One thousand four hundred and sixty-eighth in Anton 1
Soon, the building was surrounded by a group of so-called "thin willow whales" or "killer whales".
These huge sea creatures are not afraid of humans at all.
They even lined up on the side of the ship with their heads peeping out, their mouths open, like a group of singers making coquettish gestures in an attempt to please their master.
Pieces of fish meat were thrown into their mouths.
Then, something happened that Fang Sheng would never forget in his life.
After these slender whales caught the fish meat in their mouths, they did not swallow it immediately.
Instead, they held the fish meat in their mouths and sailed toward the distance.
Not far away, in the blue water, four slender whales, one large, three small and four small, surfaced.
These slender whales who had obtained the fish meat came to these slender whales with the fish meat in their mouths, and then fed the meat to them respectively.
Especially the big slender willow whale received more attention and care.
Fang Sheng saw with his own eyes several thin willow whales acting coquettishly in front of this giant beast.
He looked like a child in a Han family who did a good deed and acted coquettishly in front of his parents to please him.
After scratching his head, Fang Sheng could only believe Zhang Rong's words.
This thin willow whale is indeed smart and filial.
And the word "filial piety" is enough for them to have a gold medal to avoid death and be loved by people.
Because, for China, a filial person or animal will never be a bad person/animal.
Since they are not bad, they should be allowed to live, reproduce, and receive special care.
Two hours after encountering this group of slender willow whales at sea, traces of land finally appeared in the distant sea.
In the shadows, traces of smoke can be seen.
"Cheng'en Island is coming soon!" Zhang Rong said to Fang Sheng: "Sir, please prepare yourself. Maybe the northwest captain Chen Guilin will summon you!"
Zhang Rong's words were filled with admiration and admiration for Chen Jiao.
This surprised Fang Sheng.
In Fang Sheng's impression, Chen Jiao is just a lawless demon king who relies on his father's legacy and lives in Chang'an City.
But little did Fang Sheng know that Chen Jiao is now a benchmark and a role model in the entire Andong region.
He was even touted by some literati as the embodiment of the ‘Anton spirit’.
What is ‘Anton Spirit’?
It is what Zajia admires: starting from scratch, overcoming obstacles, relying on oneself to achieve a career, honoring the ancestors, and attracting the attention of the world.
To sum it up, it can be summed up in six words: pioneering, hard work, and enterprising.
This is in line with the thoughts of the people and immigrants in the Andong region, and also in line with the demands of the Andong people in today's environment.
So once it was thrown out, it was widely praised.
Especially those princes and nephews in the Enfeng Kingdom, they almost wanted to jump up and talk about how they overcame all kinds of difficulties. In this strange Anton, they braved the wind, snow and severe cold, and the roads were blue and blue, bit by bit.
The bitterness and suffering of today's feudal country were gradually built up.
This is especially true for merchants and rangers.
Every day when they meet people, they talk about how hard they worked, how they got where they are today, how much hardship they endured, and how many dangers they overcame.
The lower-class immigrants and even the "dispatch workers" believe and are convinced by these statements.
Because Zajia and the public opinion circle controlled by Zajia are always creating chicken soup for the soul, anesthetizing and brainwashing all the time.
In this atmosphere, everyone in Anton, whether they are immigrants or rangers, whether they are princes or officials, basically believe that as long as they can work hard, be serious, practical, and have a certain spirit of adventure, they will be able to succeed and provide for their families.
Wife and children, establish a warm and happy living environment.
Because in the past few years, the Zajia family has cooked at least hundreds of bowls of fragrant chicken soup and successfully poured them into the people of Andong.
The skill points of feeding people soup have almost reached the limit that can be achieved in the era.
Among these chicken soups, the richest flavor is none other than Chen Jiao’s wealth myth.
Everyone in Anton knows the history of Chen Jiao's fortune.
He was the first to open up a voyage to the Japanese Nu Islands and brought the Japanese Japanese slaves of Pishinai, who were widely welcomed from all over the world.
He was the first to launch a wave of whaling.
Today, in Anton, the two largest industries are whaling and gold mining.
The whaling industry has caught up from behind and has begun to catch up with the gold mining industry.
The prosperous whaling industry even led to the development of offshore fishing industry.
Many people who could not get a whaling permit started by fishing, only to find that the resources in the sea were really endless.
As long as you operate it properly, you can get hundreds of thousands or even millions of profits in one year, even if you are fishing!
With wealth attracting people's attention, the offshore fishing industry and offshore whaling industry in the Andong region continued to prosper.
