Liu Si didn't know why Su Chen paid so much attention to sugar cane, which was not rare in Fuzhou, but he didn't ask.
My young master has many abilities, and there are wild flowers everywhere in the mountains, but only the young master can make perfume.
Listening to Su Chen's tone, Liu Si estimated that the sugar cane would be of great use to the young master. Of course, he did not dare to neglect it and quietly looked for experts in growing sugar cane in Fuzhou and nearby counties.
When Li Chengqian saw that Su Chen had sent two ships to Liuqiu, he also asked Baiqisi stationed in Fuzhou to send a ship to follow.
Fang Xuanling had no one available in Fuzhou, so he could only watch.
After handling the matter in Fuzhou, Su Chen discovered that the naval fleet was still loading supplies onto the ship and would not be able to set sail north until tomorrow.
So Su Chen took Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling to play mahjong.
"By the way, why did your Majesty send so many troops from Baiqisi to Fuzhou?"
"North wind!"
Su Chen knocked out the Bei Feng he had touched.
After the fleet arrived in Fuzhou, they handed over the prisoners captured in Penghu and Liuqiu to Baiqisi for processing.
Su Chen heard from Fang Xuanling that Baiqisi was stationed in Fuzhou, but he found that there were too many people in Fuzhou Baiqisi.
"Touched!"
"I have been drifting overseas with you for more than a year, how do I know?"
Li Chengqian threw out a piece of nine cakes.
"It's not because you moved the shipyard to Fuzhou,"
"Warships and artillery are all manufactured in Fuzhou. Can Your Majesty rest assured?"
"Don't forget that it's because of the leakage of your Yangzhou Shipyard's shipbuilding technology that the sea is now full of large ships."
Fang Xuanling said as she typed out a whiteboard.
Su Chen: "The influence of aristocratic families has penetrated into every corner and every class. Can you blame me?"
"His Majesty pays close attention to the formula of gunpowder. Isn't it all over the world?"
"In this expedition, 80% of the casualties among the soldiers came from gunpowder."
"By the way, where did the gunpowder leak out from? Have you found out?"
Fang Xuanling: "You said it's all over the world, how can you check it?"
"In other cases, people are afraid of not being able to find clues, but this one is better! There are so many clues, but they all point to different things,"
"If we continue to investigate, half of the court will be involved, so Your Majesty has no choice but to give up!"
"Your Majesty estimates that there was more than one source of leakage, and the time was very early. It is estimated that gunpowder and artillery began to leak shortly after they appeared on the Liaodong battlefield."
Su Chen sighed: "For the remnants of the family, the Tang Dynasty is leaking from all sides and has no secrets."
"On the contrary, they moved places and robbed people. His Majesty only found out after a few months."
"Fang Xiang, you are so old and your Majesty is angry and you are thrown to Lingnan. It is true that some generations have suffered this. I don't believe that no one in the court knows about those things."
"Among other things, there are more than a dozen inspection censors from the Censorship Station wandering around the place all day long. Don't they know?"
"Is the Yushitai under the control of Wei Zheng?
Why is he okay?"
Fang Xuanling frowned and threw out another whiteboard: "Wei Zheng is a loner in the court. How many people in the Yushitai do you think will listen to him?"
"Your Majesty ransacked the home of Prince Zhongcheng, King Shunfa, and found out that his family had already run away, and Wang Shunfa also fled overseas from Jiao'ao..."
Su Chen didn't say anything and continued playing cards.
Nowadays, there are many people in the Tang Dynasty, whether local officials or officials in the capital, who are both independent and ready to betray the Tang Dynasty.
This matter cannot be eliminated in a short time. The aristocratic families have monopolized knowledge and education for hundreds of years.
Before Su Chen improved papermaking and printing technology, most scholars in the world came from aristocratic families or were closely related to them.
Imperial officials were all selected from these scholars, and the consequences can be imagined.
Even Fang Xuanling studied in the private school of the Cui family in Qinghe, and was the son-in-law of the Fan Yanglu family.
Du Ruhui is from the Du family in Jingzhao, and Changsun Wuji is now the patriarch of the Changsun family in Luoyang...
Who knows whether the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were rebelling against the remnants of overseas noble families or towards the Tang Dynasty?
At this time, Yuan Gang, the governor of Fuzhou, who was sitting at Su Chen's house, whispered: "Four points!"
Li Chengqian laughed loudly and pushed the card: "What a fool!"
"Yes, yes, Hu, mix it up!"
Su Chen and Fang Xuanling stared at Yuan Gang,
"Prince Yuan, you are deliberately sending a card to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Didn't you see that neither I nor the Lord Protector had any strings tied? I threw out the dialogue board in my hand."
Yuan Gang carefully explained: "Fang Xiang, look at my definite lack..."
Su Chen: "Stop sophistry! I told you not to give away cards intentionally!"
"I think you are deliberately trying to please His Highness the Crown Prince. You must be a corrupt official who is flattering you!"
Yuantuna: "Ah!..."
Cold sweat broke out on Yuanzuna's forehead: Lord Protector, I have not offended you!
You don't have to use such obvious excuses to deal with your subordinates!
I originally thought I could play mahjong at the same table with His Highness the Crown Prince, the Protector of the Country, and the Prime Minister, but Minamoto Tsuna thought this would be something he could brag about for a lifetime!
But Su Chen suddenly got angry and scared him so much that he trembled all over.
He dares to offend none of the three people here!
"Okay! If you have something to say, why are you trying to scare Governor Yuan?"
Li Chengqian saw that Yuan Gang's face turned pale, fearing that he would be frightened into something wrong.
Su Chen smiled: "Prince Yuan, you are too timid. You can scare me like this with just one sentence!"
"I am far different from those old fritters in Beijing. Even a sixth-grade censor in Beijing dares to scold me in the main hall!"
"You are just talking nonsense at the card table, can Governor Yuan take it seriously?"
Yuantuna wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: How can I, a small provincial governor of Xiazhou, compare with the noble officials of Yushitai!
"By the way, does Governor Yuan know about Liuqiu on the other side of Fuzhou?"
Su Chen asked.
Yuan Gang was stunned: "Xiaoguan knows that there is such a big island, but it is not under Xiaguan's jurisdiction. Xiaguan knows very little about it, and the imperial court does not seem to list it as our Tang Dynasty territory."
"I am going to write to Your Majesty to bring Liuqiu under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. What does Governor Yuan think?"
Yuan Gang was stunned again, and looked at Fang Xuanling carefully: "Xiaguan is just the governor of Xiazhou. For such important court matters, Xiaguan..."
"Don't worry, Governor Yuan, just tell the truth!"
Li Chengqian said.
Su Chen: "The magistrate said you are the closest to Liuqiu. If the prime minister doesn't ask you, who will you ask?"
If you have any opinion, just say it."
When Yuan Gang saw Li Chengqian, Su Chen and Fang Xuanling looked at him, the cold sweat on his forehead began to break out again.
"My official, I have a disdain. The current situation is different from the past. Nowadays, ships can reach Liuqiu in one day. It is necessary for the imperial court to supervise Liuqiu!"
Su Chen and the other two nodded after hearing this.
"Since Minamoto Governor also supports the inclusion of Liuqiu under the imperial court, is Minamoto Governor willing to go to Ryukyu as an official?"
Su Chen asked with a smile.
"ah!"
Minamoto Tsuna was immediately stunned!
"Well, judging from the source, the governor agreed by default!"
Su Chen said to Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling.
"Ah! No... Lord Protector, please wait a moment, I don't have that intention!"
