"After the Blackwater Protectorate is firmly established, I will give you an arduous task!" Liu Yu said with a smile.
When Yin Xian heard this, he immediately became energetic.
"What arrangements does Your Majesty want to give you?"
"Look at this!"
As Liu Yu spoke, he picked up a thick silk book from the table.
After slowly opening it, Yin Xian found that it seemed to be a map.
"This is a map that an expert hermit presented to the court not long ago. It is said that it is a lost part of the ancient Book of Mountains and Seas."
As Liu Yu spoke, he pointed and showed Yin Xian.
Through Liu Yu's guidance, Yin Xian saw Liaodong, North Korea, the Anton Protectorate, and the location of the Heishui Protectorate on the map.
He even saw the location of Kuyi Island.
"What, how is this possible?" Yin Xian suddenly couldn't believe his eyes.
He originally thought that Kuyi Island was discovered by himself. No one had ever mentioned it before. He was the number one in the world.
However, it seems now that ancestors have already visited Kuyi Island.
Otherwise, how could Liu Yu have this map in his hands?
"Hehe, I actually think it's unlikely."
Liu Yu smiled sheepishly.
He felt that his map was so shocking that it seemed to frighten Yin Xian.
If you are really scared, that would be too bad.
Once Yin Xian loses the sense of accomplishment of exploring and making great discoveries, wouldn't his plan be to find someone else?
"However, I am also dubious about this map."
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he continued to unfold the rolled map.
As the map slowly unfolded, Yin Xian saw that there was a huge ocean to the east of Kuyi Island.
This is also in line with Yin Xian's guess.
Because when he was on Kuyi Island, he had heard those Kuyi Sushen say that their ancestors had also sailed to the east in wooden boats, but they had never made any discoveries.
After killing and injuring batches of their ancestors, the Sushen people were completely convinced that to the east of them was the boundless sea.
There was nothing waiting for them except death.
"Hey! What is this?"
Yin Xian suddenly let out a scream.
Because he saw a clearly marked land suddenly appear on the map, just to the east of this huge ocean.
"Is this a vast land?" Yin Xian looked at the huge sign on the map and soon became speechless with excitement.
Because according to the proportions on this map, that huge piece of land is almost much larger than the Central Plains of China.
Liu Yu was very satisfied with Yin Xian's reaction. He could already see the hungry desire to conquer in Yin Xian's eyes.
In fact, on this map, Liu Yu deliberately laughed at the proportion of the area of the New World and slimmed it down so that people like Yin Xian would not be too irritated.
"Your Majesty, is this true?" Yin Xian's breathing was already rapid.
"Whether it's true or not, I'm actually not sure. That's why I came to you." Liu Yu said.
"What? Looking for me?" Yin Xian suddenly felt bursts of pride.
The majestic emperor actually needs me, Yin Xian, at times, which really makes him crazy with excitement.
"I am actually very skeptical about this lost map of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but if it is true, it has huge benefits, so I can't just sit back and ignore it."
As Liu Yu spoke, he pushed the map in front of Yin Xian to make him look more confidently.
"So, I came to you because I want you to investigate. Is the mainland marked on this map real?"
When Yin Xian heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought.
He pondered the map carefully and began to make constant calculations in his mind.
"Your Majesty, please take a look. If this map is true, you can definitely start from Kuyi Island to the north and turn all the way along the coast to here!"
Yin Xian pointed to the location on the map with his hand, which happened to be the intersection of the old beauty and everyone in the future.
"If you can gain something here, it means that there is really a wild land."
As Yin Xian talked, he became hot again.
Oh my God!
If this area really existed, then Yin Xian would be equivalent to spreading thousands of miles of territory for the Han Dynasty!
Oh, no, not just ten thousand miles, but maybe one hundred thousand miles, or even a million-level hero.
The map of this new continent had been distorted by Liu Yumo, and it tempted Yin Xian like a big chicken leg.
"However, Your Majesty, if we travel all the way like this, it is all by sea. Although I have gained experience, the distance is very short, at least compared to this map. It is very short. I am afraid that I will be a little inexperienced."
Yin Xian also remained somewhat calm.
He has no experience at all in ultra-long-distance navigation.
"If you say no, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find another choice."
Liu Yu had full confidence in him.
"Don't worry, I will let the shipyard in Donglai build the strongest and most powerful new sea ships for you to use. And no matter what kind of military or civilian supplies you need, they will all be reported to me and I will definitely satisfy you."
Liu Yu's words rekindled Yin Xian's confidence.
Finally, Yin Xian asked Liu Yu for ten six-slot sea-going ships specially made by Donglai Shipyard, as well as the most powerful long and short weapons and armors. Even the tribute silk and cotton from the southwestern barbarians were all allocated to Yin Xian. Explicit use.
"This kind of thing is called cotton. It was purchased as tribute by the southwestern barbarians from Tianzhu. It is the lightest thing to keep out the cold. The wind and waves on the sea are cold, so it can be used to keep out the cold."