After this year, the number of fishermen in the Andong area may replace the Qilu area and become the area with the largest number of Han fishermen.
More than 100,000 people now make a living from the sea.
They can catch hundreds of thousands of stones of various kinds of fish and seafood every year, and transfer large quantities of dried sea fish to the mainland.
Most of the various types of dried fish that Fang Sheng had tasted in Chang'an were harvested from the ocean by Andong fishermen.
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At the same time, in Incheon Port, the building ship on which Xu Jiu and Wang Wenshu were riding slowly approached the port.
At this moment, the entire Incheon Port was filled with singing and dancing.
Several vassal kings from the Korean Kingdom, the Shinban Kingdom, etc. who had been canonized by Chang'an, along with their noble ministers, lined up respectfully on both sides of the port.
Even King Wuheng and King Xianbei sent envoys with a large number of gifts, waiting quietly on one side.
However, they cannot become today's protagonists.
The king of Korea, Liu Mingcai, was the ruler of this place.
Today, Liu Ming is already a heroic young man who is nearly 20 years old. He just became a father last year, and his Queen Qi gave birth to a lively and lovely little princess for him.
After becoming a father, Liu Ming's temperament began to become more reserved.
He no longer needs the guidance of Han Anguo and Zhang Yu.
After being the king of Korea for several years, this ignorant prince at the beginning has now grown into a vassal king who wants to leave his mark on the world stage.
"The Governor has come a long way to work hard..." Seeing Xu Jiu and Wang Wenshu disembarking from the ship, Liu Ming led his civil and military ministers to greet them: "I have prepared a small amount of wine in Pyongyang to welcome the Governor..."
Xu Jiu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "I don't dare! I have to thank you, Mr. North Korea..."
Then, he looked around at the welcoming crowd and found no trace of Chen Xu and Chen Jiao.
This made Xu Jiu's heart skip a beat and his scalp felt numb.
He has now learned from the newspapers along the way that before him, Li Guang, the Lieutenant of Yan State, the former governor of Yuyang County in Guangwu, had arrived in Xinhua City via Liaodong County a month ago and officially assumed the post of General Huyi. .
On the day Li Guang took office, Bo Shi, who had resigned from the post of governor of the Andong Protectorate, personally summoned the leading figures in the entire Anton.
Brothers Chen Xu and Chen Jiao personally led troops thirty miles out of Xinhua City to meet them.
The King of North Korea and King Qi Zhun of Han personally cheered and cheered for Li Guang.
Almost all the well-known rangers, powerful descendants of princes and merchants were all present.
Even many Shengfan tribes who had always been polite in the ice field and kept a distance from the Protectorate sent envoys to congratulate him.
It is said that the gifts and gifts given by the guests alone are worth more than three thousand gold.
But today, when he, the official governor, took office, the scene was far less glamorous than that of Li Guang.
The leading figure in the Andong region is the North Korean king Liu Ming...
This was probably because he came by sea, so Liu Ming had to bravely come to greet him...
As for the major giants, neither the northwest captain Chen Jiao nor the western captain Chen Xu came.
It seems that the leaders of the largest forces in the Andong region were not present either.
This made Xu Jiu feel a little embarrassed.
Liu Ming looked at Xu Jiu, but smiled calmly and said: "Captain, please don't worry too much. The Western Commandant Xu and the Northwest Commandant Jiao both have private matters now, so it is inconvenient to come. I would like to ask you to apologize to the Commandant... "
What else could Xu Jiu say?
I can only blame myself for my lack of reputation in the past, so all the forces in the Andong region probably want to watch what they do and listen to what they say.
This is normal. Xu Jiu has been to Anton several times.
He knows the personality of the people in the Andong area well.
These immigrants, rangers, and businessmen from all over the world are extremely confident. They believe that their own hands can change the destiny of themselves and their families.
I probably don't have a good impression of him, a guy who has neither political achievements nor reputation, and is just a favored minister of the emperor.
In particular, in order to avoid suspicion, Xu Jiu refused the actions of Wu Pei and the giants of Pyongyang Academy to greet him, echo him, and even build momentum for him.
If he had the support and momentum from the Zajia family, his situation would be much better now.
But he also knew that if the Zajia jumped out to build momentum and support for him, it would definitely attract the attention of Confucianism, Legalism and even the Huang-Lao sect.
Before the Zajia family lived in Anton, they could pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
However, with the acceleration of Anton's development and the continuous domestic sales of Anton's resources, hundreds of scholars have noticed Anton, and many giants have begun to shift their attention.
