In a small courtyard southwest of the county town of Kuaiji County.
When Liu Bang came back from Zhao Hao, he was completely distracted, especially the arrangements Zhao Hao made for him, which still haven't brought him back to his senses.
At this time, his face was pale, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead. From time to time, he turned his head and looked outside the hospital, becoming a little suspicious, not at all like him on weekdays.
"Liu San'er, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Liu Bang's distraught look, Fan Kuai couldn't help but shake his shoulders in confusion.
Zhou Bo and Xia Houying next to them also looked at Liu Bang with strange faces.
In their impression, Liu Bang has always been a bold being. No laws or coercion can scare him. When the disaster was approaching, he did not forget to take Qi Ji to sleep and fly together in Mangdang Mountain. He actually became like this because of his private meeting with Zhao Hao.
What happened last night, they were very curious at the moment.
However, Liu Bang did not tell them about what happened last night. He just took out the map given by Zhao Hao and solemnly introduced him: "Young Master told me that he has a glorious and great cause that he wants to entrust to us. As long as we return smoothly, he will Just tell your majesty to grant us the title of marquis and general!"
"What!?"
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked on the spot, thinking that there is such a good thing?
You must know that since the Qin State unified the six kingdoms, except for those contributions to the overthrow of the six kingdoms, ordinary people have rarely had the opportunity to use their military merits to become marquises and generals.
When Liu Bang proposed this "glorious and great cause", their first reaction was shock, and their second reaction was that there was a pitfall.
Because they had personally experienced the misunderstanding between Zhao Hao and Liu Bang in Yongcheng. They would still believe it if Master Zhao Hao did not remember the faults of villains and did not care about them. But to give them such great achievements, they It's obviously unbelievable.
As if he could see what everyone was thinking, Liu Bang pointed to the map and said: "This is the Kuaiji Port that the young master is planning to build. Starting from here, we will go to Java, Sumatra, and then to Ceylon, Champa, and Chenla."
"Then we will return along the original road to Dongyi and be responsible for mining the silver mines. After the silver mines gradually stabilize, we can return to Xianyang to receive rewards and then go on an overseas trip."
"Along the way, I will become familiar with the customs, customs and living habits of various countries. When I return, my Daqin students will write them into a book for future generations to learn from."
"What we have done is unprecedented and will be recorded in the annals of history and will be remembered for generations to come!"
"This is more meaningful than conferring a title of lord and general!"
After speaking, Liu Bang looked at everyone with burning eyes.
Everyone's hearts were shocked, and the secret secrets would be remembered for centuries and be recorded in the annals of history. This was a huge honor that could not be obtained even if you asked for it.
"Liu San'er, are you telling the truth? Can we really do such a thing?" Zhou Bo asked excitedly.
"Of course it's true. The young master told me this personally. If not, how could I have such a navigation map!"
As he spoke, Liu Bang waved the nautical map in his hand with a cheerful expression, as if all the fear and fear just now had been wiped away.
"Liu San'er, when we were in Yongcheng, we mistakenly thought that the dandy was Gongzi Hao, and fought desperately with Gongzi Hao's people. Now Gongzi Hao has given us this opportunity again regardless of the past grudges."
As he spoke, Zhou Bo choked up.
He is far more far-sighted than a humble man like Fan Kuai or Xia Houying. He reads more than a petty official like Liu Bang, and he is more dedicated to being famous for generations and being recorded in the annals of history.
"Okay, don't get off your horse and pee, and make a careful calculation. The sea is no more dangerous than the land!"
Liu Bang laughed and cursed, then suddenly remembered something, looked around and said, "Why don't you see Yong's teeth?"
"I haven't seen anyone else since I came back from his seventh uncle's place. Maybe he took the reward and went to Chunhua Tower alone to enjoy himself." Fan Kuai curled his lips and said.
A fierce light flashed in Liu Bang's eyes: "This bastard doesn't enjoy his wealth with his brothers. He is simply not a son of a man. We won't take him to sea together in the future!"
"Yes! Why don't you take him with you!" Xia Houying agreed.
Liu Bang glanced at him, then looked at Zhou Bo, and said sternly: "Zhou Bo, you know the merchants at the dock better than I do. I need their money and efforts for this trip to sea. Let's see if we can think of a way to bring them to the sea." Gather together and let me say a few words?”
"What does it mean?"
Zhou Bo said with some confusion: "Master, don't you plan to help us go to sea?"
"It's not that Young Master doesn't plan to help us go to sea, but that I don't want to rely on Young Master to go to sea!" Liu Bang shook his head.