In fact, the cotton Liu Yu mentioned was used not only for making cotton-padded jackets, but also for ornamental flowers, just like peonies and camellias.
"Your Majesty, I still have something unclear!" Yin Xian asked again.
"If you don't know anything, just ask." Liu Yu said.
"Your Majesty, if there really is a continent like this on this map, it is tens of thousands of miles away. I'm afraid it may not bring any benefit to mobilize people." Yin Xian said.
As a poor man who had been forced to wander at sea, he knew all too well the misery of being helpless at sea.
With such risks, few people are willing to risk crossing the sea.
"The important task I entrusted to you is actually only half of it." Liu Yu said.
"Half? Your Majesty, what is the other half?"
Liu Yu did not answer immediately, but took out a few paintings.
There are some strange flowers and plants painted on these paintings.
"You see, this is the real purpose of my search for you."
"Your Majesty, are these all rare flowers?" Yin Xian couldn't help but ask.
"No, no, no, these are not flowers, but crops that will save tens of millions of people in the future!" That's right, the album Liu Yu handed over to Yin Xian recorded the corn originating from the New World. , potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops.
It's just that Liu Yu has no idea whether improved seeds have been cultivated in this era.
"If you can get one that is exactly the same as the one in the album, that would be the best. If you can't get it, then you need to get the seeds first and then transport them to Japan Island for trial planting."
It would be great if we could get new crops from the New World, but Liu Yu didn't want to cause any terrible biological invasion.
Fortunately, the Japanese Islands have now been completely conquered. Zhang Tong led Murong Xianbei to almost kill all the Japanese nations.
Except for the mountains and forests near the cold areas in the north, almost the most fertile areas on the Japanese islands have been captured by the Han army.
With such good conditions, it is naturally the best testing ground for the future.
"Your Majesty, if these novel things exist, I will definitely bring them all back."
Yin Xian assured.
In fact, Yin Xian has no confidence whether there is a new continent to the east of the sea. Now this behavior is just a statement to the emperor.
When Yin Xianhuai walked away with the treasure-like map, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little pity.
"If there were more Han people in the Central Plains now, they would definitely be able to launch a vigorous march into the New World. How could we only find this one and a half adventurers?"
After nearly ten years of stable life, the number of Han people in the Central Plains has increased greatly, and it has almost caught up with the 60% to 70% of the Han people in the heyday of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.
If we continue to grow at this rate, we will really catch up in another ten years.
However, even if it equaled Emperor Wu of Jin's Taikang era, it only had more than 20 million people, which was still far from the peak population of 60 million in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Liu Yu wanted to use more abundant and high-yielding food crops to speed up this process.
"If we can get the high-yield food of the New World, maybe in the next generation, we will be able to use enough people to colonize the surrounding areas!"
When Liu Yu thought of this, he couldn't help but look forward to Yin Xian.
Western Region.
Guishan City.
As the seat of Pingxi Domain Ranliang, the size of Guishan City is actually a bit shabby.
Whether it is the height of the city or the area of the city, it is quite short and compact, not even as good as a small county town in the Central Plains.
But even so, Guishan City is already the first-class city in the Western Region.
The royal palace in Guishan City.
Ma Zhong, the beloved general of Pingxi Domain Wang Ranliang, ran in with a happy face.
"Your Majesty, the Protectorate of the Western Regions has sent someone to report!"
"Oh, bring it quickly!"
Ran Liang was also happy when he heard this.
The messenger who was already waiting outside the door was led in.
After reading the letter, Ran Liang asked the messenger carefully.
From this, we learned that at this time, Ran Min, the eldest son of Pingxi Domain, had already led the 5,000 Longxi Xianbei troops dispatched by the Western Region Protectorate to return, and would arrive in Gaochang in almost a month.
"Five thousand men and horses, whether marching or camping, is a great test of the general's commanding ability. I didn't expect that my son has already done so skillfully."
Ran Liang said very proudly.
His eldest son Ran Min is only twelve years old now, but he is already able to lead the new army reinforced by the Western Region Protectorate on a long journey as the commander of the first army.
The general next to him, Ma Zhong, was also very happy.
"The king just told your majesty about the shortage of soldiers and horses in the Western Region. Your majesty immediately mobilized five thousand soldiers and horses. Finally, the king can show his talents!"
Ran Liang was filled with emotion after hearing this.
Since he received the feudal vassal and opened up the Western Regions, it has taken several years to achieve considerable scale.
However, the number of Han people in the Central Plains in the Western Regions was too small. Apart from the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by Ran Liang, they could not get any supplement at all.
The world has been in turmoil for many years, and the Central Plains region is severely underpopulated, let alone the Western Regions thousands of miles away.
"When these five thousand soldiers and horses arrive, the rebellion of the Sasanians and Huns will no longer be rampant!" Ran Liang said very happily.
Since the beginning of the war between the two sides, the Sassanid Kingdom has never surrendered. Even if the young king was captured and the land in the northeast was snatched away, there has always been no intention to negotiate for peace. To regain face.
