaching immortal skills, and all kinds of magical things have been made. This shows that what the Immortal said is true."
"I believe that within one or two generations, we will see such a giant iron-clad ship."
"At that time, the overseas islands and the Central Plains, which are only a day or two away, will be as if they are within the same county."
"If there are more people here and fewer people there, what's the harm?"
The minister was stunned and defeated.
However, another minister stood up and said: "If there are unscrupulous people who commit crimes in the Central Plains and take advantage of the opportunity to go to sea to escape to overseas islands, what should we do?"
Cheng Ren rolled his eyes and looked like he was too lazy to argue with him: "If the court does not encourage going to sea, won't this criminal be allowed to go to sea?"
Li Xin said in confusion: "Why did these two people suddenly become so articulate? They are so different from the past."
Li Shui said with emotion: "Because they are on the side of the truth. The more the truth is argued, the clearer it becomes, and the more it is explained, the more thorough it is. It is easy to refute other people in an orderly manner."
Li Shui crossed his arms, looking like he was watching a show. He suddenly realized that with Huang Pan and Cheng Ren's fighting prowess, they might not have to take action personally today.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