"Why is this?" Zhou Bo was even more puzzled.
But I heard Liu Bang say again: "I got some overseas news from the young master. If I build a fleet to go to sea by myself, all the benefits will belong to us. If the young master funds us to go to sea, we will not have to share it with the young master. Moreover, the young master will also You agree with me doing this!”
"If that's the case, then the young master is pretty good." Fan Kuai rubbed his chin and muttered.
Liu Bang grinned noncommittally and spoke again: "Now, the opportunity is before us, and we can't miss it anymore. Others Xiao He, Cao Shen, and even Lu Wan are already ministers of the court, and we, what? Neither."
Hearing this, Zhou Bo made a quick decision and quickly handed over to Liu Bang: "Brother Liu, don't worry, leave this matter to me and I will definitely handle it well!"
"Well, that's good work."
Liu Bang nodded with satisfaction, and then watched Zhou Bo leave.
Liu Bang was lucky enough to escape the disaster, but he also felt unspeakably aggrieved.
He knew that Zhao Hao deliberately kept him away from the mainland, but he didn't know why? It seems that he is no threat to Zhao Hao. Is it true that he has the appearance of a dragon and a snake, as the white-haired old man said?
"Why--"
With an involuntary sigh, Liu Bang stood up from his seat, walked slowly towards the house, lay on the bed with his eyes closed and meditated.
When he was young, he admired Wei Wuji, the prince of Wei State.
And now, he found that he had a new object of worship.
That is the First Emperor.
In addition to the emperor, including Zhao Hao and Liu Bang himself, they are all ants! Is there any distinction between high and low?
"Perhaps, the Central Plains is hopeless, and overseas is an opportunity."
"Jiangnan is good, and the scenery is familiar to me."
Zhao Hao stood at the original Kuaiji County Pier, looking at the scenery in front of him, he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
It will take some time to collect large ice cubes and abalone. It is his first time in Kuaiji County, so he naturally has to travel a lot.
In later generations, the place where Kuaiji County was located was known as the land of plenty.
There are poetic and picturesque scenery there, as well as an elegant and popular culture. However, in the Qin Dynasty BC, Kuaiji County was still a remote area far away from the Central Plains, where Wu, Yue and other ethnic minorities lived together.
It has neither become an economic center nor formed a distinctive Jiangnan culture.
It was not until the fall of the Qin Dynasty, and even in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties after the Han Dynasty, that with the fall of the north of the Yellow River, the Central Plains clans followed Emperor Jin and Yuan to move their capital to Jiankang, which was later Nanjing, and then the development of the Jiangnan area began.
In history, the development of this crossing to the south was called the "Yi Guan Nan Crossing".
Although this process was full of humiliation, and it was rare for the Central Plains dynasty to be so wasteful, the development of the Jiangnan region made a very significant contribution to future generations.
Zhao Hao's current location is still hundreds of years away from Yiguan Nandu. Naturally, he cannot see the customs and customs after Yiguan Nandu. Even what he sees and hears is far from the characteristics of Jiangnan in his impression. .
"These preserves are not bad."
Zhao Hao casually took the local specialty from Yingluo and said with some regret: "However, there are many places that can make preserves, so it's not unusual."
"Actually, in addition to food, there are also beautiful scenery to see. Going further south, there is a large lake." Huan Qi reminded with a smile: "It is early summer, the sparkling waves are so beautiful."
"Are you talking about Qiantang Lake?" Zhao Hao asked calmly.
"Young Master, have you been here before?" Huan Qi asked with great interest, "Why do you understand me so well?"
"I read it from the newspaper." Zhao Hao habitually gave up, but found this a bit unconvincing, and added: "After reading the ancient book and then reading the newspaper, I will naturally understand more."
"Young Master is knowledgeable and talented, I admire him."
Huan Qi said with a smile.
Zhao Hao glanced at him noncommittally and changed the subject: "Tell me, how is the port construction going? Can it be built next year?"
"I have already written a memorial to the Xianyang Cabinet. However, His Majesty is in Kuaiji County now, and the petition is just a process. I have already asked Zhou Huaian to recruit laborers and engineering teams, and prepare to start construction at the end of the month!"
"As it should be."
Zhao Hao smiled with satisfaction, then raised his eyes and looked ahead, and said:
“I have repeatedly considered the location of the port. There is already a place for fishing boats to dock here. In the future, ocean-going cargo ships will have a very deep draft, and the existing wharf can also meet the demand, so it is relatively simple to build;
Most of the construction work is on shore, and land transportation is needed near the port. The main money spent is on road construction. "
"As for the money, you don't have to worry. I will let the Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang connect with you. They will build a factory here at the same time. The cost of selling the land can be used to build the port!"