A businessman from Liangzhou who returned reported to the Western Region Protectorate. The Sassanid Queen Mother and the nobles quickly established a new king, not caring about the previous failure at all.
I have the determination to become more courageous despite setbacks.
Under this admirable will, Ran Liang also became more and more cautious, and naturally wanted to make up for the lack of troops as soon as possible.
"Having said that, the five thousand soldiers and horses brought by Ran Min are all Xianbei barbarians from Longxi. They must be trained first before they can be used by us with confidence!" Ran Liang said.
Hearing this, Ma Zhong also nodded in agreement.
"What the king said is true. If it weren't for the appearance of the barbarians in the Western Regions being completely different from ours, there would be no need to worry about insufficient military strength."
The indigenous people here in the Western Regions, except for Dunhuang and Yiwu in the east, are all Cypriots and Tocharians with curly hair and eyes.
Just in terms of appearance, he is very different from the soldiers under Ran Liang's command. Naturally, he cannot be regarded as his most trusted sergeant.
"Your Majesty has already sent me a letter about this matter." Ran Liang said with a smile.
"Ah, does your Majesty even know the situation in the Western Regions well?" Ma Zhong looked surprised.
"Haha, Your Majesty is familiar with military and political affairs in the world. How could he not know the situation here in the Western Region?"
Ran Liang also admired it from the bottom of his heart.
The Western Regions are obviously thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, but the emperor can always make very accurate judgments on the situation of his memorial.
"Your Majesty, what did your Majesty say in the letter?"
"His Majesty said in the letter that the Western Regions are thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. This place is full of the Western Regions Hu people with lustful eyes and eagle noses. When the Xianbei Qiang Hu people come, the first priority is to turn them into summer!" Ran Liang said.
"Turn Hu into Summer? What does this mean?" Ma Zhong had never heard this statement before.
"The Xianbei Qiang Hu people are similar to us in appearance, but very different from the Western Region Hu people. Naturally, we have to find a way to turn these Xianbei Qiang Hu people into our Han Chinese, at least in the eyes of those Western Region Hu people, they must be considered Chinese. , this is what Your Majesty calls turning Hu into summer!"
When Ran Liang heard this, he was immediately impressed.
"If this is the case, then the number of barbarians in the Western Regions will not be so advantageous, and there will be no need to worry about their capriciousness!"
"The first thing to do in the Western Regions is to have a prosperous population. Otherwise, once there are changes in the Central Plains, the barbarians in the Western Regions will inevitably relapse, and decades of management will immediately come to naught."
Ran Liang said seriously.
When Ma Zhong heard this, he immediately had an epiphany.
He is quite familiar with this method of 'turning Hu into summer'!
Because Ma Zhong himself was born in Xianbei, and then after coming to the Western Regions, he proactively transformed into a Chinese Han!
Nowadays, Mr. Ran not only loves to read "Spring and Autumn", but almost all the books written by Ran Yu in the Western Regions have become Mr. Ran's new favorite.
The more he learned, the more regretful Ran Liang felt.
Generations of Han family members opened up the Western Regions and shed many blood and tears. After a hundred years of hard work, they always came to nothing because of a certain chaos in the Central Plains, and then they had to start over again.
The key problem is that there are too few Han people in the Central Plains of the Western Regions.
Once without the support of the Central Plains court, the Central Plains army remaining in the Western Regions would soon be unable to operate.
"Then how does Your Majesty plan to turn Hu into Xia?" Ran Min asked.
"Changing customs and introducing clans!"
Ran Liang said eight words sonorously and forcefully.
"Changing customs and introducing clans?"
Ran Min thought about it carefully and slowly understood some of it.
In the ninth month of the eighth year of Dachutian.
Dachu Sikong, Liang Guogong, Envoy Chijie, General Zhengxi, Xizhou Governor, and Protector of the Western Regions Ran Liang swore to fight against the thieves in Gaochang City, announcing that they would lead the newly reorganized 50,000 new troops to conquer the rebellious Wusun, Dayuan, Shule, Qiuci and other states.
With trumpets and drums blaring, and led by military flags, tens of thousands of troops marched westward along the avenue.
In addition to the 'Ran' flag as the coach's flag, there are also a large number of brand-new flags following closely behind.
For example, "Tuoba", "Murong", "Yuwen", "Dou", "Qifu" and other banners.
"These banners are not Chinese at first glance. We will have to ask them to change them again in the future!"
Ran Liang, the general of Zhengxi, looked at the flags of Xianbei recruits and was slightly dissatisfied.
"Father, time is still a bit hasty. When Wusun Dawan and other rebels are defeated, I will let them all change their surnames to Han." The prince Ran Min said next to him.
These 50,000 new Xianbei troops were led back by Ran Min from the clouds. The march along the way had already made Ran Min very familiar with the situation of each department.
After arriving in Gaochang in the Western Regions, Ran Liang asked Ran Min to continue to command these new Xianbei armies.
"Your Majesty has already said in the letter that if you want these Xianbei Qiang and Hu to be completely loyal to Chu, you must not only destroy their country, but also destroy their history!"