What Xu Jiu only knows is that within this year, more than ten giants from the two major factions of Confucianism and Legalism will send their disciples to Anton for ‘study tours’.
It is said to be a study tour, but who knows what these people will think of Anton and the miscellaneous family in Anton after the study tour?
Apart from other things, Xu Jiu knew that Chao Cuo, the Legalist giant and imperial censor, had always been wary of the miscellaneous families in Anton. He had repeatedly made proposals to the emperor, requesting the establishment of a Legalist or Confucian academy in Anton.
In this context, how dare Xu Jiu make his relationship with the Za family public?
Doesn't that mean telling the world that Xu Jiu, the governor of the Anton Protectorate, came to Anton to escort the Za family?
Once something like this happens, Confucianism and Legalism will definitely shift their attention.
Today's miscellaneous schools do not have the strength to fight against Confucianism and Legalism at the same time, or even to compete with either Confucianism or Legalism at all.
Therefore, Xu Jiu could only force a smile and said: "The two captains have private matters? It doesn't matter. I'll pay you a visit in person in a few days..."
The ministers and nobles of Chang'an beside them might still think that brothers Chen Xu and Chen Jiao are still the same demon kings who were in Chang'an a few years ago.
However, Xu Jiu knew that these two people were now one of the largest forces on the ground in Anton.
These two brothers-in-law of the emperor have each attracted and gathered a group of nobles, bureaucrats and businessmen over the years, forming their own huge chains of interests.
Judging from the information provided by Wu, Chen Xu has been busy opening up various kinds of wasteland and operating a large number of plantations over the years.
In the plantations, a large number of "dispatch workers" are used, mainly planting cotton, soybeans and other cash crops.
The people who depended on him were mainly Xianbei, Wu Heng, Ding Ling and some other nobles and knights.
They are basically stakeholders in the cotton and soybean industry chains.
Their alliance is very strong and they often meet with each other.
Last year, Chen Xu gave birth to a son, and he made a marriage contract between the son and the daughter of King Xianbei.
This highlights the unity of Chen Xu's community of interests.
And Chen Jiao is even more amazing!
Since the fourth year of Yuande, Chen Jiao has been one of the largest financial backers of the Za family in the Andong area.
Another person who can rival him is Liu Ming, the king of Korea.
The two of them have donated various materials, money, and land with a total value of more than 30 million to the Pyongyang Academy in three years.
In addition, Chen Jiao has been ambitiously promoting the establishment of a super-large national shipyard similar to Jiangdu Shipyard in the Andong region.
In order for the emperor to agree to this request, Chen Jiao even established the "Luban Garden" in Pyongyang and Xinhua City to train a large number of various shipbuilding craftsmen.
I heard that these Lubanyuan schools now accept students. As long as you are willing to study and sign a contract agreeing to work for Chen Jiao or other stakeholders for ten years, you can get free training.
Chen Jiao is naturally surrounded by stakeholders in logging, shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling.
These people have different religions and all kinds of people.
But the stability of the alliance far exceeds that of Chen Xu's alliance.
Xu Jiu once heard Wu Meng mentioned in a letter that Chen Jiao was very ambitious and ambitious.
He has the "Fusang Ambition" and wants to one day sail away to find the legendary Fusang Continent, recover those lost Yin Shang survivors, and perform meritorious services for the emperor in exchange for a promise the emperor once made - to get Fusang and restore me. Those who remain from the Yin and Shang dynasties must be treated as kings of Fusang!
However, Fusang's theory is illusory and even less credible than physical poison.
At least, although the body poison is far away, it does exist in the area.
The land of Fusang, although it has been passed down from time to time, is inhabited by gods and humans, as well as the remnants of the Yin and Shang dynasties.
However, no one has ever confirmed the existence of Fuso Continent.
Thinking of this, Xu Jiu hesitated.
Does Fuso really not exist?
Then why did the Emperor swear that he would be there? But it was tens of thousands of miles away from the land of China and had to cross the ocean to reach it.
There are also rumors in the court that the emperor once dreamed that a god came into the dream on a golden crow and told the emperor that there were survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty who settled tens of thousands of miles away on the Fusang Continent. They had forgotten their ancestors and inheritance. , was given a tattoo, rubbed hair and drank blood.
However, when they went to Fusang, they had been blessed by the Emperor of Heaven, so they planted all kinds of magical crops in Fusang Continent, so they could live and feed without worries.
If these rumors are true, Fuso Continent does exist.
So as long as Chen Jiao is found, the Son of Heaven will definitely fulfill his promise and make her the king of Fusang!
From this perspective, what Chen Jiao did seems understandable.