"Even for later maintenance, there are commercial taxes and customs duties collected by you!"
Hearing this, Huan Qi was overjoyed and nodded in agreement.
Although he didn't know how big the ocean-going cargo ship was, it should be at least similar to the current military building ship.
The cargo carried by such a large cargo ship is definitely not comparable to that of horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts.
The tax revenue generated is naturally not comparable to ordinary commercial taxes.
However, even the advanced warships of the Qin Dynasty did not exceed a thousand tons at most. Such warships did not need to dock at deep-water ports. The ocean-going cargo ships that Zhao Haochang imagined were tens of millions of tons or 10,000 tons.
This is also the reason why he suggested that the port should be located in Suzhou Port in later generations.
Suzhou Port is of immeasurable significance to the development of Jiangsu in later generations. Its construction in advance will also be of great significance to the future era of great navigation.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Hao asked with a calm expression: "If you have any questions about the construction of the new port, ask them as soon as possible. I can help you solve them now, so as not to waste time when you return to Xianyang in the future. to deal with it.”
"There is no problem with the construction of the port now. The key is future maintenance."
Hearing this, Yin Tong, who was standing next to Zhao Hao, thought for a while and said: "It would be good if a skilled craftsman knew how to prevent problems before they happen. But if you don't know, the silt in the port will be cleaned regularly in the future, and it will not affect the freight. .”
"What about the shipyard?"
Zhao Hao then asked: "Have you encountered any problems now?"
This is what concerns his actual interests. After all, the overseas wealth is inexhaustible. If he doesn't plunder it now, he will be heartbroken if someone else takes advantage of it in the future.
"The location of the shipyard has already been decided, and it can be built simultaneously with the port."
Huan Qi nodded and said: "The East Ocean Shipping Conference will start as soon as possible, and building cargo ships is also a top priority. The craftsmen from Shaofu will arrive next month at the latest, and we should be able to build ocean-going cargo ships by the end of the year."
Zhao Hao said in surprise: "In other words, you can go to sea next summer and start going to the ocean?"
"Master, have you forgotten the monsoon?"
Huan Qi smiled and said: "You can only go to sea in winter, sail by the monsoon, wait until summer, and then use the monsoon to come back. Otherwise, you can only have the boatman use the oar to glide. This is what the master said himself."
Zhao Hao heard this and slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot, the steam engine hasn't come out yet, I'm really anxious!"
Steam engine?
What is this?
Everyone looked puzzled, but heard Yin Tong say with some emotion: "With the current progress, it will take next year at the earliest before overseas goods can be shipped to the Central Plains. With overseas goods supplies, even if Daqin fights all the year round, it will not be able to do so." We are not afraid of affecting people's livelihood at home. There is such value overseas. Don't say that you are impatient, we also want to start shipping as early as possible!"
The officials in Kuaiji County support maritime transportation, and their purpose is not simply to develop the economy. Just like Zhao Hao advocated opening up the Silk Road, what they want is for the Qin Dynasty to go out from the inland and truly realize the feat of becoming a marquis and a king thousands of miles away. , for the benefit of future generations.
The construction of Kuaiji Port this time was also to obtain overseas resources and alleviate the resource shortage caused by Daqin's year-round war.
Facts have proved that Zhao Hao is indeed prescient.
"You don't know, but the sea is a huge treasure house!"
At this time, someone shouted loudly at the pier.
The eyes of the ministers, including Zhao Hao, all followed the sound.
Just listen to the man say again: "Overseas land is rich in products, including spices that are more valuable than gold. It is said that it is a spice island, and the whole island is full of spices!"
"Wow!"
The whole place was in an uproar.
According to that person, overseas is simply a treasure mountain.
Almost everything Da Qin lacks can be found overseas.
Heaven is unfair!
The people of Qin worked hard for a year before they could barely fill their stomachs.
When God doesn't show favor, the whole family will be hungry.
But those monkeys overseas do nothing but lie down and sleep at home with endless food.
Why?
Da Qin is a kingdom in heaven, how can it live worse than a monkey?
After the impassioned clamor, these old Qin people, who didn't even know how to swim, became so angry that their faces turned red and their necks thickened.
All I had to do was shout, "Edit, Eudi, it's all Eudi."
The same scene was played out in another yard at the pier.
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