In the early morning, Cao Cao was sleeping soundly on the bed. There was a loud noise. Cao Cao suddenly jumped up from the bed, looked around blankly, and hurriedly started to put on his clothes. There was an extremely noisy noise outside.
Cao Cao felt particularly uneasy. What happened? Could it be a civil unrest? No, there has been no civil unrest for many years since Emperor Xiaoxian. Cao Cao frowned and walked out of the mansion.
As soon as he walked out of the inner room, he saw an official standing at the door. When he saw Cao Cao coming out and bowing to him, Cao Cao asked him to get up and hurriedly asked: "What happened outside??", the official
He was not in a hurry and said calmly: "The canal is being built outside."
"Oh...huh??? What did you say you were doing??"
"To build the canal, the governor arrived here early this morning. Without disturbing Situ, he started digging with his men..." The official said calmly, but Cao Cao's eyes widened and he hurriedly ran outside the house.
, after leaving the county government office, there were dense crowds of people outside. Most of these were local people, carrying various tools. Dozens of people stood together and were talking about something. Cao Cao widened his eyes and looked at them, hurriedly
Run towards the outside of the city.
From afar, Cao Cao saw Jushu. He was now instructing several officials to start digging. Moreover, the manpower had been arranged and the tools were available. The people were divided into several batches and followed.
Some of the officials had already started working and waved their hoes. Looking at their appearance, Cao Cao's lips trembled slightly and walked to Jushou. Jushou glanced at him and ignored him.
"Jugong?? What are you doing??" Cao Cao asked.
"Build a canal. We will start construction today. Just dig towards Jingzhou. Of course, several counties in Yangzhou can also be easily dug through..." Jushou explained seriously, and the veins on Cao Cao's forehead were beating faintly.
Gritting his teeth, he asked: "I just delivered the memorial to Your Majesty to the temple yesterday. Without His Majesty's order or my permission, how could Duke Ju start the work without authorization?" Even if I have no objection, what if it is the temple?
If Bian refuses, isn't Mr. Ju afraid of being taken to the embroidery prison?"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Ju Shou was a little confused. He asked: "It is Duke Cao who is in charge of building the canal. Even if he makes a mistake, it is Situ who is arrested. What does it have to do with me?"
When Cao Cao heard this, he almost rushed up and gave the guy a good beating. He gritted his teeth and was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, Cao Cao raised his head and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, okay, that's right. Even if you are guilty, you are still guilty.
With me, Ju Gong, you can do it, no problem, I will carry everything! In this world, if I don't do it..." Before Cao Cao finished speaking, Ju Shou nodded, said "good", and went
busy.
Cao Cao was a little embarrassed, looked at the people around him, and hurriedly chased after them.
"Jugong, have you mobilized the common people who are members to do this? The map is ready? The detection is also completed? It's just one night, isn't it a little rushed?"
"Before Mr. Cao arrived, I wanted to build a canal in Yangzhou. I have prepared all the sketches, including plans. Therefore, you can leave the matters here to me. The main problem is still in the hands of the people.
, I’d like to trouble Duke Cao to go to Jiaozhou or to the Prime Minister of Funan to see if they can deliver some slaves and prisoners. I also asked prisoners from all over Yangzhou to come. In order to prevent them from causing trouble, I plan to use Yangzhou’s water.
division..."
"But this will delay Duke Cao's capture of overseas slaves. I will find a way to report to the temple and ask the garrison in Jiaozhou to come here. At that time, the navy will be able to dispatch to other places to capture slaves.
..By the way, the captain of the Yangzhou Navy is over there!!" Jushu pointed in a direction and said nothing.
Cao Cao was still a little confused. He turned around, and sure enough, he saw a lot of soldiers. These soldiers were dressed differently from those of the Northern and Southern Army. Cao Cao walked over, called a soldier, told his identity, and asked their captain to come forward.
He came to pay his respects. Not long after, a ferocious-looking captain rushed in front of him. Cao Cao looked at him and said, "I am Situ Cao Cao, and you are the navy captain??"
"Meet Mr. Situ, my subordinate is Captain You Tu of the Navy."
“Is there soil??”
"Mr. Situ, I am a mountain man."
"Oh..." Cao Cao nodded, looked at him, and asked, "How long have you been a captain?" You Tu said, "It's been seven or eight years."
"Then do you know anything about overseas??" Cao Cao asked with some confusion. You Tu felt the disdain in Cao Cao's words. However, You Tu was already used to it. He was a surrendered general and was burdened with the murder of his father.
Over the years, he has become accustomed to this attitude. He said seriously: "Situ Gong, among his subordinates and naval forces, there have been more than 30 years of experience. In the past, when the prince set up a navy, I was one of the first ones."
Soldiers."
"He is also the only one of those soldiers who is still alive."
"I have been to many places, even further south in Funan. There are several small islands there. Through the small islands, I have seen Kushan ships." You Tu said, but Cao Cao's eyes were filled with confusion.
A little shocked, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "To build the canal here, we need manpower. Tell me, if you invite some people from overseas to help with the construction, how many people can you bring?"
You Tu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Situ, in one year, I can bring nearly 300,000 people."
"Oh??" Cao Cao was shocked and asked: "Are there really so many?" You Tu nodded and whispered: "Situ Gong is not the first person to ask me to do this, there is another person,
He also asked me to do this. It lasted for three years and arrested nearly half a million people. How could Yangzhou develop so rapidly... Ahem..." You Tu didn't say much, but Cao Cao already understood.
, he asked curiously: "Who is the first one?"
"It's the prince."
"Sure enough!!" Cao Cao, who has always regarded himself as the successor of Wang Fu, couldn't help laughing. He pulled You Tu aside and whispered: "Then there is Lord Lao You. In this way, the garrison in Jiaozhou has not yet arrived.
Come, I still need you to be responsible for the security here. When they come, you can set off directly without worrying about anything. The more people you bring, the better. I need a lot of manpower to build the canal. Just bring me.
,I am responsible for everything!!”
Youtu nodded and said, "Here you go!"
Cao Cao laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, he is a talented person. It was my fault that I underestimated you just now. I hope you don't mind."
"Don't dare!"
........
In the temple, Liu Xi frowned again and began to think deeply. Zhou Yu and Fazheng were sitting in front of him. Both of them looked a little excited, especially Fazheng. Liu Xi sighed: "You two, Situ has already gone.
If we go to the south and you want to go there, then won’t this temple be empty?? Do you want me to move the capital to the south as well??” Liu Xi was very helpless.
Just in the morning, these two people suddenly came to find me and asked to go to the south. What should I do?
Fa Zheng said: "Your Majesty, I have already reported that I hope to open sea transportation and explore more overseas. I heard that Duke Cao wants to build a canal. Building a canal naturally requires manpower. At that time, the prince once brought people from overseas.
A lot of labor has come, and there is a lot of wealth overseas, which cannot be underestimated. At this time, if I can go to the south and be responsible for building ships, recruiting sailors, and vigorously exploring overseas, there will definitely be huge gains!"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Yu beside him, and then said: "Zice and I tell everyone that Gong Jin is the most supportive, and he is also quite accomplished in ships and sailors. Maybe Your Majesty doesn't know that Gong Jin is the most supportive."
Jin was serving under General Tai Shici of the Ningzhou Navy, and he studied martial arts with him. This has only advantages and no disadvantages..."
Zhou Yu also said: "Your Majesty, please take a look..." He took out a map from his arms, placed it in front of the emperor, and said with a smile: "I got this map from Shangshu Ling Guo Jia.
What I got is a map drawn by the prince himself. Your Majesty, please see, this is Yangzhou, this is Jiaozhou..." Zhou Yu pointed, and suddenly pointed to overseas areas, saying: "This is Yi Island, which is under construction.
Ningnian was a county and officials were sent there. Now, there are nearly 100,000 people here..."
"And here, below Funan, there are many elephants... The lower part is small and winding... There is ocean on both sides. I heard that if you go west from this island, you can reach the Kushan area..." Zhou Yu said,
After thinking for a moment, he said: "This place was named Jianning Changdao by the prince. A large amount of gold was produced in the end of the island. There is also an island across the sea, opposite Jianning Changdao. The prince did not have time.
Naming... This island is not small. It is said that there are a series of islands in the east of the island..."
"This is all wealth...wealth waiting for the big man to get it..." Zhou Yu said, the emperor looked at these areas and frowned, thoughtfully, he looked at the bottom of Jianning Changdao
The island asked: "There is no name here yet??", Zhou Yu nodded, and the emperor thought deeply: "It is not good to have no name, it is not convenient..." Zhou Yu frowned, somewhat confused.
Fazheng on the side suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, of course there is a name. This place is called Yankang Islands."
"Yankang Islands??" Liu Xi laughed, "Okay, not bad, not bad."
Zhou Yu was a little confused. This seems to be an island discovered during the Xiping period. Why is it called...ahem, forget it.
"Also, there are islands on the east side of Yankang Islands?"
"exactly."
"Okay, let's call it Xiping Island..."
"Here you go!"
Liu Xi stood up, looked at the map, bit his lip, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "I'm sure, you go, take my order, and do it for him if you want to do it!"
"Thank you!" The two of them spoke again. Fazheng looked at the emperor and said again: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The sea and ships are prohibited among the people. Common people, merchants, and aristocratic families are not allowed to own ships or go to the sea.
I think that this move can be revoked and the merchants can go to sea freely. These merchants are more eager for wealth than we are. As long as your majesty allows it, I have a way to let them build a large number of ships, improve the ships, and explore more for the Han Dynasty.
Many areas!!”
Liu Xi squinted his eyes, looked at him, and nodded.